Wwe heavyweight champion list

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Wwe heavyweight champion list

It was vacated and decommissioned when the ECW brand disbanded in The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches , in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name while others use their real name. Roman Reigns is the current champion in his fourth reign. Despite it being billed as a unification match, both titles remain independently active with Reigns being called the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. As of February 24, , there have been recognized reigns between 54 recognized champions and 11 recognized vacancies there are 4 reigns, 2 people, and 2 vacancies that are not recognized by the WWE. The first champion was Buddy Rogers, who was awarded the championship in The champion with the single longest reign is Bruno Sammartino with a reign of 2, days while the record for longest combined reign is also held by Sammartino at 4, John Cena has the most reigns with Of those nine, four held the championship for a continuous reign of days or more: Bruno Sammartino who achieved the feat on two occasions , Pedro Morales , Bob Backlund , and Hulk Hogan. Contents move to sidebar hide.

Won title at Judgment Day. This was a triple threat match also involving Vladimir Kozlov.

Skip to main content. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. Sign up for Peacock to watch. Triple H was successful and has held the championship on five different occasions. Go to WWE Network. Go to Peacock. Go to Sony LIV.

The current champion is Gunther , who is in his first reign, which is the record for both the longest singular reign and most cumulative days as champion. It has been called a "stepping stone" to a WWE world championship. Later that year, the European and Hardcore championships were unified into the Intercontinental Championship, which itself was unified into the World Heavyweight Championship original version. The next year, it was reactivated for Raw, followed by the United States Championship's reactivation as a counterpart championship on SmackDown. The Intercontinental Championship has switched between brands over the years, usually as a result of the WWE Draft ; the draft moved the title back to Raw. The term "intercontinental" in the title originally referred to North and South America. It was said he had unified his title with the South American Heavyweight Championship, in a tournament in Rio de Janeiro , [4] although both the tournament and South American Championship were entirely fictional. Perfect then won a tournament to crown a new Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion. On August 19, , Bischoff made a six-minute gauntlet match for the Hardcore Championship , with the winner facing Van Dam in a second unification match the next week on Raw. Tommy Dreamer successfully retained his title in that match, and lost to Van Dam in a hardcore match the next week.

Wwe heavyweight champion list

This is the title history of the WWE Championship. It is recognized as the top championship in the WWE. Ric Flair and John Cena hold the most world championship reigns recognized by WWE, across multiple companies, tied with The longest reigning champion is Bruno Sammartino , holding the championship for 7 years, 8 months, and 1 day from May 17, , to January 18, The current champion is Roman Reigns , who is in his 4th reign as champion.

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Retrieved September 13, WWE recognizes The Rock's reign as ending on January 4, , when the following episode aired on tape delay. CM Punk. Archived from the original on September 29, Jeff Hardy had originally been scheduled to take part in the match, but he did not participate after being in storyline attacked prior to the event. Sign In Register. Shawn Michaels was the guest referee. Shawn Michaels. Archived from the original on June 12, Baron Corbin vs. WWE recognizes Lesnar's reign as beginning on September 18, , when the episode aired on tape delay. Del Rio pinned Punk to win the title. Archived from the original on March 4, Survivor Series.

It was vacated and decommissioned when the ECW brand disbanded in

Won at WrestleMania 32 defeating Triple H. Apr 25, - May 17, Jul 18, - Dec 19, Go to Sony LIV. Archived from the original on December 14, Archived from the original on March 4, Mar 17, - Apr 21, Seth Rollins. Retrieved August 3, Won at Money in the Bank and left the company with the belt. This was a triple threat match , also involving Kane. The stipulations of the match allowed the title to change hands via disqualification. Bret Hart.