WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship

Dec 15, 2009

0h 57m

★ 5.3

Overview

It’s one of the most distinctive and storied championships in the world of sports entertainment and its titleholders are industry standard bearers. Now, for the first time ever, fans can own the definitive DVD set devoted entirely and exclusively to the World Heavyweight Championship.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

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Pat O' Connor

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Buddy Rogers

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Gene Kiniski

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Dory Funk Jr.

Jack Brisco

Fred Brisco

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Terry Funk

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Ric Flair

Magnum TA

Terry Allen

Sting

Steve Borden

Scott Steiner

Scott Rechsteiner

Lex Luger

Larry Pfohl

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Barry Windham

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