John Cena defeated Cody Rhodes for the WWE championship, his 17th world championship. According to WWE, the previous record was held by Ric Flair.

Flair returned to WCW in 1993, remaining with the company until it closed in 2001. He continued wrestling well into his later ...

John Cena made history at WrestleMania 41 by becoming the most decorated world champion in WWE history. By beating Cody ...

The main event was WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair in a double title defense ... Arn Anderson also defended the WCW World Television Championship against Bobby Eaton while the Steiner ...

during an episode of WCW Nitro, as the Nature Boy Ric Flair was in the ring, Vince Russo, Flair’s son, the late, David Flair, and Daffney invaded the house of the 16-time WWE World Heavyweight ...

Holding the WWE Title and WCW World Heavyweight Championship 12 times ... many fans believed Ric Flair's legacy as the greatest world champion would never be matched, let alone broken.

His now-former status as a 16-time champion was one he had shared with Hall of Famer Ric Flair - both ... In 1991, Flair became the first-ever WCW World Heavyweight Champion and briefly held ...

As the world watched in a ... in WWE history to hold a World Championship 17 times, fans immediately took to social media to see what 16-time World Champion Ric Flair would have to say on the ...

Ric Flair defeats Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship ... the title later that month, WCW retains the physical belt as their own world championship. 12-time champion.

Flair won numerous world titles in WWE, WCW, and NWA. He is tied with John Cena for the most world title wins. Ric Flair won his last world championship in 2000 in WCW.

Prior to the match, legendary wrestler Ric Flair posted his support of ... He was the first holder of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the WCW International World Heavyweight ...