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List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE)

Index List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE)

The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. [1]

154 relations: Albany, New York, Alberto Del Rio, Armageddon (2002), Armageddon (2003), Armageddon (2007), Atlanta, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Backlash (2009), Baltimore, Battle royal (professional wrestling), Big Show, Bill Goldberg, Booker T (wrestler), Boston, Broadcast delay, Buffalo, New York, Buyout, Championship unification, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Christian Cage, Cleveland, CM Punk, Cyber Sunday (2008), Daniel Bryan, Dave Bautista, Detroit, Dolph Ziggler, East Rutherford, New Jersey, Edge (wrestler), Elimination Chamber (2010), Eric Bischoff, Extreme Championship Wrestling, Extreme Rules (2009), Extreme Rules (2011), Glossary of professional wrestling terms, Hardcore wrestling, Hell in a Cell, Hell in a Cell (2009), Hell in a Cell (2012), Hell in a Cell (2013), Hershey, Pennsylvania, Houston, Indianapolis, Jack Swagger, Jeff Hardy, John Cena, John Layfield, John Morrison (wrestler), Kane (wrestler), ..., Kansas City, Missouri, Kayfabe, Ken Anderson (wrestler), Kofi Kingston, Kurt Angle, Ladder match, Laredo, Texas, Las Vegas, List of former championships in WWE, List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions, List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions, Los Angeles, Mark Henry, Memphis, Tennessee, Miami, Miami Gardens, Florida, Mike Knox, Milwaukee, Money in the Bank (2010), Money in the Bank (2011), Money in the Bank ladder match, New Orleans, New Year's Revolution (2005), New York City, Newark, New Jersey, Night of Champions (2009), Night of Champions (2011), No Mercy (2002), No Way Out (2009), Oklahoma City, One Night Stand (2008), Orlando, Florida, Pay-per-view, Payback (2013), Pectoralis major, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Arizona, Pittsburgh, Portland, Oregon, Professional wrestling, Professional wrestling match types, Professional wrestling promotion, Providence, Rhode Island, Randy Orton, Raw (WWE brand), Retirement, Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, Ron Killings, Rosemont, Illinois, San Diego, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Screenplay, Seattle, Shawn Michaels, Sheamus, SmackDown (WWE brand), St. Louis, Stone Cold Steve Austin, SummerSlam (2004), SummerSlam (2009), SummerSlam (2011), Sunrise, Florida, Survivor Series (2002), Survivor Series (2006), Survivor Series (2008), Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, Tampa, Florida, The Great American Bash (2006), The Great Khali, The Legacy (professional wrestling), The Undertaker, Theodore Long, TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009), TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2010), TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011), TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2013), Toronto, Triceps, Triple H, Unforgiven (2003), Unforgiven (2004), Unforgiven (2007), Unforgiven (2008), Uniondale, New York, Vickie Guerrero, WCW World Heavyweight Championship, World Championship Wrestling, World Heavyweight Championship (WWE), WrestleMania 21, WrestleMania 22, WrestleMania 23, WrestleMania XX, WrestleMania XXIV, WrestleMania XXV, WrestleMania XXVIII, WWE, WWE brand extension, WWE Championship, WWE Fatal 4-Way, WWE Intercontinental Championship, WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown, 2005 WWE draft lottery. Expand index (104 more) »

Albany, New York

Albany is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Albany County.

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Alberto Del Rio

José Alberto Rodríguez (born May 25, 1977), is a Mexican-American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist.

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Armageddon (2002)

Armageddon (2002) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and took place on December 15, 2002, at the Office Depot Center in Sunrise, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Armageddon (2003)

Armageddon (2003) was the fourth Armageddon professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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Armageddon (2007)

Armageddon (2007) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and took place on December 16, 2007, at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches.

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Backlash (2009)

Backlash (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.

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Battle royal (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared winner.

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Big Show

Paul Donald Wight II (born February 8, 1972), better known by the ring name Big Show, is an American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to WWE on the Raw brand.

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Bill Goldberg

William Scott Goldberg (born December 27, 1966) is an American professional wrestler, actor, former professional football player and former mixed martial arts color commentator.

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Booker T (wrestler)

Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1, 1965), better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestling promoter, color commentator, and retired professional wrestler, signed with WWE.

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Broadcast delay

In radio and television, broadcast delay is an intentional delay when broadcasting live material.

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Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second largest city in the state of New York and the 81st most populous city in the United States.

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Buyout

In finance, a buyout is an investment transaction by which the ownership equity of a company, or a majority share of the stock of the company is acquired.

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Championship unification

Championship unification is the act of combining two or more separate professional wrestling championships into a single title.

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Chris Benoit

Christopher Michael Benoit (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler.

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Chris Jericho

Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is a Canadian professional wrestler and musician who appears primarily for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) through a non-contractual agreement, where he is the current IWGP Intercontinental Champion in his first reign.

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Christian Cage

William Jason Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian actor, podcaster and retired professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Christian, a shortened version of his original ring name Christian Cage that was also used during his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

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Cleveland

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the county seat of Cuyahoga County.

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CM Punk

Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American mixed martial artist, comic book writer and former professional wrestler.

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Cyber Sunday (2008)

Cyber Sunday (2008) was the fifth and final Cyber Sunday (the third under this name) professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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Daniel Bryan

Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American professional wrestler and author currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Daniel Bryan.

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Dave Bautista

David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and bodybuilder.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

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Dolph Ziggler

Nicholas Theodore Nemeth (born July 27, 1980) is an American professional wrestler.

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East Rutherford, New Jersey

East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

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Edge (wrestler)

Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30, 1973) is a Canadian actor, podcaster and retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Edge.

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Elimination Chamber (2010)

Elimination Chamber (2010) (also known as No Way Out (2010) in Germany) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on February 21, 2010 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Eric Bischoff

Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27, 1955) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, professional wrestling booker, on-screen personality, occasional wrestler and retired amateur wrestler.

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Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon.

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Extreme Rules (2009)

Extreme Rules (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on June 7, 2009, at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Extreme Rules (2011)

Extreme Rules was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE, which took place on May 1, 2011 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.

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Glossary of professional wrestling terms

Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable nomenclature throughout its existence.

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Hardcore wrestling

Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling where disqualifications, count-outs, and all other different rules do not apply.

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Hell in a Cell

Hell in a Cell is a professional wrestling cage-based match which originated in 1997 in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE).

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Hell in a Cell (2009)

Hell in a Cell (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by Ubisoft's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up, which took place on October 4, 2009, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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Hell in a Cell (2012)

Hell in a Cell was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE and presented by THQ's WWE '13.

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Hell in a Cell (2013)

Hell in a Cell (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE and sponsored by WWE 2K14.

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Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.

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Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County.

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Jack Swagger

Donald Jacob "Jake" Hager Jr. (born March 24, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, currently signed to Lucha Underground under the ring name Jake Strong.

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Jeff Hardy

Jeffrey Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, singer-songwriter, painter, and musician.

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John Cena

John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. (born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television host.

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John Layfield

John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1966), better known by the ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield (abbreviated JBL), is an American businessman, retired professional wrestler and television personality most prominently known for his time in WWE where he is a former WWE Champion.

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John Morrison (wrestler)

John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, actor and traceur, who is currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Johnny Impact and Lucha Underground under the ring name Johnny Mundo.

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Kane (wrestler)

Glenn Thomas Jacobs (born April 26, 1967) is an American professional wrestler, actor, businessman and politician, better known by his ring name Kane.

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Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Kayfabe

In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true", specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalries, and relationships between participants as being genuine and not of a staged or predetermined nature of any kind.

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Ken Anderson (wrestler)

Kenneth Anderson (born March 6, 1976) is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling trainer and actor currently working with Top Rank as a ring announcer.

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Kofi Kingston

Kofi Johnson (born August 14, 1981) is a Ghanaian-born American professional wrestler.

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Kurt Angle

Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, actor and former amateur wrestler currently signed to professional wrestling promotion WWE, where he is the on-screen general manager of the Raw brand and an occasional wrestler.

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Ladder match

A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling, most commonly one where an item (usually a title belt) is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item.

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Laredo, Texas

Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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Las Vegas

Las Vegas (Spanish for "The Meadows"), officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County.

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List of former championships in WWE

In professional wrestling, championships are competed for in scripted storylines by a company or promotion's roster of contracted wrestlers.

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List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions

The list of NWA World Heavyweight Champions is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) professional wrestling world heavyweight championship.

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List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions

The list of WCW World Heavyweight Champions is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship by ring name.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Mark Henry

Mark Jerrold Henry (born June 12, 1971) is an American powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter, strongman, and professional wrestler, who is currently signed to WWE as a producer.

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Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Miami

Miami is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States.

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Miami Gardens, Florida

Miami Gardens is a suburban city located in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida.

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Mike Knox

Michael Knoxville Hettinga (born July 17, 1978) is an American professional wrestler.

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Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States.

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Money in the Bank (2010)

Money in the Bank (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on July 18, 2010, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Money in the Bank (2011)

The 2011 Money in the Bank event was the seventh of thirteen professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by WWE that year, and the second installment in the annual Money in the Bank series of events.

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Money in the Bank ladder match

The Money in the Bank ladder match is a multi-person ladder match held by the professional wrestling promotion WWE.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.

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New Year's Revolution (2005)

New Year's Revolution (2005) was the first annual New Year's Revolution pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Raw brand.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County.

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Night of Champions (2009)

Night of Champions (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on July 26, 2009, at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Night of Champions (2011)

Night of Champions (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE and presented by WowWee's Light Strike that took place on September 18, 2011 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

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No Mercy (2002)

No Mercy (2002) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by Subway that took place on October 20, 2002, at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

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No Way Out (2009)

No Way Out (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was presented by AT&T.

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Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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One Night Stand (2008)

One Night Stand (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that took place on June 1, 2008, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego.

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Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Orange County.

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Pay-per-view

Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television service by which a subscriber of a television service provider can purchase events to view via private telecast.

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Payback (2013)

Payback (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE.

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Pectoralis major

The pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the chest (anterior) of the human body.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona.

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Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling) is a form of sports entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performance.

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Professional wrestling match types

Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.

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Professional wrestling promotion

A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling.

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Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States.

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Randy Orton

Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor.

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Raw (WWE brand)

Raw is one of WWE's brands which was first established on March 25, 2002 with a draft on Raw and went into effect one week later on April 1.

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Retirement

Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life.

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Rey Mysterio

Óscar Gutiérrez (born December 11, 1974), better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio Jr. or simply Rey Mysterio (Spanish for "King Mystery"), is an American professional wrestler.

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Rob Van Dam

Robert Alejandro Szatkowski (born December 18, 1970), better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam (frequently abbreviated to RVD), is an American professional wrestler.

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Ron Killings

Ronnie Aaron Killings (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, actor and rapper.

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Rosemont, Illinois

Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

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San Diego

San Diego (Spanish for 'Saint Didacus') is a major city in California, United States.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan (Saint John) is the capital and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States.

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Screenplay

A screenplay or script is a written work by screenwriters for a film, video game, or television program.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Shawn Michaels

Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American actor, professional wrestling personality, television presenter and retired professional wrestler.

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Sheamus

Stephen Farrelly (Stíofán Ó Fearghaile; born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler and actor currently signed to the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, where he performs under the ring name Sheamus (pronounced) shortened from his previous ring name Sheamus O'Shaunessy, performing on the SmackDown brand.

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SmackDown (WWE brand)

SmackDown is one of WWE's brands which was first established on March 25, 2002 with a draft on Raw and went into effect one week later on April 2.

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St. Louis

St.

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Stone Cold Steve Austin

Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson on December 18, 1964, later Steven James Williams),Steve Austin. ''The Stone Cold Truth'' (pp. 10, 12–13), better known by the ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, and television host.

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SummerSlam (2004)

SummerSlam (2004) was the seventeenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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SummerSlam (2009)

SummerSlam (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on August 23, 2009, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California and was the first of six consecutive annual SummerSlam events to take place at the arena.

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SummerSlam (2011)

SummerSlam (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE that took place on August 14, 2011.

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Sunrise, Florida

Sunrise is a city in central-western Broward County, Florida, United States, in the Ft.Lauderdale metropolitan area.

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Survivor Series (2002)

Survivor Series (2002) was the 16th annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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Survivor Series (2006)

Survivor Series (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by THQ's WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2007.

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Survivor Series (2008)

Survivor Series (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by THQ's WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009.

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Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match

A Tables, Ladders and Chairs match, often abbreviated as a TLC, is a type of professional wrestling match that originated within the World Wrestling Federation (now known as the WWE).

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Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a major city in, and the county seat of, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.

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The Great American Bash (2006)

The Great American Bash (2006) was the third annual Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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The Great Khali

Dalip Singh Rana, (born 27 August 1972), better known by the ring name The Great Khali, is an Indian-born American professional wrestler, promoter and actor best known for his time in WWE.

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The Legacy (professional wrestling)

The Legacy was a villainous alliance in the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), that competed on its Raw brand from 2008 to 2010.

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The Undertaker

Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE as a free agent.

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Theodore Long

Theodore Robert Rufus Long (born September 15, 1947) is an American retired professional wrestling personality who made appearances for WWE, having served as a manager, referee and authority figure, best known for his tenure with WWE.

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TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)

TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009) was the first annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2010)

TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2010) was the second annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)

TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs was the third annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE.

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TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2013)

TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE, which took place on December 15, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Houston.

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Toronto

Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.

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Triceps

The triceps, also triceps brachii (Latin for "three-headed muscle of the arm"), is a large muscle on the back of the upper limb of many vertebrates.

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Triple H

Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H (an abbreviation of his original WWE ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley), is an American business executive, professional wrestler, and actor.

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Unforgiven (2003)

Unforgiven (2003) was the sixth annual Unforgiven professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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Unforgiven (2004)

Unforgiven (2004) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by Clearasil, which took place on September 12, 2004, at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon.

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Unforgiven (2007)

Unforgiven (2007) was the tenth annual Unforgiven pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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Unforgiven (2008)

Unforgiven (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on September 7, 2008, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Uniondale, New York

Uniondale is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP), as well as a suburb in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead.

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Vickie Guerrero

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WCW World Heavyweight Championship

The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion, historically based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)

The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by WWE.

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WrestleMania 21

WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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WrestleMania 22

WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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WrestleMania 23

WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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WrestleMania XX

WrestleMania XX was the twentieth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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WrestleMania XXIV

WrestleMania XXIV was the twenty-fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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WrestleMania XXV

WrestleMania XXV (also marketed as "The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania") was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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WrestleMania XXVIII

WrestleMania XXVIII was the twenty-eighth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE.

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WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a WWE, is an American integrated media and entertainment company that primarily is known for professional wrestling.

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WWE brand extension

The brand extension (also referred to as the brand split) is the separation of the WWE talent roster (and, at various times, creative staff) into distinct divisions, or "brands".

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WWE Championship

The WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand.

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WWE Fatal 4-Way

Fatal 4-Way was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on June 20, 2010, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

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WWE Intercontinental Championship

The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the Raw brand.

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WWE Raw

WWE Raw, also known as Monday Night Raw or simply Raw, is a professional wrestling television program that currently airs live on Monday evenings at 8 pm EST on the USA Network in the United States.

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WWE SmackDown

WWE SmackDown, also referred to as SmackDown Live or simply SmackDown, is a professional wrestling television program that debuted on April 29, 1999.

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2005 WWE draft lottery

The 2005 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) draft lottery, the third WWE draft, took place over a three-week period in June.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heavyweight_Champions_(WWE)

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