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This list does not include the championship reigns under the banner of AWA Superstars of Wrestling , which was a reopening of the AWA promotion, and revival of the championship in 1996 . It does include, however, championship reigns under the banner of Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine, in 2005 .
As of June 17 , 2006 .
Wrestler
Days Held
Date Won
Date Lost
Verne Gagne 2625
August 31 , 1968 November 8 , 1975
Nick Bockwinkel 1714
November 8 , 1975 July 18 , 1980
Rick Martel 595
May 13 , 1984 December 29 , 1985
Pat O'Connor 585
January 9 , 1959 August 16 , 1960
Verne Gagne
538
February 26 , 1967 August 17 , 1968
Curt Hennig 373
May 2 , 1987 May 9 , 1988
Larry Zbyszko 368
February 7 , 1989 February 10 , 1990
Maurice Vachon 365
November 12 , 1965 November 12 , 1966
Nick Bockwinkel
334
May 19 , 1981 April 18 , 1982
Verne Gagne
329
August 16 , 1960 July 11 , 1961
Verne Gagne
322
August 21 , 1962 July 9 , 1963
Nick Bockwinkel
308
June 28 , 1986 May 2 , 1987
Verne Gagne
305
July 18 , 1980 May 19 , 1981
Nick Bockwinkel
304
April 24 , 1983 February 22 , 1984
Jerry Lawler 256
May 9 , 1988 January 20 , 1989
Larry Zbyszko
248
April 8 , 1990 December 12 , 1990
Steve Corino 225
June 11 , 2005 January 22 , 2006
Mr. M (Bill Miller )
224
January 9 , 1962 August 21 , 1962
Maurice Vachon
207
October 20 , 1964 May 15 , 1965
Nick Bockwinkel
197
October 9 , 1982 April 24 , 1983
Stan Hansen 181
December 29 , 1985 June 28 , 1986
Verne Gagne
158
May 15 , 1964 October 20 , 1964
Verne Gagne
154
August 8 , 1961 January 9 , 1962
Verne Gagne
140
December 14 , 1963 May 2 , 1964
Nick Bockwinkel
127
April 24 , 1982 August 29 , 1982
Takao Omori 116
February 15 , 2005 June 11 , 2005
Verne Gagne
112
August 8 , 1963 November 28 , 1963
Maurice Vachon
99
November 19 , 1966 February 26 , 1967
Maurice Vachon
91
May 22 , 1965 August 21 , 1965
The Crusher 83
August 21 , 1965 November 12 , 1965
Jumbo Tsuruta 81
February 22 , 1984 May 13 , 1984
Takao Omori 77 April 1 , 2006 Current champion
Shinjiro Ohtani 69
January 22 , 2006 April 1 , 2006
Masa Saito 57
February 10 , 1990 April 8 , 1990
Otto Wanz 41
August 29 , 1982 October 9 , 1982
Gene Kiniski 28
July 11 , 1961 August 8 , 1961
The Crusher
16
November 28 , 1963 December 14 , 1963
Dr. X (Dick Beyer )
14
August 17 , 1968 August 31 , 1968
Maurice Vachon
13
May 2 , 1964 May 15 , 1964
Fritz Von Erich 12
July 27 , 1963 August 8 , 1963
The Crusher
11
July 9 , 1963 July 20 , 1963
Verne Gagne
7
July 20 , 1963 July 27 , 1963
Mighty Igor Vidic 7
May 15 , 1965 May 22 , 1963
Dick The Bruiser 7
November 12 , 1966 November 19 , 1966
Hulk Hogan #6
April 18 , 1982 April 24 , 1982
Hulk Hogan #
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April 24 , 1983
# validity disputed
See also
