World Heavyweight Title History

Name
Date
Place
Remark
1st Buddy Rogers 24/01/63 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Buddy Rogers lost his NWA Title to Lou Thesz, but the promoters did not agree that decision, so they formed the World Wide Wrestling Federation, WWWF, and Buddy Rogers was the champion. But the WWWF first champion was recognized on 04/63, after Buddy Rogers had defeated Antonino Rocca in a (fictitious)tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2nd Bruno Sammartino 17/05/63 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
3rd Ivan Koloff 18/01/71 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA Bruno Sammartino has held the belt for more than 7 years.
4th Pedro Morales 08/02/71 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
5th Stan Stasiak 01/12/73 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Pedro Morales has held the belt more than 2 years.
6th Bruno Sammartino [2] 09/12/73 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA Stan Stasiak has only held the belt for 8 days.
7th Billy Graham 30/04/77 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Bruno Sammartino has held the belt more than 3 years.
8th Bob Backlund 20/02/78 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
9th Antonio Inoki 30/11/79 Tokushima-city Stadium,Tokushima, Japan Is not acknowledged in North America by the WWF
10th Bob Backlund [2] 12/12/79 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA Bob Backlund pinned Antonio Inoki in Tokyo, Japan, but that match was no-contest due to the interference of Tiger Jeet Singh. The belt was vacanted, and Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum in a championship match to capture the belt .
11th Iron Sheik 26/12/83 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA Belt was changed hands due to Bob Backlund's manager, Arnold Skoaland, throwing in the towel.
Bob Backlund has held the belt for four years.
12th Hulk Hogan 23/01/84 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
13th Andre the Giant 05/02/88 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Hulk Hogan has held the belt for four years.
14th Randy Savage 27/03/88 Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA Belt was vacanted due to Andre the Giant selling the belt to Ted DiBiase. Then Randy Savage defeats Ted DiBiase in a tournament final to capture the belt.
15th Hulk Hogan [2] 02/04/89 Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA Randy Savage has held the belt for a year.
16th Ultimate Warrior 01/04/90 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hulk Hogan has held the belt for a year.
17th Sgt. Slaughter 19/01/91 Miami, Florida, USA
18th Hulk Hogan [3] 24/03/91 Los Angeles, California, USA
19th The Undertaker 27/11/91 Dertoit, Michigan, USA
20th Hulk Hogan [4] 03/12/91 San Antonio, Texas, USA After two controversial changes, the belt was vacanted and decided to be given to the upcoming Royal Rumble winner.
21st Ric Flair 19/01/92 Albany, New York, USA Eliminated Sid Justice in Royal Rumble '91 to get the belt.
22nd Randy Savage [2] 05/04/92 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
23rd Ric Flair [2] 01/09/92 Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
24th Bret Hart 12/10/92 Saskatoon, SasKatchewan, Canada
25th Yokozuna 04/04/93 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
26th Hulk Hogan [5] 04/04/93 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA After Yokozuna had won the belt, he challenged Hulk Hogan. Then Hulk Hogan pinned Yokozuna and got the belt.
27th Yokozuna [2] 13/06/93 Dayton, Ohio, USA
28th Bret Hart [2] 20/03/94 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
29th Bob Backlund [3] 23/11/94 San Antonio, Teaxs, USA Belt was changed hands with a Towel match
30th Diesel 26/11/94 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA Bob Backlund has only held the belt for three days.
31st Bret Hart [3] 19/11/95 Landover, Maryland, USA Diesel has held the belt for a year.
32nd Shawn Michaels 31/03/96 Anaheim, California, USA
33rd Sycho Sid 17/11/96 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
34th Shawn Michaels [2] 19/01/97 San Antonio, Texas, USA
35th Bret Hart [4] 16/02/97 Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA Belt was vacanted due to Shawn Michaels' knee injury. Then Bret Hart defeats The Undertaker, Vader and Steve Austin in a Four Corners No-DQ Elimination match.
36th Sycho Sid [2] 17/02/97 Nashville, Tennessee, USA Bret Hart has only held the belt for one day.
37th The Undertaker [2] 23/03/97 Chicago, Illinois, USA

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