Your Favorite First World Championship Win

[No Count Pup]

It is absolutely disgusting all these benoit responses.

All these iwc pimple boys need to listen up. Nothing chris benoit did can be remembered over taking innocent life in a horrific manner. Eventually he took the cowards way out as well.

Shame on you losers.

I share your sentiment. Benoit admirers are for the most part serial rationalists. They mitigate, dissociate, and in plain English, sweep under the rug the man's horrific acts. Because the admirers look back on Benoit's wrestling days as a simpler time in their lives, they protect him as the object of their nostalgia. Those individuals aren't man enough to say the man killed his family, killed himself, and left behind a trail of carnage and confusion. That is his legacy.

 

[Catacomb]

Yokos first win wasnt at kotr it was against bret hart at WM 9.

My favorite first title win is probably goldberg just because that was the peak of my wrestling fandom. There are many others such as flairs first WWF rumble win. And what about Deseil over backlund I know it was a house show but one day he beats bret the next thing we know deseil deats him in 20 seconds.

shit, i completely forgot about those 40 seconds lol

randy orton over benoit at summerslam
i for one did not see the finish or orton winning coming at all, it was a surprise to me and a pretty good match at that

in fact, while im mentioning summerslam
brock over the rock
I didnt keep up with the sheets then and had no clue who would win but i thought rock would get the win, brock winning shocked me and was awesome

 

[ShowOffHEEL]

My personal favorite is when The Miz won the WWE Title cashing in Money In The Bank. I was a fan of his when he appeared on Tough Enough and I've stuck by him the entire time, so to see him defy the odds and win the big one was the best moment for me.

I DVR'd that Raw and put it on DVD to keep.

 

[Dr.Shades]

My favorite win would have to be tommy dreamers first ecw world title win from tazz. It was a really hard fought extreme rules match with Dreamer giving a truly moving and grateful speech. He would then lose it thirty minutes later in a match against Justin Credible. For they guy who never wanted to win titles and being at the table was enough for him, I know he felt like a real champion.

 

[Aquaman6686]

My favorite win would have to be tommy dreamers first ecw world title win from tazz. It was a really hard fought extreme rules match with Dreamer giving a truly moving and grateful speech. He would then lose it thirty minutes later in a match against Justin Credible. For they guy who never wanted to win titles and being at the table was enough for him, I know he felt like a real champion.

I'll catch tons of hate for this, but I don't think that even counts. The original ECW Championship wasn't a legitimately recognized World Championship, it was a regional independent title. By that logic, Abyss became a World Champion in 2004 when he won the NWA Cyberspace Championship. The ECW title wasn't a World title until June 13th, 2006.

 

[Dr.Shades]

The original ECW Championship wasn't a legitimately recognized World Championship, it was a regional independent title.

Well it was a split off from the nwa world championship but whatever floats your boat man. I think it's a great moment with my favorite wrestler and from the company that entertained me so well.

 

[Nate DaMac]

I'll catch tons of hate for this, but I don't think that even counts. The original ECW Championship wasn't a legitimately recognized World Championship, it was a regional independent title. By that logic, Abyss became a World Champion in 2004 when he won the NWA Cyberspace Championship. The ECW title wasn't a World title until June 13th, 2006.

Do you have anything to contribute to the conversation or would you rather keep interjecting with your ******ed observations? The ECW Championship wasn't a legitimately recognized World Championship? By who? Last I checked, there isn't a governing body that oversees every wrestling company. They called it their World Championship, it was a World Championship. Hell, I don't care about ROH at all and I don't find winning their world title to be an impressive accomplishment but I still realize that it is a World Championship.
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I cant find a proper video, but Kane winning the WWF Title off of Austin in 98 was a pretty shocking ordeal. it only lasted for a night but still, not very many were thinking that he was going to get the strap.

Also,



Triple H finally getting the title was a decent moment. It should have happened the night before but either Austin or Ventura fucked that up, depending on who you want to believe.

 

[It's...Baylariat!]

As an unabashed Ric Flair apologist, my favorite title win is when Flair won the Royal Rumble in 1992 to be the first man to win the WWE championship in the Royal Rumble.



What's even better is his interview afterwards, which I sadly can't find on Youtube anywhere.

But this does it for me.

I'm also fond of Mankind's first win over the Rock. Probably more for the epic pop that Austin received when his music hit than the actual win itself, but it's still a great moment.

 

[No Count Pup]

Do you have anything to contribute to the conversation or would you rather keep interjecting with your ******ed observations? The ECW Championship wasn't a legitimately recognized World Championship? By who? Last I checked, there isn't a governing body that oversees every wrestling company. They called it their World Championship, it was a World Championship. Hell, I don't care about ROH at all and I don't find winning their world title to be an impressive accomplishment but I still realize that it is a World Championship.

It is in the category of "******ed observation" to debate whether or not the ECW Title was a world title? Three words come to mind: fiber, fiber, fiber.

While I personally feel the ECW Title was a world title, I wouldn't excoriate someone for disagreeing. It certainly looked and felt like a regional title during its first incarnation. The WWE version, for its part, gave ECW a more global platform. Thus, when WWE called it a world title it gained heightened legitimacy.

I was very happy for Mark Henry when he won the ECW Title. The title win gave him a chance to captain a brand. He garnered good ratings and increased his stock enough to get a WHC run.

 

[Nate DaMac]

It is in the category of "******ed observation" to debate whether or not the ECW Title was a world title? Three words come to mind: fiber, fiber, fiber.

Maybe I'm too young, old, or stupid but I don't get what you're saying here.

While I personally feel the ECW Title was a world title, I wouldn't excoriate someone for disagreeing. It certainly looked and felt like a regional title during its first incarnation. The WWE version, for its part, gave ECW a more global platform. Thus, when WWE called it a world title it gained heightened legitimacy.

He said it wasn't legitimately recognized as a World Championship. You can argue whether or not being the ECW Champion meant anything, but you can't argue what the fucking title was.

A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name in certain contexts. It may signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification.

The title was the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

I was very happy for Mark Henry when he won the ECW Title. The title win gave him a chance to captain a brand. He garnered good ratings and increased his stock enough to get a WHC run.

I liked it as well. I liked it more when Matt Hardy won it from him, though. At least he gets to say he was a World Champion at one point. Even if the title didn't really mean dick.

 

[Aquaman6686]

He said it wasn't legitimately recognized as a World Championship. You can argue whether or not being the ECW Champion meant anything, but you can't argue what the fucking title was.

So every independent promotion that exists has a World Championship in your eyes? ECW's title was not a World Championship, because it was only defended in one small area of one country. A World Championship is defended around the WORLD. When it was revived for the ECW brand in 2006, it became a World Championship. Rob Van Dam, Jack Swagger, Mark Henry, Matt Hardy, and Christian can say that as ECW Champion, they were World Champions. The Sandman, Rhino, Sabu, and Justin Credible cannot. Well, they can say it all they want, but that doesn't make it true.

 

[Nate DaMac]

ECW's title was not a World Championship, because it was only defended in one small area of one country.

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ECW's title was defended all over the United States as well as in Japan. Once again, you're full of shit. Fuck man, you have me sticking up for ECW. I didn't like that shit at all but I don't try to minimize what they were.
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Not surprised that I don't see John Cena's first title win anywhere in here. I don't think there has ever been a title win so telegraphed before. It was a great moment for him I suppose. The match sucked though. Much better job at Judgement Day.

 

[elsayedhussin]

it's not even hindsight when you consider how uninteresting the two World Title matches that were booked at WM25 (if they wanted to do Orton vs. Triple H fine but they could have done with w/o the WWE Title on the line).

 

[themiz1992]

My favourite was Edge cashing in on Cena, capturing his first WWE title. It was also the first time the Money In The Bank briefcase was cashed in, so I marked the fuck out.

 

[Bythedockofthebay]

Do you have anything to contribute to the conversation or would you rather keep interjecting with your ******ed observations? The ECW Championship wasn't a legitimately recognized World Championship? By who? Last I checked, there isn't a governing body that oversees every wrestling company. They called it their World Championship, it was a World Championship. Hell, I don't care about ROH at all and I don't find winning their world title to be an impressive accomplishment but I still realize that it is a World Championship.

Actually, the only requirement for a belt to be considered a world championship is that it's defended internationally. Which the ECW title was defended in the US, Japan, and Canada I believe. So yes, the ECW championship was a world championship.

 

[The Dragon Saga]

Just to throw this in there, while the requirement to be a World Championship is that it must be defended internationally, it doesn't necessarily make that title a highly prestiged World Championship. Since 1981, Pro Wrestling Illustrated has been recognized as the more dominant opinion on what a World Championship is, for example, the last incarnation of the ECW Championship, being the ECW on Sci-Fi title was never recognized as a World title, but the original ECW title was. Nowadays only three titles in America are recognized, the WWE, TNA and ROH World Championships, think about that for a moment because there are a lot of other promotions with World Championships. All they have to do is have it defended internationally to throw "World" in there, it doesn't necessarily make it a top title however.

 

[stingray11214]

August 2nd, 1992. Ron Simmons beats Vader for the World Title with a brilliantly executed scoop powerslam. That finish is etched in my brain forever. Even Ron Simmons' celebration was one for the ages, as he made history a the first RECOGNIZED Afro-American World Champ.

Chris Jericho's win to unify the belts at Vengeance in December 2001 was pretty damn good as well. I was in WWF New York watching it with a buffet meal. I was the ONLY person in that place rooting for Jericho.

Though Jericho's win was historic in its' own right, Simmons win righted so many wrongs of the past, including Bobo Brazil's humiliation of being denied his rightful World title.

 

[justtxyank]

Actually, the only requirement for a belt to be considered a world championship is that it's defended internationally. Which the ECW title was defended in the US, Japan, and Canada I believe. So yes, the ECW championship was a world championship.

PWI actually "recognizes" world championships. The defended internationally thing is not the only requirement. Generally speaking if you can't trace the bloodlines of a title back to the original world titles from the early 1900s (particularly the NWA title) it is not considered a recognized world title.

 

[Nate DaMac]

August 2nd, 1992. Ron Simmons beats Vader for the World Title with a brilliantly executed scoop powerslam. That finish is etched in my brain forever. Even Ron Simmons' celebration was one for the ages, as he made history a the first RECOGNIZED Afro-American World Champ.

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You know, I've heard about this moment my whole life but until you mentioned it, I had never actually seen it. Thank you, that was pretty awesome.

Another one I'm not too surprised I haven't seen mentioned:

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I was like, 15 when this happened and though now I see that it was a mediocre match and Rey only won because of Eddie's death, it was still amazing for me to see. Rey was always just an amazing little guy I saw in WCW and to see him win the World Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania was incredible.