WWE Roster in 2016: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

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On this page you find the full WWE Roster in the year 2016. This includes the list of all WWE Wrestlers from Raw, SmackDown, NXT and 205 Live, division between Men and Women Rosters, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in World Wrestling Entertainment.

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2016

WWE: All (224)

Jerry "The King" Lawler

John "Bradshaw" Layfield

Raw

SmackDown

NXT

205 Live

Men

Women

Teams

Champions

WWE Championship	AJ Styles Won: September 11, 2016 Richmond, VA \| WWE Backlash 2016 111+ days The title's name reverted to WWE Championship in December 2016.	111+ days
	Dean Ambrose Won: June 19, 2016 Las Vegas, NV \| WWE Money in the Bank 2016 84 days 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.	84 days
	Seth Rollins Won: June 19, 2016 Las Vegas, NV \| WWE Money in the Bank 2016 0 days	0 days
	Roman Reigns Won: April 3, 2016 Arlington, TX \| WWE WrestleMania 32 77 days	77 days
	Triple H Won: January 24, 2016 Orlando, FL \| WWE Royal Rumble 2016 70 days Won the Royal Rumble match in which Roman Reigns defended the title.	70 days
	Roman Reigns Won: December 14, 2015 Philadelphia, PA \| Raw 41 days	41 days

WWE Universal Championship

Kevin Owens

Won: August 29, 2016

Houston, TX

| Raw

124+ days

Defeated Big Cass, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in a fatal four-way elimination match for the vacant title.

124+

days

Vacant

Won: August 22, 2016

Brooklyn, NY

| Raw

7 days

The title was vacated due to Finn Bálor suffering a shoulder injury.

days

Finn Bálor

Won: August 21, 2016

Brooklyn, NY

| WWE SummerSlam 2016

1 day

The title was established for Raw after the WWE Championship became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2016 WWE Draft. Bálor defeated Seth Rollins to become the inaugural champion.

day

WWE United States Championship	Roman Reigns Won: September 25, 2016 Indianapolis, IN \| WWE Clash of Champions 2016 97+ days	97+ days
	Rusev Won: May 22, 2016 Newark, NJ \| WWE Extreme Rules 2016 126 days The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to Raw following the 2016 WWE Draft.	126 days
	Kalisto Won: January 24, 2016 Orlando, FL \| WWE Royal Rumble 2016 119 days	119 days
	Alberto Del Rio Won: January 14, 2016 Lafayette, LA \| SmackDown 10 days	10 days
	Kalisto Won: January 11, 2016 New Orleans, LA \| Raw 3 days	3 days
	Alberto Del Rio Won: October 25, 2015 Los Angeles, CA \| WWE Hell in a Cell 2015 78 days	78 days

WWE Intercontinental Championship	The Miz Won: November 15, 2016 Wilkes-Barre, PA \| SmackDown 46+ days	46+ days
	Dolph Ziggler Won: October 9, 2016 Sacramento, CA \| WWE No Mercy 2016 37 days	37 days
	The Miz Won: April 4, 2016 Dallas, TX \| Raw 188 days The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2016 WWE Draft.	188 days
	Zack Ryder Won: April 3, 2016 Arlington, TX \| WWE WrestleMania 32 1 day	1 day
	Kevin Owens Won: February 15, 2016 Anaheim, CA \| Raw 48 days	48 days
	Dean Ambrose Won: December 13, 2015 Boston, MA \| WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015 64 days	64 days

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

American AlphaChad Gable & Jason Jordan

Won: December 27, 2016

Rosemont, IL

| SmackDown

4+ days

days

The Wyatt FamilyBray Wyatt, Luke Harper & Randy Orton

Won: December 4, 2016

Dallas, TX

| WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016

23 days

Wyatt and Orton won the match, but Harper was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.

days

Heath Slater & Rhyno

Won: September 11, 2016

Richmond, VA

| WWE Backlash 2016

84 days

As a result of the 2016 WWE draft, the WWE Tag Team Championship became exclusive to Raw; in response, SmackDown established the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. Slater and Rhyno defeated The Usos in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champions.

days

WWE Raw Tag Team Championship

Cesaro & Sheamus

Won: December 18, 2016

Pittsburgh, PA

| WWE Roadblock: End of the Line

13+ days

13+

days

The New DayBig E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods

Won: August 23, 2015

Brooklyn, NY

| WWE SummerSlam 2015

483 days

Big E Langston and Kingston won the match, but Woods was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2016 WWE draft, and was then renamed to Raw Tag Team Championship.

483

days

WWE Raw Women's Championship	Charlotte Flair Won: December 18, 2016 Pittsburgh, PA \| WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 13+ days	13+ days
	Sasha Banks Won: November 28, 2016 Charlotte, NC \| Raw 20 days	20 days
	Charlotte Flair Won: October 30, 2016 Boston, MA \| WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 29 days	29 days
	Sasha Banks Won: October 3, 2016 Los Angeles, CA \| Raw 27 days	27 days
	Charlotte Flair Won: August 21, 2016 Brooklyn, NY \| WWE SummerSlam 2016 43 days The title was renamed as WWE Raw Women's Championship on September 5, 2016.	43 days
	Sasha Banks Won: July 25, 2016 Pittsburgh, PA \| Raw 27 days	27 days
	Charlotte Flair Won: April 3, 2016 Arlington, TX \| WWE WrestleMania 32 113 days The title was established as the WWE Women's Championship to replace the WWE Divas Championship, and Charlotte defeated Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match to become the inaugural champion. The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2016 WWE Draft in July.	113 days

WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

Alexa Bliss

Won: December 4, 2016

Dallas, TX

| WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016

27+ days

27+

days

Becky Lynch

Won: September 11, 2016

Richmond, VA

| WWE Backlash 2016

84 days

As a result of the 2016 WWE draft, the WWE Women's Championship became exclusive to Raw; in response, SmackDown established the SmackDown Women's Championship. Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya and Nikki Bella in a six-pack elimination challenge to become the inaugural champion.

days

WWE Divas Championship

Charlotte Flair

Won: September 20, 2015

Houston, TX

| WWE Night of Champions 2015

196 days

196

days

WWE Cruiserweight Championship

Rich Swann

Won: November 29, 2016

Columbia, SC

| 205 Live

32+ days

32+

days

The Brian Kendrick

Won: October 30, 2016

Boston, MA

| WWE Hell in a Cell 2016

30 days

days

T.J. Perkins

Won: September 14, 2016

Winter Park, FL

| WWE Cruiserweight Classic

46 days

Before the finale of the Cruiserweight Classic, WWE COO Triple H revealed that the winner would also win the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Title for WWE's revived cruiserweight division, exclusive to Raw. T. J. Perkins defeated Gran Metalik in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion.

days

NXT Championships

NXT Championship	Shinsuke Nakamura Won: December 3, 2016 Osaka, Japan \| NXT 28+ days	28+ days
	Samoa Joe Won: November 19, 2016 Toronto, Ontario, Canada \| NXT TakeOver: Toronto 14 days	14 days
	Shinsuke Nakamura Won: August 20, 2016 Brooklyn, NY \| NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II 91 days	91 days
	Samoa Joe Won: April 21, 2016 Lowell, MA \| NXT Live 121 days	121 days
	Finn Bálor Won: July 4, 2015 Tokyo, Japan \| WWE The Beast in the East 292 days	292 days

NXT Tag Team Championship	#DIYJohnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa Won: November 19, 2016 Toronto, ON, Canada \| NXT TakeOver: Toronto 42+ days	42+ days
	The RevivalDash Wilder & Scott Dawson Won: June 8, 2016 Winter Park, FL \| NXT TakeOver: The End 164 days	164 days
	American AlphaChad Gable & Jason Jordan Won: April 1, 2016 Dallas, TX \| NXT TakeOver: Dallas 68 days	68 days
	The RevivalDash Wilder & Scott Dawson Won: November 11, 2015 Winter Park, FL \| NXT 142 days	142 days

NXT Women's Championship

Asuka

Won: April 1, 2016

Dallas, TX

| NXT TakeOver: Dallas

274+ days

274+

days

Bayley

Won: August 22, 2015

Brooklyn, NY

| NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn

223 days

223

days

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Constance Affinito · 1 hours ago
Oh yeah! Naomi cashed in, won the championship from Iyo! At last something unpredictable!
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Omar Sabbouh · 5 hours ago
It's high time you make Charlotte a face or a tweener
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Jackson Conley · 10 hours ago
Naomi is women’s world champion. And she is on Raw now
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Jay Spinna · 11 hours ago
Blake Monroe is heel
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Kason Garrett · 11 hours ago
Naomi cashed in on you dying to win women's world championship
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  Kason Garrett · 11 hours ago
  
  @Kason Garrett Iyo mb
  
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Wright · 12 hours ago
I have a feeling. Rhea is gonna be champ. It's kind of obvious... That's where the storyline is naturally going.
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  Sylas Scott · 11 hours ago
  
  @Wright About that...
  
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  Wright · 10 hours ago
  
  @Sylas Scott Yeah...
  
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Kason Garrett · 13 hours ago
Blake Monroe is a heel she turned on Jordynn and jacy retained the title
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Jay Spinna · 14 hours ago
Seth Rollins is injured sadly, it’s Legitimate and he was seen walking with crutches and a boot backstage at evolution 2, Logan Paul is now active, Sami Zayn is inactive, Blake Monroe turned heel.
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Constance Affinito · 22 hours ago
I don't watch AEW but:
Dustin Rhodes is new AEW TNT Champion, and Jon Moxley lost the title to Adam Page.
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  Micah K · 20 hours ago
  
  @Constance Affinito And Christian cage is either a face or a tweaner
  
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  Constance Affinito · 18 hours ago
  
  @Micah K Oh really? Cool! Like I said, AEW ain't my thing
  
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Wright · 1 days ago
I'm so sorry Goldberg. I hope retirement treats you better than the WWE.
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Jay Spinna · 1 days ago
Aleister Black should be listed as a Tweener, Logan Paul is not injured anymore, Sami Zayn was written off tv indefinitely.
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WWEConsumer · 1 days ago
Aleister Black is a tweener. He attacked Damian Priest last night
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Micah K · 1 days ago
I think getting new photos of Dexter lumis Joe gacy and Erik Rowan with out the mask would be good
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Omar Sabbouh · 2 days ago
Alister is a heel and Charlotte is a face/tweener
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  Draysin Martin · 1 days ago
  
  @Omar Sabbouh I agree for Charlotte but not for Aleister he's more of a tweener
  
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Kason Garrett · 2 days ago
Should Charlotte flair be a tweener cuz she's acting less heelish
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WWEConsumer · 2 days ago
Logan Paul might be on Smackdown from now on
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WWEConsumer · 2 days ago
The Wyatt Sicks are your new WWE Tag Team Champions
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Wright · 2 days ago
Please add Bron Breakker's render from 2k25.
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Constance Affinito · 2 days ago
Please add R-Truth, Trish Stratus, and Shayna Baszler to releases. They came back quick but they still were released. 38 releases should be 41 releases
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  Andy
  
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  @Constance Affinito Hey, I completely re-coded how the Released Superstars page works, and it now supports cases where a superstar was released and then returned during the same year. This now works for the current year and previous years as well (eg. check 2005 Matt Hardy!)
  
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Thank you guys for your daily suggestions, always useful!
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  Constance Affinito · 2 days ago
  
  @Andy Sorry to bother you, but can you add truth, trish, and baszler back to releases? They were still released they just came back quick
  
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  WWEConsumer · 1 days ago
  
  @Andy I think you should put the WWE Speed Championship as vacant since Chad Gable is injured
  
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WWE Roster in 2016: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

WWE: All (224)

Raw

SmackDown

NXT

205 Live

Men

Women

Teams

American Alpha

AOP / Authors of Pain

The Ascension

The Authority

The Bar

The Bella Twins

Blake & Murphy

Breezango

The Club

The Colóns / The Shining Stars / Los Matadores

The Cosmic Wasteland

#DIY

Drew Gulak & Tony Nese

The Dudley Boyz

Enzo & Cass

FTR / The Revival / The Mechanics

The God Gifted Athletes

The Golden Truth

The Good Brothers

The Headbangers

Heath Slater & Rhyno

Heavy Machinery

The Hype Bros

The IIconics

Jeri-KO

The League of Nations

The Lucha Dragons

The Mighty / TM-61 / TMDK

The New Day

PCB

The Prime Time Players

Rusev & Jinder Mahal

SAnitY

The Singh Brothers / The Bollywood Boyz

The Social Outcasts

The Spirit Squad

Team B.A.D.

Team Bella

The Usos

The Vaudevillains

The Wyatt Family

Y2AJ

Champions

WWE Championship

WWE Universal Championship

Vacant

WWE United States Championship

WWE Intercontinental Championship

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

American AlphaChad Gable & Jason Jordan

The Wyatt FamilyBray Wyatt, Luke Harper & Randy Orton

Heath Slater & Rhyno

WWE Raw Tag Team Championship

Cesaro & Sheamus

The New DayBig E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods

WWE Raw Women's Championship

WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

WWE Divas Championship

WWE Cruiserweight Championship

NXT Championships

NXT Championship

NXT Tag Team Championship

#DIYJohnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa

The RevivalDash Wilder & Scott Dawson

American AlphaChad Gable & Jason Jordan

The RevivalDash Wilder & Scott Dawson

NXT Women's Championship

Extras

Part Time Wrestlers

Managers

Commentators