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| Most Times Held | Longest Reign | Shortest Reign | Most Cumulative Time |
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1. Triple H (8) 2. The Rock (7) 3. Steve Austin (6) 3. Hulk Hogan (6) 5. Bret Hart (5) 5. Randy Orton (5) |
1. Bruno Sammartino (2803) 2. Bob Backlund (2135) 3. Hulk Hogan (1474) 4. Bruno Sammartino (1237) 5. Pedro Morales (1027) |
1. Yokozuna (128 sec) 2. Randy Orton (20 min) 3. Triple H (2 hrs) 4. Hulk Hogan (1) 4. Bret Hart (1) 4. Kane (1) 4. Mankind (1) |
1. Bruno Sammartino (4040) 2. Hulk Hogan (2185) 3. Bob Backlund (2138) 4. Pedro Morales (1027) 5. John Cena (814) |
| Won By | # | Won From | Date/Location | Days | Notes |
| Buddy Rogers | - | Tournament Final | January 24, 1963 Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
46 | Toots Mondt, the co-promoter of Capitol Wrestling Corporation with Vincent J. McMahon, angered many NWA promoters due to the fact that 80% of Buddy Rogers' title defenses were taking place in the Northeast region. On one of his "rare" defenses outside the region, Lou Thesz defeated Rogers in a one-fall match rather than the traditional "best of 3 falls." CWC did not recognize Thesz's victory over Rogers, which further angered the NWA. Therefore, McMahon and Mondt withdrew from the NWA and created the World Wide Wrestling Federation. Rogers is recognized as the first World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) Champion. He is said to have defeated Antonio Rocca in the finals, but the tournament was actually fictitious. Rogers lost a rematch to Thesz on February 7, 1963 effectively returning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to the NWA. |
| Bruno Sammartino | - | Buddy Rogers | May 17, 1963 New York, NY |
2803 | |
| Ivan Koloff | - | Bruno Sammartino | January 18, 1971 New York, NY |
21 | Koloff ends Sammartino's 8 year title reign. |
| Pedro Morales | - | Ivan Koloff | February 8, 1971 New York, NY |
1027 | |
| Stan Stasiak | - | Pedro Morales | December 1, 1973 Philadelphia, PA |
9 | |
| Bruno Sammartino | [2] | Stan Stasiak | December 10, 1973 New York, NY |
1237 | |
| Billy Graham | - | Bruno Sammartino | April 30, 1977 Baltimore, MD |
296 | |
| Bob Backlund | - | Billy Graham | February 20, 1978 New York, NY |
2135 | |
| - | - | - | March 1979 | WWWF is renamed to World Wrestling Federation (WWF). | |
| Antonio Inoki | - | Bob Backlund | November 30, 1979 Tokushima, Japan |
*6* | |
| VACANT | - | Antonio Inoki | December 6, 1979 Tokyo, Japan |
*1* | |
| Bob Backlund | - | WWF | December 7, 1979 | Bob Backlund is recognized as never losing the title. Inoki's win and the vacancy are ignored. | |
| Iron Sheik | - | Bob Backlund | December 26, 1983 New York, NY |
28 | |
| Hulk Hogan | - | Iron Sheik | January 23, 1984 New York, NY |
1474 | Hulk Hogan replaces Backlund and beats the Sheik. Hulkamania is born! |
| Andre the Giant | - | Hulk Hogan | February 5, 1988 Indianapolis, IN |
40 sec | Andre won when referee Earl Hebner (twin brother of Dave Hebner who was assigned the match) continued his 3-count even though Hogan lifted a shoulder. Andre immediately awarded DiBiase with the belt. WWF President Jack Tunney ruled the exchange invalid and called for a tournament at WrestleMania IV. |
| VACANT | - | Ted DiBiase | February 7, 1988 | 48 | |
| Randy Savage | - | WM4 Tournament | March 27, 1988 Antlantic City, NJ WrestleMania IV |
371 | Randy Savage wrestled 4 times at WrestleMania IV to complete a tournament and beat Ted DiBiase in the finals. |
| Hulk Hogan | [2] | Randy Savage | April 2, 1989 Atlantic City, NJ WrestleMania V |
364 | |
| Ultimate Warrior | - | Hulk Hogan | April 1, 1990 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania VI |
293 | |
| Sgt. Slaughter | - | Ultimate Warrior | January 19, 1991 Miami, FL Royal Rumble |
64 | |
| Hulk Hogan | [3] | Sgt. Slaughter | March 24, 1991 Los Angeles, CA WrestleMania VII |
248 | |
| Undertaker | - | Hulk Hogan | November 27, 1991 Detroit, MI Survivor Series |
6 | |
| Hulk Hogan | [4] | Undertaker | December 3, 1991 San Antonio, TX |
1 | |
| VACANT | - | Jack Tunney WWF Presdient |
December 4, 1991 | 46 | WWF President Jack Tunney strips Hogan of the title for using underhanded tactics against the Undertaker. The title is upheld. |
| Ric Flair | - | Royal Rumble | January 19, 1992 Albany, NY Royal Rumble |
77 | Ric Flair wins the Royal Rumble and by winning the 30 man over the top battle, he wins the WWF Title. |
| Randy Savage | [2] | Ric Flair | April 5, 1992 Indianapolis, IN WrestleMania VIII |
149 | |
| Ric Flair | [2] | Randy Savage | September 1, 1992 Hershey, PA |
41 | |
| Bret Hart | - | Ric Flair | October 12, 1992 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
174 | |
| Yokozuna | - | Bret Hart | April 4, 1993 Las Vegas, NV WrestleMania IX |
128 sec |
|
| Hulk Hogan | [5] | Yokozuna | April 4, 1993 Las Vegas, NV WrestleMania IX |
78 | Directly after Yoko's victory, he is challenged by Hulk Hogan. Bret tells Hogan to go for it and Yoko loses the belt in record time |
| Yokozuna | [2] | Hulk Hogan | June 13, 1993 Dayton, OH King of the Ring |
280 | |
| Bret Hart | [2] | Yokozuna | March 20, 1994 New York, NY WrestleMania X |
248 | |
| Bob Backlund | [2] | Bret Hart | November 23, 1994 San Antonio, TX Survivor Series |
3 | |
| Diesel | - | Bob Backlund | November 26, 1994 New York, NY |
358 | |
| Bret Hart | [3] | Diesel | November 19, 1995 Landover, MD Survivor Series |
133 | |
| Shawn Michaels | - | Bret Hart | March 31, 1996 Anaheim, CA WrestleMania XII |
231 | |
| Sycho Sid | - | Shawn Michaels | November 17, 1996 New York, NY Survivor Series |
63 | |
| Shawn Michaels | [2] | Sycho Sid | January 19, 1997 San Antonio, TX Royal Rumble |
25 | |
| VACANT | - | Shawn Michaels | February 13, 1997 | 3 | Shawn "lost his smile" and, as many believe, faked an injury to get out of facing Bret Hart in a rematch at WrestleMania XIII. |
| Bret Hart | [4] | Final Four | February 16, 1997 Chatanooga, TN Final Four IYH |
1 | As a result of Steve Austin re-entering the Royal Rumble after being thrown out and then tossing out the remaining people and "winning" unfairly, a Final Four match-up was scheduled. The Final Four participants of the Royal Rumble were Bret Hart, Undertaker, Vader, and Steve Austin. The winner of the Royal Rumble was to receive the WWF belt since Shawn Michaels left it vacant. Bret won the Final Four to become 4-time WWF champ. |
| Sycho Sid | [2] | Bret Hart | February 17, 1997 Nashville, TN Monday Night Raw |
34 | |
| Undertaker | [2] | Sycho Sid | March 23, 1997 Chicago, IL WrestleMania XIII |
133 | |
| Bret Hart | [5] | Undertaker | August 3, 1997 East Rutherford, NJ SummerSlam |
98 | Shawn Michaels was guest referee and Bret hit UT with a chair when Shawn wasn't looking. Shawn then saw the chair and asked if Bret used it. Bret spit in his face, Shawn swings the chair at Bret but hits UT. Bret pins UT and Shawn reluctantly counts Bret to his 5th championship. |
| Shawn Michaels | [3] | Bret Hart | November 9, 1997 Montreal, Quebec Survivor Series |
140 | The famous "screwjob." Bret, who at the time was about to go to WCW, was suppose to win the match via DQ. But during the match, Vince McMahon made his way down to ringside. Immediately after Shawn put Bret's own SharpShooter on, Vince told the ref to call for the bell giving Shawn Michaels the belt. Everyone, including Shawn, was confused but Vince was NOT going to let Bret go onto WCW Monday Nitro the next night with the WWF belt. |
| Steve Austin | - | Shawn Michaels | March 29, 1998 Boston, MA WrestleMania XIV |
91 | |
| Kane | - | Steve Austin | June 28, 1998 Pittsburgh, PA King of the Ring |
1 | Kane beat Austin in a "first blood" match. Austin lost after Undertaker "accidentally" hit Austin with a chair and busted him open. |
| Steve Austin | [2] | Kane | June 29, 1998 Cleveland, OH Raw is War |
71 | |
| VACANT | - | Steve Austin | September 27, 1998 Toronto, Ontario Breakdown IYH |
49 | McMahon set up a triple threat match between Kane, UT, and Austin for the title. The catch was that Kane and UT couldn't pin each other. The match ended when Kane and UT pinned Austin at the same time. McMahon took the belt and refused to give it to either UT or Kane. They would have to fight for it at the next PPV. |
| The Rock | - | Tournament Victory | November 15, 1998 St. Louis, MO Survivor Series |
44 | Due to the failed attempt to get Austin to rightly referee Kane vs Undertaker for the title at Judgment Day IYH, McMahon fired Austin. The next night at Raw, McMahon called for a 16 man single elimination tournament to be held. Participants: Undertaker, Kane, The Rock, Big Boss Man, Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Triple H, X-Pac, Steven Regal, Goldust, Mankind, Al Snow, Jeff Jarrett, and a Mystery Man. |
| Mankind | - | The Rock | December 29, 1998 Worcester, MA Raw is War |
21 | |
| The Rock | [2] | Mankind | January 24, 1999 Anaheim, CA Royal Rumble |
2 | In an "I Quit" match, The Rock defeated Mankind after knocking him out with 11 chair shots and having a taped recording of Mankind saying "I QUIT!" over the intercom. The decision stands and a rematch is scheduled. |
| Mankind | [2] | The Rock | January 26, 1999 Halftime Heat |
15 | During halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII, The Rock and Mankind fought it out in an empty arena. After going through empty seats, the kitchen, a banquet hall, and arena offices, Mankind pinned The Rock with the help of a forklift loaded with beer kegs. |
| The Rock | [3] | Mankind | February 15, 1999 Birmingham, AL Raw is War |
41 | |
| Steve Austin | [2] | Rocky Maivia | March 28, 1999 Philadelphia, PA WrestleMania XV |
56 | |
| Undertaker | [3] | Steve Austin | May 23, 1999 Kansas City, KS Over the Edge |
36 | |
| Steve Austin | [3] | Undertaker | June 28, 1999 Charlotte, NC Raw is War |
55 | |
| Mankind | [3] | Steve Austin | August 22, 1999 Minneapolis, MN SummerSlam |
1 | Mankind won the SummerSlam Triple Threat by pinning Austin. Special Guest Referee Jesse "The Body" Ventura did not count for Triple H after he knocked out Mankind with a chair saying "the best wrestler will win." |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
- | Mankind | August 23, 1999 Iowa State, IA Raw is War |
22 | After threatening to break announcer Jim Ross' arm if he didn't get a title match on Raw, Triple H beat Mankind with help by referee Shane McMahon. |
| Vince McMahon | - | Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
September 14, 1999 Las Vegas, NV Smackdown |
6 | |
| VACANT | - | Vince McMahon | September 20, 1999 Raw is War |
6 | Vince McMahon vacates the World Title declaring the winner of the Six-pack Challenge at Unforgiven the new champion. |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
[2] | Six-Pack Challenge | September 26, 1999 Charlotte, NC Unforgiven |
49 | Pinned The Rock. The match included Triple H, The Rock, Kane, Mankind, Bulldog, and The Big Show. |
| The Big Show | - | Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
November 14, 1999 Detroit, MI Survivor Series |
50 | Match was scheduled to be Triple Threat featuring Triple H (c) vs The Rock vs Steve Austin. Austin was hit by a car during the show and replaced by The Big Show in the main event. Big Show won with help from Vince McMahon. |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
[3] | The Big Show | January 3, 2000 Miami, FL Raw is War |
118 | |
| The Rock | [4] | Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
April 30, 2000 Washington, DC Backlash |
21 | |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
[4] | The Rock | May 21, 2000 Louisville, KY Judgement Day |
35 | |
| The Rock | [5] | Vince McMahon | June 25, 2000 Boston, MA King of the Ring |
119 | 6-man tag team match featuring The Rock/Kane/Undertaker vs Vince/Shane/Triple H, with the rules of whoever scores the first pinfall becomes the new champion. |
| Kurt Angle | - | The Rock | October 22, 2000 Albany, NY No Mercy |
126 | |
| The Rock | [6] | Kurt Angle | February 25, 2001 Las Vegas, NV No Way Out |
35 | |
| Steve Austin | [4] | The Rock | April 1, 2001 Houston, TX WrestleMania X-7 |
175 | |
| Kurt Angle | [2] | Steve Austin | September 23, 2001 Pittsburgh, PA Judgement Day |
15 | |
| Steve Austin | [5] | Kurt Angle | October 8, 2001 Indianapolis, IN Raw is War |
62 | |
| Chris Jericho | - | Steve Austin | December 9, 2001 San Diego, CA Vengeance |
98 | Chris Jericho defeats The Rock winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship to advance to a final match with Steve Austin, who defeated Kurt Angle to advance, and wins to unify the WWF and WCW World titles becoming the first ever Undisputed World Champion. |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
[5] | Chris Jericho | March 17, 2002 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania X-8 |
35 | |
| Hulk Hogan | [6] | Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
April 21, 2002 Kansas City, MO Backlash |
27 | |
| The Undertaker | [4] | Hulk Hogan | May 19, 2002 Nashville, TN Judgement Day |
63 | |
| The Rock | [7] | Undertaker Kurt Angle |
July 21, 2002 Detroit, MI Vengeance |
35 | |
| Brock Lesnar | - | The Rock | August 25, 2002 Uniondale, NY SummerSlam |
84 | No longer billed as "Undisputed" champion as Lesnar signs to wrestle exclusively on Smackdown telelvision, causing Raw's GM, Eric Bischoff, to bring back the WCW World Championship belt and name Triple H the new "World Heavyweight Champion." |
| The Big Show | [2] | Brock Lesnar | November 17, 2002 New York, NY Survivor Series |
28 | |
| Kurt Angle | [3] | The Big Show | December 15, 2002 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Armageddon |
105 | |
| Brock Lesnar | [2] | Kurt Angle | March 30, 2003 Seattle, WA WrestleMania XIX |
119 | |
| Kurt Angle | [4] | Brock Lesnar The Big Show |
July 27, 2003 Denver, CO Vengeance |
51 | Triple Threat Match. |
| Brock Lesnar | [3] | Kurt Angle | Sept. 16, 2003 Raleigh, NC Smackdown |
152 | 1 Hour Iron Man Match. Lesnar defeated Angle, 5 falls to 4 falls. |
| Eddie Guerrero | - | Brock Lesnar | February 15, 2004 San Francisco, CA No Way Out |
133 | |
| John Bradshaw Layfield | - | Eddie Guerrero | June 27, 2004 Norfolk, VA Great American Bash |
242 | Texas Bull Rope Match. Both men had touched 3 corners and on the way to the fourth, Eddie dove and touched the fourth, but GM Kurt Angle showed the replay from a second angle that showed Eddie's dive pushed Bradshaw's shoulder into the corner first. |
| John Cena | - | JBL | April 3, 2005 Los Angeles, CA WrestleMania 21 |
280 | On June 6, John Cena was drafted to RAW taking the WWE Championship with him. He was the first random pick in the 2005 Draft Lottery. |
| Edge | - | John Cena | January 8, 2006 Albany, NY New Year's Revolution |
21 | John Cena successfully defended his championship in the main event of NYR by defeating Kurt Angle, Kane, Shawn Michaels, Chris Masters, and Carlito in an Elimination Chamber. But after the match was over, Vince McMahon came out and announced that Edge had chosen this moment to use his "Money in the Bank" title shot which he earned at WrestleMania 21. Edge won after spearing a bloodied, exhausted Cena twice. |
| John Cena | [2] | Edge | January 29, 2006 Miami, FL Royal Rumble |
133 | |
| Rob Van Dam | - | John Cena | June 11, 2006 New York City, NY ECW One Night Stand |
22 | RVD had won the "Money in the Bank" ladder match at WrestleMania 22 allowing him to challenge the champion at any time within the next year. RVD chose ECW One Night Stand to issue the challenge. Edge interfered during the match, spearing Cena through a table which allowed RVD to land the 5-Star Frog Splash for the pin counted by Paul Heyman. |
| Edge | [2] | RVD | July 3, 2006 Philadelphia, PA RAW |
76 | Defeated Rob Van Dam and John Cena in a triple threat match by pinning RVD. |
| John Cena | [3] | Edge | September 17, 2006 Toronto, ON Unforgiven |
379 | TLC Match. If Cena had lost, he would have been forced to sign a 3-year contract with SmackDown. |
| VACANT | - | John Cena | October 2, 2007 Dayton, OH ECW |
5 | During a match with Mr. Kennedy on RAW, John Cena tore his right pectoral muscle, which required surgery and an extensive rehab. The following night on ECW, WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon announced that the title was to be immediately declared vacant. |
| Randy Orton | - | Awarded | October 7, 2007 Rosemont, IL No Mercy |
20 Minutes |
This was originally scheduled to be John Cena defending against Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match. Instead, the show started with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon giving the title to Orton. |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
[6] | Randy Orton | October 7, 2007 Rosemont, IL No Mercy |
2 Hours |
After awarding the title to Orton, Orton was given the choice of who to defend the title against that night. Triple H came out and goaded McMahon into giving him the title shot. |
| Randy Orton | [2] | Triple H | October 7, 2007 Rosemont, IL No Mercy |
203 | Randy Orton cashed in his rematch clause immediately, and in the main event of the evening, Randy Orton defeated Triple H in a Last Man Standing match. |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
[7] | Randy Orton | April 27, 2008 Baltimore, MD Backlash |
210 | Triple H pinned Orton to win a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match that also included John Cena and J.B.L. On June 23, 2008, Triple H was drafted to SmackDown in the 2008 Draft Lottery, which brought the WWE Championship back to the brand for the first time in three years. |
| Edge | [3] | Triple H | November 23, 2008 Boston, MA Survivor Series |
21 | Defeated Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov in a triple threat. |
| Jeff Hardy | - | Edge | December 14, 2008 Buffalo, NY Armageddon |
- | Defeated Edge and Triple H in a triple threat. |
| Edge | [4] | Jeff Hardy | January 25, 2009 Detroit, MI Royal Rumble |
42 | SmackDown GM Vickie Guerrero came to the ring and interfered by pulling the referee out of the ring when it appeared Jeff had the match won. Matt Hardy came down to even the odds, but then cracked Jeff over the head with a steel chair allowing Edge to claim the championship. |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
[8] | Edge | February 15, 2009 Seattle, WA No Way Out |
70 | Triple H defeated Edge, The Undertaker, Jeff Hardy, The Big Show, and Vladimir Kozlov in an Elimination Chamber by pinning The Undertaker. |
| Randy Orton | [3] | Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
April 26, 2009 Providence, RI Backlash |
42 | In a six man tag team match, Randy Orton pinned Triple H to win the title. The rules were that if anyone on Orton's team (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase) pinned anyone on Triple H's team (Dave Batista and Shane McMahon), then Orton would become champion. The title could have also changed via DQ. |
| Dave Batista | - | Randy Orton | June 1, 2009 New Orleans, LA Extreme Rules |
1 | Steel cage match. |
| VACANT | - | Dave Batista | June 2, 2009 | 6 | Announced on WWE.com the day after Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and Ted DiBiase attacked Batista on RAW. The attack resulted in a broken arm for Batista. |
| Randy Orton | [4] | Fatal Four Way | June 15, 2009 Charlotte, NC RAW |
- | The match also featured Triple H, John Cena, and The Big Show. Orton pinned The Big Show. |
| John Cena | [4] | Randy Orton | September 13, 2009 Montreal, Quebec Breaking Point |
21 | I Quit Match. |
| Randy Orton | [5] | John Cena | October 4, 2009 Newark, NJ Hell in a Cell |
- | Hell in a Cell Match. |
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