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WCW International World Heavyweight Championship

Inactive title

Current name:
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship
Status:
inactive
Names:
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (since 18.07.1993)
Promotions:
World Championship Wrestling (18.07.1993 - 23.06.1994)

Title Holders
INACTIVE
23.06.1994
#8
Ric Flair (2)
23.06.1994 - 23.06.1994 (<1 day)
Matches
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
#7
Sting (2)
22.05.1994 - 23.06.1994 (32 days)
Matches
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
VACANT
04.05.1994 - 22.05.1994 (18 days)
#6
Rick Rude (3)
01.05.1994 - 04.05.1994 (3 days)
Matches
Fukuoka, Japan
#5
Sting
17.04.1994 - 01.05.1994 (14 days)
Matches
Rosemont, Illinois, USA
#4
Rick Rude (2)
24.03.1994 - 17.04.1994 (24 days)
Matches
Kyoto, Japan
#3
Hiroshi Hase
16.03.1994 - 24.03.1994 (8 days)
Matches
Tokyo, Japan
#2
Rick Rude
19.09.1993 - 16.03.1994 (178 days)
Matches
Houston, Texas, USA
#1
Ric Flair
18.07.1993 - 19.09.1993 (63 days)
Matches
Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
9.59
Current Total Rating (?)
Valid votes: 16
Number of comments: 4
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Average rating: 9.81  [16]
Average rating in 2025: 10.00  [4]
Average rating in 2024: 10.00  [4]
Average rating in 2023: 10.00  [1]
Average rating in 2022: 10.00  [3]
Average rating in 2020: 8.50  [2]
Average rating in 2014: 10.00  [1]
Average rating in 2009: 10.00  [1]
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TPG wrote on 24.12.2025:
[10.0] "An excellent replacement for the original title after Flair briefly took the belt with him. For a short period, it shared the same level of prestige, and it carried that weight with style. The design was striking, exuding classic prestige, and it was defended in some truly memorable matches. The bout between Rick Rude and Sting stands out as a perfect example; an incredible match that showcased both performers at the top of their game while elevating the title's status."
Pigeon Scratch wrote on 11.09.2024:
[10.0] "Lasted for less than a year, but was used perfectly for its entire length, especially in between Sting and Rick Rude. This is how you book two world titles in the same promotion."
XXDoubleHHXX wrote on 23.01.2022:
[10.0] "Amazing replacement belt for the world title after Flair took it with him and the came back, so for a short time two belts were the same level of prestige. It had a wonderful design and had some fantastic matches for the belt, Rick Rude vs Sting is truly incredible."
DanTalksRasslin wrote on 26.08.2020:
[7.0] "A belt born of confusion - as I understand it, when Ric Flair left WCW with the NWA World Title in 1991, WCW created their own new World Heavyweight Title, and when Flair returned with the Big Gold Belt, he was recognized as both WCW and NWA World Champ with the Big Gold Belt representing both. But in 1993, when WCW withdrew from the NWA, Rick Rude was scheduled to defeat Flair for the NWA Title. The match and title change went ahead, but since WCW no longer had the rights to the NWA name, the title Rude won was claimed as the title of a fictional subsidiary, "WCW International. " The International World Heavyweight Title briefly coexisted with the regular World Heavyweight belt, and during its existence the International belt racked up an impressive title history with actual international legitimacy (as Rude traded the belt with Hiroshi Hase in NJPW), but it ultimately became superfluous and understandably was soon unified with the regular WCW World Heavyweight Title."