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The National Wrestling Alliance Worlds Heavyweight Championship assumed the original world championship's position as the preeminent wrestling championship, and claimed its lineage. Most of the following championships, all based in North America, arose out of the NWA championship. "World" heavyweight
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Ed Lewis holds the record for most reigns as the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion with four. Lewis also holds the record for most combined days as champion with 3,073 days, while Jim Londos holds the record for longest reign at 2,628 days. Stanislaus Zbyszko holds the record for shortest reign at
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There were a total of 28 reigns and 3 vacancies. The first recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion was George Hackenschmidt, who officially won the championship on May 4, 1905, by defeating Tom Jenkins in New York City, New York, the championship remained active for the next 51 years with the
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participated and won the tournament and discarded the NWA World Heavyweight Championship proclaiming himself the new Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion. After this event ECW withdrew from the NWA and renamed itself Extreme Championship Wrestling. The title was decommissioned
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can be traced back to an incident in WCW's final split with the NWA in 1993, when Flair's NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign continued to be recognized as the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship. The two titles were unified in June 1994. The title was briefly defended in WWF
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traded the title on multiple occasions between 1917 and 1919, making Zbyszko a three-time unofficial champion and Lewis a two-time unofficial champion, while Caddock debatably held the title for a period of 23 days - 1,027 days, depending on which iteration of the title is deemed official. Joe
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Thesz won the title back from Watson on November 9, 1956. Édouard Carpentier defeated Lou Thesz by disqualification on June 14, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois once Thesz could not continue the match due to a back injury. The NWA rules stated that a title could not change on a disqualification and
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defeated Lou Thesz by disqualification on June 14, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois when Thesz could not continue the match due to a back injury. The NWA rules stated that a title could not change on a disqualification, and Carpentier gave the title back to Thesz. Carpentier was then recognized as
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defeated Wayne Munn on February 2, 1928, in Michigan City, Indiana for the Michigan/Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship version. Joe Stetcher then defeated Zbyszko to become widely recognized champion. The dispute ended when Lewis defeated Stetcher on February 21, 1928.
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that Baba would not be recognized as the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in New York State by the New York Athletic Commission. However, it was announced that Baba and Shikat would face each other on May 5, 1936, at the
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that Ali Baba would not be recognized as World Heavyweight Champion in the New York State by The New York Athletic Commission; however, it was announced that Ali Baba and Dick Shikat would face each other on May 5, 1936 at
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Defeated Earl Caddock to unify both the Olin and the Stecher lines. The lineage of the Stecher line was carried forward, so Stecher's title win is recognised as starting on January 30, 1920 as opposed to May 19, 1919.
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The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was established in May 1960, after the NWA's Minnesota member territory withdrew from the NWA and established the American Wrestling Association. The first champion was
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won the title from Hackenschmidt on April 3, 1908, and he held the title for five years until his retirement on April 1, 1913. He was the sixth longest reigning world heavyweight champion in history behind
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Lewis defeated Wayne Munn on February 2, 1928 in Michigan City, Indiana for the Michigan/Illinois World Heavyweight Championship version. Lewis defeated Stecher on February 21, 1928 to end the dispute.
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Londos won the title again on November 18, 1938, and retired as the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion on January 28, 1946. Londos wrestled his last match on this date by defeating Lord Albert Mills.
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at the time left the NWA to become the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). This was after the WWWF refused to recognize Lou Thesz as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion after he beat
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won the title from Lewis on July 30, 1935. O'Mahony defeated Londos to win the New York State Athletic Commission world title. O'Mahony also won the AWA world title by defeating
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45 days and is also the oldest champion, winning at the age of 46 years, 15 days, while Joe Stecher is the youngest champion, winning at the age of 22 years, 103 days.
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to make him the undisputed champion of the Johan Olin line, but not the Joe Stecher line. Champion of the Stecher line, Earl Caddock defeats Lewis on June 21, 1918 in
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by defeating Ed Don George (who had beat Deglane on February 9, 1933) on July 30, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts to become the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion.
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Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal; Benaka, Matt; Oliver, Earl; Westcott, Brian; Sullivan, Richard; Zadarnowski, Andrew; Dean, Joe; Fitzgerald, Jason; Gonzalez, Manual.
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for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. When WCW pulled out of the NWA in early 1991, Flair was recognized as the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion. The
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Various promotions have been home to world heavyweight championships with origins that can also be traced back to the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.
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defeated American Heavyweight Champion Charlie Cutler to become the first widely recognized world heavyweight champion after the retirement of Frank Gotch.
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for the World Heavyweight Championship. Baba went on to win the professional wrestling bout and thus be recognized as the World Heavyweight Champion.
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The title was unofficially retired on July 24, 1957 and its lineage continued over to the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship.
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or the original World Heavyweight Championship, but rather its successor. Due to its relation to the three titles, its lineage is connected with the
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on May 4, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but still recognized as World Heavyweight Champion in Illinois. Lewis also defeated the title claimer,
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Though Zbyszko defeated Munn to win the championship, Munn continued to be recognized as World Heavyweight Champion in Michigan and in Illinois.
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beat O'Mahony in New York, but the AWA continued to recognize O'Mahony as champion, splintering the "undisputed" nature of the title once again.
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magazine as the true world champion. Has also defeated Ed Strangler Lewis in a title tournament final earlier in the year in Philadelphia, PA.
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The subsequent legacy of the championship is not linear, with the champion being disputed among various promotions until the formation of the
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by defeating Cage and Sting. This title however neither claimed lineage to nor was linked to the Original World Heavyweight Championship.
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O'Mahoney defeated Jim Londos to win the New York State Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship. Mahoney continues to win the
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a month later on May 17, 1963, after suffering a heart attack shortly before the match. To accommodate Rogers' condition, the match was
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Gotch held the title for five years until April 1, 1913. He was the sixth longest reigning world heavyweight champion in history behind
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TNA formed in May 2002 and established a partnership with the NWA, allowing TNA control of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and
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on June 26, 1936 in Columbus, OH. Levin also wins Los Angeles version, defeating Vincent Lopez on August 19, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA.
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George Hackenschmidt won a world championship tournament to become the first champion. Hackenschmidt won several other tournaments in
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to last under a minute. Sammartino would retain the title for seven years, eight months and one day (2,803 days), until losing it to
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to win the championship. However, Munn continued to be recognized as the World Heavyweight Champion in Michigan and in Illinois.
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won the title from Lewis on January 4, 1929, but the recognition of being the world champion by the wrestling section of the
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Zybszko defeats Lewis for the title, but Lewis continues to claim the title. Caddock defeats Zbyszko on February 8, 1918 in
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on July 30, 1935, in Boston, Massachusetts to become the undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. On March 2, 1936,
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in a one fall match – the NWA World Heavyweight Championship title matches usually followed a best-of-three fall format –
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The WWE Championship's origin can be traced back to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship after an incident in which the
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The recognition of being the World Heavyweight Champion was withdrawn from Gus Sonnenberg by the wrestling section of the
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to unify Zybyszko's part of the Olin line, but Zybyszko still claims ownership. Lewis defeats Zybszko on May 19, 1918 in
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Hackenschmidt won a world championship tournament to become the first champion, as well as several other tournaments in
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One of the title belts used to represent the original World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the early 20th century
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Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal; Benaka, Matt; Oliver, Earl; Zadarnowski, Andrew; Fitzgerald, Jason; Solo, John; Dean, Joe.
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for the world title. Baba went on to win the bout and thus be recognized as the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.
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won the title on June 29, 1937. Nagurski was recognized as the undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion by
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Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal; Benaka, Matt; Westcott, Brian; Roelfsema, Eric; Dean, Joe; Fitzgerald, Jason.
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after ECW's bankruptcy in 2001 and subsequent purchase by WWE, then reactivated and competed for on the
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Tom Jenkins on May 4, 1905, in New York City to become the recognized world champion in North America.
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to become the first widely recognized World Heavyweight Champion after the retirement of Frank Gotch.
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The final reign was disputed between Lou Thesz and Edouard Carpentier. All matches were held at
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Carpentier awarded the NWA world title back to Thesz. Carpentier was still recognized as the
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Will, Gary; Benaka, Matt; Oliver, Earl; Zadarnowski, Andrew; Fitzgerald, Jason; Dean, Joe.
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Stecher was able to defeat both Wladek Zbyszko and Ed Lewis to unify both titles in 1920.
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by countout, Olin started his own line, with both iterations of the title being defended.
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Lou Thesz won the title on May 21, 1952. Thesz unified three championships to become the
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World Heavyweight Champion by Worldwide Wrestling Associates in Los Angeles, California
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which was awarded to him on November 27, 1949 and the Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium
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Upon his retirement and vacancy, Frank Gotch recommended Gus Schoenlein/Americus and
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once used for the WCW and NWA championships, and was awarded by Raw General Manager
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magazine as the true world champion. Baba continues to claim the title but loses to
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by defeating Jack Sherry on October 10, 1932, for the vacant title. but lost it to
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Defeated Stecher for the title in spite of John Olin already claiming ownership.
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Hackenschmidt and Jenkins on the front page of the Daily Mirror, July 2, 1904
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unified the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with the WWF Championship at
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Thesz lost the title to Watson on March 15, 1956 in Toronto via a count out
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A diagram showing the evolution of various world heavyweight championships.
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Defeated Olin for the title in spite of Caddock's claim to Stecher's line.
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The standard Championship belt has three plates on a black leather strap.
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was withdrawn from Sonnenberg for failing to meet real title contenders.
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which was held to crown a new NWA World Heavyweight Champion in 1994 in
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Nagurski was recognized as the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion by
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of WWE from 2006 to 2010 when it was retired for the final time, with
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following WWF's purchase of WCW in 2001 before being unified into the
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to become the recognized World Heavyweight Champion in North America.
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won the title on April 25, 1936. Four days later it was announced by
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Defeated Stecher by count-out, was awarded championship by referee.
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in Boston at the time, but lost that title by disqualification to
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The first recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion was
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National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship
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Lewis won the title again on April 13, 1931. Lewis was also
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MWA World Heavyweight Championship (Kansas City version)
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Londos wrestled his last match on this date, defeating
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won the title on March 15, 1956, by defeating Thesz by
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Londos retired as World Heavyweight Champion in 1946.
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Lewis lost the AWA World Heavyweight Championship by
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last recognized reign beginning on November 9, 1956.
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George Hackenschmidt § Rivalry with Frank Gotch
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after a match between the two ended in a legitimate
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February 21, 1928 3718:"Lewis Wins Crown, Gets 2 Of 3 Falls" 3590:"Hackenschmidt Is Wrestling Champion" 3360:being the final holder of the title. 2804: 2463: 2255:undisputed world heavyweight champion 771:(who held his for nearly six years). 614: 611: 608: 470:undisputed world heavyweight champion 323:(who held his for nearly six years). 173:created in 1905 to identify the best 5122:Professional wrestling championships 4679:"WCW World Heavyweight Championship" 3893:"Shikat Recognized As Champion Here" 3624:"Champion Wrestler Quits, Exhausted" 3549:"NWA World Heavyweight Championship" 3414:World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) 3404:WWE's World Heavyweight Championship 2381: 2177: 1287:, but Lewis still claims the title. 602: 5017:Johnson, Mike (December 15, 2013). 4653:"Ric Flair's first WCW title reign" 4553:"Dean Dutton Wins Title From Levin" 4411:""Strangler" Lewis Loses Mat Crown" 4354:"Lewis Regains His Wrestling Title" 4279:. December 14, 1920. 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He also won the 186:NWA World Heavyweight Championship 25: 5138: 4997: 4419:. January 9, 1925. Archived from 4303:"Zbyszko Wrests Title From Lewis" 4112:. SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from 4108:Oliver, Greg (February 4, 2000). 3505:American Heavyweight Championship 2384: 2180: 944: 895: 780: 5092:"World Heavyweight Championship" 5040:Lambert, Jeremy (May 27, 2023). 4975:Nemer, Paul (February 9, 2002). 4527:"Ali Baba Loses, Kicks Opponent" 4244:"Lewis Captures Wrestling Title" 3866:. April 25, 1936. Archived from 3825:"O'Mahoney Wins Over Jim Londos" 3784:. April 14, 1931. Archived from 2443:had the longest individual reign 5084: 5059: 5033: 5010: 4991: 4977:"Full WWE RAW Results - 9/2/02" 4918: 4887: 4862: 4817: 4715: 4627: 4608:Binks, Elliott (May 23, 2015). 4601: 4503:. March 3, 1936. Archived from 4187:"Stecher Tells "Inside Facts."" 4131: 3831:. June 27, 1935. Archived from 3800: 3467:was crowned as the winner of a 3370:NWA World Tag Team Championship 3161: 4382:Hoops, Brian (March 3, 2019). 3662:. July 5, 1915. Archived from 3566: 3481:World Heavyweight Championship 3420:World Heavyweight Championship 3364:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 2413:Lineage continued over to the 2271:World Heavyweight Championship 1329:Defeated Lewis for the title. 585: 384:AWA World Heavyweight Champion 171:world heavyweight championship 13: 1: 4955:World Wrestling Entertainment 4930:World Wrestling Entertainment 4894:Sokol, Chris (May 14, 2007). 4775:World Wrestling Entertainment 4657:World Wrestling Entertainment 4475:Wrestling Observer Newsletter 4468:Hoops, Brian (May 30, 2015). 3749:. May 1, 1929. Archived from 3535: 3515:Early wrestling championships 3248:Capitol Wrestling Corporation 2313:Watson defeated Lou Thesz by 1191:Defeated Ed Lewis for title. 956:American Heavyweight Champion 699:American Heavyweight Champion 581: 298:American Heavyweight Champion 4072:Geyer, Jack (May 12, 1952). 3380:match at TNA's first weekly 491:version of the world title, 348:defeated Stecher. Lewis and 244:were the first two champions 7: 4874:National Wrestling Alliance 4723:"WWE PPV Wrestling Results" 3553:National Wrestling Alliance 3498: 3339:'s origin is attributed to 1748:National Boxing Association 482:National Wrestling Alliance 377:National Boxing Association 360:defeated previous champion 182:National Wrestling Alliance 175:catch as catch can wrestler 10: 5143: 3530:Women's World Championship 3438:, who was a member of the 3407: 3328: 3285: 3239: 3220: 3213:after promotions started. 3189: 2161:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2069:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1610:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1055:Springfield, Massachusetts 226: 222: 4854:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 3971:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 3398:2007 edition of Sacrifice 3169: 2323: 2283: 2217: 2135: 2089: 2043: 1993: 1942: 1901: 1855: 1797: 1756: 1710: 1667: 1626: 1584: 1543: 1502: 1461: 1420: 1377: 1181:San Francisco, California 1071: 983: 926: 851: 813: 715: 625: 572: 564: 556: 531: 296:. Hackenschmidt defeated 284:on September 4, 1902, in 166:was the first recognized 145: 134: 123: 112: 101: 91: 81: 76: 72: 64: 56: 51: 39: 34: 4900:Canadian Online Explorer 4834:Canadian Online Explorer 4557:Prescott Evening Courier 3430:became exclusive to the 2369:in Boston, Massachusetts 2317:to win the world title. 2303:Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1371:Won title from Zbyszko. 1233:Won title from Zbyszko. 689:on September 4, 1902 in 392:Montreal, Quebec, Canada 266:Saint Petersburg, Russia 4531:The Evening Independent 3810:. wrestling-titles.com. 2243:Los Angeles, California 1823:Los Angeles, California 1782:Los Angeles, California 3347:. On August 27, 1994, 3179: 2444: 2433: 2115:Minneapolis, Minnesota 465: 464:was the final champion 253: 245: 168:professional wrestling 4812:the last ECW Champion 4447:The Victoria Advocate 4139:"World title history" 3863:Chicago Daily Tribune 3489:WCW World Heavyweight 3485:NWA World Heavyweight 3378:Gauntlet for the Gold 3177: 2439: 2428: 1985:Madison Square Garden 1881:Boston, Massachusetts 1736:Boston, Massachusetts 918:Austro-Hungarian Army 877:Kansas City, Missouri 831:Kansas City, Missouri 797:Kansas City, Missouri 560:Overall reign number 515:Boston, Massachusetts 460: 435:Madison Square Garden 251: 236: 3829:The Hartford Courant 3776:"Wrestling Bulletin" 3747:The Hartford Courant 3422:following its first 2990:Whipper Billy Watson 2894:George Hackenschmidt 2649:Whipper Billy Watson 2553:George Hackenschmidt 2288:Whipper Billy Watson 1361:Louisville, Kentucky 705:, on May 4, 1905 in 633:George Hackenschmidt 593:Championship change 576:Number of days held 499:Whipper Billy Watson 344:defeated Olin while 242:George Hackenschmidt 197:George Hackenschmidt 152:(22 years, 103 days) 86:George Hackenschmidt 5006:on August 16, 2016. 4802:. February 16, 2010 4507:on February 1, 2013 4423:on October 21, 2012 4283:on October 21, 2012 4253:. December 14, 1920 4086:on October 21, 2012 3996:. November 19, 1938 3870:on October 21, 2012 3835:on October 21, 2012 3788:on October 21, 2012 3753:on October 21, 2012 3666:on October 21, 2012 3660:The Chicago Tribune 3207:Independent circuit 2349:St. Louis, Missouri 2275:Baron Michele Leone 1693:St. Louis, Missouri 1652:St. Louis, Missouri 959:Dr. Benjamin Roller 553: 390:on May 4, 1931, in 356:On April 15, 1925, 141:(46 years, 15 days) 4361:The New York Times 4310:The New York Times 4251:The New York Times 4224:. January 31, 1920 4222:The New York Times 3994:The New York Times 3927:The New York Times 3897:The New York Times 3693:The New York Times 3631:The New York Times 3597:The New York Times 3574:The New York Times 3418:WWE created a new 3396:who won it at the 3319:WWF Vengeance 2001 3256:Vincent J. McMahon 3180: 2958:Stanislaus Zbyszko 2617:Stanislaus Zbyszko 2445: 2434: 2360:Édouard Carpentier 2059:September 29, 1936 2019:Newark, New Jersey 1927:New York, New York 1592:Stanislaus Zbyszko 1487:New York, New York 1469:Stanislaus Zbyszko 1446:New York, New York 1403:New York, New York 1319:New York, New York 1281:New York, New York 1265:New York, New York 859:Stanislaus Zbyszko 691:Liverpool, England 675:Elberfeld, Germany 651:New York, New York 551: 485:World Championship 472:in wrestling: the 466: 429:The New York Times 358:Stanislaus Zbyszko 336:lost the title to 286:Liverpool, England 270:Elberfeld, Germany 254: 246: 213:Édouard Carpentier 139:Stanislaus Zbyszko 128:Stanislaus Zbyszko 4641:on July 15, 2005. 4416:Los Angeles Times 4192:Los Angeles Times 4079:Los Angeles Times 3781:Los Angeles Times 3479:and the original 3458:December 15, 2013 3197:championships in 3159: 3158: 2786: 2785: 2423: 2422: 2209:Lord Albert Mills 2151:November 18, 1938 1968:Detroit, Michigan 1772:December 10, 1930 1683:February 21, 1928 1436:December 13, 1920 1255:December 22, 1917 1223:Chicago, Illinois 1139:Chicago, Illinois 1045:December 11, 1916 1019:Stecher defeated 741:Chicago, Illinois 596:Reign statistics 580: 579: 160: 159: 156: 155: 146:Youngest champion 92:Final champion(s) 82:First champion(s) 16:(Redirected from 5134: 5107: 5106: 5104: 5102: 5088: 5082: 5081: 5079: 5077: 5063: 5057: 5056: 5054: 5052: 5037: 5031: 5030: 5028: 5026: 5014: 5008: 5007: 4995: 4989: 4988: 4986: 4984: 4972: 4966: 4965: 4963: 4961: 4947: 4941: 4940: 4938: 4936: 4922: 4916: 4915: 4913: 4911: 4906:on July 15, 2015 4902:. 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April 4, 1908 3626: 3622: 3621: 3612: 3602: 3600: 3592: 3588: 3587: 3580: 3571: 3567: 3557: 3555: 3547: 3546: 3542: 3538: 3501: 3416: 3408:Main articles: 3406: 3366: 3358:Ezekiel Jackson 3333: 3327: 3290: 3284: 3244: 3238: 3225: 3219: 3194: 3188: 3172: 3164: 3022:Danno O'Mahoney 2942:Bronko Nagurski 2791: 2665:Danno O'Mahoney 2601:Bronko Nagurski 2450: 2329: 2328: 2223: 2222: 2141: 2140: 2097:Bronko Nagurski 2095: 2094: 2049: 2048: 1999: 1998: 1948: 1947: 1907: 1906: 1863:Danno O'Mahoney 1861: 1860: 1803: 1802: 1762: 1761: 1726:January 4, 1929 1716: 1715: 1673: 1672: 1632: 1631: 1590: 1589: 1569:Wichita, Kansas 1559:January 8, 1925 1549: 1548: 1528:Wichita, Kansas 1508: 1507: 1467: 1466: 1426: 1425: 1383: 1382: 1341: 1340: 1299: 1298: 1245: 1244: 1203: 1202: 1161: 1160: 1119: 1118: 1097:Omaha, Nebraska 1077: 1076: 1035: 1034: 1009:Omaha, Nebraska 989: 988: 936:January 8, 1915 857: 856: 721: 720: 631: 630: 534: 441:Bronko Nagurski 290:London, England 274:Berlin, Germany 231: 225: 135:Oldest champion 47: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 5140: 5130: 5129: 5124: 5109: 5108: 5083: 5058: 5032: 5009: 4990: 4979:. 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May 16, 1925 3677: 3644: 3610: 3578: 3565: 3539: 3537: 3534: 3533: 3532: 3527: 3522: 3517: 3512: 3507: 3500: 3497: 3405: 3402: 3386:Christian Cage 3365: 3362: 3329:Main article: 3326: 3323: 3286:Main article: 3283: 3280: 3240:Main article: 3237: 3234: 3221:Main article: 3218: 3215: 3190:Main article: 3187: 3184: 3171: 3168: 3163: 3160: 3157: 3156: 3153: 3150: 3145: 3141: 3140: 3137: 3134: 3129: 3125: 3124: 3121: 3118: 3115: 3111: 3110: 3107: 3104: 3099: 3095: 3094: 3091: 3088: 3083: 3079: 3078: 3075: 3072: 3067: 3063: 3062: 3059: 3056: 3051: 3047: 3046: 3043: 3040: 3038:Charlie Cutler 3035: 3031: 3030: 3027: 3024: 3019: 3015: 3014: 3011: 3008: 3006:Wladek Zbyszko 3003: 2999: 2998: 2995: 2992: 2987: 2983: 2982: 2979: 2976: 2971: 2967: 2966: 2963: 2960: 2955: 2951: 2950: 2947: 2944: 2939: 2935: 2934: 2931: 2928: 2926:Gus Sonnenberg 2923: 2919: 2918: 2915: 2912: 2907: 2903: 2902: 2899: 2896: 2891: 2887: 2886: 2883: 2880: 2875: 2871: 2870: 2867: 2864: 2859: 2855: 2854: 2851: 2848: 2843: 2839: 2838: 2835: 2832: 2827: 2823: 2822: 2819: 2816: 2811: 2807: 2806: 2805:Combined days 2803: 2802:No. of reigns 2800: 2797: 2790: 2787: 2784: 2783: 2780: 2777: 2772: 2768: 2767: 2764: 2761: 2756: 2752: 2751: 2748: 2745: 2742: 2738: 2737: 2734: 2731: 2726: 2722: 2721: 2718: 2715: 2710: 2706: 2705: 2702: 2699: 2694: 2690: 2689: 2686: 2683: 2681:Charlie Cutler 2678: 2674: 2673: 2670: 2667: 2662: 2658: 2657: 2654: 2651: 2646: 2642: 2641: 2638: 2635: 2630: 2626: 2625: 2622: 2619: 2614: 2610: 2609: 2606: 2603: 2598: 2594: 2593: 2590: 2587: 2585:Gus Sonnenberg 2582: 2578: 2577: 2574: 2571: 2566: 2562: 2561: 2558: 2555: 2550: 2546: 2545: 2542: 2539: 2534: 2530: 2529: 2526: 2523: 2518: 2514: 2513: 2510: 2507: 2502: 2498: 2497: 2494: 2491: 2486: 2482: 2481: 2478: 2475: 2470: 2466: 2465: 2464:Combined days 2462: 2461:No. of reigns 2459: 2456: 2449: 2446: 2421: 2420: 2418: 2411: 2408: 2405: 2396: 2391: 2386: 2383: 2379: 2378: 2376: 2357: 2354: 2351: 2346: 2341: 2336: 2325: 2321: 2320: 2318: 2311: 2308: 2305: 2300: 2295: 2293:March 15, 1956 2290: 2285: 2281: 2280: 2278: 2251: 2248: 2245: 2240: 2235: 2230: 2219: 2215: 2214: 2212: 2205: 2202: 2199: 2194: 2189: 2184: 2179: 2175: 2174: 2172: 2169: 2166: 2163: 2158: 2153: 2148: 2137: 2133: 2132: 2130: 2123: 2120: 2117: 2112: 2107: 2102: 2091: 2087: 2086: 2084: 2079:Recognized by 2077: 2074: 2071: 2066: 2061: 2056: 2045: 2041: 2040: 2038: 2027: 2024: 2021: 2016: 2011: 2006: 1995: 1991: 1990: 1988: 1980:New York Times 1976: 1973: 1970: 1965: 1960: 1958:April 25, 1936 1955: 1944: 1940: 1939: 1937: 1935: 1932: 1929: 1924: 1919: 1914: 1903: 1899: 1898: 1896: 1889: 1886: 1883: 1878: 1873: 1868: 1857: 1853: 1852: 1850: 1843:Wladek Zbyszko 1831: 1828: 1825: 1820: 1815: 1813:April 13, 1931 1810: 1799: 1795: 1794: 1792: 1790: 1787: 1784: 1779: 1774: 1769: 1758: 1754: 1753: 1751: 1744: 1741: 1738: 1733: 1728: 1723: 1718:Gus Sonnenberg 1712: 1708: 1707: 1705: 1701: 1698: 1695: 1690: 1685: 1680: 1669: 1665: 1664: 1662: 1660: 1657: 1654: 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Cutler 1017: 1014: 1011: 1006: 1001: 996: 985: 981: 980: 978: 952: 949: 946: 943: 938: 933: 931:Charlie Cutler 928: 924: 923: 921: 914: 911: 908: 905: 902: 899: 894: 890: 889: 887: 885: 882: 879: 874: 869: 864: 853: 849: 848: 846: 839: 836: 833: 828: 823: 821:March 13, 1914 818: 815: 811: 810: 808: 805: 802: 799: 794: 789: 784: 779: 775: 774: 772: 749: 746: 743: 738: 733: 728: 717: 713: 712: 710: 659: 656: 653: 648: 643: 638: 627: 623: 622: 619: 616: 613: 610: 606: 605: 600: 597: 594: 591: 588: 578: 577: 574: 570: 569: 566: 562: 561: 558: 533: 530: 410:Danno O'Mahony 396:Wladek Zbyszko 373:Gus Sonnenburg 350:Wladek Zbyszko 315:, Lou Thesz, 224: 221: 177:in the world. 158: 157: 154: 153: 147: 143: 142: 136: 132: 131: 125: 124:Shortest reign 121: 120: 114: 110: 109: 103: 99: 98: 93: 89: 88: 83: 79: 78: 70: 69: 66: 62: 61: 58: 54: 53: 49: 48: 45: 37: 36: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5139: 5128: 5125: 5123: 5120: 5119: 5117: 5097: 5093: 5087: 5072: 5068: 5062: 5047: 5043: 5036: 5020: 5013: 5005: 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May 6, 1921 4311: 4304: 4298: 4282: 4278: 4274: 4268: 4252: 4245: 4239: 4223: 4216: 4210: 4194: 4193: 4188: 4182: 4166: 4160: 4144: 4143:NWA Wrestling 4140: 4134: 4127: 4115: 4111: 4104: 4102: 4085: 4081: 4080: 4075: 4068: 4066: 4049: 4042: 4040: 4038: 4021: 4014: 4012: 3995: 3991: 3985: 3983: 3974: 3968: 3952: 3946: 3944: 3928: 3924: 3917: 3915: 3898: 3894: 3888: 3886: 3869: 3865: 3864: 3859: 3853: 3851: 3834: 3830: 3826: 3820: 3818: 3809: 3803: 3787: 3783: 3782: 3777: 3771: 3769: 3752: 3748: 3744: 3738: 3736: 3719: 3713: 3711: 3694: 3690: 3684: 3682: 3665: 3661: 3657: 3651: 3649: 3632: 3625: 3619: 3617: 3615: 3599:. 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1521: 1518:March 3, 1922 1516: 1511: 1505: 1501: 1498: 1496: 1493: 1490: 1488: 1485: 1483: 1480: 1475: 1470: 1464: 1460: 1457: 1455: 1452: 1449: 1447: 1444: 1442: 1439: 1434: 1429: 1423: 1419: 1416: 1412: 1409: 1406: 1404: 1401: 1399: 1396: 1391: 1386: 1380: 1376: 1373: 1370: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1357: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1338: 1334: 1331: 1328: 1325: 1322: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1296: 1292: 1289: 1286: 1282: 1278: 1274: 1271: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1242: 1238: 1235: 1232: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1219: 1216: 1211: 1206: 1200: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1158: 1154: 1151: 1148: 1145: 1142: 1140: 1137: 1135: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1116: 1112: 1109: 1106: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1093: 1090: 1087:April 9, 1917 1085: 1080: 1074: 1070: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1032: 1028: 1025: 1022: 1018: 1015: 1012: 1010: 1007: 1005: 1002: 997: 992: 986: 982: 979: 976: 972: 968: 964: 960: 957: 953: 950: 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Index

World Heavyweight Championship (Original)

George Hackenschmidt
Lou Thesz
Ed Lewis
Jim Londos
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Joe Stecher
professional wrestling
world heavyweight championship
catch as catch can wrestler
National Wrestling Alliance
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
lineage
George Hackenschmidt
Tom Jenkins
New York City
Lou Thesz
Édouard Carpentier
disqualification
George Hackenschmidt § Rivalry with Frank Gotch

Frank Gotch
George Hackenschmidt

Paris, France
Hamburg, Germany
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Elberfeld, Germany

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