In 1965, a new belt was created with a crowned globe and two grapplers, reading “WWWF World Champion”1.As the company transitioned to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the late 1970s ...

Before Bruno Sammartino started his nearly eight-year World Wide Wrestling Federation ... had held the title for a few weeks. Vince McMahon Sr. commissioned a new championship belt for Sammartino ...