- 1963: WWWF World Heavyweight Title
- 1981: WWF Heavyweight Title
- 1988: WWF Undisputed Heavyweight Title
- 2001: WWF Undisputed World Title
- 2002: WWE Undisputed World Title
- 2002: Exclusive to the SmackDown Brand
- 2005: Drafted to the RAW Brand
- 2013: WWE World Heavyweight Title
| Champion | Date | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Rogers | 04/25/63 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | n/a |
| * * * NOTES: Awarded the WWWF title when the WWWF left the NWA. | |||
| Bruno Sammartino | 05/17/63 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Ray Stevens | 07/15/67 | San Francisco, CA | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: This title switch is not recognized by the WWWF. | |||
| Ivan Koloff | 01/18/71 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Pedro Morales | 02/08/71 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Stan Stasiak | 02/08/71 | Philadelphia, PA | House Show |
| Bruno Sammartino | 12/10/73 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Billy Graham | 04/30/77 | Baltimore, MD | House Show |
| Bob Backlund | 02/20/78 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Antonio Inoki | 11/30/79 | Tokushima, Japan | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: This title switch is not recognized by the WWWF. | |||
| Bob Backlund | 12/12/79 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: Title was held up on October 19, 1981. | |||
| Bob Backlund | 11/23/81 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Greg Valentine in a rematch. | |||
| The Iron Sheik | 12/26/83 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Hulk Hogan | 01/23/84 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: Click Here for a photo of the pinfall. | |||
| Andre The Giant | 02/05/88 | Indianapolis, IN | Sat. Nights Main Event |
| * * * NOTES: Stripped after trying to sell the title to Ted DiBiase. | |||
| Randy Savage | 03/27/88 | Atlantic City, NJ | Wrestlemania IV |
| Hulk Hogan | 04/02/89 | Atlantic City, NJ | Wrestlemania V |
| Ultimate Warrior | 04/01/90 | Toronto, ONT | Wrestlemania VI |
| Sgt Slaughter | 01/19/91 | Miami, FL | Royal Rumble 1991 |
| Hulk Hogan | 03/24/91 | Los Angeles, CA | Wrestlemania VII |
| The Undertaker | 11/27/91 | Detroit, MI | Survivor Series |
| Hulk Hogan | 12/03/91 | San Antonio, TX | Tuesday In Texas |
| * * * NOTES: Vacated after controversial finish. | |||
| Ric Flair | 01/19/92 | Albany, NY | Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: Ric Flair wins the Royal Rumble to capture the WWF Title. | |||
| Randy Savage | 04/05/92 | Indianapolis, IN | Wrestlemania VIII |
| Ric Flair | 09/01/92 | Hershey, PA | Prime Time Wrestling |
| Bret Hart | 10/12/92 | Saskatoon, SASK | House Show |
| Yokozuna | 04/04/93 | Las Vegas, NV | Wrestlemania IV |
| Hulk Hogan | 04/04/93 | Las Vegas, NV | Wrestlemania IV |
| Yokozuna | 06/13/93 | Dayton, OH | King of the Ring |
| Bret Hart | 03/20/94 | New York City, NY | Wrestlemania X |
| Bob Backlund | 11/23/94 | San Antonio, TX | Survivor Series |
| Diesel | 11/26/94 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Bret Hart | 11/19/95 | Washington DC | Survivor Series |
| Shawn Michaels | 03/31/96 | Anaheim, CA | Wrestlemania XII |
| * * * NOTES: This was an Iron Man match ending 1-0. | |||
| Sycho Sid | 11/17/96 | New York City, NY | Survivor Series |
| Shawn Michaels | 01/19/97 | San Antonio, TX | Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: Vacated on February 13, 1997. | |||
| Bret Hart | 02/16/97 | Chattanooga, TN | IYH: Final Four |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Steve Austin, Undertaker & Vader. | |||
| Sycho Sid | 02/17/97 | Nashville, TN | RAW |
| The Undertaker | 03/23/97 | Chicago, IL | Wrestlemania XIII |
| Bret Hart | 08/03/97 | East Rutherford, NJ | SummerSlam |
| Shawn Michaels | 11/09/97 | Montreal, QUE | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: The infamous Montreal ScrewJob. | |||
| Steve Austin | 03/29/98 | Boston, MA | Wrestlemania XIV |
| Kane | 06/28/98 | Pittsburgh, PA | King of the Ring |
| Steve Austin | 06/29/98 | Cleveland, OH | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Title Held Up. | |||
| The Rock | 11/15/98 | St Louis, MO | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Mankind in the Finals of a Tournament. | |||
| Mankind | 12/29/98 | Worcester, MA | RAW |
| The Rock | 01/24/99 | Anaheim, CA | Royal Rumble |
| Mankind | 01/26/99 | Tuscon, AZ | Halftime Heat |
| The Rock | 02/15/99 | Birmingham, AL | RAW |
| Steve Austin | 03/28/99 | Phildelphia, PA | Wrestlemania XV |
| The Undertaker | 05/23/99 | Kansas City, MO | Over The Edge |
| Steve Austin | 06/28/99 | Charlotte, NC | RAW |
| Mankind | 08/22/99 | Minneapolis, MN | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Steve Austin & The Rock in a 3-WAY. | |||
| Triple H | 08/23/99 | Ames, IA | RAW |
| Vince McMahon | 09/14/99 | Las Vegas, NV | Armegeddon |
| * * * NOTES: Vacated on September 20, 1999. | |||
| Triple H | 09/26/99 | Charlotte, NC | Unforgiven |
| * * * NOTES: Won a Six-Pack Challenge. | |||
| The Big Show | 11/14/99 | Detroit, MI | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Substituted for Steve Austin. | |||
| Triple H | 01/03/00 | Miami, FL | RAW |
| The Rock | 04/30/00 | Washington DC | Backlash |
| Triple H | 05/21/00 | Louisville, KY | Judgement Day |
| The Rock | 06/25/00 | Boston, MA | RAW |
| Kurt Angle | 10/22/00 | Albany, NY | No Mercy |
| The Rock | 02/25/01 | Las Vegas, NV | No Way Out |
| Steve Austin | 04/01/01 | Houston, TX | Wrestlemania X-7 |
| Kurt Angle | 09/23/01 | Pittsburgh, PA | Unforgiven 2001 |
| Steve Austin | 10/08/01 | Indianapolis, IN | RAW |
| Chris Jericho | 12/09/01 | San Diego, CA | Vengeance 2001 |
| * * * NOTES: Unified with WCW World Championship. | |||
| Triple H | 03/17/02 | Toronto, ONT | Wrestlemania X-8 |
| Hulk Hogan | 04/21/02 | Kansas City, MO | Backlash |
| Undertaker | 05/19/02 | Nashville, TN | Judgement Day |
| The Rock | 07/21/02 | Detroit, MI | Vengeance 2002 |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated The Undertaker & Kurt Angle. | |||
| Brock Lesnar | 08/25/02 | New York, NY | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: WWE Championship became exclusive to SmackDown!. | |||
| Big Show | 11/17/02 | New York City, NY | Survivor Series |
| Kurt Angle | 12/15/02 | Ft Lauderdale, FL | Armageddon |
| Brock Lesnar | 03/30/03 | Seattle, WA | Wrestlemania 19 |
| Kurt Angle | 07/27/03 | Denver, CO | Vengeance |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Brock Lesnar & Big Show in a 3-WAY. | |||
| Brock Lesnar | 09/18/03 | Raleigh, NC | SmackDown |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Kurt Angle in a 60-Minute Iron Man match. | |||
| Eddie Guerrero | 02/15/04 | San Francisco, CA | No Way Out |
| John Layfield | 06/27/04 | Norfolk, VA | Great American Bash |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated Eddie Guerrero in a Bullrope match. | |||
| John Cena | 04/03/05 | Los Angeles, CA | Wrestlemania 21 |
| Edge | 01/08/06 | Albany, NY | NY Revolution |
| * * * NOTES: Edge cashed in his Money In The Bank. | |||
| John Cena | 01/29/06 | Miami, FL | Royal Rumble |
| Rob Van Dam | 06/11/06 | Philadelphia, PA | One Night Stand |
| Edge | 07/03/06 | Philadelphia, PA | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated RVD & John Cena in a 3-WAY. | |||
| John Cena | 09/17/06 | Toronto, ONT | Unforgiven |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena was stripped due to injury. | |||
| Randy Orton (Awarded) | 10/07/07 | Chicago, IL | No Mercy |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton was awarded the title by Vince McMahon. | |||
| Triple H | 10/07/07 | Chicago, IL | No Mercy |
| Randy Orton | 10/07/07 | Chicago, IL | No Mercy |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated Triple H in a Last Man Standing match. | |||
| Triple H | 04/27/08 | Baltimore, MY | Backlash |
| * * * NOTES: HHH defeated Randy Orton & John Cena & JBL in a 4-WAY. | |||
| Edge | 11/23/08 | Boston, MA | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Edge was inserted into an HHH vs. Kozlov match at the last second by Edge's wife and General Manager Vickie Guerrero.. | |||
| Jeff Hardy | 12/14/08 | Buffalo, NY | Armageddon |
| * * * NOTES: Jeff Hardy defeated Edge (c) and Triple H in a 3-WAY after Vladimir Kozlov interfered.. | |||
| Edge | 01/25/09 | Detroit, MI | Royal Rumble |
| * * * 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.. | |||
| Triple H | 02/15/09 | Seattle, WA | No Way Out |
| * * * 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!. | |||
| Randy Orton | 04/26/09 | Providence, RI | Backlash |
| * * * 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. | |||
| Batista | 06/07/09 | New Orleans, LA | Extreme Rules |
| * * * 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. | |||
| Randy Orton | 06/15/09 | Charlotte, NC | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated Triple H and John Cena and the Big Show in a 4-WAY to capture the vacant WWE championship! | |||
| John Cena | 09/13/09 | Montreal, QUE | Breaking Point |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena defeated Randy Orton in a "I Quit" match to win the WWE title! | |||
| Randy Orton | 10/04/09 | Newark, NJ | Hell in a Cell |
| * * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated John Cena in a Hell in a Cell match to capture the WWE championship! | |||
| John Cena | 10/25/09 | Pittsburgh, PA | Bragging Rights |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena defeated Randy Orton in a "60-Minute Iron Man" match by a score of 6-5 to win the WWE championship! | |||
| Sheamus | 12/13/09 | San Antonio, TX | TLC |
| * * * NOTES: Sheamus defeated John Cena in a tables match to win the WWE championship! | |||
| John Cena | 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 | |||
| Batista | 02/21/10 | St. Louis, MO | Elimination Chamber |
| * * * NOTES: This match was ordered by Vince McMahon immediately following the Elimination Chamber match. Batista won in about 30 seconds! | |||
| John Cena | 03/28/10 | Phoenix, AZ | WrestleMania 26 |
| Sheamus | 06/20/10 | Long Island, NY | Fatal 4-WAY |
| * * * 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! | |||
| Randy Orton | 09/19/10 | Chicago, IL | Night of Champions |
| * * * 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! | |||
| Mike "The Miz" Mizanin | 11/23/10 | Orlando, FL | RAW |
| * * * 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! | |||
| John Cena | 05/01/11 | Orlando, FL | Extreme Rules |
| * * * NOTES: John Cena defeated The Miz (c) and John Morrison in a triple threat steel cage match to win his 10th WWE championship! | |||
| C.M. Punk | 07/17/11 | Chicago, IL | Money in the Bank |
| * * * 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. | |||
| Rey Mysterio | 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. | |||
| John Cena (11) | 07/25/11 | Hampton, VA | RAW |
| * * * 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. | |||
| C.M. Punk | 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. | |||
| Alberto Del Rio | 08/14/11 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: Alberto Del Rio cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract and won the undisputed championship! | |||
| John Cena | 09/18/11 | Buffalo, NY | Night of Champions |
| Alberto Del Rio | 10/02/11 | New Orleans, LA | Hell in a Cell |
| * * * 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. | |||
| C.M. Punk | 11/20/11 | New York City, NY | Survivor Series |
| The Rock | 01/27/13 | Phoenix, AZ | Royal Rumble |
| John Cena | 04/07/13 | East Rutherford, NJ | Wrestlemania 29 |
| Daniel Bryan | 08/18/13 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| Randy Orton | 08/18/13 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| * * * 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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| Daniel Bryan | 09/15/13 | Detroit, MI | Night of Champions |
| Title is vacated | 09/16/13 | Cleveland, OH | RAW |
| * * * 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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| Randy Orton | 10/27/13 | Miami, FL | Hell in a Cell |
| * * * 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 | 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. |
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| Daniel Bryan | 04/06/14 | New Orleans, LA | WrestleMania XXX |
| * * * NOTES: This was a triple threat match between WWE world heavyweight champion Randy Orton, Batista, and Daniel Bryan. |
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| Title is vacated | 06/09/14 | Minneapolis, MN | RAW |
| * * * 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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| John Cena | 06/29/14 | Boston, MA | Money in the Bank |
| * * * 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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| Brock Lesnar | 08/17/14 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| Seth Rollins | 03/29/15 | Santa Clara, CA | WrestleMania 31 |
| * * * 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. | |||
| Title vacated | 11/05/15 | n/a | n/a |
| * * * 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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| Roman Reigns | 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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| Sheamus | 11/22/15 | Atlanta, GA | Survivor Series |
| * * * 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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| Roman Reigns | 12/14/15 | Philadelphia, PA | RAW |
| Triple H | 01/24/16 | Orlando, FL | Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: Triple H won the 30-man Royal Rumble match to win the WWE championship. | |||
| Roman Reigns | 04/03/16 | Dallas, TX | WrestleMania 32 |
| Seth Rollins | 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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| 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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| AJ Styles | 09/11/16 | Richmond, VA | Backlash |
| John Cena | 01/30/17 | San Antonio, TX | Royal Rumble |
| Bray Wyatt | 02/12/17 | Phoenix, AZ | Elimination Chamber |
| * * * 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. | |||
| Randy Orton | 04/02/17 | Orlando, FL | WrestleMania 33 |
| Jinder Mahal | 05/21/17 | Chicago, IL | Backlash |
| AJ Styles | 11/14/17 | Charlotte, NC | SmackDown |
| Daniel Bryan | 11/13/18 | St. Louis, MI | SmackDown Live |
| Kofi Kingston | 04/07/19 | East Rutheford, NJ | WrestleMania 35 |
| Brock Lesnar | 10/04/19 | Los Angeles, CA | Friday Night SmackDown |
| Drew McIntyre | 04/05/20 | Orlando, FL | WrestleMania 36 Night 2 |
| Miz | 02/21/21 | St. Petersburg, Fl | Elimination Chamber |
| Bobby Lashley | 03/01/21 | St. Petersburg, Fl | RAW |
| Big E | 09/13/21 | Boston, Mass | Monday Night RAW |
| Brock Lesnar | 01/01/22 | Atlanta, GA | WWE Day 1 |
| Bobby Lashley | 01/29/22 | St. Louis, MI | Royal Rumble |
| Brock Lesnar | 02/19/22 | Jeddah, SA | Elimination Chamber |
| Roman Reigns | 04/03/22 | Arlington, TX, winner take all match, unification match | WrestleMania 38 |
| Cody Rhodes | 04/07/24 | Philadelphia, PA | WrestleMania 40 - Night 2 |
