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WWE recognizes The Rock's reign as ending on January 4, 1999, when the following episode aired on tape delay. [72] 42 Mankind: December 29, 1998: Raw: Worcester, MA: 1 26: 20 This was a no disqualification match. WWE recognizes Mankind's reign as beginning on January 4, 1999, when the episode aired on tape delay. [73] 43 The Rock: January 24 ...
WWE's inaugural world champion, Buddy Rogers, who became the WWWF World Heavyweight Champion in 1963, a title that is now known as the WWE Championship.. The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has maintained several men's world championships since Capitol Wrestling Corporation seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1963 to become the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF ...
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated actual attendances were about 150,000 and 165,000. [2] [3] Regardless, the second night of Collision in Korea remains the most attended overall live event of all-time. It is generally accepted that many attendees at Collision in Korea attended for free.
Full list of current WWE Champions, including Universal, Intercontinental, Women's, US, Tag Team, and more across Raw, SmackDown and NXT.
As the World Wrestling Federation, it became the first national promotion in the U.S. during the 1980s wrestling boom. The National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling were both main competitors to the WWF during the 1980s and 1990s, however, all of their events were surpassed by the WWE by the early 2000s.
Rhodes had left WWE years prior and became one of wrestling’s biggest stars, even helping to create WWE’s first true competitor in nearly two decades in All Elite Wrestling. During his time ...
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1970s No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) 1. WWWF: Showdown at Shea June 25, 1976: New York City, New York: Shea Stadium: 32,000 Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali fought in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match [51] 2. WWWF: Billy Graham vs. Bruno Sammartino June 27, 1977: New York City, New York ...
At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers are the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw and the Undisputed WWE Championship on SmackDown—regarded as world heavyweight championships. The World Heavyweight Championship is held by first-time champion Gunther. He defeated Damian Priest at SummerSlam on August 3, 2024. [2]