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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin put his own spin on the WWE Title when he debuted his "Smoking Skull" variation of the championship.0 w; w: R/ E7 C4 {( K1 D/ v. K
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: Z7 v$ l' A0 Q; f, b' zThis version of the WCW Tag Team Championships was active in WCW in 1998
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Buff Bagwell's mom, Judy, was one of the "competitors" who held this version of the title.
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The Undisputed Championship was first presented to Triple H by Ric Flair.) R v, `5 O2 L3 i$ w1 Z
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This version of the title was carried by Brock Lesnar and The Rock.! s: W# p' U0 e1 M
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1 l: L' y9 X3 t: ^+ q9 v0 N) dLay-Cool isn’t the first duo to share a singles title, but they may be the first tandem to cut a championship in half.
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" T5 o2 ]6 P# \2 Q$ [: c& rDwayne "The Rock" Johnson's "Brahma Bull" WWE Title never appeared on TV.$ F2 Q0 ^, P% ~! d( U
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5 b: K8 d ?/ y' ^' vRumors that the championship was lost in the mail are unfounded, according to The Rock.
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The Fabulous Moolah personalized the Women's Title during her 28-year reign as champion.
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Moolah won the title from Judy Grable in 1956 and lost it to Wendi Richter in 1984.
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The World Tag Team Title had one of WWE's most enduring designs.6 \# e3 Q' n: T, \# D
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