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International WWE and World Heavyweight Champions: photos
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Sheamus celebrates his first World Heavyweight Championship with the WWE Universe at WrestleMania XXVIII. The Celtic Warrior is the latest in a long line of champions who hail from outside the U.S.# E3 [0 i/ {4 w- |7 J4 t: p
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"I am going home to Dublin, I am going home to Ireland, a World Champion," Sheamus told WWE.com after the match. "I couldn't be happier, I couldn't be prouder."
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Pizzoferrato, Italy, native Bruno Sammartino is a two-time former WWE Champion.6 Z$ ]5 _# T1 w. E
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Sammartino's first reign, which started in May 1963, lasted an unprecedented eight years. His second reign was a comparatively short three-and-a-half years.
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"The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff unseats Bruno Sammartino as WWE Champion in January 1971. The title reign, Koloff's one and only, lasts less than one month.$ v: Z! G. D; w0 Q
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! p) \/ E9 S( aThe Iron Sheik, hailing from Tehran, Iran, briefly held the WWE Championship from December 1983 to January 1984.7 s2 F. P: q2 s d+ w6 [
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Feb. 5, 1988: Andre the Giant of Grenoble, France, is awarded the WWE Championship after a controversial fast-count pinfall over Hulk Hogan.
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" [( f, I2 O5 FThe infamous scene is later revealed to be part of an elaborate ploy by "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase to buy the title from Andre. WWE Commissioner Jack Tunney subsequently declares the championship vacant.; R/ R& T) h8 M3 {! _* ?# O- N
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6 F! R4 [+ m" e* Z7 A: m; Q! ~Bret "Hit Man" Hart, a former five-time WWE Champion, begins his first title reign with a win over Ric Flair. The Calgary son prevails in a bout held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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* J6 u2 U7 j( `; _5 n$ iAt WrestleMania X, Bret Hart wins the WWE Title in Madison Square Garden. "That was one of the greatest nights of my life, arguably the highlight of my career," Hart wrote years later in his autobiography.7 U5 d$ C# P. v6 o
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$ T7 `3 I3 W U1 H5 C! KVengeance 2001: Chris Jericho pins WWE Champion Steve Austin and WCW Champion The Rock in the same night to become the first Undisputed Champion.. g+ ]+ I7 P8 |4 x7 k) G: B' A0 _
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"It was surreal to raise both titles over my head, and I still couldn't believe I was the champion," Jericho wrote in his book "Undisputed.") N- y* j# y. Q; ]/ I
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Nov. 3, 2008: On the 800th episode of Raw, Jericho defeats Batista in a Steel Cage Match to win his second World Heavyweight Title.0 L8 w& R/ Q1 @/ q$ e
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Jericho captures his third World Heavyweight Championship in a February 2010 Elimination Chamber Match.$ F; c" Q; {0 w" [
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Toronto native Edge plows through Jeff Hardy at Royal Rumble 2009 en route to winning his fourth WWE Championship.4 C' q3 E7 c' c; k7 h. V N4 D1 o3 s
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8 _% B: I: b7 _% I0 k$ t8 mThe Rated-R Superstar has also captured the World Heavyweight Championship on seven occasions.' u% Z; s& T% m. y. @; R, ^
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The title reign, a two-month run in 2007, began with a victory in a 20-Superstar Battle Royal.) |! b3 H& K: m$ w [" r; J6 @
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" [3 K0 H8 H, S+ l. b3 L G6 HMay 1, 2011: Christian bests Alberto Del Rio in a World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match.
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The Mexican Aristocrat's first WWE Title win comes by way of a Money in the Bank guaranteed contract.
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Del Rio cashes in at SummerSlam 2011 against CM Punk.
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8 b. G. Y% \9 p- b, R7 {1 LDel Rio wins the title again in October 2011 by winning a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match over Punk and John Cena.3 J& R% [5 ~( ^, E
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