WCW World Heavyweight Championship

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The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was the premier world title of World Championship Wrestling, held by top stars such as Hulk Hogan during the 1990s wrestling boom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf professional wrestling world championship
world heavyweight championship
beltDesignFeature large central plate with WCW logo
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created 1991
createdFrom NWA World Heavyweight Championship
defendedOn WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Thunder
WCW pay-per-view events
era Monday Night Wars
surface form: Monday Night War
finalChampion Chris Jericho
firstChampion Ric Flair
genderDivision men's
governingBody WCW Executive Committee
introducedBy World Championship Wrestling
lineageContinuedAs World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
lineageRelatedTo NWA World Heavyweight Championship
majorEra 1990s wrestling boom
notableChampion Booker T
Bret Hart
Diamond Dallas Page
Goldberg
Hulk Hogan NERFINISHED
Jeff Jarrett
Kevin Nash
Lex Luger
Macho Man Randy Savage
surface form: Randy Savage

Ric Flair
Scott Steiner
Sid Vicious
Sting
The Giant
notableStorylineGroup New World Order
ownedByDuringPeak Turner Broadcasting System
primaryBroadcastPartner TBS
TNT
promotion World Championship Wrestling
promotionPredecessor Jim Crockett Promotions
retired 2001
retiredBy World Wrestling Federation
scripted yes
shortName WCW World Heavyweight Championship self-linksurface differs
surface form: WCW World Heavyweight Title

WCW World Heavyweight Championship self-linksurface differs
surface form: WCW World Title
sport professional wrestling
topTitleOf World Championship Wrestling
unificationDate December 9, 2001
unificationEvent WWF Vengeance 2001
unifiedInto WWE Championship
surface form: Undisputed WWF Championship
weightClass heavyweight

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Hulk Hogan championship WCW World Heavyweight Championship
World Championship Wrestling championshipTitle WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Bill Goldberg notableAchievement WCW World Heavyweight Championship
this entity surface form: WCW World Heavyweight Champion
The Rock championship WCW World Heavyweight Championship
this entity surface form: WCW Championship
Kurt Angle championshipHeld WCW World Heavyweight Championship
this entity surface form: WCW Championship (in WWE)
David Arquette awardReceived WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Lex Luger notableChampionship WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Terry Gene Bollea championship WCW World Heavyweight Championship
WCW World Heavyweight Championship shortName WCW World Heavyweight Championship self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WCW World Title
WCW World Heavyweight Championship shortName WCW World Heavyweight Championship self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WCW World Heavyweight Title
Macho Man Randy Savage championshipHeld WCW World Heavyweight Championship