Every World Champion Ever in Major US-Based Promotions Created by: Super Mastodon

@SuperMastodon
(1905-2020)
The World Championship, a grand prize that many aim to gain in their careers
but not all are granted of the opportunity. In any combat sport, being the world
champion means you've finally reached the mountain top, you are recognized
as the best in your craft amongst a group of other elite athletes and performers,
interestingly the same can be said for professional wrestling. However, not all
World Champions are created equal, some are good, bad, and sometimes
downright odd.

Wrestling in its basic form, is one of the oldest forms of sporting competition.
Since the days of the cavemen, there have been documented wrestling fights
over dominance. Through the years it has become a performance arts that has
entertained millions of fans over the world, much thanks to the different sets of
characters and the people that embodied them.
In this list I have compiled every wrestler that has held a World Championship
Title in all the major US-based pro wrestling promotions throughout the past
116 years.

The first undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship was estab-

lished on May 4, 1905 and that title itself is the root of many major World Ti-
tles that would soon follow over the course of pro wrestling's existence. The
wrestlers that will be featured in this list will be officially recognized champi-
ons by their respective promotions, same goes for certain number of reigns
with other individual champions listed as well. They will also be presented
chronologically on the date they first won their World Title.
 World Titles recognized in this list:
*World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original version)

*NWA World Heavyweight Championship

*WWA World Heavyweight Championship

*AWA World Heavyweight Championship

*WWWF/WWF/WWE Championship

*WCW World Heavyweight Championship

*WCW International World Heavyweight Championship

*ECW World Heavyweight Championship

*World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version)

*ROH World Championship

*TNA/IMPACT World Championship

*NXT Championship

*WWE Universal Championship

*AEW World Championship

1.) George Hackenschmidt

First World Title Win: May 4, 1905

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
(original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 1,065
 2.) Frank Gotch

First World Title Win: April 3, 1908

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
(original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 1,824

Note:
Sixth longest individual reign for a World Champion.
Never officially loss it, vacated after his retirement.
3.) Joe Stecher

First World Title Win: July 5, 1915

Last World Title Win: May 30, 1925

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
(original)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 1,959
 4.) Earl Caddock

First World Title Win: April 9, 1917

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
(original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 1,026
5.) Ed “Strangler” Lewis

First World Title Win: December 13, 1920

Last World Title Win: April 13, 1931

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
(original)

Number of Reigns: 4
Total Combined Days: 3,073
 6.) Stanislaus Zbyszko

First World Title Win: May 6, 1921

Last World Title Win: April 15, 1925

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
(original)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 346
7.) Wayne Munn

First World Title Win: January 8, 1925

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 97
 8.) Gus Sonnenberg

First World Title Win: January 4, 1929

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
(original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 705
9.) Ed Don George

First World Title Win: December 10, 1930

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 124
 10.) Danno O’Mahoney

First World Title Win: July 30, 1935

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 216
11.) Dick Shikat

First World Title Win: March 2, 1936

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 54
 12.) Ali Baba

First World Title Win: April 25, 1936

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 48
13.) Dave Levin

First World Title Win: June 12, 1936

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 109
 14.) Dean Detton

First World Title Win: September 29, 1936

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 273
15.) Bronko Nagurski

First World Title Win: June 29, 1937

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 507
 16.) Jim Londos

First World Title Win: November 18, 1938

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
(original)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 2,628

Note:
Retired as the reigning World Champion.
17.) Orville Brown

First World Title Win: July 14, 1948

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 501

Note:
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was founded on
the same date they recognized Orville Brown as their inau-
gural champion, starting his reign with a win over Sonny
Myers over the claim for the belt.
 18.) Lou Thesz
First World Title Win: November 27, 1949
Last World Title Win: October 14, 1966
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3x)
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original) (2x)
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 6
Total Combined Days: 5,389

Notes:
*The most statistically dominant World Champion in terms
of total combined days of reign.
*Unified other territorial World Titles to formally create
what made up the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
19.) “Whipper” Billy Watson
First World Title Win: March 15, 1956
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original)
(1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Days: 239

Notes:
*He held both the NWA and Original World Title at the
same time.
*The final individual wrestler to hold the Original World
Title, with the official final reign itself belonging to Lou
Thesz.
 20.) Edouard Carpentier

First World Title Win: June 14, 1957

Last World Title Win: December 16, 1963
Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 1,681

Note:
The WWA World Title was an offshoot of the NWA
World Title ran by the Worldwide Wrestling Associates in
the Los Angeles territory.
21.) Dick Hutton

First World Title Win: November 14, 1957

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 421
 22.) Pat O’Connor

First World Title Win: January 9, 1959

Last World Title Win: May 18, 1960
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 993

Note:
The inaugural AWA World Champion, his ongoing
reign with the NWA Title at the time was recognized as
the lineage of the AWA title when the promotion be-
came an independent entity.
23.) Verne Gagne

First World Title Win: August 16, 1960

Last World Title Win: July 18, 1980
Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 10
Total Combined Days: 4,677

Note:
Most reigns and combined days with the AWA Title.
 24.) “Classy” Freddie Blassie

First World Title Win: June 12, 1961

Last World Title Win: January 30, 1964
Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 4
Total Combined Days: 479
25.) “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers

First World Title Win: June 30, 1961

Last World Title Win: April 11, 1963
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 181

Note:
The inaugural WWWF World Heavyweight Champion,
which is now the WWE Championship.
 26.) Gene Kiniski

First World Title Win: July 11, 1961

Last World Title Win: January 7, 1966
Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 1,159
27.) Mr. M
(aka Dr. Bill Miller)

First World Title Win: January 9, 1962

Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 224
 28.) Rikidozan

First World Title Win: March 28, 1962

Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 119
29.) The Destroyer

First World Title Win: July 27, 1962

Last World Title Win: August 17, 1968
Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 470
 30.) Bruno Sammartino

First World Title Win: May 7, 1963

Last World Title Win: December 10, 1973
Title(s) Held:
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 4,040

Note:
Record longest individual WWE Championship reign with his first: 2,803 days and overall most total combined
days with the belt.
31.) The Crusher

First World Title Win: July 9, 1963

Last World Title Win: August 21, 1965
Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 122
 32.) Fritz Von Erich

First World Title Win: July 27, 1963

Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 12
33.) Bearcat Wright

First World Title Win: August 23, 1963

Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 115

Note:
The first African-American wrestler to win a World Title.
 34.) Dick The Bruiser

First World Title Win: April 22, 1964

Last World Title Win: November 12, 1966
Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 98
35.) Mad Dog Vachon

First World Title Win: May 2, 1964

Last World Title Win: November 19, 1966
Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 5
Total Combined Days: 776
 36.) “Cowboy” Bob Ellis

First World Title Win: September 10, 1964

Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 64
37.) Pedro Morales

First World Title Win: March 12, 1965

Last World Title Win: February 8, 1971
Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship
WWWWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 1,452
 38.) Mighty Igor Vodic

First World Title Win: May 15, 1965

Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 7
39.) “Crazy” Luke Graham

First World Title Win: July 23, 1965

Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 86
 40.) Buddy Austin

First World Title Win: August 5, 1966

Last World Title Win: August 25, 1967
Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 196
41.) Bobo Brazil

First World Title Win: September 2, 1966

Last World Title Win: January 12, 1968
Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 355

Note:
The final WWA World Champion when it was
merged with the NWA Title.
 42.) Mark Lewin

First World Title Win: October 28, 1966

Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 238
43.) Kim Il
(aka Kintaro Ohki)

First World Title Win: June 9, 1967

Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 49

Note:
The first and only Korean wrestler to win a major
wrestling World Title.
 44.) Mike DiBiase

First World Title Win: July 28, 1967

Title(s) Held:
WWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 28
45.) Dory Funk Jr.

First World Title Win: February 11, 1969

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 1,563

Note:
The second longest individual reign with the NWA
World Title behind Lou Thesz.
 46.) Ivan Koloff

First World Title Win: January 18, 1971

Title(s) Held:
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 21

Note:
Ended Bruno Sammartino's historic eight year run
with the title.
47.) Harley Race

First World Title Win: May 24, 1973

Last World Title Win: March 20, 1984
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 8
Total Combined Days: 1,801

Note:
The first wrestler to hold the iconic “Ten Pounds of
Gold” belt design.
 48.) Jack Brisco

First World Title Win: July 20, 1973

Last World Title Win: December 9, 1974
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 866
49.) Stan Stasiak

First World Title Win: December 1, 1973

Title(s) Held:
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 9
 50.) Giant Baba

First World Title Win: December 2, 1974

Last World Title Win: September 4, 1980
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 19
51.) Nick Bockwinkel

First World Title Win: November 8, 1975

Last World Title Win: June 28, 1986
Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 4
Total Combined Days: 2,990
 52.) Terry Funk

First World Title Win: December 10, 1975

Last World Title Win: April 13, 1997
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 632
53.) “Superstar” Billy Graham

First World Title Win: April 30, 1977

Title(s) Held:
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 296
 54.) Bob Backlund

First World Title Win: February 20, 1978

Last World Title Win: November 23, 1994
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 2,137
55.) Dusty Rhodes

First World Title Win: August 21, 1979

Last World Title Win: July 26, 1986
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 107
 56.) Tommy Rich

First World Title Win: April 27, 1981

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Combined Days: 4
 57.) Ric Flair

First World Title Win: September 17, 1981

Last World Title Win: May 29, 2000
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (10x)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (8x)
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 20
Total Combined Days: 3,739
 58.) Otto Wanz

First World Title Win: August 29, 1982

Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Combined Days: 41
59.) The Iron Sheik

First World Title Win: December 26, 1983

Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 28
 60.) Hulk Hogan

First World Title Win: January 23, 1984

Last World Title Win: April 21, 2002
Title(s) Held:
WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Championship (6x)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6x)

Number of Reigns: 12
Total Combined Days: 3,362
61.) Jumbo Tsuruta

First World Title Win: February 22, 1984

Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 81
 62.) Kerry Von Erich

First World Title Win: May 6, 1984

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 18
63.) Rick Martel

First World Title Win: May 13, 1984

Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 595
 64.) Stan Hansen

First World Title Win: December 29, 1985

Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 181
65.) Curt Hennig

First World Title Win: May 2, 1987

Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 373
 66.) Ronnie Garvin

First World Title Win: September 25, 1987

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 62

Note:
On May 24, 1984 the NWA Title debuted the now
well known “Big Gold” design initially under the
Jim Crockett Promotions, predecessor to WCW.
67.) Andre The Giant

First World Title Win: February 5, 1988

Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: <1

Note:
Andre ended Hogan's historic 1,474 inaugural run
with the belt, immediately after winning the belt
however he would "sell" the title to the "Million
Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase but that reign itself is not
officially recognized by the company.
 68.) “Macho Man” Randy Savage

First World Title Win: March 27, 1988

Last World Title Win: July 11, 1999
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (4x)

Number of Reigns: 6
Total Combined Days: 573
69.) Jerry “The King” Lawler

First World Title Win: May 9, 1988

Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 256

Note:
While the reigning AWA Champion, Lawler defeated Kerry
Von Erich for the WCCW World Heavyweight Championship
resulting into becoming the first Unified AWA World Heavy-
weight Champion which became the premier title in the Mem-
phis territory.
 70.) Larry Zbyszko

First World Title Win: February 7, 1989

Last World Title Win: April 8, 1990
Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 616

Note:
The final wrestler to hold the AWA Title with his
second reign.
71.) Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat

First World Title Win: February 20, 1989

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 76
 72.) Mr. Saito

First World Title Win: February 10, 1990

Title(s) Held:
AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 57
73.) The Ultimate Warrior

First World Title Win: April 1, 1990

Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 293
 74.) Sting

First World Title Win: July 7, 1990

Last World Title Win: July 11, 2011
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6x)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (4x)

Number of Reigns: 12
Total Combined Days: 792
75.) Sgt. Slaughter

First World Title Win: January 19, 1991

Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 64
 76.) Tatsumi Fujinami

First World Title Win: March 21, 1991

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 59

Note:
The first wrestler to hold both the NWA World
Heavyweight and IWGP Heavyweight Champion-
ships (NJPW’s premier title) simultaneously.
77.) Lex Luger

First World Title Win: July 14, 1991

Last World Title Win: August 4, 1997
Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 235
 78.) The Undertaker

First World Title Win: November 27, 1991

Last World Title Win: October 24, 2009
Title(s) Held:
WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Championship (4x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (3x)

Number of Reigns: 7
Total Combined Days: 448
79.) “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka

First World Title Win: April 25, 1992

Last World Title Win: July 14, 1992
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 79

Note:
The inaugural ECW World Champion when the
company was still named "Eastern Championship
Wrestling."
 80.) Johnny Hotbody

First World Title Win: April 26, 1992

Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 79
81.) Big Van Vader

First World Title Win: July 12, 1992

Last World Title Win: March 17, 1993
Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 377
 82.) Ron Simmons

First World Title Win: August 2, 1992

Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 150
83.) Masahiro Chono

First World Title Win: August 12, 1992

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 145
 84.) Bret Hart

First World Title Win: October 12, 1992

Last World Title Win: December 20, 1999
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (5x)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 7
Total Combined Days: 710
85.) The Sandman

First World Title Win: November 16, 1992

Last World Title Win: January 7, 2001
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 5
Total Combined Days: 446

Note:
The first ECW Champion under the "Extreme
Championship Wrestling" brand name.
 86.) The Great Muta

First World Title Win: January 4, 1993

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 48
87.) Barry Windham

First World Title Win: February 21, 1993

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 147

Note:
The final individual NWA World Champion before their
falling out with WCW and going on to defend the belt in
the independent scene.
 88.) Don Muraco

First World Title Win: April 3, 1993

Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 47
89.) Yokozuna

First World Title Win: April 4, 1993

Last World Title Win: June 3, 1993
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 280
 90.) Tito Santana

First World Title Win: August 8, 1993

Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 32
91.) Shane Douglas

First World Title Win: September 9, 1993

Last World Title Win: November 30, 1997
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (4x)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 5
Total Combined Days: 874

Note:
Immediately after winning the NWA World Title,
Shane Douglas threw the belt down in disrespect,
giving birth to "The Franchise" persona in ECW.
 92.) “Ravishing” Rick Rude
First World Title Win: September 19, 1993
Last World Title Win: May 1, 1994
Title(s) Held:
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 202

Note:
When Ric Flair initially left WCW for the WWF, he brought
the Big Gold belt with him, the company went on to have an
interim title called the "WCW International World Heavy-
weight Championship" which was short lived and has a sepa-
rate lineage with the actual WCW World Title.
93.) Sabu

First World Title Win: October 2, 1993

Last World Title Win: November 14, 2000
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 309
 94.) Hiroshi Hase

First World Title Win: March 16, 1994

Title(s) Held:
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 8
95.) Chris Candido

First World Title Win: November 19, 1994

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 97
 96.) Diesel/Kevin Nash

First World Title Win: November 26, 1994

Last World Title Win: August 28, 2000
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (5x)

Number of Reigns: 6
Total Combined Days: 455
97.) Dan Severn

First World Title Win: February 24, 1995

Last World Title Win: March 9, 2002
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 1,559

Note:
The only wrestler to enter the UFC Octagon as a reign-
ing Pro Wrestling Champion when he had the NWA
World Title.
 98.) Mikey Whipwreck

First World Title Win: October 28, 1995

Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 42
99.) Raven

First World Title Win: January 27, 1996

Last World Title Win: June 19, 2005
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 467
 100.) Shawn Michaels

First World Title Win: March 31, 1996

Last World Title Win: November 17, 2002
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (3x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version)
(1x)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 424
 101.) The Giant/Big Show

First World Title Win: April 22, 1996

Last World Title Win: October 28, 2012
Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (2x)

Number of Reigns: 7
Total Combined Days: 421
 102.) Sycho Sid/Sid Vicious

First World Title Win: November 17, 1996

Last World Title Win: January 25, 2000
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 4
Total Combined Days: 174
103.) Bam Bam Bigelow

First World Title Win: October 16, 1997

Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 45
 104.) “Stone Cold” Steve Austin

First World Title Win: March 29, 1998

Last World Title Win: October 8, 2001
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 6
Total Combined Days: 529
 105.) Kane

First World Title Win: June 28, 1998

Last World Title Win: July 18, 2010
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (1x)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 246
106.) Goldberg
First World Title Win: July 6, 1998
Last World Title Win: February 7, 2020
Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version)
(1x)
WWE Universal Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 4
Total Combined Days: 323
 107.) The Rock

First World Title Win: November 15, 1998

Last World Title Win: January 27, 2013
Title(s) Held:
WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Championship (8x)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 10
Total Combined Days: 475
 108.) Mankind/Mick Foley

First World Title Win: December 29, 1998

Last World Title Win: April 19, 2009
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (3x)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 4
Total Combined Days: 110
109.) Taz

First World Title Win: January 10, 1999

Last World Title Win: April 13, 2000
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 261
 110.) Naoya Ogawa

First World Title Win: March 14, 1999

Last World Title Win: October 2, 1999
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 469
111.) Diamond Dallas Page

First World Title Win: April 11, 1999

Last World Title Win: April 24, 2000
Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 30
 112.) Triple H

First World Title Win: August 23, 1999

Last World Title Win: January 24, 2016
Title(s) Held:
WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Championship (9x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (5x)

Number of Reigns: 14
Total Combined Days: 1,227
113.) Mr. McMahon

First World Title Win: September 14, 1999

Last World Title Win: April 29, 2007
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 41
 114.) Mike Awesome

First World Title Win: September 19, 1999

Last World Title Win: December 23, 1999
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 201
115.) Gary Steele

First World Title Win: September 29, 1999

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 7
 116.) Masato Tanaka

First World Title Win: December 17, 1999

Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 6
117.) Chris Benoit

First World Title Win: January 16, 2000

Last World Title Win: March 14, 2004
Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version)
(1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 155
 118.) Jeff Jarrett

First World Title Win: April 16, 2000

Last World Title Win: June 18, 2006
Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (4x)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (6x)

Number of Reigns: 10
Total Combined Days: 1,064
119.) Tommy Dreamer

First World Title Win: April 22, 2000

Last World Title Win: June 7, 2009
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 49
 120.) Justin Credible

First World Title Win: April 22, 2000

Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 162
121.) David Arquette

First World Title Win: April 25, 2000

Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 12
 122.) Booker T

First World Title Win: July 9, 2000

Last World Title Win: July 23, 2006
Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (5x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (1x)

Number of Reigns: 6
Total Combined Days: 379
123.) Mike Rapada

First World Title Win: September 19, 2000

Last World Title Win: December 22, 2000
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 179
 124.) Vince Russo

First World Title Win: September 25, 2000

Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 7
 125.) Jerry Lynn

First World Title Win: October 1, 2000

Last World Title Win: April 3, 2009
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
ROH World Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 106
 126.) Kurt Angle

First World Title Win: October 22, 2000

Last World Title Win: January 31, 2015
Title(s) Held:
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (4x)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (1x)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (6x)

Number of Reigns: 12
Total Combined Days: 1,739
127.) Steve Corino

First World Title Win: November 5, 2000

Last World Title Win: April 24, 2001
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 238
 128.) Scott Steiner

First World Title Win: November 26, 2000

Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 120

Note:
The final WCW Champion before the WWF
bought the company and its lineage continued
there.
129.) Rhino

First World Title Win: January 7, 2001

Last World Title Win: October 23, 2005
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 96

Note:
The final ECW Champion during the belt's original run
before it's revival for the WWE's ECW brand five
years later.
 130.) Chris Jericho

First World Title Win: October 21, 2001

Last World Title Win: August 31, 2019
Title(s) Held:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
WWF World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (3x)
AEW World Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 7
Total Combined Days: 404
131.) Shinya Hashimoto

First World Title Win: December 5, 2001

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 84
 132.) Ken Shamrock

First World Title Win: June 19, 2002

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 49

Note:
The first NWA World Champion when the belt became
the premier title for TNA.
133.) Low Ki

First World Title Win: July 27, 2002

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Champion

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 56

Note:
The inaugural ROH World Champion.
 134.) Ron Killings

First World Title Win: August 7, 2002

Last World Title Win: May 19, 2004
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 119

Note:
The first officially recognized African-American to
win the NWA Title.
 135.) Brock Lesnar

First World Title Win: August 25, 2002

Last World Title Win: October 4, 2019
Title(s) Held:
WWE World Heavyweight Championship (5x)
WWE Universal Championship (3x)

Number of Reigns: 8
Total Combined Days: 1,446
 136.) Xavier

First World Title Win: September 21, 2002

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 182
 137.) Samoa Joe

First World Title Win: March 22, 2003

Last World Title Win: November 19, 2016
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship (1x)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
NXT Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 4
Total Combined Days: 962
 138.) AJ Styles

First World Title Win: June 11, 2003

Last World Title Win: November 7, 2017
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3x)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
WWE Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 7
Total Combined Days: 927
139.) Eddie Guerrero

First World Title Win: February 15, 2004

Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 133
 140.) John Bradshaw Layfield

First World Title Win: June 27, 2004

Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 280
 141.) Randy Orton

First World Title Win: August 15, 2004

Last World Title Win: April 2, 2017
Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (4x)
WWE Championship (9x)

Number of Reigns: 13
Total Combined Days: 820
 142.) Austin Aries

First World Title Win: December 26, 2004

Last World Title Win: January 10, 2018
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship (2x)
TNA/IMPACT World Heavyweight Championship (3x)

Number of Reigns: 5
Total Combined Days: 792
143.) John Cena

First World Title Win: April 3, 2005

Last World Title Win: January 29, 2017
Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship (13x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (3x)

Number of Reigns: 16
Total Combined Days: 1,392
 144.) Batista

First World Title Win: April 3, 2005

Last World Title Win: February 21, 2010
Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (4x)
WWE Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 6
Total Combined Days: 544
145.) Ray Gonzalez

First World Title Win: April 3, 2005

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: <1

Note:
Gonzalez being one of the top stars of WWC during their
promotion rivalry vs. TNA defeated Jeff Jarrett for the
NWA Title but was stripped off the belt the same day.
 146.) CM Punk

First World Title Win: June 18, 2005

Last World Title Win: November 20, 2011
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship (1x)
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (3x)
WWE Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 7
Total Combined Days: 820
147.) James Gibson

First World Title Win: August 12, 2005

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 36
 148.) Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan

First World Title Win: September 17, 2005

Last World Title Win: November 13, 2018
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (1x)
WWE Championship (4x)

Number of Reigns: 6
Total Combined Days: 777
149.) Edge

First World Title Win: January 8, 2006

Last World Title Win: December 19, 2010
Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship (4x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (7x)

Number of Reigns: 11
Total Combined Days: 550
 150.) Christian Cage

First World Title Win: February 12, 2006

Last World Title Win: July 17, 2011
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (2x)

Number of Reigns: 6
Total Combined Days: 526
151.) Rey Mysterio

First World Title Win: April 2, 2006

Last World Title Win: July 25, 2011
Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (2x)
WWE Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 140
 152.) Rob Van Dam

First World Title Win: June 11, 2006

Last World Title Win: April 19, 2010
Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship (1x)
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 156

Note:
The first ECW Champion when the title was revived for
WWE’s ECW brand.
153.) Abyss

First World Title Win: November 19, 2006

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 56

Note:
Final individual NWA Champion during the belt’s run in
TNA.
 154.) Bobby Lashley

First World Title Win: December 3, 2006

Last World Title Win: January 8, 2017
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (4x)

Number of Reigns: 6
Total Combined Days: 556
155.) Homicide

First World Title Win: December 23, 2006

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 56
 156.) Takeshi Morishima

First World Title Win: February 17, 2007

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 231
 157.) Johnny Nitro
(aka John Morrison/Johnny Impact)

First World Title Win: June 24, 2007

Last World Title Win: October 14, 2018
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
IMPACT World Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 265
 158.) The Great Khali

First World Title Win: July 17, 2007

Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version)

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 61

Note:
The tallest World Champion in this list, billed at
7’1’’ (216 cm.)
159.) Adam Pearce

First World Title Win: September 1, 2007

Last World Title Win: July 21, 2012
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 5
Total Combined Days: 1,078

Note:
The first NWA Champion when they separated from
TNA and went back to the independent scene.
 160.) Nigel McGuinness

First World Title Win: October 6, 2007

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 545
161.) Chavo Guerrero

First World Title Win: January 22, 2008

Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 68
 162.) Mark Henry

First World Title Win: June 29, 2008

Last World Title Win: September 18, 2011
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version)
(1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 162
163.) Brent Albright

First World Title Win: August 2, 2008

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 49
 164.) Matt Hardy

First World Title Win: September 7, 2008

Last World Title Win: January 8, 2016
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 196
165.) Blue Demon Jr.

First World Title Win: October 25, 2008

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 505
 166.) Jeff Hardy

First World Title Win: December 14, 2008

Last World Title Win: October 14, 2012
Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship (1x)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (3x)

Number of Reigns: 4
Total Combined Days: 291
167.) Jack Swagger

First World Title Win: January 12, 2009

Last World Title Win: March 30, 2010
Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 182
 168.) Sheamus

First World Title Win: December 13, 2009

Last World Title Win: November 22, 2015
Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship (3x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version)
(1x)

Number of Reigns: 4
Total Combined Days: 394
 169.) Tyler Black/Seth Rollins

First World Title Win: February 13, 2010

Last World Title Win: August 11, 2019
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship (1x)
NXT Championship (1x)
WWE Championship (2x)
WWE Universal Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 6
Total Combined Days: 742
 170.) Ezekiel Jackson

First World Title Win: February 16, 2010

Title(s) Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: <1

Note:
Immediately stripped off the title as soon as he
won it due to the ECW brand being discontinued.
171.) Roderick Strong

First World Title Win: September 11, 2010

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 189
 172.) The Miz

First World Title Win: November 22, 2010

Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 160
173.) Mr. Anderson

First World Title Win: January 9, 2011

Last World Title Win: June 12, 2011
Title(s) Held:
TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 64
 174.) Dolph Ziggler

First World Title Win: February 15, 2011

Last World Title Win: April 8, 2013
Title(s) Held:
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 70
175.) Colt Cabana

First World Title Win: March 6, 2011

Last World Title Win: April 8, 2012
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 152
 176.) Eddie Edwards

First World Title Win: March 19, 2011

Last World Title Win: October 3, 2016
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship (1x)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 196
177.) The Sheik

First World Title Win: April 23, 2011

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 79
 178.) Davey Richards

First World Title Win: June 26, 2011

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 321
 179.) Alberto Del Rio/El Patron

First World Title Win: August 14, 2011

Last World Title Win: July 2, 2017
Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship (2x)
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE version) (2x)
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 5
Total Combined Days: 351
 180.) James Storm

First World Title Win: October 18, 2011

Title(s) Held:
TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 8
181.) Bobby Roode

First World Title Win: October 26, 2011

Last World Title Win: January 28, 2017
Title(s) Held:
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
NXT Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 570
 182.) Kevin Steen/Owens

First World Title Win: May 12, 2012

Last World Title Win: August 29, 2016
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship (1x)
NXT Championship (1x)
WWE Universal Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 659
183.) Kahagas

First World Title Win: November 2, 2012

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 134
 184.) Big E Langston

First World Title Win: December 6, 2012

Title(s) Held:
NXT Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 168
185.) Bully Ray

First World Title Win: March 10, 2013

Last World Title Win: August 15, 2013
Title(s) Held:
TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 196
 186.) Rob Conway

First World Title Win: March 16, 2013

Last World Title Win: June 2, 2014
Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 551
187.) Jay Briscoe

First World Title Win: April 5, 2013

Last World Title Win: September 6, 2014
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 375
 188.) Bo Dallas

First World Title Win: May 23, 2013

Title(s) Held:
NXT Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 280
189.) Chris Sabin

First World Title Win: July 18, 2013

Title(s) Held:
TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 28
 190.) Adam Cole

First World Title Win: September 20, 2013

Last World Title Win: June 1, 2019
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship (3x)
NXT Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 4
Total Combined Days: 776+
191.) Magnus/Nick Aldis

First World Title Win: December 3, 2013

Last World Title Win: October 21, 2018
Title(s) Held:
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2x)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 941+
 192.) Satoshi Kojima

First World Title Win: January 4, 2014

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 149
193.) Adrian Neville

First World Title Win: February 27, 2014

Title(s) Held:
NXT Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 287
 194.) Eric Young

First World Title Win: April 10, 2014

Title(s) Held:
TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 70
195.) Michael Elgin

First World Title Win: June 22, 2014

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 76
 196.) Sami Zayn

First World Title Win: December 11, 2014

Title(s) Held:
NXT Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 62
197.) Hiroyoshi Tenzan

First World Title Win: February 14, 2015

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 196
 198.) Jay Lethal

First World Title Win: June 19, 2015

Last World Title Win: June 30, 2018
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 707
199.) Ethan Carter III

First World Title Win: June 25, 2015

Last World Title Win: January 5, 2016
Title(s) Held:
TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 104
 200.) Finn Balor

First World Title Win: July 4, 2015

Last World Title Win: August 21, 2016
Title(s) Held:
NXT Championship (1x)
WWE Universal Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 293

Note:
Inaugural WWE Universal Champion but vacated
the following day he won it due to injury.
201.) Jax Dane

First World Title Win: August 29, 2015

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 419
 202.) Roman Reigns

First World Title Win: November 22, 2015

Last World Title Win: August 19, 2018
Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship (3x)
WWE Universal Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 4
Total Combined Days: 181
 203.) Drew Galloway/McIntyre

First World Title Win: March 15, 2016

Last World Title Win: March 26, 2020
Title(s) Held:
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
NXT Championship (1x)
WWE Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 3
Total Combined Days: 220+
 204.) Dean Ambrose/Jon Moxley

First World Title Win: June 19, 2016

Last World Title Win: February 29, 2020
Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship (1x)
AEW World Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 145+
205.) Shinsuke Nakamura

First World Title Win: August 20, 2016

Last World Title Win: December 3, 2016
Title(s) Held:
NXT Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 147
 206.) Tim Storm

First World Title Win: October 21, 2016

Title(s) Held:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 414
207.) Kyle O’Reilly

First World Title Win: December 2, 2016

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 33
 208.) Bray Wyatt/The Fiend

First World Title Win: February 12, 2017

Last World Title Win: October 31, 2019
Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship (1x)
WWE Universal Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 168
209.) Christopher Daniels

First World Title Win: March 10, 2017

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 105
 210.) Jinder Mahal

First World Title Win: May 21, 2017

Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 170
211.) Cody Rhodes

First World Title Win: June 23, 2017

Last World Title Win: September 1, 2018
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship (1x)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 247
 212.) Eli Drake

First World Title Win: August 17, 2017

Title(s) Held:
IMPACT Global Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 146

Note:
A brief period when IMPACT Wrestling and Jeff
Jarrett’s Global Force promotion had a partnership
wherein they used the GFW Title design.
213.) Andrade “Cien” Almas

First World Title Win: November 18, 2017

Title(s) Held:
NXT Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 140
 214.) Dalton Castle

First World Title Win: December 15, 2017

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 197
215.) Aleister Black

First World Title Win: April 7, 2018

Title(s) Held:
NXT Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 108
 216.) Pentagon Jr.

First World Title Win: April 22, 2018

Title(s) Held:
IMPACT World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 2
217.) Tommaso Ciampa

First World Title Win: July 18, 2018

Title(s) Held:
NXT Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 238
 218.) Johnny Gargano

First World Title Win: April 5, 2019

Title(s) Held:
NXT Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 57
219.) Matt Taven

First World Title Win: April 6, 2019

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 174
 220.) Kofi Kingston

First World Title Win: April 7, 2019

Title(s) Held:
WWE Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 180

Note:
The first African-born wrestler to win the
WWE Title.
221.) Brian Cage

First World Title Win: April 28, 2019

Title(s) Held:
IMPACT World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 180
 222.) Rush

First World Title Win: September 27, 2019

Last World Title Win: February 29, 2020
Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 2
Total Combined Days: 142+
223.) Sami Callihan

First World Title Win: October 25, 2019

Title(s) Held:
IMPACT World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 79
 224.) PCO
(aka Pierre Carl Ouellet)

First World Title Win: December 13, 2019

Title(s) Held:
ROH World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 78
225.) Tessa Blanchard

First World Title Win: January 12, 2020

Title(s) Held:
IMPACT World Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 105+

Note:
The first female wrestler to win a non-women’s
major World Title in pro wrestling.
 226.) Braun Strowman

First World Title Win: March 26, 2020

Title(s) Held:
WWE Universal Championship

Number of Reigns: 1
Total Days: 39+