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This is a collection of lineages from most of WWE's active championships that I have altered because I have too many ideas.

WWE men's world championships

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WWE Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandSmackDown
Date establishedApril 25, 1963
Current champion(s)Cody Rhodes
Date wonApril 7, 2024
Other name(s)
  • WWWF World Heavyweight Championship
    (1963–1971)
  • WWWF Heavyweight Championship
    (1971–1979)
  • WWF Heavyweight Championship
    (1979–1983)
  • WWF World Heavyweight Championship
    (1983–1989)
  • WWF Championship
    (1989–2001)
  • Undisputed WWF Championship
    (2001–2002)
  • Undisputed WWE Championship
    (2002)
  • WWE Undisputed Championship
    (2002)
  • WWE Championship
    (2002–2013, 2016–present)
  • WWE World Heavyweight Championship
    (2013–2016)
  • Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
    (2022–present)[a]
Statistics
First champion(s)Buddy Rogers
Most reignsJohn Cena
(8 reigns)
Longest reignBruno Sammartino
(1st reign, 2,803 days)
Shortest reignAndré the Giant
(1 minute and 48 seconds)
Oldest championHollywood Hulk Hogan
(48 years, 253 days)
Youngest championBrock Lesnar
(25 years, 44 days)
Heaviest championYokozuna
(638 lb (289 kg))
Lightest championDaniel Bryan
(196 lb (89 kg))

The WWE Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division. Since April 2022, the title has been jointly held and defended with the WWE Universal Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, but both titles have maintained their individual lineages. It is one of three world titles in WWE, alongside its companion Universal Championship on SmackDown, and the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw.

The current champion is Cody Rhodes, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match on the second night of WrestleMania XL on April 7, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reigns

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As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF)
1 Buddy Rogers April 11, 1963 Heavyweight Wrestling Washington, D.C. 1 36 22 0 Declared the first World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Champion after promoters in the Northeastern United States broke off from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in early 1963 to form the WWWF due to a dispute over Rogers' one-fall loss to Lou Thesz earlier that year. The WWWF had billed Rogers as their world champion since January 25, 1963, but it did not recognize him as the first ever WWWF World Heavyweight Champion until April 11, 1963, when he received the title belt. However, WWE lists Rogers' reign and the establishment of the title beginning on April 25, 1963.
2 Bruno Sammartino May 17, 1963 House show New York, NY 1 2,803 2,803 17
3 Ivan Koloff January 18, 1971 House show New York, NY 1 21 21 0
4 Pedro Morales February 8, 1971 House show New York, NY 1 1,027 1,027 208 The title was renamed the WWWF Heavyweight Championship when the WWWF rejoined the NWA in 1971.
National Wrestling Alliance: World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF)
5 Stan Stasiak December 1, 1973 House show Philadelphia, PA 1 9 9 0
6 Bruno Sammartino December 10, 1973 House show New York, NY 2 1,246 1,246 15
7 "Superstar" Billy Graham April 30, 1977 House show Baltimore, MD 1 296 296 13
8 Bob Backlund February 20, 1978 WWF on MSG Network New York, NY 1 2,135 2,135 97 The title was renamed the WWF Heavyweight Championship when the WWWF became the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in March 1979 for marketing purposes.
National Wrestling Alliance: World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
9 The Iron Sheik December 26, 1983 WWF on MSG Network New York, NY 1 28 28 1 The Iron Sheik won by submission when Bob Backlund's manager Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel when Backlund was put into Sheik's camel clutch to prevent any major injury.
The title was renamed the WWF World Heavyweight Championship when the WWF ended its affiliation with the NWA.
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
10 Hulk Hogan January 23, 1984 WWF on MSG Network New York, NY 1 1,474 1,474 80
11 André the Giant February 5, 1988 The Main Event I Indianapolis, IN 1 <1 <1 0 Defeated Hulk Hogan when referee Earl Hebner, who was bribed by Ted DiBiase, scored the three-count despite Hogan raising his shoulder at the one-count.
This reign lasted 1 minute and 48 seconds.
Ted DiBiase February 5, 1988 The Main Event I Indianapolis, IN 1 8 Immediately after winning the title from Hulk Hogan, André the Giant handed the championship belt to Ted DiBiase, but WWF President Jack Tunney ruled this as vacating the title and therefore DiBiase's reign is not recognized by WWE.
Vacated February 13, 1988 Superstars of Wrestling Hershey, PA WWF President Jack Tunney refused to recognize Ted DiBiase as champion and vacated the title.
12 Randy Savage March 27, 1988 WrestleMania IV Atlantic City, NJ 1 371 371 22 Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
13 Hulk Hogan April 2, 1989 WrestleMania V Atlantic City, NJ 2 364 364 10 The title was renamed the WWF Championship in May 1989.
14 The Ultimate Warrior April 1, 1990 WrestleMania VI Toronto, ON, Canada 1 293 293 6 This was a title vs. title match in which Warrior also defended the Intercontinental Championship.
15 Sgt. Slaughter January 19, 1991 Royal Rumble Miami, FL 1 64 64 3
16 Hulk Hogan March 24, 1991 WrestleMania VII Los Angeles, CA 3 301 301 9
17 Ric Flair January 19, 1992 Royal Rumble Albany, NY 1 77 77 0 This was the Royal Rumble match. Flair last eliminated Sid Justice to win the title.
18 Randy Savage April 5, 1992 WrestleMania VIII Indianapolis, IN 2 149 162 9 WWE recognizes Savage's reign as ending on September 14, 1992, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
19 Ric Flair September 1, 1992 Prime Time Wrestling Hershey, PA 2 28 28 2 WWE recognizes Flair's reign as beginning on September 14 and ending on October 12, 1992 due to both episodes airing on tape delay.
20 Bret Hart September 29, 1992 Prime Time Wrestling Saskatoon, SK, Canada 1 187 174 12 WWE recognizes Hart's reign as beginning on October 12, 1992, when the episode aired on tape delay.
21 Yokozuna April 4, 1993 WrestleMania IX Las Vegas, NV 1 <1 <1 0 This reign lasted a few minutes.
22 Hulk Hogan April 4, 1993 WrestleMania IX Las Vegas, NV 4 70 70 0 After Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart to win the title, Yokozuna's manager, Mr. Fuji, issued an immediate challenge to Hogan for the championship. Hogan accepted and won the impromptu match.
23 Yokozuna June 13, 1993 King of the Ring Dayton, OH 2 280 280 7
24 Bret Hart March 20, 1994 WrestleMania X New York, NY 2 248 248 7 Roddy Piper was the special guest referee.
25 Diesel November 23, 1994 Survivor Series San Antonio, TX 1 361 361 13
26 Bret Hart November 19, 1995 Survivor Series Landover, MD 3 133 133 7 This was a no disqualification match.
27 Shawn Michaels March 31, 1996 WrestleMania XII Anaheim, CA 1 231 231 15 This was a 60-minute Iron Man match in which Michaels won 1–0 in overtime.
28 Sycho Sid November 17, 1996 Survivor Series New York, NY 1 126 126 7
29 The Undertaker March 23, 1997 WrestleMania 13 Rosemont, IL 1 133 133 6 This was a no disqualification match.
30 Bret Hart August 3, 1997 SummerSlam East Rutherford, NJ 4 98 98 4 Shawn Michaels was the special guest referee.
31 Shawn Michaels November 9, 1997 Survivor Series Montreal, QC, Canada 3 140 140 3 This was the Montreal Screwjob.
32 Stone Cold Steve Austin March 29, 1998 WrestleMania XIV Boston, MA 1 183 183 9 Mike Tyson was the special outside enforcer.
Vacated September 28, 1998 Raw Toronto, ON, Canada Stone Cold Steve Austin was stripped of the title after Kane and The Undertaker simultaneously pinned him in a triple threat match at Breakdown: In Your House.
33 The Rock November 15, 1998 Survivor Series St. Louis, MO 1 133 133 13 Defeated Mankind in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
34 Stone Cold Steve Austin March 28, 1999 WrestleMania XV Philadelphia, PA 2 146 146 9 This was a no disqualification match with Mankind as the guest referee.
37 Triple H August 21, 1999 SummerSlam Minneapolis, MN 1 85 85 16 This was a triple threat match that also involved Mankind, who Triple H pinned.
38 Big Show November 14, 1999 Survivor Series Detroit, MI 1 50 50 11 This was a triple threat match that also involved The Rock. Stone Cold Steve Austin had originally been scheduled to take part in the match, but he did not participate after being (in storyline) run over by a car in the parking garage earlier in the night and was replaced by Big Show.
39 Triple H January 3, 2000 Raw Miami, FL 2 174 174 9
40 The Rock June 25, 2000 King of the Ring Boston, MA 2 119 119 3 This was a six-man tag team match with Kane, The Rock, and The Undertaker taking on Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Vince McMahon. The pre-match stipulation stated if the team of The Rock, Kane and Undertaker won, whoever scored the fall would win the title. The Rock pinned Vince to win Triple H's title.
41 Kurt Angle October 22, 2000 No Mercy Albany, NY 1 126 126 18 This was a no disqualification match.
42 The Rock February 25, 2001 No Way Out Las Vegas, NV 3 35 35 2 After the WWF purchased World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in March 2001, the WCW Championship became a second concurrently active world championship in the WWF. By November 2001, the WCW title was renamed to World Championship.
43 Stone Cold Steve Austin April 1, 2001 WrestleMania X-Seven Houston, TX 3 252 252 18 This was a no disqualification match.
44 Chris Jericho December 9, 2001 Vengeance San Diego, CA 1 98 98 9 Earlier in the night, Jericho defeated World Champion The Rock for that title. Later, he defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin to unify the World Championship into the WWF Championship; the World Championship was retired while the WWF Championship was renamed as the Undisputed WWF Championship.
45 Triple H March 17, 2002 WrestleMania X8 Toronto, ON, Canada 3 35 35 1 In late March 2002, due to the WWF's roster having doubled in size, the brand extension began, splitting the roster between the Raw and SmackDown brands, represented by the TV shows of the same name. Championships were assigned to be exclusive to a specific brand, with the exception of the Undisputed WWF Championship and the WWF Women's Championship, which were non-exclusive at this time.
46 Hollywood Hulk Hogan April 21, 2002 Backlash Kansas City, MO 5 28 28 2 After the WWF was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) due to a lawsuit by the World Wide Fund for Nature on May 6, 2002, the title was also renamed Undisputed WWE Championship and then WWE Undisputed Championship.
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
47 The Undertaker May 19, 2002 Judgment Day Nashville, TN 2 63 63 5
48 The Rock July 21, 2002 Vengeance Detroit, MI 4 35 35 1 This was a triple threat match that also involved Kurt Angle who Rock pinned.
49 Brock Lesnar August 25, 2002 SummerSlam Uniondale, NY 1 112 111 5 The following night, Lesnar signed a deal to appear exclusively on the SmackDown brand, making the championship exclusive to the brand. The World Heavyweight Championship was then created for the Raw brand and awarded to Triple H, who was Lesnar's number one contender. On September 2, 2002, the WWE Undisputed Championship became the WWE Championship as it was no longer "undisputed".
50 Kurt Angle December 15, 2002 Armageddon Sunrise, FL 2 105 105 5
51 Brock Lesnar March 30, 2003 WrestleMania XIX Seattle, WA 2 119 118 4 Had Angle been counted out, disqualified, or had anyone interfered on his behalf, he would have forfeited the title to Lesnar.
52 Kurt Angle July 27, 2003 Vengeance Denver, CO 3 51 53 2 This was a fatal four-way match that also involved Big Show and Kane.
WWE recognizes Angle's reign as ending on September 18, 2003, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
53 Brock Lesnar September 16, 2003 SmackDown Raleigh, NC 3 152 150 5 This was a 60-minute Iron Man match in which Lesnar won 5–4.
WWE recognizes Lesnar's reign as beginning on September 18, 2003, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
WWE: SmackDown
54 Eddie Guerrero February 15, 2004 No Way Out Daly City, CA 1 133 133 6
55 John "Bradshaw" Layfield June 27, 2004 The Great American Bash Norfolk, VA 1 280 279 11 This was a Texas bullrope match.
56 John Cena April 3, 2005 WrestleMania 21 Los Angeles, CA 1 280 280 12 The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery.
57 Edge January 8, 2006 New Year's Revolution Albany, NY 1 84 84 3 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
58 John Cena April 2, 2006 WrestleMania 22 Rosemont, IL 2 70 70 3 This was a triple threat match that also involved Triple H.
WWE: Raw
59 Rob Van Dam June 11, 2006 ECW One Night Stand New York, NY 1 22 22 2 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract in an Extreme Rules match which was announced ahead of time.
The title became property of the new ECW brand due to Van Dam's status as an ECW wrestler. The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was subsequently reactivated for the brand and awarded to Van Dam, who became the only wrestler to ever hold both titles at the same time. The ECW Championship became a third concurrently active world championship in WWE.
WWE: ECW
60 Edge July 3, 2006 Raw Philadelphia, PA 2 76 76 2 This was a triple threat match that also involved John Cena.
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand due to Edge's status as a Raw wrestler.
WWE: Raw
61 John Cena September 17, 2006 Unforgiven Toronto, ON, Canada 3 380 380 14 This was a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. Had Cena lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand.
Vacated October 2, 2007 ECW Dayton, OH The title was vacated when John Cena suffered a torn right pectoral tendon.
62 Randy Orton October 7, 2007 No Mercy Rosemont, IL 1 203 203 8 Defeated Triple H in a Last Man Standing match to win the vacant championship.
63 Triple H April 27, 2008 Backlash Baltimore, MD 4 210 210 10 This was a fatal four-way elimination match that also involved John Cena and John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2008 WWE Draft.
WWE: SmackDown
64 Edge November 23, 2008 Survivor Series Boston, MA 3 84 84 2 This was a triple threat match that also involved Vladimir Kozlov. 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. Triple H and Kozlov started the match before Edge was revealed as Hardy's surprise replacement.
65 Triple H February 15, 2009 No Way Out Seattle, WA 5 70 70 1 This was an Elimination Chamber match that also involved Big Show, Jeff Hardy, The Undertaker, and Vladimir Kozlov.
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE Draft.
WWE: Raw
66 Randy Orton April 26, 2009 Backlash Providence, RI 2 182 182 7 This was a six-man tag team match with The Legacy (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and Ted DiBiase) against Batista, Triple H, and Shane McMahon. Orton pinned Triple H to win the title.
67 John Cena October 25, 2009 Bragging Rights Pittsburgh, PA 4 49 49 5 This was a 60-minute Anything Goes Iron Man match in which Cena won 6–5. Had Cena lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand.
68 Sheamus December 13, 2009 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs San Antonio, TX 1 70 70 2 This was a tables match.
69 John Cena February 21, 2010 Elimination Chamber St. Louis, MO 5 119 119 3 This was an Elimination Chamber match that also involved Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase Jr., and Triple H.
70 Sheamus June 20, 2010 Fatal 4-Way Uniondale, NY 2 91 91 4 This was a fatal four-way match that also involved Edge and Randy Orton.
71 Randy Orton September 19, 2010 Night of Champions Rosemont, IL 3 64 64 4 This was a six-pack elimination challenge that also involved Chris Jericho, Edge, John Cena, and Wade Barrett, who decided to cash-in his title shot due to winning the first season of NXT.
72 The Miz November 22, 2010 Raw Orlando, FL 1 160 160 6 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
In April 2011, WWE ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism.
73 John Cena May 1, 2011 Extreme Rules Tampa, FL 6 77 77 3 This was a triple threat steel cage match that also involved John Morrison.
74 CM Punk July 17, 2011 Money in the Bank Rosemont, IL 1 560 560 22 On August 29, 2011, the first brand extension ended, allowing the WWE Champion to appear on both Raw and SmackDown.
WWE (unbranded)
75 The Rock January 27, 2013 Royal Rumble Phoenix, AZ 5 70 70 1 CM Punk had initially won, but the match was restarted by Vince McMahon due to interference by The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins).
76 John Cena April 7, 2013 WrestleMania 29 East Rutherford, NJ 7 133 133 3
77 Daniel Bryan August 18, 2013 SummerSlam Los Angeles, CA 1 <1 <1 0 Triple H was the special guest referee.
This reign lasted a few minutes.
78 Randy Orton August 18, 2013 SummerSlam Los Angeles, CA 4 231 231 5 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract in a match where Triple H was the special guest referee.
At TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs on December 15, 2013, Orton defeated John Cena to unify the World Heavyweight Championship into the WWE Championship. The World Heavyweight Championship was deactivated with Orton going forward as WWE World Heavyweight Champion (the World Heavyweight Championship would later be revived in 2023).
79 Daniel Bryan April 6, 2014 WrestleMania XXX New Orleans, LA 2 64 63 2
Vacated June 9, 2014 Raw Minneapolis, MN Daniel Bryan was stripped of the title due to a neck injury.
80 John Cena June 29, 2014 Money in the Bank Boston, MA 8 49 49 1 This was an eight-man ladder match for the vacant title that also involved Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, and Sheamus.
81 Brock Lesnar August 17, 2014 SummerSlam Los Angeles, CA 4 224 223 2
82 Seth Rollins March 29, 2015 WrestleMania 31 Santa Clara, CA 1 221 221 10 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract during a singles match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, converting it into a triple threat match and subsequently pinned Reigns to win the title.
Vacated November 5, 2015 The title was vacated after Seth Rollins suffered a torn ACL, MCL, and a damaged meniscus at a live event in Dublin, Ireland.
83 Roman Reigns November 22, 2015 Survivor Series Atlanta, GA 1 210 209 6 Defeated Dean Ambrose in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
84 Seth Rollins June 19, 2016 Money in the Bank Las Vegas, NV 2 <1 <1 0 This reign lasted a few minutes.
85 Dean Ambrose June 19, 2016 Money in the Bank Las Vegas, NV 1 84 84 4 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and the title's name reverted to WWE Championship.
The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2016 WWE Draft. The WWE Universal Championship was subsequently created for the Raw brand.
WWE: SmackDown
86 AJ Styles September 11, 2016 Backlash Richmond, VA 1 154 154 6
87 Bray Wyatt February 12, 2017 Elimination Chamber Phoenix, AZ 1 98 98 2 This was an Elimination Chamber match that also involved John Cena, Baron Corbin, Dean Ambrose, and The Miz.
88 Jinder Mahal May 21, 2017 Backlash Rosemont, IL 1 170 170 5 This was a fatal four-way match that also involved AJ Styles and Randy Orton, who Mahal pinned to win the title.
89 AJ Styles November 7, 2017 SmackDown Manchester, England 2 371 371 14
90 Daniel Bryan November 13, 2018 SmackDown St. Louis, MO 3 145 144 4
91 Kofi Kingston April 7, 2019 WrestleMania 35 East Rutherford, NJ 1 180 180 10
92 Brock Lesnar October 4, 2019 SmackDown's 20th Anniversary Los Angeles, CA 5 173 184 3 On the November 1, 2019 episode of SmackDown, Lesnar announced that he quit SmackDown and went to Raw, taking the title with him.
WWE recognizes this reign as ending on April 5, 2020, when the following match aired on tape delay.
WWE: Raw
93 Drew McIntyre March 26, 2020 WrestleMania 36
Night 2
Orlando, FL 1 380 370 13 WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on April 5, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay.
94 Bobby Lashley April 10, 2021 WrestleMania 37
Night 1
Tampa, FL 1 156 155 5
95 Big E September 13, 2021 Raw Boston, MA 1 110 110 4 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
Big E was transferred to the Raw brand after winning the title.
96 Bobby Lashley January 1, 2022 Day 1 Atlanta, GA 2 49 48 1 This was a fatal four-way match that also involved Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins.
97 Brock Lesnar February 19, 2022 Elimination Chamber Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 6 43 43 1 This was an Elimination Chamber match that also involved AJ Styles, Austin Theory, Riddle and Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
98 Roman Reigns April 3, 2022 WrestleMania 38
Night 2
Arlington, TX 2 735 734 10 This was a winner takes all match in which Reigns also defended the WWE Universal Championship. Reigns subsequently became recognized as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2023 WWE Draft. With Reigns holding both the WWE and Universal championships, the World Heavyweight Championship was reactivated for Raw.
WWE: SmackDown
99 Cody Rhodes April 7, 2024 WrestleMania XL
Night 2
Philadelphia, PA 1 252+ 252+ 6 This was a Bloodline Rules match.

Combined reigns

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Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Champion No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
recognized by WWE
1 Bruno Sammartino 2 34 4,049
2 Hulk Hogan 5 101 2,237
3 Bob Backlund 1 97 2,135
4 John Cena 8 44 1,157
5 Pedro Morales 1 208 1,027
6 Roman Reigns 2 16 945 943
7 Brock Lesnar 6 20 822 828
8 Randy Orton 4 24 680
9 Bret Hart 4 30 666 653
10 Stone Cold Steve Austin 3 36 581
11 Triple H 5 37 574
12 CM Punk 1 22 560
13 AJ Styles 2 20 525
14 Randy Savage 2 32 520 533
15 The Rock 5 20 392
16 Drew McIntyre 1 13 380 370
17 Diesel 1 13 361
18 "Superstar" Billy Graham 1 140 296
19 The Ultimate Warrior 1 6 293
20 Kurt Angle 3 25 282 284
21 Yokozuna 2 7 280
John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 11 280 279
23 Cody Rhodes 1 6 252+
24 Edge 3 7 244
25 Shawn Michaels 1 15 231
26 Seth Rollins 2 10 221
27 Daniel Bryan 3 6 210 209
28 Bobby Lashley 2 6 205 204
29 The Undertaker 2 11 196
30 Kofi Kingston 1 10 180
31 Jinder Mahal 1 5 170
32 Sheamus 2 6 161
33 The Miz 1 6 160
34 Eddie Guerrero 1 6 133
35 Sycho Sid 1 7 126
36 Ric Flair 2 2 118 131
37 Big E 1 4 110
38 Chris Jericho 1 9 98
Bray Wyatt 1 2
40 Dean Ambrose 1 4 84
41 Sgt. Slaughter 1 3 64
42 Big Show 1 11 50
43 Buddy Rogers 1 0 36 22
44 The Iron Sheik 1 16 28
45 Rob Van Dam 1 2 22
46 Ivan Koloff 1 0 21
47 Stan Stasiak 1 0 9
Ted DiBiase 8
48 André the Giant 1 0 <1
WWE Universal Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandSmackDown
Date establishedJuly 25, 2016
Current champion(s)Cody Rhodes
Date wonApril 7, 2024
Other name(s)
  • WWE Universal Championship
    (2016–present)
  • Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
    (2022–present)[b]
Statistics
First champion(s)Finn Bálor
Most reigns2 reigns:
Longest reignRoman Reigns
(2nd reign, 1,316 days)
Shortest reignFinn Bálor
(22 hours)
Oldest championBrock Lesnar
(41 years, 113 days)
Youngest championKevin Owens
(32 years, 114 days)
Heaviest championBraun Strowman
(341 lb (155 kg))
Lightest championFinn Bálor
(191 lb (87 kg))

The WWE Universal Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division. Since April 2022, the title has been jointly held and defended with the WWE Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, but both titles have maintained their individual lineages. It is one of three world titles in WWE, alongside its companion WWE Championship on SmackDown, and the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw.

The current champion is Cody Rhodes, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match on the second night of WrestleMania XL on April 7, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
WWE: Raw
1 Finn Bálor August 21, 2016 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 1 <1 <1 0 The title was established on July 25, 2016 for the Raw brand after the WWE Championship became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2016 WWE Draft.
Bálor defeated Seth Rollins in a pinfall and submission-only match to become the inaugural champion.
This reign lasted approximately 22 hours.
Vacated August 22, 2016 Raw Brooklyn, NY The championship was vacated due to Finn Bálor suffering a legit shoulder injury during his match at SummerSlam.
2 Kevin Owens August 29, 2016 Raw Houston, TX 1 188 188 6 This was a fatal four-way elimination match for the vacant title that also involved Big Cass, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins, who Owens last eliminated to win the vacant championship.
3 Brock Lesnar March 5, 2017 Fastlane Milwaukee, WI 1 532 531 7 This was a triple threat match that also involved Goldberg, who Lesnar pinned.
4 Roman Reigns August 19, 2018 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 1 64 63 3
Vacated October 22, 2018 Raw Providence, RI The title was vacated after Roman Reigns announced that he had a legitimate re-diagnosis of leukemia.
5 Brock Lesnar November 2, 2018 Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2 156 156 1 Originally scheduled as a triple threat match in which Roman Reigns was to defend the title against Lesnar and Braun Strowman. After Reigns relinquished the championship, the match became a singles match between Lesnar and Strowman for the vacant title.
6 Seth Rollins April 7, 2019 WrestleMania 35 East Rutherford, NJ 1 207 206 8
7 "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt October 31, 2019 Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1 146 156 3 This was a Falls Count Anywhere match that could not be stopped for any reason.
The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand due to Wyatt's status as a SmackDown wrestler. WWE recognizes Wyatt's reign as ending on April 4, 2020, when the following match aired on tape delay.
WWE: SmackDown
8 Braun Strowman March 25, 2020 WrestleMania 36
Night 1
Orlando, FL 1 157 148 3 WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on April 4, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay.
9 Roman Reigns August 30, 2020 Payback Orlando, FL 2 1,316 1,316 31 This was a No Holds Barred triple threat match that also involved Bray Wyatt.
At WrestleMania 38 on April 3, 2022, Reigns defeated WWE Champion Brock Lesnar in a winner takes all match to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
In April 2023, the World Heavyweight Championship was re-established for Raw as the counterpart to Reigns' Undisputed Championship.
10 Cody Rhodes April 7, 2024 WrestleMania XL
Night 2
Philadelphia, PA 1 252+ 252+ 6 This was a Bloodline Rules match.

Combined reigns

[edit]
Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Roman Reigns 2 34 1,380 1,379
2 Brock Lesnar 2 8 688 687
3 Cody Rhodes 1 6 252+
4 Seth Rollins 1 8 207 206
5 Kevin Owens 1 6 188
6 Braun Strowman 1 3 157 148
7 "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt 1 3 146 156
8 Finn Bálor 1 0 <1
World Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandRaw
Date establishedSeptember 2, 2002
Current champion(s)Gunther
Date wonAugust 3, 2024
Other name(s)
  • World Heavyweight Championship
    (2002–2013; 2023–present)
  • World Championship
    (2006)
Statistics
First champion(s)Triple H
Most reignsEdge
(4 reigns)
Longest reignTriple H
(1st reign, 382 days)[c]
Shortest reignDrew McIntyre
(5 minutes and 46 seconds)
Oldest championThe Undertaker
(44 years, 194 days)
Youngest championRandy Orton
(24 years, 136 days)
Heaviest championBig Show
(396 lb (180 kg))
Lightest championRey Mysterio
(163 lb (74 kg))

The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of three world titles on WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Championship and WWE Universal Championship, which are jointly held and defended as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship on SmackDown.

The current champion is Gunther, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Damian Priest at SummerSlam on August 3, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
WWE: Raw
1 Triple H September 2, 2002 Raw Milwaukee, WI 1 382 381 20 After the WWE Undisputed Championship became exclusive to the SmackDown! brand, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff created the World Heavyweight Championship to be the world title of Raw and awarded it to Triple H, who was originally the number one contender for the WWE Undisputed Championship, which dropped the "Undisputed" moniker.
2 Goldberg September 21, 2003 Unforgiven Hershey, PA 1 84 83 4 This was a title vs. career match. If Triple H was counted out or disqualified, he would lose the title. If Goldberg lost, he would be forced to retire.
3 Triple H December 14, 2003 Armageddon Orlando, FL 2 91 90 2 This was a triple threat match, that also involved Kane.
4 Chris Benoit March 14, 2004 WrestleMania XX New York, NY 1 154 153 8 This was a triple threat match, that also involved Shawn Michaels.
5 Randy Orton August 15, 2004 SummerSlam Toronto, ON, Canada 1 28 27 1
6 Triple H September 12, 2004 Unforgiven Portland, OR 3 203 202 6
7 Batista April 3, 2005 WrestleMania 21 Los Angeles, CA 1 282 284 11 The title became exclusive to the SmackDown! brand following the 2005 WWE draft lottery while the WWE Championship became exclusive to the Raw brand.
WWE recognizes Batista's reign as ending on January 13, 2006, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
WWE: SmackDown
Vacated January 10, 2006 SmackDown! Philadelphia, PA Batista vacated the title after he was sidelined with a legit triceps injury.
Aired on tape delay on January 13, 2006.
8 Kurt Angle January 10, 2006 SmackDown! Philadelphia, PA 1 82 78 3 This was a 20-man battle royal for the vacant title.
WWE recognizes Angle's reign as beginning on January 13, 2006, when the episode aired on tape delay.
9 Rey Mysterio April 2, 2006 WrestleMania 22 Rosemont, IL 1 112 111 6 This was a triple threat match that also involved Randy Orton who Mysterio pinned.
During this reign, the championship was referred to as the "World Championship", due to Mysterio not being a heavyweight.
10 King Booker July 23, 2006 The Great American Bash Indianapolis, IN 1 126 125 8
11 Batista November 26, 2006 Survivor Series Philadelphia, PA 2 126 125 3 This was a Last Chance match. If King Booker was disqualified or counted out, he would lose the title.
12 The Undertaker April 1, 2007 WrestleMania 23 Detroit, MI 1 37 39 2 WWE recognizes Undertaker's reign as ending on May 11, 2007, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
13 Edge May 8, 2007 SmackDown! Pittsburgh, PA 1 70 69 3 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
Following the win, Edge transferred from Raw to SmackDown!.
WWE recognizes Edge's reign as beginning on May 11 and ending on July 20, 2007 due to both episodes airing on tape delay.
Vacated July 17, 2007 SmackDown! Laredo, TX Edge vacated the title after he was sidelined with a legit pectoral injury.
Aired on tape delay on July 20, 2007.
14 The Great Khali July 17, 2007 SmackDown! Laredo, TX 1 61 57 2 This was a 20-man battle royal for the vacant title.
WWE recognizes Khali's reign as beginning on July 20, 2007, when the episode aired on tape delay.
15 Batista September 16, 2007 Unforgiven Memphis, TN 3 91 90 4 This was a triple threat match that also involved Rey Mysterio.
16 Edge December 16, 2007 Armageddon Pittsburgh, PA 2 105 105 3 This was a triple threat match that also involved The Undertaker.
17 The Undertaker March 30, 2008 WrestleMania XXIV Orlando, FL 2 92 91 3
18 CM Punk June 30, 2008 Raw Oklahoma City, OK 1 69 68 3 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
The title moved to Raw due to Punk's status as a Raw wrestler as CM Punk was drafted to Raw the week prior in the 2008 WWE Draft. The WWE Championship moved to the SmackDown! brand a week prior due to the Draft as then WWE Champion Triple H was drafted to SmackDown.
WWE: Raw
19 Chris Jericho September 7, 2008 Unforgiven Cleveland, OH 1 77 76 3 This was a Championship Scramble that also involved John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Batista, Rey Mysterio, and Kane. Jericho was a late replacement for champion CM Punk, who was attacked by The Legacy prior to the match.
20 John Cena November 23, 2008 Survivor Series Boston, MA 1 84 83 2
21 Edge February 15, 2009 No Way Out Seattle, WA 3 112 111 5 This was an Elimination Chamber match that also involved Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, Mike Knox, and Kane. Edge, a member of the SmackDown roster, attacked Kofi Kingston and replaced him in the match. The title became exclusive to SmackDown due to Edge's status as a SmackDown wrestler.
WWE: SmackDown
22 CM Punk June 7, 2009 Extreme Rules New Orleans, LA 2 119 118 5 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
23 The Undertaker October 4, 2009 Hell in a Cell Newark, NJ 3 140 139 6 This was a Hell in a Cell match.
24 Chris Jericho February 21, 2010 Elimination Chamber St. Louis, MO 2 37 39 1 This was an Elimination Chamber match that also involved John Morrison, R-Truth, CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio.
WWE recognizes Jericho's reign as ending on April 2, 2010, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
25 Jack Swagger March 30, 2010 SmackDown Las Vegas, NV 1 82 78 3 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
Swagger transferred from Raw to SmackDown upon winning the title.
WWE recognizes Swagger's reign as beginning on April 2, 2010, when the episode aired on tape delay.
26 Kane July 18, 2010 Money in the Bank Kansas City, MO 1 154 153 5 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract which he had won earlier in the night.
27 Edge December 19, 2010 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Houston, TX 4 114 116 5 This was a fatal four-way Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match that also involved Alberto Del Rio and Rey Mysterio.
WWE recognizes Edge's reign as ending on April 15, 2011, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
Vacated April 12, 2011 SmackDown Albany, NY Edge relinquished the title when he announced his immediate retirement as a result of being diagnosed with spinal stenosis.
Aired on tape delay on April 15, 2011.
28 Randy Orton May 1, 2011 Extreme Rules Tampa, FL 2 140 139 5 Defeated Christian in a ladder match to win the vacant title.
In August 2011, the brand extension came to an end, thus the title could appear on both Raw and SmackDown.
WWE (unbranded)
29 Mark Henry September 18, 2011 Night of Champions Buffalo, NY 1 91 91 6
30 Daniel Bryan December 18, 2011 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Baltimore, MD 1 105 104 5 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
31 Sheamus April 1, 2012 WrestleMania XXVIII Miami, FL 1 210 210 7
32 Big Show October 28, 2012 Hell in a Cell Atlanta, GA 1 72 75 4 WWE recognizes Show's reign as ending on January 11, 2013, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
33 Alberto Del Rio January 8, 2013 SmackDown Miami, FL 1 292 288 8 This was a Last Man Standing match.
WWE recognizes Del Rio's reign as beginning on January 11, 2013, when the episode aired on tape delay.
34 John Cena October 27, 2013 Hell in a Cell Miami, FL 2 49 48 2
Unified December 15, 2013 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Houston, TX Randy Orton defeated John Cena in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to unify the World Heavyweight Championship into the WWE Championship; the title was deactivated in the process.
In July 2016, the brand extension returned.
WWE: Raw
35 Seth "Freakin" Rollins May 27, 2023 Night of Champions Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 1 316 316 11 On the April 24, 2023, episode of Raw, the championship was reactivated and designated to the Raw brand after the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2023 WWE Draft.
Rollins defeated AJ Styles in the tournament final to win the revived title.
36 Drew McIntyre April 7, 2024 WrestleMania XL
Night 2
Philadelphia, PA 1 <1 <1 0 This reign lasted 5 minutes and 46 seconds.
37 Damian Priest April 7, 2024 WrestleMania XL
Night 2
Philadelphia, PA 1 118 118 3 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
38 Gunther August 3, 2024 SummerSlam Cleveland, OH 1 134+ 134+ 3

Combined reigns

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Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Triple H 3 28 676 673
2 Batista 3 18 499
3 Edge 4 16 401
4 Seth "Freakin" Rollins 1 11 316
5 Alberto Del Rio 1 8 292 288
6 The Undertaker 3 11 269
7 Sheamus 1 7 210
8 CM Punk 2 8 188 186
9 Randy Orton 2 6 168 166
10 Chris Benoit 1 8 154 153
Kane 1 5 154 153
12 Gunther 1 3 134+
13 John Cena 2 4 133 131
14 King Booker 1 8 126 125
15 Damian Priest 1 3 118
16 Chris Jericho 2 4 114 115
17 Rey Mysterio 1 6 112 111
18 Daniel Bryan 1 5 105 104
19 Mark Henry 1 6 91
20 Goldberg 1 4 84 83
21 Jack Swagger 1 3 82 78
Kurt Angle 1
23 Big Show 1 4 72 75
24 The Great Khali 1 2 61 57
25 Drew McIntyre 1 0 <1
NXT Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandNXT
Date establishedJuly 1, 2012
Current champion(s)Trick Williams
Date wonOctober 1, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Seth Rollins
Most reigns2 reigns:
Longest reignBron Breakker
(452 days)[d]
Shortest reignSamoa Joe
(2nd reign, 23 days)[e]
Oldest championSamoa Joe
(42 years, 158 days)
Youngest championBo Dallas
(22 years, 363 days)
Heaviest championKeith Lee
(332 lb (151 kg))
Lightest championCarmelo Hayes
(176 lb (80 kg))

The NXT Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended as the primary singles championship for men of NXT, the promotion's developmental brand.

The current champion is Trick Williams, who is in his record-tying second reign. He won the title by defeating Ethan Page in a match that involved CM Punk as the special guest referee on the October 1, 2024, episode of NXT in Rosemont, Illinois.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
1 Seth Rollins July 26, 2012 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 133 133 3 The title was established on July 1, 2012 for WWE's developmental brand NXT.
Rollins defeated Jinder Mahal in the eight-man NXT Championship tournament finals to become the inaugural champion.
WWE recognizes his reign as beginning on August 29, 2012, and ending on January 9, 2013, when both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
2 Big E Langston December 6, 2012 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 168 153 2 This was a no disqualification match.
WWE recognizes Big E's reign as beginning on January 9, 2013, and ending on June 12, 2013, when both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
3 Bo Dallas May 23, 2013 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 280 260 5 WWE recognizes Dallas' reign as beginning on June 12, 2013, when the episode aired on tape delay.
4 Adrian Neville February 27, 2014 Arrival Winter Park, FL 1 287 286 11 This was a ladder match.
5 Sami Zayn December 11, 2014 TakeOver: R Evolution Winter Park, FL 1 62 62 1 This was a title vs. career match where if Zayn had lost, he would have voluntarily quit NXT.
6 Kevin Owens February 11, 2015 TakeOver: Rival Winter Park, FL 1 143 142 5 Owens won when the referee decided that Sami Zayn was unable to continue.
7 Finn Bálor July 4, 2015 The Beast in the East Tokyo, Japan 1 272 272 10
8 Samoa Joe April 1, 2016 TakeOver: Dallas Dallas, TX 1 141 141 3
9 Shinsuke Nakamura August 20, 2016 TakeOver: Brooklyn II Brooklyn, NY 1 161 161 3
10 Bobby Roode January 28, 2017 TakeOver: San Antonio San Antonio, TX 1 203 202 6
11 Drew McIntyre August 19, 2017 TakeOver: Brooklyn III Brooklyn, NY 1 91 91 2
12 Andrade "Cien" Almas November 19, 2017 TakeOver: WarGames Houston, TX 1 140 139 2
13 Aleister Black April 8, 2018 TakeOver: New Orleans New Orleans, LA 1 102 108 4 WWE recognizes Black's reign as ending on July 25, 2018, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
14 Tommaso Ciampa July 18, 2018 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 238 237 3 WWE recognizes Ciampa's reign as beginning on July 25, 2018 and ending on March 20, 2019, when both episodes aired on tape delay.
Vacated March 13, 2019 NXT Winter Park, FL The title was vacated due to Tommaso Ciampa requiring neck surgery. Aired on tape delay on March 20, 2019.
15 Johnny Gargano April 5, 2019 TakeOver: New York Brooklyn, NY 1 57 56 1 Defeated Adam Cole in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the vacant championship.
16 Adam Cole June 1, 2019 TakeOver: XXV Bridgeport, CT 1 396 403 14 WWE recognizes Cole's reign as ending on July 8, 2020, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
17 Keith Lee July 1, 2020 NXT:
The Great American Bash

Night 2
Winter Park, FL 1 56 48 2 This was a winner takes all match in which Lee also defended the NXT North American Championship.
WWE recognizes Lee's reign as beginning on July 8, 2020, when the episode aired on tape delay.
Vacated August 26, 2020 NXT Winter Park, FL Keith Lee voluntarily relinquished the title as he was no longer part of NXT.
18 Finn Bálor September 8, 2020 NXT:
Super Tuesday II
Winter Park, FL 2 212 212 4 A 60-minute fatal four-way iron man match for the vacant championship took place on the September 1 episode of NXT Super Tuesday between Bálor, Adam Cole, Tommaso Ciampa, and Johnny Gargano, but the match ended in a tie between Bálor and Cole. NXT General Manager William Regal then scheduled a match between the two for the following week, in which Bálor defeated Cole to win the vacant title.
19 Karrion Kross April 8, 2021 TakeOver: Stand & Deliver
Night 2
Orlando, FL 1 136 135 3
20 Samoa Joe August 22, 2021 TakeOver 36 Orlando, FL 2 23 22 0
Vacated September 14, 2021 NXT 2.0 Orlando, FL The title was vacated after Samoa Joe suffered an undisclosed injury.
21 Tommaso Ciampa September 14, 2021 NXT 2.0 Orlando, FL 2 112 111 1 Defeated Pete Dunne, LA Knight, and Von Wagner in a fatal four-way match to win the vacant title.
22 Bron Breakker January 4, 2022 NXT 2.0:
New Year's Evil
Orlando, FL 1 452 451 15 On September 4, 2022, at Worlds Collide, Breakker defeated Tyler Bate to unify the NXT United Kingdom Championship into the NXT Championship; the NXT UK title was retired in the process.
23 Carmelo Hayes April 1, 2023 Stand & Deliver Los Angeles, CA 1 182 182 6
24 Ilja Dragunov September 30, 2023 No Mercy Bakersfield, CA 1 206 205 5
25 Trick Williams April 23, 2024 NXT:
Spring Breakin'

Week 1
Orlando, FL 1 75 74 1
26 Ethan Page July 7, 2024 Heatwave Toronto, ON, Canada 1 86 86 3 This was a fatal four-way match that also involved Shawn Spears and Je'Von Evans, who Page pinned to win the title.
27 Trick Williams October 1, 2024 NXT Rosemont, IL 2 75+ 75+ 2 CM Punk was the special guest referee.

Combined reigns

[edit]
Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Finn Bálor 2 14 484
2 Bron Breakker 1 15 452 451
3 Adam Cole 1 14 396 403
4 Tommaso Ciampa 2 4 350 348
5 Adrian Neville 1 11 287 286
6 Bo Dallas 1 5 280 260
7 Ilja Dragunov 1 5 206 205
8 Bobby Roode 1 6 203 202
9 Carmelo Hayes 1 6 182
10 Big E Langston 1 2 168 153
11 Samoa Joe 2 3 164 163
12 Shinsuke Nakamura 1 3 161
13 Trick Williams 2 3 150+ 149+
14 Kevin Owens 1 5 143 142
15 Andrade "Cien" Almas 1 2 140 139
16 Karrion Kross 1 3 136 135
17 Seth Rollins 1 3 133
18 Aleister Black 1 4 102 108
19 Drew McIntyre 1 2 91
20 Ethan Page 1 3 86
21 Sami Zayn 1 1 62
22 Johnny Gargano 1 1 57 56
23 Keith Lee 1 2 56 48

WWE men's secondary championships

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WWE Intercontinental Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandRaw
Date establishedSeptember 1, 1979
Current champion(s)Bron Breakker
Date wonOctober 21, 2024
Other name(s)
  • WWF Intercontinental Championship
    (1979–2002)
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship
    (2002–present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Pat Patterson
Most reigns4 reigns:
Longest reignGunther
(666 days)
Shortest reign14 days[h]:
Oldest championRic Flair
(56 years, 205 days)
Youngest championRandy Orton
(23 years, 257 days)
Heaviest championBraun Strowman
(341 lb (155 kg))
Lightest championRey Mysterio
(163 lb (74 kg))

The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division. It was established on September 1, 1979 and is one of two secondary championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE United States Championship on SmackDown.

The current champion is Bron Breakker, who is in his second reign. He won the title by defeating Jey Uso on the October 21, 2024, episode of Raw in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
National Wrestling Alliance: World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
1 Pat Patterson September 1, 1979 Championship Wrestling New York, NY 1 233 232 13 Defeated Johnny Rodz in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
2 Ken Patera April 21, 1980 WWF on MSG Network New York, NY 1 231 230 5
3 Pedro Morales December 8, 1980 WWF on PRISM Network New York, NY 1 194 193 10
4 Don Muraco June 20, 1981 WWF on PRISM Network Philadelphia, PA 1 156 155 5
5 Pedro Morales November 23, 1981 WWF on MSG Network New York, NY 2 425 424 31
6 Don Muraco January 22, 1983 WWF on MSG Network New York, NY 2 385 384 25 During his reign, the WWF withdrew from the NWA.
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
7 Tito Santana February 11, 1984 WWF on PRISM Network Boston, MA 1 226 245 21 WWE recognizes Santana's reign as ending on October 13, 1984, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
8 Greg Valentine September 24, 1984 Maple Leaf Wrestling London, ON, Canada 1 285 266 27 WWE recognizes Valentine's reign as beginning on October 13, 1984, when the episode aired on tape delay.
9 Tito Santana July 6, 1985 House show Baltimore, MD 2 217 217 11 This was a steel cage match.
10 Randy Savage February 8, 1986 WWF on NESN Boston, MA 1 414 414 42
11 Ricky Steamboat March 29, 1987 WrestleMania III Pontiac, MI 1 65 76 2 WWE recognizes Steamboat's reign as ending on June 13, 1987, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
12 The Honky Tonk Man June 2, 1987 Superstars of Wrestling Buffalo, NY 1 454 443 32 WWE recognizes his reign as beginning on June 13, 1987, when the episode aired on tape delay.
13 The Ultimate Warrior August 29, 1988 SummerSlam New York, NY 1 216 216 19
14 Rick Rude April 2, 1989 WrestleMania V Atlantic City, NJ 1 148 148 12
15 The Ultimate Warrior August 28, 1989 SummerSlam East Rutherford, NJ 2 218 216 16
Vacated April 3, 1990 Wrestling Challenge Syracuse, NY The Ultimate Warrior relinquished the title after winning the WWF Championship in order to focus on defending the latter. WWE recognizes the title as being vacated on April 1, 1990 at WrestleMania VI.
16 Mr. Perfect April 23, 1990 Superstars of Wrestling Austin, TX 1 126 100 9 Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final for the vacant title.
WWE recognizes his reign as beginning on May 19, 1990, when the episode aired on tape delay.
17 The Texas Tornado August 27, 1990 SummerSlam Philadelphia, PA 1 84 110 10 WWE recognizes his reign as ending on December 15, 1990, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
18 Mr. Perfect November 19, 1990 Superstars of Wrestling Rochester, NY 2 280 254 18 WWE recognizes his reign as beginning on December 15, 1990, when the episode aired on tape delay.
19 Bret Hart August 26, 1991 SummerSlam New York, NY 1 146 146 11
20 Roddy Piper January 19, 1992 Royal Rumble Albany, NY 1 77 77 4
21 Bret Hart April 5, 1992 WrestleMania VIII Indianapolis, IN 2 146 146 16
22 The British Bulldog August 29, 1992 SummerSlam London, England 1 59 77 4 WWE recognizes his reign as ending on November 14, 1992, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
23 Shawn Michaels October 27, 1992 Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI Terre Haute, IN 1 335 317 15 WWE recognizes Michaels' reign as beginning on November 14, 1992, when the episode aired on tape delay.
Vacated September 27, 1993 Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days. In reality, Michaels was suspended for testing positive for steroids.
24 Razor Ramon September 27, 1993 Raw New Haven, CT 1 198 184 12 Defeated Rick Martel to win the vacant championship.
In November, Shawn Michaels returned, claiming to be the legitimate champion as nobody defeated him. Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a ladder match on March 20, 1994 at WrestleMania X.
25 Diesel April 13, 1994 Superstars Rochester, NY 1 138 121 9 WWE recognizes Diesel's reign as beginning on April 30, 1994, when the episode aired on tape delay.
26 Razor Ramon August 29, 1994 SummerSlam Chicago, IL 2 146 146 11
27 Jeff Jarrett January 22, 1995 Royal Rumble Tampa, FL 1 182 182 9
28 Shawn Michaels July 23, 1995 In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks Nashville, TN 2 91 91 4
29 Razor Ramon October 22, 1995 In Your House 4: Great White North Winnipeg, MB, Canada 3 91 91 4 Won the title by forfeit due to Shawn Michaels being attacked outside a nightclub in Syracuse, NY on October 14.
30 Goldust January 21, 1996 Royal Rumble Fresno, CA 1 154 154 10
31 Ahmed Johnson June 23, 1996 King of the Ring Milwaukee, WI 1 50 49 1
Vacated August 12, 1996 Raw Seattle, WA Ahmed Johnson forfeited the championship after being attacked by the debuting Faarooq after winning an 11-man battle royal.
32 Hunter Hearst Helmsley September 23, 1996 Raw Hershey, PA 1 143 143 10 Defeated Marc Mero in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
33 Rocky Maivia February 13, 1997 Raw Lowell, MA 1 74 73 8
34 Owen Hart April 28, 1997 Raw Omaha, NE 1 224 224 11
35 The Rock December 8, 1997 Raw Portland, ME 2 265 264 8 Formerly known as Rocky Maivia.
36 Triple H August 30, 1998 SummerSlam New York, NY 2 40 39 1 This was a ladder match. Triple H was formerly known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
Vacated October 9, 1998 Vacated due to Triple H suffering a knee injury.
37 Ken Shamrock October 12, 1998 Raw Uniondale, NY 1 125 125 8 Defeated X-Pac to win the vacant championship.
38 Val Venis February 14, 1999 St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House Memphis, TN 1 29 29 2 Billy Gunn was the special guest referee.
39 Road Dogg March 15, 1999 Raw San Jose, CA 1 14 14 3
40 Goldust March 29, 1999 Raw East Rutherford, NJ 2 14 14 1
41 The Godfather April 12, 1999 Raw Detroit, MI 1 43 43 5
42 Jeff Jarrett May 25, 1999 Raw Moline, IL 2 145 139 14 At SummerSlam on August 22, Jarrett defeated D'Lo Brown in a winner takes all match to win the European Championship. This win made Jarrett the first Eurocontinental Champion.
WWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as beginning on May 31, 1999, when the episode aired on tape delay.
43 Chyna October 17, 1999 No Mercy Cleveland, OH 1 56 56 1 This was a Good Housekeeping match.
Became the first (and to date only) woman to win the championship.
44 Chris Jericho December 12, 1999 Armageddon Sunrise, FL 1 77 77 13
45 Kurt Angle Feburary 27, 2000 No Way Out Hartford, CT 1 35 35 2 Earlier that month, Angle also won the European Championship. This win made Angle the second and final Eurocontinental Champion.
46 Chris Benoit April 2, 2000 WrestleMania 2000 Anaheim, CA 1 79 81 18 This was a two-fall triple threat match, also involving Chris Jericho, in which Kurt Angle defended both championships. The person to get the first fall won the Intercontinental Championship and the person to score the second fall won the European Championship; Benoit scored the first fall to win the Intercontinental Championship.
WWE recognizes Benoit's reign as ending on May 4, 2000, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
47 Rikishi June 20, 2000 SmackDown! Memphis, TN 1 14 14 2 WWE recognizes Rikishi's reign as beginning on June 22, 2000 and ending on July 6, 2000, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
48 Val Venis July 4, 2000 SmackDown! Sunrise, FL 2 54 52 4 WWE recognizes Venis's reign as beginning on July 6, 2000, when the episode aired on tape delay.
49 Eddie Guerrero August 27, 2000 SummerSlam Raleigh, NC 1 118 118 12 This was a triple threat match, also involving Kurt Angle.
50 Chris Benoit December 10, 2000 Armageddon Birmingham, AL 2 42 42 5 This was a fatal-four way match that also involved Kurt Angle and Billy Gunn, who Benoit pinned.
51 Chris Jericho January 21, 2001 Royal Rumble New Orleans, LA 2 72 74 11 This was a ladder match.
WWE recognizes Jericho's reign as ending on April 5, 2001, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
52 Triple H April 3, 2001 SmackDown! Oklahoma City, OK 3 47 45 3 WWE recognizes Triple H's reign as beginning on April 5, 2001, when the episode aired on tape delay.
53 Kane May 20, 2001 Judgment Day Sacramento, CA 1 37 39 6 This was a chain match.
WWE recognizes Kane's reign as ending on June 28, 2001, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
54 Albert June 26, 2001 SmackDown! New York, NY 1 27 25 5 This was a no disqualification match.
WWE recognizes Albert's reign as beginning on June 28, 2001, when the episode aired on tape delay.
55 Lance Storm July 23, 2001 Raw Buffalo, NY 1 27 27 3
56 Edge August 19, 2001 SummerSlam San Jose, CA 1 154 154 16 On November 18 at Survivor Series, Edge defeated Test to unify the WCW United States Championship into the Intercontinental Championship; the United States Championship was retired in the process
57 William Regal January 20, 2002 Royal Rumble Atlanta, GA 1 56 56 6
58 Rob Van Dam March 17, 2002 WrestleMania X8 Toronto, ON, Canada 1 35 35 5 On March 25, the brand extension began, in which wrestlers and championships became exclusive to either the Raw or SmackDown! brands, represented by the show of the same name. The title became exclusive to Raw when Van Dam was drafted to the Raw brand.
WWF: Raw
59 Eddie Guerrero April 21, 2002 Backlash Kansas City, MO 2 36 36 5 On May 6, 2002, after the World Wrestling Federation was renamed "World Wrestling Entertainment" due to a lawsuit by the World Wide Fund for Nature, the title was subsequently renamed to WWE Intercontinental Championship.
WWE: Raw
60 Rob Van Dam May 27, 2002 Raw Edmonton, AB, Canada 2 119 119 5 This was a ladder match.
During his reign, Van Dam unified both the European Championship and the Hardcore Championship into the Intercontinental Championship on the July 22 and August 27 episodes of Raw, respectively, with both titles retired in the process.
61 Kane September 23, 2002 Raw Anaheim, CA 2 27 27 1
62 Triple H October 20, 2002 No Mercy North Little Rock, AR 4 210 210 15 This was a Winner takes all ladder match in which Triple H also defended the World Heavyweight Championship.
63 Christian May 18, 2003 Judgment Day Charlotte, NC 1 134 134 11 This was a 20-man battle royal for the title. Christian won the match by last eliminating Triple H.
In July, the United States Championship was introduced for the SmackDown brand as the Intercontinental title's counterpart.
64 Rob Van Dam September 29, 2003 Raw Rosemont, IL 3 76 76 5 This was a ladder match.
65 Randy Orton December 14, 2003 Armageddon Orlando, FL 1 210 210 8 Mick Foley was the guest referee.
66 Edge July 11, 2004 Vengeance Hartford, CT 2 57 57 4
67 Chris Jericho September 6, 2004 Raw Wichita Falls, TX 3 43 43 1 Awarded the title due to Edge suffering a groin injury.
68 Shelton Benjamin October 19, 2004 Taboo Tuesday Milwaukee, WI 1 244 244 15 Due to the stipulation of the event, fans could vote for who would face Chris Jericho for the title; Benjamin had the most votes.
69 Carlito June 20, 2005 Raw Phoenix, AZ 1 90 91 3 WWE incorrectly lists Carlito's reign as ending on September 19, 2005, and lasting 91 days.
70 Ric Flair September 18, 2005 Unforgiven Oklahoma City, OK 1 155 154 5 WWE's official title history incorrectly lists Flair's reign as beginning on September 19, 2005, and lasting 154 days.
71 Shelton Benjamin February 20, 2006 Raw Trenton, NJ 2 125 124 7
72 Johnny Nitro June 25, 2006 Vengeance Charlotte, NC 1 99 99 7 This was a triple threat match that also involved Carlito.
73 Jeff Hardy October 2, 2006 Raw Topeka, KS 1 140 139 7
74 Umaga February 19, 2007 Raw Bakersfield, CA 1 56 56 1
75 Santino Marella April 16, 2007 Raw Milan, Italy 1 77 77 3 This was a No Holds Barred match. Santino was "picked out of the audience" by Vince McMahon.
76 Umaga July 2, 2007 Raw Dallas, TX 2 62 63 3 WWE recognizes Umaga's reign as ending on September 3, 2007, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
77 Jeff Hardy September 2, 2007 Raw Columbus, OH 2 190 189 4 WWE recognizes Hardy's reign as beginning on September 3, 2007, when the episode aired on tape delay.
78 Chris Jericho March 1, 2008 Raw Milwaukee, WI 4 120 120 3
79 Kofi Kingston June 29, 2008 Night of Champions Dallas, TX 1 49 48 3
80 Santino Marella August 17, 2008 SummerSlam Indianapolis, IN 2 85 85 4 This was a Winners Take All mixed tag team match in which both Kofi Kingston's Intercontinental and Mickie James's Women's Championship were on the line. Marella won Kingston's title when his partner, Beth Phoenix, pinned James.
81 William Regal November 10, 2008 Raw Manchester, England 2 70 70 2
82 CM Punk January 19, 2009 Raw Rosemont, IL 1 76 76 2 This was a no disqualification match.
83 Rey Mysterio April 5, 2009 WrestleMania 25 Houston, TX 1 149 152 6 This was a triple threat match that also involved John "Bradshaw" Layfield, who Mysterio pinned.
The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2009 WWE Draft.
WWE recognizes Mysterio's reign as ending on September 4, 2009, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
WWE: SmackDown
84 John Morrison September 1, 2009 SmackDown Cleveland, OH 2 103 100 5 Formerly known as Johnny Nitro.
WWE recognizes Morrison's reign as beginning on September 4, 2009, when the episode aired on tape delay.
85 Drew McIntyre December 13, 2009 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs San Antonio, TX 1 161 161 4
86 Kofi Kingston May 23, 2010 Over the Limit Detroit, MI 2 66 75 2 WWE recognizes Kingston's reign as ending on August 6, 2010, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
87 Dolph Ziggler July 28, 2010 SmackDown Laredo, TX 1 160 154 12 WWE recognizes Ziggler's reign as beginning on August 6, 2010, and ending on January 7, 2011, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
88 Kofi Kingston January 4, 2011 SmackDown Tucson, AZ 3 77 76 1 WWE recognizes Kingston's reign as beginning on January 7, 2011 and ending on March 25, 2011, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
89 Wade Barrett March 22, 2011 SmackDown Columbus, OH 1 89 86 4 WWE recognizes Barrett's reign as beginning on March 25, 2011, when the episode aired on tape delay.
90 Ezekiel Jackson June 19, 2011 Capitol Punishment Washington, D.C. 1 51 54 2 WWE recognizes Jackson's reign as ending on August 12, 2011, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
91 Cody Rhodes August 9, 2011 SmackDown Sacramento, CA 1 285 283 9 WWE recognizes Rhodes's reign as beginning on August 12, 2011, when the episode aired on tape delay.
On August 29, 2011, the brand extension ended, allowing the Intercontinental Champion to appear on both Raw and SmackDown.
WWE (unbranded)
92 Christian May 20, 2012 Over the Limit Raleigh, NC 2 64 64 1
93 The Miz July 23, 2012 Raw 1000 St. Louis, MO 1 85 84 3 WWE recognizes Miz's reign as ending on October 16, 2012, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
94 Kofi Kingston October 16, 2012 Main Event Memphis, TN 4 74 75 3 WWE recognizes Kingston's reign as beginning on October 17, 2012 and ending on December 31, 2012, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
95 Wade Barrett December 29, 2012 Raw Washington, D.C. 2 169 167 7 WWE recognizes Barrett's reign as beginning on December 31, 2012, when the episode aired on tape delay.
96 Curtis Axel June 16, 2013 Payback Rosemont, IL 1 155 154 8 This was a triple threat match, that also involved The Miz.
97 Big E Langston November 18, 2013 Raw Nashville, TN 1 167 167 5 On February 12, 2014, Big E Langston's ring name was shortened to Big E.
98 Bad News Barrett May 4, 2014 Extreme Rules East Rutherford, NJ 3 57 56 4 Formerly known as Wade Barrett.
Vacated June 30, 2014 Raw Hartford, CT The title was vacated due to Bad News Barrett suffering a shoulder injury.
99 Dolph Ziggler July 20, 2014 Battleground Tampa, FL 2 169 168 14 This was a 19-man battle royal. Ziggler last eliminated The Miz to win the vacant title.
100 Bad News Barrett January 5, 2015 Raw Corpus Christi, TX 4 83 82 2 Dolph Ziggler originally retained his title against Barrett, but Director of Operations Kane made the match a two-out-of-three falls match, which Barrett won.
101 Daniel Bryan March 29, 2015 WrestleMania 31 Santa Clara, CA 1 43 42 1 This was a seven-way ladder match that also involved Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, R-Truth, and Stardust.
Vacated May 11, 2015 Raw Cincinnati, OH Daniel Bryan was stripped of the championship due to a concussion-related injury.
102 Ryback May 31, 2015 Elimination Chamber Corpus Christi, TX 1 112 112 3 This was an Elimination Chamber match for the vacant title, that also involved Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry, R-Truth, and King Barrett.
103 Kevin Owens September 20, 2015 Night of Champions Houston, TX 1 84 83 3
104 Dean Ambrose December 13, 2015 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Boston, MA 1 64 64 3
105 Kevin Owens February 16, 2016 Raw Anaheim, CA 2 48 48 1 This was a fatal five-way match, that also involved Tyler Breeze, Stardust, and Dolph Ziggler.
106 The Miz April 3, 2016 WrestleMania 32 Arlington, TX 2 275 275 15 This was a seven-way ladder match, that also involved Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, Stardust, Sin Cara, and Zack Ryder.
In July, the brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2016 WWE Draft.
WWE: SmackDown
107 Dean Ambrose January 3, 2017 SmackDown Jacksonville, FL 2 152 152 3 The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up.
WWE: Raw
108 The Miz June 4, 2017 Extreme Rules Baltimore, MD 3 169 169 6
109 Roman Reigns November 20, 2017 Raw Houston, TX 1 63 63 5
110 The Miz January 22, 2018 Raw 25 Years Brooklyn, NY 4 76 75 1
111 Seth Rollins April 8, 2018 WrestleMania 34 New Orleans, LA 1 71 71 7 This was a triple threat match that also involved Finn Bálor.
112 Dolph Ziggler June 18, 2018 Raw Grand Rapids, MI 3 62 61 2
113 Seth Rollins August 19, 2018 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 2 148 148 7
114 Bobby Lashley January 14, 2019 Raw Memphis, TN 1 83 83 2 This was a triple threat match that also involved Dean Ambrose, who Lashley pinned.
115 Finn Bálor April 7, 2019 WrestleMania 35 East Rutherford, NJ 1 98 97 3 The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up.
WWE: SmackDown
116 Shinsuke Nakamura July 14, 2019 Extreme Rules
Kickoff
Philadelphia, PA 1 201 201 3
117 Braun Strowman January 31, 2020 SmackDown Tulsa, OK 1 37 36 1
118 Sami Zayn March 8, 2020 Elimination Chamber Philadelphia, PA 1 65 65 1 This was a 3-on-1 Handicap match in which Braun Strowman faced Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro. Zayn pinned Strowman to win the title.
Vacated May 12, 2020 Backstage Sami Zayn was stripped of the title after he refused to defend it during the COVID-19 pandemic.
119 AJ Styles June 8, 2020 SmackDown Orlando, FL 1 74 71 3 Defeated Daniel Bryan in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on June 12, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay.
WWE's official title history incorrectly lists Styles' reign as lasting 71 days, ending on August 22, 2020.
120 Jeff Hardy August 21, 2020 SmackDown Orlando, FL 3 37 36 2 On the August 28 episode of SmackDown, Sami Zayn returned with his own title belt, claiming to be the rightful champion as he was undefeated. WWE did not recognize Zayn as champion; however, this led to the following match to determine the undisputed champion.
121 Sami Zayn September 27, 2020 Clash of Champions Orlando, FL 2 86 89 2 This was a triple threat ladder match that also involved AJ Styles in which the winner had to retrieve Jeff Hardy's belt and Zayn's faux belt to determine the undisputed champion.
WWE recognizes Zayn's reign as ending on December 25, 2020, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
122 Big E December 22, 2020 SmackDown St. Petersburg, FL 2 110 107 7 This was a lumberjack match.
WWE recognizes Big E's reign as beginning on December 25, 2020, when the episode aired on tape delay.
123 Apollo Crews April 11, 2021 WrestleMania 37
Night 2
Tampa, FL 1 124 123 4 This was a Nigerian Drum Fight.
124 King Nakamura August 13, 2021 SmackDown Tulsa, OK 2 182 189 3 Won the title as King Nakamura. His name was reverted to Shinsuke Nakamura on October 8, 2021.
WWE recognizes Nakamura's reign as ending on February 18, 2022, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
125 Sami Zayn February 11, 2022 SmackDown New Orleans, LA 3 21 13 0 WWE recognizes Zayn's reign as beginning on February 18, 2022, when the episode aired on tape delay.
126 Ricochet March 4, 2022 SmackDown Miami, FL 1 98 98 4
127 Gunther June 10, 2022 SmackDown Baton Rouge, LA 1 666 666 22 On the November 7, 2022, episode of Raw, Gunther defeated R-Truth to unify the 24/7 Championship into the Intercontinental Championship; the 24/7 title was retired in the process.
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2023 WWE Draft.
WWE: Raw
128 Sami Zayn April 6, 2024 WrestleMania XL
Night 1
Philadelphia, PA 4 119 118 6
129 Bron Breakker August 3, 2024 SummerSlam Cleveland, OH 1 51 51 1
130 Jey Uso September 23, 2024 Raw Ontario, CA 1 28 27 1
131 Bron Breakker October 21, 2024 Raw Philadelphia, PA 2 55+ 55+ 2

Combined reigns

[edit]
Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Gunther 1 22 666
2 Pedro Morales 2 41 619 617
3 The Miz 4 25 605 603
4 Don Muraco 2 35 541 539
5 The Honky Tonk Man 1 32 454 443
6 Tito Santana 2 32 443 462
7 Triple H 4[i] 29 440 437
8 Razor Ramon 3 27 435 421
9 Shawn Michaels 2 19 426 408
10 The Ultimate Warrior 2 35 434 432
11 Randy Savage 1 42 414
12 Mr. Perfect 2 27 406 354
13 Dolph Ziggler 3 28 391 383
14 Shelton Benjamin 2 22 389 368
15 Shinsuke Nakamura 2[j] 6 383 390
16 Jeff Hardy 3 13 367 364
17 The Rock 2[k] 16 339 337
18 Jeff Jarrett 2 23 327 321
19 Chris Jericho 4 28 312
20 Bret Hart 2 27 292
21 Sami Zayn 4 9 291 285
22 Greg Valentine 1 27 285 266
Cody Rhodes 1 9 285 283
24 Big E 2[l] 12 277 273
25 Kofi Kingston 4 9 266 272
26 Pat Patterson 1 13 233 232
27 Ken Patera 1 5 231 230
28 Rob Van Dam 3 5 230
29 Owen Hart 1 11 224
30 Seth Rollins 2 14 219
31 Dean Ambrose 2 6 216
32 Edge 2 20 211
33 Randy Orton 1 8 210 209
34 John Morrison 2[m] 12 202 205
35 Christian 2 12 198
36 Goldust 2 11 168
37 Santino Marella 2 7 162 160
38 Drew McIntyre 1 4 161
39 Curtis Axel 1 8 155
Ric Flair 1 5 155 154
41 Eddie Guerrero 2 17 154
42 Rey Mysterio 1 6 149 152
43 Rick Rude 1 12 148
44 Diesel 1 9 138 121
45 Kevin Owens 2 4 132 131
46 Ken Shamrock 1 8 125 124
47 Apollo Crews 1 4 124 123
48 William Regal 2 8 126
49 Chris Benoit 2 23 121 123
50 Umaga 2 4 118 119
51 Ryback 1 3 112
52 Bron Breakker 2 3 106+
53 Ricochet 1 4 98
Finn Bálor 1 3 98 97
55 Carlito 1 3 90 91
56 The Texas Tornado 1 10 84 110
57 Bobby Lashley 1 2 83
Val Venis 2 4 83 79
59 Roddy Piper 1 4 77
60 CM Punk 1 2 76
61 AJ Styles 1 3 74 71
62 Ricky Steamboat 1 2 65 76
63 Kane 2 7 64 66
64 Roman Reigns 1 5 63 62
65 The British Bulldog 1 4 59
66 Chyna 1 1 56
67 Ezekiel Jackson 1 2 51 54
68 Ahmed Johnson 1 1 50 49
69 The Godfather 1 5 43
Daniel Bryan 1 1 43 42
71 Braun Strowman 1 1 37 36
72 Kurt Angle 1 2 35
73 Jey Uso 1 1 28 27
74 Albert 1 5 27 25
Lance Storm 1 3 27
76 Road Dogg 1 3 14
Rikishi 1 2
WWE United States Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandSmackDown
Date establishedJune 19, 2003
Current champion(s)Shinsuke Nakamura
Date wonNovember 30, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Eddie Guerrero
Most reignsJohn Cena
(5 reigns)
Longest reignDean Ambrose
(351 days)[n]
Shortest reignJohn Cena
(2nd reign, 2 days)[o]
Oldest championRey Mysterio
(48 years, 243 days)
Youngest championAustin Theory
(24 years, 279 days)
Heaviest championBig Show
(396 lb (180 kg))
Lightest championRey Mysterio
(163 lb (74 kg))

The WWE United States Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division. Established on June 19, 2003, it is one of two secondary championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Intercontinental Championship on Raw.

The current champion is Shinsuke Nakamura, who is in his second reign. He won the title by defeating LA Knight at Survivor Series: WarGames on November 30, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE): SmackDown
1 Eddie Guerrero July 27, 2003 Vengeance Denver, CO 1 84 84 5 The championship was established on June 19, 2003 as an exclusive title of the SmackDown brand.
Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
2 Big Show October 19, 2003 No Mercy Baltimore, MD 1 147 147 2
3 John Cena March 14, 2004 WrestleMania XX New York, NY 1 135 137 8 WWE recognizes Cena's reign as ending on July 29, 2004, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
4 Booker T July 27, 2004 SmackDown! Cincinnati, OH 1 68 66 1 This was an eight-way elimination match that also involved René Duprée, Kenzo Suzuki, Rob Van Dam, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas, and Luther Reigns.
WWE recognizes Booker T's reign as beginning on July 29, 2004, when the episode aired on tape delay.
5 John Cena October 3, 2004 No Mercy East Rutherford, NJ 2 2 3 0 This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series.
WWE recognizes Cena's reign as ending on October 7, 2004, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
6 Carlito October 5, 2004 SmackDown! Boston, MA 1 42 42 2 WWE recognizes Carlito's reign as beginning on October 7, 2004 and ending on November 18, 2004, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
7 John Cena November 16, 2004 SmackDown! Dayton, OH 3 105 105 4 WWE recognizes Cena's reign as beginning on November 18, 2004 and ending on March 3, 2005, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
8 Orlando Jordan March 1, 2005 SmackDown! Albany, NY 1 173 171 9 WWE recognizes Jordan's reign as beginning on March 3, 2005, when the episode aired on tape delay.
9 Chris Benoit August 21, 2005 SummerSlam Washington, D.C. 1 58 61 6 WWE recognizes Benoit's reign as ending on October 21, 2005, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
10 Booker T January 10, 2006 SmackDown! Reno, NV 2 124 124 2 WWE recognizes Booker T's reign as beginning on October 21, 2005, when the episode aired on tape delay.
11 Chris Benoit February 19, 2006 No Way Out Baltimore, MD 2 42 42 0
12 John "Bradshaw" Layfield April 2, 2006 WrestleMania 22 Rosemont, IL 1 51 54 2 WWE recognizes JBL's reign as ending on May 26, 2006, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
13 Bobby Lashley May 23, 2006 SmackDown! Bakersfield, CA 1 49 48 1 WWE recognizes Lashley's reign as beginning on May 26, 2006 and ending on July 14, 2006, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
14 Finlay July 11, 2006 SmackDown! Minneapolis, MN 1 49 48 4 WWE recognizes Finlay's reign as beginning on July 14, 2006 and ending on September 1, 2006, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
15 Mr. Kennedy August 29, 2006 SmackDown! Reading, PA 1 42 42 0 This was a triple threat match, that also involved Bobby Lashley, who Kennedy pinned to win the title.
WWE recognizes Kennedy's reign as beginning on September 1, 2006 and ending on October 13, 2006, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
16 Chris Benoit October 10, 2006 SmackDown! Jacksonville, FL 3 222 219 7 WWE recognizes Benoit's reign as beginning on October 13, 2006, when the episode aired on tape delay.
17 Montel Vontavious Porter May 20, 2007 Judgment Day St. Louis, MO 1 343 343 6 This was a two out of three falls match.
18 Matt Hardy April 27, 2008 Backlash Baltimore, MD 1 84 84 3 The title became exclusive to the ECW brand following the 2008 WWE Draft.
WWE: ECW
19 Shelton Benjamin July 20, 2008 The Great American Bash Uniondale, NY 1 240 243 4 The title was returned to SmackDown due to Benjamin's status as a SmackDown wrestler.
WWE: SmackDown
20 Montel Vontavious Porter March 17, 2009 SmackDown Corpus Christi, TX 2 76 73 2 The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE Draft.
WWE: Raw
21 Kofi Kingston June 1, 2009 Raw Birmingham, AL 1 126 126 9
22 The Miz October 5, 2009 Raw Wilkes-Barre, PA 1 349 349 10
23 Daniel Bryan September 19, 2010 Night of Champions Rosemont, IL 1 176 175 2
24 Sheamus March 14, 2011 Raw St. Louis, MO 1 48 47 1 If Sheamus lost, he would have quit WWE.
The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2011 WWE Draft.
WWE: SmackDown
25 Kofi Kingston May 1, 2011 Extreme Rules Tampa, FL 2 49 49 1 This was a tables match.
The title became exclusive to Raw due to Kingston's status as a Raw wrestler.
WWE: Raw
26 Dolph Ziggler June 19, 2011 Capitol Punishment Washington, D.C. 1 211 211 5 On August 29, 2011, the brand extension ended, allowing the United States Champion to appear on both Raw and SmackDown.
WWE (unbranded)
27 Jack Swagger January 16, 2012 Raw Anaheim, CA 1 49 48 1
28 Santino Marella March 5, 2012 Raw Boston, MA 1 167 167 5
29 Antonio Cesaro August 19, 2012 SummerSlam
Pre-Show
Los Angeles, CA 1 239 238 14
30 Kofi Kingston April 15, 2013 Raw Greenville, SC 3 34 34 1
31 Dean Ambrose May 19, 2013 Extreme Rules St. Louis, MO 1 351 350 14
32 Sheamus May 5, 2014 Raw Albany, NY 2 182 182 6
33 Rusev November 3, 2014 Raw Buffalo, NY 1 146 145 5
34 John Cena March 29, 2015 WrestleMania 31 Santa Clara, CA 4 147 147 14
35 Seth Rollins August 23, 2015 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 1 28 28 0 This was a winner takes all match that was also for Rollins' WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
36 John Cena September 20, 2015 Night of Champions Houston, TX 5 35 35 5
37 Alberto Del Rio October 25, 2015 Hell in a Cell Los Angeles, CA 1 91 90 3 Del Rio answered an open challenge that Cena issued.
38 Kalisto January 24, 2016 Royal Rumble Orlando, FL 1 119 119 4
39 Rusev May 22, 2016 Extreme Rules Newark, NJ 2 126 126 7 In July, the brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2016 WWE Draft.
WWE: Raw
40 Roman Reigns September 25, 2016 Clash of Champions Indianapolis, IN 1 106 105 6
41 Chris Jericho January 9, 2017 Raw New Orleans, LA 1 83 83 3 This was a 2-on-1 handicap match that also involved Kevin Owens, who teamed with Jericho. Jericho pinned Roman Reigns to win the title.
42 Kevin Owens April 2, 2017 WrestleMania 33 Orlando, FL 1 112 112 6 The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up.
WWE: SmackDown
43 AJ Styles July 23, 2017 Battleground Philadelphia, PA 1 75 74 5
44 Baron Corbin October 8, 2017 Hell in a Cell Detroit, MI 1 70 70 2 This was a triple threat match, that also involved Tye Dillinger, who Corbin pinned to win the title.
45 Bobby Roode December 17, 2017 Clash of Champions Boston, MA 1 84 84 3
46 Jinder Mahal March 11, 2018 Fastlane Columbus, OH 1 36 36 1 The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the first night of the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up.
WWE: Raw
47 Jeff Hardy April 16, 2018 Raw Hartford, CT 1 90 90 4 The title was transferred back to the SmackDown brand on the second night of the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up.
WWE: SmackDown
48 Shinsuke Nakamura July 15, 2018 Extreme Rules Pittsburgh, PA 1 198 198 8
49 R-Truth January 29, 2019 SmackDown Phoenix, AZ 1 35 35 3
50 Samoa Joe March 5, 2019 SmackDown Wilkes-Barre, PA 1 110 110 3 This was a fatal four-way match that also involved Rey Mysterio and Andrade, who Joe pinned to win the title.
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up.
WWE: Raw
51 Ricochet June 23, 2019 Stomping Grounds Tacoma, WA 1 21 21 1
52 AJ Styles July 14, 2019 Extreme Rules Philadelphia, PA 2 134 134 6
53 Rey Mysterio November 25, 2019 Raw Rosemont, IL 1 42 42 2
54 Andrade January 6, 2020 Raw Oklahoma City, OK 1 140 140 5
55 Apollo Crews May 25, 2020 Raw Orlando, FL 1 97 96 4
56 Bobby Lashley August 30, 2020 Payback Orlando, FL 2 175 175 5
57 Riddle February 21, 2021 Elimination Chamber St. Petersburg, FL 1 49 49 2 This was a triple threat match that also involved John Morrison, who Riddle pinned to win the title.
58 Sheamus April 11, 2021 WrestleMania 37
Night 2
Tampa, FL 3 132 131 1
59 Damian Priest August 21, 2021 SummerSlam Paradise, NV 1 191 191 12
60 Finn Bálor February 28, 2022 Raw Columbus, OH 1 69 68 1
61 Austin Theory May 8, 2022 WrestleMania Backlash Providence, RI 1 55 54 3
62 Bobby Lashley July 2, 2022 Money in the Bank Paradise, NV 3 100 100 5
63 Seth "Freakin" Rollins October 10, 2022 Raw Brooklyn, NY 2 47 47 3 Formerly known as just Seth Rollins.
64 Austin Theory November 7, 2022 Survivor Series: WarGames Boston, MA 2 258 257 10 This was a triple threat match that also involved Bobby Lashley.
The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2023 WWE Draft.
WWE: SmackDown
65 Rey Mysterio August 11, 2023 SmackDown Calgary, AB, Canada 2 85 84 2 Austin Theory was originally set to face Santos Escobar, who had won the United States Championship Invitational Tournament, but was repeatedly attacked by Theory before the match started. WWE official Adam Pearce then allowed Mysterio to take Escobar's place for the title match.
66 Logan Paul November 4, 2023 Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1 273 273 2 Paul was transferred to the SmackDown brand after winning the title; he was previously a free agent.
67 LA Knight August 3, 2024 SummerSlam Cleveland, OH 1 119 118 7
68 Shinsuke Nakamura November 30, 2024 Survivor Series: WarGames Vancouver, BC, Canada 2 15+ 15+ 0

Combined reigns

[edit]
Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 John Cena 5 31 424 427
2 Montel Vontavious Porter 2 8 419 416
3 Sheamus 3 8 362 360
4 Dean Ambrose 1 12 351 350
5 The Miz 1 10 349
6 Shelton Benjamin 1 4 340 343
7 Bobby Lashley 3 11 322 321
8 Austin Theory 2 13 313 311
9 Logan Paul 1 2 273
10 Rusev 2 12 272 271
11 Antonio Cesaro 1 14 239 238
12 Shinsuke Nakamura 2 8 213+
13 Dolph Ziggler 1 5 211
15 Kofi Kingston 3 11 209
AJ Styles 2 11 209 208
17 Damian Priest 1 12 191
18 Daniel Bryan 1 2 176 175
19 Orlando Jordan 1 9 173 171
20 Santino Marella 1 5 167
21 Big Show 1 2 147
22 Andrade 1 5 140
23 Rey Mysterio 2 4 127 126
24 LA Knight 1 7 119 118
Kalisto 1 4 119
26 Kevin Owens 1 6 112
27 Samoa Joe 1 3 110
28 Roman Reigns 1 6 106 105
29 Apollo Crews 1 4 97 96
20 Alberto Del Rio 1 3 91 90
31 Jeff Hardy 1 4 90
32 Matt Hardy 1 3 84
Eddie Guerrero 1 5 84
Bobby Roode 1 3 84
35 Chris Jericho 1 3 83
36 Seth "Freakin" Rollins 2[p] 3 75
37 Baron Corbin 1 2 70
38 Finn Bálor 1 1 69 68
39 Jack Swagger 1 1 49 48
Finlay 1 4 49 48
Riddle 1 2 49
42 Carlito 1 2 42
43 Jinder Mahal 1 1 36
44 Ricochet 1 1 21
NXT North American Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandNXT
Date establishedMarch 7, 2018
Current champion(s)Tony D'Angelo
Date wonOctober 8, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Adam Cole
Most reignsJohnny Gargano
(2 reigns)
Longest reignCarmelo Hayes
(375 days)[q]
Shortest reignJohnny Gargano
(1st reign, 4 days)[r]
Oldest championDamian Priest
(37 years, 331 days)
Youngest championOba Femi
(22 years, 233 days)
Heaviest championBronson Reed
(352 lb (160 kg))
Lightest championDragon Lee
(165 lb (75 kg))

The NXT North American Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended as the secondary singles championship for men of NXT, the promotion's developmental brand.

The current champion is Tony D'Angelo, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Oba Femi on the October 8, 2024, episode of NXT in St. Louis, Missouri.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
1 Adam Cole April 7, 2018 TakeOver: New Orleans New Orleans, LA 1 133 133 2 The title was established on March 7, 2018 for WWE's developmental brand NXT.
Cole defeated EC3, Killian Dain, Lars Sullivan, Ricochet and Velveteen Dream in a six-way ladder match to become the inaugural champion.
2 Ricochet August 18, 2018 TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 Brooklyn, NY 1 161 161 3
3 Johnny Gargano January 26, 2019 TakeOver: Phoenix Phoenix, AZ 1 4 25 0 WWE recognizes Gargano's reign as ending on February 20, 2019, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
4 Velveteen Dream January 30, 2019 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 231 209 4 WWE recognizes Dream's reign as beginning on February 20, 2019, when the episode aired on tape delay.
5 Roderick Strong September 18, 2019 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 126 126 2
6 Keith Lee January 22, 2020 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 175 181 8 WWE recognizes Lee's reign as ending on July 22, 2020, when the episode in which he vacated the title aired on tape delay.
Vacated July 15, 2020 NXT Winter Park, FL Keith Lee voluntarily relinquished the title two weeks after winning the NXT Championship in order to focus on defending the latter.
Aired on tape delay on July 22, 2020.
7 Damian Priest August 22, 2020 TakeOver XXX Winter Park, FL 1 67 67 3 Defeated Bronson Reed, Cameron Grimes, Johnny Gargano, and Velveteen Dream in a five-way ladder match to win the vacant title.
8 Johnny Gargano October 28, 2020 NXT:
Halloween Havoc
Orlando, FL 2 202 202 5 This was a Devil's Playground match.
9 Bronson Reed May 18, 2021 NXT Orlando, FL 1 42 42 1 This was a Steel Cage match.
10 Isaiah "Swerve" Scott June 29, 2021 NXT Orlando, FL 1 105 104 1
11 Carmelo Hayes October 12, 2021 NXT 2.0 Orlando, FL 1 375 374 12 Cashed in his Breakout Tournament contract.
At New Year's Evil on January 4, 2022, Hayes defeated Roderick Strong to unify the NXT Cruiserweight Championship into the North American Championship; the Cruiserweight title was retired in the process.
12 Wes Lee October 22, 2022 Halloween Havoc Orlando, FL 1 269 269 11 This was a five-way ladder match that also involved Von Wagner, Nathan Frazer, and Oro Mensah.
13 "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio July 18, 2023 NXT Orlando, FL 1 144 143 6 Mysterio became the first wrestler from the main roster (in this case the Raw brand) to win the championship.
14 Dragon Lee December 9, 2023 Deadline Bridgeport, CT 1 31 31 4 Lee became the second wrestler from the main roster (in this case the SmackDown brand) to win the championship.
15 Oba Femi January 9, 2024 NXT Orlando, FL 1 273 272 10 Cashed in his Breakout Tournament contract.
16 Tony D'Angelo October 8, 2024 NXT St. Louis, MO 1 68+ 68+ 4

Combined reigns

[edit]
Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Carmelo Hayes 1 12 375 374
2 Oba Femi 1 10 273 272
3 Wes Lee 1 11 269
4 Velveteen Dream 1 4 231 209
5 Johnny Gargano 2 5 206 227
6 Keith Lee 1 8 175 181
7 Ricochet 1 3 161
8 "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio 1 6 144 143
9 Adam Cole 1 2 133
10 Roderick Strong 1 2 126
11 Isaiah "Swerve" Scott 1 1 105 104
12 Tony D'Angelo 1 4 68+
13 Damian Priest 1 3 67
14 Bronson Reed 1 1 42
15 Dragon Lee 1 4 31
NXT Heritage Cup
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandNXT
Date establishedSeptember 10, 2020
Current champion(s)Charlie Dempsey
Date wonAugust 13, 2024
Other name(s)
  • NXT UK Heritage Cup
    (2020–2022)
  • NXT Heritage Cup
    (2023–present)
Statistics
First champion(s)A-Kid
Most reigns2 reigns:
Longest reignNoam Dar
(1st reign, 615 days)[s]
Shortest reignNathan Frazer
(70 days)[t]
Oldest championNoam Dar
(30 years, 25 days)
Youngest championA-Kid
(23 years, 201 days)
Heaviest championTony D'Angelo
(250 lb (110 kg))
Lightest championA-Kid
(154 lb (70 kg))

The NXT Heritage Cup is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is a specialized championship for men of NXT, the promotion's developmental brand. The title is defended just like any other championship but has a special stipulation in which all matches are contested under British Rounds Rules.

The current champion is Charlie Dempsey, who is in his record-tying second reign. He won the title by defeating Tony D'Angelo by 2–1 on the August 13, 2024, episode of NXT in Orlando, Florida.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
WWE: NXT UK
1 A-Kid October 28, 2020 NXT UK London, England 1 182 174 2 The title was established on September 10, 2020 as the NXT UK Heritage Cup for the NXT UK brand.
A-Kid defeated Trent Seven 2–1 in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on November 26, 2020 and ending on May 20, 2021, when the matches aired on tape delay.
2 Tyler Bate April 28, 2021 NXT UK London, England 1 168 160 2 Won 1–0.
WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on May 20, 2021 and ending on October 28, 2021, when the matches aired on tape delay.
3 Noam Dar October 6, 2021 NXT UK London, England 1 615 592 6 Won 2–1 after Bate's partner, Trent Seven, who was ringside, accidentally threw in the towel.
WWE recognizes Dar's reign as beginning on October 28, 2021, when the episode aired on tape delay.
Following the Worlds Collide event in September 2022, the title saw months of inactivity until it was brought back on the April 4, 2023, episode of NXT, thus transferring the title to NXT with it subsequently renamed to NXT Heritage Cup.
WWE: NXT
4 Nathan Frazer June 13, 2023 NXT Orlando, FL 1 70 69 1 Defeated Oro Mensah 2–1, who wrestled on behalf of Noam Dar due to Dar suffering an injury.
5 Noam Dar August 22, 2023 NXT:
Heatwave
Orlando, FL 2 189 189 6 Won 2–1.
6 Charlie Dempsey February 27, 2024 NXT Orlando, FL 1 77 76 1 Won 2–1.
Dempsey won the title on behalf of the No Quarter Catch Crew (which at the time of him winning the title consisted of himself, Drew Gulak, Damon Kemp, and Myles Borne; Gulak was released from WWE in early May), who defended the title under the "Catch Clause" in which any member can defend the Cup. However, WWE only recognizes Dempsey as champion.
7 Tony D'Angelo May 14, 2024 NXT Orlando, FL 1 91 90 4 Won 2–1.
8 Charlie Dempsey August 13, 2024 NXT Orlando, FL 2 124+ 124+ 2 Won 2–1.

Combined reigns

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Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Noam Dar 2 12 804 781
2 Charlie Dempsey 2 3 201+ 200+
3 A-Kid 1 2 182 174
4 Tyler Bate 1 2 168 160
5 Tony D'Angelo 1 4 91 90
6 Nathan Frazer 1 1 70 69

WWE women's world championships

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Women's World Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandRaw
Date establishedJune 6, 2008
Current champion(s)Liv Morgan
Date wonMay 25, 2024
Other name(s)
  • WWE Divas Championship
    (2008–2016)
  • WWE Women's Championship
    (2016)
  • WWE Raw Women's Championship
    (2016–2021)
  • Women's World Championship
    (2021–present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Michelle McCool
Most reignsCharlotte Flair
(4 reigns)[u]
Longest reignCharlotte Flair
(1st reign, 406 days)
Shortest reignNikki Bella
(1st reign, 6 days)[v]
Oldest championAsuka
(38 years, 332 days)
Youngest championPaige
(21 years, 233 days)
Heaviest championNia Jax
(262 lb (119 kg))
Lightest championAlexa Bliss
(102 lb (46 kg))

The Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of two women's world titles for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Women's Championship on SmackDown.

The current champion is Liv Morgan, who is in her second reign. She won the title by defeating Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring on May 25, 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
WWE: SmackDown
1 Michelle McCool July 20, 2008 The Great American Bash Uniondale, NY 1 155 158 3 The title was introduced as the WWE Divas Championship on June 6, 2008 for the SmackDown brand as the counterpart to the WWE Women's Championship, which was exclusive to Raw.
McCool defeated Natalya to become the inaugural champion.
WWE recognizes McCool's reign as ending on December 26, 2008, when the episode aired on tape delay.
2 Maryse December 22, 2008 SmackDown Toronto, ON, Canada 1 216 211 4 Maria was the special guest referee.
The championship became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE draft.
WWE recognizes Maryse's reign as beginning on December 26, 2008, when the episode aired on tape delay.
WWE: Raw
3 Mickie James July 26, 2009 Night of Champions Philadelphia, PA 1 78 78 3
4 Melina October 12, 2009 Raw Indianapolis, IN 1 84 83 1 This was a triple threat match that also involved Jillian Hall, who Melina pinned to win the title.
Vacated January 4, 2010 Raw Dayton, OH Melina was stripped of the championship after she suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
5 Maryse February 21, 2010 Elimination Chamber St. Louis, MO 2 50 49 1 Defeated Gail Kim in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
6 Eve Torres April 12, 2010 Raw London, England 1 69 68 1
7 Alicia Fox June 20, 2010 Fatal 4-Way Uniondale, NY 1 56 55 2 This was a fatal four-way match that also involved Gail Kim and Maryse. Fox pinned Maryse to win the championship.
8 Melina August 15, 2010 SummerSlam Los Angeles, CA 2 35 34 2
WWE (unbranded)
9 Michelle McCool September 19, 2010 Night of Champions Rosemont, IL 2 63 62 1 This was a lumberjill match where the Women's Championship was unified with the Divas Championship; the Women's Championship was retired in the process. The title subsequently became defended on both the Raw and SmackDown brands. Layla was unofficially the co-champion during this reign; she defended the championship in McCool's place on some occasions.
10 Natalya November 21, 2010 Survivor Series Miami, FL 1 70 69 1 This was a handicap match that also involved Layla as Michelle McCool's tag team partner.
11 Eve Torres January 30, 2011 Royal Rumble Boston, MA 2 63 62 2 This was a fatal four-way match that also involved Layla, who Torres pinned, and Michelle McCool.
12 Brie Bella April 3, 2011 WrestleMania XXVII Atlanta, GA 1 77 77 1
13 Kelly Kelly June 19, 2011 Capitol Punishment Washington, D.C. 1 105 104 3 Brie Bella's opponent was determined by a fan-voted poll. Kelly Kelly received the highest number of votes over Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres.
14 Beth Phoenix October 2, 2011 Hell in a Cell New Orleans, LA 1 204 203 5
15 Nikki Bella April 23, 2012 Raw Detroit, MI 1 6 5 0 This was a lumberjill match.
16 Layla April 29, 2012 Extreme Rules Rosemont, IL 1 140 139 3 Beth Phoenix was originally scheduled to challenge for the title, but was not medically cleared to compete before the match was started. Layla made her return as a surprise challenger for the title.
17 Eve Torres September 16, 2012 Night of Champions Boston, MA 3 120 120 7
18 Kaitlyn January 14, 2013 Raw 20th Anniversary Special Houston, TX 1 153 152 3
19 AJ Lee June 16, 2013 Payback Rosemont, IL 1 295 295 13
20 Paige April 7, 2014 Raw New Orleans, LA 1 83 82 4
21 AJ Lee June 29, 2014 Money in the Bank Boston, MA 2 147 146 3
22 Nikki Bella November 23, 2014 Survivor Series St. Louis, MO 2 301 300 12
23 Charlotte September 20, 2015 Night of Champions Houston, TX 1 406 406 16 If Nikki Bella was counted out or disqualified, she would lose the title per the stipulation.
During this reign, the title was renamed twice, the first time as the WWE Women's Championship on the April 4, 2016, episode of Raw, and the second time as the WWE Raw Women's Championship on the September 5, 2016, episode of Raw after the title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2016 WWE Draft in July and the creation of the SmackDown Women's Championship for the SmackDown brand.
WWE: Raw
24 Sasha Banks October 30, 2016 Hell in a Cell Boston, MA 1 49 48 2 This was the first women's Hell in a Cell match and the first time women were the main event match of a WWE pay-per-view.
25 Charlotte Flair December 18, 2016 Roadblock: End of the Line Pittsburgh, PA 2 57 57 1 Formerly known as just Charlotte.
This was a 30-minute iron woman match, which Flair won 3–2 in sudden death overtime.
26 Bayley February 13, 2017 Raw Las Vegas, NV 1 76 75 2
27 Alexa Bliss April 30, 2017 Payback San Jose, CA 1 343 342 8
28 Nia Jax April 8, 2018 WrestleMania 34 New Orleans, LA 1 70 70 2
29 Alexa Bliss June 17, 2018 Money in the Bank Rosemont, IL 2 63 63 1 Cashed in her Money in the Bank contract.
30 Ronda Rousey August 19, 2018 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 1 232 231 10
31 Becky Lynch April 8, 2019 WrestleMania 35 East Rutherford, NJ 1 373 398 9 This was a winner takes all fatal four-way match for both the Raw Women's Championship and SmackDown Women's Championship that also involved Asuka, who defended the SmackDown Women's Championship, and Charlotte Flair. Lynch pinned Rousey to win both titles.
WWE recognizes her reign as ending on May 10, 2020, when the following match aired on tape delay.
32 Asuka April 15, 2020 Money in the Bank Orlando, FL 1 96 78 5 Defeated Carmella, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans, Nia Jax, and Shayna Baszler in the women's Money in the Bank ladder match. The Money in the Bank briefcase was originally supposed to contain a guaranteed championship match contract, but on the following episode of Raw, previous champion Becky Lynch announced that, due to being pregnant, she had relinquished the title prior to the ladder match, and it was placed inside the briefcase with the winner obtaining the belt.
WWE recognizes Asuka's reign as beginning on May 10, 2020, and ending on July 27, 2020, when both matches aired on tape delay.
33 Sasha Banks July 20, 2020 Raw Orlando, FL 2 34 26 1 Besides pinfall or submission, the title could also change hands by countout or disqualification; Banks won by countout.
WWE recognizes Banks' reign as beginning on July 27, 2020, when the episode aired on tape delay.
34 Asuka August 23, 2020 SummerSlam Orlando, FL 2 231 231 7
35 Rhea Ripley April 11, 2021 WrestleMania 37
Night 2
Tampa, FL 1 98 97 3
36 Charlotte Flair July 18, 2021 Money in the Bank Fort Worth, TX 3 294 293 8 The championship became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2021 WWE Draft.
On the October 22, 2021, episode of SmackDown, the title was renamed as the Women's World Championship.
WWE: SmackDown
37 Ronda Rousey May 8, 2022 WrestleMania Backlash Providence, RI 2 55 55 2 This was an "I Quit" match.
38 Liv Morgan July 2, 2022 Money in the Bank Paradise, NV 1 98 97 2 Cashed in her Money in the Bank contract. Morgan was part of the Raw brand prior to the cash-in and was transferred to the SmackDown brand after winning the title.
39 Ronda Rousey October 8, 2022 Extreme Rules Philadelphia, PA 3 83 83 3 This was an Extreme Rules match.
40 Charlotte Flair December 30, 2022 SmackDown Tampa, FL 4 92 92 2
41 Rhea Ripley April 1, 2023 WrestleMania 39
Night 1
Inglewood, CA 2 380 379 10 Ripley won the title as a member of the Raw brand, but it did not officially move to Raw until the 2023 WWE Draft.
WWE: Raw
Vacated April 15, 2024 Raw Montreal, QC, Canada Rhea Ripley relinquished the title after suffering a shoulder injury the week prior.
42 Becky Lynch April 22, 2024 Raw Columbus, OH 2 33 32 0 This was a 14-woman Battle Royal for the vacant championship which also involved Nia Jax, Maxxine Dupri, Chelsea Green, Natalya, Katana Chance, Kayden Carter, Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark, Piper Niven, Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell, Ivy Nile, and Liv Morgan, who Lynch last eliminated to win the title.
43 Liv Morgan May 25, 2024 King and Queen of the Ring Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2 204+ 204+ 4
Combined reigns
[edit]
Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Charlotte Flair 4 27 849 848
2 Rhea Ripley 2 13 478 476
3 AJ Lee 2 16 442 441
4 Becky Lynch 2 9 406 430
Alexa Bliss 2 9 406 405
6 Ronda Rousey 3 15 370 369
7 Asuka 2 11 327 309
8 Nikki Bella 2 12 307 305
9 Liv Morgan 2 6 302+ 301+
10 Maryse 2 5 266 260
11 Eve Torres 3 9 252 250
12 Michelle McCool 2 4 218 220
13 Beth Phoenix 1 4 204 203
14 Kaitlyn 1 3 153 152
15 Layla 1 3 140 139
16 Melina 2 3 119 117
17 Kelly Kelly 1 3 105 104
18 Sasha Banks 2 3 83 74
Paige 1 4 83 82
20 Mickie James 1 3 78
21 Brie Bella 1 1 77
22 Bayley 1 2 76 75
23 Natalya 1 1 70 69
Nia Jax 1 2 70
25 Alicia Fox 1 2 56 55

WWE Women's Championship (2016–present)

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WWE Women's Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandSmackDown
Date establishedAugust 23, 2016
Current champion(s)Nia Jax
Date wonAugust 3, 2024
Other name(s)
  • WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
    (2016–2021)
  • WWE Women's Championship
    (2021–present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Becky Lynch
Most reignsBecky Lynch
(4 reigns)
Longest reignBayley
(1st reign, 525 days)[w]
Shortest reignCharlotte Flair
(3rd reign, 4 minutes and 55 seconds)
Oldest championAsuka
(41 years, 243 days)
Youngest championAlexa Bliss
(25 years, 117 days)
Heaviest championNia Jax
(262 lb (119 kg))
Lightest championAlexa Bliss
(102 lb (46 kg))

The WWE Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division. It is one of two women's world titles for WWE's main roster, along with the Women's World Championship on Raw.

The current champion is Nia Jax, who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Bayley at SummerSlam on August 3, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

The championship shares its name with the original WWE Women's Championship that was contested between 1984 and 2010. However, this championship has a unique lineage separate from the older title.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
WWE: SmackDown
1 Becky Lynch September 11, 2016 Backlash Richmond, VA 1 84 84 1 The title was established as the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship on August 23, 2016 for the SmackDown brand due to the WWE Women's Championship becoming exclusive to Raw in the 2016 WWE draft (Raw's title was subsequently renamed).
Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella in a six-pack elimination challenge to become the inaugural champion.
2 Alexa Bliss December 4, 2016 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Dallas, TX 1 119 119 3 This was a tables match.
3 Naomi April 2, 2017 WrestleMania 33 Orlando, FL 1 140 139 5
4 Natalya August 20, 2017 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 1 86 86 4
5 Charlotte Flair November 14, 2017 SmackDown Charlotte, NC 1 147 146 4
6 Carmella April 10, 2018 SmackDown New Orleans, LA 1 131 130 3 Cashed in her Money in the Bank contract. This was the first time a women's title changed hands after a Money in the Bank cash-in.
7 Charlotte Flair August 19, 2018 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 2 28 27 1 This was a triple threat match that also involved Becky Lynch, who Flair pinned to win the title.
8 Becky Lynch September 16, 2018 Hell in a Cell San Antonio, TX 2 91 91 3
9 Asuka December 16, 2018 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs San Jose, CA 1 113 112 3 This was a triple threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match that also involved Charlotte Flair.
10 Becky Lynch April 8, 2019 WrestleMania 35 East Rutherford, NJ 3 41 41 0 This was a winner takes all fatal four-way match for both the Raw Women's Championship and SmackDown Women's Championship that also involved Ronda Rousey, who defended the Raw Women's Championship, and Charlotte Flair. Lynch pinned Rousey to win both titles.
11 Charlotte Flair May 19, 2019 Money in the Bank Hartford, CT 3 <1 <1 0 This reign lasted 4 minutes and 55 seconds.
12 Bayley May 19, 2019 Money in the Bank Hartford, CT 1 525 524 16 Cashed in her Money in the Bank contract.
13 Sasha Banks October 25, 2020 Hell in a Cell Orlando, FL 1 167 167 5 This was a Hell in a Cell match.
14 Bianca Belair April 10, 2021 WrestleMania 37
Night 1
Tampa, FL 1 133 132 4
15 Becky Lynch August 21, 2021 SummerSlam Paradise, NV 4 224 223 7 Bianca Belair was originally scheduled to defend the title against Sasha Banks, however, before the match began, Lynch made a surprise return from maternity leave, took out Banks, and challenged Belair to an impromptu match that Belair accepted.
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2021 WWE Draft.
On the October 25, 2021, episode of Raw, the title was renamed as the WWE Women's Championship.
WWE: Raw
16 Bianca Belair April 2, 2022 WrestleMania 38
Night 1
Arlington, TX 2 420 419 13 The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2023 WWE Draft.
WWE: SmackDown
17 Asuka May 27, 2023 Night of Champions Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2 70 70 2
18 Iyo Sky August 5, 2023 SummerSlam Detroit, MI 1 246 245 6 Cashed in her Money in the Bank contract during a triple threat match between Asuka, Bianca Belair, and Charlotte Flair, converting it into a fatal four-way match. Sky pinned Belair to win the title.
19 Bayley April 7, 2024 WrestleMania XL
Night 2
Philadelphia, PA 2 118 117 3
20 Nia Jax August 3, 2024 SummerSlam Cleveland, OH 1 134+ 134+ 3
Combined reigns
[edit]
Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Bayley 2 19 643 641
2 Bianca Belair 2 17 553 551
3 Becky Lynch 4 11 440 439
4 Iyo Sky 1 6 246 245
5 Asuka 2 5 183 182
6 Charlotte Flair 3 5 175 173
7 Sasha Banks 1 5 167
8 Naomi 1 5 140 139
9 Nia Jax 1 3 134+
10 Carmella 1 3 131 130
11 Alexa Bliss 1 3 119
12 Natalya 1 4 86
NXT Women's Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandNXT
Date establishedApril 5, 2013
Current champion(s)Roxanne Perez
Date wonApril 6, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Paige
Most reigns2 reigns:
Longest reignShayna Baszler
(620 days)[y]
Shortest reignIndi Hartwell
(31 days)
Oldest championShayna Baszler
(37 years, 242 days)
Youngest championPaige
(20 years, 307 days)
Heaviest championRaquel González
(176 lb (80 kg))
Lightest champion115 lb (52 kg):

The NXT Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended as the primary championship for women of NXT, the promotion's developmental brand.

The current champion is Roxanne Perez, who is in her record-tying second reign. She won the title by defeating Lyra Valkyria at NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
1 Paige June 20, 2013 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 308 273 3 The title was established on April 5, 2013 for WWE's developmental brand NXT.
Paige defeated Emma in the finals of an eight-woman single elimination tournament to become the inaugural champion.
WWE recognizes Paige's reign as beginning on July 24, 2013, when the episode aired on tape delay.
Vacated April 24, 2014 NXT Baltimore, MD NXT General Manager John "Bradshaw" Layfield stripped Paige of the title when she moved on to the main roster after winning the WWE Divas Championship.
2 Charlotte May 29, 2014 TakeOver Winter Park, FL 1 258 258 6 Defeated Natalya in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament to win the vacant title.
3 Sasha Banks February 11, 2015 TakeOver: Rival Winter Park, FL 1 192 191 4 This was a fatal four-way match that also involved Bayley and Becky Lynch.
4 Bayley August 22, 2015 TakeOver: Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY 1 223 223 5
5 Asuka April 1, 2016 TakeOver: Dallas Dallas, TX 1 510 522 11 WWE recognizes Asuka's reign as ending on September 6, 2017, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
Vacated August 24, 2017 NXT Winter Park, FL Asuka relinquished the championship due to a collarbone injury she suffered during her match at TakeOver: Brooklyn III as well as her no longer being part of NXT.
Aired on tape delay on September 6, 2017.
6 Ember Moon November 18, 2017 TakeOver: WarGames Houston, TX 1 140 139 3 Defeated Nikki Cross, Peyton Royce, and Kairi Sane in a fatal four-way match to win the vacant title.
7 Shayna Baszler April 7, 2018 TakeOver: New Orleans New Orleans, LA 1 620 619 13
8 Rhea Ripley December 18, 2019 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 99 108 2 WWE recognizes Ripley's reign as ending on April 5, 2020, when the following match aired on tape delay.
9 Charlotte Flair March 26, 2020 WrestleMania 36
Night 2
Orlando, FL 2 73 63 1 Formerly known as just Charlotte.
Flair became the first wrestler from the main roster (specifically the Raw brand) to win the championship.
WWE recognizes her reign as beginning on April 5, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay.
10 Io Shirai June 7, 2020 TakeOver: In Your House Winter Park, FL 1 304 304 6 This was a triple threat match that also involved Rhea Ripley, who Shirai pinned to win the title.
11 Raquel González April 7, 2021 TakeOver: Stand & Deliver
Night 1
Orlando, FL 1 202 201 5
12 Mandy Rose October 26, 2021 NXT 2.0:
Halloween Havoc
Orlando, FL 1 413 413 10 This was a Trick or Street Fight match.
On September 4, 2022, at Worlds Collide, Rose defeated Meiko Satomura and Blair Davenport in a triple threat match to unify the NXT UK Women's Championship into the NXT Women's Championship; the NXT UK title was retired in the process.
13 Roxanne Perez December 13, 2022 NXT Orlando, FL 1 109 108 2
14 Indi Hartwell April 1, 2023 Stand & Deliver Los Angeles, CA 1 31 31 2 This was a six-way ladder match that also involved Gigi Dolin, Lyra Valkyria, Tiffany Stratton, and Zoey Stark.
As a result of the 2023 WWE Draft, Hartwell was drafted to Raw.
Vacated May 2, 2023 NXT Orlando, FL Indi Hartwell relinquished the title due to suffering a foot injury the week prior as well as her no longer being part of NXT.
15 Tiffany Stratton May 28, 2023 Battleground Lowell, MA 1 107 107 3 Defeated Lyra Valkyria in the finals of an eight-woman single elimination tournament to win the vacant title.
16 Becky Lynch September 12, 2023 NXT Orlando, FL 1 42 42 4 Lynch became the second wrestler from the main roster (in this case the Raw brand) to win the championship.
17 Lyra Valkyria October 24, 2023 NXT:
Halloween Havoc

Week 1
Orlando, FL 1 165 164 5
18 Roxanne Perez April 6, 2024 Stand & Deliver Philadelphia, PA 2 253+ 253+ 8
Combined reigns
[edit]
Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Shayna Baszler 1 13 620 619
2 Asuka 1 11 510 522
3 Mandy Rose 1 10 413
4 Roxanne Perez 2 10 362+ 361+
5 Charlotte Flair 2[z] 7 331 321
6 Paige 1 3 308 273
7 Io Shirai 1 6 304
8 Bayley 1 5 223
9 Raquel González 1 4 202 201
10 Sasha Banks 1 4 192 191
11 Lyra Valkyria 1 5 165 164
12 Ember Moon 1 3 140 139
13 Tiffany Stratton 1 3 107
14 Rhea Ripley 1 2 99 108
15 Becky Lynch 1 4 42
16 Indi Hartwell 1 2 31

WWE tag team championships

[edit]
World Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandRaw
Date establishedOctober 3, 2002
Current champion(s)The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh)
Date wonJune 24, 2024
Other name(s)
  • WWE Tag Team Championship
    (2002–2016)
  • WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
    (2016–2024)
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
    (2022–2024)
  • World Tag Team Championship
    (2024–present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Los Guerreros
(Chavo Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero)
Most reignsAs tag team (3 reigns):

As individual (5 reigns):

Longest reignThe New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)[ab]
(1st reign, 602 days)
Shortest reignDean Ambrose and Seth Rollins
(27 days)
Oldest championR-Truth
(52 years, 78 days)
Youngest championRené Duprée
(20 years, 268 days)
Heaviest championBig Show and Kane
(808 lb (367 kg) combined)
Lightest championPaul London and Brian Kendrick
(365 lb (166 kg) combined)

The World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE for the Raw brand. It is one of two male tag team championships on WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Tag Team Championship on the SmackDown brand.

The current champions are The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh). Individually, this is the first reign for McDonagh and second for Bálor, and while it is their first time holding the title as a team, it is the second overall reign for Judgment Day. They won the title by defeating The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) on the June 24, 2024, episode of Raw in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
WWE: SmackDown
1 Los Guerreros
(Chavo Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero)
October 20, 2002 No Mercy North Little Rock, AR 1 107 109 6 The title was established on October 3, 2002 as the WWE Tag Team Championship for the SmackDown brand after the World Tag Team Championship became exclusive to the Raw brand.
Los Guerreros defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions. WWE recognizes their reign as ending on February 6, 2004, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
2 Team Angle
(Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin)
February 4, 2003 SmackDown! Philadelphia, PA 1 103 101 3 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on February 6, 2003, when the episode aired on tape delay.
3 Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri May 18, 2003 Judgment Day Charlotte, NC 1
(2, 1)
44 46 3 This was a ladder match. Los Guerreros (Chavo Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero) had invoked their rematch clause, but Chavo got injured prior to the match and was replaced by Tajiri.
WWE recognizes their reign as ending on July 3, 2003, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
4 The World's Greatest Tag Team
(Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin)
July 1, 2003 SmackDown! Rochester, NY 2 77 77 4 Previously known as Team Angle.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on July 3, 2003, and ending on September 18, 2003, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
5 Los Guerreros
(Chavo Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero)
September 16, 2003 SmackDown! Raleigh, NC 2
(2, 3)
35 35 1 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on September 18, 2003, and ending on October 23, 2003, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
6 The Basham Brothers
(Danny Basham and Doug Basham)
October 21, 2003 SmackDown! Albany, NY 1 105 105 4 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on October 23, 2003, and ending on February 5, 2004, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
7 Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty February 3, 2004 SmackDown! Cleveland, OH 1 77 77 4 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on February 5, 2004, and ending on April 22, 2004, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
8 Charlie Haas and Rico April 20, 2004 SmackDown! Kelowna, BC, Canada 1
(3, 1)
56 56 5 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on April 22, 2004, and ending on June 17, 2004, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
9 Billy Kidman and Paul London July 6, 2004 SmackDown! Winnipeg, MB, Canada 1 63 63 2 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on July 8, 2004, and ending on September 9, 2004, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
10 Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée September 7, 2004 SmackDown! Tulsa, OK 1 91 91 2 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on September 9, 2004, and ending on December 9, 2004, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
11 Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam December 7, 2004 SmackDown! Greenville, SC 1 35 35 2 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on December 9, 2004, and ending on January 13, 2005, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
12 The Basham Brothers
(Danny Basham and Doug Basham)
January 11, 2005 SmackDown! Tampa, FL 2 40 38 2 This was a fatal four-way tag team elimination match that also involved Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns and Booker T and Eddie Guerrero. WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on January 13, 2005, when the episode aired on tape delay.
13 Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio February 20, 2005 No Way Out Pittsburgh, PA 1
(4, 2)
57 60 4 WWE recognizes their reign as ending on April 21, 2005, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
14 MNM
(Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro)
April 18, 2005 SmackDown! New York, NY 1 97 95 9 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on April 21, 2005, when the episode aired on tape delay, and ending on July 25, 2005.
15 The Legion of Doom
(Animal and Heidenreich)
July 24, 2005 The Great American Bash Buffalo, NY 1 93 95 7 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on July 25, 2005, and ending on October 28, 2005, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
16 MNM
(Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro)
October 25, 2005 SmackDown! Daly City, CA 2 208 205 7 This was a fatal four-way tag team match that also involved The Mexicools (represented by Super Crazy and Psicosis) and Paul Burchill and William Regal.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on October 28, 2005 due to tape delay.
17 Brian Kendrick and Paul London May 21, 2006 Judgment Day Phoenix, AZ 1
(1, 2)
331 334 9 WWE recognizes their reign as ending on April 20, 2007, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
18 Deuce 'n Domino April 17, 2007 SmackDown! Milan, Italy 1 133 133 3 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on April 20, 2007, and ending on August 31, 2007, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
19 Matt Hardy and Montel Vontavious Porter August 28, 2007 SmackDown! Albany, NY 1 77 77 5 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on August 31, 2007, and ending on November 16, 2007, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
WWE: ECW
20 John Morrison and The Miz November 13, 2007 SmackDown! Wichita, KS 1
(3, 1)
250 247 9 John Morrison was formerly known as Johnny Nitro.
The title was shared with the ECW brand after SmackDown and ECW began a talent exchange agreement.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on November 16, 2007, when the episode aired on tape delay.
WWE: SmackDown
21 Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder July 20, 2008 The Great American Bash Uniondale, NY 1 63 68 0 This was a fatal four-way tag team match that also involved Finlay and Hornswoggle and Jesse and Festus and who Hawkins and Ryder pinned.
WWE recognizes their reign as ending on September 26, 2008, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
22 The Colóns
(Carlito and Primo)
September 21, 2008 SmackDown Columbus, OH 1 280 275 5 On April 5, 2009, at WrestleMania XXV, The Colóns unified the WWE Tag Team Championship with the World Tag Team Championship.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on September 26, 2008, when the episode aired on tape delay.
WWE (unbranded)
23 Chris Jericho and Edge June 28, 2009 The Bash Sacramento, CA 1 28 28 2 This was a triple threat tag team match that also involved The Legacy (represented by Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase).
24 Jeri-Show
(Big Show and Chris Jericho)
July 26, 2009 Night of Champions Philadelphia, PA 1
(1, 2)
140 140 4 Shortly after Edge and Chris Jericho won the title, Edge suffered a torn Achilles tendon, which required surgery and forced him to vacate his half of the championship. Jericho was allowed to keep his title and choose a new partner; he chose Big Show at Night of Champions. WWE recognizes this as a second reign for Jericho.
25 D-Generation X
(Shawn Michaels and Triple H)
December 13, 2009 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs San Antonio, TX 1 57 57 3 This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.
26 ShoMiz
(Big Show and The Miz)
February 8, 2010 Raw Lafayette, LA 1
(2, 2)
77 77 6 This was a triple threat tag team elimination match that also involved The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk and Luke Gallows).
27 The Hart Dynasty
(David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)
April 26, 2010 Raw Richmond, VA 1 146 146 2
28 Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre September 19, 2010 Night of Champions Rosemont, IL 1 35 35 2 This was a Tag Team Turmoil match that also involved The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov, and Evan Bourne and Mark Henry.
29 The Nexus
(Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel)
October 25, 2010 Raw Green Bay, WI 1 42 42 1
30 Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov December 6, 2010 Raw Louisville, KY 1 76 76 5 This was a fatal four-way tag team elimination match that also involved Mark Henry and Yoshi Tatsu and The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso).
31 The Corre
(Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel)
February 21, 2011 Elimination Chamber Oakland, CA 2 58 58 3
32 Big Show and Kane May 23, 2011 SmackDown London, England 1
(3, 1)
34 31 3 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on April 22, 2011, when the episode aired on tape delay.
33 The New Nexus
(David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty)
May 23, 2011 Raw Portland, OR 1
(2, 1)
91 91 2 Otunga and McGillicutty won the title under the name of The New Nexus, but the stable disbanded during their reign.
34 Air Boom
(Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston)
August 22, 2011 Raw Edmonton, AB, Canada 1 146 146 5 On August 29, 2011, the brand extension ended.
On November 1, 2011, WWE suspended Bourne for 30 days.
35 Primo and Epico January 15, 2012 Raw Oakland, CA 1
(2, 1)
105 104 3
36 Kofi Kingston and R-Truth April 30, 2012 Raw Dayton, OH 1
(2, 1)
139 139 4
37 Team Hell No
(Daniel Bryan and Kane)
September 16, 2012 Night of Champions Boston, MA 1
(1, 2)
245 244 8
38 The Shield
(Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)
May 19, 2013 Extreme Rules St. Louis, MO 1 148 147 4 This was a Tornado Tag Team match.
39 Cody Rhodes and Goldust October 14, 2013 Raw St. Louis, MO 1
(2, 1)
104 104 5 This was a No Disqualification match.
40 The New Age Outlaws
(Billy Gunn and Road Dogg)
January 26, 2014 Royal Rumble
Kickoff
Pittsburgh, PA 1 70 69 4
41 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
April 6, 2014 WrestleMania XXX
Kickoff
New Orleans, LA 1 168 168 6 This was a fatal four-way tag team match that also involved the teams of Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) and Goldust and Stardust.
42 Goldust and Stardust September 21, 2014 Night of Champions Nashville, TN 2
(2, 3)
63 62 4 Stardust was formerly known as Cody Rhodes.
43 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
November 23, 2014 Survivor Series St. Louis, MO 2 91 90 4 This was a fatal four-way tag team match that also involved the teams of Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) and Damien Mizdow and The Miz.
44 Cesaro and Tyson Kidd February 22, 2015 Fastlane Memphis, TN 1
(1, 2)
63 63 2
45 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
April 26, 2015 Extreme Rules Rosemont, IL 1
(1, 3, 1)
602 602 28 Big E and Kingston won the match, but Woods was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. Big E and Kingston won the match, but Woods was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
In July 2016, the brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the WWE draft.
The title was renamed as the Raw Tag Team Championship on September 5, 2016, following the creation of the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
WWE: Raw
46 Cesaro and Sheamus December 18, 2016 Roadblock: End of the Line Pittsburgh, PA 1
(2, 1)
42 42 2 Big E and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day.
47 Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson January 29, 2017 Royal Rumble San Antonio, TX 1 63 62 3
48 The Hardy Boyz
(Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy)
April 2, 2017 WrestleMania 33 Orlando, FL 1
(1, 2)
63 62 2 Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson were originally scheduled to defend the title in a triple threat ladder match against Enzo Amore and Big Cass and Cesaro and Sheamus. Prior to the match, however, event hosts The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) announced that the match would be a fatal four-way ladder match with the returning Hardy Boyz.
49 Cesaro and Sheamus June 4, 2017 Extreme Rules Baltimore, MD 2
(3, 2)
308 308 10 This was a Steel Cage match.
50 Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy April 8, 2018 WrestleMania 34 New Orleans, LA 1
(1, 3)
98 98 1 Wyatt and Hardy answered an open challenge that Cesaro and Sheamus issued.
51 The B-Team
(Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel)
July 15, 2018 Extreme Rules Pittsburgh, PA 1
(1, 2)
83 83 5 Curtis Axel was formerly known as Michael McGillicutty.
52 Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins October 6, 2018 Super Show-Down Melbourne, Australia 1
(1, 2)
27 27 0 On the October 22 episode of Raw, Ambrose turned on Rollins, leaving Rollins to defend the title alone.
53 AOP
(Akam and Rezar)
November 2, 2018 Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1 86 86 1 Defeated Seth Rollins in a 2-on-1 handicap match.
54 The Revival
(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson)
January 27, 2019 Royal Rumble
Kickoff
Phoenix, AZ 1 168 167 6 This was a fatal four-way tag team match that also involved the teams of Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder and Bobby Roode and Chad Gable.
55 The O.C.
(Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)
July 14, 2019 Extreme Rules Philadelphia, PA 2 92 92 2 Gallows and Anderson's first reign was not as The O.C.
56 The Viking Raiders
(Erik and Ivar)
October 14, 2019 Raw Denver, CO 1 98 98 4
57 Buddy Murphy and Seth Rollins January 20, 2020 Raw Wichita, KS 1
(1, 3)
48 47 2 Buddy Murphy's name was shortened to Murphy on February 7, 2020.
58 The Street Profits
(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)
March 8, 2020 Elimination Chamber Philadelphia, PA 1 218 218 5 This was a Last Chance match.
Vacated October 12, 2020 Raw Orlando, FL The title was vacated after The Street Profits were drafted to SmackDown in the 2020 WWE Draft.
59 The New Day
(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
October 12, 2020 Raw Orlando, FL 2
(4, 3)
69 69 2 Defeated Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode to win the vacant championship. Big E was split from The New Day in the aforementioned draft, thus he did not defend the titles with Kingston and Woods during this reign.
60 The Hurt Business
(Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin)
December 20, 2020 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs St. Petersburg, FL 1
(1, 3)
85 85 2
61 The New Day
(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
March 8, 2021 Raw St. Petersburg, FL 3
(5, 4)
33 33 0
62 AJ Styles and Omos April 10, 2021 WrestleMania 37
Night 1
Tampa, FL 1 133 132 4
63 RK-Bro
(Randy Orton and Riddle)
August 21, 2021 SummerSlam Paradise, NV 1 260 260 9
64 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
May 8, 2022 WrestleMania Backlash Providence, RI 3 328 328 12 This was a winners take all match match in which The Usos also defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, becoming recognized as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions in the process.
WWE's official title history erroneously lists their reign as ending on April 2, 2023.
65 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn April 1, 2023 WrestleMania 39
Night 1
Inglewood, CA 1 154 153 5 This match was also for The Usos' SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
WWE's official title history erroneously lists their reign as beginning on April 2, 2023.
66 The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor and Damian Priest)
September 2, 2023 Payback Pittsburgh, PA 1 217 216 8 This was a Steel City Street Fight that was also for Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn's SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
67 Awesome Truth
(R-Truth and The Miz)
April 6, 2024 WrestleMania XL
Night 1
Philadelphia, PA 1
(2, 3)
79 79 4 This was a six-team ladder match for both the Raw and SmackDown tag team titles, also involving #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano), New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate), and A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller).
The match ended when both sets of titles were retrieved; A-Town Down Under obtained the SmackDown title first, while Awesome Truth retrieved the Raw title second to end the match.
On the April 15 episode of Raw, the title was renamed as the World Tag Team Championship.
68 The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh)
June 24, 2024 Raw Indianapolis, IN 1
(2, 1)
174+ 174+ 2

Combined reigns by team

[edit]
Indicates the current champions

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Team No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 The New Day
(First reign: Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
(Second and third reigns: Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
3 30 704
2 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
3 22 587
3 Cesaro and Sheamus 2 12 350
4 Paul London and Brian Kendrick 1 9 331 334
5 MNM
(Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro)
2 16 305 301
6 The Colóns
(Carlito and Primo)
1 5 280 275
7 RK-Bro
(Randy Orton and Riddle)
1 9 260
8 John Morrison and The Miz 1 9 250 247
9 Team Hell No
(Kane and Daniel Bryan)
1 8 245 244
10 The Street Profits
(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)
1 5 218
11 The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor and Damian Priest)
1 8 217 216
12 Team Angle/The World's Greatest Tag Team
(Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas)
2 7 180 178
13 The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh)
1 2 174+
14 The Revival
(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson)
1 6 168 167
15 Gold and Stardust/Cody Rhodes and Goldust 2 9 167 166
16 Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson 2 5 155 154
17 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn 1 5 154 153
18 The Shield
(Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)
1 4 148 147
19 Air Boom
(Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston)
1 5 146
The Hart Dynasty
(David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)
1 2 146
21 The Basham Brothers
(Danny and Doug Basham)
2 6 145 143
22 Los Guerreros
(Eddie and Chavo Guerrero)
2 7 142 144
23 Jeri-Show
(Chris Jericho and Big Show)
1 4 140
24 Kofi Kingston and R-Truth 1 4 139
25 Deuce 'n Domino 1 3 133
AJ Styles and Omos 1 4 133 132
27 Primo and Epico 1 3 105 104
28 The Nexus/The Corre
(Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel)
2 4 100 102
29 The Viking Raiders
(Erik and Ivar)
1 4 98
Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt 1 1 98
31 The Legion of Doom
(Animal and Heidenreich)
1 7 93 95
32 Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée 1 2 91
The New Nexus
(David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty)
1 2 91
34 AOP
(Akam and Rezar)
1 1 86
35 The Hurt Business
(Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin)
1 2 85
36 The B-Team
(Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel)
1 1 83
37 Awesome Truth
(R-Truth and The Miz)
1 4 79
38 Montel Vontavious Porter and Matt Hardy 1 5 77
Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty 1 4 77
ShoMiz
(Big Show and The Miz)
1 6 77
41 Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov 1 5 76
42 The New Age Outlaws
(Road Dogg and Billy Gunn)
1 4 70 69
43 Billy Kidman and Paul London 1 2 63
Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder 1 0 63 68
The Hardy Boyz
(Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy)
1 2 63 62
Tyson Kidd and Cesaro 1 2 63
47 Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio 1 4 57 60
D-Generation X
(Triple H and Shawn Michaels)
1 3 57
49 Charlie Haas and Rico 1 4 56
50 Buddy Murphy/Murphy and Seth Rollins 1 2 48 47
51 Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri 1 3 44 46
52 Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre 1 2 35
Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam 1 2 35
54 Big Show and Kane 1 3 34 31
55 Edge and Chris Jericho 1 2 28
56 Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins 1 0 27

Combined reigns by wrestler

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Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Kofi Kingston 5 39 989
2 Xavier Woods 3 30 704
3 Big E 1 28 602
4 Jey Uso 3 22 587
Jimmy Uso
6 John Morrison/Johnny Nitro 3 25 555 548
7 Cesaro 3 14 413
8 The Miz 3 19 406 403
9 Paul London 2 11 394 395
10 Finn Bálor 2 10 391+ 390+
11 Primo 2 8 385 379
12 Sheamus 2 12 350
13 Brian Kendrick 1 9 331 333
14 Joey Mercury 2 16 305 301
15 Carlito 1 5 280 275
16 Kane 2 11 279 277
17 Shelton Benjamin 3 9 265 263
18 Randy Orton 1 9 260
Riddle
20 Big Show 3 13 251 248
21 Daniel Bryan 1 8 245 244
22 Matt Hardy 3 8 238 237
23 Charlie Haas 3 4 236 234
24 Seth Rollins 3 3 223 221
25 R-Truth 2 8 218
Angelo Dawkins 1 5 218
Montez Ford
28 Damian Priest 1 8 217 216
29 Eddie Guerrero 4 14 215 218
30 Tyson Kidd 2 3 209 207
31 Cody Rhodes/Stardust 3 11 202 201
32 JD McDonagh 1 2 174+
33 Curtis Axel 2[ac] 3 174
34 Chris Jericho 2 6 168 167
Dash Wilder 1 6 168 167
Scott Dawson
37 Goldust 2 9 167 166
38 Karl Anderson 2 5 155 154
Luke Gallows
40 Kevin Owens 1 5 154 153
Sami Zayn
42 Roman Reigns 1 4 148 147
43 David Hart Smith 1 2 146
Evan Bourne 1 5 146 145
45 Danny Basham 2 6 145 143
Doug Basham
47 AJ Styles 1 4 133 132
Deuce 1 3 133
Domino
Omos 1 4 133 132
51 Chavo Guerrero 2 7 114 116
52 Epico 1 2 106 105
53 Heath Slater 2 4 100 102
Justin Gabriel
55 Erik 1 4 98
Ivar
Bray Wyatt 1 1 98
58 Animal 1 6 93 94
Heidenreich
60 Rey Mysterio 2 6 92 95
61 David Otunga 1 1 91
Kenzo Suzuki 1 2 91
René Duprée
64 Akam 1 1 86
Rezar
66 Cedric Alexander 1 2 85
67 Bo Dallas 1 1 83
68 Montel Vontavious Porter 1 5 77
Rikishi 1 4 77
Scotty 2 Hotty
71 Santino Marella 1 2 76
Vladimir Kozlov
73 Road Dogg 1 2 70 69
Billy Gunn
75 Curt Hawkins 1 0 63 68
Zack Ryder
Billy Kidman 1 2 63
Jeff Hardy 1 2 63
79 Shawn Michaels 1 3 57
Triple H
81 Rico 1 4 56
82 Tajiri 1 3 44 46
83 Buddy Murphy 1[ad] 2 48 47
84 Drew McIntyre 1 2 35
Rob Van Dam 1 2 35 34
86 Dean Ambrose 1 0 27
WWE Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandSmackDown
Date establishedAugust 23, 2016
Current champion(s)#DIY
(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
Date wonDecember 6, 2024
Other name(s)
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
    (2016–2024)
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
    (2022–2024)
  • WWE Tag Team Championship
    (2024–present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Heath Slater and Rhyno
Most reignsAs tag team (4 reigns):

As individual (4 reigns):

Longest reignThe Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
(4th reign, 622 days)
Shortest reign#DIY
(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
(1st reign, 28 days)
Oldest championRey Mysterio
(46 years, 156 days)
Youngest championDominik Mysterio
(24 years, 41 days)
Heaviest championThe New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
(704 lb (319 kg) combined)
Lightest championThe Mysterios
(Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio)
(379 lb (172 kg) combined)

The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE for the SmackDown brand. It is one of two male tag team championships on WWE's main roster, along with the World Tag Team Championship on the Raw brand.

The current champions are #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), who are in their second reign, both as a team and individually. They won the title by defeating The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) on the December 6, 2024, episode of SmackDown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
WWE: SmackDown
1 Heath Slater and Rhyno September 11, 2016 Backlash Richmond, VA 1 107 106 5 The title was established as the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship on August 23, 2016 for the SmackDown brand due to the WWE Tag Team Championship becoming exclusive to Raw in the 2016 WWE draft (Raw's title was subsequently renamed).
Slater and Rhyno defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) in the finals of an eight-team tournament to become the inaugural champions.
2 American Alpha
(Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)
December 27, 2016 SmackDown Rosemont, IL 1 96 95 2 This was a fatal four-way tag team elimination match that also involved The Wyatt Family (Randy Orton and Luke Harper) and The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso).
3 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
April 2, 2017 WrestleMania 33
Kickoff
Orlando, FL 1 112 111 4
4 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
July 23, 2017 Battleground Philadelphia, PA 1 77 76 2 Kingston and Woods won the match, but Big E was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
5 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
October 8, 2017 Hell in a Cell Detroit, MI 2 182 182 5 This was a Hell in a Cell match.
Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day.
6 The Bludgeon Brothers
(Harper and Rowan)
April 8, 2018 WrestleMania 34 New Orleans, LA 1 135 135 5 Harper was formerly known as Luke Harper.
This was a triple threat tag team match that also involved The New Day's Big E and Kofi Kingston who the Bludgeons pinned.
7 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
August 21, 2018 SmackDown Brooklyn, NY 2 56 55 2 This was a No Disqualification match. Kingston and Woods won the match, but Big E was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
8 The Bar
(Cesaro and Sheamus)
October 16, 2018 SmackDown 1000 Washington, D.C. 1 103 102 3 Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day.
9 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
January 27, 2019 Royal Rumble Phoenix, AZ 3 100 100 4 This was a triple threat tag team match that also involved The Miz and Shane McMahon.
10 Daniel Bryan and Rowan May 7, 2019 SmackDown Louisville, KY 1
(1, 2)
68 68 1
11 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
July 14, 2019 Extreme Rules Philadelphia, PA 3 228 227 5 This was a triple threat tag team match that also involved Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker). Big E and Woods won the match.
At the time, Kingston was the reigning WWE Champion and he was not recognized as tag team champion with Big E and Woods, but after The New Day won their sixth title on April 17, 2020, Kingston was retroactively credited for this reign under the Freebird Rule.
12 The Miz and John Morrison February 27, 2020 Super ShowDown Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1 50 50 2 Big E and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day.
13 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
April 17, 2020 SmackDown Orlando, FL 4 93 92 2 This was a triple threat match between Big E representing The New Day, Jey Uso representing The Usos, and The Miz representing himself and John Morrison. Big E pinned The Miz to win the titles.
During this reign, Woods was inactive due to injury, but was credited for this reign under the Freebird Rule.
14 Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro July 19, 2020 The Horror Show at Extreme Rules Orlando, FL 1
(1, 2)
89 89 2 This was a tables match. Big E and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day.
15 The Street Profits
(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)
October 16, 2020 SmackDown Orlando, FL 1 84 84 2
16 Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode January 8, 2021 SmackDown St. Petersburg, FL 1 128 127 2
17 Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio May 16, 2021 WrestleMania Backlash Tampa, FL 1 63 62 3
18 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
July 18, 2021 Money in the Bank
Kickoff
Fort Worth, TX 4 622 622 21 At WrestleMania Backlash on May 8, 2022, The Usos defeated Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) in a winners take all match to become the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
WWE's official title history erroneously lists their reign as ending on April 2, 2023.
WWE: Raw and SmackDown
19 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn April 1, 2023 WrestleMania 39
Night 1
Inglewood, CA 1 154 153 5 This match was also for The Usos' Raw Tag Team Championship.
WWE's official title history erroneously lists their reign as beginning on April 2, 2023.
20 The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor and Damian Priest)
September 2, 2023 Payback Pittsburgh, PA 1 217 216 8 This was a Steel City Street Fight that was also for Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn's Raw Tag Team Championship.
21 A-Town Down Under
(Austin Theory and Grayson Waller)
April 6, 2024 WrestleMania XL
Night 1
Philadelphia, PA 1 90 90 1 This was a six-team ladder match for both the Raw and SmackDown tag team titles, also involving #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano), New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate), and Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth).
The match ended when both sets of the belts were retrieved; A-Town Down Under obtained the SmackDown belts first, while Awesome Truth retrieved the Raw belts second to end the match.
On the April 19 episode of SmackDown, the title was renamed as the WWE Tag Team Championship.
WWE: SmackDown
22 #DIY
(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
July 5, 2024 SmackDown Toronto, ON, Canada 1 28 28 1
23 The Bloodline
(Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu/Tonga Loa)
August 2, 2024 SmackDown Cleveland, OH 1 84 84 2 Tonga originally won the championship with Fatu, but Bloodline leader Solo Sikoa ordered Fatu to relinquish his half of the title to fellow group member Loa on the August 23 episode of SmackDown so that Fatu could be Sikoa's personal enforcer.
24 The Motor City Machine Guns
(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
October 25, 2024 SmackDown Brooklyn, NY 1 42 42 1
25 #DIY
(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
December 6, 2024 SmackDown Minneapolis, MN 2 9+ 9+ 0

Combined reigns by team

[edit]
Indicates the current champions

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Team No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
4 34 1,016 1,015
2 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
4 11 454 450
3 The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor and Damian Priest)
1 8 217 216
4 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn 1 5 154 153
5 The Bludgeon Brothers
(Harper and Rowan)
1 5 135
6 Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode 1 2 128 127
7 Heath Slater and Rhyno 1 5 107 106
8 The Bar
(Cesaro and Sheamus)
1 3 103 102
9 American Alpha
(Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)
1 2 96 95
10 A-Town Down Under
(Austin Theory and Grayson Waller)
1 1 90
11 Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro 1 2 89
12 The Bloodline
(Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu/Tonga Loa)
1 2 84
13 The Street Profits
(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)
1 2 84
14 Daniel Bryan and Rowan 1 1 68
15 Rey and Dominik Mysterio 1 3 63 62
16 The Miz and John Morrison 1 2 50
17 The Motor City Machine Guns
(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
1 1 42
18 #DIY
(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
2 1 37+

Combined reigns by wrestler

[edit]
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Jey Uso 4 34 1,016 1,015
Jimmy Uso
3 Kofi Kingston 4 11 454 450
Xavier Woods
Big E
6 Finn Bálor 1 8 217 216
Damian Priest
8 Rowan 2 6 203
9 Cesaro 2 5 192 191
10 Kevin Owens 1 5 154 153
Sami Zayn
12 Luke Harper 1 5 135
13 Dolph Ziggler 1 2 128 127
Robert Roode
15 Heath Slater 1 5 107 106
Rhyno
17 Sheamus 1 3 103 102
18 Chad Gable 1 2 96 95
Jason Jordan
20 Austin Theory 1 1 90
Grayson Waller
22 Shinsuke Nakamura 1 2 89
23 Tama Tonga 1 2 84
Angelo Dawkins 1 2 84
Montez Ford
26 Daniel Bryan 1 1 68
28 Dominik Mysterio 1 3 63 62
Rey Mysterio
30 The Miz 1 2 50
John Morrison
32 Alex Shelley 1 1 42
Chris Sabin
34 Johnny Gargano 2 1 37+
Tommaso Ciampa
36 Jacob Fatu 1 0 21
NXT Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandNXT
Date establishedJanuary 23, 2013
Current champion(s)Axiom and Nathan Frazer
Date wonApril 9, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)
Most reignsAs tag team (2 reigns):

As individual (2 reigns):

Longest reignThe Undisputed Era
(Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong)
(1st reign, 549 days)[ae]
Shortest reignMSK
(Nash Carter and Wes Lee)
(2nd reign, 6 days)[af]
Oldest championBobby Fish
(42 years, 292 days)
Youngest championRezar
(22 years, 226 days)
Heaviest championThe Authors of Pain
(Akam and Rezar)
(629 lb (285 kg) combined)
Lightest championAxiom and Nathan Frazer
(336 lb (152 kg) combined)

The NXT Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on NXT, the promotion's developmental brand.

The current champions are Axiom and Nathan Frazer, who are in their first reign, both as a team and individually. They won the title by defeating Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin on the April 9, 2024, episode of NXT in Orlando, Florida.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
1 British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)
January 31, 2013 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 91 83 0 The title was established on January 23, 2013 for WWE's developmental brand NXT.
British Ambition defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
Bo Dallas replaced Grey when he was injured, but was not recognized as champion.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on February 13, 2013, and ending on May 8, 2013, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
2 The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)
May 2, 2013 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 49 69 1 Bo Dallas filled in for an injured Oliver Grey.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on May 8, 2013, and ending on July 17, 2013, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
3 Adrian Neville and Corey Graves June 20, 2013 NXT Winter Park, FL 1
(2, 1)
84 76 0 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on July 17, 2013, and ending on October 2, 2013, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
4 The Ascension
(Conor O'Brian/Konnor and Rick Victor/Viktor)
September 12, 2013 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 364 343 5 During their reign, their ring names were shortened to Konnor and Viktor, respectively.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on October 2, 2013, when the episode aired on tape delay.
5 The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)
September 11, 2014 TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way Winter Park, FL 1 126 139 3 WWE recognizes their reign as ending on January 28, 2015, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
6 Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy January 15, 2015 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 219 205 3 During their reign, their ring names were shortened to Blake and Murphy, respectively.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on January 28, 2015, when the episode aired on tape delay.
7 The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
August 22, 2015 TakeOver: Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY 1 61 81 1 WWE recognizes their reign as ending on November 11, 2015, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
8 The Revival
(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson)
October 22, 2015 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 394 374 7 During their reign, Dash and Dawson were renamed to The Revival.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on November 11, 2015, when the episode aired on tape delay.
9 #DIY
(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
November 19, 2016 TakeOver: Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada 1 70 69 3 This was a two out of three falls match.
10 The Authors of Pain
(Akam and Rezar)
January 28, 2017 TakeOver: San Antonio San Antonio, TX 1 203 202 4
11 SAnitY
(Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, and Killian Dain)
August 19, 2017 TakeOver: Brooklyn III Brooklyn, NY 1 102 123 1 Young and Wolfe won the match, but Dain was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
WWE recognizes their reign as ending on December 20, 2017, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
12 The Undisputed Era
(Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong)
November 29, 2017 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 549 528 11 Eric Young and Killian Dain represented SAnitY.
Fish and O'Reilly won the match, but Cole and Strong were also recognized as champions under the Freebird Rule.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on December 20, 2017, when the episode aired on tape delay.
13 Street Profits
(Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins)
June 1, 2019 TakeOver: XXV Bridgeport, CT 1 75 88 3 Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly represented The Undisputed Era.
This was a fatal four-way ladder match that also involved the teams of Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch and The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler).
14 The Undisputed Era
(Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong)
August 15, 2019 NXT Winter Park, FL 2 185 172 2 Fish and O'Reilly won the match, but Cole and Strong were also recognized as champions under the Freebird Rule.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on August 28, 2019, when the episode aired on tape delay.
15 The BroserWeights
(Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne)
February 16, 2020 TakeOver: Portland Portland, OR 1 59 58 1 Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly represented The Undisputed Era.
16 Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher April 15, 2020 NXT Orlando, FL 1
(2, 1)
28 27 1 Due to the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom, Pete Dunne, who lives in the UK, was unable to travel to the United States. As a result, on the April 15 episode of NXT, Timothy Thatcher replaced Dunne as Riddle's partner. WWE recognizes this as a separate reign for Riddle.
17 Imperium
(Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel)
May 13, 2020 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 105 105 2
18 Breezango
(Tyler Breeze and Fandango)
August 26, 2020 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 56 56 1
19 Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch October 21, 2020 NXT Orlando, FL 1 154 153 3
Vacated March 24, 2021 NXT Orlando, FL NXT General Manager William Regal stripped Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch of the championship after Burch suffered a shoulder injury the week prior.
20 MSK
(Wes Lee and Nash Carter)
April 7, 2021 TakeOver: Stand & Deliver
Night 1
Orlando, FL 1 202 202 7 Defeated the teams of Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) and Legado Del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde) in a triple threat tag team match to win the vacant title.
21 Imperium
(Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel)
October 26, 2021 NXT 2.0:
Halloween Havoc
Orlando, FL 2 158 157 3 This was a Lumber Jack-O'-Lantern match.
22 MSK
(Wes Lee and Nash Carter)
April 2, 2022 Stand & Deliver Dallas, TX 2 6 5 0 This was a triple threat tag team match that also involved The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed).
Vacated April 8, 2022 MSK were stripped of the title due to Nash Carter's release from WWE.
23 Pretty Deadly
(Elton Prince and Kit Wilson)
April 12, 2022 NXT 2.0 Orlando, FL 1 53 52 1 Defeated the teams of Legado Del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro), Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen, Grayson Waller and Sanga, and The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed, who were eliminated last) in a gauntlet match to win the vacant title.
24 The Creed Brothers
(Brutus Creed and Julius Creed)
June 4, 2022 In Your House Orlando, FL 1 92 91 3 If The Creed Brothers had lost, they would have to leave Diamond Mine.
25 Pretty Deadly
(Elton Prince and Kit Wilson)
September 4, 2022 Worlds Collide Orlando, FL 2 97 97 5 This was a fatal four-way tag team elimination match in which the NXT UK Tag Team Championship was unified into the NXT Tag Team Championship, which also involved NXT UK Tag Team Champions Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs, and Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang). Pretty Deadly last eliminated The Creed Brothers to unify both championships; the NXT UK title was retired in the process.
26 The New Day
(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
December 10, 2022 Deadline Orlando, FL 1 56 56 1 The New Day became the first tag team from the main roster (specifically the SmackDown brand) to win the championship.
27 Gallus
(Mark Coffey and Wolfgang)
February 4, 2023 Vengeance Day Charlotte, NC 1 176 175 6 This was a fatal four-way tag team match that also involved the teams of Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) and Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson).
28 Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo July 30, 2023 The Great American Bash Cedar Park, TX 1 198 198 5
29 Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin February 13, 2024 NXT Orlando, FL 1 56 55 2
30 Axiom and Nathan Frazer April 9, 2024 NXT Orlando, FL 1 250+ 250+ 10

Combined reigns by team

[edit]
Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Team No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 The Undisputed Era
(Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong)
2 13 734 700
2 The Revival
(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson)
1 7 394 374
3 The Ascension
(Conor O'Brian and Rick Victor)
1 5 364 343
4 Imperium
(Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel)
2 4 263 262
5 Axiom and Nathan Frazer 1 10 250+
6 Blake and Murphy
(Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy)
1 3 219 205
7 MSK
(Nash Carter and Wes Lee)
2 7 208 207
8 The Authors of Pain
(Akam and Rezar)
1 4 203 202
9 Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo 1 5 198
10 Gallus
(Mark Coffey and Wolfgang)
1 6 176 175
11 Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch 1 3 154 153
12 Pretty Deadly
(Elton Prince and Kit Wilson)
2 6 150 149
13 The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)
1 3 126 139
14 SAnitY
(Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain)
1 1 102 123
15 The Creed Brothers
(Brutus Creed and Julius Creed)
1 3 92 91
16 British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)
1 0 91 83
17 Adrian Neville and Corey Graves 1 0 84 76
18 Street Profits
(Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins)
1 3 75 88
19 #DIY
(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
1 3 70 69
20 The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
1 1 61 81
21 The BroserWeights
(Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne)
1 1 59 58
22 Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin 1 2 56 55
Breezango
(Tyler Breeze and Fandango)
1 1 56
The New Day
(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
1 1 56
25 The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)
1 1 49 69
26 Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher 1 1 28 27

Combined reigns by wrestler

[edit]
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Kyle O'Reilly 2 12 734 700
Roderick Strong
Bobby Fish
Adam Cole
5 Dash Wilder 1 7 394 374
Scott Dawson
7 Conor O'Brian 1 5 364 343
Rick Victor
9 Fabian Aichner 2 4 263
Marcel Barthel
11 Axiom 1 10 250+
Nathan Frazer
13 Buddy Murphy 1 3 219 205
Wesley Blake
15 Nash Carter 2 7 208 207
Wes Lee
17 Akam 1 4 203 202
Rezar
19 Tony D'Angelo 1 5 198
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
21 Mark Coffey 1 6 176 175
Wolfgang
23 Adrian Neville 2 0 175 159
24 Oney Lorcan 1 3 154 153
Danny Burch
26 Elton Prince 2 6 150 149
Kit Wilson
28 Kalisto 1 3 126 139
Sin Cara
30 Eric Young 1 1 102 123
Alexander Wolfe
Killian Dain
33 Brutus Creed 1 3 92 91
Julius Creed
35 Oliver Grey 1 0 91 83
36 Matt Riddle 2 2 87 85
37 Corey Graves 1 0 84 76
38 Montez Ford 1 3 75 88
Angelo Dawkins
40 Johnny Gargano 1 3 70 69
Tommaso Ciampa
42 Aiden English 1 1 61 81
Simon Gotch
44 Pete Dunne 1 1 59 58
45 Bron Breakker 1 2 56 55
Baron Corbin
Tyler Breeze 1 1 56
Fandango
Kofi Kingston 1 1 56
Xavier Woods
51 Luke Harper 1 1 49 69
Erick Rowan
53 Timothy Thatcher 1 1 28 27
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandRaw
(2019–present)
SmackDown
(2019–present)
NXT
(2019–2021; 2023–present)
Date establishedJanuary 14, 2019
Current champion(s)Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill
Date wonAugust 31, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)The Boss 'n' Hug Connection
(Bayley and Sasha Banks)
Most reignsAs tag team (2 reigns):

As individual (3 reigns):

Longest reignNia Jax and Shayna Baszler
(257 days)
Shortest reignAliyah and Raquel Rodriguez
(14 days)[ah]
Oldest championTrish Stratus
(47 years, 71 days)
Youngest championRhea Ripley
(24 years, 358 days)
Heaviest championNia Jax and Shayna Baszler
(398 lb (181 kg) combined)
Lightest championCarmella and Queen Zelina
(210 lb (95 kg) combined)

The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling women's tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is the only women's tag team championship in WWE, thus it is defended across both main roster brand divisions, Raw and SmackDown, and the developmental brand, NXT.

The current champions are Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill from SmackDown, who are in their record-tying second reign, both as a team and individually. They won the title by defeating Raw's The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) at Bash in Berlin on August 31, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

The title is distinct from the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship that was contested from 1983 to 1989 and does not share its lineage.

Reigns

[edit]

As of December 15, 2024.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
WWE: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT
1 The Boss 'n' Hug Connection
(Bayley and Sasha Banks)
February 17, 2019 Elimination Chamber Houston, TX 1 49 49 1 The title was announced on December 24, 2018 and was officially established on January 14, 2019.
The Boss 'n' Hug Connection defeated the teams of Nia Jax and Tamina, The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan), The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce), Carmella and Naomi, and Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville, whom Bayley and Banks eliminated last, in a tag team Elimination Chamber match to become the inaugural champions.
2 The IIconics
(Billie Kay and Peyton Royce)
April 7, 2019 WrestleMania 35 East Rutherford, NJ 1 126 126 3 This was a fatal four-way tag team match that also involved the teams of Nia Jax and Tamina and the Divas of Doom (Beth Phoenix and Natalya).
3 Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross August 11, 2019 SummerSlam
Kickoff
Toronto, ON, Canada 1 56 55 3 This was a fatal four-way tag team elimination match that also involved the teams of Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville and The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane). Bliss lastly pinned Sane to win the title.
4 The Kabuki Warriors
(Asuka and Kairi Sane)
October 6, 2019 Hell in a Cell Sacramento, CA 1 171 180 4 WWE recognizes their reign as ending on April 4, 2020, when the following match aired on tape delay.
5 Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross March 25, 2020 WrestleMania 36
Night 1
Orlando, FL 2 62 62 3 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on April 4, 2020 and ending on June 5, 2020 due to both matches airing on tape delay.
6 Bayley and Sasha Banks May 26, 2020 SmackDown Orlando, FL 2 96 85 4 Formerly known as The Boss 'n' Hug Connection.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on June 5, 2020, when the episode aired on tape delay.
7 Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler August 30, 2020 Payback Orlando, FL 1 257 257 10 The title became exclusive to the Raw and SmackDown brands following the establishment of the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship for the NXT brand on March 10, 2021.
WWE: Raw and SmackDown
8 Natalya and Tamina May 14, 2021 SmackDown Tampa, FL 1 143 143 3
9 Nikki Cross and Rhea Ripley October 4, 2021 Raw Nashville, TN 1
(3, 1)
49 49 1
10 Carmella and Queen Zelina November 22, 2021 Raw Brooklyn, NY 1 182 181 4
Vacated May 23, 2022 Raw Evansville, IN The championship was vacated due to Queen Zelina suffering an injury.
11 Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez August 29, 2022 Raw Pittsburgh, PA 1 14 13 0 Defeated Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky in the finals of an eight-team single elimination tournament to win the vacant championship.
12 Damage CTRL
(Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky)
September 12, 2022 Raw Portland, OR 1 168 168 3
13 Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus February 27, 2023 Raw Grand Rapids, MI 1 42 41 1
14 Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan April 10, 2023 Raw Seattle, WA 1
(2, 1)
98 98 4 On the July 7 episode of SmackDown, Rodriguez and Morgan defeated Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn to unify the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship into the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship; the NXT title was retired in the process and the WWE title became shared with NXT once again.
WWE: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT
15 Chelsea Green and Piper Niven July 17, 2023 Raw Atlanta, GA 1 154 154 3
16 Katana Chance and Kayden Carter December 18, 2023 Raw Des Moines, IA 1 39 38 2
17 The Kabuki Warriors
(Asuka and Kairi Sane)
January 26, 2024 SmackDown Miami, FL 2 99 98 4
18 Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill May 4, 2024 Backlash France Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France 1 42 42 2
19 Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn June 15, 2024 Clash at the Castle: Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 1 77 76 3 This was a triple threat tag team match, also involving the team of Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark, who Fyre and Dawn pinned.
20 Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill August 31, 2024 Bash in Berlin Berlin, Germany 2 106+ 106+ 5
Combined reigns by team
[edit]
Indicates the current champion

As of December 15, 2024.

Rank Team No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 The Kabuki Warriors
(Asuka and Kairi Sane)
2 8 270 278
2 Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler 1 10 257
3 Carmella and Queen Zelina 1 4 182 181
4 Damage CTRL
Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky)
1 3 168
5 Chelsea Green and Piper Niven 1 3 154
6 Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill 2 5 148+
7 Bayley and Sasha Banks 2[ai] 5 145 134
8 Natalya and Tamina 1 2 143
9 The IIconics
(Billie Kay and Peyton Royce)
1 3 126
10 Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross 2 5 118 117
11 Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan 1 4 98
12 Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn 1 3 77 76
13 Nikki Cross and Rhea Ripley 1 1 49
14 Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus 1 1 42 41
15 Katana Chance and Kayden Carter 1 2 39 38
16 Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez 1 0 14 13

Combined reigns by wrestler

[edit]
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Asuka 2 8 270 278
Kairi Sane
3 Nia Jax 1 10 257
Shayna Baszler
5 Carmella 1 4 182 181
Queen Zelina
7 Dakota Kai 1 3 168
Iyo Sky
9 Nikki Cross 3 6 167 166
10 Chelsea Green 1 3 154
Piper Niven
12 Bianca Belair 2 6 148+
Jade Cargill
14 Bayley 2 5 145 134
Sasha Banks
16 Natalya 1 3 143
Tamina
18 Billie Kay 1 3 126
Peyton Royce
20 Alexa Bliss 2 5 118 117
21 Raquel Rodriguez 2 4 112 111
22 Liv Morgan 1 4 98
23 Alba Fyre 1 3 77 76
Isla Dawn
25 Rhea Ripley 1 1 49
26 Becky Lynch 1 1 42 41
Trish Stratus
28 Katana Chance 1 2 39 38
Kayden Carter
30 Aliyah 1 0 14 13

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ In tandem with the WWE Universal Championship.
  2. ^ In tandem with the WWE Championship.
  3. ^ 381 days as recognized by WWE.
  4. ^ 451 days as recognized by WWE.
  5. ^ 22 days as recognized by WWE.
  6. ^ He was known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley during his first reign.
  7. ^ During his third and fourth reigns, he was known as Bad News Barrett.
  8. ^ WWE recognizes Sami Zayn's third reign of 13 days as the shortest in the title's history due to the match in which he won the title airing on tape delay (his reign actually lasted 21 days.)
  9. ^ He was known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley during his first reign.
  10. ^ He began his second reign as King Nakamura, which was reverted to Shinsuke Nakamura on October 8, 2021.
  11. ^ He was known as Rocky Maivia during his first reign.
  12. ^ He began his first reign as Big E Langston, which was shortened to Big E on February 12, 2014.
  13. ^ He was known as Johnny Nitro during his first reign.
  14. ^ 350 days as recognized by WWE.
  15. ^ 3 days as recognized by WWE due to the match in which he lost the title airing on tape delay.
  16. ^ He was known as just Seth Rollins during his first reign.
  17. ^ 374 days as recognized by WWE.
  18. ^ 25 days as recognized by WWE due to the episode in which he lost the title airing on tape delay.
  19. ^ 592 days as recognized by WWE due to the match in which he won the title airing on tape delay.
  20. ^ 69 days as recognized by WWE.
  21. ^ During her first reign, she was known as just Charlotte.
  22. ^ 5 days as recognized by WWE.
  23. ^ 524 days as recognized by WWE.
  24. ^ During her first reign, she was known as just Charlotte.
  25. ^ 619 days as recognized by WWE.
  26. ^ She was known as just Charlotte during her first reign.
  27. ^ During their first reign, Big E was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
  28. ^ During their first reign, The New Day, which at the time consisted of Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods, defended the championship under the Freebird Rule; Big E was split from the team in the 2020 WWE Draft.
  29. ^ In his first reign Curtis Axel was formerly known as Michael McGillicutty.
  30. ^ During his reign, on February 7, 2020, Buddy Murphy's ring name was shortened to Murphy.
  31. ^ 528 days as recognized by WWE due to tape delay.
  32. ^ 5 days as recognized by WWE.
  33. ^ The team was known as the Boss 'n' Hug Connection during their first reign.
  34. ^ 13 days as recognized by WWE.
  35. ^ The team was known as The Boss 'n' Hug Connection during their first reign.