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> first AWA World Champion was Pat O'Connor who was the NWA World Champion at that time but never defended it and stripped of the title after 90 days and gave it to AWA owner Verne Gagne. Verne does this to legitimize AWA title by awarded the first AWA title to current NWA World Champion at the time and shows the lineage to the world champion
> first WWF Champion was Buddy Rogers after Lou Thesz beat Rogers for NWA World Champion causing several northeastern promoters to leave NWA and forming WWWF while not recognizing the title change
> first WCW Champion was Ric Flair after defeating Sting for NWA World Champion and the company recognized Flair as a WCW Champion
> first ECW Champion was Shane Douglas after he won NWA World Champion then buried the title and claimed himself as the ECW Champion
> first WWF Champion was Buddy Rogers after Lou Thesz beat Rogers for NWA World Champion causing several northeastern promoters to leave NWA and forming WWWF while not recognizing the title change
> first WCW Champion was Ric Flair after defeating Sting for NWA World Champion and the company recognized Flair as a WCW Champion
> first ECW Champion was Shane Douglas after he won NWA World Champion then buried the title and claimed himself as the ECW Champion
