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The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It is the world title of the Raw brand, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown! brand. It is the first world title established in WWE, having been introduced in 1963 as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Championship. After ending its affiliation with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) the promotion was renamed World Wrestling Federation (WWF) with the title also renamed to reflect the acronym. In 2001, it was unified with the WCW Championship following the WWF's buyout of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and became the Undisputed Championship.[1][2][3] In 2002, the WWF was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment and split its roster into two franchises, Raw and SmackDown, in a brand extension.[4][5] The title was then designated to the SmackDown brand, while WWE established an alternate world title known as the World Heavyweight Championship for the Raw brand. The WWE Undisputed Championship has been known as the WWE Championship since.[6]
The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants usually execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. The first champion was Buddy Rogers, who won the championship in 1963. Overall, there have been 40 different official champions, with Triple H having the most reigns at eight.[7]
Title history
- Key
Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
# | Indicates what number the reign is |
Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
— | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
+ | Indicates the current reign is changing daily. |
Names
Name | Years |
---|---|
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | April 29, 1963–February 8, 1971 |
WWWF Heavyweight Championship | February 8, 1971–1979 |
WWF Heavyweight Championship | 1979–1983 |
WWF (World Heavyweight) Championship | 1983 – December 9, 2001[3] |
WWF Undisputed Championship | December 9, 2001[3] – May 6, 2002[4] |
WWE Undisputed Championship | May 6, 2002[4] – September 2, 2002[8] |
WWE Championship | September 2, 2002[8] – Present |
Reigns
As of December 2, 2024.
- † indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by WWE.
# | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Buddy Rogers | 1 | April 29, 1963 | 18 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | N/A | Won a "fictitious" tournament in Rio De Janeiro after the WWWF left the National Wrestling Alliance, of which Rogers was champion. | [9] |
2 | Bruno Sammartino | 1 | May 17, 1963 | 2803 | New York, NY | Live event | Held title for eight years, a record for professional wrestling world champions. | [10] |
3 | Ivan Koloff | 1 | January 18, 1971 | 21 | New York, NY | Live event | [11] | |
4 | Pedro Morales | 1 | February 8, 1971 | 1027 | New York, NY | Live event | Title renamed WWWF Heavyweight Championship when WWWF rejoined the NWA in 1971. | [12] |
5 | Stan Stasiak | 1 | December 1, 1973 | 9 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | [13] | |
6
|
Bruno Sammartino | 2
|
December 10, 1973 | 1237 | New York, NY | Live event | [14] | |
7
|
Billy Graham | 1
|
April 30, 1977 | 296 | Baltimore, MD | Live event | [15] | |
8
|
Bob Backlund | 1
|
February 20, 1978 | 648 | New York, NY | Live event | The title was renamed the WWF Heavyweight Championship when the World Wide Wrestling Federation became the World Wrestling Federation in March 1979. | [16] |
-
|
Antonio Inoki | 1†
|
November 30, 1979 | 6 | Tokushima, Japan | Live event | The title change was only recognized once by WWE in an issue of RAW Magazine. Backlund and Inoki meet on 12/6/79 but the match ends in a No-Contest. Inoki immediately vacates the title. | |
-
|
Bob Backlund | 1(2)†
|
December 17, 1979 | 672 | New York, NY | Live event | Defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death match. | |
-
|
Held up† | -
|
October 19, 1981 | 0 | New York, NY | Live event | Title held up after a match against Greg Valentine in which the referee gave him the title after Backlund pinned him. | |
-
|
Bob Backlund | 1(3)†
|
November 23, 1981 | 763 | New York, NY | Live event | Defeated Greg Valentine in a rematch to win the held up title. According to the official championship history, Backlund's reign lasted from February 20, 1978 to December 26, 1983 and was never interrupted.[17] The title was referred to as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983 after the WWF withdrew from the NWA. | |
9
|
The Iron Sheik | 1
|
December 26, 1983 | 28 | New York, NY | Live event | [18] | |
10
|
Hulk Hogan | 1
|
January 23, 1984 | 1474 | New York, NY | Live event | [19] | |
11
|
André the Giant | 1
|
February 5, 1988 | 0 | Indianapolis, IN | The Main Event I | [20] | |
-
|
Vacated | 1†
|
February 5, 1988 | 0 | Indianapolis, IN | The Main Event I | Immediately after winning the title from Hogan, André surrendered the title to Ted DiBiase; President Jack Tunney nullified this decision, and vacated the title. | [20] |
12
|
Randy Savage | 1
|
March 27, 1988 | 371 | Atlantic City, NJ | WrestleMania IV | Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final. | [21] |
13
|
Hulk Hogan | 2
|
April 2, 1989 | 364 | Atlantic City, NJ | WrestleMania V | [22] | |
14
|
The Ultimate Warrior | 1
|
April 1, 1990 | 293 | Toronto, ON | WrestleMania VI | This match was also for Warrior's WWF Intercontinental Championship. | [23] |
15
|
Sgt. Slaughter | 1
|
January 19, 1991 | 64 | Miami, FL | Royal Rumble (1991) | [24] | |
16
|
Hulk Hogan | 3
|
March 24, 1991 | 248 | Los Angeles, CA | WrestleMania VII | [25] | |
17
|
The Undertaker | 1
|
November 27, 1991 | 6 | Detroit, MI | Survivor Series (1991) | [26] | |
18
|
Hulk Hogan | 4
|
December 3, 1991 | 1 | San Antonio, TX | This Tuesday in Texas | [27] | |
-
|
Vacated | -
|
December 4, 1991 | 0 | N/A | Superstars | Hogan was stripped of the title by WWF President Jack Tunney due to the controversy surrounding both of the previous title changes. This aired December 7, 1991. | [27] |
19
|
Ric Flair | 1
|
January 19, 1992 | 77 | Albany, NY | Royal Rumble (1992) | Won the Royal Rumble match. | [28] |
20
|
Randy Savage | 2
|
April 5, 1992 | 149 | Indianapolis, IN | WrestleMania VIII | [29] | |
21
|
Ric Flair | 2
|
September 1, 1992 | 41 | Hershey, PA | Prime Time Wrestling | Aired September 14, 1992. | [30] |
22
|
Bret Hart | 1
|
October 12, 1992 | 174 | Saskatoon, SK | Live event | [31] | |
23
|
Yokozuna | 1
|
April 4, 1993 | 0 | Las Vegas, NV | WrestleMania IX | [32] | |
24
|
Hulk Hogan | 5
|
April 4, 1993 | 70 | Las Vegas, NV | WrestleMania IX | [33] | |
25
|
Yokozuna | 2
|
June 13, 1993 | 280 | Dayton, OH | King of the Ring (1993) | [34] | |
26
|
Bret Hart | 2
|
March 20, 1994 | 248 | New York, NY | WrestleMania X | Roddy Piper was the guest referee. | [35] |
27
|
Bob Backlund | 2(4)
|
November 23, 1994 | 3 | San Antonio, TX | Survivor Series (1994) | This was a "Throw in the Towel" match. | [36] |
28
|
Diesel | 1
|
November 26, 1994 | 358 | New York, NY | Live event | Shortest WWF Title match in history. | [37] |
29
|
Bret Hart | 3
|
November 19, 1995 | 133 | Landover, MD | Survivor Series (1995) | This was a no-disqualification match. | [38] |
30
|
Shawn Michaels | 1
|
March 31, 1996 | 231 | Anaheim, CA | WrestleMania XII | This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, which Michaels won in overtime after a 0–0 draw. | [39] |
31
|
Sycho Sid | 1
|
November 17, 1996 | 63 | New York, NY | Survivor Series (1996) | [40] | |
32
|
Shawn Michaels | 2
|
January 19, 1997 | 25 | San Antonio, TX | Royal Rumble (1997) | [41] | |
-
|
Vacated | -
|
February 13, 1997 | 0 | Lowell, MA | Raw | Michaels forfeited the title due to a knee injury. | [41] |
33
|
Bret Hart | 4
|
February 16, 1997 | 1 | Chattanooga, TN | In Your House 13: Final Four | This was a four-way elimination match also involving Steve Austin, The Undertaker and Vader. | [42] |
34
|
Sycho Sid | 2
|
February 17, 1997 | 34 | Nashville, TN | Raw | [43] | |
35
|
The Undertaker | 2
|
March 23, 1997 | 133 | Rosemont, IL | WrestleMania 13 | [44] | |
36
|
Bret Hart | 5
|
August 3, 1997 | 98 | East Rutherford, NJ | SummerSlam (1997) | Shawn Michaels was the guest referee. | [45] |
37
|
Shawn Michaels | 3
|
November 9, 1997 | 140 | Montreal, QC | Survivor Series (1997) | Won the title in the Montreal Screwjob. | [46] |
38
|
Steve Austin | 1
|
March 29, 1998 | 91 | Boston, MA | WrestleMania XIV | [47] | |
39
|
Kane | 1
|
June 28, 1998 | 1 | Pittsburgh, PA | King of the Ring (1998) | This was a first blood match. | [48] |
40
|
Steve Austin | 2
|
June 29, 1998 | 90 | Cleveland, OH | Raw is War | [49] | |
-
|
Vacated | -
|
September 27, 1998 | 0 | Hamilton, ON | Breakdown: In Your House | Vacated after Kane and The Undertaker simultaneously pinned Austin in a triple threat match. | [49] |
41
|
The Rock | 1
|
November 15, 1998 | 44 | St. Louis, MO | Survivor Series (1998) | Defeated Mankind in a tournament final. | [50] |
42
|
Mankind | 1
|
December 29, 1998 | 26 | Worcester, MA | Raw is War | Aired January 4, 1999. | [51] |
43
|
The Rock | 2
|
January 24, 1999 | 2 | Anaheim, CA | Royal Rumble (1999) | This was an "I Quit" match. | [52] |
44
|
Mankind | 2
|
January 26, 1999 | 20 | Tucson, AZ | Halftime Heat | This was an empty arena match that aired as a special during halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII on January 31, 1999. | [53] |
45
|
The Rock | 3
|
February 15, 1999 | 41 | Birmingham, AL | Raw is War | This was a ladder match. | [54] |
46
|
Steve Austin | 3
|
March 28, 1999 | 56 | Philadelphia, PA | WrestleMania XV | [55] | |
47
|
The Undertaker | 3
|
May 23, 1999 | 36 | Kansas City, MO | Over the Edge (1999) | Both Vince & Shane McMahon were special guest referees. | [56] |
48
|
Steve Austin | 4
|
June 28, 1999 | 55 | Charlotte, NC | Raw is War | [57] | |
49
|
Mankind | 3
|
August 22, 1999 | 1 | Minneapolis, MN | SummerSlam (1999) | This was a triple threat match also involving Triple H, with Jesse Ventura as guest referee. | [58] |
50
|
Triple H | 1
|
August 23, 1999 | 22 | Ames, IA | Raw is War | Shane McMahon was the special guest referee. | [59] |
51
|
Mr. McMahon | 1
|
September 14, 1999 | 6 | Las Vegas, NV | SmackDown | Aired September 16, 1999 with Shane McMahon as special guest referee. | [60] |
-
|
Vacated | -
|
September 20, 1999 | 0 | Houston, TX | Raw is War | McMahon vacated the title. | [60] |
52
|
Triple H | 2
|
September 26, 1999 | 49 | Charlotte, NC | Unforgiven (1999) | This was a Six-Pack Challenge match, also involving The Rock, Mankind, The Big Show, The British Bulldog and Kane. | [61] |
53
|
The Big Show | 1
|
November 14, 1999 | 50 | Detroit, MI | Survivor Series (1999) | This was a triple threat match, also involving The Rock. | [62] |
54
|
Triple H | 3
|
January 3, 2000 | 118 | Miami, FL | Raw is War | [63] | |
55
|
The Rock | 4
|
April 30, 2000 | 21 | Washington, D.C. | Backlash (2000) | [64] | |
56
|
Triple H | 4
|
May 21, 2000 | 35 | Louisville, KY | Judgment Day (2000) | This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, which Triple H won 6–5 with Shawn Michaels as the guest referee. | [65] |
57
|
The Rock | 5
|
June 25, 2000 | 119 | Boston, MA | King of the Ring (2000) | This was a six-man tag team match at with The Rock, The Undertaker and Kane vs. Triple H, Mr. McMahon and Shane McMahon. The Rock pinned Mr. McMahon to win Triple H's title. | [66] |
58
|
Kurt Angle | 1
|
October 22, 2000 | 126 | Albany, NY | No Mercy (2000) | [67] | |
59
|
The Rock | 6
|
February 25, 2001 | 35 | Las Vegas, NV | No Way Out (2001) | [68] | |
60
|
Steve Austin | 5
|
April 1, 2001 | 175 | Houston, TX | WrestleMania X-Seven | [69] | |
61
|
Kurt Angle | 2
|
September 23, 2001 | 15 | Pittsburgh, PA | Unforgiven (2001) | [70] | |
62
|
Steve Austin | 6
|
October 8, 2001 | 62 | Indianapolis, IN | Raw | [71] | |
63
|
Chris Jericho | 1
|
December 9, 2001 | 98 | San Diego, CA | Vengeance (2001) | Jericho won a four-man one-night tournament consisting of himself, The Rock, Steve Austin and Kurt Angle to unify the World Championship with the WWF Championship. Austin defeated Angle to advance to the finals while Jericho defeated The Rock and subsequently defeated Austin in the finals. The unified title was named the WWF Undisputed Championship. | [72] |
64
|
Triple H | 5
|
March 17, 2002 | 35 | Toronto, ON | WrestleMania X8 | [73] | |
65
|
Hulk Hogan | 6
|
April 21, 2002 | 28 | Kansas City, MO | Backlash (2002) | The title was renamed the WWE Undisputed Championship on May 6, 2002 after World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. settled a lawsuit with the World Wide Fund for Nature, and became simply World Wrestling Entertainment. | [74] |
66
|
The Undertaker | 4
|
May 19, 2002 | 63 | Nashville, TN | Judgment Day (2002) | [75] | |
66
|
Rob Van Dam | 1†
|
May 19, 2002 | Error: Need valid year, month, day | Memphis Tennessee | Raw | The Undertaker's foot was under the bottom rope. | |
66
|
The Undertaker | 5†
|
May 19, 2002 | 0 | Memphis Tennessee | Raw | Match was restarted by Ric Flair. | |
67
|
The Rock | 7
|
July 21, 2002 | 35 | Detroit, MI | Vengeance (2002) | This was a triple threat match, also involving Kurt Angle. | [76] |
68
|
Brock Lesnar | 1
|
August 25, 2002 | 84 | Uniondale, NY | SummerSlam (2002) | "Undisputed" was removed from the title's name after it became exclusive to the SmackDown! brand on September 2, 2002, which resulted in the creation of the World Heavyweight Championship for the Raw brand. He became the youngest WWE Champion in history. | [77] |
69
|
The Big Show | 2
|
November 17, 2002 | 28 | New York, NY | Survivor Series (2002) | [78] | |
70
|
Kurt Angle | 3
|
December 15, 2002 | 105 | Sunrise, FL | Armageddon (2002) | [79] | |
71
|
Brock Lesnar | 2
|
March 30, 2003 | 119 | Seattle, WA | WrestleMania XIX | [80] | |
72
|
Kurt Angle | 4
|
July 27, 2003 | 51 | Denver, CO | Vengeance (2003) | This was a triple threat match, also involving The Big Show. | [81] |
73
|
Brock Lesnar | 3
|
September 16, 2003 | 152 | Raleigh, NC | SmackDown! | This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, aired September 18, 2003 on SmackDown!. | [82] |
74
|
Eddie Guerrero | 1
|
February 15, 2004 | 133 | Daly City, CA | No Way Out (2004) | [83][84] | |
75
|
John Bradshaw Layfield | 1
|
June 27, 2004 | 280 | Norfolk, VA | The Great American Bash (2004) | This was a Texas Bullrope match. | [85][86] |
76
|
John Cena | 1
|
April 3, 2005 | 280 | Los Angeles, CA | WrestleMania 21 | The title became Raw-exclusive on June 6, 2005 when Cena was drafted to Raw as the first pick in the 2005 Draft Lottery. | [87][88] |
77
|
Edge | 1
|
January 8, 2006 | 21 | Albany, NY | New Year's Revolution (2006) | Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract from WrestleMania 21 after Cena won an Elimination Chamber match minutes earlier. | [89][90] |
78
|
John Cena | 2
|
January 29, 2006 | 133 | Miami, FL | Royal Rumble (2006) | [91][92] | |
79
|
Rob Van Dam | 2
|
June 11, 2006 | 22 | New York, NY | ECW One Night Stand (2006) | Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract from WrestleMania 22. This was an Extreme Rules match. The title becomes property of the ECW brand. | [93][94] |
80
|
Edge | 2
|
July 3, 2006 | 76 | Philadelphia, PA | Raw | This was a triple threat match, also involving John Cena. The title again becomes Raw exclusive. | [95][96] |
81
|
John Cena | 3
|
September 17, 2006 | 380 | Toronto, ON | Unforgiven (2006) | This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, If Cena lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand. | [97][98] |
-
|
Vacated | -
|
October 2, 2007 | 0 | Dayton, OH | ECW on Sci Fi | Vacated when Cena suffered a torn right pectoral tendon on the October 1 edition of Raw. | [99] |
82
|
Randy Orton | 1
|
October 7, 2007 | 0 | Rosemont, IL | No Mercy (2007) | Awarded the title by Mr. McMahon. | [100][101] |
83
|
Triple H | 6
|
October 7, 2007 | 0 | Rosemont, IL | No Mercy (2007) | [101][102] | |
84
|
Randy Orton | 2
|
October 7, 2007 | 203 | Rosemont, IL | No Mercy (2007) | This was a Last Man Standing match. | [101][103] |
85
|
Triple H | 7
|
April 27, 2008 | 210 | Baltimore, MD | Backlash (2008) | This was a Fatal-Four Way Elimination match, also involving John Cena and John "Bradshaw" Layfield. The title became a SmackDown exclusive title once again when Triple H was drafted to SmackDown! on June 23, 2008. | [104][105] |
86
|
Edge | 3
|
November 23, 2008 | 21 | Boston, MA | Survivor Series (2008) | This was a triple threat match, also involving Vladimir Kozlov. Jeff Hardy had originally been scheduled to take part in the match, but did not participate after, in storyline, was assaulted in the stairwell of his hotel prior to the event. Triple H and Kozlov started off in the match, and Edge was revealed as Hardy's surprise replacement, and won the championship. | [106][107] |
87
|
Jeff Hardy | 1
|
December 14, 2008 | 42 | Buffalo, NY | Armageddon (2008) | This was a triple threat match, also involving Triple H. | [108][109] |
88
|
Edge | 4
|
January 25, 2009 | 21 | Detroit, MI | Royal Rumble (2009) | This was a no-disqualification match. | [110][111] |
89
|
Triple H | 8
|
February 15, 2009 | 70 | Seattle, WA | No Way Out (2009) | This was a Elimination Chamber match, also involving Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov, The Undertaker and The Big Show. The title became a Raw exclusive title once again when Triple H was drafted to Raw on April 13, 2009. | [112][113] |
90
|
Randy Orton | 3
|
April 26, 2009 | 42 | Providence, RI | Backlash (2009) | Won a six-man tag team match in which Orton would win the championship if his team won. | [114][115] |
91
|
Batista | 1
|
June 7, 2009 | 2 | New Orleans, LA | Extreme Rules (2009) | This was a Steel Cage match. | [116][117] |
-
|
Vacated | -
|
June 9, 2009 | 0 | N/A | Announced on WWE.com | Vacated when Batista suffered a torn left biceps. | [118] |
92
|
Randy Orton | 4
|
June 15, 2009 | 90 | Charlotte, NC | Raw | This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving Triple H, John Cena and The Big Show. | [119][120] |
93
|
John Cena | 4
|
September 13, 2009 | 21 | Montreal, QC | Breaking Point | This was an "I Quit" match. If anyone interfered on Orton's behalf, he would have automatically lost the title. | [121][122] |
94
|
Randy Orton | 5
|
October 4, 2009 | 21 | Newark, NJ | Hell in a Cell (2009) | This was a Hell in a Cell match. | [123][124] |
95
|
John Cena | 5
|
October 25, 2009 | 49 | Pittsburgh, PA | Bragging Rights (2009) | This was a 60-Minute Anything Goes Iron Man match. If Cena lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand. | [125][126] |
96
|
Sheamus | 1
|
December 13, 2009 | 70 | San Antonio, TX | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009) | This was a Tables match. Sheamus became the first Irish-born champion. | [127][128] |
97
|
John Cena | 6
|
February 21, 2010 | 0 | St. Louis, MO | Elimination Chamber | This was an Elimination Chamber match, also involving Triple H, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase and Kofi Kingston. | [129] |
98
|
Batista | 2
|
February 21, 2010 | 35 | St. Louis, MO | Elimination Chamber | Awarded a title shot by Mr. McMahon. Title becomes property of both RAW and SmackDown! as Batista, primarily a SmackDown Superstar, began making more Raw appearances. | [130] |
99
|
John Cena | 7
|
March 28, 2010 | 84 | Glendale, AZ | WrestleMania XXVI | Title is returned solely to the Raw brand. | [131] |
100
|
Sheamus | 2
|
June 20, 2010 | 91 | Uniondale, NY | Fatal 4-Way | This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving Edge and Randy Orton. | [132] |
101
|
Randy Orton | 6
|
September 19, 2010 | 64 | Chicago, IL | Night of Champions (2010) | This was a Six-Pack Challenge Elimination match also involving Edge, John Cena, Sheamus, Chris Jericho and Wade Barrett. | [133] |
102
|
The Miz | 1
|
November 22, 2010 | 5124+ | Orlando, FL | Raw | The Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase after Randy Orton successfully defended the WWE Championship against Wade Barrett. | [134] |
List of top combined reigns
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
† | Indicates the current champion |
As of December 2, 2024
Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Bruno Sammartino | 2 | 4,040 |
2. | Hulk Hogan | 6 | 2,184 |
3. | Bob Backlund | 2 | 2,138 |
4. | Pedro Morales | 1 | 1,027 |
5. | John Cena | 7 | 947 |
6. | Bret Hart | 5 | 654 |
7. | Triple H | 8 | 539 |
8. | Steve Austin | 6 | 529 |
9. | Randy Savage | 2 | 520 |
10. | Randy Orton | 6 | 420 |
11. | Shawn Michaels | 3 | 396 |
12. | Diesel | 1 | 358 |
13. | Brock Lesnar | 3 | 355 |
14. | The Rock | 7 | 297 |
15. | Kurt Angle | 4 | 297 |
16. | Billy Graham | 1 | 296 |
17. | The Ultimate Warrior | 1 | 293 |
18. | John "Bradshaw" Layfield | 1 | 280 |
19. | Yokozuna | 2 | 280 |
20. | The Undertaker | 4 | 238 |
21. | Sheamus | 2 | 161 |
22. | Edge | 4 | 139 |
23. | Eddie Guerrero | 1 | 133 |
24. | Ric Flair | 2 | 118 |
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