| Año | Ganador | Promoción perteneciente |
| 1980 | Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko | World Wrestling Federation (WWF) |
| 1981 | André the Giant vs. Killer Khan | World Wrestling Federation (WWF) |
| 1982 | Junkyard Dog vs. Ted DiBiase | National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) |
| 1983 | The Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs | World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) |
| 1984 | The Freebirds (2) vs. The Von Erichs (2) | World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) |
| 1985 | Jim Duggan vs. Ted DiBiase (2) | Universal Wresling Federation (UWF) |
| 1986 | Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff | World Wrestling Federation (WWF) |
| 1987 | Jerry Lawler vs. Tommy Rich & Austin Idol | Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) |
| 1988 | The Midnight Express vs. The Fantastics | Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) |
| 1989 | Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk | Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) |
| 1990 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa | All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) |
| 1991 | Jumbo Tsuruta (2) vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (2) | All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) |
| 1992 | Jerry Lawler (2) & Jeff Jarrett vs. The Moondogs | United States Wrestling Association (USWA) |
| 1993 | Jerry Lawler (3) vs. Bret Hart | World Wrestling Federation (WWF) |
| 1994 | Eddy Guerrero & Art Barr vs. El Hijo del Santo & Octagón | Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) |
| 1995 | Eddy Guerrero (2) vs. Dean Malenko | Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) |
| 1996 | WCW vs. nWo | World Championship Wrestling (WCW) |
| 1997 | Steve Austin vs. The Hart Foundation | World Wrestling Federation (WWF) |
| 1998 | Steve Austin (2) vs. Vince McMahon | World Wrestling Federation (WWF) |
| 1999 | Steve Austin (3) vs. Vince McMahon (2) | World Wrestling Federation (WWF) |
| 2000 | Triple H vs. Mick Foley | World Wrestling Federation (WWF) |
| 2001 | Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Wanderlei Silva | PRIDE Championship Wrestling (PRIDE) |
| 2002 | Ken Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz | Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) |
| 2003 | Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle | World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) |
| 2004 | Triple H (2) vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit | World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) |
| 2005 | Triple H (3) vs. Batista | World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) |
| 2006 | Ken Shamrock (2) vs. Tito Ortiz (2) | Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) |
| 2007 | The Undertaker vs. Batista (2) | World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) |
| 2008 | Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels (2) | World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) |
| 2009 | CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy | World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) |
| 2010 | Kevin Steen vs. El Generico | Ring of Honor (ROH) |
| 2011 | CM Punk (2) vs. John Cena | World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) |
| 2012 | Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada | New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) |
| 2013 | Hiroshi Tanahashi (2) vs. Kazuchika Okada (2) | New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) |
| 2014 | Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier | Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) |
| 2015 | Conor McGregor vs. José Aldo | Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) |
| 2016 | Conor McGregor(2) vs. Nate Diaz | Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) |
| 2017 | Kazuchika Okada (3) vs Kenny Omega | New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) |
| 2018 | Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa | World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) |
| 2019 | Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole | World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) |
| 2020 | Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston | All Elite Wrestling (AEW) |
| 2021 | Kenny Omega vs. Adam Page | All Elite Wrestling (AEW) |
| 2022 | FTR vs. The Briscoes | Ring of Honor (ROH) |
