WCW World Heavyweight Title History
| Champion |
Date Began |
Event |
City |
Days |
| Ric Flair | January 11, 1991 | Live Event | East Rutherford, NJ | 171 |
| Vacant | July 1, 1991 | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| Lex Luger | July 14, 1991 | The Great American Bash | Baltimore, MD | 230 |
| Sting | February 29, 1992 | SuperBrawl II | Milwaukee, WI | 134 |
| Big Van Vader | July 12, 1992 | The Great American Bash | Albany, GA | 21 |
| Ron Simmons | August 2, 1992 | Main Event | Baltimore, MD | 150 |
| Big Van Vader (2) | December 30, 1992 | Live Event | Baltimore, MD | 71 |
| Sting (2) | March 11, 1993 | Live Event | London, England | 6 |
| Big Van Vader (3) | March 17, 1993 | Live Event | Dublin, Ireland | 285 |
| Ric Flair (2) | December 27, 1993 | Starrcade | Charlotte, NC | 111 |
| Vacant | April 17, 1994 | Spring Stampede | Chicago, IL | 4 |
| Ric Flair (3) | April 21, 1994 | Saturday Night | Atlanta, GA | 87 |
| Hulk Hogan | July 17, 1994 | Bash at the Beach | Orlando, FL | 469 |
| The Giant | October 29, 1995 | Halloween Havoc | Detroit, MI | 8 |
| Vacant | November 6, 1995 | Nitro | Jacksonville, FL | 20 |
| Randy Savage | November 26, 1995 | World War 3 | Norfolk, VA | 31 |
| Ric Flair (4) | December 27, 1995 | Starrcade | Nashville, TN | 26 |
| Randy Savage (2) | January 22, 1996 | Nitro | Las Vegas, NV | 20 |
| Ric Flair (5) | February 11, 1996 | SuperBrawl VI | St. Petersburg, FL | 71 |
| The Giant (2) | April 22, 1996 | Nitro | Albany, GA | 110 |
| Hollywood Hogan (2) | August 10, 1996 | Hog Wild | Sturgis, SD | 359 |
| Lex Luger (2) | August 4, 1997 | Nitro | Auburn Hills, MI | 5 |
| Hollywood Hogan (3) | August 9, 1997 | Road Wild | Sturgis, SD | 141 |
| Sting (3) | December 28, 1997 | Starrcade | Washington, D.C. | 11 |
| Vacant | January 8, 1998 | Thunder | Daytona Beach, FL | 45 |
| Sting (4) | February 22, 1998 | SuperBrawl VIII | San Francisco, CA | 56 |
| Randy Savage (3) | April 19, 1998 | Spring Stampede | Terre Haute, IN | 1 |
| Hollywood Hogan (4) | April 20, 1998 | Nitro | Colorado Springs, CO | 77 |
| Goldberg | July 6, 1998 | Nitro | Atlanta, GA | 174 |
| Kevin Nash | December 27, 1998 | Starrcade | Washington, D.C. | 8 |
| Hollywood Hogan (5) | January 4, 1999 | Nitro | Atlanta, GA | 69 |
| Ric Flair (6) | March 14, 1999 | Uncensored | Louisville, KY | 28 |
| Diamond Dallas Page | April 11, 1999 | Spring Stampede | Tacoma, WA | 15 |
| Sting (5) | April 26, 1999 | Nitro | Fargo, ND | 0 |
| Diamond Dallas Page (2) | April 26, 1999 | Nitro | Fargo, ND | 13 |
| Kevin Nash (2) | May 9, 1999 | Slamboree | St. Louis, MO | 63 |
| Randy Savage (4) | July 11, 1999 | Bash at the Beach | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 |
| Hulk Hogan (6) | July 12, 1999 | Nitro | Jacksonville, FL | 62 |
| Sting (6) | September 12, 1999 | Fall Brawl | Winston-Salem, NC | 43 |
| Vacant | October 25, 1999 | Nitro | Phoenix, AZ | 27 |
| Bret Hart | November 21, 1999 | Mayhem | Toronto, ON | 29 |
| Vacant | December 20, 1999 | Nitro | Baltimore, MD | 0 |
| Bret Hart (2) | December 20, 1999 | Nitro | Baltimore, MD | 27 |
| Vacant | January 16, 2000 | Souled Out | Cincinnati, OH | 8 |
| Sid Vicious | January 24, 2000 | Nitro | Los Angeles, CA | 1 |
| Vacant | January 25, 2000 | Thunder | Las Vegas, NV | 0 |
| Kevin Nash (3) | January 25, 2000 | Thunder | Las Vegas, NV | 0 |
| Sid Vicious (2) | January 25, 2000 | Thunder | Las Vegas, NV | 76 |
| Vacant | April 10, 2000 | Nitro | Denver, CO | 6 |
| Jeff Jarrett | April 16, 2000 | Spring Stampede | Chicago, IL | 8 |
| Diamond Dallas Page (3) | April 24, 2000 | Nitro | Auburn Hills, MI | 1 |
| David Arquette | April 25, 2000 | Thunder | Syracuse, NY | 12 |
| Jeff Jarrett (2) | May 7, 2000 | Slamboree | Kansas City, MO | 8 |
| Ric Flair (7) | May 15, 2000 | Nitro | Biloxi, MS | 7 |
| Vacant | May 22, 2000 | Nitro | Grand Rapids, MI | 0 |
| Jeff Jarrett (3) | May 22, 2000 | Nitro | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 |
| Kevin Nash (4) | May 23, 2000 | Thunder | Saginaw, MI | 6 |
| Ric Flair (8) | May 29, 2000 | Nitro | Salt Lake City, UT | 0 |
| Jeff Jarrett (4) | May 29, 2000 | Nitro | Salt Lake City, UT | 41 |
| Booker T | July 9, 2000 | Bash at the Beach | Daytona Beach, FL | 50 |
| Kevin Nash (5) | August 28, 2000 | Nitro | Las Cruces, NM | 20 |
| Booker T (2) | September 17, 2000 | Fall Brawl | Buffalo, NY | 8 |
| Vince Russo | September 25, 2000 | Nitro | Albany, NY | 7 |
| Vacant | October 2, 2000 | Nitro | San Francisco, CA | 0 |
| Booker T (3) | October 2, 2000 | Nitro | San Francisco, CA | 55 |
| Scott Steiner | November 26, 2000 | Mayhem | Milwaukee, WI | 120 |
| Booker T (4) | March 26, 2001 | Nitro | Panama City Beach, FL | 90 |
| Lance Storm | June 24, 2001 | The Great American Bash | Boston, MA | Current |