>1. Bruno Sammartino
1963-05-17 to 1966-01-18 (977 days)

>2. Killer Kowalski
1966-01-18 to 1966-10-04 (259 days)

>3. Bruno Sammartino (2x)
1966-10-04 to 1968-03-01 (514 days)

>4. Ivan Koloff
1968-03-01 to 1971-01-14 (1,049 days)

>5. Billy Robinson
1971-01-14 to 1973-04-04 (811 days)

>6. Haku (Meng)
1973-04-04 to 1975-01-10 (646 days)

>7. Andre the Giant
1975-01-10 to 1980-01-10 (1,826 days)

>8. Bob Backlund
1980-01-10 to 1983-12-26 (1,446 days)

>9. Iron Sheik
1983-12-26 to 1985-03-31 (461 days)

>10. Andre the Giant (2x)
1985-03-31 to 1987-04-02 (732 days)

>11. Haku (Meng) (2x)
1987-04-02 to 1990-04-01 (1,095 days)

>12. Bret Hart
1990-04-01 to 1992-10-19 (932 days)

>13. Dan Severn
1992-10-19 to 1995-09-15 (1,062 days)

>14. Ken Shamrock
1995-09-15 to 1998-03-28 (926 days)

>15. Big Show
1998-03-28 to 1999-08-22 (512 days)

>16. Kurt Angle (2x)
1999-08-22 to 2002-04-21 (973 days)

>17. Brock Lesnar
2002-04-21 to 2004-10-19 (912 days)

>18. Kurt Angle
2004-10-19 to 2006-04-03 (531 days)

>19. Shelton Benjamin
2006-04-03 to 2007-02-18 (321 days)

>20. Bobby Lashley
2007-02-18 to 2008-04-06 (413 days)

>21. Brock Lesnar (2x)
2008-04-06 to 2009-04-05 (364 days)

>22. Jack Swagger
2009-04-05 to 2011-02-15 (681 days)

>23. Daniel Bryan
2011-02-15 to 2013-04-07 (783 days)

>24. Dolph Ziggler
2013-04-07 to 2014-08-17 (497 days)

>25. Brock Lesnar (3x)
2014-08-17 to 2017-04-03 (960 days)

>26. Matt Riddle
2017-04-03 to 2019-04-05 (733 days)

>27. Bobby Lashley (2x)
2019-04-05 to 2021-02-15 (682 days)

>28. Gable Steveson
2021-02-15 to 2024-04-07 (1,148 days)

>29. Brock Lesnar (4x)
2024-04-07 to Present (Ongoing)

These are your real champions.
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