World Heavyweight Championship
1905 - 1957
Lou Thesz
May 21, 1952 - March 15, 1956
1,394 days
*Unified the NWA - National Wrestling Association Heavyweight Championship, the NWA - National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship,
and the Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium Heavyweight Championship to become the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion
VACANT
January 28, 1946 - May 21, 1952
2,305 days
*The championship was vacated when Jim Londos retired
Jim Londos
November 18, 1938 - January 28, 1946
2,628 days
Bronko Nagurski
June 29, 1937 - November 18, 1938
507 days
Dean Detton
September 29, 1936 - June 29, 1937
273 days
Dave Levin
June 12, 1936 - September 29, 1936
109 days
Ali Baba
April 25, 1936 - June 12, 1936
48 days
Dick Shikat
March 2, 1936 - April 25, 1936
54 days
Danno O'Mahoney
July 30, 1935 - March 2, 1936
216 days
Ed Lewis (4)
April 13, 1931 - July 30, 1935
1,569 days
Ed Don George
December 10, 1930 - April 13, 1931
124 days
Gus Sonnenberg
January 4, 1929 - December 10, 1930
705 days
Ed Lewis (3)
February 21, 1928 - January 4, 1929
318 days
Joe Stecher (3)
May 30, 1925 - February 21, 1928
997 days
Stanislaus Zbyszko (3)
April 15, 1925 - May 30, 1925
45 days
Wayne Munn
January 8, 1925 - April 15, 1925
97 days
Ed Lewis (2)
March 3, 1922 - January 18, 1925
1,042 days
Stanislaus Zbyszko (2)
May 6, 1921 - March 3, 1922
301 days
Ed Lewis
December 13, 1920 - May 6, 1921
144 days
Joe Stecher (2)
January 30, 1920 - December 13, 1920
318 days
Earl Caddock
April 9, 1917 - January 30, 1920
1,026 days
Joe Stecher
July 5, 1915 - April 9, 1917
644 days
Charlie Cutler
January 8, 1915 - July 5, 1915
178 days
*Claimed the championship after defeating American Heavyweight Champion Benjamin Roller
VACANT
October 1, 1914 - January 8, 1915
99 days
*Stanislaus Zbyszko vacated the championship when he enlisted in the Austro-Hungarian Army
Stanislaus Zbyszko
May 7, 1914 - October 1, 1914
147 days
Gus Schoenlein
March 13, 1914 - May 7, 1914
55 days
*Defeated Fred Beell to win the vacant championship
VACANT
April 1, 1913 - March 13, 1914
346 days
*Frank Gotch vacated the championship upon his retirement
Frank Gotch
April 3, 1908 - April 1, 1913
1,824 days
George Hackenschmidt
May 4, 1905 - April 3, 1908
1,065 days
*Defeated Tom Jenkins to become the first recognized World Heavyweight Champion