WCW International Championship

The WCW International Championship was a wrestling championship that was created from the original NWA World Heavyweight Championship when World Championship Wrestling split from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1993.

Related Topics:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship - World Championship Wrestling - National Wrestling Alliance

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The creation and subsequent unification of WCW International Championship with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship added another long and confusing chapter to the legacy of the NWA World Heavyweight Title.

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In 1991, Ted Turner bought what was then Jim Crockett Promotions, the flagship territory of the National Wrestling Alliance, and renamed it World Championship Wrestling.

Related Topics:
Ted Turner - Jim Crockett Promotions

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Ric Flair was declared the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion on January 11, 1991 after defeating Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Though WCW was still a member of the NWA and the belt awarded to Flair was that of the recognized NWA World Champion, WCW considered it "their" world title as well, and the organization claimed the lineage of the NWA Title. While WCW controlled the NWA Board of Directors, it is important to remember that WCW and NWA were essentially two different organizations on paper.

Related Topics:
Ric Flair - Sting

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