List Of WWE Champions

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Here is the list of WWE Champions.

The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE, currently on the Raw brand. It was the first world title established in WWE, having been introduced in 1963 as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Championship.

Check out the full list below.

List of WWE Champions

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics			Notes
No.	Champion	Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Days recog.	Notes
	World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF)
1	Buddy Rogers	April 11, 1963	Heavyweight Wrestling	Washington, D.C.	1	36	22	Won a fictional tournament in Rio de Janeiro after the WWWF left the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), of which Rogers had been the 7th NWA World Heavyweight Champion since defeating Pat O'Connor on June 30, 1961. After Rogers' one fall loss to Lou Thesz for the title on January 24, 1963, Northeast promoters (led by Vince McMahon Sr. and Toots Mondt) did not recognize this title change and withdrew their membership from the NWA to form the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). The WWWF billed Rogers as their world champion since January 25, 1963, but it did not recognize him as the first ever WWWF World Heavyweight Champion until April 11, 1963, when he received the title belt. However, WWE lists Rogers' reign and the establishment of the title beginning on April 25, 1963.
2	Bruno Sammartino	May 17, 1963	House show	New York, NY	1	2,803	2,803
3	Ivan Koloff	January 18, 1971	House show	New York, NY	1	21	21
4	Pedro Morales	February 8, 1971	House show	New York, NY	1	1,027	1,027	The title was renamed the WWWF Heavyweight Championship when the WWWF rejoined the NWA in 1971.
	National Wrestling Alliance: World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF)
5	Stan Stasiak	December 1, 1973	House show	Philadelphia, PA	1	9	9
6	Bruno Sammartino	December 10, 1973	House show	New York, NY	2	1,237	1,237
7	"Superstar" Billy Graham	April 30, 1977	House show	Baltimore, MD	1	296	296
8	Bob Backlund	February 20, 1978	WWF on MSG Network	New York, NY	1	648	2,135	The title was renamed the WWF Heavyweight Championship when the WWWF became the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in March 1979 for marketing purposes.
	National Wrestling Alliance: World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
†	Antonio Inoki	November 30, 1979	Toukon Series	Tokushima, Japan	—	6	—	During the September 30, 2022 episode of SmackDown, while breaking the news of Inoki's death, commentator Corey Graves made mention that Inoki was the first Japanese wrestler to hold the WWE Championship, but noted that due to the controversy, this reign was never officially recognized.
—	Vacated	December 6, 1979	—	Tokyo, Japan	—	—	—	Inoki immediately vacated the title after a title defense rematch with Bob Backlund ended in a no contest due to the interference of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Tiger Jeet Singh.
†	Bob Backlund	December 17, 1979	WWF on MSG Network	New York, NY	1	1,470	—	Defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas death match to fill the vacancy. On October 19, 1981, following a controversial match with Greg Valentine in Madison Square Garden, the title was vacated (recognized only in New York City) by the NY State Athletic Commission. Backlund defeated Valentine in a rematch in MSG on November 23, 1981 to end the vacancy. WWE recognizes this whole period as one uninterrupted reign.
9	The Iron Sheik	December 26, 1983	WWF on MSG Network	New York, NY	1	28	28	The Iron Sheik won by submission when Bob Backlund's manager Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel when Backlund was put into Sheik's camel clutch to prevent any major injury. The title was renamed the WWF World Heavyweight Championship when the WWF ended its affiliation with the NWA.
	World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
10	Hulk Hogan	January 23, 1984	WWF on MSG Network	New York, NY	1	1,474	1,474
11	André the Giant	February 5, 1988	The Main Event I	Indianapolis, IN	1	<1	<1	Defeated Hulk Hogan when referee Earl Hebner, who was bribed by Ted DiBiase, scored the three-count despite Hogan raising his shoulder at the one-count.
†	Ted DiBiase	February 5, 1988	The Main Event I	Indianapolis, IN	1	8	—	Immediately after winning the title from Hulk Hogan, André the Giant handed the championship belt to Ted DiBiase, but WWF President Jack Tunney ruled this as vacating the title and therefore DiBiase's reign is not recognized by WWE, albeit he was announced as such in the following days and even defended the title once against Bam Bam Bigelow in a February 8, 1988 live event.
—	Vacated	February 13, 1988	Superstars of Wrestling	Hershey, PA	—	—	—	WWF President Jack Tunney refused to recognize Ted DiBiase as champion and vacated the title. WWE recognizes the vacancy as starting on February 5, 1988, the date of the controversy, rather than the date in which the announcement was made in a video aired on tape delay on February 13, 1988.
12	Randy Savage	March 27, 1988	WrestleMania IV	Atlantic City, NJ	1	371	371	Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
13	Hulk Hogan	April 2, 1989	WrestleMania V	Atlantic City, NJ	2	364	364	The title was renamed the WWF Championship in May 1989.
14	The Ultimate Warrior	April 1, 1990	WrestleMania VI	Toronto, ON, Canada	1	293	293	This was a title vs. title match in which Warrior also defended the Intercontinental Championship.
15	Sgt. Slaughter	January 19, 1991	Royal Rumble	Miami, FL	1	64	64
16	Hulk Hogan	March 24, 1991	WrestleMania VII	Los Angeles, CA	3	248	248
17	The Undertaker	November 27, 1991	Survivor Series	Detroit, MI	1	6	6
18	Hulk Hogan	December 3, 1991	This Tuesday in Texas	San Antonio, TX	4	1	4
—	Vacated	December 4, 1991	Superstars of Wrestling	New Haven, CT	—	—	—	Hogan was stripped of the title by WWF President Jack Tunney due to the controversy surrounding both of the previous title changes. Aired on tape delay on December 7, 1991.
19	Ric Flair	January 19, 1992	Royal Rumble	Albany, NY	1	77	77	This was the Royal Rumble match in which Flair last eliminated Sid Justice to win the vacant title.
20	Randy Savage	April 5, 1992	WrestleMania VIII	Indianapolis, IN	2	149	149
21	Ric Flair	September 1, 1992	Prime Time Wrestling	Hershey, PA	2	41	41	Aired on tape delay on September 14, 1992.
22	Bret Hart	October 12, 1992	House show	Saskatoon, SK, Canada	1	174	174
23	Yokozuna	April 4, 1993	WrestleMania IX	Las Vegas, NV	1	<1	<1
24	Hulk Hogan	April 4, 1993	WrestleMania IX	Las Vegas, NV	5	70	70	After Yokozuna pinned Bret Hart to win the title, Yokozuna's manager, Mr. Fuji, issued an immediate challenge to Hogan for the championship, which was accepted and Hogan won the impromptu match.
25	Yokozuna	June 13, 1993	King of the Ring	Dayton, OH	2	280	280
26	Bret Hart	March 20, 1994	WrestleMania X	New York, NY	2	248	248	Roddy Piper was the guest referee.
27	Bob Backlund	November 23, 1994	Survivor Series	San Antonio, TX	2	3	3	This was a Throw in the Towel submission match.
28	Diesel	November 26, 1994	House show	New York, NY	1	358	358
29	Bret Hart	November 19, 1995	Survivor Series	Landover, MD	3	133	133	This was a no disqualification match.
30	Shawn Michaels	March 31, 1996	WrestleMania XII	Anaheim, CA	1	231	231	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match in which Michaels won 1–0 in overtime.
31	Sycho Sid	November 17, 1996	Survivor Series	New York, NY	1	63	63
32	Shawn Michaels	January 19, 1997	Royal Rumble	San Antonio, TX	2	25	25
—	Vacated	February 13, 1997	Raw	Lowell, MA	—	—	—	Shawn Michaels forfeited the title due to a knee injury.
33	Bret Hart	February 16, 1997	In Your House 13: Final Four	Chattanooga, TN	4	1	1	This was a four-way elimination match for the vacant title also involving Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and Vader.
34	Sycho Sid	February 17, 1997	Raw	Nashville, TN	2	34	34
35	The Undertaker	March 23, 1997	WrestleMania 13	Rosemont, IL	2	133	133	This was a no disqualification match.
36	Bret Hart	August 3, 1997	SummerSlam	East Rutherford, NJ	5	98	98	Shawn Michaels was the guest referee.
37	Shawn Michaels	November 9, 1997	Survivor Series	Montreal, QC, Canada	3	140	140	This was the Montreal Screwjob.
38	Stone Cold Steve Austin	March 29, 1998	WrestleMania XIV	Boston, MA	1	91	91	Mike Tyson was the special outside enforcer.
39	Kane	June 28, 1998	King of the Ring	Pittsburgh, PA	1	1	1	This was a First Blood match; had Kane lost, he would have set himself on fire.
40	Stone Cold Steve Austin	June 29, 1998	Raw	Cleveland, OH	2	90	90
—	Vacated	September 27, 1998	Breakdown: In Your House	Hamilton, ON, Canada	—	—	—	The title was vacated after Kane and The Undertaker simultaneously pinned Stone Cold Steve Austin in a triple threat match.
41	The Rock	November 15, 1998	Survivor Series	St. Louis, MO	1	44	50	Defeated Mankind in the finals of the Deadly Game tournament in a recreation of the Montreal Screwjob to win the vacant title. WWE recognizes The Rock's reign as ending on January 4, 1999, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
42	Mankind	December 29, 1998	Raw	Worcester, MA	1	26	20	This was a no disqualification match. WWE recognizes Mankind's reign as beginning on January 4, 1999, when the episode aired on tape delay.
43	The Rock	January 24, 1999	Royal Rumble	Anaheim, CA	2	2	7	This was an "I quit" match which The Rock won by knocking Mankind unconscious while someone backstage, later revealed to be Shane McMahon, played an audio recording of Mankind saying "I quit" when The Rock placed the microphone against his face. WWE recognizes The Rock's reign as ending on January 31, 1999, when the following match aired on tape delay.
44	Mankind	January 26, 1999	Halftime Heat	Tucson, AZ	2	20	15	This was an Empty Arena match that aired on tape delay as a special during halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII on January 31, 1999, the date WWE recognizes as the beginning of Mankind's reign.
45	The Rock	February 15, 1999	Raw	Birmingham, AL	3	41	41	This was a ladder match.
46	Stone Cold Steve Austin	March 28, 1999	WrestleMania XV	Philadelphia, PA	3	56	56	This was a no disqualification match with Mankind as the guest referee.
47	The Undertaker	May 23, 1999	Over the Edge	Kansas City, MO	3	36	36	Both Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon were the guest referees.
48	Stone Cold Steve Austin	June 28, 1999	Raw	Charlotte, NC	4	55	55	If The Undertaker had gotten himself disqualified, he would have lost the championship.
49	Mankind	August 22, 1999	SummerSlam	Minneapolis, MN	3	1	1	This was a triple threat match also involving Triple H. Jesse Ventura was the guest referee.
50	Triple H	August 23, 1999	Raw	Ames, IA	1	22	24	Shane McMahon was the guest referee. WWE recognizes Triple H's reign as ending on September 16, 1999, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
51	Vince McMahon	September 14, 1999	SmackDown!	Las Vegas, NV	1	6	4	Shane McMahon was the guest referee. WWE recognizes Vince McMahon's reign as beginning on September 16, 1999, when the episode aired on tape delay.
—	Vacated	September 20, 1999	Raw	Houston, TX	—	—	—	Mr. McMahon vacated the title due to the Fully Loaded stipulation after losing his feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin, who defeated The Undertaker at the event and forced McMahon to no longer appear on WWF television.
52	Triple H	September 26, 1999	Unforgiven	Charlotte, NC	2	49	49	This was a six-pack challenge for the vacant title, also involving Big Show, The British Bulldog, Kane, Mankind, and The Rock. Stone Cold Steve Austin was the special outside enforcer.
53	Big Show	November 14, 1999	Survivor Series	Detroit, MI	1	50	50	This was a triple threat match also involving The Rock. Stone Cold Steve Austin had originally been scheduled to take part in the match, but he did not participate after being (in storyline) run over by a car in the parking garage earlier in the night and was replaced by Big Show.
54	Triple H	January 3, 2000	Raw	Miami, FL	3	118	118
55	The Rock	April 30, 2000	Backlash	Washington, D.C.	4	21	21	Shane McMahon was the guest referee.
56	Triple H	May 21, 2000	Judgment Day	Louisville, KY	4	35	35	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match which Triple H won 6–5 with Shawn Michaels as the guest referee.
57	The Rock	June 25, 2000	King of the Ring	Boston, MA	5	119	119	This was a six-man tag team match with Kane, The Rock, and The Undertaker vs. Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Vince McMahon. Pre-match stipulation stated if the team of The Rock, Kane and Undertaker won whoever got the fall would win the title. The Rock pinned Vince to win Triple H's title.
58	Kurt Angle	October 22, 2000	No Mercy	Albany, NY	1	126	126	This was a no disqualification match.
59	The Rock	February 25, 2001	No Way Out	Las Vegas, NV	6	35	35	After the WWF purchased World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in March 2001, the WCW Championship became a second concurrently active world championship in the WWF. By November 2001, the WCW title was renamed to World Championship.
60	Stone Cold Steve Austin	April 1, 2001	WrestleMania X-Seven	Houston, TX	5	175	175	This was a no disqualification match.
61	Kurt Angle	September 23, 2001	Unforgiven	Pittsburgh, PA	2	15	15
62	Stone Cold Steve Austin	October 8, 2001	Raw	Indianapolis, IN	6	62	62
63	Chris Jericho	December 9, 2001	Vengeance	San Diego, CA	1	98	98	Earlier the same night, Jericho defeated World Champion The Rock for that title. By defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship, Jericho unified both titles to become the first-ever undisputed WWF world champion. The World Championship was retired while the WWF Championship became known as the Undisputed WWF Championship.
64	Triple H	March 17, 2002	WrestleMania X8	Toronto, ON, Canada	5	35	35	In late March 2002, due to the WWF's roster having doubled in size, the brand extension began, splitting the roster between the Raw and SmackDown brands, represented by the TV shows of the same name. Championships were assigned to be exclusive to a specific brand, with the exception of the Undisputed WWF Championship and the WWF Women's Championship, which were non-exclusive at this time.
65	Hollywood Hulk Hogan	April 21, 2002	Backlash	Kansas City, MO	6	28	28	After the WWF was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) due to a lawsuit by the World Wide Fund for Nature on May 6, 2002, the title was also renamed Undisputed WWE Championship and then WWE Undisputed Championship.
	World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
66	The Undertaker	May 19, 2002	Judgment Day	Nashville, TN	4	63	63
67	The Rock	July 21, 2002	Vengeance	Detroit, MI	7	35	35	This was a triple threat match also involving Kurt Angle.
68	Brock Lesnar	August 25, 2002	SummerSlam	Uniondale, NY	1	84	83	The following night, Lesnar signed a deal to appear exclusively on the SmackDown brand, making the championship exclusive to the brand. The World Heavyweight Championship was then created for the Raw brand and awarded to Triple H, who was Lesnar's number one contender. On September 2, 2002, the WWE Undisputed Championship became the WWE Championship as it was no longer "undisputed".
	WWE: SmackDown
69	Big Show	November 17, 2002	Survivor Series	New York, NY	2	28	28
70	Kurt Angle	December 15, 2002	Armageddon	Sunrise, FL	3	105	105
71	Brock Lesnar	March 30, 2003	WrestleMania XIX	Seattle, WA	2	119	118	Had the champion (Kurt Angle) been counted out, disqualified, or had anyone interfered on his behalf, the champion would have lost the title to the challenger (Lesner).
72	Kurt Angle	July 27, 2003	Vengeance	Denver, CO	4	51	53	This was a triple threat match also involving Big Show. WWE recognizes Angle's reign as ending on September 18, 2003, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
73	Brock Lesnar	September 16, 2003	SmackDown!	Raleigh, NC	3	152	150	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match. WWE recognizes Lesnar's reign as beginning on September 18, 2003, when the episode aired on tape delay.
74	Eddie Guerrero	February 15, 2004	No Way Out	Daly City, CA	1	133	133
75	John "Bradshaw" Layfield	June 27, 2004	The Great American Bash	Norfolk, VA	1	280	280	This was a Texas bullrope match.
76	John Cena	April 3, 2005	WrestleMania 21	Los Angeles, CA	1	280	280	The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery.
	WWE: Raw
77	Edge	January 8, 2006	New Year's Revolution	Albany, NY	1	21	21	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
78	John Cena	January 29, 2006	Royal Rumble	Miami, FL	2	133	133
79	Rob Van Dam	June 11, 2006	ECW One Night Stand	New York, NY	1	22	22	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. This was an Extreme Rules match. The title became property of the new ECW brand due to Van Dam's status as an ECW wrestler. The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was subsequently reactivated for the brand and awarded to Van Dam, who became the only wrestler to ever hold both titles at the same time. The ECW Championship became a third concurrently active world championship in WWE.
	WWE: ECW
80	Edge	July 3, 2006	Raw	Philadelphia, PA	2	76	76	This was a triple threat match also involving John Cena. The title became exclusive to the Raw brand due to Edge's status as a Raw wrestler.
	WWE: Raw
81	John Cena	September 17, 2006	Unforgiven	Toronto, ON, Canada	3	380	380	This was a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. Had Cena lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand.
—	Vacated	October 2, 2007	ECW	Dayton, OH	—	—	—	The title was vacated when John Cena suffered a torn right pectoral tendon.
82	Randy Orton	October 7, 2007	No Mercy	Rosemont, IL	1	<1	<1	Orton was originally scheduled to have a Last Man Standing match against John Cena for the title, but due to Cena vacating the title due to a legit injury, Mr. McMahon awarded it to Orton at the start of the event, and was immediately challenged by Triple H.
83	Triple H	October 7, 2007	No Mercy	Rosemont, IL	6	<1	<1	After winning the championship, Mr. McMahon would tell Triple H that his previously booked match against Umaga at that event would now be for the WWE Championship. After defeating Umaga, McMahon stated that Randy Orton was invoking his rematch clause and scheduled a rematch for the same night.
84	Randy Orton	October 7, 2007	No Mercy	Rosemont, IL	2	203	203	This was a Last Man Standing match.
85	Triple H	April 27, 2008	Backlash	Baltimore, MD	7	210	210	This was a fatal four-way elimination match also involving John Cena and John "Bradshaw" Layfield. The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2008 WWE Draft.
	WWE: SmackDown
86	Edge	November 23, 2008	Survivor Series	Boston, MA	3	21	21	This was a triple threat match also involving Vladimir Kozlov. Jeff Hardy had originally been scheduled to take part in the match, but he did not participate after being (in storyline) attacked prior to the event. Triple H and Kozlov started the match before Edge was revealed as Hardy's surprise replacement.
87	Jeff Hardy	December 14, 2008	Armageddon	Buffalo, NY	1	42	42	This was a triple threat match also involving Triple H.
88	Edge	January 25, 2009	Royal Rumble	Detroit, MI	4	21	21	This was a no disqualification match.
89	Triple H	February 15, 2009	No Way Out	Seattle, WA	8	70	70	This was an Elimination Chamber match also involving Big Show, Jeff Hardy, The Undertaker, and Vladimir Kozlov. The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE Draft.
	WWE: Raw
90	Randy Orton	April 26, 2009	Backlash	Providence, RI	3	42	42	This was a six-man tag team match with The Legacy (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and Ted DiBiase) against Batista, Triple H, and Shane McMahon. Orton pinned Triple H to win the title.
91	Batista	June 7, 2009	Extreme Rules	New Orleans, LA	1	2	2	This was a steel cage match.
—	Vacated	June 9, 2009	—	—	—	—	—	The title was vacated when Batista suffered a torn left biceps.
92	Randy Orton	June 15, 2009	Raw	Charlotte, NC	4	90	90	This was a fatal four-way match for the vacant title also involving Big Show, John Cena, and Triple H.
93	John Cena	September 13, 2009	Breaking Point	Montreal, QC, Canada	4	21	21	This was an "I quit" match. Had anyone interfered on Randy Orton's behalf, he would have forfeited the title.
94	Randy Orton	October 4, 2009	Hell in a Cell	Newark, NJ	5	21	21	This was a Hell in a Cell match.
95	John Cena	October 25, 2009	Bragging Rights	Pittsburgh, PA	5	49	49	This was a 60-minute Anything Goes Iron Man match in which Cena won 6–5. Had Cena lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand.
96	Sheamus	December 13, 2009	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	San Antonio, TX	1	70	70	This was a tables match.
97	John Cena	February 21, 2010	Elimination Chamber	St. Louis, MO	6	<1	<1	This was an Elimination Chamber match also involving Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase Jr., and Triple H.
98	Batista	February 21, 2010	Elimination Chamber	St. Louis, MO	2	35	35	Batista was transferred to the Raw brand after winning the title.
99	John Cena	March 28, 2010	WrestleMania XXVI	Glendale, AZ	7	84	84
100	Sheamus	June 20, 2010	Fatal 4-Way	Uniondale, NY	2	91	91	This was a fatal four-way match also involving Edge and Randy Orton.
101	Randy Orton	September 19, 2010	Night of Champions	Rosemont, IL	6	64	64	This was a six-pack elimination challenge also involving Chris Jericho, Edge, John Cena, and Wade Barrett, who decided to cash-in his title shot due to winning the first season of NXT.
102	The Miz	November 22, 2010	Raw	Orlando, FL	1	160	160	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. In April 2011, WWE ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism.
103	John Cena	May 1, 2011	Extreme Rules	Tampa, FL	8	77	77	This was a triple threat steel cage match also involving John Morrison.
104	CM Punk	July 17, 2011	Money in the Bank	Rosemont, IL	1	28	28	Punk (kayfabe) left WWE the day after with the championship, but he returned on the July 25, 2011 episode of Raw and his reign was deemed to continue through this period.
—	Vacated	July 18, 2011	Raw	Green Bay, WI	—	—	—	The title was vacated due to CM Punk leaving WWE. This vacancy is no longer recognized due to Punk's return on the July 25, 2011 episode of Raw.
105	Rey Mysterio	July 25, 2011	Raw	Hampton, VA	1	<1	<1	Defeated The Miz in a tournament final to crown a new champion. CM Punk was also recognized as WWE Champion.
106	John Cena	July 25, 2011	Raw	Hampton, VA	9	20	20	As the former champion prior to CM Punk, Cena was granted a title match against Rey Mysterio by Triple H. Punk was also recognized as WWE Champion.
†	CM Punk	August 14, 2011	SummerSlam	Los Angeles, CA	1	—	—	Punk defeated John Cena in a match to determine the undisputed champion. Triple H was the guest referee. This is considered a continuation of Punk's first reign.
107	Alberto Del Rio	August 14, 2011	SummerSlam	Los Angeles, CA	1	35	35	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract after CM Punk defeated John Cena to determine the undisputed champion. On August 29, 2011, the first brand extension ended, allowing the WWE Champion to appear on both Raw and SmackDown.
	WWE (unbranded)
108	John Cena	September 18, 2011	Night of Champions	Buffalo, NY	10	14	14
109	Alberto Del Rio	October 2, 2011	Hell in a Cell	New Orleans, LA	2	49	49	This was a triple threat Hell in a Cell match also involving CM Punk.
110	CM Punk	November 20, 2011	Survivor Series	New York, NY	2	434	434
111	The Rock	January 27, 2013	Royal Rumble	Phoenix, AZ	8	70	70	CM Punk had initially won, but the match was restarted by Vince McMahon due to interference by The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins).
112	John Cena	April 7, 2013	WrestleMania 29	East Rutherford, NJ	11	133	133
113	Daniel Bryan	August 18, 2013	SummerSlam	Los Angeles, CA	1	<1	<1	Triple H was the guest referee.
114	Randy Orton	August 18, 2013	SummerSlam	Los Angeles, CA	7	28	28	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. Triple H was the guest referee.
115	Daniel Bryan	September 15, 2013	Night of Champions	Detroit, MI	2	1	1
—	Vacated	September 16, 2013	Raw	Cleveland, OH	—	—	—	The title was vacated after a controversial finish when Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton to win the title.
116	Randy Orton	October 27, 2013	Hell in a Cell	Miami, FL	8	161	161	Orton defeated Daniel Bryan in a Hell in a Cell match to win the vacant title with Shawn Michaels as the guest referee. On December 15, 2013 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Orton defeated John Cena in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match to unify the World Heavyweight Championship with the WWE Championship. The World Heavyweight Championship was then retired and the WWE Championship became known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
117	Daniel Bryan	April 6, 2014	WrestleMania XXX	New Orleans, LA	3	64	65	This was a triple threat match also involving Batista, whom Bryan forced to submit to win the match.
—	Vacated	June 9, 2014	Raw	Minneapolis, MN	—	—	—	Daniel Bryan was stripped of the title due to a neck injury.
118	John Cena	June 29, 2014	Money in the Bank	Boston, MA	12	49	49	This was an eight-way ladder match for the vacant title also involving Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, and Sheamus.
119	Brock Lesnar	August 17, 2014	SummerSlam	Los Angeles, CA	4	224	223
120	Seth Rollins	March 29, 2015	WrestleMania 31	Santa Clara, CA	1	221	221	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract during a singles match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, converting it into a triple threat match and subsequently pinned Reigns to win the match. WWE has since retrospectively changed to recognizing Rollins' reign ending on November 5, 2015, the date the title was officially vacated.
—	Vacated	November 5, 2015	—	—	—	—	—	The title was vacated after Seth Rollins suffered a torn ACL, MCL, and a damaged meniscus at a live event in Dublin, Ireland.
121	Roman Reigns	November 22, 2015	Survivor Series	Atlanta, GA	1	<1	<1	Defeated Dean Ambrose in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
122	Sheamus	November 22, 2015	Survivor Series	Atlanta, GA	3	22	22	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
123	Roman Reigns	December 14, 2015	Raw	Philadelphia, PA	2	41	41	This was a title vs. career match.
124	Triple H	January 24, 2016	Royal Rumble	Orlando, FL	9	70	70	This was the Royal Rumble match in which Roman Reigns defended the title and entered at number one. Triple H eliminated Reigns before lastly eliminating Dean Ambrose to win the title.
125	Roman Reigns	April 3, 2016	WrestleMania 32	Arlington, TX	3	77	77
126	Seth Rollins	June 19, 2016	Money in the Bank	Las Vegas, NV	2	<1	<1
127	Dean Ambrose	June 19, 2016	Money in the Bank	Las Vegas, NV	1	84	84	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and the title's name reverted to WWE Championship. The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2016 WWE Draft. The WWE Universal Championship was created for the Raw brand; the WWE Championship was then renamed to WWE World Championship.
	WWE: SmackDown
128	AJ Styles	September 11, 2016	Backlash	Richmond, VA	1	140	140	In December 2016, the title's name reverted to WWE Championship.
129	John Cena	January 29, 2017	Royal Rumble	San Antonio, TX	13	14	14
130	Bray Wyatt	February 12, 2017	Elimination Chamber	Phoenix, AZ	1	49	49	This was an Elimination Chamber match also involving AJ Styles, Baron Corbin, Dean Ambrose, and The Miz.
131	Randy Orton	April 2, 2017	WrestleMania 33	Orlando, FL	9	49	49
132	Jinder Mahal	May 21, 2017	Backlash	Rosemont, IL	1	170	170
133	AJ Styles	November 7, 2017	SmackDown	Manchester, England	2	371	371
134	Daniel Bryan	November 13, 2018	SmackDown	St. Louis, MO	4	145	144
135	Kofi Kingston	April 7, 2019	WrestleMania 35	East Rutherford, NJ	1	180	180
136	Brock Lesnar	October 4, 2019	SmackDown's 20th Anniversary	Los Angeles, CA	5	173	184	On the November 1, 2019 episode of SmackDown, Lesnar quit SmackDown and went to Raw, taking the title with him. WWE recognizes this reign as ending on April 5, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay.
	WWE: Raw
137	Drew McIntyre	March 25, 2020	WrestleMania 36 Part 2	Orlando, FL	1	214	203	WrestleMania was taped on March 25 and 26, and was unclear in which day the match took place. McIntyre confirmed in his memoir, A Chosen Destiny: My Story, that the WWE Championship match was taped on March 25. WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on April 5, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay.
138	Randy Orton	October 25, 2020	Hell in a Cell	Orlando, FL	10	22	22	This was a Hell in a Cell match.
139	Drew McIntyre	November 16, 2020	Raw	Orlando, FL	2	97	97	This was a no disqualification and no countout match.
140	The Miz	February 21, 2021	Elimination Chamber	St. Petersburg, FL	2	8	8	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
141	Bobby Lashley	March 1, 2021	Raw	St. Petersburg, FL	1	196	195	This was a lumberjack match.
142	Big E	September 13, 2021	Raw	Boston, MA	1	110	110	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. Big E was transferred to the Raw brand after winning the title.
143	Brock Lesnar	January 1, 2022	Day 1	Atlanta, GA	6	28	27	This was a fatal five-way match also involving Bobby Lashley, Kevin Owens, and Seth Rollins.
144	Bobby Lashley	January 29, 2022	Royal Rumble	St. Louis, MO	2	21	20
145	Brock Lesnar	February 19, 2022	Elimination Chamber	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	7	43	43	This was an Elimination Chamber match also involving AJ Styles, Austin Theory, Riddle, and Seth Rollins.
146	Roman Reigns	April 3, 2022	WrestleMania 38 Night 2	Arlington, TX	4	226+	226+	This was a Winner Takes All match in which Reigns also defended the Universal Championship.

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