WCW International World Heavyweight Championship/Champion history
The following champion history features the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship .
Champion history [ ]
Wrestlers:
Reigns:
Date:
Location:
Notes:
Ric Flair
1
July 18, 1993
Biloxi, MS
Defeats 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.)
Rick Rude
1
September 19, 1993
Houston, TX
The belt was defended for a short period of time as "The Big Gold Belt", and then named the "WCW International World Heavyweight Championship"
Hiroshi Hase
1
March 16, 1994
Tokyo, Japan
Billed as WCW International Heavyweight Title in Japan.
Rick Rude
2
March 24, 1994
Kyoto, Japan
House Show
Sting
1
April 17, 1994
Rosemont, IL
Won at Spring Stampede (1994)
Rick Rude
3
May 1, 1994
Fukuoka, Japan
Won at Wrestling Dontaku 1994
Stripped
N/A
May 1, 1994
Philadelphia, PA
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.
Sting
2
May 22, 1994
Philadelphia, PA
Defeated Vader at Slamboree (1994) to regain the held-up title.
Ric Flair
2
June 23, 1994
Charleston, SC
This was a unification match to unify the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship into the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Unified
N/A
June 23, 1994
Title Retired
Title Unified with WCW World Heavyweight Championship
List of top individual reigns [ ]
Wrestler
Days Held
Date Won
Date Lost
Rick Rude 184
September 19, 1993
March 16, 1994
Ric Flair 57
July 18, 1993
September 19, 1993
Sting 32
May 22, 1994
June 23, 1994
Rick Rude 24
March 24, 1994
April 17, 1994
Sting 14
April 17, 1994
May 1, 1994
Hiroshi Hase 8
March 16, 1994
March 24, 1994
Rick Rude <1
May 1, 1994
May 1, 1994
Ric Flair <1
June 23, 1994
June 23, 1994
List of top combined reigns [ ] 