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Kyle’s TNA Final Resolution 2009 Review



Live From Orlando Florida

Your Hosts: Mike Tenay and Taz.


The TNA PPV started with a Christmas-themed video package with clips from recent Read the rest of this entry

Kyle’s Cyberslam 1996 Recap

Cyberslam 1996
02.16.96

Queens, New York
Your Host: Joey Styles

Opening Match: Bad Crew, Don E. Allen, the Dirt Bike Kid and Dino Sendoff.

This match basically is nothing and ends with Bad news crew hitting a chokeslam on Don E. Allen. Read the rest of this entry

Kyle’s Turning Point 2009 Recap

AJ

Live from: Orlando, Florida
November 15, 2009
Your Host: Mike Tenay and Taz

  • The show opens up with a well put together video package of the build up over the month. It is mostly clips of the feuds and matches; and also Hulk Hogan’s signing. There is some “epic” music playing in the background blended in Dixie Carter’s shoot motivation speech for the wrestlers on Impact. Read the rest of this entry

The Rise and Fall of ECW — Disc One

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The Rise and Fall of ECW — Disc One
Released by WWF: November 16, 2004

Matt’s review of The Rise and Fall of WCW inspired me to do more of a play-by-play review for the documentary instead of the three paragraphs I had previously. Sort of an abridged ECW history according to this WWE-produced release. While the WCW documentary goes only about 90 minutes, the much shorter history of ECW is given almost a whopping three hours! No justice, right, WCW fans? Read the rest of this entry

ECW World Television Title History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Johnny Hotbody Larry Winters 8/12/1992 Philadelphia, PA[1]
Glen Osbourne The Sandman 9/30/1992 Philadelphia, PA[2]
Jimmy Snuka Glen Osbourne 3/12/1993 Radnor, PA[3]
Terry Funk Jimmy Snuka 10/1/1993 NWA Bloodfest:
Part 1
Sabu Terry Funk 11/13/1993 November to
Remember[4]
The Tazmaniac Sabu 3/6/1994 Philadelphia, PA
JT Smith The Tazmaniac 3/6/1994 Philadelphia, PA
The Pitbull #1 JT Smith 4/16/1994 Philadelphia, PA
Mikey Whipwreck The Pitbull #1 5/13/1994 Philadelphia, PA
Jason Mikey
Whipwreck
8/13/1994 Hardcore Heaven
Too Cold Scorpio Jason 11/4/1994 Hamburg, PA
Dean Malenko Too Cold
Scorpio
11/4/1994 Hamburg, PA
Too Cold
Scorpio (2)
Dean Malenko 3/18/1995 Philadelphia, PA
Eddie Guerrero Too Cold
Scorpio
4/8/1995 Three Way Dance
Dean Malenko (2) Eddie Guerrero 7/21/1995 Tampa, FL
Eddie Guerrero (2) Dean Malenko 7/28/1995 Middletown, NY
Too Cold
Scorpio (3)
Eddie Guerrero 8/25/1995 Jim Thorpe, PA
Mikey
Whipwreck (2)
Too Cold
Scorpio
12/29/1995 Holiday Hell
Too Cold
Scorpio (4)
Mikey
Whipwreck
1/5/1996 House Party
Shane Douglas Too Cold
Scorpio
5/11/1996 A Matter of Respect
The Pitbull #2 Shane Douglas 6/1/1996 Fight the Power
Chris Jericho Pitbull #2 6/22/1996 Hardcore Heaven
Shane Douglas (2) Chris Jericho 7/13/1996 Heat Wave[5]
Taz (2) Shane Douglas 6/7/1997 Wrestlepalooza
Bam Bam Bigelow Taz 3/1/1998 Living Dangerously
Rob Van Dam Bam Bam
Bigelow
4/4/1998 Buffalo, NY[6]
Super Crazy Rhino 3/12/2000 Living
Dangerously[7]
Yoshihiro Tajiri Super Crazy 4/8/2000 ECW on TNN[8]
Rhino Yoshihiro Tajiri 4/22/2000 CyberSlam
Kid Kash Rhino 8/26/2000 ECW on TNN
Rhyno (2) Kid Kash 9/9/2000 ECW on TNN[9]

Footnotes:
[1]: No title tournament that I’m aware of, just two top contenders facing off for the title. Hotbody legitimately injured his ankle and on September 12, 1992, he was forced by ECW to relinquish the title.
[2]: Osbourne and Sandman were the final two men who competed in a battle royal and wrestled later in the night to crown a new champion. In February 1993, Osbourne was stripped of the title for unknown reasons.
[3]: This was a tournament final.
[4]: The TV title was defended in a tag match which included the TV champ Terry Funk & King Kong Bundy against Sabu & Road Warrior Hawk. Sabu pinned Funk and because of the match stipulations, Sabu became the new TV champion.
[5]: This was a four-way dance which also included Pitbull #2 and Too Cold Scorpio.
[6]: On March 4, 2000, Rob Van Dam was injured and forced to vacate the title.
[7]: This was a tournament final.
[8]: This was a three-way match which also included Little Guido.
[9]: On April 11, 2001, ECW shut down and the WWF buys their assets, which leaves Rhino as the final REAL ECW World Television Champion.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

ECW World Heavyweight Title History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Jimmy Snuka Salvatore Bellomo 4/25/1992 Mount Tabor, PA[1]
Johnny Hotbody Jimmy Snuka 4/26/1992 Philadelphia, PA
Jimmy Snuka (2) Johnny Hotbody 7/14/1992 Philadelphia, PA
Don Muraco Jimmy Snuka 9/30/1992 Philadelphia, PA
The Sandman Don Muraco 11/16/1992 Philadelphia, PA
Don Muraco (2) The Sandman 4/3/1993 Radnor, PA
Tito Santana Don Muraco 8/8/1993 Philadelphia, PA
Shane Douglas Tito Santana 9/9/1993 Roanoke, VA[2]
Sabu Shane Douglas 10/2/1993 NWA Bloodfest: Part 2
Terry Funk Sabu 12/26/1993 Holiday Hell
Shane Douglas (2) Terry Funk 3/26/1994 Ultimate Jeopardy[3]
The Sandman (2) Shane Douglas 4/15/1995 Hostile City Showdown
Mikey Whipwreck The Sandman 10/28/1995 Philadelphia, PA
The Sandman (3) Mikey Whipwreck 12/9/1995 December to Dismember[4]
Raven The Sandman 1/27/1996 Philadelphia, PA
The Sandman (4) Stevie Richards 10/5/1996 Ultimate Jeopardy[5]
Raven (2) The Sandman 12/7/1996 Holiday Hell
Terry Funk (2) Raven 4/13/1997 Barely Legal
Sabu (2) Terry Funk 8/9/1997 Born to be Wired
Shane Douglas (3) Sabu 8/17/1997 Hardcore Heaven[6]
Bam Bam Bigelow Shane Douglas 10/16/1997 New York, NY
Shane Douglas (4) Bam Bam Bigelow 11/30/1997 November to Remember
Taz Shane Douglas 1/10/1999 Guilty as Charged
Mike Awesome Taz 9/19/1999 Anarchy Rulz[7]
Masato Tanaka Mike Awesome 12/17/1999 ECW on TNN
Mike Awesome (2) Masato Tanaka 12/23/1999 ECW on TNN
Tazz (2) Mike Awesome 4/13/2000 ECW on TNN[8]
Tommy Dreamer Tazz 4/22/2000 CyberSlam
Justin Credible Tommy Dreamer 4/22/2000 CyberSlam
Jerry Lynn Justin Credible 10/1/2000 Anarchy Rulz
Steve Corino Jerry Lynn 11/5/2000 November to Remember[9]
The Sandman (5) Steve Corino 1/7/2001 Guilty as Charged[10]
Rhino The Sandman 1/7/2001 Guilty as Charged[11]

Footnotes:
[1]: This was a tournament final.
[2]: Title awarded to Douglas by forfeit when Tito Santana didn’t show up for the match.
[3]: Douglas pinned Funk in an eight-man tag team Ultimate Jeopardy match which included Shane Douglas, Mr. Hughes and Public Enemy against Road Warrior Hawk, Kevin Sullivan, The Tazmaniac and Terry Funk. Due to a prematch stipulation, the title changed hands. Also, on August 27, 1994, Eastern Championship Wrestling was renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling once Shane Douglas denounced the NWA to break away and become their own seperate promotion.
[4]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Steve Austin.
[5]: Stevie Richards substituted for Raven in a tag match that had as a stipulation that if he got pinned, Raven would lose the belt. The tag match ended up being The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer against Stevie Richards and Brian Lee.
[6]: Shane Douglas was victorious over both Sabu and Terry Funk in this three-way elimination match.
[7]: This was a three-way match also involving Masato Tanaka.
[8]: Even though Tazz was working for the WWF at the time, Vince McMahon allowed him to come over to ECW and squash Mike Awesome for the ECW world title belt because of his recent signing with WCW for the fear that Mike Awesome would take the belt with him.
[9]: This was a Double Jeopardy match also involving Justin Credible and The Sandman.
[10]: This was a Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes match also involving Justin Credible.
[11]: On April 11, 2001, ECW shuts down and the WWF buys their assets, which makes Rhino the final REAL ECW world heavyweight champion.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

WCW U.S. Heavyweight Title History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Lex Luger 1/1/1991 [1]
Sting Steve Austin 8/25/1991 Atlanta, GA[2]
Rick Rude Sting 11/19/1991 Clash 17[3]
Dustin Rhodes Ricky Steamboat 1/16/1993 Saturday Night[4]
Dustin Rhodes (2) Rick Rude 8/30/1993 Atlanta, GA[5]
Steve Austin Dustin Rhodes 12/27/1993 Starrcade
Ricky Steamboat Steve Austin 8/24/1994 Clash 28
Steve Austin (2) Ricky Steamboat 9/18/1994 Fall Brawl[6]
Jim Duggan Steve Austin 9/18/1994 Fall Brawl
Vader Jim Duggan 12/27/1994 Starrcade
Sting (2) Meng 6/18/1995 Great American Bash[7]
Kensuke Sasaki Sting 11/13/1995 Japan
One Man Gang Kensuke Sasaki 12/27/1995 Starrcade
Konnan One Man Gang 1/29/1996 Monday Nitro
Ric Flair Konnan 7/7/1996 Bash at the Beach[8]
Eddie Guerrero Diamond Dallas Page 12/29/1996 Starrcade[9]
Dean Malenko Eddie Guerrero 3/16/1997 UnCeNSoReD
Jeff Jarrett Dean Malenko 6/9/1997 Monday Nitro
Steve McMichael Jeff Jarrett 8/21/1997 Clash 35
Curt Hennig Steve McMichael 9/15/1997 Monday Nitro
Diamond Dallas Page Curt Hennig 12/28/1997 Starrcade
Raven Diamond Dallas Page 4/19/1998 Spring Stampede
Bill Goldberg Raven 4/20/1998 Monday Nitro
Bret Hart Diamond Dallas Page 7/20/1998 Monday Nitro[10]
Lex Luger (2) Bret Hart 8/10/1998 Monday Nitro
Bret Hart (2) Lex Luger 8/13/1998 Thunder
Diamond Dallas Page (2) Bret Hart 10/26/1998 Monday Nitro
Bret Hart (3) Diamond Dallas Page 11/30/1998 Monday Nitro
Roddy Piper Bret Hart 2/8/1999 Monday Nitro
Scott Hall Roddy Piper 2/21/1999 Superbrawl IX[11]
Scott Steiner Booker T 4/11/1999 Spring Stampede[12]
David Flair 7/5/1999 Monday Nitro[13]
Chris Benoit David Flair 8/9/1999 Monday Nitro
Sid Vicious Chris Benoit 9/12/1999 Fall Brawl
Bill Goldberg (2) Sid Vicious 10/24/1999 Halloween Havoc
Bret Hart (4) Bill Goldberg 10/25/1999 Monday Nitro
Scott Hall (2) Bret Hart 11/8/1999 Monday Nitro[14]
Chris Benoit (2) Jeff Jarrett 12/19/1999 Starrcade
Jeff Jarrett (2) Chris Benoit 12/20/1999 Monday Nitro[15]
Scott Steiner (2) Sting 4/16/2000 Spring Stampede[16]
Lance Storm Mike Awesome 7/18/2000 Monday Nitro[17]
Terry Funk Lance Storm 9/22/2000 Amarillo, TX
Lance Storm (2) Terry Funk 9/23/2000 Lubbock, TX
General Rection Lance Storm 10/29/2000 Halloween Havoc[18]
Lance Storm (3) General Rection 11/13/2000 Monday Nitro
General Rection (2) Lance Storm 11/26/2000 Mayhem
Shane Douglas General Rection 1/14/2001 Sin
Rick Steiner Shane Douglas 2/5/2001 Monday Nitro
Booker T Rick Steiner 3/18/2001 Greed
WWE buys out WCW and the title becomes defended on WWE programming.
Kanyon 7/26/2001 Smackdown![19]
Tajiri Kanyon 9/10/2001 Raw is War
Rhyno Tajiri 9/23/2001 Unforgiven
Kurt Angle Rhyno 10/22/2001 Raw
Edge Kurt Angle 11/12/2001 Raw[20]

Footnotes:
[1]: When WCW withdrew from the NWA in January 1991, Lex Luger’s NWA U.S. title reign carried over to become the first ever WCW U.S. title reign. After winning the WCW world title, Lex Luger had to vacate the U.S. title.
[2]: This was a tournament final.
[3]: In December 1992, Rude had to vacate the title due to injury.
[4]: This was a tournament final. During a controversial finish in May 1993, the U.S. title became vacant.
[5]: Rhodes regained the U.S. title in a rematch on 8/30/1993.
[6]: Austin was awarded the title after Steamboat was forced to vacate the title due to injury.
[7]: Vader was stripped of the title by WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel in April 1995. This was a tournament final.
[8]: Ric Flair had to vacate the title due to a shoulder injury in November 1996.
[9]: This was a tournament final.
[10]: Goldberg vacated the U.S. title once he won the WCW world title on 7/5/1998. Bret Hart and DDP were considered as the top two contendors to the U.S. title.
[11]: Scott Hall vacated the U.S. title after suffering an injury.
[12]: This was a tournament final.
[13]: WCW President Ric Flair stripped Scott Steiner of the title when he failed to defend it and awarded it to his son David.
[14]: This was a four-way ladder match which also included Sid Vicious and Goldberg. He would be stripped of the title due to an injury at Starrcade, setting up a ladder match between Benoit and Jarrett for the vacant title.
[15]: Once the Russo/Bischoff era started on 4/10/2000, all the titles were made vacant as they reset the company.
[16]: This was a tournament final. Steiner would be stripped of the title when he used the Steiner Recliner on Mike Awesome at Bash at the Beach which was a submission hold that had been banned from WCW.
[17]: This was a tournament final. During the Lance Storm title reigns, the U.S. title becomes unofficially known as the WCW Canadian Heavyweight title.
[18]: General Rection won the title in a handicap match by defeating both Lance Storm and Jim Duggan.
[19]: As the WCW world champion, Booker T awards the secondary WCW U.S. title to Kanyon.
[20]: At the Survivor Series PPV the following weekend, Edge defeated WWE Intercontinental champion Test to win the title and as the WCW U.S. champion, the WCW and WWE titles become unified for the first time ever.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

WWE Hardcore Title History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Mankind 11/2/1998 Raw is War[1]
Big Bossman Mankind 11/30/1998 Raw is War
Road Dogg Big Bossman 12/15/1998 Raw is War
Hardcore Holly Al Snow 2/14/1999 St. Valentines
Day Massacre[2]
Billy Gunn Hardcore Holly 3/15/1999 Raw is War
Hardcore Holly
(2)
Billy Gunn 3/28/1999 WrestleMania XV[3]
Al Snow Hardcore Holly 4/25/1999 Backlash
Big Bossman (2) Al Snow 7/25/1999 Fully Loaded
Al Snow (2) Big Bossman 8/22/1999 SummerSlam
Big Bossman (3) Al Snow 8/24/1999 Smackdown!
Davey Boy Smith Big Bossman 9/7/1999 Smackdown!
Al Snow (3) 9/7/1999 Smackdown![4]
Big Bossman (4) Al Snow 10/12/1999 Smackdown![5]
Test Big Bossman 1/17/2000 Raw is War
Crash Holly Test 2/22/2000 Smackdown![6]
Pete Gas Crash Holly 3/13/2000 Raw is War
Crash Holly (2) Pete Gas 3/13/2000 Raw is War
Hardcore Holly
(3)
Crash Holly 4/2/2000 WrestleMania 2000[7]
Crash Holly (3) Hardcore Holly 4/3/2000 Raw is War
Perry Saturn Crash Holly 4/11/2000 Raw is War
Tazz Perry Saturn 4/11/2000 Raw is War
Crash Holly (4) Tazz 4/11/2000 Raw is War
Matt Hardy Crash Holly 4/24/2000 Raw is War
Crash Holly (5) Matt Hardy 4/25/2000 Smackdown!
Davey Boy Smith
(2)
Crash Holly 5/6/2000 Insurrextion
Crash Holly (6) Davey Boy
Smith
5/9/2000 Smackdown!
Godfather’s Ho Crash Holly 5/15/2000 Raw is War
Crash Holly (7) Godfather’s Ho 5/15/2000 Raw is War
Gerald Brisco Crash Holly 6/6/2000 Smackdown!
Crash Holly (8) Gerald Brisco 6/13/2000 Smackdown!
Gerald Brisco (2) Crash Holly 6/19/2000 Raw is War
Pat Patterson Gerald Brisco 6/19/2000 Raw is War
Crash Holly (9) Pat Patterson 6/25/2000 King of the Ring
Steve Blackman Crash Holly 6/27/2000 Smackdown!
Crash Holly (10) Steve Blackman 7/2/2000 Tampa, FL
Steve Blackman
(2)
Crash Holly 7/2/2000 Tampa, FL
Shane McMahon Steve Blackman 8/21/2000 Raw is War
Steve Blackman
(3)
Shane McMahon 8/27/2000 SummerSlam
Crash Holly (11) Steve Blackman 9/24/2000 Unforgiven[8]
Perry Saturn (2) Crash Holly 9/24/2000 Unforgiven
Steve Blackman
(4)
Perry Saturn 9/24/2000 Unforgiven
Raven Steve Blackman 12/25/2000 Raw is War
Al Snow (4) Raven 1/22/2001 Raw is War
Raven (2) Al Snow 1/22/2001 Raw is War
K-Kwik Raven 2/3/2001 Greensboro, NC
Crash Holly (12) K-Kwik 2/3/2001 Greensboro, NC
Raven (3) Crash Holly 2/3/2001 Greensboro, NC
K-Kwik (2) Raven 2/4/2001 Columbia, SC
Crash Holly (13) K-Kwik 2/4/2001 Columbia, SC
Raven (4) Crash Holly 2/4/2001 Columbia, SC
Hardcore Holly
(4)
Raven 2/8/2001 Smackdown!
Raven (5) Hardcore Holly 2/8/2001 Smackdown!
Hardcore Holly
(5)
Raven 2/10/2001 St. Paul, MN
Raven (6) Hardcore Holly 2/10/2001 St. Paul, MN
Hardcore Holly
(6)
Raven 2/11/2001 Boston, MA
Raven (7) Hardcore Holly 2/11/2001 Boston, MA
Al Snow (5) Raven 2/11/2001 Boston, MA
Raven (8) Al Snow 2/11/2001 Boston, MA
Steve Blackman
(5)
Raven 2/17/2001 Cedar Falls, IA
Raven (9) Steve Blackman 2/17/2001 Cedar Falls, IA
Steve Blackman
(6)
Raven 2/18/2001 Cape Girardeau, MO
Raven (10) Steve Blackman 2/18/2001 Cape Girardeau, MO
Billy Gunn (2) Raven 2/25/2001 No Way Out
Raven (11) Billy Gunn 2/25/2001 No Way Out
Big Show Raven 2/25/2001 No Way Out
Raven (12) Big Show 3/19/2001 Raw is War
Kane Raven 4/1/2001 WrestleMania X-7[9]
Rhyno Kane 4/19/2001 Smackdown!
Big Show (2) Rhyno 5/21/2001 Raw is War
Chris Jericho Big Show 5/28/2001 Raw is War
Rhyno (2) Chris Jericho 5/28/2001 Raw is War
Test (2) Rhyno 6/12/2001 Raw is War
Rhyno (3) Test 6/25/2001 Raw is War
Mike Awesome Rhyno 6/25/2001 Raw is War
Jeff Hardy Mike Awesome 7/12/2001 Smackdown!
Rob Van Dam Jeff Hardy 7/22/2001 InVasion
Jeff Hardy (2) Rob Van Dam 8/13/2001 Raw is War
Rob Van Dam (2) Jeff Hardy 8/19/2001 SummerSlam
Kurt Angle Rob Van Dam 9/10/2001 Raw is War
Rob Van Dam (3) Kurt Angle 9/10/2001 Raw is War
The Undertaker Rob Van Dam 12/9/2001 Vengeance
Maven The Undertaker 2/5/2002 Smackdown!
Goldust Maven 2/26/2002 Smackdown!
Al Snow (6) Goldust 3/11/2002 Raw
Maven (2) Al Snow 3/12/2002 Smackdown!
The Hurricane Maven 3/17/2002 WrestleMania X8
Spike Dudley The Hurricane 3/17/2002 WrestleMania X8
Mighty Molly Spike Dudley 3/17/2002 WrestleMania X8
Christian Mighty Molly 3/17/2002 WrestleMania X8
Maven (3) Christian 3/17/2002 WrestleMania X8
Raven (13) Maven 3/26/2002 Smackdown!
Bubba Ray
Dudley
Raven 4/1/2002 Raw
William Regal Bubba Ray
Dudley
4/7/2002 Denver, CO
Goldust (2) William Regal 4/7/2002 Denver, CO
Raven (14) Goldust 4/7/2002 Denver, CO
Bubba Ray
Dudley (2)
Raven 4/7/2002 Denver, CO
William Regal (2) Bubba Ray
Dudley
4/13/2002 Odessa, TX
Spike Dudley (2) William Regal 4/13/2002 Odessa, TX
Goldust (3) Spike Dudley 4/13/2002 Odessa, TX
Bubba Ray
Dudley (3)
Goldust 4/13/2002 Odessa, TX
William Regal (3) Bubba Ray
Dudley
4/14/2002 Abilene, TX
Spike Dudley (3) William Regal 4/14/2002 Abilene, TX
Goldust (4) Spike Dudley 4/14/2002 Abilene, TX
Bubba Ray
Dudley (4)
Goldust 4/14/2002 Abilene, TX
Raven (15) Bubba Ray
Dudley
4/15/2002 Raw
Tommy Dreamer Raven 4/15/2002 Raw
Steven Richards Tommy Dreamer 4/15/2002 Raw
Bubba Ray
Dudley (5)
Steven Richards 4/15/2002 Raw
Goldust (5) Bubba Ray
Dudley
4/19/2002 Uniondale, NY
Raven (16) Goldust 4/19/2002 Uniondale, NY
Bubba Ray
Dudley (6)
Raven 4/19/2002 Uniondale, NY
Goldust (6) Bubba Ray
Dudley
4/20/2002 Des Moines, IA
Raven (17) Goldust 4/20/2002 Des Moines, IA
Bubba Ray
Dudley (7)
Raven 4/20/2002 Des Moines, IA
Steven Richards (2) Bubba Ray
Dudley
4/29/2002 Raw
Tommy Dreamer
(2)
Steven Richards 5/1/2002 Cologne, Germany
Goldust (7) Tommy Dreamer 5/1/2002 Cologne, Germany
Steven Richards
(3)
Goldust 5/1/2002 Cologne, Germany
Shawn Stasiak Steven Richards 5/2/2002 Glasgow, Scotland
Justin Credible Shawn Stasiak 5/2/2002 Glasgow, Scotland
Crash Holly (14) Justin Credible 5/2/2002 Glasgow, Scotland
Steven Richards
(4)
Crash Holly 5/2/2002 Glasgow, Scotland
Shawn Stasiak
(2)
Steven Richards 5/2/2002 Glasgow, Scotland
Steven Richards
(5)
Shawn Stasiak 5/2/2002 Glasgow, Scotland
Crash Holly (15) Steven Richards 5/3/2002 Birmingham, England
Steven Richards
(6)
Crash Holly 5/3/2002 Birmingham, England
Booker T Steven Richards 5/4/2002 Insurrextion
Crash Holly (16) Booker T 5/4/2002 Insurrextion
Booker T (2) Crash Holly 5/4/2002 Insurrextion
Steven Richards
(7)
Booker T 5/4/2002 Insurrextion
Bubba Ray
Dudley (8)
Steven Richards 5/6/2002 Raw
Raven (18) Bubba Ray
Dudley
5/6/2002 Raw
Justin Credible
(2)
Raven 5/6/2002 Raw
Crash Holly (17) Justin Credible 5/6/2002 Raw
Trish Stratus Crash Holly 5/6/2002 Raw
Steven Richards
(8)
Trish Stratus 5/6/2002 Raw
Tommy Dreamer
(3)
Steven Richards 5/25/2002 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Raven (19) Tommy Dreamer 5/25/2002 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Steven Richards
(9)
Raven 5/25/2002 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tommy Dreamer
(4)
Steven Richards 5/26/2002 Red Deer,
Saskatchewan
Raven (20) Tommy Dreamer 5/26/2002 Red Deer,
Saskatchewan
Steven Richards
(10)
Raven 5/26/2002 Red Deer,
Saskatchewan
Terri Steven Richards 5/27/2002 Raw
Steven Richards
(11)
Terri 5/27/2002 Raw
Tommy Dreamer
(5)
Steven Richards 6/2/2002 New Orleans, LA
Raven (21) Tommy Dreamer 6/2/2002 New Orleans, LA
Steven Richards
(12)
Raven 6/2/2002 New Orleans, LA
Bradshaw Steven Richards 6/3/2002 Raw
Raven (22) Bradshaw 6/22/2002 Cincinnati, OH
Spike Dudley (4) Raven 6/22/2002 Cincinnati, OH
Shawn Stasiak
(3)
Spike Dudley 6/22/2002 Cincinnati, OH
Bradshaw (2) Shawn Stasiak 6/22/2002 Cincinnati, OH
Shawn Stasiak
(4)
Bradshaw 6/28/2002 Washington, DC
Spike Dudley (5) Shawn Stasiak 6/28/2002 Washington, DC
Steven Richards
(13)
Spike Dudley 6/28/2002 Washington, DC
Bradshaw (3) Steven Richards 6/28/2002 Washington, DC
Shawn Stasiak
(5)
Bradshaw 6/29/2002 New York, NY
Spike Dudley (6) Shawn Stasiak 6/29/2002 New York, NY
Steven Richards
(14)
Spike Dudley 6/29/2002 New York, NY
Bradshaw (4) Steven Richards 6/29/2002 New York, NY
Raven (23) Bradshaw 6/30/2002 Uncasville, CT
Crash Holly (18) Raven 6/30/2002 Uncasville, CT
Steven Richards
(15)
Crash Holly 6/30/2002 Uncasville, CT
Bradshaw (5) Steven Richards 6/30/2002 Uncasville, CT
Steven Richards
(16)
Bradshaw 7/6/2002 Frederick, MD
Crash Holly (19) Steven Richards 7/6/2002 Frederick, MD
Christopher Nowinski Crash Holly 7/6/2002 Frederick, MD
Bradshaw (6) Christopher Nowinski 7/6/2002 Frederick, MD
Steven Richards
(17)
Bradshaw 7/7/2002 Wildwood, NJ
Crash Holly (20) Steven Richards 7/7/2002 Wildwood, NJ
Christopher
Nowinski (2)
Crash Holly 7/7/2002 Wildwood, NJ
Bradshaw (7) Christopher Nowinski 7/7/2002 Wildwood, NJ
Justin Credible
(3)
Bradshaw 7/12/2002 Lakeland, FL
Spike Dudley (7) Justin Credible 7/12/2002 Lakeland, FL
Big Show (3) Spike Dudley 7/12/2002 Lakeland, FL
Bradshaw (8) Big Show 7/12/2002 Lakeland, FL
Justin Credible
(4)
Bradshaw 7/13/2002 Daytona Beach, FL
Shawn Stasiak
(6)
Justin Credible 7/13/2002 Daytona Beach, FL
Bradshaw (9) Shawn Stasiak 7/13/2002 Daytona Beach, FL
Justin Credible
(5)
Bradshaw 7/14/2002 Bethlehem, PA
Shawn Stasiak
(7)
Justin Credible 7/14/2002 Bethlehem, PA
Bradshaw (10) Shawn Stasiak 7/14/2002 Bethlehem, PA
Johnny Stamboli Bradshaw 7/15/2002 Raw
Bradshaw (11) Johnny Stamboli 7/15/2002 Raw
Raven (24) Bradshaw 7/26/2002 Houston, TX
Justin Credible
(6)
Raven 7/26/2002 Houston, TX
Shawn Stasiak
(8)
Justin Credible 7/26/2002 Houston, TX
Bradshaw (12) Shawn Stasiak 7/26/2002 Houston, TX
Raven (25) Bradshaw 7/27/2002 San Antonio, TX
Justin Credible
(7)
Raven 7/27/2002 San Antonio, TX
Shawn Stasiak
(9)
Justin Credible 7/27/2002 San Antonio, TX
Bradshaw (13) Shawn Stasiak 7/27/2002 San Antonio, TX
Raven (26) Bradshaw 7/28/2002 Columbia, SC
Justin Credible
(8)
Raven 7/28/2002 Columbia, SC
Shawn Stasiak
(10)
Justin Credible 7/28/2002 Columbia, SC
Bradshaw (14) Shawn Stasiak 7/28/2002 Columbia, SC
Jeff Hardy (3) Bradshaw 7/29/2002 Raw
Johnny
Stamboli (2)
Jeff Hardy 7/29/2002 Raw
Tommy Dreamer
(6)
Johnny Stamboli 7/29/2002 Raw
Bradshaw (15) Tommy Dreamer 8/3/2002 Miami, FL
Tommy Dreamer
(7)
Bradshaw 8/3/2002 Miami, FL
Bradshaw (16) Tommy Dreamer 8/4/2002 Pittsburgh, PA
Tommy Dreamer
(8)
Bradshaw 8/4/2002 Pittsburgh, PA
Shawn Stasiak
(11)
Tommy Dreamer 8/9/2002 Kelowna,
British Columbia
Steven Richards
(18)
Shawn Stasiak 8/9/2002 Kelowna,
British Columbia
Tommy Dreamer
(9)
Steven Richards 8/9/2002 Kelowna,
British Columbia
Shawn Stasiak
(12)
Tommy Dreamer 8/10/2002 Kamloops,
British Columbia
Steven Richards
(19)
Shawn Stasiak 8/10/2002 Kamloops,
British Columbia
Tommy Dreamer
(10)
Steven Richards 8/10/2002 Kamloops,
British Columbia
Shawn Stasiak
(13)
Tommy Dreamer 8/11/2002 Vancouver,
British Columbia
Steven Richards
(20)
Shawn Stasiak 8/11/2002 Vancouver,
British Columbia
Tommy Dreamer
(11)
Steven Richards 8/11/2002 Vancouver,
British Columbia
Raven (27) Tommy Dreamer 8/17/2002 Terre Haute, IN
Shawn Stasiak
(14)
Raven 8/17/2002 Terre Haute, IN
Tommy Dreamer
(12)
Shawn Stasiak 8/17/2002 Terre Haute, IN
Shawn Stasiak
(15)
Tommy Dreamer 8/18/2002 Evansville, IN
Steven Richards
(21)
Shawn Stasiak 8/18/2002 Evansville, IN
Tommy Dreamer
(13)
Steven Richards 8/18/2002 Evansville, IN
Bradshaw (17) Tommy Dreamer 8/19/2002 Raw[10]
Crash Holly (20) Bradshaw 8/19/2002 Raw
Tommy Dreamer
(14)
Crash Holly 8/19/2002 Raw
Rob Van Dam (4) Tommy Dreamer 8/26/2002 Raw[11]

Footnotes:
[1]: Mankind had been awarded this new title by Vince McMahon on November 2, 1998, as a reward for his loyalty to the WWF owner and his Corporation.
[2]: The title had become vacant six days earlier when champion Road Dogg was injured in a locker room altercation and rendered unable to defend it. Holly and Snow were the top two contenders.
[3]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Al Snow.
[4]: Immediately after winning the belt, Davey Boy Smith awarded the title to Snow.
[5]: This was a triple-threat match which also featured the Big Show.
[6]: It was during this title reign that the 24/7 rule came into effect where as long as you had a referee, you can pin the champ and win the title day or night.
[7]: All title changes on this night occurred during a Hardcore battle royal involving Crash Holly, Hardcore Holly, Tazz, Viscera, Joey Abs, Rodney, Pete Gas, TAKA Michinoku, Funaki, Thrasher, Mosh, Faarooq, and Bradshaw.
[8]: All title changes on this night occurred during a Hardcore battle royal involving Steve Blackman, Crash Holly, Test, Perry Saturn, Al Snow, and Funaki.
[9]: This was a triple-threat match which also featured the Big Show.
[10]: All title changes on this night occurred during a Hardcore battle royal involving Jeff Hardy, Johnny Stamboli, Crash Holly, Tommy Dreamer, Terri, Spike Dudley, Bradshaw, Bubba Ray Dudley and Steven Richards.
[11]: Upon winning the Hardcore title, the Intercontinental champion Rob Van Dam unified the belts.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

NWA World Heavyweight Title History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
George Hackenschmidt Tom Jenkins 5/5/1904 New York, NY[1]
Frank Gotch George Hackenschmidt 4/3/1908 Chicago, IL[2]
Joe Stecher Charlie Cutler 7/4/1915 Omaha, NE[3]
Earl Caddock Joe Stecher 4/9/1917 Omaha, NE[4]
Joe Stecher (2) Earl Caddock 1/30/1920 New York, NY
Ed
“Strangler”
Lewis
Joe Stecher 12/13/1920 New York, NY
Stanislaus Zbyszko Ed
“Strangler”
Lewis
5/6/1921 New York, NY
Ed “Strangler” Lewis (2) Stanislaus Zbyszko 3/3/1922 Wichita, KS
Wayne Munn Ed
“Strangler”
Lewis
1/8/1925 Kansas City, MO
Stanislaus Zbyszko (2) Wayne Munn 4/15/1925 Philadelphia, PA
Joe Stecher (3) Stanislaus Zbyszko 5/30/1925 St. Louis, MO
Ed
“Strangler”
Lewis
Joe Stecher 2/20/1928 St. Louis, MO
Gus Sonnenberg Ed
“Strangler”
Lewis
1/4/1929 Boston, MA
Dick Shikat Jim Londos 8/23/1929 Philadelphia, PA[5]
Jim Londos Dick Shikat 6/6/1930 Philadelphia, PA
Ed Don George Gus Sonnenberg 12/10/1930 Los Angeles, CA
Ed
“Strangler”
Lewis
Ed Don George 4/13/1931 Los Angeles, CA
Henry DeGlane Ed
“Strangler”
Lewis
5/4/1931 Montreal, Quebec[6]
Ed
“Strangler”
Lewis
Dick Shikat 6/9/1932 New York, NY[7]
Ed Don George (2) Henry DeGlane 2/9/1933 Boston, MA
Jim Browning Ed
“Strangler”
Lewis
2/20/1933 New York, NY
Jim Londos (2) Jim Browning 6/25/1934 New York, NY
Danno O’Mahony Jim Londos 6/27/1935 Boston, MA
Danno
O’Mahony (2)
Ed Don George 6/30/1935 Boston, MA
Danno
O’Mahony (3)
Ed
“Strangler”
Lewis
7/30/1935 Boston, MA[8]
Dick Shikat (2) Danno O’Mahony 3/2/1936 New York, NY
Ali Baba Dick Shikat 4/24/1936 Detroit, MI[9]
Everett Marshall Ali Baba 6/26/1936 Columbus, OH
Lou Thesz Everett Marshall 12/29/1937 St. Louis, MO
Steve
Crusher
Casey
Lou Thesz 2/11/1938 Boston, MA
Everett
Marshall (2)
9/38 [10]
Lou Thesz (2) Everett Marshall 2/23/1939 St. Louis, MO
Bronko Nagurski Lou Thesz 6/23/1939 Houston, TX
Ray Steele Bronko Nagurski 3/7/1940 St. Louis, MO
Bronko
Nagurski (2)
Ray Steele 3/11/1941 Minneapolis, MN
Sandor Szabo Bronko Nagurski 6/5/1941 St. Louis, MO
Bill Longson Sandor Szabo 2/19/1942 St. Louis, MO
Yvon Robert Bill Longson 10/7/1942 Montreal, Quebec
Bobby Managoff Yvon Robert 11/17/1942 Houston, TX
Bill Longson (2) Bobby Managoff 2/19/1943 St. Louis, MO
Whipper
Billy Watson
Bill Longson 2/21/1947 St. Louis, MO
Lou Thesz (3) Whipper
Billy Watson
4/25/1947 St. Louis, MO
Bill Longson (3) Lou Thesz 11/21/1947 St. Louis, MO
Lou Thesz (4) Bill Longson 7/20/1948 Indianapolis, IN[11]
Whipper
Billy Watson (2)
Lou Thesz 3/15/1956 Toronto, Ontario
Lou Thesz (5) Whipper
Billy Watson
11/9/1956 St. Louis, MO
Dick Hutton Lou Thesz 11/14/1957 Toronto, Ontario
Pat O’Connor Dick Hutton 1/9/1959 St. Louis, MO
Buddy Rogers Pat O’Connor 6/30/1961 Chicago, IL
Lou Thesz (6) Buddy Rogers 1/24/1963 Toronto, Ontario
Gene Kiniski Lou Thesz 1/7/1966 St. Louis, MO
Dory Funk Jr. Gene Kiniski 2/11/1969 Tampa, FL
Harley Race Dory Funk Jr. 5/24/1973 Kansas City, MO
Jack Brisco Harley Race 7/20/1973 Houston, TX
Giant Baba Jack Brisco 12/2/1974 Japan
Jack Brisco (2) Giant Baba 12/9/1974 Japan
Terry Funk Jack Brisco 12/10/1975 Miami, FL
Harley Race (2) Terry Funk 2/6/1977 Toronto, Ontario
Dusty Rhodes Harley Race 8/21/1979 Tampa, FL
Harley Race (3) Dusty Rhodes 8/26/1979 Orlando, FL
Giant Baba (2) Harley Race 10/31/1979 Japan
Harley Race (4) Giant Baba 11/7/1979 Japan
Giant Baba (3) Harley Race 9/4/1980 Japan
Harley Race (5) Giant Baba 9/10/1980 Japan
Tommy Rich Harley Race 4/27/1981 Augusta, GA
Harley Race (6) Tommy Rich 5/1/1981 Gainesville, GA
Dusty Rhodes (2) Harley Race 6/21/1981 Atlanta, GA
Ric Flair Dusty Rhodes 9/17/1981 Kansas City, MO
Harley Race (7) Ric Flair 6/10/1983 St. Louis, MO
Ric Flair (2) Harley Race 11/24/1983 Starrcade
Harley Race (8) Ric Flair 3/21/1984 New Zealand
Ric Flair (3) Harley Race 3/23/1984 Singapore
Kerry Von Erich Ric Flair 5/6/1984 Irving, TX
Ric Flair (4) Kerry Von Erich 5/24/1984 Japan
Dusty Rhodes (3) Ric Flair 7/26/1986 Greensboro, NC
Ric Flair (5) Dusty Rhodes 8/9/1986 St. Louis, MO
Ronnie Garvin Ric Flair 9/25/1987 Detroit, MI
Ric Flair (6) Ronnie Garvin 11/26/1987 Starrcade
Ricky Steamboat Ric Flair 2/20/1989 Chi-Town Rumble
Ric Flair (7) Ricky Steamboat 5/7/1989 Wrestle War
Sting Ric Flair 7/7/1990 Great
American Bash
Ric Flair (8) Sting 1/11/1991 East
Rutherford, NJ[12]
Masa Chono Rick Rude 8/12/1992 Japan[13]
Great Muta Masa Chono 1/4/1993 Japan
Barry Windham Great Muta 2/21/1993 Superbrawl III
Ric Flair (9) Barry Windham 7/18/1993 Beach Blast[14]
WCW withdraws from the NWA in September 1993.
Shane Douglas Too Cold Scorpio 8/27/1994 Philadelphia, PA[15]
Chris Candido Tracy Smothers 11/19/1994 Cherry Hill, NJ[16]
Dan Severn Chris Candido 2/24/1995 Erlanger, KY
Naoya Ogawa Dan Severn 3/14/1999 Japan
Gary Steele Naoya Ogawa 9/25/1999 Charlotte, NC[17]
Naoya Ogawa (2) Gary Steele 10/2/1999 Thomaston, CT
Mike Rapada Jerry Flynn 9/19/2000 Tampa, FL[18]
Sabu Mike Rapada 11/14/2000 Tampa, FL
Mike Rapada (2) Sabu 12/22/2000 Nashville, TN
Steve Corino Mike Rapada 4/24/2001 Tampa, FL[19]
Shinya Hashimoto 12/15/2001 McKeesport, PA[20]
Dan Severn (2) Shinya Hashimoto 3/9/2002 Japan
The NWA World Heavyweight title becomes exclusive to TNA.
Ken Shamrock 6/19/2002 TNA PPV #1[21]
Ron Killings Ken Shamrock 8/7/2002 TNA PPV #8
Jeff Jarrett Ron Killings 11/20/2002 TNA PPV #21
AJ Styles Jeff Jarrett 6/11/2003 TNA PPV #48[22]
Jeff Jarrett (2) AJ Styles 10/22/2003 TNA PPV #66
AJ Styles (2) Jeff Jarrett 4/21/2004 TNA PPV #90
Ron Killings (2) AJ Styles 5/19/2004 TNA PPV #94[23]
Jeff Jarrett (3) Ron Killings 6/2/2004 TNA PPV #96[24]
AJ Styles (3) Jeff Jarrett 5/15/2005 Hard Justice
Raven AJ Styles 6/19/2005 Slammiversary[25]
Jeff Jarrett (4) Raven 9/15/2005 Oldcastle, Ontario
Rhino Jeff Jarrett 10/23/2005 Bound for Glory
Jeff Jarrett (5) Rhino 10/25/2005 iMPACT![26]
Christian Cage Jeff Jarrett 2/12/2006 Against All Odds
Jeff Jarrett (6) Christian Cage 6/18/2006 Slammiversary[27]
Sting (2) Jeff Jarrett 10/22/2006 Bound for Glory
Abyss Sting 11/19/2006 Genesis
Christian Cage (2) Abyss 1/14/2007 Final Resolution[28]
The NWA cuts all ties with TNA on May 13, 2007.
Adam Pearce Brent Albright 9/1/2007 Puerto Rico[29]
Brent Albright Adam Pearce 8/2/2008 ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
Adam Pearce (2) Brent Albright 9/20/2008 ROH: Glory by Honor VII
Blue Demon Jr. Adam Pearce 10/25/2008 Mexico City, MX

Footnotes:
[1]: During the first few years of the century, George Hackenschmidt had won world championship tournaments in Italy, Germany, and England. As a result of this match, by defeating American champion Tom Jenkins in two straight falls, he became recognized as the top champion in North America.
[2]: George Hackenschmidt left the ring, refusing to return, and the referee awarded the title to Gotch, who retired in 1913; his last match was a victory over George Lurich on April 9.
[3]: Charlie Cutler had defeated Henry Ordeman and Jesse Westegard in a tournament, and had laid claim to the world title.
[4]: Earl Caddock was awarded the title by the referee when Joe Stecher refused to return to the ring after the second fall.
[5]: As a result of this match, Dick Shikat became recognized as the first champion of the National Wrestling Association (NWA), a division of the National Boxing Association.
[6]: Henry DeGlane won the title by disqualification.
[7]: This match on Long Island, New York, was billed as a world championship match, and was designed to halt the controversy that was splitting the sport at the time. Jim Londos was subsequently stripped of the title for refusing to meet the winner of this bout. Ed “Strangler” Lewis later affirmed his claim on the title with an October 10, 1932 victory over Jack Sherry.
[8]: Ed Don George had been claiming rights to the world title ever since he defeated Henry DeGlane in Boston in 1933. Danno O’Mahony, because of his victories over Jim Londos, Ed Don George and Ed “Strangler” Lewis, became the closest thing to undisputed world champion at the time, representing a unification of sorts of the splintering of the world title that had taken place for several years.
[9]: During his title reign, Ali Baba was disqualified in a match against Dave Lewin held in Newark, New Jersey. The State Athletic Commission reversed the match decision and allowed Ali Baba to keep the title. Soon thereafter, however, a rule change was made which stated that the title cannot change hands on a disqualification.
[10]: The NWA decided to recognize Everett Marshall as champion because Steve Crusher Casey was out of the country and failed to defend the title on a regular basis.
[11]: The National Wrestling Alliance was organized in July 1948. At that particular time, Orville Brown was recognized as champion. Forced to retire due to injuries received in a November 11, 1949 auto accident, Brown relinguished his claim on the title. Lou Thesz was scheduled to meet Brown in a title match in St. Louis on November 25, 1949.
[12]: Time of the match: 20:38. Ric Flair is (according to WCW officials in April 1992) the first WCW World champion; Sting, therefore, as of April 1992, is a one-time NWA and one-time WCW World champion. In September 1991, Ric Flair signed with the WWF and the NWA title was declared vacant.
[13]: This was a tournament final.
[14]: The title was declared vacant in September 1993 when WCW withdrew from the NWA. It was renamed the WCW International title, held in the year that followed by Rick Rude, Hiroshi Hase, Rude again, Sting, then Flair again, but was finally abandoned when it was unified with the WCW World title at Clash of the Champions 27 on June 23, 1994.
[15]: This was a tournament final. Douglas refused the NWA world title in favor of the ECW title, which is the belt he was already the possessor of at the time. Therefore, the NWA world title was made vacant once again.
[16]: This was a tournament final.
[17]: This was a three-way match involving Brian Anthony.
[18]: This was a tournament final. Previous champ Naoya Ogawa voluntarily gave up the title.
[19]: The title was held up following the bout between Steve Corino and Shinya Hashimoto on October 13 in St. Petersburg, Florida, which was stopped when it was ruled Corino could no longer properly defend himself.
[20]: Hashimoto defeated Steve Corino and Gary Steele in a three-way bout to fill the vacant title.
[21]: Shamrock won a 20-man battle royal to claim the title, which became vacant when the NWA stripped previous champion Dan Severn. Severn had previously announced he would be unable to appear and defend the title at the first-ever NWA-TNA PPV on June 19.
[22]:This was a three-way match which also included Raven.
[23]: This was a four-way match which also included Chris Harris and Raven.
[24]: This was a King of the Mountain match which also included Chris Harris, AJ Styles and Raven.
[25]: This was a King of the Mountain match which also included Abyss, Monty Brown and Sean Waltman.
[26]: Match aired on TV on November 3, 2005.
[27]: This was a King of the Mountain match which also included Abyss, Ron Killings and Sting.
[28]: This was a three-way elimination match which also included Sting.
[29]: This was a tournament final. Even though Adam Pearce had lost to Bryan Danielson earlier in the semifinals, Danielson had to withdraw from competing in the tournament finals because of a detached retina. Pearce went to the finals as a substitution and won the title.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

Final Resolution 2006

TNA Final Resolution 2006
January 15, 2006
Orlando, FL
Universal Studios

OH SNAP! My childhood hero is back in black again. THE STINGER! Was it a big mistake on TNA’s part? We’re about to find out. I still say they should’ve waited until Benoit’s contract was up and sign him instead. History proves that nostalgia is only cool until the high wears off.

Your hosts are Mike Tenay & Don West.

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