News of Pro-Wrestling History: General

As most of you have heard by now, Shin'ya Hashimoto passed away on the 11th due to a brain hemorrhage at the young age of 40.

The following is the list of the titles he held during his great career:

• IWGP Tag Team Title (2)
• IWGP Heavyweight Title (3)
• NWA World Heavyweight Title
• NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Title (2)
• Triple Crown Heavyweight Title

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On May 4th, 1905, George Hackenschmidt, who claimed the world heavyweight championship in Europe and Oceania (and probably in Africa as well), defeated American heavyweight champion Tom Jenkins in New York City to become the first undisputed world heavyweight champion.

Hack continues to defend the world title for another three years until he is ...

If a company shuts down without a vacancy in the title and the company reopens would the last champion be the current champion of the rejuvinated federation? Would a cease in operations automatically equal a vacancy?

He wasnt exactly a Legend but if you were paid attention to regional promotions in Canada, or watched the WWF at all from early 80's to the mid 90's you know who he was. says he passed away of an apparent heart attack on January 24, and the WWE is just now acknowledging it

Hello,

I have been trying to put together the Linage of the World Title from This site, what I know and others on the web. Can someone take a look at the information below and tell please help me out and let me know were I go wrong

Thanks
Matthew

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Undisputed From January 11th, 19?? – March 14th, 1931


Ed "The Stangler Lewis" Won Title ...

As a result of the 'Jericho and the IC title' thread, there are a few things I'd like to discuss. What I'm talkin about are titles of disputed status in general and held up titles in particular.
Obviously different sources treat the same subject in different ways. For example, in case of a champion winning the rematch, Wrestling Title Histories notes the dates of the matches but treats it as one continuous reign, while The ...

I'm told that in Korea, there's a fed that 'revived' the WWA (Los Angeles) World Heavyweight Championship in 2000. More recently, NJPW 'revived' the old NWF World Heavyweight Title. How exactly can they do this? Do they need the physical belt to do it? Do they ask permission of the previous company's operators? I'm just asking to see how these promotions are able to 'revive' titles. Any response will be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Stu Hart passed away this afternoon due to complications from pneumonia at the
age of 88.

Stu was not only a father of two of the greatest wrestlers of this era, Bret and Owen, but also one of the greatest promoters from Canada.

Rest in peace, Stu.

Benny,

'Phantom' title switches (matches that never really happened) have been around for as long as there has been 'worked' matches. A classic example comes immediately to mind: May 1987 - Rick Rude & Manny Fernandez hold the NWA tag belts, when Rude jumps unannounced to the WWF. Scrambling, the NWA digs up up an old tape of the Rock & Roll Express defeating Rude & Fernandez in a non-title bout MONTHS earlier in SC, ...

Not quite sure where to post this, being that the title was apparently first NWA, then WWF, but this seems as good of a place as any...

I notice on the title histories here quite a handful of title changes from the time Moolah first won to when Wendy Richter won it...yet the PWI almanac lists Moolah as having a 27-year uninterrupted run, and I'm also pretty sure I've heard comments on WWE TV to ...