World Heavyweight Championship Title History
| Name | Date | Days Held | Location |
| Triple H | 9/2/02 | 76 | Milwaukee, WI |
| Shawn Michaels | 11/17/02 | 28 | New York City, NY |
| Triple H | 12/15/02 | 280 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Goldberg | 9/21/03 | 84 | Hershey, PA |
| Triple H | 12/14/03 | 91 | Orlando, FL |
| Chris Benoit | 3/14/04 | 154 | New York City, NY |
| Randy Orton | 8/15/04 | 28 | Toronto, Ontario |
| Triple H | 9/12/04 | 85 | Portland, OR |
| Triple H | 1/9/05 | 84 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Batista | 4/3/05 | 282 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Kurt Angle | 1/10/06 | 82 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Rey Mysterio | 4/2/06 | 112 | Rosemont, IL |
| King Booker | 7/23/06 | 126 | Indianapolis, IN |
| Batista | 11/26/06 | 126 | Philadelphia, PA |
| The Undertaker | 4/1/07 | 37 | Detroit, MI |
| Edge | 5/8/07 | 70 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| The Great Khali | 7/17/07 | 61 | Laredo, TX |
| Batista | 9/16/07 | 91 | Memphis, TN |
| Edge | 12/16/07 | 105 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| The Undertaker | 3/30/08 | 30 | Orlando, FL |
| Edge | 6/1/08 | 29 | San Diego, CA |
| CM Punk | 6/30/08 | 69 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Chris Jericho | 9/7/08 | 49 | Cleveland, OH |
| Batista | 10/26/08 | 8 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Chris Jericho | 11/3/08 | 20 | Tampa, FL |
| John Cena | 11/23/08 | 84 | Boston, MA |
| Edge | 2/15/09 | 49 | Seattle, WA |
| John Cena | 4/5/09 | 21 | Houston, TX |
| Edge | 4/26/09 | 42 | Providence, RI |
| Jeff Hardy | 6/7/09 | 0 | New Orleans, LA |
| CM Punk | 6/7/09 | 49 | New Orleans, LA |
| Jeff Hardy | 7/26/09 | 28 | Philadelphia, PA |
| CM Punk | 8/23/09 | 42 | Los Angeles, CA |
| The Undertaker | 10/4/09 | 140 | Newark, NJ |
| Chris Jericho | 2/21/10 | 37 | St. Louis, MO |
| Jack Swagger | 3/30/10 | 82 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Rey Mysterio | 6/20/10 | 28 | Uniondale, NY |
| Kane | 7/18/10 | 154 | Kansas City, MO |
| Edge | 12/19/10 | 58 | Houston, TX |
| Dolph Ziggler | 2/15/11 | 0 | San Diego, CA |
| Edge | 2/15/11 | 56 | San Diego, CA |
| Christian | 5/1/11 | 2 | Tampa, FL |
| Randy Orton | 5/3/11 | 75 | Orlando, FL |
| Christian | 7/17/11 | 28 | Rosemont, IL |
| Randy Orton | 8/14/11 | 35 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Mark Henry | 9/18/11 | 91 | Buffalo, NY |
| Big Show | 12/18/11 | 0 | Baltimore, MD |
| Daniel Bryan | 12/18/11 | 105 | Baltimore, MD |
| Sheamus | 4/1/12 | 210 | Miami, FL |
| Big Show | 10/28/12 | 72 | Atlanta, GA |
| Alberto Del Rio | 1/8/13 | 90 | Miami, FL |
| Dolph Ziggler | 4/8/13 | 69 | East Rutherford, NJ |
| Alberto Del Rio | 6/16/13 | 133 | Rosemont, IL |
| John Cena | 10/27/13 | 49 | Miami, FL |
| Randy Orton | 12/15/13 | 0 | Houston, TX |
| Retired | 12/15/13 | — | Houston, TX |