| Champion |
Won From |
Date |
| Triple H [7] |
Randy Orton |
4/27/08 |
Defeated Orton, John Bradshaw Layfield and John Cena in a four way elimination match to win the title. |
| Randy Orton [2] |
Triple H |
10/7/07 |
Defeated Triple H in a last man standing match to win the title. |
| Triple H [6] |
Randy Orton |
10/7/07 |
| Randy Orton |
n/a |
10/7/07 |
Awarded the title by Vince McMahon. |
| John Cena [3] |
Edge |
9/17/06 |
| Defeated Edge in a TLC Match to
win the title. Vacated the title due to injury in October 2007. |
| Edge [2] |
Rob Van Dam |
7/3/06 |
| Defeated Rob Van Dam & John
Cena in a Triple Threat Match to win the title. |
| Rob Van Dam |
John Cena |
6/11/06 |
| John Cena [2] |
Edge |
1/29/06 |
| Edge |
John Cena |
1/8/06 |
| John Cena |
John Bradshaw Layfield |
4/3/05 |
| John Bradshaw Layfield |
Eddie Guerrero |
6/27/04 |
| Eddie Guerrero |
Brock Lesnar |
2/15/04 |
| Brock Lesnar [3] |
Kurt Angle |
9/16/03 |
| Kurt Angle [4] |
Brock Lesnar |
7/27/03 |
| Brock Lesnar [2] |
Kurt Angle |
3/30/03 |
| Kurt Angle [3] |
The Big Show |
12/15/02 |
| The Big Show [2] |
Brock Lesnar |
11/17/02 |
| Brock Lesnar |
The Rock |
8/25/02 |
| The Rock [7] |
The Undertaker |
7/21/02 |
| The Undertaker [4] |
Hulk Hogan |
5/19/02 |
| Hulk Hogan [6] |
Triple H |
4/21/02 |
| Triple H [5] |
Chris Jericho |
3/17/02 |
| Chris Jericho |
Stone Cold Steve Austin |
12/9/01 |
| Jericho unifies the WCW
World Heavyweight Title the same day when he defeats The Rock. |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin [6] |
Kurt Angle |
10/8/01 |
| Kurt Angle [2] |
Stone Cold Steve Austin |
9/23/01 |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin [5] |
The Rock |
4/1/01 |
| The Rock [6] |
Kurt Angle |
2/25/01 |
| Kurt Angle |
The Rock |
10/22/00 |
| The Rock [5] |
Triple H |
6/25/00 |
| Triple H [4] |
The Rock |
5/21/00 |
| The Rock [4] |
Triple H |
4/30/00 |
| Triple H [3] |
The Big Show |
1/3/00 |
| The Big Show |
Triple H |
11/14/99 |
| Triple H [2] |
n/a |
9/26/99 |
| Triple H
defeated The Rock, Kane, Mankind, The British Bulldog, and The Big
Show in a "six pack challenge" match after Vince McMahon vacated the title
on 9/20/99 |
| Vince McMahon |
Triple H |
9/14/99 |
| Triple H |
Mankind |
8/23/99 |
| Mankind [3] |
Stone Cold Steve Austin |
8/22/99 |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin [4] |
The Undertaker |
6/28/99 |
| The Undertaker [3] |
Stone Cold Steve Austin |
5/23/99 |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin [3] |
The Rock |
3/28/99 |
| The Rock [3] |
Mankind |
2/15/99 |
| Mankind [2] |
The Rock |
1/26/99 |
| The Rock [2] |
Mankind |
1/24/99 |
| Mankind |
The Rock |
12/29/98 |
| The Rock |
n/a |
11/15/98 |
| The Rock
defeated Mankind in a tournament final for the title. |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin [2] |
Kane |
6/29/98 |
| The title is vacated after a
controversial ending to a triple threat match where both Kane and The
Undertaker pinned Austin at the same time. Kane and The Undertaker had
a match to determine the champion but the match was declared a no-contest. |
| Kane |
Stone Cold Steve Austin |
6/28/98 |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin |
Shawn Michaels |
3/29/98 |
| Shawn Michaels [3] |
Bret Hart |
11/9/97 |
| Bret Hart [5] |
The Undertaker |
8/3/97 |
| The Undertaker [2] |
Sid |
3/23/97 |
| Sid [2] |
Bret Hart |
2/17/97 |
| Bret Hart [4] |
n/a |
2/16/97 |
| After Shawn Michaels vacated
the title due to a knee injury, Bret Hart outlasted Steve Austin, Vader, &
The Undertaker in a four-way elimination match to win the title. |
| Shawn Michaels [2] |
Sid |
1/19/97 |
| Sid |
Shawn Michaels |
11/17/96 |
| Shawn Michaels |
Bret Hart |
3/31/96 |
| Bret Hart [3] |
Diesel |
11/19/95 |
| Diesel |
Bob Backlund |
11/26/94 |
| Bob Backlund [3] |
Bret Hart |
11/24/94 |
| Bret Hart [2] |
Yokozuna |
3/20/94 |
| Yokozuna [2] |
Hulk Hogan |
6/13/93 |
| Hulk Hogan [5] |
Yokozuna |
4/4/93 |
| Yokozuna |
Bret Hart |
4/4/93 |
| Bret Hart |
Ric Flair |
10/12/92 |
| Ric Flair [2] |
Randy Savage |
9/1/92 |
| Randy Savage [2] |
Ric Flair |
4/5/92 |
| Ric Flair |
n/a |
1/19/92 |
| Ric Flair won the title by
winning the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Sid. |
| Hulk Hogan [4] |
The Undertaker |
12/3/91 |
| WWF President Jack Tunney was
at ringside for the bout, but was knocked unconscious by the interfering Ric
Flair. Undertaker's manager, Paul Bearer, also interfered by
attempting to hit Hulk Hogan with his urn. Hogan ducked, and Bearer
hit Undertaker instead. Hogan grabbed the urn, threw ashes in
Undertaker's face, then pinned him. The following day, Tunney declared
the title vacant, with a new champion to be determined at the January 19,
1992 Royal Rumble. |
| The Undertaker |
Hulk Hogan |
11/27/91 |
| Hulk Hogan [3] |
Sgt. Slaughter |
3/24/91 |
| Sgt. Slaughter |
The Ultimate Warrior |
1/19/91 |
| The Ultimate Warrior |
Hulk Hogan |
4/1/90 |
| Hulk Hogan [2] |
Randy Savage |
4/2/89 |
| Randy Savage |
n/a |
3/27/88 |
| This was a tournament final.
Savage defeated Ted DiBiase to win the title. |
| Andre the Giant |
Hulk Hogan |
2/5/88 |
| Andre the Giant scored a
controversial pinfall when Hulk Hogan lifted his shoulder at the two-count,
but referee Earl Hebner (the twin brother of assigned referee Dave Hebner)
continued the count. Andre's reign as champion lasted less than two
minutes, as he then gave the belt to Ted DiBiase; WWF President Jack Tunney
later ruled the transaction invalid, vacated the title, and ordered a
tournament held for WrestleMania IV. |
| Hulk Hogan |
The Iron Sheik |
1/23/84 |
| The Iron Sheik |
Bob Backlund |
12/26/83 |
| Bob Backlund [2] |
Antonio Inoki |
12/6/79 |
| Antonio Inoki |
Bob Backlund |
11/30/79 |
| Bob Backlund |
Superstar Billy Graham |
2/20/78 |
| Superstar Billy Graham |
Bruno Sammartino |
4/30/77 |
| Bruno Sammartino [2] |
Stan Stasiak |
12/10/73 |
| Stan Stasiak |
Pedro Morales |
12/1/73 |
| Pedro Morales |
Ivan Koloff |
2/8/71 |
| Ivan Koloff |
Bruno Sammartino |
1/18/71 |
| Bruno Sammartino |
Buddy Rogers |
5/17/63 |
| Buddy Rogers |
n/a |
April 1963 |
| Buddy Rogers won a tournament
in April of 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to become the first WWWF
champion; he defeated Antonino Rocca in the final. |
