jim duggan was the last champion in his only reign. at the time, then-champion scott hall did not want to be champion, and after unsuccessfully trying to give the title to kevin nash, he abandoned the title by throwing the championship belt into a trashcan on the november 29, 1999, episode of one of wcw's television programs, "nitro". duggan later found the championship belt in a dumpster on the february 16, 2000, episode of another of wcw's television programs, "wcw saturday night" and named himself champion. the championship was later retired on the april 10, 2000, episode of "nitro", after a storyline reboot by wcw authority figures eric bischoff and vince russo. overall, there were 107 reigns shared among 55 wrestlers, with 11 vacancies.