Another example is when CM Punk, while heel, was cheered in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois at the Money in the Bank Pay Per View against John Cena in a WWE Championship match.

Per this ruling, the title belt dropped the recognition as being the NWA World Heavyweight title but continued to be billed as the World Heavyweight Championship by WCW.

In 1993 he won the Speedway World Pairs Championship with Per Jonsson and Henrik Gustafsson.

His performances for Jamaica during the 1998 World Cup attracted Bolton Wanderers, then playing in what is now known as the Football League Championship to offer Harbour View £ 1 million for his services.

The Prairie View A & M Football team won Black college national championship titles in 1953, 1954, 1958, 1963, and 1964 and Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships SWAC in 1933, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964. and recently in 2009. Notable football players that have achieved success in the National Football League ( NFL ) are National Football Hall of Fame Inductee Kenny Houston and Otis Taylor, who won a World Championship with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1969.

Hue started his playing career for Jamaican club Harbour View, with whom he won the 2004-2005 National Premier League Championship.

Steve is best known for his work on Showtime Championship Boxing, notably the Holyfield-Tyson bouts.

Championship bouts are only for 10 rounds and not for 12 as in real life.

It also hosts world championship boxing bouts, the European Poker Tour Grand Final and the World Backgammon Championship as well as fashion shows and other events.

He won 11 bouts in a row before challenging again for the World Heavyweight Championship.

On their rivalry's second installment, Pep recovered the World's Featherweight Championship by beating Saddler by a 15 round decision, and then he engaged in a series of exhibition and ten round bouts before defending the crown against Eddie Campo, winning by a knockout in the seventh.

* 8 March – Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden, in the first of three epic bouts between the two, to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.

* Paddy Ryan takes part in a number of exhibition bouts but does not defend his Heavyweight Championship of America title.

Goldust defended his Intercontinental Championship in bouts against Savio Vega and The Ultimate Warrior before losing to Ahmed Johnson at King of the Ring on June 23, 1996.

In 1914 only two U. S. states allowed twenty round championship bouts to a verdict, Colorado and Louisiana, and no promoters in either state were offering large enough purses to risk losing the Championship title for.

Frank accompanied his brother to bouts in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) and grew to love the sport.

The two had a series of matches, many of which were bouts for the prized North American Heavyweight Championship.

Ivan was known to have an ongoing feud with another professional at the time, " Superstar " Billy Graham over the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, who also had an incredible physique and strength, which led to many pose-downs, arm wrestling bouts, and long, physical matches between the two.

Jannazzo had an up-down career that was full of streaks and occasional super performances ; He was not a power hitter yet won 65 of 126 bouts and scored just 8 knockouts ; During his career, he won the Welterweight Championship of the World ( as recognized by Maryland state )

In 1970 they were co-champions of the NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship.

Defending holders Manchester United did not enter the 1999 – 2000 FA Cup, as they were already in the inaugural Club World Championship, with the club stating that entering both tournaments would overload their fixture schedule and make it more difficult to defend their Champions League and Premiership titles.

They were also the first siblings to appear in a League Championship Series as teammates.

Wabash College won the Men's Division III NCAA Championship in 1982 and their 1905 24-0 team was considered World Champions ; DePauw University and Manchester College were Div III National Finalists.

* The USI Screaming Eagles, led by former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl, won the 1995 Division II National Championship and were runners-up in 1994 and 2004.

Leading up to the Super Bowl and following the 34 – 0 trouncing of the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship, many were calling the 1968 Colts team one of the " greatest pro football teams of all time " and were favored by 18 points against their counterparts from the American Football League, the New York Jets.

Susan had the distinction of being the first woman to earn the GM title by achieving three GM norms and rating over 2500 as previous female GMs, Nona Gaprindashvili and Maia Chiburdanidze, were awarded the title by winning the Women's World Championship.

He bounced back to hit 31 home runs and 109 RBIs in 1977, but the Reds would only reach the post-season once more during Bench's career, when the 1979 Reds were swept in three games by the Pirates in the 1979 National League Championship Series.

The Royals were then swept by the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series.

The rivalry stems largely from the period between 1976 and 1980, when both teams were in top form and met four times in five years for the American League Championship Series.

The Dolphins were successful in the early 1970's, becoming the first team to advance to the AFC Championship for three consecutive seasons.

In, the Vikings again won the Central Division with a 9 – 5 record and advanced to their 4th NFC Championship Game in 5 years, but were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl Champion Cowboys, 23 – 6, at Texas Stadium.

Despite those two close triumphs ( 22 – 21 against the Dolphins in the Divisional Round, and 17 – 13 against the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game ), the Chargers lost Super Bowl XXIX to the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 49 – 26, who were led by quarterback Steve Young ( Super Bowl MVP ) and wide receiver Jerry Rice.

After winning their division, they were easily defeated in the League Championship Series by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Roberto Clemente, who then went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series.

The Cleveland Browns completed a perfect season in 1948, including a Championship victory, when they were part of the All-America Football Conference.

The Giants advanced to their first Super Bowl in team history, and were playing for their first league championship since they lost to the Chicago Bears in the 1963 NFL Championship Game.

The 49ers then entered the NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams, who had defeated San Francisco in one of their two regular season games against them and were coming off postseason wins against two of the NFC's toughest teams, the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Many people also thought that the NFC Championship Game between the 49ers and the Cowboys was " The Real Super Bowl " because those two teams were commonly viewed as vastly superior to any AFC team.

Cowher then led the Steelers into the playoffs in 1993 and 1994 but were also eliminated, including a 17 – 13 upset loss to the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship Game.

Three-time champions Sweden were the next to host the European Championship, in 2002.

The halls were used to represent Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the 1986 movie The Color of Money for the 9-Ball Championship.

The two champions from those years competed against teams from the UK for the " College Bowl World Championship ," which were also televised ; in 1978, Stanford University played a team of UK all-stars under College Bowl rules, and in 1979, Davidson College played Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University under University Challenge rules.

Pirelli were also the official tyre supplier of the World Rally Championship replacing BF Goodrich for the 2008 season, with all cars using Pirelli tyres and wearing Pirelli decals until the company withdrew to focus on its Formula 1 commitments at the end of the 2010 season.

Between 1967 and 1971, Pratt & Whitney turbine engines were used in American Championship Car Racing and Formula One.