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On February 20, 1989, at Chi-Town Rumble in Chicago, Ricky Steamboat pinned Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. This prompted a series of rematches, where Steamboat was presented as a "family man" (often accompanied by his wife and young son), while Flair opposed him as an immoral, fast-living "ladies man".
Ric Flair: February 9, 1982: House show: Miami, FL: 2 150 — The championship was returned to Flair. † Jack Veneno: September 7, 1982: House show: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: 1 <1 — Veneno defeated Ric Flair in Santo Domingo. As Veneno refused to defend the title outside his native country, the title was returned to Flair on the ...
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) 9 Ric Flair: December 27, 1993: Starrcade: 10th Anniversary: Charlotte, North Carolina: 2 111 This was a title vs. career match. [15] [16] [4] [3] — Vacated: April 17, 1994: Spring Stampede: Chicago, Illinois — — A title match between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat ended in a double pin, which resulted in ...
Ric Flair has the shortest title reign, having won it and lost it on the same night on May 29, 2000. The Giant was youngest champion, at the age of 23. The oldest champion was Ric Flair who won at the age of 51. Flair held the title the most times with eight championship reigns, the six had been recognized by the WWE.
The "Big Gold Belt" version of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt debuted on February 14, 1986, at Battle of the Belts II, an event co-promoted by Championship Wrestling from Florida and JCP. At the event, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair successfully defended the title against Barry Windham. [7]
Prior to the event, it was announced the winner of the Royal Rumble would win the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship, which had been stripped from Hulk Hogan after two controversial title switches between Hogan and the Undertaker, first at the 1991 Survivor Series and later at the Tuesday in Texas pay-per-view event.
Since: April 22, 2024. Won: Defeated Liv Morgan Flair last in a 14-woman Battle Royal to win the title vacated by Rhea Ripley on April 15 due to injury. WWE Women's Championship – Bayley
Sting and Ric Flair continued their feud, and Flair defeated Sting to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the seventh time on January 11. At that time, the title belt was extended to also represent the newly created WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and Flair became the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion. [7]