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Wrestler: |
Times: |
Date: |
Location: |
Notes: |
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Ric Flair |
1(↑) |
January 11, 1991 |
East Rutherford, NJ |
Defeated
Sting for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship. WWE
recognized it as an NWA reign extended to WCW, but
it is not considered as one of Flair's 16 world
titles, which are made of 2 WWE titles, 6 WCW titles
and 8 NWA titles. |
|
Vacant (titles split) |
<
July 1,
1991 |
|
Flair left for the
World Wrestling Federation |
|
Lex Luger |
1 |
July 14,
1991 |
Baltimore, MD |
Defeated
Barry Windham in a steel cage match for vacant
title at
The Great American Bash. |
|
Sting |
1 |
February 29,
1992 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Won at
SuperBrawl II. |
|
Big Van Vader |
1 |
July 12,
1992 |
Albany, GA |
Won at
The Great American Bash. |
|
Ron Simmons |
1 |
August 2,
1992 |
Baltimore, MD |
Became first
African American World Heavyweight Champion. |
|
Big Van Vader |
2 |
December 30,
1992 |
Baltimore, MD |
|
|
Sting |
2 |
March 11,
1993 |
London, England |
|
|
Big Van Vader |
3 |
March 17,
1993 |
Dublin, Ireland |
|
|
Ric Flair |
1(2)↑ |
December 27,
>
1993 |
Charlotte, NC |
Won at
Starrcade. |
|
Vacant |
April 17,
1994 |
Rosemont, IL |
Title held up after
Flair vs.
Ricky Steamboat at
Spring Stampede results in a double pin.
This occurrence is
unrecognized by WWE, who considers Flair a six time
WCW Champion, his first reign being an NWA reign
extended to WCW. |
|
Ric Flair |
1(3)† |
April 21,
1994 |
Atlanta, GA |
Defeated Steamboat
in a rematch at a
>
WCW Saturday Night TV taping. |
|
Hulk Hogan |
1 |
July 17,
1994 |
Orlando, FL |
Won at
Bash at the Beach; this was Hogan's first match
in WCW |
|
The Giant |
1 |
October 29,
1995 |
Detroit, MI |
Won at
Halloween Havoc in a match where the title could
be changed by disqualification. The Giant defeated
Hogan by disqualification when
Jimmy Hart interfered. |
|
Vacant |
November 6,
1995 |
Jacksonville, FL |
Stripped on
WCW Monday Nitro, due to controversial finish of
October 29 match. |
|
Randy Savage |
1 |
November 26,
1995 |
Norfolk, VA |
Won at
World War 3 in a
three-ring, 60-man battle royal. |
|
Ric Flair |
2(4) |
December 27,
1995 |
Nashville, TN |
Won at
Starrcade. |
|
Randy Savage |
2 |
January 22,
1996 |
Las Vegas, NV |
won the title on
Nitro. |
|
Ric Flair |
3(5) |
February 11,
1996 |
St. Petersburg, FL |
Won at
SuperBrawl VI in a
Steel cage match. |
|
The Giant |
2 |
April 22,
1996 |
Albany, GA |
|
|
Hulk Hogan |
2 |
August 10,
1996 |
Sturgis, SD |
Won at
Hog Wild. |
|
Lex Luger |
2 |
August 4,
1997 |
Auburn Hills, MI |
Won on
Monday Nitro. |
|
Hulk Hogan |
3 |
August 9,
1997 |
Sturgis, SD |
Won at
Road Wild |
|
Sting |
3 |
December 28,
1997 |
Washington, D.C. |
Won at
Starrcade.
Bret Hart declared Sting the winner by
submission after accusing the assigned referee of
making a fast count and restarting the match. |
|
Vacant |
January 8,
1998 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Held up due to
controversy over finish of
December 28 match. |
|
Sting |
4 |
February 22,
1998 |
San Francisco, CA |
Defeated Hulk Hogan
in a rematch. |
|
Randy Savage |
3 |
April 19,
1998 |
Denver, CO |
Won at
Spring Stampede. |
|
Hulk Hogan |
4 |
April 20,
1998 |
Colorodo, Springs, CO |
Won a
no-disqualification match on Monday Nitro |
|
Goldberg |
1 |
July 6,
1998 |
Atlanta, GA |
Won on Monday
Nitro. |
|
Kevin Nash |
1 |
December 27,
1998 |
Washington, D.C. |
Won at
Starrcade. |
|
Hulk Hogan |
5 |
January 4,
1999 |
Atlanta, GA |
Nash
laid down for Hogan. |
|
Ric Flair |
4(6) |
March 14,
1999 |
Louisville, KY |
Won a
First Blood
Steel Cage match at
Uncensored. |
|
Diamond Dallas Page |
1 |
April 11,
1999 |
Tacoma, WA |
Defeated Flair,
Sting, and Hollywood Hogan in a four-way match at
Spring Stampede. |
|
Sting |
5 |
April 26,
1999 |
Fargo, ND |
Won on Monday
Nitro. |
|
Diamond Dallas Page |
2 |
April 26,
1999 |
Fargo, ND |
Defeated Sting,
Kevin Nash, and Goldberg in a No Disqualification
Fatal Four-Way match on Monday Nitro. |
|
Kevin Nash |
2 |
May 9,
1999 |
St. Louis, MO |
Won at
Slamboree. |
|
Randy Savage |
4 |
July 11,
1999 |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
Savage and Sid
Vicious defeated Nash and Sting at
Bash at the Beach in a tag team match where the
one who scored the victory would be the champion |
|
Hulk Hogan |
6 |
July 12,
1999 |
Jacksonville, FL |
Won on Monday
Nitro. |
|
Sting |
6 |
September 12,
1999 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
Won at
Fall Brawl. |
|
Vacant |
October 25,
1999 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Sting is stripped
of the title after attacking WCW referee Charles
Robinson at the Halloween Havoc pay-per-view, after
having a non sanctioned match with Goldberg. |
|
Bret Hart |
1 |
November 21,
1999 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Defeated
Chris Benoit in a tournament final at
Mayhem. |
|
Vacant |
December 20,
1999 |
Baltimore, MD |
Hart vacates title
because of controversial match with Bill Goldberg. |
|
Bret Hart |
2 |
December 20,
1999 |
Baltimore, MD |
Defeated Goldberg
in a rematch on Monday Nitro. |
|
Vacant |
January 16,
2000 |
Cincinnati, OH |
Hart vacates the
title due to injury. |
|
Chris Benoit |
1 |
January 16,
2000 |
Cincinnati, OH |
Defeated
Sid Vicious at
Souled Out. |
|
Vacant |
January 17,
2000 |
|
Benoit forfeits the
title and leaves for the WWF after dispute with
management. |
|
Sid Vicious |
1 |
January 24,
2000 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Defeated Kevin Nash
on Monday Nitro after defeating the
Harris Brothers for the right to wrestle Nash
for the belt. |
|
Vacant |
January 25,
2000 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Stripped by
Commissioner Kevin Nash. |
|
Kevin Nash |
3 |
January 25,
2000 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Awards himself the
title on
Thunder.
Not listed in the
title lineage at WWE.com, although the page claims
that Nash is a 5-time champion. |
|
Sid Vicious |
2 |
January 25,
2000 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Aired
January 26 on Thunder. |
|
Vacant |
April 10,
2000 |
Denver, CO |
All WCW titles were
declared vacant by
Vince Russo and
Eric Bischoff after WCW was
rebooted. |
|
Jeff Jarrett |
1 |
April 16,
2000 |
Chicago, IL |
Defeated Dallas
Page in tournament final at
Spring Stampede. |
|
Diamond Dallas Page |
3 |
April 24,
2000 |
Rochester, NY |
Won in a cage match
on Monday Nitro. |
|
David Arquette |
1 |
April 25,
2000 |
Syracuse, NY |
In a tag team match
where the first person to get the victory would be
declared the champion, Arquette and Page defeated
Jeff Jarrett and
Eric Bischoff when Arquette pinned Bischoff.
Aired
April 26 on Thunder. |
|
Jeff Jarrett |
2 |
May 7,
2000 |
Kansas City, MO |
Won at
Slamboree in a Triple Cage match that also
included Page |
|
Ric Flair |
5(7) |
May 15,
2000 |
Biloxi, MS |
Won on Monday
Nitro. |
|
Vacant |
May 22,
2000 |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Stripped by Vince
Russo. |
|
Jeff Jarrett |
3 |
May 22,
2000 |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Awarded by Vince
Russo on Monday Nitro. |
|
Kevin Nash |
4 |
May 23,
2000 |
Saginaw, MI |
Defeats Jarrett and
Scott Steiner in a Triple Threat match on Thunder.
Aired on
May 24 |
|
Ric Flair |
6(8) |
May 29,
2000 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Awarded title by
Kevin Nash on Monday Nitro. |
|
Jeff Jarrett |
4 |
May 29,
2000 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Won on Monday
Nitro. |
|
Booker T |
1 |
July 9,
2000 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Won at
Bash at the Beach. The match was originally
billed as Jarrett vs. Hogan (which Hogan won after
Jarrett intentionally laid down for Hogan),
but WCW head writer
Vince Russo stripped Hogan of the title after
cutting a
shoot promo about getting frustrated with
dealing with Hogan's backstage politics, and
announced that Jarrett was still officially
recognized as the champion (nullifying the result of
the Hogan match) and would defend the title in an
impromptu match against Booker T. |
|
Kevin Nash |
5 |
August 28,
2000 |
Las Cruces, NM |
Won on Monday
Nitro. |
|
Booker T |
2 |
September 17,
2000 |
Buffalo, NY |
Won a
Caged Heat match at
Fall Brawl |
|
Vince Russo |
1 |
September 25,
2000 |
Uniondale, NY |
Won in a
steel cage match on Monday Nitro. |
|
Vacant |
October 2,
2000 |
San Francisco, CA |
Russo decides he is
not a wrestler and does not want the title. |
|
Booker T |
3 |
October 2,
2000 |
San Francisco, CA |
Defeated Jeff
Jarrett in a "San
Francisco 49ers match" on Monday Nitro. |
|
Scott Steiner |
1 |
November 26,
2000 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Won in a "Straight
Jacket steel cage match" at
Mayhem. |
|
Booker T |
4 |
March 26,
2001 |
Panama City Beach, FL |
Won on final
edition of Monday Nitro. Last wrestler to
hold the title under the WCW banner. WCW was
purchased by the
World Wrestling Federation |
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