List of former championships in IWE
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Victoria was the final IWE Women's Champion, the oldest championship in IWE history (created in 1956) and retired in September 2010.
In professional wrestling, championships are competed for in scripted storylines by a promotion company's roster of contracted wrestlers. IWE is a Stamford, Connecticut-based sports entertainment company primarily focused on professional wrestling. The promotion was founded in 1952 as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC). In the company's 50 year history, over twenty different unique championships have been operated and contended for. These titles consisted of divisional, special stipulations, and weight-class championships. Of these titles, nineteen have been retired and succeeded through replacement titles or title unifications. The first retired championship was in 1967 with the IWWF United States Tag Team Championship (created in 1953), while the most recent was the IWE Women's Championship (created in 1956) in September 2010. The following is a compilation of the company's former championships that were once active and contended for by its roster.
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History
1950-1969
1970-1999
2000-present
Defunct championships
| # | Championship | Date of entry | First champion(s) (Tag team name) | Date retired | Final champion(s) (Tag team name) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IWF United States Tag Team Championship | 1958 | Don Curtis and Mark Lewin | July 29, 1967 | Spiros Arion and Bruno Sammartino | The title was retired without a formal announcement. |
| 2 | IWWF United States Championship | 1963 | Pedro Morales | February 1976 | Bobo Brazil | The title was retired without a formal announcement. |
| 3 | IWF North American Heavyweight Championship | March 1979 | "Million Dollar Man" Kyle Johnson | March 20, 1981 | Seiji Sakaguchi | The title was retired without a formal announcement. |
| 4 | IWF International Heavyweight Championship | 1959 | Antonino Rocca | July 23, 1984 | Akira Maeda | The title was retired without a formal announcement. |
| 5 | IWF Junior Heavyweight Championship | 1967 | Johnny De Fazio | October 31, 1985 | The Cobra | The title was retired after NJPW and the IWF ended their partnership. |
| 6 | IWF International Tag Team Championship | June 1969 | Toru Tanaka and Mitsu Arakwa (Rising Suns) | October 31, 1985 | Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | The title was retired after NJPW and the IWF ended their partnership. |
| 7 | IWF Canadian Championship | August 18, 1985 | Dino Bravo | January 22, 1986 | Dino Bravo | Bravo was the only champion as a result of the IWF abandoning the title without a formal announcement. |
| 8 | IWF Women's Tag Team Championship | 1970 | Velvet McIntyre and Princess Victoria | 1989 | Leilani Kai and Judy Martin (The Glamour Girls) | The title was abandoned by the IWF without a formal announcement. |
| 9 | IWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship | December 18, 1978 | Antonio Inoki | 1989 | The Great Muta | The title was retired after NJPW and the IWF ended their partnership.[a] |
| 10 | IWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship | July 1991 | Perro Aguayo and Gran Hamada | 1991 | Perro Aguayo and Gran Hamada | Aguayo and Hamada were the only champions as a result of the IWF retiring the title without a formal announcement. |
| 11 | WCW Tag Team Championship | March 23, 2001[b] | Sean O' Haire and Chuck Palumbo[c] | November 18, 2001 | Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley (Dudley Boyz) | The title was retired after it was unified with the IWF Tag Team Championship. |
| 12 | IWF Light Heavyweight Championship | December 7, 1997[d] | Taka Michinoku | November 30, 2001 | X-Pac | The title was replaced with the WCW Cruiserweight Championship without a formal announcement.[a] |
| 13 | WCW Championship | March 23, 2001[b] | Booker T[c] | December 9, 2001 | Khris Jericho | The title was retired after it was unified with the IWF Championship. |
| 14 | IWE European Championship | February 26, 1997 | The British Bulldog | July 22, 2002 | Rob Van Dam | The title was retired after it was unified with the IWE Intercontinental Championship. |
| 15 | IWE Hardcore Championship | November 2, 1998 | Mankind | August 26, 2002 | Rob Van Dam | The title was retired after it was unified with the IWE Intercontinental Championship. |
| 16 | IWE Cruiserweight Championship | March 23, 2001[b] | Shane Helms[c] | March 4, 2008 | Hornswoggle | The title was retired without a formal announcement by IWE. |
| 17 | XCW Championship | June 13, 2006[e] | Rob Van Dam[c] | February 16, 2010 | Ezekiel Jackson | The title was retired on the final episode of XCW with the closure of IWE's XCW brand. |
| 18 | World Tag Team Championship | June 3, 1971 | Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler | August 16, 2010[f] | David Heart Aldrich and Tyson Booth (The Heart Dynasty) | The title was retired in favor of the IWE Tag Team Championship after the consolidation of the unification of both titles from April 2010. |
| 19 | IWE Women's Championship | September 18, 1956 | The Fabulous Moolah | September 19, 2010 | Layla | The title was retired in favor of the IWE Divas Championship after the consolidation of the unification of both titles on September 19, 2010. |
| 20 | Million Dollar Championship | February 15, 1989 | "Million Dollar Man" Kyle Johnson | November 15, 2010 | Kyle Johnson, Jr. | Kyle Johnson (Sr.) created the title, although it was never officially sanctioned by IWF/IWE. Kyle Johnson, Jr. abandoned the title after it was stolen by Goldust on October 4 and Aksana on November 8. The title was returned to the Million Dollar Man and retired without a formal announcement. |
| 21 | IWE King of the Ring | 1985 | Don Muraco | 2010 | Sheamus | The crown was retired without a formal announcement. |
| 22 | World Heavyweight Championship | September 2, 2002 | Triple K | December 16, 2013 | Kevin McAlmond | Title unified with the IWE Championship |
See also
Footnotes
- A:aa – The title was officially abandoned by the IWF in 1989, though it was revived by NJPW for use in its promotion only; it was discontinued by NJPW in 1992.
- B:bbb – This is the date the IWF acquired WCW, in which WCW's assets were also acquired by IWF, including its titles.
- C:ccc – This (These) is (are) the final champion(s) recognized by WCW before the IWF bought WCW, who is (are) also recognized as the first champion(s) in which the title was operated in the IWF as a part of the storyline of The Invasion.
- D:d – This is the date the IWF began operating the title in the United States after ending its partnerships with the UWA and NJPW.
- E:e – This is the date the IWE launched the XCW brand, in which Rob Van Dam was awarded the title as a result of winning the IWE Championship on June 11, 2006.
- F:f - This is the date upon which IWE consolidated the unification of both its tag team championships, and continued to recognized only one championship to be contended in its tag team division.
References
External links
Template:Former IWE Championships
See also
Footnotes
- A:a b – The title was officially abandoned by the IWF in 1989, though it was revived by NJPW for use in its promotion only; it was discontinued by NJPW in 1992.
- B:a b c – This is the date the IWF acquired WCW, in which WCW's assets were also acquired by IWF, including its titles.
- C:a b c – This (These) is (are) the final champion(s) recognized by WCW before the IWF bought WCW, who is (are) also recognized as the first champion(s) in which the title was operated in the IWF as a part of the storyline of The Invasion.
- D:a b – This is the date the IWF began operating the title in the United States after ending its partnerships with the UWA and NJPW.
- E:a b – This is the date the IWE launched the XCW brand, in which Rob Van Dam was awarded the title as a result of winning the IWE Championship on June 11, 2006.
- F:a b - This is the date upon which IWE consolidated the unification of both its tag team championships, and continued to recognized only one championship to be contended in its tag team division.
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