List of World Heavyweight Champions

The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title. There have been various organizations offering the "World" title; it has been a part of NWA, WCW and now WWE. Currently, it is the highest ranked championship on the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (This belt does not derive its lineage beyond its debut on WWE RAW) . This is a list, by stage name, of people that have been World Heavyweight Champion.

• George Hackenschmidt
• Frank Gotch
• Ed "Strangler" Lewis
• Gene Kiniski
• Yukon Eric
• "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
• Charlie Cutler
• Joe Stecher
• Earl Caddock
• Stanislaus Zbyszko
• Wayne Munn
• Gus Sonnenberg
• Ed Don George
• Danno O'Mahoney
• Dick Shikat
• Ali Baba
• Bronko Nagurski
• Jim Londos
• Orville Brown
• Sonny Myers
• Lou Thesz
• "Whipper" Billy Watson
• Dick Hutton
• Bobo Brazil
• Dory Funk Jr.
• Harley Race
• Jack Brisco
• Giant Baba
• Terry Funk
• Dusty Rhodes
• Tommy Rich
• Ric Flair
• Kerry Von Erich
• Ronnie Garvin
• Ricky Steamboat
• Sting
• Lex Luger
• Vader
• Ron Simmons
• Hulk Hogan
• The Giant
• Randy Savage
• Goldberg
• Kevin Nash
• Diamond Dallas Page
• Bret Hart
• Chris Benoit
• Sid Vicious
• Jeff Jarrett
• David Arquette
• Booker T
• Vince Russo
• Scott Steiner
• Kurt Angle
• The Rock
• Chris Jericho
• Triple H
• The Undertaker

World Heavyweight Champions (WWE Only)

• 1st Triple H (1st time)
• 2nd Shawn Michaels
• 3rd Triple H (2nd time)
• 4th Goldberg
• 5th Triple H (3rd time)
• 6th Chris Benoit
• 7th Randy Orton
• 8th Triple H (4th time)
• vacant (after a controversial match with Chris Benoit and Edge, with a simultaneous pinfall and/or submission)
• 9th Triple H (5th time)
• 10th Batista