WWF Heavyweight Championship
Longest Reign 
Bob Backlund
1,470 days as the WWF Heavyweight Champion
Won at WWF on MSG Network against Bobby Duncum on December 17, 1979 and held title until December 26, 1983.
Championship Name History
WWWFWWWF World Heavyweight Championship1963 – 1971
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WWWFWWWF Heavyweight Championship1971 – 1979→
WWFWWF Heavyweight Championship1979 – 1983
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WWFWWF World Heavyweight Championship1983 – 1989→
WWFWWF Championship1989 – 2001→
WWFUndisputed WWF Championship2001 – 2002→
WWEWWE Undisputed Championship2002 – 2002→
WWEWWE Championship2002 – 2013→
WWEWWE World Heavyweight Championship2013 – 2016→
WWEWWE Championship2016 – 2024→
WWEUndisputed WWE Championship1963 – PresentComplete List of Champions and Reign History for the WWF Heavyweight Championship
= Reign Distinction = Includes Reign Notes
| # Click to sort | Wrestler Click to sort | Date Won Click to sort | Opponent(s) Click to sort | Event Click to sort | Match Type Click to sort | Days Held Click to sort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Bob Backlund | Dec 17, 1979 | Bobby Duncum | WWF on MSG Network | Texas Deathmatch | 1,470 |
| — | Title Vacated from December 6, 1979 to December 17, 1979 (11 days) | |||||
| – | Antonio Inoki | Nov 30, 1979 | Bob Backlund | Toukon Series | Singles Match | 6 |
Championship renamed to WWF Heavyweight Championship on March 1, 1979 | ||||||
| 8 | Bob Backlund | Feb 20, 1978 | Superstar Billy Graham | WWF on MSG Network | 648 | |
| 7 | Superstar Billy Graham | Apr 30, 1977 | Bruno Sammartino | House Show | 296 | |
| 6 | Bruno Sammartino | Dec 10, 1973 | Stan Stasiak | 1,237 | ||
| 5 | Stan Stasiak | Dec 1, 1973 | Pedro Morales | 9 | ||
| 4 | Pedro Morales | Feb 18, 1971 | Ivan Koloff | 1,017 | ||
Championship renamed to WWWF Heavyweight Championship on February 8, 1971 | ||||||
| 3 | Ivan Koloff | Jan 18, 1971 | Bruno Sammartino | 21 | ||
| 2 | Bruno Sammartino | May 17, 1963 | Buddy Rogers | 2,803 | ||
| 1 | Buddy Rogers | Apr 25, 1963 | Antonino Rocca | Heavyweight Wrestling | 22 | |
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