When did Ron Simmons win the WCW World Title?

Aug. 2, 1992
Ron Simmons wins the World Championship: WCW Main Event, Aug. 2, 1992.

Who was WCW champion in 1991?

Ric Flair
On January 11, 1991, Ric Flair defeated Sting to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and was recognized as the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. The new championship was not initially represented by its own title belt, and WCW continued to use the NWA World Heavyweight Championship title belt.

How many times did Sting win the WCW title?

Dubbed “The Franchise of WCW”, he held a total of 15 championships in the promotion – including the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on six occasions, the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship on two occasions, and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on one occasion – and made more pay-per-view (PPV) …

When did Ron Simmons win the WCW Championship?

Ron Simmons captured the WCW title at a house show in Baltimore, Maryland, in August 1992. WCW’s business didn’t boom under Watts, and five months later, Ron Simmons dropped the title back to Vader.

Who was the WCW World Heavyweight Champion in 2000?

Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in tournament final for the vacant title. This was a steel cage match . This was a tag team match pitting Arquette and Diamond Dallas Page against Eric Bischoff and Jeff Jarrett, in which whoever scored the fall would become champion. Arquette pinned Bischoff to win Page’s title. Aired on tape delay on April 26, 2000.

Who was the first African American to win the WCW World Championship?

Seemingly at random, Simmons won the raffle and would defeat Vader for the championship that evening. The win was replayed later that week on WCW’s television program. It was the first time an African-American won a widely recognized version of the world title. Was Ron Simmons the First-ever Black Champion in Wrestling?

Who was the NWA World Heavyweight Champion in 1993?

During this reign in September 1993, WCW conclusively left the NWA and created a fictitious subsidiary called WCW International. Ric Flair, who had returned to WCW and won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, was recognized as the inaugural WCW International World Heavyweight Champion . This was a title vs. career match .