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After Thesz defeated Rogers for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, Northeast promoters Toots Mondt and Vincent J. McMahon withdrew their membership from the NWA and formed the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE).
During their feud in the Mid-Atlantic area sixteen years later in 1979, the two men occasionally played off the fact that Woods was there when Rogers lost the title to Sammartino. In an interview with Bob Caudle on Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling in late October 1979, Rogers would accuse Woods of betraying a secret that would dearly cost him.
Mar 19, 2021 · The stories that Rogers refused to lose the belt to Thesz and that Lou threatened to shoot on him if he didn’t play ball are wildly false. The claim that Thesz told Rogers in the ring, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” is pure fiction.
Jul 17, 2023 · One such instance is when Buddy Rogers was allegedly forced to defend the title (then known as the WWWF Championship) against Bruno Sammartino after having suffered a heart attack only six...
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- 11 February 5, 1988: Ted Dibiase Purchases The WWE Championship
- 9 February 13, 1997: Shawn Michaels Loses His Smile
- 7 September 20, 1999: Mr. Mcmahon Remembers He Should Not Be on TV
- 6 October 2, 2007: John Cena Tears His Pectoral Muscle
- 5 June 9, 2009: Batista Sustains A Bicep Injury
- 4 July 17, 2011: Cm Punks Walks Out with The WWE Championship
- 3 September 16, 2013: Triple H Strips Daniel Bryan of The WWE Title
- 2 June 9, 2014: Daniel Bryan's Legitimate Neck Injury
- 1 November 5, 2015: Seth Rollins Tears His ACL & MCL
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase had an obsession with becoming WWE Champion but he could never get over the line in his clashes with Hulk Hogan. However, DiBiase would find a shortcut to win the WWE Championship as he thinks that money talks. In most instances it does, but his plan failed on February 5, 1988. Andre the Giant controversially en...
Shawn Michaels threw a curveball in the WWE Championship title picture leading up toWrestleMania 13. On a special taping of Raw titled Thursday Raw Thursday, Michaels cut an emotional promo in the ring alongside Mr. McMahon and Gorilla Monsoon, and HBK vacated the WWE Championship. The Showstopper infamously "lost his smile" and he was suffering a ...
Mr. McMahon shocked the world when he defeated Triple H for the WWE Championship on a taped episode of SmackDown with a helping hand from Steve Austin. McMahon became the oldest WWE Champion in history at the age of 54. McMahon appeared on the following episode of Raw to relinquish the WWE Championship. Steve Austin beat Undertaker in an End of an ...
John Cena was in the midst of a 380-day run as WWE Champion, but unfortunately, Cena tore his pectoral muscle in his match with Mr. Kennedy which required surgery. Mr. McMahon appeared on ECW, 24 hours later on October 2, 2007, and he announced that the WWE Championship was vacant. McMahon guaranteed thatNo Mercy 2007 would be a historical night, a...
Batista is no stranger to relinquishing World Championships because of injuries, and that's what happened with his first reign as WWE Champion. The Animal dethroned his former Evolution stablemate, Randy Orton, in a steel cage match at Extreme Rules. RELATED: Batista's Career Told In Photos, Through The Years Unfortunately, that's as good as it got...
CM Punk returned to his hometown of Chicago, and he departed with the WWE Championship as he beat John Cena for the title at Money in the Bank 2011 in a five-star epic. However, a tournament was held to crown a new WWE Champion with Punk's contract "expiring." Rey Mysterio defeated The Miz in the tournament final to secure his first WWE Championshi...
The Authority made Daniel Bryan's life a living hell after Bryan regained the WWE Championship from Randy Orton at Night of Champions 2013. However, there was a controversial finish, and Triple H demanded that Bryan would hand over the WWE Championship. Bryan refused and he repeatedly shouted no. The former WWE Champion Orton entered the ring, and ...
Fans had to be incredibly patient to see Daniel Bryan win the WWE Championship again but it was worth the wait. Bryan defeated Randy Orton and Batista in an excellent triple threat match for the WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania 30. Bryan was expected to go on a long run with the WWE Championship but he suffered a legitimate neck i...
Seth Rollins was in the form of his life in 2015. The Architect cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase at WrestleMania 31 by interrupting Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns' WWE Championship match. It was the Heist of the Century, and Rollins clinched the WWE Championship for the first time. Almost 8 months later, Rollins tore his ACL and MCL and he ...
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During this time, Buddy Rogers held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship until January 24, when Lou Thesz defeated Rogers for the championship in a one-fall match. Claiming the title can only be contested in a traditional two-out-of-three falls match, CWC disputed the title change, and thus seceded from the NWA and became the World Wide ...
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After Rogers lost the title to Lou Thesz on January 24, 1963, Northeast promoters did not recognize this title change and withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) to form the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). The WWWF continued to recognize Rogers as world champion and awarded him with the WWWF title belt on April 11, 1963. [15 ...
