Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In the history of professional wrestling, there have been various organizations offering a "World" title. This is a list by their stage name, of some of the popular champion wrestlers of the past. Bobo Brazil (1923-1998) Dick the Bruiser (1929-1991) Edouard Carpentier (born 1926) Yukon Eric ( -1965) Fritz Von Erich (1929-1997) Verne Gagne (born 1923) Gorgeous George (1915-1963) Frank Gotch (1878-1917) Hard Boiled Haggerty (born 1925) Don Leo Jonathan (born 1931) Gene Kiniski (born 1925) Killer Kowalski (born 1926) Lord Athol Layton (1921-1984) Ed Strangler Lewis (1891-1966) Yvon Robert (1914-1971) Argentina Rocca (born 1928) Nature Boy Buddy Rogers (1921-1992) Johnny Rougeau (1929-1983) Bruno Sammartino (born 1935) Hans Schmidt (born 1925) Sweet Daddy Siki (born c. 1935) Lou Thesz (1916-2002) Whipper Billy Watson (1915-1990) This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.