| No. | Name | Title | Date | Place | Event | Reign | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonino Rocca | 1 | Jul-1959 | New York, NY | Note 1 | ||
| 2 | Tony Parisi | 1 | [1982] | Buffalo, NY | Note 2 | ||
| 3 | Gino Brito | 1 | Aug-1982 | Buffalo, NY | |||
| 4 | Tatsumi Fujinami | 1 | 30-Aug-1982 | New York, NY | 216 | ||
| 5 | Riki Choshu | 1 | 03-Apr-1983 | Tokyo, Japan | 123 | ||
| 6 | Tatsumi Fujinami | 2 | 04-Aug-1983 | Tokyo, Japan | Note 3 |
| 1 | Rocca defeated Buddy Rogers to become the first champion. During the 1960's the title became inactive. |
|---|---|
| 2 | Unknown whether Parisi was awarded the revived title or won it in a match. |
| 3 | Fujinami won the match against Choshu by count-out but refused the belt. Choshu couldn't get to Calgary, Alberta, for a scheduled rematch on 12-Aug-1983 and Fujinami was given recognition as champion. Fujinami gave up the title after a double-DQ against Super Strong Machine on 15-Jul-1985 in Sapporo, Japan. The title was abandoned on 31-Oct-1985 when New Japan and the WWF split. |