Champion Date Location Notes Buddy Rogers 04/??/63 ??? Bruno Sammartino 05/17/63 New York, NY Ivan Koloff 01/18/71 New York, NY Pedro Morales 02/08/71 New York, NY Stan Stasiak 12/01/73 Philadelphia, PA Bruno Sammartino (2) 12/10/73 New York, NY Superstar Billy Graham 04/30/77 Baltimore, MD Bob Backlund 02/20/78 New York, NY Antonio Inoki 11/30/79 Tokushima, Japan 12/06/79 -- Bob Backlund (2) 12/12/79 New York, NY Bob Backlund (3) 11/23/81 New York, NY The Iron Sheik 12/26/83 New York, NY Hulk Hogan 01/23/84 New York, NY Andre the Giant 02/05/88 Indianapolis, IN Randy Savage 03/27/88 Atlantic City, NJ Hulk Hogan (2) 04/02/89 Atlantic City, NJ Ultimate Warrior 04/01/90 Toronto, OT Sgt. Slaughter 01/19/91 Miami, FL Hulk Hogan (3) 03/24/91 Los Angeles, CA The Undertaker 11/27/91 Detroit, MI Hulk Hogan (4) 12/03/91 San Antonio, TX Ric Flair 01/19/92 Albany, NY Randy Savage (2) 04/05/92 Indianapolis, IN Ric Flair (2) 09/01/92 Hershey, PA Bret Hart 10/12/92 Saskatoon, SK Yokozuna 04/04/93 Las Vegas, NV Hulk Hogan (5) 04/04/93 Las Vegas, NV Yokozuna (2) 06/13/93 Dayton, OH Bret Hart (2) 03/20/94 New York, NY Bob Backlund (4) 11/23/94 San Antonio, TX Diesel 11/26/94 New York, NY Bret Hart (3) 11/19/95 Landover, MD Shawn Michaels 03/31/96 Anaheim, CA Sycho Sid 11/17/96 New York, NY Shawn Michaels (2) 01/19/97 San Antonio, TX Bret Hart (4) 02/16/97 Chattanooga, TN Sycho Sid (2) 02/17/97 Nashville, TN Undertaker (2) 03/23/97 Rosemont, IL Bret Hart (5) 08/03/97 East Rutherford, NJ Shawn Michaels (3) 11/09/97 Montreal, PQ Steve Austin 03/29/98 Boston, MA Kane 06/28/98 Pittsburgh, PA Steve Austin (2) 06/29/98 Cleveland, OH The Rock 11/15/98 St. Louis, MO Mankind 12/29/98 Worcester, MA The Rock (2) 01/24/99 Anaheim, CA Mankind (2) 01/26/99 Tucson, AZ The Rock (3) 02/15/99 Birmingham, AL Steve Austin (3) 03/28/99 Philadelphia, PA The Undertaker (3) 05/23/99 Kansas City, MO Steve Austin (4) 06/28/99 Charlotte, NC Mankind (3) 08/22/99 Minneapolis, MN Hunter Hearst Helmsley 08/23/99 Ames, IA Vince McMahon 09/14/99 Las Vegas, NV Hunter Hearst Helmsley (2) 09/26/99 Charlotte, NC The Big Show 11/14/99 Detroit, MI Hunter Hearst Helmsley (3) 01/03/00 Miami, FL
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