WCW World Heavyweight Championship Title History

WCW World Heavyweight Championship
(January 1991 - November 2001)

World Heavyweight Championship
(November 2001 - March 2002)

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Most Times Held Longest Reign Shortest Reign Most Cumulative Time

1. Ric Flair (8)
2. Hulk Hogan (7)
3. Sting (6)
4. Kevin Nash (5)
4. Booker T (5)
1. Hulk Hogan (469)
2. Hulk Hogan (359)
3. Vader (285)
4. Lex Luger (230)
5. Ric Flair (184)
1. Kevin Nash (1 hr)
2. Sting (2 hrs)
3. Ric Flair (2 hrs)
4. Randy Savage (1)
4. Dallas Page (1)
4. Jeff Jarrett (1) 1. Hulk Hogan (1115)
2. Ric Flair (511)
3. Vader (377)
4. Booker T (252)
5. Sting (250)

In December of 1988, Ted Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions (formerly NWA Mid-Atlantic). JCP used "World Championship Wrestling" as the title to their TV broadcasts, so Turner adopted that name. The company was still considered part of the National Wrestling Alliance, although usage of the NWA name on television faded over time.

On January 11, 1991, Ric Flair defeated Sting to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which was supposed to have been defended throughout the NWA territories. Turner's company, now officially World Championship Wrestling, recognized Flair as the first ever WCW World Champion and continued to use the NWA "big gold" belt.

On July 1, 1991, WCW Executive VP Jim Herd fired Ric Flair for creative differences. Under the NWA, the title holder put a $25,000 deposit on the belt, which they would receive (plus interest) on the belt's return at the end of their reign. Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes never accepted the money back during their time in NWA because they knew they would get the belt again and therefore would rather keep the interest growing. Since Flair was fired and Herd refused to pay Flair his deposit back, Flair took the belt with him as he signed a deal to wrestle for Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation.

Since the belt was gone, WCW used an old NWA Western States Heritage Championship belt for its Great American Bash on July 14, 1991 when Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham in a steel cage match to fill the vacated title. Soon after, WCW introduced a brand new belt (the one pictured above on the left).

Ric Flair, still recognized by the NWA as World Champion, was in WWF wearing the "big gold" belt. WWF television billed him as "the REAL World Heavyweight Champion" for storyline purposes since WWF had long separated from NWA. In late 1991, WCW sued Ric Flair and WWF for using the "big gold" belt on WWF television. WWF President Jack Tunney ruled on WWF TV that the belt was not recognized by WWF and from then on, Flair actually wore a WWF Tag Team title belt that was pixelated/blurred out on television to put over that the belt was not recognized by WWF (and to avoid further lawsuits in reality). Eventually the suit was settled out of court by paying Flair his deposit back ($38,000) in return for the belt.

Upon receiving the belt back, WCW and NWA decided to run a joint tournament to crown a new NWA champion, and in August of 1992 Masahiro Chono was crowned the new champ. Chono defended the title throughout NWA territories including on WCW TV, even though WCW had their own champion.

In September of 1993, WCW withdrew its affiliation with NWA over disputes regarding to television tapings and wrestler appearances that overlapped in different territories ruining storylines since some tapings were months in advance. Ironically, Flair had returned to WCW in the Summer of 1993 and was currently holding the NWA World Heavyweight Championship again. WCW then ran with an "International Committee" story that informed fans that Ric Flair was the "International World Heavyweight Champion."

In June 1994, WCW decided to end the controversy once and for all with a unification match which saw the current WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defeat the WCW International Heavyweight Champion Sting. After the unification, WCW resumed using the "big gold" belt as its WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

Won By # Won From Date/Location Days Notes

Ric Flair - Sting January 11, 1991
East Rutherford, NJ 184 Flair defeated Sting, the current NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and begins to be recognized as the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion.

VACANT - Ric Flair July 1, 1991 13 Flair is fired by WCW.

Lex Luger - Barry Windham July 14, 1991
Baltimore, MD
Great American Bash 230 Match to fill vacated title.

Sting - Lex Luger February 29, 1992
Milwaukee, WI
SuperBrawl 134

Vader - Sting July 12, 1992
Albany, GA
Great American Bash 21

Ron Simmons - Vader August 2, 1992
Baltimore, MD 150

Vader [2] Ron Simmons December 30, 1992
Baltimore, MD 71

Sting [2] Vader March 11, 1993
London, England 6

Vader [3] Sting March 17, 1993
Dublin, Ireland 285

Ric Flair [2] Sting December 27, 1993
Charlotte, NC
Starcade 111

VACANT - Ric Flair April 17, 1994
Rosemont, IL 7 Match between Flair and Ricky Steamboat ends in a doublepin. The title is upheld until a rematch occurs.

Ric Flair [3] Ricky Steamboat April 24, 1994
Atlanta, GA 84

Ric Flair [3] Sting June 23, 1994
Charleston, SC - Flair defeats the current WCW International Heavyweight Champion, Sting, to unify the titles.

Hulk Hogan - Ric Flair July 17, 1994
Orlando, FL
Bash at the Beach 469

The Giant - Hulk Hogan October 29, 1995
Detroit, MI
Halloween Havoc 8 Wins via DQ. Hogan's manager, Jimmy Hart, signed the match so that the title could change hands via DQ.

VACANT - The Giant November 6, 1995 20 Title stripped when WCW claims the match decision was dubious.

Randy Savage - WW3 November 26, 1995
Norfolk, VA
World War 3 31 WW3, a 60-man over-the-top Battle Royal within 3 adjacent rings, was held with the winner being named the new WCW World Champion. Savage eliminated One Man Gang to win. Hogan was on the floor but had not gone over the top rope, but referee Randy Anderson believed Hogan was eliminated.

Ric Flair [4] Randy Savage December 27, 1995
Nashville, TN
Starcade 26

Randy Savage [2] Ric Flair January 22, 1996
Las Vegas, NV
Nitro 20

Ric Flair [5] Randy Savage February 11, 1996
St. Petersburg, FL
SuperBrawl 71

The Giant [2] Ric Flair April 22, 1996
Albany, GA
Nitro 110

Hulk Hogan [2] The Giant August 10, 1996
Sturgis, SD
Hog Wild 359

Lex Luger [2] Hulk Hogan August 4, 1997
Auburn Hills, MI
Nitro 5

Hulk Hogan [3] Lex Luger August 10, 1997
Sturgis, SD
Road Wild 141

Sting [3] Hulk Hogan December 28, 1997
Washington, DC
Starcade 11

VACANT - Sting January 8, 1998
Thunder 55 Stripped by WCW Chairman J.J. Dillon due to the controversial endings to the Starcade match as well as the rematch on Nitro the night after.

Sting [4] Hulk Hogan February 22, 1998
San Francisco, CA
SuperBrawl 56 Defeated Hulk Hogan to end the controversy.

Randy Savage [3] Sting February 19, 1998
Denver, CO
Spring Stampede 1

Hulk Hogan [4] Randy Savage February 19, 1998
Colorado Springs, CO
Nitro 77

Bill Goldberg - Hulk Hogan July 6, 1998
Atlanta, GA
Nitro 174

Kevin Nash - Bill Goldberg December 27, 1998
Washington, DC
Starcade 8

Hulk Hogan [5] Kevin Nash January 4, 1999
Atlanta, GA
Nitro 69 Kevin Nash "laid down" for Hogan. Hogan poked Nash's chest, Nash fell over, Hogan won the title and they both left laughing.

Ric Flair [6] Hulk Hogan March 14, 1999
Louisville, KY
Uncensored 28

Diamond
Dallas Page - Ric Flair April 11
Tacoma, WA
Spring Stampede 15 Four Corners Match involving Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Diamond Dallas Page where whoever scored the first pinfall would be the new champion.

Sting [5] Diamond
Dallas Page April 26, 1999
Fargo, ND
Nitro 2
hrs

Diamond
Dallas Page [2] Sting April 26, 1999
Fargo, ND
Nitro 13 After being defeated by Sting earlier in the night, DDP proceeded to win the Fatal Four Way match over Sting, Kevin Nash, and Bill Goldberg.

Kevin Nash [2] Diamond
Dallas Page May 9, 1999
St. Louis, MO
Slamboree 63

Randy Savage [4] Kevin Nash July 11, 1999
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Bash at the Beach 1 Savage/Sid vs Nash/Sting, with whoever scores the deciding pinfall becomes the champion. Savage pinned Nash.

Hulk Hogan [6] Randy Savage July 12, 1999
Jacksonville, FL
Nitro 62

Sting [6] Hulk Hogan September 12, 1999
Winston-Salem, MA
Fall Brawl 43

VACANT - Sting October 25, 1999
Nitro 27 Stripped of the title for attacking WCW Referee Charles Robinson the previous night at Halloween Havoc.

Bret Hart - Tournament Final November 21, 1999
Toronto, Ontario
Mayhem 29 Defeats Chris Benoit in the finals of a 32-man tournament.

VACANT - Bret Hart December 20, 1999
Baltimore, MD
Nitro 0 Stripped of the title due to a controversial ending to the match the previous night at Starcade.

Bret Hart [2] Bill Goldberg December 20, 1999
Baltimore, MD
Nitro 27 Match to end the controversy.

VACANT - Bret Hart January 16, 2000
Cincinnati, OH
Souled Out 0 Vacated due to injuries Bret Hart sustained due to a kick to the head from Goldberg.

Chris Benoit - Sid Vicious January 16, 2000
Cincinnati, OH
Souled Out 1 The match between Benoit and Sid is signed to determine who will be the next WCW World Heavyweight Champion.

VACANT - Chris Benoit January 17, 2000
Nitro 8 Stripped due to Sid's leg being under the rope when he tapped out to Benoit's submission. Benoit did not show up on Nitro as he, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, and Eddie Guerrero all left to sign with the WWF.

Sid Vicious - Kevin Nash January 24, 2000
Los Angeles, CA
Nitro 1

Kevin Nash [3] Sid Vicious January 25, 2000
Las Vegas, NV
Thunder 1
hr Kevin Nash, currently the WCW Commissioner, strips Sid of the title and awards it to himself.

Sid Vicious [2] Kevin Nash September 25, 2000
Las Vegas, NV
Thunder 81 Defeated Kevin Nash and Ron Harris in a Steel Cage Triangle Match.

VACANT - Sid Vicious April 10, 2000
Denver, CO
Nitro 6 WCW Executives Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo declared a new beginning for WCW and demanded that all title belts be returned to them.

Jeff Jarrett - Diamond
Dallas Page April 16, 2000
Chicago, IL
Spring Stampede 8 Defeats Diamond Dallas Page to determine the new WCW World Champion.

Diamond
Dallas Page [3] Jeff Jarrett April 24, 2000
Rochester, NY
Nitro 1

David Arquette - Eric Bischoff April 25, 2000
Syracuse, NY
Thunder 12 David Arquette, promoting his new movie "Ready to Rumble", teams with the movie's star wrestler, Diamond Dallas Page, to take on Jeff Jarrett and Eric Bischoff in a tag team match where the person who scores a pinfall first becomes the new champion. Arquette pinned Bischoff.

Jeff Jarrett [2] David Arquette
Dallas Page May 7, 2000
Kansas City, MO
Slamboree 8 Jarrett defeated DDP and Arquette in a Triple Deck Cage Match.

Ric Flair [7] Jeff Jarrett May 15, 2000
Biloxi, MS
Nitro 7

VACANT - Ric Flair May 22, 2000
Grand Rapids, MI
Nitro 0 Stripped by Vince Russo.

Jeff Jarrett [3] Kevin Nash May 22, 2000
Grand Rapids, MI
Nitro 1 Defeats Kevin Nash to decide the new champion.

Kevin Nash [4] Jeff Jarrett May 23, 2000
Saginaw, MI
Thunder 6 Defeats Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner in a triple threat match.

Ric Flair [8] Kevin Nash May 29, 2000
Salt Lake City, UT
Nitro 2
hrs Belt returned to Flair by Nash.

Jeff Jarrett [4] Ric Flair May 29, 2000
Salt Lake City, UT
Nitro 41

Hulk Hogan [7] Jeff Jarrett July 9, 2000
Daytona Beach, FL
Bash at the Beach - Jeff Jarrett laid down and let Hogan pin him. WCW Executive Vince Russo came out and declared Jarrett still WCW World champion with a new belt since the one Hogan owns is just a "Hulk Hogan Memorial Belt" and doesn't mean anything. Russo then tells Hogan that Jarrett will defend the new belt against Booker T, a man who "has been held back by Hogan for 14 years."

Booker T - Jeff Jarrett July 9, 2000
Daytona Beach, FL
Bash at the Beach 50

Kevin Nash [5] Booker T August 28, 2000
Las Cruces, NM
Nitro 20

Booker T [2] Kevin Nash September 17, 2000
Buffalo, NY
Fall Brawl 8

Vince Russo - Booker T September 25, 2000
Uniondale, NY
Nitro 7 Sneaks out of the cage during a steel cage title match.

VACANT - Vince Russo October 2, 2000
San Francisco, CA
Nitro 0 Vacated by Russo.

Booker T [3] Jeff Jarrett October 2, 2000
San Francisco, CA
Nitro 54 Defeats Jarrett to fill the vacted title.

Scott Steiner - Booker T November 26, 2000
Milwaukee, WI
Mayhem 120

Booker T [4] Scott Steiner March 26, 2001
Panama City Beach, FL
Nitro 120 The final WCW Monday Nitro broadcast. WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation. Booker T, the current WCW U.S. Heavyweight Champion defeated the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Scott Steiner, in the final match.

Kurt Angle - Booker T July 30, 2001
Pittsburgh, PA
Smackdown 6

Booker T [5] Kurt Angle July 30, 2001
Philadelphia, PA
Raw 20

The Rock - Booker T August 19, 2001
San Jose, CA
SummerSlam 63

Chris Jericho - The Rock October 21, 2001
St. Louis, MO
No Mercy 15

The Rock [2] Chris Jericho November 5, 2001
Uniondale, NY
Raw 34 Only referred to as the "World Title" after November 19, 2001.

Chris Jericho [2] The Rock December 9, 2001
San Diego, CA
Vengeance -

Chris Jericho - December 9, 2001
San Diego, CA
Vengeance - After defeating The Rock for the title, Jericho faced the WWF World Champion Steve Austin, who had defeated Kurt Angle earlier in the night, to unify the two titles. Chris Jericho is then referred to as the first ever Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion.

DEFUNCT - - Jericho continues to carry both belts until WrestleMania X8 when the new Undisputed belt is introduced.

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Most Times Held	Longest Reign	Shortest Reign	Most Cumulative Time
1. Ric Flair (8) 2. Hulk Hogan (7) 3. Sting (6) 4. Kevin Nash (5) 4. Booker T (5)	1. Hulk Hogan (469) 2. Hulk Hogan (359) 3. Vader (285) 4. Lex Luger (230) 5. Ric Flair (184)	1. Kevin Nash (1 hr) 2. Sting (2 hrs) 3. Ric Flair (2 hrs) 4. Randy Savage (1) 4. Dallas Page (1) 4. Jeff Jarrett (1)	1. Hulk Hogan (1115) 2. Ric Flair (511) 3. Vader (377) 4. Booker T (252) 5. Sting (250)

Won By	#	Won From	Date/Location	Days	Notes
Ric Flair	-	Sting	January 11, 1991 East Rutherford, NJ	184	Flair defeated Sting, the current NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and begins to be recognized as the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
VACANT	-	Ric Flair	July 1, 1991	13	Flair is fired by WCW.
Lex Luger	-	Barry Windham	July 14, 1991 Baltimore, MD Great American Bash	230	Match to fill vacated title.
Sting	-	Lex Luger	February 29, 1992 Milwaukee, WI SuperBrawl	134
Vader	-	Sting	July 12, 1992 Albany, GA Great American Bash	21
Ron Simmons	-	Vader	August 2, 1992 Baltimore, MD	150
Vader	[2]	Ron Simmons	December 30, 1992 Baltimore, MD	71
Sting	[2]	Vader	March 11, 1993 London, England	6
Vader	[3]	Sting	March 17, 1993 Dublin, Ireland	285
Ric Flair	[2]	Sting	December 27, 1993 Charlotte, NC Starcade	111
VACANT	-	Ric Flair	April 17, 1994 Rosemont, IL	7	Match between Flair and Ricky Steamboat ends in a doublepin. The title is upheld until a rematch occurs.
Ric Flair	[3]	Ricky Steamboat	April 24, 1994 Atlanta, GA	84
Ric Flair	[3]	Sting	June 23, 1994 Charleston, SC	-	Flair defeats the current WCW International Heavyweight Champion, Sting, to unify the titles.
Hulk Hogan	-	Ric Flair	July 17, 1994 Orlando, FL Bash at the Beach	469
The Giant	-	Hulk Hogan	October 29, 1995 Detroit, MI Halloween Havoc	8	Wins via DQ. Hogan's manager, Jimmy Hart, signed the match so that the title could change hands via DQ.
VACANT	-	The Giant	November 6, 1995	20	Title stripped when WCW claims the match decision was dubious.
Randy Savage	-	WW3	November 26, 1995 Norfolk, VA World War 3	31	WW3, a 60-man over-the-top Battle Royal within 3 adjacent rings, was held with the winner being named the new WCW World Champion. Savage eliminated One Man Gang to win. Hogan was on the floor but had not gone over the top rope, but referee Randy Anderson believed Hogan was eliminated.
Ric Flair	[4]	Randy Savage	December 27, 1995 Nashville, TN Starcade	26
Randy Savage	[2]	Ric Flair	January 22, 1996 Las Vegas, NV Nitro	20
Ric Flair	[5]	Randy Savage	February 11, 1996 St. Petersburg, FL SuperBrawl	71
The Giant	[2]	Ric Flair	April 22, 1996 Albany, GA Nitro	110
Hulk Hogan	[2]	The Giant	August 10, 1996 Sturgis, SD Hog Wild	359
Lex Luger	[2]	Hulk Hogan	August 4, 1997 Auburn Hills, MI Nitro	5
Hulk Hogan	[3]	Lex Luger	August 10, 1997 Sturgis, SD Road Wild	141
Sting	[3]	Hulk Hogan	December 28, 1997 Washington, DC Starcade	11
VACANT	-	Sting	January 8, 1998 Thunder	55	Stripped by WCW Chairman J.J. Dillon due to the controversial endings to the Starcade match as well as the rematch on Nitro the night after.
Sting	[4]	Hulk Hogan	February 22, 1998 San Francisco, CA SuperBrawl	56	Defeated Hulk Hogan to end the controversy.
Randy Savage	[3]	Sting	February 19, 1998 Denver, CO Spring Stampede	1
Hulk Hogan	[4]	Randy Savage	February 19, 1998 Colorado Springs, CO Nitro	77
Bill Goldberg	-	Hulk Hogan	July 6, 1998 Atlanta, GA Nitro	174
Kevin Nash	-	Bill Goldberg	December 27, 1998 Washington, DC Starcade	8
Hulk Hogan	[5]	Kevin Nash	January 4, 1999 Atlanta, GA Nitro	69	Kevin Nash "laid down" for Hogan. Hogan poked Nash's chest, Nash fell over, Hogan won the title and they both left laughing.
Ric Flair	[6]	Hulk Hogan	March 14, 1999 Louisville, KY Uncensored	28
Diamond Dallas Page	-	Ric Flair	April 11 Tacoma, WA Spring Stampede	15	Four Corners Match involving Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Diamond Dallas Page where whoever scored the first pinfall would be the new champion.
Sting	[5]	Diamond Dallas Page	April 26, 1999 Fargo, ND Nitro	2 hrs
Diamond Dallas Page	[2]	Sting	April 26, 1999 Fargo, ND Nitro	13	After being defeated by Sting earlier in the night, DDP proceeded to win the Fatal Four Way match over Sting, Kevin Nash, and Bill Goldberg.
Kevin Nash	[2]	Diamond Dallas Page	May 9, 1999 St. Louis, MO Slamboree	63
Randy Savage	[4]	Kevin Nash	July 11, 1999 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bash at the Beach	1	Savage/Sid vs Nash/Sting, with whoever scores the deciding pinfall becomes the champion. Savage pinned Nash.
Hulk Hogan	[6]	Randy Savage	July 12, 1999 Jacksonville, FL Nitro	62
Sting	[6]	Hulk Hogan	September 12, 1999 Winston-Salem, MA Fall Brawl	43
VACANT	-	Sting	October 25, 1999 Nitro	27	Stripped of the title for attacking WCW Referee Charles Robinson the previous night at Halloween Havoc.
Bret Hart	-	Tournament Final	November 21, 1999 Toronto, Ontario Mayhem	29	Defeats Chris Benoit in the finals of a 32-man tournament.
VACANT	-	Bret Hart	December 20, 1999 Baltimore, MD Nitro	0	Stripped of the title due to a controversial ending to the match the previous night at Starcade.
Bret Hart	[2]	Bill Goldberg	December 20, 1999 Baltimore, MD Nitro	27	Match to end the controversy.
VACANT	-	Bret Hart	January 16, 2000 Cincinnati, OH Souled Out	0	Vacated due to injuries Bret Hart sustained due to a kick to the head from Goldberg.
Chris Benoit	-	Sid Vicious	January 16, 2000 Cincinnati, OH Souled Out	1	The match between Benoit and Sid is signed to determine who will be the next WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
VACANT	-	Chris Benoit	January 17, 2000 Nitro	8	Stripped due to Sid's leg being under the rope when he tapped out to Benoit's submission. Benoit did not show up on Nitro as he, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, and Eddie Guerrero all left to sign with the WWF.
Sid Vicious	-	Kevin Nash	January 24, 2000 Los Angeles, CA Nitro	1
Kevin Nash	[3]	Sid Vicious	January 25, 2000 Las Vegas, NV Thunder	1 hr	Kevin Nash, currently the WCW Commissioner, strips Sid of the title and awards it to himself.
Sid Vicious	[2]	Kevin Nash	September 25, 2000 Las Vegas, NV Thunder	81	Defeated Kevin Nash and Ron Harris in a Steel Cage Triangle Match.
VACANT	-	Sid Vicious	April 10, 2000 Denver, CO Nitro	6	WCW Executives Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo declared a new beginning for WCW and demanded that all title belts be returned to them.
Jeff Jarrett	-	Diamond Dallas Page	April 16, 2000 Chicago, IL Spring Stampede	8	Defeats Diamond Dallas Page to determine the new WCW World Champion.
Diamond Dallas Page	[3]	Jeff Jarrett	April 24, 2000 Rochester, NY Nitro	1
David Arquette	-	Eric Bischoff	April 25, 2000 Syracuse, NY Thunder	12	David Arquette, promoting his new movie "Ready to Rumble", teams with the movie's star wrestler, Diamond Dallas Page, to take on Jeff Jarrett and Eric Bischoff in a tag team match where the person who scores a pinfall first becomes the new champion. Arquette pinned Bischoff.
Jeff Jarrett	[2]	David Arquette Dallas Page	May 7, 2000 Kansas City, MO Slamboree	8	Jarrett defeated DDP and Arquette in a Triple Deck Cage Match.
Ric Flair	[7]	Jeff Jarrett	May 15, 2000 Biloxi, MS Nitro	7
VACANT	-	Ric Flair	May 22, 2000 Grand Rapids, MI Nitro	0	Stripped by Vince Russo.
Jeff Jarrett	[3]	Kevin Nash	May 22, 2000 Grand Rapids, MI Nitro	1	Defeats Kevin Nash to decide the new champion.
Kevin Nash	[4]	Jeff Jarrett	May 23, 2000 Saginaw, MI Thunder	6	Defeats Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner in a triple threat match.
Ric Flair	[8]	Kevin Nash	May 29, 2000 Salt Lake City, UT Nitro	2 hrs	Belt returned to Flair by Nash.
Jeff Jarrett	[4]	Ric Flair	May 29, 2000 Salt Lake City, UT Nitro	41
Hulk Hogan	[7]	Jeff Jarrett	July 9, 2000 Daytona Beach, FL Bash at the Beach	-	Jeff Jarrett laid down and let Hogan pin him. WCW Executive Vince Russo came out and declared Jarrett still WCW World champion with a new belt since the one Hogan owns is just a "Hulk Hogan Memorial Belt" and doesn't mean anything. Russo then tells Hogan that Jarrett will defend the new belt against Booker T, a man who "has been held back by Hogan for 14 years."
Booker T	-	Jeff Jarrett	July 9, 2000 Daytona Beach, FL Bash at the Beach	50
Kevin Nash	[5]	Booker T	August 28, 2000 Las Cruces, NM Nitro	20
Booker T	[2]	Kevin Nash	September 17, 2000 Buffalo, NY Fall Brawl	8
Vince Russo	-	Booker T	September 25, 2000 Uniondale, NY Nitro	7	Sneaks out of the cage during a steel cage title match.
VACANT	-	Vince Russo	October 2, 2000 San Francisco, CA Nitro	0	Vacated by Russo.
Booker T	[3]	Jeff Jarrett	October 2, 2000 San Francisco, CA Nitro	54	Defeats Jarrett to fill the vacted title.
Scott Steiner	-	Booker T	November 26, 2000 Milwaukee, WI Mayhem	120
Booker T	[4]	Scott Steiner	March 26, 2001 Panama City Beach, FL Nitro	120	The final WCW Monday Nitro broadcast. WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation. Booker T, the current WCW U.S. Heavyweight Champion defeated the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Scott Steiner, in the final match.
Kurt Angle	-	Booker T	July 30, 2001 Pittsburgh, PA Smackdown	6
Booker T	[5]	Kurt Angle	July 30, 2001 Philadelphia, PA Raw	20
The Rock	-	Booker T	August 19, 2001 San Jose, CA SummerSlam	63
Chris Jericho	-	The Rock	October 21, 2001 St. Louis, MO No Mercy	15
The Rock	[2]	Chris Jericho	November 5, 2001 Uniondale, NY Raw	34	Only referred to as the "World Title" after November 19, 2001.
Chris Jericho	[2]	The Rock	December 9, 2001 San Diego, CA Vengeance	-
Chris Jericho	-		December 9, 2001 San Diego, CA Vengeance	-	After defeating The Rock for the title, Jericho faced the WWF World Champion Steve Austin, who had defeated Kurt Angle earlier in the night, to unify the two titles. Chris Jericho is then referred to as the first ever Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion.
DEFUNCT	-			-	Jericho continues to carry both belts until WrestleMania X8 when the new Undisputed belt is introduced.