But who will go down as the greatest wwe champion in history. The honky tonk mans intercontinental title reign meets an ultimate end. The title, now renamed wwe championship, was then designated to the smackdown brand while wwe established an alternate world title known as the world heavyweight championship for the raw brand. The wrestler with the most reigns as world heavyweight champion is john cena with. Each title list starts with the current or last title holder and continues on down to the first ever champion. When life takes you down like brock lesnar, you have to be goldberg. In the history of the football program, only seven players have been given that honor, including nfl hall of. To the best of my knowledge, this is the most complete nwawcw title lineage available. In 2002, the wwf was renamed world wrestling entertainment wwe and split its roster into two brands, raw and smackdown.
Disc two focuses on wwf title matches from the 1990s. Wwe championship simple english wikipedia, the free. He is well adored in the world of sports entertainment but not everyone. On august 16, 2010, the world tag team championship was decommissioned in favor of continuing the lineage of the wwe tag team championship. Wwe is an american professional wrestling promotion based out of stamford, connecticut. Dk has published a variety of titles including commemorative books, sticker books, historical guides, autobiographies and encyclopedias. It talks all about how buddy rogers nwa title win in the early 1960s helped form wwe. You will probably discover the meaning of life before you ever get a definitive nwawcw world title lineage, but here goes nothing.
Wwes partnership with full sail university began in may 2012. Wwe championship belt history sports platform all in. How many wwe superstars have won a title before they were old enough to drive. House of representatives endorses the declaration by a. This page lists the title history of each of the wwe titles. It was unified with the wwe tag team championship, which wwe recognized as the unified wwe tag team championship. Disc three focuses on wwf title matches from the 2000s. It seems to be something of a follow up to the history of the wwe championship dvd set that the wwe produced a few years ago. The title was introduced in 1963 by the thenworld wide wrestling federation wwwf.
I became a wrestling fan when i was a kid back in the 1970s the years known for bruno, brisco, and bruiser. Dean ambrose wins the wwe world heavyweight title at wwe. It worked, providing valentine countless title victories in the nwa and wwe, including the fifthlongest intercontinental championship reign in wwe history. But no other superstar has held the title longer than the honky tonk man. The following list contains books that have been written about the wrestling business by active or former wrestlers, wrestling journalists and also some people who obviously had no idea what they were writing about. The history of the wwe championship is the latest of wwes dvd releases. But, ive read some pretty solid ones like the foley ones and william regals is also good. Top 10 longest title reigns in wwe history sportszion. Also, wanted to mention i cleaned off quite a few nonwrestling books off of this list. A look back at the rich history of the wwe championship is, as i assume you can surmise, a history of the wwes top championship. Books about wrestling books database cagematch the. But struggle doesnt stop there, you will be taken down again soon.
Renamed the world tag team championship, exclusive to the raw brand. The wwe championship is widely recognized as the most historic championship in wwe. Wwe world wrestling entertainment wwfwwe hardcore title history november 2, 1998present. Add wwe nxt superstars nick ogarelli, tino sabbatelli, cezar bononi and mars wang to the list of wrestlers, producers, announcers and other employees released by wwe this week, according to pwinsider. Ranking the greatest wwe champions of all time bleacher report.
Full sail is the home of wwes weekly nxt show airing on usa network on wednesday nights. The intercontinental championship is one of the most prestigious titles in wwe history. For over half a century, superstars have battled to win the wwe championship. Senate voted 82 to 6 to declare war against germany, the u. Celebrating 20 years since ron simmons historic world title win. It may have been created because of things that happened in the national wrestling alliance nwa which is a wrestling company or promotion that had many territories in north america and some around the world. Names of the wrestlers from countries where the family names come before the given names will be listed as such japan, korea, etc. There were no books by wrestlers at the time, just a few tomes with some wrestling content. History of the universal championship, a prowrestling title recognized by world wrestling entertainment. Mankind mick foley 110298houston, tx monday night raw awarded backstage at raw by vince mcmahon. In fact, the book actually starts a few years before there ever was a wwe. It is recognized as the top championship in the wwe.
However do not count titles won in other promotions like indys, tna, roh, wcw, awa, ecw, nwa, etc. Entertainment quiz wrestlers with most world heavyweight titles random entertainment or world quiz can you name the wrestlers with most world titles. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. If jackie chan reported to wwe performance center immediately how long would it take for him to win the universal title. It seems weird to attempt to convert that idea into a book.
Dating back to 1963, the wwe championship was first awarded to buddy rogers after he defeated antonino rocca in the finals of a tournament in april. According to some wrestling fans winning a wwe championship belt is the reason which leads to fight. Heavy top 15 wrestler autobiographies you need to buy share on. It was the original world title of the world championship wrestling promotion, spun off from the nwa world heavyweight championship. The history of professional wrestling and millions of other books are. Wwe has cena and flair tied in their history books for the most world title wins of all time at 16. The companys premiere title, the wsw world championship, has been held by current and future hall of fame talents including rhyno, jeff jarrett, bryan danielson wwes daniel bryan, richocet, austin aries, brian cage, john morrison and current champion the villain marty scurll. Often a stepping stone to the wwe championship, many legends and hall of famers have held the coveted title. Ric flair main event as the representative final match in wcw history.
Although valentines dirty deeds never led him down a path to winning a world title, they did ultimately lead to his induction into the wwe hall of fame in 2004. Wwe books is a subsidiary of world wrestling entertainment, inc. If wwe announced raw was getting cancelled and had 1 episode left, what would you book as the final main event. That part was a lot of fun because you rarely get that type of history from a wwe product. Just like how wcw announced they had 1 last nitro to tape in 2001 and booked a sting vs. Below, we discuss the top 10 longest title reigns in wwe history. Top 15 greatest wrestler autobiographies thesportster. A look back at the rich history of the wwe championship sullivan, kevin on. With the crowd still roaring, the winner stands alone in the ring and raises the championship belt high over his head. Specialty brands in wwe include 205 live for male wrestlers 205 lbs. Raw celebrates its one year anniversary with a world tag team. Find out in this definitive list of the 10 youngest champions in wwe history.
The lights shine off the wwe championship title belt, and in that instant, the winners life will be changed forever. Every wrestler has a dream to won a championship belt. Wrestlers with most world heavyweight titles quiz by burnik. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow.
Punk left wwe the day he won the title and a tournament was held to determine a new champion 32 punk returned after cena won the title and claimed to be champion. Now in paperbacka celebration of fifty years of noholdsbarred sports entertainment. History and biography of scott hall aka razor ramon date of birth 20 october 1958, miami, florida, usa birth name scott oliver hall nickname the bad guy the diamond studd the lone wolf last call scott hall razor ramon height 6. Exclusive perks, first access to new ring results, weekly audio. Its a very easy read and manages to take the reader through the entire history of the wwe. But before his recent run on smackdown, his singular world title reign came in the form. The history of wwe dates back to the early 1950s when it was founded in 1953 as capitol wrestling corporation cwc. The wwe world championship was created in 1963, and buddy rogers became the first world champion on april 29. It underwent several name changes throughout the years, from world wide wrestling federation wwwf to world wrestling federation wwf to world wrestling entertainment wwe in 2002 wwe is the largest professional wrestling promotion in the world. Referee earl hebner handed him the world heavyweight championship and he held it. Disc one focuses on wwf title matches from the 1970s and 1980s. I mean who has won the most titles all around in wwe, counting every title that wwe has ever used.
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