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Title history

No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes
1 Pat Patterson 1 September 1, 1979 233 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Defeated Johnny Rodz in a tournament final.
2 Ken Patera 1 April 21, 1980 231 New York, NY House show
3 Pedro Morales 1 December 8, 1980 194 New York, NY House show
4 Don Muraco 1 June 20, 1981 156 Philadelphia, PA House show
5 Pedro Morales 2 November 23, 1981 425 New York, NY House show
6 Don Muraco 2 January 22, 1983 385 New York, NY House show
7 Tito Santana 1 February 11, 1984 226 Boston, MA House show
8 Greg Valentine 1 September 24, 1984 285 London, ON Maple Leaf Wrestling Aired on a tape delay on October 13, 1984
9 Tito Santana 2 July 6, 1985 217 Baltimore, MD House show This was a steel cage match
10 Randy Savage 1 February 8, 1986 414 Boston, MA House show
11 Ricky Steamboat 1 March 29, 1987 65 Pontiac, MI WrestleMania III
12 The Honky Tonk Man 1 June 2, 1987 454 Buffalo, NY WWF Superstar of Wrestling Aired on a tape delay on June 13, 1987. Currently the longest reign.
13 The Ultimate Warrior 1 August 29, 1988 216 New York, NY SummerSlam
14 Rick Rude 1 April 2, 1989 148 Atlantic City, NJ WrestleMania V
15 The Ultimate Warrior 2 August 28, 1989 216 East Rutherford, NJ SummerSlam
— Vacated — April 1, 1990 — Toronto, ON WrestleMania VI The title was vacated when Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship.
16 Mr. Perfect 1 April 23, 1990 126 Austin, TX WWF Superstars of Wrestling Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final. Aired on a tape delay on May 19, 1990.
17 The Texas Tornado 1 August 27, 1990 84 Philadelphia, PA SummerSlam
18 Mr. Perfect 2 November 19, 1990 280 Rochester, NY WWF Superstars of Wrestling Aired on a tape delay on December 15, 1990
19 Bret Hart 1 August 26, 1991 144 New York, NY SummerSlam
20 The Mountie 1 January 17, 1992 2 Springfield, MA House show
21 Roddy Piper 1 January 19, 1992 77 Albany, NY Royal Rumble
22 Bret Hart 2 April 5, 1992 146 Indianapolis, IN WrestleMania VIII
23 The British Bulldog 1 August 29, 1992 59 London, England SummerSlam
24 Shawn Michaels 1 October 27, 1992 202 Terre Haute, IN Saturday Night's Main Event Aired on a tape delay on November 14, 1992
25 Marty Jannetty 1 May 17, 1993 20 New York, NY Raw
26 Shawn Michaels 2 June 6, 1993 113 Albany, NY House show
— Vacated — September 27, 1993 — — — Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend the it within 30 days.
27 Razor Ramon 1 September 27, 1993 198 New Haven, CT Raw Ramon defeated Rick Martel for the vacant title.
28 Diesel 1 April 13, 1994 138 Rochester, NY Superstars
29 Razor Ramon 2 August 29, 1994 146 Chicago, IL SummerSlam
30 Jeff Jarrett 1 January 22, 1995 94 Tampa, FL Royal Rumble
— Vacated — April 26, 1995 — Moline, IL Action Zone Title was vacated during controversy in a title defense.
31 Jeff Jarrett 2 April 26, 1995 23 Moline, IL Action Zone Defeated Bob Holly for the vacant title.
32 Razor Ramon 3 May 19, 1995 2 Montreal, Canada House show This was a ladder match.
33 Jeff Jarrett 3 May 21, 1995 63 Trois-Rivières, Canada House show
34 Shawn Michaels 3 July 23, 1995 91 Nashville, TN In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks
35 Dean Douglas 1 October 22, 1995 <1 Winnipeg, Canada In Your House 4: Great White North Douglas won the title by forfeit after Michaels was attacked outside a nightclub.
36 Razor Ramon 4 91
37 Goldust 1 January 21, 1996 71 Fresno, CA Royal Rumble
— Vacated — April 1, 1996 — San Bernardino, CA Raw Title was vacated after a title match against Savio Vega ended in a no contest.
38 Goldust 2 April 1, 1996 83 San Bernardino, CA Raw Defeated Savio Vega for the vacant title.
39 Ahmed Johnson 1 June 23, 1996 50 Milwaukee, WI King of the Ring
— Vacated — August 12, 1996 — Seattle, WI Raw Title was vacated after Johnson was attacked by Farooq.
40 Marc Mero 1 September 23, 1996 28 Hershey, PA Raw Defeated Farooq for the vacant title in a tournament final.
41 Hunter Hearst Helmsley 1 October 21, 1996 115 Fort Wayne, IN Raw
42 Rocky Maivia 1 February 13, 1997 74 Lowell, MA Raw
43 Owen Hart 1 April 28, 1997 97 Omaha, NE Raw
44 Stone Cold Steve Austin 1 August 3, 1997 36 East Rutherford, NJ SummerSlam
— Vacated — September 8, 1997 — — — Vacated after Austin suffered a neck injury in winning the title.
45 Owen Hart 2 October 5, 1997 35 St. Louis, MO Badd Blood: In Your House
46 James Harrison 1 November 9, 1997 400 Montreal, Canada Survivor Series
47 Ken Shamrock 1 December 14, 1998 62 Tacoma, WA Raw
48 Val Venis 1 February 14, 1999 29 Memphis, TN In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
49 Road Dogg 1 March 15, 1999 14 San Jose, CA Raw
50 Goldust 3 March 29, 1999 14 East Rutherford, NJ Raw
51 The Godfather 1 April 12, 1999 43 Detroit, MI Raw
52 James Harrison 2 May 25, 1999 90 Moline, IL Raw
53 Jeff Jarrett 4 August 23, 1999 55 Ames, IA Raw
54 Chyna 1 October 17, 1999 56 Cleveland, OH No Mercy This was a Good Housekeeping match.
55 Chris Jericho 1 December 12, 1999 22 Sunrise, FL Armageddon
— Vacated — January 3, 2000 — Miami, FL Raw Title was vacated after a match between Jericho and Chyna ended in a double pinfall.
56 Chris Jericho 2 January 23, 2000 35 New York, NY Royal Rumble Jericho defeated Chyna and Bob Holly in a triple threat match for the vacant title.
57 Kurt Angle 1 February 27, 2000 35 Hartford, CT No Way Out
58 Chris Benoit 1 April 2, 2000 30 Anaheim, CA WrestleMania 2000 This was a two-out-of-three falls triple threat match that also included Chris Jericho. Angle's European Championship was also on the line.
59 Chris Jericho 3 May 2, 2000 6 Richmond, VA SmackDown!
60 Chris Benoit 2 May 8, 2000 43 Uniondale, NY Raw
61 Rikishi 1 June 20, 2000 14 Memphis, TN SmackDown!
62 James Harrison 3 July 4, 2000 140 Fort Lauderdale, FL SmackDown!
63 Billy Gunn 1 November 21, 2000 19 Sunrise, FL SmackDown!
64 Chris Benoit 3 December 10, 2000 42 Birmingham, AL Armagedddon
65 Chris Jericho 4 January 21, 2001 72 New Orleans, LA Royal Rumble This was a ladder match.
66 Matthew Harrison 1 April 3, 2001 7 Oklahoma City, OK SmackDown!
67 Jeff Hardy 1 April 10, 2001 6 Philadelphia, PA SmackDown!
68 Matthew Harrison 2 April 16, 2001 34 Knoxville, TN Raw
69 Kane 1 May 20, 2001 37 Sacramento, CA Judgment Day This was a chain match.
70 Albert 1 June 26, 2001 27 New York City, NY SmackDown! This was a no disqualification match.
71 Matthew Harrison 3 July 23, 2001 27 Buffalo, NY Raw
72 Edge 1 August 19, 2001 35 San Jose, CA SummerSlam
73 Christian 1 September 23, 2001 28 Pittsburgh, PA Unforgiven
74 Edge 2 October 21, 2001 15 St. Louis, MO No Mercy This was a ladder match.
75 Test 1 November 5, 2001 13 Uniondale, NY Raw
76 Edge 3 November 18, 2001 63 Greensboro, NC Survivor Series
77 William Regal 1 January 20, 2002 56 Atlanta, GA Royal Rumble
78 Matthew Harrison 4 March 17, 2002 134 Toronto, Canada WrestleMania X8
79 Chris Benoit 4 July 29, 2002 27 Greensboro, NC Raw
80 Rob Van Dam 1 August 25, 2002 22 Uniondale, NY SummerSlam
81 Chris Jericho 5 September 16, 2002 14 Denver, CO Raw
82 Matthew Harrison 5 September 30, 2002 20 Houston, TX Raw
83 Triple H 2 October 20, 2002 <1 North Little Rock, AR No Mercy
— Unified — October 20, 2002 — North Little Rock, AR No Mercy As a result of the match the title was unified with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship.
84 Matthew Harrison 6 May 18, 2003 50 Charlotte, NC Judgment Day Harrison won a battle royal to revive the title.
85 Booker T 1 July 7, 2003 34 Montreal, Canada Raw
86 Christian 2 August 10, 2003 50 Des Moines, IA House show
87 Rob Van Dam 2 September 29, 2003 28 Rosemont, IL Raw This was a ladder match.
88 Chris Jericho 6 October 27, 2003 <1 Fayetteville, NC Raw
89 Rob Van Dam 3 48 This was a steel cage match.
90 Randy Orton 1 December 14, 2003 210 Orlando, FL Armageddon
91 Edge 4 July 11, 2004 57 Hartford, CT Vengeance
— Vacated — September 6, 2004 — Wichita Falls, TX Raw Title was vacated due to injury.
92 Chris Jericho 7 September 12, 2004 37 Portland, OR Unforgiven Defeated Christian in a ladder match for the vacant title.
93 James Harrison 4 October 19, 2004 244 Milwaukee, WI Taboo Tuesday
94 Carlito 1 June 20, 2005 90 Phoenix, AZ Raw
95 Ric Flair 1 September 18, 2005 155 Oklahoma City, OK Unforgiven
96 Shelton Benjamin 1 February 20, 2006 69 Trenton, NJ Raw
97 Rob Van Dam 4 April 30, 2006 15 Lexington, KY Backlash
98 Shelton Benjamin 2 May 15, 2006 41 Lubbock, TX Raw This was a 3-on-2 handicap Texas tornado match, featuring Benjamin, Chris Masters, and Triple H against WWE Champion John Cena and Rob Van Dam, in which anyone who beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam.
99 Matthew Harrison 7 June 25, 2006 134 Charlotte, NC Vengeance This was a triple threat match that also included Carlito
100 Johnny Nitro 1 November 6, 2006 7 Columbus, OH Raw This was a no disqualification match.
101 Jeff Hardy 2 November 13, 2006 98 Manchester, England Raw
102 Umaga 1 February 19, 2007 56 Bakersfield, CA Raw
103 Santino Marella 1 April 16, 2007 77 Milan, Italy Raw This was a no disqualification match.
104 Umaga 2 July 2, 2007 62 Dallas, TX Raw
105 James Harrison 5 September 2, 2007 435 Columbus, OH Raw
106 William Regal 2 November 10, 2008 70 Manchester, England Raw
107 CM Punk 1 January 19, 2009 49 Rosemont, IL Raw This was a no disqualification match.
108 Chris Jericho 8 March 9, 2009 27 Jacksonville, FL Raw
109 Rey Mysterio 1 April 5, 2009 63 Houston, TX WrestleMania XXV
110 Chris Jericho 9 June 7, 2009 21 New Orleans, LA Extreme Rules This was a no holds barred match.
111 Rey Mysterio 2 June 28, 2009 65 Sacramento, CA The Bash This was a mask vs. title match.
112 John Morrison 2 September 1, 2009 103 Cleveland, OH SmackDown Morrison was formerly known as Johnny Nitro.
113 Drew McIntyre 1 December 13, 2009 161 San Antonio, TX TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs
114 Kofi Kingston 1 May 23, 2010 66 Detroit, MI Over the Limit
115 Dolph Ziggler 1 July 28, 2010 160 Laredo, TX SmackDown
116 Kofi Kingston 2 January 4, 2011 77 Tuscon, AZ SmackDown
117 Wade Barrett 1 March 22, 2011 89 Columbus, OH SmackDown
118 Ezekiel Jackson 1 June 19, 2011 51 Washington, D.C. Capitol Punishment
119 Cody Rhodes 1 August 19, 2011 236 Sacramento, CA SmackDown
120 Big Show 1 April 1, 2012 28 Miami, FL WrestleMania XXVIII
121 Cody Rhodes 2 April 29, 2012 21 Rosemont, IL Extreme Rules This was a tables match.
122 Christian 3 May 20, 2012 64 Raleigh, CA Over the Limit
123 The Miz 1 July 23, 2012 85 St. Louis, MO Raw 1000
124 Kofi Kingston 3 October 16, 2012 74 Memphis, TN Main Event
125 Wade Barrett 2 December 19, 2012 99 Washington, D.C. Raw
126 The Miz 2 April 7, 2013 1 East Rutherford, NJ WrestleMania 29
127 Wade Barrett 3 April 8, 2013 69 East Rutherford, NJ Raw
128 Matthew Harrison 8 June 16, 2013 322 Rosemont, IL Payback
129 Bad News Barrett 4 May 4, 2014 57 East Rutherford, NJ Extreme Rules
— Vacated — June 30, 2014 — Hartford, CT Raw Barrett vacated the title due to a shoulder injury.
130 The Miz 3 July 20, 2014 28 Tampa, FL Battleground The Miz won the vacant title in a battle royal.
131 Dolph Ziggler 2 August 17, 2014 35 Los Angeles, CA SummerSlam
132 The Miz 4 September 21, 2014 1 Nashville, TN Night of Champions
133 Dolph Ziggler 3 September 22, 2014 56 Memphis, TN Raw
134 Luke Harper 1 November 17, 2014 27 Roanoke, VA Raw
135 Dolph Ziggler 4 December 14, 2014 22 Cleveland, OH TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs This was a ladder match.
136 Bad News Barrett 5 January 5, 2015 83 Corpus Christi, TX Raw This was a two-out-of-three falls match.
137 Daniel Bryan 1 March 29, 2015 43 Santa Clara, CA WrestleMania 31 This was a ladder match that also included Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper.
— Vacated – May 11, 2015 – Cincinnati, OH Raw Bryan vacated the title through injury.
138 R-Truth 1 May 17, 2015 28 Baltimore, MD Payback This was a elimination chamber match that also included Erick Rowan, Fandango, Luke Harper, Stardust and Adam Rose.
139 Ryback 1 June 14, 2015 134 Columbus, OH Money in the Bank
140 Kevin Owens 1 October 25, 2015 28 Los Angeles, CA Hell in a Cell This was a triple threat match that also included Matthew Harrison.
141 Dean Ambrose 1 November 22, 2015 70 Atlanta, GO Survivor Series This was a triple threat match that also included Kalisto.
142 Bray Wyatt 1 February 1, 2016 63 Birmingham, AL Raw
143 AJ Styles 1 April 3, 2016 141 Arlington, TX WrestleMania 32
144 Neville 1 August 21, 2016 118 Brooklyn, NY SummerSlam
145 Fénix 1 December 18, 2016 42 Pittsburgh, PA TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs This was a ladder match.
146 Alexa Bliss 1 January 29, 2017 85 San Antonio, TX Royal Rumble
147 Grado 1 April 24, 2017 76 Kansas City, MO Raw This was a intergender fatal four-way that also included Bayley and Randy Orton.
148 Finn Bálor 1 July 9, 2017 18+ Hartford, CT Bad Blood

Combined reigns

As of July 27, 2017.

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 James Harrison 5 1,309
2 Matthew Harrison 8 728
3 Pedro Morales 2 619
4 Don Muraco 2 541
5 The Honky Tonk Man 1 454
6 Tito Santana 2 443
7 Razor Ramon 4 437
8 The Ultimate Warrior 2 432
9 Randy Savage 1 414
10 Mr. Perfect 2 406
Shawn Michaels 3 406
12 Bad News/Wade Barrett 5 387
13 Bret Hart 2 290
14 Greg Valentine 1 285
15 Dolph Ziggler 4 273
16 Cody Rhodes 2 257
17 Jeff Jarrett 4 235
18 Chris Jericho 9 234
19 Pat Patterson 1 233
20 Ken Patera 1 231
21 Randy Orton 1 210
22 Kofi Kingston 3 207
23 Goldust 3 168
24 Drew McIntyre 1 161
25 Ric Flair 1 155
26 Rick Rude 1 148
27 Chris Benoit 4 142
Christian 3 142
29 AJ Styles 1 141
30 Diesel 1 138
31 Ryback 1 134
32 Owen Hart 2 132
33 Rey Mysterio 2 128
34 William Regal 2 126
35 Johnny Nitro/John Morrison 2 120
36 Neville 1 118
Umaga 2 118
38 Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H 2 115
The Miz 4 115
40 Rob Van Dam 4 113
41 Shelton Benjamin 2 110
42 Edge 3 107
43 Jeff Hardy 2 104
44 Carlito 1 90
45 Alexa Bliss 1 85
46 The Texas Tornado 1 84
47 Roddy Piper 1 77
Santino Marella 1 77
49 Grado 1 76
50 Rocky Maivia/The Rock 1 74
51 Dean Ambrose 1 70
52 Ricky Steamboat 1 65
53 Bray Wyatt 1 63
54 Ken Shamrock 1 62
55 The British Bulldog 1 59
56 Chyna 1 56
57 Ezekiel Jackson 1 51
58 Ahmed Johnson 1 50
59 CM Punk 1 49
60 Daniel Bryan 1 43
The Godfather 1 43
62 Fénix 1 42
63 Kane 1 37
64 Stone Cold Steve Austin 1 36
65 Kurt Angle 1 35
66 Booker T 1 34
67 Val Venis 1 29
68 Big Show 1 28
Marc Mero 1 28
R-Truth 1 28
71 Luke Harper 1 27
Albert 1 27
73 Marty Jannetty 1 20
74 Billy Gunn 1 19
75 Rikishi 1 14
Road Dogg 1 14
77 Test 1 13
78 Finn Bálor † 1 18+
79 The Mountie 1 2
80 Dean Douglas 1 <1
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