WWE Title
WWE Title
| Champion | Date | Location | Event |
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| Cody Rhodes | 04/07/24 | Philadelphia, PA | WrestleMania 40 - Night 2 |
| Roman Reigns | 04/03/22 | Arlington, TX, winner take all match, unification match | WrestleMania 38 |
| Brock Lesnar | 02/19/22 | Jeddah, SA | Elimination Chamber |
| Bobby Lashley | 01/29/22 | St. Louis, MI | Royal Rumble |
| Brock Lesnar | 01/01/22 | Atlanta, GA | WWE Day 1 |
| Big E | 09/13/21 | Boston, Mass | Monday Night RAW |
| Bobby Lashley | 03/01/21 | St. Petersburg, Fl | RAW |
| Miz | 02/21/21 | St. Petersburg, Fl | Elimination Chamber |
| Drew McIntyre | 04/05/20 | Orlando, FL | WrestleMania 36 Night 2 |
| Brock Lesnar | 10/04/19 | Los Angeles, CA | Friday Night SmackDown |
| Kofi Kingston | 04/07/19 | East Rutheford, NJ | WrestleMania 35 |
| Daniel Bryan | 11/13/18 | St. Louis, MI | SmackDown Live |
| AJ Styles | 11/14/17 | Charlotte, NC | SmackDown |
| Jinder Mahal | 05/21/17 | Chicago, IL | Backlash |
| Randy Orton | 04/02/17 | Orlando, FL | WrestleMania 33 |
| * * * NOTES: Bray Wyatt defeated AJ Styles, Baron Corbin, Dean Ambrose, champion John Cena, and The Miz in a Elimination Chamber match to win the WWE title. | |||
| Bray Wyatt | 02/12/17 | Phoenix, AZ | Elimination Chamber |
| John Cena | 01/30/17 | San Antonio, TX | Royal Rumble |
| AJ Styles | 09/11/16 | Richmond, VA | Backlash |
| * * * NOTES: Seth Rollins defeated WWE world heavyweight champion Roman Reigns to win the title. After the match, Dean Ambrose cashed in his “Money in the Bank” briefcase and pinned Seth Rollins to win the title. |
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| Dean Ambrose | 06/19/16 | Las Vegas, NV | Money in the Bank |
| * * * NOTES: Seth Rollins defeated WWE world heavyweight champion Roman Reigns to win the title. After the match, Dean Ambrose cashed in his “Money in the Bank” briefcase and pinned Seth Rollins to win the title. |
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| Seth Rollins | 06/19/16 | Las Vegas, NV | Money in the Bank |
| Roman Reigns | 04/03/16 | Dallas, TX | WrestleMania 32 |
| * * * NOTES: Triple H won the 30-man Royal Rumble match to win the WWE championship. | |||
| Triple H | 01/24/16 | Orlando, FL | Royal Rumble |
| Roman Reigns | 12/14/15 | Philadelphia, PA | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Sheamus cashed in his "Money in the Bank" briefcase after Roman Reigns defeated Dean Ambrose, and eventually Sheamus pinned Reigns to win the title! |
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| Sheamus | 11/22/15 | Atlanta, GA | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Roman Reigns defeated Dean Ambrose in the finals of a 16-man WWE world heavyweight championship tournament. |
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| Roman Reigns | 11/22/15 | Atlanta, GA | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: The title was vacated after Seth Rollins injured his knee at a house show in Dublin, Ireland on November 4, 2015. |
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| Title vacated | 11/05/15 | n/a | n/a |
| * * * NOTES: During the main event title match between champion Brock Lesnar and challenger Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins decided to cash in his “Money in the Bank” briefcase, making the match a triple threat contest. He then pinned Roman Reigns to become the WWE world heavyweight champion. | |||
| Seth Rollins | 03/29/15 | Santa Clara, CA | WrestleMania 31 |
| Brock Lesnar | 08/17/14 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena defeated Kane, Randy Orton, Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus, Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt and Cesaro in a “Money in the Bank” ladder match to win the vacant WWE world heavyweight championship. |
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| John Cena | 06/29/14 | Boston, MA | Money in the Bank |
| * * * NOTES: WWE COO Triple H and Stephanie McMahon stripped Daniel Bryan of the WWE title because he injured his neck and can't defend his championship. |
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| Title is vacated | 06/09/14 | Minneapolis, MN | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: This was a triple threat match between WWE world heavyweight champion Randy Orton, Batista, and Daniel Bryan. |
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| Daniel Bryan | 04/06/14 | New Orleans, LA | WrestleMania XXX |
| * * * 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. |
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| Randy Orton | 12/15/13 | Houston, TX | TLC |
| * * * NOTES: Shawn Michaels was the special guest referee and was directly involved in the finish of the match. He hit Daniel Bryan with Sweet Chin Music to end the match. |
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| Randy Orton | 10/27/13 | Miami, FL | Hell in a Cell |
| * * * NOTES: WWE COO Triple H stripped Daniel Bryan of the WWE title because he believed referee Scott Armstrong was guilty of a fast "three-count" at Night of Champions. |
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| Title is vacated | 09/16/13 | Cleveland, OH | RAW |
| Daniel Bryan | 09/15/13 | Detroit, MI | Night of Champions |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton cashed in his "Money in the Bank" briefcase after Triple H (the guest referee in the main event between Daniel Bryan and John Cena) turned on Daniel Bryan and hit him with a pedigree. |
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| Randy Orton | 08/18/13 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| Daniel Bryan | 08/18/13 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| John Cena | 04/07/13 | East Rutherford, NJ | Wrestlemania 29 |
| The Rock | 01/27/13 | Phoenix, AZ | Royal Rumble |
| C.M. Punk | 11/20/11 | New York City, NY | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Alberto Del Rio defeated C.M. Punk and John Cena (c) in a triple threat 'Hell in a Cell' match to win the WWE championship. | |||
| Alberto Del Rio | 10/02/11 | New Orleans, LA | Hell in a Cell |
| John Cena | 09/18/11 | Buffalo, NY | Night of Champions |
| * * * NOTES: Alberto Del Rio cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract and won the undisputed championship! | |||
| Alberto Del Rio | 08/14/11 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: WWE champion C.M. Punk defeated WWE champion John Cena to become the "undisputed champion." After the match, Kevin Nash returned to WWE and attacked C.M. Punk. | |||
| C.M. Punk | 08/14/11 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena defeated Rey Mysterio in the main event to win the WWE championship! After the match, C.M. Punk was brought back with his title, setting up a champion vs. champion match. | |||
| John Cena (11) | 07/25/11 | Hampton, VA | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Rey Mysterio defeated The Miz in the finals of an 8-man tournament to win the vacant WWE championship. | |||
| Rey Mysterio | 07/25/11 | Hampton, VA | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: C.M. Punk won the title on the day his contract "expired." He then left the WWE (in storyline) with the belt, so it was vacated and a tournament was announced. | |||
| C.M. Punk | 07/17/11 | Chicago, IL | Money in the Bank |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena defeated The Miz (c) and John Morrison in a triple threat steel cage match to win his 10th WWE championship! | |||
| John Cena | 05/01/11 | Orlando, FL | Extreme Rules |
| * * * NOTES: The Miz cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract on Randy Orton (after Orton had been attacked by the Nexus, and miraculously defeated Wade Barrett in a title match) to win the WWE championship! | |||
| Mike "The Miz" Mizanin | 11/23/10 | Orlando, FL | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated Sheamus (c) and John Cena and Chris Jericho and Edge and Wade Barrett in a 'Six Pack Challenge' to win the WWE championship! | |||
| Randy Orton | 09/19/10 | Chicago, IL | Night of Champions |
| * * * NOTES: Sheamus defeated John Cena (c) and Randy Orton and Edge in a four corners match after interference by the NXT to win the WWE championship! | |||
| Sheamus | 06/20/10 | Long Island, NY | Fatal 4-WAY |
| John Cena | 03/28/10 | Phoenix, AZ | WrestleMania 26 |
| * * * NOTES: This match was ordered by Vince McMahon immediately following the Elimination Chamber match. Batista won in about 30 seconds! | |||
| Batista | 02/21/10 | St. Louis, MO | Elimination Chamber |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena defeated Sheamus (c) and Triple H and Randy Orton and Ted DiBiase Jr. and Kofi Kingston to win the WWE championship | |||
| John Cena | 02/21/10 | St. Louis, MO | Elimination Chamber |
| * * * NOTES: Sheamus defeated John Cena in a tables match to win the WWE championship! | |||
| Sheamus | 12/13/09 | San Antonio, TX | TLC |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena defeated Randy Orton in a "60-Minute Iron Man" match by a score of 6-5 to win the WWE championship! | |||
| John Cena | 10/25/09 | Pittsburgh, PA | Bragging Rights |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated John Cena in a Hell in a Cell match to capture the WWE championship! | |||
| Randy Orton | 10/04/09 | Newark, NJ | Hell in a Cell |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena defeated Randy Orton in a "I Quit" match to win the WWE title! | |||
| John Cena | 09/13/09 | Montreal, QUE | Breaking Point |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated Triple H and John Cena and the Big Show in a 4-WAY to capture the vacant WWE championship! | |||
| Randy Orton | 06/15/09 | Charlotte, NC | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Batista defeated Randy Orton in a Steel Cage match. The following night on RAW, Randy Orton & Legacy destroyed Batista to the point of injury, so the championship had to be vacated and put up for grabs the following week. | |||
| Batista | 06/07/09 | New Orleans, LA | Extreme Rules |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton & Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase Jr. defeated Triple H & Batista & Shane McMahon in a six man tag team match where Triple H's WWE championship was on the line. | |||
| Randy Orton | 04/26/09 | Providence, RI | Backlash |
| * * * NOTES: Triple H defeated Edge (c) and Jeff Hardy and the Undertaker and the Big Show and Vlaidmir Kozlov in an Elimination Chamber match to win the WWE Championship!. | |||
| Triple H | 02/15/09 | Seattle, WA | No Way Out |
| * * * NOTES: Edge defeated Jeff Hardy in a controversial No-DQ match after interference from Chavo and Vickie Guerrero - plus Matt Hardy's shocking turn on his brother.. | |||
| Edge | 01/25/09 | Detroit, MI | Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: Jeff Hardy defeated Edge (c) and Triple H in a 3-WAY after Vladimir Kozlov interfered.. | |||
| Jeff Hardy | 12/14/08 | Buffalo, NY | Armageddon |
| * * * NOTES: Edge was inserted into an HHH vs. Kozlov match at the last second by Edge's wife and General Manager Vickie Guerrero.. | |||
| Edge | 11/23/08 | Boston, MA | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: HHH defeated Randy Orton & John Cena & JBL in a 4-WAY. | |||
| Triple H | 04/27/08 | Baltimore, MY | Backlash |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated Triple H in a Last Man Standing match. | |||
| Randy Orton | 10/07/07 | Chicago, IL | No Mercy |
| Triple H | 10/07/07 | Chicago, IL | No Mercy |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton was awarded the title by Vince McMahon. | |||
| Randy Orton (Awarded) | 10/07/07 | Chicago, IL | No Mercy |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena was stripped due to injury. | |||
| John Cena | 09/17/06 | Toronto, ONT | Unforgiven |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated RVD & John Cena in a 3-WAY. | |||
| Edge | 07/03/06 | Philadelphia, PA | RAW |
| Rob Van Dam | 06/11/06 | Philadelphia, PA | One Night Stand |
| John Cena | 01/29/06 | Miami, FL | Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: Edge cashed in his Money In The Bank. | |||
| Edge | 01/08/06 | Albany, NY | NY Revolution |
| John Cena | 04/03/05 | Los Angeles, CA | Wrestlemania 21 |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Eddie Guerrero in a Bullrope match. | |||
| John Layfield | 06/27/04 | Norfolk, VA | Great American Bash |
| Eddie Guerrero | 02/15/04 | San Francisco, CA | No Way Out |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Kurt Angle in a 60-Minute Iron Man match. | |||
| Brock Lesnar | 09/18/03 | Raleigh, NC | SmackDown |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Brock Lesnar & Big Show in a 3-WAY. | |||
| Kurt Angle | 07/27/03 | Denver, CO | Vengeance |
| Brock Lesnar | 03/30/03 | Seattle, WA | Wrestlemania 19 |
| Kurt Angle | 12/15/02 | Ft Lauderdale, FL | Armageddon |
| Big Show | 11/17/02 | New York City, NY | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: WWE Championship became exclusive to SmackDown!. | |||
| Brock Lesnar | 08/25/02 | New York, NY | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated The Undertaker & Kurt Angle. | |||
| The Rock | 07/21/02 | Detroit, MI | Vengeance 2002 |
| Undertaker | 05/19/02 | Nashville, TN | Judgement Day |
| Hulk Hogan | 04/21/02 | Kansas City, MO | Backlash |
| Triple H | 03/17/02 | Toronto, ONT | Wrestlemania X-8 |
| * * * NOTES: Unified with WCW World Championship. | |||
| Chris Jericho | 12/09/01 | San Diego, CA | Vengeance 2001 |
| Steve Austin | 10/08/01 | Indianapolis, IN | RAW |
| Kurt Angle | 09/23/01 | Pittsburgh, PA | Unforgiven 2001 |
| Steve Austin | 04/01/01 | Houston, TX | Wrestlemania X-7 |
| The Rock | 02/25/01 | Las Vegas, NV | No Way Out |
| Kurt Angle | 10/22/00 | Albany, NY | No Mercy |
| The Rock | 06/25/00 | Boston, MA | RAW |
| Triple H | 05/21/00 | Louisville, KY | Judgement Day |
| The Rock | 04/30/00 | Washington DC | Backlash |
| Triple H | 01/03/00 | Miami, FL | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Substituted for Steve Austin. | |||
| The Big Show | 11/14/99 | Detroit, MI | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Won a Six-Pack Challenge. | |||
| Triple H | 09/26/99 | Charlotte, NC | Unforgiven |
| * * * NOTES: Vacated on September 20, 1999. | |||
| Vince McMahon | 09/14/99 | Las Vegas, NV | Armegeddon |
| Triple H | 08/23/99 | Ames, IA | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Steve Austin & The Rock in a 3-WAY. | |||
| Mankind | 08/22/99 | Minneapolis, MN | SummerSlam |
| Steve Austin | 06/28/99 | Charlotte, NC | RAW |
| The Undertaker | 05/23/99 | Kansas City, MO | Over The Edge |
| Steve Austin | 03/28/99 | Phildelphia, PA | Wrestlemania XV |
| The Rock | 02/15/99 | Birmingham, AL | RAW |
| Mankind | 01/26/99 | Tuscon, AZ | Halftime Heat |
| The Rock | 01/24/99 | Anaheim, CA | Royal Rumble |
| Mankind | 12/29/98 | Worcester, MA | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Mankind in the Finals of a Tournament. | |||
| The Rock | 11/15/98 | St Louis, MO | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Title Held Up. | |||
| Steve Austin | 06/29/98 | Cleveland, OH | RAW |
| Kane | 06/28/98 | Pittsburgh, PA | King of the Ring |
| Steve Austin | 03/29/98 | Boston, MA | Wrestlemania XIV |
| * * * NOTES: The infamous Montreal ScrewJob. | |||
| Shawn Michaels | 11/09/97 | Montreal, QUE | Survivor Series |
| Bret Hart | 08/03/97 | East Rutherford, NJ | SummerSlam |
| The Undertaker | 03/23/97 | Chicago, IL | Wrestlemania XIII |
| Sycho Sid | 02/17/97 | Nashville, TN | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Steve Austin, Undertaker & Vader. | |||
| Bret Hart | 02/16/97 | Chattanooga, TN | IYH: Final Four |
| * * * NOTES: Vacated on February 13, 1997. | |||
| Shawn Michaels | 01/19/97 | San Antonio, TX | Royal Rumble |
| Sycho Sid | 11/17/96 | New York City, NY | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: This was an Iron Man match ending 1-0. | |||
| Shawn Michaels | 03/31/96 | Anaheim, CA | Wrestlemania XII |
| Bret Hart | 11/19/95 | Washington DC | Survivor Series |
| Diesel | 11/26/94 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Bob Backlund | 11/23/94 | San Antonio, TX | Survivor Series |
| Bret Hart | 03/20/94 | New York City, NY | Wrestlemania X |
| Yokozuna | 06/13/93 | Dayton, OH | King of the Ring |
| Hulk Hogan | 04/04/93 | Las Vegas, NV | Wrestlemania IV |
| Yokozuna | 04/04/93 | Las Vegas, NV | Wrestlemania IV |
| Bret Hart | 10/12/92 | Saskatoon, SASK | House Show |
| Ric Flair | 09/01/92 | Hershey, PA | Prime Time Wrestling |
| Randy Savage | 04/05/92 | Indianapolis, IN | Wrestlemania VIII |
| * * * NOTES: Ric Flair wins the Royal Rumble to capture the WWF Title. | |||
| Ric Flair | 01/19/92 | Albany, NY | Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: Vacated after controversial finish. | |||
| Hulk Hogan | 12/03/91 | San Antonio, TX | Tuesday In Texas |
| The Undertaker | 11/27/91 | Detroit, MI | Survivor Series |
| Hulk Hogan | 03/24/91 | Los Angeles, CA | Wrestlemania VII |
| Sgt Slaughter | 01/19/91 | Miami, FL | Royal Rumble 1991 |
| Ultimate Warrior | 04/01/90 | Toronto, ONT | Wrestlemania VI |
| Hulk Hogan | 04/02/89 | Atlantic City, NJ | Wrestlemania V |
| Randy Savage | 03/27/88 | Atlantic City, NJ | Wrestlemania IV |
| * * * NOTES: Stripped after trying to sell the title to Ted DiBiase. | |||
| Andre The Giant | 02/05/88 | Indianapolis, IN | Sat. Nights Main Event |
| * * * NOTES: Click Here for a photo of the pinfall. | |||
| Hulk Hogan | 01/23/84 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| The Iron Sheik | 12/26/83 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Greg Valentine in a rematch. | |||
| Bob Backlund | 11/23/81 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: Title was held up on October 19, 1981. | |||
| Bob Backlund | 12/12/79 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: This title switch is not recognized by the WWWF. | |||
| Antonio Inoki | 11/30/79 | Tokushima, Japan | House Show |
| Bob Backlund | 02/20/78 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Billy Graham | 04/30/77 | Baltimore, MD | House Show |
| Bruno Sammartino | 12/10/73 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Stan Stasiak | 02/08/71 | Philadelphia, PA | House Show |
| Pedro Morales | 02/08/71 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Ivan Koloff | 01/18/71 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: This title switch is not recognized by the WWWF. | |||
| Ray Stevens | 07/15/67 | San Francisco, CA | House Show |
| Bruno Sammartino | 05/17/63 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: Awarded the WWWF title when the WWWF left the NWA. | |||
| Buddy Rogers | 04/25/63 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | n/a |
