Buddy Rogers 63/01
Bruno Sammartino 63/05/17 New York, NY
Ivan Koloff 71/01/18 New York, NY
Pedro Morales 71/02/08 New York, NY
Stan Stasiak 73/12/01 Philadelphia, PA
Bruno Sammartino [2] 73/12/10 New York, NY
Superstar Billy Graham 77/04/30 Baltimore, MD
Bob Backlund 78/02/20 New York, NY
Antonio Inoki 79/11/30 Tokushima, JPN
Bob Backlund [2] 79/12/17 New York, NY
Bob Backlund [3] 81/11/23 New York, NY
Iron Sheik 83/12/26 New York, NY
Hulk Hogan 84/01/23 New York, NY
Andre the Giant 88/02/05 Indianapolis, IN
Ted DiBiase # 88/02/05 Indianapolis, IN
Randy Savage 88/03/27 Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Ted DiBiase in tournament final.
Hulk Hogan [2] 89/04/02 Atlantic City, NJ
Ultimate Warrior 90/04/01 Toronto, ON
Sgt. Slaughter 91/01/19 Miami, FL
Hulk Hogan [3] 91/03/24 Los Angeles, CA
The Undertaker 91/11/27 Detroit, MI
Hulk Hogan [4] 91/12/03 San Antonio, TX
Ric Flair 92/01/19 Albany, NY
Randy Savage [2] 92/04/05 Indianapolis, IN
Ric Flair [2] 92/09/01 Hershey, PA
Bret Hart 92/10/12 Saskatoon, SK
Yokozuna 93/04/04 Las Vegas, NV
Hulk Hogan [5] 93/04/04 Las Vegas, NV
Yokozuna [2] 93/06/13 Dayton, OH
Bret Hart [2] 94/03/20 New York, NY
Bob Backlund [4] 94/11/23 San Antonio, TX
Diesel 94/11/26 New York, NY
Bret Hart [3] 95/11/19 Landover, MD
Shawn Michaels 96/03/31 Anaheim, CA
Sycho Sid 96/11/17 New York, NY
Shawn Michaels [2] 97/01/19 San Antonio, TX
Bret Hart [4] 97/02/16 Chattanooga, TN
Sycho Sid [2] 97/02/17 Nashville, TN
The Undertaker [2] 97/03/23 Rosemont, IL
Bret Hart [5] 97/08/03 E. Rutherford, NJ
Shawn Michaels [3] 97/11/09 Montreal, PQ
Steve Austin 98/03/29 Boston, MA
Kane (Glen Jacobs) 98/06/28 Pittsburgh, PA
Steve Austin [2] 98/06/29 Cleveland, OH
Rocky Maivia 98/11/15 St. Louis, MO
Mankind 98/12/29 Worcester, MA
Rocky Maivia [2] 99/01/24 Anaheim, CA
Mankind [2] 99/01/26 Tucson, AZ
Rocky Maivia [3] 99/02/15 Birmingham, AL
Steve Austin [3] 99/03/28 Philadelphia, PA
The Undertaker [3] 99/05/23 Kansas City, MO
Steve Austin [4] 99/06/28 Charlotte, NC
Mankind [3] 99/08/22 Minneapolis, MN
Hunter Hearst Helmsley 99/08/23 Ames, IA
Vince McMahon 99/09/14 Las Vegas, NV
Vacates on 1999/09/20.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley [2] 99/09/26 Charlotte, NC
The Big Show (Paul Wight) 99/11/14 Detroit, MI
Hunter Hearst Helmsley [3] 00/01/03 Miami, FL
The Rock / Rocky Maivia [4] 00/04/30 Washington, DC
Hunter Hearst Helmsley [4] 00/05/21 Louisville, KY
The Rock [5] 00/06/25 Boston, MA
Kurt Angle 00/10/22 Albany, NY
The Rock [6] 01/02/25 Las Vegas, NV
Steve Austin [5] 01/04/01 Houston, TX
Kurt Angle [2] 01/09/23 Pittsburgh, PA
Steve Austin [6] 01/10/08 Indianapolis, IN
Chris Jericho 01/12/09 San Diego, CA
Hunter Hearst Helmsley [5] 02/03/17 Toronto, ON
Hulk Hogan [6] 02/04/21 Kansas City, MO
The Undertaker [4] 02/05/19 Nashville, TN
The Rock [7] 02/07/21 Detroit, MI
Defeats The Undertaker and Kurt Angle in a 3-way match.
Brock Lesnar 02/08/25 Uniondale, NY
The Big Show [2] 02/11/17 New York, NY
Kurt Angle [3] 02/12/15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Brock Lesnar [2] 03/03/30 Seattle, WA
Kurt Angle [4] 03/07/27 Denver, CO
Brock Lesnar [3] 03/09/16 Raleigh, NC
Eddie Guerrero 04/02/15 San Francisco, CA
John Bradshaw Layfield 04/06/27 Norfolk, VA
John Cena 05/04/03 Los Angeles, CA
Edge 06/01/08 Albany, NY
John Cena [2] 06/01/29 Miami, FL
Rob Van Dam 06/06/11 New York, NY
Edge [2] 06/07/03 Philadelphia, PA
John Cena [3] 06/09/17 Toronto, ON
Randy Orton 07/10/07 Chicago, IL
Randy Orton [2] 07/10/07 Chicago, IL
Triple H [7] 08/04/27 Baltimore, MD
Jeff Hardy # 08/09/07 Cleveland, OH
Brian Kendrick # 08/09/07 Cleveland, OH
Triple H # 08/09/07 Cleveland, OH
Jeff Hardy # 08/09/07 Cleveland, OH
Triple H # 08/09/07 Cleveland, OH
Jeff Hardy # 08/09/07 Cleveland, OH
Pins Kendrick in the “Championship Scramble”.
Triple H # 08/09/07 Cleveland, OH
Edge [3] 08/11/23 Boston, MA
Jeff Hardy 08/12/14 Buffalo, NY
Edge [4] 09/01/25 Detroit, MI
Triple H [8] 09/02/15 Seattle, WA
Randy Orton [3] 09/04/26 Providence, RI
Batista 09/06/07 New Orleans, LA
Randy Orton [4] 09/06/15 Charlotte, NC
John Cena [4] 09/09/13 Montreal, QC
Randy Orton [5] 09/10/04 Newark, NJ
John Cena [5] 09/10/25 Pittsburgh, PA
Sheamus 09/12/13 San Antonio, TX
John Cena [6] 10/02/21 St. Louis, MO
Batista [2] 10/02/21 St. Louis, MO
John Cena [7] 10/03/28 Phoenix, AZ
Sheamus [2] 10/06/20 Uniondale, NY
Randy Orton [6] 10/09/19 Rosemont, IL
The Miz (Mike Mizanin) 10/11/22 Orlando, FL
John Cena [8] 11/05/01 Tampa, FL
C.M. Punk 11/07/17 Chicago, IL
John Cena [9] 11/07/25 Hampton, VA
Alberto Del Rio (Dos Caras Jr.) 11/08/14 Los Angeles, CA
John Cena [10] 11/09/18 Buffalo, NY
Alberto Del Rio [2] 11/10/02 New Orleans, LA
The WWE Title is the absolute pinnacle of professional wrestling business. Every kid dreams of one day being the WWE champ growing up. It’s a part of childhood and then a part of pop culture. World Wrestling Entertainment is the best organization in the business, with the most influence.
world, with the exception of Sting, have held this title at one time or another. Forty Three people in all have officially held this championship. The likes of Buddy Rogers being the first champion in 1963, to Hulk Hogan in the 80′s and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the 90′s and John Cena in the 2000′s, this belt is the world’s most recognized championship wrestling belt.