The following champion history features the CWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Champion history[]
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Wanz | 1 | August 2, 1973
|
Cape Town, South Africa | Defeated Jan Wilkens to become the first champion. |
| Don Leo Jonathan | 1 | September 1, 1977
|
Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Otto Wanz | 2 | July 15, 1978
|
Graz, Austria | |
| Bull Power | 1 | March 22, 1987
|
Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Otto Wanz | 3 | Jul 1987
|
Graz, Austria | |
| Bull Power | 2 | August 21, 1989
|
Vienna, Austria | |
| Otto Wanz | 4 | June 30, 1990
|
Graz, Austria | |
| Title vacated | June 30, 1990
|
Graz, Austria | Title vacated when Wanz retired immediately after winning it. | |
| Bull Power | 3 | December 22, 1990
|
Bremen, Germany | Defeated Rambo to win the vacant title. |
| Rambo | 1 | July 6, 1991
|
Graz, Austria | |
| Road Warrior Hawk | 1 | December 19, 1992
|
Bremen, Germany | |
| Rambo | 2 | July 3, 1993
|
Graz, Austria | |
| Ludvig Borga | 1 | December 20, 1995
|
Bremen, Germany | |
| Rambo | 3 | December 21, 1996
|
Bremen, Germany | |
| Title vacated | July 5, 1997
|
N/A | Vacated when Rambo left CWA for the WWF. | |
| Marshall Duke | 1 | August 16, 1997
|
Vienna, Austria | Defeated Ulf Herman to win the vacant title. |
| Rambo | 4 | Dec 1999
|
N/A | |
| Title retired | 2000
|
N/A | Title retired when the CWA closed. | |