List of WCW International World Heavyweight Champions
This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WCW International World Heavyweight Champion by ring name. The WCW International World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title. The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. There have been a total of 4 recognized champions who have had a combined 8 official reigns and 1 vacancy.
Title history
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days Held | Location | Event | Notes | width="0% class="unsortable"|Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Ric Flair | 1 |
July 18, 1993 | 63 | Biloxi, MS | Beach Blast (1993) | Defeated Barry Windham for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The title was vacated on September 13, 1993 when WCW left the NWA. WCW continued to recognize Flair as their WCW International World Heavyweight Champion. | |
2 |
Rick Rude | 1 |
September 19, 1993 | 178 | Houston, TX | Fall Brawl (1993) | ||
3 |
Hiroshi Hase | 1 |
March 16, 1994 | 8 | Tokyo, Japan | House show | Billed as WCW International Heavyweight Championship in Japan. | |
4 |
Rick Rude | 2 |
March 24, 1994 | 24 | Kyoto, Japan | House show | ||
5 |
Sting | 1 |
April 17, 1994 | 14 | Rosemont, IL | Spring Stampede (1994) | ||
6 |
Rick Rude | 3 |
May 1, 1994 | <1 | Fukuoka, Japan | Wrestling Dontaku 1994 | ||
| — | Vacated | — | May 1, 1994 | — | Fukuoka, Japan | House show | 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. | |
7 |
Sting | 2 |
May 22, 1994 | 32 | Philadelphia, PA | Slamboree (1994) | Defeated Vader to regain the held-up title. | |
8 |
Ric Flair | 2 |
June 23, 1994 | <1 | 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 | — | June 23, 1994 | — | Charleston, SC | Clash of the Champions XXVII | Unified with Ric Flair's WCW World Heavyweight Championship. |
List of combined reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rick Rude | 3 | 202 |
| 2. | Ric Flair | 2 | 63 |
| 3. | Sting | 2 | 46 |
| 4. | Hiroshi Hase | 1 | 8 |
See also
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