 Chris Jericho as WWF Undisputed Champion, holding the WWF Championship and World Championship belts Championship unification or championship consolidation are terms which mean the act of combining two or more separate championships into a single title. In professional wrestling this may be done to consolidate the number of championships in a given promotion or to add legitimacy and prestige to a certain title's lineage. Image File history File links Jericho_Undisputed. ...
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Types of unification Championship unification can be done in a variety of ways: - Two participants, who both hold separate championships, face each other in a match in which the winner will gain both titles. One of the titles (typically the lower-ranking one) is then said to be "absorbed" into the larger one, though this is rarely explained on-air; essentially, the smaller title is retired. The winner of the match may appear at events or on television with both belts once or twice, but eventually the smaller title is abandoned.
- Example: Several WCW titles were absorbed during The Invasion angle. The WCW Tag Team Championship, for example, was absorbed into the WWF Tag Team Championship following the end of the Invasion angle.
- Two participants, hold separate belts, face each other in a match in which the winner will gain both titles. The titles are then combined into a brand new championship, oftentimes referred to as an "undisputed" title. The championship may be represented by both original belts or a new belt may be introduced. If a new belt is introduced to represent both titles, when (or if) the reigning champion loses the championship belt, he actually loses all of the titles that the belt represented.
- Example 1:Chris Jericho unifying the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (known at that time as the "World Championship") and the WWF Championship to create the WWF Undisputed Championship at WWF Vengeance in December 2001.
- Example 2: Jerry "The King" Lawler unifying the AWA World Heavyweight Championship and the WCCW Heavyweight Championship to create the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship at SuperClash III in December 1988.
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The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship formed in 1988 when Jerry Lawler defeated Curt Hennig on the 9th May, 1988 for the American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title and defeated Kerry Von Erich on the 13th December, 1988 for the World Class Championship Wrestling World...
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Championship unification in the World Boxing Association In the WBA when a boxer holds the WBA title and also holds a world title (in the same weight division) from another major sanctioning body (the WBC, IBF, or WBO), the WBA gives special recognition to the boxer. If the boxer holds the WBA title and one other title, he is recognized as the unified champion. If the boxer holds the WBA title and two other titles, he is recognized as the undisputed champion. If the boxer holds the WBA title and all three other titles, he is recognized as the super champion. (Middleweight Jermain Taylor was the most recent super champion.) There can be only one unified, undisputed, or super champion per weight division. The main reason for these classifications is that when a boxer gains more titles, the WBA allows more time between mandatory WBA title defenses.
When a boxer becomes unified, undisputed, or super champion, the WBA creates a second world title in the same weight division. Two other boxers then fight for the vacant 'regular' world title. This second title allows the WBA to charge world title sanctioning fees for what is, in effect, an interim title. Additionally, if a unified, undisputed, or super champion loses his non-WBA title(s) (without losing the WBA title), then the WBA will strip him of his WBA title. Sanction is an interesting word, in that, depending on context, it can have diametrically opposing meanings. ...
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Examples of championship unification in professional wrestling Some examples of title unification: - The first two prominent unifications of titles in the U.S. were done by Nikita Koloff. In 1986, he unified the NWA National Heavyweight Championship into his NWA U. S. title by defeating Wahoo McDaniel, and in 1987 he unified (Mid-South) UWF Television title into his NWA World Television Championship by defeating Terry Taylor. In both cases, the unification process was started by Nikita's home promotion, Jim Crockett Promotions upon the absorption of the promotions (Georgia Championship Wrestling and the Mid-Southern UWF, respectively), and in both cases the titles from the absorbed promotions were abandoned.
- The AWA World Heavyweight Championship and the WCCW Heavyweight Championship were unified to create the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship at SuperClash III, when the AWA World Heavyweight Champion Jerry "The King" Lawler defeated the WCCW Heavyweight Champion Kerry Von Erich. The WCCW World Heavyweight Title was quickly abandoned and later the AWA stripped the AWA World Heavyweight Title from Jerry Lawler.
- The J-Crown, a combination of several lightweight championships from various wrestling promotions (including the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship) which was defended mostly in Japan and Mexico. The title has since been abandoned and all belts returned to their home promotions.
- The WCW International World Heavyweight Championship was unified with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship when WCW Champion Ric Flair defeated International Champion Sting at Clash of the Champions XXVII. The International Championship was immediately abandoned (Though the physical belt was used as the WCW Championship).
- The ECW World Heavyweight Championship and the ECW World Television Championship were unified when TV Champion Rhino defeated World Champion The Sandman at ECW Guilty as Charged in January 2001. Both championships were abandoned upon ECW's demise soon after.
- The WCW United States Championship was unified with the WWF Intercontinental Championship at Survivor Series 2001 when US Champion Edge defeated IC Champion Test. The United States title was abandoned, then revived in 2003 by Stephanie McMahon as a SmackDown!-exclusive title.
- The WCW Tag Team Championship was briefly unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship at Summerslam 2001, when the Undertaker and Kane, the WCW Tag Team Champions, defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon. The titles were re-split when the Dudley Boyz defeated the Undertaker and Kane for only the WWF titles, not the WCW titles, a month later. The titles were reunified for the final time at Survivor Series 2001, when the Dudleys, then the reigning WCW Tag Team Champions, defeated the then-WWF champions, the Hardy Boyz. The Dudleys won the WWF Tag Team Championships and their WCW Tag Team Championship was absorbed into the WWF titles and abandoned.
- The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was briefly unified with the WCW Cruiserweight Championship when WWF Light Heavyweight Championship X-Pac defeated Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman. He later lost the Cruiserweight title to Kidman, but kept the Light Heavyweight title (which was abandoned following his departure from the company). The WCW Cruiserweight Championship later became the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
- The WCW World Heavyweight Championship (by this time known simply as the "World title") and the WWF Championship were unified to create the WWF Undisputed Championship at WWF Vengeance 2001, when World Champion Chris Jericho defeated WWF Champion Steve Austin. After the brand extension, which split the WWF roster into two brands (RAW and SmackDown!), the Undisputed title served as the prime championship for both groups. The title became "disputed" when champion Brock Lesnar announced he would only defend the belt on SmackDown! The following week, RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff announced the creation of the World Heavyweight Championship, which may or may not be the original WCW/World title (for more on the lineage dispute, see the page for World Heavyweight Championship).
- The WWE European Championship was unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship in July 2002, when IC Champion Rob Van Dam defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy on RAW in a title unification match. The European title was abandoned as a separate championship.
- The WWE Hardcore Championship was unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship in August 2002, when Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer. The Hardcore Championship was abandoned soon after.
- The WWE Intercontinental Championship was unified with the World Heavyweight Championship at WWE No Mercy 2002 when World Champion Triple H defeated IC Champion Kane. The Intercontinental Championship was immediately abandoned, then revived in May 2003 by RAW Co-General Manager Steve Austin.
- The WWA World Heavyweight Championship was unified with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship when NWA Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated WWA Champion Sting on May 25, 2003 in Auckland, New Zealand in an inter-promotional match.
- The Ring of Honor World Championship was unified with ROH Pure Championship when ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness lost to ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson in Liverpool, England on August 12, 2006 in a match contested under pure wrestling rules with the stipulation that both championships could be lost by disqualification or count out.
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