The Legend lives on - A Tribute to Wrestling's Deceased World Champs

First, don't insult the wrestlers in this video, or I will delete your comment.
This is a tribute I made for all our dead World Champions, starting with George Hackenschmidt in 1905. If you are a new fan, you will probably not know many of them yet, but these men are our history; they are the past that justifies the future of our sport. I chose the song because I think this is what they would say to their successors, including the present and all the future Heavyweight Champions of the World.
The early Title histories are very contradicting, so it is possible that one wrestler you found is missing here. If so, this was not done to disrespect them, it is just not always easy to say who was a Champion and who was not.The only 3 World Champions I personally do not acknowledge (not that it makes a difference to anyone, but it makes me feel better) have won the Title in the last 10 years and are still alive and well.
In this video, I regarded the wrestlers who won the World Heavyweight Title, the NWA World Heavyweight Title until the withdrawal of WCW, the WCW World Heavyweight Title, and the WWWF/WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Title. I added their names, their dates of life, and the date of their first World Title win. The pictures are not always perfect, but if you look at the dates, I think you can understand this.
Here are the Champions who appear in this video:
George Hackenschmidt
Frank Gotch
Charlie Cutler
Joe Stecher
Earl Caddock
Ed Lewis
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Wayne Munn
Gus Sonnenberg
Ed Don George
Dan O'Mahoney
Dick Shikat
Ali Baba
Dave Levin
Dean Detton
Bronko Nagurski
Jim Londos
Orville Brown
Lou Thesz
Bill Watson
Dick Hutton
Pat O'Connor
Buddy Rogers
Stan Stasiak
Giant Baba
André the Giant
Yokozuna
Kerry von Erich
Chris Benoit
Eddie Guerrero

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Tags:

• Wrestlers
• World
• Heavyweight
• Champions
• NWA
• WCW
• WWWF
• WWF
• WWE
• Hackenschmidt
• Gotch
• Lewis
• Thesz
• Rogers
• Guerrero
• Benoit

[NathanArnoldCharging]

Jumbo Tsuruta, AWA

Hashimoto, NWA

Randy Savage, WWF

Rick Rude, WCW

Mike Awesome, ECW

Curt Hennig, AWA

[RestinPeaceChris]

@NathanArnoldCharging Well, as I said, I only added the Champions before NWA, the NWA Champions until the withdrawal from WCW, the WCW and the WWE Champions. I had to draw the line somewhere. Rick Rude held the WCW International Heavyweight Title, which only existed for a year. As for Randy Savage, I would have added him, but he died after I made this video.

However, this doesn't mean I don't respect them. I made a video about Curt and added him, Mike and Rick in my video "Remember".

[thxsandy]

As one of Pat O'Connor's daughters, this was very very touching. Also, I might add - and this is only my opinion - these wrestlers were the "real ones" - no drugs, steroids, etc. Back when we were young and watched Dad wrestle, it was more athletic and not a 3 ring circus as it has become. Thank you so much for including Dad in your touching video.

Erin

[nejim4r10]

R.I.P. Eddie T-T and the others

Viva La Raza T_T

[diegomaldonadorebeld]

@RestinPeaceChris the wwe relly relly need put benoit on hall of fame he deserve

[diegomaldonadorebeld]

@RestinPeaceChris me too he is a real wretler thes guys up jerry lawler in the hall of fame the only thing i ask for mysself is for why benoit dont is in the hall of fame too he deserv you dont agrre ?

[RestinPeaceChris]

@diegomaldonadorebeld Yes, I do.

[diegomaldonadorebeld]

@RestinPeaceChris you like chris benoit

[RestinPeaceChris]

@diegomaldonadorebeld Either Anders Zackrisson or Jonny Lindkvist from the band Nocturnal Rites.

[diegomaldonadorebeld]

@RestinPeaceChris wo sing this music

[Thomasgipsy]

I have huge respect for these men,I cant comprehend how George Hackenschmidt looked that ripped and muscular!