List of current champions in WWE

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CM Punk is in his second reign as WWE Champion.

WWE is a professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines. WWE assigns its employees onto two programs or divisions known as WWE Brands. The two brands and programs are Raw and SmackDown. Every month there is one pay-per-view produced by WWE. Currently there are four active singles championships, one active tag team championship, a championship for the female wrestlers, and an unsanctioned title. Eight wrestlers currently hold the championships. The list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout. The following is correct as of March 12, 2012.

At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy, the WWE Championship is currently held by CM Punk who is in his second reign as WWE Champion, while the World Heavyweight Championship is held by Daniel Bryan. Punk won the WWE Championship on November 20, 2011 at Survivor Series when he defeated Alberto Del Rio, while Bryan is in his first reign as World Heavyweight Champion after cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase and defeating Big Show at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 18, 2011.

The two secondary titles in WWE are the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE United States Championship. The current Intercontinental Champion is Cody Rhodes who is in his first reign after defeating Ezekiel Jackson on August 9, 2011 at the taping of the August 12 edition of SmackDown. Santino Marella is the reigning WWE United States Champion, and is in his first reign after defeating Jack Swagger at the March 5 episode of Raw Supershow. Primo and Epico are the current holders of the WWE Tag Team Championship, who are in their first reign as a team. They defeated the former champions Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston) in Oakland, California at a Raw live event.

There is one championship that is challenged by WWE Divas. Beth Phoenix is presently in her first reign as WWE Divas Champion as a result of defeating Kelly Kelly at Hell in a Cell on October 2, 2011.

[edit] Champions

Championship		Reign	Date won	Days held	Location	Notes
Raw brand
WWE Championship	CM Punk	2	November 20, 2011	113	New York City, New York	Defeated Alberto Del Rio at Survivor Series.^[1]
WWE United States Championship	Santino Marella	1	March 5, 2012	7	Boston, Massachusetts	Defeated Jack Swagger on Raw Supershow.^[2]
SmackDown brand
World Heavyweight Championship	Daniel Bryan	1	December 18, 2011	85	Baltimore, Maryland	Defeated Big Show after cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.^[3]
WWE Intercontinental Championship	Cody Rhodes	1	August 9, 2011	216	Sacramento, California	Defeated Ezekiel Jackson on SmackDown. Aired on tape delay on August 12, 2011.^[4]
Dual-branded
WWE Tag Team Championship	Primo & Epico	1	January 15, 2012	57	Oakland, California	Defeated Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston) at a Raw live event.^[5]^[6]
WWE Divas Championship	Beth Phoenix	1	October 2, 2011	162	New Orleans, Louisiana	Defeated Kelly Kelly at Hell in a Cell.^[7]