Title History Television
Most Reigns
(Minimum 2)
  Reigns: First Win: Last Win:
Booker T 6 Dec 29, 1997 Mar 14, 1999
Paul Jones 5 Jul 8, 1974 Jun 10, 1978
Arn Anderson 4 Jan 4, 1986 Jan 8, 1995
Greg Valentine 4 Nov 6, 1976 Jun 14, 1981
Lord Steven Regal 4 Sep 19, 1993 May 18, 1997
Ricky Steamboat 4 Jun 18, 1977 Aug 18, 1993
Chris Benoit 3 Apr 30, 1998 Sep 13, 1999
Dusty Rhodes 3 Mar 16, 1985 Sep 9, 1986
Ivan Koloff 3 May 10, 1974 Nov 3, 1981
Johnny B. Badd 3 Sep 18, 1994 Feb 18, 1996
Mike Rotunda 3 Dec 25, 1982 Feb 20, 1989
Rick Steiner 3 Dec 26, 1988 Oct 24, 1999
Tully Blanchard 3 Mar 28, 1984 Nov 27, 1986
Angelo Mosca 2 Apr 17, 1976 Aug 14, 1976
Baron Von Raschke 2 Oct 15, 1977 Apr 3, 1978
Dick Slater 2 Feb 20, 1983 Apr 3, 1983
Disco Inferno 2 Sep 22, 1997 Dec 8, 1997
Jimmy Valiant 2 Jan 2, 1982 Nov 24, 1983
Jos LeDuc 2 Sep 19, 1982 Apr 30, 1983
Lex Luger 2 Feb 17, 1996 Mar 6, 1996
Ric Flair 2 Feb 8, 1975 Apr 4, 1977
Roddy Piper 2 Nov 1, 1980 Mar 27, 1983
Rufus R. Jones 2 Nov 26, 1976 Feb 15, 1977
Scott Steiner 2 Sep 29, 1992 Dec 28, 1998
Steve Austin 2 Jun 3, 1991 May 23, 1992
Sweet Ebony Diamond 2 May 2, 1981 May 30, 1981
Ultimo Dragon 2 Apr 7, 1997 Jul 21, 1997

Longests Reigns
(Minimum 31 Days)
    Won: Lost: Length:
1.  Paul Jones Jun 6, 1978 Jun 6, 1979 365 days
2.  Tully Blanchard Mar 3, 1984 Mar 3, 1985 353 days
3.  Arn Anderson Jan 1, 1990 Dec 12, 1990 336 days
4.  Mike Rotunda Jan 1, 1988 Dec 12, 1988 335 days
5.  Steve Austin Jun 6, 1991 Apr 4, 1992 329 days
6.  Tully Blanchard Nov 11, 1986 Aug 8, 1987 265 days
7.  Jimmy Valiant Jan 1, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 260 days
8.  Arn Anderson Jan 1, 1986 Sep 9, 1986 248 days
9.  Lord Steven Regal Sep 9, 1993 May 5, 1994 225 days
10.  The Masked Superstar Mar 3, 1980 Oct 10, 1980 214 days
11.  The Great Kabuki May 5, 1983 Nov 11, 1983 185 days
12.  Ric Flair Feb 2, 1975 Aug 8, 1975 181 days
  Lord Steven Regal Aug 8, 1996 Feb 2, 1997 181 days
14.  Paul Orndorff Mar 3, 1993 Aug 8, 1993 169 days
15.  Lex Luger Mar 3, 1996 Aug 8, 1996 167 days
16.  Arn Anderson Jan 1, 1995 Jun 6, 1995 161 days
17.  Nikita Koloff Aug 8, 1987 Jan 1, 1988 160 days
18.  Baron Von Raschke Oct 10, 1977 Mar 3, 1978 141 days
19.  Ricky Steamboat Jun 6, 1979 Oct 10, 1979 139 days
20.  Arn Anderson Jan 1, 1991 May 5, 1991 132 days

Total Time Holding Championship
    Reigns: Span: Total: Average:
1.  Arn Anderson 4 1986-1995 877 days 219 days
2.  Tully Blanchard 3 1984-1987 687 days 229 days
3.  Paul Jones 5 1974-1979 685 days 137 days
4.  Lord Steven Regal 4 1993-1997 557 days 139 days
5.  Mike Rotunda 3 1982-1989 431 days 144 days
  Steve Austin 2 1991-1992 431 days 216 days
7.  Ricky Steamboat 4 1977-1993 317 days 79 days
8.  Jimmy Valiant 2 1982-1984 298 days 149 days
9.  Ric Flair 2 1975-1977 256 days 128 days
10.  Johnny B. Badd 3 1994-1996 240 days 80 days
11.  The Masked Superstar 1 1980-1980 214 days 214 days
12.  Rick Steiner 3 1988-1999 211 days 70 days
13.  Baron Von Raschke 2 1977-1978 209 days 105 days
14.  Booker T 6 1997-1999 204 days 34 days
15.  Dusty Rhodes 3 1985-1986 200 days 67 days
16.  The Great Kabuki 1 1983-1983 185 days 185 days
17.  Scott Steiner 2 1992-1999 182 days 91 days
18.  Ivan Koloff 3 1974-1982 173 days 58 days
19.  Paul Orndorff 1 1993-1993 169 days 169 days
20.  Lex Luger 2 1996-1996 168 days 84 days

Title Change Locations
  CITY: #
 Raleigh, NC, USA 14
 Charlotte, NC, USA 9
 Atlanta, GA, USA 8
 Greensboro, NC, USA 8
 Asheville, NC, USA 4
 Baltimore, MD, USA 4
 Greenville, SC, USA 4
 Richmond, VA, USA 3
  STATE/PROV.: #
 North Carolina, USA 38
 Georgia, USA 17
 South Carolina, USA 10
 Virginia, USA 7
 Florida, USA 5
 Maryland, USA 4
 Tennessee, USA 3
  COUNTRY: #
 USA 101

Title Changes At Events
Event: Changes:
Live Event 36
Nitro 14
Pro 14
W.C.W. 7
WorldWide 5
Clash Of The Champions 4
Starrcade 3
Fall Brawl 3
Bash 3
SuperBrawl 2
Havoc 2
Slamboree 2