THE HISTORY OF THE

	BRET "THE HITMAN" HART Handler Tyler Courtney Date Won September 29th, 1999 Length of Title Reign 46 days
Bret "The Hitman" Hart defeated Sting (Mike A.) in a tournament final to become the first ever Solid Gold Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion.

November 14th, 1999 - "The King of Old School" Steve Corino and his tag team partner, Rhino, attacked and injured Bret "The Hitman" Hart before his scheduled match with Corino. Because he could not defend his champion, SGW owner Arn Anderson held up the championship and allowed Bill Goldberg to take Hart's place in the scheduled main event match.

	BILL GOLDBERG Handler Bill Barrett Date Won November 14th, 1999 Length of Title Reign 57 days
Bill Goldberg defeated "The King of Old School" Steve Corino (Kfir Hezroni) in an impromptu main event to win the vacant SGW World Championship.

February 9th, 2000 - Citing personal reasons, Bill Goldberg vacates the SGW World Championship after 57 glorious days. In order to fill the vacancy, Arn Anderson put the championship up in a tournament to crown the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

	"THE FRANCHISE" SHANE DOUGLAS Handler George Z. Date Won February 27th, 2000 Length of Title Reign 28 days
In a steel cage tournament final match, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas defeated Bret "The Hitman" Hart (Tyler Courtney) to win the vacant SGW World Championship.

March 27th, 2000 - "The Franchise" Shane Douglas disappeared without a trace only days before his scheduled rematch with Bret "The Hitman" Hart at the pay-per-view HEARTBREAKER. The championship was mysteriously returned to SGW headquarters and Arn Anderson declared the championship vacant once again. With tensions rising between Bret Hart and Taz, Anderson inserted Taz into the main event match, added the Hell in a Cell stipulation and put the vacant championship on the line.

	BRET "THE HITMAN" HART (2) Handler Tyler Courtney Date Won March 29th, 2000 Length of Title Reign 1 day
Bret "The Hitman" Hart defeated Taz (Matt Emerson) in a Hell in a Cell match to become the champion for the second time after excessive interference from SGW owner Arn Anderson. It is the first time in SGW history that Arn Anderson ever inserted himself physically into an SGW match and the event would come to be referred to in later years as The Heartbreaker Screwjob.

March 30th, 2000 - The controversy surrounding the finish of the SGW World Title bout at Heartbreaker was so strong and damaging to the company's reputation and legitimacy that Arn Anderson contemplates quitting and shutting down the company. When wind of Anderson's mindset reaches Ted Turner, who owns TBS where SGW Mayhem is broadcasted, Turner offers Anderson more money in return for an active role behind the scenes in order to take some of the weight off of Anderson's shoulders. Anderson jumped at the opportunity but Turner's ego would not allow him to stay behind the camera for long as he soon debuted on-screen, naming himself the commissioner of Solid Gold Wrestling and immediately made his power known by stripping all champions of their belts. Ted Turner announced a tournament to crown the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

	"STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN Handler Chris Gambit Date Won May 14th, 2000 Length of Title Reign 17 days
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated Gangrel (Allan) in a tournament final to become the new Solid Gold Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion.

June 1st, 2000 - Unimpressed with latest venture into the world of pro-wrestling, Ted Turner pulls the plug on Solid Gold Wrestling's funding, leaving Arn Anderson and the company nearly bankrupt. Anderson has no choice but to close the doors on the company he built from the ground up.

July 4th, 2000 - Arn Anderson takes a huge risk and uses what personal funds he can accumulate in order to raise Solid Gold Wrestling from the dead and possibly take it to greater heights than ever before. Arn Anderson declared that the SGW World Heavyweight Championship would be decided in the first ever Contest of Champions, a round robin tournament that involved every single member of the roster at the time.

	"BIG POPPA PUMP" SCOTT STEINER Handler Joe Green Date Won July 30th, 2000 Length of Title Reign 32 days
In the triple threat finals of the first ever Contest of Champions, Scott Steiner defeated Hollywood Hogan (Matt Emerson) and Justin Credible (Kurt) to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

August 31st, 2000 - Unfortunately, the ratings just aren't there and Solid Gold Wrestling is forced to succumb to financial difficulty. Arn Anderson is forced to close another chapter in the history of SGW.

November 3rd, 2000 - With Solid Gold Wrestling fading further and further into the past, Shane McMahon comes to the rescue and buys half of the company. Working side by side with Arn Anderson, Shane funds the company out of his own pocket, promising to make the company bigger and better than ever before. Shane McMahon booked an Eight Man Survivor Match to determine the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

	"BIG POPPA PUMP" SCOTT STEINER (2) Handler Joe Green Date Won November 12th, 2000 Length of Title Reign 3 days
The Eight Man Survival Match saw Scott Steiner and Taz (Matt Emerson) as the last two men standing. In an epic encounter pitting an SGW veteran against the future of the company, Scott Steiner forced Taz to submit to the Steiner Recliner to become the SGW World Heavyweight Champion for the second time.

November 15th, 2000 - "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner was attacked and horribly injured by "The Franchise" Shane Douglas and his new Four Horsemen. Steiner is unable to compete in his scheduled title match against Douglas two weeks later. Rather than reward Douglas for his cowardice with the championship, Shane McMahon and Arn Anderson make the decision to insert The Rock into the main event title match in his place with the vacant championship on the line.

	THE ROCK Handler John Baron Date Won November 30th, 2000 Length of Title Reign 2 days
The Rock fought off The New Four Horsemen and defeated "The Franchise" Shane Douglas (George Z.) cleanly to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

December 1st, 2000 - Solid Gold Wrestling is personally cancelled by Ted Turner because of his jealousy over SGW's success without him and his financial backing. Arn Anderson and Shane McMahon make the decision to take a step back and look for opportunities elsewhere.

March 26th, 2001 - Shane McMahon helps Solid Gold Wrestling secure a deal on The USA Network and they are quickly back in business. Anderson and McMahon hold a tournament to crown the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

	GANGREL Handler Brian P. Date Won April 11th, 2001 Length of Title Reign 18 days
In the biggest upset in SGW history, Gangrel defeated Scott Steiner (Joe Green) to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after Midajah turned on Steiner to join The Brood.

	"BIG POPPA PUMP" SCOTT STEINER (3) Handler Joe Green Date Won April 29th, 2001 Length of Title Reign 49 days
Scott Steiner defeated Gangrel (Brian P.) cleanly to regain his championship for a record setting third time. After the match, Midajah turned on Gangrel and reunited with The Big Bad Booty Daddy.

June 17th, 2001 - In the middle of his reign, Scott Steiner picked up the managerial services of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. When Scott Steiner decided that he had done all he could do and beaten everyone SGW had to offer, he took an extended vacation and left the championship belt in the care of Flair. Arn Anderson, a long time friend of Flair, allowed the title switch to stand even if it bothered the boys in the back.

	"THE NATURE BOY" RIC FLAIR Handler Joe Green Date Won June 17th, 2001 Length of Title Reign 21 days
"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner awarded his manager and friend, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair with the championship.

	"THE CHOSEN ONE" JEFF JARRETT Handler Josh Smith Date Won July 8th, 2001 Length of Title Reign 14 days
Jeff Jarrett defeated "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair (Joe Green) to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after interference from Trish Stratus and Flair's oldest nemesis, Terry Funk.

July 22nd, 2001 - Arn Anderson, burned out and desperately needing a break from the business, takes a vacation and leaves the company in the hands of Shane McMahon. Shane McMahon immediately lets everyone know who is in charge by stripping all champions of their titles and booking Bill Goldberg versus The Rock in the main event for the vacant SGW World Championship.

	THE ROCK (2) Handler John Baron Date Won July 22nd, 2001 Length of Title Reign 46 days
The Rock defeated Bill Goldberg (Dustin Leisner) to become the SGW World Heavyweight Champion for the second time after interference from Shane McMahon, who declares that The Rock will usher in The New Era in Solid Gold Wrestling.

September 6th, 2001 - Arn Anderson returns from vacation and the ensuing power struggle between he and McMahon becomes so intense that the quality of the promotion begins to suffer. Arn Anderson finds that the only way to defeat McMahon is to pull the plug on Solid Gold Wrestling altogether.

October 20th, 2001 - Shane McMahon uses his 50% ownership of Solid Gold Wrestling, his personal funds, and additional funds from high paying sponsors to open Solid Gold Wrestling against the wishes of Arn Anderson, who chooses not to participate in this incarnation. Shane McMahon, never one for the build-up, chooses to make history immediately by booking "Stone Cold" Steve Austin versus Chris Benoit for the vacant SGW World Heavyweight Championship on the very first show.

	"STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN Handler Mike Atin Date Won November 4th, 2001 Length of Title Reign 7 days
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit (Mikey G.) to win the vacant SGW World Heavyweight Championship after interference from his wife, Debra.

	CHRIS BENOIT Handler Mikey G. Date Won November 11th, 2001 Length of Title Reign 28 days
After Chris Benoit demanded a rematch, Shane McMahon said that it would only occur inside of a steel cage. Once in the cage, with nowhere to run and no way for Debra to get involved, Chris Benoit forced "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (Mike Atin) to submit, giving him the SGW World Heavyweight Championship.

	CHAVO GUERRERO, JR. Handler Matt Gorsuch Date Won December 9th, 2001 Length of Title Reign 7 days
No one thought he could do it. Everyone assumed that Chavo Guerrero would be just another victim of "The Canadian Crippler". That was not the case on this night as Chavo Guerrero used every trick in the book and defeated Chris Benoit (Mikey G.) to become the SGW World Heavyweight Champion and prove that dreams DO come true.

	"BIG POPPA PUMP" SCOTT STEINER (4) Handler Joe Green Date Won December 16th, 2001 Length of Title Reign 21 days
And all dreams must come to an end. The returning Scott Steiner smashed Chavo Guerrero (Matt Gorsuch) and ended his miracle title reign to begin his record shattering fourth title reign.

	CHAVO GUERRERO, JR. (2) Handler Matt Gorsuch Date Won January 6th, 2002 Length of Title Reign 7 days
Given his company, he probably shouldn't have even been in the match. In a Six-Pack Challenge involving Bret Hart (Tyler Courtney), Scott Steiner (Joe Green), Mike Awesome (Brian P.), Bill Goldberg (Bill Barrett), and Chris Benoit (Mikey G.), Chavo Guerrero managed to pin Scott Steiner and become the SGW World Heavyweight Champion for a shocking second time.

JOHNNY "THE BULL" STAMBOLI

Handler
Kurt

Date Won
January 13th, 2002

Length of Title Reign
14 days

Disgusted that Chavo Guerrero was the champion for a second time, Shane McMahon forced him to defend the championship one week later against Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli and "The Big Nasty" Paul Wight (Ray Hall) in a Triple Threat match. Johnny Stamboli pinned Paul Wight to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after interference from Miss Hancock, who Wight had assaulted earlier in the night.

January 27th, 2002 - After a disagreement with his boss, Ted Dibiase, Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli relinquished the championship and left the company. Around the same time, Shane McMahon announced that was going to take some time off from Solid Gold Wrestling to allow himself to recharge. As a reward for using Stamboli to get the belt off of Chavo Guerrero, Shane McMahon left the company in the hands of Ted Dibiase, naming him the interim owner until he returned. Dibiase announced that the SGW World Heavyweight Championship would be decided in the first ever SGW WrestleBrawl match, a thirty-man over the top rope battle royal.

	"THE CHOSEN ONE" JEFF JARRETT (2) Handler Josh Smith Date Won February 3rd, 2002 Length of Title Reign 7 days
Jeff Jarrett eliminated Raven (Scotty) to win the first ever WrestleBrawl match and become the SGW World Heavyweight Champion for the second time.

	RAVEN Handler Scotty Date Won February 10th, 2002 Length of Title Reign 7 days
Due to the controversy surrounding Jeff Jarrett's victory at WrestleBrawl, Ted Dibiase forced Jarrett to defend the championship against Raven and Rob Van Dam (Rob Boyle) in a Triple Threat match. After Arn Anderson made a shocking return and instructed Raven's stable, The Apokolips, to kidnap Trish Stratus, Raven pinned Rob Van Dam in the confusion to become the new champion.

February 17th, 2002 - Arn Anderson's revelation that he was behind The Apokolips the whole time spurred a mass talent walk-out that effectively ended any chance of the company continuing past that date. The atrocities committed by Arn Anderson and The Apokolips left such a scar on the wrestling business that it would be almost four years before anyone spoke of Solid Gold Wrestling again.

September 24th, 2005 - Val Venis (Brett Albers) broke into the vault located in the League of Champions headquarters where all of the Solid Gold Wrestling archives were contained, including all championship belts and other artifacts from SGW's history. There, he stole the SGW World Heavyweight Championship and the New Era Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship and proclaimed himself the champion of both long-dead companies. "The Six-String Samurai" Jeff Jarrett (Josh Smith), the last remaining representative of both companies on the League of Champions roster, demanded a match to regain the championships from the undeserving Val Venis and Steamboat allowed the match to occur under Ladder Match rules on October 8th, 2005.

JEFF JARRETT (3)

Handler
Josh Smith

Date Won
October 8th, 2005

Length of Title Reign
120 days

In a grueling ladder match, Jeff Jarrett defeated Val Venis (Brett Albers) to win and unify the SGW and nEw World Heavyweight Championships. One day later, Jeff Jarrett was awarded the League of Champions World Heavyweight Championship, unifying all three championships.

Four months later, Jeff Jarrett purchased Solid Gold Wrestling from a disgruntled Shane McMahon and a broken Arn Anderson and reopened it, announcing that he intended to continue his title reign that began in League of Champions.

	CHRISTIAN CAGE Handler Scott Smith Date Won February 5th, 2006 Length of Title Reign 35 days
As the Six-String Supremacy pay-per-view neared its end, Christian Cage unexpectedly cashed in his Pick Your Title Shot Tournament reward, won four years prior, and defeated Jeff Jarrett (Josh Smith) in an impromptu match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

	TOM CRUISE Handler Tom Cruise Date Won March 12th, 2006 Length of Title Reign 6 days
In a match pitting SGW World Heavyweight Champion, Christian Cage (Scott Smith) and Tom Cruise against Val Venis & Teddy Long (Brett Albers) in a tag team match where whoever makes the fall becomes the SGW World Heavyweight Champion, Tom Cruise unexpectedly pinned Teddy Long to become the new champion.

	VAL VENIS Handler Brett Albers Date Won March 18th, 2006 Length of Title Reign 29 days
While Tom Cruise celebrated his victory the next week on live television, Val Venis cashed in his own Pick Your Title Shot Tournament reward and destroyed Tom Cruise (Tom Cruise) in a record 15 seconds to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

	"LEGEND KILLER" RANDY ORTON Handler Craig Chalmers Date Won April 16th, 2006 Length of Title Reign 13 days
In a Triple Threat match, also involving Ken Kennedy (James Parkin), Randy Orton pinned Val Venis (Brett Albers) to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after it was revealed that Kennedy and Orton were working together under the orders of the returning SGW owner, Jeff Jarrett.

	"STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN Handler Dustin Leisner Date Won April 29th, 2006 Length of Title Reign 58 days
As Steve Austin held Jillian Hall at gun point, Jeff Jarrett demanded that Randy Orton (Craig Chalmers) defend the SGW World Championship against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in an impromptu match. Steve Austin defeated Orton cleanly to become the new champion.

LANCE STORM

Handler
Corey Rich

Date Won
June 25th, 2006

Length of Title Reign
35 days

In a two-on-three handicap match, the team of Lance Storm, Chris Masters (Mike Adkins), and Jeff Jarrett (Josh Smith) defeated Steve Austin and Ken Kennedy (James Parkin) with the stipulation that whoever pinned Kennedy would become the SGW Television Champion and whoever pinned Austin would become the SGW World Heavyweight Champion. If Ken Kennedy pinned anyone on the opposing team, he would become the SGW World Heavyweight Champion. After interference from the returning Randy Orton and All-Pro Wrestling's Carlito Caribbean Cool, Lance Storm pinned Steve Austin to become the SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

On July 15th, 2006, Lance Storm defeated Rob Van Dam (Dave Trayers) to unify the All-Pro Wrestling World Championship with the SGW World Championship.

"THE RATED R SUPERSTAR" EDGE

Handler
Scott Smith

Date Won
July 30th, 2006

Length of Title Reign
20 days

At WrestleBrawl 2, the biggest pay-per-view in SGW history, Edge defeated Lance Storm (Corey Rich) to win the SGW World Heavyweight Championship, end his undefeated streak, and unify the SGW World Championship with the All-Star Championship Wrestling World Championship.

On August 5th, 2006, Edge trashed the SGW World Heavyweight Championship and debuted the new SGW Rated R World Heavyweight Championship belt.

August 19th, 2006 - Interim owner, Jim Cornette fires Edge for daring to cross him after what he did to Christian Cage months earlier, stripping him of the SGW World Heavyweight Championship in the process. Cornette announces shortly afterward that the championship will be held up in a Four Corners Match, involving Raven, Lance Storm, Rob Conway, and Alex Shelley.

ALEX SHELLEY

Handler
Matt Gorsuch

Date Won
August 27th, 2006

Length of Title Reign
14 days

Alex Shelley defeated "The Conman" Rob Conway (Brett Albers), Lance Storm (Corey Rich), and Raven (Devon Rightsell) in a Four Corners Match to win the vacant SGW World Heavyweight Championship.

Immediately afterward, Alex Shelley was challenged by Christian Cage (Scott Smith), who held the Xtreme Wrestling Federation World Championship. Alex Shelley defeated Christian Cage moments later to unify the championships for the first time.

September 9th, 2006 - Vince Russo battled Jim Cornette for 100% ownership of Solid Gold Wrestling only for Jeff Jarrett to shockingly return and help Vince Russo win. Jarrett announced that he and Vince Russo hadn't always seen eye to eye but at that moment, they had one thing in common: They both wanted to see Solid Gold Wrestling die. Vince Russo turned ownership of the company back over to Jeff Jarrett who proceeded to strip Alex Shelley of the SGW World Heavyweight Championship and award it to himself.

	JEFF JARRETT (4) Handler Josh Smith Date Won September 9th, 2006 Length of Title Reign 10 seconds
Solid Gold Wrestling owner, Jeff Jarrett stripped Alex Shelley of the SGW World Heavyweight Championship and awarded it to himself.

	"THE RATED R SUPERSTAR" EDGE (2) Handler Scott Smith Date Won September 9th, 2006 Length of Title Reign 10 seconds
Feeling like a generous man, Jeff Jarrett awarded the SGW World Heavyweight Championship to his former-enemy-turned-best-friend, Edge.

	CHRISTIAN CAGE (2) Handler Scott Smith Date Won September 9th, 2006 Length of Title Reign 10 seconds
Edge, not willing to leave his brother out of the action, immediately awarded the SGW World Heavyweight Championship to his former-tag-team-partner-turned-hated-enemy-turned-best-friend-again, Christian Cage.

	JEFF JARRETT (5) Handler Josh Smith Date Won September 9th, 2006 Length of Title Reign 5 minutes
Christian Cage then immediately passed the SGW World Heavyweight Championship back to the man who had made everything that night possible, Jeff Jarrett, making him the first ever five-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion, shattering all previous records.

September 9th, 2006 - Jeff Jarrett proceeded to announce that on this night, Solid Gold Wrestling would be no more. With over half of the card left, Jarrett cancelled the show, shut down the company, and sent the fans away as he, Edge, Christian Cage, Vince Russo, and Alex Shelley burned the SGW World Heavyweight Championship in the middle of the ring.