World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) (original) (raw)
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World Heavyweight Title
[World Wrestling Entertainment]
(as of 2024-08-31)
| Triple H / Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 2002-09-02 | Milwaukee, WI |
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| Has defeated The Undertaker on 02-08-26 for a title shot at WWE "Undisputed" title; awarded the old WCW World Title belt by the RAW brand general manager Eric Bischoff after the champion Brock Lesnar is signed to wrestle exclusively for the Smackdown! brand; also defeats Kane, the holder of Intercontinental Title, on 02-10-20 in Little Rock, AR. | ||
| Shawn Michaels | 2002-11-17 | New York, NY |
| Eliminates Triple H in a 6-man "Elimination Chamber" match against Triple H, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Chris Jericho, and Kane. | ||
| Triple H [2] | 2002-12-15 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Bill Goldberg | 2003-09-21 | Hershey, PA |
| Triple H [3] | 2003-12-14 | Orlando, FL |
| Chris Benoit | 2004-03-14 | New York, NY |
| Defeats Helmsley and Shawn Michaels in a 3-way match. | ||
| Randy Orton | 2004-08-15 | Toronto, ON, CAN |
| Triple H [4] | 2004-09-12 | Portland, OR |
| Vince McMahon declares the title vacant because of a controversial match involving champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chris Benoit, and Edge ending in a no-contest on 04-11-29 in Baltimore, MD. | ||
| Triple H [5] | 2005-01-09 | San Juan, PR |
| Wins an Elimination Chamber match, last eliminating Randy Orton. | ||
| Dave Batista | 2005-04-03 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Moves to Smackdown! on 05-06-28; vacates on 06-01-10 due to bicep injuries. | ||
| Kurt Angle | 2006-01-10 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Wins 20-man battle royal, last eliminating Mark Henry. | ||
| Rey Mysterio Jr. | 2006-04-02 | Chicago, IL |
| Pins Randy Orton in a 3-way match against Angle and Orton. | ||
| Booker T. | 2006-07-23 | Indianapolis, IN |
| Dave Batista [2] | 2006-11-26 | Philadelphia, PA |
| The Undertaker | 2007-04-01 | Detroit, MI |
| Edge | 2007-05-08 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Defeats Mr. Kennedy on 07-05-07 to obtain a right to challenge for the title anytime next year; defeats Undertaker right after the title match against Batista; vacates on 07-07-17 due to injury. | ||
| Great Kahli | 2007-07-17 | Laredo, TX |
| Wins 20-man battle royal. | ||
| Batista [3] | 2007-09-16 | Memphis, TN |
| Defeats Khali and Rey Mysterio in a 3-way match. | ||
| Edge [2] | 2007-12-16 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Defeats Batista and the Undertaker in a no-DQ 3-way match. | ||
| The Undertaker [2] | 2008-03-30 | Orlando, FL |
| Stripped on 08-04-29 by Smackdown! General Manager Vickie Guerrero. | ||
| Edge [3] | 2008-06-01 | San Diego, CA |
| Defeats the Undertaker. | ||
| C.M. Punk | 2008-06-30 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Vacant on 08-09-07 after Punk is attacked by Randy Orton and others before the title defense. | ||
| Chris Jericho | 2008-09-07 | Cleveland, OH |
| Defeats Batista, Rey Mysterio Jr., Kane, and John Bradshaw Layfield in a scramble match. | ||
| Batista [4] | 2008-10-26 | Phoenix, AZ |
| Chris Jericho [2] | 2008-11-03 | Tampa, FL |
| John Cena | 2008-11-23 | Boston, MA |
| Edge [4] | 2009-02-15 | Seattle, WA |
| Replaces Kofi Kingston and wins an Elimination Chambers match against Cena, Mike Knox, Rey Mysterio, Kane, and Chris Jericho. | ||
| John Cena [2] | 2009-04-05 | Houston, TX |
| Defeats Edge and Big Show in a 3-way match. | ||
| Edge [5] | 2009-04-26 | Providence, RI |
| Defeats Cena in a Last Man Standing Match. | ||
| Jeff Hardy | 2009-06-07 | New Orleans, LA |
| C.M. Punk [2] | 2009-06-07 | New Orleans, LA |
| Cashes in his "Money in the Bank", which allows him to challenge for any title any time, right after Hardy wins the title. | ||
| Jeff Hardy [2] | 2009-07-26 | Philadelphia, PA |
| C.M. Punk [3] | 2009-08-23 | Los Angeles, CA |
| The Undertaker [3] | 2009-10-04 | Newark, NJ |
| Chris Jericho [3] | 2010-02-21 | St. Louis, MO |
| Wins an Elimination Chamber match against The Undertaker, John Morrison, R-Truth, C.M. Punk, and Rey Mysterio Jr. | ||
| Jack Swagger | 2010-03-30 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Cashes in his "Money in the Bank", which allows him to challenge for any title any time, right after Edge attacks Jericho. | ||
| Rey Mysterio Jr. [2] | 2010-06-20 | Uniondale, NY |
| Defeats Swagger, C.M. Punk, and the Big Show in a 4-way match. | ||
| Kane (Glen Jacobs) | 2010-07-18 | Kansas City, MO |
| Wins the "Money in the Bank" match earlier on the card and cashes it in to defeat Mysterio right afer Mysterio defends the title against Jack Swagger. | ||
| Edge [6] | 2010-12-19 | Houston, TX |
| Defeats Kane, Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio in a 4-way match. | ||
| Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth) | 2011-02-15 | San Diego, CA |
| Awarded by the Smackdown! interim general manager Vickie Guerrero due to Edge being disqualified for using the spear in their championship match the previous week. | ||
| Edge [7] | 2011-02-15 | San Diego, CA |
| Vacates on 11-04-12 upon retirement. | ||
| Christian | 2011-05-01 | Tampa, FL |
| Defeats Alberto Del Rio. | ||
| Randy Orton [2] | 2011-05-03 | Orlando, FL |
| Christian [2] | 2011-07-17 | Chicago, IL |
| Wins by DQ with a special stipulation in the match. | ||
| Randy Orton [3] | 2011-08-14 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Mark Henry | 2011-09-18 | Buffalo, NY |
| Big Show | 2011-12-18 | Baltimore, MD |
| Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) | 2011-12-18 | Baltimore, MD |
| Cashes in his "Money in the Bank", which allows him to challenge for any title any time, right after Big Show defeats Henry. | ||
| Sheamus | 2012-04-01 | Miami, FL |
| Big Show [2] | 2012-10-28 | Atlanta, GA |
| Alberto Del Rio (Dos Caras Jr.) | 2013-01-08 | Miami, FL |
| Dolph Ziggler [2] | 2013-04-08 | E. Rutherford, NJ |
| Cashes in his "Money in the Bank", which allows him to challenge for any title any time, right after Del Rio defeats Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter in a handicap match. | ||
| Alberto Del Rio [2] | 2013-06-16 | Rosemont, IL |
| John Cena [3] | 2013-10-27 | Miami, FL |
| Randy Orton [4] | 2013-12-15 | Houston, TX |
| Reigning WWE champion, defeats Cena to unify both titles. | ||
| * Unified with WWE World Heavyweight Title. | ||
| Seth Rollins (Tyler Black) | 2023-05-27 | Jeddah, KSA |
| Defeats A.J. Styles in tournament final. | ||
| Drew McIntyre (Drew Galloway) | 2024-04-07 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Damian Priest (Punisher Martinez) | 2024-04-07 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Cashes in his "Money in the Bank", which allows him to challenge for any title any time. | ||
| Gunther (WALTER) | 2024-08-03 | Cleveland, OH |
