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  • 1963: “WWWF World Heavyweight Title”
  • 196?: “WWWF Heavyweight Title”
  • 1981: “WWF Heavyweight Title”
  • 1988: “WWF Undisputed Heavyweight Title”
  • 1989: “WWF Federation Title”
  • 2001: “WWF Undisputed World Title”
  • 2002: “WWE Undisputed World Title”
  • 2002: Exclusive To Smackdown! Brand.
  • 2005: Champion Drafted to RAW Brand.
Champion Date Location Event
Buddy Rogers ??/04/63    
* * * NOTES: Awarded the WWWF title when the WWWF left the NWA.
Bruno Sammartino 17/05/63 New York City, NY  
Ray Stevens 15/07/67 San Francisco, CA  
* * * NOTES: This title switch is not recognized by the WWWF.
Ivan Koloff 18/01/71 New York City, NY  
Pedro Morales 08/02/71    
Stan Stasiak 08/02/71 Philadelphia, PA  
Bruno Sammartino (2) 10/12/73 New York City, NY  
Billy Graham 30/04/77 Baltimore, MY  
Bob Backlund 20/02/78 New York City, NY  
Antonio Inoki 30/11/79 Tokushima, Japan  
* * * NOTES: This title switch is not recognized by the WWWF.
Bob Backlund (2) 12/12/79 New York City, NY  
* * * NOTES: Title was held up on October 19, 1981.
Bob Backlund (3) 23/11/81 New York City, NY  
* * * NOTES: Defeated Greg Valentine in a rematch.
The Iron Sheik 26/12/83 New York City, NY  
Hulk Hogan 23/01/84 New York City, NY  
* * * NOTES: Click Here for a photo of the pinfall.
Andre The Giant 05/02/88 Indianapolis, IN Sat. Nights Main Event
* * * NOTES: Stripped after trying to sell the title to Ted DiBiase.
Randy Savage 27/03/88 Atlantic City, NJ Wrestlemania IV
Hulk Hogan 02/04/89 Atlantic City, NJ Wrestlemania V
Ultimate Warrior 01/04/90 Toronto, ONT Wrestlemania VI
Sgt Slaughter 19/01/91 Miami, FL Royal Rumble 1991
Hulk Hogan (3) 24/03/91 Los Angeles, CA Wrestlemania VII
The Undertaker 27/11/91 Detroit, MI Survivor Series
Hulk Hogan (4) 03/12/91 San Antonio, TX Tuesday In Texas
* * * NOTES: Vacated after controversial finish.
Ric Flair 19/01/92 Albany, NY Royal Rumble
* * * NOTES: Ric Flair wins the Royal Rumble to capture the WWF Title.
Randy Savage (2) 05/04/92 Indianapolis, IN Wrestlemania VIII
Ric Flair (2) 01/09/92 Hershey, PA  
Bret Hart 12/10/92 Saskatoon, SASK House Show
Yokozuna 04/04/93 Las Vegas, NV Wrestlemania IV
Hulk Hogan (5) 04/04/93 Las Vegas, NV Wrestlemania IV
Yokozuna (2) 13/06/93 Dayton, OH King of the Ring
Bret Hart (2) 20/03/94 New York City, NY Wrestlemania X
Bob Backlund (4) 23/11/94 San Antonio, TX Survivor Series
Diesel 26/11/94 New York City, NY House Show
Bret Hart (3) 19/11/95 Washington DC Survivor Series
Shawn Michaels 31/03/96 Anaheim, CA Wrestlemania XII
* * * NOTES: This was an Iron Man match ending 1-0.
Sycho Sid 17/11/96 New York City, NY Survivor Series
Shawn Michaels (2) 19/01/97 San Antonio, TX Royal Rumble
* * * NOTES: Vacated on February 13, 1997.
Bret Hart (4) 16/02/97 Chattanooga, TN IYH: Final Four
* * * NOTES: Defeated Steve Austin, Undertaker & Vader.
Sycho Sid (2) 17/02/97 Nashville, TN RAW
The Undertaker (2) 23/03/97 Chicago, IL Wrestlemania XIII
Bret Hart (5) 03/08/97 East Rutherford, NJ Suummerslam
Shawn Michaels (3) 09/11/97 Montreal, QUE Survivor Series
* * * NOTES: The infamous Montreal ScrewJob.
Steve Austin 29/03/98 Boston, MA Wrestlemania XIV
Kane 28/06/98 Pittsburgh, PA King of the Ring
Steve Austin (2) 29/06/98 Cleveland, OH RAW
* * * NOTES: Title Held Up.
The Rock 15/11/98 St Louis, MO Survivor Series
* * * NOTES: Defeated Mankind in the Finals of a Tournament.
Mankind 29/12/98 Worcester, MA  
The Rock (2) 24/01/99 Anaheim, CA Royal Rumble
Mankind (2) 26/01/99 Tuscon, AZ  
The Rock (3) 15/02/99 Birmingham, AL RAW
Steve Austin (3) 28/03/99 Phildelphia, PA Wrestlemania XV
The Undertaker (3) 23/05/99 Kansas City, MO Over The Edge
Steve Austin (4) 28/06/99 Charlotte, NC RAW
Mankind (3) 22/08/99 Minneapolis, MN Summerslam
* * * NOTES: Defeated Steve Austin & The Rock in a 3-WAY.
Triple H 23/08/99 Ames, IA RAW
Vince McMahon 14/09/99 Las Vegas, NV Armegeddon
* * * NOTES: Vacated on September 20, 1999.
Triple H (2) 26/09/99 Charlotte, NC Unforgiven
* * * NOTES: Won a Six-Pack Challenge.
The Big Show 14/11/99 Detroit, MI Survivor Series
* * * NOTES: Substituted for Steve Austin.
Triple H (3) 03/01/00 Miami, FL  
The Rock (4) 30/04/00 Washington DC Backlash
Triple H (4) 21/05/00 Louisville, KY Judgement Day
The Rock (5) 25/06/00 Boston, MA RAW
Kurt Angle 22/10/00 Albany, NY No Mercy
The Rock (6) 25/02/01 Las Vegas, NV No Way Out
Steve Austin (5) 01/04/01 Houston, TX Wrestlemania X-7
Kurt Angle (2) 23/09/01 Pittsburgh, PA Unforgiven 2001
Steve Austin (6) 08/10/01 Indianapolis, IN RAW
Chris Jericho 09/12/01 San Diego, CA Vengeance 2001
* * * NOTES: Unified with WCW World Championship.
Triple H (5) 17/03/02 Toronto, ONT Wrestlemania X-8
Hulk Hogan (6) 21/04/02 Kansas City, MO Backlash
Undertaker (4) 19/05/02 Nashville, TN Judgement Day
The Rock (7) 21/07/02 Detroit, MI Vengeance 2002
* * * NOTES: Defeated The Undertaker & Kurt Angle.
Brock Lesnar 25/08/02 New York, NY Summerslam
* * * NOTES: WWE Championship became exclusive to SmackDown!.
Big Show (2) 17/11/02 New York City, NY Survivor Series
Kurt Angle (3) 15/12/02 Ft Lauderdale, FL Armageddon
Brock Lesnar (2) 30/03/03 Seattle, WA Wrestlemania 19
Kurt Angle (4) 27/07/03 Denver, CO Vengeance
* * * NOTES: Defeated Brock Lesnar & Big Show in a 3-WAY.
Brock Lesnar (3) 18/09/03 Raleigh, NC Smackdown!
* * * NOTES: Defeated Kurt Angle in a 60-Minute Iron Man Match.
Eddie Guerrero 15/02/04 San Francisco, CA No Way Out
John Layfield 27/06/04 Norfolk, VA G.A.B.
* * * NOTES: Defeated Eddie Guerrero in a Bullrope Match.
John Cena 02/04/05 Los Angeles, CA Wrestlemania 21
Edge 01/08/06 Albany, NY NY Revolution
* * * NOTES: Edge cashed in his Money In The Bank.
John Cena (2) 01/29/06 Miami, FL Royal Rumble
Rob Van Dam (1) 06/11/06 Philadelphia, PA One Night Stand
Edge (2) 07/03/06 Philadelphia, PA RAW
* * * NOTES: Defeated RVD & John Cena in a 3-WAY.
John Cena (3) 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 (11) 10/07/07 Chicago, IL No Mercy
Randy Orton (3) 10/07/07 Chicago, IL No Mercy
* * * NOTES: Randy Orton defeated Triple H in a Last Man Standing Match.
Triple H (12) 04/27/08 Baltimore, MY Backlash
* * * NOTES: HHH defeated Randy Orton & John Cena & JBL in a 4-WAY.
Edge (6) 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 (7) 10/25/09 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 (13) 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 (4) 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 (5) 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 (5) 06/15/09 Charlotte, NC RAW (Three-4-All)
* * * 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 (6) 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 (6) 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 (7) 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 (8) 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 (6) 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 (9) 03/28/10 Phoenix, AZ WrestleMania 26
Sheamus (2) 06/20/10 Long Island, NY Fatal 4-WAY
* * * NOTES: Sheamus defeated John Cena (c) and Randy Orton and Edge in a Fatal 4-WAY after interference by the NXT 7 to win the WWE championship!
Randy Orton (7) 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 (10) 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 (4) 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 storyl?ine) with the belt, so it was vacated and a tournament was announced.
Rey Mysterio (3) 07/25/11 Hampton, VA WWE 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 WWE 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, sett?ing up a champion vs. champion match.
C.M. Punk (5) 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 (12) 09/18/11 Buffalo, NY Night of Champions
Alberto Del Rio (2) 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 (6) 11/20/11 New York City, NY Survivor Series