5 WWE titles you never knew existed

WWE had tag team belts for the women and the US champions

If you’re a relatively new fan to wrestling and started watching it a couple of years earlier, there are so many titles you’ve missed like the Women’s Championship, European Championship, ECW Championship, Cruiserweight Championship and the Hardcore Championship.

But this article is not about these titles. This article is about those titles that have gone obscure even before they were recognised in mainstream wrestling. They existed a long time back and vanished away a long time ago as well.

Here are 5 WWE titles you never knew existed:

1.The Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship

Antonio Inoki

Martial arts is a fascinating part of combat sports and it has come into the mainstream conscious heavily in the past few years with the success of UFC. There once was a Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship. And Antonio Inoki held it for almost a decade. He seldom competed and defended the title in America.

So, on those rare occasions, most of the matches were held at Madison Square Garden. These matches were known for being shoots rather than pre-determined as expected. The victory was attained by pinfall, submission or knockouts.

It was let go in 1985.

2.Canadian Heavyweight Championship

Dino Bravo

As wrestling grew in Canada, the audience reach only meant that they were catered to with a championship of their own. Hence came along the Canadian Heavyweight Championship. We’ve heard of the US Championship but never a US ‘Heavyweight’ Championship in the WWE.

Dino Bravo was booked as the champion of this obscure title. He held it until its last days.

This championship gained its exposure only in Canadian cities. But it was discarded a year later in 1986. This title remains the only title in WWE history which was never won and never lost

3.The Women’s Tag Team Championship

The Glamour Girls

Sure, they retired the much revered and much historic Women's Championship. But there once was a tag title for women tag teams. This may be unheard of and unbelievable in today’s time given the condition of the Divas Division on the main roster.

This title was held by the likes of The Glamour Girls and the Jumping Bomb Angels. The latter even won the championship to a huge pop, after they ended a 900 day reign.

Despite seeing competition from wrestlers the world over, this title went into obscurity in 1989.

4.The North and South American Championship

Pat Patterson

There was such a thing as a North and South American Championship. They were both separate entities until Pat Patterson unified them to form the Intercontinental Championship.

So, technically, this championship is still in existence in a way.

Legend has it that, and even the WWE sort of addressed the rumor, that the airline Patterson was travelling in lost the South American title. Isn’t that all the more reason to unify the titles.

5.Tag Team Championships

The six man tag team championship

No, this is not the two-man tag team championships, we’re talking about. They still exist. This is not just about three or four or five but six man tag team championship, we’re talking about.

So, six wrestlers figured on one side of the ring and six on the other in a match between, well, 12 wrestlers to win this championship. This is as obscure as obscure can get.

It was introduced in 1991 and continued for only about nine months.