| Champion | Date | Event |
| Buddy Rogers | 25-Apr-1963 | House show |
| Bruno Sammartino | 17-May-1963 | House show |
| Ivan Koloff | 18-Jan-1971 | House show |
| Pedro Morales | 8-Feb-1971 | House show |
| Stan Stasiak | 1-Dec-1973 | House show |
| Bruno Sammartino | 10-Dec-1973 | House show |
| Superstar Billy Graham | 30-Apr-1977 | House show |
| Bob Backlund | 20-Feb-1978 | House show |
| Antonio Inoki | 30-Nov-1979 | House show |
| Vacated | 6-Dec-1979 | House show |
| Bob Backlund | 17-Dec-1979 | House show |
| The Iron Sheik | 26-Dec-1983 | House show |
| Hulk Hogan | 23-Jan-1984 | House show |
| André the Giant | 5-Feb-1988 | The Main Event I |
| Vacated | 5-Feb-1988 | The Main Event I |
| Randy Savage | 27-Mar-1988 | WrestleMania IV |
| Hulk Hogan | 2-Apr-1989 | WrestleMania V |
| The Ultimate Warrior | 1-Apr-1990 | WrestleMania VI |
| Sgt. Slaughter | 19-Jan-1991 | Royal Rumble |
| Hulk Hogan | 24-Mar-1991 | WrestleMania VII |
| The Undertaker | 27-Nov-1991 | Survivor Series |
| Hulk Hogan | 3-Dec-1991 | This Tuesday in Texas |
| Vacated | 4-Dec-1991 | Superstars of Wrestling |
| Ric Flair | 19-Jan-1992 | Royal Rumble |
| Randy Savage | 5-Apr-1992 | WrestleMania VIII |
| Ric Flair | 1-Sep-1992 | Prime Time Wrestling |
| Bret Hart | 12-Oct-1992 | House show |
| Yokozuna | 4-Apr-1993 | WrestleMania IX |
| Hulk Hogan | 4-Apr-1993 | WrestleMania IX |
| Yokozuna | 13-Jun-1993 | King of the Ring |
| Bret Hart | 20-Mar-1994 | WrestleMania X |
| Bob Backlund | 23-Nov-1994 | Survivor Series |
| Diesel | 26-Nov-1994 | House show |
| Bret Hart | 19-Nov-1995 | Survivor Series |
| Shawn Michaels | 31-Mar-1996 | WrestleMania XII |
| Sycho Sid | 17-Nov-1996 | Survivor Series |
| Shawn Michaels | 19-Jan-1997 | Royal Rumble |
| Vacated | 13-Feb-1997 | Raw |
| Bret Hart | 16-Feb-1997 | In Your House 13: Final Four |
| Sycho Sid | 17-Feb-1997 | Raw |
| The Undertaker | 23-Mar-1997 | WrestleMania 13 |
| Bret Hart | 3-Aug-1997 | SummerSlam |
| Shawn Michaels | 9-Nov-1997 | Survivor Series |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 29-Mar-1998 | WrestleMania XIV |
| Kane | 28-Jun-1998 | King of the Ring |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 29-Jun-1998 | Raw is War |
| Vacated | 27-Sep-1998 | Breakdown: In Your House |
| The Rock | 15-Nov-1998 | Survivor Series |
| Mankind | 29-Dec-1998 | Raw is War |
| The Rock | 24-Jan-1999 | Royal Rumble |
| Mankind | 26-Jan-1999 | Halftime Heat |
| The Rock | 15-Feb-1999 | Raw is War |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 28-Mar-1999 | WrestleMania XV |
| The Undertaker | 23-May-1999 | Over the Edge |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 28-Jun-1999 | Raw is War |
| Mankind | 22-Aug-1999 | SummerSlam |
| Triple H | 23-Aug-1999 | Raw is War |
| Vince McMahon | 14-Sep-1999 | SmackDown! |
| Vacated | 20-Sep-1999 | Raw is War |
| Triple H | 26-Sep-1999 | Unforgiven |
| Big Show | 14-Nov-1999 | Survivor Series |
| Triple H | 3-Jan-2000 | Raw is War |
| The Rock | 30-Apr-2000 | Backlash |
| Triple H | 21-May-2000 | Judgment Day |
| The Rock | 25-Jun-2000 | King of the Ring |
| Kurt Angle | 22-Oct-2000 | No Mercy |
| The Rock | 25-Feb-2001 | No Way Out |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 1-Apr-2001 | WrestleMania X-Seven |
| Kurt Angle | 23-Sep-2001 | Unforgiven |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 8-Oct-2001 | Raw |
| Chris Jericho | 9-Dec-2001 | Vengeance |
| Triple H | 17-Mar-2002 | WrestleMania X8 |
| Hollywood Hulk Hogan | 21-Apr-2002 | Backlash |
| The Undertaker | 19-May-2002 | Judgment Day |
| The Rock | 21-Jul-2002 | Vengeance |
| Brock Lesnar | 25-Aug-2002 | SummerSlam |
| Big Show | 17-Nov-2002 | Survivor Series |
| Kurt Angle | 15-Dec-2002 | Armageddon |
| Brock Lesnar | 30-Mar-2003 | WrestleMania XIX |
| Kurt Angle | 27-Jul-2003 | Vengeance |
| Brock Lesnar | 16-Sep-2003 | SmackDown! |
| Eddie Guerrero | 15-Feb-2004 | No Way Out |
| John Bradshaw Layfield | 27-Jun-2004 | The Great American Bash |
| John Cena | 3-Apr-2005 | WrestleMania 21 |
| Edge | 8-Jan-2006 | New Year's Revolution |
| John Cena | 29-Jan-2006 | Royal Rumble |
| Rob Van Dam | 11-Jun-2006 | ECW One Night Stand |
| Edge | 3-Jul-2006 | Raw |
| John Cena | 17-Sep-2006 | Unforgiven |
| Vacated | 2-Oct-2007 | ECW |
| Randy Orton | 7-Oct-2007 | No Mercy |
| Triple H | 7-Oct-2007 | No Mercy |
| Randy Orton | 7-Oct-2007 | No Mercy |
| Triple H | 27-Apr-2008 | Backlash |
| Edge | 23-Nov-2008 | Survivor Series |
| Jeff Hardy | 14-Dec-2008 | Armageddon |
| Edge | 25-Jan-2009 | Royal Rumble |
| Triple H | 15-Feb-2009 | No Way Out |
| Randy Orton | 26-Apr-2009 | Backlash |
| Batista | 7-Jun-2009 | Extreme Rules |
| Vacated | 9-Jun-2009 | — |
| Randy Orton | 15-Jun-2009 | Raw |
| John Cena | 13-Sep-2009 | Breaking Point |
| Randy Orton | 4-Oct-2009 | Hell in a Cell |
| John Cena | 25-Oct-2009 | Bragging Rights |
| Sheamus | 13-Dec-2009 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
| John Cena | 21-Feb-2010 | Elimination Chamber |
| Batista | 21-Feb-2010 | Elimination Chamber |
| John Cena | 28-Mar-2010 | WrestleMania XXVI |
| Sheamus | 20-Jun-2010 | Fatal 4-Way |
| Randy Orton | 19-Sep-2010 | Night of Champions |
| The Miz | 22-Nov-2010 | Raw |
| John Cena | 1-May-2011 | Extreme Rules |
| CM Punk | 17-Jul-2011 | Money in the Bank |
| Rey Mysterio(and CM Punk) | 25-Jul-2011 | Raw |
| John Cena(and CM Punk) | 25-Jul-2011 | Raw |
| CM Punk | 14-Aug-2011 | SummerSlam |
| Alberto Del Rio | 14-Aug-2011 | SummerSlam |
| John Cena | 18-Sep-2011 | Night of Champions |
| Alberto Del Rio | 2-Oct-2011 | Hell in a Cell |
| CM Punk | 20-Nov-2011 | Survivor Series |
| The Rock | 27-Jan-2013 | Royal Rumble |
| John Cena | 7-Apr-2013 | WrestleMania 29 |
| Daniel Bryan | 18-Aug-2013 | SummerSlam |
| Randy Orton | 18-Aug-2013 | SummerSlam |
| Daniel Bryan | 15-Sep-2013 | Night of Champions |
| Vacated | 16-Sep-2013 | Raw |
| Randy Orton | 27-Oct-2013 | Hell in a Cell |
| Daniel Bryan | 6-Apr-2014 | WrestleMania XXX |
| Vacated | 9-Jun-2014 | Raw |
| John Cena | 29-Jun-2014 | Money in the Bank |
| Brock Lesnar | 17-Aug-2014 | SummerSlam |
| Seth Rollins | 29-Mar-2015 | WrestleMania 31 |
| Vacated | 4-Nov-2015 | — |
| Roman Reigns | 22-Nov-2015 | Survivor Series |
| Sheamus | 22-Nov-2015 | Survivor Series |
| Roman Reigns | 14-Dec-2015 | Raw |
| Triple H | 24-Jan-2016 | Royal Rumble |
| Roman Reigns | 3-Apr-2016 | WrestleMania 32 |
| Seth Rollins | 19-Jun-2016 | Money in the Bank |
| Dean Ambrose | 19-Jun-2016 | Money in the Bank |
| AJ Styles | 11-Sep-2016 | Backlash |
| John Cena | 29-Jan-2017 | Royal Rumble |
| Bray Wyatt | 12-Feb-2017 | Elimination Chamber |
| Randy Orton | 2-Apr-2017 | WrestleMania 33 |
| Jinder Mahal | 21-May-2017 | Backlash |
| AJ Styles | 7-Nov-2017 | SmackDown Live |
| Daniel Bryan | 13-Nov-2018 | SmackDown Live |
