147 April 7, 2024 Philadelphia, PA | WWE WrestleMania XL The title was collectively defended (together with the Universal Championship) as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
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days 146 April 3, 2022 Arlington, TX | WWE WrestleMania 38 The then-WWE Universal Champions Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar in a Winner Takes All match. The titles remained independently active, but were collectively defended on any brand as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. The titles (as Undisputed WWE Universal Championship) became exclusive to SmackDown after the 2023 WWE Draft.
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days 145 February 19, 2022 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | WWE Elimination Chamber 2022 43
days 144 January 29, 2022 St. Louis, MO | WWE Royal Rumble 2022 21
days 143 January 1, 2022 Atlanta, GA | WWE Day 1 (2022) 28
days 142 September 13, 2021 Boston, MA | Raw Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.
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days 141 March 1, 2021 St. Petersburg, FL | Raw 196
days 140 February 21, 2021 St. Petersburg, FL | WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.
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days 139 November 16, 2020 Orlando, FL | Raw 97
days 138 October 25, 2020 Orlando, FL | WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 22
days 137 April 5, 2020 Orlando, FL | WWE WrestleMania 36 203
days 136 October 4, 2019 Los Angeles, CA | SmackDown Live The title became exclusive to Raw on November 1, 2019, when Lesnar quit SmackDown and went to Raw.
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days 135 April 7, 2019 East Rutherford, NJ | WWE WrestleMania 35 180
days 134 November 13, 2018 St. Louis, MO | SmackDown Live 145
days 133 November 7, 2017 Manchester, England | SmackDown Live 371
days 132 May 21, 2017 Rosemont, IL | WWE Backlash 2017 170
days 131 April 2, 2017 Orlando, FL | WWE WrestleMania 33 49
days 130 February 12, 2017 Phoenix, AZ | WWE Elimination Chamber 2017 49
days 129 January 29, 2017 San Antonio, TX | WWE Royal Rumble 2017 14
days 128 September 11, 2016 Richmond, VA | WWE Backlash 2016 The title's name reverted to WWE Championship in December 2016.
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days 127 June 19, 2016 Las Vegas, NV | WWE Money in the Bank 2016 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract. 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, and then renamed to WWE World Championship.
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days 126 June 19, 2016 Las Vegas, NV | WWE Money in the Bank 2016 0
days 125 April 3, 2016 Arlington, TX | WWE WrestleMania 32 77
days 124 January 24, 2016 Orlando, FL | WWE Royal Rumble 2016 Won the Royal Rumble match in which Roman Reigns defended the title.
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days 123 December 14, 2015 Philadelphia, PA | Raw 41
days 122 November 22, 2015 Atlanta, GA | WWE Survivor Series 2015 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.
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days 121 November 22, 2015 Atlanta, GA | WWE Survivor Series 2015 Defeated Dean Ambrose in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
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days Vacant November 5, 2015 The title was vacated after Seth Rollins suffered a torn ACL, MCL and a damaged meniscus.
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days 120 March 29, 2015 Santa Clara, CA | WWE WrestleMania 31 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract. during a singles match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, converting it into a triple threat match.
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days 119 August 17, 2014 Los Angeles, CA | WWE SummerSlam 2014 224
days 118 June 29, 2014 Boston, MA | WWE Money in the Bank 2014 Defeated Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns and Sheamus in a 8-way ladder match for the vacant title.
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days Vacant June 9, 2014 Minneapolis, MN | Raw Daniel Bryan vacated the title due to a neck injury.
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days 117 April 6, 2014 New Orleans, LA | WWE WrestleMania XXX 64
days 116 October 27, 2013 Miami, FL | WWE Hell in a Cell 2013 Defeated Daniel Bryan in a Hell in a Cell match to win the vacant title. At TLC, Orton defeated John Cena to unify the World Heavyweight Championship with the WWE Championship; the World Heavyweight Championship was then retired and the WWE Championship became known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
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days Vacant September 16, 2013 Cleveland, OH | Raw The title was vacated after a controversial finish when Daniel Bryan defeated Randy Orton to win the title.
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days 115 September 15, 2013 Detroit, MI | WWE Night of Champions 2013 1
day 114 August 18, 2013 Los Angeles, CA | WWE SummerSlam 2013 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.
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days 113 August 18, 2013 Los Angeles, CA | WWE SummerSlam 2013 0
days 112 April 7, 2013 East Rutherford, NJ | WWE WrestleMania 29 133
days 111 January 27, 2013 Phoenix, AZ | WWE Royal Rumble 2013 70
days 110 November 20, 2011 New York, NY | WWE Survivor Series 2011 434
days 109 October 2, 2011 New Orleans, LA | WWE Hell in a Cell 2011 49
days 108 September 18, 2011 Buffalo, NY | WWE Night of Champions 2011 14
days 107 August 14, 2011 Los Angeles, CA | WWE SummerSlam 2011 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.
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days 106 July 25, 2011 Hampton, VA | Raw 20
days 105 July 25, 2011 Hampton, VA | Raw Defeated The Miz in a tournament final to crown a new champion. CM Punk was also recognized as WWE Champion.
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days Vacant July 18, 2011 Green Bay, WI | Raw The title was "vacated" due to CM Punk "leaving" WWE.
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days 104 July 17, 2011 Rosemont, IL | WWE Money in the Bank 2011 Punk (kayfabe) "left" WWE the day after with the championship, but he returned on the July 25, 2011 episode of Raw and his reign was deemed to continue through this period. He defeated John Cena in a match to determine the undisputed champion at SummerSlam.
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days 103 May 1, 2011 Tampa, FL | WWE Extreme Rules 2011 77
days 102 November 22, 2010 Orlando, FL | Raw Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.
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days 101 September 19, 2010 Rosemont, IL | WWE Night of Champions 2010 64
days 100 June 20, 2010 Uniondale, NY | WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010 91
days 99 March 28, 2010 Glendale, AZ | WWE WrestleMania XXVI 84
days 98 February 21, 2010 St. Louis, MO | WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 Batista, a SmackDown superstar, was transferred to Raw after winning the title.
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days 97 February 21, 2010 St. Louis, MO | WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 0
days 96 December 13, 2009 San Antonio, TX | WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2009 70
days 95 October 25, 2009 Pittsburgh, PA | WWE Bragging Rights 2009 49
days 94 October 4, 2009 Newark, NJ | WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 21
days 93 September 13, 2009 Montréal, Québec, Canada | WWE Breaking Point 2009 21
days 92 June 15, 2009 Charlotte, NC | Raw Defeated Big Show, John Cena and Triple H in a fatal 4-way match for the vacant title.
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days Vacant June 9, 2009 The title was vacated when Batista suffered a torn left biceps.
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days 91 June 7, 2009 New Orleans, LA | WWE Extreme Rules 2009 2
days 90 April 26, 2009 Providence, RI | WWE Backlash 2009 This was a six-man tag team match with The Legacy (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase) vs. Triple H, Batista & Shane McMahon.
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days 89 February 15, 2009 Seattle, WA | WWE No Way Out 2009 The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE Draft.
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days 88 January 25, 2009 Detroit, MI | WWE Royal Rumble 2009 21
days 87 December 14, 2008 Buffalo, NY | WWE Armageddon 2008 42
days 86 November 23, 2008 Boston, MA | WWE Survivor Series 2008 21
days 85 April 27, 2008 Baltimore, MD | WWE Backlash 2008 The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2008 WWE Draft.
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days 84 October 7, 2007 Rosemont, IL | WWE No Mercy 2007 203
days 83 October 7, 2007 Rosemont, IL | WWE No Mercy 2007 0
days 82 October 7, 2007 Rosemont, IL | WWE No Mercy 2007 Vince McMahon awarded the title to Orton at the start of the event.
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days Vacant October 2, 2007 Dayton, OH | ECW The title was vacated when John Cena suffered a torn right pectoral tendon.
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days 81 September 17, 2006 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | WWE Unforgiven 2006 380
days 80 July 3, 2006 Philadelphia, PA | Raw The title became exclusive to the Raw brand due to Edge's status as a Raw wrestler.
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days 79 June 11, 2006 New York, NY | ECW One Night Stand 2006 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.
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days 78 January 29, 2006 Miami, FL | WWE Royal Rumble 2006 133
days 77 January 8, 2006 Albany, NY | WWE New Year's Revolution 2006 Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.
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days 76 April 3, 2005 Los Angeles, CA | WWE WrestleMania 21 The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery.
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days 75 June 27, 2004 Norfolk, VA | WWE The Great American Bash 2004 280
days 74 February 15, 2004 Daly City, CA | WWE No Way Out 2004 133
days 73 September 18, 2003 Raleigh, NC | SmackDown! 150
days 72 July 27, 2003 Denver, CO | WWE Vengeance 2003 53
days 71 March 30, 2003 Seattle, WA | WWE WrestleMania XIX 119
days 70 December 15, 2002 Sunrise, FL | WWE Armageddon 2002 105
days 69 November 17, 2002 New York, NY | WWE Survivor Series 2002 28
days 68 August 25, 2002 Uniondale, NY | WWE SummerSlam 2002 The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand, and the renamed to WWE Championship.
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days 67 July 21, 2002 Detroit, MI | WWE Vengeance 2002 35
days 66 May 19, 2002 Nashville, TN | WWE Judgment Day 2002 63
days 65 April 21, 2002 Kansas City, MO | WWF Backlash 2002 The title was renamed Undisputed WWE Championship and then WWE Undisputed Championship, after the WWF was renamed to WWE.
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days 64 March 17, 2002 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | WWF WrestleMania X8 35
days 63 December 9, 2001 San Diego, CA | WWF Vengeance 2001 Earlier the same night, Jericho defeated The Rock for the World Championship, unifying both titles; the World Championship was retired and the WWF Championship became the Undisputed WWF Championship.
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days 62 October 8, 2001 Indianapolis, IN | Raw Is War 62
days 61 September 23, 2001 Pittsburgh, PA | WWF Unforgiven 2001 15
days 60 April 1, 2001 Houston, TX | WWF WrestleMania X-Seven 175
days 59 February 25, 2001 Las Vegas, NV | WWF No Way Out 2001 35
days 58 October 22, 2000 Albany, NY | WWF No Mercy 2000 126
days 57 June 25, 2000 Boston, MA | WWF King of the Ring 2000 This was a six-man tag team match with Kane, The Rock & The Undertaker vs. Triple H, Vince McMahon & Shane McMahon, in which whoever got the fall would win the title.
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days 56 May 21, 2000 Louisville, KY | WWF Judgment Day 2000 35
days 55 April 30, 2000 Washington, D.C. | WWF Backlash 2000 21
days 54 January 3, 2000 Miami, FL | Raw Is War 118
days 53 November 14, 1999 Detroit, MI | WWF Survivor Series 1999 50
days 52 September 26, 1999 Charlotte, NC | WWF Unforgiven 1999 Defeated Big Show, Davey Boy Smith, Kane, Mankind and The Rock in a six-pack challenge for the vacant title.
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days Vacant September 20, 1999 Houston, TX | Raw Is War Vince McMahon vacated the title due to the Fully Loaded stipulation after losing his feud with Steve Austin.
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days 51 September 16, 1999 Las Vegas, NV | SmackDown! 4
days 50 August 23, 1999 Ames, IA | Raw Is War 24
days 49 August 22, 1999 Minneapolis, MN | WWF SummerSlam 1999 1
day 48 June 28, 1999 Charlotte, NC | Raw Is War 55
days 47 May 23, 1999 Kansas City, MO | WWF Over the Edge 1999 36
days 46 March 28, 1999 Philadelphia, PA | WWF WrestleMania XV 56
days 45 February 15, 1999 Birmingham, AL | Raw Is War 41
days 44 January 31, 1999 Tucson, AZ | WWF Halftime Heat 15
days 43 January 24, 1999 Anaheim, CA | WWF Royal Rumble 1999 7
days 42 January 4, 1999 Worcester, MA | Raw Is War 20
days 41 November 15, 1998 St. Louis, MO | WWF Survivor Series 1998 Defeated Mankind in the finals of the Deadly Game tournament ito win the vacant title.
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days Vacant September 27, 1998 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | WWF Breakdown: In Your House The title was vacated after Kane and The Undertaker simultaneously pinned Steve Austin in a triple threat match.
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days 40 June 29, 1998 Cleveland, OH | Raw Is War 90
days 39 June 28, 1998 Pittsburgh, PA | WWF King of the Ring 1998 1
day 38 March 29, 1998 Boston, MA | WWF WrestleMania XIV 91
days 37 November 9, 1997 Montréal, Québec, Canada | WWF Survivor Series 1997 This was the Montreal Screwjob.
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days 36 August 3, 1997 East Rutherford, NJ | WWF SummerSlam 1997 98
days 35 March 23, 1997 Rosemont, IL | WWF WrestleMania 13 133
days 34 February 17, 1997 Nashville, TN | Raw Is War 34
days 33 February 16, 1997 Chattanooga, TN | WWF In Your House 13: Final Four Defeated Steve Austin, The Undertaker and Vader in a 4-way elimination match for the vacant title.
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day Vacant February 13, 1997 Lowell, MA | Raw Is War Shawn Michaels forfeited the title due to a knee injury.
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days 32 January 19, 1997 San Antonio, TX | WWF Royal Rumble 1997 25
days 31 November 17, 1996 New York, NY | WWF Survivor Series 1996 63
days 30 March 31, 1996 Anaheim, CA | WWF WrestleMania XII 231
days 29 November 19, 1995 Landover, MD | WWF Survivor Series 1995 133
days 28 November 26, 1994 New York, NY | House Show 358
days 27 November 23, 1994 San Antonio, TX | WWF Survivor Series 1994 3
days 26 March 20, 1994 New York, NY | WWF WrestleMania X 248
days 25 June 13, 1993 Dayton, OH | WWF King of the Ring 1993 280
days 24 April 4, 1993 Las Vegas, NV | WWF WrestleMania IX After Yokozuna won the title, his manager, Mr. Fuji, issued a challenge for the championship to Hogan, who won the impromptu match.
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days 23 April 4, 1993 Las Vegas, NV | WWF WrestleMania IX 0
days 22 October 12, 1992 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | House Show 174
days 21 September 14, 1992 Hershey, PA | Prime Time Wrestling 28
days 20 April 5, 1992 Indianapolis, IN | WWF WrestleMania VIII 162
days 19 January 19, 1992 Albany, NY | WWF Royal Rumble 1992 Won the Royal Rumble match for the vacant title.
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days Vacant December 7, 1991 New Haven, CT | Superstars of Wrestling Hogan was stripped of the title due to the controversial ending of his previous title defenses against The Undertaker.
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days 18 December 3, 1991 San Antonio, TX | WWF This Tuesday in Texas 4
days 17 November 27, 1991 Detroit, MI | WWF Survivor Series 1991 6
days 16 March 24, 1991 Los Angeles, CA | WWF WrestleMania VII 248
days 15 January 19, 1991 Miami, FL | WWF Royal Rumble 1991 64
days 14 April 1, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | WWF WrestleMania VI 293
days 13 April 2, 1989 Atlantic City, NJ | WWF WrestleMania V The title was renamed WWF Championship in May 1989.
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days 12 March 27, 1988 Atlantic City, NJ | WWF WrestleMania IV Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
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days Vacant February 5, 1988 Indianapolis, IN | WWF The Main Event I Immediately after winning the title, André the Giant handed the championship belt to Ted DiBiase, but this was ruled as vacating the title.
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days 11 February 5, 1988 Indianapolis, IN | WWF The Main Event I 0
days 10 January 23, 1984 New York, NY | WWF on MSG Network 1474
days 9 December 26, 1983 New York, NY | WWF on MSG Network The title was renamed WWF World Heavyweight Championship when WWF ended its affiliation with NWA.
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days 8 February 20, 1978 New York, NY | WWF on MSG Network The title was renamed WWF Heavyweight Championship when WWWF became WWF in March 1979. Backlund lost the title to Antonio Inoki in Japan in 1979 but regained the belt within a week, and the WWF never acknowledged the title change in the USA.
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days 7 April 30, 1977 Baltimore, MD | House Show 296
days 6 December 10, 1973 New York, NY | House Show 1237
days 5 December 1, 1973 Philadelphia, PA | House Show 9
days 4 February 8, 1971 New York, NY | House Show The title was renamed WWWF Heavyweight Championship when WWWF rejoined NWA in 1971.
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days 3 January 18, 1971 New York, NY | House Show 21
days 2 May 17, 1963 New York, NY | House Show 2803
days 1 April 11, 1963 Washington, D.C. | Heavyweight Wrestling Rogers won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on June 30, 1961; in 1963 Northeast promoters refused to recognize, thus breaking away from the NWA to form the WWWF and recognizing Rogers as the first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion.
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