WWF Heavyweight Title History

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After the match </div> <div> <B>Andre</B> gave the belt to the <B>Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase</B> </div> <div> but <B>President Jack Tunney </B>vacated the title on 05/02./88 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Randy Savage</B> defeated <B>Ted DiBiase</B> in the final of a </div> <div> tournament held at <B>Wrestlemania</B> in order to win the vacated </div> <div> title on 27/03/88 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>Hulk Hogan</B> beat <B>Randy Savage </B>on 02/04/89 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>The Ultimate Warrior </B>beat <B>Hulk Hogan </B>on 01/04/90 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>Sgt. Slaughter </B>beat<B> The Ultimate Warrior</B> on 19/01/91 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>Hulk Hogan </B>beat <B>Sgt. Slaughter </B>on 24/03/91 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>The Undertaker </B>beat <B>Hulk Hogan </B>on 27/11/91 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>Hulk Hogan</B> defeated the<B> Undertaker </B>after attempted </div> <div> interference on the <B>Undertaker</B>s behalf by <B>Ric Flair</B> and <B>Paul Bearer</B>. <B>President Jack Tunney</B> was knocked unconscious during the match at ringside and when he came round ordered the title to be vacated on 03/12/91 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>Ric Flair</B> won the vacated title after the belt was given to </div> <div> the winner of the <B>Royal Rumble</B>, which <B>Flair</B> won on 19/01/92 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>Randy Savage </B>beat <B>Ric Flair</B> on 05/04/92 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>Ric Flair </B>beat <B>Randy Savag</B><B>e</B> on 01/09/92 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>Bret Hart</B> beat <B>Ric Flair</B> on 12/10/92 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>Yokozuna </B>beat <B>Bret Hart</B> on 04/04/93 </div> <div> ------------------------------------------------ </div> <div> <B>Hulk Hogan </B>defeated <B>Yokozuna</B> who had just fought, and </div> <div> defeated, <B>Bret Hart</B>. <B>Yokozuna</B> was champion for just over 2 </div> <div> minutes as <B>Hogan</B> came to the ring and issued a challenge. </div> <div> <B>Yokozuna's</B> manager, <B>Mr Fuji</B>, made a bungled interference </div> <div> which backfired allowing <B>Hogan </B></div> <div> to pick up the win and the gold on 04/04/93 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Yokozuna</B> beat <B>Hulk Hogan</B> on 13/06/93 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Bret Hart</B> beat <B>Yokozuna</B> on 20/03/94 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Bob Backlund</B> beat <B>Bret Hart</B> on 23/11/94 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Diesel </B>beat<B> Bob Backlund </B>on 26/11/94 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Bret Hart </B>beat <B>Diesel </B>on 19/11/95 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Shawn Michaels </B>beat<B> Bret Hart </B>on 31/03/96 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Sid Vicious </B>beat <B>Shawn Michaels</B> on 17/11/96 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Shawn Michaels</B> beat <B>Sid Vicious</B> on 19/01/97 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Bret Hart </B>won a fatal 4-way match by defeating the <B>Undertaker</B>. The match was for the WWF title as <B>Shawn Michaels</B> had to vacate the title due to </div> <div> injury on 16/02/97 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Sid Vicious </B>beat <B>Bret Hart </B>on 17/02/97 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>The Undertaker </B>beat <B>Sid Vicious</B> on 23/03/97 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Bret Hart </B>beat T<B>he Undertaker </B>on 03/08/97 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Shawn Michaels </B>won the title in the most controversial </div> <div> match of all time. <B>Vince McMahon</B> screwed<B> Bret </B>in his </div> <div> final match as he cut the match short of the original </div> <div> plan for the match on 09/11/97 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Steve Austin </B>beat <B>Shawn Michaels</B> on 29/03/98 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Kane </B>beat<B> Steve Austin</B> on 28/06/98 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Steve Austin</B> beat <B>Kane </B>on 29/06/98 </div> <div> ---------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Rocky Maivia</B> won the WWF title in a 14-man </div> <div> tournament by beating <B>Mankind.</B> The title was vacated as </div> <div> both <B>Kane</B> and <B>The Undertaker</B> covered <B>Stone Cold Steve </B></div> <div> <B>Austin </B>in a triple threat title match. Along the way in </div> <div> this tournament the <B>Rock</B> defeated the<B> Big Bossman</B> in </div> <div> 4 seconds, the quickest match in WWF history on 15/11/98 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Mankind </B>beat <B>Rocky Maivia</B> on 29/12/98 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Rocky Maivia</B> beat <B>Mankind </B>on 24/01/99 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Mankind</B> beat <B>Rocky Maivia </B>on 26/01/99 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Rocky Maivia </B>beat <B>Mankind </B>on 15/02/99 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Steve Austin</B> beat <B>Rocky Maivia</B> on 28/03/99 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>The Undertaker</B> beat <B>Steve Austin</B> on 23/05/99 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Steve Austin</B> beat <B>The Undertake</B>r on 28/06/99 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Mankind </B>beat <B>Steve Austin</B> beat 22/08/99 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Triple H </B>beat<B> Mankind</B> on 23/08/99 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Vince McMahon</B> beat <B>Triple H</B> on 14/09/99 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Triple H </B>won a 6-man match after <B>Vince McMahon</B> </div> <div> gave the belt up on 26/09/99 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>The Big Show</B> pinned <B>Triple H </B>for the title </div> <div> in a triple threat match also involving </div> <div> <B>The Rock </B>on 14/11/99 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Triple H</B> beat <B>The Big Show</B> on 30/01/00 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>The Rock</B> beat <B>Triple H</B> on 30/04/00 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Triple H </B>beat <B>The Rock </B>on 21/05/00 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>The Rock </B>in six-man tag match where if any of </div> <div> <B>Triple H</B>'s team were pinned then <B>Triple H</B> would lose </div> <div> the belt. <B>The Rock </B>pinned <B>Vince McMahan </B>on 25/06/00 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>Kurt Angle</B> beat <B>The Rock</B> on 22/10/00 </div> <div> ----------------------------------------- </div> <div> <B>The Rock</B> beat <B>Kurt Angle </B>on 25/02/01</div> <div> -----------------------------------------</div> <bR> <bR> <div> This is who has held the titles how many times: </div> <bR> <div> <B>6 Times Champion:</B> The Rock</div> <bR> <div> <B>5 Times Champion: </B>Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart</div> <bR> <div> <B>4 Times Champion: </B>Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H </div> <bR> <div> <B>3 Times Champion:</B> Bob Backlund, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, </div> <div> Mankind (Mick Foley) </div> <bR> <div> <B>2 Times Champion:</B> Bruno Sammartino, Yokozuna, Sid Vicious </div> <bR> <div> <B>1 Time Champion: </B>Buddy Rogers, Ivan Koloff, Pedro Morales, </div> <div> Stan Stasiak, Superstar Graham, The Iron </div> <div> Sheik, Antonio Inoki, Andre The Giant, </div> <div> Randy Savage, Diesel </div> <div> The Ultimate Warrior, Sgt. Slaughter, </div> <div> Vince McMahon, The Big Show (Paul Wight), </div> <div> Kurt Angle </div> <bR> <div> A total of<B> 27 </B>different champions to date and <B>Stone Cold Steve Austin</B> and <B>Triple H</B> need <B>2</B> more title reign each in order to become record breaking <B>6 times WWF Champions</B>, whereas <B>The Rock</B> is already there and is the undisputed most successful <B>WWF Heavyweight Champion</B> of all time.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>