| Lex Luger | Stan Hansen | St. Louis, MO | December 16, 1990 |
| Sting(1) | Steve Austin | Atlanta, GA | August 25, 1991 |
| Rick Rude | Sting | Savannah, GA | November 19, 1991 |
| Dustin Rhodes(2) | Ricky Steamboat | Atlanta, GA | January 11, 1993 |
| Dustin Rhodes(3) | Rick Rude | Atlanta, GA | August 30, 1993 |
| Steve Austin | Dustin Rhodes | Charlotte, NC | December 27, 1993 |
| Ricky Steamboat | Steve Austin | Cedar Rapids, IA | August 24, 1994 |
| Steve Austin(4) | Ricky Steamboat | Roanoke, VA | Spetember 19, 1994 |
| Jim Duggan(5) | Steve Austin | Roanoke, VA | Spetember 19, 1994 |
| Vader | Jim Duggan | Nashville, TN | December 27, 1994 |
| Sting(6) | Meng | Dayton, OH | June 18, 1995 |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sting | Tokyo, Japan | November 13, 1995 |
| The One Man Gang | Kensuke Sasaki | Nashville, TN | December 27, 1995 |
| Konnan | The One Man Gang | Canton, OH | January 29, 1996 |
| Ric Flair | Konnan | Daytona Beach, FL | July 7, 1996 |
| Eddy Guerrero(7) | Diamond Dallas Page | Nashville, TN | December 29, 1996 |
| Dean Malenko | Eddy Guerrero | Charleston, SC | March 16, 1997 |
| Jeff Jarrett | Dean Malenko | Boston, Massechusetts | June 9, 1997 |
Notes:
(1)Tournament final. Lex vacated the title after he won the WCW world title.
(2)Tournament final. Rude was stripped of the title due to lack of defenses.
(3)Title was held up, Rhodes won it in the rematch.
(4)Steamboat forfeit the title. Austin new champ.
(5)Austin was forced to defend it, and lost it to Duggan in just seconds.
(6)Tournament final. Vader was stripped for recent actions.
(7)Tournament final. Flair was injured and was not able to defend the title.
