| WWF International Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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 New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)'s version of the WWF International Heavyweight Championship belt | |||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC) World Wrestling Federation (WWF) New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | 1959 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | 1963 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
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TheWWF International Heavyweight Championship is a former championship recognized by theCapitol Wrestling Corporation, theWorld Wrestling Federation,New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and theUniversal Wrestling Federation.[1]
The title existed from 1959 through 1963 and again from 1982 through 1985.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | |||||||
| National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) | |||||||||||
| 1 | Antonino Rocca | July 2, 1959 | House show | New York,NY | 1 | 1,554 | DefeatedBuddy Rogers to become the inaugural champion. | ||||
| World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) | |||||||||||
| — | Vacated | October 3, 1963 | — | — | — | — | Antonino Rocca vacated the championship and it later became inactive. | ||||
| National Wrestling Alliance:World Wrestling Federation (WWF) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Tony Parisi | June 15, 1982 | House show | Buffalo, NY | 1 | 64 | It is uncertain who Parisi defeated to win the championship. | ||||
| 3 | Gino Brito | August 18, 1982 | House show | Buffalo, NY | 1 | 12 | |||||
| 4 | Tatsumi Fujinami | August 30, 1982 | WWF on MSG Network | New York,NY | 1 | 216 | |||||
| 5 | Riki Choshu | April 3, 1983 | Big Fight Series II 1983 | Tokyo,Japan | 1 | 123 | [2] | ||||
| 6 | Tatsumi Fujinami | August 4, 1983 | Summer Fight Series 1983 | Tokyo,Japan | 2 | 715 | Fujinami won the match by count-out but refused to accept the championship. A rematch between Fujinami and Choshu to determine a new champion was scheduled inCalgary,Alberta on August 12, 1983 but Choshu could not get intoCanada for the match, and Fujinami was recognized as undisputed champion starting from the August 4, 1983 date. | [3] | |||
| World Wrestling Federation (WWF) | |||||||||||
| † | Akira Maeda | March 25, 1984 | All American Wrestling | New York,NY | 1 | 120 | Maeda defeatedPierre Lefebvre atMadison Square Garden to be recognized by the WWF but the victory was ignored by NJPW. Maeda departed from the WWF during this reign and defended the title as the "UWF Heavyweight Championship" in theUniversal Wrestling Federation before vacating the title on July 23, 1984. | ||||
| † | Tatsumi Fujinami | July 5, 1984 | — | — | 3 | 379 | Fujinami regained recognition from the WWF on July 5, 1984, though NJPW recognized his second reign as uninterrupted. | [4] | |||
| — | Vacated | July 19, 1985 | House show | Sapporo,Japan | — | — | Tatsumi Fujinami gave up the title after wrestlingSuper Strong Machine to a double disqualification. | ||||
| — | Deactivated | October 31, 1985 | — | — | — | — | The championship was abandoned when the WWF ended its working relationship with NJPW. | ||||
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