RW Championship Histories: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 00:12, 20 March 2009

As of September 22, 2026.

^† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by rW.

#	Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Event	Defeated	Days held
01	Lucian Cain	1	April 15, 2008	Tradition 5	Oliver Ranken
Template:Center	Bruno Sammartino	Template:Center	Template:Dts		New York, NY	Live event	Template:Small
Template:Center	Ivan Koloff	Template:Center	Template:Dts		New York, NY	Live event	Template:Small
Template:Center	Pedro Morales	Template:Center	Template:Dts		New York, NY	Live event	Template:Small
Template:Center	Stan Stasiak	Template:Center	Template:Dts		Philadelphia, PA	Live event	Template:Small
Template:Center	Bruno Sammartino	Template:Center	Template:Dts		New York, NY	Live event	Template:Small Template:Small
Template:Center	Billy Graham	Template:Center	Template:Dts		Baltimore, MD	Live event	Template:Small
Template:Center	Bob Backlund	Template:Center	Template:Dts		New York, NY	Live event	Template:Small
Template:Center	Antonio Inoki	Template:Center	Template:Dts		Tokushima, Japan	Live event	Template:Small

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-|[[Buddy Rogers (wrestler)|Buddy Rogers]]
+|[[Lucian Cain]]
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-|{{dts|1963|04|29}}<ref name="WWEtitlehistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/|title= History of the WWE Championship|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2007-03-17}}</ref>
+|April 15, 2008
+|Tradition 5
+|[[Oliver Ranken]]
 |{{age in days|month1=04|day1=29|year1=1963|month2=05|day2=17|year2=1963}}
-|[[Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
-|N/A
-|{{small|Rogers was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated [[Antonino Rocca]] in the finals of a tournament in March 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to become the first ''WWWF World Heavyweight Champion''.<ref name="Rogers1">{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/30445411|title=Buddy Rogers's first reign|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2007-03-17}}</ref>}}
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