World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H
09.02.2002 - 11.17.2002
76 days
- When WWE Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar announced that he would only defend his championship on Smackdown
brand events, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff created the World Heavyweight Championship, exclusively for Raw. Triple H was awarded
the first championship due to being Lesnar's number one contender at the time of the announcement
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Shawn Michaels
11.17.2002 - 12.15.2002
28 days
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Triple H
12.15.2002 - 09.21.2003
280 days
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Bill Goldberg
09.21.2003 - 12.14.2003
84 days
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Triple H
12.14.2003 - 03.14.2004
91 days
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Chris Benoit
03.14.2004 - 08.15.2004
154 days
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Randy Orton
08.15.2004 - 09.12.2004
28 days
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Triple H
09.12.2004 - 12.06.2004
85 days
- The championship was held up after a controversial title defense against Chris Benoit & Edge in a Triple Threat match
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Triple H
01.09.2005 - 04.03.2005
84 days
- Defeated Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Dave Batista, Edge, & Randy Orton in an Elimination Chamber match to win the vacant championship
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Dave Batista
04.03.2005 - 01.10.2006
282 days
- Vacated the championship due to being injured
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Kurt Angle
01.10.2006 - 04.02.2006
82 days
- Last eliminated Mark Henry in a 20-man Battle Royal to win the vacant championship
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Rey Mysterio
04.02.2006 - 07.23.2006
112 days
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King Booker
07.23.2006 - 11.26.2006
126 days
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Dave Batista
11.26.2006 - 04.01.2007
126 days
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The Undertaker
04.01.2007 - 05.08.2007
37 days
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Edge
05.08.2007 - 07.17.2007
70 days
- Vacated the championship due to being injured
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The Great Khali
07.17.2007 - 09.16.2007
61 days
- Last eliminated Kane in a 20-man Battle Royal to win the vacant championship
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Dave Batista
09.16.2007 - 12.16.2007
91 days
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Edge
12.16.2007 - 03.30.2008
105 days
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The Undertaker
03.30.2008 - 04.29.2008
30 days
- Stripped of the championship for utilizing an illegal chokehold
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Edge
06.01.2008 - 06.30.2008
29 days
- Defeated The Undertaker in a TLC match to win the vacant championship
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CM Punk
06.30.2008 - 09.07.2008
69 days
- Stripped of the championship due to being injured
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Chris Jericho
09.07.2008 - 10.26.2008
49 days
- Defeated Dave Batista, John Bradshaw Layfield, Kane, & Rey Mysterio in a Scramble match to win the vacant championship
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Dave Batista
10.26.2008 - 11.03.2008
8 days
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Chris Jericho
11.03.2008 - 11.23.2008
20 days
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John Cena
11.23.2008 - 02.15.2009
84 days
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Edge
02.15.2009 - 04.05.2009
49 days
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John Cena
04.05.2009 - 04.26.2009
21 days
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Edge
04.26.2009 - 06.07.2009
42 days
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Jeff Hardy
06.07.2009 - 06.07.2009
less than 1 day
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CM Punk
06.07.2009 - 07.26.2009
49 days
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Jeff Hardy
07.26.2009 - 08.23.2009
28 days
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CM Punk
08.23.2009 - 10.04.2009
42 days
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The Undertaker
10.04.2009 - 02.21.2010
140 days
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Chris Jericho
02.21.2010 - 03.30.2010
37 days
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Jack Swagger
03.30.2010 - 06.20.2010
82 days
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Rey Mysterio
06.20.2010 - 07.18.2010
28 days
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Kane
07.18.2010 - 12.19.2010
154 days
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Edge
12.19.2010 - 02.15.2011
58 days
- Stripped of the championship
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Dolph Ziggler
02.15.2011 - 02.15.2011
less than 1 day
- Awarded the vacant championship
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Edge
02.15.2011 - 04.12.2011
56 days
- Vacated the championship upon his retirement due to being injured
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Christian
05.01.2011 - 05.03.2011
2 days
- Defeated Alberto Del Rio in a Ladder match to win the vacant championship
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Randy Orton
05.03.2011 - 07.17.2011
75 days
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Christian
07.17.2011 - 08.14.2011
28 days
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Randy Orton
08.14.2011 - 09.18.2011
35 days
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Mark Henry
09.18.2011 - 12.18.2011
91 days
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The Big Show
12.18.2011 - 12.18.2011
less than 1 day
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Daniel Bryan
12.18.2011 - 04.01.2012
105 days
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Sheamus
04.01.2012 - 10.28.2012
210 days
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The Big Show
10.28.2012 - 01.08.2013
72 days
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Alberto Del Rio
01.08.2013 - 04.08.2013
90 days
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Dolph Ziggler
04.08.2013 - 06.16.2013
69 days
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Alberto Del Rio
06.16.2013 - 10.27.2013
133 days
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John Cena
10.27.2013 - 12.15.2013
49 days
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Randy Orton
12.15.2013 - 12.15.2013
less than 1 day
- WWE World Champion Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion John Cena in this unification match. The new championship became the WWE
World Heavyweight Championship, and this championship was then deactivated
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Seth Rollins
05.27.2023 - 04.07.2024
316 days
- Defeated AJ Styles in a tournament final to win the reactivated championship
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Drew McIntyre
04.07.2024 - 04.07.2024
less than 1 day
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Damian Priest
04.07.2024 - 08.03.2024
118 days
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Gunther
08.03.2024 - present