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In some cases, this occurs in organizations where other world tag team championships are also competed for, as was the case in WCW in the early 1990s and WWE in the 2000s. The term "world tag team championship" can apply to any world tag team championship in general or to a specific one in particular, though this often creates confusion over ...
The Omni, one of the most popular wrestling venues in Southeastern U.S. during the "Territory-era", set a number of attendance records in the 1980s and 1990s. Arn Anderson has called The Omni the equivalent of Madison Square Garden for Southern wrestling fans. [1] The following is a list of World Championship Wrestling attendance records.
WWE's inaugural world champion, Buddy Rogers, who became the WWWF World Heavyweight Champion in 1963, a title that is now known as the WWE Championship.. The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has maintained several men's world championships since Capitol Wrestling Corporation seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1963 to become the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF ...
NJPW / WCW: Wrestling Dontaku in Fukuoka Dome May 1, 1994: Fukuoka, Japan: Fukuoka Dome: 53,000 Antonio Inoki vs. The Great Muta [67] NJPW: Strong Style Evolution May 3, 1997: Osaka, Japan: Osaka Dome: 53,000 Shinya Hashimoto (c) vs. Naoya Ogawa for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [68] WWE: Elimination Chamber: Perth February 24, 2024: Perth ...
Also known as WCW World Wide Wrestling, NWA World Wide Wrestling, and World Wide Wrestling: WCW Clash of the Champions: March 27, 1988: August 21, 1997: Also known as NWA Clash of the Champions: WCW Main Event: January 21, 1988: January 3, 1998: Also known as NWA Main Event: WCW Power Hour: June 23, 1989: March 5, 1994: Also known as NWA Power ...
Founded in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance controlled the professional wrestling industry in North America and other parts of the world during the "Territory-era" (1940s-1980s). All of the major NWA promoters were put out of business after the World Wrestling Federation began its national expansion under Vince McMahon, Jr. during the ...
In 2002, the WWF was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and the championship was renamed accordingly. [4] Following the 2023 WWE Draft, the title is currently exclusive to Raw. Overall, there have been 187 reigns among 91 different champions. Chris Jericho holds the record for the most reigns with nine.
Also road agent, producer and coach. A management employee, often a former wrestler (though it can be a current wrestler or even a non-wrestler), who helps wrestlers set up matches, plan storylines, give criticisms on matches, and relay instructions from the bookers. Agents often act as a liaison between wrestlers and higher-level management and sometimes may also help in training younger ...