WWE Championship
Previous Designs
Names
| WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | April 25, 1963 - February 8, 1971 |
| WWWF Heavyweight Championship | February 8, 1971 - March 1, 1979 |
| WWF Heavyweight Championship | March 1, 1979 - December 26, 1983 |
| WWF World Heavyweight Championship | December 26, 1983 - March 30, 1998 |
| WWF Championship | March 30, 1998 - December 9, 2001 |
| WWF Undisputed Championship | December 9, 2001 - May 6, 2002 |
| WWE Undisputed Championship | May 6, 2002 - September 2, 2002 |
| WWE Championship | September 2, 2002 - December 15, 2013 |
| WWE World Heavyweight Championship | December 15, 2013 - June 27, 2016 |
| WWE World Championship | June 27, 2016 - December 10, 2016 |
| WWE Championship | December 10, 2016 - Present |
| Champion | Reigns |
Date |
Event | Location |
| Buddy Rogers | 1 | 4-25-63 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Bruno Sammartino | 1 | 5-17-63 | New York, NY | |
| Ivan Koloff | 1 | 1-18-71 | New York, NY | |
| Pedro Morales | 1 | 2-8-71 | New York, NY | |
| Stan Stasiak | 1 | 12-1-73 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Bruno Sammartino | 2 | 12-10-73 | New York, NY | |
| Superstar Billy Graham | 1 | 4-30-77 | Baltimore, MD | |
| Bob Backlund | 1 | 2-20-78 | New York, NY | |
| The Iron Sheik | 1 | 12-26-83 | New York, NY | |
| Hulk Hogan | 1 | 1-23-84 | Mew York, NY | |
| Andre the Giant | 1 | 2-5-88 | The Main Event I | Indianapolis, IN |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Randy Savage | 1 | 3-27-88 | WrestleMania IV | Atlantic City, NJ |
| Hulk Hogan | 2 | 4-2-89 | WrestleMania V | Atlantic City, NJ |
| The Ultimate Warrior | 1 | 4-1-90 | WrestleMania VI | Toronto Ontario, Canada |
| Sgt. Slaughter | 1 | 1-19-91 | Royal Rumble {1991} | Miami, FL |
| Hulk Hogan | 3 | 3-24-91 | WrestleMania VII | Los Angeles, CA |
| The Undertaker | 1 | 11-27-91 | Survivor Series {1991} | Detroit, MI |
| Hulk Hogan | 4 | 12-3-91 | This Tuesday in Texas | San Antonio, TX |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Ric Flair | 1 | 1-19-92 | Royal Rumble {1992} | Albany, NY |
| Randy Savage | 2 | 4-5-92 | WrestleMania VIII | Indianapolis, IN |
| Ric Flair | 2 | 9-1-92 | Prime Time Wrestling | |
| Bret Hart | 1 | 10-12-92 |
Saskatoon, SK, Canada |
|
| Yokozuna | 1 | 4-4-93 | WrestleMania IX | Las Vegas, NV |
| Hulk Hogan | 5 | 4-4-93 | WrestleMania IX | Las Vegas, NV |
| Yokozuna | 2 | 6-13-93 | King of the Ring {1993} | Dayton, OH |
| Bret Hart | 2 | 3-20-94 | WrestleMania X | New York, NY |
| Bob Backlund | 2 | 11-23-94 | Survivor Series {1994} | San Antonio, TX |
| Diesel | 1 | 11-26-94 | New York, NY | |
| Bret Hart | 3 | 11-19-95 | Survivor Series {1995} | Landover, MD |
| Shawn Michaels | 1 | 3-31-96 | WrestleMania XII | Anaheim, CA |
| Sycho Sid | 1 | 11-17-96 | Survivor Series {1996} | New York, NY |
| Shawn Michaels | 2 | 1-19-97 | Royal Rumble {1997} | San Antonio, TX |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Bret Hart | 4 | 2-16-97 | In Your House 13: Final Four | Chattanooga, TN |
| Sycho Sid | 2 | 2-17-97 | RAW | Nashville, TN |
| The Undertaker | 2 | 3-23-97 | WrestleMania 13 | Chicago, IL |
| Bret Hart | 5 | 8-3-97 | SummerSlam {1997} | East Rutherford, NJ |
| Shawn Michaels | 3 | 11-9-97 | Survivor Series {1997} |
Montreal, QC, Canada |
| Steve Austin | 1 | 3-29-98 | WrestleMania XIV | Boston, MA |
| Kane | 1 | 6-28-98 | King of the Ring {1998} | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Steve Austin | 2 | 6-29-98 | RAW | Cleveland, OH |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| The Rock | 1 | 11-15-98 | Survivor Series {1998} | St. Louis, MO |
| Mankind | 1 | 1-4-99 | RAW | Worcester, MA |
| The Rock | 2 | 1-24-99 | Royal Rumble {1999} | Anaheim, CA |
| Mankind | 2 | 1-31-99 | Halftime Heat | Tucson, AZ |
| The Rock | 3 | 2-15-99 | RAW | Birmingham, AL |
| Steve Austin | 3 | 3-29-99 | WrestleMania XV | Philadelphia, PA |
| The Undertaker | 3 | 5-23-99 | Over The Edge | Kansas City, MO |
| Steve Austin | 4 | 6-28-99 | RAW | Charlotte, NC |
| Mankind | 3 | 8-22-99 | SummerSlam {1999} | Minneapolis, MN |
| Triple H | 1 | 8-23-99 | RAW | Ames, IA |
| Mr. McMahon | 1 | 9-16-99 | SmackDown | Las Vegas, NV |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Triple H | 2 | 9-26-99 | Unforgiven {1999} | Charlotte, NC |
| Big Show | 1 | 11-14-99 | Survivor Series {1999} | Detroit, MI |
| Triple H | 3 | 1-3-00 | RAW | Miami, FL |
| The Rock | 4 | 4-30-00 | Backlash {2000} | Washington, DC |
| Triple H | 4 | 5-21-00 | Judgment Day {2000} | Louisville, KY |
| The Rock | 5 | 6-25-00 | King of the Ring {2000} | Boston, MA |
| Kurt Angle | 1 | 10-22-00 | No Mercy {2000} | Albany, NY |
| The Rock | 6 | 2-25-01 | No Way Out {2001} | Las Vegas, NV |
| Steve Austin | 5 | 4-1-01 | WrestleMania X-Seven | Houston, TX |
| Kurt Angle | 2 | 9-23-01 | Unforgiven {2001} | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Steve Austin | 6 | 10-8-01 | RAW | Indianapolis, IN |
| Chris Jericho | 1 | 12-9-01 | Vengeance {2001} | San Diego, CA |
| Triple H | 5 | 3-17-02 | WrestleMania X8 |
Toronto, ON, Canada |
| Hollywood Hulk Hogan | 6 | 4-21-02 | Backlash {2002} | Kansas City, MO |
| The Undertaker | 4 | 5-19-02 | Judgment Day {2002} | Nashville, TN |
| The Rock | 7 | 7-21-02 | Vengeance {2002} | Detroit, MI |
| Brock Lesnar | 1 | 8-25-02 | SummerSlam {2002} | Uniondale, NY |
| Big Show | 2 | 11-17-02 | Survivor Series {2002} | New York, NY |
| Kurt Angle | 3 | 12-15-02 | Armageddon {2002} | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Brock Lesnar | 2 | 3-30-03 | WrestleMania XIX | Seattle, WA |
| Kurt Angle | 4 | 7-27-03 | Vengeance {2003} | Denver, CO |
| Brock Lesnar | 3 | 9-18-03 | SmackDown | Raleigh, NC |
| Eddie Guerrero | 1 | 2-15-04 | No Way Out {2004} | San Francisco, CA |
| JBL | 1 | 6-27-04 | The Great American Bash | Norfolk, VA |
| John Cena | 1 | 4-3-05 | WrestleMania 21 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Edge | 1 | 1-8-06 | New Year's Revolution | Albany, NY |
| John Cena | 2 | 1-29-06 | Royal Rumble {2006} | Miami, FL |
| Rob Van Dam | 1 | 6-11-06 | ECW One Night Stand | New York, NY |
| Edge | 2 | 7-3-06 | RAW | Philadelphia, PA |
| John Cena | 3 | 9-17-06 | Unforgiven {2006} |
Toronto, ON, Canada |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Randy Orton | 1 | 10-7-07 | No Mercy {2007} | Chicago, IL |
| Triple H | 6 | 10-7-07 | No Mercy {2007} | Chicago, IL |
| Randy Orton | 2 | 10-7-07 | No Mercy {2007} | Chicago, IL |
| Triple H | 7 | 4-27-08 | Backlash {2008} | Baltimore, MD |
| Edge | 3 | 11-23-08 | Survivor Series {2008} | Boston, MA |
| Jeff Hardy | 1 | 12-14-08 | Armageddon {2008} | Buffalo, NY |
| Edge | 4 | 1-25-09 | Royal Rumble {2009} | Detroit, MI |
| Triple H | 8 | 2-15-09 | No Way Out {2009} | Seattle, WA |
| Randy Orton | 3 | 4-26-09 | Backlash {2009} | Providence, RI |
| Batista | 1 | 6-7-09 | Extreme Rules {2009} | New Orleans, LA |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Randy Orton | 4 | 6-15-09 | RAW | Charlotte, NC |
| John Cena | 4 | 9-13-09 | Breaking Point |
Montreal, QC, Canada |
| Randy Orton | 5 | 10-4-09 | Hell in a Cell {2009} | Newark, NJ |
| John Cena | 5 | 10-25-09 | Bragging Rights {2009} | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sheamus | 1 | 12-13-09 | TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs {2009} | San Antonio, TX |
| John Cena | 6 | 2-21-10 | Elimination Chamber {2010} | St. Louis, MO |
| Batista | 2 | 2-21-10 | Elimination Chamber {2010} | St. Louis, MO |
| John Cena | 7 | 3-28-10 | WrestleMania XXVI | Phoenix, AZ |
| Sheamus | 2 | 6-20-10 | Fatal 4 Way | Uniondale, NY |
| Randy Orton | 6 | 9-19-10 | Night of Champions {2010} | Chicago, IL |
| The Miz | 1 | 11-22-10 | RAW | Orlando, FL |
| John Cena | 8 | 5-1-11 | Extreme Rules {2011} | Tampa, FL |
| CM Punk | 1 | 7-17-11 | Money in the Bank {2011} | Chicago, IL |
|
Rey Mysterio CM Punk |
1 | 7-25-11 | RAW | Hampton, VA |
|
John Cena CM Punk |
9 | 7-25-11 | RAW | Hampton, VA |
|
CM Punk |
^ 1 |
8-14-11 | SummerSlam {2011} | Los Angeles, CA |
|
Alberto Del Rio |
1 | 8-14-11 | SummerSlam {2011} | Los Angeles, CA |
|
John Cena |
10 | 9-18-11 | Night of Champions {2011} | Buffalo, NY |
|
Alberto Del Rio |
2 | 10-2-11 | Hell in a Cell {2011} | New Orleans, LA |
|
CM Punk |
2 | 11-20-11 | Survivor Series {2011} | New York, NY |
|
The Rock |
8 | 1-27-13 | Royal Rumble {2013} | Phoenix, AZ |
|
John Cena |
11 | 4-7-13 | WrestleMania 29 | East Rutherford, NJ |
|
Daniel Bryan |
1 | 8-18-13 | SummerSlam {2013} | Los Angeles, CA |
| Randy Orton | 7 | 8-18-13 | SummerSlam {2013} | Los Angeles, CA |
| Daniel Bryan | 2 | 9-15-13 | Night of Champions {2013} | Detroit, MI |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Randy Orton | 8 | 10-27-13 | Hell in a Cell {2013} | Miami, FL |
| Daniel Bryan | 3 | 4-6-14 | WrestleMania XXX | New Orleans, LA |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| John Cena | 12 | 6-29-14 | Money in the Bank {2014} | Boston, MA |
| Brock Lesnar | 4 | 8-17-14 | SummerSlam {2014} | Los Angeles, CA |
| Seth Rollins | 1 | 3-29-15 | WrestleMania 31 | Santa Clara, CA |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Roman Reigns | 1 | 11-22-15 | Survivor Series {2015} | Atlanta, GA |
| Sheamus | 3 | 11-22-15 | Survivor Series {2015} | Atlanta, GA |
| Roman Reigns | 2 | 12-14-15 | RAW | Philadelphia, PA |
| Triple H | 9 | 1-24-16 | Royal Rumble {2016} | Orlando, FL |
| Roman Reigns | 3 | 4-3-16 | WrestleMania 32 | Dallas, TX |
| Seth Rollins | 2 | 6-19-16 | Money in the Bank {2016} | Las Vegas, NV |
| Dean Ambrose | 1 | 6-19-16 | Money in the Bank {2016} | Las Vegas, NV |
| AJ Styles | 1 | 9-11-16 | Backlash {2016} | Richmond, VA |
| John Cena | 13 | 1-29-17 | Royal Rumble {2017} | San Antonio, TX |
| Bray Wyatt | 1 | 2-12-17 | Elimination Chamber {2017} | Phoenix, AZ |
| Randy Orton | 9 | 4-2-17 | WrestleMania 33 | Orlando, FL |
| Jinder Mahal | 1 | 5-21-17 | Backlash {2017} | Chicago, IL |
| AJ Styles | 2 | 11-7-17 | SmackDown Live | Manchester, England |
| Daniel Bryan | 4 | 11-13-18 | SmackDown Live | St. Louis, MO |
| Kofi Kingston | 1 | 4-7-19 | WrestleMania 35 | New York, NY |
| Brock Lesnar | 5 | 10-4-19 | SmackDown | Los Angeles, CA |
| Drew McIntyre | 1 | 4-5-20 | WrestleMania 36 | Orlando, FL |
| Randy Orton | 10 | 10-25-20 | Hell in a Cell {2020} | Orlando, FL |
| Drew McIntyre | 2 | 11-16-20 | RAW | Orlando, FL |
| The Miz | 2 | 2-21-21 | Elimination Chamber {2021} | Tampa, FL |
| Bobby Lashley | 1 | 3-1-21 | RAW | Tampa, FL |
| Big E | 1 | 9-13-21 | RAW | Boston, MA |
| Brock Lesnar | 6 | 1-1-22 | WWE Day 1 | Atlanta, GA |
| Bobby Lashley | 2 | 1-29-22 | Royal Rumble {2022} | St. Louis, MO |
| Brock Lesnar | 7 | 2-19-22 | Elimination Chamber {2022} | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Roman Reigns | 4 | 4-3-22 | WrestleMania 38 (Night 2) | Dallas, TX |