Title Holder |
Defeated |
Date |
Location |
| Buddy Rogers | Antonino Rocca | Apr ?/63 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
| Bruno Sammartino | Buddy Rogers | May 17/64 | New York, New York |
| Ivan Koloff | Bruno Sammartino | Jan 1/71 | New York, New York |
| Pedro Morales | Ivan Koloff | Feb 8/71 | New York, New York |
| Stan Stasiak | Pedro Morales | Dec 1/73 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Bruno Sammartino | Stan Stasiak | Dec 10/73 | New York, New York |
| Superstar Billy Graham | Bruno Sammartino | Apr 30/77 | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Bob Backlund | Superstar Billy Graham | Feb 2/78 | New York, New York |
| Antonio Inoki | Bob Backlund | Nov 30/79 | Tokoshima, Japan |
| Bob Backlund | Antonio Inoki | Dec 6/79 | Tokyo, Japan |
| The Iron Shiek | Bob Backlund | Dec 26/83 | New York, New York |
| Hulk Hogan | The Iron Shiek | Jan 23/84 | New York, New York |
| Andre The Giant | Hulk Hogan | Feb 5/88 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| vacant | surrendered/stripped | Feb 5/88 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Randy Savage | Ted DiBiase | Mar 27/88 | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Hulk Hogan | Randy Savage | Apr 2/89 | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| The Ultimate Warrior | Hulk Hogan | Apr 1/90 | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sgt. Slaughter | The Ultimate Warrior | Jan 19/91 | Miami, Florida |
| Hulk Hogan | Sgt. Slaughter | Mar 24/91 | Los Angeles, California |
| The Undertaker | Hulk Hogan | Nov 27/91 | Detroit, Michigan |
| Hulk Hogan | The Undertaker | Dec 3/91 | San Antonio, Texas |
| vacant | misconduct | Dec 4/91 | ? |
| Ric Flair | Sid Justice | Jan 19/92 | Albany, New York |
| Randy Savage | Ric Flair | Apr 5/92 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Ric Flair | Randy Savage | Sep 1/92 | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| Bret Hart | Ric Flair | Oct 12/92 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Yokozuna | Bret Hart | Apr 4/93 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Hulk Hogan | Yokozuna | Apr 4/93 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Yokozuna | Hulk Hogan | Jun 13/93 | Dayton, Ohio |
| Bret Hart | Yokozuna | Mar 20/94 | New York, New York |
| Mr. Bob Backlund | Bret Hart | Nov 23/94 | San Antonio, Texas |
| Diesel | Mr. Bob Backlund | Nov 26/94 | New York, New York |
| Bret Hart | Diesel | Nov 19/95 | Landover, Maryland |
| Shawn Michaels | Bret Hart | Mar 31/96 | Anaheim, California |
| Sycho Sid | Shawn Michaels | Nov 17/96 | New York, New York |
| Shawn Michaels | Sycho Sid | Jan 19/97 | San Antonio, Texas |
| vacant | forfeit from injury | Feb 13/97 | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Bret Hart | The Undertaker | Feb 16/97 | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Sycho Sid | Bret Hart | Feb 17/97 | Nashville, Tennessee |
| The Undertaker | Sycho Sid | Mar 23/97 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Bret Hart | The Undertaker | Aug 3/97 | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Shawn Michaels | Bret Hart | Nov 9/97 | Montreal, Quebec |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | Shawn Michaels | Mar 29/98 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Kane | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Jun 28/98 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | Kane | Jun 29/98 | Cleveland, Ohio |
| vacant | controversial pin | Sep 27/98 | Hamilton, Ontario |
| The Rock | Mankind | Nov 15/98 | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mankind | The Rock | Dec 29/98 | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| The Rock | Mankind | Jan 24/99 | Anaheim, California |
| Mankind | The Rock | Jan 26/99 | Tuscon, Arizona |
| The Rock | Mankind | Feb 15/99 | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | The Rock | Mar 28/99 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| The Undertaker | Stone Cold Steve Austin | May 23/99 | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | The Undertaker | Jun 28/99 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mankind | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Aug 22/99 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Triple H | Mankind | Aug 23/99 | Ames, Iowa |
| Vince McMahon | Triple H | Sep 14/99 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| vacant | relinquished | Sep 20/99 | Houston, Texas |
| Triple H | The Rock | Sep 27/99 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| The Big Show | Triple H | Nov 14/99 | Detroit, Michigan |
| Triple H | The Big Show | Jan 3/00 | Miami, Florida |
| Chris Jericho | Triple H | Apr 17/00 | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Triple H |
referee reverses decision, Triple H's reign continues, Jericho's reign invalid |
Apr 17/00 | State College, Pennsylvania |
| The Rock | Triple H | Apr 30/00 | Washington, DC |
| Triple H | The Rock | May 21/00 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| The Rock | Vince McMahon | Jun 25/00 | Boston, Massachusetts |