Pez Whatley 03/11/84 Uniondale, NY
Defeated Dusty Rhodes in tournament final to become
first champion.
Dusty Rhodes 03/14/84 Binghamton, NY
Harley Race 03/28/84 Johnstown, PA
Ric Flair 04/21/84 Philadelphia, PA
Tully Blanchard 04/22/84 White Plains, NY
Mr. Wrestling II 04/25/84 Buffalo, NY
Matt Borne 05/26/84 Buffalo, NY
Barry Windham 07/04/84 New Haven, CT
Terry Gordy 07/22/84 Columbus, OH
Carlos Colon 08/05/84 Binghamton, NY
Magnum T. A. 08/17/84 Baltimore, MD
Ole Anderson 08/30/84 New York, NY
Pat Patterson 09/07/84 Richmond, VA
Steve Austin 05/15/99 Las Vegas, NV
Won a 30-man Royal Rumble to win vacant title,
eliminating Shawn Michaels.
Curt Hennig 05/30/99 Los Angeles, CA
Abismo Negro 05/31/99 Philadelphia, PA
Booker T 06/11/99 Hollywood, FL
Curt Hennig [2] 06/19/99 Fort Smith, AR
The Undertaker 06/23/99 Hagerstown, MD
Kensuke Sasaki 07/16/99 Salem, VA
Defeated Undertaker & Rey Misterio Jr. in a Triangle
Match.
Booker T [2] 07/27/99 Auburn Hills, VA
Mark Henry 08/11/99 Theodore, AL
Booker T [3] 08/13/99 Anderson, IN
Scott Norton 09/11/99 Somerset, KY
Matt Hardy 09/13/99 Cleveland, OH
Christian 09/15/99 Hagerstown, PA
Ken Shamrock 09/17/99 Villa Park, IL
Mark Henry [2] 09/27/99 Corinth, MS
Booker T [4] 10/04/99 Belmar, NJ
Scott Norton [2] 10/08/99 Baltimore, MD
Mascara Sagrada 10/09/99 Danbury, CT
Toshiaki Kawada 10/12/99 Swansea, MA
Booker T [5] 10/15/99 Loganville, GA
Mark Henry [3] 10/17/99 Anaheim, CA
Mascara Sagrada [2] 10/23/99 Dalton, GA
Yoshinari Ogawa 12/06/99 Baltimore, MD
Stevie Ray 12/17/99 Wilmington, DE
Stripped on 12/28/99 for no-showing a scheduled title
defense.
Mascara Sagrada [3] 12/28/99 Titusville, FL
Defeated Don Frye for vacant title.
Don Montoya 01/07/00 Johnson City, TN
Defeated Sagrada, Toshiaki Kawada and Yoshinari
Ogawa in a Jeopardy Match.
Don Frye 01/11/00 Tacoma, WA
Defeated Montoya, Steve Austin and Akira Taue in a
Four Corners Match.
Toshiaki Kawada [2] 01/12/00 Kissimmee, FL
Akira Taue 01/17/00 Jeffersonville, IN
Mark Henry [4] 01/19/00 Villa Park, IL
Defeated Taue and Yoshinari Ogawa ina Three-Way
Match.
Sid Vicious 01/23/00 Grand Rapids, MI
Akira Taue [2] 01/26/00 Charlotte, NC
Defeated Vicious, Steve Austin, Mascara Sagrada, Little
Guido and Stevie Ray in a six-pack challenge match.
Yoshinari Ogawa [2] 01/27/00 Greensboro, NC
All titles declared vacant on 01/29/00 after several
wrestlers leave promotion in protest.
Pierroth Jr. 02/05/00 Lexington, KY
Won in 30-man Royal Rumble, eliminating Yoshinari Ogawa.
Hector Garza 02/06/00 Clinton, IN
Pierroth Jr. [2] 02/09/00 Hagerstown, MD
All-Pro Wrestling closes 02/29/00 to re-organize. Title
is renamed World Professional Wrestling World Heavyweight
Title. Pierroth Jr. doesn't re-sign with the new
promotion and is stripped of the title.
Jeff Jarrett 09/03/00 North Little Rock, AR
Defeated The Rock for vacant title.
X-Pac 09/06/00 Philadelphia, PA
Jeff Jarrett [2] 09/09/00 Dover, DE
Scott Norton [3] 09/12/00 Sunrise, FL
Kurt Angle 09/14/00 Buffalo, NY
Jeff Jarrett [3] 09/19/00 Pine Creek, DE
D-Von Dudley 09/27/00 San Francisco, CA
Jeff Jarrett [4] 10/04/00 Hagerstown, MD
Rayo De Jalisco Jr. 10/07/00 Jacksonville, FL
Jeff Jarrett [5] 10/09/00 Birmingham, AL
Kensuke Sasaki [2] 10/19/00 Washington, DC
Jeff Jarrett [6] 10/21/00 Hagerstown, MD
Vacated title on 11/23/00 prior to Royal Rumble, by
order of Commissioner Bret Hart.
Masato Tanaka 11/23/00 New York, NY
Won vacant title in 30-man Royal Rumble, eliminating
Crowbar.
Dr. O'Borman Jr. 11/29/00 Hollywood, CA
Kensuke Sasaki [3] 12/16/00 Louisville, KY
Vader 12/18/00 Jacksonville, FL
Kensuke Sasaki [4] 12/19/00 Crystal River, FL
Kane 12/23/00 Little Rock, AR
Kenta Kobashi 01/06/01 Charlotte, NC
Justin Credible 01/10/01 Jacksonville, FL
Defeated Kobashi and Pierroth Jr. in a 3-way match.
Kenta Kobashi [2] 01/11/01 San Leandro, CA
Kane [2] 01/14/01 Hagerstown, MD
Defeated Kobashi, Credible & Tazz in a Four Corners
elimination match.
Kenta Kobashi [3] 01/15/01 New Port Richey, FL
Kane [3] 01/17/01 Worcester, MA
Jeff Jarrett [7] 02/14/01 Annapolis, MD
Kane [4] 02/17/01 Chicago, IL
Match was restarted by Commissioner Bret Hart after Kane
was initially disqualified for outside interference.
The Rock 03/02/01 Hagerstown, MD
Rayo De Jalisco Jr. [2] 03/03/01 Stonewood, WV
Pierroth Jr. [3] 03/07/01 Kansas City, MO
Defeated De Jalisco Jr. and Don Frye in a Triple Threat
match.
Rayo De Jalisco Jr. [3] 03/10/01 Lynchburg, VA
Stripped on 03/14/01 for no-showing scheduled title
defense.
Shinya Hashimoto 03/14/01 Milwaukee, WI
Defeated Jeff Jarrett for vacant title.
Masahiro Chono 03/18/01 Jackson, MS
Shinya Hashimoto [2] 03/20/01 Wilmington, DE
Masahiro Chono [2] 03/26/01 Alliance, OH
Shinya Hashimoto [3] 04/04/01 Los Angeles, CA
Tazz 04/10/01 Chatom, AL
Defeated Hashimoto, Vader and Rayo De Jalisco Jr. in a
Four Corners Match.
Shinya Hashimoto [4] 04/11/01 Baltimore, MD
Rayo De Jalisco Jr. [4] 04/21/01 Homewood, MD
Shinya Hashimoto [5] 04/23/01 Hammondville, AL
Big Vito 05/23/01 Los Angeles, CA
Shinya Hashimoto [6] 05/25/01 Fort Mead, MD
Rayo De Jalisco Jr. [5] 05/27/01 Albuquerque, NM
Shinya Hashimoto [7] 06/19/01 Reading, PA
Masahiro Chono [3] 06/20/01 Battle Creek, MI
Shinya Hashimoto [8] 06/22/01 Albany, NY
Yuji Nagata 07/03/01 New York, NY
Defeated Hashimoto & The Rock in an elimination match.
Booker T [6] 07/07/01 Kansas City, MO
Defeated Nagata & Tazz in a Triangle Extreme Cage
Match.
Shinya Hashimoto [9] 07/22/01 Albany, NY
The Rock [2] 07/25/01 Antioch, CA
Perro Aguayo 08/07/01 New York, NY
Vacated title on 08/18/01 prior to Battle of The Belts
PPV.
Brian Knobs 08/18/01 Greenville, SC
Won vacant title in Battle of The Belts royal rumble.
The Rock [3] 08/21/01 Buffalo, NY
Yuji Nagata [2] 10/06/01 Green Bay, WI
The Rock [4] 10/08/01 San Diego, CA
Sting 10/15/01 Grand Rapids, MI
Defeated The Rock, Chris Jericho, Yuji Nagata, Masato
Tanaka and Genichiro Tenryu in a Six-Pack Challenge
Match.
Jerry Lynn 11/05/01 Lubbock, TX
Masato Tanaka [2] 11/26/01 Rosemont, IL
Defeated Lynn, Negro Casas & Steve Austin in a Four
Corners Match.
Sting [2] 01/07/02 LaCrosse, WI
House show held earlier in the day.
Masato Tanaka [3] 01/07/02 New York, NY
Monday Night Madness program later that night.
Sting [3] 02/17/02 Cedar Falls, IN
Defeated Tanaka, Chris Jericho & Shinya Hashimoto in a
Four Corners Match.
Masato Tanaka [4] 02/18/02 Evansville, IN
Sting [4] 02/25/02 Las Vegas, NV
Jerry Lynn [2] 03/18/02 Jacksonville, FL
Raven 04/22/02 Albuquerque, NM
Rob Van Dam 05/04/02 N. Richland Hills, TX
Defeated Raven & Prince Iaukea in a Triple Threat Match.
Kanyon 05/29/02 Tampa, FL
Chris Jericho 06/16/02 Toronto, ON
Masato Tanaka [5] 08/12/02 Rockford, IL
Vacated title on 08/18/02 prior to Battle of the Belts
PPV.
Matt Hardy [2] 08/18/02 Fresno, CA
Won title in Battle of the Belts royal rumble.
Booker T [7] 08/24/02 Wichita, KS
Matt Hardy [3] 08/26/02 Fort Wayne, IN
Booker T [8] 08/28/02 Syracuse, NY
Keiji Muto 09/09/02 Austin, TX
Defeated Booker T, Kanyon & Chris Jericho in a Triple
Threat Match.
Booker T [9] 09/14/02 N. Richland Hills, TX
Defeated Muto and Vader in a Triangle Match.
Shinya Hashimoto [10] 10/14/02 New York, NY
Vince McMahon 11/09/02 Nanaimo, BC
Kensuke Sasaki [5] 11/10/02 Nashville, TN
Vince McMahon [2] 11/11/02 Hartford, CT
Booker T [10] 11/24/02 Philadelphia, PA
Defeated McMahon and Shinya Hashimoto in a Triple Threat
Match.
Masahiro Chono [4] 01/12/03 Lubbock, TX
Masato Tanaka [6] 02/02/03 Cornelia, GA
Mitsuharu Misawa 02/15/03 Surrey, BC
Abdullah the Butcher 02/18/03 Jeffersonville, IN
Defeated Misawa, Shiro Koshinaka & B. G. James in a Four
Corners Match.
Mitsuharu Misawa [2] 02/22/03 N. Richland Hills, TX
Defeated Abdullah the Butcher & Masato Tanaka in a Triple
Threat Match.
Abdullah the Butcher [2]
02/28/03 E. Rutherford, NJ
Mitsuharu Misawa [3] 03/01/03 Cologne, Germany
Masato Tanaka [7] 03/03/03 Birmingham, England
Mitsuharu Misawa [4] 03/05/03 Worcester, MA
Kurt Angle [2] 03/24/03 Duluth, MN
Jamal 04/04/03 Louisville, KY
Defeated Angle, The Hurricane & Rosie in a Four Corners
Match.
Booker T [11] 04/13/03 Caspar, WY
Christian [2] 04/15/03 Billings, MT
Kurt Angle [3] 04/26/03 Abbotsford, BC
Defeated Christian, Jamal, Mitsuharu Misawa & Booker T in
a Five-Way Challenge Match.
The Big Show 08/16/03 Huntington, WV
Title vacated prior to Battle of the Belts PPV.
Koji Kanemoto 09/27/03 Capetown, South Africa
Won vacant title in Royal Rumble. Stripped of title on
10/13/03 after Kanemoto leaves WPW.
Mitsuharu Misawa [5] 10/25/03 Fort Myers, FL
Defeated Kurt Angle, Masato Tanaka, Sean O'Haire, The
Hurricane & Test in an Elimination Chamber Match.
Kane [5] 02/15/04 Greenville, NC
The Big Show [2] 02/28/04 Peoria, IL
Defeated Kane & Mitsuharu Misawa in a Triple Threat
Match.
Tatsumi Fujinami 03/22/04 Los Angeles, CA
The Big Show [3] 03/28/04 West Palm Beach, FL
Fuerza Guerrera 04/01/04 Toronto, Ontario
The Big Show [4] 04/08/04 Springfield, MA
Chris Benoit 04/17/04 Hidalgo, TX
Defeated Big Show & Fuerza Guerrera in a Triple Threat
Match. Stripped on 04/22/04 for no-showing scheduled
title defense.
Booker T [12] 04/22/04 Los Angeles, CA
Defeated Raven for vacant title.
Chris Benoit [2] 05/13/04 West Palm Beach, FL
Booker T [13] 05/13/04 Chicago, IL
Genichiro Tenryu 06/06/04 Osaka, Japan
Defeated Booker T & Chris Benoit in a Triple Threat
Match.
Booker T [14] 06/07/04 Saitama, Japan
Genichiro Tenryu [2] 06/07/04 Regina, Saskatchewan
Mitsuharu Misawa [6] 06/21/04 Springfield, IL
Genichiro Tenryu [3] 06/22/04 Valparaiso, IN
Mitsuharu Misawa [7] 06/22/04 Joplin, MO
Genichiro Tenryu [4] 07/18/04 Manchester, England
Defeated Misawa & Booker T in a Triple Threat Match.
Mitsuharu Misawa [8] 08/02/04 Hidalgo, TX
Genichiro Tenryu [5] 08/03/04 Mobile, AL
Mitsuharu Misawa [9] 08/03/04 Monterrey, Mexico
Genichiro Tenryu [6] 08/04/04 Dothan, AL
Mitsuharu Misawa [10] 08/19/04 Edmonton, AB
Vacated on 09/25/04 prior to Battle of The Belts PPV.
Genichiro Tenryu [7] 09/25/04 Milwaukee, WI
Won vacant title in Royal Rumble.
Chase Stevens 10/24/04 Baton Rouge, LA
Mitsuharu Misawa [11] 12/25/04 Sioux City, IA
Genichiro Tenryu [8] 01/22/05 Toronto, ON
The Big Show [5] 03/05/05 New York, NY
Rey Mysterio 03/09/05 San Juan, PR
Kenta Kobashi [4] 03/19/05 Washington, DC
Mitsuharu Misawa [12] 06/11/05 Oshawa, ONT
The Big Show [6] 07/09/05 El Paso. TX
Defeated Misawa, Batista, Takao Omori, Hector Garza &
Mark Henry in an Elimination Chamber Match.
Tiger Mask IV 09/03/05 Uniondale, NY
Rey Mysterio [2] 11/26/05 Hartford, CT
Yoshihiro Takayama 12/24/05 Auburn Hills, MI
Shelton Benjamin 01/13/06 Uniondale, NY
Steve Corino 04/15/06 Oshawa, ONT
Perro Aguayo Jr. 05/13/06 Houston, TX
Kane [6] 06/23/06 Peoria, IL
Batista 08/05/06 Chattanooga, TN
Defeated Kane, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jerry Lynn, Sean Waltman,
and Perro Aguyao Jr. in an Elimination Chamber Match.
Jerry Lynn [3] 08/22/06 Jackson, MS
Dr. Wagner Jr. 09/11/06 Houston, TX
Batista [2] 09/24/06 Syracuse, NY
Perro Aguayo Jr. [2] 09/30/06 Richmond, VA
Defeated Batista, Jerry Lynn, Kane, Genichiro Tenryu &
Hiroyoshi Tenzan in an Elimination Chamber Match.
Genichiro Tenryu [9] 10/28/06 Newcastle, England
Batista [3] 11/25/06 Jackson, MS
Tiger Mask IV [2] 12/08/06 Rome, Italy
Chase Stevens [2] 12/10/06 Greensboro, NC
Batista [4] 12/17/06 Louisville, KY
Giant Bernard 01/15/07 Philadelphia, PA
The Undertaker [2] 02/03/07 Sheffield, England
Stripped on 03/24/07 for no-showing scheduled title
defense.
The Miz 03/24/07 Bologna, Italy
Defeated Balls Mahoney for vacant title.
Andy Douglas 04/01/07 Sheffield, England
Tony Mamaluke 04/08/07 Bethlehem, PA
Bryan Danielson 04/09/07 Hershey, PA
Jay Briscoe 04/27/07 Texarcana, AR
Christopher Daniels 04/30/07 Toronto, ONT
The Undertaker [3] 05/06/07 Berlin, Germany
Jeff Jarrett [8] 05/13/07 E. Rutherford, NJ
Carlito 07/22/07 Tucson, AZ
Abyss 07/29/07 Hartford, CT
Genichiro Tenryu [10] 08/21/07 Milwaukee, WI
Vacated on 09/30/07 when Tenryu leaves WPW.
Jeff Jarrett [9] 10/06/07 Charlotte, NC
Defeated Nigel McGuinness, Abyss, Christian Cage, Negro
Casas & Paul London in Elimination Chamber Match for
vacant title.
Chris Masters 10/12/07 Hidalgo, TX
Negro Casas 10/30/07 San Francisco, CA
Paul London 11/16/07 Atlantic City, NJ
Shelton Benjamin [2] 12/16/07 Los Angeles, CA
Stripped on 12/17/07 for no-showing scheduled title
defense.
Paul London [2] 12/17/07 Boston, MA
Defeated Claudio Castagnoli for vacant title.
Marcus Cor Von 12/29/07 Monroe, LA
Matt Striker 01/21/08 Salt Lake City, UT
Brian Kendrick 01/26/08 Steubenville, OH
Triple H 03/22/08 Dayton, OH
Minoru Suzuki 04/19/08 N. Charleston, SC
Defeated Triple H, Lacey, Brian Kendrick, Satoshi
Kojima and Umaga in an Elimination Chamber Match.
Vacated title on 05/19/08 prior to royal rumble.
Rick Steiner 05/19/08 Halifax, NS
Won vacant title in royal rumble.
Ted DiBiase Jr. 06/01/08 Lubbock, TX
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 06/02/08 Beaumont, TX
Umaga (Jamal) [2] 08/09/08 Cleveland, OH
Chris Masters [2] 08/30/08 Salt Lake City, UT
Shelton Benjamin [3] 09/13/08 Colorado Springs, CO
Nigel McGuinness 09/22/08 Milan, Italy
Stephanie McMahon 09/30/08 Kingston, ONT
A woman wrestler.
Kane [7] 10/07/08 Hershey, PA
Hiroyoshi Tenzan [2] 10/28/08 Petersborough, ONT
Mitsuharu Misawa [13] 12/09/08 Tampa, FL
The Undertaker [4] 01/27/09 Loveland, CO
Mark Henry [5] 08/08/09 Cleveland, OH
James Storm 09/05/09 Fayetteville, NC
Hiroyoshi Tenzan [3] 10/03/09 Hamburg, Germany
Defeated Storm, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Mark
Henry, and William Regal in an Elimination Chamber Match.
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