WWF World Heavyweight Title
Won By | Defeated | Location | Date |
Buddy Rogers | Antonino Rocca-1 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3-31-63 |
Bruno Sammartino | Buddy Rogers | New York, NY | 5-17-63 |
Ivan Koloff | Bruno Sammartino | New York, NY | 1-18-71 |
Pedro Morales | Ivan Koloff | New York, NY | 2-8-71 |
Stan Stasiak | Pedro Morales | Philadelphia, PA | 12-1-73 |
Bruno Sammartino | Stan Stasiak | New York, NY | 12-10-73 |
Superstar Billy Graham | Bruno Sammartino | Baltimore, MD | 4-30-77 |
Bob Backlund | Superstar Billy Graham | New York, NY | 2-20-78 |
Antonio Inoki | Bob Backlund | Tokushima, Japan | 11-30-79 |
Bob Backlund | Bobby Duncum-2 | New York, NY | 12-12-79 |
Bob Backlund | Greg Valentine-3 | New York, NY | 11-23-81 |
Iron Sheik | Bob Backlund | New York, NY-4 | 12-26-83 |
Hulk Hogan | Iron Sheik | New York, NY | 1-23-84 |
Andre the Giant | Hulk Hogan | Indianapolis, IN | 2-5-88 |
Randy Savage | Ted DiBiase-5 | Atlantic City, NJ | 3-27-88 |
Hulk Hogan | Randy Savage | Atlantic City, NJ | 4-2-89 |
Ultimate Warrior | Hulk Hogan | Toronto, Ontario | 4-1-90 |
Sgt. Slaughter | Ultimate Warrior | Miami, FL | 1-19-91 |
Hulk Hogan | Sgt. Slaughter | Los Angeles, CA | 3-24-91 |
The Undertaker | Hulk Hogan | Detroit, MI | 11-27-91 |
Hulk Hogan | The Undertaker | San Antonio, TX | 12-3-91 |
Ric Flair-6 | | Albany, NY | 1-19-92 |
Randy Savage | Ric Flair | Indianapolis, IN | 4-5-92 |
Ric Flair | Randy Savage | Hershey, PA | 9-1-92 |
Bret Hart | Ric Flair | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 10-12-92 |
Yokozuna | Bret Hart | Las Vegas, NV | 4-4-93 |
Hulk Hogan | Yokozuna | Las Vegas, NV-7 | 4-4-93 |
Yokozuna | Hulk Hogan | Dayton, OH | 6-13-93 |
Bret Hart | Yokozuna | New York, NY-8 | 3-20-94 |
Bob Backlund | Bret Hart | San Antonio, TX-9 | 11-23-94 |
Diesel | Bob Backlund | New York, NY | 11-26-94 |
Bret Hart | Diesel | Landover, MD-10 | 11-19-95 |
Shawn Michaels | Bret Hart | Anaheim, CA-11 | 3-31-96 |
Sid | Shawn Michaels | New York, NY | 11-17-96 |
Shawn Michaels | Sid | San Antonio, TX | 1-19-97 |
Bret Hart | The Undertaker-12 | Chattanooga, TN | 2-16-97 |
Sid | Bret Hart | Nashville, TN | 2-17-97 |
The Undertaker | Sid | Chicago, IL-13 | 3-23-97 |
Bret Hart | The Undertaker | East Rutherford, NJ-14 | 8-3-97 |
Shawn Michaels | Bret Hart | Montreal, Quebec-15 | 11-9-97 |
Steve Austin | Shawn Michaels | Boston, MA-16 | 3-29-98 |
Kane | Steve Austin | Pittsburgh, PA-17 | 6-28-98 |
Steve Austin | Kane | Cleveland, OH | 6-29-98 |
The Rock | Mankind-18 | St. Louis, MO | 11-15-98 |
Mankind | The Rock | Worcester, MA | 12-29-98 |
The Rock | Mankind | Anaheim, CA-19 | 1-24-99 |
Mankind | The Rock | Tucson, AZ-20 | 1-26-99 |
The Rock | Mankind | Birmingham, AL-21 | 2-15-99 |
Steve Austin | The Rock | Philadelphia, PA-22 | 3-28-99 |
The Undertaker | Steve Austin | Kansas City, MO-23 | 5-23-99 |
Steve Austin | The Undertaker | Charlotte, NC | 6-28-99 |
Mankind | Steve Austin | Minneapolis, MN-24 | 8-22-99 |
Triple H | Mankind | Ames, IA-25 | 8-23-99 |
Vince McMahon | Triple H | Las Vegas, NV-26 | 9-14-99 |
Triple H | The Rock-27 | Charlotte, NC | 9-26-99 |
The Big Show | Triple H | Detroit, MI-28 | 11-14-99 |
Triple H | The Big Show | Miami, FL | 1-3-00 |
The Rock | Triple H | Washington, DC-29 | 4-30-00
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Triple H | The Rock | Louisville, KY-30 | 5-21-00
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The Rock | Vince McMahon-31 | Boston, MA | 6-25-00
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Kurt Angle | The Rock | Albany, NY-32 | 10-22-00
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The Rock | Kurt Angle | Las Vegas, NV | 2-25-01
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Steve Austin | The Rock | Houston, TX-33 | 4-1-01
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Kurt Angle | Steve Austin | Pittsburgh, PA | 9-23-01
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Steve Austin | Kurt Angle | Indianapolis, IN | 10-8-01
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Chris Jericho | Steve Austin | San Diego, CA-34 | 12-9-01
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1- Alleged tournament final
2- Texas Death Match for vacant title. Backlund defeated Inoki on 12-6-79, but due to the outside interference,
the title was returned to Inoki, but he refused to accept it
3- Rematch for held-up title. Valentine was handed the title belt by the referee after Backlund had actually
defeated Valentine on 10-19-81
4- Sheik awarded match when Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel
5- Tournament final. Andre stripped of title when he gave the belt to DiBiase
6- Flair eliminated Sid Justice to win the Royal Rumble and the vacant title.
Hogan stripped of the title due to controversial nature of victory over The Undertaker
7- Mr. Fuji challenged Hogan to face Yoko in an impromptu match which he accepted and won. The decision was
later allowed to stand
8- Roddy Piper was the special referee
9- Backlund awarded match when Helen Hart threw in the towel
10- No-DQ match
11- 60 minute Iron Man Match. Shawn defeated Bret one fall to none winning in the sudden-death overtime period
12- Eliminated UT by clotheslining him over the top rope to win Final Four match that included Steve Austin & Vader.
Eliminations could occur by pinfall or by throwing opponent over the top rope
13- No-DQ match
14- Shawn Michaels was the special referee
16- Referee Earl Hebner ordered to stop match by Vince McMahon when Shawn placed Bret in the Sharpshooter
16- Mike Tyson was the special "enforcer" referee
17- First blood match
18- Tournament final. Title held-up after the Undertaker & Kane both pinned Austin simultaneously
in a Triple Threat match on 9-27
19- This was an "I quit" match
20- This was a no-DQ, falls-count-anywhere match held in an empty arena
21- Ladder match
22- No-DQ match
23- Vince & Shane McMahon were the special referees
24- Jesse Ventura was the special referee. Triple Threat match included Triple H
25- Shane McMahon was the special referee
26- Shane McMahon was the special referee
27- Six Pack Challenge for title vacated by Vince McMahon included The Big Show, Kane, Mankind &
The British Bulldog. Steve Austin was the special "enforcer" referee
28- Triple Threat match included The Rock. Vince McMahon was the special referee
29- Shane McMahon was the appointed special referee, but WWF referee Earl Hebner counted the pin
30- 60 minute Iron Man match. Triple H defeated The Rock six falls to five, winning the deciding fall by DQ.
Shawn Michaels was the special referee
31- Rock pinned Vince in a six-man tag team match between Rock, Kane & The Undertaker vs. Vince, Triple H &
Shane McMahon
32- No-DQ match
33- No-DQ match
34- Unified with WCW World title
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