WCW World Heavyweight Championship / World Championship Wrestling / Championship Histories

WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Lex Luger

07.14.1991 - 02.29.1992

230 days

Although Ric Flair had been referred to as the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, his reign was actually a continuation of his NWA World

Heavyweight Championship reign. When Flair left WCW and the NWA, a tournament was set to crown the first official World Championship

Wrestling (WCW) World Heavyweight Champion. Luger defeated Barry Windham in the final round

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Sting

02.29.1992 - 07.12.1992

134 days

Big Van Vader

07.12.1992 - 08.02.1992

21 days

Ron Simmons

08.02.1992 - 12.30.1992

150 days

Big Van Vader

12.30.1992 - 03.11.1993

71 days

Sting

03.11.1993 - 03.17.1993

6 days

Big Van Vader

03.17.1993 - 12.27.1993

285 days

Ric Flair

12.27.1993 - 07.17.1994

198 days

Hulk Hogan

07.17.1994 - 10.29.1995

469 days

The Giant

10.29.1995 - 11.06.1995

8 days

Stripped of the championship due to the controversial way in which he won it

Randy Savage

11.26.1995 - 12.27.1995

31 days

Last eliminated The One Man Gang in the World War 3 Sixty-Man Battle Royal to win the vacant championship

Ric Flair

12.27.1995 - 01.22.1996

26 days

Randy Savage

01.22.1996 - 02.11.1996

20 days

Ric Flair

02.11.1996 - 04.22.1996

71 days

The Giant

04.22.1996 - 08.10.1996

110 days

Hulk Hogan

08.10.1996 - 08.04.1997

359 days

Lex Luger

08.04.1997 - 08.09.1997

5 days

Hulk Hogan

08.09.1997 - 12.28.1997

141 days

Sting

12.28.1997 - 01.08.1998

11 days

The championship was held up due to the controversial way in which he won it

Sting

02.22.1998 - 04.19.1998

56 days

Defeated Hulk Hogan to win the vacant championship

Randy Savage

04.19.1998 - 04.20.1998

1 day

Hulk Hogan

04.20.1998 - 07.06.1998

77 days

Bill Goldberg

07.06.1998 - 12.27.1998

174 days

Kevin Nash

12.27.1998 - 01.04.1999

8 days

Hulk Hogan

01.04.1999 - 03.14.1999

69 days

Ric Flair

03.14.1999 - 04.11.1999

28 days

Dallas Page

04.11.1999 - 04.26.1999

15 days

Sting

04.26.1999 - 04.26.1999

less than 1 day

Dallas Page

04.26.1999 - 05.09.1999

14 days

Kevin Nash

05.09.1999 - 07.11.1999

63 days

Randy Savage

07.11.1999 - 07.12.1999

1 day

Hulk Hogan

07.12.1999 - 09.12.1999

62 days

Sting

09.12.1999 - 10.25.1999

43 days

Stripped of the championship due to attacking referee Charles Robinson

Bret Hart

11.21.1999 - 12.20.1999

29 days

Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

Vacated the championship after a controversial title defense against Bill Goldberg

Bret Hart

12.20.1999 - 01.16.2000

27 days

Defeated Bill Goldberg to win the vacant championship

Vacated the championship due to suffering a career-ending injury

Chris Benoit

01.16.2000 - 01.17.2000

1 day

Defeated Sid Vicious to win the vacant championship

Vacated the championship when he left WCW

Sid Vicious

01.24.2000 - 01.25.2000

1 day

Defeated Kevin Nash to win the vacant championship

Stripped of the championship by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash, who was also his in-ring rival

Kevin Nash

01.25.2000 - 01.25.2000

less than 1 day

As WCW Commissioner, awarded himself the vacant championship

Sid Vicious

01.25.2000 - 04.10.2000

76 days

Stripped of the championship when WCW Executives Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their championships

Jeff Jarrett

04.16.2000 - 04.24.2000

8 days

Defeated Dallas Page in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

Dallas Page

04.24.2000 - 04.25.2000

1 day

David Arquette

04.25.2000 - 05.07.2000

12 days

Jeff Jarrett

05.07.2000 - 05.15.2000

8 days

Ric Flair

05.15.2000 - 05.22.2000

7 days

Stripped of the championship due to a contractual dispute

Jeff Jarrett

05.22.2000 - 05.23.2000

1 day

Awarded the vacant championship

Kevin Nash

05.23.2000 - 05.29.2000

6 days

Ric Flair

05.29.2000 - 05.29.2000

less than 1 day

Jeff Jarrett

05.29.2000 - 07.09.2000

41 days

On 07.09.2000, Jarrett laid down and allowed Hulk Hogan to pin him to "win" the championship at the request of WCW Head Executive Vince Russo.

Hogan was then outcast from WCW, and the championship change was deemed to not be official, with Jarrett's reign continuing.

Booker T

07.09.2000 - 08.28.2000

50 days

Kevin Nash

08.28.2000 - 09.17.2000

20 days

Booker T

09.17.2000 - 09.25.2000

8 days

Vince Russo

09.25.2000 - 10.02.2000

7 days

Vacated the championship due to being the WCW Head Executive and not an active competitor

Booker T

10.02.2000 - 11.26.2000

55 days

Defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the vacant championship

Scott Steiner

11.26.2000 - 03.26.2001

120 days

Booker T

03.26.2001 - 07.24.2001

120 days

World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) shortly before Booker T won the championship.

The last episode of WCW Monday Nitro aired on 03.26.2001, and after that date, control of the championship was given to the WWF

Kurt Angle

07.24.2001 - 07.30.2001

6 days

Booker T

07.30.2001 - 08.19.2001

20 days

The Rock

08.19.2001 - 10.21.2001

63 days

Chris Jericho

10.21.2001 - 11.05.2001

15 days

The Rock

11.05.2001 - 12.09.2001

34 days

Chris Jericho

12.09.2001 - 12.09.2001

less than 1 day

Later this same evening, WCW World Heavyweight Champion Jericho defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin in a unification match to become

the first WWF Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. This championship was then deactivated