Defunct WWF/E Titles

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Defunct WCW Titles

World Championship Wrestling (WCW) started out as the Georgia and Mid-Atlantic territories in the old National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). In the early 1990s, most of the NWA was no longer operating, and television announcers began to use the NWA/WCW names interchangeably. In September 1993, WCW left the NWA for good. When WCW left, they took some titles with them, so I have combined the histories for those titles (United States, Tag Team, TV) that were in both promotions. The NWA has since reorganized and now contests new championships. The WWF bought WCW in early 2001, and at WWF Survivor Series 2001, most of the remaining WCW titles were unified with their WWF counterparts. Only the Cruiserweight and United States Championships still remain active today.
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Defunct ECW Titles

Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) began operating in 1992 as part of the revived NWA. On 27-Aug-1994, the name was changed from Eastern to Extreme when the organization withdrew from the new NWA, much like WCW did years earlier. It operated in Philadelphia, with spot shows in the surrounding Pennsylvania area. The wrestling operations were handled by Paul Heyman (manager Paul E Dangerously) who bought the promotion from former owner Tod Gordon in 1996. On April 11, 2001, ECW declared bankruptcy making it officially dead. ECW was briefly revived as part of the Invasion angle that the WWF featured in 2001, but with the results of that year's Survivor Series, the organization is once again buried. I only include it here because of its close ties to the WWF; being basically absorbed into it.
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