World Championship Wrestling
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
WON BY
Lex Luger
DATE
July 14, 1991
LOCATION
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
*Defeated Barry Windham in a Steel Cage match to become the first WCW - World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion
Sting
Big Van Vader
Ron Simmons
Big Van Vader (2)
Sting (2)
Big Van Vader (3)
Ric Flair
Hulk Hogan
The Giant
February 29, 1992
July 12, 1992
August 2, 1992
December 30, 1992
March 11, 1993
March 17, 1993
December 27, 1993
July 17, 1994
October 29, 1995
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Albany, New York, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
London, England
Dublin, Ireland
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
*Stripped of the title on November 6, 1995, due to the controversial way in which he won it
Randy Savage
November 26, 1995
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
*Last eliminated The One Man Gang in the World War 3 sixty-man battle royal to win the vacant title
Ric Flair (2)
Randy Savage (2)
Ric Flair (3)
The Giant (2)
Hulk Hogan (2)
Lex Luger (2)
Hulk Hogan (3)
Sting (3)
December 27, 1995
January 22, 1996
February 11, 1996
April 22, 1996
August 10, 1996
August 4, 1997
August 9, 1997
December 28, 1997
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Albany, New York, USA
Sturgis, South Dakota, USA
Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Sturgis, South Dakota, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
*Stripped of the title on January 8, 1998, due to the controversial finish of this match
Sting (4)
February 22, 1998
San Francisco, California, USA
*Defeated Hulk Hogan to win the vacant title
Randy Savage (3)
Hulk Hogan (4)
Bill Goldberg
Kevin Nash
Hulk Hogan (5)
Ric Flair (4)
Dallas Page
Sting (5)
Dallas Page (2)
Kevin Nash (2)
Randy Savage (4)
Hulk Hogan (6)
Sting (6)
April 19, 1998
April 20, 1998
July 6, 1998
December 27, 1998
January 4, 1999
March 14, 1999
April 11, 1999
April 26, 1999
April 26, 1999
May 9, 1999
July 11, 1999
July 12, 1999
September 12, 1999
Denver, Colorado, USA
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
*Stripped of the title on October 25, 1999, for attacking referee Charles Robinson
Bret Hart
November 21, 1999
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to win the vacant title
**Vacated the title on December 20, 1999, after a controversial match against Bill Goldberg the night before
Bret Hart (2)
December 20, 1999
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
*Defeated Bill Goldberg to win the vacant tilte
**Vacated the title on January 16, 2000, due to being injured
Chris Benoit
January 16, 2000
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
*Defeated Sid Vicious to win the vacant title
**Vacated the title on January 17, 2000, when he left WCW
Sid Vicious
January 24, 2000
Los Angeles, California, USA
*Defeated Kevin Nash to win the vacant title
**Stripped of the title on January 26, 2000, by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash, who was also his rival
Kevin Nash (3)
January 26, 2000
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
*As WCW Commissioner, awarded himself the vacant title
Sid Vicious (2)
January 26, 2000
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
*Stripped of the title on April 10, 2000, by WCW Executives Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo, when they relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their titles
Jeff Jarrett
April 16, 2000
Chicago, Illinois, USA
*Defeated Dallas Page in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Dallas Page (3)
David Arquette
Jeff Jarrett (2)
Ric Flair (5)
April 24, 2000
April 25, 2000
May 7, 2000
May 15, 2000
Rochester, New York, USA
Syracuse, New York, USA
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
*Stripped of the title on May 22, 2000, due to legal reasons
Jeff Jarrett (3)
May 22, 2000
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
*Awarded the vacant title
Kevin Nash (4)
Ric Flair (6)
Jeff Jarrett (4)
Booker T
Kevin Nash (5)
Booker T (2)
Vince Russo
May 23, 2000
May 29, 2000
May 29, 2000
July 9, 2000
August 28, 2000
September 17, 2000
September 25, 2000
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA
Uniondale, New York, USA
*Vacated the title on October 2, 2000, due to not being an active wrestler
Booker T (3)
October 2, 2000
San Francisco, California, USA
*Defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the vacant title
Scott Steiner
Booker T (4)
November 26, 2000
March 26, 2001
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Panama City Beach, Florida, USA
*This was WCW's last event as they had been purchased by the WWF - World Wrestling Federation. The championship continued in the WWF as a part of the invasion of ECW and WCW of the WWF
Kurt Angle
Booker T (5)
The Rock
Chris Jericho
The Rock (2)
Chris Jericho (2)
July 24, 2001
July 30, 2001
August 19, 2001
October 21, 2001
November 5, 2001
December 9, 2001
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
San Jose, California, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Uniondale, New York, USA
San Diego, California, USA
*Later this same evening, WCW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin in a unification match to become the first ever WWF Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. This championship was then deactivated