Wins a fictitious tournament. |
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Ken Patera |
1980-04-21 |
New York, NY |
Pedro Morales |
1980-12-08 |
New York, NY |
Don Muraco |
1981-06-20 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Pedro Morales [2] |
1981-11-23 |
New York, NY |
Don Muraco [2] |
1983-01-22 |
New York, NY |
Tito Santana |
1984-02-11 |
Boston, MA |
Greg Valentine |
1984-09-24 |
London, ON, CAN |
Tito Santana [2] |
1985-07-06 |
Baltimore, MD |
Randy Savage |
1986-02-08 |
Boston, MA |
Santana continues to defend the title for two weeks before the change airs on TV. |
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Ricky Steamboat |
1987-03-29 |
Pontiac, MI |
Honky Tonk Man |
1987-06-02 |
Buffalo, NY |
Ultimate Warrior |
1988-08-29 |
New York, NY |
Rick Rude |
1989-04-02 |
Atlantic City, NJ |
Ultimate Warrior [2] |
1989-08-28 |
E. Rutherford, NJ |
Vacates on 1990-04-01 when Warrior wins world title. |
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Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) |
1990-04-23 |
Austin, TX |
Defeats Tito Santana in 8-man tournament final. |
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Texas Tornado (Kerry Von Erich) |
1990-08-27 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Mr. Perfect [2] |
1990-11-19 |
Rochester, NY |
Bret Hart |
1991-08-26 |
New York, NY |
The Mountie (Jacques Rougeau Jr.) |
1992-01-17 |
Springfield, MA |
Roddy Piper |
1992-01-19 |
Albany, NY |
Bret Hart [2] |
1992-04-05 |
Indianapolis, IN |
British Bulldog (Davey Boy Smith) |
1992-08-29 |
London, ENG, GBR |
Shawn Michaels |
1992-10-27 |
Terre Haute, IN |
Marty Janetty |
1993-05-17 |
New York, NY |
Shawn Michaels [2] |
1993-06-06 |
Albany, NY |
Stripped in 1993-09 when Michaels briefly leaves the WWF. |
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Razor Ramon |
1993-09-27 |
New Haven, CT |
Defeats Rick Martel after Ramon and Martel were the last two left in a battle royal. |
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Diesel |
1994-04-13 |
Rochester, NY |
Razor Ramon [2] |
1994-08-29 |
Chicago, IL |
Jeff Jarrett |
1995-01-22 |
Tampa, FL |
Title held up after the match against Bob Holly on 1995-04-26 in Moline, IN. |
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Jeff Jarrett [2] |
1995-04-26 |
Moline, IL |
Defeats Bob Holly in rematch. |
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Razor Ramon [3] |
1995-05-19 |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
Jeff Jarrett [3] |
1995-05-21 |
Trois Rivieres, PQ |
Shawn Michaels [3] |
1995-07-23 |
Nashville, TN |
Dean Douglas (Shane Douglas) |
1995-10-22 |
Winnipeg, MB, CAN |
Awarded by forfeit after Michaels was injured by a marine group on 1995-10-14 at a club in Syracuse, NY. |
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Razor Ramon [4] |
1995-10-22 |
Winnipeg, MB, CAN |
Goldust |
1996-01-21 |
Fresno, CA |
Title held-up after the match against Savio Vega on 1996-04-01 in San Bernadino, CA. |
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Goldust [2] |
1996-04-01 |
San Bernadino, CA |
Defeats Vega in rematch. |
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Ahmed Johnson (Tony Norris) |
1996-06-23 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Declared vacant on 1996-08-12 because of injury. |
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Marc Mero |
1996-09-23 |
Hershey, PA |
Defeats Faarooq Asad in tournament final. |
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Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
1996-10-21 |
Ft. Wayne, IN |
Rocky Maivia |
1997-02-13 |
Lowell, MA |
Owen Hart |
1997-04-28 |
Omaha, NE |
Steve Austin |
1997-08-03 |
E. Rutherford, NJ |
Vacant on 1997-09-08 in Cincinnati, OH when WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter suspends Steve Austin and orders a tournament to be held for the vacant title. |
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Owen Hart [2] |
1997-10-05 |
St. Louis, MO |
Defeats Farooq in tournament final. |
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Steve Austin [2] |
1997-11-09 |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
Rocky Maivia [2] |
1997-12-08 |
Portland, ME |
Austin forfeits title and gives it to Maivia. |
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Hunter Hearst Helmsley [2] |
1998-08-30 |
New York, NY |
Forced to vacate the title on 98-10-09 due to knee surgery. |
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Ken Shamrock |
1998-10-12 |
Uniondale, NY |
Defeats X-Pac in one-night tournament final. |
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Val Venis |
1999-02-14 |
Memphis, TN |
Jesse James |
1999-03-15 |
San Jose, CA |
Goldust [3] |
1999-03-29 |
E. Rutherford, NJ |
The Godfather |
1999-04-12 |
Detroit, MI |
Jeff Jarrett [4] |
1999-05-25 |
Moline, IL |
Edge |
1999-07-24 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
Jeff Jarrett [5] |
1999-07-25 |
Buffalo, NY |
D-Lo Brown |
1999-07-27 |
Columbus, OH |
Jeff Jarrett [6] |
1999-08-22 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Chyna |
1999-10-17 |
Cleveland, OH |
A female wrestler. |
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Chris Jericho |
1999-12-12 |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
Title held up after the match against Chyna on 1999-12-28 in Richmond, VA with disputed pinfalls by two referees. |
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Chris Jericho [2] & Chyna [2] |
2000-01-03 |
Miami, FL |
Both wrestlers awarded the title with a stipulation that if one loses, both lose the title. |
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Chris Jericho [2] |
2000-01-23 |
New York, NY |
Defeats Chyna and Hardcore Holly in Triple Threat match. |
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Kurt Angle |
2000-02-27 |
Hartford, CT |
Chris Benoit |
2000-04-02 |
Anaheim, CA |
Defeats Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho in a three way match with a stipulation that the first man to get the pin wins the Intercontinental title. |
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Chris Jericho [3] |
2000-05-02 |
Richmond, VA |
Chris Benoit [2] |
2000-05-08 |
Uniondale, NY |
Rikishi Phatu |
2000-06-20 |
Memphis, TN |
Val Venis [2] |
2000-07-04 |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
Chyna [3] |
2000-08-27 |
Raleigh, NC |
Pins Trish Stratus in a tag team match between Chyna & Eddie Guerrero and Venis & Stratus. |
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Eddie Guerrero |
2000-09-04 |
Lexington, KY |
Defeats Chyna and Kurt Angle in a three-way match. |
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Billy Gunn |
2000-11-21 |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
Chris Benoit [3] |
2000-12-10 |
Birmingham, AL |
Chris Jericho [4] |
2001-01-21 |
New Orleans, LA |
Hunter Hearst Helmsley [3] |
2001-04-03 |
Tulsa, OK |
Jeff Hardy |
2001-04-10 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Hunter Hearst Helmsley [4] |
2001-04-16 |
Knoxville, TN |
Kane |
2001-05-20 |
Sacramento, CA |
Albert |
2001-06-26 |
New York, NY |
Lance Storm |
2001-07-23 |
Buffalo, NY |
Edge [2] |
2001-08-19 |
San Jose, CA |
Christian |
2001-09-23 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Edge [3] |
2001-10-21 |
St. Louis, MO |
Test |
2001-11-05 |
Uniondale, NY |
Edge [4] |
2001-11-18 |
Greensboro, NC |
Unifies WCW United States Heavyweight Title. |
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William Regal |
2002-01-20 |
Atlanta, GA |
Rob Van Dam |
2002-03-17 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
Eddie Guerrero [2] |
2002-04-21 |
Kansas City, MO |
Rob Van Dam [2] |
2002-05-26 |
Edmonton, AB, CAN |
Unifies WWE European Title, defeating Jeff Hardy on 02-07-21 in Grand Rapids, MI. |
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Chris Benoit [4] |
2002-07-29 |
Greensboro, NC |
Rob Van Dam [3] |
2002-08-25 |
Uniondale, NY |
Unifies WWE Hardcore Title, defeating Tommy Dreamer on 02-08-26 in New York, NY. |
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Chris Jericho [5] |
2002-09-16 |
Denver, CO |
Kane [2] |
2002-09-30 |
Houston, TX |
Hunter Hearst Helmsley [5] |
2002-10-20 |
Little Rock, AR |
Unified with the World Heavyweight Title. |
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Christian [2] |
2003-05-18 |
Charlotte, NC |
Eliminates Booker T in a battle royal when the title is reinstated. |
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Booker T. |
2003-07-07 |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
Christian [3] |
2003-08-10 |
Des Moines, IA |
Rob Van Dam [4] |
2003-09-29 |
Chicago, IL |
Chris Jericho [6] |
2003-10-27 |
Fayetteville, NC |
Rob Van Dam [5] |
2003-10-27 |
Fayetteville, NC |
Randy Orton |
2003-12-14 |
Orlando, FL |
Edge [5] |
2004-07-11 |
Hartford, CT |
Stripped on 04-09-06 in Wichita Falls, TX due to an injury. |
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Chris Jericho [7] |
2004-09-12 |
Portland, OR |
Defeats Christian. |
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Shelton Benjamin |
2004-10-19 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Carlito (Carly Colón) |
2005-06-20 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Ric Flair |
2005-09-18 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Shelton Benjamin [2] |
2006-02-20 |
Trenton, NJ |
Rob Van Dam [6] |
2006-04-30 |
Lexington, KY |
Shelton Benjamin [3] |
2006-05-15 |
Lubbock, TX |
Pins Van Dam in a tag match in which Benjamin teams with Chris Masters & Triple H to face Van Dam & WWE champion John Cena; the stiplulation states that if any member of Benjamin's team defeats Cena or RVD, he would win the respective title. |
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Johnny Nitro (John Morrison) |
2006-06-25 |
Charlotte, NC |
Wins 3-way match against Benjamin and Carlito by pinning Benjamin. |
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Jeff Hardy [2] |
2006-10-02 |
Topeka, KS |
Johnny Nitro [2] |
2006-11-06 |
Columbus, OH |
Jeff Hardy [3] |
2006-11-13 |
Manchester, ENG, GBR |
Umaga |
2007-02-19 |
Bakersfield, CA |
Santino Marella |
2007-04-16 |
Milan, ITA |
Umaga [2] |
2007-07-02 |
Dallas, TX |
Jeff Hardy [4] |
2007-09-03 |
Columbus, OH |
Chris Jericho [8] |
2008-03-10 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Kofi Kingston |
2008-06-29 |
Dallas, TX |
Santino Marella [2] |
2008-08-17 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Teams with Beth Phoenix to defeat Kingston & Women's champion Mickie James in a winner-take-all tag team match. |
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William Regal [2] |
2008-11-10 |
Manchester, ENG, GBR |
C.M. Punk |
2009-01-19 |
Chicago, IL |
John Bradshaw Layfield |
2009-03-09 |
Jacksonville, FL |
Rey Mysterio (Rey Misterio Jr.) |
2009-04-05 |
Houston, TX |
Chris Jericho [9] |
2009-06-07 |
New Orleans, LA |
Rey Mysterio [2] |
2009-06-28 |
Sacramento, CA |
John Morrison (Johnny Nitro) [3] |
2009-09-04 |
Cleveland, OH |
Drew McIntyre (Drew Galloway) |
2009-12-13 |
San Antonio, TX |
Stripped by Smackdown! General Manager Teddy Long on 10-05-04 for continously attacking Matt Hardy. |
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Kofi Kingston # |
2010-05-11 |
Buffalo, NY |
Defeats Christian in a tournament final. |
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Drew McIntyre # |
2010-05-11 |
Buffalo, NY |
Reinstated as champion by Vince McMahon. |
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Kofi Kingston [2] |
2010-05-23 |
Detroit, MI |
Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth) |
2010-07-28 |
Laredo, TX |
Kofi Kingston [3] |
2011-01-04 |
Tuscon, AZ |
Wade Barrett |
2011-03-22 |
Columbus, OH |
Ezekiel Jackson |
2011-06-19 |
Washington, DC |
Cody Rhodes |
2011-08-09 |
Sacramento, CA |
Big Show (Paul Wight) |
2012-04-01 |
Miami, FL |
Cody Rhodes [2] |
2012-04-29 |
Rosemont, IL |
Christian [4] |
2012-05-20 |
Raleigh, NC |
The Miz (Mike Mizanin) |
2012-07-23 |
St. Louis, MO |
Kofi Kingston [4] |
2012-10-16 |
Memphis, TN |
Wade Barrett [2] |
2012-12-29 |
Washington, DC |
The Miz [2] |
2013-04-07 |
E. Rutherford, NJ |
Wade Barrett [3] |
2013-04-08 |
E. Rutherford, NJ |
Curtis Axel (Joe Hennig) |
2013-06-16 |
Rosemont, IL |
Defeats Barrett and the Miz in a 3-way match. |
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Big E. Langston |
2013-11-18 |
Nashville, TN |
Bade News Barrett (Wade Barrett) [4] |
2014-05-04 |
E. Rutherford, NJ |
Vacant on 14-06-30 due to shoulder injury. |
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The Miz [3] |
2014-07-20 |
Tampa, FL |
Wins 19-man battle royal, last eliminating Dolph Ziggler. |
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Dolph Ziggler [2] |
2014-08-17 |
Los Angeles, CA |
The Miz [4] |
2014-09-21 |
Nashville, TN |
Dolph Ziggler [3] |
2014-09-22 |
Memphis, TN |
Luke Harper (Brodie Lee) |
2014-11-17 |
Roanoke, VA |
Dolph Ziggler [4] |
2014-12-14 |
Cleveland, OH |
Bade News Barrett [5] |
2015-01-05 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) |
2015-03-29 |
Santa Clara, CA |
Defeats Barrett, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, R-Truth, and Stardust in a 7-way match; vacates on 15-05-11 due to injury. |
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Ryback |
2015-05-31 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
Defeats R-Truth, Sheamus, King Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, and Mark Henry (sub for Rusev) in an "Elimination Chamber" match. |
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Kevin Owens (Kevin Steen) |
2015-09-20 |
Houston, TX |
Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley) |
2015-12-13 |
Boston, MA |
Kevin Owens [2] |
2016-02-15 |
Anaheim, CA |
Wins a 5-way match against Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Stardust, and Tyler Breeze. |
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Zack Ryder |
2016-04-03 |
Arlington, TX |
Defeats Owens, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, Sin Cara, Stardust, and the Miz in a 7-way ladder match. |
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The Miz [5] |
2016-04-04 |
Dallas, TX |
Dolph Ziggler [5] |
2016-10-09 |
Sacramento, CA |
The Miz [6] |
2016-11-15 |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Dean Ambrose [2] |
2017-01-03 |
Jacksonville, FL |
The Miz [7] |
2017-06-04 |
Baltimore, MD |
Roman Reigns (Joe Anoaʻi) |
2017-11-20 |
Houston, TX |
The Miz [8] |
2018-01-22 |
New York, NY |
Seth Rollins (Tyler Black) |
2018-04-08 |
New Orleans, LA |
Defeats The Miz and Finn Bálor in a 3-way match. |
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Dolph Ziggler [6] |
2018-06-18 |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Seth Rollins [2] |
2018-08-18 |
Brooklyn, NY |
Dean Ambrose [3] |
2018-12-16 |
San Jose, CA |
Bobby Lashley |
2019-01-14 |
Memphis, TN |
Defeats Ambrose and Seth Rollins in a 3-way match. |
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Finn Bálor (Prince Devitt) |
2019-02-17 |
Houston, TX |
Defeats Lashley & Lio Rush in a handicap match. |
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Bobby Lashley [2] |
2019-03-11 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Finn Bálor [2] |
2019-04-07 |
E. Rutherford, NJ |
Shinsuke Nakamura |
2019-07-14 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Braun Strowman |
2020-01-31 |
Tulsa, OK |
Sami Zayn (El Generico) |
2020-03-08 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Teams with Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro to defeat Strowman in a handicap match; stripped on 20-05-12 when Zayn does not wrestle during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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A.J. Styles |
2020-06-08 |
Orlando, FL |
Defeats Daniel Bryan in tournament final. |
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Jeff Hardy [5] |
2020-08-21 |
Orlando, FL |
Sami Zayn returns on 20-08-28 and claims he has never lost the title. |
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Sami Zayn [2] |
2020-09-27 |
Orlando, FL |
Defeats Hardy and A.J. Styles in 3-way match. |
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Big E |
2020-12-22 |
St. Petersburg, FL |
Apollo Crews (Uhaa Nation) |
2021-04-11 |
Tampa, FL |
Shinsuke Nakamura [2] |
2021-08-13 |
Tulsa, OK |
Sami Zayn [3] |
2022-02-11 |
New Orleans, LA |
Ricochet |
2022-03-04 |
Miami, FL |
Gunther (WALTER) |
2022-06-10 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
Sami Zayn [4] |
2024-04-06 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Bron Breakker (Bronson Rechsteiner) |
2024-08-03 |
Cleveland, OH |