WWF International Heavyweight Championship

WWF International Heavyweight Championship
WWF International Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion	Capitol Wrestling Corporation; World Wrestling Federation; New Japan Pro-Wrestling; Universal Wrestling Federation
Date established	1959, 1982
Date retired	1963, October 31, 1985
First champion(s)
Statistics
First champion(s)	Antonino Rocca
Final champion(s)	Tatsumi Fujinami
Most reigns	Tatsumi Fujinami (3 reigns)
Oldest champion	Tony Parisi (41 years, 145 days)
Youngest champion	Akira Maeda (25 years, 62 days)
Heaviest champion	Riki Choshu (265lb (120kg))
Lightest champion	Antonino Rocca (224lb (102kg))

The title existed from 1959 through 1963 and again from 1982 through 1985.

Title history[]

Key
No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held
(NLT)	Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
No.	Champion	Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Notes	Ref.
1	Antonino Rocca	July 1959	House show	New York, New York	1	^{[Note 1]}	Defeated Buddy Rogers.
—	Deactivated	1963	—	—	—	—	Title vacated and later became inactive.
2	Tony Parisi	June 15, 1982	House show	Buffalo, New York	1	^{[Note 1]}
3	Gino Brito	August 18, 1982	House show	Buffalo, New York	1	^{[Note 2]}
4	Tatsumi Fujinami	August 30, 1982	WWF on MSG Network	New York, New York	1	216
5	Riki Choshu	April 3, 1983	Big Fight Series II 1983	Tokyo, Japan	1	123		^[2]
6	Tatsumi Fujinami	August 4, 1983	Summer Fight Series 1983	Tokyo, Japan	2	234	Fujinami won the match by countout but refused to accept the belt. Choshu couldn't get into Canada for the rematch in Calgary, Alberta on August 12, 1983, and was recognized as champion.	^[3]
7	Akira Maeda	March 25, 1984	All American Wrestling	New York, New York	1	^{[Note 3]}	Maeda defeated Pierre Lefebvre at Madison Square Garden to be recognized by WWF later he returned to UWF during April 11, 1984 to defend the title.
8	Tatsumi Fujinami	July 5, 1984 (NLT)	House show	N/A	3	^{[Note 4]}		^[4]
—	Vacated	July 19, 1985	N/A	Sapporo, Japan	—	—	When Fujinami gave up the title after a double disqualification against Super Strong Machine.
—	Deactivated	October 31, 1985	—	—	—	—	The title was abandoned when New Japan and the WWF split.

^ ^a ^b The length of the reign is too uncertain to calculate.
^ The exact date Gino Brito won the championship is uncertain which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 30 days.
^ The exact date Maeda lost the championship is uncertain, which means that his reign lasted between 1 day and 102 days.
^ The exact date Fujinami won the championship is uncertain, which means his reign lasted between 379 and 480 days.