Rank |
Wrestler |
No. of reigns |
Combined
defenses |
Combined
days |
01 !1 |
Mutoh, KeijiKeiji Mutoh |
04 !4 |
19 !19 |
1238 !1,238 |
02 !2 |
Tanahashi, HiroshiHiroshi Tanahashi |
06 !6 |
27 !27 |
1237 !1,237 |
03 !3 |
Hashimoto, ShinyaShinya Hashimoto |
03 !3 |
20 !20 |
1052 !1,052 |
04 !4 |
Fujinami, TatsumiTatsumi Fujinami |
06 !6 |
13 !13 |
0785 !785 |
05 !5 |
Sasaki, KensukeKensuke Sasaki |
05 !5 |
09 !9 |
0647 !647 |
06 !6 |
Nagata, YujiYuji Nagata |
02 !2 |
12 !12 |
0570 !570 |
07 !7 |
Okada, KazuchikaKazuchika Okada† |
02 !2 |
10 !10 |
0556 !556+ |
08 !8 |
Fujita, KazuyukiKazuyuki Fujita |
03 !3 |
03 !3 |
0478 !478 |
09 !9 |
Vader, Big Van !Big Van Vader |
03 !3 |
04 !4 |
0451 !451 |
10 !10 |
Nakamura, ShinsukeShinsuke Nakamura |
03 !3 |
09 !9 |
0390 !390 |
11 !11 |
Chōshū, RikiRiki Chōshū |
03 !3 |
05 !5 |
0383 !383 |
12 !12 |
Inoki, AntonioAntonio Inoki |
01 !1 |
04 !4 |
0325 !325 |
13 !13 |
Lesnar, BrockBrock Lesnar |
01 !1 |
03 !3 |
0280 !280 |
14 !14 |
Tenzan, HiroyoshiHiroyoshi Tenzan |
04 !4 |
02 !2 |
0197 !197 |
15 !15 |
Takayama, YoshihiroYoshihiro Takayama |
01 !1 |
03 !3 |
0185 !185 |
16 !16 |
Kojima, SatoshiSatoshi Kojima |
02 !2 |
02 !2 |
0168 !168 |
17 !17 |
Makabe, TogiTogi Makabe |
01 !1 |
03 !3 |
0161 !161 |
18 !18 |
Norton, ScottScott Norton |
02 !2 |
04 !4 |
0126 !126 |
19 !19 |
Takada, NobuhikoNobuhiko Takada |
01 !1 |
01 !1 |
0116 !116 |
20 !20 |
Sapp, BobBob Sapp |
01 !1 |
01 !1 |
0066 !66 |
21 !21 |
Hashimikov, SalmanSalman Hashimikov |
01 !1 |
00 !0 |
0048 !48 |
21 !21 |
Yasuda, TadaoTadao Yasuda |
01 !1 |
01 !1 |
0048 !48 |
23 !23 |
Nakanishi, ManabuManabu Nakanishi |
01 !1 |
00 !0 |
0045 !45 |
24 !24 |
Chono, MasahiroMasahiro Chono |
01 !1 |
00 !0 |
0044 !44 |
25 !25 |
Tenryu, GenichiroGenichiro Tenryu |
01 !1 |
00 !0 |
0025 !25 |