Title Lineage

WCW World Heavyweight Championship

mens · 0 designs catalogued

The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was established on January 11, 1991, when Ric Flair was recognized as its inaugural champion after splitting from the NWA World Heavyweight Championship lineage, and it served as the most prestigious and prized title in World Championship Wrestling until the promotion was purchased by the WWF in March 2001. The belt's physical design underwent notable turbulence early on: when Flair departed WCW in mid-1991 and took the iconic "Big Gold Belt" with him, WCW was temporarily forced to use a modified belt owned by Dusty Rhodes with a gold plate reading "WCW W

No belts catalogued for this lineage yet.