| WINNER | DEFEATED | DATE | SITE | Buddy Rogers | Antonino Rocca | 4/1963 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Bruno Sammartino | Buddy Rogers | 5/17/63 | New York, NY |
| Ivan Koloff | Bruno Sammartino | 1/18/71 | New York, NY |
| Pedro Morales | Ivan Koloff | 2/8/71 | New York, NY |
| Stan Stasiak | Pedro Morales | 12/1/73 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Bruno Sammartino (2) | Stan Stasiak | 10/10/73 | New York, NY |
| Superstar Billy Graham | Bruno Sammartino | 4/30/77 | Baltimore, MD |
| Bob Backlund | Superstar Billy Graham | 2/20/78 | New York, NY |
| The Iron Sheik | Bob Backlund | 12/26/83 | New York, NY |
| Hulk Hogan | The Iron Sheik | 1/23/84 | New York, NY |
| Andre the Giant *note 1* | Hulk Hogan | 2/5/88 | Indianapolis, IN |
| Randy Savage *note 2* | Ted DiBiase | 3/27/88 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| Hulk Hogan (2) | Randy Savage | 4/2/89 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| Ultimate Warrior | Hulk Hogan | 4/1/90 | Toronto, ON |
| Sgt. Slaughter | Ultimate Warrior | 1/19/91 | Miami, FL |
| Hulk Hogan (3) | Sgt. Slaughter | 3/24/91 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Undertaker | Hulk Hogan | 11/27/91 | Detroit, MI |
| Hulk Hogan (4) *note 3* | Undertaker | 12/3/91 | San Antonio, TX |
| Ric Flair | *note 4* | 1/19/92 | Albany, NY |
| Randy Savage (2) | Ric Flair | 4/5/92 | Indianapolis, IN |
| Ric Flair (2) | Randy Savage | 9/1/92 | Hershey, PA |
| Bret Hart | Ric Flair | 10/12/92 | Saskatoon, SK |
| Yokozuna | Bret Hart | 4/4/93 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Hulk Hogan (5) *note 5* | Yokozuna | 4/4/93 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Yokozuna (2) | Hulk Hogan | 6/13/93 | Dayton, OH |
| Bret Hart (2) | Yokozuna | 3/20/94 | New York, NY |
| Bob Backlund (2) | Bret Hart | 11/23/94 | San Antonio, TX |
| Diesel | Bob Backlund | 11/26/94 | New York, NY |
| Bret Hart (3) | Diesel | 11/19/95 | Landover, MD |
| Shawn Michaels | Bret Hart | 3/31/96 | Anaheim, CA |
| Sycho Sid | Shawn Michaels | 11/17/96 | New York, NY |
| Shawn Michaels (2) | Sycho Sid | 1/19/97 | San Antonio, TX |
| Bret Hart (4) | *note 6* | 2/16/97 | Chattanooga, TN |
| Sycho Sid (2) | Bret Hart | 2/17/97 | Nashville, TN |
| Undertaker (2) | Sycho Sid | 3/23/97 | Chicago, IL |
| Bret Hart (5) | Undertaker | 8/3/97 | East Rutherford, NJ |
| Shawn Michaels (3) | Bret Hart | 11/9/97 | Montreal, QU |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | Shawn Michaels | 3/29/98 | Boston, MA |
| Kane | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 6/28/98 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin (2) | Kane | 6/29/98 | Cleveland, OH |
| The Rock *note 7* | Mankind | 11/15/98 | St. Louis, MO |
| Mankind | The Rock | 12/29/98 | Worcester, MA |
| The Rock (2) | Mankind | 1/24/99 | Anaheim, CA |
| Mankind (2) | The Rock | 1/26/99 | Tucson, AZ |
| The Rock (3) | Mankind | 2/15/99 | Birmingham, AL |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin (3) | The Rock | 3/28/99 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Undertaker (3) | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 5/23/99 | Kansas City, MO |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin (4) | Undertaker | 6/28/99 | Charlotte, NC |
| Mankind (3) *note 8* | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 8/22/99 | Minneapolis, MN |
| Triple H | Mankind | 8/23/99 | Ames, IA |
| Vince McMahon | Triple H | 9/14/99 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Triple H (2) | *note 9* | 9/26/99 | Charlotte, NC |
| Big Show *note 10* | Triple H | 11/14/99 | Detroit, MI |
| Triple H (3) | Big Show | 1/3/00 | Miami, FL |
| *Chris Jericho *note 11* | Triple H | 4/17/00 | State College, PA |
| The Rock (4) | Triple H | 4/30/00 | Washington, DC |
| Triple H (4) | The Rock | 5/21/00 | Louisville, KY |
| The Rock (5) *note 12* | Triple H | 6/25/00 | Boston, MA |
| Kurt Angle | The Rock | 10/22/00 | Albany, NY |
| The Rock (6) | Kurt Angle | 2/25/01 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin (5) | The Rock | 4/1/01 | Houston, TX |
| Kurt Angle (2) | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 9/23/01 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin (6) | Kurt Angle | 10/8/01 | Indianapolis, IN |
| Chris Jericho (2) *note 13* | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 12/9/01 | San Diego, CA |
| Triple H (5) | Chris Jericho | 3/17/02 | Toronto, ON |
| Hollywood Hulk Hogan (6) | Triple H | 4/21/02 | Kansas City, MO |
| Undertaker (4) | Hollywood Hulk Hogan | 5/19/02 | Nashville, TN |
| The Rock (7) *note 14* | Undertaker | 7/21/02 | Detroit, MI |
| Brock Lesnar | The Rock | 8/25/02 | Uniondale, NY |
| Big Show (2) | Brock Lesnar | 11/17/02 | New York, NY |
| Kurt Angle (3) | Big Show | 12/15/02 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Brock Lesnar (2) | Kurt Angle | 3/30/03 | Seattle, WA |
| Kurt Angle (4) | Brock Lesnar*note 15* | 7/27/03 | Denver, CO |
| Brock Lesnar (3) *note 16* | Kurt Angle | 9/16/03 | Raleigh, NC |
| Eddie Guerrero | Brock Lesnar | 2/15/04 | San Francisco, CA |
| John Bradshaw Layfield | Eddie Guerrero | 6/27/04 | Norfolk, VA |
| John Cena | John Bradshaw Layfield | 4/3/05 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Edge | John Cena | 1/8/06 | Albany, NY |
| John Cena (2) | Edge | 1/29/06 | Miami, FL |
| Rob Van Dam | John Cena | 6/11/06 | New York, NY |
| Edge (2) *note 17* | Rob Van Dam | 7/3/06 | Philadelphia, PA |
| John Cena (3) | Edge | 9/17/06 | Toronto, ON |
1) Andre stripped of championship; title declared vacant.
2) Savage defeated DiBiase in finals of tournament for vacant title at WrestleMania IV.
3) Title declared vacant due to disputed finish, with new champion to be crowned at Royal Rumble.
4) Flair won Royal Rumble to win vacant title.
5) Hogan challenged and beat Yokozuna immediately after Yokozuna defeated Hart for championship.
6) Michaels vacated title due to injury; Hart defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin, Undertaker, and Vader in a Four-Way Elimination match for the championship.
7) Title declared vacant after Austin was pinned simultaneously by Undertaker and Kane on 9/27/98. The Rock defeated Mankind in the finals of a 14-Man Championship tournament.
8) Mankind pinned Triple H in a Triple-Threat match also involving Austin.
9) Vince McMahon vacated the title on 9/20/99; Triple H pinned The Rock in a 6-Man match for the vacant championship.
10) Big Show won a Triple-Threat match against Triple H and The Rock.
*11) Chris Jericho defeated Triple H on RAW, but title was stripped from him, and match was stricken from the records that same night.
12) The Rock pinned Vince McMahon in a 6-Man match for the championship.
13) WCW Champion Jericho defeated Austin to win the first-ever Undisputed Championship.
14) The Rock pinned Kurt Angle in a Triple-Threat match also involving Undertaker.
15) Kurt Angle pinned Brock Lesnar in a Triple-Threat match also involving Big Show.
16) Kurt Angle defended the WWE Title on SmackDown against Brock Lesnar in a 60 Minute Iron Man match. In the end, Lesnar proved to be too much for Angle as Lesnar won the contest 5-4 to start his 3rd reign as WWE Champion.
17) Edge pinned WWE Champion Rob Van Dam in a Triple-Threat match also involving John Cena.
Title History Credit: WWE 2003 Preview Magazine
