List Of All WWE Champions
The WWE Championship is a historic and prestigious title in the world of professional wrestling, having been established in 1963 as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Championship. Since its inception, the championship has been contested by some of the most iconic and legendary wrestlers in the industry, including Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and John Cena, just to name a few. ## Over the years, the championship has undergone several name changes and brand affiliations, but its status as the top prize in WWE has remained unchanged. With a total of 146 recognized reigns between 54 champions and 11 vacancies (including 4 reigns, 2 people, and 2 vacancies not recognized by WWE), the championship has a rich and storied history. ## Among its many impressive records, Bruno Sammartino holds the record for the longest single reign with a staggering 2,803 days, while also holding the record for the longest combined reign at 4,040 days. John Cena has the most reigns with an impressive 13, and nine men in history have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more. ## The current champion, Roman Reigns, is in his fourth reign and has solidified himself as one of the most dominant champions in recent history. His most recent victory over Brock Lesnar in a Winner Takes All match to unify the WWE Championship and Universal Championship at WrestleMania 38 cemented his place as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, a title that remains active and highly coveted in the industry. ## Overall, the WWE Championship is a symbol of excellence and represents the pinnacle of success in the world of professional wrestling. Its rich history, impressive records, and prestigious status continue to make it one of the most sought-after titles in the industry. ## All WWE Champions No. Champion Date Event Reign 1 Buddy Rogers April 11, 1963 Heavyweight Wrestling 1 2 Bruno Sammartino May 17, 1963 House show 1 3 Ivan Koloff January 18, 1971 House show 1 4 Pedro Morales February 8, 1971 House show 1 5 Stan Stasiak December 1, 1973 House show 1 6 Bruno Sammartino December 10, 1973 House show 2 7 "Superstar" Billy Graham April 30, 1977 House show 1 8 Bob Backlund February 20, 1978 WWF on MSG Network 1 9 Antonio Inoki November 30, 1979 Toukon Series — 10 Hulk Hogan January 23, 1984 WWF on MSG Network 1 11 André the Giant February 5, 1988 The Main Event I 1 Ted DiBiase February 5, 1988 The Main Event I 1 Vacated February 13, 1988 Superstars of Wrestling 12 Randy Savage March 27, 1988 WrestleMania IV 1 13 Hulk Hogan April 2, 1989 WrestleMania V 2 14 The Ultimate Warrior April 1, 1990 WrestleMania VI 1 15 Sgt. Slaughter January 19, 1991 Royal Rumble 1 16 Hulk Hogan March 24, 1991 WrestleMania VII 3 17 The Undertaker November 27, 1991 Survivor Series 1 18 Hulk Hogan December 3, 1991 This Tuesday in Texas 4 Vacated December 4, 1991 Superstars of Wrestling 19 Ric Flair January 19, 1992 Royal Rumble 1 20 Randy Savage April 5, 1992 WrestleMania VIII 2 21 Ric Flair September 1, 1992 Prime Time Wrestling 2 22 Bret Hart October 12, 1992 House show 1 23 Yokozuna April 4, 1993 WrestleMania IX 1 24 Hulk Hogan April 4, 1993 WrestleMania IX 5 25 Yokozuna June 13, 1993 King of the Ring 2 26 Bret Hart March 20, 1994 WrestleMania X 2 27 Bob Backlund November 23, 1994 Survivor Series 2 28 Diesel November 26, 1994 House show 1 29 Bret Hart November 19, 1995 Survivor Series 3 30 Shawn Michaels March 31, 1996 WrestleMania XII 1 31 Sycho Sid November 17, 1996 Survivor Series 1 32 Shawn Michaels January 19, 1997 Royal Rumble 2 Vacated February 13, 1997 Raw 33 Bret Hart February 16, 1997 In Your House 13: Final Four 4 34 Sycho Sid February 17, 1997 Raw 2 35 The Undertaker March 23, 1997 WrestleMania 13 2 36 Bret Hart August 3, 1997 SummerSlam 5 37 Shawn Michaels November 9, 1997 Survivor Series 3 38 Stone Cold Steve Austin March 29, 1998 WrestleMania XIV 1 Vacated September 27, 1998 Breakdown: In Your House 41 The Rock November 15, 1998 Survivor Series 1 42 Mankind January 4, 1999 Raw 1 43 The Rock January 24, 1999 Royal Rumble 2 44 Mankind January 31, 1999 Halftime Heat 2 45 The Rock February 15, 1999 Raw 3 46 Stone Cold Steve Austin March 28, 1999 WrestleMania XV 3 47 The Undertaker May 23, 1999 Over the Edge 3 48 Stone Cold Steve Austin June 28, 1999 Raw 4 49 Mankind August 22, 1999 SummerSlam 3 50 Triple H August 23, 1999 Raw 1 51 Mr. McMahon September 14, 1999 SmackDown! 1 Vacated September 20, 1999 Raw 52 Triple H September 26, 1999 Unforgiven 2 53 Big Show November 14, 1999 Survivor Series 1 54 Triple H January 3, 2000 Raw 3 55 The Rock April 30, 2000 Backlash 4 56 Triple H May 21, 2000 Judgment Day 4 57 The Rock June 25, 2000 King of the Ring 5 58 Kurt Angle October 22, 2000 No Mercy 1 59 The Rock February 25, 2001 No Way Out 6 60 Stone Cold Steve Austin April 1, 2001 WrestleMania X-Seven 5 61 Kurt Angle September 23, 2001 Unforgiven 2 62 Stone Cold Steve Austin October 8, 2001 Raw 6 63 Chris Jericho December 9, 2001 Vengeance 1 64 Triple H March 17, 2002 WrestleMania X8 5 65 Hollywood Hulk Hogan April 21, 2002 Backlash 6 66 The Undertaker May 19, 2002 Judgment Day 4 67 The Rock July 21, 2002 Vengeance 7 68 Brock Lesnar August 25, 2002 SummerSlam 1 69 Big Show November 17, 2002 Survivor Series 2 70 Kurt Angle December 15, 2002 Armageddon 3 71 Brock Lesnar March 30, 2003 WrestleMania XIX 2 72 Kurt Angle July 27, 2003 Vengeance 4 73 Brock Lesnar September 16, 2003 SmackDown! 3 74 Eddie Guerrero February 15, 2004 No Way Out 1 75 John "Bradshaw" Layfield June 27, 2004 The Great American Bash 1 76 John Cena April 3, 2005 WrestleMania 21 1 77 Edge January 8, 2006 New Year's Revolution 1 78 John Cena January 29, 2006 Royal Rumble 2 79 Rob Van Dam June 11, 2006 ECW One Night Stand 1 80 Edge July 3, 2006 Raw 2 81 John Cena September 17, 2006 Unforgiven 3 Vacated October 2, 2007 ECW 82 Randy Orton October 7, 2007 No Mercy 1 83 Triple H October 7, 2007 No Mercy 6 84 Randy Orton October 7, 2007 No Mercy 2 85 Triple H April 27, 2008 Backlash 7 Vacated — — 86 Edge November 23, 2008 Survivor Series 3 87 Jeff Hardy December 14, 2008 Armageddon 1 88 Edge January 25, 2009 Royal Rumble 4 89 Triple H February 15, 2009 No Way Out 8 90 Randy Orton April 26, 2009 Backlash 3 91 Batista June 7, 2009 Extreme Rules 1 Vacated June 9, 2009 — 92 Randy Orton June 15, 2009 Raw 4 93 John Cena September 13, 2009 Breaking Point 4 94 Randy Orton October 4, 2009 Hell in a Cell 5 95 John Cena October 25, 2009 Bragging Rights 5 96 Sheamus December 13, 2009 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 1 97 John Cena February 21, 2010 Elimination Chamber 6 98 Batista February 21, 2010 Elimination Chamber 2 99 John Cena March 28, 2010 WrestleMania XXVI 7 100 Sheamus June 20, 2010 Fatal 4-Way 2 101 Randy Orton September 19, 2010 Night of Champions 6 102 The Miz November 22, 2010 Raw 1 103 John Cena May 1, 2011 Extreme Rules 8 104 CM Punk July 17, 2011 Money in the Bank 1 Vacated July 18, 2011 Raw 105 Rey Mysterio July 25, 2011 Raw 1 106 John Cena July 25, 2011 Raw 9 † CM Punk August 14, 2011 SummerSlam 1 107 Alberto Del Rio August 14, 2011 SummerSlam 1 Vacated August 29, 2011 — 108 John Cena September 18, 2011 Night of Champions 10 109 Alberto Del Rio October 2, 2011 Hell in a Cell 2 110 CM Punk November 20, 2011 Survivor Series 2 111 The Rock January 27, 2013 Royal Rumble 8 112 John Cena April 7, 2013 WrestleMania 29 11 113 Daniel Bryan August 18, 2013 SummerSlam 1 114 Randy Orton August 18, 2013 SummerSlam 7 115 Daniel Bryan September 15, 2013 Night of Champions 2 Vacated September 16, 2013 Raw 116 Randy Orton October 27, 2013 Hell in a Cell 8 117 Daniel Bryan April 6, 2014 WrestleMania XXX 3 Vacated June 9, 2014 Raw 118 John Cena June 29, 2014 Money in the Bank 12 119 Brock Lesnar August 17, 2014 SummerSlam 4 120 Seth Rollins March 29, 2015 WrestleMania 31 1 Vacated November 5, 2015 — 121 Roman Reigns November 22, 2015 Survivor Series 1 122 Sheamus November 22, 2015 Survivor Series 3 123 Roman Reigns December 14, 2015 Raw 2 124 Triple H January 24, 2016 Royal Rumble 9 125 Roman Reigns April 3, 2016 WrestleMania 32 3 126 Seth Rollins June 19, 2016 Money in the Bank 2 127 Dean Ambrose June 19, 2016 Money in the Bank 1 128 AJ Styles September 11, 2016 Backlash 1 129 John Cena January 29, 2017 Royal Rumble 13 130 Bray Wyatt February 12, 2017 Elimination Chamber 1 131 Randy Orton April 2, 2017 WrestleMania 33 9 132 Jinder Mahal May 21, 2017 Backlash 1 133 AJ Styles November 7, 2017 SmackDown 2 134 Daniel Bryan November 13, 2018 SmackDown 4 135 Kofi Kingston April 7, 2019 WrestleMania 35 1 136 Brock Lesnar October 4, 2019 SmackDown's 20th Anniversary 5 137 Drew McIntyre March 25, 2020 WrestleMania 36 Part 2 1 138 Randy Orton October 25, 2020 Hell in a Cell 10 139 Drew McIntyre November 16, 2020 Raw 2 140 The Miz February 21, 2021 Elimination Chamber 2 141 Bobby Lashley March 1, 2021 Raw 1 142 Big E September 13, 2021 Raw 1 143 Brock Lesnar January 1, 2022 Day 1 6 144 Bobby Lashley January 29, 2022 Royal Rumble 2 145 Brock Lesnar February 19, 2022 Elimination Chamber 7 146 Roman Reigns April 3, 2022 WrestleMania 38 Night 2 4 ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk...
