Pez Whatley 03/14/84 Binghamton, NY
Awarded title upon losing World Title. Stripped on
05/09/84 for not defending title within 30 days.
Ken Patera 07/04/84 New Haven, CT
Defeated Koko B. Ware for vacant title.
Sgt. Slaughter 07/15/84 Bangor, ME
Kevin Von Erich 07/25/84 Allentown, PA
Krusher Khrushchev 08/16/84 Uniondale, NY
Ken Patera [2] 09/01/84 Philadelphia, PA
Vacated on 09/04/84 when Patera leaves SWF.
Shawn Michaels 05/15/99 Las Vegas, NV
Won title as runner-up in 30-man Royal Rumble for World
Title.
Ken Shamrock 05/24/99 Anaheim, CA
Toshiaki Kawada 05/28/99 Wheeling, WV
Sting 05/31/99 Philadelphia, PA
Vacated title on 06/11/99 upon leaving the promotion.
Toshiaki Kawada [2] 06/14/99 Memphis, TN
Defeated Koji Kanemoto for vacant title.
Ken Shamrock [2] 06/22/99 Corneila, GA
Buh Buh Ray Dudley 08/01/99 Anaheim, CA
Ken Shamrock [3] 08/16/99 Richmond, VA
Vacated title on 09/27/99 after winning World Title.
Rob Van Dam 01/10/00 Miami, FL
Defeated Satoshi Kojima in tournament final.
Tommy Dreamer 01/26/00 Charlotte, NC
All APW titles declared vacant on 01/29/00.
Rob Van Dam [2] 02/05/00 Lexington, KY
Defeated Chris Benoit for vacant title.
Don Montoya 02/07/00 Oklahoma City, OK
Test 02/17/00 New York, NY
Don Montoya [2] 02/22/00 McMinnville, TN
APW closed on 02/29/00 for re-organization. World
Professional Wrestling opened in 09/2000 and the U.S.
title is declared vacant.
Kane (Glen Jacobs) 09/12/00 Sunrise, FL
Defeated Johnny Ace for vacant title.
Vader 09/27/00 San Francisco, CA
Kane [2] 10/07/00 Jacksonville, FL
Vader [2] 10/08/00 Cornelia, GA
Vacated title on 11/23/00, prior to Royal Rumble,
by order of Commissioner Bret Hart.
Kane [3] 11/23/00 New York, NY
Won vacant title in 30-man Royal Rumble.
Scorpio Jr. 11/28/00 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Defeated Kane & Hiroyoshi Tenzan in a Three-Way
Dance.
Kenta Kobashi 12/05/00 Mobile, AL
Mike Roselli 12/27/00 Hartford, CT
Shinya Hashimoto 01/10/01 Jacksonville, FL
Mike Roselli [2] 01/12/01 Manchester, England
Shinya Hashimoto [2] 01/21/01 Tokyo, Japan
Mike Roselli [3] 01/26/01 Waco, TX
Roselli agrees to defend the title after he leaves the
promotion, but doesn't keep with the agreement and is
stripped of title on 02/09/01.
Don Frye 02/15/01 Livingston, CA
Defeated Steve McMichael in 16-man, one-night
tournament for vacant title.
Steve McMichael 02/17/01 Chicago, IL
Also won World Brass Knuckles Title, which Frye had
won earlier in the evening.
Booker T 03/07/01 Kansas City, MO
Villano III 03/18/01 Jackson, MS
Booker T [2] 03/20/01 Wilmington, DE
The Rock 04/02/01 Berhoud, CO
Defeated Booker T, Emilio Charles Jr. & Roadkill in a
Four-Way Match.
Booker T [3] 04/13/01 East Rutherford, NJ
The Rock [2] 04/16/01 Jacksonville, FL
Abismo Negro 06/16/01 Grand Rapids, MI
The Rock [3] 06/17/01 Tampa, FL
Stripped on 06/19/01 for no-showing ordered title defense.
Abismo Negro [2] 06/19/01 Reading, PA
Defeated Villano III for vacant title.
Shinjiro Ohtani 07/03/01 New York, NY
Shinya Hashimoto [3] 07/05/01 San Diego, CA
Vacated title on Monday Night Madness on 07/23/01.
Shinya Hashimoto [4] 07/23/01 New York, NY
Defeated Shinjiro Ohtani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa in a Three-
Way Match after Ohtani and Takaiwa asked Hashimoto to
participate in the match for the vacant title. Vacated
title on 07/24/01 on Wednesday Wrath.
Chris Jericho 07/24/01 Philadelphia, PA
Defeated Shinjiro Ohtani for vacant title.
X-Pac 07/25/01 Antioch, CA
Vacated title on 08/18/01 prior to Battle of The Belts PPV.
Villano III [2] 08/18/01 Greenville, SC
Won vacant title in Battle of The Belts royal rumble.
Jerry Lynn 08/29/01 Wentworth, NC
Kanyon 10/20/01 Battle Creek, MI
Jerry Lynn [2] 10/21/01 Ypsilanti, MI
Kanyon [2] 10/22/01 Albany, NY
Jerry Lynn [3] 10/29/01 Las Vegas, NV
Vacated title on 11/11/01 to defend WPW World Title.
Steve Corino 11/11/01 Poughkeepsie, NY
Defeated Masato Tanaka for vacant title.
Lance Storm 12/15/01 Elmhurst, NY
Matt Hardy 01/21/02 Columbia, SC
Lance Storm [2] 02/11/02 Baton Rouge, LA
Matt Hardy [2] 02/17/02 Cedar Falls, IN
Genichiro Tenryu 04/22/02 Albuquerque, NM
Defeated Hardy and X-Pac in a Triangle Match.
The Undertaker 06/24/02 East Rutherford, NJ
Sid Vicious 08/11/02 Uniondale, NY
Vacated prior to Battle of The Belts PPV.
Masato Tanaka 08/18/02 Fresno, CA
Won title in Battle of The Belts royal rumble.
Matt Hardy [3] 09/22/02 Pittsburgh, PA
Kanyon [3] 10/14/02 New York, NY
Christian [Cage] 11/04/02 Bridgeport, CT
Kanyon [4] 12/28/02 N. Richland Hills, TX
Stripped of title on 04/25/03 for failure to defend
title within 30 days.
Kensuke Sasaki 04/28/03 West Palm Beach, FL
Defeated Christian for vacant title.
The Hurricane 05/04/03 Boise, ID
Jamal 05/06/03 Reno, NV
Steve Austin 08/08/03 Queens, NY
Sean O' Haire 08/25/03 Tokyo, Japan
Kensuke Sasaki [2] 09/01/03 Reading, PA
Charlie Haas 09/15/03 Lincoln, NB
Christopher Daniels 09/16/03 Tampa, FL
Charlie Haas [2] 09/16/03 Columbia, MO
Vacated title prior to Battle of the Belts PPV.
Christian [2] 09/27/03 Capetown, South Africa
Won vacant title in Royal Rumble.
Kurt Angle 09/29/03 Cornelia, GA
Kenta Kobashi [2] 11/12/03 Las Vegas, NV
Steve Austin [2] 03/28/04 West Palm Beach, FL
Goldberg 08/19/04 Edmonton, AB
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 09/16/04 Everett, WA
Vacated on 09/25/04 prior to Battle of the Belts PPV.
Amazing Red 09/25/04 Milwaukee, WI
Won vacant title in Royal Rumble.
William Regal 01/02/05 Seattle, WA
Tajiri 01/21/05 Greenville, SC
Kensuke Sasaki [3] 01/22/05 Toronto, ON
Justin Credible 03/06/05 Johnson City, TN
Yoshihiro Takayama 03/07/05 Orlando, FL
Rob Van Dam [3] 03/26/05 Hershey, PA
Hiroyoshi Tenzan [2] 04/16/05 Halifax, NS
Defeated Van Dam & Mark Henry in a Triple Threat Match.
Stripped on 04/22/05 for no-showing scheduled title
defense.
Rey Misterio 04/22/05 Tyler, TX
Defeated Yoshihiro Takayama for vacant title.
John Bradshaw Layfield 06/12/05 Mobile, AL
Kensuke Sasaki [4] 07/18/05 Knoxville, TN
Yoshihiro Takayama [2] 09/03/05 Uniondale, NY
Homicide 09/11/05 Oshawa, ONT
The Big Show 10/03/05 Houston, TX
Kensuke Sasaki [5] 11/26/05 Hartford, CT
The Big Show [2] 01/21/06 Chattanooga, TN
Brock Lesnar 05/23/06 Brisbane, AUS
Kane [4] 06/19/06 Dayton, OH
Vacated on 06/26/06 after winning World Title.
Takao Omori 07/18/06 New York, NY
Defeated Brock Lesnar for vacant title.
Petey Williams 07/22/06 Savannah, GA
B.G. James 09/09/06 Kalamazoo, MI
Eugene 09/15/06 Kingston, ONT
Jun Akiyama 09/25/06 Louisville, KY
Stripped on 10/08/06 for no-showing scheduled title
defense.
Chris Masters 10/08/06 Rome, Italy
Defeated Justin Credible for vacant title.
Bryan Danielson 11/12/06 Abilene, TX
Nigel McGuinness 12/31/06 Albany, GA
Christian Cage [3] 01/06/07 London, England
John Cena 03/03/07 Charlottesville, VA
Satoshi Kojima 03/17/07 Detroit, MI
Sting [2] 05/19/07 Miami, FL
A.J. Styles 06/03/07 E. Rutherford, NJ
Shelton Benjamin 06/10/07 Glendale, AZ
Kaz Hayashi 07/14/07 Kingston, ONT
Triple H 07/28/07 Hartford, CT
Samoa Joe 07/30/07 Champaign, IL
Satoshi Kojima [2] 09/08/07 Glascow, Scotland
Defeated Samoa Joe & Kaz Hayashi in a Triple Threat
Match.
Samoa Joe [2] 10/06/07 Charlotte, NC
Shelton Benjamin [2] 10/15/07 Hershey, PA
Vince McMahon 11/03/07 Ottawa, ONT
Defeated Benjamin and Satoshi Kojima in a Triple Threat
Match.
D. H. Smith 11/09/07 Charlotte, NC
Paul London 12/29/07 Monroe, LA
Minoru Suzuki 01/26/08 Steubenville, OH
Samoa Joe [3] 02/23/08 Honolulu, HI
Satoshi Kojima [3] 03/04/08 Honolulu, HI
Negro Casas 03/10/08 Odessa, TX
Defeated Kojima & Marcus Cor Von in a Triple Threat
Match.
Edge 03/31/08 Savannah, GA
Rey Mysterio [2] 05/04/08 New York, NY
Vacated title on 05/19/08 prior to royal rumble.
Charlie Haas [3] 05/19/08 Halifax, NS
Won vacant title in royal rumble.
Hiroshi Tanahashi 05/23/08 Cedar Rapids, IA
El Generico 05/31/08 San Antonio, TX
Randy Orton 06/14/08 Kingston, ONT
Sting [3] 07/25/08 Boston, MA
Title vacated on 07/29/08 when Sting quits WPW.
Nigel McGuinness [2] 08/18/08 Beaumont, TX
Defeated Victoria for vacant title.
Finlay 09/06/08 Tyler, TX
Brother Devon 09/14/08 Philadelphia, PA
Victoria 10/13/08 Colorado Springs, CO
A woman wrestler.
Rick Steiner 11/22/08 Halifax, NS
Christian Cage [4] 11/29/08 Fresno, CA
Victoria [2] 12/08/08 Tampa, FL
ODB 12/13/08 Kingston, ONT
A woman wrestler.
Ashley 12/19/08 Manchester, NH
A woman wrestler. Title moved over to Big Time Wrestling
promotion on 01/01/2009 as their main title.
Samoa Joe [4] 02/05/09 Detroit, MI
Mick Foley 06/18/09 Detroit, MI
Bryan Danielson 07/16/09 Detroit, MI
Matt Morgan 08/08/09 Cleveland, OH
Velvet Sky 09/22/09 Bologna, Italy
Woman wrestler.
The Undertaker [2] 09/29/09 Atlanta, GA
James Storm 10/05/09 Hidalgo, TX
Mark Henry 10/12/09 Syracuse, NY
Triple H [2] 10/29/09 Detroit, MI
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