| No. | Won By | Won From | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edwin Bibby | Duncan C. Ross*(1) | New York, NY | 1/19/81 |
| 2. | Joe Acton | Edwin Bibby | New York, NY | 8/7/82 |
| 3. | Evan Lewis*(2) | Joe Acton | Chicago, IL | 4/11/87 |
| 4. | Martin Burns | Evan Lewis | Chicago, IL | 4/20/95 |
| 5. | Dan McLeod | Martin Burns | Indianapolis, IN | 10/26/97 |
| 6. | Yusuf Ismail | Dan McLeod | Chicago, IL | 6/20/98 |
| 7. | Tom Jenkins | Yusuf Ismail | ?? | 11/7/01 |
| 8. | Dan McLeod | Tom Jenkins | Worcester, MA | 12/25/02 |
| 9. | Tom Jenkins | Dan McLeod | Buffalo, NY | 4/3/03 |
| 10. | Frank Gotch | Tom Jenkins | Bellingham, WA | 1/27/04 |
| 11. | Tom Jenkins | Frank Gotch | New York, NY | 3/15/05 |
| 12. | Frank Gotch | Tom Jenkins | Kansas City, MO | 5/23/06 |
| 13. | Fred Beell | Frank Gotch | New Orleans, LA | 12/1/06 |
| 14. | Frank Gotch | Fred Beell | Kansas City, MO | 12/17/06 |
| 15. | Henry Ordemann | Charlie Cutler*(3) | Minneapolis, MN | 10/25/10 |
| 16. | Charlie Cutler | Henry Ordemann | Minneapolis, MN | 2/1/11 |
| 17. | Dr. Benjamin Roller | Charlie Cutler | Chicago, IL | 3/6/11 |
| 18. | Charlie Cutler | Dr. Benjamin Roller | Buffalo, NY | 3/25/11 |
| 19. | Jess Reimer | Charlie Cutler | Des Moines, IA | 11/7/11 |
| 20. | Henry Ordemann | Jess Reimer | Minneapolis, MN | 12/14/11 |
| 21. | Charlie Cutler | Henry Ordemann | Chicago, IL | 3/25/12 |
| 22. | Dr. Benjamin Roller | Charlie Cutler | Benton Harbor, MI | 7/4/13 |
| 23. | Ed Lewis | Dr. Benjamin Roller | Lexington, KY | 9/18/13 |
| 24. | William Demetral | Ed Lewis | Lexington, KY | 10/21/13 |
| 25. | Dr. Benjamin Roller | William Demetral | Rock Island, IL | 7/10/14 |
| 26. | Wladek Zbyszko | Dr. Benjamin Roller | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1/8/17 |
*This match was to crown the champion of American in Catch-as-Catch-Can wrestling.
*(2)Lewis defeated American Greco-Roman Champion Ernest Roeber on March 2, 1893 to unify the titles. The two championships were thereafter known as the American Heavyweight Title.
*(3)Gotch relinquished the belt upon becoming the World Heavyweight Champion on April 3, 1908. This match determined the new American Champion.