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WWE Champion Title History


 
Date

Champion

Defeated / Event

Places

1 04.01.1963 Buddy Rogers (1) n/a ???
2 05.17.1963 Bruno Sammartino (1) Buddy Rogers New York, NY
3 01.18.1971 Ivan Koloff (1) Bruno Sammartino New York, NY
4 02.08.1971 Pedro Morales (1) Ivan Koloff New York, NY
5 12.01.1973 Stan Stasiak (1) Pedro Morales Philadelphia, PA
6 12.10.1973 Bruno Sammartino (2) Stan Stasiak New York, NY
7 04.30.1977 Billy Graham (1) Bruno Sammartino Baltimore, MD
8 02.20.1978 Bob Backlund (1) Superstar Graham New York, NY
9 11.30.1979 Antonio Inoki  (1) Bob Backlund Tokoshima, Japan
**  

Inoki won the title from Backlund, but it was returned to Backlund after 6 days. Inoki is considered to have been a WWE champion, but when the title was returned to Backlund, it was still considered part of Bob's first title run.

 
10 12.06.1979 Bob Backlund (*) Antonio Inoki Tokyo, Japan
11 12.26.1983 Iron Sheik (1) Bob Backlund New York, NY
12 01.23.1984 Hulk Hogan (1) The Iron Sheik New York, NY
13 02.05.1988 Andre the Giant (1) Hulk Hogan Indianapolis, IN
** 02.05.1988

The title was vacated when Andre "sold" the title belt to Ted DiBiase. WWE President Jack Tunney ruled that the belt could only change hands via a match. This set up the WrestleMania 4 tournament.

 
14 03.27.1988 Randy Savage (1) Won in a tournament final
WrestleMania 4
Atlantic City, NJ
15 04.02.1989 Hulk Hogan (2) Randy Savage
WrestleMania 5
Atlantic City, NJ
16 04.01.1990 Ultimate Warrior (1) Hulk Hogan
WrestleMania 6
Toronto, ONT
17 01.19.1991 Sgt. Slaughter (1) Ultimate Warrior
Royal Rumble
Miami, FL
18 03.24.1991 Hulk Hogan (3) Sgt. Slaughter
WrestleMania 7
Los Angeles, CA
19 11.27.1991 Undertaker (1) Hulk Hogan
Survivor Series
Detroit, MI
20 12.03.1991 Hulk Hogan (4) Undertaker San Antonio, TX
21 01.19.1992 Ric Flair (1) Won a Royal Rumble
Royal Rumble
Albany, NY
22 04.05.1992 Randy Savage (2) Ric Flair
WrestleMania 8
Indianapolis, IN
23 09.01.1992 Ric Flair (2) Randy Savage Hershey, PA
24 10.12.1992 Bret Hart (1) Ric Flair Saskatoon, SA
25 04.04.1993 Yokozuna (1) Bret Hart
WrestleMania 9
Las Vegas, NV
26 04.04.1993 Hulk Hogan (5) Yokozuna
WrestleMania 9
Las Vegas, NV
27 06.13.1993 Yokozuna (2) Hulk Hogan
King of the Ring
Dayton, OH
28 03.20.1994 Bret Hart (2) Yokozuna
WrestleMania 10
New York, NY
29 11.23.1994 Bob Backlund (4) Bret Hart
Survivor Series
San Antonio, TX
30 11.26.1994 Diesel (1) Bob Backlund New York, NY
31 11.19.1995 Bret Hart (3) Diesel
Survivor Series
Landover, MD
32 03.31.1996 Shawn Michaels (1) Bret Hart
WrestleMania 12
Anaheim, CA
33 11.17.1996 Sid (1) Shawn Michaels
Survivor Series
New York, NY
34 01.19.1997 Shawn Michaels (2) Sid
Royal Rumble
San Antonio, TX
** 01.13.1997

An injured Shawn Michaels vacated the title on 13-Feb-1997

 
35 02.16.1997 Bret Hart (4) Vader, Austin, Undertaker
In Your House 13
Chattanooga, TN
36 02.17.1997 Sid (2) Bret Hart
Raw Is War
Nashville, TN
37 03.23.1997 Undertaker (2) Sid
WrestleMania 13
Chicago, IL
38 08.03.1997 Bret Hart (5) Undertaker
SummerSlam
East Rutherford, NJ
39 11.09.1997 Shawn Michaels (3) Bret Hart
Survivor Series
Montreal, QC
40 03.29.1998 Steve Austin (1) Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania 14
Boston, MA
41 06.28.1998 Kane (1) Steve Austin
King of the Ring
Pittsburgh, PA
42 06.29.1998 Steve Austin (2) Kane
Raw Is War
Cleveland, OH
** 09.27.1998

Both the Undertaker and Kane pinned Steve Austin, vacating the title at Breakdown: In Your House 24.

Hamilton, ONT
43 11.15.1998 The Rock (1) Mankind
Survivor Series
St. Louis, MO
44 12.29.1998 Mankind (1) Rocky Maivia
Raw Is War
Worcester, MA
45 01.24.1999 The Rock (2) Mankind
Royal Rumble
Anaheim, CA
46 01.26.1999 Mankind (2) The Rock Tuscon, AZ
47 02.15.1999 The Rock (3) Mankind
Raw Is War
Birmingham, AL
48 03.28.1999 Steve Austin (3) Rocky Maivia
WrestleMania 15
Philadelphia, PA
49 05.23.1999 Undertaker (3) Steve Austin
Over The Edge
Kansas City, MO
50 06.28.1999 Steve Austin (4) Undertaker
Raw Is War
Charlotte, NC
51 08.22.1999 Mankind (3) Steve Austin, Triple H
SummerSlam
Minneapolis, MN
52 08.23.1999 Triple H (1) Mankind
Raw Is War
Ames, IA
53 09.14.1999 Vince McMahon (1) Triple H
SmackDown!
Las Vegas, NV
** 09.20.1999

Vince McMahon vacated the title on Raw is War on 20-Sep-1999, setting up the Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven 1999.

Houston, TX
54 09.26.1999 Triple H (2) Big Show, Kane, Mankind, The Rock, British Bulldog
Unforgiven
Charlotte, NC
55 11.14.1999 Big Show (1) Triple H, The Rock
Survivor Series
Detroit, MI
56 01.03.2000 Triple H (3) Big Show
Raw is War
Miami, FL
57 04.30.2000 The Rock (4) Triple H
Backlash
Washington, D.C.
58 05.21.2000 Triple H (4) The Rock
Judgement Day
Louiville, KY
59 06.25.2000 The Rock (5) Triple H, Vince McMahon, Shane MaMahon, Undertaker, Kane
King of the Ring
Boston, MA
60 10.22.2000 Kurt Angle (1) The Rock
No Mercy
Albany, NY
61 02.25.2001 The Rock (6) Kurt Angle
No Way Out
Las Vegas, NV
62 04.01.2001 Steve Austin (5) The Rock
WrstleMania 17
Houston, TX
63 09.23.2001 Kurt Angle (2) Steve Austin
Unforgiven
Pittsburgh, PA
64 10.08.2001 Steve Austin (6) Kurt Angle
Raw
Indianapolis, IN
65 12.09.2001 Chris Jericho (2) Steve Austin
Vengeance
San Die`go, CA
** 12.09.2001

Before defeating Austin, Jericho beat the Rock to become WCW Champion; with the victory over Austin, Jericho merged the WWE & WCW World Championships making the "Undisputed World Championship"

 
66 03.17.2002 Triple H (5) Chris Jericho
WrstleMania 18
Toronto, ONT
67 04.21.2002 Hulk Hogan (6) Triple H
Backlash
Kansas City, MO
68 05.19.2002 Undertaker (4) Hulk Hogan
Judgment Day
Nashville, TN
69 07.21.2002 The Rock (7) Undertaker
Vengeance
Detroit, MI
70 08.25.2002 Brock Lesnar (1) The Rock
Summer Slam
Uniondale, NY
71 10.17.2002 Big Show (2) Big Show
Survivor Series
New York, NY
72 11.15.2002 Kurt Angle (3) Big Show
Armageddon
Fort Laurdale, FL
73 03.30.2003

Brock Lesnar (2)

Kurt Angle                         Wrestlemania 19 Seattle, WA
74 07.27.2003 Kurt Angle (4) Big Show & Brock Lesnar  Vengeance Denver, CO
75 09.18.2003 Brock Lesnar (3) Kurt Angle                      Smackdown! Raleigh, NC
76 02.15.2004 Eddie Guerrero (1) Brock Lesnar                                  No Way Out San Francisco, CA
77 27-Jun-2004 John Bradshaw Layfield (1) Eddie Guerrero
The Great American Bash
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