George Hackenschmidt 1 05/04/1905 New York NY / Tournament Final
Frank Gotch 1 04/03/1908 Chicago IL / One Fall
Belt is vacated in 1913 when Frank Gotch retires as Wrestling's World Champion.
Charlie Cutler 1 02 Of 1915 Awarded the belt.
Joe Stecher 1 07/05/1915 Omaha NE / One Fall
Earl Caddock 1 04/09/1917 Omaha NE / Unification
Joe Stecher 2 02/13/1920 New York NY / Unification
Ed "Strangler" Lewis 1 12/13/1920 New York NY / One Fall
Stanislaus Zbyszko 1 05/06/1921 New York NY / One Fall
Ed "Strangler" Lewis 2 03/03/1922 Wichita KS / One Fall
Wayne Munn 1 01/08/1925 Kansas City MO / One Fall
Stanislaus Zbyszko 2 04/15/1925 Philadelphia PA / One Fall
Joe Stecher 3 05/30/1925 St. Louis MO / One Fall
Ed "Strangler" Lewis 3 02/21/1928 St. Louis MO / Unification
Gus Sonnenberg 1 01/04/1929 Boston MA / One Fall
Ed Don George 1 12/10/1930 Los Angeles CA / One Fall
Ed "Strangler" Lewis 4 04/14/1931 Los Angeles CA / One Fall
The World Title is currently disputed into three disputed branches being NYSAC, NWA, and AWA.
Danno O'Mahoney 1 06/27/1935 Boston MA / Wins all three branches
Dick Shikat 1 03/02/1936 New York NY / One Fall
Ali Baba 1 04/25/1936 Detroit MI / One Fall
Bronko Nagurski 1 06/16/1937 Minneapolis MN / One Fall
Jim Londos 1 11/18/1938 Philadelphia PA / One Fall
Belt is vacated when Jim Londos retires as Wrestling's World Champion.
The World Title is currently disputed into numerous regional branches.
Orville Brown 1 Early 1940 Declared first ever NWA Champion.
Sonny Myers 1 11/03/1947 Des Moines IA / One Fall
Orville Brown 2 01/05/1948 Des Moines IA / One Fall
Belt was vacated on November 1st 1949 when Brown was injured in a car accident.
Lou Thesz 1 11/27/1949 Awarded the belt.
"Whipper" Billy Watson 1 03/15/1956 Toronto ON / One Fall
Lou Thesz 2 11/09/1956 St. Louis MO / One Fall
Dick Hutton 1 11/14/1957 Toronto ON / One Fall
Pat O'Connor 1 01/09/1956 St. Louis MO / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers 1 06/30/1961 Chicago IL / One Fall
Bobo Brazil 1 08/18/1962 Newark NJ / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers 2 10/30/1962 Toledo OH / One Fall
Lou Thesz 3 01/24/1963 Toronto ON / One Fall
Gene Kiniski 1 01/07/1966 St. Louis MO / One Fall
Dory Funk Jr. 1 02/11/1969 Tampa FL / One Fall
Harley Race 1 03/24/1973 Kansas City MO / One Fall
Jack Brisco 1 07/20/1973 Houston TX / One Fall
Giant Baba 1 12/02/1974 Kagoshima JP / 2 Out Of 3 Falls
Jack Brisco 2 12/09/1974 Toyohashi JP / 2 Out Of 3 Falls
Terry Funk 1 12/10/1975 Miami FL / One Fall
Harley Race 2 02/06/1977 Toronto ON / One Fall
Dusty Rhodes 1 08/21/1979 Tampa FL / One Fall
Harley Race 3 08/26/1979 Orlando FL / One Fall
Giant Baba 2 10/31/1979 Nagoya JP / One Fall
Harley Race 4 11/07/1979 Amagaseki JP / One Fall
Giant Baba 3 09/04/1980 Saga JP / One Fall
Harley Race 5 09/09/1980 Ohtsu JP / One Fall
Tommy Rich 1 04/27/1981 Augusta GE / One Fall
Harley Race 6 05/01/1981 Gainesville GE / One Fall
Dusty Rhodes 2 06/21/1981 Atlanta GE / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 1 09/17/1981 Kansas City MO / One Fall
Harley Race 7 10/06/1983 St. Louis MO / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 2 11/24/1983 Greensboro NC / Steel Cage
Harley Race 8 03/21/1984 Wellington NZ / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 3 03/23/1984 Kallang SIN / One Fall
Kerry Von Erich 1 05/06/1984 Irving TX / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 4 05/24/1984 Yokosuka JP / 2 Out Of 3 Falls
Dusty Rhodes 3 07/25/1986 Greensboro NC / Steel Cage
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 5 08/07/1986 St. Louis MO / One Fall
Ronnie Garvin 1 09/25/1987 Detroit MI / Steel Cage
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 6 11/26/1987 Chicago IL / Steel Cage
Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat 1 02/20/1989 Chicago IL / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 7 05/07/1989 Nashville TN / One Fall
Sting 1 07/07/1990 Baltimore MD / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 8 01/11/1991 East Rutherford NJ / One Fall
The NWA Belt was stripped of Ric Flair when WCW took over. NWA quickly stopped operations.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 9 01/11/1991 East Rutherford NJ / One Fall
Belt was vacated when Ric Flair was stripped of the belt for signing with the WWF.
"The Total Package" Lex Lugar 1 07/14/1991 Baltimore MD / Steel Cage / American Bash
Sting 2 02/29/1992 Milwaukee WI / One Fall / Superbrawl
Big Van Vader 1 07/12/1992 Albany GE / One Fall / American Bash
Ron Simmons 1 08/02/1992 Baltimore MD / One Fall
Big Van Vader 2 12/20/1992 Baltimore MD / One Fall
Sting 3 03/11/1993 London EN / One Fall
Big Van Vader 3 03/17/1993 Dublin IRE / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 10 12/27/1993 Charlotte NC / One Fall / Starrcade
Belt was held up after a match with Ricky Steamboat on April 23rd 1994.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 11 04/24/1994 Atlanta GE / One Fall
Hulk Hogan 1 07/17/1994 Orlando FL / One Fall / Bash At The Beach
The Giant 1 10/29/1995 Detroit MI / One Fall / Halloween Havoc
"The Macho Man" Randy Savage 1 11/26/1995 Norfolk VI / World War 3 / World War 3
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 12 12/27/1995 Nashville TN / One Fall / Starrcade
"The Macho Man" Randy Savage 2 01/22/1996 Las Vegas NV / One Fall / Nitro
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 13 02/11/1996 St. Petersburg FL / Steel Cage / Superbrawl
The Giant 2 04/22/1996 Albany GE / One Fall / Nitro
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan 2 08/10/1996 Sturgis SD / One Fall / Hog Wild
"The Total Package" Lex Lugar 2 08/04/1997 Auburn Hills MI / One Fall / Nitro
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan 3 08/09/1997 Sturgis SD / One Fall / Road Wild
Sting 4 12/28/1997 Washington DC / One Fall / Starrcade
Belt was held up after the last title change because of controversy involving Bret Hart.
"The Macho Man" Randy Savage 3 04/19/1998 Denver CO / One Fall / Superbrawl
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan 4 04/20/1998 Colorado Springs CO / One Fall / Nitro
Goldberg 1 07/06/1998 Atlanta GE / One Fall / Nitro
Kevin Nash 1 12/27/1998 Washington DC / One Fall / Starrcade
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan 5 01/04/1999 Atlanta GE / One Fall / Nitro
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 14 03/14/1999 Louisville KT / First Blood / Uncensored
Diamond Dallas Page 1 04/11/1999 Tacoma WA / 4 Corners / Spring Stampede
Sting 5 04/26/1999 Fargo ND / One Fall / Nitro
Diamond Dallas Page 2 04/26/1999 Fargo ND / Four Way Dance / Nitro
Kevin Nash 2 05/09/1999 St. Louis MO / One Fall / Slamboree
"The Macho Man" Randy Savage 4 07/11/1999 Ft Lauderdale FL/Tag-Team/Bash -- Beach
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan 6 07/12/1999 Jacksonville FL / One Fall / Nitro
Sting 6 09/12/1999 Winston-Salem NC / One Fall / Fall Brawl
Belt was stripped of Sting after he attacked Charles Robinson on October 25th 1999.
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 1 11/21/1999 Toronto ON / Tournament Final / Mayhem
Belt vacated when Bret Hart voluntarily vacated it because of a disgust for the management.
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 2 12/20/1999 Baltimore MD / One Fall / Nitro
Belt was vacated after Bret Hart suffered a concussion as a result of a Goldberg kick.
Chris Benoit 1 01/16/2000 Cincinnati OH / One Fall / Souled Out
Belt was declared vacant when Chris Benoit signed a contract with the WWF.
Kevin Nash 3 01/25/2000 Las Vegas NV / Awarded / Nitro
Sid Vicious 1 01/25/2000 Las Vegas NV / 3-Way Steel Cage / Nitro
Belt was vacated to the new creative team of Vince Russo & Eric Bischoff.
Jeff Jarrett 1 04/16/2000 Chicago Illinois / T. Final / Spring Stampede
Diamond Dallas Page 3 04/24/2000 Rochester NY / Steel Cage / Nitro
David Arquette 1 04/25/2000 Syracuse NY / Tag-Team / Thunder
Jeff Jarrett 2 05/07/2000 Kansas City MO / Steel Cage / Slamboree
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 15 05/15/2000 Biloxi MS / One Fall / Nitro
Belt was vacated when Vince Russo stripped Ric Flair of the belt on May 22nd 2000.
Jeff Jarrett 3 05/22/2000 Grand Rapids MI / One Fall / Nitro
Kevin Nash 4 05/23/2000 Saginaw MI / Triple Threat / Thunder
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 16 05/29/2000 Salt Lake City UT / Awarded / Nitro
Jeff Jarrett 4 05/29/2000 Salt Lake City UT / One Fall / Nitro
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan 7 07/09/2000 Daytona FL / One Fall / Bash At The Beach
Booker T 1 07/09/2000 Daytona FL / One Fall / Bash At The Beach
Kevin Nash 5 08/28/2000 Las Cruces NM / One Fall / Nitro
Booker T 2 09/17/2000 Buffalo NY / Steel Cage / Fall Brawl
Vince Russo 1 09/25/2000 Uniondale NY / Steel Cage / Nitro
Belt was vacated on Nitro by Vince Russo.
Booker T 3 10/02/2000 San Francisco CA / One Fall / Nitro
"Big Pappa Pump" Scott Steiner 1 11/26/2000 Milwaukee WI / One Fall / Mayhem
Booker T 4 03/26/2001 Panama Beach FL / One Fall / Nitro
Kurt Angle 1 07/24/2001 Pittsburgh PA / One Fall / Smackdown
Booker T 5 07/30/2001 Philadelphia PA / No DQ / Raw Is War
The Rock 1 08/19/2001 San Jose CA / One Fall / Summerslam
Chris Jericho 1 10/21/2001 St. Louis MO / One Fall / No Mercy
The Rock 2 11/05/2001 Uniondale NY / One Fall / Raw
Chris Jericho 2 12/09/2001 San Diego CA / Unification / Vengeance
Triple H 1 03/17/2002 Toronto ON / One Fall / Wrestlemania
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan 8 04/21/2002 Kansas City MO / One Fall / Backlash
The Undertaker 1 05/19/2002 Nashville TN / One Fall / Judgment Day
The Rock 3 07/21/2002 Detroit MI / Triple Threat / Vengeance
Brock Lesnar 1 08/25/2002 Uniondale NY / One Fall / Summerslam
The Undisputed Title was stripped of Brock Lesnar when Eric Bischoff brought back the World's Title.
Triple H 2 09/02/2002 Milwaukee WI / Awarded / Raw
"H.B.K." Shawn Michaels 1 11/17/2002 New York NY / Chamber / Survivor Series
Triple H 3 12/15/2002 Fort Lauderdale FL / 2-3 Falls / Armageddon
Goldberg 2 09/21/2003 Hershey PA / One Fall / Unforgiven
Triple H 4 12/14/2003 Orlando FL / Triple Threat No DQ / Armageddon
Chris Benoit 2 03/14/2004 New York NY / Tri. Threat / Wrestlemania
Randy Orton 1 08/15/2004 Toronto ON / One Fall / Summerslam
Triple H 5 09/12/2004 Portland OR / One Fall / Unforgiven