WWE World Title
WWE World Title History
List of WWE World Title Champions
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers 25 January 1963 Awarded the belt.
Bruno Sammartino 17 May 1963 New York NY / One Fall
Ivan Koloff 18 January 1971 New York NY / One Fall
Pedro Morales 8 February 1971 New York NY / One Fall
Stan Stasiak 1 December 1973 Philadelphia PA / One Fall
Bruno Sammartino 10 December 1973 New York NY / One Fall
"Superstar" Billy Graham 30 April 1977 Baltimore MD / One FallBob Backlund 20 February 1978 New York NY / One Fall renamed WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Antonio Inoki 30 November 1979 Tokushima Japan / One Fall Antonio Inoki forfeits the title.
Bob Backlund 12 December 1979 New York NY / One Fall Title vacated after a controversial match with Greg Valentine.
Bob Backlund 23 November 1981 New York NY / One Fall
The Iron Sheik 26 December 1983 New York NY / One Fall
Hulk Hogan 23 January 1984 New York NY / One Fall
André the Giant 5 February 1988 Indianapolis IN / One Fall / Saturday Night's Main Event
Awards title to Ted DiBiase, an illegal action, making the title vacant.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage 27 March 1988 Atlantic City NJ / Tourn. Final / WrestleMania IV
Hulk Hogan 2 April 1989 Atlantic City NJ / One Fall / WrestleMania V
The Ultimate Warrior 1 April 1990 Toronto ON / One Fall / WrestleMania VI
Sgt. Slaughter 19 January 1991 Miami FL / One Fall / Royal Rumble
Hulk Hogan 24 March 1991 Los Angeles CA / One Fall / WrestleMania VII
The Undertaker 28 November 1991 Detroit MI / One Fall / Survivor Series
Hulk Hogan 3 December 1991 San Antonio TX / One Fall Title declared vacent due to disputed finish.
Ric Flair 19 January 1992 Albany NY / Royal Rumble / Royal Rumble
"Macho Man" Randy Savage 5 April 1992 Indianapolis IN / One Fall / WrestleMania VIII
Ric Flair 1 September 1992 Hershey PA / One Fall
Bret Hart 12 November 1992 Saskatoon SK/ One Fall
Yokozuna 4 April 1993 Las Vegas NV / One Fall / WrestleMania IX
Hulk Hogan 4 April 1993 Las Vegas NV / One Fall / WrestleMania IX
Yokozuna 13 June 1993 Daytona OH / One Fall / King of the Ring
Bret Hart 20 March 1994 New York NY / One Fall / WrestleMania X
Bob Backlund 23 November 1994 San Antonio TX / One Fall / Survivor Series
Diesel 26 November 1994 New York NY / One Fall
Bret Hart 19 November 1995 Landover MD / No DQ / Survivor Series
Shawn Michaels 31 March 1996 Anaheim CA / Ironman / WrestleMania XII
Sycho Sid 17 November 1996 New York NY / One Fall / Survivor Series
Shawn Michaels 19 January 1997 San Antonio TX / One Fall / Royal Rumble
Title vacated due to injury.
Bret Hart 16 February 1997 Chattanooga TN / No DQ / I.Y.H. # 13
Sycho Sid 17 February 1997 Nashville TN / One Fall / WWF Raw is War
The Undertaker 23 March 1997 Rosemont IL / One Fall / WrestleMania 13
Bret Hart 3 August 1997 East Rutherford NJ / One Fall / SummerSlam
Shawn Michaels 9 November 1997 Montreal QC / One Fall / Survivor Series
Stone Cold Steve Austin 29 March 1998 Boston MA / One Fall / WrestleMania XIV
Kane 28 June 1998 Pittsburgh PA / Cage / King of the Ring
Stone Cold Steve Austin 29 June 1998 Cleveland OH / One Fall / WWF Raw is War
Title vacated after controversial match between Austin, Kane, and The Undertaker in which Austin was pinned simultaneously by Kane and The Undertaker.
The Rock 15 November 1998 Saint Louis MO / Tourn. Finals / Survivor Series
Mankind 29 December 1998 Worcester MA / One Fall / WWF Raw is War
The Rock 24 January 1999 Anaheim CA / One Fall / Royal Rumble
Mankind 26 January 1999 Tucson AZ / Empty Arena / WWF Raw is War
The Rock 15 February 1999 Birmingham AL / Ladder / WWF Raw is War
Stone Cold Steve Austin 28 March 1999 Philadelphia PA / One Fall / WrestleMania XV
The Undertaker 23 May 1999 Kansas City MO / One Fall / Over the Edge
Stone Cold Steve Austin 28 June 1999 Charlotte NC / One Fall / WWF Raw is War
Mankind 22 August 1999 Minneapolis MN / Triple Threat / SummerSlam
Triple H 23 August 1999 Ames IA / One Fall / WWF Raw is War
Vince McMahon 14 September 1999 Las Vegas NV / One Fall / WWF SmackDown!
Title vacated on 20 September 1999 and put on the line in a six-pack challenge on 9/26/99.
Triple H 26 September 1999 New York NY / Six-Pack / Unforgiven
The Big Show 14 November 1999 Detroit MI / Triple Threat / Survivor Series
Triple H 3 January 2000 Miami FL / One Fall / WWF Raw is War
The Rock 30 April 2000 Washington DC / One Fall / Backlash
Triple H 21 May 2000 Louisville KY / Ironman / Judgment Day
The Rock 25 June 2000 Boston MA / Six-Man Tag-Team / King of the Ring
Kurt Angle 22 October 2000 Albany NY / One Fall / No Mercy
The Rock 25 February 2001 Las Vegas NV / One Fall / No Way Out
Stone Cold Steve Austin 1 April 2001 Houston TX / One Fall / WrestleMania X-Seven
Kurt Angle 23 September 2001 Pittsburgh PA / One Fall / Unforgiven
Stone Cold Steve Austin 8 October 2001 Indianapolis IN / One Fall / WWE RAW
Chris Jericho 9 December 2001 San Diego CA / One Fall / Vengence
Jericho defeats The Rock for the World Heavyweight Championship and later in the same night defeats Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, therefore, Jericho became the first WWF Undisputed Champion and the title is renamed WWF Undisputed Championship
Triple H 17 March 2002 Toronto ON / One Fall / WrestleMania X8
Hollywood Hogan 21 April 2002 Kansas City MO / One Fall / Backlash
Renamed WWE Undisputed Championship
The Undertaker 19 May 2002 Nashville TN / One Fall / Judgment Day
The Rock 21 July 2002 Detroit MI / Triple Threat / Vengence
Brock Lesnar 25 August 2002 Uniondale NY / One Fall / SummerSlam
renamed WWE Championship after Brock Lesnar signs a SmackDown only deal, and forces RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff to create the World Heavyweight Championship and award it to the wrestler who was supposed to be the number one contender for Brock's title, Triple H.
The Big Show 17 November 2002 New York NY / One Fall / Survivor Series
Kurt Angle 15 December 2002 Fort Lauderdale FL / One Fall / Armageddon
Brock Lesnar 30 March 2003 Seattle WA / One Fall / WrestleMania XIX
Kurt Angle 27 July 2003 Denver CO / Triple Threat / Vengence
Brock Lesnar 16 September 2003 Raleigh NC / Ironman / WWE SmackDown!
Eddie Guerrero 15 February 2004 San Francisco CA / One Fall / No Way Out
John "Bradshaw" Layfield 27 June 2004 Baltimore MD / Texas Bullrope / The Great American Bash
John Cena 3 April 2005 Los Angeles CA / One Fall / WrestleMania
Edge January 8, 2006 Albany NY / One Fall / New Year's Revolution Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" opportunity from WrestleMania 21 after Cena won the Elimination Chamber match minutes earlier.
John Cena January 29, 2006 Miami FL / One Fall / Royal Rumble
Rob Van Dam June 11, 2006 New York NY / One Fall / ECW One Night Stand Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract from WrestleMania 22. First WWE championship won in ECW .
Edge July 3, 2006 Philadelphia PA / No Disqualification Triple Threat / RAW