Wrestler
Date
Bruno Sammartino
 05/17/63
Ivan Koloff
01/18/71
Pedro Morales
 02/18/71
Stan Stasiak
 12/01/73
Bruno Sammartino (2)
 12/10/73
Billy Graham
04/20/77
Bob Backlund
02/20/78
Antonio Inoki
11/30/79
Bob Backlund (2)
 06/12/79
Iron Sheik
12/26/83
Hulk Hogan
 01/23/84
Andre The Giant
02/05/88
Randy Savage
03/27/88
Hulk Hogan (2)
04/02/89
Ultimate Warrior
04/01/90
Sgt. Slaughter
 01/19/91
Hulk Hogan (3)
 03/24/91
Undertaker
 11/27/91
Hulk Hogan (4)
 12/03/91
Ric Flair
01/19/92
Randy Savage (2)
 04/05/92
Ric Flair (2)
09/01/92
Bret Hart
 10/12/92
Yokozuna
 04/04/93
Hulk Hogan (5)
04/04/93
Yokozuna (2)
 06/13/93
Bret Hart (2)
 03/30/94
Bob Backlund (4)
11/23/94
Diesel
 11/26/94
Bret Hart (3)
11/19/95
Shawn Michaels
03/31/96
Sid
 11/17/96
Shawn Michaels (2)
01/19/97
Bret Hart (4)
 02/16/97
Sid (2)
 02/17/97
The Undertaker (2)
03/23/97
Bret Hart (5)
 08/03/97
Shawn Michaels (3)
 11/09/97
Steve Austin
03/29/98
Kane
06/28/98
Steve Austin (2)
 06/29/96
Undertaker / Kane*
9/26/98
The Rock
11/15/98
Mankind
 01/04/99
The Rock (2)
01/24/99
Mankind (2)
 01/31/99
The Rock (3)
 02/15/99
Steve Austin (3)
 03/28/99
The Undertaker (3)
05/23/99
Steve Austin (4)
 06/28/99
Mankind (3)
 08/22/99
Triple H
08/23/99
Vince McMahon
09/16/99
Triple H (2)
09/26/99
The Big Show
11/14/99
Triple H (3)
01/03/00
The Rock (4)
04/30/00
*Pinned Austin at the same time and therefore, the belt was vacated