"Real" Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship | |
Last Champion(s) | Nobuhiko Takada |
Date Won | October 2, 1995 |
Promotion(s) | Union of Wrestling Forces International |
Date Established | September 21, 1992 |
Most reigns | Nobuhiko Takada (2 reigns) |
The "Real" Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship was a championship defended in the Union of Wrestling Forces International.
Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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Nobuhiko Takada | 1 | September 21, 1992 | Kyoto | Defeated Gary Albright to become the first champion; Takada and Albright had been chosen as contenders based on their UWFI records (Albright 11 wins and 0 losses, Takada 10-1). |
Super Vader | 1 | August 18, 1994 | Tokyo | |
Nobuhiko Takada | 2 | April 20, 1995 | Nagoya, Aichi | |
Title retired | October 2, 1995 | Lou Thesz withdraws his support for the promotion and takes the belt with him in protest against a proposed unification match against IWGP Champion Keiji Mutoh. Takada beats Mutoh on January 4, 1996, and wins the IWGP title. |
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Belt Design
The championship used the belt used by Lou Thesz as NWA World Champion during the 1950s.