World Wrestling Champions
In the history of
professional wrestling, there have been various organizations offering a "World" title. This is a list by their stage name, of some of the popular champion wrestlers of the past.
- Bobo Brazil (1923-1998)
- Dick the Bruiser (1929-1991)
- Edouard Carpentier (born 1926)
- Yukon Eric ( -1965)
- Fritz Von Erich (1929-1997)
- Verne Gagne (born 1923)
- Gorgeous George (1915-1963)
- Frank Gotch (1878-1917)
- Hard Boiled Haggerty (born 1925)
- Don Leo Jonathan (born 1931)
- Gene Kiniski (born 1925)
- Killer Kowalski (born 1926)
- Lord Athol Layton (1921-1984)
- Ed Strangler Lewis (1891-1966)
- Yvon Robert (1914-1971)
- Argentina Rocca (born 1928)
- Nature Boy Buddy Rogers (1921-1992)
- Johnny Rougeau (1929-1983)
- Bruno Sammartino (born 1935)
- Hans Schmidt (born 1925)
- Sweet Daddy Siki (born c. 1935)
- Lou Thesz (1916-2002)
- Whipper Billy Watson (1915-1990)