# 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	Partner(s) Click to sort
16	Hulk Hogan	Apr 2, 1989	Randy Savage	WrestleMania V		364
15	Randy Savage	Mar 27, 1988	Ted DiBiase	WrestleMania IV	Tournament Final Match	371
—	Title Vacated from February 5, 1988 to March 26, 1988 (50 days)
14	Ted DiBiase	Feb 5, 1988		The Main Event I		<1
Ted DiBiase claimed the WWF World Heavyweight Championship through a storyline purchase. After Andre the Giant “won” the title from Hulk Hogan in the twin-referee finish on The Main Event, Andre immediately handed the belt to DiBiase as part of DiBiase’s scheme. WWF President Jack Tunney later ruled the championship could not be transferred that way, stripped it from DiBiase, and vacated the title, which led to the WrestleMania IV tournament to crown a new champion.
13	André the Giant	Feb 5, 1988	Hulk Hogan	The Main Event I		<1
12	Hulk Hogan	Jan 23, 1984	The Iron Sheik	WWF on MSG Network		1,474
11	The Iron Sheik	Dec 26, 1983	Bob Backlund	WWF on MSG Network		28
Championship renamed to WWF World Heavyweight Championship on December 26, 1983
10	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)
9	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