Hey guys, w/Wrestlemania just 40 days away, I thought that we take a look @ what has become the symbol of Wrestlemania:

The WWE Heavyweight Championship

The WWE Heavyweight Title has been around for 45 years since 1963 (and I will post more about the 45 year history later on sometime this year)

The WWE Heavyweight Title has become the symbol of Wrestlemania for over 20 years ever since 1986 and it has been defended 23 times

However, it was NEVER defended @ the very 1st Wrestlemania

and now, here's the history of the WWE Heavyweight Title @ Wrestlemania

It was 1st defended @ Wrestlemania 2 in Los Angeles when Hulk Hogan who was still the WWE Heavyweight Champion def. King Kong Bundy inside the Steel Cage where the only way that you can win is by escaping the cage and then the following year @ Wrestlemania III in front of over 93,000 fans, the largest crowd in WWE history, Hogan would soon def. the late great Andre the Giant after Hogan slammed Andre and used the trademark legdrop to def. this legendary giant to not only retain his title, but also ended Andre's Undefeated Winning Streak in the history of Professional Wrestling of over 15 years.

and @ Wrestlemania IV is where the title changes began:

@ Wrestlemania IV just 1 year after losing the I-C Heavyweight Title against Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, The Macho Man Randy Savage w/the late Miss Elizabeth by his side would soon become the WWE Heavyweight Champion for the very 1st time @ the age of 35.

The following year @ Wrestlemania V, Hogan would soon regain the belt ending Macho Man's reign of 1 year.

The following year @ Wrestlemania VI in the 1st ever Title vs. Title Match, The Ultimate Warrior def. Hogan to not only end Hogan's Reign as the WWE Heavyweight Champion, but he would also retain the WWE I-C Heavyweight Championship as well.

He would soon vacate the I-C Title and it was also the 1st time that the I-C Title was defended in a Main Event @ Wrestlemania as well.

The following year @ Wrestlemania VII just one 1 year after losing the title to The Ultimate Warrior, Hogan would soon regain the Championship, this time against Sgt. Slaughter.

The following year @ Wrestlemania VIII, 3 years after losing the WWE Heavyweight Championship to Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage would soon, win back the WWE Heavyweight Belt, this time against the Nature Boy Ric Flair.

The following year @ Wrestlemania IX in Las Vegas, Yokozuna would win the gold, this time against Bret "The Hitman" Hart, however on that very same night, Hogan would soon recapture the WWE Heavyweight Championship against Yokozuna, giving him the shortest title reign in WWE History, and it was also the 1st time that the WWE Heavyweight Title changed hands twice in one night.

The following year @ Wrestlemania X, Bret Hart would soon recapture the WWE Heavyweight Championship against the late Yokozuna @ the World's Most Famous Arena Madison Square Garden, just 1 year after losing the title to him.

On that very same night prior to that, Bret Hart faced off against his real life brother Owen while Yokozuna defended the title against Lex Luger.

The following year @ Wrestlemania XI, Kevin Nash who wrestled as Deisel during the time he was in the WWE would def. Shawn Michaels to retain the Heavyweight Championship.

The following year @ Wrestlemania XII, HBK would def. Bret Hart to win his 1st WWE Heavyweight Championship, this time in a 60-Minute Ironman Match, this time under Sudden Death Rules @ the young age of 30 years old.

The following year @ Wrestlemania 13, The Undertaker would soon recapture the WWE Heavyweight Title (the same title he once took from Hulk Hogan) for the 2nd time within' over 5 years when he def. Sid Vicious.

Wrestlemania XIV, XV and X-Seven was all one man:

Stone Cold Steve Austin

@ Wrestlemania XIV, the Texas Rattlesnake would def. HBK to win his 1st WWE Heavyweight Championship @ the age of 33 and he would later def. The Rock Twice @ Wrestlemania XV and again 2 years later @ Wrestlemania X-Seven.

However, Wrestlemania 2000 & X8 was all about Triple H

The self proclaimed King of Kings would retain the WWE Heavyweight Title against The Rock, Mick Foley and The Big Show @ Wrestlemania 2000 and 2 years later, he would def. Chris Jericho to become the Undisputed WWE Heavyweight Champion for a 5th time.

@ Wrestlemania XIX in front of 54,097 fans @ Safeco Field in Seattle, WA , it was considered THE greatest Heavyweight Title Match in the history of Wrestlemania

Brock Lesnar (the Youngest WWE Heavyweight Title @ Summerslam @ the age of 25) would def. Kurt Angle to recapture the WWE Heavyweight Championship for a 2nd time.

The following year @ Wrestlemania XX in fornt of a LIVE audience @ the World's Most Famous Arena Madison Square Garden in New York City, the late Eddie Guerrero who def. Brock Lesnar @ No Way Out, would soon def. Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Heavyweight Championship.

and the last 3 Wrestlemanias was all about one person:

John Cena

@ Wrestlemania 21, The Doctor of Thugonomics would def. JBL to capture the WWE Heavyweight Championship for the very 1st time @ the young age of 27 (just weeks before his 28th birthday), and on June 6, 2005 John Cena got drafted to RAW taking the WWE Heavyweight Championship w/him and the last 2 years, he would def. the 2 founding fathers of DX:

Triple H @ Wrestlemania 22 in Chicago and HBK @ Wrestlemania 23 in Detroit @ Ford Field in front of over 80,000 fans.

The WWE Heavyweight Title has changed hands 16 times.

and that's your look @ the symbol of Wrestlemania

The WWE Heavyweight Championship






credit: wrestlemania.com and hoffco-inc.com/wwe

No Austin pic, but Cena...

You dirty rotten...

Relax Axl, there is no Cena pic, I got Austin and Lesnar/Angle.

Besides, I rather much prefer Bret Hart, Randy Savage and Brock Lesnar as well as Austin and Taker rather than Cena, Hogan, HHH, etc.

I think we all do except minus the Randy Savage and put HHH and HBK. Two of the greatest ever.

Uh oh...*braces for fireworks*

Well just so you know:

Randy Savage won the WWE Heavyweight Title twice and he did it @ Wrestlemania.

and here's something else:

Macho Man, to me is one of my all time favorite wrestlers, but I don't think that the WWE gave him his just due.

Its my opinion. If he doesn't like it well..... lets just say he can shove it where the sun don't shine. (i know TNA didn't get mad when i said it. Just thought i would)/.

Well here's something:

The Eagles World Title was introduced in 1988 @ Wrestlemania IV and Macho Man was the 1st one to hold that title and Stone Cold was the last one to hold that belt.

and then, during the Brand Extension Era, Brock Lesnar and the late Eddie Guerrero held the NEWLY designed Heavyweight Title @ Wrestlemania and that was before they made the title The John Cena Spinner Title.

Randy Savage & Brock Lesnar... Brock Lesnar... BROCK FRIGGIN' LESNAR.


Over HHH & HBK?!?!?!??!?!





Suck it.

That's right!

Randy Savage, Bret Hart, Stone Cold, Brock Lesnar and Eddie Guerrero over Hulk Hogan, Triple H, HBK and John Cena!

Dude Brock Lesnar over HBK and HHH is just.......whatever.

LMAO....

TNALockdown you're a 'real wrestling' fan... bs.


Putting HHH & HBK in the same sentence as Cena is just - wrong.


And as for Cena, i'd take Cena, yep that's right, i'd take John "You Can't See Me" Cena over Brock "sloppy ass" Lesnar anyday of the week.


Seriously dude, Lesnar has to be the worst wrestler i've ever seen step into the ring. He makes Cena look like Bret Hart.

I am a TRUE Wrestling Fan.

That's why I like NWA, WCW and TNA!

I'm just not a HUGE fan of the WWE like I use to.

I never cared for Triple H and HBK.

I do like Bret Hart though.

The only reason I watch WWE is to see my favorite wrestlers:

Jeff Hardy, CM Punk, Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, London & Kendrick, Matt Hardy, Charlie Haas, Rey Mysterio, Victoria, Torrie Wilson, Mickie James, Melina, Jillian Hall and Beth Phoenix.

Plus, I LOVE Lilian Garcia better than JR and The King!

Yeah we've figured out that. But to be honest its INSANE to put Brock Lesnar over LEGENDS like HBK and HHH. Just because those two are successful you seem to hate them for it. And really what does lilian Garcia do. JR and The King are announcing greats (they should turn it in though.) I don't think any of us are big wwe fans, but i always got the impression that you hated the WWE even the WWF. You mark NWA, WCW, and TNA.... all the time.

I still hate Brock Lesnar in the WWE though. Overrated is what he is.

I loved the 'prepared' reply.

Bingo!

That's b/c the WWE has become boring w/too much talk and not enough action.

I've always been a fan of the NWA, WCW and TNA

NWA and WCW is what I grew up watching and TNA has AWESOME Matches.

The WWE has gotten ridiculous especially w/that Hornswaggle storyline.

and as for ECW, THE NEW ECW is STUPID but I mostly watch it for Shelton Benjamin (who should be on SD!) and CM Punk (who should be on RAW) as well as the only ECW Originals Tommy Dreamer and Steven Richards and the old ECW, I didn't care too much for it, except for the RVD Matches that I have on his DVD as well as ECW One Night Stand I and plus, I didn't watch too much of ECW on TNN and after watching some of the footages on TV, I'm glad that I didn't buy their DVD's w/the TV-MA Logo either and the old ECW as much as I respect Paul Heyman took things too far.

I mean women being assaulted by men, Adult Content w/too much TV-MA Material and plus, too many F-Words.

I'm glad that I don't have the ECW DVD's w/the TV-MA on their boxes especially the Rise & Fall of ECW.

TNA do you watch R rated movies by chance? What about shows like Deadwood or Brotherhood?



He just did another one. He always does.

No, I don't watch R-Rated Movies

They're not my thing, but I did watch Erin Brochovich, but I only watched the edited part when they showed it on NBC b/c it was a true story and plus, I don't like all of those Mature Audience Stuff, and plus, I saw the REAL Erin Brochovich on Lifetime, but if it's true about Erin Brochovich, then I will say this:

I do respect Erin for standing up for her rights, but I did NOT know that she cussed.

I don't like watching R-Rated Movies w/all of those F Words, Nudity, Adult Content and other stuff.

DISGUSTING!

No offense, but you really sound like Ned Flanders right now

Well it's the truth, and plus, I'm not too big on movies like I use to be.

I like watching shows on TV such as Cartoons on Boomerang, Game Shows on GSN and Wrestling as well as TV Ministers on TBN, I watch some BET and I do watch TV One as well as Superstation WGN and The N.

Plus, I LOVE watching Court Shows, but sometimes I cannot STAND Judge Judy or Judge Lynn Toler.

and I LOVE Cop Shows except for NYPD Blue!

Well just so you all know:

I like Charlie's Angels (The ones w/Kate Jackson), Starsky & Hutch, Miami Vice, Dragnet, Law & Order: SVU and CI, Magnum P.I., T.J. Hooker & HUNTER Starring Fred Dryer.

Honestly TNA you sound like a stickler to the end. And just because someone cusses doesn't mean anything really. I would hope that you wouldn't stop liking someone because they swear.


Plus NYPD is a good show. Let me guess you don't like it because of the language.

Well I didn't say that I don't like someone b/c they cuss, it's just that R-Rated Movies are not my thing and also, I don't like NYPD Blue not only b/c of the Adult Language, but also the Brief Nudity as well.

Oh, and just so you know about Erin Brochovich, I saw her show on Lifetime and I admired her for not only standing up for herself, but also for the women across america who have been abused as well as being misused.

and Julia Roberts is a great actress.

I LOVE her in Mona Lisa Smile and I have that on DVD which includes the footages and I'm planning on getting the Soundtrack to it as well.

I actually like that movie to.

I'm glad that you do Slash.

and also, I like some stand-up comedians

I like Jeff Foxworthy and Brett Butler, and I like Full House, but I'm not a big fan of Bob Saget.

I do like 1 vs. 100 though, only b/c of the drama and intensity.

Bob Saget is a coke head.

Well I saw the E! True Hollywood Story on John Stamos and they said that Both John and Bob when they both met on Full House, they butted heads.

Cool that you dig Hunter & Miami Vice...

But seriously I gotta get back to watching my paint dry.

LOL. TNALockdown you miss alot of great movies and tv shows.

I still watch alot of good TV shows, b/c I have some of them on DVD:

I have Season 2 of Hunter, Season 1 of Charlie's Angels, Season 1 of S.W.A.T., Season 8 of Full House and Season 1 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

I also have The Greatest 70's Cop Shows as well as The Archies, The Best of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Season 1 of Sanford and Son.

The rest I have WWE DVD's w/NWA and WCW Matches as well as my 2 favorites Survivor Series 2002 and Wrestlemania XIX and plus, I have LOTS of TNA DVD's which includes Lockdown 2005 (from TNA Anthology) 2006 and 2007.

I'm planning on getting T.J. Hooker and Here Come the Brides (which features David Soul of Starsky & Hutch)

and also Slash, just so you know, I'm glad that I don't have Saved by the Bell on DVD, but I wish that they would release California Dreams and City Guys, I like them BETTER than Saved by the Bell, and plus, my friends can't stand Mario Lopez and Dustin Diamond, especially after what they heard about Mario cheating on my girl Ali Landry who is from my homestate of Louisiana.

S.W.A.T. as in A and E? And i have no idea what alot of those shows are. What the frick is City Guys? You watch alot of cartoons.

S.W.A.T. was that old 70's show on abc from Producer Aaron Spelling, CityGuys was a Teen Show on NBC Saturday Mornings from the producer of Saved by the Bell and California Dreams.

and yes, I like watching Cartoons especially on Boomerang.

I don't like watching The Simpsons, Family Guy or King of the Hill.

I stick to my values.

Oh and Slash, I don't like watching Late Night Talk Shows like Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Carson Daly, Craig Ferguson or Jimmy Kimmel.

Yeah i've never seen them.


I find Family Guy extremely funny.


I don't watch those either besides a little Craig Ferguson because i love his accent. All you see on those fricken shows are political rehashed crap. Its boring.

I know, I gets so SICK and tired of hearing all of that.

and also, I do watch Game Shows as well on GSN also.

But I also like watching the NBA and WNBA, but I wish that they would put them back on NBC, but I do like seeing them sometimes on TNT b/c of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley.

and also, have you ever watched Erin Brockovich w/Julia Roberts?

They also had Marg Helgenberger from China Beach and CSI on that movie.

I saw the edited part and thought it was good and it earned Julia Roberts a People's Choice Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and an Oscar.

Julia has also won ALOT of People's Choice Awards!

it's no wonder why we LOVE her so much and she's 40 years old and still looks good for her age as well.

T.J. Hooker is so hideously bad...


Seriously, only watch that show with a massive bag of weed on hand.