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2007:(2017–2022)
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1967:(1957–1962)
1948:(2018–2022)
1696:WWE Women's
1498:Vince Russo
1478:Sid Vicious
1422:Ron Simmons
1316:WCW Thunder
1220:WWF revival
1110:Video games
1102:(1998–2001)
1094:(1995–2001)
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1078:(1994–1995)
1075:All Nighter
1070:(1989–1994)
1062:(1988–1998)
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144:Most reigns
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1675:Undisputed
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1067:Power Hour
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689:1980s boom
597:at WWE.com
570:References
518:Hulk Hogan
473:Undisputed
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182:24 minutes
163:Hulk Hogan
129:Statistics
1957:Secondary
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1457:Bret Hart
1432:The Giant
1407:Lex Luger
1402:Ric Flair
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530:The Giant
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500:Vengeance
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456:Vengeance
450:with the
389:Starrcade
372:Rick Rude
356:Rick Rude
352:G1 Climax
333:Lex Luger
276:defeated
274:Ric Flair
256:Formation
237:Ric Flair
148:Ric Flair
138:Ric Flair
59:Promotion
2158:Hardcore
2078:) (2001)
2016:Tag team
1995:European
1989:Canadian
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1791:Tag Team
1537:The Rock
1493:Booker T
1442:Goldberg
982:WarGames
936:Hardcore
881:) (2001)
861:) (1991)
838:Tag Team
502:in 2001.
477:Triple H
464:The Rock
458:, where
350:won the
309:Jim Herd
167:469 days
2211:Slammys
2207:Awards
1914:Women's
1757:Women's
1604:Current
1099:Thunder
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671:History
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398:During
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54:Details
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558:Notes
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278:Sting
221:then-
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