| Champion |
Date |
Location |
Event |
 |
| Buddy Rogers |
??/04/63 |
|
|
| * * * NOTES: Awarded the WWWF title when the WWWF left the NWA. |
|
| Bruno Sammartino |
17/05/63 |
New York City, NY |
|
|
| Ray Stevens |
15/07/67 |
San Francisco, CA |
|
| * * * NOTES: This title switch is not recognized by the WWWF. |
|
| Ivan Koloff |
18/01/71 |
New York City, NY |
|
|
| Pedro Morales |
08/02/71 |
|
|
|
| Stan Stasiak |
08/02/71 |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
|
| Bruno Sammartino (2) |
10/12/73 |
New York City, NY |
|
|
| Billy Graham |
30/04/77 |
Baltimore, MY |
|
|
| Bob Backlund |
20/02/78 |
New York City, NY |
|
|
| Antonio Inoki |
30/11/79 |
Tokushima, Japan |
|
| * * * NOTES: This title switch is not recognized by the WWWF. |
|
| Bob Backlund (2) |
12/12/79 |
New York City, NY |
|
| * * * NOTES: Title was held up on October 19, 1981. |
|
| Bob Backlund (3) |
23/11/81 |
New York City, NY |
|
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Greg Valentine in a rematch. |
|
| The Iron Sheik |
26/12/83 |
New York City, NY |
|
|
| Hulk Hogan |
23/01/84 |
New York City, NY |
|
| * * * NOTES: Click Here for a photo of the pinfall. |
|
| Andre The Giant |
05/02/88 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Sat. Nights Main Event |
| * * * NOTES: Stripped after trying to sell the title to Ted DiBiase. |
|
| Randy Savage |
27/03/88 |
Atlantic City, NJ |
Wrestlemania IV |
|
| Hulk Hogan |
02/04/89 |
Atlantic City, NJ |
Wrestlemania V |
|
| Ultimate Warrior |
01/04/90 |
Toronto, ONT |
Wrestlemania VI |
|
| Sgt Slaughter |
19/01/91 |
Miami, FL |
Royal Rumble 1991 |
|
| Hulk Hogan (3) |
24/03/91 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Wrestlemania VII |
|
| The Undertaker |
27/11/91 |
Detroit, MI |
Survivor Series |
|
| Hulk Hogan (4) |
03/12/91 |
San Antonio, TX |
Tuesday In Texas |
| * * * NOTES: Vacated after controversial finish. |
|
| Ric Flair |
19/01/92 |
Albany, NY |
Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: Ric Flair wins the Royal Rumble to capture the WWF Title. |
|
| Randy Savage (2) |
05/04/92 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Wrestlemania VIII |
|
| Ric Flair (2) |
01/09/92 |
Hershey, PA |
|
|
| Bret Hart |
12/10/92 |
Saskatoon, SASK |
House Show |
|
| Yokozuna |
04/04/93 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Wrestlemania IV |
|
| Hulk Hogan (5) |
04/04/93 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Wrestlemania IV |
|
| Yokozuna (2) |
13/06/93 |
Dayton, OH |
King of the Ring |
|
| Bret Hart (2) |
20/03/94 |
New York City, NY |
Wrestlemania X |
|
| Bob Backlund (4) |
23/11/94 |
San Antonio, TX |
Survivor Series |
|
| Diesel |
26/11/94 |
New York City, NY |
House Show |
|
| Bret Hart (3) |
19/11/95 |
Washington DC |
Survivor Series |
|
| Shawn Michaels |
31/03/96 |
Anaheim, CA |
Wrestlemania XII |
| * * * NOTES: This was an Iron Man match ending 1-0. |
|
| Sycho Sid |
17/11/96 |
New York City, NY |
Survivor Series |
|
| Shawn Michaels (2) |
19/01/97 |
San Antonio, TX |
Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: Vacated on February 13, 1997. |
|
| Bret Hart (4) |
16/02/97 |
Chattanooga, TN |
IYH: Final Four |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Steve Austin, Undertaker & Vader. |
|
| Sycho Sid (2) |
17/02/97 |
Nashville, TN |
RAW |
|
| The Undertaker (2) |
23/03/97 |
Chicago, IL |
Wrestlemania XIII |
|
| Bret Hart (5) |
03/08/97 |
East Rutherford, NJ |
Suummerslam |
|
| Shawn Michaels (3) |
09/11/97 |
Montreal, QUE |
Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: The infamous Montreal ScrewJob. |
|
| Steve Austin |
29/03/98 |
Boston, MA |
Wrestlemania XIV |
|
| Kane |
28/06/98 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
King of the Ring |
|
| Steve Austin (2) |
29/06/98 |
Cleveland, OH |
RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Title Held Up. |
|
| The Rock |
15/11/98 |
St Louis, MO |
Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Mankind in the Finals of a Tournament. |
|
| Mankind |
29/12/98 |
Worcester, MA |
|
|
| The Rock (2) |
24/01/99 |
Anaheim, CA |
Royal Rumble |
|
| Mankind (2) |
26/01/99 |
Tuscon, AZ |
|
|
| The Rock (3) |
15/02/99 |
Birmingham, AL |
RAW |
|
| Steve Austin (3) |
28/03/99 |
Phildelphia, PA |
Wrestlemania XV |
|
| The Undertaker (3) |
23/05/99 |
Kansas City, MO |
Over The Edge |
|
| Steve Austin (4) |
28/06/99 |
Charlotte, NC |
RAW |
|
| Mankind (3) |
22/08/99 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Summerslam |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Steve Austin & The Rock in a 3-WAY. |
|
| Triple H |
23/08/99 |
Ames, IA |
RAW |
|
| Vince McMahon |
14/09/99 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Armegeddon |
| * * * NOTES: Vacated on September 20, 1999. |
|
| Triple H (2) |
26/09/99 |
Charlotte, NC |
Unforgiven |
| * * * NOTES: Won a Six-Pack Challenge. |
|
| The Big Show |
14/11/99 |
Detroit, MI |
Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Substituted for Steve Austin. |
|
| Triple H (3) |
03/01/00 |
Miami, FL |
|
|
| The Rock (4) |
30/04/00 |
Washington DC |
Backlash |
|
| Triple H (4) |
21/05/00 |
Louisville, KY |
Judgement Day |
|
| The Rock (5) |
25/06/00 |
Boston, MA |
RAW |
|
| Kurt Angle |
22/10/00 |
Albany, NY |
No Mercy |
|
| The Rock (6) |
25/02/01 |
Las Vegas, NV |
No Way Out |
|
| Steve Austin (5) |
01/04/01 |
Houston, TX |
Wrestlemania X-7 |
|
| Kurt Angle (2) |
23/09/01 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Unforgiven 2001 |
|
| Steve Austin (6) |
08/10/01 |
Indianapolis, IN |
RAW |
|
| Chris Jericho |
09/12/01 |
San Diego, CA |
Vengeance 2001 |
| * * * NOTES: Unified with WCW World Championship. |
|
| Triple H (5) |
17/03/02 |
Toronto, ONT |
Wrestlemania X-8 |
|
| Hulk Hogan (6) |
21/04/02 |
Kansas City, MO |
Backlash |
|
| Undertaker (4) |
19/05/02 |
Nashville, TN |
Judgement Day |
|
| The Rock (7) |
21/07/02 |
Detroit, MI |
Vengeance 2002 |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated The Undertaker & Kurt Angle. |
|
| Brock Lesnar |
25/08/02 |
New York, NY |
Summerslam |
| * * * NOTES: WWE Championship became exclusive to SmackDown!. |
|
| Big Show (2) |
17/11/02 |
New York City, NY |
Survivor Series |
|
| Kurt Angle (3) |
15/12/02 |
Ft Lauderdale, FL |
Armageddon |
|
| Brock Lesnar (2) |
30/03/03 |
Seattle, WA |
Wrestlemania 19 |
|
| Kurt Angle (4) |
27/07/03 |
Denver, CO |
Vengeance |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Brock Lesnar & Big Show in a 3-WAY. |
|
| Brock Lesnar (3) |
18/09/03 |
Raleigh, NC |
Smackdown! |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Kurt Angle in a 60-Minute Iron Man Match. |
|
| Eddie Guerrero |
15/02/04 |
San Francisco, CA |
No Way Out |
|
| John Layfield |
27/06/04 |
Norfolk, VA |
G.A.B. |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Eddie Guerrero in a Bullrope Match. |
|
| John Cena |
02/04/05 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Wrestlemania 21 |
|
| Edge |
01/08/06 |
Albany, NY |
NY Revolution |
| * * * NOTES: Edge cashed in his Money In The Bank. |
|
| John Cena (2) |
01/29/06 |
Miami, FL |
Royal Rumble |
|
| Rob Van Dam (1) |
06/11/06 |
Philadelphia, PA |
One Night Stand |
|
| Edge (2) |
07/03/06 |
Philadelphia, PA |
RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated RVD & John Cena in a 3-WAY. |
|
| John Cena (3) |
09/17/06 |
Toronto, ONT |
Unforgiven |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena was stripped due to injury. |
|
| Randy Orton (Awarded) |
10/07/07 |
Chicago, IL |
No Mercy |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton was awarded the title by Vince McMahon. |
|
| Triple H (11) |
10/07/07 |
Chicago, IL |
No Mercy |
|
| Randy Orton (3) |
10/07/07 |
Chicago, IL |
No Mercy |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated Triple H in a Last Man Standing Match. |
|
| Triple H (12) |
04/27/08 |
Baltimore, MY |
Backlash |
| * * * NOTES: HHH defeated Randy Orton & John Cena & JBL in a 4-WAY. |
|
| Edge (6) |
November 23, 2008 |
Boston, MA |
Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Edge was inserted into an HHH vs. Kozlov match at the last second by Edge’s wife and General Manager Vickie Guerrero.. |
|
| Jeff Hardy |
December 14, 2008 |
Buffalo, NY |
Armageddon |
| * * * NOTES: Jeff Hardy defeated Edge (c) and Triple H in a 3-WAY after Vladimir Kozlov interfered.. |
|
| Edge (7) |
January 25, 2009 |
Detroit, MI |
Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: Edge defeated Jeff Hardy in a controversial No-DQ match after interference from Chavo and Vickie Guerrero – plus Matt Hardy’s shocking turn on his brother.. |
|
| Triple H (13) |
February 15, 2009 |
Seattle, WA |
No Way Out |
| * * * NOTES: Triple H defeated Edge (c) and Jeff Hardy and the Undertaker and the Big Show and Vlaidmir Kozlov in an Elimination Chamber Match to win the WWE Championship!. |
|
| Randy Orton (4) |
04/26/09 |
Providence, RI |
Backlash |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton & Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase Jr. defeated Triple H & Batista & Shane McMahon in a six man tag team match where Triple H’s WWE championship was on the line. |
|
| Batista (5) |
06/07/09 |
New Orleans, LA |
Extreme Rules |
| * * * NOTES: Batista defeated Randy Orton in a Steel Cage Match. The following night on RAW, Randy Orton & Legacy destroyed Batista to the point of injury, so the championship had to be vacated and put up for grabs the following week. |
|
| Randy Orton (5) |
06/15/09 |
Charlotte, NC |
RAW (Three-4-All) |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated Triple H and John Cena and the Big Show in a 4-WAY to capture the vacant WWE championship! |
|
| John Cena (6) |
09/13/09 |
Montreal, QUE |
Breaking Point |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena defeated Randy Orton in a “I Quit” match to win the WWE title! |
|
| Randy Orton (6) |
10/04/09 |
Newark, NJ |
Hell in a Cell |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated John Cena in a Hell in a Cell Match to capture the WWE championship! |
|
| John Cena (7) |
10/25/09 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Bragging Rights |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena defeated Randy Orton in a “60-Minute Iron Man” match by a score of 6-5 to win the WWE championship! |
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