| Notes
|
| 1
| Pat Patterson
| 1
| September 1, 1979
| 233
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| —
| Defeated Johnny Rodz in a tournament final.
|
| 2
| Ken Patera
| 1
| April 21, 1980
| 231
| New York, NY
| House show
|
|
| 3
| Pedro Morales
| 1
| December 8, 1980
| 194
| New York, NY
| House show
|
|
| 4
| Don Muraco
| 1
| June 20, 1981
| 156
| Philadelphia, PA
| House show
|
|
| 5
| Pedro Morales
| 2
| November 23, 1981
| 425
| New York, NY
| House show
|
|
| 6
| Don Muraco
| 2
| January 22, 1983
| 385
| New York, NY
| House show
|
|
| 7
| Tito Santana
| 1
| February 11, 1984
| 226
| Boston, MA
| House show
|
|
| 8
| Greg Valentine
| 1
| September 24, 1984
| 285
| London, ON
| Maple Leaf Wrestling
| Aired on a tape delay on October 13, 1984
|
| 9
| Tito Santana
| 2
| July 6, 1985
| 217
| Baltimore, MD
| House show
| This was a steel cage match
|
| 10
| Randy Savage
| 1
| February 8, 1986
| 414
| Boston, MA
| House show
|
|
| 11
| Ricky Steamboat
| 1
| March 29, 1987
| 65
| Pontiac, MI
| WrestleMania III
|
|
| 12
| The Honky Tonk Man
| 1
| June 2, 1987
| 454
| Buffalo, NY
| WWF Superstar of Wrestling
| Aired on a tape delay on June 13, 1987. Currently the longest reign.
|
| 13
| The Ultimate Warrior
| 1
| August 29, 1988
| 216
| New York, NY
| SummerSlam
|
|
| 14
| Rick Rude
| 1
| April 2, 1989
| 148
| Atlantic City, NJ
| WrestleMania V
|
|
| 15
| The Ultimate Warrior
| 2
| August 28, 1989
| 216
| East Rutherford, NJ
| SummerSlam
|
|
| —
| Vacated
| —
| April 1, 1990
| —
| Toronto, ON
| WrestleMania VI
| The title was vacated when Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship.
|
| 16
| Mr. Perfect
| 1
| April 23, 1990
| 126
| Austin, TX
| WWF Superstars of Wrestling
| Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final. Aired on a tape delay on May 19, 1990.
|
| 17
| The Texas Tornado
| 1
| August 27, 1990
| 84
| Philadelphia, PA
| SummerSlam
|
|
| 18
| Mr. Perfect
| 2
| November 19, 1990
| 280
| Rochester, NY
| WWF Superstars of Wrestling
| Aired on a tape delay on December 15, 1990
|
| 19
| Bret Hart
| 1
| August 26, 1991
| 144
| New York, NY
| SummerSlam
|
|
| 20
| The Mountie
| 1
| January 17, 1992
| 2
| Springfield, MA
| House show
|
|
| 21
| Roddy Piper
| 1
| January 19, 1992
| 77
| Albany, NY
| Royal Rumble
|
|
| 22
| Bret Hart
| 2
| April 5, 1992
| 146
| Indianapolis, IN
| WrestleMania VIII
|
|
| 23
| The British Bulldog
| 1
| August 29, 1992
| 59
| London, England
| SummerSlam
|
|
| 24
| Shawn Michaels
| 1
| October 27, 1992
| 202
| Terre Haute, IN
| Saturday Night's Main Event
| Aired on a tape delay on November 14, 1992
|
| 25
| Marty Jannetty
| 1
| May 17, 1993
| 20
| New York, NY
| Raw
|
|
| 26
| Shawn Michaels
| 2
| June 6, 1993
| 113
| Albany, NY
| House show
|
|
| —
| Vacated
| —
| September 27, 1993
| —
| —
| —
| Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend the it within 30 days.
|
| 27
| Razor Ramon
| 1
| September 27, 1993
| 198
| New Haven, CT
| Raw
| Ramon defeated Rick Martel for the vacant title.
|
| 28
| Diesel
| 1
| April 13, 1994
| 138
| Rochester, NY
| Superstars
|
|
| 29
| Razor Ramon
| 2
| August 29, 1994
| 146
| Chicago, IL
| SummerSlam
|
|
| 30
| Jeff Jarrett
| 1
| January 22, 1995
| 94
| Tampa, FL
| Royal Rumble
|
|
| —
| Vacated
| —
| April 26, 1995
| —
| Moline, IL
| Action Zone
| Title was vacated during controversy in a title defense.
|
| 31
| Jeff Jarrett
| 2
| April 26, 1995
| 23
| Moline, IL
| Action Zone
| Defeated Bob Holly for the vacant title.
|
| 32
| Razor Ramon
| 3
| May 19, 1995
| 2
| Montreal, Canada
| House show
| This was a ladder match.
|
| 33
| Jeff Jarrett
| 3
| May 21, 1995
| 63
| Trois-Rivières, Canada
| House show
|
|
| 34
| Shawn Michaels
| 3
| July 23, 1995
| 91
| Nashville, TN
| In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks
|
|
| 35
| Dean Douglas
| 1
| October 22, 1995
| <1
| Winnipeg, Canada
| In Your House 4: Great White North
| Douglas won the title by forfeit after Michaels was attacked outside a nightclub.
|
| 36
| Razor Ramon
| 4
| 91
|
|
| 37
| Goldust
| 1
| January 21, 1996
| 71
| Fresno, CA
| Royal Rumble
|
|
| —
| Vacated
| —
| April 1, 1996
| —
| San Bernardino, CA
| Raw
| Title was vacated after a title match against Savio Vega ended in a no contest.
|
| 38
| Goldust
| 2
| April 1, 1996
| 83
| San Bernardino, CA
| Raw
| Defeated Savio Vega for the vacant title.
|
| 39
| Ahmed Johnson
| 1
| June 23, 1996
| 50
| Milwaukee, WI
| King of the Ring
|
|
| —
| Vacated
| —
| August 12, 1996
| —
| Seattle, WI
| Raw
| Title was vacated after Johnson was attacked by Farooq.
|
| 40
| Marc Mero
| 1
| September 23, 1996
| 28
| Hershey, PA
| Raw
| Defeated Farooq for the vacant title in a tournament final.
|
| 41
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley
| 1
| October 21, 1996
| 115
| Fort Wayne, IN
| Raw
|
|
| 42
| Rocky Maivia
| 1
| February 13, 1997
| 74
| Lowell, MA
| Raw
|
|
| 43
| Owen Hart
| 1
| April 28, 1997
| 97
| Omaha, NE
| Raw
|
|
| 44
| Stone Cold Steve Austin
| 1
| August 3, 1997
| 36
| East Rutherford, NJ
| SummerSlam
|
|
| —
| Vacated
| —
| September 8, 1997
| —
| —
| —
| Vacated after Austin suffered a neck injury in winning the title.
|
| 45
| Owen Hart
| 2
| October 5, 1997
| 35
| St. Louis, MO
| Badd Blood: In Your House
|
|
| 46
| James Harrison
| 1
| November 9, 1997
| 400
| Montreal, Canada
| Survivor Series
|
|
| 47
| Ken Shamrock
| 1
| December 14, 1998
| 62
| Tacoma, WA
| Raw
|
|
| 48
| Val Venis
| 1
| February 14, 1999
| 29
| Memphis, TN
| In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
|
|
| 49
| Road Dogg
| 1
| March 15, 1999
| 14
| San Jose, CA
| Raw
|
|
| 50
| Goldust
| 3
| March 29, 1999
| 14
| East Rutherford, NJ
| Raw
|
|
| 51
| The Godfather
| 1
| April 12, 1999
| 43
| Detroit, MI
| Raw
|
|
| 52
| James Harrison
| 2
| May 25, 1999
| 90
| Moline, IL
| Raw
|
|
| 53
| Jeff Jarrett
| 4
| August 23, 1999
| 55
| Ames, IA
| Raw
|
|
| 54
| Chyna
| 1
| October 17, 1999
| 56
| Cleveland, OH
| No Mercy
| This was a Good Housekeeping match.
|
| 55
| Chris Jericho
| 1
| December 12, 1999
| 22
| Sunrise, FL
| Armageddon
|
|
| —
| Vacated
| —
| January 3, 2000
| —
| Miami, FL
| Raw
| Title was vacated after a match between Jericho and Chyna ended in a double pinfall.
|
| 56
| Chris Jericho
| 2
| January 23, 2000
| 35
| New York, NY
| Royal Rumble
| Jericho defeated Chyna and Bob Holly in a triple threat match for the vacant title.
|
| 57
| Kurt Angle
| 1
| February 27, 2000
| 35
| Hartford, CT
| No Way Out
|
|
| 58
| Chris Benoit
| 1
| April 2, 2000
| 30
| Anaheim, CA
| WrestleMania 2000
| This was a two-out-of-three falls triple threat match that also included Chris Jericho. Angle's European Championship was also on the line.
|
| 59
| Chris Jericho
| 3
| May 2, 2000
| 6
| Richmond, VA
| SmackDown!
|
|
| 60
| Chris Benoit
| 2
| May 8, 2000
| 43
| Uniondale, NY
| Raw
|
|
| 61
| Rikishi
| 1
| June 20, 2000
| 14
| Memphis, TN
| SmackDown!
|
|
| 62
| James Harrison
| 3
| July 4, 2000
| 140
| Fort Lauderdale, FL
| SmackDown!
|
|
| 63
| Billy Gunn
| 1
| November 21, 2000
| 19
| Sunrise, FL
| SmackDown!
|
|
| 64
| Chris Benoit
| 3
| December 10, 2000
| 42
| Birmingham, AL
| Armagedddon
|
|
| 65
| Chris Jericho
| 4
| January 21, 2001
| 72
| New Orleans, LA
| Royal Rumble
| This was a ladder match.
|
| 66
| Matthew Harrison
| 1
| April 3, 2001
| 7
| Oklahoma City, OK
| SmackDown!
|
|
| 67
| Jeff Hardy
| 1
| April 10, 2001
| 6
| Philadelphia, PA
| SmackDown!
|
|
| 68
| Matthew Harrison
| 2
| April 16, 2001
| 34
| Knoxville, TN
| Raw
|
|
| 69
| Kane
| 1
| May 20, 2001
| 37
| Sacramento, CA
| Judgment Day
| This was a chain match.
|
| 70
| Albert
| 1
| June 26, 2001
| 27
| New York City, NY
| SmackDown!
| This was a no disqualification match.
|
| 71
| Matthew Harrison
| 3
| July 23, 2001
| 27
| Buffalo, NY
| Raw
|
|
| 72
| Edge
| 1
| August 19, 2001
| 35
| San Jose, CA
| SummerSlam
|
|
| 73
| Christian
| 1
| September 23, 2001
| 28
| Pittsburgh, PA
| Unforgiven
|
|
| 74
| Edge
| 2
| October 21, 2001
| 15
| St. Louis, MO
| No Mercy
| This was a ladder match.
|
| 75
| Test
| 1
| November 5, 2001
| 13
| Uniondale, NY
| Raw
|
|
| 76
| Edge
| 3
| November 18, 2001
| 63
| Greensboro, NC
| Survivor Series
|
|
| 77
| William Regal
| 1
| January 20, 2002
| 56
| Atlanta, GA
| Royal Rumble
|
|
| 78
| Matthew Harrison
| 4
| March 17, 2002
| 134
| Toronto, Canada
| WrestleMania X8
|
|
| 79
| Chris Benoit
| 4
| July 29, 2002
| 27
| Greensboro, NC
| Raw
|
|
| 80
| Rob Van Dam
| 1
| August 25, 2002
| 22
| Uniondale, NY
| SummerSlam
|
|
| 81
| Chris Jericho
| 5
| September 16, 2002
| 14
| Denver, CO
| Raw
|
|
| 82
| Matthew Harrison
| 5
| September 30, 2002
| 20
| Houston, TX
| Raw
|
|
| 83
| Triple H
| 2
| October 20, 2002
| <1
| North Little Rock, AR
| No Mercy
|
|
| —
| Unified
| —
| October 20, 2002
| —
| North Little Rock, AR
| No Mercy
| As a result of the match the title was unified with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship.
|
| 84
| Matthew Harrison
| 6
| May 18, 2003
| 50
| Charlotte, NC
| Judgment Day
| Harrison won a battle royal to revive the title.
|
| 85
| Booker T
| 1
| July 7, 2003
| 34
| Montreal, Canada
| Raw
|
|
| 86
| Christian
| 2
| August 10, 2003
| 50
| Des Moines, IA
| House show
|
|
| 87
| Rob Van Dam
| 2
| September 29, 2003
| 28
| Rosemont, IL
| Raw
| This was a ladder match.
|
| 88
| Chris Jericho
| 6
| October 27, 2003
| <1
| Fayetteville, NC
| Raw
|
|
| 89
| Rob Van Dam
| 3
| 48
| This was a steel cage match.
|
| 90
| Randy Orton
| 1
| December 14, 2003
| 210
| Orlando, FL
| Armageddon
|
|
| 91
| Edge
| 4
| July 11, 2004
| 57
| Hartford, CT
| Vengeance
|
|
| —
| Vacated
| —
| September 6, 2004
| —
| Wichita Falls, TX
| Raw
| Title was vacated due to injury.
|
| 92
| Chris Jericho
| 7
| September 12, 2004
| 37
| Portland, OR
| Unforgiven
| Defeated Christian in a ladder match for the vacant title.
|
| 93
| James Harrison
| 4
| October 19, 2004
| 244
| Milwaukee, WI
| Taboo Tuesday
|
|
| 94
| Carlito
| 1
| June 20, 2005
| 90
| Phoenix, AZ
| Raw
|
|
| 95
| Ric Flair
| 1
| September 18, 2005
| 155
| Oklahoma City, OK
| Unforgiven
|
|
| 96
| Shelton Benjamin
| 1
| February 20, 2006
| 69
| Trenton, NJ
| Raw
|
|
| 97
| Rob Van Dam
| 4
| April 30, 2006
| 15
| Lexington, KY
| Backlash
|
|
| 98
| Shelton Benjamin
| 2
| May 15, 2006
| 41
| Lubbock, TX
| Raw
| This was a 3-on-2 handicap Texas tornado match, featuring Benjamin, Chris Masters, and Triple H against WWE Champion John Cena and Rob Van Dam, in which anyone who beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam.
|
| 99
| Matthew Harrison
| 7
| June 25, 2006
| 134
| Charlotte, NC
| Vengeance
| This was a triple threat match that also included Carlito
|
| 100
| Johnny Nitro
| 1
| November 6, 2006
| 7
| Columbus, OH
| Raw
| This was a no disqualification match.
|
| 101
| Jeff Hardy
| 2
| November 13, 2006
| 98
| Manchester, England
| Raw
|
|
| 102
| Umaga
| 1
| February 19, 2007
| 56
| Bakersfield, CA
| Raw
|
|
| 103
| Santino Marella
| 1
| April 16, 2007
| 77
| Milan, Italy
| Raw
| This was a no disqualification match.
|
| 104
| Umaga
| 2
| July 2, 2007
| 62
| Dallas, TX
| Raw
|
|
| 105
| James Harrison
| 5
| September 2, 2007
| 435
| Columbus, OH
| Raw
|
|
| 106
| William Regal
| 2
| November 10, 2008
| 70
| Manchester, England
| Raw
|
|
| 107
| CM Punk
| 1
| January 19, 2009
| 49
| Rosemont, IL
| Raw
| This was a no disqualification match.
|
| 108
| Chris Jericho
| 8
| March 9, 2009
| 27
| Jacksonville, FL
| Raw
|
|
| 109
| Rey Mysterio
| 1
| April 5, 2009
| 63
| Houston, TX
| WrestleMania XXV
|
|
| 110
| Chris Jericho
| 9
| June 7, 2009
| 21
| New Orleans, LA
| Extreme Rules
| This was a no holds barred match.
|
| 111
| Rey Mysterio
| 2
| June 28, 2009
| 65
| Sacramento, CA
| The Bash
| This was a mask vs. title match.
|
| 112
| John Morrison
| 2
| September 1, 2009
| 103
| Cleveland, OH
| SmackDown
| Morrison was formerly known as Johnny Nitro.
|
| 113
| Drew McIntyre
| 1
| December 13, 2009
| 161
| San Antonio, TX
| TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs
|
|
| 114
| Kofi Kingston
| 1
| May 23, 2010
| 66
| Detroit, MI
| Over the Limit
|
|
| 115
| Dolph Ziggler
| 1
| July 28, 2010
| 160
| Laredo, TX
| SmackDown
|
|
| 116
| Kofi Kingston
| 2
| January 4, 2011
| 77
| Tuscon, AZ
| SmackDown
|
|
| 117
| Wade Barrett
| 1
| March 22, 2011
| 89
| Columbus, OH
| SmackDown
|
|
| 118
| Ezekiel Jackson
| 1
| June 19, 2011
| 51
| Washington, D.C.
| Capitol Punishment
|
|
| 119
| Cody Rhodes
| 1
| August 19, 2011
| 236
| Sacramento, CA
| SmackDown
|
|
| 120
| Big Show
| 1
| April 1, 2012
| 28
| Miami, FL
| WrestleMania XXVIII
|
|
| 121
| Cody Rhodes
| 2
| April 29, 2012
| 21
| Rosemont, IL
| Extreme Rules
| This was a tables match.
|
| 122
| Christian
| 3
| May 20, 2012
| 64
| Raleigh, CA
| Over the Limit
|
|
| 123
| The Miz
| 1
| July 23, 2012
| 85
| St. Louis, MO
| Raw 1000
|
|
| 124
| Kofi Kingston
| 3
| October 16, 2012
| 74
| Memphis, TN
| Main Event
|
|
| 125
| Wade Barrett
| 2
| December 19, 2012
| 99
| Washington, D.C.
| Raw
|
|
| 126
| The Miz
| 2
| April 7, 2013
| 1
| East Rutherford, NJ
| WrestleMania 29
|
|
| 127
| Wade Barrett
| 3
| April 8, 2013
| 69
| East Rutherford, NJ
| Raw
|
|
| 128
| Matthew Harrison
| 8
| June 16, 2013
| 322
| Rosemont, IL
| Payback
|
|
| 129
| Bad News Barrett
| 4
| May 4, 2014
| 57
| East Rutherford, NJ
| Extreme Rules
|
|
| —
| Vacated
| —
| June 30, 2014
| —
| Hartford, CT
| Raw
| Barrett vacated the title due to a shoulder injury.
|
| 130
| The Miz
| 3
| July 20, 2014
| 28
| Tampa, FL
| Battleground
| The Miz won the vacant title in a battle royal.
|
| 131
| Dolph Ziggler
| 2
| August 17, 2014
| 35
| Los Angeles, CA
| SummerSlam
|
|
| 132
| The Miz
| 4
| September 21, 2014
| 1
| Nashville, TN
| Night of Champions
|
|
| 133
| Dolph Ziggler
| 3
| September 22, 2014
| 56
| Memphis, TN
| Raw
|
|
| 134
| Luke Harper
| 1
| November 17, 2014
| 27
| Roanoke, VA
| Raw
|
|
| 135
| Dolph Ziggler
| 4
| December 14, 2014
| 22
| Cleveland, OH
| TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs
| This was a ladder match.
|
| 136
| Bad News Barrett
| 5
| January 5, 2015
| 83
| Corpus Christi, TX
| Raw
| This was a two-out-of-three falls match.
|
| 137
| Daniel Bryan
| 1
| March 29, 2015
| 43
| Santa Clara, CA
| WrestleMania 31
| This was a ladder match that also included Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper.
|
| —
| Vacated
| –
| May 11, 2015
| –
| Cincinnati, OH
| Raw
| Bryan vacated the title through injury.
|
| 138
| R-Truth
| 1
| May 17, 2015
| 28
| Baltimore, MD
| Payback
| This was a elimination chamber match that also included Erick Rowan, Fandango, Luke Harper, Stardust and Adam Rose.
|
| 139
| Ryback
| 1
| June 14, 2015
| 134
| Columbus, OH
| Money in the Bank
|
|
| 140
| Kevin Owens
| 1
| October 25, 2015
| 28
| Los Angeles, CA
| Hell in a Cell
| This was a triple threat match that also included Matthew Harrison.
|
| 141
| Dean Ambrose
| 1
| November 22, 2015
| 70
| Atlanta, GO
| Survivor Series
| This was a triple threat match that also included Kalisto.
|
| 142
| Bray Wyatt
| 1
| February 1, 2016
| 63
| Birmingham, AL
| Raw
|
|
| 143
| AJ Styles
| 1
| April 3, 2016
| 141
| Arlington, TX
| WrestleMania 32
|
|
| 144
| Neville
| 1
| August 21, 2016
| 118
| Brooklyn, NY
| SummerSlam
|
|
| 145
| Fénix
| 1
| December 18, 2016
| 42
| Pittsburgh, PA
| TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs
| This was a ladder match.
|
| 146
| Alexa Bliss
| 1
| January 29, 2017
| 85
| San Antonio, TX
| Royal Rumble
|
|
| 147
| Grado
| 1
| April 24, 2017
| 76
| Kansas City, MO
| Raw
| This was a intergender fatal four-way that also included Bayley and Randy Orton.
|
| 148
| Finn Bálor
| 1
| July 9, 2017
| 75+
| Hartford, CT
| Bad Blood
|
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