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1. • • Mondt and McMahon broke away from the NWA, putting the "World Wide Wrestling Federation" title on Rogers. Everything that came after — the demise of the NWA, the rise and fall of WCW, and the WWE being the top wrestling company in the world — came from Rogers losing the world title on January 24, 1963.
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   Why did Buddy Rogers lose the World Championship?

   • The decision was eventually made by NWA President Sam Muchnick and the championship committee to replace Rogers with the next World champion. On January 24, 1963, following a good deal of backstage maneuvering just to ensure the match actually took place, Buddy Rogers lost the NWA World championship to Lou Thesz in Toronto.

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   How long did Buddy Rogers hold the WWE world title?

   • Rogers would hold the new World title for nearly six tumultuous months before being defeated, in just 47 seconds, at Madison Square Garden by a young and powerful Bruno Sammartino. “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers was the first (and, for thirty years, the only) man to wear both the NWA and WWE World title belts during his career.

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   Did Buddy Rogers lose his belt?

   • There is not one ounce of truth in that. Buddy Rogers made these claims in a couple of appearances that he made after losing the belt. Let me tell you a little story that happened here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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   Did Buddy Rogers defend the WWE World Championship?

   • Buddy Rogers actually defended it as a United States Championship before he brought it with him to become the first-ever WWE Champion. The only indicator that it’s the World Championship is that there’s a little plate on the bottom — possibly screwed on over something — that says World’s Champion.

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   Did Buddy Rogers defeat Bobo Brazil?

   • World Champion Buddy Rogers defeated Bobo Brazil ^ "1963". thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016. WWWF World Champion Buddy Rogers fought Bruno Sammartino to a no contest; it was prior to this bout that Rogers received the WWWF World Title though he had been billed as 'world champion' since January ^ Kyle Dunning (July 16, 2015).

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   When did Rogers become World Heavyweight Champion?

   • To clear up a common misconception, Rogers was not immediately named WWWF World Heavyweight Champion. He would not be declared champion until April 29th, 1963, having won a fictional tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rogers would then drop the title a month later to Bruno Sammartino in less than a minute.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Buddy_Rogers_(wrestler)Buddy Rogers (wrestler) - Wikipedia

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   Rogers was formally recognized as the first ever WWWF World Heavyweight Champion on April 11, 1963, when promoter and first WWWF President Willie Gilzenberg handed Rogers the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship belt on Washington, D.C., television. [11]

4. www.reddit.com › r › belttalkWhat happened to the original WWWF World Heavyweight ... - Reddit

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   What I know so far: The belt was a United States title that Buddy Rogers had possession of (hence the main plate looking like continental US) and was modified with a plate of sheet metal to read "World's Champion."

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6. www.wwe.com › classics › original-wwe-championshipFrom The Garden to an attic: How the original WWE Title was ...

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   Find out how WWE reacquired the WWE Title that Bruno Sammartino won on May 17, 1963, 50 years after it vanished from sight. Fifty years ago on May 17, 1963, Bruno Sammartino defeated Buddy Rogers in Madison Square Garden to begin his historic 2,803-day reign as WWE Champion.

7. historyofwrestling.com › buddy-rogersBuddy Rogers - History of Wrestling

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   Jan 23, 2020 · On January 24, 1963, following a good deal of backstage maneuvering just to ensure the match actually took place, Buddy Rogers lost the NWA World championship to Lou Thesz in Toronto.

8. slamwrestling.net › index › 2012/08/13Original WWWF title found in attic - Slam Wrestling

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   Aug 13, 2012 · A major piece of wrestling history was recently discovered: The title belt that Buddy Rogers dropped to Bruno Sammartino to start off the World Wide Wrestling Federation in May 1963. It was in Johnny Barend's attic.

9. www.wrestlinginc.com › stories › bruno-sammartinosBruno Sammartino's Original WWE Title Belt Went Missing For ...

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   Vince McMahon Sr. commissioned a new championship belt for Sammartino, so Rogers kept the previous belt which faded into history before being rediscovered a decade ago.

10. prowrestlingstories.com › pro-wrestling-storiesBruno Sammartino and Buddy Rogers – The 1963 WWWF Title Screwjob

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    Jan 10, 2023 · The reason for the split was because Northeast promoters Toots Mondt and Vince McMahon, Sr. controlled Buddy Rogers’ bookings and wanted to keep Rogers (and the title) in the Northeast. The other NWA members were not pleased with the situation, and this led to the split.