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Brett Hart defeated Chris Benoit 11/20/99-@ Mayhem '99
On 10/25/99, Sting had his title taken away because he attacked referee Charles Robinson. The 32-man tournament to decide the new champion is well underway. On November 21st at Mayhem in Toronto, the new champ will be decided in the final round of the tournament (Bret Hart defeats Chris Benoit in final match at Mayhem.).
Sting defeated Hulk Hogan 9/12/99 - Winston-Salem, NC
Hogan defeated Macho Man 7/12/99 - Jacksonville, FL
Macho Man defeated Nash 7/11/99 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Nash defeated DDP 5/9/99 - St. Louis, MO
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Sting, Nash, and Goldberg in the 4-Corners Match 4/26/99 - Fargo, ND
Sting defeated Diamond Dallas Page 4/26/99 - Fargo, ND
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Flair 4/11/99 - Tacoma, WA
Ric Flair wins over Hogan 3/14/99 - Louisville, KY
Nash gives title to Hogan 1/04/99 - Atlanta, GA
Kevin Nash defeated Goldberg 12/27/98 - Washington, D.C.
Goldberg defeated Hollywood Hogan 7/06/98 - Atlanta, GA
Hollywood Hogan defeated Savage 4/20/98 - Colorado Springs, CO
Randy Savage defeated Sting 4/19/98 - Denver, CO
Sting defeated Hollywood Hogan 2/22/98 - San Francisco, CA
Sting defeated Hollywood Hogan 12/28/97 - Washington, D.C.
* Declared vacant on 01/08/98 in Dayton Beach, FL by J.J. Dillon, the chairman of WCW Executive Committee, because of the controversial endings at the 12/28/97 card in Washington, DC and the 12/29/97 card in Baltimore, MD.
Hollywood Hogan defeated Luger 8/09/97 - Sturgis, SD
Lex Luger defeated Hollywood Hogan 8/04/97 - Auburn Hills, MI
Hollywood Hogan defeated Giant 8/10/96 - Sturgis, SD
Giant defeated Ric Flair 4/22/96 - Albany, GA
Ric Flair defeated Randy Savage 2/11/96 - St. Petersburg
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair 1/22/96 - Las Vegas, NV
Ric Flair defeated Randy Savage 12/27/95 - Nashville, TN
Randy Savage wins * 11/19/95 - Norfolk, VA
* Wins a 60-man, 3-ring battle royal, eliminating One Man Gang. Hulk Hogan was not thrown over the top rope, but referee Randy Anderson, believing Hogan was in fact eliminated, awarded the match to Savage after Gang was eliminated.
The Giant* defeated Hulk Hogan 10/29/95 - Detroit, MI *Wins via DQ: Jimmy Hart, Hogan's manager, signed the contract so that the title change hands via DQ. The title was stripped on 11/06/95 when WCW claims decision was dubious.
Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair 7/17/94 - Orlando, FL
Ric Flair* 4/24/94 - Atlanta, GA * defeated Steamboat in rematch. On 6/23/94, Fliar unifies WCW International title with the World title after defeating Sting in Charleston, SC.
Ric Flair* 12/27/93 - Charlotte, NC
* Title held up after a match against Ricky Steamboat on 4/23/94 in Chicago, IL ends as a double pin.
Big Van Vader defeated Sting 3/17/93 - Dublin, Ireland
Sting defeated Big Van Vader 3/11/93 - London, England
Big Van Vader defeated Ron Simmons 12/30/92 - Baltimore, MD
Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader 8/02/92 - Baltimore, MD
Big Van Vader defeated Sting 7/12/92 - Albany, GA
Sting defeated Lex Luger 2/29/92 - Milwaukee, WI
Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham 7/14/91 - Baltimore, MD
Ric Flair* defeated Sting 07/01/91 - East Rutherford, NJ
* Wins NWA World heavyweight title from Sting. With NWA no longer operating as an organization, Flair is recognized as the first WCW World Heavyweight champion. The belt is stripped on 7/01/91 when Flair fired by WCW.
Ric Flair defeated Sting 1/11/91 - East Rutherford, NJ
Sting defeated Ric Flair 7/07/90 - Baltimore, MD
Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat 5/07/89 - Nashville, TN
Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair 2/20/89 - Chicago, IL
Ric Flair defeated Ron Garvin 11/26/87 - Chicago, IL
Ronnie Garvin defeated Ric Flair 9/25/87 - Detroit, MI
Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes 8/07/86 - St. Louis, MO
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair 7/25/86 - Greensboro, NC
Ric Flair defeated Kerry Von Erich 5/24/84 - Yokosuka City, Japan
Kerry Von Erich defeated Ric Flair 5/06/84 - Irving, TX
Ric Flair defeated Harley Race 3/23/84 - Kallang, Singapore
Harley Race defeated Ric Flair 3/21/84 - Wellington, New Zealand
Ric Flair defeated Harley Race 11/24/83 - Greensboro, NC
Harley Race defeated Ric Flair 6/10/83 - St. Louis, MO
Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes* 09/17/81 - Kansas City, MO
* Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes) defeated Flair on 2/09/83 in Tampa, FL, but returns the belt when asked to identify himself by NWA president Bob Geigel.
Dusty Rhodes defeated Harley Race 6/21/81 - Atlanta, GA
Harley Race defeated Tommy Rich 5/01/81 - Gainsville, GA
Tommy Rich defeated Harley Race 4/27/81 - Augusta, GA
Harley Race defeated Giant Baba (Shohei Baba) 9/09/80 - Ohtsu, Japan
Giant Baba (Shohei Baba) defeated Harley Race 9/04/80 - Saga, Japan
HARLEY RACE defeated GIANT BABA 11/07/79 - AMAGASEKI, JAPAN
GIANT BABA defeated HARLEY RACE 10/31/79 - NAGOYA, JAPAN
HARLEY RACE defeated DUSTY RHODES 8/26/79 - ORLANDO, FLORIDA
DUSTY RHODES defeated HARLEY RACE 8/21/79- TAMPA, FLORIDA
HARLEY RACE defeated TERRY FUNK 2/6/77- TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
TERRY FUNK defeated JACK BRISCO 12/10/75 - MIAMI FLORIDA
JACK BRISCO DEFEATED GIANT BABA 12/9/74 - TOKYO, JAPAN
GIANT BABA DEFEATED JACK BRISCO 12/2/74 - KAGOSHIMI, JAPAN
JACK BRISCO DEFEATED HARLEY RACE 7/20/73 - HOUSTON, TEXAS
HARLEY RACE DEFEATED DORY FUNK, JR. 5/20/73 - KANSAS CITY, MO
DORY FUNK JR. DEFEATED GENE KINISKI 2/11/69 - TAMPA, FLORIDA
GENE KINISKI DEFEATED LOU THESZ 1/7/66 - ST. LOUIS, MO
LOU THESZ DEFEATED BUDDY ROGERS 1/24/63 - TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
BUDDY ROGERS DEFEATED PAT O'CONNOR 6/30/61 - CHICAGO, IL
PAT O'CONNOR DEFEATED DICK HUTTON 1/9/59 - ST. LOUIS, MO
DICK HUTTON DEFEATED LOU THESZ 11/14/57 - TORANTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
LOU THESZ DEFEATED "WHIPPER" BILLY WATSON 11/9/56 - ST. LOUIS, MO
"WHIPPER" BILLY WATSON DEFEATED LOU THESZ 3/15/56 - TORANTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (JACK DEMPSEY WAS SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE)
LOU THESZ DEFEATED BILL LONGSON 7/20/48 - INDIANAPOLIS, IN
BILL LONGSON DEFEATED LOU THESZ 11/21/47 - ST LOUIS, MO
LOU THESZ DEFEATED "WHIPPER" BILLY WATSON 4/25/47 - ST LOUIS, MO
"WHIPPER" BILLY WATSON DEFEATED BILL LONGSON 2/21/47 - ST LOUIS, MO
BILL LONGSON DEFEATED BOBBY MANAGOFF 2/19/43 - ST LOUIS, MO
BOBBY MANAGOFF DEFEATED YVON ROBERT 11/27/42 - HOUSTON, TX
YVON ROBERT DEFEATED BILL LONGSON 11/7/42 - MONTREAL, QUEBEC
BILL LONGSON DEFEATED SANDOR SZABO 2/19/42 - ST LOUIS, MO
SANDOR SZABO DEFEATED BRONKO NAGURSKI 6/5/41 - ST LOUIS, MO
BRONKO NAGURSKI DEFEATED RAY STEELE 3/11/41 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN
RAY STEELE DEFEATED BRONKO NAGURSKI 3/7/40 - ST LOUIS, MO
BRONKO NAGURSKI DEFEATED LOU THESZ 6/23/39 - HOUSTON, TX
LOU THESZ DEFEATED EVERETT MARSHALL 12/29/37 - ST LOUIS, MO
EVERETT MARSHALL 9/38 (HE WAS DECLARED CHAMPION BECAUSE STEVE "CRUSHER" CASEY DID NOT DEFEND THE TITLE ON A REGULAR BASIS AS HE WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY. MARSHALL DID NOT WIN THE TITLE IN A MATCH: IT SIMPLY WAS AWRDED TO HIM.)
STEVE "CRUSHER" CASEY DEFEATED LOU THESZ 2/11/38 - BOSTON, MA
LOU THESZ DEFEATED EVERETT MARSHALL 12/29/37 - ST LOUIS, MO
EVERETT MARSHALL DEFEATED ALI BABA 6/26/36 - COLUMBUS, OH
ALI BABA DEFEATED DICK SHIKAT 4/24/36 - DETROIT, MI
DICK SHIKAT DEFEATED DANNO O'MAHONEY 3/2/36 - NEW YORK, NY
DANNO O'MAHONEY DEFEATED JIM LONDOS 6/27/35 - BOSTON, MA
DANNO O'MAHONEY DEFEATED ED DON GEORGE 6/30/35 - BOSTON, MA
DANNO O'MAHONEY DEFEATED ED "STRANGLER" LEWIS 7/30/35 - BOSTON, MA
(FROM 1931-1935 SEVERAL MEN SIMULTANEOUSLY CLAIMED TO BE THE WORLD CHAMPION. THIS FINALLY ENDED FOR GOOD WITH O'MAHONEY BEATING LONDOS, GEORGE, & LEWIS)
JIM LONDOS DEFEATED JIM BROWNING 6/25/34 - NEW YORK, NY
JIM BROWNING DEFEATED ED "STRANGLER" LEWIS 2/20/33 - MONTREAL, QUEBEC
ED DON GEORGE DEFEATED HENRY DeGLANE 2/9/33 - BOSTON, MA
ED "STRANGLER" LEWIS DEFEATED DICK SHIKAT 6/9/32 - NEW YORK, NY
HENRY DeGLANE DEFEATED (WON BY DQ) ED "STRANGLER" LEWIS 5/4/31 - MONTREAL, QUEBEC
ED "STRANGLER" LEWIS DEFEATED ED DON GEORGE 4/13/31 - LOS ANGELES, CA
ED DON GEORGE DEFEATED GUS SONNENBERG 12/10/30 - LOS ANGELES, CA
JIM LONDOS DEFEATED DICK SHIKAT 6/6/30 - PHILADELPHIA, PA
DICK SHIKAT DEFEATED JIM LONDOS 8/23/29 - PHILADELPHIA, PA
GUS SONNENBERG DEFEATED ED "STRANGLER" LEWIS 1/4/29 - BOSTON, MA
ED "STRANGLER" LEWIS DEFEATED JOE STECHER 2/20/28 - ST LOUIS, MO
JOE STECHER DEFEATED STANISLAUS ZBYSZKO 5/30/25 - ST LOUIS, MO
STANISLAUS ZBYSZKO DEFEATED WAYNE MUNN 4/15/25 - PHILADELPHIA, PA
WAYNE MUNN DEFEATED ED "STRANGLER" LEWIS 1/8/25 - KANSAS CITY, MO
ED "STRANGLER" LEWIS DEFEATED STANISLAUS ZBYSZKO 3/3/22 - WICHITA, KS
STANISLAUS ZBYSZKO DEFEATED ED "STRANGLER" LEWIS 5-6-21 - NEW YORK, NY
ED "STRANGLER" LEWIS DEFEATED JOE STECHER 12/13/20 - NEW YORK, NY
JOE STECHER DEFEATED EARL CADDOCK 1/30/20 - NEW YORK, NY
EARL CADDOCK DEFEATED JOE STECHER 4/9/17 - OMAHA, NE
JOE STECHER DEFEATED CHARLIE CUTLER 7/4/15 - OMAHA, NE
*JOE CUTLER DECLAIRED HIMSELF THE CHAMPION AFTER BEATING BOTH HENRY ORDEMAN & JESSE WESTEGARD IN A TOURNEMENT. THE TITLE HAD BEEN PRIORLY VACATED BY FRANK GOTCH'S RETIREMENT ON APRIL 9, 1913. FRANK GOTCH RETIRED UNDEFEATED.
FRANK GOTCH DEFEATED GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT 4/3/08 - CHICAGO, IL
GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT DEFEATED TOM JENKINS 5/5/04 - NEW YORK, NY
INFO TO CREATE THIS TITLE HISTORY WAS PARTIALLY RESEARCHED USING THE 1997 PWI WRESTLING ALMANAC. THE WCW WEBSITE WAS ALSO CONSULTED.
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