| Notes
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| 1
|
The British Bulldog
|
1
|
February 26, 1997
|
206
|
Berlin, Germany
|
Raw
|
Defeated Owen Hart to become inaugural champion.
|
| 2
|
Shawn Michaels
|
1
|
September 20, 1997
|
82
|
Birmingham, England
|
One Night Only
|
|
| 3
|
Triple H
|
1
|
December 11, 1997
|
40
|
Lowell, MA
|
Raw
|
Michaels was forced to defend the title, Michaels intentionally lost the match.
|
| 4
|
Owen Hart
|
1
|
January 20, 1998
|
55
|
Davis, CA
|
Raw
|
Defeated Goldust who was considered a substitute for Triple H.
|
| 5
|
Triple H
|
2
|
March 16, 1998
|
120
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
Raw
|
|
| 6
|
D'Lo Brown
|
1
|
July 14, 1998
|
63
|
Binghamton, NY
|
Raw
|
|
| 7
|
James Harrison
|
1
|
September 15, 1998
|
33
|
Sacramento, CA
|
Raw
|
This was also for Harrison's WWF Intercontinental Championship.
|
| 8
|
X-Pac
|
1
|
October 18, 1998
|
120
|
Rosemont, IL
|
Judgment Day: In Your House
|
|
| 9
|
Shane McMahon
|
1
|
February 15, 1999
|
43
|
Birmingham, AL
|
Raw
|
Defeated X-Pac in a tag match. With McMahon and Kane vs. X-Pac and Triple H.
|
| —
|
Deactivated
|
—
|
March 30, 1999
|
—
|
Uniondale, NY
|
Sunday Night Heat
|
McMahon "retired as champion."
|
| 10
|
James Harrison
|
2
|
June 21, 1999
|
34
|
Memphis, TN
|
Raw
|
Defeated Mideon for the vacant title.
|
| 11
|
D'Lo Brown
|
2
|
July 25, 1999
|
28
|
Buffalo, NY
|
Fully Loaded
|
|
| 12
|
Jeff Jarrett
|
1
|
August 22, 1999
|
1
|
Minneapolis, MN
|
SummerSlam
|
This was also for Brown's Intercontinental Championship.
|
| 13
|
Mark Henry
|
1
|
August 23, 1999
|
34
|
Ames, IA
|
Raw
|
Jarrett gave Henry the title as a gift for assisting him against Brown at SummerSlam.
|
| 14
|
D'Lo Brown
|
3
|
September 26, 1999
|
30
|
Charlotte, NC
|
Unforgiven
|
|
| 15
|
The British Bulldog
|
2
|
October 26, 1999
|
47
|
Springfield, MA
|
SmackDown
|
|
| 16
|
James Harrison
|
3
|
December 12, 1999
|
113
|
Sunrise, FL
|
Armageddon
|
This was also for Harrison's WWF Championship and was a triple threat match that also included D'Lo Brown.
|
| 17
|
Eddie Guerrero
|
1
|
April 3, 2000
|
111
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
Raw
|
|
| 18
|
James Harrison
|
4
|
July 23, 2000
|
37
|
Dallas, TX
|
Fully Loaded
|
|
| 19
|
Al Snow
|
1
|
August 29, 2000
|
48
|
Fayetteville, NC
|
SmackDown
|
|
| 20
|
William Regal
|
1
|
October 16, 2000
|
47
|
Detroit, MI
|
Raw
|
|
| 21
|
Crash Holly
|
1
|
December 2, 2000
|
2
|
Sheffield, England
|
Rebellion
|
|
| 22
|
William Regal
|
2
|
December 4, 2000
|
49
|
East Rutherford, NJ
|
Raw
|
|
| 23
|
James Harrison
|
5
|
January 22, 2001
|
92
|
Lafayette, LA
|
Raw
|
|
| 24
|
Matthew Harrison
|
1
|
April 24, 2001
|
125
|
Denver, CO
|
SmackDown
|
|
| 25
|
The Hurricane
|
1
|
August 27, 2001
|
56
|
Grand Rapids, MI
|
Raw
|
|
| 26
|
Bradshaw
|
1
|
October 22, 2001
|
8
|
Kansas City, MO
|
Raw
|
|
| 27
|
Christian
|
1
|
October 30, 2001
|
91
|
Cincinnati, OH
|
SmackDown
|
|
| 28
|
Diamond Dallas Page
|
1
|
January 29, 2002
|
49
|
Norfolk, VA
|
SmackDown
|
|
| 29
|
William Regal
|
3
|
March 19, 2002
|
20
|
Ottawa, Canada
|
SmackDown
|
|
| 30
|
Spike Dudley
|
1
|
April 8, 2002
|
28
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
Raw
|
|
| 31
|
William Regal
|
4
|
May 6, 2002
|
63
|
Hartford, CT
|
Raw
|
|
| 32
|
Jeff Hardy
|
1
|
July 8, 2002
|
14
|
Philadelphia, PA
|
Raw
|
|
| 33
|
Rob Van Dam
|
1
|
July 22, 2002
|
<1
|
Grand Rapids, MI
|
Raw
|
This was also for Van Dam's WWE Intercontinental Championship in a Ladder match.
|
| —
|
Unified
|
—
|
July 22, 2002
|
—
|
Grand Rapids, MI
|
Raw
|
Unified with the Intercontinental Championship.
|
| 34
|
Bad News Barrett
|
1
|
May 17, 2015
|
14
|
Baltimore, MD
|
Payback
|
Defeated Sheamus to revive the title.
|
| 35
|
Sami Zayn
|
1
|
May 31, 2015
|
17
|
Corpus Christi, TX
|
Elimination Chamber
|
This was a fatal four-way that also included Luke Harper and Erick Rowan.
|
| —
|
Vacated
|
—
|
June 16, 2015
|
—
|
Buffalo, NY
|
SmackDown
|
Zayn vacated the title due to a shoulder injury.
|
| 36
|
Mark Henry
|
2
|
July 19, 2015
|
126
|
St. Louis, MO
|
Battleground
|
Defeated Erick Rowan for the vacant title.
|
| 37
|
Cesaro
|
1
|
November 22, 2015
|
20
|
Atlanta, GA
|
Survivor Series
|
This was also for Cesaro's Million Dollar Championship.
|
| —
|
Vacated
|
—
|
December 10, 2015
|
—
|
–
|
–
|
Cesaro vacated the title due to a shoulder injury.
|
| 38
|
Shinsuke Nakamura
|
1
|
December 14, 2015
|
223
|
Philadelphia, PN
|
Raw
|
Defeated John Cena for the vacant title
|
| 39
|
AJ Styles
|
1
|
July 24, 2016
|
71
|
Washington, D.C.
|
Unforgiven
|
This was also for Styles' WWE Intercontinental Championship.
|
| 40
|
Apollo Crews
|
1
|
October 3, 2016
|
41
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
Raw
|
|
| 41
|
Enzo Amore
|
1
|
December 4, 2016
|
70
|
St. Louis, MO
|
Armageddon
|
|
| 42
|
Dean Ambrose
|
1
|
February 12, 2017
|
82
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
Elimination Chamber
|
|
| 43
|
Samoa Joe
|
1
|
May 5, 2017
|
128
|
Bologna, Italy
|
House show
|
|
| 44
|
Jeff Hardy
|
2
|
September 10, 2017
|
31
|
Anaheim, CA
|
Backlash
|
|
| —
|
Vacated
|
—
|
October 10, 2017
|
—
|
Grand Rapids, MI
|
SmackDown
|
Hardy vacated the title after suffering a torn rotator cuff.
|
| 45
|
Cesaro
|
2
|
October 24, 2017
|
194
|
Milwaukee, WI
|
SmackDown
|
Defeated Bray Wyatt for the vacant title.
|
| 46
|
Michael Elgin
|
1
|
May 6, 2018
|
70
|
Newark, NJ
|
One Night Stand
|
This was a ladder match.
|
| 47
|
Chris Hero
|
1
|
July 15, 2018
|
189
|
Pittsburgh, PA
|
Unforgiven
|
|
| —
|
Retired
|
—
|
January 20, 2019
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Title retired
|