List of WWE champions

	Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes	Ref.
001 1	Buddy Rogers	01 1	01963-04-29 April 29, 1963	18	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	N/A	Rogers was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated Antonino Rocca in the finals of a tournament in March 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to become the first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion.	[10]
002 2	Bruno Sammartino	001 1	01963-05-17 May 17, 1963	2803	New York, NY	Live event	Held title for eight years, a record for professional wrestling world champions.	[11]
003 3	Ivan Koloff	001 1	01971-01-18 January 18, 1971	21	New York, NY	Live event		[12]
004 4	Pedro Morales	001 1	01971-02-08 February 8, 1971	1027	New York, NY	Live event	The championship was referred to as the WWWF Heavyweight Championship when WWWF rejoined the NWA in 1971.	[13]
005 5	Stan Stasiak	001 1	01973-12-01 December 1, 1973	9	Philadelphia, PA	Live event		[14]
006 6	Bruno Sammartino	002 2	01973-12-10 December 10, 1973	1237	New York, NY	Live event		[15]
007 7	Billy Graham	001 1	01977-04-30 April 30, 1977	296	Baltimore, MD	Live event		[16]
008 8	Bob Backlund	001 1	01978-02-20 February 20, 1978	648	New York, NY	Live event	The title was renamed the WWF Heavyweight Championship when the World Wide Wrestling Federation became the World Wrestling Federation in March 1979.	[17]
008.1 -	Antonio Inoki	01 1†	01979-11-30 November 30, 1979	6	Tokushima, Japan	Live event		[9]
008.2 -	Vacated†	-	01979-12-06 December 6, 1979	0	Tokyo, Japan	Live event	Vacated when Backlund pins Inoki, but WWF president Hisashi Shinma declares the match a no contest due to interference by Tiger Jeet Singh. Inoki refused the championship following Shinma's decision, and the title was declared vacant.	[9]
008.3 -	Bob Backlund	01 1(2)†	01979-12-12 December 12, 1979	677	New York, NY	Live event	Defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death match.	[9]
008.4 -	Held up†	-	01981-10-19 October 19, 1981	0	New York, NY	Live event	Title held up after a match against Greg Valentine in which the referee gave him the title after Backlund pinned him.	[9]
008.5 -	Bob Backlund	01 1(3)†	01981-11-23 November 23, 1981	763	New York, NY	Live event	Defeated Greg Valentine in a rematch to win the held up title. According to the official championship history, Backlund's reign lasted from February 20, 1978 to December 26, 1983 and was never interrupted.[18] The title was referred to as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983 after the WWF withdrew from the NWA.	[9]
009 9	The Iron Sheik	01 1	01983-12-26 December 26, 1983	28	New York, NY	Live event		[19]
010 10	Hulk Hogan	01 1	01984-01-23 January 23, 1984	1474	New York, NY	Live event		[20]
011 11	André the Giant	01 1	01988-02-05 February 5, 1988	0	Indianapolis, IN	The Main Event I		[21]
011.5 -	Vacated	-	01988-02-05 February 5, 1988	0	Indianapolis, IN	The Main Event I	Immediately after winning the title from Hogan, André surrendered the title to Ted DiBiase; President Jack Tunney nullified this decision, and vacated the title.	[21]
012 12	Randy Savage	01 1	01988-03-27 March 27, 1988	371	Atlantic City, NJ	WrestleMania IV	Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final.	[22]
013 13	Hulk Hogan	02 2	01989-04-02 April 2, 1989	364	Atlantic City, NJ	WrestleMania V		[23]
014 14	The Ultimate Warrior	01 1	01990-04-01 April 1, 1990	293	Toronto, ON	WrestleMania VI	This match was also for Warrior's WWF Intercontinental Championship.	[24]
015 15	Sgt. Slaughter	01 1	01991-01-19 January 19, 1991	64	Miami, FL	Royal Rumble (1991)		[25]
016 16	Hulk Hogan	03 3	01991-03-24 March 24, 1991	248	Los Angeles, CA	WrestleMania VII		[26]
017 17	The Undertaker	01 1	01991-11-27 November 27, 1991	6	Detroit, MI	Survivor Series (1991)		[27]
018 18	Hulk Hogan	04 4	01991-12-03 December 3, 1991	1	San Antonio, TX	This Tuesday in Texas		[28]
018.5 -	Vacated	-	01991-12-04 December 4, 1991	0	N/A	Superstars	Hogan was stripped of the title by WWF President Jack Tunney due to the controversy surrounding both of the previous title changes. This aired December 7, 1991.	[28]
019 19	Ric Flair	01 1	01992-01-19 January 19, 1992	77	Albany, NY	Royal Rumble (1992)	Won the Royal Rumble match.	[29]
020 20	Randy Savage	02 2	01992-04-05 April 5, 1992	149	Indianapolis, IN	WrestleMania VIII		[30]
021 21	Ric Flair	02 2	01992-09-01 September 1, 1992	41	Hershey, PA	Live event		[31]
022 22	Bret Hart	01 1	01992-10-12 October 12, 1992	174	Saskatoon, SK	Live event		[32]
023 23	Yokozuna	01 1	01993-04-04 April 4, 1993	0	Las Vegas, NV	WrestleMania IX