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National Wrestling Alliance Worlds Heavyweight Championship assumed the original world championship's position as the preeminent wrestling championship, and claimed its lineage. Most of the following championships, all based in North America, arose out of the NWA championship. "World" heavyweight
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Ed Lewis holds the record for most reigns as the World
Heavyweight Wrestling Champion with four. Lewis also holds the record for most combined days as champion with 3,073 days, while Jim Londos holds the record for longest reign at 2,628 days. Stanislaus Zbyszko holds the record for shortest reign at
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There were a total of 28 reigns and 3 vacancies. The first recognized World
Heavyweight Wrestling Champion was George Hackenschmidt, who officially won the championship on May 4, 1905, by defeating Tom Jenkins in New York City, New York, the championship remained active for the next 51 years with the
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participated and won the tournament and discarded the NWA World
Heavyweight Championship proclaiming himself the new Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion. After this event ECW withdrew from the NWA and renamed itself Extreme Championship Wrestling. The title was decommissioned
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can be traced back to an incident in WCW's final split with the NWA in 1993, when Flair's NWA World
Heavyweight Championship reign continued to be recognized as the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship. The two titles were unified in June 1994. The title was briefly defended in WWF
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traded the title on multiple occasions between 1917 and 1919, making
Zbyszko a three-time unofficial champion and Lewis a two-time unofficial champion, while Caddock debatably held the title for a period of 23 days - 1,027 days, depending on which iteration of the title is deemed official. Joe
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Thesz won the title back from Watson on
November 9, 1956. Édouard Carpentier defeated Lou Thesz by disqualification on June 14, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois once Thesz could not continue the match due to a back injury. The NWA rules stated that a title could not change on a disqualification and
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defeated Lou Thesz by disqualification on June 14, 1957 in
Chicago, Illinois when Thesz could not continue the match due to a back injury. The NWA rules stated that a title could not change on a disqualification, and Carpentier gave the title back to Thesz. Carpentier was then recognized as
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defeated Wayne Munn on
February 2, 1928, in Michigan City, Indiana for the Michigan/Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship version. Joe Stetcher then defeated Zbyszko to become widely recognized champion. The dispute ended when Lewis defeated Stetcher on February 21, 1928.
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that Baba would not be recognized as the World
Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in New York State by the New York Athletic Commission. However, it was announced that Baba and Shikat would face each other on May 5, 1936, at the
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that Ali Baba would not be recognized as World Heavyweight Champion in the New York State by The New York Athletic Commission; however, it was announced that Ali Baba and Dick Shikat would face each other on May 5, 1936 at
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Defeated Earl Caddock to unify both the Olin and the Stecher lines. The lineage of the Stecher line was carried forward, so Stecher's title win is recognised as starting on January 30, 1920 as opposed to May 19, 1919.
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won the title from Hackenschmidt on April 3, 1908, and he held the title for five years until his retirement on April 1, 1913. He was the sixth longest reigning world heavyweight champion in history behind
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Londos won the title again on November 18, 1938, and retired as the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion on January 28, 1946. Londos wrestled his last match on this date by defeating Lord Albert Mills.
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at the time left the NWA to become the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). This was after the WWWF refused to recognize Lou Thesz as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion after he beat
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won the title from Lewis on July 30, 1935. O'Mahony defeated Londos to win the New York State Athletic Commission world title. O'Mahony also won the AWA world title by defeating
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45 days and is also the oldest champion, winning at the age of 46 years, 15 days, while Joe Stecher is the youngest champion, winning at the age of 22 years, 103 days.
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to make him the undisputed champion of the Johan Olin line, but not the Joe Stecher line. Champion of the Stecher line, Earl Caddock defeats Lewis on June 21, 1918 in
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by defeating Ed Don George (who had beat Deglane on February 9, 1933) on July 30, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts to become the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion.
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Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal; Benaka, Matt; Oliver, Earl; Westcott, Brian; Sullivan, Richard; Zadarnowski, Andrew; Dean, Joe; Fitzgerald, Jason; Gonzalez, Manual.
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for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. When WCW pulled out of the NWA in early 1991, Flair was recognized as the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion. The
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defeated American Heavyweight Champion Charlie Cutler to become the first widely recognized world heavyweight champion after the retirement of Frank Gotch.
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for the World Heavyweight Championship. Baba went on to win the professional wrestling bout and thus be recognized as the World Heavyweight Champion.
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or the original World Heavyweight Championship, but rather its successor. Due to its relation to the three titles, its lineage is connected with the
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on May 4, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but still recognized as World Heavyweight Champion in Illinois. Lewis also defeated the title claimer,
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magazine as the true world champion. Has also defeated Ed Strangler Lewis in a title tournament final earlier in the year in Philadelphia, PA.
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by defeating Cage and Sting. This title however neither claimed lineage to nor was linked to the Original World Heavyweight Championship.
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O'Mahoney defeated Jim Londos to win the New York State Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship. Mahoney continues to win the
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a month later on May 17, 1963, after suffering a heart attack shortly before the match. To accommodate Rogers' condition, the match was
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Gotch held the title for five years until April 1, 1913. He was the sixth longest reigning world heavyweight champion in history behind
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on June 26, 1936 in Columbus, OH. Levin also wins Los Angeles version, defeating Vincent Lopez on August 19, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA.
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George Hackenschmidt won a world championship tournament to become the first champion. Hackenschmidt won several other tournaments in
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to last under a minute. Sammartino would retain the title for seven years, eight months and one day (2,803 days), until losing it to
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to win the championship. However, Munn continued to be recognized as the World Heavyweight Champion in Michigan and in Illinois.
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won the title from Lewis on January 4, 1929, but the recognition of being the world champion by the wrestling section of the
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on July 30, 1935, in Boston, Massachusetts to become the undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. On March 2, 1936,
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in a one fall match – the NWA World Heavyweight Championship title matches usually followed a best-of-three fall format –
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The recognition of being the World Heavyweight Champion was withdrawn from Gus Sonnenberg by the wrestling section of the
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to unify Zybyszko's part of the Olin line, but Zybyszko still claims ownership. Lewis defeats Zybszko on May 19, 1918 in
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Hackenschmidt won a world championship tournament to become the first champion, as well as several other tournaments in
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won the title on June 29, 1937. Nagurski was recognized as the undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion by
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once used for the WCW and NWA championships, and was awarded by Raw General Manager
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magazine as the true world champion. Baba continues to claim the title but loses to
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A diagram showing the evolution of various world heavyweight championships.
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was withdrawn from Sonnenberg for failing to meet real title contenders.
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brand, refusing to face designated number one contender
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4587:"WWWF/WWF/WWE Heavyweight Title History"
3576:. April 4, 1908. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
3173:
2029:Wins by disqualification. Recognized by
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164:World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
35:World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
3689:"S. Zbyszko Defeats Munn For Mat Title"
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568:Reign number for the specific champion
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4610:"10 Most Notorious WWE Squash Matches"
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3426:, when then-WWE "Undisputed" Champion
517:. He was then later recognized as the
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4273:""Strangler" Lewis Regains His Title"
3720:. Associated Press. February 21, 1928
3718:"Lewis Wins Crown, Gets 2 Of 3 Falls"
3590:"Hackenschmidt Is Wrestling Champion"
3360:being the final holder of the title.
2255:undisputed world heavyweight champion
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470:undisputed world heavyweight champion
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173:created in 1905 to identify the best
18:World Catch-as-Catch-Can Championship
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5122:Professional wrestling championships
4679:"WCW World Heavyweight Championship"
3893:"Shikat Recognized As Champion Here"
3624:"Champion Wrestler Quits, Exhausted"
3549:"NWA World Heavyweight Championship"
3414:World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
3404:WWE's World Heavyweight Championship
1287:, but Lewis still claims the title.
602:
5017:Johnson, Mike (December 15, 2013).
4653:"Ric Flair's first WCW title reign"
4553:"Dean Dutton Wins Title From Levin"
4411:""Strangler" Lewis Loses Mat Crown"
4354:"Lewis Regains His Wrestling Title"
4279:. December 14, 1920. Archived from
4215:"Caddock Defeated In Fast Mat Bout"
3192:NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
3186:NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
916:Vacated the title to enlist in the
807:Vacated due to Gotch's retirement.
620:
617:
4824:Bishop, Matt (February 16, 2010).
4110:"Remembering Whipper Billy Watson"
3921:Nichols, Joseph C. (May 6, 1936).
3469:new World Heavyweight Championship
3345:NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling
3337:ECW World Heavyweight Championship
3331:ECW World Heavyweight Championship
3325:ECW World Heavyweight Championship
3294:WCW World Heavyweight Championship
3288:WCW World Heavyweight Championship
3282:WCW World Heavyweight Championship
3223:AWA World Heavyweight Championship
3217:AWA World Heavyweight Championship
2415:NWA World Heavyweight Championship
2373:AWA World Heavyweight Championship
681:in the same year. He also won the
523:AWA World Heavyweight Championship
276:in the same year. He also won the
186:NWA World Heavyweight Championship
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4419:. January 9, 1925. Archived from
4303:"Zbyszko Wrests Title From Lewis"
4112:. SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from
4108:Oliver, Greg (February 4, 2000).
3505:American Heavyweight Championship
5092:"World Heavyweight Championship"
5040:Lambert, Jeremy (May 27, 2023).
4975:Nemer, Paul (February 9, 2002).
4527:"Ali Baba Loses, Kicks Opponent"
4244:"Lewis Captures Wrestling Title"
3866:. April 25, 1936. Archived from
3825:"O'Mahoney Wins Over Jim Londos"
3784:. April 14, 1931. Archived from
2443:had the longest individual reign
4977:"Full WWE RAW Results - 9/2/02"
4608:Binks, Elliott (May 23, 2015).
4503:. March 3, 1936. Archived from
4187:"Stecher Tells "Inside Facts.""
3831:. June 27, 1935. Archived from
3467:was crowned as the winner of a
3370:NWA World Tag Team Championship
4382:Hoops, Brian (March 3, 2019).
3662:. July 5, 1915. Archived from
3481:World Heavyweight Championship
3420:World Heavyweight Championship
3364:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
2413:Lineage continued over to the
2271:World Heavyweight Championship
1329:Defeated Lewis for the title.
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171:world heavyweight championship
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4930:World Wrestling Entertainment
4894:Sokol, Chris (May 14, 2007).
4775:World Wrestling Entertainment
4657:World Wrestling Entertainment
4475:Wrestling Observer Newsletter
4468:Hoops, Brian (May 30, 2015).
3749:. May 1, 1929. Archived from
3515:Early wrestling championships
3248:Capitol Wrestling Corporation
2313:Watson defeated Lou Thesz by
1191:Defeated Ed Lewis for title.
956:American Heavyweight Champion
699:American Heavyweight Champion
298:American Heavyweight Champion
4072:Geyer, Jack (May 12, 1952).
3380:match at TNA's first weekly
491:version of the world title,
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244:were the first two champions
4874:National Wrestling Alliance
4723:"WWE PPV Wrestling Results"
3553:National Wrestling Alliance
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482:National Wrestling Alliance
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3776:"Wrestling Bulletin"
3747:The Hartford Courant
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2894:George Hackenschmidt
2649:Whipper Billy Watson
2553:George Hackenschmidt
2288:Whipper Billy Watson
1361:Louisville, Kentucky
705:, on May 4, 1905 in
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593:Championship change
576:Number of days held
499:Whipper Billy Watson
344:defeated Olin while
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197:George Hackenschmidt
152:(22 years, 103 days)
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3660:The Chicago Tribune
3207:Independent circuit
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2059:September 29, 1936
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1927:New York, New York
1592:Stanislaus Zbyszko
1487:New York, New York
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1446:New York, New York
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859:Stanislaus Zbyszko
691:Liverpool, England
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651:New York, New York
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128:Stanislaus Zbyszko
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441:Bronko Nagurski
290:London, England
274:Berlin, Germany
231:
225:
135:Oldest champion
47:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
5140:
5138:
5130:
5129:
5124:
5114:
5113:
5109:
5108:
5083:
5058:
5032:
5009:
4990:
4979:. Wrestle View
4967:
4942:
4917:
4886:
4861:
4816:
4787:
4762:
4736:
4714:
4692:
4669:
4644:
4626:
4600:
4577:
4544:
4518:
4488:
4460:
4434:
4402:
4374:
4345:
4323:
4294:
4264:
4235:
4206:
4178:
4156:
4130:
4097:
4061:
4033:
4007:
3978:
3939:
3910:
3881:
3846:
3813:
3799:
3764:
3731:
3706:
3695:. May 16, 1925
3677:
3644:
3610:
3578:
3565:
3539:
3537:
3534:
3533:
3532:
3527:
3522:
3517:
3512:
3507:
3500:
3497:
3405:
3402:
3386:Christian Cage
3365:
3362:
3329:Main article:
3326:
3323:
3286:Main article:
3283:
3280:
3240:Main article:
3237:
3234:
3221:Main article:
3218:
3215:
3190:Main article:
3187:
3184:
3171:
3168:
3163:
3160:
3157:
3156:
3153:
3150:
3145:
3141:
3140:
3137:
3134:
3129:
3125:
3124:
3121:
3118:
3115:
3111:
3110:
3107:
3104:
3099:
3095:
3094:
3091:
3088:
3083:
3079:
3078:
3075:
3072:
3067:
3063:
3062:
3059:
3056:
3051:
3047:
3046:
3043:
3040:
3038:Charlie Cutler
3035:
3031:
3030:
3027:
3024:
3019:
3015:
3014:
3011:
3008:
3006:Wladek Zbyszko
3003:
2999:
2998:
2995:
2992:
2987:
2983:
2982:
2979:
2976:
2971:
2967:
2966:
2963:
2960:
2955:
2951:
2950:
2947:
2944:
2939:
2935:
2934:
2931:
2928:
2926:Gus Sonnenberg
2923:
2919:
2918:
2915:
2912:
2907:
2903:
2902:
2899:
2896:
2891:
2887:
2886:
2883:
2880:
2875:
2871:
2870:
2867:
2864:
2859:
2855:
2854:
2851:
2848:
2843:
2839:
2838:
2835:
2832:
2827:
2823:
2822:
2819:
2816:
2811:
2807:
2806:
2805:Combined days
2803:
2802:No. of reigns
2800:
2797:
2790:
2787:
2784:
2783:
2780:
2777:
2772:
2768:
2767:
2764:
2761:
2756:
2752:
2751:
2748:
2745:
2742:
2738:
2737:
2734:
2731:
2726:
2722:
2721:
2718:
2715:
2710:
2706:
2705:
2702:
2699:
2694:
2690:
2689:
2686:
2683:
2681:Charlie Cutler
2678:
2674:
2673:
2670:
2667:
2662:
2658:
2657:
2654:
2651:
2646:
2642:
2641:
2638:
2635:
2630:
2626:
2625:
2622:
2619:
2614:
2610:
2609:
2606:
2603:
2598:
2594:
2593:
2590:
2587:
2585:Gus Sonnenberg
2582:
2578:
2577:
2574:
2571:
2566:
2562:
2561:
2558:
2555:
2550:
2546:
2545:
2542:
2539:
2534:
2530:
2529:
2526:
2523:
2518:
2514:
2513:
2510:
2507:
2502:
2498:
2497:
2494:
2491:
2486:
2482:
2481:
2478:
2475:
2470:
2466:
2465:
2464:Combined days
2462:
2461:No. of reigns
2459:
2456:
2449:
2446:
2421:
2420:
2418:
2411:
2408:
2405:
2396:
2391:
2386:
2383:
2379:
2378:
2376:
2357:
2354:
2351:
2346:
2341:
2336:
2325:
2321:
2320:
2318:
2311:
2308:
2305:
2300:
2295:
2293:March 15, 1956
2290:
2285:
2281:
2280:
2278:
2251:
2248:
2245:
2240:
2235:
2230:
2219:
2215:
2214:
2212:
2205:
2202:
2199:
2194:
2189:
2184:
2179:
2175:
2174:
2172:
2169:
2166:
2163:
2158:
2153:
2148:
2137:
2133:
2132:
2130:
2123:
2120:
2117:
2112:
2107:
2102:
2091:
2087:
2086:
2084:
2079:Recognized by
2077:
2074:
2071:
2066:
2061:
2056:
2045:
2041:
2040:
2038:
2027:
2024:
2021:
2016:
2011:
2006:
1995:
1991:
1990:
1988:
1980:New York Times
1976:
1973:
1970:
1965:
1960:
1958:April 25, 1936
1955:
1944:
1940:
1939:
1937:
1935:
1932:
1929:
1924:
1919:
1914:
1903:
1899:
1898:
1896:
1889:
1886:
1883:
1878:
1873:
1868:
1857:
1853:
1852:
1850:
1843:Wladek Zbyszko
1831:
1828:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1813:April 13, 1931
1810:
1799:
1795:
1794:
1792:
1790:
1787:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1769:
1758:
1754:
1753:
1751:
1744:
1741:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1723:
1718:Gus Sonnenberg
1712:
1708:
1707:
1705:
1701:
1698:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1669:
1665:
1664:
1662:
1660:
1657:
1654:
1649:
1644:
1639:
1628:
1624:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1615:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1600:April 15, 1925
1597:
1586:
1582:
1581:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1545:
1541:
1540:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1504:
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1499:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1463:
1459:
1458:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1422:
1418:
1417:
1415:
1411:
1408:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1379:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1366:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1337:
1333:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1309:March 21, 1919
1306:
1301:Wladek Zbyszko
1295:
1291:
1290:
1288:
1273:
1270:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:Wladek Zbyszko
1241:
1237:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1199:
1195:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:Wladek Zbyszko
1157:
1153:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1115:
1111:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1073:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1031:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1021:Charlie Cutler
1017:
1014:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
985:
981:
980:
978:
952:
949:
946:
943:
938:
933:
931:Charlie Cutler
928:
924:
923:
921:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
894:
890:
889:
887:
885:
882:
879:
874:
869:
864:
853:
849:
848:
846:
839:
836:
833:
828:
823:
821:March 13, 1914
818:
815:
811:
810:
808:
805:
802:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
775:
774:
772:
749:
746:
743:
738:
733:
728:
717:
713:
712:
710:
659:
656:
653:
648:
643:
638:
627:
623:
622:
619:
616:
613:
610:
606:
605:
600:
597:
594:
591:
588:
578:
577:
574:
570:
569:
566:
562:
561:
558:
533:
530:
410:Danno O'Mahony
396:Wladek Zbyszko
373:Gus Sonnenburg
350:Wladek Zbyszko
315:, Lou Thesz,
224:
221:
177:in the world.
158:
157:
154:
153:
147:
143:
142:
136:
132:
131:
125:
124:Shortest reign
121:
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83:
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45:
37:
36:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5139:
5128:
5125:
5123:
5120:
5119:
5117:
5097:
5093:
5087:
5084:
5072:
5068:
5062:
5059:
5047:
5043:
5036:
5033:
5020:
5013:
5010:
5005:
5001:
4998:Cohen, Eric.
4994:
4991:
4978:
4971:
4968:
4956:
4952:
4946:
4943:
4931:
4927:
4921:
4918:
4905:
4901:
4897:
4890:
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4875:
4871:
4865:
4862:
4857:
4851:
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4776:
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4724:
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4702:
4696:
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4604:
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4578:
4566:
4562:
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4548:
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4528:
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4477:
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4464:
4461:
4448:
4444:
4438:
4435:
4422:
4418:
4417:
4412:
4406:
4403:
4391:
4390:
4385:
4378:
4375:
4362:
4355:
4349:
4346:
4333:
4327:
4324:
4312:. May 6, 1921
4311:
4304:
4298:
4295:
4282:
4278:
4274:
4268:
4265:
4252:
4245:
4239:
4236:
4223:
4216:
4210:
4207:
4194:
4193:
4188:
4182:
4179:
4166:
4160:
4157:
4144:
4143:NWA Wrestling
4140:
4134:
4131:
4127:
4115:
4111:
4104:
4102:
4098:
4085:
4081:
4080:
4075:
4068:
4066:
4062:
4049:
4042:
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4034:
4021:
4014:
4012:
4008:
3995:
3991:
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3979:
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3968:
3952:
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3924:
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3915:
3911:
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3769:
3765:
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3748:
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3738:
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3732:
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3707:
3694:
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3678:
3665:
3661:
3657:
3651:
3649:
3645:
3632:
3625:
3619:
3617:
3615:
3611:
3599:. May 5, 1905
3598:
3591:
3585:
3583:
3579:
3575:
3569:
3566:
3554:
3550:
3544:
3541:
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3503:
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3498:
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3494:
3490:
3486:
3482:
3478:
3474:
3470:
3466:
3461:
3459:
3455:
3451:
3450:Eric Bischoff
3447:
3446:
3445:Big Gold Belt
3441:
3437:
3433:
3429:
3425:
3421:
3415:
3411:
3401:
3399:
3395:
3391:
3387:
3383:
3379:
3375:
3371:
3363:
3361:
3359:
3355:
3350:
3349:Shane Douglas
3346:
3342:
3338:
3332:
3324:
3322:
3320:
3316:
3315:Chris Jericho
3313:and retired.
3312:
3307:
3303:
3299:
3295:
3289:
3281:
3279:
3277:
3273:
3269:
3265:
3261:
3257:
3253:
3249:
3243:
3235:
3233:
3231:
3224:
3216:
3214:
3212:
3209:were created
3208:
3205:, and the US
3204:
3200:
3193:
3185:
3183:
3176:
3169:
3167:
3161:
3154:
3151:
3149:
3146:
3143:
3142:
3138:
3135:
3133:
3130:
3127:
3126:
3122:
3119:
3116:
3113:
3112:
3108:
3105:
3103:
3100:
3097:
3096:
3092:
3089:
3087:
3084:
3081:
3080:
3076:
3073:
3071:
3070:Ed Don George
3068:
3065:
3064:
3060:
3057:
3055:
3052:
3049:
3048:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
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2724:
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2719:
2716:
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2711:
2708:
2707:
2703:
2700:
2698:
2697:Ed Don George
2695:
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2389:July 24, 1957
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2105:June 29, 1937
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2020:
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2015:
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3454:Randy Orton
3424:brand split
3390:territories
3276:Ivan Koloff
3132:Dick Shikat
2974:Dean Detton
2862:Frank Gotch
2846:Joe Stecher
2759:Dick Shikat
2633:Dean Detton
2521:Frank Gotch
2505:Joe Stecher
2051:Dean Detton
1909:Dick Shikat
1634:Joe Stecher
1477:May 6, 1921
1385:Joe Stecher
1343:Joe Stecher
1129:May 2, 1917
991:Joe Stecher
867:May 7, 1914
765:Verne Gagne
723:Frank Gotch
703:Tom Jenkins
685:title from
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546:house shows
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334:Joe Stecher
327:Joe Stecher
317:Verne Gagne
304:Frank Gotch
280:title from
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201:Tom Jenkins
150:Joe Stecher
102:Most reigns
60:May 4, 1905
5116:Categories
5101:August 31,
5076:August 31,
3536:References
3394:Kurt Angle
3260:apocryphal
3102:Wayne Munn
3086:Dave Levin
2830:Jim Londos
2729:Wayne Munn
2713:Dave Levin
2489:Jim Londos
2441:Jim Londos
2394:House show
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2143:Jim Londos
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2064:House show
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2001:Dave Levin
1963:House show
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1050:House show
1037:Johan Olin
1004:House show
967:Des Moines
941:House show
872:House show
843:Fred Beell
826:House show
792:House show
757:Jim Londos
736:House show
687:Tom Cannon
646:House show
362:Wayne Munn
338:Johan Olin
313:Jim Londos
282:Tom Cannon
227:See also:
117:Jim Londos
108:(4 reigns)
77:Statistics
4935:April 13,
4481:March 21,
3440:Raw brand
3432:SmackDown
3354:ECW brand
3300:defeated
3298:Ric Flair
3117:Americus
3054:John Olin
2878:Lou Thesz
2799:Wrestler
2537:Lou Thesz
2458:Wrestler
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2225:Lou Thesz
817:Americus
761:Lou Thesz
615:Location
590:Champion
462:Lou Thesz
209:Lou Thesz
130:(45 days)
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3499:See also
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3148:Ali Baba
2814:Ed Lewis
2775:Ali Baba
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2430:Ed Lewis
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1121:Ed Lewis
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366:Ed Lewis
342:Ed Lewis
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