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THE HISTORY
OF THE SGW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 9/29/1999 - 10/29/2022 |
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1st CHAMPION
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DATE WON REIGN In the finals of a one night tournament, Bret Hart defeated Sting (Mike Anstett) to become the first-ever SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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2nd CHAMPION
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DATE WON REIGN Bill Goldberg defeated Bret Hart to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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3rd CHAMPION
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DATE WON REIGN With help from Rhyno, Shane Douglas defeated Bill Goldberg in a Steel Cage Match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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4th CHAMPION REIGN #2 HANDLER
DATE WON REIGN Bret Hart defeated Shane Douglas to become the first-ever two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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5th CHAMPION
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DATE WON REIGN Steve Austin defeated Bret Hart to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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6th CHAMPION
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DATE WON REIGN Scott Steiner defeated Steve Austin via referee stoppage to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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VACATED 8 / 31 / 2000 On August 31st, 2000, SGW owner Arn Anderson stripped "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner of the SGW World Heavyweight Championship after he used excessive violence against "The Big Nasty" Paul Wight, injuring him and several SGW officials in the process. Anderson ruled that Scott Steiner would battle Taz, Paul Wight, and Mike Awesome in Hell in a Cell to determine the new champion. |
7th CHAMPION REIGN #2 HANDLER
DATE WON REIGN In Hell in a Cell, Scott Steiner defeated Taz (Matt Emerson), "The Big Nasty" Paul Wight (Anthony H), and Mike Awesome (Brian P) to become a two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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8th CHAMPION
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DATE WON REIGN The Rock defeated Scott Steiner to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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9th CHAMPION
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DATE WON REIGN Gangrel defeated The Rock in a First Blood match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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10th CHAMPION REIGN #3 HANDLER
DATE WON REIGN Scott Steiner defeated Gangrel to become the first-ever three-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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11th CHAMPION
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DATE WON REIGN Ric Flair defeated Scott Steiner to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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12th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN Jeff Jarrett defeated Ric Flair to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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13th CHAMPION REIGN #2
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DATE WON
REIGN The Rock defeated Jeff Jarrett to become a two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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14th CHAMPION REIGN #2
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DATE WON
REIGN Steve Austin defeated The Rock to become a two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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15th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN Chris Benoit defeated Steve Austin in a Steel Cage Match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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16th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated Chris Benoit to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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17th CHAMPION REIGN #4
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DATE WON
REIGN Scott Steiner defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. to become the first-ever four-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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18th CHAMPION REIGN #2
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DATE WON
REIGN Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated Scott Steiner to become a two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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19th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN Johnny the Bull defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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VACATED 01 / 27 / 2002 After being assaulted backstage by "The Chosen One" Jeff Jarrett and "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner, Johnny Stamboli suffered injuries that would require surgery and extensive recovery time. SGW owner Shane McMahon stripped Stamboli of the SGW World Heavyweight Championship and declared that the new champion would be crowned in a Gauntlet for the Gold at the first-ever WrestleBrawl pay-per-view. |
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20th CHAMPION REIGN #2
HANDLER
DATE WON
REIGN Jeff Jarrett won the first-ever WrestleBrawl match, last eliminating Rob Van Dam (Rob Boyle) to become a two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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21st CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN Raven defeated Jeff Jarrett and Rob Van Dam (Rob Boyle) in a Triple Threat Match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion thanks to the formation of Arn Anderson's Apokolips faction.
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VACATED 02 /17 / 2002 Controversy surrounding the violence televised during the formation of The Apokolips led the network to put SGW Shock on hiatus before ultimately deciding to cancel the program, effectively causing SGW to cease operation for a number of years. Raven was consequently stripped of the SGW World Championship and it was declared vacant for the third time during its lineage. On 09 / 24 / 2005, Val Venis (Brett Albers), while under contract to League of Champions, broke into the SGW archives and stole the physical SGW World Heavyweight and New Era Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship belts. He proclaimed himself champion of both dormant companies, though neither company recognizes this officially. "The Six-String Samurai" Jeff Jarrett, the only other representative of both companies on the League of Champions roster, challenged Venis to a ladder match for both vacant championships, the winner of which would be recognized officially as the final champion in the record books. |
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22nd CHAMPION REIGN #3
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DATE WON
REIGN Jeff Jarrett defeated Val Venis (Brett Albers) in a Ladder Match to claim the SGW and New Era Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship belts. As the reigning League of Champions World Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Jarrett unified all three championship belts, making him the first and only person to not only win all three titles but hold them at the same time.
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23rd CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE WON
REIGN
Christian won the second ever
Pick Your Title Shot Tournament, earning himself a Golden Ticket for
a shot at any championship he chooses. After SGW temporarily ceased
operations, he kept the ticket and used it to its fullest potential
at his earliest opportunity. Christian Cage cashed in his Golden Ticket for an anytime, anywhere title shot, blindsiding Jeff Jarrett and defeating him for the SGW World Heavyweight Championship after Jarrett's longtime manager Trish Stratus turned on Jarrett to side with Christian.
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24th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN In a tag team main event pitting Christian Cage and Tom Cruise against Val Venis and Teddy Long (Brett Albers) where the winning fall will decide who leaves as the champion, Tom Cruise pinned Teddy Long to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion, shocking the entire world to its core.
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25th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
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Val Venis won the third ever
Pick Your Title Shot Tournament, earning himself a Golden Ticket for
a shot at any championship he chooses. Val Venis cashed in a Golden Ticket and defeated Tom Cruise in 15 seconds to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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26th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN Randy Orton defeated Val Venis and Ken Kennedy (James Parkin) in a Triple Threat Match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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27th CHAMPION REIGN #3
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DATE WON
REIGN In an impromptu match, Steve Austin defeated Randy Orton to become a three-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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28th CHAMPION
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DATE
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REIGN "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Ken Kennedy (James Parkin) defended their SGW World Heavyweight and SGW Television Championships in a handicap match against Lance Storm, "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters (Mike Adkins), and "The Six-String" Samurai" Jeff Jarrett (Josh Smith) where the winning fall would determine who would become the World or Television champion. Lance Storm pinned Steve Austin to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after interference from the reigning All-Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion, Carlito Caribbean Cool.
On 07 / 15 / 2006, Lance Storm
defeated Rob Van Dam (Dave Trayers) to unify the All-Pro Wrestling
World Championship with the SGW World Heavyweight Championship. The Territory War of 2006 The debut of Carlito with the APW World Championship kicked off an era of Solid Gold Wrestling which saw champions from rival and friendly promotions appear with the intent to unify their titles with the SGW World Heavyweight Championship. Lance Storm historically drew first blood by defeating APW World Champion Rob Van Dam, unifying it with the SGW title and beginning a quest which would continue until eight separate title lineages came together to create the most prestigious championship in all of professional wrestling. |
29th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN At WrestleBrawl 2, the biggest pay-per-view in SGW history, Edge defeated Lance Storm to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion and unify it with his own All-Star Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship.
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30th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN In a five-man scramble match, Alex Shelley defeated Edge, "The Conman" Rob Conway (Brett A), Lance Storm (Corey Rich), and Raven (Devon Rightsell) to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after interference from Vince Russo.
X-Treme Wrestling Federation Immediately afterward, the X-Treme Wrestling Federation World Champion, Christian Cage (Scott Smith) challenged Alex Shelley to a unification match. Interim SGW owner Jim Cornette forced Shelley to defend his newly won title where he defeated Cage, unifying the championships for the first time. |
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31st CHAMPION REIGN #4
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DATE WON
REIGN Announcing that Solid Gold Wrestling was going to be shutting down forever once the event concluded, Jeff Jarrett stripped Alex Shelley of the championship and awarded it to himself, making him a four-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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32nd CHAMPION REIGN #2
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DATE WON
REIGN Jeff Jarrett handed the title off to Edge, declaring him the new champion, making him a two-time champion in the process.
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33rd CHAMPION REIGN #2
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DATE WON
REIGN Edge awarded Christian with the championship, making him a two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion as well.
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34th CHAMPION REIGN #5
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DATE WON
REIGN Christian handed Jeff Jarrett the championship, making him a record breaking five-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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VACATED 09 / 09 / 2006 Jeff Jarrett immediately vacated the championship. He would be the last champion for over 13 years. |
35th CHAMPION REIGN #2
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DATE WON
REIGN At SGW 12 Large, Randy Orton defeated Tim Storm (Brett Albers) and Adam Cole (Jared) in the Triple Threat finals of a one night tournament to become the first SGW World Heavyweight Champion in over 13 years. Also in the tournament - PAC (Rando), CM Punk (Anthony Hall), AJ Styles (Eric), Aleister Black (Jim), Sin Cara (Six), Nathan Jones (Pount), Billy Kidman (Dyl), Bryan Danielson (Shawn Taggart), and Nick Aldis (Richard).
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36th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN At SGW Card Subject to Change, Adam Cole defeated Randy Orton in a Steel Cage Match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Championship after interference from Jeff Jarrett.
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37th CHAMPION REIGN #2
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DATE WON
REIGN At WrestleBrawl 3, Val Venis shocked the world by defeating Adam Cole to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion for the second time in his career.
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38th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN At So-Called Rivals, Kevin Nash defeated Val Venis to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion. In defeating Venis, Kevin Nash became the first person to successfully use the Elevation Championship to become the new champion.
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39th CHAMPION REIGN #2
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DATE WON
REIGN At The Ecstasy of Gold in Tokyo, Japan, Adam Cole defeated Kevin Nash to become a two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.
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40th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN The Sandman defeated Adam Cole to become the new SGW World Champion after interference from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
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41st CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN Bryan Danielson defeated The Sandman in an impromptu match to unify the SGW World Heavyweight Championship with the Real SGW World Championship and Wrestling Gold World Championship, combining them into the SGW Triple Crown Championship.
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42nd CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN At Game of Squids in North Korea, Cody Rhodes defeated Bryan Danielson in a Ladder Match to unify the SGW and WLCW World Championships.
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43rd CHAMPION REIGN #6
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DATE WON
REIGN At The Death of SGW, Jeff Jarrett defeated Cody Rhodes to become the new SGW World Champion. As the reigning LARIAT Underground and Global Wrestling Federation World Champion, these titles became unified with the world championship.
LARIAT Underground
Global Wrestling Federation
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44th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN At The Death of SGW, Dolph Ziggler cashed in his Golden Ticket and defeated Jeff Jarrett for the championship. As the reigning CyberFights and Action! Wrestling Entertainment World Champion, these titles became unified with the world championship.
CyberFights World
Action! Wrestling Entertainment
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45th CHAMPION
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DATE WON
REIGN At WrestleBrawl IV, John Cena outlasted 29 other men in the WrestleBrawl match to become the new champion.
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