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The [[WWE World Heavyweight Championship]] is a [[professional wrestling]] [[World Heavyweight Championship (professional wrestling)|world heavyweight]] [[championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] in [[WWE]]. It is the first world title established in WWE, having been introduced in 1963 as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Championship. After ending its affiliation with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) the promotion was renamed World Wrestling Federation (WWF) with the title also renamed to reflect the acronym.
The [[WWE World Heavyweight Championship]] is a [[professional wrestling]] [[World Heavyweight Championship (professional wrestling)|world heavyweight]] [[championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] in [[WWE]]. It is the first world title established in WWE, having been introduced in 1963 as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Championship. After ending its affiliation with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) the promotion was renamed World Wrestling Federation (WWF) with the title also renamed to reflect the acronym.

Revision as of 15:35, 5 July 2014

Record 12-time and current champion John Cena.


The WWE World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the first world title established in WWE, having been introduced in 1963 as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Championship. After ending its affiliation with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) the promotion was renamed World Wrestling Federation (WWF) with the title also renamed to reflect the acronym. In 2001, it was unified with the World Championship (formerly the WCW Championship) following the WWF's buyout of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and became the Undisputed Championship.[1][2] In 2002, the WWF was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and split its roster into two franchises, Raw and SmackDown, in a brand extension.[3][4] The title was then designated to the SmackDown brand, while WWE established an alternate world title known as the World Heavyweight Championship for the Raw brand. The WWE Undisputed Championship was then renamed simply as the WWE Championship.[5] On December 15, 2013, the World Heavyweight Championship was unified with the WWE Championship, resulting in the retiring of the former, and the renaming of the latter to its current name of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants usually execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. The first champion was Buddy Rogers, who won the championship in 1963. The champion with the single longest reign is Bruno Sammartino with a reign of 2803 days. Overall, there have been 44 different official champions, with John Cena having the most reigns at twelve. Only seven men in history have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more. They are Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales, Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, John Cena, and CM Punk.[6]

Title history

Key
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
# Indicates what number the reign is
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
N/A The information is not available or is unknown
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily.

Names

Name Years
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
Undisputed WWF Championship December 9, 2001[2] – May 6, 2002[3]
Undisputed WWE Championship May 6, 2002[3] – September 2, 2002;[7] August 14, 2011 - September 18, 2011
WWE Championship September 2, 2002[7] – December 15, 2013
WWE World Heavyweight Championship December 15, 2013 – present

Reigns

As of November 12, 2014

† indicates title changes not recognized by WWE.
# Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Buddy Rogers 1 April 25, 1963 22 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil N/A Won an apocryphal tournament in Rio de Janeiro after the WWWF left the National Wrestling Alliance, of which Rogers was the 7th champion since defeating Pat O'Connor on 30 June 1961. [8]
2 Bruno Sammartino 1 May 17, 1963 2,803 New York, NY House show [9]
3 Ivan Koloff 1 January 18, 1971 21 New York, NY House show [10]
4 Pedro Morales 1 February 8, 1971 1,027 New York, NY House show Title renamed WWWF Heavyweight Championship when WWWF rejoined the NWA in 1971. [11]
5 Stan Stasiak 1 December 1, 1973 9 Philadelphia, PA House show [12]
6 Bruno Sammartino 2 December 10, 1973 1,237 New York, NY House show [13]
7 Billy Graham 1 April 30, 1977 296 Baltimore, MD House show [14]
8 Bob Backlund 1 February 20, 1978 2,135
(648)† 		New York, NY House show The title was renamed the WWF Heavyweight Championship when the World Wide Wrestling Federation became the World Wrestling Federation in March 1979. [15][16]
— Antonio Inoki 1† November 30, 1979 6 Tokushima, Japan House show Reign is not recognized by WWE[17] [18]
— Vacated† — December 6, 1979 — Tokushima, Japan House show Inoki immediately vacated the title after a rematch with Backlund ended in a no contest. [18]
— Bob Backlund 2† December 17, 1979 1,470 New York, NY House show Defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death match. During this reign a controversial ending to a bout between Backlund and Greg Valentine took place on 10/19/81 at Madison Square Garden, in which the dazed referee raised Valentine's arm in victory, thinking it was Backlund, after the champion had scored the pinfall. A rematch was held at MSG on 11/23/81 with Backlund defeating Valentine. Backlund defended the belt in other arenas between the two matches taking place, indicating that he was still the recognized champion. [18]
9 The Iron Sheik 1 December 26, 1983 28 New York, NY House show The Iron Sheik won by forfeit after Backlund's manager Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel on his behalf to prevent any major injury as a result of Sheik's signature move "The Camel Clutch", but Backlund never officially submitted. [19]
10 Hulk Hogan 1 January 23, 1984 1,474 New York, NY House show [20]
11 André the Giant 1 February 5, 1988 <1 Indianapolis, IN The Main Event I André defeated Hogan when referee Earl Hebner, who was bribed by Ted DiBiase, scored the three-count, despite Hogan raising his shoulder past the two-count. [21]
— Vacated — February 5, 1988 — Indianapolis, IN The Main Event I Immediately after winning the title from Hogan, André sold the title to DiBiase; President Jack Tunney nullified this decision, and vacated the title. [21]
12 Randy Savage 1 March 27, 1988 371 Atlantic City, NJ WrestleMania IV Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament finals to win the vacant title. [22]
13 Hulk Hogan 2 April 2, 1989 364 Atlantic City, NJ WrestleMania V [23]
14 The Ultimate Warrior 1 April 1, 1990 293 Toronto, ON WrestleMania VI This match was also for Warrior's WWF Intercontinental Championship, which was vacated shortly after this match. [24]
15 Sgt. Slaughter 1 January 19, 1991 64 Miami, FL Royal Rumble [25]
16 Hulk Hogan 3 March 24, 1991 248 Los Angeles, CA WrestleMania VII [26]
17 The Undertaker 1 November 27, 1991 6 Detroit, MI Survivor Series [27]
18 Hulk Hogan 4 December 3, 1991 1 San Antonio, TX This Tuesday in Texas [28]
— Vacated — December 4, 1991 — N/A WWF Superstars of Wrestling Hogan was stripped of the title by Tunney due to the controversy surrounding both of the previous title changes. This aired December 7, 1991. [28]
19 Ric Flair 1 January 19, 1992 77 Albany, NY Royal Rumble Won the Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Sid Justice. [29]
20 Randy Savage 2 April 5, 1992 149 Indianapolis, IN WrestleMania VIII [30]
21 Ric Flair 2 September 1, 1992 41 Hershey, PA Prime Time Wrestling Aired on September 14, 1992. [31]
22 Bret Hart 1 October 12, 1992 174 Saskatoon, SK House show [32]
23 Yokozuna 1 April 4, 1993 <1 Las Vegas, NV WrestleMania IX [33]
24 Hulk Hogan 5 70 Mr. Fuji offered Hogan a match against Yokozuna and offered to put the title on the line after Hogan came down to help Hart, who had salt thrown in his eyes by Fuji during the match. [34]
25 Yokozuna 2 June 13, 1993 280 Dayton, OH King of the Ring [35]
26 Bret Hart 2 March 20, 1994 248 New York, NY WrestleMania X Roddy Piper was the guest referee. [36]
27 Bob Backlund 2(3)† November 23, 1994 3 San Antonio, TX Survivor Series This was a "Throw in the Towel" submission match, where the only way to win was to have the opponent's cornerman throw a towel into the ring. [37]
28 Diesel 1 November 26, 1994 358 New York, NY House show [38]
29 Bret Hart 3 November 19, 1995 133 Landover, MD Survivor Series This was a no-disqualification match. [39]
30 Shawn Michaels 1 March 31, 1996 231 Anaheim, CA WrestleMania XII This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, which Michaels won in overtime after a 0–0 draw. [40]
31 Sycho Sid 1 November 17, 1996 63 New York, NY Survivor Series [41]
32 Shawn Michaels 2 January 19, 1997 25 San Antonio, TX Royal Rumble [42]
— Vacated — February 13, 1997 — Lowell, MA Raw Michaels forfeited the title due to a knee injury. [42]
33 Bret Hart 4 February 16, 1997 1 Chattanooga, TN In Your House 13: Final Four This was a four-way elimination match also involving Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker and Vader. [43]
34 Sycho Sid 2 February 17, 1997 34 Nashville, TN Raw [44]
35 The Undertaker 2 March 23, 1997 133 Rosemont, IL WrestleMania 13 This was a no-disqualification match. [45]
36 Bret Hart 5 August 3, 1997 98 East Rutherford, NJ SummerSlam Shawn Michaels was the guest referee. [46]
37 Shawn Michaels 3 November 9, 1997 140 Montreal, QC Survivor Series Won the title in the Montreal Screwjob. [47]
38 Steve Austin 1 March 29, 1998 91 Boston, MA WrestleMania XIV Mike Tyson was the special outside enforcer. [48]
39 Kane 1 June 28, 1998 1 Pittsburgh, PA King of the Ring This was a first blood match. [49]
40 Steve Austin 2 June 29, 1998 90 Cleveland, OH Raw is War [50]
— Vacated — September 27, 1998 — Hamilton, ON Breakdown: In Your House Vacated after Kane and The Undertaker simultaneously pinned Austin in a triple threat match. A subsequent match for the vacant title at Judgment Day: In Your House between Kane and The Undertaker ended in a no-contest.[51] [50]
41 The Rock 1 November 15, 1998 44 St. Louis, MO Survivor Series Defeated Mankind in the finals of the Deadly Game tournament for the vacant title. [52]
42 Mankind 1 December 29, 1998 26 Worcester, MA Raw is War This was a no-disqualification match. Aired on January 4, 1999. [53]
43 The Rock 2 January 24, 1999 2 Anaheim, CA Royal Rumble This was an "I Quit" match. The Rock won by knocking Mankind unconscious while someone backstage played an audio recording of Mankind saying "I quit" while The Rock placed the microphone against his face. [54]
44 Mankind 2 January 26, 1999 20 Tucson, AZ Halftime Heat This was an empty arena match that aired as a special during halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII on January 31, 1999. [55]
45 The Rock 3 February 15, 1999 41 Birmingham, AL Raw is War This was a ladder match. [56]
46 Steve Austin 3 March 28, 1999 56 Philadelphia, PA WrestleMania XV Mankind was the special guest referee in this no-disqualification match. [57]
47 The Undertaker 3 May 23, 1999 36 Kansas City, MO Over the Edge Both Vince and Shane McMahon were special guest referees. [58]
48 Steve Austin 4 June 28, 1999 55 Charlotte, NC Raw is War [59]
49 Mankind 3 August 22, 1999 1 Minneapolis, MN SummerSlam This was a triple threat match also involving Triple H, with Jesse Ventura as guest referee. [60]
50 Triple H 1 August 23, 1999 22 Ames, IA Raw is War Shane McMahon was the guest referee. [61]
51 Mr. McMahon 1 September 14, 1999 6 Las Vegas, NV SmackDown Aired on September 16, 1999 with Shane McMahon as guest referee. [62]
— Vacated — September 20, 1999 — Houston, TX Raw is War McMahon vacated the title. [62]
52 Triple H 2 September 26, 1999 49 Charlotte, NC Unforgiven This was a Six-Pack Challenge match, also involving The Rock, Mankind, Big Show, The British Bulldog and Kane. Austin was the special outside enforcer. [63]
53 Big Show 1 November 14, 1999 50 Detroit, MI Survivor Series This was a triple threat match, also involving The Rock. [64]
54 Triple H 3 January 3, 2000 118 Miami, FL Raw is War On April 17, 2000, Chris Jericho defeated Triple H for the WWF Championship after Earl Hebner's fast-count. Later that night, Triple H forced Hebner to reverse the decision, nullifying Jericho's reign and continuing Triple H's. [65]
55 The Rock 4 April 30, 2000 21 Washington, D.C. Backlash Shane McMahon was the guest referee. [66]
56 Triple H 4 May 21, 2000 35 Louisville, KY Judgment Day This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, which Triple H won 6–5 with Shawn Michaels as the guest referee. [67]
57 The Rock 5 June 25, 2000 119 Boston, MA King of the Ring This was a six-man tag team match with The Rock, The Undertaker and Kane vs. Triple H, Mr. McMahon and Shane McMahon. The Rock pinned Mr. McMahon to win Triple H's title. [68]
58 Kurt Angle 1 October 22, 2000 126 Albany, NY No Mercy This was a no-disqualification match. [69]
59 The Rock 6 February 25, 2001 35 Las Vegas, NV No Way Out [70]
60 Steve Austin 5 April 1, 2001 175 Houston, TX WrestleMania X-Seven This was a no-disqualification match. [71]
61 Kurt Angle 2 September 23, 2001 15 Pittsburgh, PA Unforgiven [72]
62 Steve Austin 6 October 8, 2001 62 Indianapolis, IN Raw [73]
63 Chris Jericho 1 December 9, 2001 98 San Diego, CA Vengeance Earlier that night, Jericho had already defeated (WCW) World Heavyweight Champion The Rock for that title. By defeating Austin for the WWF Championship, he unified both titles as the Undisputed WWF Championship. [74]
64 Triple H 5 March 17, 2002 35 Toronto, ON WrestleMania X8 [75]
65 Hulk Hogan 6 April 21, 2002 28 Kansas City, MO Backlash The title was renamed the WWE Undisputed Championship on May 6, 2002 after World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. settled a lawsuit with the World Wide Fund for Nature, and became simply "World Wrestling Entertainment". [76]
66 The Undertaker 4 May 19, 2002 63 Nashville, TN Judgment Day On May 20, 2002, Rob Van Dam defeated The Undertaker for the title. Later that night, Ric Flair restarted the match and Undertaker defeated him, nullifying Van Dam's reign and continuing Undertaker's. [77]
67 The Rock 7 July 21, 2002 35 Detroit, MI Vengeance This was a triple threat match, also involving Kurt Angle. [78]
68 Brock Lesnar 1 August 25, 2002 84 Uniondale, NY SummerSlam "Undisputed" was removed from the title's name after it became exclusive to the SmackDown! brand on September 2, 2002, which resulted in the creation of the World Heavyweight Championship for the Raw brand. [79]
69 Big Show 2 November 17, 2002 28 New York, NY Survivor Series [80]
70 Kurt Angle 3 December 15, 2002 105 Sunrise, FL Armageddon [81]
71 Brock Lesnar 2 March 30, 2003 119 Seattle, WA WrestleMania XIX [82]
72 Kurt Angle 4 July 27, 2003 51 Denver, CO Vengeance This was a triple threat match, also involving Big Show. [83]
73 Brock Lesnar 3 September 16, 2003 152 Raleigh, NC SmackDown This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, aired September 18, 2003 on SmackDown. [84]
74 Eddie Guerrero 1 February 15, 2004 133 Daly City, CA No Way Out [85][86]
75 John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 June 27, 2004 280 Norfolk, VA The Great American Bash This was a Texas Bullrope match. [87][88]
76 John Cena 1 April 3, 2005 280 Los Angeles, CA WrestleMania 21 The title became exclusive on the Raw brand on June 6, 2005 when Cena was drafted to Raw as the first pick in the 2005 Draft Lottery. [89][90]
77 Edge 1 January 8, 2006 21 Albany, NY New Year's Revolution Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract from WrestleMania 21 immediately after Cena won an Elimination Chamber match. [91][92]
78 John Cena 2 January 29, 2006 133 Miami, FL Royal Rumble [93][94]
79 Rob Van Dam 1 June 11, 2006 22 New York, NY ECW One Night Stand Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract from WrestleMania 22. This was an Extreme Rules match. The title became property of the ECW brand. Van Dam became the first person to hold both the WWE and ECW World Championship. [95][96]
80 Edge 2 July 3, 2006 76 Philadelphia, PA Raw This was a triple threat match, also involving Cena. The title became exclusive on the Raw brand. [97][98]
81 John Cena 3 September 17, 2006 380 Toronto, ON Unforgiven This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. [99]
— Vacated — October 2, 2007 — Dayton, OH ECW on Sci Fi Vacated when Cena suffered a torn right pectoral tendon on the October 1 edition of Raw. [100]
82 Randy Orton 1 October 7, 2007 <1 Rosemont, IL No Mercy Awarded the title by Mr. McMahon. [101][102]
83 Triple H 6 <1 [102][103]
84 Randy Orton 2 203 This was a Last Man Standing match. [102][104]
85 Triple H 7 April 27, 2008 210 Baltimore, MD Backlash This was a Fatal-Four Way Elimination match, also involving Cena and Layfield. The title became a SmackDown exclusive title once again when Triple H was drafted to SmackDown on June 23, 2008. [105][106]
86 Edge 3 November 23, 2008 21 Boston, MA Survivor Series This was a triple threat match, also involving Vladimir Kozlov. Jeff Hardy had originally been scheduled to take part in the match, but did not participate after being (in storyline) attacked prior to the event. Triple H and Kozlov started the match before Edge was revealed as Hardy's surprise replacement. [107][108]
87 Jeff Hardy 1 December 14, 2008 42 Buffalo, NY Armageddon This was a triple threat match, also involving Triple H. [109][110]
88 Edge 4 January 25, 2009 21 Detroit, MI Royal Rumble This was a no-disqualification match. [111][112]
89 Triple H 8 February 15, 2009 70 Seattle, WA No Way Out This was an Elimination Chamber match, also involving Jeff Hardy, Kozlov, The Undertaker and Big Show. The title became a Raw exclusive title once again when Triple H was drafted to Raw on April 13, 2009. [113][114]
90 Randy Orton 3 April 26, 2009 42 Providence, RI Backlash This was a six-man tag team match with Orton, Ted DiBiase, Jr. and Cody Rhodes against Triple H, Shane McMahon and Batista, in which Orton would win the championship if his team won. [115][116]
91 Batista 1 June 7, 2009 2 New Orleans, LA Extreme Rules This was a steel cage match. [117][118]
— Vacated — June 9, 2009 — N/A Announced on WWE.com Vacated when Batista suffered a torn left bicep. [119]
92 Randy Orton 4 June 15, 2009 90 Charlotte, NC Raw This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving Triple H, Cena and Big Show. [120][121]
93 John Cena 4 September 13, 2009 21 Montreal, QC Breaking Point This was an "I Quit" match. If anyone interfered on Orton's behalf, he would have automatically lost the title. [122][123]
94 Randy Orton 5 October 4, 2009 21 Newark, NJ Hell in a Cell This was a Hell in a Cell match. [124][125]
95 John Cena 5 October 25, 2009 49 Pittsburgh, PA Bragging Rights This was a 60-Minute Anything Goes Iron Man match in which Cena won 6-5. If Cena lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand. [126][127]
96 Sheamus 1 December 13, 2009 70 San Antonio, TX TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs This was a Tables match. [128][129]
97 John Cena 6 February 21, 2010 <1 St. Louis, MO Elimination Chamber This was an Elimination Chamber match, also involving Triple H, Orton, Sheamus, Ted DiBiase and Kofi Kingston. [130]
98 Batista 2 35 [131]
99 John Cena 7 March 28, 2010 84 Glendale, AZ WrestleMania XXVI [132]
100 Sheamus 2 June 20, 2010 91 Uniondale, NY Fatal 4-Way This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving Edge and Orton. [133]
101 Randy Orton 6 September 19, 2010 64 Rosemont, IL Night of Champions This was a Six-Pack Challenge Elimination match also involving Edge, Cena, Jericho and Wade Barrett. [134]
102 The Miz 1 November 22, 2010 160 Orlando, FL Raw The Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank contract after Orton successfully defended the WWE Championship against Barrett. [135]
103 John Cena 8 May 1, 2011 77 Tampa, FL Extreme Rules This was a triple threat steel cage match also involving John Morrison. [136]
104 CM Punk 1 July 17, 2011 28 Rosemont, IL Money in the Bank Punk was scripted to leave WWE the day after with the championship. He returned on the July 25 episode of Raw; his reign was deemed to continue through this period. [137]
105 Rey Mysterio
(and CM Punk) 		1
(1) 		July 25, 2011 <1 Hampton, VA Raw Defeated The Miz in the final of an eight man tournament to crown a new champion. CM Punk was also the WWE Champion at this time. [138]
106 John Cena
(and CM Punk) 		9
(1) 		20 CM Punk was also the WWE Champion at this time. [139]
— CM Punk 1 August 14, 2011 <1 Los Angeles, CA SummerSlam Beat Cena in a match to determine the undisputed champion. This is considered a continuation of his first reign. Triple H was the special guest referee. [140]
107 Alberto Del Rio 1 August 14, 2011 35 Los Angeles, CA SummerSlam Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated CM Punk, who had just become the undisputed WWE Champion but was attacked by Kevin Nash after defeating Cena. [141]
108 John Cena 10 September 18, 2011 14 Buffalo, NY Night of Champions [142]
109 Alberto Del Rio 2 October 2, 2011 49 New Orleans, LA Hell in a Cell This was a triple threat Hell in a Cell match also involving CM Punk. [143]
110 CM Punk 2 November 20, 2011 434 New York, NY Survivor Series [144]
111 The Rock 8 January 27, 2013 70 Phoenix, AZ Royal Rumble Punk had initially won, but the match was then restarted by Vince McMahon due to interference by The Shield. [145]
112 John Cena 11 April 7, 2013 133 East Rutherford, NJ WrestleMania 29 [146]
113 Daniel Bryan 1 August 18, 2013 <1 Los Angeles, CA SummerSlam Triple H was the special guest referee. [147]
114 Randy Orton 7 28 Orton cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. Triple H, who attacked Bryan immediately preceding the match, was the special guest referee. [148]
115 Daniel Bryan 2 September 15, 2013 1 Detroit, MI Night of Champions [149]
— Vacated — September 16, 2013 — Cleveland, OH Raw Vacated after a controversial finish when Bryan defeated Orton to win the title. A subsequent match for the vacant title at Battleground between Bryan and Orton ended in a no contest. [150]
116 Randy Orton 8 October 27, 2013 161 Miami, FL Hell in a Cell Defeated Daniel Bryan in a Hell in a Cell match for the vacant title with Shawn Michaels serving as the special guest referee.
On December 15, 2013 at the TLC pay-per-view, Orton defeated John Cena to unify the World Heavyweight Championship into his WWE Championship.
The title became known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. 		[151]
117 Daniel Bryan 3 April 6, 2014 64 New Orleans, LA WrestleMania XXX This was a Triple Threat match also involving Batista. [152]
— Vacated — June 9, 2014 — Minneapolis, MN Raw Bryan was stripped of the title due to a neck injury. [153]
118 John Cena 12 June 29, 2014 3,789+ Boston, MA Money in the Bank Defeated Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, and Sheamus in a ladder match to win the vacant title. [154]

List of combined reigns

Symbol Meaning
Indicates the current champion
<1 The reign is shorter than one day.

As of November 12, 2024.

Rank Champion No. of reigns Combined Days
1 Bruno Sammartino 2 4,040
2 Hulk Hogan 6 2,185
3 Bob Backlund 2 2,138
4 John Cena 12 4,980+
5 Pedro Morales 1 1,027
6 Bret Hart 5 654
7 Randy Orton 8 609
8 Triple H 8 539
9 Steve Austin 6 529
10 Randy Savage 2 520
11 CM Punk 2 462
12 Shawn Michaels 3 396
13 The Rock 8 367
14 Diesel 1 358
15 Brock Lesnar 3 355
16 Kurt Angle 4 297
17 Billy Graham 1 296
18 The Ultimate Warrior 1 293
19 John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 280
Yokozuna 2 280
21 The Undertaker 4 238
22 Sheamus 2 161
23 The Miz 1 160
24 Edge 4 139
25 Eddie Guerrero 1 133
26 Ric Flair 2 118
27 Chris Jericho 1 98
28 Sycho Sid 2 97
29 Alberto Del Rio 2 84
30 Big Show 2 78
31 Daniel Bryan 3 65
32 Sgt. Slaughter 1 64
33 Mankind 3 47
34 Jeff Hardy 1 42
35 Batista 2 37
36 The Iron Sheik 1 28
37 Buddy Rogers 1 22
Rob Van Dam 1 22
39 Ivan Koloff 1 21
40 Stan Stasiak 1 9
41 Mr. McMahon 1 6
42 Kane 1 1
43 Rey Mysterio 1 <1
André the Giant 1 <1

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