Title Holder

Defeated

Title Reign

Date

City

Bruno Sammartino

Buddy Rogers

2,803 days

05/17/63

New York, NY

Ivan Koloff

Bruno Sammartino

21 days

01/18/71

New York, NY

Pedro Morales

Ivan Koloff

1,027 days

02/08/71

New York, NY

Stan Stasiak

Pedro Morales

9 days

12/01/73

Philadelphia, PA

Bruno Sammartino (2)

Stan Stasiak

1,237 days

12/10/73

New York, NY

Superstar Graham

Bruno Sammartino

296 days

04/30/77

Baltimore, MD

Bob Backlund

Superstar Graham

2,135 days

02/20/78

New York, NY

Antonio Inoki

Bob Backlund

6 days

11/30/79

Tokoshima, Japan

Bob Backlund

Antonio Inoki

---

12/06/79

Tokyo, Japan

Iron Sheik

Bob Backlund

28 days

12/26/83

New York, NY

Hulk Hogan

Iron Sheik

1,474 days

01/23/84

New York, NY

Andre the Giant

Hulk Hogan

45 seconds

02/05/88

Indianapolis, IN

Randy Savage

Ted Dibiase

371 days

03/27/88

Atlantic City, NJ

Hulk Hogan (2)

Randy Savage

364 days

04/02/89

Atlantic City, NJ

Ultimate Warrior

Hulk Hogan

293 days

04/01/90

Toronto, Ontario

Sargeant Slaughter

Ultimate Warrior

64 days

01/19/91

Miami, FL

Hulk Hogan (3)

Sargeant Slaughter

248 days

03/24/91

Los Angeles, CA

Undertaker

Hulk Hogan

6 days

11/27/91

Detriot, MI

Hulk Hogan (4)

Undertaker

1 day

12/03/91

San Antonio, TX

Ric Flair

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77 days

01/19/92

Albany, NY

Randy Savage (2)

Ric Flair

149 days

04/05/92

Indianapolis, IN

Ric Flair (2)

Randy Savage

41 days

09/01/92

Hershey, PA

Bret Hart

Ric Flair

174 days

10/12/92

Saskatoon, Sasktwn.

Yokozuna

Bret Hart

127 Seconds

04/04/93

Las Vegas, NV

Hulk Hogan (5)

Yokozuna

70 days

04/04/93

Las Vegas, NV

Yokozuna (2)

Hulk Hogan

280 days

06/13/93

Dayton, OH

Bret Hart (2)

Yokozuna

248 days

03/20/94

New York, NY

Bob Backlund (3)

Bret Hart

3 days

11/23/94

San Antonio, TX

Diesel

Bob Backlund

358 days

11/26/94/

New York, NY

Bret Hart (3)

Diesel

133 days

11/19/95

Landover, MD

Shawn Michaels

Bret Hart

231 days

03/31/96

Anaheim, CA

Sycho Sid

Shawn Michaels

63 days

11/17/96

New York, NY

Shawn Michaels (2)

Sycho Sid

25 days

01/19/97

San Antonio, TX

Bret Hart (4)

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1 day

02/16/97

Chattanoga, TN

Sycho Sid

Bret Hart

34 days

02/17/97

Nashville, TN

Undertaker (2)

Sycho Sid

133 days

03/23/97

Chicago, IL

Bret Hart (5)

Undertaker

98 days

08/03/97

East Rutherford, NJ

Shawn Michaels (3)

Bret Hart

140 days

11/09/97

Montreal, Quebec

Steve Austin

Shawn Michaels

91 days

03/29/98

Boston, MA

Kane

Steve Austin

1 day

06/28/98

Pittsburgh, PA

Steve Austin (2)

Kane

89 days

06/29/98

Cleveland, OH

Undertaker/Kane

Steve Austin

Vacant

09/26/98

Hamilton, ONT

The Rock

Mankind

44 days

11/15/98

St. Louis, MI

Mankind

The Rock

26 days

12/29/98

Worcester, MA

The Rock

Mankind

2 days

1/24/99

Anaheim, CA

Mankind

The Rock

20 days

1/26/99

Tucson, AZ

The Rock

Mankind

41 days

2/15/99

Birmingham, AL

Steve Austin(3)

The Rock

Current Champ

3/28/99

Philadelphia, PA