World Wrestling Entertainment
World Heavyweight Championship
WON BY
Triple H
DATE
September 2, 2002
LOCATION
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
*After WWE Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar announced he would only defend his title on Smackdown branded events, the Raw brand of WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment was left 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
Shawn Michaels
Triple H (2)
Bill Goldberg
Triple H (3)
Chris Benoit
Randy Orton
Triple H (4)
November 17, 2002
December 15, 2002
September 21, 2003
December 14, 2003
March 14, 2004
August 15, 2004
September 12, 2004
New York City, New York, USA
Sunrise, Florida, USA
Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Portland, Oregon, USA
*The title was held up after a controversial triple threat match between champion Triple H, Chris Benoit, and Edge on December 6, 2004
Triple H (5)
January 9, 2005
San Juan, Puerto Rico
*Defeated Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Dave Batista, Edge, and Randy Orton in an Elimination Chamber match to win the vacant title
Dave Batista
April 3, 2005
Los Angeles, California, USA
*Vacated the title on January 10, 2006, due to being injured
Kurt Angle
January 10, 2006
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
*Last eliminated Chris Benoit in a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant title
Rey Mysterio
King Booker
Dave Batista (2)
The Undertaker
Edge
April 2, 2006
July 23, 2006
November 26, 2006
April 1, 2007
May 8, 2007
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
*Vacated the title on July 17, 2007, due to being injured
The Great Khali
July 17, 2007
Laredo, Texas, USA
*Last eliminated Mark Henry in a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant title
Dave Batista (3)
Edge (2)
The Undertaker (2)
September 16, 2007
December 16, 2007
March 30, 2008
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
*Stripped of the title on April 29, 2008, for utilizing an illegal submission hold
Edge (3)
June 1, 2008
San Diego, California, USA
*Defeated The Undertaker in a TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs match to win the vacant title
CM Punk
Chris Jericho
Dave Batista (4)
Chris Jericho (2)
John Cena
Edge (4)
John Cena (2)
Edge (5)
Jeff Hardy
CM Punk (2)
Jeff Hardy (2)
CM Punk (3)
The Undertaker (3)
Chris Jericho (3)
Jack Swagger
Rey Mysterio
Kane
Edge (6)
June 30, 2008
September 7, 2008
October 26, 2008
November 3, 2008
November 23, 2008
February 15, 2009
April 5, 2009
April 26, 2009
June 7, 2009
June 7, 2009
July 26, 2009
August 23, 2009
October 4, 2009
February 21, 2010
March 30, 2010
June 20, 2010
July 18, 2010
December 19, 2010
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Tampa, Florida, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Newark, New Jersey, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Uniondale, New York, USA
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
*Stripped of the title on February 15, 2011, for utilizing an illegal maneuver
Dolph Ziggler
February 15, 2011
San Diego, California, USA
*Awarded the vacant title by Smackdown General Manager Vickie Guerrero due to being the number-one contender at the time of the vacancy
Edge (7)
February 15, 2011
San Diego, California, USA
*Vacated the title on April 12, 2011, upon his retirement due to being injured
Christian
May 1, 2011
Tampa, Florida, USA
*Defeated Alberto Del Rio in a Ladder match to win the vacant title
Randy Orton (2)
Christian (2)
Randy Orton (3)
Mark Henry
The Big Show
Daniel Bryan
Sheamus
The Big Show (2)
Alberto Del Rio
Dolph Ziggler (2)
Alberto Del Rio (2)
John Cena (3)
Randy Orton (4)
May 3, 2011
July 17, 2011
August 14, 2011
September 18, 2011
December 18, 2011
December 18, 2011
April 1, 2012
October 28, 2012
January 8, 2013
April 8, 2013
June 16, 2013
October 27, 2013
December 15, 2013
Orlando, Florida, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
*This was a unification match. WWE World Champion Randy Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion John Cena in a TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs match to unify the two titles. The title then became the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and this portion of the championship was officially deactivated
Seth Rollins
May 27, 2023
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
*Defeated AJ Styles in a tournament final to win the reactivated championship
Drew McIntyre
Damian Priest
Gunther
Jey Uso
Gunther (2)
CM Punk (4)
Seth Rollins (2)
April 7, 2024
April 7, 2024
August 3, 2024
April 19, 2025
June 9, 2025
August 2, 2025
August 2, 2025
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
*Stripped of the title on October 20, 2025, due to being injured
CM Punk (5)
November 1, 2025
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
*Defeated Jey Uso to win the vacant title
Roman Reigns
April 19, 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA