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Date of Title Change Champion Defeated
January 11, 1991 (1) Ric Flair Sting
July 14, 1991 (2) Lex Luger Barry Windham
February 29, 1992 Sting Lex Luger
July 12, 1992 Vader Sting
August 2, 1992 Ron Simmons Vader
December 30, 1992 Vader (2) Ron Simmons
March 11, 1993 Sting (2) Vader
March 17, 1993 Vader (3) Sting
December 27, 1993 Ric Flair (2) Vader
July 17, 1994 Hulk Hogan Ric Flair
November 26, 1995 (3) Randy Savage One Man Gang
December 27, 1995 Ric Flair (3) Randy Savage
January 22, 1996 Randy Savage (2) Ric Flair
February 11, 1996 Ric Flair (4) Randy Savage
April 22, 1996 The Giant Ric Flair
August 10, 1996 Hollywood Hulk Hogan (2) The Giant
August 3, 1997 Lex Luger (2) Hollywood Hogan
August 9, 1997 Hollywood Hulk Hogan (3) Lex Luger
December 28, 1997 Sting (3) Hollywood Hogan
February 22, 1998 (4) Sting (4) Hollywood Hogan
April 19, 1998 Randy Savage (3) Sting
April 20, 1998 Hollywood Hulk Hogan (4) Randy Savage
July 7, 1998 Goldberg Hollywood Hogan
December 27, 1998 Kevin Nash Goldberg
January 4, 1999 Hollywood Hulk Hogan (5) Kevin Nash
March 14, 1999 Ric Flair (5) Hollywood Hogan
April 11, 1999 (5) Diamond Dallas Page Ric Flair
April 26, 1999 Sting (5) Diamond Dallas Page
April 26, 1999 (6) Diamond Dallas Page (2) Sting
May 9, 1999 Kevin Nash (2) Diamond Dallas Page
July 11, 1999 (7) Randy Savage (4) Kevin Nash
July 12, 1999 Hulk Hogan (6) Randy Savage
September 12, 1999 Sting (6) Hulk Hogan
November 21, 1999 (8) Bret Hart Chris Benoit
December 20, 1999 (9) Bret Hart (2) Goldberg
January 16, 2000 (10) Chris Benoit Sid Vicious
January 24, 2000 (11) Sid Vicious Kevin Nash
April 16, 2000 (12) Jeff Jarrett Diamond Dallas Page
April 24, 2000 Diamond Dallas Page (3) Jeff Jarrett
April 25, 2000 (13) David Arquette Eric Bischoff
May 7, 2000 (14) Jeff Jarrett (2) David Arquette
May 15, 2000 Ric Flair (6) Jeff Jarrett
May 22, 2000 (15) Jeff Jarrett (3) Kevin Nash
May 23, 2000 (16) Kevin Nash (3) Jeff Jarrett
May 29, 2000 (17) Jeff Jarrett (4) Ric Flair
July 9, 2000 Booker T. Jeff Jarrett
August 28, 2000 Kevin Nash (4) Booker T.
September 17, 2000 Booker T. (2) Kevin Nash
October 2, 2000 (18) Booker T. (3) Jeff Jarrett
November 26, 2000 Scott Steiner Booker T.
March 26, 2001 Booker T. (4) Scott Steiner
July 24, 2001 Kurt Angle Booker T.
July 30, 2001 Booker T. (5) Kurt Angle
August 19, 2001 The Rock Booker T.
October 21, 2001 Chris Jericho The Rock
November 5, 2001 The Rock (2) Chris Jericho
December 9, 2001 (19) Chris Jericho (2) The Rock
March 17, 2002 Triple H Chris Jericho
April 21, 2002 (20) Hollywood Hulk Hogan (7) Triple H
May 19, 2002 The Undertaker Hollywood Hulk Hogan
July 21, 2002 (21) The Rock (3) Kurt Angle
August 25, 2002 Brock Lesnar The Rock
September 2, 2002 (22) Triple H (2) -----
November 17, 2002 (23) Shawn Michaels Triple H
December 15, 2002 Triple H (3) Shawn Michaels
September 21, 2003 Goldberg (2) Triple H
December 14, 2003 (24) Triple H (4) Goldberg
March 14, 2004 (25) Chris Benoit (2) Triple H
August 15, 2004 Randy Orton Chris Benoit
September 12, 2004 (26) Triple H (5) Randy Orton
January 9, 2005 (27) Triple H (6) Randy Orton
April 3, 2005 Batista Triple H
January 10, 2006 (28) Kurt Angle (2) -----
April 2, 2006 (29) Rey Mysterio Randy Orton
July 23, 2006 Booker T. (6) Rey Mysterio
November 26, 2006 Batista (2) Booker T.
April 1, 2007 The Undertaker (2) Booker T.
May 8, 2007 Edge The Undertaker
July 17, 2007 (30) The Great Khali -----
September 16, 2007 Batista (3) The Great Khali
December 16, 2007 Edge (2) Batista
March 30, 2008 The Undertaker (3) Edge
June 1, 2008 Edge (3) The Undertaker
June 30, 2008 CM Punk Edge


(1) Ric Flair defeated Sting to win the WCW World Title.

(2) Ric Flair is fired and the title is vacated. A match is set and Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham to win the title.

(3) A match between Hulk Hogan and The Giant ends in controversy. The title is declared vacant and a battle royal is set. Randy Savage eliminated One Man Gang to win the title.

(4) A match between Hollywood Hogan and Sting ends in controversy. The title is declared vacant and in the rematch, Sting defeated Hollywood Hogan to win the title.

(5) Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ric Flair, Sting, and Hollywood Hogan in a four-way match to win the title.

(6) Diamond Dallas Page defeated Sting, Kevin Nash, and Goldberg in a four-way match to win the title.

(7) Due to a pre-match stipulation, the title can change hands in this tag team match between Randy Savage and Sid Vicious against Kevin Nash and Sting. Randy Savage defeated Kevin Nash to win the title.

(8) Sting is forced to vacate the title. A tournament is set and in the finals, Bret Hart defeated Chris Benoit to win the title.

(9) Bret Hart vacates the title. A match is set and Bret Hart defeated Goldberg to win the title.

(10) Bret Hart becomes injured and is unable to defend the title. A match is set and Chris Benoit defeated Sid Vicious to win the title.

(11) Chris Benoit quits and the title is vacated. A match is set and Sid Vicious defeated Kevin Nash to win the title.

(12) Sid Vicious is forced to vacate the title. A match is set and Jeff Jarett defeated Diamond Dallas Page to win the title.

(13) Due to a pre-match stipulation, the title can change hands in this tag team match between Jeff Jarrett and Eric Bischoff against Diamond Dallas Page and David Arquette. David Arquette defeated Eric Bischoff to win the title.

(14) Jeff Jarrett defeated Diamond Dallas Page and David Arquette in a three-way match to win the title.

(15) Ric Flair becomes injured and is unableto defend the title. A match is set and Jeff Jarrett defeated Kevin Nash to win the title.

(16) Kevin Nash defeated Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner in a three-way match to win the title.

(17) Kevin Nash vacates the title. A match is set and Jeff Jarett defeated Ric Flair to win the title.

(18) Booker T is forced to vacate the title. A match is set and Booker T defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the title.

(19) Later that same night, Chris Jericho defeated Steve Austin to win both the WWF World Title and the WCW World Title. Both titles are now referred to as one title called the "WWF Undisputed Title".

(20) As of May 6, 2002, the WWF Undisputed Title is now refered to as the WWE Undisputed Title.

(21) The Rock defeated Kurt Angle and The Undertaker in a three-way match to win the WWE Undisputed Title.

(22) Eric Bischoff awards the title to Triple H. The title is now refered to as the "World Heavyweight Title" and has no relations to the WWE Undisputed Title.

(23) Shawn Michaels defeated Triple H in an elimination match to win the title. Also involved in the match was Rob Van Dam, Chris Jericho, Kane, and Booker T.

(24) Triple H defeated Goldberg and Kane in a three-way match to win the World Heavyweight Title.

(25) Chris Benoit defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a three-way match to win the World Heavyweight Title.

(26) After a triple threat match between Triple H, Chris Benoit, and Edge ends in controversy, the title is declared vacant on December 6, 2004.

(27) Triple H defeated Randy Orton in an elimination match to win the title. Also involved in the match were Batista, Edge, Chris Benoit, and Chris Jericho.

(28) Batista becomes injured and is unable to defend the title. The title is declared vacant and a battle royal is set. Kurt Angle eliminated Mark Henry to win the title.

(29) Rey Mysterio defeated Randy Orton and Kurt Angle in a three-way match to win the World Heavyweight Title.

(30) Edge was forced to surrender the title after suffering an injury. The Great Khali won a 20-man Battle Royal to become champion.




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