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It was the first world title established in WWE, at the time known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), having been introduced in 1963 as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. The WWWF, a National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territory, did not recognize Lou Thesz 's victory over reigning NWA champion Buddy Rogers and sought to create ...
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]
Youngest, four-time and final champion Randy Orton. The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE.It was established by WWE in 2002 after WWE bought out World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and split its roster into two brands, Raw and SmackDown!, in a brand extension.
Conversely, WWE's so-called "Heavyweight" championships are not exclusive to heavyweight performers (240 lbs and above), as they have been won by comparatively smaller wrestlers such as Rey Mysterio and AJ Styles. While some of the smaller, independent wrestling promotions use weight classes, most of the larger promotions do not.
Names Names Dates Ref(s). CSP World Heavyweight Championship June 20, 1982 – July 24, 1982 WWC World Heavyweight Championship July 24, 1982 – December 18, 1983 WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship: December 18, 1983 – present Capitol Heavyweight Championship (unofficial) January 6, 2008 – January 10, 2008 [3] [4] [5]
The list of WCW World Heavyweight Champions is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship by ring name. The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and its lineage began when Ted Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), which used the ...
12 Super heavyweight. 13 Medal table. 14 Notes. ... This is a List of World Championships medalists in men's Greco-Roman Wrestling. Light flyweight. 48 kg: 1969 ...
12 Super heavyweight. 13 Medal table. 14 Notes. 15 References. ... This is a List of World Championships medalists in men's freestyle wrestling. Light flyweight. 48 ...