Examples of Inactive World Championships
This is a non-exhaustive list of inactive professional wrestling championships named the "world (heavyweight) championship" (alternatively, "global", "international" or "universal").
| Championship | Home promotion | Home country | Date Est. | Date retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWA World Heavyweight Championship | AWA | United States | 01960-05-18May 18, 1960 | 01990-12-12December 12, 1990 | |
| CWA World Heavyweight Championship | CWA | United States | 1979 | 1981 | |
| CWA World Heavyweight Championship | CWA | Germany | 1973 | 2000 | |
| ECW World Heavyweight Championship | ECW WWE |
United States | 01992-04-25April 25, 1992 | 02010-02-16February 16, 2010 | |
| IWA World Heavyweight Championship | IWA | Japan | 1968 | 1981 | |
| ICW World Heavyweight Championship | ICW | United States | 1978 | 1984 | |
| IWA World Heavyweight Championship | WCW | Australia | 1964 | 1971 | |
| MWA World Heavyweight Championship | MWA | United States | 1940 | 1948 | |
| USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship | USWA | United States | 1988 | 1997 | |
| WCWA World Heavyweight Championship | WCCW | United States | 1966 | 1990 | |
| WCW World Heavyweight Championship | WCW WWF |
United States | 01991-01-11January 11, 1991 | 02001-12-09December 9, 2001 | |
| WCW International World Heavyweight Championship | WCW | United States | 01993-07-18July 18, 1993 | 01994-06-23June 23, 1994 | |
| World Heavyweight Championship | NWA | United States | 1929 | 1949 | |
| World Heavyweight Championship | N/A | United States | 1957 | 1963 | |
| World Heavyweight Championship | N/A | United States | 1946 | 1952 | |
| WWA World Heavyweight Championship | WWA | United States | 1957 | 1968 | |
| WWA World Heavyweight Championship | WWA | United States | 1964 | 1991 | |
| WWA World Heavyweight Championship | WWA | Australia | 2001 | 2003 | |
| XPW World Heavyweight Championship | XPW | United States | 1999 | 2003 |
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