World Wrestling Champions - Definition and Overview

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 the WWE. Currently, it is the highest ranked championship on the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a list by their 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.
• "Handsome" Harley Race
• Jack Brisco
• Giant Baba
• Terry Funk
• "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
• Tommy Rich
• "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair
• Kerry Von Erich
• Ronnie Garvin
• Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
• Sting
• "The Total Package" Lex Luger
• Big Van Vader
• Ron Simmons
• Hulk Hogan
• The Giant
• "The Macho Man" Randy Savage
• Goldberg
• Kevin Nash
• Diamond Dallas Page
• Bret "The Hitman" Hart
• Chris Benoit
• Sid Vicious
• Jeff Jarrett
• David Arquette
• Booker T
• Vince Russo
• "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner
• Kurt Angle
• The Rock
• Chris Jericho
• Triple H
• The Undertaker
• Brock Lesnar
• "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
• Randy Orton