WWF World Heavyweight Title

Won By	Defeated	Location	Date
Buddy Rogers	Antonino Rocca-1	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4-??-63
Bruno Sammartino	Buddy Rogers	New York, NY	5-17-63
Ivan Koloff	Bruno Sammartino	New York, NY	1-18-71
Pedro Morales	Ivan Koloff	New York, NY	2-8-71
Stan Stasiak	Pedro Morales	Philadelphia, PA	12-1-73
Bruno Sammartino	Stan Stasiak	New York, NY	12-10-73
Superstar Billy Graham	Bruno Sammartino	Baltimore, MD	4-30-77
Bob Backlund	Superstar Billy Graham	New York, NY	2-20-78
Antonio Inoki	Bob Backlund	Tokushima, Japan	11-30-79
Bob Backlund	Bobby Duncum-2	New York, NY	12-12-79
Bob Backlund	Greg Valentine-3	New York, NY	11-23-81
Iron Sheik	Bob Backlund	New York, NY-4	12-26-83
Hulk Hogan	Iron Sheik	New York, NY	1-23-84
Andre the Giant	Hulk Hogan	Indianapolis, IN	2-5-88
Randy Savage	Ted DiBiase-5	Atlantic City, NJ	3-27-88
Hulk Hogan	Randy Savage	Atlantic City, NJ	4-2-89
Ultimate Warrior	Hulk Hogan	Toronto, Ontario	4-1-90
Sgt. Slaughter	Ultimate Warrior	Miami, FL	1-19-91
Hulk Hogan	Sgt. Slaughter	Los Angeles, CA	3-24-91
The Undertaker	Hulk Hogan	Detroit, MI	11-27-91
Hulk Hogan	The Undertaker	San Antonio, TX	12-3-91
Ric Flair	Sid Justice-6	Albany, NY	1-19-92
Randy Savage	Ric Flair	Indianapolis, IN	4-5-92
Ric Flair	Randy Savage	Hershey, PA	9-1-92
Bret Hart	Ric Flair	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	10-12-92
Yokozuna	Bret Hart	Las Vegas, NV	4-4-93
Hulk Hogan	Yokozuna	Las Vegas, NV-7	4-4-93
Yokozuna	Hulk Hogan	Dayton, OH	6-13-93
Bret Hart	Yokozuna	New York, NY-8	3-20-94
Bob Backlund	Bret Hart	San Antonio, TX-9	11-23-94
Diesel	Bob Backlund	New York, NY	11-26-94
Bret Hart	Diesel	Landover, MD	11-19-95
Shawn Michaels	Bret Hart	Anaheim, CA-10	3-31-96
Sid	Shawn Michaels	New York, NY	11-17-96
Shawn Michaels	Sid	San Antonio, TX	1-19-97
Bret Hart	The Undertaker-11	Chattanooga, TN	2-16-97
Sid	Bret Hart	Nashville, TN	2-17-97
The Undertaker	Sid	Chicago, IL-12	3-23-97
Bret Hart	The Undertaker	East Rutherford, NJ-13	8-3-97
Shawn Michaels	Bret Hart	Montreal, Quebec-14	11-9-97
Steve Austin	Shawn Michaels	Boston, MA-15	3-29-98
Kane	Steve Austin	Pittsburgh, PA-16	6-28-98
Steve Austin	Kane	Cleveland, OH	6-29-98
The Rock	Mankind-17	St. Louis, MO	11-15-98
Mankind	The Rock	Worcester, MA	12-29-98
The Rock	Mankind	Anaheim, CA-18	1-24-99
Mankind	The Rock	Tucson, AZ-19	1-26-99
The Rock	Mankind	Birmingham, AL-20	2-15-99
Steve Austin	The Rock	Philadelphia, PA-21	3-28-99
The Undertaker	Steve Austin	Kansas City, MO-22	5-23-99
Steve Austin	The Undertaker	Charlotte, NC	6-28-99
Mankind	Steve Austin	Minneapolis, MN-23	8-22-99
Triple H	Mankind	Ames, IA-24	8-23-99
Vince McMahon	Triple H	Las Vegas, NV-25	9-14-99
Triple H	The Rock-26	Charlotte, NC	9-26-99
The Big Show	Triple H	Detroit, MI-27	11-14-99
Triple H	The Big Show	Miami, FL	1-3-00
The Rock	Triple H	Washington, DC-28	4-30-00
Triple H	The Rock	Louisville, KY-29	5-21-00
The Rock	Vince McMahon-30	Boston, MA	6-25-00
Kurt Angle	The Rock	Albany, NY-31	10-22-00
The Rock	Kurt Angle	Las Vegas, NV	2-25-01
Steve Austin	The Rock	Houston, TX-32	4-1-01
Kurt Angle	Steve Austin	Pittsburgh, PA	9-23-01
Steve Austin	Kurt Angle	Indianapolis, IN	10-8-01
Chris Jericho	Steve Austin	San Diego, CA-33	12-9-01


1- Alleged tournament final
2- Texas Death Match for vacant title. Backlund defeated Inoki on 12-6-79, but due to the outside interference,
the title was returned to Inoki, but he refused to accept it
3- Rematch for held-up title. Valentine was handed the title belt by the referee after Backlund had actually
defeated Valentine on 10-19-81
4- Sheik awarded match when Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel
5- Tournament final. Andre stripped of title when he gave the belt to DiBiase
6- Flair eliminated Sid to win the Royal Rumble and the vacant title. Hogan stripped due to controversial nature of
match vs. UT
7- Mr. Fuji challenged Hogan to face Yoko in an impromptu match which he accepted and won. The decision was
later allowed to stand
8- Roddy Piper was the special referee
9- Backlund awarded match when Helen Hart threw in the towel
10- 60 minute Iron Man Match. Shawn defeated Bret one fall to none winning in the sudden-death overtime period
11- Eliminated UT by clotheslining him over the top rope to win Final Four match that included Steve Austin & Vader.
Eliminations could occur by pinfall or by throwing opponent over the top rope
12- No-DQ match
13- Shawn Michaels was the special referee
14- Referee Earl Hebner ordered to stop match by Vince McMahon when Shawn placed Bret in the Sharpshooter
15- Mike Tyson was the special "enforcer" referee
16- First blood match
17- Tournament final. Title held-up after the Undertaker & Kane both pinned Austin simultaneously in a Triple Threat
match on 9-27
18- This was an "I quit" match
19- This was a no-DQ, falls-count-anywhere match held in an empty arena
20- Ladder match
21- No-DQ match
22- Vince & Shane McMahon were the special referees
23- Jesse Ventura was the special referee. Triple Threat match included Triple H
24- Shane McMahon was the special referee
25- Shane McMahon was the special referee
26- Six Pack Challenge for title vacated by Vince McMahon included Paul Wight, Kane, Mankind &
The British Bulldog. Steve Austin was the special "enforcer" referee
27- Triple Threat match included The Rock. Vince McMahon was the special referee
28- Shane McMahon was the appointed special referee, but WWF referee Earl Hebner counted the pin
29- 60 minute Iron Man match. Triple H defeated The Rock six falls to five, winning the deciding fall by DQ.
Shawn Michaels was the special referee
30- Rock pinned Vince in a six-man tag team match between Rock, Kane & The Undertaker vs. Vince, Triple H &
Shane McMahon
31- No-DQ match
32- No-DQ match
33- Unified with WCW World title

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Royal Rumble | King of the Ring

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