World Wrestling Entertainment
Undisputed WWE World Championship
WON BY
Buddy Rogers
DATE
April 25, 1963
LOCATION
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*Defeated Antonino Rocca in a tournament final to become the first WWWF - World Wide Wrestling Federation World Champion
Bruno Sammartino
Ivan Koloff
Pedro Morales
Stan Stasiak
Bruno Sammartino (2)
Billy Graham
Bob Backlund
May 17, 1963
January 18, 1971
February 8, 1971
December 1, 1973
December 10, 1973
April 30, 1977
February 20, 1978
New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
New York City, New York, USA
*In March 1979, the WWWF was renamed the WWF - World Wrestling Federation, and this title was renamed the WWF World Championship
The Iron Sheik
Hulk Hogan
Andre the Giant
December 26, 1983
January 23, 1984
February 5, 1988
New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
*Stripped of the title on February 13, 1988, for attempting to sell it to Ted DiBiase
Randy Savage
March 27, 1988
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
*Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Hulk Hogan (2)
The Ultimate Warrior
Sergeant Slaughter
Hulk Hogan (3)
The Undertaker
Hulk Hogan (4)
April 2, 1989
April 1, 1990
January 19, 1991
March 24, 1991
November 27, 1991
December 3, 1991
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Miami, Florida, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA
*Stripped of the title on December 4, 1991, due to the controversial way in which he won it
Ric Flair
January 19, 1992
Albany, New York, USA
*Last eliminated Sid Justice in the 30-man Royal Rumble match to win the vacant title
Randy Savage (2)
Ric Flair (2)
Bret Hart
Yokozuna
Hulk Hogan (5)
Yokozuna (2)
Bret Hart (2)
Bob Backlund (2)
Diesel
Bret Hart (3)
Shawn Michaels
Sycho Sid
Shawn Michaels (2)
April 5, 1992
September 1, 1992
October 12, 1992
April 4, 1993
April 4, 1993
June 13, 1993
March 20, 1994
November 23, 1994
November 26, 1994
November 19, 1995
March 31, 1996
November 17, 1996
January 19, 1997
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Dayton, Ohio, USA
New York City, New York, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Landover, Maryland, USA
Anaheim, California, USA
New York City, New York, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA
*Vacated the title on February 13, 1997, due to being injured
Bret Hart (4)
February 16, 1997
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
*Defeated Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and Vader in a fatal four-way match to win the vacant title
Sycho Sid (2)
The Undertaker (2)
Bret Hart (5)
Shawn Michaels (3)
Steve Austin
Kane
Steve Austin (2)
February 17, 1997
March 23, 1997
August 3, 1997
November 9, 1997
March 29, 1998
June 28, 1998
June 29, 1998
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
*Stripped of the title on September 27, 1998, after being simultaneously pinned by both Kane and The Undertaker in a triple threat match
The Rock
November 15, 1998
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
*Defeated Mankind in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Mankind
The Rock (2)
Mankind (2)
The Rock (3)
Steve Austin (3)
The Undertaker (3)
Steve Austin (4)
Mankind (3)
Triple H
Vince McMahon
December 29, 1998
January 24, 1999
January 26, 1999
February 15, 1999
March 28, 1999
May 23, 1999
June 28, 1999
August 22, 1999
August 23, 1999
September 14, 1999
Worcester, Massachusetts. USA
Anaheim, California, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Ames, Iowa, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
*Vacated the title on September 20, 1999, due to not being on the active roster as a wrestler
Triple H (2)
September 26, 1999
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
*Defeated The Big Show, Davey Boy Smith, Kane, Mankind, and Steve Austin in a six-pack challenge match to win the vacant title
The Big Show
Triple H (3)
The Rock (4)
Triple H (4)
The Rock (5)
Kurt Angle
The Rock (6)
Steve Austin (5)
Kurt Angle (2)
Steve Austin (6)
Chris Jericho
November 14, 1999
January 3, 2000
April 30, 2000
May 21, 2000
June 25, 2000
October 22, 2000
February 25, 2001
April 1, 2001
September 23, 2001
October 8, 2001
December 9, 2001
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Albany, New York, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
San Diego, California, USA
*This was a unification match. WCW World Heavyweight Champion Jericho defeated WWF World Champion Austin to become the first WWF Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion
Triple H (5)
Hulk Hogan (6)
March 17, 2002
April 21, 2002
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
*In May 2002, the WWF was renamed WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment, and this title became the WWE Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship
The Undertaker (4)
The Rock (7)
Brock Lesnar
May 19, 2002
July 21, 2002
August 25, 2002
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Uniondale, New York, USA
*After winning the title, Lesnar announced that he would only defend it on Smackdown branded events, leaving the Raw brand without a champion. Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff then created the World Heavyweight Championship and awarded it to Triple H, who had been Lesnar's number-one contender at the time of the announcement. This title was then renamed the WWE World Championship
The Big Show (2)
Kurt Angle (3)
Brock Lesnar (2)
Kurt Angle (4)
Brock Lesnar (3)
Eddie Guerrero
John Bradshaw Layfield
John Cena
Edge
John Cena (2)
Rob Van Dam
Edge (2)
John Cena (3)
November 17, 2002
December 15, 2002
March 30, 2003
July 27, 2003
September 16, 2003
February 15, 2004
June 27, 2004
April 3, 2005
January 8, 2006
January 29, 2006
June 11, 2006
July 3, 2006
September 17, 2006
New York City, New York, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Albany, New York, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*Vacated the title on October 2, 2007, due to being injured
Randy Orton
October 7, 2007
Chicago, Illinois, USA
*Awarded the vacant title due to being the number-one contender
Triple H (6)
Randy Orton (2)
Triple H (7)
Edge (3)
Jeff Hardy
Edge (4)
Triple H (8)
Randy Orton (3)
Dave Batista
October 7, 2007
October 7, 2007
April 27, 2008
November 23, 2008
December 14, 2008
January 25, 2009
February 15, 2009
April 26, 2009
June 7, 2009
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
*Vacated the title on June 9, 2009, due to being injured
Randy Orton (4)
June 15, 2009
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
*Defeated The Big Show, John Cena, and Triple H in a fatal four-way match to win the vacant title
John Cena (4)
Randy Orton (5)
John Cena (5)
Sheamus
John Cena (6)
Dave Batista (2)
John Cena (7)
Sheamus (2)
Randy Orton (6)
The Miz
John Cena (8)
CM Punk
September 13, 2009
October 4, 2009
October 25, 2009
December 13, 2009
February 21, 2010
February 21, 2010
March 28, 2010
June 20, 2010
September 19, 2010
November 22, 2010
May 1, 2011
July 17, 2011
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Uniondale, New York, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
Tampa, Florida, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
*Vacated the title on July 18, 2011, due to his WWE contract expiring and him temporarily leaving the company
Rey Mysterio
July 25, 2011
Hampton, Virginia, USA
*Defeated The Miz in a tournament final to win the vacant title
John Cena (9)
CM Punk (2)
Alberto Del Rio
John Cena (10)
Alberto Del Rio (2)
CM Punk (3)
The Rock (8)
John Cena (11)
Daniel Bryan
Randy Orton (7)
Daniel Bryan (2)
July 25, 2011
August 14, 2011
August 14, 2011
September 18, 2011
October 2, 2011
November 20, 2011
January 27, 2013
April 7, 2013
August 18, 2013
August 18, 2013
September 15, 2013
Hampton, Virginia, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
*Stripped of the title after his controversial win over Randy Orton
Randy Orton (8)
October 27, 2013
Miami, Florida, USA
*Defeated Daniel Bryan in a Hell in a Cell match to win the vacant title
**On December 15, 2013, WWE World Champion Randy Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion John Cena in a unification Ladder match. The title was then renamed the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Daniel Bryan (3)
April 6, 2014
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
*Stripped of the title on June 9, 2014, due to being injured
John Cena (12)
June 29, 2014
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
*Defeated Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, Kane, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, and Sheamus in an eight-way Ladder match to win the vacant title
Brock Lesnar (4)
Seth Rollins
August 17, 2014
March 29, 2015
Los Angeles, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
*Vacated the title on November 5, 2015, due to being injured
Roman Reigns
November 22, 2015
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
*Defeated Dean Ambrose in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Sheamus (3)
Roman Reigns (2)
Triple H (9)
Roman Reigns (3)
Seth Rollins (2)
Dean Ambrose
AJ Styles
John Cena (13)
Bray Wyatt
Randy Orton (9)
Jinder Mahal
AJ Styles (2)
Daniel Bryan (4)
Kofi Kingston
Brock Lesnar (5)
Drew McIntyre
Randy Orton (10)
Drew McIntyre (2)
The Miz (2)
Bobby Lashley
Big E
Brock Lesnar (6)
Bobby Lashley (2)
Brock Lesnar (7)
Roman Reigns (4)
November 22, 2015
December 14, 2015
January 24, 2016
April 3, 2016
June 19, 2016
June 19, 2016
September 11, 2016
January 29, 2017
February 12, 2017
April 2, 2017
May 21, 2017
November 7, 2017
November 13, 2018
April 7, 2019
October 4, 2019
March 25, 2020
October 25, 2020
November 16, 2020
February 21, 2021
March 1, 2021
September 13, 2021
January 1, 2022
January 29, 2022
February 19, 2022
April 3, 2022
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Manchester, England
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dallas, Texas, USA
*This was a winner-takes-all match in which WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defeated WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar. Going forward, the two championships were defended together, and Reigns was referred to as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion
Cody Rhodes
April 7, 2024
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
*After Cody Rhodes won the title, it was renamed the Undisputed WWE World Championship
John Cena (14)
Cody Rhodes (2)
Drew McIntyre (3)
Cody Rhodes (3)
April 20, 2025
August 3, 2025
January 9, 2026
March 6, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Berlin, Germany
Portland, Oregon, USA