| Buddy Rogers 00/04/63 - Awarded title Bruno Sammartino 17/05/63 New York City, NY - Lost title to Ray Stevens via CO on 15/07/67 in San Francisco, CA, but change is never officially recognised Ivan Koloff 18/01/71 New York City, NY Pedro Morales 08/02/71 New York City, NY Stan Stasiak 01/12/73 Philadelphia, PA Bruno Sammartino (2) 10/12/73 New York City, NY Superstar Billy Graham 30/04/77 Baltimore, MD Bob Backlund 20/02/78 New York City, NY Antonio Inoki 30/11/79 Tokushima, JAPAN - Title vacated after match against Bob Backlund on 06/12/79 in Tokyo, JAPAN Bob Backlund (2) 12/12/79 New York City, NY - Defeated Bobby Duncum - Title held up on 19/10/81 after match against Greg Valentine Bob Backlund (3) 23/11/81 New York City, NY - Defeated Greg Valentine The Iron Sheik 26/12/83 New York City, NY Hulk Hogan 23/01/84 New York City, NY Andre the Giant 05/02/88 Indianapolis, IN - Stripped of title on same day Randy Savage 27/03/88 Atlantic City, NJ - Defeated Ted DiBiase in tournament final Hulk Hogan (2) 02/04/89 Atlantic City, NJ The Ultimate Warrior 01/04/90 Toronto, ON Sergeant Slaughter 19/01/91 Miami, FL Hulk Hogan (3) 24/03/91 Los Angeles, CA The Undertaker 27/11/91 Detroit, MI Hulk Hogan (4) 03/12/91 San Antonio, TX - Title held up on 04/12/91 Ric Flair 19/01/92 Albany, NY - Won title in Royal Rumble Randy Savage (2) 05/04/92 Indianapolis, IN Ric Flair (2) 01/09/92 Hershey, PA Bret Hart 12/10/92 Saskatoon, SA Yokozuna 04/04/93 Las Vegas, NV Hulk Hogan (5) 04/04/93 Las Vegas, NV Yokozuna (2) 13/06/93 Dayton, OH Bret Hart (2) 20/03/94 New York City, NY Bob Backlund (4) 23/11/94 San Antonio, TX Diesel 26/11/94 New York City, NY Bret Hart (3) 19/11/95 Landover, MD Shawn Michaels 31/03/96 Anaheim, CA Sycho Sid 17/11/96 New York City, NY Shawn Michaels (2) 19/01/97 San Antonio, TX - Title vacated on 13/02/97 Bret Hart (4) 16/02/97 Chattanooga, TN - Defeated Steve Austin, Vader and The Undertaker in Four Way match Sycho Sid (2) 17/02/97 Nashville, TN The Undertaker (2) 23/03/97 Rosemont, IL Bret Hart (5) 03/08/97 East Rutherford, NJ Shawn Michaels (3) 09/11/97 Montreal, PQ Steve Austin 29/03/98 Boston, MA Kane 28/06/98 Pittsburg, PA Steve Austin (2) 29/06/98 Cleveland, OH - Title held up on 27/09/98 in Hamilton, ON when Austin was pinned by Kane and The Undertaker in Three Way match - The Undertaker and Kane fought to a no contest for the title on 18/10/98 in Rosemont, IL The Rock 15/11/98 St Louis, MS - Defeated Mankind in tournament final - Lost via knockout to Mankind on 13/12/98 in Vancouver, BC, but title did not change hands Mankind 29/12/98 Worcester, MA The Rock (2) 24/01/99 Anaheim, CA Mankind (2) 26/01/99 Tuscon, AZ The Rock (3) 15/02/99 Birmingham, AL Steve Austin (3) 28/03/99 Phildelphia, PA The Undertaker (3) 23/05/99 Kansas City, MO Steve Austin (4) 28/06/99 Charlotte, NC Mankind (3) 22/08/99 Minneapolis, MN - Defeated Steve Austin and Hunter Hearst Helmsley in Three Way match Triple H 23/08/99 Ames, IA Vince McMahon 14/09/99 Las Vegas, NV - Title vacated on 20/09/99 in Houston, TX Triple H (2) 26/09/99 Charlotte, NC - Defeated The Big Show, The British Bulldog, Kane, Mankind and The Rock in Six Way match The Big Show 14/11/99 Detroit, MI - Defeated Triple H and The Rock in Three Way match Triple H (3) 03/01/00 Miami, FL - Lost title to Chris Jericho on 17/04/00 in State College, PA. Decision overturned later that night The Rock (4) 30/04/00 Washington, DC Triple H (4) 21/05/00 Louisville, KY The Rock (5) 25/06/00 Boston, MA - Won title in match between The Rock, The Undertaker & Kane and Triple H, Vince McMahon & Shane McMahon Kurt Angle 22/10/00 Albany, NY The Rock (6) 25/02/01 Las Vegas, NV Steve Austin (5) 01/04/01 Houston, TX |