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      • The World Wide Wrestling Federation was soon created, and recognized “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers as the inaugural WWE champion. 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.
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      Buddy Rogers - History of Wrestling

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

    Rogers was a fourteen-time world champion, notably holding the top championship in both the NWA and the WWWF, today known as WWE (he was the inaugural WWWF World Heavyweight Champion). He is one of four men in history to have held both championships, along with Ric Flair, AJ Styles and Cody Rhodes. Early life.

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

    Jan 23, 2020 · 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.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WWE_ChampionshipWWE Championship - Wikipedia

    It is one of three world titles in WWE, alongside its companion Universal Championship on SmackDown, and the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw. The current champion is Cody Rhodes, who is in his first reign.

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_WWE_ChampionsList of WWE Champions - Wikipedia

    The first champion was Buddy Rogers, who was awarded the championship in 1963. The champion with the single longest reign is Bruno Sammartino with a reign of 2,803 days while the record for longest combined reign is also held by Sammartino at 4,040. John Cena has the most reigns with 13.

    No.
    Champion
    Championship Change(date)
    Championship Change(event)
    147
    Cody Rhodes
    April 7, 2024
    WrestleMania XL Night 2
    146
    Roman Reigns
    April 3, 2022
    WrestleMania 38 Night 2
    145
    Brock Lesnar
    February 19, 2022
    Elimination Chamber
    144
    Bobby Lashley
    January 29, 2022
    Royal Rumble

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  8. www.thesmackdownhotel.com › wrestlers › buddy-rogersBuddy Rogers: Profile, Career Stats, Face/Heel Turns, Titles ...

    Jun 26, 1992 · He died on June 26, 1992 at the age of 71. Buddy Rogers was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994 as an individual, in the NWA Hall of Fame in 2010 and in the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (PWHF) in 2002 as part of the Television Era wing.

  9. prowrestlingstories.com › buddy-rogersBuddy Rogers – The Man Who Drove a Wedge in the NWA

    Jan 10, 2023 · On June 26, 1992, Buddy Rogers died at 71 years old, after a series of strokes. He leaves a complicated legacy, but a lasting one. He was the first man to hold both the NWA world title and the WWWF/WWF/WWE world championship, and he invented the figure-four grapevine, the hold we know today as the figure-four leglock.

  10. www.wwe.com › titlehistory › wwe-championshipWWE Championship | WWE

    204 days. The Undisputed WWE Championship is widely recognized as the most historic championship in WWE. Dating back to 1963, the WWE Championship was first awarded to Buddy Rogers after he defeated Antonino Rocca in the finals of a tournament in April.

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