WCWF Title Histories

World Heavyweight Title
World Tag Team Titles
United States Title
TV Title

 

WCWF World Heavyweight Title
Date Won
Date Lost
Event Won
Champion
Length of Reign
Notes
Apr 11, 1963
May 17, 1963
unknown
Buddy Wayne
36 days
Wayne lost the NWA World Heavyweight Title under controversial circumstances that resulted in WCWF's split from the NWA and Wayne being declared the first WCWF World Heavyweight Champion.
May 17, 1963
Jan 18, 1971
unknown
Mario Mancini
2,803 days (almost 8 years)
 
Jan 18, 1971
Feb 8, 1971
unknown
Ivan Morowski
21 days
 
Feb 8, 1971
Dec 1, 1973
unknown
Pedro Gonzalez
1,028 days (almost 3 yars)
 
Dec 1, 1973
Dec 10, 1973
unknown
Jake Stryker
9 days
 
Dec 10, 1973
Apr 30, 1977
unknown
Mario Mancini [2]
1,238 days (over 3 years)
 
Apr 30, 1977
Feb 20, 1978
unknown
Billy Golden
297 days
 
Feb 20, 1978
Feb 24, 1980
unknown
David Runner
735 days (2 years)
 
Feb 24, 1980
Jan 22, 1984
house show
The Ayatollah
1,429 days (almost 4 years)
title reign widely known as "The Reign of Terror"
Jan 22, 1984
Mar 31, 1985
Superclash
Randy Robinson
435 days (over 1 year)
 
Mar 31, 1985
Nov 28, 1985
Wrestlemania
Bulk Logan
242 days
 
Nov 28, 1985
Starrcade
Randy Robinson [2]
? days
 

 

WCWF World Tag Team Titles
Date Won
Date Lost
Event Won
Champions
Notes
June 1, 1969
Dec 9, 1969
International Team Challenge
The Rising Suns
won a 16-team tournament held in Japan
Dec 9, 1969
June 15, 1970
unknown
The Italian Stallions
 
June 15, 1970
June 3, 1971
unknown
The Mongols
 
June 3, 1971
Dec 6, 1971
unknown
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
 
Dec 6, 1971
Feb 1, 1972
unknown
The French Connection
 
Feb 1, 1972
May 22, 1972
unknown
Tropic Thunder (Chief Piehau & The Maltese Mauler)
 
May 22, 1972
May 30, 1973
unknown
The Viet Cong Express
 
May 30, 1973
Sep 11, 1973
unknown
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew [2]
 
Sep 11, 1973
Nov 15, 1973
unknown
The Japanese Connection (Mr. Fuji & Mr. Kita)
 
Nov 15, 1973
May 8, 1974
unknown
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew [3]
 
May 8, 1974
May 13, 1974
unknown
The Valiant Brothers
 
May 13, 1974
Aug 26, 1975
unknown
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew [4]
 
Aug 26, 1975
Nov 18, 1875
unknown
The Blackhearts (Jake Blackheart & Roy Blackheart)
 
Nov 18, 1875
June 25, 1976
unknown
Team Bravo (Gino Bravo & Alpha Bravo)
 
June 25, 1976
Dec 7, 1976
Showdown at Shea
The Painbringers (Johnny Valentine & Carl Stevens)
 
Dec 7, 1976
Sep 27, 1977
unknown
The Strongbows
 
Sep 27, 1977
Mar 14, 1978
unknown
The New Japanese Connection (Mr. Fuji [2] & Mr. Yari)
 
Mar 14, 1978
June 26, 1978
unknown
Strike Force (Jake Stryker & Alpha Bravo [2])
 
June 26, 1978
Nov 21, 1978
unknown
The Yukon Lumberjacks
 
Nov 21, 1978
Mar 6, 1979
unknown
The Young Italians (Tony Ferrari & Sal Massimo)
 
Mar 6, 1979
July 4, 1979
unknown
The Painbringers [2] (Johnny Valentine & Carl Stevens)
 
July 4, 1979
Apr 21, 1980
Great American Bash
Gang Greene (Verne Greene & Greg Greene)
 
Apr 21, 1980
Aug 9, 1980
unknown
The Wild Samoans
 
Aug 9, 1980
Sep 9, 1980
Showdown at Shea
The Carribean Connection (Pedro Gonzalez & Dory Calypso)
 
Sep 9, 1980
Mar 17, 1981
Championship Wrestling
The Wild Samoans [2]
 
Mar 17, 1981
Oct 31, 1981
Championship Wrestling
The Moondogs
 
Oct 31, 1981
Oct 26, 1982
Championship Wrestling
The New Japanese Connection (Mr. Fuji [3] & Mr. Yari [2])
 
Oct 26, 1982
Mar 8, 1983
Championship Wrestling
The Strongbows [2]
 
Mar 8, 1983
Nov 15, 1983
Championship Wrestling
The Wild Samoans [3]
 
Nov 15, 1983
Apr 23, 1984
Championship Wrestling
Soul Train (Porkchop Jones & Black Belt Douglas)
first black tag champions
Apr 23, 1984
Nov 22, 1984
MSG Show
The West German Express
(Baron Von Kaiser & Markus Von Krupp)
The Freedom Fighters interfered against Soul Train
Nov 22, 1984
Mar 31, 1985
Starrcade
The Supernauts (Dreadnaut & Huguenaut)
 
Mar 31, 1985
May 11, 1985
Wrestlemania I
Old School (Eddie Fargo & David Runner)
 
May 11, 1985
Sep 1, 1985
Saturday Night's Main Event
The Supernauts [2]
 
Sep 1, 1985
Nov 28, 1985
Fall Brawl
The Orient Express (Louis Dupre & Mehmet Suleiman)
 
Nov 28, 1985
Nov 30 , 1985
Starrcade
British Steel (Dreadnaut [2] & Dynamite)
 
Nov 30, 1986
Jan 31, 1986
WCWF Saturday Night
vacant
titles vacated due to Dynamite's health issues
Jan 31, 1986
Apr 6, 1986
Royal Rumble
The Awesome McKnight Brothers
(Bullet Bruce & Ravishing Ralph)
Defeated The American Express (Brett Hale and Cpl. Punishment) in the finals of a 16-team tournament after Hale walked out on his partner.
Apr 6, 1986
Wrestlemania II
Bad News (Eddie Bearden & Porkchop Jones [2])
 

 

WCWF United States Title
Date Won
Date Lost
Event Won
Champion
Notes
July 1, 1979
Apr 26, 1980
Great American Bash
Eddie Fargo
won a tournament to crown the inaugural champion
Apr 26, 1980
May 1, 1981
Super Sunday
Pedro Gonzalez
 
May 1, 1981
June 21, 1981
unknown
Eddie Fargo [2]
 
June 21, 1981
Dec 4, 1981
unknown
Pedro Gonzalez [2]
 
Dec 4, 1981
Aug 22, 1982
unknown
Cpl. Punishishment
 
Aug 22, 1982
Nov 4, 1982
unknown
Rick Samson
 
Nov 4, 1982
Apr 16, 1983
unknown
Buck Hamato
 
Apr 16, 1983
April 30, 1983
unknown
vacant
Hamato vacated the title due to injury
Nov 4, 1982
April 30, 1983
unknown
Mean Massimo
Massimo won a tournment for the vacant title
April 30, 1983
June 10, 1983
unknown
Eddie Fargo [3]
 
June 10, 1983
Nov 24, 1983
unknown
Bruiser Barton
 
Nov 24, 1983
Dec 14, 1983
Starrcade
Jake Blackheart
cage match
Dec 14, 1983
June 9, 1984
Championship Wrestling
(syndicated TV show)
Jimmy Blast
 
June 9, 1984
Nov 22, 1984
USA Network Special
Chris Reese
Reese won after interference by Eddie Fargo
Nov 22, 1984
Jan 5, 1985
Starrcade
Jimmy Blast [2]
 
Jan 5, 1985
Mar 31, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
Jake Blackheart [2]
 
Mar 31, 1985
Sep 1, 1985
Wrestlemania
Jimmy Blast [3]
loser-leaves-town street fight
Sep 1, 1985
Nov 7, 1985
Fall Brawl
vacant
Blast vacated the title due to injury
Nov 7, 1985
Nov 28, 1985
The Wrestling Classic
Bruiser Barton [2]
won an 8-man tournment for the vacant title
Nov 28, 1985
Feb 1, 1986
Starrcade
Bonesaw McGraw
 
Feb 1, 1986
Apr 6, 1986
Royal Rumble
Bruiser Barton [3]
 
Apr 6, 1986
Wrestlemania II
Bonesaw McGraw [2]
2/3 falls match

 

WCWF TV Title
Date Won
Date Lost
Event Won
Champion
Notes
Sep 1, 1984
Oct 20, 1984
WCWF Saturday Night
Rick Samson
Won an 8-man tournament, defeating Sol Salamanca in the finals.
Vacated the title due to injuries from a brutal attack by Mean Massimo.
Oct 27, 1984
Nov 3, 1984
WCWF Saturday Night
Porkchop Jones
Won a four-man battle royal for the vacant title. The other participants were Jake Blackheart, Sol Salamanca, and J.C. Magnum. The same four men had faced off the previous week in a four-corners match than ended in a no-contest.
Nov 3, 1984
Nov 17, 1984
WCWF Saturday Night
J. C. Magnum
 
Nov 17, 1984
Dec 1, 1984
WCWF Saturday Night
Wolfie Brown
 
Dec 1, 1984
Feb 23, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
Mean Massimo
Declared vacant by the Commissioner when Massimo agreed to sell the championship to Stan Trump.
Feb 23, 1985
Mar 31, 1985
-
vacant
 
Mar 31, 1985
May 4, 1985
Wrestlemania
Sol Salamanca
Defeated Stan Trump for the vacant title.
May 4, 1985
June 1, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
David Smith
Won the title in his first match in the USA.
June 1, 1985
July 4, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
Eddie Fargo
 
July 4, 1985
July 6, 1985
Great American Bash
David Smith (2)
2/3 falls match
July 6, 1985
July 20, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
Cpl. Punishment
 
July 20, 1985
July 27, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
David Smith (3)
 
July 27, 1985
Aug 3, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
Stroker Ace
 
Aug 3, 1985
Aug 10, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
David Smith (4)
 
Aug 10, 1985
Sep 1, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
Sol Salamanca (2)
 
Sep 1, 1985
Sep 28, 1985
Fall Brawl
B. A. Brakkas
 
Sep 28, 1985
Oct 26, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
Wally Richter
 
Oct 26, 1985
Nov 2, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
Steve Hecker
Hecker won when Hanoi Xan's interference backfired.
Nov 2, 1985
Nov 9, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
Raymond Buck
Hecker lost partly due to distraction.
Nov 9, 1985
Nov 28, 1985
WCWF Saturday Night
B. A. Brakkas (2)
 
Nov 28, 1985
Nov 30, 1985
Starrcade
Chris Reese
triangle match also involving Raymond Buck
Nov 30, 1985
indefinitely
WCWF Saturday Night
vacant
title stripped due to both falls of the triangle match being disqualifications