-Jason Bagwell won a 12 man battleroyal to become the first Champion on 3/8/98 @ March Fallout '98
-Destructo (1) d. Jason Bagwell on 5/3/98 @ Survival of the Fittest '98
-"The Man Called" GRENDEL (1) d. Destructo on 5/8/98 @ Friday Night Fire
-"Bad Ass" Brian Marcotte(1) d. The Man Called GRENDEL on 7/4/98 @ Independance Day Haulocaust '98
NOTE: The title was vacated on 7/8/98 after Bad Ass Brian Marcotte retired from the NEW.
-Tim Haught d. "The Silencer" Chris Fry on 7/17/98 @ Friday Night Fire NOTE: It should be noted that they were the two top contenders to the Championship at the time.
-Tank Thomas d. Tim Haught on 8/20/98 @ Lord of the Rings 1
-Steve Grant (1) d. Tank Thomas on 9/4/98 @ Friday Night Fire
-Nathaniel Tesch d. Steve Grant on 10/8/98 @ OctoberWrest '98
-Destructo (2) d. Nate Tesch on 11/10/98 @ NEW/FoWWW Monday Massacre
-"Bad Ass" Brian Marcotte (2) d. Destructo on 11/20/98 @ NEW/FoWWW Friday Night Fire
-"the Man They Call" GRENDEL (2) d. Brian Marcotte on 11/26/98 @ ??? NOTE: The title was vacated after Bad Ass Brian Marcotte lost the match to GRENDEL A stipulation was on place that should Marcotte lose the match, the title would become vacant. Thus, GRENDEL's second reign lasts only one night.
-Ru d. PDC in the finals of the Lord of the Rings tourney on 12/18/98 @ Lord of the Rings 2 to fill the vacancy
-Pimp Daddy Cain d. Ru on 1/15/99 @ Friday Night Fire
-Wolverine (1) d. PDC on 1/24/99 @ Wrestlepolooza '99
-EnFuego d. Wolverine/Wolvie on 1/24/99 @ Wrestlepolooza '99
-Trent Raven (1) d. EnFuego on 1/24/99 @ Wrestlepolooza '99
-Dutch "HeavyMetal" Daon (1) d. Trent Raven on 1/25/99 @ Monday Night Massacre
NOTE: JJ Hart subbed for Trent Raven during this match
-Jason Wylde (1) d. Dutch Daon on 2/13/99 @ One Year Anniversarry
-Dutch "HeavyMetal" Daon (2) d. Jason Wylde on 2/19/99 @ Friday Night Fire
-"The Man They Call" GRENDEL (3) d. Dutch Daon on 2/27/99 @ Friday Night Fire
-Shawn Steele d. GRENDEL on 3/3/99 @ Wednesday Night Warfare
-Jason Wylde (2) d. Shawn Steele on 3/8/99 @ Monday Night Massacre
-Wolvie (2) d. Jason Wylde on 3/20/99 @ Lord of the Rings 3 - Day Two
-Stunnin Steve d. Wolvie on 3/22/99 @ Monday Night Massacre
-Ares (1)d. Stunnin Steve on 3/29/99 @ Monday Night Massacre
-"The Blue Inferno" Steve Grant (2) d. Ares on 5/14/99 @ Friday Night Fire
-Ares (2) d. Steve Grant on 6/13/99 @ Three Day Wrestlefest '99
-TINY/Andre Reese d. Ares on 6/21/99 @ Monday Night Massacre
-Trey Reed d. TINY/Andre Reese on 7/4/99 @ Independance Day Haulocaust '99
-RipTide (1) d. Trey Reed on 7/24/99 @ Lord of the Rings 4
-Sniper (1) d. Tiptide on 8/15/99 @ Armageddon '99
-TombStone (1) d. Sniper on 8/23/99 @ Monday Night Massacre
-Sniper (2) d. TombStone on 8/30/99 @ Monday Night Massacre
-TYRANT d. Sniper on 11/01/99 @ Monday Night Massacre
-Ares (3) d. TYRANT on 12/01/99 @ Thursday Night Terror
-Jade Diamond (1) d. Ares on 12/11/99 @ Saturday Night
-Bowen Danes d. Jade Diamond on 12/25/99 @ Saturday Night.
NOTE: This was a basically unrecognized title reign, as Jade did the job to a retiring Bowen Danes as a going-away present. Danes vacated the belt a week later and it was held up in match between Ares and Diamond, the two top contenders at that time.
-Jade Diamond (2) d. Ares on 1/01/00 @ Saturday Night.
NOTE: VACANT due to a concussion that Jade Diamond suffered on 1/16/00
-Hawk Manson won a 9 man battleroyal finals of a Team Cup Championship on 2/05/00 @ Lord of the Rings 5 to become the new Champion
-"The EXTREME Wave" Riptide (2) d. Hawk Manson on 3/1/00 @ NEW Saturday Night
-Trent Raven (2) d. Riptide on 3/19/00 @ MIL-BEN-IUM 2000
-"The Blue Inferno" Steve Grant (3) d. Trent Raven on 4/8/00 @ NEW Saturday Night
NOTE: Vacated by Mr. Reaves after he returned at Survival of the Fittest 2000 on 4/23/2000 Chaos won a 20-man battleroyal at Survival of the Fittest 2000 on 4/23/2000
-Jade Diamond (3) d. Chaos on 6/16/00 @ Friday Night Fire
-"The Hardcore Hitman" TombStone aka "The Evolution" H (2) d. Jade Diamond on 9/30/00 @ Lord of the Rings 6
NOTE: During this time, N.E.W. had merged with the EGWA to form the NEGWA. The NEW title was merged with the EGWA title. The NEW World Title was never defended as an individual championship during this time frame, so although Tomb's reign was technically from 9/30/00-7/16/01, the title was dead for most of this time period. Stryker's reign remains the longest in NEW history.
-"The Blue Inferno" Steve Grant (4) d. TombStone/"The Evolution" H on 7/16/01 @ Monday Night Massacre
-Hardcore Jay d. Steve Grant on 10/8/01 @ Monday Night Metal
-D.R.H. d. Hardcore Jay on 10/30/01 after winning a 4-Man Mini tourney to decide a #1 Contender all in one night at "Nothing's Hallowed".
-Sport Jones d. D.R.H. on 11/12/01 in a Mall Madness Match @ Monday Night Metal
-Damien Simons d. D.R.H. in a Triple Threat Match also including Jones on 11/26/01 @ Monday Night Metal
-"The Man Called" GRENDEL (4) d. Damien Simons on 1/14/02 @ Monday Night Metal
-Trent Raven (3) d. GRENDEL on 2/25/02 @ Lord of the Rings 9 after fellow Stablemate, GRENDEL laid down for him during the Main Event
NOTE: The Championship was vacated in early April of 2002 in the midst of a dispute between management.
-"SBK" Shawn Stryker d. Eklipse to become the new World Champion on 4/15/02 @ Survival of the Fittest. His reign stands as the longest in NEW history.
NOTE: The Championship was vacated on 11/11/02 after Trey Murray returned to split up the OWO. SBK declared the Championship Vacant.
-Wicked Clown d. H-Jay in a World Title Tournament Finals on 11/26/02 @ Season's Beatings
-Adam "Tombstone" Holiday (3) d. Wicked Clown on 1/26/03 @ Carnage Bowl 2003.
-Ares (4) d. Tombstone on 2/03/03 @ Firefights!
-Stud-Boy d. Ares on 3/17/03 @ Survival of the Fittest V.

NOTE: The belt was then merged with the Undisputed North American Championship into the UNIFIED HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE, first held by Nikita Sputnik.