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 World Heavyweight Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The belt was unified with the WWE Championship in 2001.
It was unified with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
The Omaha version of the World Heavyweight Championship was unified with the AWA World Heavyweight Championship on September 7, 1963.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship   (1226 words)

  
 World Heavyweight Boxing -- Recommendations and Resources
Championship recognition withdrawn by sanctioning organization due to champion's failure or refusal to defend title against the organization's #1 ranked contender.
The World Heavyweight Championship, informally known as "The Big Gold Belt", is one of two top-level championships on the ''RAW'' brand of World Wrestling Entertainment, the other being the WWE Championship.
Despite the similarity in appearance of the belt itself, and common belief among longtime wrestling fans, the current "World Heavyweight Championship" is not the same title as either the original NWA World Heavyweight Championship or the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (note the WWE logo in the picture of the belt).
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/180/world-heavyweight-boxing.html   (1438 words)

  
 wrestling pay per view with NWA World heavyweight championship matches Jack Brisco Dusty Rhodes Terry Funk Dory Funk ...
The National Wrestling Alliance World heavyweight championship was the oldest and most prestigious version of the World title.
The NWA title was the last title to be recognized as the near undisputed World heavyweight championship in the 1950s.
The AWA World heavyweight championship in the late 1950s and the the WWWF (today's WWE) heavyweight championship in the early 1960s both arose off claims of the NWA title.
www.wrestlingclassics.com /wrestlingppv/red-black-blue.htm   (1779 words)

  
 NWA World Heavyweight Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a title in professional wrestling.
Every year, the NWA World Champion would travel to each territory and defend the title against the territories' top contender or champion.
The WWWF left the NWA over "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers losing the NWA World title to Lou Thesz in one fall instead of a best-of-three — the format in which NWA World title matches were decided at the time.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship   (2181 words)

  
 World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The championship was originally represented by the "Big Gold Belt", an iconic wrestling belt that previously represented the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, and later the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
In December 2001, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (then referred simply as the "WCW Championship" and often the "World Championship") was merged with the WWF Championship, forming the WWF Undisputed Championship.
The World Heavyweight Championship was initially considered by some to be the lesser of the two championship belts, but was eventually regarded as the greater of the two when, in the "major" pay-per-view events, the World Heavyweight Championship title match would often be billed later on the card than the WWE Championship match.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE)   (2326 words)

  
 N.W.A. World Heavyweight Title
Holder of the Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title in Kansas City, recognized as a world champion in Des Moines, IA by Pinkie George, who later founds the current version of the NWA in 48; said to have been the "National Wrestling Alliance" World champion for seven years before losing to Sonny Myers in 47/11.
Holder of the Wichita-based National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title, recognized as champion in Des Moines, IA by Pinkie George in 43/06 and 43/08.
Toronto, ON Promoters in northeast refuse to recognize Rogers's one-fall loss to Thesz and start World Wide Wrestling Federation with Rogers as the first WWWF World Heavyweight champion; Thesz defeats Rogers in a two-out-of-three-falls rematch on 63/02/07 in Toronto, ON; defeats Kowalski on 63/02/01 in Houston, TX.
www.wrestling-titles.com /nwa/world/nwa-h.html   (637 words)

  
 Ric Flair
Dusty was suspended from the NWA in late1982 or early 1983.
When the President of the NWA told the Midnight Rider to remove the mask, the title was returned to Ric Flair.
When Flair returned to World Championship Wrestling, Barry Windham, former partner in the 4-Horsemen, held the NWA Title and Big Van Vader was the WCW champion.
www.geocities.com /mikeyman81uk/ric_flair.htm   (3248 words)

  
 NWA Wrestling: National Wrestling Alliance 56 Years of History and Tradition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Recognized locally by Iowa promoter Pinkie George as "National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight champion"; said to have held the title for seven years before losing to Sonny Myers; some reports say Ronnie Etchison defeats Brown for the title in Montana in either 47 or 48.
Wrestles to a double count-out against AWA World heavyweight champion Rick Martel on 85/10/02 in Tokyo, JAPAN.
Recognition dropped by NWA in 93/09 after WCW withdraws from NWA; WCW continues to recognize "WCW International" World Heavyweight title with Flair as the champion.
www.nwawrestling.com /information/history/world/heavyweight.htm   (657 words)

  
 World Heavyweight Championship History
The WWE claim the World Heavyweight title is the original world title.
This is 8 times as NWA World Champion (ignoring his title win in Singapore in 1984 and in Florida in 1991), 6 times as WCW World Champion and 2 times WWF Champion.
World title was unified with the WWF title to become the WWE Undisputed title.
www.davejennings.co.uk /wweworldtitle.htm   (1142 words)

  
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The Iron Sheik NWA championship: Ric Flair def.
Lex Luger (ch) NWA championship: Sting (ch) def.
Barbarian & Meng Cruiserweight Championship: Eddy Guerrero def.
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 NWA-TNA official preview for tonight's PPV event
NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Curt Hennig vs. Ron "The Truth" Killings - In another rematch from last week, Killings defends the World Heavyweight Championship against the wily veteran.
NWA WORLD TAG-TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: Harris & Storm vs. The Hot Shots - Last week, the Hot Shots tried to rain on the parade of the World Tag-Team Champs.
Both are equally versed in mat skills, have a strange sense of self-grandeur and live in their own worlds.
www.pwtorch.com /artman/exec/view.cgi/1/1276/printer   (482 words)

  
 raven > match results > january 2003
Raven stands alone in the center of the ring, a lone spotlight shining on him as he sports the NWA World Heavyweight Championship around his waist accompanied by new dark and synth heavy theme music, having stolen it from the true NWA Champion, Jeff Jarrett, last week.
Later on in the show after a failed attempt to wrest control of the NWA World Heavyweight Title from its current holder Jeff Jarrett.
The rest of the TNA Asylum stood in shock as Raven mugged Jarrett of the NWA Title and went up the ramp to celebrate his acquisition of the title with his faithful, only to be called down by Vince Russo to ringside as the dark horse to take away Jarrett's title.
www.theraveneffect.com /results/activity53.html   (2647 words)

  
 ECCW - NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Recognition of Flair as champion is dropped by the NWA in September 1993 after WCW withdraws from the NWA.
Subsequent, ECW withdraws from the NWA and recognition of Douglas as champion is revoked.
Severn is stripped of the title on 05/28/2002 by unanimous vote of the NWA Board of Directors for not being able to schedule a title defense on 06/19/2002 in Huntsville, AL.
www.eccw.com /titlehistory.php?title=nwaworldheavyweight   (665 words)

  
 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling!
The history of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship began 102 years ago when George Hackenschmidt wrestled Frank Gotch for the World Championship in 1904.
The bout -- and the World Championship Belt - were awarded to Frank Gotch, and so began recorded history and lineage of the World Heavyweight Championship, later known as the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
In a similar incident in Macon, Georgia in 1970, I wrestled Bullet Bob Armstrong, defending the NWA World Championship.
www.tnawrestling.com /news/fullnews2.php?all=640   (521 words)

  
 WWE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
TNA was originally a member of the National Wrestling Alliance and was also known as NWA-TNA but withdrew from the NWA in 2004, in the process acquiring the rights to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Tag Team Championships until the year 2014.
TNA is also unorthodox in that championships can change hands as a result of a disqualification or count out, thereby nullifying the "champion's advantage," and heels and faces approach the ring via separate entrance ramps.
After the closure of World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling in March and April 2001 respectively, there was still a demand for Southern-style and cruiserweight wrestling that Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) was not fulfilling.
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 Warned.net - TNA NWA World Title
The NWA World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title.
Currently, it is the highest ranked championship in the National Wrestling Alliance.
The title is currently being defended as the top championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (although the belt is still known as the NWA World Heavyweight Championship)
www.warned.net /TNANWAchampions.html   (90 words)

  
 In Funk
Orville Brown, who had been recognized by the NWA since its organization in July, 1948, relinquished his claim because he was forced to retire from the ring due to injuries received in an automobile accident.
briefly given recognition as NWA World champion by the NWA board, controlled by WCW Vice President Jim Herd; Luger is not recognized by NWA as a former champion.
The NWA title then remained vacant until Chris Candido wins another tournament in Cherry Hill New Jersey on 11/19/94 defeating Tracy Smothers in the finals of the tournament.
www.dory-funk.com /history3.html   (1472 words)

  
 NWA-UK Hammerlock
This agreement also comes shortly after the NWA World Heavyweight title was officially recognised in Japan by Antonio Inoki's Universal Fighting-arts Organisation, making the NWA a truly world-wide organisation.
There is a lot of pride and tradition with the NWA and we intend to carry that same pride with us around the UK.
That being the potential for a long-awaited rematch between Baker and the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Dan "The Beast" Severn.
website.lineone.net /~gregkel/GrapplinGreg/nwa_uk.htm   (1033 words)

  
 [ZERO-ONE] New NWA World Heavyweight Champion! - Puroresu Forum
If the american public accepts hashimoto as their NWA World (Yes, I did say WORLD for all you bastards at PWI) Champion then that title could gain back some much needed credibility.
I actually didnt find out the NWA was still around until last night when i was getting ready to go back home to California from Arizona i saw it on the airport tv.
Belive me the NWA may not be the force it once was, but it will be again.
www.puroresu.com /forum/showthread.php?t=208   (583 words)

  
 History of the Nature Boy Whooooo!!!!
Dusty was suspended from the NWA in late1982 o r early 1983.
When the President of the NWA told the Midnight Rider to remove the mask, the title was re turned to Ric Flair.
At Starrcade 1995, in Nashville, Tennessee, the WCW Championship Committee decided to have a triangle match of the top contenders (the winner getting a title shot immediately after).
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Woods/3561/flair2.htm   (3189 words)

  
 World Championship Wrestling Results 1985   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
NWA U.S Heavyweight championship: Magnum T.A (ch) def.
NWA national heavyweight championship: "Nature Boy" Buddy Landell def.
NWA world tag team championship (no time limit, no dq, cage match): Rock'n'Roll Express def.
www.softwolves.pp.se /wrestling/wcw/1985   (204 words)

  
 TNA AGAINST ALL ODDS: NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Kevin Nash
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match (If Jarrett uses the guitar, he automatically loses the title) Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Kevin Nash The bell rings and here we go for your main event.
Nash goes to the outside and drops Jarrett face first on the announcers table on the NWA World Title.
Jarrett celebrates with the NWA World Title as the PPV goes off the air.
www.impactwrestling.com /content.aspx?ID=215   (1007 words)

  
 Welcome to the EMPIRE - The Official Home of NWA Empire
ESWFAN gives his full results from NWA Empire's The Next Era plus a few extra thoughts on the show...
NWA Empire "The Next Era" quick results posted under the Results section above.
Read about the final four in the NWA Empire World Heavyweight Championship Tournament...
www.nwaempire.com   (132 words)

  
 Official NWA:TNA Preview; World Heavyweight Championship Match - TWNPNews.com Headline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Months of build-up culminates in a true wrestling classic tonight, as the NWA World Heavyweight Championship is on the line.
Jeff Jarrett is set to defend his coveted belt against the challenge of the man fans worldwide have chosen as the superstar of the millennium - AJ Styles.
Three of the four are former World Champions.
www.twnpnews.com /messages2/8000/8570.shtml   (537 words)

  
 Championship Belts
Bottom of couch: A set of NWA World Tag Team Championship belts, the NWA United States Championship, and the UWF Heavyweight Championsip.
(The WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the WWF World Heavyweight Championship)
Pictured above is Ron Simmons(Farooq in the WWF/E) with one of the best looking championship belts ever, the WCW Heavyweight Championship of the World, the one used when Ric Flair departed for the WWF in 1992 while holding the Big Gold hostage.
www.fabelover.com /championship_belts.htm   (483 words)

  
 Chad Champington's Website | WWE, TNA, ECW, BWF, AWP, Randy Orton, Ken Kennedy, Christian Cage & AJ Styles
Originally from Canada, "Captain Charisma" is one of the most successful and popular wrestling stars of the past decade, having captured tag team and singles gold during a historic run with WWE before joining TNA Wrestling.
Upon entering TNA Wrestling, Christian Cage made his goal crystal clear - a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Title, the biggest prize in Total Nonstop Action.
After defeating "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown at "Turning Point", Cage was granted his first shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Title against Jeff Jarrett at "Against All Odds".
www.freewebs.com /legendkiller003/christiancage.htm   (831 words)

  
 Biography for Richard Blood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
A professional wrestler who held the NWA World heavyweight championship, WWE Intercontinental championship, 'NWA' World tag team championship (Jim Crockett Promotions/WCW version), WCW World tag team championship, 'NWA' U.S. championship (JCP/WCW version), World television championship (JCP/WCW version), Mid-Atlantic heavyweight championship, and Mid-Atlantic tag team championship.
His matches with Ric Flair have always been classic ones, as one of their matches in 1978 was voted third runner up, one of their matches in 1984 was voted third runner up, and two of their matches from 1989 were voted second runner up and match of the year in Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine.
In NWA TNA, Steamboat arrived on the scene in an on air executive role.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0089109/bio   (545 words)

  
 WWE: Shop > DVD > The American Dream
A three-time World Heavyweight Champion, he has had numerous legendary confrontations with sports-entertainment’s top stars, including Ric Flair, Harley Race and “Superstar” Billy Graham.
This 3-Disc DVD set will present his life’s story, as well as his most memorable matches and interviews from Florida Championship Wrestling, NWA, WCW and WWE.
The names of all World Wrestling Entertainment televised and live programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans and wrestling moves and all World Wrestling Entertainment logos are trademarks which are the exclusive property of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
www.wwe.com /shop/dvd/dustyrhodes   (604 words)

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