"The Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers 1 04 of 1961 Awarded belt when WWWF / NWA split.
Bruno Sammartino 1 05/17/1963 New York NY / One Fall
Ivan Koloff 1 01/18/1971 New York NY / One Fall
Pedro Morales 1 02/08/1971 New York NY / One Fall
Stan "the Man" Stasiak 1 12/01/1973 Philadelphia PA / One Fall
Bruno Sammartino 2 12/10/1973 New York NY / One Fall
"Superstar" Billy Graham 1 04/30/1977 Baltimore MD / One Fall
Bob Backlund 1 02/20/1978 New York NY / One Fall
Antonio Inoki 1 11/30/1979 Tokushima JP / One Fall
Antonio Inoki vacated the belt after a controversial match with Bob Backlund on December 12 1979.
Bob Backlund 2 12/12/1979 New York NY / Texas Death
The belt was held up after a controversial match between Bob Backlund and Greg Valentine on 07/04/81.
Bob Backlund 3 11/23/1981 New York NY / One Fall
The Iron Sheik 1 12/26/1983 New York NY / One Fall
Hulk Hogan 1 01/23/1984 New York NY / One Fall
Andre the Giant 1 02/05/1988 Indianapolis IN / One Fall / Main Event
WWF President Jack Tunney declared the belt vacant when Andre the Giant gave it to Ted DiBiase.
"The Macho Man" Randy Savage 1 03/27/1988 Atlantic City NJ / Tournament Final / Wrestlemania
Hulk Hogan 2 04/02/1989 Atlantic City NJ / One Fall / Wrestlemania
The Ultimate Warrior 1 04/01/1990 Toronto ON / One Fall / Wrestlemania
Sergeant Slaughter 1 01/19/1991 Miami FL / One Fall / Royal Rumble
Hulk Hogan 3 02/24/1991 Los Angeles CA / One Fall / Wrestlemania
The Undertaker 1 11/27/1991 Detroit MI / One Fall / Survivor Series
Hulk Hogan 4 12/03/1991 San Antonio TX / One Fall / Tuesday In Texas
The belt was held up after two controversial matches between Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 1 01/19/1992 Albany NY / Royal Rumble / Royal Rumble
"The Macho Man" Randy Savage 2 04/05/1992 Indianapolis IN / One Fall / Wrestlemania
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 2 09/01/1992 Hershey PA / One Fall / Main Event
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 1 10/12/1992 Saskatoon SK / One Fall / House Show
Yokozuna 1 04/04/1993 Las Vegas NV / One Fall / Wrestlemania
Hulk Hogan 5 04/04/1993 Las Vegas NV / One Fall / Wrestlemania
Yokozuna 2 06/13/1993 Dayton OH / One Fall / King Of The Ring
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 2 03/20/1994 New York NY / One Fall / Wrestlemania
Bob Backlund 4 11/23/1994 San Antonio TX / Submission / Survivor Series
"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel 1 11/26/1994 New York NY / One Fall / House Show
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 3 11/19/1995 Landover MD / No DQ No Countout / Survivor Series
"H.B.K." Shawn Michaels 1 03/31/1996 Anaheim CA / Iron Man / Wrestlemania
"Psycho" Sid 1 11/17/1996 New York NY / One Fall / Survivor Series
"H.B.K." Shawn Michaels 2 01/19/1997 San Antonio TX / One Fall / Royal Rumble
Shawn Michaels vacated the belt on February 13 1997 due to a leg injury.
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 4 02/16/1997 Chattanooga TN / No DQ Fatal Four Way / Final Four
"Psycho" Sid 2 02/17/1997 Nashville TN / One Fall / Raw Is War
The Undertaker 2 02/23/1997 Chicago IL / No DQ No Countout / Wrestlemania
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 5 08/03/1997 East Rutherford NJ / One Fall / Summerslam
"H.B.K." Shawn Michaels 3 10/09/1997 Montreal QU / One Fall / Survivor Series
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin 1 03/29/1998 Boston MA / One Fall / Wrestlemania
Kane 1 06/28/1998 Pittsburgh PA / First Blood / King Of The Ring
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin 2 06/29/1998 Cleveland OH / One Fall / Raw Is War
The belt was vacated after a match between The Undertaker, Kane & Steve Austin on 09/27/1998.
The Rock 1 11/15/1998 St. Louis MO / Tournament Final / Survivor Series
Mankind 1 12/29/1998 Worcester MA / One Fall / Raw Is War
The Rock 2 01/24/1999 Anaheim CA / I Quit / Royal Rumble
Mankind 2 01/26/1999 Tuscan AZ / Empty Arena / Halftime Heat
The Rock 3 02/15/1999 Birmingham AL / Ladder / Raw Is War
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin 3 03/28/1999 Philadelphia PA / No DQ / Wrestlemania
The Undertaker 3 05/23/1999 Kansas City MO / One Fall / Over The Edge
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin 4 06/28/1999 Greensboro NC / One Fall / Raw Is War
Mankind 3 08/22/1999 Minneapolis MN / Triple Threat / Summerslam
Triple H 1 08/23/1999 Ames IA / One Fall / Raw Is War
Vince McMahon 1 09/13/1999 Las Vegas NV / One Fall / Smackdown
Vince McMahon vacated the belt on 09/20/1999 in Houston Texas.
Triple H 2 09/26/1999 Charlotte NC / 6-Man Challenge / Unforgiven
The Big Show 1 11/14/1999 Detroit MI / Triple Threat / Survivor Series
Triple H 3 01/03/2000 Miami FL / One Fall / Raw Is War
The Rock 4 04/30/2000 Washington DC / One Fall / Backlash
Triple H 4 05/21/2000 Louisville KY / Iron Man / Judgment Day
The Rock 5 06/25/2000 Boston MA / 6-Man Tag-Team / King Of The Ring
Kurt Angle 1 10/22/2000 Albany NY / One Fall / No Mercy
The Rock 6 02/25/2001 Las Vegas NV / One Fall / No Way Out
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin 5 04/01/2001 Houston TX / No DQ / Wrestlemania
Kurt Angle 2 09/23/2001 Pittsburgh PA / One Fall / Unforgiven
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin 6 10/08/2001 Indianapolis IN / One Fall / Raw
Chris Jericho 1 12/09/2001 San Diego CA / Unification / Vengeance
Triple H 5 03/17/2002 Toronto ON / One Fall / Wrestlemania
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan 6 04/21/2002 Kansas City MO / One Fall / Backlash
The Undertaker 4 05/19/2002 Nashville TN / One Fall / Judgment Day
The Rock 7 07/21/2002 Detroit MI / Triple Threat / Vengeance
Brock Lesnar 1 08/25/2002 Uniondale NY / One Fall / Summerslam
The Big Show 2 11/17/2002 New York NY / One Fall / Survivor Series
Kurt Angle 3 12/15/2002 Fort Lauderdale FL / One Fall / Armageddon
Brock Lesnar 2 03/30/2003 Seattle WA / One Fall / Wrestlemania
Kurt Angle 4 07/27/2003 Denver CO / Triple Threat No DQ / Vengeance
Brock Lesnar 3 09/16/2003 Raleigh NC / Iron Man / Smackdown
Eddie Guerrero 1 02/15/2004 San Francisco CA / One Fall / No Way Out
John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 06/27/2004 Norfolk VI / Bullrope Match / American Bash