Date | New Champion | Defeated | Where | Event/Show | FACTS
December 2, 1999 | Weapon R | Colonel Carter *Tournament Final |
Charlotte, North Carolina | ![]() |
March 29, 2000 | Masato Tanaka | Weapon R | Anaheim, California | ![]() |
April 6, 2000 | Essa Rios | Masato Tanaka | Knoxville, Tennessee | ![]() |
April 12, 2000 | Funaki | Essa Rios | St. Paul, Minnesota | ![]() |
April 28, 2000 | Masato Tanaka | Funaki *Triple Threat Match |
Miami, Florida | Whiplash |
May 2, 2000 | Dean Malenko | Masato Tanaka | Miami, Florida | ![]() |
August 4, 2000 | Weapon R | Dean Malenko | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ![]() |
September 26, 2000 | Masato Tanaka | Weapon R | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Natural Disaster |
December 20, 2000 | Weapon R | Masato Tanaka | Albany, New York | ![]() |
April 28, 2001 | Yuji Matasamo | Weapon R | Tampa, Florida | ![]() |
May 26, 2001 | Jerry Lynn | Yuji Matasamo | Boston, Massachusetts | ![]() |
June 27, 2001 | Tajiri | Jerry Lynn *Triple Threat Match |
Chicago, Illinois | ![]() |
July 28, 2001 | Yuji Matasamo | Tajiri | Daytona Beach, Florida | ![]() |
September 20, 2001 | Crash | Yuji Matasamo | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ![]() |
October 25, 2001 | Yuji Matasamo | Crash Fatal 4 way elimination match |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ![]() |
November 17, 2001 | Essa Rios | Yuji Matasamo | Ohio State University | ![]() |
December 5, 2001 | Carney | Essa Rios | The Palace of Auburn Hills | ![]() |
December 29, 2001 | Essa Rios | Carney | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ![]() |
February 9, 2002 | "Too Hot" Scott Taylor | Essa Rios | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ![]() |
March 30, 2002 | Justin Sane | "Too Hot" Taylor *Triple Threat Match |
Las Vegas, Nevada | ![]() |
April 28, 2002 | "High Octane" Damion West | Justin Sane | Greensboro, North Carolina | ![]() |
May 29, 2002 | The Hurricane | "High Octane" Damion West | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ![]() |
July 29, 2002 | Matt Hardy | The Hurricane | Dallas, Texas | ![]() |
October 29, 2002 | Dylan Jansens | Matt Hardy | Charlotte, North Carolina | ![]() |
February 27, 2003 | Hayabusa *Won in a triple threat |
Dylan Jansens | St. Louis, Missouri | ![]() |
June 29, 2003 | Carney | Hayabusa | Lafayette, Louisiana | ![]() |
September 27, 2003 | Jamie Noble | Carney | Washington, D.C. | ![]() |
November 10, 2003 | "Awesome" Shane Thompson | Jamie Noble | Casper, Wyoming | ![]() |
December 30, 2003 | Ultimo Dragon | Shane Thompson | Boston, Massachusetts | ![]() |
August 31, 2004 | Low-Ki | Won a tournament to win vacated title | Memphis, Tennessee | ![]() |
October 28, 2004 | Chavo Guerrero | Low-Ki | Rochester, New York | ![]() |
December 28, 2004 | Ultimo Dragon | Chavo Guerrero *Won in a Fatal Four way |
Louisville, Kentucky | ![]() |
January 22, 2005 | Chavo Guerrero | Ultimo Dragon | Joplin, Missouri | ![]() |
March 31, 2005 | Paul London | Chavo Guerrero * Won in Lightheavyweight Invitational |
Minneapolis, Minnesota | ![]() |
July 11, 2005 | Super Crazy | Paul London | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ![]() |
October 17, 2005 | Paul London | Super Crazy | St. Louis, Missouri | ![]() |
October 6, 2006 | Daivari | Paul London | Atlanta, Georgia | ![]() |
July 14, 2007 | Carney | Daivari | Baltimore, Maryland | ![]() |
August 27, 2007 | Kenny Doane | Carney | Memphis, Tennessee | ![]() |
March 9, 2008 | Chavo Guerrero | Kenny Doane | Indianapolis, Indiana | ![]() |
July 12, 2008 | Gregory Helms | Chavo Guerrero *Won in Fatal 4 Way |
Oakland, California | ![]() |
February 11, 2009 | Evan Bourne | Gregory Helms | St. Louis, Missouri | ![]() |
March 25, 2009 | Kenny Doane | Evan Bourne | San Diego, California | ![]() |
July 31, 2010 | Silver Wolf | Won 16 man single elimination tournament | Houston, Texas | ![]() |
April 18, 2011 | Ultimo Dragon | Silver Wolf | Anaheim, California | ![]() |