World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
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The World Heavyweight Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of two men's world titles on WWE's main roster, along with the Undisputed WWE Championship on SmackDown. The current champion is CM Punk, who is in his record-tying second reign. He won the vacant title by defeating Jey Uso at Saturday Night's Main Event on November 1, 2025; previous champion Seth Rollins relinquished the title due to injury. The title's creation came as a result of Roman Reigns, who at the time jointly held both the WWE Championship and the WWE Universal Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. With the announcement of the 2023 WWE Draft, the World Heavyweight Championship was unveiled on the April 24, 2023, episode of Monday Night Raw and subsequently became exclusive to Raw after Reigns and the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown. The inaugural World Heavyweight Champion was Seth "Freakin" Rollins. The title is distinct from WWE's previous World Heavyweight Championship that was contested from 2002 until 2013 when it was unified into the WWE Championship. Although the two titles share the same name, they do not have a direct lineage. It is the fourth overall men's world championship to be created by WWE, after the WWE Championship (1963), the previous World Heavyweight Championship (2002–2013), and the Universal Championship (2016–2024).
Infobox
Promotion
WWE
Brand
Raw
Date established
April 24, 2023
Current champion
CM Punk
Date won
November 1, 2025
Statistics
StatisticsFirst championSeth Rollins[a]Most reigns2 reigns: Gunther Seth Rollins CM Punk Longest reignSeth Rollins(1st reign, 316 days)Shortest reignCM Punk(1st reign, 5 minutes and 10 seconds)Oldest championCM Punk(47 years, 6 days)Youngest championGunther(36 years, 349 days)Heaviest championDrew McIntyre(275 lb (125 kg))Lightest championCM Punk(218 lb (99 kg))
First champion
Seth Rollins[a]
Most reigns
2 reigns: Gunther Seth Rollins CM Punk
Longest reign
Seth Rollins(1st reign, 316 days)
Shortest reign
CM Punk(1st reign, 5 minutes and 10 seconds)
Oldest champion
CM Punk(47 years, 6 days)
Youngest champion
Gunther(36 years, 349 days)
Heaviest champion
Drew McIntyre(275 lb (125 kg))
Lightest champion
CM Punk(218 lb (99 kg))
Tables
Key · Reigns
Reign
Reign
No.
Reign
Overall reign number
Reign number for the specific champion
Days
Days
No.
Days
Overall reign number
Number of days held
Days recog.
Days recog.
No.
Days recog.
Overall reign number
Number of days held recognized by the promotion
<1
<1
No.
<1
Overall reign number
Reign lasted less than a day
+
+
No.
+
Overall reign number
Current reign is changing daily
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Days recog. | Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
· Reigns
Date
Date
No.
Date
Champion
Event
Championship change
Location
Championship change
Reign
Championship change
Days
Reign statistics
Days recog.
1
1
No.
1
Champion
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
Championship change
May 27, 2023
Championship change
Night of Champions
Championship change
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Reign statistics
1
Reign statistics
316
Reign statistics
316
Notes
The title was established and designated to Raw after the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2023 WWE Draft. Rollins defeated AJ Styles in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
2
2
No.
2
Champion
Drew McIntyre
Championship change
April 7, 2024
Championship change
WrestleMania XLNight 2
Championship change
Philadelphia, PA
Reign statistics
1
Reign statistics
<1
Reign statistics
<1
3
3
No.
3
Champion
Damian Priest
Championship change
April 7, 2024
Championship change
WrestleMania XLNight 2
Championship change
Philadelphia, PA
Reign statistics
1
Reign statistics
118
Reign statistics
118
Notes
This was Priest's Money in the Bank cash-in match.
4
4
No.
4
Champion
Gunther
Championship change
August 3, 2024
Championship change
SummerSlam
Championship change
Cleveland, OH
Reign statistics
1
Reign statistics
259
Reign statistics
258
5
5
No.
5
Champion
Jey Uso
Championship change
April 19, 2025
Championship change
WrestleMania 41Night 1
Championship change
Paradise, NV
Reign statistics
1
Reign statistics
51
Reign statistics
51
6
6
No.
6
Champion
Gunther
Championship change
June 9, 2025
Championship change
Raw
Championship change
Phoenix, AZ
Reign statistics
2
Reign statistics
54
Reign statistics
53
7
7
No.
7
Champion
CM Punk
Championship change
August 2, 2025
Championship change
SummerSlamNight 1
Championship change
East Rutherford, NJ
Reign statistics
1
Reign statistics
<1
Reign statistics
<1
8
8
No.
8
Champion
Seth Rollins
Championship change
August 2, 2025
Championship change
SummerSlamNight 1
Championship change
East Rutherford, NJ
Reign statistics
2
Reign statistics
79
Reign statistics
78
Notes
This was Rollins's Money in the Bank cash-in match. During his first reign, his ring name was Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
—
—
No.
—
Champion
Vacated
Championship change
October 20, 2025
Championship change
Raw
Championship change
Sacramento, CA
Reign statistics
—
Reign statistics
—
Reign statistics
—
Notes
Seth Rollins was stripped of the title due to a shoulder injury at Crown Jewel on October 11. In kayfabe, he was injured by an attack from Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed on the October 13 episode of Raw.
9
9
No.
9
Champion
CM Punk
Championship change
November 1, 2025
Championship change
Saturday Night's Main Event
Championship change
Salt Lake City, UT
Reign statistics
2
Reign statistics
39+
Reign statistics
39+
Notes
Defeated Jey Uso to win the vacant title.
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||||
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||||
| WWE: Raw | |||||||||||
| 1 | Seth "Freakin" Rollins | May 27, 2023 | Night of Champions | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1 | 316 | 316 | The title was established and designated to Raw after the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2023 WWE Draft. Rollins defeated AJ Styles in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |||
| 2 | Drew McIntyre | April 7, 2024 | WrestleMania XLNight 2 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | <1 | <1 | ||||
| 3 | Damian Priest | April 7, 2024 | WrestleMania XLNight 2 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 118 | 118 | This was Priest's Money in the Bank cash-in match. | |||
| 4 | Gunther | August 3, 2024 | SummerSlam | Cleveland, OH | 1 | 259 | 258 | ||||
| 5 | Jey Uso | April 19, 2025 | WrestleMania 41Night 1 | Paradise, NV | 1 | 51 | 51 | ||||
| 6 | Gunther | June 9, 2025 | Raw | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | 54 | 53 | ||||
| 7 | CM Punk | August 2, 2025 | SummerSlamNight 1 | East Rutherford, NJ | 1 | <1 | <1 | ||||
| 8 | Seth Rollins | August 2, 2025 | SummerSlamNight 1 | East Rutherford, NJ | 2 | 79 | 78 | This was Rollins's Money in the Bank cash-in match. During his first reign, his ring name was Seth "Freakin" Rollins. | |||
| — | Vacated | October 20, 2025 | Raw | Sacramento, CA | — | — | — | Seth Rollins was stripped of the title due to a shoulder injury at Crown Jewel on October 11. In kayfabe, he was injured by an attack from Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed on the October 13 episode of Raw. | |||
| 9 | CM Punk | November 1, 2025 | Saturday Night's Main Event | Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | 39+ | 39+ | Defeated Jey Uso to win the vacant title. | |||
· Combined reigns
<1
<1
†
<1
Indicates the current champion
Reign was less than a day
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| <1 | Reign was less than a day |
· Combined reigns
1
1
Rank
1
Wrestler
Seth Rollins
No. ofreigns
2
Combineddays
395
Combined daysrec by WWE
394
2
2
Rank
2
Wrestler
Gunther
No. ofreigns
2
Combineddays
313
Combined daysrec by WWE
311
3
3
Rank
3
Wrestler
Damian Priest
No. ofreigns
1
Combineddays
118
4
4
Rank
4
Wrestler
Jey Uso
No. ofreigns
1
Combineddays
51
5
5
Rank
5
Wrestler
CM Punk †
No. ofreigns
2
Combineddays
39+
6
6
Rank
6
Wrestler
Drew McIntyre
No. ofreigns
1
Combineddays
<1
| Rank | Wrestler | No. ofreigns | Combineddays | Combined daysrec by WWE |
| 1 | Seth Rollins | 2 | 395 | 394 |
| 2 | Gunther | 2 | 313 | 311 |
| 3 | Damian Priest | 1 | 118 | |
| 4 | Jey Uso | 1 | 51 | |
| 5 | CM Punk † | 2 | 39+ | |
| 6 | Drew McIntyre | 1 | <1 | |
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