Title History
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date Won: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cannon | 1 | August 22, 1894 | Liverpool, England | Defeated Tom McInerney to become the first champion. |
| Karl Abs | 1 | September 5, 1894 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Ernest Roeber | 1 | September 26, 1894 | Hamburg, Germany | Awarded. |
| Beck Olsen | 1 | March 28, 1900 | New York City, New York | |
| Ernest Roeber | 2 | September 12, 1900 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Title vacated | - | 1901 | The title was vacated. | |
| Tom Cannon | 2 | May 3, 1901 | London, England | Defeated Antonio Pierre for the vacant title. |
| Georg Hackenschmidt | 1 | September 4, 1902 | Liverpool, England | |
| Title retired | May 5, 1905 | New York City, New York | Hackenschmidt defeats American Heavyweight Champion Tom Jenkins to unify the two titles and become the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. |
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