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WWF North American Heavyweight Championship
Details
Date established: 1979
Date retired: April 23, 1981
Other name(s)
Other name(s): WWWF North American Heavyweight Championship

(1979)
WWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1979–1981)

Statistics
First champion(s) Ted DiBiase
Longest reign Seiji Sakaguchi (532 days)
Shortest reign Ted DiBiase (126 days)


The WWF North American Heavyweight Championship a relatively short-lived title in the World Wrestling Federation from 1979 until 1981. It is considered to be the spiritual predecessor to the WWE Intercontinental Championship after Pat Patterson was awarded the Intercontinental Championship as a result of a fictitious one night tournament. The first North American Heavyweight Champion was Ted DiBiase in 1979.

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