List of current champions in WWE

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. There are five active singles championships for male wrestlers, two active championships for female wrestlers, and two active tag team championships. Twelve wrestlers 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 May 14, 2024.

Main roster

At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy are the WWE World Championship on SmackDown and the WWE Universal Championship on Raw. The current WWE World Champion is AJ Styles, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Dean Ambrose at Backlash on September 11, 2016. The current WWE Universal Champion is Kevin Owens, who is in his first reign. He won the vacant title by defeating Big Cass, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination match on the August 29, 2016, edition of Raw.

Secondary titles in WWE include the WWE Intercontinental Championship for SmackDown and the WWE United States Championship and the WWE Cruiserweight Championship for Raw. The Intercontinental Championship is currently held by The Miz, who is in his sixth reign. He won the title by defeating Dolph Ziggler on the November 15, 2016 episode of SmackDown. The United States Championship is currently held by Roman Reigns, who is in his first reign. He won it by defeating Rusev on September 25, 2016, at Clash of Champions. The Cruiserweight Championship is for wrestlers below the 205 lb (93 kg) weight limit, and is currently held by Brian Kendrick, who is in his first reign. He won the title on October 30, 2016 at Hell in a Cell by defeating T.J. Perkins.

The Raw Women's Championship is currently held by Charlotte Flair, who is in her third reign. She won the title by defeating Sasha Banks on the October 30, 2016 at Hell in a Cell in the first ever female Hell in a Cell match. The inaugural holder of the SmackDown Women's Championship is Becky Lynch, who won the title by defeating Carmella, Alexa Bliss, Natalya, Naomi, and Nikki Bella in a six-pack elimination challenge match at Backlash on September 11, 2016.

The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship is held by The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods), who are in their second reign as a team (record-tying fourth for Kingston and second for Woods and Big E individually) and are the longest reigning champions. They won the championships after Big E and Kingston defeated Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando), The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara), and defending champions The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young) in a Fatal 4-Way tag team match at SummerSlam on August 23, 2015, with Woods also defending via the Freebird Rule. The inaugural holders of the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship are Heath Slater and Rhyno, who defeated The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) in a tournament final at Backlash on September 11, 2016.

Raw

Championship	Current champion(s)		Reign	Date won	Days held	Location	Notes
WWE Universal Championship		Kevin Owens	1	August 29, 2016	2815	Houston, Texas	Previous champion Finn Bálor was forced to vacate the championship due to a legitimate shoulder injury. Owens won the vacant championship by defeating Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Big Cass in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination match on Raw.
WWE United States Championship		Roman Reigns	1	September 25, 2016	2788	Indianapolis, Indiana	Defeated Rusev at Clash of Champions.
WWE Cruiserweight Championship		Brian Kendrick	1	October 30, 2016	2753	Boston, Massachusetts	Defeated T.J. Perkins at Hell in a Cell.
WWE Raw Women's Championship		Charlotte Flair	3	October 30, 2016	2753	Boston, Massachusetts	Defeated Sasha Banks in the first-ever women's Hell in a Cell match at Hell in a Cell. Was also the first time a women's match main evented a WWE pay-per-view.
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship		The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)	2 (2, 4, 2)	August 23, 2015	3187	Brooklyn, New York City, New York	Big E and Kofi Kingston defeated Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando), The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara), and previous champions The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) in a fatal four-way tag team match at SummerSlam. Woods is also recognized as champion via the Freebird Rule.

SmackDown

Championship	Current champion(s)		Reign	Date won	Days held	Location	Notes
WWE World Championship	[[1]]	AJ Styles	1	September 11, 2016	2802	Richmond, Virginia	Defeated Dean Ambrose at Backlash.
WWE Intercontinental Championship		The Miz	6	November 15, 2016	2737	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Defeated Dolph Ziggler on SmackDown
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship		Becky Lynch	1	September 11, 2016	2802	Richmond, Virginia	Defeated Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella in a six-pack elimination challenge at Backlash to become the inaugural champion.
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship		Heath Slater and Rhyno	1	September 11, 2016	2802	Richmond, Virginia	Defeated The Usos in a Tag team tournament final at Backlash to become the inaugural champions.

NXT

NXT championships

WWE's NXT brand has its own set of championships.

The top title is the NXT Championship, which is currently held by Shinsuke Nakamura, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Samoa Joe at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II.

The NXT Women's Championship is held by Asuka, who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Bayley at NXT TakeOver: Dallas by submission.

The NXT Tag Team Championship is held by The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson), who are in their second reign, both as a team and individually. They won the titles by defeating American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) at NXT TakeOver: The End.

Championship	Current champion(s)		Reign	Date won	Days held	Location	Notes
NXT Championship	File:ROHShinsukeNakamura.jpg	Shinsuke Nakamura	1	August 20, 2016	2824	Brooklyn, New York City, New York	Defeated Samoa Joe at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II
NXT Women's Championship		Asuka	1	April 1, 2016	2965	Dallas, Texas	Defeated Bayley at NXT TakeOver: Dallas.
NXT Tag Team Championship		The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson)	2 (2, 2)	June 8, 2016	2897	Winter Park, Florida	Defeated American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) at NXT TakeOver: The End.

See also

• List of current WWE tag teams and stables
• List of former championships in WWE
• List of WWE personnel

External links

Current champions

• AJ Styles on WWE.com
• Kevin Owens on WWE.com
• The Miz on WWE.com
• Roman Reigns on WWE.com
• Brian Kendrick on WWE.com
• Kofi Kingston on WWE.com
• Big E on WWE.com
• Xavier Woods on WWE.com
• Rhyno on WWE.com
• Heath Slater on WWE.com
• Charlotte Flair on WWE.com
• Becky Lynch on WWE.com

Current NXT champions

• Shinsuke Nakamura on WWE.com
• Scott Dawson on WWE.com
• Dash Wilder on WWE.com
• Asuka on WWE.com

References

• WWE.com