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World championships in WWE

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World championships in WWE

The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has maintained several men's world championships since Capitol Wrestling Corporation seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1963 to become the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), which was later subjected to various name changes, including World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)—in April 2011, the company ceased using its full name and has since just been referred to as WWE. The company's first world championship was the WWE Championship, which was established along with the promotion's creation in 1963 as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship; it is still active today as the Undisputed WWE Championship and is WWE's oldest active title. Whenever the WWE brand extension has been implemented (2002–2011; 2016–present), separate world championships have been created or allocated for each brand. As of 2025, WWE promotes two men's world championships, with the Undisputed WWE Championship on the SmackDown brand and the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw. The NXT Championship (created in 2012), was the world championship for the NXT brand from 2019 until 2021 when it was viewed a third major brand, though it reverted to its status as a developmental championship in 2021.

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· Overview › World Championships
WWE Championship
WWE Championship
No.
1
Name
WWE Championship
Years
1963–present
Status
Active
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
No.
2
Name
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Years
1991–2001 (became WWF property in 2001)
Status
Unified with the WWE Championship
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
No.
3
Name
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Years
1994–2001, 2006–2010 (became WWE property in 2003)
Status
Retired
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
No.
4
Name
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
Years
2002–2013
Status
Unified with the WWE Championship
WWE Universal Championship
WWE Universal Championship
No.
5
Name
WWE Universal Championship
Years
2016–2024
Status
Unified with the WWE Championship
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
No.
6
Name
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
Years
2023–present
Status
Active
No.
Name
Years
Status
1
WWE Championship
1963–present
Active
2
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
1991–2001 (became WWF property in 2001)
Unified with the WWE Championship
3
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
1994–2001, 2006–2010 (became WWE property in 2003)
Retired
4
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
2002–2013
Unified with the WWE Championship
5
WWE Universal Championship
2016–2024
Unified with the WWE Championship
6
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
2023–present
Active
· Champions › Current champions
Undisputed WWE Championship
Undisputed WWE Championship
Championship
Undisputed WWE Championship
Current champion
Current champion
Cody Rhodes
Reign
2
Date won
August 3, 2025
Daysheld
130
Location
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Notes
Defeated John Cena in a Street Fight on Night 2 of SummerSlam.
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
Championship
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
Current champion
Current champion
CM Punk
Reign
2
Date won
November 1, 2025
Daysheld
40
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah
Notes
Defeated Jey Uso to win the vacant title at Saturday Night's Main Event; previous champion Seth Rollins relinquished the title due to injury.
Championship
Current champion
Reign
Date won
Daysheld
Location
Notes
Ref.
Undisputed WWE Championship
Cody Rhodes
2
August 3, 2025
130
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Defeated John Cena in a Street Fight on Night 2 of SummerSlam.
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
CM Punk
2
November 1, 2025
40
Salt Lake City, Utah
Defeated Jey Uso to win the vacant title at Saturday Night's Main Event; previous champion Seth Rollins relinquished the title due to injury.
· Champions › Retired championships
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Championship → WCW World Heavyweight Championship
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Final champion → Chris Jericho
Ezekiel Jackson
Reign → 2
1
Date retired → December 9, 2001
February 16, 2010
Days held → <1
<1
Notes → Won the title as the World Championship. It was unified into the then WWF Championship, which subsequently became known as the Undisputed WWF Championship.
Won the title as the ECW Championship. It was retired with the dissolution of the ECW brand.
World Heavyweight Championship (original version)
World Heavyweight Championship (original version)
Championship → WCW World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (original version)
Final champion → Chris Jericho
Randy Orton
Reign → 2
4
Date retired → December 9, 2001
December 15, 2013
Days held → <1
<1
Notes → Won the title as the World Championship. It was unified into the then WWF Championship, which subsequently became known as the Undisputed WWF Championship.
The championship was unified into Orton's WWE Championship, which subsequently became known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
WWE Universal Championship
WWE Universal Championship
Championship → WCW World Heavyweight Championship
WWE Universal Championship
Final champion → Chris Jericho
Roman Reigns
Reign → 2
2
Date retired → December 9, 2001
April 7, 2024
Days held → <1
1,316
Notes → Won the title as the World Championship. It was unified into the then WWF Championship, which subsequently became known as the Undisputed WWF Championship.
Decommissioned in favor of continuing the WWE Championship lineage. Following Reigns's loss, the official title history had originally recognized Cody Rhodes as champion until Rhodes lost the title at WrestleMania 41 the following year. Upon his loss, the official title history was amended, removing Rhodes and instead recognizing Reigns as the final champion, with the title retired the night he lost it at WrestleMania XL.
Championship
Final champion
Reign
Date retired
Days held
Notes
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Jericho
2
December 9, 2001
<1
Won the title as the World Championship. It was unified into the then WWF Championship, which subsequently became known as the Undisputed WWF Championship.
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Ezekiel Jackson
1
February 16, 2010
<1
Won the title as the ECW Championship. It was retired with the dissolution of the ECW brand.
World Heavyweight Championship (original version)
Randy Orton
4
December 15, 2013
<1
The championship was unified into Orton's WWE Championship, which subsequently became known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
WWE Universal Championship
Roman Reigns
2
April 7, 2024
1,316
Decommissioned in favor of continuing the WWE Championship lineage. Following Reigns's loss, the official title history had originally recognized Cody Rhodes as champion until Rhodes lost the title at WrestleMania 41 the following year. Upon his loss, the official title history was amended, removing Rhodes and instead recognizing Reigns as the final champion, with the title retired the night he lost it at WrestleMania XL.
· Champions › Inaugural championship holders
WWE Championship
WWE Championship
Championship
WWE Championship
Holder(s)
Buddy Rogers
Date
April 11, 1963
Notes
Won the title as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship which WWE recognizes as happening on April 25, 1963.
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Championship
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Holder(s)
Ric Flair
Date
January 11, 1991
Notes
Flair was the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion when World Championship Wrestling began also recognizing him as their world champion. For Flair's 16 world championships, this reign is recognized as one of his 8 NWA reigns.
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Championship
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Holder(s)
Jimmy Snuka
Date
April 25, 1992
Notes
Won the title as the ECW Heavyweight Championship as part of Eastern Championship Wrestling of the National Wrestling Alliance. This is not recognized by WWE.
Shane Douglas
Shane Douglas
Championship
Shane Douglas
Holder(s)
March 26, 1994
Date
WWE officially recognizes this as the inaugural reign of the title after Eastern Championship Wrestling split from the NWA to become Extreme Championship Wrestling with Douglas' reign for the latter officially beginning on August 27, 1994.
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
Championship
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
Holder(s)
Triple H
Date
September 2, 2002
WWE Universal Championship
WWE Universal Championship
Championship
WWE Universal Championship
Holder(s)
Finn Bálor
Date
August 21, 2016
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
Championship
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
Holder(s)
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
Date
May 27, 2023
Championship
Holder(s)
Date
Notes
WWE Championship
Buddy Rogers
April 11, 1963
Won the title as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship which WWE recognizes as happening on April 25, 1963.
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Ric Flair
January 11, 1991
Flair was the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion when World Championship Wrestling began also recognizing him as their world champion. For Flair's 16 world championships, this reign is recognized as one of his 8 NWA reigns.
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Jimmy Snuka
April 25, 1992
Won the title as the ECW Heavyweight Championship as part of Eastern Championship Wrestling of the National Wrestling Alliance. This is not recognized by WWE.
Shane Douglas
March 26, 1994
WWE officially recognizes this as the inaugural reign of the title after Eastern Championship Wrestling split from the NWA to become Extreme Championship Wrestling with Douglas' reign for the latter officially beginning on August 27, 1994.
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
Triple H
September 2, 2002
WWE Universal Championship
Finn Bálor
August 21, 2016
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
May 27, 2023
· Superlative reigns › Most total reigns
1
1
No.
1
Champion
John Cena
Titles
WWE Championship (14 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 3 times)
No. of Reigns
17
Notes
During his 12th reign as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and during his 14th reign, it was known as the Undisputed WWE Championship.
2
2
No.
2
Champion
Ric Flair
Titles
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (8 times) WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) WWE Championship (2 times)
No. of Reigns
16
Notes
WWE officially recognizes that Flair is a 16-time world champion, with other promotions also recognizing this number. His actual number of world championships exceeds that. Depending on recognition, Flair is variously recognized as a 16-time world champion (8 NWA, 6 WCW, and 2 WWF), 18-time world champion (8 NWA, 8 WCW, and 2 WWF), and 20-time world champion (8 NWA, 8 WCW, 2 WWF, and 2 WCW International), with the number of WCW World title between 6 and 8. In WCW, Flair was recognized as an eight-time champion but WWE only recognizes 6, counting his first reign as one of his 8 NWA title reigns and ignoring a title vacancy that occurred in 1994 and instead viewing that as one continuous reign. WWE also does not recognize his two WCW International World Championship reigns, recognizing the first reign as an NWA title reign, and not counting the second, which he won via a title unification match. During his two reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
3
3
No.
3
Champion
Triple H
Titles
WWE Championship (9 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 5 times)
No. of Reigns
14
Notes
During his first four reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF Championship. During his fifth reign, the title was known as the Undisputed WWF Championship. During his ninth reign, the title was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H was the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion, which subsequently made him the first wrestler to hold the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Championship.
Randy Orton
Randy Orton
No.
Randy Orton
Champion
WWE Championship (10 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 4 times)
Titles
Orton was the youngest holder of the World Heavyweight Championship at 24, which also makes him the youngest world champion in WWE history. Orton is also the final holder of the title when he unified the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Championship to become the WWE World Heavyweight Championship; this occurred during Orton's eighth reign as WWE Champion. By the time of his ninth reign, the title reverted to being called the WWE Championship.
5
5
No.
5
Champion
Hulk Hogan
Titles
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) WWE Championship (6 times)
No. of Reigns
12
Notes
During his first five reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, although often abbreviated to WWF Championship. During his sixth reign, the title had three names, and he won it as the Undisputed WWF Championship but was shortly after renamed to Undisputed WWE Championship (due to the company being renamed from WWF to WWE) before being renamed again to WWE Undisputed Championship. Hogan is a 13-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his reign with the original version of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
6
6
No.
6
Champion
Edge
Titles
World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 7 times) WWE Championship (4 times)
No. of Reigns
11
7
7
No.
7
Champion
Brock Lesnar
Titles
WWE Championship (7 times) WWE Universal Championship (3 times)
No. of Reigns
10
Notes
Lesnar first won the WWE Championship when it was called the WWE Undisputed Championship; during that same reign, it was renamed to WWE Championship. During his fourth reign, it was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Lesnar holds the record for being the youngest wrestler to hold the WWE Championship at 25. With the WWE Universal Championship, Lesnar holds the record for most reigns, and he was also the first wrestler to hold the WWE Championship and the WWE Universal Championship.Lesnar is an 11-time World Champion, but WWE doesn't recognize his IWGP Heavyweight Championship reign.
The Rock
The Rock
No.
The Rock
Champion
WWE Championship (8 times) WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Titles
During his first six reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF Championship. During his seventh reign, it was known as the WWE Undisputed Championship.During his first reign as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, the title was known as the WCW Championship. During his second reign, it was known simply as the World Championship.
9
9
No.
9
Champion
Sting
Titles
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
No. of Reigns
9
Notes
Sting is a 15-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his one WWA World Heavyweight Championship reign, one NWA World Heavyweight title in TNA or his four TNA World Heavyweight Championship reigns.
10
10
No.
10
Champion
Harley Race
Titles
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (8 times)
No. of Reigns
8
CM Punk
CM Punk
No.
CM Punk
Champion
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 3 times) World Heavyweight Championship (current version, 2 times) WWE Championship (2 times)
Titles
During his reign as ECW World Heavyweight Champion, the title was known as the ECW Championship. CM Punk is the only wrestler to hold both original and current versions of the World Heavyweight Championship. CM Punk is a 11-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his one ROH World Championship reign and two AEW World Championship reigns.
12
12
No.
12
Champion
Bret Hart
Titles
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) WWE Championship (5 times)
No. of Reigns
7
Notes
During his five reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
The Undertaker
The Undertaker
No.
The Undertaker
Champion
World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 3 times) WWE Championship (4 times)
Titles
During his first two reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. During his third reign, it was known as the WWF Championship. During his fourth reign, it was known as the WWE Undisputed Championship.
Big Show
Big Show
No.
Big Show
Champion
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 2 times) WWE Championship (2 times)
Titles
During his first reign as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF Championship. During his reign as ECW World Heavyweight Champion, the title was known as the ECW World Championship. Big Show is the only wrestler to have held all of these championships.
15
15
No.
15
Champion
Kurt Angle
Titles
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 1 time) WWE Championship (4 times)
No. of Reigns
6
Notes
During his first two reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF Championship.During his sole reign as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, the title was known as the WCW Championship. Angle is a 13-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his one IWGP Heavyweight Championship (Inoki Genome Federation version) reign and his six TNA World Heavyweight Championship reigns.
Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns
No.
Roman Reigns
Champion
WWE Championship (4 times) WWE Universal Championship (2 times)
Titles
During his first three reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Reigns is the only wrestler to hold both titles together as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
Randy Savage
Randy Savage
No.
Randy Savage
Champion
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (4 times) WWE Championship (2 times)
Titles
During his two reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
No.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
Champion
WWE Championship (6 times)
Titles
During all six of his reigns, the title was known as the WWF Championship.
Booker T
Booker T
No.
Booker T
Champion
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (5 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 1 time)
Titles
In his fourth reign, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship was renamed as the WCW Championship after WWF purchased WCW in 2001. Booker T won his fifth WCW World Heavyweight Championship as the WCW Championship.
Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
No.
Chris Jericho
Champion
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 3 times) WWE Championship (1 time)
Titles
During his first reign as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, the title was known as the WCW Championship. During his second reign, it was known simply as the World Championship. Jericho was also the final holder of the WCW title as he unified it with the then-WWF Championship to become the Undisputed WWF Champion (his only reign of what is now the WWE Championship). Jericho is an 9-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his one AEW World Championship reign and two ROH World Championship reigns.
Batista
Batista
No.
Batista
Champion
World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 4 times) WWE Championship (2 times)
Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash
No.
Kevin Nash
Champion
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (5 times) WWE Championship (1 time)
Titles
During his reign as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
No.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
Champion
WWE Championship (2 times) WWE Universal Championship (2 times) World Heavyweight Championship (current version, 2 times)
Titles
Rollins won the WWE Championship as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in both of his reigns. Rollins was the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion (current version). Rollins is a 7-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his ROH World Championship reign.
24
24
No.
24
Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan
No.
Daniel Bryan
Champion
World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 1 time) WWE Championship (4 times)
Titles
5
No. of Reigns
During his third reign as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Bryan is a 7-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his one ROH World Championship reign, or one AEW World Championship reign.
The Sandman
The Sandman
No.
The Sandman
Champion
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
Titles
Despite WWE not recognizing any ECW Championship reigns before 1994, Sandman is described as a 5-time ECW Champion.
No.
Champion
Titles
No. of Reigns
Notes
1
John Cena
WWE Championship (14 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 3 times)
17
During his 12th reign as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and during his 14th reign, it was known as the Undisputed WWE Championship.
2
Ric Flair
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (8 times) WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) WWE Championship (2 times)
16
WWE officially recognizes that Flair is a 16-time world champion, with other promotions also recognizing this number. His actual number of world championships exceeds that. Depending on recognition, Flair is variously recognized as a 16-time world champion (8 NWA, 6 WCW, and 2 WWF), 18-time world champion (8 NWA, 8 WCW, and 2 WWF), and 20-time world champion (8 NWA, 8 WCW, 2 WWF, and 2 WCW International), with the number of WCW World title between 6 and 8. In WCW, Flair was recognized as an eight-time champion but WWE only recognizes 6, counting his first reign as one of his 8 NWA title reigns and ignoring a title vacancy that occurred in 1994 and instead viewing that as one continuous reign. WWE also does not recognize his two WCW International World Championship reigns, recognizing the first reign as an NWA title reign, and not counting the second, which he won via a title unification match. During his two reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
3
Triple H
WWE Championship (9 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 5 times)
14
During his first four reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF Championship. During his fifth reign, the title was known as the Undisputed WWF Championship. During his ninth reign, the title was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H was the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion, which subsequently made him the first wrestler to hold the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Championship.
Randy Orton
WWE Championship (10 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 4 times)
Orton was the youngest holder of the World Heavyweight Championship at 24, which also makes him the youngest world champion in WWE history. Orton is also the final holder of the title when he unified the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Championship to become the WWE World Heavyweight Championship; this occurred during Orton's eighth reign as WWE Champion. By the time of his ninth reign, the title reverted to being called the WWE Championship.
5
Hulk Hogan
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) WWE Championship (6 times)
12
During his first five reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, although often abbreviated to WWF Championship. During his sixth reign, the title had three names, and he won it as the Undisputed WWF Championship but was shortly after renamed to Undisputed WWE Championship (due to the company being renamed from WWF to WWE) before being renamed again to WWE Undisputed Championship. Hogan is a 13-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his reign with the original version of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
6
Edge
World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 7 times) WWE Championship (4 times)
11
7
Brock Lesnar
WWE Championship (7 times) WWE Universal Championship (3 times)
10
Lesnar first won the WWE Championship when it was called the WWE Undisputed Championship; during that same reign, it was renamed to WWE Championship. During his fourth reign, it was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Lesnar holds the record for being the youngest wrestler to hold the WWE Championship at 25. With the WWE Universal Championship, Lesnar holds the record for most reigns, and he was also the first wrestler to hold the WWE Championship and the WWE Universal Championship.Lesnar is an 11-time World Champion, but WWE doesn't recognize his IWGP Heavyweight Championship reign.
The Rock
WWE Championship (8 times) WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
During his first six reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF Championship. During his seventh reign, it was known as the WWE Undisputed Championship.During his first reign as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, the title was known as the WCW Championship. During his second reign, it was known simply as the World Championship.
9
Sting
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
9
Sting is a 15-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his one WWA World Heavyweight Championship reign, one NWA World Heavyweight title in TNA or his four TNA World Heavyweight Championship reigns.
10
Harley Race
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (8 times)
8
CM Punk
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 3 times) World Heavyweight Championship (current version, 2 times) WWE Championship (2 times)
During his reign as ECW World Heavyweight Champion, the title was known as the ECW Championship. CM Punk is the only wrestler to hold both original and current versions of the World Heavyweight Championship. CM Punk is a 11-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his one ROH World Championship reign and two AEW World Championship reigns.
12
Bret Hart
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) WWE Championship (5 times)
7
During his five reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
The Undertaker
World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 3 times) WWE Championship (4 times)
During his first two reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. During his third reign, it was known as the WWF Championship. During his fourth reign, it was known as the WWE Undisputed Championship.
Big Show
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 2 times) WWE Championship (2 times)
During his first reign as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF Championship. During his reign as ECW World Heavyweight Champion, the title was known as the ECW World Championship. Big Show is the only wrestler to have held all of these championships.
15
Kurt Angle
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 1 time) WWE Championship (4 times)
6
During his first two reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF Championship.During his sole reign as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, the title was known as the WCW Championship. Angle is a 13-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his one IWGP Heavyweight Championship (Inoki Genome Federation version) reign and his six TNA World Heavyweight Championship reigns.
Roman Reigns
WWE Championship (4 times) WWE Universal Championship (2 times)
During his first three reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Reigns is the only wrestler to hold both titles together as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
Randy Savage
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (4 times) WWE Championship (2 times)
During his two reigns as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
WWE Championship (6 times)
During all six of his reigns, the title was known as the WWF Championship.
Booker T
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (5 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 1 time)
In his fourth reign, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship was renamed as the WCW Championship after WWF purchased WCW in 2001. Booker T won his fifth WCW World Heavyweight Championship as the WCW Championship.
Chris Jericho
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 3 times) WWE Championship (1 time)
During his first reign as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, the title was known as the WCW Championship. During his second reign, it was known simply as the World Championship. Jericho was also the final holder of the WCW title as he unified it with the then-WWF Championship to become the Undisputed WWF Champion (his only reign of what is now the WWE Championship). Jericho is an 9-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his one AEW World Championship reign and two ROH World Championship reigns.
Batista
World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 4 times) WWE Championship (2 times)
Kevin Nash
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (5 times) WWE Championship (1 time)
During his reign as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
WWE Championship (2 times) WWE Universal Championship (2 times) World Heavyweight Championship (current version, 2 times)
Rollins won the WWE Championship as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in both of his reigns. Rollins was the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion (current version). Rollins is a 7-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his ROH World Championship reign.
24
Daniel Bryan
World Heavyweight Championship (original version, 1 time) WWE Championship (4 times)
5
During his third reign as WWE Champion, the title was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Bryan is a 7-time world champion, but WWE does not recognize his one ROH World Championship reign, or one AEW World Championship reign.
The Sandman
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
Despite WWE not recognizing any ECW Championship reigns before 1994, Sandman is described as a 5-time ECW Champion.
· Superlative reigns › One-year reigns
1
1
No.
1
Champion
Bruno Sammartino
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
1
Length(days)
2,803
Notes
During this reign, the title was known as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship.
2
2
No.
2
Champion
Hulk Hogan
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
1
Length(days)
1,474
Notes
During this reign, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
3
3
No.
3
Champion
Bob Backlund
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
1(2)
Length(days)
1,470
Notes
Backlund first won the title as the WWWF Heavyweight Championship. During this reign, it was renamed to WWF Heavyweight Championship when the WWWF was renamed to WWF. WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 2,135 days as they do not recognize Antonio Inoki's reign or the subsequent vacancies of the title that followed, and thus recognize this period as one continuous reign for Backlund. This is the second part of this reign.
4
4
No.
4
Champion
Roman Reigns
Title
WWE Universal Championship
Reign
2
Length(days)
1,316
Notes
From April 2022 until April 2024, he held and defended the title together with the WWE Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, although both titles retained their individual lineages.
5
5
No.
5
Champion
Bruno Sammartino
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
2
Length(days)
1,237
Notes
During this reign, the title was known as the WWWF Heavyweight Championship.
6
6
No.
6
Champion
Pedro Morales
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
1
Length(days)
1,027
Notes
During this reign, the title was known as the WWWF Heavyweight Championship.
7
7
No.
7
Champion
Roman Reigns
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
4
Length(days)
735
Notes
During this reign, the title was jointly held and defended with the WWE Universal Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, although both titles retained their individual lineages.
8
8
No.
8
Champion
Bob Backlund
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
1(1)
Length(days)
648
Notes
Backlund first won the title as the WWWF Heavyweight Championship. During this reign, it was renamed to WWF Heavyweight Championship when the WWWF was renamed to WWF. WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 2,135 days as they do not recognize Antonio Inoki's reign or the subsequent vacancies of the title that followed, and thus recognize this period as one continuous reign for Backlund. This is the first part of this reign.
9
9
No.
9
Champion
Brock Lesnar
Title
WWE Universal Championship
Reign
1
Length(days)
504
Notes
WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 503 days.
10
10
No.
10
Champion
CM Punk
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
2
Length(days)
434
Notes
WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 434 days.
11
11
No.
11
Champion
John Cena
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
3
Length(days)
380
Notes
WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 380 days. This was the first WWE world title reign to last a calendar year or longer in the 21st Century and the first since Randy Savage's reign from WrestleMania IV to WrestleMania V.
12
12
No.
12
Champion
Cody Rhodes
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
1
Length(days)
378
Notes
WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 378 days. During this reign, the title was known as the Undisputed WWE Championship. WWE originally recognized Rhodes' reign as WWE Universal Champion as well during this time, but on Night 2 of WrestleMania 41 WWE retroactively retired the Universal Championship after Rhodes' victory over Reigns on Night 2 of WrestleMania 40.
T13
T13
No.
T13
Champion
Randy Savage and AJ Styles
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
1 (Savage)/2 (Styles)
Length(days)
371
Notes
WWE recognizes both reigns as lasting 371 days. During Savage's reign, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship while during Styles' reign it was known as the WWE Championship.
No.
Champion
Title
Reign
Length(days)
Notes
1
Bruno Sammartino
WWE Championship
1
2,803
During this reign, the title was known as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship.
2
Hulk Hogan
WWE Championship
1
1,474
During this reign, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
3
Bob Backlund
WWE Championship
1(2)
1,470
Backlund first won the title as the WWWF Heavyweight Championship. During this reign, it was renamed to WWF Heavyweight Championship when the WWWF was renamed to WWF. WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 2,135 days as they do not recognize Antonio Inoki's reign or the subsequent vacancies of the title that followed, and thus recognize this period as one continuous reign for Backlund. This is the second part of this reign.
4
Roman Reigns
WWE Universal Championship
2
1,316
From April 2022 until April 2024, he held and defended the title together with the WWE Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, although both titles retained their individual lineages.
5
Bruno Sammartino
WWE Championship
2
1,237
During this reign, the title was known as the WWWF Heavyweight Championship.
6
Pedro Morales
WWE Championship
1
1,027
During this reign, the title was known as the WWWF Heavyweight Championship.
7
Roman Reigns
WWE Championship
4
735
During this reign, the title was jointly held and defended with the WWE Universal Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, although both titles retained their individual lineages.
8
Bob Backlund
WWE Championship
1(1)
648
Backlund first won the title as the WWWF Heavyweight Championship. During this reign, it was renamed to WWF Heavyweight Championship when the WWWF was renamed to WWF. WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 2,135 days as they do not recognize Antonio Inoki's reign or the subsequent vacancies of the title that followed, and thus recognize this period as one continuous reign for Backlund. This is the first part of this reign.
9
Brock Lesnar
WWE Universal Championship
1
504
WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 503 days.
10
CM Punk
WWE Championship
2
434
WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 434 days.
11
John Cena
WWE Championship
3
380
WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 380 days. This was the first WWE world title reign to last a calendar year or longer in the 21st Century and the first since Randy Savage's reign from WrestleMania IV to WrestleMania V.
12
Cody Rhodes
WWE Championship
1
378
WWE recognizes this reign as lasting 378 days. During this reign, the title was known as the Undisputed WWE Championship. WWE originally recognized Rhodes' reign as WWE Universal Champion as well during this time, but on Night 2 of WrestleMania 41 WWE retroactively retired the Universal Championship after Rhodes' victory over Reigns on Night 2 of WrestleMania 40.
T13
Randy Savage and AJ Styles
WWE Championship
1 (Savage)/2 (Styles)
371
WWE recognizes both reigns as lasting 371 days. During Savage's reign, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship while during Styles' reign it was known as the WWE Championship.
· Superlative reigns › Longest per championship
1
1
No.
1
Champion
Bruno Sammartino
Title
WWE Championship
Reign
1
Dates held
May 17, 1963 – January 18, 1971
Length(days)
2,803
Notes
During this reign, the title was known as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship.
2
2
No.
2
Champion
Roman Reigns
Title
WWE Universal Championship
Reign
2
Dates held
August 30, 2020 – April 7, 2024
Length(days)
1,316
Notes
From April 2022 until April 2024, he held and defended the title together with the WWE Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, although both titles retained their individual lineages.
3
3
No.
3
Champion
Hulk Hogan
Title
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Reign
1
Dates held
July 17, 1994 – October 29, 1995
Length(days)
469
4
4
No.
4
Champion
Shane Douglas
Title
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Reign
4
Dates held
November 30, 1997 – January 10, 1999
Length(days)
406
5
5
No.
5
Champion
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
Title
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
Reign
1
Dates held
May 27, 2023 – April 7, 2024
Length(days)
316
6
6
No.
6
Champion
Batista
Title
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
Reign
1
Dates held
April 3, 2005 – January 10, 2006
Length(days)
282
No.
Champion
Title
Reign
Dates held
Length(days)
Notes
1
Bruno Sammartino
WWE Championship
1
May 17, 1963 – January 18, 1971
2,803
During this reign, the title was known as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship.
2
Roman Reigns
WWE Universal Championship
2
August 30, 2020 – April 7, 2024
1,316
From April 2022 until April 2024, he held and defended the title together with the WWE Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, although both titles retained their individual lineages.
3
Hulk Hogan
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
1
July 17, 1994 – October 29, 1995
469
4
Shane Douglas
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
4
November 30, 1997 – January 10, 1999
406
5
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
1
May 27, 2023 – April 7, 2024
316
6
Batista
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
1
April 3, 2005 – January 10, 2006
282
· Superlative reigns › Most per championship
1
1
No.
1
Champion
John Cena
Title
WWE Championship
No. of reigns
14
Notes
During Cena's 12th reign, the title was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and during his 14th reign, the title was known as the Undisputed WWE Championship.
2
2
No.
2
Champion
Edge
Title
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
No. of reigns
7
3
3
No.
3
Champion
Ric Flair
Title
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
No. of reigns
6
Notes
In World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Flair was recognized as an 8-time champion, but WWE only recognizes 6, counting his first reign as one of his 8 NWA World Heavyweight Championship reigns and ignoring a title vacancy that occurred in 1994 and instead viewing that as one continuous reign.
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
No.
Hulk Hogan
Sting
Sting
No.
Sting
4
4
No.
4
Champion
The Sandman
Title
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
No. of reigns
5
5
5
No.
5
Champion
Brock Lesnar
Title
WWE Universal Championship
No. of reigns
3
6
6
No.
6
Champion
Gunther
Title
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
No. of reigns
2
Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins
No.
Seth Rollins
CM Punk
CM Punk
No.
CM Punk
No.
Champion
Title
No. of reigns
Notes
1
John Cena
WWE Championship
14
During Cena's 12th reign, the title was known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and during his 14th reign, the title was known as the Undisputed WWE Championship.
2
Edge
World Heavyweight Championship(original version)
7
3
Ric Flair
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
6
In World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Flair was recognized as an 8-time champion, but WWE only recognizes 6, counting his first reign as one of his 8 NWA World Heavyweight Championship reigns and ignoring a title vacancy that occurred in 1994 and instead viewing that as one continuous reign.
Hulk Hogan
Sting
4
The Sandman
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
5
5
Brock Lesnar
WWE Universal Championship
3
6
Gunther
World Heavyweight Championship(current version)
2
Seth Rollins
CM Punk

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