World Heavyweight Championship

Title Holder

Defeated

Date

Location

George Hackenschmidt Tom Jenkins May 5/04 New York, New York
Frank Gotch George Hackenschmidt Apr 3/08 Chicago, Illinois
vacant Gotch retired Apr 9/13 ?
Charlie Cutler Jesse Westegard ? ?
Joe Stecher Charlie Cutler Jul 4/15 Omaha, Nebraska
Earl Caddock Joe Stecher Apr 9/17 Omaha, Nebraska
Joe Stecher Earl Caddock Jan 30/20 New York, New York
Ed Lewis Joe Stecher Dec 13/20 New York, New York
Stanislaus Zbyzsko Ed Lewis May 6/21 New York, New York
Ed Lewis Stanislaus Zbyszko Mar 3/22 Wichita, Kansas
Wayne Munn Ed Lewis Jan 8/25 Kansas City, Missouri
Stanislaus Zbyszko Wayne Munn Apr 15/25 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joe Stecher Stanislaus Zbyszko May 30/25 St. Louis, Missouri
Ed Lewis Joe Stecher Feb 20/28 St. Louis, Missouri
Gus Sonnenberg Ed Lewis Jan 4/29 Boston, Massachusetts
Dick Shikat Jim Londos Aug 23/29 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jim Londos Dick Shikat Jun 6/30 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ed Don George Jim Londos Dec 10/30 Los Angeles, California
Ed Lewis Ed Don George Apr 13/31 Los Angeles, California
Henry DeGlane Ed Lewis May 4/31 Montreal, Quebec
Ed Lewis Dick Shikat Jun 9/32 New York, New York
Ed Don George Henry DeGlane Feb 9/33 Boston, Massachusetts
Jim Browning Ed Don George Feb 20/33 New York, New York
Jim Londos Jim Browning Jun 25/34 New York, New York
Danno O'Mahoney Jim Londos Jun 27/35 Boston, Massachusetts
Danno O'Mahoney Ed Don George Jun 30/35 Boston, Massachusetts
Danno O'Mahoney Ed Lewis Jul 30/35 Boston, Massachusetts
Dick Shikat Danno O'Mahoney Mar 2/36 New York, New York
Ali Baba Dick Shikat Apr 24/36 Detroit, Michigan
Everett Marshall Ali Baba Jun 26/36 Columbus, Ohio
Lou Thesz Everett Marshall Dec 29/37 St. Louis, Missouri
Steve Casey Lou Thesz Feb 11/38 Boston, Massachusetts
Everett Marshall awarded/lack of defenses Sep ?/38 ?
Lou Thesz Everett Marshall Feb 23/39 St. Louis, Missouri
Bronko Nagurski Lou Thesz Jun 23/39 Houston, Texas
Ray Steele Bronko Nagurski Mar 7/40 St. Louis, Missouri
Bronko Nagurski Ray Steele Mar 11/41 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sandor Szabo Bronko Nagurski Jun 5/41 St. Louis, Missouri
Bill Longson Sandor Szabo Feb 19/42 St. Louis, Missouri
Yvon Robert Bill Longson Oct 7/42 Montreal, Quebec
Bobby Managoff Yvon Robert Nov 27/42 Houston, Texas
Bill Longson Bobby Managoff Feb 19/43 St. Louis, Missouri
Whipper Billy Watson Bill Longson Feb 21/47 St. Louis, Missouri
Lou Thesz Whipper Billy Watson Apr 25/47 St. Louis, Missouri
Bill Longson Lou Thesz Nov 21/47 St. Louis, Missouri
Lou Thesz Bill Longson Jul 20/48 Indianapolis, Indiana
Whipper Billy Watson Lou Thesz Mar 15/56 Toronto, Ontario
Lou Thesz Whipper Billy Watson Nov 9/56 St. Louis, Missouri
Dick Hutton Lou Thesz Nov 14/57 Toronto, Ontario
Pat O'Connor Dick Hutton Jan 9/59 St. Louis, Missouri
Buddy Rogers Pat O'Connor Jun 30/61 Chicago, Illinois
Lou Thesz Buddy Rogers Jan 24/63 Toronto, Ontario
Gene Kiniski Lou Thesz Jan 7/66 St. Louis, Missouri
Dory Funk, Jr. Gene Kiniski Feb 11/69 Tampa, Florida
Harley Race Dory Funk, Jr. May 24/73 Kansas City, Missouri
Jack Brisco Harley Race Jul 20/73 Houston, Texas
Shohei Baba Jack Brisco Dec 2/74 Kagoshimi, Japan
Jack Brisco Shohei Baba Dec 9/74 Tokyo, Japan
Terry Funk Jack Brisco Dec 10/75 Miami, Florida
Harley Race Terry Funk Feb 6/77 Toronto, Ontario
Dusty Rhodes Harley Race Aug 21/79 Tampa, Florida
Harley Race Dusty Rhodes Aug 26/79 Orlando, Florida
Shohei Baba Harley Race Oct 31/79 Nagoya, Japan
Harley Race Shohei Baba Nov 7/79 Amagaseki, Japan
Shohei Baba Harley Race Sep 4/80 Saga, Japan
Harley Race Shohei Baba Sep 10/80 Otsu, Japan
Tommy Rich Harley Race Apr 27/81 Augusta, Georgia
Harley Race Tommy Rich May 1/81 Gainsville, Georgia
Dusty Rhodes Harley Race Jun 21/81 Atlanta, Georgia
Ric Flair Dusty Rhodes Sep 17/81 Kansas City, Missouri
Harley Race Ric Flair Jun 10/83 St. Louis, Missouri
Ric Flair Harley Race Nov 24/83 Greensboro, North Carolina
Harley Race Ric Flair Mar 21/84 Wellington, New Zealand
Ric Flair Harley Race Mar 23/84 Kallang, Singapore
Kerry Von Erich Ric Flair May 6/84 Irving, Texas
Ric Flair Kerry Von Erich May 24/84 Yokosuka City, Japan
Dusty Rhodes Ric Flair Jul 26/86 Greensboro, North Carolina
Ric Flair Dusty Rhodes Aug 9/86 St. Louis, Missouri
Ronnie Garvin Ric Flair Sep 25/87 Detroit, Michigan
Ric Flair Ronnie Garvin Nov 26/87 Chicago, Illinois
Rick Steamboat Ric Flair Feb 20/89 Chicago, Illinois
Ric Flair Rick Steamboat May 7/89 Nashville, Tennessee
Sting Ric Flair Jul 7/90 Baltimore, Maryland
Ric Flair Sting Jan 11/91 East Rutherford, New Jersey
Tatsumi Fujinami Ric Flair Mar 21/91 Tokyo, Japan
Ric Flair Tatsumi Fujinami May 19/91 St. Petersburg, Florida
vacant Flair left for WWF Sep 8/91 ?
Masa Hiro Chono Rick Rude Aug 12/92 Tokyo, Japan
The Great Muta Masa Hiro Chono Jan 4/93 Tokyo, Japan
Barry Windham The Great Muta Feb 21/93 Asheville, North Carolina
Ric Flair Barry Windham Jul 18/93 Biloxi, Mississippi
vacant WCW leaves NWA Sep ?/93 ?
split into WCW International World Heavyweight Championship
Rick Rude ? ?/9? ?
Hiroshi Hase Rick Rude ?/9? ?
Rick Rude Hiroshi Hase ?/9? ?
Sting Rick Rude Apr 17/94 Rosemont, Illinois
vacant controversial win May 1/94 Fukuoka, Japan
Sting Big Van Vader May 22/94 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ric Flair Sting Jun 23/94 Charleston, South Carolina
reintegrated Jun 23/94 Charleston, South Carolina
Ric Flair Sting Jan 11/91 East Rutherford, New Jersey
vacant stripped/lack of defenses Jul 1/91 ?
Lex Luger Barry Windham Sep 14/91 Baltimore, Maryland
Sting Lex Luger Feb 29/92 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Big Van Vader Sting Jul 12/92 Albany, Georgia
Ron Simmons Big Van Vader Aug 2/92 Baltimore, Maryland
Big Van Vader Ron Simmons Dec 30/92 Baltimore, Maryland
Sting Big Van Vader Mar 11/93 London, England
Big Van Vader Sting Mar 17/93 Dublin, Ireland
Ric Flair Big Van Vader Dec 27/93 Charlotte, North Carolina
Hulk Hogan Ric Flair Jul 17/94 Orlando, Florida
The Giant Hulk Hogan Oct 29/95 Detroit, Michigan
vacant controversial win,
Giant's reign invalid
Nov 6/95 ?
Randy Savage Hulk Hogan Nov 26/95 Norfolk, Virginia
Ric Flair Randy Savage Dec 27/95 Nashville, Tennessee
Randy Savage Ric Flair Jan 22/96 Las Vegas, Nevada
Ric Flair Randy Savage Feb 11/96 St. Petersburg, Florida
The Giant Ric Flair Apr 22/96 Albany, Georgia
Hollywood Hogan The Giant Aug 10/96 Sturgis, South Dakota
Lex Luger Hollywood Hogan Aug 4/97 Detroit, Michigan
Hollywood Hogan Lex Luger Aug 9/97 Sturgis, South Dakota
Sting Hollywood Hogan Dec 28/97 Washington, DC
vacant controversial wins Jan 8/98 Daytona Beach, Florida
Sting Hollywood Hogan Feb 22/98 San Francisco, California
Macho Man Randy Savage Sting Apr 19/98 Denver, Colorado
Hollywood Hogan Macho Man Randy Savage Apr 20/98 Colorado Springs, Colorado
Goldberg Hollywood Hogan Jul 6/98 Atlanta, Georgia
Kevin Nash Goldberg Dec 27/98 Washington, DC
Hollywood Hogan Kevin Nash Jan 4/99 Atlanta, Georgia
Ric Flair Hollywood Hogan Mar 14/99 Louisville, Kentucky
Diamond Dallas Page Ric Flair Apr 11/99 Seattle, Washington
Sting Diamond Dallas Page Apr 26/99 Fargo, North Dakota
Diamond Dallas Page Kevin Nash Apr 26/99 Fargo, North Dakota
Kevin Nash Diamond Dallas Page May 9/99 St. Louis, Missouri
Macho Man Randy Savage Kevin Nash Jul 11/99 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Hollywood Hogan Macho Man Randy Savage Jul 12/99 Jacksonville, Florida
Sting Hulk Hogan [Hollywood Hogan] Sep 12/99 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Goldberg Sting Oct 24/99 Las Vegas, Nevada
Sting title shot not granted,
Goldberg's reign invalid,
Sting's reign resumes
Oct 25/99 Phoenix, Arizona
vacant misconduct the previous night Oct 25/99 Phoenix, Arizona
Bret Hart Chris Benoit Nov 21/99 Toronto, Ontario
vacant willingly forfeit Dec 20/99 Baltimore, Maryland
Bret Hart Goldberg Dec 20/99 Baltimore, Maryland
vacant forfeit due to head injury Jan 16/00 Cincinnati, Ohio
Chris Benoit Sid Vicious Jan 16/00 Cincinnati, Ohio
vacant controversial win the previous night,
Benoit's reign invalid
Jan 17/00 Columbus, Ohio
Sid Vicious Kevin Nash Jan 24/00 Los Angeles, California
Kevin Nash default,
stripped/pre-match stipulation
Jan 25/00 Las Vegas, Nevada
Sid Vicious Kevin Nash Jan 25/00 Las Vegas, Nevada
vacant stripped/new direction Apr 10/00 Denver, Colorado
Jeff Jarrett Diamond Dallas Page Apr 16/00 Chicago, Illinois
Diamond Dallas Page Jeff Jarrett Apr 24/00 Rochester, New York
David Arquette Eric Bischoff Apr 25/00 Syracuse, New York
Jeff Jarrett Diamond Dallas Page May 7/00 Kansas City, Missouri
Ric Flair Jeff Jarrett May 15/00 Biloxi, Mississippi
vacant forfeit due to brain injury May 22/00 Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jeff Jarrett awarded by Vince Russo May 22/00 Grand Rapids, Michigan
Kevin Nash Jeff Jarrett May 23/00 Saginaw, Michigan
Ric Flair awarded by Kevin Nash May 29/00 Salt Lake City, Utah
Jeff Jarrett Ric Flair May 29/00 Salt Lake City, Utah
Hulk Hogan Jeff Jarrett Jul 9/00 Daytona Beach, Florida
Jeff Jarrett booker reverses decision,
Jarrett's reign continues,
Hogan's reign invalid
Jul 9/00 Daytona Beach, Florida
Booker T. Jeff Jarrett Jul 9/00 Daytona Beach, Florida
Chuck Palumbo Booker T. Aug 21/00 Wichita, Kansas
Booker T. referee continues match,
T.'s reign continues,
Palumbo's reign invalid
Aug 21/00 Wichita, Kansas

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