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| World Wide Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title | ( | 1963/04 | - | 1971 | ) |
| World Wide Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title | ( | 1971 | - | 1979/03 | ) |
| World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title | ( | 1979/03 | - | 1983 | ) |
| World Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title | ( | 1983 | - | 2002/05 | ) |
| World Wrestling Entertainment Title | ( | 2002/05 | - | ) |
| Buddy Rogers | 63/01 | |
| Continued to be recogized as world champion in northeast even after losing to NWA world title Lou Thesz on 63/01/24 in Toronto, ON because the promoters refuse recognize Rogers's one-fall loss in the title match; in some accounts, Rogers defeats Antonino Rocca in a fictitious tournament in Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL for the title in 63/03. | ||
| Bruno Sammartino | 63/05/17 | New York, NY |
| Ivan Koloff | 71/01/18 | New York, NY |
| Pedro Morales | 71/02/08 | New York, NY |
| Reduced from a world title to a regional belt after the WWWF joins the NWA in 1971. | ||
| Stan Stasiak | 73/12/01 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Bruno Sammartino [2] | 73/12/10 | New York, NY |
| Superstar Billy Graham | 77/04/30 | Baltimore, MD |
| Bob Backlund | 78/02/20 | New York, NY |
| Renamed to WWF title in 1979/03; wrestles to a double count-out against AWA World heavyweight champion Nick Bockwinkel on 1979/03/25 in Toronto, ON. | ||
| Antonio Inoki | 79/11/30 | Tokushima, JAPAN |
| Backlund pins Inoki in a rematch in Tokyo, JAPAN on 1979/12/06, but WWF president Hisashi Shinma declares the match to be no-contest because of the interference of Tiger Jeet Singh; Shinma gives the belt back to Inoki, but he does not accept it. | ||
| Bob Backlund [2] | 79/12/17 | New York, NY |
| Defeats Bobby Duncum for the vacant title; defeats NWA World heavyweight champion Harley Race by disqualification on 1980/09/22 in New York, NY(no title change); title held up on 1981/10/19 when Greg Valentine is mistakenly given the belt by a dazed referee after being pinned by Backlund. | ||
| Bob Backlund [3] | 81/11/23 | New York, NY |
| Defeats Greg Valentine in rematch; wrestles to a double count-out against NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair on 1982/07/04 in Atlanta, GA; recognized as WWF World Heavyweight Champion when WWF withdraws from NWA in 1983. | ||
| Iron Sheik | 83/12/26 | New York, NY |
| Wins title when manager Arnold Skoaland throws in the towel while Backland is in the camel clutch. | ||
| Hulk Hogan | 84/01/23 | New York, NY |
| Andre the Giant | 88/02/05 | Indianapolis, IN |
| The referee counts three even though Hogan's shoulder comes up before the third count. | ||
| Ted DiBiase # | 88/02/05 | Indianapolis, IN |
| Awarded by Andre immediately after winning the title; announced as champion until the following weekend when WWF president Jack Tunney announces the title cannot be given away and Andre has officially vacated the title by doing so. | ||
| Randy Savage | 88/03/27 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| Defeats Ted DiBiase in tournament final. | ||
| Hulk Hogan [2] | 89/04/02 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| Ultimate Warrior | 90/04/01 | Toronto, ON |
| Sgt. Slaughter | 91/01/19 | Miami, FL |
| Hulk Hogan [3] | 91/03/24 | Los Angeles, CA |
| The Undertaker | 91/11/27 | Detroit, MI |
| Hulk Hogan [4] | 91/12/03 | San Antonio, TX |
| Held up on 1991/12/04 after two controversial changes, to be given to Royal Rumble winner. | ||
| Ric Flair | 92/01/19 | Albany, NY |
| Wins Royal Rumble, eliminating Sid Justice; has claimed the "Real World Heavyweight Title" since 1991/09 with his NWA World Heavyweight title belt. | ||
| Randy Savage [2] | 92/04/05 | Indianapolis, IN |
| Ric Flair [2] | 92/09/01 | Hershey, PA |
| Bret Hart | 92/10/12 | Saskatoon, SK |
| Yokozuna | 93/04/04 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Hulk Hogan [5] | 93/04/04 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Mr. Fuji, Yokozuna's manager, challenges Hogan immediately after Yokozuna wins the title. | ||
| Yokozuna [2] | 93/06/13 | Dayton, OH |
| Bret Hart [2] | 94/03/20 | New York, NY |
| Bob Backlund [4] | 94/11/23 | San Antonio, TX |
| Diesel | 94/11/26 | New York, NY |
| Bret Hart [3] | 95/11/19 | Landover, MD |
| Shawn Michaels | 96/03/31 | Anaheim, CA |
| Sycho Sid | 96/11/17 | New York, NY |
| Shawn Michaels [2] | 97/01/19 | San Antonio, TX |
| Vacant on 1997/02/13 because of a knee injury. | ||
| Bret Hart [4] | 97/02/16 | Chattanooga, TN |
| Defeats Undertaker, Steve Austin, and Vader in a Four Corners No Disqualification Elimination match . | ||
| Sycho Sid [2] | 97/02/17 | Nashville, TN |
| The Undertaker [2] | 97/03/23 | Rosemont, IL |
| Bret Hart [5] | 97/08/03 | East Rutherford, NJ |
| Shawn Michaels [3] | 97/11/09 | Montreal, PQ |
| Referee suddenly stops the match and awards the title to Michaels. | ||
| Steve Austin | 98/03/29 | Boston, MA |
| Kane (Glen Jacobs) | 98/06/28 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Wins title in a first blood match after the Undertaker attacks Austin. | ||
| Steve Austin [2] | 98/06/29 | Cleveland, OH |
| Vacant on 1998/09/27 in Hamilton, ON, CANADA when Austin was pinned by both Undertaker and Kane simultaneously in a 3-way match. | ||
| Rocky Maivia | 98/11/15 | St. Louis, MO |
| Defeats Mankind in 13-man tournament final. | ||
| Mankind | 98/12/29 | Worcester, MA |
| Rocky Maivia [2] | 99/01/24 | Anaheim, CA |
| Mankind [2] | 99/01/26 | Tucson, AZ |
| Rocky Maivia [3] | 99/02/15 | Birmingham, AL |
| Steve Austin [3] | 99/03/28 | Philadelphia, PA |
| The Undertaker [3] | 99/05/23 | Kansas City, MO |
| Steve Austin [4] | 99/06/28 | Charlotte, NC |
| Mankind [3] | 99/08/22 | Minneapolis, MN |
| Pins Austin in a triangle match against Austin and Hunter Hearst Helmsley. | ||
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 99/08/23 | Ames, IA |
| Vince McMahon | 99/09/14 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Vacates on 1999/09/20. | ||
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley [2] | 99/09/26 | Charlotte, NC |
| Defeats Rocky Maivia, Kane, Mankind, British Bulldog, and Big Show in a Six Pack Challenge match. | ||
| The Big Show (Paul Wight) | 99/11/14 | Detroit, MI |
| Defeats Helmsley and The Rock in a Triple Threat match; Big Show substitutes for "injured" Steve Austin. | ||
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley [3] | 00/01/03 | Miami, FL |
| Chris Jericho wins the title on 00/04/17, but the decision is later revsersed on the same day because of a fast count by referee. | ||
| "The Rock" Rocky Maivia [4] | 00/04/30 | Washington, DC |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley [4] | 00/05/21 | Louisville, KY |
| The Rock [5] | 00/06/25 | Boston, MA |
| Pins Vince McMahon a 6-man tag team match, teaming with Kane and Undertaker against Vince, Shane McMahon & Triple H. | ||
| Kurt Angle | 00/10/22 | Albany, NY |
| The Rock [6] | 01/02/25 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Steve Austin [5] | 01/04/01 | Houston, TX |
| Kurt Angle [2] | 01/09/23 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Steve Austin [6] | 01/10/08 | Indianapolis, IN |
| Chris Jericho | 01/12/09 | San Diego, CA |
| Unifies WCW World Heavyweight Title, which Jericho has won earlier on the same card, defeating The Rock; billed as "Undisputed" WWE title. | ||
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley [5] | 02/03/17 | Toronto, ON |
| Hulk Hogan [6] | 02/04/21 | Kansas City, MO |
| The Undertaker [4] | 02/05/19 | Nashville, TN |
| The Rock [7] | 02/07/21 | Detroit, MI |
| Defeats The Undertaker and Kurt Angle in a 3-way match. | ||
| Brock Lesnar | 02/08/25 | Uniondale, NY |
| No loger billed as "Undisputed" title after Lesnar signs to wrestle exclusively for the Smackdown brand; RAW brand general manager Eric Bischoff awards World Heavyweight Title to Triple H on 02/09/02 in Minneapolis, MN for defeating The Undertaker for a top contender match on 02/08/26. | ||
| The Big Show [2] | 02/11/17 | New York, NY |
| Kurt Angle [3] | 02/12/15 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Brock Lesnar [2] | 03/03/30 | Seattle, WA |
| Kurt Angle [4] | 03/07/27 | Denver, CO |
| Defeats Lesnar and the Big Show in 3-way match. | ||
| Brock Lesnar [3] | 03/09/16 | Raleigh, NC |
| Wins 60min Iron Man match. | ||
| Eddie Guerrero | 04/02/15 | San Francisco, CA |
| John Bradshaw Layfield | 04/06/27 | Norfolk, VA |
| John Cena | 05/04/03 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Moves to the RAW brand in 05/06. | ||
| Edge | 06/01/08 | Albany, NY |
| Wins a a ladder match on 05/04/03 in Los Angeles, CA to obtain a right to challenge for the title anytime next year; defeats Cena right after Cena wins a 6-man elimination cage match. | ||
| John Cena [2] | 06/01/29 | Miami, FL |
| Rob Van Dam | 06/06/11 | New York, NY |
| Edge [2] | 06/07/03 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Defeats Van Dam and John Cena in a 3-way match. | ||
| John Cena [3] | 06/09/17 | Toronto, ON |
| Declared vacant by Vince McMahon on 07/10/02 due to Cena's injury from previous night. | ||
| Randy Orton | 07/10/07 | Chicago, IL |
| Awarded by Vince McMahon. | ||
| Triple H / Hunter Hearst Helmsley [6] | 07/10/07 | Chicago, IL |
| Defeats Randy Orton. | ||
| Randy Orton [2] | 07/10/07 | Chicago, IL |
| Triple H | 08/04/27 | Baltimore, MD |
| Defeats Orton, John Cena, and John Bradshaw Layfield in a 4-way elimination match. | ||
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