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One of the two major championship belts in World Wrestling Entertainment. The belt currently appears on the RAW brand.
The WWE Championship is one of two world titles within World Wrestling Entertainment. The championship was established in 1963 as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. After the WWE ended their affiliation with NWA, the title was renamed the WWF Championship. In 2001, the WWF Championship was unified with the WCW Championship to become the WWF (later WWE) Undisputed Championship. In 2002, the championship moved to SmackDown! during the brand extension.
The championship has since been renamed the WWE Championship and is now currently on RAW.
Title History
| # | Superstar | Reign # | Days Held | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buddy Rogers | 1 | 18 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | - | 04/29/63 | Result of fictional tournament; Known as WWWF World Heavyweight Championship |
| 2 | Bruno Sammartino | 1 | 2803 | New York, NY | Live event | 05/17/63 | Held title for eight years, longest reign in pro wrestling history |
| 3 | Ivan Koloff | 1 | 21 | New York, NY | Live event | 01/18/71 | |
| 4 | Pedro Morales | 1 | 1027 | New York, NY | Live event | 02/08/71 | Title renamed the WWWF Heavyweight Championship |
| 5 | Stan Stasiak | 1 | 9 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | 12/01/73 | |
| 6 | Bruno Sammartino | 2 | 1237 | New York, NY | Live event | 12/10/73 | |
| 7 | Billy Graham | 1 | 296 | Baltimore, MD | Live event | 04/30/77 | |
| 8 | Bob Buckland | 1 | 648 | New York, NY | Live event | 02/20/78 | Title renamed the WWF Heavyweight Championship in March 1978 |
| 9 | The Iron Sheik | 1 | 28 | New York, NY | Live event | 12/26/83 | |
| 10 | Hulk Hogan | 1 | 1474 | New York, NY | Live event | 01/23/84 | |
| 11 | André the Giant | 1 | 0 | Indianapolis, IN | The Main Event I | 02/05/88 | |
| - | VACATED | - | - | Indianapolis, IN | The Main Event I | 02/05/88 | Vacated after André attempted to surrender the title to Ted DiBiase |
| 12 | Randy Savage | 1 | 371 | Atlantic City, NJ | WrestleMania IV | 03/27/88 | Result of a tournament |
| 13 | Hulk Hogan | 2 | 364 | Atlantic City, NJ | WrestleMania V | 04/02/89 | |
| 14 | The Ultimate Warrior | 1 | 293 | Toronto, ON | WrestleMania VI | 04/01/90 | Championship vs. Championship Match |
| 15 | Sgt. Slaughter | 1 | 64 | Miami, FL | Royal Rumble (1991) | 01/19/91 | |
| 16 | Hulk Hogan | 3 | 248 | Los Angeles, CA | WrestleMania VII | 03/24/91 | |
| 17 | The Undertaker | 1 | 6 | Detroit, MI | Survivor Series (1991) | 11/27/91 | |
| 18 | Hulk Hogan | 4 | 1 | San Antonio, TX | This Tuesday in Texas | 12/03/91 | |
| - | VACATED | - | - | - | Superstars | 12/07/91 | Stripped of title by Jack Tunney |
| 19 | Ric Flair | 1 | 77 | Albany, NY | Royal Rumble (1992) | 01/19/92 | Royal Rumble Match |
| 20 | Randy Savage | 2 | 149 | Indianapolis, IN | WrestleMania VIII | 04/05/92 | |
| 21 | Ric Flair | 2 | 41 | Hershey, PA | Prime Time Wrestling | 09/14/92 | |
| 22 | Bret Hart | 1 | 174 | Saskatoon, SK | Live event | 10/12/92 | |
| 23 | Yokozuna | 1 | 0 | Las Vegas, NV | WrestleMania IX | 04/04/93 | |
| 24 | Hulk Hogan | 5 | 70 | Las Vegas, NV | WrestleMania IX | 04/04/93 | |
| 25 | Yokozuna | 2 | 280 | Dayton, OH | King of the Ring (1993) | 06/13/93 | |
| 26 | Bret Hart | 2 | 248 | New York, NY | WrestleMania X | 03/20/94 | Roddy Pipes a special guest referee |
| 27 | Bob Backlund | 2 | 3 | San Antonio, TX | Survivor Series (1994) | 11/23/94 | "Throw in the Towel" Match |
| 28 | Diesel | 1 | 358 | New York, NY | Live event | 11/26/94 | Shortest match in the title's history |
| 29 | Bret Hart | 3 | 133 | Landover, MD | Survivor Series (1995) | 11/19/95 | No Disqualification Match |
| 30 | Shawn Michaels | 1 | 231 | Anaheim, CA | WrestleMania XII | 03/31/96 | 60-Minute Iron Man Match; Won in overtime |
| 31 | Sycho Sid | 1 | 63 | New York, NY | Survivor Series (1996) | 11/17/96 | |
| 32 | Shawn Michaels | 2 | 25 | San Antonio, TX | Royal Rumble (1997) | 01/19/97 | |
| - | VACATED | - | - | Lowell, MA | RAW | 02/13/97 | Vacated due to injury |
| 33 | Bret Hart | 4 | 1 | Chattanooga, TN | In Your House 13: Final Four | 02/16/97 | Four-Way Elimination Match |
| 34 | Sycho Sid | 2 | 34 | Nashville, TN | RAW | 02/17/97 | |
| 35 | The Undertaker | 2 | 133 | Rosemont, IL | WrestleMania 13 | 03/23/97 | |
| 36 | Bret Hart | 5 | 98 | East Rutherford, NJ | SummerSlam (1997) | 08/03/97 | Shawn Michaels as special guest referee |
| 37 | Shawn Michaels | 3 | 140 | Montreal, QC | Survivor Series (1997) | 11/09/97 | The Montreal Screwjob |
| 38 | Steve Austin | 1 | 91 | Boston, MA | WrestleMania XIV | 03/29/98 | |
| 39 | Kane | 1 | 1 | Pittsburgh, PA | King of the Ring (1998) | 06/28/98 | First Blood Match |
| 40 | Steve Austin | 2 | 90 | Cleveland, OH | RAW | 06/29/98 | |
| - | VACATED | - | - | Hamilton, ON | Breakdown: In Your House | 09/27/98 | Vacated after The Undertaker & Kane simultaneously pinned Austin in a Triple Threat Match |
| 41 | The Rock | 1 | 44 | St. Louis, MO | Survivor Series (1998) | 11/15/98 | Result of a tournament |
| 42 | Mankind | 1 | 26 | Worcester, MA | RAW | 01/04/99 | |
| 43 | The Rock | 2 | 2 | Anaheim, CA | Royal Rumble (1999) | 01/24/99 | "I Quit" Match |
| 44 | Mankind | 2 | 20 | Tucson, AZ | Halftime Heat | 01/31/99 | Empty Arena Match |
| 45 | The Rock | 3 | 41 | Birmingham, AL | RAW | 02/15/99 | Ladder Match |
| 46 | Steve Austin | 3 | 56 | Philadelphia, PA | WrestleMania XV | 03/28/99 | |
| 47 | The Undertaker | 3 | 36 | Kansas City, MO | Over the Edge (1999) | 05/23/99 | Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon as special guest referees |
| 48 | Steve Austin | 4 | 55 | Charlotte, NC | RAW | 06/28/99 | |
| 49 | Mankind | 3 | 1 | Minneapolis, MN | SummerSlam (1999) | 08/22/99 | Triple Threat Match, Jesse Ventura as special guest referee |
| 50 | Triple H | 1 | 22 | Ames, IA | RAW | 08/23/99 | Shane McMahon as special guest referee |
| 51 | Mr. McMahon | 1 | 6 | Las Vegas, NV | SmackDown! | 09/14/99 | Shane McMahon as special guest referee |
| - | VACATED | - | - | Houston, TX | RAW | 09/20/99 | |
| 52 | Triple H | 2 | 49 | Charlotte, NC | Unforgiven (1999) | 09/26/99 | Six-Pack Challenge Match |
| 53 | Big Show | 1 | 50 | Detroit, MI | Survivor Series (1999) | 11/14/99 | Triple Threat Match |
| 54 | Triple H | 3 | 118 | Miami, FL | RAW | 01/03/00 | |
| 55 | The Rock | 4 | 21 | Washington, D.C. | Backlash (2000) | 04/30/00 | |
| 56 | Triple H | 4 | 35 | Louisville, KY | Judgment Day (2000) | 05/21/00 | 60-Minute Iron Man Match, Shawn Michaels as special guest referee |
| 57 | The Rock | 5 | 119 | Boston, MA | King of the Ring (2000) | 06/25/00 | Six-Man Tag Team Match |
| 58 | Kurt Angle | 1 | 126 | Albany, NY | No Mercy (2000) | 10/22/00 | |
| 59 | The Rock | 6 | 35 | Las Vegas, NV | No Way Out (2001) | 02/25/01 | |
| 60 | Steve Austin | 5 | 175 | Houston, TX | WrestleMania X-Seven | 04/01/01 | |
| 61 | Kurt Angle | 2 | 15 | Pittsburgh, PA | Unforgiven (2001) | 09/23/01 | |
| 62 | Steve Austin | 6 | 62 | Indianapolis, IN | RAW | 10/08/01 | |
| 63 | Chris Jericho | 1 | 98 | San Diego, CA | Vengeance (2001) | 12/09/01 | Unified with the WCW Championship to become the WWF Undisputed Championship |
| 64 | Triple H | 5 | 35 | Toronto, ON | WrestleMania X8 | 03/17/02 | |
| 65 | Hulk Hogan | 6 | 28 | Kansas City, MO | Backlash (2002) | 04/21/02 | Title renamed the WWE Undisputed Championship on 05/06/02 |
| 66 | The Undertaker | 4 | 63 | Nashville, TN | Judgment Day (2002) | 05/19/02 | |
| 67 | The Rock | 7 | 35 | Detroit, MI | Vengeance (2002) | 07/21/02 | Triple Threat Match |
| 68 | Brock Lesnar | 1 | 84 | Uniondale, NY | SummerSlam (2002) | 08/25/02 | Title renamed WWE Championship and moves to SmackDown! on 09/02/02; Lesnar becomes youngest WWE Champion in history |
| 69 | Big Show | 2 | 28 | New York, NY | Survivor Series (2002) | 11/17/02 | |
| 70 | Kurt Angle | 3 | 105 | Sunrise, FL | Armageddon (2002) | 12/15/02 | |
| 71 | Brock Lesnar | 2 | 119 | Seattle, WA | WrestleMania XIX | 03/30/03 | |
| 72 | Kurt Angle | 4 | 51 | Denver, CO | Vengeance (2003) | 07/27/03 | Triple Threat Match |
| 73 | Brock Lesnar | 3 | 152 | Raleigh, NC | SmackDown! | 09/18/03 | 60-Minute Iron Man Match |
| 74 | Eddie Guerrero | 1 | 133 | Daly City, CA | No Way Out (2004) | 02/15/04 | |
| 75 | John Bradshaw Layfield | 1 | 280 | Norfolk, VA | The Great American Bash (2004) | 06/27/04 | Texas Bullrope Match |
| 76 | John Cena | 1 | 280 | Los Angeles, CA | WrestleMania 21 | 04/03/05 | Cena later drafted to RAW on 06/06/05 |
| 77 | Edge | 1 | 21 | Albany, NY | New Year's Revolution (2006) | 01/08/06 | Money in the Bank cash-in |
| 78 | John Cena | 2 | 133 | Miami, FL | Royal Rumble (2006) | ||
| 79 | Rob Van Dam | 1 | 22 | New York, NY | ECW One Night Stand (2006) | 06/11/06 | Money in the Bank cash-in, Extreme Rules Match; Title moves to ECW |
| 80 | Edge | 2 | 76 | Philadelphia, PA | RAW | 07/03/06 | Triple Threat Match; Title moves to RAW |
| 81 | John Cena | 3 | 380 | Toronto, ON | Unforgiven (2006) | 09/17/06 | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match, If Cena loses he leaves RAW |
| - | VACATED | - | - | Dayton, OH | ECW | 10/02/07 | Vacated due to injury |
| 82 | Randy Orton | 1 | 0 | Rosemont, IL | No Mercy (2007) | 10/07/07 | Awarded by Mr. McMahon |
| 83 | Triple H | 6 | 0 | Rosemont, IL | No Mercy (2007) | 10/07/07 | |
| 84 | Randy Orton | 2 | 203 | Rosemont, IL | No Mercy (2007) | 10/07/07 | Last Man Standing Match |
| 85 | Triple H | 7 | 210 | Baltimore, MD | Backlash (2008) | 04/27/08 | Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match; Triple H later dafted to SmackDown! on 06/23/08 |
| 86 | Edge | 3 | 21 | Boston, MA | Survivor Series (2008) | 11/23/08 | Triple Threat Match |
| 87 | Jeff Hardy | 1 | 42 | Buffalo, NY | Armageddon (2008) | 12/14/08 | Triple Threat Match |
| 88 | Edge | 4 | 21 | Detroit, MI | Royal Rumble (2009) | 01/25/09 | No Disqualification Match |
| 89 | Triple H | 8 | 70 | Seattle, WA | No Way Out (2009) | 02/15/09 | Elimination Chamber Match; Triple H later drafted to RAW on 04/13/09 |
| 90 | Randy Orton | 3 | 42 | Providence, RI | Backlash (2009) | 04/26/09 | Six-Man Tag Team Match, Orton wins title if team wins |
| 91 | Batista | 1 | 2 | New Orleans, LA | Extreme Rules (2009) | 06/07/09 | Steel Cage Match |
| - | VACATED | - | - | - | WWE.com | 06/09/09 | Vacated due to injury |
| 92 | Randy Orton | 4 | 90 | Charlotte, NC | RAW | 06/15/09 | Fatal 4-Way Match |
| 93 | John Cena | 4 | 21 | Montreal, QC | Breaking Point | 09/13/09 | "I Quit" Match, If anyone interferes for Orton he loses the title |
| 94 | Randy Orton | 5 | 21 | Newark, NJ | Hell in a Cell (2009) | 10/04/09 | Hell in a Cell Match |
| 95 | John Cena | 5 | 49 | Pittsburgh, PA | Bragging Rights (2009) | 10/25/09 | 60-Minute Anything Goes Iron Man Match, If Cena loses he leaves RAW |
| 96 | Sheamus | 1 | 70 | San Antonio, TX | TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (2009) | 12/13/09 | Tables Match; First Irish-born champion in history |
| 97 | John Cena | 6 | 0 | St. Louis, MO | Elimination Chamber (2010) | 02/21/10 | Elimination Chamber Match |
| 98 | Batista | 2 | 35 | St. Louis, MO | Elimination Chamber (2010) | 02/21/10 | Title shot awarded by Mr. McMahon; Title becomes property of both brands |
| 99 | John Cena | 7 | 84 | Glendale, AZ | WrestleMania XXVI | 03/28/10 | Title returns as RAW-exclusive |
| 100 | Sheamus | 2 | 91 | Uniondale, NY | Fatal 4-Way | 06/20/10 | Fatal 4-Way Match |
| 101 | Randy Orton | 6 | 64 | Chicago, IL | Night of Champions (2010) | 09/19/10 | Six-Pack Challenge Elimination Match |
| 102 | The Miz | 1 | 160 | Orlando, FL | RAW | 11/22/10 | Money in the Bank cash-in |
| 103 | John Cena | 8 | 77 | Tampa, FL | Extreme Rules (2011) | 05/01/11 | Triple Threat Steel Cage Match |
| 104 | CM Punk | 1 | 28 | Chicago, IL | Money in the Bank (2011) | 07/17/11 | CM Punk's final match under WWE contract, but returned a week later |
| 105 | Rey Mysterio | 1 | 0 | Hampton, VA | RAW | 07/25/11 | Won an 8-man tournament while CM Punk was gone and the title was assumed vacant |
| 106 | John Cena | 9 | 20 | Hampton, VA | RAW | 07/25/11 | During this reign, CM Punk was also recognized as the WWE Champion |
| 107 | Alberto Del Rio | 1 | ? | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam (2011) | 08/14/11 | Money in the Bank cash-in |
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