WWF/WWE WORLD TITLE HISTORY
| WINNER | WON FROM | DATE | EVENT/SHOW | NOTE |
| Buddy Rogers | 04/1963 | Awarded by General Motors who recently split from the National Wrestling Aliance(NWA) | ||
| Bruno Sammartino | Buddy Rogers | 05/17/1963 | ||
| Ivan Koloff | Bruno Sammartino | 01/18/1971 | ||
| Pedro Morales | Ivan Koloff | 02/08/1971 | ||
| Stan Stasiak | Pedro Morales | 12/01/1973 | ||
| Bruno Sammartino(2) | Stan Stasiak | 12/10/1973 | ||
| Billy Graham | Bruno Sammartino | 04/30/1977 | ||
| Bob Backlund | Billy Graham | 02/20/1978 | ||
| Antonio Inoki | Bob Backlund | 11/30/1979 | Inoki defeated Backlund in Japan, but the victory wasn't acknowledged in North America | |
| Bob Backlund(2) | 12/07/1979 | Backlund returned to USA as World Champ(Even though Inoki beat him) | ||
| Iron Sheik | Bob Backlund | 12/26/1983 | ||
| Hulk Hogan | Iron Sheik | 01/23/1984 | ||
| Andre the Giant | Hulk Hogan | 02/05/1988 | Saturday Night's Main Event | Hogan kicked out at 2 in the pin, but the ref counted to 3. Later we found out that the ref was bribed and Andre also tried giving the belt away to ted Dibiase because of this the belt was declared Vacant. |
| "Macho Man" Randy Savage | "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase | 03/27/1988 | Wrestlemania 4 | Won a tournament to declare a new champ |
| Hulk Hogan(2) | Randy Savage | 04/02/1989 | Wrestlemania 5 | |
| Ultimate Warrior | Hulk Hogan | 04/01/1990 | Wrestlemania 6 | |
| Sgt. Slaughter | Ultimate Warrior | 01/19/1991 | Royal Rumble | |
| Hulk Hogan(3) | Sgt. Slaughter | 03/24/1991 | Wrestlemania 7 | |
| Undertaker | Hulk Hogan | 11/27/1991 | Survivor Series | |
| Hulk Hogan(4) | Undertaker | 12/03/1991 | Tuesday in Texas | The next day the belt is declared Vacant due to Hogan winning it in a controversial decision |
| "Nature Boy" Ric Flair | 01/19/1992 | Royal Rumble | Won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Battle Royal Match to declare a new champ | |
| "Macho Man" Randy Savage(2) | Ric Flair | 04/05/1992 | Wrestlemania 8 | |
| "Nature Boy" Ric Flair(2) | Randy Savage | 09/01/1992 | ||
| Bret "Hitman" Hart | Ric Flair | 10/12/1992 | ||
| Yokozuna | Bret Hart | 04/04/1993 | Wrestlemania 9 | |
| Hulk Hogan(5) | Yokozuna | 04/04/1993 | Wrestlemania 9 | After Yokozuna won, his manager, Mr. Fugi, challenged Hogan to wrestle Yokozuna. Hogan accepted and won it |
| Yokozuna(2) | Hulk Hogan | 06/13/1993 | King of the Ring | |
| Bret "Hitman" Hart(2) | Yokozuna | 03/20/1994 | Wrestlemania 10 | |
| Bob Backlund(3) | Bret Hart | 11/23/1994 | Survivor Series | |
| Diesel | Bob Backlund | 11/26/1994 | ||
| Bret "Hitman" Hart(3) | Diesel | 11/19/1995 | Survivor Series | |
| Shawn Michaels | Bret Hart | 03/31/1996 | Wrestlemania 12 | |
| Phycho Sid | Shawn Michaels | 11/17/1996 | Survivor Series | |
| Shawn Michaels(2) | Phycho Sid | 01/19/1997 | Royal Rumble | Michaels forfeits the title due to a leg injury in 02/1997 |
| Bret "Hitman" Hart(4) | Steve Austin, Undertaker, Vader | 02/16/1997 | In Your House: Final Four | Bret won a 4-Man Battle Royal to be the new champ between himself, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and Vader |
| Phycho Sid(2) | Bret Hart | 02/17/1997 | RAW | |
| Undertaker(2) | Phycho Sid | 03/23/1997 | Wrestlemania 13 | |
| Bret "Hitman" Hart(5) | Undertaker | 08/03/1997 | Summerslam | |
| Shawn Michaels(3) | Bret Hart | 11/09/1997 | Survivor Series | Bret was not scheduled to lose the title, but Vince screwed Bret by making the ref and timekeeper announce Shawn the new champ. |
| "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | Shawn Michaels | 03/29/1998 | Wrestlemania 14 | |
| Kane | Steve Austin | 06/28/1998 | King of the Ring | |
| "Stone Cold" Steve Austin(2) | Kane | 06/29/1998 | RAW | In a Triple Threat Match at In Your House: Breakdown on 09/27/1998, Undertaker and Kane pinned Austin at the same time and since only one man can pin a guy to win the belt, the title was declared vacant |
| "The Rock" Rocky Maivia | Mankind | 11/15/1998 | Survivor Series | Won a Tournament to declare the new champ |
| Mankind | Rocky Maivia | 12/29/1998 | RAW | |
| "The Rock" Rocky Maivia(2) | Mankind | 01/24/1999 | Royal Rumble | Rocky won the title in an "I Quit" match, but Mankind didn't say "I Quit" it was voiced over the PA system instead |
| Mankind(2) | Rocky Maivia | 01/26/1999 | Halftime Heat | Aired 5 days later durring Halftime of Super Bowl |
| "The Rock" Rocky Maivia(3) | Mankind | 02/15/1999 | RAW | |
| "Stone Cold" Steve Austin(3) | Rocky Maivia | 03/28/1999 | Wrestlemania 15 | The Undertaker(3) | Steve Austin | 05/23/1999 | Over the Edge |
| "Stone Cold" Steve Austin(4) | The Undertaker | 06/28/1999 | RAW | |
| Mankind(3) | Steve Austin | 08/22/1999 | Summerslam | Won in a triple threat match between Mankind, Austin, and Helmsley |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley | Mankind | 08/23/1999 | RAW | |
| Vince McMahon | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 09/14/1999 | Smackdown | Vacates the title on 09/20/1999 |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley(2) | See Notes | 09/26/1999 | Unforgiven | Pinned "The Rock" Rocky Maivia in a Triple Tag Match where it was Helmsley, "The Big Show" Paul Wight, and The British Bulldog against The Rock, Kane, and Mankind where the person who gets the pin is the new champ |
| "The Big Show" Paul Wight | See Notes | 11/14/1999 | Survivor Series | Won in a triple threat matcht between Rock, Helmsley and Big Show. |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley(3) | Paul Wight | 01/03/2000 | RAW | Chris Jericho defeated Helmsley for the title on 04/17/2000, but Helmsley made the ref reverse the decision. |
| "The Rock" Rocky Maivia(4) | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 04/30/2000 | Backlash | |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley(4) | Rocky Maivia | 05/21/2000 | Judgement Day | |
| "The Rock" Rocky Maivia(5) | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 06/25/2000 | King of the Ring | Pins Vince McMahon in a triple tag team match beween HHH, Shane & Vince McMahon against Undertaker, Kane, and The Rock with the stipulation whoever gets the pinfall is the champ. |
| Kurt Angle | Rocky Maivia | 10/22/2000 | No Mercy | |
| "The Rock" Rocky Maivia(6) | Kurt Angle | 02/25/2001 | No Way Out | |
| "Stone Cold" Steve Austin(5) | Rocky Maivia | 04/01/2001 | Wrestlemania 17 | |
| Kurt Angle(2) | Steve Austin | 09/23/2001 | Unforgiven | |
| "Stone Cold" Steve Austin(6) | Kurt Angle | 10/08/2001 | RAW | |
| Chris Jericho | Steve Austin | 12/09/2001 | Vengeance | Unifies with WCW "World" Title after the win |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley(5) | Chris Jericho | 03/17/2002 | Wrestlemania 18 | |
| Hulk Hogan(6) | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 04/21/2002 | Backlash | In 05/2002, when WWF changes name to WWE, it causes this belt to be recognized as" WWE World Title" |
| Undertaker(4) | Hulk Hogan | 05/19/2002 | Judgment Day | |
| "The Rock" Rocky Maivia(7) | Undertaker | 07/21/2002 | Vengeance | Won in a triple threat match between Undertaker and Kurt Angle |
| Brock Lesnar | Rocky Maivia | 08/25/2002 | Summerslam | |
| "Big Show" Paul Wight(2) | Brock Lesnar | 11/17/2002 | Survivor Series | |
| Kurt Angle(3) | Paul Wight | 12/15/2002 | Armageddon | |
| Brock Lesnar(2) | Kurt Angle | 03/30/2003 | Wrestlemania 19 | |
| Kurt Angle(4) | Brock Lesnar | 07/27/2003 | Vengeance | Won in a triple threat match between Brock Lesnar & Big Show |
| Brock Lesnar(3) | Kurt Angle | 09/16/2003 | Smackdown | |
| Eddie Guerrero | Brock Lesnar | 02/15/2004 | No Way Out | |
| Justin Bradshaw Layfield | Eddie Guerrero | 06/27/2004 | Great American Bash | |
| John Cena | Justin Bradshaw Layfield | 04/03/2005 | Wrestlemania 21 | |
| Edge | John Cena | 01/08/2006 | New Year's Revolution | |
| John Cena(2) | Edge | 01/29/2006 | Royal Rumble | |
| Rob Van Dam | John Cena | 06/11/2006 | ECW One Night Stand | ECW is officially relaunched. On 6/13, RVD is also given ECW World Belt and recognized as both ECW and WWE champ |
| Edge(2) | Rob Van Dam | 07/03/2006 | RAW | Won in a triple threat match also against John Cena |
| John Cena(3) | Edge | 09/17/2006 | Unforgiven | Cena is stripped of the belt on 10/2/2007 after suffering a pecotral muscle tear against Ken Kennedy the day prior |
| Randy Orton | See notes | 10/07/2007 | No Mercy | Vince McMahon awards Orton the championship |
| "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley(6) | Randy Orton | 10/07/2007 | No Mercy | |
| Randy Orton(2) | Triple H | 10/07/2007 | No Mercy | |
| "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley(7) | Randy Orton | 04/27/2008 | Backlash | |
| Edge(3) | Triple H | 11/23/2008 | Survivor Series | |
| Jeff Hardy | Edge | 12/14/2008 | Armageddon | |
| Edge(4) | Jeff Hardy | 01/25/2009 | Royal Rumble | |
| "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley(8) | Jeff Hardy | 02/15/2009 | No Way Out | Belt was defended in an Elimination Chamber match with Edge, Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov, Triple H, Big Show and Undertaker |
| Randy Orton(3) | Triple H | 04/26/2009 | Backlash | Won in 6-man tag match with Orton, Ted Dibiase and Cody Rhodes against Triple H, Batista and Shane McMahon |
| Dave Batista | Randy Orton | 06/07/2009 | Extreme Rules | >Batista is assaulted by Orton and "injured" the next day and is forced to vacate the title |
| Randy Orton(4) | See notes | 06/15/2009 | RAW | Won a Fatal Four match against John Cena, Big Show and Triple H to determine new champion |
| John Cena(4) | Randy Orton | 09/13/2009 | Breaking Point | |
| Randy Orton(5) | John Cena | 10/04/2009 | Hell in a Cell | |
| John Cena(5) | Randy Orton | 10/25/2009 | Bragging Rights | |
| Sheamus | John Cena | 12/13/2009 | TLC | |
| John Cena(6) | Sheamus | 02/21/2010 | Elimination Chamber | |
| Dave Batista(2) | John Cena | 02/21/2010 | Elimination Chamber | |
| John Cena(7) | Dave Batista | 03/28/2010 | Wrestlemania 26 | |
| Sheamus(2) | John Cena | 06/20/2010 | Fatal 4 Way | |
| Randy Orton(6) | Sheamus | 09/19/2010 | Night of Champions | Won in a 6 pack challenge against John Cena, Sheamus, Chris Jericho, Edge and Wade Barrett |
| "The Miz" Mike Mizzanin | Randy Orton | 11/22/2010 | RAW | <|
| John Cena(8) | The Miz | 05/01/2011 | Extreme Rules | Won in a triple threat cage match against Miz and John Morrison |
| CM Punk | John Cena | 07/17/2011 | Money in the Bank | Punk's contract with WWE expired that night and took the WWE title home with him, so Vince McMahon started a tournament to declare a new champion the next night. |