|
THE HISTORY
OF THE
GWF
WORLD 6/13/1999 - 9/24/22 |
| 1. |
6/13/99 - Cactus Jack defeated 29 other competitors to win Royal Rumble '99 and become the first GWF World Champion. |
| 2. | 06/27/99 - The Undertaker defeated Cactus Jack to become the new champion. |
| 3. | 8/9/99 - Triple H defeated The Undertaker to become the new champion. |
| 4. | 9/6/99 - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated Triple H to become the new champion. |
| 5. | 10/10/99 - The Undertaker (2) defeated Steve Austin to become the new champion. |
| 6. | 11/14/99 - "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeated The Undertaker to become the new champion. |
| 7. | 12/6/99 - The Undertaker (3) defeated Randy Savage to become the new champion. |
| 1/17/00 - Vacated due to injury. | |
| 8. | 2/13/00 - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (2) defeated Hulk Hogan in a tournament final to become the new champion. |
| 9. | 3/19/00 - Hulk Hogan defeated Steve Austin to become the new champion. |
| 10. | 4/30/00 - Scott Steiner defeated Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, and Triple H in a Fatal Four Way Elimination match to become the new champion. |
| 11. | 6/1/00 - Triple H (2) defeated Scott Steiner to become the new champion. |
| 12. | 6/18/00 - The Undertaker (4) defeated Triple H to become the new champion. |
| 13. | 8/20/00 - Triple H (3) defeated The Undertaker to become the new champion. |
| 14. | 9/25/00 - Cactus Jack (2) defeated Triple H to become the new champion. |
| 15. | 10/9/00 - Triple H (4) defeated Cactus Jack to become the new champion. |
| 16. | 10/15/00 - Kurt Angle defeated Eddie Guerrero, Triple H, and Cactus Jack in a Fatal Four Way Elimination match to become the new champion. |
| 17. | 11/26/00 - Eddie Guerrero defeated Kurt Angle to become the new champion. |
| 18. | 1/27/01 - Triple H (5) defeated Eddie Guerrero and Scott Steiner to become the new champion. |
| 19. | 2/18/01 - Eddie Guerrero (2) defeated Triple H and Scott Steiner to become the new champion. |
| 3/1/01 - Vacated due to injury. | |
| 20. | 3/25/01 - Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Hart to become the new champion. |
| 21. | 5/7/01 - Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels, Eddie Guerrero, and Mike Sanders to become the new champion. |
| 5/31/01 - Vacated due to injury. | |
| 22. | 6/11/01 - Mike Sanders defeated Eddie Guerrero to become the new champion. |
| 23. | 7/29/01 - Shawn Stasiak defeated Mike Sanders and Raven in a three way dance to become the new champion. |
| 24. | 7/30/01 - Raven defeated Shawn Stasiak to become the new champion. |
| 25. | 7/30/01 - Shawn Stasiak (2) defeated Raven to become the new champion. |
| 26. | 9/10/01 - "Diamond" Dallas Page def. Shawn Stasiak and Kurt Angle to become the new champion. |
| 27. | 10/28/01 - "The Franchise" Shane Douglas defeated Dallas Page to become the new champion. |
| 11/25/01 - Vacated due to injury. | |
| 28. | 11/25/01 - Steven Richards defeated Cactus Jack to become the new champion. |
| 29. | 1/27/02 - The Hurricane defeated Steve Austin, Steven Richards, and Buff Bagwell to become the new champion. |
| 30. | 3/31/02 - Hulk Hogan (2) defeated The Hurricane to become the new champion. |
| 31. | 4/28/02 - Buff Bagwell defeated Hulk Hogan and The Rock to become the new champion. |
| 32. | 5/20/02 - The Undertaker (5) defeated Buff Bagwell to become the new champion. |
| 33. | 5/30/02 - Chris Jericho defeated The Undertaker to become the new champion. |
| 34. | 6/10/02 - Chris Candido defeated Chris Jericho to become the new champion. |
| 35. | 2/13/03 - Chris Jericho (2) defeated Chris Candido to become the new champion. |
| 36. | 2/24/03 - Shawn Michaels (2) defeated Chris Jericho to become the new champion. |
| 37. | 3/16/03 - Chris Jericho (3) defeated Shawn Michaels to become the new champion. |
| 38. | 4/20/03 - Juventud Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho to become the new champion. |
| 39. | 5/8/03 - Vampiro defeated Juventud Guerrero and Bill Goldberg to become the new champion. |
| 40. | 5/19/03 - Chris Candido (2) defeated Vampiro to become the new champion. |
| 41. | 8/31/03 - Test defeated Chris Candido to become the new champion. |
| 42. | 9/28/03 - Steven Richards (2) defeated Cactus Jack, Shane McMahon, John Cena, Test, and Jeff Hardy in a Championship Scramble to become the new champion. |
| 43. | 1/18/04 - Shawn Michaels (3) defeated The Ultimate Warrior, Willow the Whisp, Dave Batista, John Cena, and Steven Richards in a Championship Scramble to become the new champion. |
| 2/29/04 - Vacated due to injury. | |
| 44. | 2/29/04 - Chris Jericho (4) defeated Steven Richards to become the new champion. |
| 45. | 3/18/04 - Buff Bagwell (2) defeated Chris Jericho to become the new champion. |
| 46. | 4/1/04 - Randy Orton defeated Buff Bagwell to become the new champion. |
| 47. | 8/13/04 - Chris Jericho (5) defeated Randy Orton to become the new champion. |
| 48. | 9/13/04 - Road Dogg defeated Chris Jericho to become the new champion. |
| 49. | 9/20/04 - Chris Jericho (6) defeated Road Dogg to become the new champion. |
| 50. | 9/26/04 - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (3) defeated Chris Jericho to become the new champion. |
| 51. | 10/24/04 - Christian defeated Steve Austin and Chris Jericho to become the new champion. |
| 52. | 1/27/05 - Simon Diamond defeated Christian to become the new champion. |
| 53. | 2/7/05 - Christian (2) defeated Simon Diamond. |
| 54. | 2/27/05 - Steven Richards (3) defeated Christian. |
| 55. | 3/20/05 - Christian (3) defeated Steven Richards. |
| 56. | 5/29/05 - Steven Richards (4) defeated Christian and Frankie Kazarian. |
| 57. | 7/31/05 - Randy Orton (2) defeated Steven Richards. |
| 58. | 9/18/05 - Johnny Nitro defeated Randy Orton. |
| 59. | 10/23/05 - Christian (4) defeated Johnny Nitro. |
| 60. | 10/27/05 - Mikey Whipwreck defeated Christian. |
| 61. | 3/19/06 - Mark Jindrak defeated Mikey Whipwreck. |
| 62. | 5/28/06 - Hollywood Hogan (3) defeated Stevie Richards and Mark Jindrak. |
| 63. | 6/25/06 - Cactus Jack (3) defeated Hollywood Hogan to become the new champion. |
| 64. | 7/30/06 - Pogo the Clown defeated Steven Richards and Cactus Jack. |
| 65. | 8/27/06 - Mark Jindrak (2) defeated Pogo the Clown. |
| 66. | 12/17/06 - Steven Richards (5) defeated Mark Jindrak. |
| 67. | 1/21/07 - Shawn Michaels (4) defeated Steven Richards. |
| 68. | 3/25/07 - Steven Richards (6) defeated Shawn Michaels, Scott Steiner, Razor Ramon, Kurt Angle, and Shark Boy to become the new champion. |
| 69. | 4/29/07 - Razor Ramon defeated Steven Richards and Shawn Michaels to become the new champion. |
| 70. | 9/23/07 - Shawn Michaels (5) defeated Triple H, John Cena, and Paul Burchill to become the new champion. |
| 71. | 11/25/07 - John Cena defeated Shawn Michaels, Vampiro, Chris Candido, Randy Orton, Matt Murphy, Chris Kanyon, and Razor Ramon. |
| 72. | 1/3/08 - Triple H (6) defeated John Cena. |
| 73. | 5/25/08 - Matt Murphy defeated Triple H, Gene Snitsky, and Hulk Hogan. |
| 74. | 5/25/08 - Chris Kanyon defeated Matt Murphy after cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase. |
| 75. | 7/27/08 - William Regal defeated Chris Kanyon. |
| 76. | 8/31/08 - Rob Van Dam defeated William Regal, Triple H, Crash Holly, CM Punk, and Chris Kanyon. |
| 77. | 10/26/08 - Scott Steiner (2) defeated Rob Van Dam. |
| 78. | 11/30/08 - Crash Holly defeated Chris Kanyon and Scott Steiner. |
| 79. | 1/18/09 - Edge defeated Jeff Hardy, Gene Snitsky, and Crash Holly to become the new champion. |
| 80. | 2/19/09 - The Miz defeated Matt Murphy and Edge. |
| 81. | 3/12/09 - Chris Kanyon (2) defeated Steven Richards, Crash Holly, and the Miz. |
| 82. | 4/11/09 - Paul Burchill defeated Chris Kanyon. |
| 83. | 4/20/09 - Chris Kanyon (3) defeated Paul Burchill. |
| 84. | 5/7/09 - Crash Holly (2) defeated Chris Kanyon. |
| 85. | 5/31/09 - Paul Burchill (2) defeated The Miz and Crash Holly. |
| 86. | 9/24/09 - Alex Shelley defeated Paul Burchill. |
| 87. | 12/20/09 - Eric Young defeated Alex Shelley, CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Tommy Dreamer, and Ted Dibiase, Jr. in the Elimination Chamber to become the new champion. |
| 88. | 1/31/10 - CM Punk defeated Eric Young and Tommy Dreamer. |
| 89. | 3/28/10 - Raven (2) defeated CM Punk. |
| 90. | 5/10/10 - Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven. |
| 91. | 6/27/10 - Raven (3) defeated Tommy Dreamer in Hell in a Cell. |
| 92. | 7/25/10 - Matt Murphy (2) defeated Raven with Tommy Dreamer as the special guest referee. |
| 93. | 8/9/10 - Raven (4) defeated Matt Murphy and Tommy Dreamer. |
| 94. | 8/29/10 - Chris Kanyon (4) defeated Raven. |
| 95. | 10/31/10 - Drew McIntyre defeated Chris Kanyon, The Brian Kendrick, Scott Steiner, and The Repo Man. |
| 96. | 1/6/11 - Shaggy 2 Dope defeated Drew McIntyre. |
| 97. | 1/30/11 - Drew McIntyre (2) defeated Shaggy 2 Dope. |
| 98. | 2/27/11 - Shaggy 2 Dope (2) defeated Jeff Hardy and Drew McIntyre with Rob Van Dam as the special guest referee. |
| 99. | 3/27/11 - Rob Van Dam (2) defeated Shaggy 2 Dope. |
| 100. | 5/29/11 - Jeff Jarrett defeated Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy, Sting, CM Punk, Randy Orton, and Drew McIntyre in the Elimination Chamber. |
| 101. | 9/9/11 - Paul Burchill (3) defeated Rob Van Dam, Buff Bagwell, Drew McIntyre, Scott Steiner, and Jeff Jarrett. |
| 102. | 9/25/11 - Rob Van Dam (3) defeated Paul Burchill in a TLC match. |
| 103. | 9/26/11 - Paul Burchill (4) defeated Rob Van Dam |
| 105. | 1/29/12 - Nunzio defeated Rob Van Dam. |
| 106. | 2/26/12 - Jeff Jarrett (2) defeated Nunzio, Jeff Hardy, Gene Snitsky, and Rob Van Dam. |
| 107. | 4/28/12 - CM Punk (2) defeated Jeff Jarrett. |
| 108. | 5/12/12 - Buff Bagwell (3) defeated CM Punk. |
| 109. | 6/24/12 - Jack Swagger defeated Buff Bagwell and Rob Van Dam. |
| 110. | 7/4/12 - Matt Murphy (3) defeated Jack Swagger. |
| 111. | 9/30/12 - Violent J defeated Matt Murphy. |
| 112. | 12/16/12 - Paul Burchill (5) defeated Violent J. |
| 113. | 3/31/13 - Chris Kanyon (5) defeated Paul Burchill. |
| 114. | 6/30/13 - Damien Sandow defeated Chris Kanyon in a First Blood Match. |
| 115. | 11/24/13 - Jeff Hardy defeated Damien Sandow in a TLC Match. |
| 116. | 12/22/13 - Buff Bagwell (4) defeated Jeff Hardy in a Last Man Standing match. |
| 1/20/14 - Vacated due to injury. | |
| 117. | 1/26/14 - Chris Jericho (7) defeated Jeff Hardy. |
| 118. | 2/23/14 - Wade Barrett defeated Chris Jericho. |
| 119. | 4/13/14 - Fit Finlay defeated Wade Barrett. |
| 120. | 7/13/14 - Steven Richards (7) defeated Fit Finlay. |
| 121. | 11/30/14 - Fit Finlay (2) defeated Steven Richards. |
| 122. | 1/25/15 - Damien Sandow (2) defeated Fit Finlay. |
| 123. | 6/28/15 - Gene Snitsky defeated Chris Kanyon, Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, Rob Terry, and Damien Sandow in an Elimination Chamber. |
| 124. | 7/15/15 - Chris Kanyon (6) defeated Gene Snitsky. |
| 8/31/15 - The company ceases operations and the championship is vacated. | |
| 125. | 4/29/18 - Bray Wyatt won Royal Rumble 2018 to become the new champion. |
| 126. | 4/29/18 - Razor Ramon (2) defeated Chris Jericho, Elias, and Bray Wyatt. |
| 127. | 4/29/18 - Kevin Owens defeated Razor Ramon after cashing in Money in the Bank. |
| 128. | 6/24/18 - Elias defeated Kevin Owens in a Street Fight. |
| 129. | 8/26/18 - Roman Reigns defeated Elias. |
| 130. | 9/30/18 - Fit Finlay (3) defeated Roman Reigns in a Steel Cage match. |
| 131. | 4/28/19 - Christopher Daniels defeated Fit Finlay and Luke Harper. |
| 132. | 5/20/19 - CM Punk (3) defeated Christopher Daniels. |
| 133. | 5/20/19 - Tyler Breeze defeated CM Punk after cashing in his Money in the Bank. |
| 134. | 5/26/19 - CM Punk (4) defeated Tyler Breeze. |
| 135. | 6/30/19 - Triple H (7) defeated CM Punk in a Ladder Match. |
| 10/14/19 - Triple H vacates the championship after being released from his contract. | |
| Lariat Underground purchases the rights to the Global Wrestling Federation. | |
| 136. | 3/30/20 - Darby Allin becomes the first GWF World Champion under the Lariat Underground umbrella. |
| 137. | 4/19/20 - Kevin Owens became the new GWF World Champion. |
| 138. | 6/8/20 - Razor Ramon defeated Kevin Owens in a Winner Take All Eight Man Tag Team Match, with all titles on the line. |
| 139. | 8/30/20 - Brodie Lee defeated Kevin Owens, Sting, Roman Reigns, Erick Rowan, and Razor Ramon in the Elimination Chamber to become the new champion. |
| 140. | 12/20/20 - Willow the Wisp defeated Brodie Lee in a Hell in a Cell match to become the new champion. |
| 12/20/20 - Lariat Underground ceases operations due to gross mismanagement by its owner. The GWF Championship is vacated as a result. | |
| 9/24/22 - During The Death of SGW, Tony Khan revealed he had purchased the rights to Lariat Underground and, by extension, Global Wrestling Federation. He offered to purchase Solid Gold Wrestling and keep it going, then gave Jeff Jarrett the GWF World Championship as a good faith gesture. Jarrett accepted the championship, though he denied Khan's offer to purchase the company. | |
| 141. | 9/24/22 - Jeff Jarrett (3) names himself the new Global Wrestling Federation World Champion. |
| 142. | 9/24/22 - Miro is awarded the championship by Jeff Jarrett. |
| 143. | 9/24/22 - Jeff Jarrett (4) takes the championship back, naming himself champion again. |
| Later that night, Jeff Jarrett defeated Cody Rhodes to unify the GWF and SGW World Championships. With this unification, the GWF title ceases to exist. |