World Championship Wrestling

WCW International Heavyweight Championship

WON BY

Ric Flair

DATE

September 15, 1993

LOCATION

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

*Ric Flair had been the reigning NWA - National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion in WCW - World Championship Wrestling when WCW withdrew from the NWA on September 1, 1993.  On this date, he was officially stripped of the NWA title and recognized as the first WCW International Heavyweight Champion

 

Rick Rude

 

Hiroshi Hase

 

Rick Rude (2)

 

Sting

 

Rick Rude (3)

September 19, 1993

 

March 16, 1994

 

March 24, 1994

 

April 17, 1994

 

May 1, 1994

Houston, Texas, USA

 

Tokyo, Japan

 

Kyoto, Japan

 

Chicago, Illinois, USA

 

Fukuoka, Japan

*Stripped of the title on May 22, 1994, due to the controversial ending of this match

 

Sting (2)

May 22, 1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

*Defeated Vader to win the vacant title

 

Ric Flair (2)

June 23, 1994

North Charleston, South Carolina, USA

*This was a unification match.  WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defeated WCW International Heavyweight Champion Sting.  This championship was then deactivated