On this page, you find the full Title History for the World Heavyweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The World Heavyweight Championship is a World Title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw brand, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on April 24, 2023, and the inaugural champion was Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
This is a newer version of the World Heavyweight Championship ('02-'13), with its own distinct lineage.
The new World Heavyweight Championship was announced by Triple H heading into the 2023 WWE Draft. A tournament was held to crown the new champion culminating with Seth" Freakin" Rollins defeating AJ Styles at WWE Night of Champions 2023.
The title was designed with unique features that include Three Lions to symbolize the McMahon Family crest, a Crown to pay homage to Bruno Sammartino, an Eagle as a callback to the original Winged Eagle design of the WWE Championship, diamonds, filagree and rope trim.
The current champion is Damian Priest, who won the title at WWE WrestleMania XL on April 7, 2024, and has been reigning for 110 days (Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.).
World Heavyweight Championship: Title History
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Promotions / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion 
WWEBrand
Raw
April 24, 2023 Present
- Championship Names & Belt Designs
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World Heavyweight Championship May 27, 2023
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World Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign 3 
Damian Priest 1
- April 7, 2024
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WWE WrestleMania XL
- 110+ days
Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.110+- days
2 
Drew McIntyre 1
- April 7, 2024
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WWE WrestleMania XL
- 0 days
0- days
1 
Seth "Freakin" Rollins 1
- May 27, 2023
- Jedda, Saudi Arabia
- | WWE Night of Champions 2023
- 316 days
The title was established for Raw after the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2023 WWE Draft. Rollins defeated AJ Styles in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.316- days
For the Title History of the previous version of this championship, see the page for the World Heavyweight Championship ('02-'13).
World Heavyweight Championship: Statistics
- Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment
- Gender Male
- Title Type Primary Title
- Brand Raw
- Preceded By
World Heavyweight Championship ('02-'13) - Date Established April 24, 2023
- Notes
The new World Heavyweight Championship was announced by Triple H heading into the 2023 WWE Draft. A tournament was held to crown the new champion culminating with Seth" Freakin" Rollins defeating AJ Styles at WWE Night of Champions 2023.
The title was designed with unique features that include Three Lions to symbolize the McMahon Family crest, a Crown to pay homage to Bruno Sammartino, an Eagle as a callback to the original Winged Eagle design of the WWE Championship, diamonds, filagree and rope trim.
- First ChampionSeth "Freakin" Rollins
- Current ChampionDamian Priest