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| Date | Champion | Defeated |
| 04.01.63 | Buddy Rogers | N/A |
| 05.17.63 | Bruno Sammartino | Buddy Rogers |
| 01.18.71 | Ivan Koloff | Bruno Sammartino |
| 02.08.71 | Pedro Morales | Ivan Koloff |
| 12.01.73 | Stan Stasiak | Pedro Morales |
| 12.10.73 | Bruno Sammartino (2) | Stan Stasiak |
| 04.30.77 | Superstar Billy Graham | Bruno Sammartino |
| 02.20.78 | Bob Backlund | Superstar Billy Graham |
| 11.30.79 | Antonio Inoki | Bob Backlund |
| 12.06.79 | Bob Backlund (2) | Antonio Inoki |
| 11.23.81 | Bob Backlund (3) | Greg Valentine |
| 12.26.83 | Iron Sheik | Bob Backlund |
| 01.23.84 | Hulk Hogan | Iron Sheik |
| 02.05.88 | Andre the Giant | Hulk Hogan |
| 03.27.88 | Randy Savage | Ted DiBiase |
| 04.02.89 | Hulk Hogan (2) | Randy Savage |
| 04.01.90 | Ultimate Warrior | Hulk Hogan |
| 01.19.91 | Sgt. Slaughter | Ultimate Warrior |
| 03.24.91 | Hulk Hogan (3) | Sgt. Slaughter |
| 11.27.91 | Undertaker | Hulk Hogan |
| 12.03.91 | Hulk Hogan (4) | Undertaker |
| 01.19.92 | Ric Flair | Won Royal Rumble |
| 04.05.92 | Randy Savage (2) | Ric Flair |
| 09.01.92 | Ric Flair (2) | Randy Savage |
| 11.12.92 | Bret Hart | Ric Flair |
| 04.04.93 | Yokozuna | Bret Hart |
| 04.04.93 | Hulk Hogan (5) | Yokozuna |
| 06.13.93 | Yokozuna (2) | Hulk Hogan |
| 03.20.94 | Bret Hart (2) | Yokozuna |
| 11.23.94 | Bob Backlund (4) | Bret Hart |
| 11.26.94 | Diesel | Bob Backlund |
| 11.19.95 | Bret Hart (3) | Diesel |
| 03.31.96 | Shawn Michaels | Bret Hart |
| 11.17.96 | Sid | Shawn Michaels |
| 01.19.97 | Shawn Michaels (2) | Sid |
| 02.16.97 | Bret Hart (4) | Vader, Austin, Undertaker |
| 02.17.97 | Sid (2) | Bret Hart |
| 03.23.97 | Undertaker (2) | Sid |
| 08.03.97 | Bret Hart (5) | Undertaker |
| 11.09.97 | Shawn Michaels (3) | Bret Hart |
| 03.29.98 | Steve Austin | Shawn Michaels |
| 06.28.98 | Kane | Steve Austin |
| 06.29.98 | Steve Austin (2) | Kane |
| 11.15.98 | The Rock | Mankind |
| 12.29.98 | Mankind | The Rock |
| 01.24.99 | The Rock (2) | Mankind |
| 02.01.99 | Mankind (2) | The Rock |
| 02.15.99 | The Rock (3) | Mankind |
| 03.28.99 | Steve Austin (3) | The Rock |
| 05.23.99 | Undertaker (3) | Steve Austin |
| 06.28.99 | Steve Austin (4) | Undertaker |
| 08.22.99 | Mankind (3) | Steve Austin, Triple H |
| 08.23.99 | Triple H | Mankind |
| 09.14.99 | Vince McMahon | Triple H |
| 09.26.99 | Triple H (2) | Paul Wight, Kane, Mankind, The Rock, British Bulldog |
| 11.14.99 | Big Show | Triple H, Rocky Maivia |
| 01.03.00 | Triple H (3) | Big Show |
| 04.30.00 | The Rock (4) | Triple H |
| 05.21.00 | Triple H (4) | The Rock |
| 06.25.00 | The Rock (5) | Triple H, Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon, Kane, Undertaker |
| 10.22.00 | Kurt Angle | The Rock |
| 02.25.01 | The Rock (6) | Kurt Angle |
| 03.17.01 | Triple H (5) | Chris Jericho |
| 04.01.01 | Steve Austin (5) | The Rock |
| 09.23.01 | Kurt Angle (2) | Steve Austin |
| 10.08.01 | Steve Austin (6) | Kurt Angle |
| 12.09.01 | Chris Jericho | Steve Austin |
| 03.17.02 | Triple H (6) | Chris Jericho |
| 04.21.02 | Hulk Hogan (6) | Triple H |
| 05.19.02 | Undertaker (4) | Hulk Hogan |
| 07.21.02 | The Rock (7) | The Undertaker, Kurt Angle |
| 08.25.02 | Brock Lesnar | The Rock |
| 11.17.02 | Big Show (2) | Brock Lesnar |
| 12.15.02 | Kurt Angle (3) | Big Show |
| 03.30.03 | Brock Lesnar (2) | Kurt Angle |
| 07.27.03 | Kurt Angle (4) | Brock Lesnar, Big Show |
| 09.18.03 | Brock Lesnar (3) | Kurt Angle |
| 02.15.04 | Eddie Guerrero | Brock Lesnar |
| 06.27.04 | John Bradshaw Layfield | Eddie Guerrero |
| 04.03.05 | John Cena | JBL |
| 01.08.06 | Edge | John Cena |
| 01.29.06 | John Cena (2) | Edge |
| 06.11.06 | Rob Van Dam | John Cena |
| 07.03.06 | Edge (2) | RVD (pinned), John Cena (Triple Threat Match) |
| 09.17.06 | John Cena (3) | Edge |
| 10.02.07 | VACANT | John Cena stripped by Mr. McMahon due to injury |
| 10.07.07 | Randy Orton (2) | Triple H |
| 10.07.07 | Triple H (7) | Randy Orton |
| 10.07.07 | Randy Orton | #1 Contender awarded title by Mr. McMahon |
| 04.27.08 | Triple H (8) | Rany Orton |
| 11.23.08 | Edge (3) | Triple H (pinned), Vladimir Kozlov (Triple Threat Match) |
| 12.14.08 | Jeff Hardy | Edge (pinned), Triple H (Triple Threat Match) |
| 01.25.09 | Edge (4) | Jeff Hardy |
| 02.15.09 | Triple H (9) | Undertaker (pinned), Edge, Big Show, Jeff Hardy, and Vladimir Kozlov (Elimination Chamber Match) |
| 04.26.09 | Randy Orton (3) | Triple H |
| 06.07.09 | Batista | Randy Orton |
| 06.09.09 | VACANT | Due to Batista's Injury |
| 06.15.09 | Randy Orton (4) | Big Show (pinned), Triple H, and John Cena (Fatal Four Way) |
| 09.13.09 | John Cena (4) | Randy Orton |
| 10.04.09 | Randy Orton (5) | John Cena |
| 10.25.09 | John Cena (5) | Randy Orton |
| 12.13.09 | Sheamus | John Cena |
| 02.21.10 | Batista (2) | John Cena |
| 02.21.10 | John Cena (6) | Sheamus (pinned), Triple H, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Kofi Kingston (Elimination Chamber match) |
| 03.28.10 | John Cena (7) | Batista |
| 06.20.10 | Sheamus (2) | John Cena (pinned), Edge, and Randy Orton (Fatal-4-Way Match) |
| 09.19.10 | Randy Orton (6) | Sheamus (pinned last), Wade Barrett, Edge, John Cena, and Chris Jericho (Six Pack Elimination Challenge Match) |
| 11.22.10 | The Miz | Randy Orton |
| 05.01.11 | John Cena (8) | The Miz and John Morrison (Steel Cage Triple Threat Match) |
| 07.17.11 | CM Punk | John Cena |
| 07.25.11 | Rey Mysterio and CM Punk | Rey defeated Miz but Punk technically was still the retaining champion. |
| 07.25.11 | John Cena (9) and CM Punk | Cena defeated Rey, but Punk is also still considered the WWE Champion as well. |
| 08.14.11 | Alberto del Rio | CM Punk |
| 09.18.11 | John Cena (10) | Alberto del Rio |
| 10.02.11 | Alberto del Rio (2) | CM Punk and John Cena (Triple Threat Hell in a Cell Match) |
| 11.20.11 | CM Punk (2) | Alberto del Rio |
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