This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WCW International World Heavyweight Champion by ring name. The WCW International World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title. There have been a total of 4 recognized champions who have had a combined 8 official reigns. [edit] Title history | Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | | Ric Flair | 1 | July 18, 1993 | Biloxi, MS | Defeated Barry Windham to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship; recognition dropped by NWA in 09/93 when WCW withdraws from NWA. Flair continues to be recognized as "World Heavyweight Champion" by WCW; the NWA holds a tournament for the NWA title in 1994 which was won by Shane Douglas. | | Rick Rude | 1 | September 19, 1993 | Houston, TX | Belt defended for a short period of time as "The Big Gold Belt", and then named the "WCW International World Heavyweight Championship" after the withdrawal of WCW from the NWA. | | Hiroshi Hase | 1 | March 16, 1994 | Tokyo, Japan | Billed as WCW International Heavyweight Title in Japan. | | Rick Rude | 2 | March 24, 1994 | Kyoto, Japan | | | Sting | 1 | April 17, 1994 | Rosemont, IL | | | Rick Rude | 3 | May 1, 1994 | Fukuoka, Japan | | | Vacated | | May 1, 1994 | Philadelphia, PA | Rick Rude defeated Sting for the title in Fukuoka, Japan, but the decision was reversed because Rude hit Sting with the title belt to win. Sting refused to accept the title on May 22, 1994 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania unless he can defeat Vader that night. | | Sting | 2 | May 22, 1994 | Philadelphia, PA | Defeated Vader to regain the held-up title. | | Ric Flair | 2 | June 23, 1994 | Charleston, SC | This was a unification match to unify the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship into the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. | | Unified | | June 23, 1994 | | Unified with Ric Flair's WCW World Heavyweight Championship. | [edit] List of individual reigns | Wrestler | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost | | Rick Rude | 184 | September 19, 1993 | March 16, 1994 | | Ric Flair | 63 | September 1, 1993 | September 19, 1993 | | Sting | 32 | May 22, 1994 | June 23, 1994 | | Rick Rude | 24 | March 24, 1994 | April 17, 1994 | | Sting | 14 | April 17, 1994 | May 1, 1994 | | Hiroshi Hase | 8 | March 16, 1994 | March 24, 1994 | | Rick Rude | <1 | May 1, 1994 | | Ric Flair | - | June 23, 1994
(unified with WCW World Heavyweight Championship) | [edit] List of combined reigns [edit] See also [edit] External links |
