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| # | นักมวยปล้ำ | สมัย | วันที่ได้ครอง | ระยะการครอง (วัน) | สถานที่ | ศึก |
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| 01 !1 | Hackenschmidt, GeorgeGeorge Hackenschmidt | 01 !1 | 000000001905-05-04-00004 พฤษภาคม 1905 | 1,065 | New York, New York | Hackenschmidt won a world championship tournament to become the first champion, as well as several other tournaments in Paris, Saint Petersburg, Hamburg, Elberfeld, Germany and Berlin in the same year. He also won the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship title from Tom Cannon on September 4, 1902 in Liverpool, England. He won the recognition of being the World Heavyweight Champion on January 30, 1904 in London by defeating Ahmed Madrali. Hackenschmidt defeated American Heavyweight Champion, Tom Jenkins, on May 4, 1905 in New York City to become the recognized World Heavyweight Champion in North America. |
| 02 !2 | Gotch, FrankFrank Gotch | 01 !1 | 000000001908-04-03-00003 เมษายน 1908 | 1,824 | Chicago, Illinois | Gotch held the title for five years until April 1, 1913. He was the sixth longest reigning world heavyweight champion in history behind Bruno Sammartino, Jim Londos, Lou Thesz, Verne Gagne (who all held their world titles for over seven years) and Bob Backlund (who held his for nearly six years). |
| — | Vacated | — | 000000001913-04-01-00001 เมษายน 1913 | — | Kansas City, Missouri | Vacated due to Gotch's retirement |
| 03 !3 | Stecher, JoeJoe Stecher | 01 !1 | 000000001915-07-05-00005 กรกฎาคม 1915 | 644 | Omaha, Nebraska | Stecher defeated Charlie Cutler to become the first widely recognized World Heavyweight Champion after the retirement of Frank Gotch. |
| 04 !4 | Caddock, EarlEarl Caddock | 01 !1 | 000000001917-04-09-00009 เมษายน 1917 | 1,026 | Omaha, Nebraska |  |
| 05 !5 | Stecher, JoeJoe Stecher | 02 !2 | 000000001920-01-30-000030 มกราคม 1920 | 318 | New York, New York |  |
| 06 !6 | Lewis, EdEd Lewis | 01 !1 | 000000001920-12-13-000013 ธันวาคม 1920 | 144 | New York, New York |  |
| 07 !7 | Zbyszko, StanislausStanislaus Zbyszko | 01 !1 | 000000001921-05-06-00006 พฤษภาคม 1921 | 301 | New York, New York |  |
| 08 !8 | Lewis, EdEd Lewis | 02 !2 | 000000001922-03-03-00003 มีนาคม 1922 | 1,042 | Wichita, Kansas |  |
| 09 !9 | Munn, WayneWayne Munn | 01 !1 | 000000001925-01-08-00008 มกราคม 1925 | 97 | Wichita, Kansas |  |
| 10 !10 | Zbyszko, StanislausStanislaus Zbyszko | 02 !2 | 000000001925-04-15-000015 เมษายน 1925 | 45 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Though Zbyszko defeated Munn to win the championship, Munn continued to be recognized as World Heavyweight Champion in Michigan and in Illinois. |
| 11 !11 | Stecher, JoeJoe Stecher | 03 !3 | 000000001925-05-30-000030 พฤษภาคม 1925 | 997 | St. Louis, Missouri |  |
| 12 !12 | Lewis, EdEd Lewis | 03 !3 | 000000001928-02-21-000021 กุมภาพันธ์ 1928 | 318 | St. Louis, Missouri | Lewis defeated Wayne Munn on February 2, 1928 in Michigan City, Indiana for the Michigan/Illonois World Heavyweight Championship version. Lewis defeated Stecher on February 21, 1928 to end the dispute. |
| 13 !13 | Sonnenberg, GusGus Sonnenberg | 01 !1 | 000000001929-01-04-00004 มกราคม 1929 | 705 | Boston, Massachusetts | The recognition of being the World Heavyweight Champion was withdrawn from Gus Sonnenberg by the wrestling section of the National Boxing Association in 1929 for failing to meet real title contenders. |
| 14 !14 | George, Ed DonEd Don George | 01 !1 | 000000001930-12-10-000010 ธันวาคม 1930 | 124 | Los Angeles, California |  |
| 15 !15 | Lewis, EdEd Lewis | 04 !4 | 000000001931-04-13-000013 เมษายน 1931 | 1,569 | Los Angeles, California | Lewis lost the AWA World Heavyweight Championship by disqualification to Henri Deglane on May 4, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but still recognized as World Heavyweight Champion in Illinois. Lewis also defeated the title claimer, Wladek Zbyszko, on November 2, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois for the title. Lewis continued to win the New York State Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Jack Sherry on October 10, 1932. |
| 16 !16 | OmahoneyDanno O'Mahoney | 01 !1 | 000000001935-07-30-000030 กรกฎาคม 1935 | 216 | Boston, Massachusetts | O'Mahoney defeated Jim Londos to win the New York State Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship. Mahoney continues to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Boston version) by defeating Ed Don George (who had beat Deglane on February 9, 1933) on July 30, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts to become the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. |
| 17 !17 | Shikat, DickDick Shikat | 01 !1 | 000000001936-03-02-00002 มีนาคม 1936 | 54 | New York, New York |  |
| 18 !18 | Baba, AliAli Baba | 01 !1 | 000000001936-04-25-000025 เมษายน 1936 | 48 | Detroit, Michigan | On April 29, 1936 it was announced by the New York Times that Ali Baba would not be recognized as World Heavyweight Champion in the New York State by The New York Athletic Commission; however, it was announced that Ali Baba and Dave Shikat would face each other on May 5, 1936 at Madison Square Garden for the World Heavyweight Championship. Baba went on to win the professional wrestling bout and thus be recognized as the World Heavyweight Champion. |
| 19 !19 | Levin, DaveDave Levin | 01 !1 | 000000001936-06-12-000012 มิถุนายน 1936 | 109 | Newark, New Jersey |  |
| 20 !20 | Detton, DeanDean Detton | 01 !1 | 000000001936-09-29-000029 กันยายน 1936 | 273 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |  |
| 21 !21 | Nagurski, BronkoBronko Nagurski | 01 !1 | 000000001937-06-29-000029 มิถุนายน 1937 | 507 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Nagurski was recognized as the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion by The Ring magazine. |
| 22 !22 | Londos, JimJim Londos | 01 !1 | 000000001938-11-18-000018 พฤศจิกายน 1938 | 2,628 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Londos retired as World Heavyweight Champion in 1946. |
| — | Vacated | — | 000000001946-01-28-000028 มกราคม 1946 | — | Denver, Colorado | Londos wrestled his last match on this date, defeating Lord Albert Mills. |
| 23 !23 | Thesz, LouLou Thesz | 01 !1 | 000000001952-05-21-000021 พฤษภาคม 1952 | 1,394 | Los Angeles, California | Thesz unified three championships to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion, the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship which he won on July 20, 1948 by defeating Bill Longson, the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship which was awarded to him on November 27, 1949, and the Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium World Heavyweight Championship which he won on May 21, 1952 by defeating Baron Michele Leon. |
| 24 !24 | Whipper Billy Watson !Whipper Billy Watson | 01 !1 | 000000001956-03-15-000015 มีนาคม 1956 | 239 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Watson defeated Lou Thesz by countout to win the world title. |
| 25 !25 | Thesz, LouLou Thesz | 02 !2 | 000000001956-11-09-00009 พฤศจิกายน 1956 | 257 | St. Louis, Missouri | Édouard Carpentier defeated Lou Thesz by disqualification on June 14, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois when Thesz could not continue the match due to a back injury. The NWA rules stated that a title could not change on a disqualification, and Carpentier gave the title back to Thesz. Carpentier was then recognized as World Heavyweight Champion in Omaha, Nebraska and in Boston, Massachusetts. He was then later recognized as the World Heavyweight Champion by the World Wrestling Association in Los Angeles, California. This was the last time the World Heavyweight Championship has been unified and to date has never been fully unified again. The Omaha version of the World Heavyweight Championship was later unified with the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. Thesz defeated Carpentier in a rematch by disqualification on July 24, 1957 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for the title. |
| — | Retired !Retired | — | 000000001957-07-24-000024 กรกฎาคม 1957 | — | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Lineage continued over to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. |