WWF
Heavyweight Champions
- Buddy
Rodgers--April 1, 1963 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The
title was awarded to him from the NWA.
- Bruno
Sammartino--May 17, 1963 in New York City, New
York.
- Ivan
Koloff--January 18, 1971 in New York City, New York.
- Pedro
Morales--February 8, 1971 in New York City, New York.
- Stan
Stasiak--January 12, 1973 in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
- Bruno
Sammartino [2]--October 12, 1973 in New York City,
New York.
- Billy
Graham--April 20, 1977 in Baltimore, Maryland .
- Bob
Backlund--February 20, 1978 in New York City, New
York.
- The Iron
Sheik--December 26, 1983 in New York City, New York.
- Hulk Hogan--January
23, 1984 in New York City, New York.
- TITLE
VACANT--February 5, 1988 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Andre the Giant won the title, but quickly sold it to Ted
DiBiase. The president declared the title forfeited.
- Macho Man--March
2, 1988 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Macho Man
defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament at WrestleMania IV.
- Hulk Hogan
[2]--April 2, 1989 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The
match took place at WrestleMania V.
- The
Ultimate Warrior--April 1, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario.
The Warrior was also the WWF Intercontinental Champion.
The match took place at WrestleMania VI.
- Sgt.
Slaughter--January 19, 1991 in Miami, Florida. The
match took place at the Royal Rumble.
- Hulk Hogan
[3]--March 24, 1991 in Los Angeles, California. The
match took place at WrestleMania VII.
- The
Undertaker--November 27, 1991 in Detroit, Michigan.
The match took place at the Survivor Series.
- Hulk Hogan
[4]--December 3, 1991 in Texas. The match took place
at Tuesday in Texas.
- TITLE
VACANT--This is due to bad finishes in matches.
- Ric Flair--January
19, 1992 in Albany, New York. He won the Royal Rumble for
the championship at The Royal Rumble.
- Macho Man
[2]--April 5, 1992 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The
match took place at WrestleMania VIII.
- Ric Flair
[2]--September 1, 1992 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
- Bret Hart--October
12, 1993 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
- Yokozuna--April
4, 1993 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The match took place at
WrestleMania IX.
- Hulk Hogan
[5]--April 4, 1993 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The match
took place at WrestleMania IX. After Yokozuna won the
title, Hogan challenged him to a match. Mr. Fuji,
Yokozuna's manager, accidentally threw salt in Yokozuna's
eyes, and Hogan pinned him, in a match that lasted 9
seconds.
- Yokozuna
[2]--June 13, 1994 in Dayton, Ohio. The match took
place at The King of the Ring.
- Bret Hart
[2]--March 20, 1994 in New York City, New York. The
match took place at WrestleMania X.
- Bob
Backlund [2]--November 23, 1994 in San Antonio,
Texas. The match was a Throw In The Towel Match at
Survivor Series.
- Diesel--November
26, 1994 in New York City, New York. The match lasted 8
seconds!
- Bret Hart
[3]--November 19, 1995 in Washington, DC. The match
took place at Survivor Series.
- Shawn
Michaels--March 31, 1996 in Anaheim, California. The
match was a 60 minute Iron Man Match at WrestleMania XII.
- Sid--November
17, 1996 in New York City, New York. The match took place
at Survivor Series.
- Shawn
Michaels [2]--January 19, 1997 in San Antonio, Texas.
The match took place at The Royal Rumble.
- TITLE
VACANT--February 13, 1997 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Shawn Michaels has an injury.
- Bret Hart
[4]--February 16, 1997. The match took place at In
Your House: Final Four.
- Sycho Sid
[2]--February 17, 1997 in Nashville, Tennessee. The
match took place on Monday Night Raw.
- The
Undertaker [2]--March 23, 1997 in Chicago, Illinois.
The match took place at WrestleMania 13.
- Bret Hart
[5]--August 3, 1997 in East Ruthersford, New Jersey.
The match took place at Summer Slam.
- Shawn
Michaels [3]--November 9, 1997 in Montreal, Quebec.
The match took place at Survivor Series.
- Stone Cold
Steve Austin--March 29, 1998 in Boston,
Massachusetts. The match took place at WrestleMania XIV.
- Kane--June
28, 1998 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The match took
place at King of the Ring.
- Stone Cold
Steve Austin [2]--June 29, 1998 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The match took place on Raw is War.
- TITLE
VACANT--September 27, 1998 in Hamilton, Ontario. At
the Triple Threat Match at In Your House: Badd Blood,
both The Undertaker and Kane pinned Austin
simultaneously.
- The Rock--November
15, 1998 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Rock defeated Mankind
in a tournament at Survivor Series.
- Mankind--January
4, 1999 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The match was a No
Disqualification Match on Raw is War.
- The Rock
[2]--January 24, 1999 in Anaheim, California. The
match was an I Quit Match at The Royal Rumble.
- Mankind
[2]--January 31, 1999 in Tucson, Arizona. The match
was in an empty arena during Halftime Heat.
- The Rock
[3]--February 15, 1999 in Birmingham, Alabama. The
match was a Ladder Match on Raw is War.
- Stone Cold
Steve Austin [3]--March 28, 1999 in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. The match took place at WrestleMania XV.
- The
Undertaker [3]--May 23, 1999 in Kansas City,
Missouri. The match took place at Over the Edge.
- Stone Cold
Steve Austin [4]--June 28, 1999 in Charlotte, North
Carolina. The match took place on Raw is War.
- Mankind
[3]--August 22, 1999 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The
match was a Triple Threat Match between Mankind, Steve
Austin and Triple H at Summer Slam with Jesse Ventura as
a referee.
- Triple H--August
23, 1999 in Ames, Iowa. The match took place on Raw is
War.
- Vince
McMahon--September 16, 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The
match took place on Smackdown!
- TITLE
VACANT--September 20, 1999 in Houston, Texas. Vince
McMahon voluntarily forfeited the title on Raw is War.
- Triple H
[2]--September 26, 1999 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The match was a Six Pack Challenge with Triple H vs. The
Rock vs. Mankind vs. The Big Show vs. Kane vs. The British
Bulldog at Unforgiven.
- The Big
Show--November 14, 1999 in Detroit, Michigan. The
match was a Triple Threat Match with Triple H vs. The Rock
vs. The Big Show at Survivor Series; The Big Show took
injured Steve Austin's place.
- Triple H
[3]--January 3, 2000 in Miami, Florida. The match was
on Raw is War.
- On April 17,
2000, in State College, Pennsylvania, Chris Jericho
defeated Triple H to win the WWF Heavyweight
Championship, but after the match he persuaded the
referee to change the decision.
- The Rock
[4]--April 30, 2000, in Washington, DC. The match
took place at Backlash: Triple H with Vince McMahon vs.
The Rock with Steve Austin and special referee Shane
McMahon.
- Triple H
[4]--May 21, 2000 in Louisville, Kentucky. The match
was a sixty minute Iron Man Match with referee Shawn
Michaels at Judgment Day. Triple H had six pinfalls, The
Rock had five.
- The Rock
[4]--June 25, 2000 in Boston, Massachusetts. The
Rock, Kane and the Undertaker wrestled against Triple H
(the champion), Vince and Shane McMahon: whoever got the
win on the champion's side won the title at the King of
the Ring.
- Kurt Angle--October
22, 2000 in Albany, New York. The match was at No
Mercy.
- The
Rock [5]--February 25, 2001 in Las Vegas,
Nevada. The match was at No Way Out.
- Steve
Austin [5]--April
1, 2001 in Houston, Texas. The match was a No
Disqualification Match that took place at WrestleMania
X-Seven.
- Kurt Angle [2]--September
23, 2001 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The match took
place at Unforgiven.
- Steve Austin [6]--October
8, 2001 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The match took place on
RAW.
This title was unified with the WCW Heavyweight
Championship to become the
World
Championship (which then
became the WWE Smackdown! World Championship)