Handler - Tyler Courtney

Date - 09 / 29 / 1999

Reign - 46 days

Handler - Bill Barrett

Date - 11 / 14 / 1999

Reign - 105 days

Handler - George Z.

Date - 02 / 27 / 2000

Reign - 31 days

Bret "The Hitman" Hart defeated Sting (Mike Anstett) via Submission in the finals of a one night, 8-man tournament to become the first ever Solid Gold Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion.

Bill Goldberg defeated Bret "The Hitman" Hart cleanly via Pin Fall to become the 2nd SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

In a shocking upset, Shane Douglas did the impossible and defeated the unstoppable Bill Goldberg with help from Steve Corino and Rhino in a Steel Cage Match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

Handler - Tyler Courtney

Date - 03 / 29 / 2000

Reign - 46 days

Handler - Chris Gambit

Date - 05 / 14 / 2000

Reign - 77 days

Handler - Joe Green

Date - 07 / 30 / 2000

Reign - 32 days

Bret "The Hitman" Hart returned and defeated "The Franchise" Shane Douglas via Submission to become the first-ever two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated Bret "The Hitman" Hart cleanly via Pin Fall with the Stone Cold Stunner to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner defeated "Stone Cold" Steve Austin via Referee Stoppage to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after Austin refused to submit while locked in the Steiner Recliner.

Handler - N/A

Date - 08 / 31 / 2000

Days Vacant - 32 days

Handler - Joe Green

Date - 11 / 12 / 2000

Reign - 18 days

Handler - John Baron

Date - 11 / 30 / 2000

Reign - 132 days

On August 31st, 2000, SGW owner Arn Anderson stripped "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner of the SGW World Heavyweight Championship after he used excessive violence against "The Big Nasty" Paul Wight, injuring him and several SGW officials in the process. Anderson ruled that Scott Steiner would battle Taz, Paul Wight, and Mike Awesome in Hell in a Cell to determine the new champion.

"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner defeated Taz (Matt Emerson), "The Big Nasty" Paul Wight (Ray Hall), and Mike Awesome (Brian P.) in Hell in a Cell to become the second-ever two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

After shockingly returning to the company after a long absence, The Rock defeated Scott Steiner in an impromptu match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

Handler - Brian P.

Date - 04 / 11 / 2001

Reign - 18 days

Handler - Joe Green

Date - 04 / 29 / 2001

Reign - 49 days

Handler - Joe Green

Date - 06 / 17 / 2001

Reign - 21 days

In one of the biggest upsets in SGW history, Gangrel defeated The Rock to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after spitting red mist into the eyes of The Great One.

"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner defeated Gangrel via Submission with the Steiner Recliner to become the first-ever three-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

After making an open challenge to anyone in the back for a world title shot, Scott Steiner was shockingly defeated by "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair with a small package, making Flair the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

Handler - Josh Smith

Date - 07 / 08 / 2001

Reign - 14 days

Handler - John Baron

Date - 07 / 22 / 2001

Reign - 105 days

Handler - Mike Atin

Date - 11 / 04 / 2001

Reign - 7 days

"The Chosen One" Jeff Jarrett defeated "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after a well-timed guitar shot behind the referee's back.

The Rock defeated Jeff Jarrett to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after interference from the new owner of Solid Gold Wrestling, Shane McMahon... kicking off The New Era of the company.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shut down The New Era by defeating The Rock in an impromptu match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

Handler - Mikey G.

Date - 11 / 11 / 2001

Reign - 28 days

Handler - Matt Gorsuch

Date - 12 / 09 / 2001

Reign - 7 days

Handler - Joe Green

Date - 12 / 16 / 2001

Reign - 21 days

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit shocked the world by defeating "Stone Cold" Steve Austin out of nowhere for the SGW World Heavyweight Championship only 7 days after Austin became champion.

In another huge upset, perennial "loser" Chavo Guerrero, Jr. shocked the world by defeating Chris Benoit and becoming the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner returned to the company and immediately received a world title match, "setting things right" by defeating Chavo Guerrero, Jr. to become first-ever four-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

Handler - Matt Gorsuch

Date - 01 / 06 / 2002

Reign - 7 days

Handler - Kurt

Date - 01 / 13 / 2002

Reign - 14 days

Handler - N/A

Date - 01 / 27 / 2002

Days Vacant - 7 days

In a rematch that should have been a foregone conclusion, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. shocked the world for a second time by defeating the so-called greatest world champion in SGW history, Scott Steiner, securing his second SGW World Heavyweight Championship.

Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. after only one week to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after interference from Johnny's Money Incorporated partners, Ted Dibiase and Val Venis.

After being assaulted backstage by "The Chosen One" Jeff Jarrett and "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner, Johnny Stamboli suffered injuries that would require surgery and extensive recovery time. SGW owner Shane McMahon stripped Stamboli of the SGW World Heavyweight Championship and declared that the new champion would be crowned in a Gauntlet for the Gold at the first-ever WrestleBrawl pay-per-view.

Handler - Josh Smith

Date - 02 / 03 / 2002

Reign - 7 days

Handler - Scotty

Date - 02 / 10 / 2002

Reign - 7 days

Handler - N/A

Date - 02 / 17 / 2002

Days Vacant - 1,329 days

Jeff Jarrett won the first-ever Gauntlet for the Gold main event at WrestleBrawl, last eliminating Rob Van Dam (Rob Boyle) to become a two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

Only 7 days removed from WrestleBrawl, Raven defeated Jeff Jarrett and Rob Van Dam (Rob Boyle) in a triple threat match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after interference from The Undertaker, Mankind, and Vader, forming the stable The Apokolips.

Controversy surrounding the violence televised during the formation of The Apokolips led the network to put SGW Shock on hiatus before ultimately deciding to cancel the program, effectively causing SGW to cease operation for a number of years. Raven was consequently stripped of the SGW World Championship and it was declared vacant for the third time during its lineage.

On 09 / 24 / 2005, Val Venis (Brett Albers), while under contract to League of Champions, broke into the SGW archives and stole the physical SGW World Heavyweight and New Era Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship belts. He proclaimed himself champion of both dormant companies, though neither company recognizes this officially.

"The Six-String Samurai" Jeff Jarrett, the only other representative of both companies on the League of Champions roster, challenged Venis to a ladder match for both vacant championships, the winner of which would be recognized officially as the final champion in the record books.

Handler - Josh Smith

Date - 10 / 08 / 2005

Reign - 120 days

Handler - Scott Smith

Date - 02 / 05 / 2006

Reign - 35 days

Handler - Tom Cruise

Date - 03 / 12 / 2006

Reign - 6 days

Jeff Jarrett defeated Val Venis (Brett Albers) in a Ladder Match to claim the SGW and New Era Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship belts. As the reigning League of Champions World Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Jarrett unified all three championship belts, making him the first and only person to not only win all three titles but hold them at the same time.

Christian Cage cashed in his Golden Ticket for an anytime, anywhere title shot, blindsiding Jeff Jarrett and defeating him for the SGW World Heavyweight Championship after Jarrett's longtime manager Trish Stratus turned on Jarrett to side with Christian.

In a tag team main event pitting Christian Cage and Tom Cruise against Val Venis and Teddy Long (Brett Albers) where the winning fall will decide who leaves as the champion, Tom Cruise pinned Teddy Long to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion, shocking the entire world to its core.

Handler - Brett Albers

Date - 03 / 18 / 2006

Reign - 29 days

Handler - Craig Chalmers

Date - 04 / 16 / 2006

Reign - 13 days

Handler - Dustin Leisner

Date - 04 / 29 / 2006

Reign - 57 days

During Tom Cruise's victory celebration, Val Venis cashed in his own Golden Ticket to receive a title match then and there, defeating Tom Cruise in a record 15 seconds to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

"The Legend Killer" Randy Orton defeated Val Venis and Ken Kennedy (James Parkin) in a triple threat match to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after Orton and Kennedy revealed an alliance, forming The Golden Rule with SGW owner Jeff Jarrett at the helm.

With Jillian Hall held at gunpoint, Jeff Jarrett was forced to give Steve Austin an impromptu title match. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated Randy Orton and became the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion, vanquishing The Golden Rule before it even got off the ground.

Handler - Corey Rich

Date - 06 / 25 / 2006

Reign - 35 days

Handler - Scott Smith

Date - 07 / 30 / 2006

Reign - 28 days

Handler - Matt Gorsuch

Date - 08 / 27 / 2006

Reign - 13 days

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Ken Kennedy (James Parkin) defended their SGW World Heavyweight and SGW Television Championships in a handicap match against Lance Storm, "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters (Mike Adkins), and "The Six-String" Samurai" Jeff Jarrett (Josh Smith) where the winning fall would determine who would become the World or Television champion. Lance Storm pinned Steve Austin to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after interference from the reigning All-Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion, Carlito Caribbean Cool.

On 07 / 15 / 2006, Lance Storm defeated Rob Van Dam (Dave Trayers) to unify the All-Pro Wrestling World Championship with the SGW World Heavyweight Championship.

At WrestleBrawl 2, the biggest pay-per-view in SGW history, Edge defeated Lance Storm to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion and unify it with his own All-Star Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship.

On 08 / 05 / 2006, Edge debuted his own version of the SGW World Heavyweight Championship, dubbing it the Rated R Championship.

In a five-man scramble match, Alex Shelley defeated Edge, "The Conman" Rob Conway (Brett Albers), Lance Storm (Corey Rich), and Raven (Devon Rightsell) to become the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion after interference from Vince Russo.

Immediately afterward, the X-Treme Wrestling Federation World Champion, Christian Cage (Scott Smith) challenged Alex Shelley to a unification match. Interim SGW owner Jim Cornette forced Shelley to defend his newly won title where he defeated Cage, unifying the championships for the first time.

Handler - Josh Smith

Date - 09 / 09 / 2006

Reign - 10 seconds

Handler - Scott Smith

Date - 09 / 09 / 2006

Reign - 40 minutes

Handler - Scott Smith

Date - 09 / 09 / 2006

Reign - 8 minutes

After losing the company months earlier at WrestleBrawl, Jeff Jarrett revealed he had repurchased the company and immediately booked a 1-hour four-man scramble for the SGW World Heavyweight Championship where the championship is allowed to change hands repeatedly, including himself, Edge, Christian Cage, and Alex Shelley. Jeff Jarrett scored the first pin fall, becoming a four-time champion.

Edge scored the next fall only seconds later, pinning Jeff Jarrett to become a two-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion.

Christian scored the third fall in the match, pinning Alex Shelley to earn his second SGW World Heavyweight Championship.

Handler - Josh Smith

Date - 09 / 09 / 2006

Reign - 5 minutes

Handler - N/A

Date - 09 / 09 / 2006

Days Vacant - 4,783 days +

Handler - ---

Date - ---

Reign - ---

With Christian threatening to run out the clock as champion, Jarrett managed to small package him for the win, becoming the record breaking 5-time SGW World Heavyweight Champion just as the buzzer sounded to end the match.

After the match, Jeff Jarrett announced that Solid Gold Wrestling would be ceasing operations "for good" effective immediately. When asked if Solid Gold Wrestling would ever return, Jarrett simply stated "never say never."

He would be the last champion for 13 years.

Upon closure of Solid Gold Wrestling, the championship was declared vacant for over 13 long years.

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