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WrestleMania Title History

WrestleMania Title Changes

By Eric Cohen, About.com

Please note that only matches that took place during the PPV portion of the event counts in all of these lists.

WrestleMania Title Changes

WM 1 – World Tag Team Title: Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff beat Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo
WM 1 – Wendi Richter beat Lelani Kai
WM 2 – World Tag Team Title: The British Bulldogs beat Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
WM 3 – I-C Title: Ricky Steamboat beat Randy Savage
WM 4 – World Tag Team Title: Demolition beat Strike Force
WM 4 – WWF Title: Randy Savage won a tournament to win the vacant title
WM 5 – I-C Title: Rick Rude beat The Ultimate Warrior
WM 5 – WWF Title: Hulk Hogan beat Randy Savage
WM 6 – World Tag Team Title: Demolition beat Andre the Giant & Haku
WM 6 – WWF Title: The Ultimate Warrior beat Hulk Hogan
WM 7 – World Tag Team Title: The Nasty Boys beat The Hart Foundation
WM 7 – WWF Title: Hulk Hogan beat Sgt. Slaughter
WM 8 – I-C Title: Bret Hart beat Roddy Piper
WM 8 – WWF Title: Randy Savage beat Ric Flair
WM 9 – WWF Title: Yokozuna beat Bret Hart
WM 9 – WWF Title: Hulk Hogan beat Yokozuna
WM 10 – WWF Title: Bret Hart beat Yokozuna
WM 11 – World Tag Team Title: Owen Hart & Yokozuna beat The Smokin’ Guns
WM 12 – WWF Title: Shawn Michaels beat Bret Hart in an Iron Man Match
WM 13 – WWF Title: The Undertaker beat Sid
WM 14 – World Tag Team Title: Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie beat The New Age Outlaws in a dumpster match
WM 14 – WWF Title: Steve Austin beat Shawn Michaels
WM 15 – Hardcore Title: Bob Holly beat Champ Billy Gunn & Al Snow
WM 15 – WWF Title: Steve Austin beat The Rock
WM 16 – Hardcore Title: Hardcore Holly won the hardcore battle royal
WM 16 – World Tag Team Titles: Edge & Christian beat Champs The Dudley Boyz & The Hardy Boys in a ladder match
WM 16 – I-C Title: Chris Benoit beat Champ Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho
WM 16 – European Title: Chris Jericho beat Champ Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit
WM 17 – Hardcore Title: Kane beat Champ Raven & The Big Show
WM 17 – European Title: Eddie Guerrero beat Test
WM 17 – Women’s Title: Chyna beat Ivory
WM 17 - World Tag Team Titles: Edge & Christian beat Champs The Dudley Boyz & The Hardy Boys in a TLC match
WM 17 – WWF Title: Steve Austin beat The Rock
WM 18 – I-C Title: Rob Van Dam beat William Regal
WM 18 – Hardcore Title: Champion Maven fought Goldust. Due to the 24/7 rule the title went from Maven to Spike Dudley to The Hurricane, Molly, Christian and back to Maven by the end of the night
WM 18 – WWF Title: Triple H beat Chris Jericho
WM 19 – Women’s Title: Trish Stratus beat Victoria
WM 19 – WWE Title: Brock Lesnar beat Kurt Angle
WM 20 – US Title: John Cena beat The Big Show
WM 20 – World Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit beat Champ Triple H & Shawn Michaels
WM 21 – WWE Title: John Cena beat JBL
WM 21 – World Heavyweight Title: Batista beat Triple H
WM 22 - Women's Title: Trish Startus beat Mickie James
WM 22 - U.S. Title: JBL beat Chris Benoit
WM 23 - World Heavyweight Title: The Undertaker beat Batista
WM 24 - ECW Title: Kane beat Chavo Guerrero
WM 24 - World Heavyweight Title: The Undertaker beat Edge
WM 25 - I-C Title: Rey Mysterio beat JBL
WM 25 - World Heavyweight Title: John Cena beat Champion Edge & Big Show

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