World Heavyweight

Professional Wrestling In New Zealand
... In 1919, Gisborne Katene became the first national heavyweight champion, though the title was not recognized by the National Wrestling Association until 1925, and promoter Walter Miller began running events ... It was not until the years following the Second World War that professional wrestling enjoyed its first golden age ... Pat O'Connor, a one-time NWA and AWA World Heavyweight Champion, was one of the earliest stars of that era ...

Starrcade (1990) - Aftermath
... and Ric Flair continued their feud, and Flair defeated Sting to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the seventh time on January 11 ... 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 ... Sting went on to feud with Nikita Koloff while Flair left World Championship Wrestling in the summer of 1991 due to disputes with its president, Jim Herd, and joined the World Wrestling Federation ...

Backlash (2009) - Aftermath - Reception
... the show an overall score of 7/10 most of his praise for the show concentrated on the World Heavyweight title match, which he awarded 9/10 ... seen in ages." The LilsBoys also praised the World Heavyweight Championship match, touting it as the "match of the night", and stating the final spot with Big Show throwing ... The Baltimore Sun's writer, Kevin Eck, also praised the World Heavyweight Championship match, calling it a "show-stealer" and praised the Jericho/Steamboat match, stating that "The booking here was ...

List Of Former Championships In WWE - History - 2000-present
... In March 2001, the WWF acquired all assets of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), including its championships ... Of these titles, the WWF operated the WCW World Heavyweight, World Tag Team, and Cruiserweight championships ... In late 2001, WWF discontinued the WCW World Heavyweight and Tag Team Championships while the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was retired in favor of the ...

List Of WWA Pay-per-view Events - Event Dates and Venues
... James in a Steel Cage match for the vacant WWA World Heavyweight Championship The Revolution February 24, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada The Aladdin Casino Center Jeff Jarrett (c) vs ... Grandmaster Sexay for the WWA World Heavyweight Championship The Eruption April 14, 2002 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena Scott Steiner vs ... w/ Sid Vicious as special enforcer) for the WWA World Heavyweight Championship The Retribution December 6, 2002 Glasgow, Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Lex ...