Champion(Title Reigns): Date Became Champion (Unusual Circumstances)
Johnny Valentine: July 3rd, 1975 (career ended in plane crash October '75; title vacated)
Terry Funk: November 11th, 1975 (in tournament final over Paul Jones)
Paul Jones: November 1975
Blackjack Mulligan: March 1976
Paul Jones(2nd): 1976
Blackjack Mulligan(2nd): January 1977
Bobo Brazil: 1977
Ric Flair: October 1977
Ricky Steamboat: January 1978
Tim Woods: March 1978
Ric Flair(2nd): August 1978
Ricky Steamboat(2nd): December 18th, 1978
Ric Flair(3rd): May 1979
Superfly Jimmy Snuka: August 1st, 1979
Ric Flair(4th): April 19th, 1980
Roddy Piper: January 27th, 1981
Wahoo McDaniel: August 8th, 1981
Sgt. Slaughter: October 1981 (beat Ricky Steamboat in final after McDaniel refused to defend)
Wahoo McDaniel(2nd): May 21st, 1982
Sgt. Slaughter(2nd): June 7th, 1982 (won by forfeit when McDaniel didn't show)
Wahoo McDaniel(3rd): August 22nd, 1982
Greg Valentine: November 4th, 1982
Roddy Piper(2nd): April 16th, 1983
Greg Valentine(2nd): April 30th, 1983
Dick Slater: December 14th, 1983
Rick Steamboat(3rd): April 21st, 1984
Wahoo McDaniel(4th): June 24th, 1984
Magnum T.A.: March 23rd, 1985
Tully Blanchard: July 21st, 1985
Magnum T.A.(2nd): November 28th, 1985
Nikita Koloff: August 17th, 1986
Lex Luger: July 11th, 1987
Dusty Rhodes: November 26th, 1987
Barry Windham: May 13th, 1988 (won over Nikita Koloff in final after Rhodes was stripped of title due to attacking promoter Jim Corbett)
Lex Luger(2nd): February 20th, 1989
Michael Hayes: May 7th, 1989
Lex Luger(3rd): May 22nd, 1989
Stan Hansen: October 27th, 1990
Lex Luger(4th): December 16th, 1990
Sting: August 25th, 1991 (won over Steve Austin, after Lex Luger won World Title)
Rick Rude: November 19th, 1991
Dustin Rhodes: August 30th, 1993
Steve Austin: December 27th, 1993
Rick Steamboat(4th): August 24th, 1994
Steve Austin(2nd): September 18th, 1994 (Steamboat injured, Austin awarded belt)
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan: September 18th, 1994 (defeated Austin in first title defense)
Big Van Vader: December 27th, 1994
Sting(2nd): July 18th, 1995 (won over Meng, after Vader was stripped of his title)
Kensuke Sasaki: November 13th, 1995
One Man Gang: December 27th, 1995
Konnan: January 29th, 1996
Ric Flair(6th): July 7th, 1996
Eddie Guerrero: December 29th, 1996
Dean Malenko: March 16th, 1997
Jeff Jarrett: July 9th, 1997
Steve "Mongo" McMichael: August 21st, 1997
Curt Hennig: September 15th, 1997
Diamond Dallas Page: December 28th, 1997
Raven: April 19th, 1998
Bill Goldberg: April 20th, 1998
Bret "Hitman" Hart: July 20th, 1998 (defeated Diamond Dallas Page after Goldberg won World Title)
Lex Luger(5th): August 10th, 1998
Bret "Hitman" Hart(2nd): August 13th, 1998
Diamond Dallas Page(2nd): October 26th, 1998
Bret "Hitman" Hart(3rd): November 30th, 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper(3rd): February 8th, 1999
Scott Hall: February 21st, 1999
Scott Steiner: April 11th, 1999 (Hall injured; Steiner defeated Booker T in tournament final)
David Flair: July 5th, 1999 (Awarded by President Ric Flair, when Steiner was injured)
Chris Benoit: August 9th, 1999
Sid Vicious: September 12th, 1999
Bill Goldberg(2nd): October 24th, 1999
Bret "Hitman" Hart(4th): October 25th, 1999
Scott Hall(2nd): November 8th, 1999 (Hart vacated; Hall won Texas Tornado match over Bill Goldberg, Bret Hart, and Sid Vicious)
Chris Benoit(2nd): December 19th, 1999 (Hall stripped; Benoit defeated Jeff Jarrett in ladder match)
Jeff Jarrett(2nd): December 20th, 1999
Jeff Jarrett(3rd): January 17th, 2000 (Jarrett stripped of belt due to concussion; awarded back to him by "Commissioner" Kevin Nash the next day)
Scott Steiner(2nd): April 16th, 2000 (belt stripped by Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo; Steiner defeated Sting in tournament final)
Lance Storm: July 18th, 2000 (Steiner stripped on July 9th; Storm defeated Mike Awesome in tournament final; renamed belt Canadian Heavyweight Title)
Terry Funk(2nd): September 22nd, 2000
Lance Storm(2nd): September 23rd, 2000
General Rection: October 29th, 2000 (won handicap match over Lance Storm & Jim Duggan)
Lance Storm (3rd): November 10th, 2000
General Rection(2nd): November 26th, 2000
Shane Douglas: January 14th, 2001
Rick Steiner: February 5th, 2001
Booker T: March 18th, 2001
Kanyon: July 24th, 2001 (awarded by Booker T)
Tajiri: September 10th, 2001
Rhyno: September 23rd, 2001
"The Olympic Hero" Kurt Angle: October 22nd, 2001
Edge: November 12th, 2001 (Belt unified on 11/18/01, when Edge defeated the WWF Intercontinental Champion, Test)
Eddie Guerrero: July 27th, 2003 (Belt restored by GM Stephanie McMahon; Guerrero beat Chris Benoit in tournament finals to win belt)
The Big Show: October 19th, 2003
John Cena: March 14th, 2004
Booker T(2nd): July 27th, 2004 (GM Kurt Angle stripped John Cena of the title due to Cena accidentally hitting Angle; Booker T won an 8-Man Elimination Match for the belt over Cena, Rob Van Dam, Rene Dupree, Billy Gunn, Luther Reigns, and Kenzo Suzuki.)
John Cena(2nd): October 3rd, 2004 (Cena won a Best-of-Five Match Series over Booker T)
Carlito Caribbean Cool: October 5th, 2004
John Cena(3rd): November 16th, 2004 (replaced belt with "spinner" version of the US Title)
Orlando Jordan: March 1st, 2005 (first act as champion is to destroy Cena's "spinner" belt and replace it with the previous version of the US Title)
Chris Benoit(3rd): August 21st, 2005
Booker T(3rd): October 18th, 2005 (belt vacated 11/22/2005 after match between Booker T and Chris Benoit ends in double pin; Teddy Long declared a "Best of 7" Series for the belt)
Booker T(4th): January 10th, 2005 (Booker T was injured during the series, and had Randy Orton sub for him the last 3 matches; Orton defeated Chris Benoit in the 7th match)
Chris Benoit(4th): February 19th, 2006
John Bradshaw Layfield: April 2nd, 2006
Bobby Lashley: May 23rd, 2006
Finlay: July 11th, 2006
Ken Kennedy: August 29th, 2006 (Kennedy won a "Triple Threat" Match over Finlay and Bobby Lashley)
Chris Benoit(5th): October 10th, 2006
Montevl Vontavious Porter(MVP): May 20th, 2007
Matt Hardy: April 27th, 2008