| No. | Won By | Won From | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dale Lewis | won tournament* | St. Louis, MO | October 1970 |
| 2. | Pantera Negra | Dale Lewis | Los Angeles, CA | 10/23/70 |
| 3. | John Tolos | Pantera Negra | Los Angeles, CA | 11/20/70 |
| 4. | Ray Mendoza | John Tolos | Los Angeles, CA | 12/4/70 |
| 6. | Antonio Inoki | Ray Mendoza | Los Angeles, CA | 3/26/71 |
| 7. | King Krow | Sailor Thomas*(2) | Vancouver, BC | Janurary 1972 |
| 8. | Seiji Sakaguchi | King Krow | Los Angeles, CA | 2/11/72 |
| 9. | The Sheik | Seiji Sakaguchi | Tokyo, Japan | 9/6/72 |
| 10. | Seiji Sakaguchi | The Sheik | Tokyo, Japan | 9/7/72 |
| 11. | Johnny Valentine | Seiji Sakaguchi | Yokohama, Japan | 2/3/73 |
| 12. | Akihisa Takachiho | Johnny Valentine | Sano, Japan | 3/8/73 |
| 13. | Jumbo Tsuruta | Jack Brisco*(3) | Tokyo, Japan | 8/28/76 |
| 14. | Billy Robinson | Jumbo Tsuruta | Akita, Japan | 3/5/77 |
| 15. | Jumbo Tsuruta | Billy Robinson | Miami, FL | 3/23/77 |
| 16. | Dick Murdoch | Jumbo Tsuruta | Kagoshima, Japan | 2/23/80 |
| 17. | Jumbo Tsuruta | Dick Murdoch | Kuroiso, Japan | 3/5/80 |
| 18. | Abdullah the Butcher | Jumbo Tsuruta | Nagoya, Japan | 10/13/80 |
| 19. | Jumbo Tsuruta | Abdullah the Butcher | Nirasaki, Japan | 1/22/81 |
| 20. | Harley Race | Jumbo Tsuruta | Tokyo, Japan | 8/1/82 |
| 21. | Jumbo Tsuruta | Harley Race | Kitami, Japan | 10/24/82 |
| 22. | Ted DiBiase | N/A*(4) | Sasebo, Japan | 10/14/83 |
| 23. | Michael Hayes | Ted DiBiase | Athens, GA | 1/28/84 |
| 24. | David Von Erich | Michael Hayes | Dallas, TX | 2/3/84 |
| 25. | Genichiro Tenryu | Ricky Steamboat | Tokyo, Japan | 2/23/84 |
| 26. | Genichiro Tenryu | Ted DiBiase*(5) | Omiya-ku, Japan | 4/26/86 |
| 27. | Stan Hansen | Genichiro Tenryu | Nagano, Japan | 7/27/88 |
| 28. | Jumbo Tsuruta*(6) | Stan Hansen | Tokyo, Japan | 4/18/89 |
*This was a tournament final to determine the first champion.
*(2)The title was vacated when Inoki left the JWA. This was a fictitious tournament final to crown a new champion.
*(3)The title was deactivated when the JWA closed its doors, but reinstated by AJPW in 1976. This was the tournament final to determine the new champion.
*(4)Tsuruta gave up the title so he could focus on winning the NWA International Title. DiBiase won the tournament final by forfeit when Jerry Lawler couldn't wrestle.
*(5)The title was vacated due to the death of David Von Erich. This was a tournament final to determine the new champion.
*(6)This was a match to unify the title with the NWA International Title and the PWF Heavyweight Title, making Tsuruta the first AJPW Triple Crown Champion.