Date: |
Champion: |
Won From: |
|
4/63 |
Buddy Rogers |
Vacant (1) |
|
5/17/63 |
Bruno Samartino |
Buddy Rogers |
|
| 1/18/71 | Ivan Koloff |
Bruno Sammartino |
|
2/8/71 |
Pedro Morales |
Ivan Koloff |
|
12/1/73 |
Stan Stasiak |
Pedro Morales |
|
12/10/73 |
Bruno Sammartino |
Stan Stasiak |
|
4/30/77 |
Billy Graham |
Bruno Sammartino |
|
2/20/78 |
Bob Backlund |
Billy Graham |
|
12/26/83 |
The Iron Sheik |
Bob Backlund |
|
1/23/84 |
Hulk Hogan |
The Iron Sheik |
|
2/5/88 |
Andre the Giant |
Hulk Hogan |
|
2/5/88 |
Vacant (2) |
Andre the Giant |
|
5/27/88 |
"Macho Man" Randy Savage |
Vacant (3) |
|
4/2/89 |
Hulk Hogan |
"Macho Man" Randy Savage |
|
4/1/90 |
The Ultimate Warrior |
Hulk Hogan |
|
1/19/91 |
Sgt. Slaughter |
Ultimate Warrior |
|
5/24/91 |
Hulk Hogan |
Sgt. Slaughter |
|
11/27/91 |
The Undertaker |
Hulk Hogan |
|
12/3/91 |
Hulk Hogan |
The Undertaker |
|
12/4/91 |
Vacant (4) |
Hulk Hogan |
|
1/19/92 |
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair |
Vacant (5) |
|
4/5/92 |
"Macho Man" Randy Savage |
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair |
|
9/1/92 |
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair |
"Macho Man" Randy Savage |
|
10/12/92 |
Bret "the Hitman" Hart |
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair |
|
4/4/93 |
Yokozuna |
Bret "the Hitman" Hart |
|
4/4/93 |
Hulk Hogan |
Yokozona |
|
6/13/93 |
Yokozuna |
Hulk Hogan |
|
3/20/94 |
Bret "the Hitman" Hart |
Yokozuna |
|
11/23/94 |
Bob Backlund |
Bret "the Hitman" Hart |
|
| 11/26/94 | Diesel |
Bob Backlund |
|
11/19/95 |
Bret "the Hitman" Hart |
Diesel |
|
3/31/96 |
Shawn Michaels |
Bret "the Hitman" Hart |
|
11/17/96 |
Sid |
Shawn Michaels |
|
1/19/97 |
Shawn Michaels |
Sid |
|
2/13/97 |
Vacant (6) |
Shawn Michaels |
|
2/16/97 |
Bret "the Hitman" Hart |
Vacant (7) |
|
2/17/97 |
Sid |
Bret "the Hitman" Hart |
|
3/23/97 |
The Undertaker |
Sid |
|
?????? |
Bret Hart |
The Undertaker |
|
?????? |
Shawn Michaels |
Bret Hart |
1. Buddy Rogers deemed champion by Federation officials.
2. Andre the Giant is stripped of the title when he tries to sell it to Ted Dibiase after defeating Hulk Hogan.
3. Macho Man Randy Savage defeats Ted Dibiase in tournament final
for the vacant belt
4. Hulk Hogan is stripped of the title due to a controversial
victory over the Undertaker
5. Ric Flair wins the Royal Rumble for the vacant title
6. Shawn Michaels is forced to forfeit the title due to knee injury
7. Bret "the Hitman" Hart wins a four corners match for the vacant
title