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WWE World Heavyweight Championship History

 

 

Champion Reign

 

  • Triple H - 9/2/2002-11/17/2002

    • Triple H was awarded the title by Eric Bischoff

  • Shawn Michaels - 11/17/2002-12/15/2002

  • Triple H - 12/15/2002-9/21/2003

  • Goldberg - 9/21/2003-12/14/2003

  • Triple H - 12/14/2003-3/14/2004

  • Chris Benoit - 3/14/2004-8/15/2004

  • Triple H - 9/12/2004-12/6/2004

    • Title vacated following a double fall that included Triple H, Edge, and Chris Benoit

  • Triple H - 1/9/2005-4/3/2005

    • Triple H won the vacated title in the first ever Elimination Chamber, which also featured Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Batista, and Edge.

  • Batista - 4/3/2005-1/10/2006

  • Batista vacated the title after a triceps injury.

  • Kurt Angle - 1/10/2006-4/2/2006

    • Angle won the vacated title in a 20 Man battle royal.

  • Rey Mysterio - 4/2/2006-7/23/2006

  • King Booker - 7/23/2006-11/26/2006

  • Batista - 11/26/2006-4/1/2007

  • The Undertaker - 4/1/2007-5/8/2007

  • Edge - 5/8/2007-7/17/2007

    • Edge vacated the title after a pectoral injury

  • The Great Khali - 7/17/2007-9/16/2007

    • The Great Khali won the vacated title in a 20 man battle royal.

  • Batista - 9/16/2007-12/16/2007

  • Edge - 12/16/2007-3/30/2008

  • The Undertaker - 3/30/2008-4/29/2008

    • The Undertaker was stripped of the title by Smackdown General Manager Vickie Guerrero.

  • Edge - 6/1/2008-6/30/2008

  • CM Punk - 6/30/2008-9/7/2008

  • Chris Jericho - 9/7/2008-10/26/2008

    • Jericho won the title in a Scramble Match, taking the place of CM Punk, who was removed from the match after being attacked by Jericho.

  • Batista - 10/26/2008-11/3/2008

  • Chris Jericho - 11/3/2008-11/23/2008

  • John Cena - 11/23/2008-2/15/2009

  • Edge - 2/15/2009-4/5/2009

  • John Cena - 4/5/2009-4/26/2009

  • Edge - 4/26/2009-6/7/2009

  • Jeff Hardy - 6/7/2009-6/7/2009

  • CM Punk - 6/7/2009-7/26/2009

    • Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank Briefcase for a title shot right after Hardy had captured the title from Edge.

  • Jeff Hardy - 7/26/2009-8/23/2009

  • CM Punk - 8/23/2009-10/4/2009

  • Undertaker - 10/4/2009-2/21/2010

  • Chris Jericho – 2/21/2010-3/30/2010

  • Jack Swagger – 3/30/2010-6/20/2010

  • Rey Mysterio – 6/20/2010-7/18/2010

  • Kane – 7/18/2010-Current

 

WWE Championship Notes

  • Triple H has been champion for the most combined days (616).

  • Triple H and Edge are tied for the most reigns with five.

  • CM Punk and Edge have cashed in their Money in the Bank contracts to win the title, with Punk doing it twice.

  • Though allusions have been made, the title is not a continuation of the WCW or NWA World Heavyweight Titles. This has been affirmed by the WWE.

 

By: Tim Taylor
ProWrestling-fans.com Wrestling Writer & Director of Content