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	WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > WCW World Championship
		The World Heavyweight Championship that has recently been carried by such greats as Batista and Triple H got its start in WWE back in 2002.
		For years, it was known as the NWA Championship; then when WCW pulled out of the NWA in the early 1990s, Ric Flair was recognized as the first-ever WCW Champion.
		All World Wrestling Entertainment programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks, logos and copyrights are the exclusive property of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
	www.wwe.com /inside/titlehistory/wcwchampionship (196 words)

	World Heavyweight Championship - Pro Wrestling
		Examples of this include the WWE Intercontinental Championship (an international title subordinate to the WWE Championship), the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (a regional title subordinate to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship), and the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (a national title subordinate to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship).
		It was awarded to NWA World heavyweight champion Rick Rude after WCW severed all ties with the NWA; then unified with the WCW World heavyweight title in 1994.
		WWA World Heavyweight Championship - The WWA World heavyweight title was the premiere title for World Wrestling All-Stars, a short-lived company that thrived in world title status due to the fact it was defended outside of its country of origin more than in it.
	prowrestling.wikia.com /wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship (1387 words)

	Which Championship is more PRESTIGOUS??? WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship??? \| Facebook
		To, it should be the World Heavyweight Champioship because it says World, but to the WWE, the WWE Championship is because it is the Original Championship of the company dating back to 1963.
		World Heavyweight Championship especially when Triple H was giving the honor to use this legendary belt on RAW a few years ago.
		In 2004-5 it was the World and not it's the WWE.
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	World Heavyweight Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Examples of this include the WWE Intercontinental Championship (an international title subordinate to the WWE Championship), the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (a regional title subordinate to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship), and the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (a national title subordinate to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship).
		Claims its status as a World Heavyweight title after it was defended in Kent, England and Essen, Germany on the European Vacation tour of 2006.
		Claims its status as a World Heavyweight title after it was defended in the United States, Austria and various other European countries, the title changing hands in matches in the United States and Austria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship (1492 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.
	wrestlingclassics.com /wrestlingppv/red-black-blue.htm (1779 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)

	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.
		After the Invasion storyline of 2001 concluded during Survivor Series, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship was simply renamed to remove references to WCW, which, as an on-air entity, was defunct as a result of the main event.
		The championship itself continued to be prominently featured until Chris Jericho won both the WWF Championship and this championship on the same night.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE) (1948 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)

	WCW World Heavyweight Championship - Pro Wrestling
		The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) World Heavyweight Championship was the primary championship in the World Championship Wrestling professional wrestling organization.
		By fall 1993, Rick Rude was appearing at the "Disney Tapings" as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, despite the fact that in regards to the storyline, Flair was still champion.
		Kurt Angle, The Rock, and Chris Jericho won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship between WCW's purchase by the WWF and the unification of the WCW and WWF Championships in late 2001.
	prowrestling.wikia.com /wiki/WCW_World_Heavyweight_Championship (1282 words)

	Championship Title : Freebase - The World's Database
		The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment.
		The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was originally a World Championship Wrestling title.
		The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment.
	www.freebase.com /view/user/duck1123/wrestling/championship_title (369 words)

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		The fact that the WWE has two World Championships, I think degrades the belt as it is not seen with the prestige as once was.
		Even though the both championships are of equal value I find that in conclusion, at the moment in time I see the RAW brands, World Heavyweight Championship as the much better belt because of the man that has made that what it is today.
		The WWE championship is the coninuation of the Unified Championship.
	www.obsessedwithwrestling.com /columns/misc/craiglewis01.html (2102 words)

	WCW International Heavyweight Championship Title History
		On January 11, 1991, Ric Flair defeated Sting to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which was supposed to have been defended throughout the NWA territories.
		Turner's company, now officially World Championship Wrestling, recognized Flair as the first ever WCW World Champion and continued to use the NWA "big gold" belt.
		In June 1994, WCW decided to end the controversy once and for all with a unification match which saw the current WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defeat the WCW International Heavyweight Champion Sting.
	flamevault.com /~marino/wrestling/wcw/belt_intl.html (647 words)

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		The current World Heavyweight Championship, now exclusive to Smackdown, was introduced by Eric Bishoff on Raw on 2 September 2002 and presented to Triple H. The Championship remained on Raw until the 2005 WWE Draft when the heavyweight titles switched brands.
		Even though he was presented with a new ECW World Heavyweight title at the premiere show of ECW on the Sci Fi network on 13 June 2006 he stated that he would keep both titles.
		It was renamed the WWE United States Championship in 2003 and won by Eddie Guerrero in a tournament final to determine the new Champion at Vengeance on 27 July 2003.
	www.worldofrock-wrestling.co.uk /productslink7.html (7613 words)

	The rec.sport.pro-wrestling FAQ: What was the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The NWA immediately stripped Flair of their world title, leaving Flair with a belt (which WCW owned), but with no title.
		Referred to in Japan as simply the International title, the title existed until June 1994, as Flair (who had since won the real WCW World title from Vader at Starrcade '93) pinned Sting in a "unification" match to "unify" the WCW World title with the "International World title".
		The WCW world title belt used at the time was retired, and the "big gold belt" was once again used to represent the WCW world title.
	www.theearlyevening.com /faqomatic/cache/111.html (182 words)

	Cleveland will host Boxing Heavyweight World Championship \| wkyc.com
		The most recent World Heavyweight Championship bout in the Cleveland area took place on September 23, 1983 in Richfield, OH.
		World Boxing Association Champion Michael "Dynamite" Dokes was upset by South Africa's Gerrie Coetzee by KO 10 of a scheduled 15-round bout.
		On March 10, 1986, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING was born when “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler defeated John “The Beast” Mugabi in a spectacular and unforgettable 11th-round knockout in Las Vegas.
	www.wkyc.com /news/news_print.asp?id=49050 (1228 words)

	World Heavyweight Championship - October 06, 2007 at Madison Square Garden
		Please be advised that due to injury, Oleg Maskaev has withdrawn from the heavyweight championship fight scheduled on October 6, 2007 at Madison Square Garden.
		Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter, the WBC Interim World Heavyweight Champion, will defend his title against New York's own top contender Jameel "Big Time" McCline for the the WBC World Heavyweight Championship.
		Don't miss this exciting night of boxing which will include the first fight card in the Garden's new ring after the historical 82-year-old ring was recently donated to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
	www.thegarden.com /events/world-heavyweight-championship-10-07.html (151 words)

	NWA Wrestling: National Wrestling Alliance 56 Years of History and Tradition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		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.
		National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight title, awarded on 49/11/27 when champion Orville Brown is injured in an automobile accident on 49/11/01 before a unification match scheduled on 49/11/25 in St. Louis, MO
		Wrestles to a double count-out against AWA World heavyweight champion Rick Martel on 85/10/02 in Tokyo, JAPAN.
	www.nwawrestling.com /information/history/world/heavyweight.htm (657 words)

	WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > World Heavyweight Championship
		The World Heavyweight Championship was brought to Raw by then-General Manager Eric Bischoff after WWE Champion Brock Lesnar became exclusive to SmackDown.
		Bischoff awarded the championship to Triple H, but he had to defend it against his then-best friend, Ric Flair.
		Triple H was successful and has held the championship on five different occasions.
	www.wwe.com /inside/titlehistory/worldheavyweight (171 words)

	World Heavyweight Championship Information
		December 22nd, 1999-- Prez Andy strips Blade of the World Title and announces that the Winner of the Triple Threat match on 1-6-2000 will become world champ.
		January 31st, 2000-- Prez Andy strips Stone Cold Steve Austin of the World Title and announces that the Winner of the 4 Corners match at Total Carnage will become world champ.
		This is probablly the best World Title match that this fed has ever had.
	members.tripod.com /~amaja/belts/heavyweight.html (455 words)

	WU Online \| www.wrestlingupdateonline.com
		Winning the World Championship (this Sunday) would be a staple of my WWE career and would put me in a class of my own.
		Now he has his eyes set on the World Heavyweight Championship, after winning a battle royal to determine the new number one contender.
		Afterwards, I was able to speak to the man who may be the next World Heavyweight Champion and his lovely wife.
	www.wrestlingupdateonline.com /ppv/wwegab2006interviews.html (788 words)

	WCW World Heavyweight Championship
		It is the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, as used by World Championship Wrestling during the first post-Ric Flair era.
		These are one of the nicer set of World Tag Team Championship belts ever used due to their simplistic beauty.
		WCW had not yet fully transitioned their championships from NWA belts to WCW belts, however, all the champions were "WCW" champions, no longer "NWA" Champions.
	www.fabelover.com /wrestlerswithbeltswcw.html (765 words)

	Kevin Smyth \| News
		A few months back following my completion of my European tour, and in honor of my current World Champion ranking status, I was jointly presented with a new World Light Heavyweight Championship belt from all Internationally sanctioned Wrestling organizations.
		My previous championship belts date back to 1987 and therefore, the International Wrestling communities felt it was appropriate, to authorize, a new World Light Heavyweight Championship Belt in recognition of my current achievements, and world ranking status.
		I had to remove the picture of my new World Light Heavyweight Championship Belt because people were stealing copies of it and posting them to their websites.
	www.worldchampionkevinsmyth.com /news/whatsup_index.htm (797 words)

	World Heavyweight Boxing Championship (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sitting near his corner was Father Francis Duffy, the beloved World War I chaplain of the famous Fighting 69th, and a close friend of Gene's.
		Tunney was commissioned a naval Lieutenant Commander in World War II, put in charge of a vast physical training program, and discharged as a full Captain.
		Opportunity knocked again--real loud this time--when he was matched with the great Battling Levinsky for the American light-heavyweight championship of the world.
	www.genetunney.org /world.html (3738 words)

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