WWE Championship Title History

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Reigns
As of February 25, 2009.
† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by WWE.
# Wrestler: Reigns: Date: Days held: Location: Event: Notes:
1
Buddy Rogers
1
April 29, 1963[10] 18 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil N/A Rogers was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated Antonino Rocca in the finals of a tournament in March 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to become the first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion.[11]
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.[12]
3
Ivan Koloff
1
January 18, 1971 21 New York, NY Live event [13]
4
Pedro Morales
1
February 8, 1971 1027 New York, NY Live event The championship was referred to as the WWWF Heavyweight Championship when WWWF rejoined the NWA in 1971.[14]
5
Stan Stasiak
1
December 1, 1973 9 Philadelphia, PA Live event [15]
6
Bruno Sammartino
2
December 10, 1973 1237 New York, NY Live event [16]
7
Billy Graham
1
April 30, 1977 296 Baltimore, MD Live event [17]
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.[18]
-
Antonio Inoki

November 30, 1979 6 Tokushima, Japan Live event [9]
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Vacated†
-
December 6, 1979 0 Tokyo, Japan Live event Vacated when Backlund pins Inoki, but WWF president Hisashi Shinma declares the match a no contest due to interference by Tiger Jeet Singh. Inoki refused the championship following Shinma's decision, and the title was declared vacant.[9]
-
Bob Backlund
1(2)†
December 12, 1979 677 New York, NY Live event Defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death match.[9]
-
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.[9]
-
Bob Backlund
1(3)†
November 23, 1981 763 New York, NY Live event Defeated 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.[19] The title was referred to as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983 after the WWF withdrew from the NWA.[9]
9
The Iron Sheik
1
December 26, 1983 28 New York, NY Live event [20]
10
Hulk Hogan
1
January 23, 1984 1474 New York, NY Live event [21]
11
André the Giant
1
February 5, 1988 0 Indianapolis, IN The Main Event I [22]
-
Vacated
-
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.[22]
12
Randy Savage
1
March 27, 1988 371 Atlantic City, NJ WrestleMania IV Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final.[23]
13
Hulk Hogan
2
April 2, 1989 364 Atlantic City, NJ WrestleMania V [24]
14
The Ultimate Warrior
1
April 1, 1990 293 Toronto, ON WrestleMania VI This match was also for Warrior's WWF Intercontinental Championship.[25]
15
Sgt. Slaughter
1
January 19, 1991 64 Miami, FL Royal Rumble (1991) [26]
16
Hulk Hogan
3
March 24, 1991 248 Los Angeles, CA WrestleMania VII [27]
17
The Undertaker
1
November 27, 1991 6 Detroit, MI Survivor Series (1991) [28]
18
Hulk Hogan
4
December 3, 1991 1 San Antonio, TX This Tuesday in Texas [29]
-
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.[29]
19
Ric Flair
1
January 19, 1992 77 Albany, NY Royal Rumble (1992) Won the Royal Rumble match.[30]
20
Randy Savage
2
April 5, 1992 149 Indianapolis, IN WrestleMania VIII [31]
21
Ric Flair
2
September 1, 1992 41 Hershey, PA Live event [32]
22
Bret Hart
1
October 12, 1992 174 Saskatoon, SK Superstars [33]
23
Yokozuna
1
April 4, 1993 0 Las Vegas, NV WrestleMania IX [34]
24
Hulk Hogan
5
April 4, 1993 70 Las Vegas, NV WrestleMania IX [35]
25
Yokozuna
2
June 13, 1993 280 Dayton, OH King of the Ring (1993) [36]
26
Bret Hart
2
March 20, 1994 248 New York, NY WrestleMania X Roddy Piper was the guest referee. [37]
27
Bob Backlund
2(4)
November 23, 1994 3 San Antonio, TX Survivor Series (1994) This was a "Throw in the Towel" match.[38]
28
Diesel
1
November 26, 1994 358 New York, NY Live event Won the title at a house show, shortest WWF Title match in history.[39]
29
Bret Hart
3
November 19, 1995 133 Landover, MD Survivor Series (1995) This was a no-disqualification match.[40]
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.[41]
31
Sycho Sid
1
November 17, 1996 63 New York, NY Survivor Series (1996) [42]
32
Shawn Michaels
2
January 19, 1997 25 San Antonio, TX Royal Rumble (1997) [43]
-
Vacated
-
February 13, 1997 0 Lowell, MA RAW Michaels forfeited the title due to a knee injury.[43]
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.[44]
34
Sycho Sid
2
February 17, 1997 34 Nashville, TN Raw [45]
35
The Undertaker
2
March 23, 1997 133 Rosemont, IL WrestleMania 13 [46]
36
Bret Hart
5
August 3, 1997 98 East Rutherford, NJ SummerSlam (1997) Won the title with Shawn Michaels as the guest referee.[47]
37
Shawn Michaels
3
November 9, 1997 140 Montreal, QC Survivor Series (1997) Won the title in the Montreal Screwjob.[48]
38
Steve Austin
1
March 29, 1998 91 Boston, MA WrestleMania XIV [49]
39
Kane
1
June 28, 1998 1 Pittsburgh, PA King of the Ring (1998) This was a first blood match.[50]
40
Steve Austin
2
June 29, 1998 91 Cleveland, OH RAW is WAR [51]
-
Vacated
-
September 28, 1998 0 Detroit, MI RAW is WAR Vacated after Kane and The Undertaker simultaneously pinned Austin in a triple threat match the previous night at Breakdown: In Your House in Hamilton, ON.[51]
41
The Rock
1
November 15, 1998 44 St. Louis, MO Survivor Series (1998) Defeated Mankind in a tournament final. First African-American champion.[52]
42
Mankind
1
December 29, 1998[9] 26 Worcester, MA RAW is WAR Aired January 4, 1999.[53]
43
The Rock
2
January 24, 1999 2 Anaheim, CA Royal Rumble (1999) This was an "I Quit" match.[54]
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.[55]
45
The Rock
3
February 15, 1999 41 Birmingham, AL RAW is WAR This was a ladder match.[56]
46
Steve Austin
3
March 28, 1999 56 Philadelphia, PA WrestleMania XV [57]
47
The Undertaker
3
May 23, 1999 36 Kansas City, MO Over the Edge (1999) Shane McMahon was special guest referee.[58]
48
Steve Austin
4
June 28, 1999 55 Charlotte, NC RAW is WAR [59]
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.[60]
50
Triple H
1
August 23, 1999 22 Ames, IA RAW is WAR Won the title on RAW is WAR with Shane McMahon as special guest referee.[61]
51
Vince McMahon
1
September 14, 1999 6 Las Vegas, NV SmackDown Aired September 16, 1999 with Shane McMahon as special guest referee.[62]
-
Vacated
-
September 20, 1999 0 Houston, TX RAW is WAR McMahon vacated the title.[62]
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.[63]
53
The Big Show
1
November 14, 1999 50 Detroit, MI Survivor Series (1999) This was a triple threat match, also involving The Rock.[64]
54
Triple H
3
January 3, 2000 118 Miami, FL RAW is WAR [9][65]
55
The Rock
4
April 30, 2000 21 Washington, D.C. Backlash (2000) [66]
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.[67]
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, Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon. The Rock pinned Vince McMahon to win Triple H's title.[68]
58
Kurt Angle
1
October 22, 2000 126 Albany, NY No Mercy (2000) [69]
59
The Rock
6
February 25, 2001 35 Las Vegas, NV No Way Out (2001) [70]
60
Steve Austin
5
April 1, 2001 175 Houston, TX WrestleMania X-Seven [71]
61
Kurt Angle
2
September 23, 2001 15 Pittsburgh, PA Unforgiven (2001) [72]
62
Steve Austin
6
October 8, 2001 62 Indianapolis, IN Raw [73]
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.[74]
64
Triple H
5
March 17, 2002 35 Toronto, ON WrestleMania X8 [75]
65
Hulk Hogan
6
April 21, 2002 28 Kansas City, MO Backlash (2002) [76] 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.[9]
66
The Undertaker
4
May 19, 2002 63 Nashville, TN Judgment Day (2002) [77]
67
The Rock
7
July 21, 2002 35 Detroit, MI Vengeance (2002) This was a triple threat match, also involving Kurt Angle.[78]
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.[79]
69
The Big Show
2
November 17, 2002 28 New York, NY Survivor Series (2002) [80]
70
Kurt Angle
3
December 15, 2002 105 Sunrise, FL Armageddon (2002) [81]
71
Brock Lesnar
2
March 30, 2003 119 Seattle, WA WrestleMania XIX [82]
72
Kurt Angle
4
July 27, 2003 51 Denver, CO Vengeance (2003) This was a triple threat match, also involving The Big Show.[83]
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!.[84]
74
Eddie Guerrero
1
February 15, 2004 133 Daly City, CA No Way Out (2004) [85]
75
John Bradshaw Layfield
1
June 27, 2004 280 Norfolk, VA The Great American Bash (2004) This was a Texas Bullrope match.[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]
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 just minutes earlier.[88]
78
John Cena
2
January 29, 2006 133 Miami, FL Royal Rumble (2006) [89]
79
Rob Van Dam
1
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.[90]
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.[91]
81
John Cena
3
September 17, 2006 380 Toronto, ON Unforgiven (2006) This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.[92]
-
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.[93]
82
Randy Orton
1
October 7, 2007 0 Rosemont, IL No Mercy (2007) Awarded the title by Vince McMahon.[94]
83
Triple H
6
October 7, 2007 0 Rosemont, IL No Mercy [95]
84
Randy Orton
2
October 7, 2007 203 Rosemont, IL No Mercy This was a Last Man Standing match at No Mercy.[96]
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 world title once again when Triple H was drafted to SmackDown! on June 23, 2008.[97]
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. Triple H and Kozlov started off in the match, and Edge was revealed as Hardy's surprise replacement over halfway through.[98]
87
Jeff Hardy
1
December 14, 2008 42 Buffalo, NY Armageddon (2008) This was a triple threat match, also involving Triple H.[99]
88
Edge
4
January 25, 2009 21 Detroit, MI Royal Rumble (2009) This was a no-disqualification match.[100]
89
Triple H
8
February 15, 2009 10+ Seattle, WA No Way Out (2009) This was a Elimination Chamber match, also involving Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov, The Undertaker and The Big Show.[101]

Randy Orton (Beats HHH at Wrestlemania 25)

Batista (wins in a triple threat also involving HHH at Summerslam 2009)

Rey Mysterio (Cashes in MITB Beats Batista at No Mercy 2009)

Chris Jericho (Beats Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton and Vladamir Kozlov at Armageddon 2009)

Shawn Micheals (wins at Royal Rumble 2010)

Chris Jericho (Wins at Wrestlemania 26)

Kane (Wins at The Great American Bash 2010)

Vacated (Kane Retires the Raw after TGAB 2010)

Jeff Hardy (The RAW after TGAB 2010 Cashes in MITB, awarded title)

Randy Orton (Wins at Survivor Series 2010)

MVP (wins at Armeggedon 2010)

Edge (wins at Royal Rumble 2011)

RVD (he returns and beats Edge at Survivor Series 2011)

Shelton Benjamin (wins at Armeggeddon 2011)

Triple H (Wins at No way out 2012)

Ted Dibiase (Wins at Night Of champions 2012 also involving R-Truth)

R-Truth (wins at Summerslam 2012)

Mr. Perfect Jr. (wins at No Mercy 2012)

Cody Rhodes (wins On the October 10th 2012 RAW)

Thunder Fear (Me) (wins at Royal Rumble 2013)

Ried Flair (Wins at No Way Out 2026)

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This is what wikipedia is for. In the spam zone, this thread will be gone in a few days. Good effort on your part though.

lol, nice predictions thou.
 

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