| WRESTLER |
DATE |
| Bruno Sammartino |
05/17/63 |
| Ivan Koloff |
01/18/71 |
| Pedro Morales |
02/08/71 |
| Stan Stasiak |
12/01/73 |
| Bruno Sammartino |
12/10/73 |
| Billy Graham |
04/20/77 |
| Bob Backlund |
02/20/78 |
| Antonio Inoki - Win was not acknowleged in the US |
11/30/79 |
| Bob Backlund |
06/12/79 |
| Iron Sheik - Bob Backlund's manager threw in the towel |
12/26/83 |
| Hulk Hogan |
01/23/84 |
| Andre The Giant - Attempted to give belt to Ted DiBiase but was stripped |
02/05/88 |
| Randy Savage - Wins the tournament at WrestleMania 4 |
03/27/88 |
| Hulk Hogan |
04/02/89 |
| Ultimate Warrior |
04/01/90 |
| Sgt. Slaughter |
01/19/91 |
| Hulk Hogan |
03/24/91 |
| Undertaker |
11/27/91 |
| Hulk Hogan - Title declared vacant the next day because of controversial finish |
12/03/91 |
| Ric Flair - Wins the Royal Rumble and wins the vacant belt |
01/19/92 |
| Randy Savage |
04/05/92 |
| Ric Flair |
09/01/92 |
| Bret Hart |
10/12/92 |
| Yokozuna |
04/04/93 |
| Hulk Hogan |
04/04/93 |
| Yokozuna |
06/13/93 |
| Bret Hart |
03/20/94 |
| Bob Backlund |
11/23/94 |
| Diesel |
11/26/94 |
| Bret Hart |
11/19/95 |
| Shawn Michaels |
03/31/96 |
| Sid |
11/17/96 |
| Shawn Michaels - Vacates title on 2/27 because of knee injury |
01/19/97 |
| Bret Hart - Won a four way, no DQ match at IYH: Final Four |
02/16/97 |
| Sid |
02/17/97 |
| The Undertaker |
03/23/97 |
| Bret Hart |
08/03/97 |
| Shawn Michaels - Vince McMahon called for the bell, although Hart never actually submitted |
11/09/97 |
| Steve Austin |
03/29/98 |
| Kane |
06/28/98 |
| Steve Austin |
06/29/98 |
| Undertaker/Kane - Pinned Austin at the same time and therefore, the belt was vacated |
09/26/98 |
| The Rock - Wins Tournament at Survivor Series vs. Mankind after McMahon calls for bell |
11/15/98 |
| Mankind |
01/04/99 |
| The Rock - Defeats Mankind in an "I quit" match |
01/24/99 |
| Mankind - Defeats The Rock in an Empty Arena Match |
01/31/99 |
| The Rock |
02/15/99 |
| Steve Austin |
03/28/99 |
| The Undertaker |
05/23/99 |
| Steve Austin |
06/28/99 |
| Mankind |
08/22/99 |
| Triple H |
08/23/99 |
| Vince McMahon |
09/16/99 |
| Triple H |
09/26/99 |
| The Big Show |
11/14/99 |
| Triple H |
01/03/00 |
| The Rock |
04/30/00 |
| Triple H |
05/21/00 |
| The Rock - The Rock pinned Vince McMahon, not Triple H, in a 6 man tag match |
06/26/00 |
| Kurt Angle |
10/22/00 |
| The Rock |
02/25/01 |
| Steve Austin |
04/01/01 |
| Kurt Angle |
09/23/01 |
| Steve Austin |
10/09/01 |
| Chris Jericho |
12/09/01 |
| Triple H |
03/17/02 |
| Hulk Hogan |
04/21/02 |
| Undertaker |
05/19/02 |
| The Rock |
07/22/02 |
| Brock Lesnar |
08/25/02 |
| Big Show |
11/17/02 |
| Kurt Angle |
12/15/02 |
| Brock Lesnar |
03/30/03 |
