Title Holder |
Defeated |
Date |
Location |
? | ? | 1975 | ? |
Jimmy Snuka | ? | ? | ? |
Ric Flair | Jimmy Snuka | Apr 19/80 | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Rowdy Roddy Piper | Ric Flair | Jan 27/81 | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Chief Wahoo McDaniel | Rowdy Roddy Piper | Aug 8/81 | Greensboro, North Carolina |
vacant | forfeit from injury | Sep ?/81 | ? |
Sgt. Slaughter | Rick Steamboat | Oct 4/81 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Cheif Wahoo McDaniel | Sgt. Slaughter | May 21/82 | Richmond, Virginia |
Sgt. Slaughter | forfeit from injury | Jun 7/81 | Greenville, South Carolina |
Chief Wahoo McDaniel | Sgt. Slaughter | Aug 22/82 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Greg Valentine | Chief Wahoo McDaniel | Nov 4/82 | Norfolk, Virginia |
Rowdy Roddy Piper | Greg Valentine | Apr 16/83 | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Greg Valentine | Rowdy Roddy Piper | Apr 30/83 | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Dick Slater | Greg Valentine | Dec 14/83 | Shelby, North Carolina |
Rick Steamboat | Dick Slater | Apr 21/84 | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Chief Wahoo McDaniel | Rick Steamboat | Jun 24/84 | Greensboro, North Carolina |
vacant | controversial win | Jun 24/84 | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Chief Wahoo McDaniel | Manny Fernandez | Oct 7/84 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Magnum T. A. | Chief Wahoo McDaniel | Mar 23/85 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Tully Blanchard | Magnum T. A. | Jul 21/84 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Magnum T. A. | Tully Blanchard | Nov 28/85 | Greensboro, North Carolina |
vacant | stripped/attacked president | May ?/86 | ? |
Nikita Koloff | Magnum T. A. | Aug 17/86 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Lex Luger | Nikita Koloff | Jul 11/87 | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Dusty Rhodes | Lex Luger | Nov 26/87 | Chicago, Illinois |
vacant | stripped/attacked president | Apr ?/88 | ? |
Barry Windham | Nikita Koloff | May 13/88 | Houston, Texas |
Lex Luger | Barry Windham | Feb 2/89 | Chicago, Illinois |
Michael Hayes | Lex Luger | May 7/89 | Nashville, Tennessee |
Lex Luger | Michael Hayes | May 22/89 | Bluefield, West Virginia |
Stan Hansen | Lex Luger | Oct 27/89 | Chicago, Illinois |
Lex Luger | Stan Hansen | Dec 16/90 | St. Louis, Missouri |
vacant | won World Championship | Jul 14/91 | ? |
Sting | Stunning Steve Austin | Aug 25/91 | Atlanta, Georgia |
Rick Rude | Sting | Nov 19/91 | Savannah, Georgia |
vacant | forfeit from injury | Dec ?/92 | ? |
Dustin Rhodes | Rick Steamboat | Jan 11/93 | Atlanta, Georgia |
vacant | controversial win | May ?/93 | ? |
Dustin Rhodes | Rick Rude | Aug 30/93 | Atlanta, Georgia |
Stunning Steve Austin | Dustin Rhodes | Dec 27/93 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Rick Steamboat | Stunning Steve Austin | Aug 24/94 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Stunning Steve Austin | forfeit from injury | Sep 18/94 | Roanoke, Virginia |
Hacksaw Jim Duggan | Stunning Steve Austin | Sep 18/94 | Roanoke, Virginia |
Big Van Vader | Hacksaw Jim Duggan | Dec 27/94 | Nashville, Tennessee |
vacant | multiple offenses | Apr ?/95 | ? |
Sting | Meng | Jun 18/95 | Dayton, Ohio |
Kensuke Sasaki | Sting | Nov 13/95 | Tokyo, Japan |
One Man Gang | Kensuke Sasaki | Dec 27/95 | Nashville, Tennessee |
Konnan | One Man Gang | Jan 29/96 | Canton, Ohio |
Ric Flair | Konnan | Jul 7/96 | Daytona Beach, Florida |
vacant | forfeit from injury | Sep ?/96 | ? |
Eddie Guerrero | Diamond Dallas Page | Dec 29/96 | Nashville, Tennessee |
Dean Malenko | Eddie Guerrero | Mar 16/97 | Charleston, South Carolina |
Jeff Jarrett | Dean Malenko | Jun 9/97 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Steve McMichael | Jeff Jarrett | Aug 21/97 | Nashville, Tennessee |
Curt Hennig | Steve McMichael | Sep 15/97 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Diamond Dallas Page | Curt Hennig | Oct 13/97 | ? |
Curt Hennig |
controversial win, Page's reign invalid, Hennig's reign resumes |
1997 | ? |
Diamond Dallas Page | Curt Hennig | Dec 28/97 | Washington, DC |
Raven | Diamond Dallas Page | Apr 19/98 | Denver, Colorado |
Goldberg | Raven | Apr 20/98 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
vacant | won World Title | Jul 6/98 | Atlanta, Georgia |
Bret Hart | Diamond Dallas Page | Jul 20/98 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Lex Luger | Bret Hart | Aug 10/98 | Rapid City, South Dakota |
Bret Hart | Lex Luger | Aug 14/98 | Fargo, North Dakota |
Diamond Dallas Page | Bret Hart | Oct 26/98 | Phoenix, Arizona |
Bret Hart | Diamond Dallas Page | Nov 30/98 | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Rowdy Roddy Piper | Bret Hart | Feb 8/99 | Buffalo, New York |
Scott Hall | Rowdy Roddy Piper | Feb 21/99 | Oakland, California |
vacant | stripped/foreit from foot injury | Mar 18/99 | Lexington, Kentucky |
Scott Steiner | Booker T. | Apr 11/99 | Seattle, Washington |
David Flair | awarded/lack of defenses | Jul 5/99 | Atlanta, Georgia |
Chris Benoit | David Flair | Aug 9/99 | Boise, Idaho |
Sid Vicious | Chris Benoit | Sep 12/99 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Goldberg | Sid Vicious | Oct 24/99 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Bret Hart | Goldberg | Oct 25/99 | Phoenix, Arizona |
Scott Hall | Bret Hart | Nov 8/99 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
vacant | awarding from injury refused | Dec 19/99 | Washington, DC |
Chris Benoit | Jeff Jarrett | Dec 19/99 | Washington, DC |
Jeff Jarrett | Chris Benoit | Dec 20/99 | Baltimore, Maryland |
vacant | forfeit from head injury | Jan 16/00 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Jeff Jarrett |
awarded by WCW Commissioner, vacating invalid, Jarrett's reign continues |
Jan 17/00 | Columbus, Ohio |
vacant | stripped/new direction | Apr 10/00 | Denver, Colorado |
Scott Steiner | Sting | Apr 16/00 | Chicago, Illinois |
vacant | stripped/used banned move | Jul 9/00 | Daytona Beach, Florida |
Mike Awesome |
awarded by WCW Commissioner, awarding refused, remains vacant |
Jul 10/00 | Jacksonville, Florida |
vacant | awarding refused | Jul 10/00 | Jacksonville, Florida |
Lance Storm | Mike Awesome | Jul 18/00 | Auburn Hills, Michigan |
renamed as WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship | Jul 19/00 | East Lansing, Michigan |