TITLE HISTORIES
Champion/Defeated Date Location / Finish
World Title (WWE RAW TITLE/Former WCW TITLE)


Ric Flair Dusty Rhodes
9/17/81
Kansas City, MO

Harley Race Ric Flair
11/24/83
Starrcade A Flare for the Gold This was a steel cage match; Flair won with a crossbody off the top.

Ric Flair Harley Race
3/24/84
Kallang, Singapore; Neither of these title changes overseas were recognized on television.

Kerry Von Erich Ric Flair
5/6/84
Irving, TX; 1st Annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions; Von Erich won the title with a backslide; This bout was voted Match of the Year by the readers of PWI.

Ric Flair Kerry Von Erich
5/24/84
Yokosuka City, Japan; This was a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match; Each man traded the first two falls with their respective submission holds (Von Erich - the claw, Flair - the figure-4) before Flair won the 3rd fall by rolling through on a roll up from the champion.

Dusty Rhodes Ric Flair
7/26/86
Greensboro, NC; Great American Bash 86 Tour; This was a steel cage match.

Ric Flair Dusty Rhodes
8/9/86
St. Louis, MO; Kiel Auditorium

Ron Garvin Ric Flair
9/25/87
Detroit, MN; This was a steel cage match; Garvin won with a sunset flip off the top rope.

Ric Flair Ron Garvin
11/27/87
Chicago, IL; Starrcade 87; This was a steel cage match; Flair won after sending Garvin face-first into the steel fence; This took place the same day as the WWF first Survivor Series.

Ricky Steamboat Ric Flair
2/20/89
Chicago, IL; Chi-Town Rumble 89; Steamboat won by blocking the figure-4 into an inside cradle.

Ric Flair Ricky Steamboat
5/7/89
Nashville, TN; Music City Showdown; Flair regained the title by blocking a slam into an inside cradle; After the match he was brutally attacked by Terry Funk, suffering a piledriver onto the commentary table.

Sting Ric Flair
7/7/90
Baltimore, MD; Great American Bash 90; Sting won by blocking the figure-4 into an inside cradle; Ole Anderson was handcuffed to El Gigante during the match; Sting is known as the last NWA title holder and the first WCW title holder during this reign.

Ric Flair Sting
1/11/91
East Rutherford, NJ; House Show; Flair regained the title with his feet on the ropes; Flair lost a controversial bout to IWGP Champion Tatsumi Fujinami on 3/21/91 in Tokyo but the belt remained with the champion; He eventually won a rematch between the two on 5/19/91.

Lex Luger Barry Windham
7/14/91
Baltimore, MD; Great American Bash 91; This was a steel cage match; Luger was to have met Flair for the title but the champion was fired from WCW and immediately joined the WWF; This match between the two top contenders would determine the new champion; Luger won with a piledriver and was led backstage by Harley Race and Mr. Hughes, foreshadowing a heel turn.

Sting Lex Luger
2/29/92
Milwaukee, MI; SuperBrawl II; Sting won with a crossbody off the top; Luger left WCW shortly thereafter.

Big Van Vader Sting
7/12/92
Albany, GA; Great American Bash 92; Vader won with the powerbomb after Sting hit his head on the steel ring post.

Ron Simmons Vader
8/2/92
Baltimore, MD; Great American Bash 92 Tour; Sting was to have met Vader in a rematch but was attacked earlier in the night by Jake Ãthe Snake Roberts; Simmons was chosen at random to challenge Vader and won the title with a surprise powerslam.

Big Van Vader Ron Simmons
12/30/92
Baltimore, MD; House Show; Vader won the title with a shoulder breaker onto the already injured shoulder of the champion.

Sting Big Van Vader
3/11/93
London, England; House Show; Sting won with a powerslam off the top rope.

Big Van Vader Sting
3/17/93
Dublin, Irleand; House Show; Vader regained the title with the powerbomb after Sting hit his head on the ring post.

Ric Flair Big Van Vader
12/27/93
Starrcade 93; Flair put his career on the line against Vader's title in this bout; Flair scored the pin by clipping the champion in the back of the knee and rolling him up; The title was vacated following a controversial title defense against Ricky Steamboat on 4/17/94; Flair won the rematch shortly thereafter

Hulk Hogan Ric Flair
7/17/94
Bash at the Beach 94; Hogan, with Mr. T in his corner, won the match with a legdrop; Shaquille O'Neal presented Hogan with the belt following the match; The belt was later vacated following a controversial title defense against The Giant on 10/29/95.

Randy SavageVacated
11/26/95
Norfolk, VA; World War III 95; Savage won the vacant title in the three-ring, 60-man battle royal that would determine the new champion; Savage last eliminated the One Man Gang but Hulk Hogan went out between the ropes and was thus never really eliminated.

Ric Flair Randy Savage
12/27/95
Nashville, TN; Starrcade 95; Flair won the right to face Savage by defeating Sting and Lex Luger in a triangle match earlier in the night; Flair captured the title after outside interference from the Horsemen (Arn Anderson, Brian Pillman, and Chris Benoit).

Randy Savage Ric Flair
1/22/96
Las Vegas, NV;WCW Monday Nitro; Savage won with the flying elbowsmash in a match that saw interference from both Arn Anderson and Hulk Hogan.

Ric FlairRandy Savage
2/11/96
St. Petersburg, FL; SuperBrawl VI; This was a steel cage match; Flair won after Miss Elizabeth hit Savage in the eye with her high heel shoe.

The Giant
Ric Flair
4/22/96
Albany, GA; WCW Monday Nitro; Giant won by locking a choke onto Flair, thus breaking the figure-4, and chokeslamming the champion.

Hollywood Hogan The Giant
8/10/96
Hog Wild; Hogan won after outside interference from Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, finishing off by hitting the champion in the head with the title belt; After the match, he and The Outsiders attacked longtime Hogan friend Brutus Beefcake.


Lex Luger Hollywood Hogan
8/4/97
Auburn Hills, MI; WCW Monday Nitro; This was the 100th episode of Nitro; Luger won with the Torture Rack after fending off outside interference from the New World Order.


Hollywood HoganLex Luger
8/9/97
Sturgis, SD; Road Wild 97; Hogan won this rematch with the legdrop after a fake Sting came ringside and hit Luger with a baseball bat.


Sting Hollywood Hogan
12/28/97 Washington, DC; Starrcade 97; Sting won the match with the Scorpion Deathlock; Hogan originally won the match with the legdrop but Bret Hart intervened before the bell could be rung, knocking out referee Nick Patrick and taking over as the ref; The title was vacated following a controversial rematch on 12/29/97.

Sting Hollywood Hogan 2/28/98 San Francisco, CA; SuperBrawl VIII; This bout would finally determine which man would be the champion; Sting won after Randy Savage interfered and attacked Hogan.

Randy Savage Sting 4/19/98 Denver, CO; Spring Stampede 98; This was a No DQ match; Savage won after Kevin Nash interfered and powerbombed the champion.

Hollywood Hogan Randy Savage 4/20/98 Colorodo Springs, CO; WCW Monday Nitro; Hogan regained the title after Bret Hart ran into the ring, nailed Kevin Nash with the title belt, and placed an unconscious Hogan on top of an unconscious Savage.

Bill Goldberg Hollywood Hogan 7/6/98 Atlanta, GA;
WCW Monday Nitro; Goldberg was the reigning United States champion at the time of the bout and defeated Scott Hall earlier in the night to earn the title shot; He won the match with the Spear and Jackhammer, while Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone dealt with Curt Hennig on the floor.

kevin Nash Bill Goldberg 12/27/98 Washtington, DC; Starrcade 98; Kevin Nash earned the right to this title shot by winning the previous month’s World War III battle royal; Nash won the title and ended Goldbergs undefeated streak with the powerbomb after Scott Hall used a tazer on the champion.

Hollywood Hogan Kevin Nash 1/4/99 Atlanta, GA;WCW Monday Nitro; Nash was to have met Goldberg in a rematch but the challenger was arrested earlier in the night; Hogan stepped in as the surprise challenger and beat Nash by pushing him with his finger; It was soon revealed that Nash and Hogan were working together and this night saw the rebirth of the New World Order.

Ric Flair Hollywood Hogan 3/14/99 Louisville, KY; Uncensored 99; This was a First Blood steel cage match in which Flairs career, Hogans title, and Eric Bischoffs power were on the line; Flair eventually won the match via pinfall after hitting Hogan with a crowbar given to him by Arn Anderson - even though pinfalls were not originally allowed in the match; Flair bled throughout the match but the referee never motioned to stop the bout; This match also featured the heel turn of Flair and the face turn of Hogan.

DDP Ric Flair 4/11/99 Tacoma, WA; Spring Stampede ’99; This was a 4-way match also including Hollywood Hogan and Sting; Randy Savage, the guest referee, brutally attacked Flair - allowing Page to hit the Diamond Cutter and score the easy pin; Hogan was stretchered out of the ring after having his knee injured by DDP halfway through the battle.
Sting DDP 4/26/99 Fargo, ND; WCW Monday Nitro; Sting won following the Scorpion Death Drop.
DDP Kevin Nash 4/26/99 Fargo, ND; WCW Monday Nitro; This was a 4-way match also involving Sting and Bill Goldberg.

Kevin Nash DDP 5/9/99 St. Louis, MO; Slamboree 99 Nash regained the title with the powerbomb.
Randy Savage Kevin Nash 7/11/99 Sunrise, FL; Bash at the Beach 99; This was a tag team 4-way match also including Sid Vicious and Sting; Savage won with the flying elbowsmash.
Hollywood Hogan Randy Savage 7/12/99 Jacksonville, FL; WCW Monday Nitro; Hogan won thanks to the help of Kevin Nash.

Sting Hollywood Hogan 9/12/99 Winston-Salem, NC; Fall Brawl 99; Sting won by using his baseball bat as a weapon; The title was later held up following a match against Bill Goldberg on 10/24/99 in which Goldberg won but Sting never accepted that the bout would be for the title.

Bret Hart Chris Benoit 11/21/99 Toronto, Ontario; Mayhem 99; This was the final bout in a 16-person tournament to determine the new champion; Hart won the match with the Sharpshooter; Hart had defeated Sting earlier in the night in a semi-final bout while Benoit beat Jeff Jarrett; The title was later held up following a title defense against Bill Goldberg on 12/19/99.

Bret Hart Bill Goldberg 12/20/99 Baltimore, MD; WCW Monday Nitro; Hart won this rematch via pinfall after The Outsiders attacked Goldberg with baseball bats; Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett, and Hart formed the New World Order 2000 after the match; Hart was later stripped of the title on 1/16/00 due to a head injury which eventually ended his career.

Chris Benoit Sid Vicious 1/16/00 Cincinnatti, OH; Souled Out 00; Vicious was to have met Hart for the title but, due to Harts injury, Benoit was brought in as a substitution; Arn Anderson served as guest referee and had the match stopped when Vicious tapped out to Benoits Crippler Crossface - even though Vicious leg was underneath the ring ropes; Benoit left for the WWF the following day and was stripped of the title.

Sid Vicious Vacated 1/17/00 WCW Monday Nitro; Arn Anderson officially reversed his decision from the previous night since Vicious leg was under the ropes.

Sid Vicious Kevin Nash 1/24/00 Los Angeles, CA; WCW Thunder; Nash ordered this match to take place since Vicious did not defeat the proper Harris before beating Nash the night prior; Vicious was stripped of the title on 4/10/00 as Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated all the championships.

Sid Vicious Kevin Nash 1/25/00 Las Vegas, NV; WCW Thunder; Nash ordered this match to take place since Vicious did not defeat the proper Harris before beating Nash the night prior; Vicious was stripped of the title on 4/10/00 as Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated all the championships.

Jeff Jarrett DDP 4/16/00 Chicago, IL; Spring Stampede 00; These men earned the right to battle for the vacant title after Page defeated Lex Luger and Jarrett defeated Curt Hennig; Jarrett won after Kimberly Page turned on her husband.

DDP Jeff Jarrett 4/24/00 Rochester, NY; WCW Monday Nitro; Page won with the help of Chris Kanyon.

David Arquette Eric Bischoff 4/25/00 Syracuse, NY; WCW Thunder; This was a tag team bout pitting Arquette and DDP against Bischoff and Jarrett - whoever gained the pinfall won the title; Arquette got the pin with a spear.

Jeff Jarret DDP 5/7/00 Slamboree 00; This was a three-tiered cage match also involving David Arquette; Jarrett won thanks to Arquette turning on his friend Page; Chris Kanyon was tossed from the top of the cage through the rampway by Mike Awesome after the match.

Ric Flair Jeff Jarrett 5/15/00 Biloxi, MS; WCW Monday Nitro

Jeff Jarrett Vacated 5/22/00 Grand Rapids, MI; WCW Monday Nitro; Jarrett was awarded the title by Vince Russo following Flairs collapse during a previous broadcast.

Kevin Nash Jeff Jarrett 5/23/00 Saginaw, MI; WCW Thunder; This was a 3-way bout also involving U.S. Champion Scott Steiner.

Ric Flair N/A 5/29/00 Salt Lake City, UT; WCW Monday Nitro; Nash gave the title back to Flair since Flair never lost it in the ring and had it wrongfully taken from him.

Jeff Jarrett Ric Flair 5/29/00 Salt Lake City, UT; WCW Monday Nitro

Booker T Jeff Jarrett 7/9/00 Fort Lauderdale, FL; Bash at the Beach 00; Jarrett was to have met Hulk Hogan but Vince Russo scraped the match, gave Hogan a consolation title belt, and put the title up for grabs between these two men; Booker won with the Bookend.

Kevin Nash Booker T. 8/28/00 Las Cruses, NM; WCW Monday Nitro

Booker T Kevin Nash 9/17/00 Buffalo, NY; Fall Brawl 00; This was a caged heat match; Booker regained the title with the Bookend.

Vince Russo Booker T 9/25/00 Long Island, NY; WCW Monday Nitro; This was a cage match; Russo won by being speared out of the cage by Goldberg; The title was vacated a week after; The concussion Russo suffered during this match permanently kept him off WCW TV and out of the booking committee.

Booker T Jeff Jarrett 10/2/00 San Francisco, CA; WCW Monday Nitro; This was a 49ers match in which boxes would cover items held on poles on each four turnbuckles - three items would be weapons and the other would be the title belt.

Scott Steiner Booker T 11/26/00 Milwaukee, MI; Mayhem 00; This was a caged heat match in which a straight jacket could be used as a weapon; Steiner won with the Steiner Recliner.

Booker T Scott Steiner 3/26/01 Panama City Beach, FL; WCW Monday Nitro; This was the last episode of Nitro after the WWF purchased WCW days prior; Booker T was the reigning United States champion going into the battle; He regained the title with the Bookend.

Kurt Angle Booker T WWF Raw is War

Booker T Kurt Angle WWF Raw is War

The Rock Booker T San Jose, CA; Summerslam, '01
Chris Jericho The Rock No Mercy'01

The Rock Chris Jericho WWF Raw is War
Chris Jericho The Rock 12/29/01 San Diego, CA; Vengeance; This was a first round match in a one-night tournament to crown the first ever undisputed heavyweight champion; Jericho won due to interference from Vince McMahon; Later in the night, Jericho defeated WWF World Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin to unify the championship titles. (Both belts were combined to make Undisputed Title making the WCW World Title now defunct)

Triple H ----- 9/2/02 Milwaukee, WI; WWE RAW; After it was announced Brock Lesnar would be exclusive to SmackDown as the Undisputed Champion, Eric Bischoff thought RAW deserved a champion of its own. Bischoff then introduced Triple H as the new World Heavyweight Champion, handing him the belt without having to earn it. This now makes the former WCW World Title active again for the RAW brand simply known as the "World Title."

Shawn Michaels Triple H 11/17/02 New York City, NY; WWE Survivor Series; Triple H was forced to defend his World Heavyweight Title in a newly invented Elimination Chamber Match which included challengers Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Kane, Chris Jericho and the return of "HBK" Shawn Michaels. In the end, Shawn Michaels was able to do the unthinkable and pin Triple H 1, 2, 3 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion in 2002, making Michaels a World Champion for the first time since 1998.
Triple H Shawn Michaels 12/15/02 Fort Lauderdale, FL; WWE Armageddon; Following the win by Shawn Michaels in the Elimination Chamber at the Survivor Series, the tension between Triple H and Shawn Michaels grew. Eric Bischoff announced that HBK would defend the World Heavyweight Title against Triple H in a Best of Three Falls Match. In the end, Triple H won the first fall (Street Fight), Shawn Michaels won the second fall (Steel Cage Match) and Triple H won the third fall (Ladder Match) to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.



WWE TITLE (SMACKDOWN BRAND)

Champion Defeated Date Location / Finish
Buddy Rogers N/A 4/63 Rio de Janiero, Brazil; Rogers won a fictious tournament for the championship; Rogers was awarded the title because of his controversial NWA title loss to Lou Thez in Toronto on 1/24; The belt is referred to as the WWWF World Title at this point
Bruno Sammartino Buddy Rogers 5/17/63 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden; Sammartino won the title following a dropkick, backbreaker, and bear hug; Sammartino lost to Ray Stevens on 7/15/67 in San Francisco via count-out but the title change is never officially recognized
Ivan Koloff Bruno Sammartino 1/18/71 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden; Koloff won the title with a knee drop off the top rope
Pedro Morales Ivan Koloff 2/8/71 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden
Stan Stasiak Pedro Morales 12/1/73 Philadelphia, PA; Morales pinned himself after back suplexing Stasiak; Stasiak lifted his shoulder during the pin but Morales had his down for the 3-count
Bruno Sammartino Stan Stasiak 12/10/73 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden
Superstar Billy Graham Bruno Sammartino 4/30/77 Baltimore, MD
Bob Backlund Superstar Billy Graham 2/20/78 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden; Backlund won the match even though Graham's foot was on the bottom rope during the pin
Antonio Inoki Bob Backlund 11/30/79 Tokoshima, Japan; This title loss was not recognized in the U.S.
Bob Backlund Antonio Inoki 12/6/79 Tokyo, Japan
Bob Backlund Bobby Duncum 12/12/79 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden; The title was vacated following the 12/6/79 match in Tokyo because of Tiger Jeet Singh's outside interference
Bob Backlund Greg Valentine 11/23/81 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden; The title was held up following a earlier match between the two on 10/19/81 in which the dazed referee gave Valentine the title belt after Valentine lost a fall to Backlund
The Iron Sheik Bob Backlund 12/26/83 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden; Iron Sheik won the title when Backlund's manager Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel while Backlund was in the Camel Clutch; The champion entered the match with an already injured back
Hulk Hogan The Iron Sheik 1/23/84 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden; Hogan won the title following the legdrop
Andre the Giant Hulk Hogan 2/5/88 Indianapolis, IN; Market Square Arena; The Main Event; According to storyline, Ted Dibiase had paid for someone to have plastic surgery so they could look like referee Earl Hebner and officiate the match (Dave Hebner played that role); The referee made a 3-count on Hogan when his shoulder was up at the 1 count; After the match, Andre sold the title to Ted Dibiase; President Jack Tunney stripped Andre of the title and ordered a 14-man tournament to be held to crown the new champion
Randy Savage Ted Dibiase 3/27/88 Atlantic City, NJ; Trump Plaza; WrestleMania IV; Savage won the tournament for the vacant title by last defeating Ted Dibiase with the flying elbow drop after Hulk Hogan interfered; Savage had previously defeated Butch Reed, Greg Valentine, and One Man Gang prior to the final bout
Hulk Hogan Randy Savage 4/2/89 Atlantic City, NJ; Trump Plaza; WrestleMania V; Hogan won following the leg drop
The Ultimate Warrior Hulk Hogan 4/1/90 Toronto, ON; Skydome; WrestleMania VI; This was a title for title match where both Warrior's IC belt and Hogan's world belt were on the line; Warrior scored the pin with a splash after Hogan missed his leg drop; Warrior vacated the IC title shortly after the match
Sgt. Slaughter The Ultimate Warrior 1/19/91 Miami, FL; Miami Arena; Royal Rumble 91; Slaughter won the match following a elbow drop after Randy Savage interfered and smashed his sceptor over the Warrior's head
Hulk Hogan Sgt. Slaughter 3/24/91 Los Angeles, CA; Sports Arena; WrestleMania VII; Hogan won following the leg drop
The Undertaker Hulk Hogan 11/27/91 Detroit, MI; Joe Louis Arena; Survivor Series 91; Undertaker won the match following a Tombstone piledriver onto a chair that was placed in the ring by Ric Flair
Hulk Hogan The Undertaker 12/3/91 San Antonio, TX; Freeman Coliseum; Tuesday in Texas; Hogan won with a roll up after blinding the Undertaker with the ashes that were in the urn; President Jack Tunney declared the title vacant because of the controversial nature of the past two title changes and held the belt up for the winner of the 1992 Royal Rumble
Ric Flair Sid Justice 1/19/92 Albany, NY; Knickerbocker Arena; Royal Rumble 92; Flair won the vacant title by last eliminating Sid Justice from the 30-man Royal Rumble; Flair drew #3 in the match and lasted over an hour
Randy Savage Ric Flair 4/5/92 Indianapolis, IN; Hoosier Dome; WrestleMania VIII; Savage won with a roll up and held the tights during the pin
Ric Flair Randy Savage 9/1/92 Hershey, PA; Hershey Park Arena; This match occured at a TV taping and was shown on Prime Time Wrestling about a week later; Flair regained the title by pinning Savage with the figure-4 after Razor Ramon interfered; Savage entered the match with an injured leg after the attack Flair and Mr. Perfect gave him at Summer Slam in London
Bret Hart Ric Flair 10/12/92 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; This match occured at an untelevised event but was released on home video; Hart won the match with the Sharpshooter after a superplex
Yokozuna Bret Hart 4/4/93 Las Vegas, NV; Caesar's Palace; WrestleMania IX; Yokozuna won the match via pinfall after Mr. Fuji threw salt in Hart's eyes as he had the challenger in the Sharpshooter
Hulk Hogan Yokozuna 4/4/93 Las Vegas, NV; Caesar's Palace; WrestleMania IX; Hogan was challenged by Mr. Fuji immediately after the title match; Fuji accidently threw salt in Yokozuna's eyes and a leg drop ended the match for Hogan
Yokozuna Hulk Hogan 6/13/93 Dayton, OH; Nutter Center; King of the Ring 93; Yokozuna regained the title with a leg drop after a photographer (Harvey Wippleman in disguise) got on the ring apron and shot a fireball into Hogan's eyes
Bret Hart Yokozuna 3/20/94 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden; WrestleMania X; Hart scored the pin on Yokozuna after the champion lost his balance and fell backwards onto his head while attempting the Bonzai Drop; Yokozuna had defended the title earlier in the night against Lex Luger while Hart had faced his brother Owen; Roddy Piper was the guest referee for this match
Bob Backlund Bret Hart 11/23/94 San Antonio, TX; Freeman Coliseum; Survivor Series 94; This was a match in which each wrestler's corner man (Davey Boy Smith for the champion and Owen Hart for the challenger) must throw in the towel for the match to end; During the match, Smith was knocked unconcious and Owen Hart convinced his mother, Helen, to throw in the towel after the champion had been locked in the Cross Face Chicken Wing for nearly 10 minutes
Diesel Bob Backlund 11/23/94 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden; This match occured at an untelevised event; Diesel pinned Backlund at the 8 second mark after a kick to the midsection and a powerbomb; Backlund's original opponent, Bret Hart, was injured and unable to compete - therefore President Jack Tunney declared Diesel the #1 contender due to his showing at the Survivor Series
Bret Hart Diesel 11/19/95 Landover, MD; USAir Arena; Survivor Series 95; This was a No DQ, No Count Out, There Must be a Winner match; Hart won with an inside cradle after Diesel had him ready for the powerbomb but let go
Shawn Michaels Bret Hart 3/31/96 Anaheim, CA; Arrowhead Pond; WrestleMania XII; This was a 60-minute Ironman match; The end result after the 60 minutes had elapsed was 0-0 therefore President Gorilla Monsoon ordered a sudden death round; Michaels won after two superkicks
Psycho Sid Shawn Michaels 11/17/96 New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden; Survivor Series 96; Sid won after hitting Michaels over the back with a WWF video camera and then powerbombing him
Shawn Michaels Psycho Sid 1/19/97 San Antonio, TX; Alamo Dome; Royal Rumble 97; Michaels won with the superkick after hitting Sid with a WWF video camera; The title was declared vacant on 2/13/97 due to injury
Bret Hart The Undertaker 2/16/97 Chatanooga, TN; UTC Arena; In Your House 'Final Four'; This was a four-way match between Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Vader, and the Undertaker to determine the new champion; These were the last four men in the ring at the Royal Rumble and Austin had eliminated the other men illegally; Earlier eliminations in the match saw Hart throw Austin over the top to the floor and the Undertaker do the same to Vader; Hart clotheslined Undertaker to the floor after outside interference from Steve Austin distracted the Undertaker
Psycho Sid Bret Hart 2/17/97 Nashville, TN; Nashville Arena; Raw is War; Sid won with the powerbomb after Steve Austin interfered and hit Hart over the head with a chair as Hart had Sid in the Sharpshooter
The Undertaker Psycho Sid 3/23/97 Rosemont, IL; Rosemont Horizon; WrestleMania XIII; The Undertaker won the title with the Tombstone after Bret Hart interfered
Bret Hart The Undertaker 8/3/97 East Rutherford, NJ; Continental Airlines Arena; Summer Slam 97; Hart won the match after guest referee, Shawn Michaels, accidently gave the Undertaker a chairshot to the head which knocked him out
Shawn Michaels Bret Hart 11/9/97 Montreal, Quebec; Molson Centre; Survivor Series 97; Vince McMahon called for the bell while Michaels had Hart in the Sharpshooter, however Hart did not submit
Steve Austin Shawn Michaels 3/29/98 Boston, MA; FleetCenter; WrestleMania XIV; Austin won the match following the Stunner; Guest ring enforcer Mike Tyson made the pinfall and knocked Michaels out after the match

Kane Steve Austin 6/28/98 Pittsburgh, PA; Civic Arena; King of the Ring 98; This was a First Blood match where, if Kane were to lose, he would set himself on fire; Both Mankind and the Undertaker interfered in the match but it was the Undertaker's chairshot that left Austin bleeding from the head and the loser of the match

Steve Austin Kane 6/29/98 Cleveland, OH; Gund Arena; Raw is War; Austin got the pinfall after a Stunner; The title was held up on 9/27/98 when Austin was pinned by both Kane and the Undertaker in a 3-way match; A later match between Kane and the Undertaker on 10/18/98 resulted in a no-contest so a tournament was planned

The Rock Mankind 11/15/98 St. Louis, MO; Kiel Center; Survivor Series 98; This was a tournament final; Rock won the match when he put Mankind in the Sharpshooter and Vince McMahon rang the bell, even though there was no submission; The Rock had defeated the Big Bossman, Ken Shamrock, and the Undertaker in previous rounds

Mankind The Rock 12/29/98 Worcester, MA; Raw is War; Mankind won the title in this pre-taped Raw after Steve Austin interfered

The Rock Mankind 1/24/99 Anaheim, CA; Arrowhead Pond; Royal Rumble 99; This was an I Quit match; The Rock had pre-taped audio of Mankind saying 'I quit' played over the PA system to win the match

Mankind The Rock 1/26/99 Tucson, AZ; Halftime Heat; This was an Empty Arena match that was pre-taped; Mankind won the title after pinning Rock to the ground backstage with a wooden palette

The Rock Mankind 2/15/99 Birmingham, AL; Raw is War; This was a ladder match; Rock won after the Big Show interfered and gave Mankind a chokeslam from the top of the ladder

Steve Austin The Rock 3/28/99 Philadelphia, PA; First Union Center; WrestleMania XV

The Undertaker Steve Austin 5/23/99 Kansas City, MO; Kemper Arena; Over the Edge 99; Shane McMahon was the guest referee

Steve Austin The Undertaker 6/28/99 Charlotte, NC; Charlotte Coliseum; Raw is War; Austin won following a Stunner

Mankind Steve Austin 8/22/99 Minneapolis, MN; Target Center; Summer Slam 99; This was a 3-way match also involving Triple H; Mankind pinned Austin following a double arm DDT; Triple H assaulted Austin's injured knee with a chair after the match

Triple H Mankind 8/23/99 Ames, IA; Raw is War; Triple H won the title following the Pedigree after Shane McMahon interfered

Vince McMahon Triple H 9/14/99 Las Vegas, NV; Smackdown!; McMahon won the title after outside interference from Steve Austin; The title is declared vacant on 9/20/99

Triple H The Rock 9/26/99 Charlotte, NC; Charlotte Coliseum; Unforgiven 99; This was a 6 Pack match for the vacant title; The other participants included Mankind, Kane, Davey Boy Smith, and the Big Show; Steve Austin was the guest referee; Triple H won with the Pedigree

The Big Show Triple H 11/14/99 Detroit, MI; Joe Louis Arena; Survivor Series 99; This was a 3-way match also involving The Rock; Big Show replaced Steve Austin after Austin was injured earlier in the night; Big Show pinned Triple H with the chokeslam after Vince McMahon hit Triple H with the belt

Triple H The Big Show 1/3/00 Miami, FL; Raw is War; Triple H won with the Pedigree after a low blow; Chris Jericho pinned Triple H on 4/17/00 in State College, PA but the title belt was returned later in the night and the desicion erased
The Rock Triple H 4/30/00 Washington, DC; MCI Center; Backlash 2000; Steve Austin was the guest referee

Triple H The Rock 5/21/00 Louisville, KY; Freedom Hall; Judgement Day 2000; This was a 60-minute Ironman match; Guest referee Shawn Michaels awarded the deciding fall to Triple H on a disqualification when the Undertaker interfered - even though the 60-minute time limit had expired

The Rock Vince McMahon 6/25/00 Boston, MA; FleetCenter; King of the Ring 2000; This was a 6-man tag team match involving the Rock, Undertaker, and Kane vs. Vince and Shane McMahon, and Triple H; Whoever scored the fall on the Rock-Undertaker-Kane team would win the title; Rock lost the title to Chris Benoit on 7/23/00 in Dallas and again on 9/24/00 in Philadelphia but both desicions were erased and the match continued - where Rock went on to win

Kurt Angle The Rock 10/22/00 Albany, NY; Pepsi Arena; No Mercy 2000; Angle won the match after outside interference from Rikishi backfired

The Rock Kurt Angle 2/25/01 Las Vegas, NV; Thomas and Mack Center; No Way Out 2001; Rock won after delivering two Rock Bottoms

Steve Austin The Rock 4/1/01 Houston, TX; Astro Dome; WrestleMania X-7; This was a No DQ match; Austin won the match after repeatedly hitting the Rock with a steel chair, handed to him by Vince McMahon

Kurt Angle Steve Austin 9/23/01 Pittsburgh, PA; Mellon Arena; Unforgiven 2001; Kurt Angle won after Steve Austin attempted the Stunner but Angle took him down and locked on the Ankle Lock as Austin tapped out

Steve Austin Kurt Angle 10/8/01 Indianapolis, IN; Conseco Fieldhouse; WWF RAW; William Regal interfered allowing Steve Austin to hit the Stunner on Kurt Angle to capture the WWF Championships for a WWF record tying 6th time

Chris Jericho Steve Austin 12/9/01 San Diego; WWF Vengenace; Chris Jericho not only defeated The Rock earlier in the night but he defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin later, with help from Booker T, to capture the WWF Championship which would later be named the Undisputed Championship combining it with World Championship.

Triple H Chris Jericho 3/17/02 Toronto, Ontario, Canada; WrestleMania 18; Despite numerous outside interference by Stephanie McMahon, Triple H was able to overcome Chris Jericho and become the second ever WWF Undisputed Champion.

Hulk Hogan Triple H 4/21/02 Kansas City, MS; WWF Backlash; Hulk Hogan returned to the WWF in February of 2002 and 2 months later was granted a shot at the WWF Undisputed Title. In the end, "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan was too much for "The Game" Triple H and with the drop of the leg, Hulk Hogan started his 6th reign as WWF Champion.

Undertaker Hulk Hogan 5/19/02 Nashville, Tennessee; WWE Judgment Day; After holding the belt for barely a month, Hulk Hogan lost the Undisputed Title to The Undertaker who, with help from Vince McMahon, was able to finish the match off with a steel chair to the face followed by a Chokeslam starting The Undertaker's 4th reign as heavyweight champion.

The Rock Kurt Angle 7/21/02 Detroit, Michigan; WWE Vengeance; After holding the belt for 2 months, The Undertaker was forced to defend the Undisputed Title against both The Rock & Kurt Angle in a Triple Threat Match. In the end, The Rock hit the Rock Bottom on Kurt Angle pinning him to become a 7-time WWE champion, but also not pinning Undertaker in the process.

Brock Lesnar The Rock 8/25/02 Uniondale, Long Island, New York; WWE SummerSlam; After holding the belt for little over a month, The Rock defended the Undisputed Title against Brock Lesnar, who won his #1 contender spot by winning the 2002 King of the Ring. When it was all said and done, "The Next Big Thing" overcame "The Great One" to begin his reign as Undisputed Champion in his rookie year.

Big Show Brock Lesnar 11/17/02 New York City, NY; WWE Survivor Series; After holding the belt since August, no one thought anyone could stop Brock Lesnar, until the Big Show was traded to the SmackDown roster. In the end, Lesnar's former manager Paul Heyman turned on him at Survivor Series allowing Big Show to get the win and start his second reign as WWE Champion.

Kurt Angle Big Show 12/15/02 Fort Lauderdale, FL; WWE Armageddon; After both Paul Heyman & Big Show screwed Brock Lesnar last month at Survivor Series, Kurt Angle became the new #1 contender for the WWE Championship. In the end, Brock Lensar got revenge on Big Show, giving him an F-5 in the middle of the ring allowing Kurt Angle to get the win, starting his third reign as WWE Champion.

Brock Lesnar Kurt Angle 3/30/03 Seattle, WA; WWE WrestleMania XIX; After Kurt Angle was able to hold onto the WWE Championship for a 3 month long reign, he was forced to defend against #1 contender Brock Lesnar. In the end, Brock Lesnar beat the man who he helped capture the title back in December following a F-5 to start his second reign as WWE Champion.


IC TITLE

Champion Defeated Date Location

Pat Patterson Ted Dibiase N/A N/A

Ken Patera Pat Patterson 4/21/80 New York City

Pedro Morales Ken Patera 12/8/80 New York City

Don Muraco Pedro Morales 6/20/81 Philadelphia, PA

Pedro Morales Don Muraco 11/23/81 New York City

Don Muraco Pedro Morales 1/22/83 New York City

Tito Santana Don Muraco 2/11/84 Boston, MA

Greg Valentine Tito Santana 9/24/84 London, ON

Tito Santana Greg Valentine 7/6/85 Baltimore, MD

Randy Savage Tito Santana 2/8/86 Boston, MD

Ricky Steamboat Randy Savage 3/29/87 Pontiac, MI

Honky Tonk Man Ricky Steamboat 6/2/87 Buffalo, NY

Ultimate Warrior Honky Tonk Man 8/29/88 New York City

Rick Rude Ultimate Warrior 4/2/89 Atlantic City, NJ

Ultimate Warrior Rick Rude 8/28/89 East Rutherford, NJ

Mr. Perfect Tito Santana 4/23/90 Austin, TX

Kerry Von Erich Mr. Perfect 8/27/90 Philadelphia, PA

Mr. Perfect Kerry Von Erich 11/19/90 Rochester, NY

Bret Hart Mr. Perfect 8/26/91 New York City

Mountie Bret Hart 1/17/92 Springfield, MA

Roddy Piper Mountie 1/19/92 Albany, NY

Bret Hart Roddy Piper 4/5/92 Indianapolis, IN

British Bulldogg Bret Hart 8/29/92 London, England

Shawn Michaels British Bulldogg 10/27/92 Terre
Haute, IN

Marty Jannetty Shawn Michaels 5/17/93 New York City

Shawn Michaels Marty Jannetty 6/6/93 Albany, NY

Razor Ramon Rick Martel 9/27/93 New Haven, CT

Diesel Razor Ramon 4/13/94 Rochester, NY

Razor Ramon Diesel 8/29/94 Chicago, IL

Jeff Jarrett Razor Ramon 1/22/95 Tampa, FL

Jeff Jarrett Bob Holly 4/26/95 Moline, IL

Razor Roman Jeff Jarrett 5/19/95 Montreal, QB

Jeff Jarrett Razor Ramon 5/22/95 Trois-Rivieres, QB

Shawn Michaels Jeff Jarrett 7/23/95 Nashville, TN

Dean Douglas N/A 10/22/95 Winnipeg, MN

Razor Ramon Dean Douglas 10/25/95 Winnipeg, MN

Goldust Razor Ramon 1/21/96 Fresno, CA

Goldust Savio Vega 4/1/96 San Bernardino, CA

Ahmed Johnson Goldust 6/23/96 Milwaukee, WI

Marc Mero Faarooq 9/23/96 Hershey, PA

Triple H Marc Mero 110/21/96 Ft. Wayne, IN

Rocky Maivia Triple H 2/13/97 Lowell, MA

Owen Hart Rocky Maivia 2/13/97 Omaha, NE

Steve Austin Owen Hart 8/3/97 East Rutherford, NJ

Owen Hart Faarooq 10/15/97 St. Louis, MO

Steve Austin Owen Hart 11/9/97 Montreal, Quebec

The Rock HANDED TO HIM 12/8/97 Portland, ME

Triple H The Rock 8/30/98 New York City

Ken Shamrock X-Pac 10/12/98 Uniondale, NY

Val Venis Ken Shamrock 2/14/99 Memphis, TN

Road Dogg Val Venis 3/15/99 San Jose, CA

Goldust Road Dogg 3/29/99 East Rutherford, NJ

Godfather Goldust 4/12/99 Detroit, MI

Jeff Jarrett Godfather 5/25/99 Moline, IL

Edge Jeff Jarrett 7/24/99 Toronto, ON

Jeff Jarrett Edge 7/25/99 Buffalo, NY

D'Lo Brown Jeff Jarrett 7/29/99 Dayton, OH

Jeff Jarrett D'Lo Brown 8/22/99 Minneapolis, MN

Chyna Jeff Jarrett 10/17/99 Cleveland, OH

Chris Jericho Chyna 12/12/99 Sunrise, FL

Chris Jericho Chyna 1/23/00 New York City

Kurt Angle Chris Jericho 2/27/00 Hartford, CT

Chris Beniot Chris Jericho 4/2/00 Anaheim, CA

Chris Jericho Chris Beniot 5/2/00 Richmond, VA

Chris Beniot Chris Jericho 5/8/00 Uniondale, NY

Rikishi Chris Beniot 6/20/00 Memphis, TN

Val Venis Rikishi 7/4/00 Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Eddie Guerrero Val Venis 9/3/00 Knoxville, TN

Billy Gunn Eddie Guerrero 11/21/00 Sunrise, FL

Chris Beniot Billy Gunn 12/10/00 Birmingham, AL

Chris Jericho Chris Beniot 1/21/01 New Orleans, LA

Triple H Chris Jericho 4/3/01 Oklahoma City, OK

Jeff Hardy Triple H 4/12/01 Philadelphia, PA

Triple H Jeff Hardy 4/17/01 Knoxville, TN

Kane Triple H 5/20/01 Sacramento, CA

Albert Kane 6/26/01 New York, NY

Lance Storm Albert 7/23/01 Buffalo, NY

Edge Lance Storm 8/19/01 San Jose, CA

Christian Edge 9/23/01 Pittsburgh, PA

Edge Christian 10/21/01 St. Louis, MO

Test Edge 11/5/01 Long Island, NY

Edge Test 11/18/01 Greensboro, NC

William Regal Edge 1/20/02 Atlanta, GA

Rob Van Dam William Regal 3/17/02 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Eddie Guerrero Rob Van Dam 4/21/02 Kansas City, MS

Rob Van Dam Eddie Guerrero 5/27/02 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Chris Benoit Rob Van Dam 7/29/02 Greensboro, NC

Rob Van Dam Chris Benoit 8/25/02 Uniondale, Long Island, New York

Chris Jericho Rob Van Dam 9/16/02 Denver, Colorado
Kane Chris Jericho 9/30/02 Houston, Texas

Triple H Kane 10/20/02 Little Rock, Arkansas

Christian Booker T 5/18/03 Charlotte, North Carolina


U.S. TITLE

Champion Defeated Date Location / Finish

Ric Flair Jimmy Snuka 4/19/80 Greensboro, NC; Although the title dates back to 1975, the most reliable information begins with this title change.

Roddy Piper Ric Flair 1/27/81 Raleigh, NC

Wahoo McDaniel Roddy Piper 8/8/81 Greensboro, NC

Sgt. Slaughter Ricky Steamboat 10/4/81 Charlotte, NC This was a tournament final to determine a new champion after McDaniel vacated the title in September, due to injuries sustained at the hands of Abdullah the Butcher.

Wahoo McDaniel Sgt. Slaughter 5/21/82 Richmond, VA

Sgt. Slaughter N/A 6/7/82 Greeneville, SC Slaughter was to have met McDaniel in a title match but the champion could not compete after having his leg injured at the hands of Roddy Piper and Don Muraco.
Slaughter thus won the title on a forfeit.

Wahoo McDaniel Sgt. Slaugher 8/22/82 Charlotte, NC

Greg Valentine Wahoo McDaniel 11/14/82 Norfolk, VA

Roddy Piper Greg Valentine 4/16/83 Greensboro, NC

Greg Valentine Roddy Piper 4/30/83 Greensboro, NC; Valentine regained the title when the match was stopped due to excessive bleeding to Piper’s left ear.

Dick Slater Greg Valentine 12/14/83 Shelby, NC

Ricky Steamboat Dick Slater 4/21/84 Greensboro, NC

Wahoo McDaniel Ricky Steamboat 6/24/84 Greensboro, NC; The championship was vacated following this controversial bout in which Tully Blanchard hit Steamboat in the head with a chair.

Wahoo McDaniel Manny Fernandez 10/7/84 Charlotte, NC

Magnum TA Wahoo McDaniel 3/23/85 Charlotte, NC
Tully Blachard Magnum TA 7/21/85 Charlotte, NC
Magnum TA Tully Blanchard 11/28/85 Greensboro, NC; Starrcade ’85; This was a steel cage ‘I Quit’ match which Magnum won by repeatedly driving a piece of wood into the already bloody forehead of Blanchard.

Nikita Koloff Magnum TA 8/17/86 Charlotte, NC; Great American Bash ’86 Tour; This was the final of a Best of 7 series between the two that would crown a new champion after the title was vacated in May after Magnum attacked NWA President Bob Geigel.

Lex Luger Nikita Koloff 7/11/87 Greensboro, NC; Great American Bash ’87 Tour; This was a steel cage match in which Luger won with the Torture Rack backbreaker.

Dusty Rhodes Lex Luger 11/26/87 Chicago, IL; Starrcade ’87; This was a steel cage match in which if Rhodes lost he could not wrestle for 90 days; Rhodes won with a DDT onto a steel chair; This was the same day as the WWF’s first Survivor Series.

Barry Windham Nikita Koloff 5/13/88 Houston, TX; This was a tournament final that would crown a new champion after Rhodes was stripped of the title in April by attacking NWA President Jim Crockett with a baseball bat.

Lex Luger Barry Windham 2/20/89 Chicago, IL; Chi-Town Rumble ’89; Luger won by lifting his shoulder during a back suplex into a bridge by Windham; the champion pinned himself.

Micheal Hayes Lex Luger 5/7/89 Nashville, TN; Music City Showdown; Hayes won after outside interference from Terry Gordy.

Lex Luger Micheal Hayes 5/22/89 Bluefield, WV
Stan Hansen Lex Luger 10/27/90 Chicago, IL ;Halloween Havoc ’90; Hansen won with the lariat after Dan Spivey distracted the champion.

Lex Luger Stan Hansen 12/16/90 St. Louis, MO; Starrcade ’90; This was a bullrope match; Luger was presented with a brand new title belt following a title defense against Dan Spivey on 2/24/91; Luger vacated the title after winning the world heavyweight title on 7/14/91.

Sting Steve Austin 8/25/91 Atlanta, GA; This was a tournament final to determine the new champion; Austin was the reigning TV champion at the time of this match.

Rick Rude Sting 11/19/91 Savannah, GA; Clash of the Champions XVII; Lex Luger had attacked Sting earlier in the night, seriously injuring his knee; Rude won with a roll up and holding the champion’s tights.

Dustin Rhodes Ricky Steamboat 1/11/93 Atlanta, GA; This was a tournament final after Rude suffered an injury and was forced to vacate the title; Rhodes won via count-out after Barry Windham interfered and attacked Steamboat

Dustin Rhodes Rick Rude 8/30/93 Atlanta, GA; WCW Saturday Night; This was the final of a Best of 3 series; The title was vacated in May following a controversial meeting between the two; Rhodes won with a roll up after Ric Flair distracted Rude; This was the same day as the WWF’s Summer Slam.

Steve Austin Dustin Rhodes 12/27/93 Charlotte, NC; Starrcade ’93; This was a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match; Austin won two straight falls with a controversial disqualification and by putting his feet on the ropes during a cover.

Ricky Steamboat Steve Austin 8/24/94 Cedar Rapids, IA; Clash of the Champions XXVIII; If Austin were disqualified in this bout he would lose his title; Steamboat won by blocking a slam into an inside cradle

Steve Austin Ricky Steamboat 9/18/94 Roanoke, VA; Fall Brawl ’94; Steamboat was forced to forfeit the title after suffering a career-ending back injury.

Jim Duggan Steve Austin 9/18/94 Roanoke, VA; Fall Brawl ’94; WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel brought in Duggan as a surprise challenger; Duggan won the title with a few clotheslines and backdrops, taking the title after only 27 seconds.

Vader Jim Duggan 12/27/94 Starrcade ’94; Vader won with a reverse powerbomb after Duggan was hit with his own 2X4; Vader was stripped of the title in April after attacking Dave Sullivan.

Sting Meng 6/18/95 Dayton , OH; Great American Bash ’95; This was a tournament final; Sting won with a jumping DDT.

Kensuki Sasaki Sting 11/13/95 Tokyo, Japan

One Man Gang Kensuki Sasaki 12/27/95 Nasville, TN; This was an untelevised bout which took place before Starrcade ’95 went to air - shown weeks later; Gang pinned the champion with a splash but the match was later restarted with Sasaki winning the match; However, WCW never aired the full match.

Konnan One Man Gang 1/29/96 Canton, OH; WCW Monday Nitro; Konnan won by holding onto the top rope as Gang attempted to bring him inside the ring; The momentum sent the challenger crashing onto the champion.

Ric Flair Konnan 7/7/96 Daytona Beach, FL; Bash at the Beach ’96; Flair won after Woman hit the champion in the eye with her high heel shoe.

Eddie Guererro DDP 12/29/96 Nashville, TN; Starrcade ’96; This was a tournament final after Flair suffered a shoulder injury during the fall; Guerrero won with the frog splash after Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Syxx interfered.

Dean Malenko Eddie Guerrero 3/17/97 Charleston, SC; Uncensored ’97; This was a No DQ match in which Syxx’ interference saw the champion be hit with a video camera

Jeff Jarrett Dean Malenko 6/9/97 Boston, MA; WCW Monday Nitro; Jarrett won via pinfall with the figure-4 after outside interference from Eddie Guerrero.

Steve McMicheal Jeff Jarrett 8/21/97 Nashville, TN; Clash of the Champions XXXV; McMichael won after Eddie Guerrero accidentally hit Jarrett with the haliberton.

Curt Hennig Steve McMicheal 9/15/97 Charlotte, NC; Monday Night Nitro

DDP Curt Hennig 4/19/98 Denver, CO; Spring Stampede ’98; This was a Raven’s Rules bout in which Horace Boulder attacked Page with a Stop sign, allowing Raven to use his Evenflow DDT to win the match.

Goldberg Raven 4/20/98 Colorado Springs, CO; WCW Monday Nitro; Goldberg won the title with the Spear and Jackhammer, despite the outside interference from Raven’s Flock.

Bret Hart DDP 7/20/98 Salt Lake City, UT; WCW Monday Nitro; This bout would determine the new champion after Goldberg vacated the title by winning the heavyweight belt two weeks prior; Hart won with the Sharpshooter after Page had been brutally attacked earlier in the night by the New World Order.

Lex Luger Bret Hart 8/10/98 Rapid City, SD; WCW Monday Nitro; Luger won via submission to the Torture Rack.

Bret Hart Lex Luger 8/13/98 Fargo, SD; WCW Thunder; Hart won with the Sharpshooter after knocking out Luger with a foreign object.

DDP Bret Hart 10/26/98 Phoenix, AZ; WCW Monday Nitro; Just 24 hours after failing to win the world title from Bill Goldberg, Page claims the U.S. belt with the Diamond Cutter.

Bret Hart DDP 11/30/98 Chatanooga, TN; WCW Monday Nitro; This was a No DQ match in which The Giant helped Hart reclaim the title.
Roddy Piper Bret hart 2/8/99 Buffalo, NY; WCW Monday Nitro

Scott Hall Roddy Piper 2/21/99 Oakland, CA; SuperBrawl IX; Hall won with a roll up thanks to Kevin Nash’s distraction.

Scott Steiner Scott hall 4/11/99 Tacoma, CA; Spring Stampede ’99; This was a tournament final after Hall was stripped of the belt.

David Flair N/A 7/5/99 Atlanta, GA; WCW Monday Nitro; David was given the championship by his father and WCW Commissioner Ric Flair; The title was vacated due to Scott Steiner’s injury; he successfully defended the title that same night against Buff Bagwell.

Chris Benoit David Flair 8/8/99 Boise, ID; WCW Monday Nitro; Benoit won with the diving headbutt as The Revolution fended off Ric Flair’s cohorts around ringside.

Sid Vicious Chris Benoit 9/12/99 Winston-Salem, NC; Fall Brawl ’99; Vicious won with the powerbomb.

Goldberg Sid Vicious 10/24/99 Las Vegas, NV; Halloween Havoc ’99; Goldberg won the bout when the referee stopped the match due to excessive bleeding from the champion; Later in the night, Goldberg also defeated WCW World Champion Sting in an impromptu match; Due to the controversy surrounding the bout, the world title was vacated the following night.

Bret Hart Goldberg 10/25/99 Phoenix, AZ; WCW Monday Nitro; This was also a first-round bout in the world title tournament; Hart won after interference from The Outsiders and a powerbomb from Sid Vicious.

Scott Hall N/A N/A WCW Monday Nitro

Chris Benoit Scott Hall 12/19/99 Washington, DC; Starrcade ’99; Benoit was to have met Scott Hall but the champion didn’t show due to injury and he was thus awarded the title; Benoit did successfully defend that same night against Jeff Jarrett in a ladder match.

Jeff Jarrett Chris Benoit 12/20/00 Baltimore, MD; WCW Monday Nitro; This was a rematch from the previous night’s ladder match; Jarrett won thanks to a broken ladder and using his guitar as a weapon.

Jeff Jarrett N/A 1/17/00 Columbus, OH; WCW Monday Nitro; WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash awarded Jarrett the title after he was stripped of it the prior night due to injury.

Scott Steiner Sting 4/16/00 Chicago, IL; Spring Stampede ’00; This was the finals of a one-night tournament; Vince Russo had stripped all the champions of their titles 6 days prior; Steiner won with the Steiner Recliner after Vampiro interfered.
Lance Storm Mike Awesome 7/18/00 Auburn Hills, MO; WCW Tuesday Nitro; This was the finals of a one-night tournament to crown a new champion after Steiner was stripped of his title by The Cat for using the illegal Steiner Recliner; Storm won with the Canadian Maple Leaf submission hold; During this reign Storm also held the Hardcore and Cruiserweight titles before vacating both.

Terry Funk Lance Storm 9/22/00 Amarillo, TX; House Show; Funk won with a piledriver when Elix Skipper’s interference backfired.

Lance Storm Terry Funk 9/23/00 Lubbock, TX; House Show

Gen. Rection Lance Storm 10/29/00 Las Vegas, NV; Halloween Havoc ’00; Rection pinned Jim Duggan with a moonsault in this 2-on-1 handicap match.


Lance Storm Gen. Rection 11/10/00 London, England; WCW Monday Nitro; Storm regained the title with the Canadian Maple Leaf after Major Gunns joined Team Canada

Gen. Rection Lance Storm 11/26/00 Milwaukee, WI; Mayhem ’00; Rection regained the title with the No Laughing Matter moonsault, despite interference from Major Gunns.

Shane Douglas Gen. Rection 1/14/01 Sin; Douglas won this First Blood Chain Match by using a chain from his tights to bust the champion open, rather than the one on the pole.

Rick Steiner Shane Douglas 1/15/01 WCW Monday Nitro

Booker T Rick Steiner N/A WCW Greed

Chris Kanyon Booker T N/A WWF RAW; Booker T handed the US Title over to Chris Kanyon after he helped the Alliance perform well at the "Invasion" Pay Per View.

Rhyno Chris Kanyon N/A WWF RAW

Tajiri Rhyno 9/23/01 WWF Unforgiven

Kurt Angle Tajiri N/A WWF SmackDown

Edge Kurt Angle N/A WWF RAW; Edge later beat Test for the Intercontinental Title at WWF Survivor Series on November 18th unifying both titles which left the Intercontinental Title only, eliminating the WCW US Title.