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- World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territory Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) (which had aired its programming on TBS).
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The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE, currently defended on the SmackDown brand. It was the first world title established in WWE, at the time known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), having been introduced in 1963 as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship.
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- Overall reign number
- Number of days held recognized by the promotion
- Reign number for the specific champion
WWE currently promotes three men's world championships. Two of them, the WWE Championship and the WWE Universal Championship, are held and defended together as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship on the SmackDown brand. The third is the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw .
The World Heavyweight Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division.
The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship belt, which represents both the WWE Championship and Universal Championship (2023–present). The WWE Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division.
- April 25, 1963
- Roman Reigns
Launched by media mogul Ted Turner in 1988, World Championship Wrestling went from a predominantly southern attraction to the most popular sports-entertainment company on the planet in less than a decade.
WWE Championship | WWE. Championship Holder Cody Rhodes. Time Held. 29 days. twitter. WWE Championships. Universal Championship. 2016-Present. WWE Championship. 1963-Present. World Heavyweight Championship. 2023-Present. Intercontinental Championship. 1979-Present. United States Championship. 1975-Present. WWE Women’s Championship. 2016-Present.
In 2001, WWE acquired longtime rival WCW. What exactly was WCW and how does its legacy live on today? Join the revived WCW.com on a look back at World Championship Wrestling.
