Championships
Current Champion
— Vacant —
To be decided at The Big Bang
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Complete Title History :: 1991 — 2001 :: The Big Gold Belt Era
Championship History
| Reign | Champion | Date Won | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — 2001 — | ||||
| — | Vacant | Mar 26, 2001 | WCW Monday Nitro (Final) | New era begins |
| — 2000 — | ||||
| 1 | Scott Steiner | Dec 17, 2000 | Starrcade 2000 | Def. Sid Vicious — 1st reign |
| 2 | Sid Vicious | Nov 26, 2000 | WCW Monday Nitro | Def. Goldberg — 2nd reign |
| 3 | Goldberg | Oct 2, 2000 | WCW Monday Nitro | Def. Booker T — 2nd reign |
| 4 | Booker T | Sep 17, 2000 | WCW Fall Brawl 2000 | Def. Scott Steiner — 5th reign |
| 5 | Scott Steiner | Aug 28, 2000 | WCW Monday Nitro | Def. Booker T — 1st reign* |
| 6 | Booker T | Aug 13, 2000 | WCW Road Wild 2000 | Def. Scott Steiner — 4th reign |
| 7 | Scott Steiner | Jul 24, 2000 | WCW Monday Nitro | Def. Booker T — 1st reign* |
| 8 | Booker T | Jul 9, 2000 | Bash at the Beach 2000 | Def. Jeff Jarrett — 3rd reign |
| 9 | Booker T | Jun 26, 2000 | WCW Monday Nitro | Def. Jeff Jarrett — 2nd reign |
| 10 | Jeff Jarrett | Jun 11, 2000 | WCW Great American Bash 2000 | Def. Booker T — 4th reign |
| 11 | Booker T | May 28, 2000 | WCW Slamboree 2000 | Def. Jeff Jarrett — 1st reign |
| 12 | Jeff Jarrett | Apr 16, 2000 | WCW Monday Nitro | 3rd reign |
| — | Vacant | Apr 10, 2000 | WCW Monday Nitro | Vacated |
| 13 | Jeff Jarrett | Mar 19, 2000 | WCW Uncensored 2000 | Def. Sid Vicious — 2nd reign |
| 14 | Sid Vicious | Jan 16, 2000 | WCW Souled Out 2000 | Def. Jeff Jarrett — 1st reign |
| 15 | Jeff Jarrett | Nov 21, 1999 | WCW Sunday Night | 1st reign |
| — 1999 — | ||||
| 16 | Bret Hart | Nov 21, 1999 | WCW Sunday Night | Def. Sting — same night, 1st reign |
| 17 | Sting | Nov 15, 1999 | WCW Monday Nitro | Def. Hulk Hogan — 3rd reign |
| 18 | Hulk Hogan | Oct 24, 1999 | Halloween Havoc 1999 | Def. Sting — 6th reign |
| 19 | Sting | Sep 12, 1999 | WCW Fall Brawl 1999 | Def. Hulk Hogan — 2nd reign |
| 20 | Hulk Hogan | Jul 11, 1999 | Bash at the Beach 1999 | Def. Randy Savage — 5th reign |
| 21 | Randy Savage | Apr 11, 1999 | WCW Spring Stampede 1999 | Def. DDP — 4th reign |
| 22 | Diamond Dallas Page | Apr 11, 1999 | WCW Spring Stampede 1999 | Def. Hulk Hogan — same night, 1st reign |
| 23 | Hulk Hogan | Mar 14, 1999 | WCW Uncensored 1999 | 4th reign |
| — | Vacant | Feb 1999 | WCW Monday Nitro | Vacated |
| 24 | Goldberg | Nov 23, 1998 | WCW Monday Nitro | Def. Diamond Dallas Page — 1st reign |
| — 1998 — | ||||
| 25 | Diamond Dallas Page | Apr 19, 1998 | WCW Spring Stampede 1998 | Def. Hollywood Hogan — 1st reign* |
| 26 | Hollywood Hogan | Feb 22, 1998 | SuperBrawl VIII | Def. Sting — 3rd reign |
| — 1997 — | ||||
| 27 | Sting | Dec 28, 1997 | Starrcade 1997 | Def. Hollywood Hogan — 1st reign |
| 28 | Hollywood Hogan | Aug 9, 1996 | Bash at the Beach 1996 | Def. The Giant — 2nd reign |
| — 1996 — | ||||
| 29 | The Giant | Apr 22, 1996 | WCW Monday Nitro | Def. Ric Flair — 1st reign |
| 30 | Ric Flair | Dec 27, 1995 | Starrcade 1995 | Def. Sting — 4th reign |
| — 1995 — | ||||
| 31 | Sting | Jul 16, 1995 | The Great American Bash 1995 | Def. Ric Flair — 1st reign* |
| 32 | Ric Flair | May 21, 1995 | Slamboree 1995 | Def. Randy Savage — 3rd reign |
| 33 | Randy Savage | Apr 23, 1995 | WCW Spring Stampede 1995 | Def. Ric Flair — 3rd reign |
| 34 | Ric Flair | Jan 22, 1995 | WCW Saturday Night | Def. Hulk Hogan — 2nd reign |
| — 1994 — | ||||
| 35 | Hulk Hogan | Jul 17, 1994 | Bash at the Beach 1994 | Def. Ric Flair — 1st reign |
| 36 | Ric Flair | Dec 27, 1993 | Starrcade 1993 | Def. Vader — 1st reign |
| — 1993 — | ||||
| 37 | Vader | Dec 28, 1992 | Starrcade 1992 | Def. Ron Simmons — 1st reign |
| — 1992 — | ||||
| 38 | Ron Simmons | Aug 2, 1992 | WCW Saturday Night | Def. Vader — 1st reign |
| 39 | Vader | Jul 12, 1992 | The Great American Bash 1992 | Def. Sting — 1st reign* |
| 40 | Sting | Feb 29, 1992 | SuperBrawl II | Def. Lex Luger — 1st reign |
| — 1991 — | ||||
| 41 | Lex Luger | Jul 14, 1991 | The Great American Bash 1991 | Big Gold Belt era begins — 1st reign |