WCW World Heavyweight Championship

The World Heavyweight Championship that has been carried by such greats as Batista and Triple H got its start in WWE back in 2002. But its prestigious lineage can actually be traced back all the way to George Hackenschmidt and 1904. For years, it was known as the NWA Championship; then when WCW pulled out of the NWA in the early 1990s, Ric Flair was recognized as the first-ever WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Since that time, top names such as Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Bret Hart carried the championship prior to WCW’s demise.

Entire list of champions

Champion Won from Location Date
Chris Jericho The Rock San Diego, CA, USA
The Rock Chris Jericho Uniondale, NY, USA
Chris Jericho The Rock St. Louis, MO, USA
The Rock Booker T San Jose, CA, USA
Booker T Kurt Angle Philadelphia, PA, USA
Kurt Angle Booker T Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Booker T Scott Steiner Panana City Beach, FL, USA
Scott Steiner Booker T Milwaukee, WI, USA
Booker T Jeff Jarrett Daly City, CA, USA
Vince Russo Booker T Uniondale, NY, USA
Booker T Kevin Nash Buffalo, NY, USA
Kevin Nash Booker T Las Cruces, NM, USA
Booker T Jeff Jarrett Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Ric Flair n/a Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Jeff Jarrett Ric Flair Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Kevin Nash Jeff Jarrett Saginaw, MI, USA
Jeff Jarrett n/a Biloxi, MS, USA
Ric Flair Jeff Jarrett Biloxi, MS, USA
Jeff Jarrett David Arquette Kansas City, MO, USA
David Arquette Eric Bischoff Syracuse, NY, USA
Diamond Dallas Page Jeff Jarrett Rochester, NY, USA
Jeff Jarrett Diamond Dallas Page Chicago, IL, USA
Sid Vicious Kevin Nash Las Vegas, NV, USA
Sid Vicious Kevin Nash Los Angeles, CA, USA
Chris Benoit Sid Vicious Cincinnati, OH, USA
Bret Hart Goldberg Baltimore, MD, USA
Bret Hart Chris Benoit Toronto, OT, USA
Sting Hulk Hogan Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Hollywood Hogan Randy Savage Jacksonville, FL, USA
Randy Savage Kevin Nash Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Kevin Nash Diamond Dallas Page St. Louis, MO, USA
Sting Diamond Dallas Page Fargo, ND, USA
Diamond Dallas Page Sting Fargo, ND, USA
Diamond Dallas Page Ric Flair Tacoma, WA, USA
Ric Flair Hollywood Hogan Louisville, KY, USA
Hollywood Hogan Kevin Nash Atlanta, GA, USA
Kevin Nash Goldberg Washington, D.C., USA
Goldberg Hollywood Hogan Atlanta, GA, USA
Hollywood Hogan Randy Savage Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Randy Savage Sting Denver, CO, USA
Sting Hollywood Hogan Daly City, CA, USA
Sting Hollywood Hogan Washington, D.C., USA
Hollywood Hogan Lex Luger Sturgis, SD, USA
Lex Luger Hollywood Hogan Auburn Hills, MI, USA
Hollywood Hogan The Giant Sturgis, SD, USA
Ric Flair n/a Albany, GA, USA
Ric Flair Randy Savage St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Randy Savage Ric Flair Las Vegas, NV, USA
Ric Flair Randy Savage Nashville, TN, USA
Randy Savage n/a Norfolk, VA, USA
The Giant Hulk Hogan Detroit, MI, USA
Hulk Hogan Ric Flair Orlando, FL, USA
Ric Flair Big Van Vader Charlotte, NC, USA
Big Van Vader Sting Dublin, Ireland
Sting Big Van Vader London, England
Big Van Vader Ron Simmons Baltimore, MD, USA
Ron Simmons Big Van Vader Baltimore, MD, USA
Big Van Vader Sting Albany, GA, USA
Sting Lex Luger Milwaukee, WI, USA
Lex Luger Barry Windham Baltimore, MD, USA
Ric Flair Sting East Rutherford, NJ, USA