Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines wwe promotes three primary brands raw, smackdown, and nxt. The intercontinental championship is one of the most prestigious titles in wwe history. Top 10 longest title reigns in wwe history sportszion. The title, now renamed wwe championship, was then designated to the smackdown brand while wwe established an alternate world title known as the world heavyweight championship for the raw brand. With the crowd still roaring, the winner stands alone in the ring and raises the championship belt high over his head.
You may copy information from this site as long as you will give credits to this site and these people. Full sail is the home of wwes weekly nxt show airing on usa network on wednesday nights. The title was introduced in 1963 by the thenworld wide wrestling federation wwwf. Senate voted 82 to 6 to declare war against germany, the u. The announcement of smackdown going live also included the huge news that the wwe brand split will be returning. Names of the wrestlers from countries where the family names come before the given names will be listed as such japan, korea, etc. Wrestlers with most world heavyweight titles quiz by burnik. Each title list starts with the current or last title holder and continues on down to the first ever champion. The history of the wwe championship is the latest of wwes dvd releases. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. Wwe championship simple english wikipedia, the free. Also, wanted to mention i cleaned off quite a few nonwrestling books off of this list. There were no books by wrestlers at the time, just a few tomes with some wrestling content. When life takes you down like brock lesnar, you have to be goldberg.
The wwe world championship was created in 1963, and buddy rogers became the first world champion on april 29. You will probably discover the meaning of life before you ever get a definitive nwawcw world title lineage, but here goes nothing. Entertainment quiz wrestlers with most world heavyweight titles random entertainment or world quiz can you name the wrestlers with most world titles. Add wwe nxt superstars nick ogarelli, tino sabbatelli, cezar bononi and mars wang to the list of wrestlers, producers, announcers and other employees released by wwe this week, according to pwinsider. Now in paperbacka celebration of fifty years of noholdsbarred sports entertainment. Referee earl hebner handed him the world heavyweight championship and he held it. It seems weird to attempt to convert that idea into a book. I became a wrestling fan when i was a kid back in the 1970s the years known for bruno, brisco, and bruiser. Compiled by earl oliver additional information from brian westcott, andrew zadarnowski, john solo and joe dean 1. The wwe championship is widely recognized as the most historic championship in wwe.
It underwent several name changes throughout the years, from world wide wrestling federation wwwf to world wrestling federation wwf to world wrestling entertainment wwe in 2002 wwe is the largest professional wrestling promotion in the world. This page lists the title history of each of the wwe titles. If wwe announced raw was getting cancelled and had 1 episode left, what would you book as the final main event. House of representatives endorses the declaration by a. A look back at the rich history of the wwe championship sullivan, kevin on. Its a very easy read and manages to take the reader through the entire history of the wwe. Although valentines dirty deeds never led him down a path to winning a world title, they did ultimately lead to his induction into the wwe hall of fame in 2004. Dean ambrose wins the wwe world heavyweight title at wwe. Wwe has cena and flair tied in their history books for the most world title wins of all time at 16. A look back at the rich history of the wwe championship is, as i assume you can surmise, a history of the wwes top championship. It worked, providing valentine countless title victories in the nwa and wwe, including the fifthlongest intercontinental championship reign in wwe history.
Raw celebrates its one year anniversary with a world tag team. In 2002, the wwf was renamed world wrestling entertainment wwe and split its roster into two brands, raw and smackdown. Celebrating 20 years since ron simmons historic world title win. On august 16, 2010, the world tag team championship was decommissioned in favor of continuing the lineage of the wwe tag team championship. In fact, the book actually starts a few years before there ever was a wwe.
Latest video of the rock, brock lesner, seth rollins, dean ambrose duration. Heavy top 15 wrestler autobiographies you need to buy share on. Dating back to 1963, the wwe championship was first awarded to buddy rogers after he defeated antonino rocca in the finals of a tournament in april. He is well adored in the world of sports entertainment but not everyone. Books about wrestling books database cagematch the. Top 15 greatest wrestler autobiographies thesportster. Specialty brands in wwe include 205 live for male wrestlers 205 lbs. For over half a century, superstars have battled to win the wwe championship. It is recognized as the top championship in the wwe. Wwe is an american professional wrestling promotion based out of stamford, connecticut. But who will go down as the greatest wwe champion in history. History of the universal championship, a prowrestling title recognized by world wrestling entertainment.
The history of wwe dates back to the early 1950s when it was founded in 1953 as capitol wrestling corporation cwc. Mankind mick foley 110298houston, tx monday night raw awarded backstage at raw by vince mcmahon. Wwe books is a subsidiary of world wrestling entertainment, inc. The wrestler with the most reigns as world heavyweight champion is john cena with. The companys premiere title, the wsw world championship, has been held by current and future hall of fame talents including rhyno, jeff jarrett, bryan danielson wwes daniel bryan, richocet, austin aries, brian cage, john morrison and current champion the villain marty scurll. If wwe announced raw was getting cancelled and had 1. The lights shine off the wwe championship title belt, and in that instant, the winners life will be changed forever. Wwes partnership with full sail university began in may 2012. Below, we discuss the top 10 longest title reigns in wwe history. Renamed the world tag team championship, exclusive to the raw brand. Disc two focuses on wwf title matches from the 1990s. In the history of the football program, only seven players have been given that honor, including nfl hall of. Every wrestler has a dream to won a championship belt.
You are correct andrew, when the books are published by the wwe, chances are you wont get too much dirt on at least their inner workings. It seems to be something of a follow up to the history of the wwe championship dvd set that the wwe produced a few years ago. Exclusive perks, first access to new ring results, weekly audio. But no other superstar has held the title longer than the honky tonk man.
Dk has published a variety of titles including commemorative books, sticker books, historical guides, autobiographies and encyclopedias. However do not count titles won in other promotions like indys, tna, roh, wcw, awa, ecw, nwa, etc. The history of professional wrestling and millions of other books are. How many wwe superstars have won a title before they were old enough to drive.
It was unified with the wwe tag team championship, which wwe recognized as the unified wwe tag team championship. The following list contains books that have been written about the wrestling business by active or former wrestlers, wrestling journalists and also some people who obviously had no idea what they were writing about. It talks all about how buddy rogers nwa title win in the early 1960s helped form wwe. It was the original world title of the world championship wrestling promotion, spun off from the nwa world heavyweight championship. Disc one focuses on wwf title matches from the 1970s and 1980s. List of wwe champions simple english wikipedia, the free. History and biography of scott hall aka razor ramon date of birth 20 october 1958, miami, florida, usa birth name scott oliver hall nickname the bad guy the diamond studd the lone wolf last call scott hall razor ramon height 6. That part was a lot of fun because you rarely get that type of history from a wwe product. But before his recent run on smackdown, his singular world title reign came in the form. Wwe championship belt history sports platform all in. The honky tonk mans intercontinental title reign meets an ultimate end. Disc three focuses on wwf title matches from the 2000s.
But struggle doesnt stop there, you will be taken down again soon. According to some wrestling fans winning a wwe championship belt is the reason which leads to fight. Just like how wcw announced they had 1 last nitro to tape in 2001 and booked a sting vs. If jackie chan reported to wwe performance center immediately how long would it take for him to win the universal title. It may have been created because of things that happened in the national wrestling alliance nwa which is a wrestling company or promotion that had many territories in north america and some around the world. The complete title histories for the championships of wwe raw, wwe smackdown live, and wwe nxt, including the wwe championship, universal championship, intercontinental championship, united states championship, raw womens championship, raw tag team championship, nxt championship, nxt womens championship, nxt tag team championship, and many more. Ric flair main event as the representative final match in wcw history. To the best of my knowledge, this is the most complete nwawcw title lineage available. I mean who has won the most titles all around in wwe, counting every title that wwe has ever used. Ranking the greatest wwe champions of all time bleacher report. Wwe world wrestling entertainment wwfwwe hardcore title history november 2, 1998present. Punk left wwe the day he won the title and a tournament was held to determine a new champion 32 punk returned after cena won the title and claimed to be champion. But, ive read some pretty solid ones like the foley ones and william regals is also good. The wcw world heavyweight championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in world championship wrestling wcw and later, the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe.
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