Title History
- † indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by WWE.
| # | Wrestler | Times | Date | Days Held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Ric Flair | 01 !1† | 01993-07-18July 18, 1993 | 63 | Biloxi, MS | Beach Blast (1993) | Defeated Barry Windham to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship; recognition dropped by NWA in 09/93 when WCW withdraws from NWA. Flair continues to be recognized as "World Heavyweight Champion" by WCW; the NWA holds a tournament for the NWA title in 1994 which was won by Shane Douglas. | |
| 02 !2 | Rick Rude | 01 !1 | 01993-09-19September 19, 1993 | 178 | Houston, TX | Fall Brawl (1993) | Belt defended for a short period of time as "The Big Gold Belt", and then named the "WCW International World Heavyweight Championship" after the withdrawal of WCW from the NWA. | |
| 03 !3 | Hiroshi Hase | 01 !1 | 01994-03-16March 16, 1994 | 8 | Tokyo, Japan | Live event | Billed as WCW International Heavyweight Title in Japan. | |
| 04 !4 | Rick Rude | 02 !2 | 01994-03-24March 24, 1994 | 24 | Kyoto, Japan | Live event | ||
| 05 !5 | Sting | 01 !1 | 01994-04-17April 17, 1994 | 14 | Rosemont, IL | Spring Stampede (1994) | ||
| 05 !5 | Rick Rude | 03 !3 | 01994-05-01May 1, 1994 | 0 | Fukuoka, Japan | Live event | ||
| ! | Vacated | ! | 01994-05-01May 1, 1994 | 21 | Fukuoka, Japan | Live event | Rick Rude defeated Sting for the title in Fukuoka, Japan, but the decision was reversed because Rude hit Sting with the title belt to win. Sting refused to accept the title on May 22, 1994 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania unless he can defeat Vader that night. | |
| 06 !6 | Sting | 02 !2 | 01994-05-22May 22, 1994 | 32 | Philadelphia, PA | Slamboree (1994) | Defeated Vader to regain the held-up title. | |
| 07 !7 | Ric Flair | 02 !2† | 01994-06-23June 23, 1994 | 0 | Charleston, SC | Clash of the Champions XXVII | This was a unification match to unify the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship into the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. | |
| - !- | Deactivated | 0 | 01994-06-23June 23, 1994 | 0 | Charleston, SC | Clash of the Champions XXVII | Unified with Ric Flair's WCW World Heavyweight Championship. |
Read more about this topic: List Of WCW International World Heavyweight Champions
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