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| Triple H | 09/02/02 | Milwaukee, WI | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Awarded by Eric Bischoff. | |||
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| Shawn Michaels | 11/17/02 | New York City, NY | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Shawn Michaels won an Elimination Chamber match. | |||
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| Triple H | 12/15/02 | Ft Lauderdale, FL | Armageddon |
| * * * NOTES: Triple H beat Shawn Michaels in a Three match Series. | |||
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| Bill Goldberg | 09/21/03 | Hershey, PA | Unforgiven |
| * * * NOTES: This was a “Title Vs. Career” match. | |||
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| Triple H | 12/14/03 | Orlando FL | Armageddon |
| * * * NOTES: Triple H defeated Goldberg & Kane in a 3-WAY. | |||
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| Chris Benoit | 03/15/04 | New York City, NY | WrestleMania 20 |
| * * * NOTES: Chris Benoit defeated Triple H & Shawn Michaels in a 3-WAY. | |||
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| Randy Orton | 08/15/04 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton becomes the youngest World Champion ever. | |||
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| Triple H | 09/12/04 | Portland, OR | Unforgiven |
| * * * NOTES: World Heavyweight title held on on November 29, 2004. | |||
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| Triple H | 01/09/05 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | New Years Revolution |
| * * * NOTES: Triple H won an Elimination Chamber match. | |||
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| Batista | 04/02/05 | Los Angeles, CA | WrestleMania 21 |
| * * * NOTES: World Heavyweight Champion Batista was drafted to SmackDown! | |||
| * * * NOTES: Batista surrendered the World Heavyweight title due to injury. | |||
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| Kurt Angle | 01/13/06 | Philadelphia, PA | SmackDown |
| * * * NOTES: Kurt Angle won a Battle Royal for the vacant World title. | |||
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| Rey Mysterio | 04/02/06 | Chicago, IL | WrestleMania 22 |
| * * * NOTES: Rey Mysterio defeated Kurt Angle & Randy Orton in a 3-WAY. | |||
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| King Booker | 07/23/06 | Indianapolis, IN | Great American Bash |
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| Batista | 11/26/06 | Philadelphia, PA | Survivor Series |
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| The Undertaker | 04/01/07 | Detroit, MI | WrestleMania 23 |
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| Edge | 11/05/07 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown |
| * * * NOTES: Edge cashed in the Money in the Bank Title Shot. | |||
| * * * NOTES: Edge surrendered the World Heavyweight title due to injury. | |||
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| The Great Khali | 07/20/07 | Laredo, TX | SmackDown |
| * * * NOTES: The Great Khali won a Battle Royal for the vacant World title. | |||
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| Batista | 09/16/07 | Memphis, TN | Unforgiven |
| * * * NOTES: Batista defeated The Great Khali & Rey Mysterio in a 3-WAY. | |||
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| Edge | 12/16/07 | Pittsburgh, PA | Armageddon |
| * * * NOTES: Edge defeated Batista & The Undertaker in a 3-WAY. | |||
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| The Undertaker | 03/30/08 | Orlando, FL | WrestleMania 24 |
| * * * NOTES: Stripped by Vickie Guerrero for using the illegal choke-hold * * * NOTES: The rematch at “Judgment Day” ended with the Undertaker winning the title back by Countout, but Vickie Guerrero declared he couldn’t win the title on a Countout. |
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| Edge | 06/01/08 | San Diego, CA | One Night Stand |
| * * * NOTES: Edge defeated The Undertaker in a TLC match for the vacant title. | |||
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| C.M. Punk | 06/30/08 | Oklahoma City, OK | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: C.M. Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank contract! | |||
| * * * NOTES: World Heavyweight title becomes exclusive property of RAW. | |||
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| Chris Jericho | 09/07/08 | Cleveland, OH | Unforgiven |
| * * * NOTES: Chris Jericho (last minute sub for C.M. Punk) won a Championship Scramble match involving Batista and Rey Mysterio and John Bradshaw Layfield and Kane to win the World Heavyweight title. | |||
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| Batista | 10/26/08 | Phoenix, AZ | Cyber Sunday |
| * * * NOTES: Stone Cold Steve Austin was the referee. | |||
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| Chris Jericho | 11/03/08 | Tampa, FL | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Chris Jericho defeated Batista in a Steel Cage match. | |||
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| John Cena | 11/23/08 | Boston, MA | Survivor Series |
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| Edge | 02/15/09 | Seattle, WA | No Way Out |
| * * * NOTES: Edge lost the WWE championship earlier that night in an Elimination Chamber. Edge attacked Kofi Kingston and took his spot in the second Chamber match. Edge defeated John Cena and Chris Jericho and Rey Mysterio and Kane and Mike Knox in an Elimination Chamber to win the World Heavyweight title! | |||
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| John Cena | 04/05/09 | Houston, TX | WrestleMania 25 |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena beat Edge (c) and The Big Show in a triple threat match. | |||
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| Edge | 04/26/09 | Providence, RI | Backlash |
| * * * NOTES: Edge defeated John Cena in a Last Man Standing match with help from the Big Show to win the World Heavyweight title! | |||
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| Jeff Hardy | 06/07/09 | New Orleans, LA | Extreme Rules |
| * * * NOTES: Jeff Hardy defeated Edge in a grueling Ladder match to win the World Heavyweight title. | |||
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| C.M. Punk | 06/07/09 | New Orleans, LA | Extreme Rules |
| * * * NOTES: C.M. Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank, bashed Jeff Hardy with two Go-To-Sleeps and pinned him to capture the World Heavyweight title! | |||
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| Jeff Hardy | 07/26/09 | Philadelphia, PA | Night of Champions |
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| C.M. Punk | 08/23/09 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: C.M. Punk defeated Jeff Hardy in a TLC match to win the World title! | |||
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| The Undertaker | 10/04/09 | Newark, NJ | Hell in a Cell |
| * * * NOTES: The Undertaker defeated C.M. Punk in a Hell in a Cell match to win the World Heavyweight title! | |||
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| Chris Jericho | 02/21/10 | St. Louis, MO | Elimination Chamber |
| * * * NOTES: Chris Jericho defeated The Undertaker (c) and C.M. Punk and Rey Mysterio and John Morrison and R-Truth in an Elimination Chamber match to win the World Heavyweight title! (with help from Shawn Michaels). | |||
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| Jack Swagger | 04/02/10 | Las Vegas, NV | SmackDown |
| * * * NOTES: Jack Swagger cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Chris Jericho to capture the World Heavyweight title! | |||
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| Rey Mysterio | 06/10/10 | Long Island, NY | Fatal 4-WAY |
| * * * NOTES: Rey Mysterio defeated Jack Swagger (c) and The Big Show and C.M. Punk in a Fatal 4-WAY to win the World Heavyweight title! | |||
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| Kane | 07/18/10 | Kansas City, MO | Money in the Bank |
| * * * NOTES: Kane won the Money in the Bank in the opening match, then went on to cash in the contract later that night after Rey had successfully defended his World title against Jack Swagger. Swagger destroyed Mysterio after the match, allowing Kane to walk down and cash in to win his second World Heavyweight title! | |||
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| Edge | 12/19/10 | Houston, TX | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs |
| * * * NOTES: Edge defeated Kane (c) and Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio in a 4-WAY TLC match to win the World Heavyweight title. | |||
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| Dolph Ziggler | 02/11/11 | Green Bay, WI | SmackDown |
| * * * NOTES: Edge actually won the match after using the spear, a move banned by special referee Vickie Guerrero. On the 2/14 episode of RAW, they announced that Dolph was the World Heavyweight champion because Edge used the illegal move. | |||
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| Edge | 02/18/11 | San Diego, CA | SmackDown |
| * * * NOTES: Edge vacated the World Heavyweight title due to retirement. | |||
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| Christian | 05/01/11 | Tampa, FL | Extreme Rules |
| * * * NOTES: Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio in a Ladder match to win the vacant World Heavyweight title with help from Edge. | |||
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| Randy Orton | 05/06/11 | Orlando, FL | SmackDown |
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| Christian | 07/17/11 | Chicago, IL | Money in the Bank |
| * * * NOTES: Christian won by DQ with a special stipulation where if Orton lost by DQ he would lose the title. | |||
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| Randy Orton | 08/14/11 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated Christian in a No Holds Barred match to win the World Heavyweight title. | |||
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| Mark Henry | 09/18/11 | Buffalo, NY | Night of Champions |
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| The Big Show | 12/18/11 | Baltimore, MD | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs |
| * * * NOTES: The Big Show defeated Mark Henry (c) in a Chairs match to win the World Heavyweight title. | |||
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| Daniel Bryan | 12/18/11 | Baltimore, MD | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs |
| * * * NOTES: Daniel Bryan cashed in his MITB contract on an already destroyed Big Show to capture the World Heavyweight championship! | |||
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| Sheamus | 04/01/12 | Miami, FL | WrestleMania 28 |
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| Big Show | 10/27/12 | Atlanta, GA | Hell in a Cell |
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| Alberto Del Rio | 01/11/13 | Miami, FL | SmackDown |
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| Dolph Ziggler | 04/08/13 | East Rutherford, NJ | RAW |
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| Alberto Del Rio | 06/16/13 | Chicago, IL | Payback |
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| John Cena | 10/27/13 | Miami, FL | Hell in a Cell |
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| Randy Orton | 12/15/13 | Houston, TX | TLC |
| * * * NOTES: WWE champion Randy Orton defeated WWE world heavyweight champion John Cena in a TLC title unification match. The title was officially renamed the WWE world heavyweight title and this championship belt was retired. |
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