UNTELEVISED Match: Vader defeats WCW Champion Ron Simmons at a House Show on December 30, 1992 💥 A rare, hard-hitting clash between two absolute powerhouses that never made it to TV — peak early-90s WCW brutality. #WCW #Vader #RonSimmons #HouseShow #Untelevised #WrestlingHistory #BigMenBumping #90sWrestling #ClassicWCW | The Chronicles Of Wrestling

On August 2, 1992 at a WCW house show in Baltimore, Maryland, a scheduled title match between Sting and WCW World Heavyweight Champion Big Van Vader was canceled after Jake Roberts (kayfabe) injured Sting. WCW President Bill Watts responded by holding a raffle to determine the number one contender. Ron Simmons won the raffle and defeated Vader with a snap scoop powerslam to win the championship. By defeating Vader, Simmons became the first recognized African American WCW World Heavyweight Champi