Kellie
10-06-2009, 01:24 PM
After 2 more World Title changes Sunday at Hell In A Cell, I decided to put together a listing of how many times there has been a World Title change within a calendar year in WWE history. Honestly, I feel like many people do, that there are just way too many WWE World Title changes today and the belts are becoming more devalued with each passing month. So here's the list below from the first WWWF year in 1963 up through 2009 and how many times a new World champion was crowned in each year.
1963
WWWF Title - 2x
1964-1970
WWWF Title - 0
1971
WWWF Title - 2x
1972
WWWF Title - 0
1973
WWWF Title - 2x
1974-1976
WWWF Title - 0
1977
WWWF Title - 1x
1978
WWWF Title - 1x
1979
WWF Title - 2x ... (This is if you consider the Antonio Inoki win and Bob Backlund winning it back.)
1980-1982
WWF Title - 0
1983
WWF Title - 1x
1984
WWF Title - 1x
1985-1987
WWF Title - 0
1988
WWF Title - 2x
1989
WWF Title - 1x
1990
WWF Title - 1x
1991
WWF Title - 4x
1992
WWF Title - 4x
1993
WWF Title - 3x
1994
WWF Title - 3x
1995
WWF Title - 1x
1996
WWF Title - 2x
1997
WWF Title - 6x
1998
WWF Title - 5x ... (This includes Mankind winning the Title on 12/29/98 even though the match aired on 1/4/99)
1999
WWF Title - 11x
2000
WWF Title - 5x
2001
WWF Title - 5x
2002
WWE Title - 7x
World Title - 3x
Total - 10
2003
WWE Title - 3x
World Title - 2x
Total - 5
2004
WWE Title - 2x
World Title - 3x
Total - 5
2005
WWE Title - 1x
World Title - 2x
Total - 3
2006
WWE Title - 5x
World Title - 4x
Total - 9
2007
WWE Title - 3x
World Title - 5x
Total - 8
2008
WWE Title - 3x
World Title - 7x
Total - 10
2009
WWE Title - 7x
World Title - 8x
Total - 15 ... (as of 10/6/09)
As you can see, 2009 has the most World Title changes in company history. 1999 has the most changes for 1 single World Title, and Vince Russo was the booker that year. Surprise, surprise. While I was at it, just for exposition, I did the same for the WCW World Title from the time it was first referred to as the "WCW" Title in 1991 until it was unified with the WWF Title in 2001. This doesn't include any version of the NWA World Title or the WCW International World Title.
1991 - 2x
1992 - 4x
1993 - 3x
1994 - 2x
1995 - 3x
1996 - 4x
1997 - 3x
1998 - 5x
1999 - 11x
2000 - 19x ... (Seriously!)
2001 - 7x
Again, late 1999 and most of 2000 was booked by Vince Russo here. I just thought this would be interesting to put in to perspective for people to see what is going on with the WWE World Titles lately.
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1963
WWWF Title - 2x
1964-1970
WWWF Title - 0
1971
WWWF Title - 2x
1972
WWWF Title - 0
1973
WWWF Title - 2x
1974-1976
WWWF Title - 0
1977
WWWF Title - 1x
1978
WWWF Title - 1x
1979
WWF Title - 2x ... (This is if you consider the Antonio Inoki win and Bob Backlund winning it back.)
1980-1982
WWF Title - 0
1983
WWF Title - 1x
1984
WWF Title - 1x
1985-1987
WWF Title - 0
1988
WWF Title - 2x
1989
WWF Title - 1x
1990
WWF Title - 1x
1991
WWF Title - 4x
1992
WWF Title - 4x
1993
WWF Title - 3x
1994
WWF Title - 3x
1995
WWF Title - 1x
1996
WWF Title - 2x
1997
WWF Title - 6x
1998
WWF Title - 5x ... (This includes Mankind winning the Title on 12/29/98 even though the match aired on 1/4/99)
1999
WWF Title - 11x
2000
WWF Title - 5x
2001
WWF Title - 5x
2002
WWE Title - 7x
World Title - 3x
Total - 10
2003
WWE Title - 3x
World Title - 2x
Total - 5
2004
WWE Title - 2x
World Title - 3x
Total - 5
2005
WWE Title - 1x
World Title - 2x
Total - 3
2006
WWE Title - 5x
World Title - 4x
Total - 9
2007
WWE Title - 3x
World Title - 5x
Total - 8
2008
WWE Title - 3x
World Title - 7x
Total - 10
2009
WWE Title - 7x
World Title - 8x
Total - 15 ... (as of 10/6/09)
As you can see, 2009 has the most World Title changes in company history. 1999 has the most changes for 1 single World Title, and Vince Russo was the booker that year. Surprise, surprise. While I was at it, just for exposition, I did the same for the WCW World Title from the time it was first referred to as the "WCW" Title in 1991 until it was unified with the WWF Title in 2001. This doesn't include any version of the NWA World Title or the WCW International World Title.
1991 - 2x
1992 - 4x
1993 - 3x
1994 - 2x
1995 - 3x
1996 - 4x
1997 - 3x
1998 - 5x
1999 - 11x
2000 - 19x ... (Seriously!)
2001 - 7x
Again, late 1999 and most of 2000 was booked by Vince Russo here. I just thought this would be interesting to put in to perspective for people to see what is going on with the WWE World Titles lately.
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