World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
| World Heavyweight Championship | |
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 The three-time title holder John Cena with the Big Gold Belt title design.
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| owner | WWE |
| Introduced | September 2, 2002 |
| Discontinued | December 15, 2013 |
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• World Championship (2010) |
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The World Heavyweight Championship was next to the WWE Championship one of the two world heavyweight titles of the wrestling organization WWE and was awarded to individual wrestlers. Introduced on Raw in 2002 , the title also moved to SmackDown, mostly due to the WWE Draft . Although the title is a championship independent of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship , its legacy can extend to the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championshipcan be traced back, giving the belt a legacy that goes back over 100 years. As is common in wrestling, the award was made according to a previously determined storyline .
history
After it had been decided to let the last WWE Undisputed Champion Brock Lesnar defend the title only at SmackDown during the division of the WWE into the two roster Raw and SmackDown , Raw remained without a world heavyweight title. The World Heavyweight Championship was then created again. The associated belt, which the World Heavyweight Champion wore as a symbol for the title, received the Big Gold Belt design which also previously represented the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1988–1993) and WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1993–2001). According to the WWE Board of Directors , this belt, including the accompanying title story, was a championship independent of the NWA and WCW. Still, its legacy can be traced back to the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship .
After the title was changed several times between the shows of the WWE and later the division of the WWE into two roster was canceled, it was last awarded on both SmackDown and Raw . At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Pay-per-View in 2013, the title was dropped after a union match between World Heavyweight Champion John Cena and WWE Champion Randy Orton .
List of title holders
| # | Title holder | No. | Days | date | place | event | annotation |
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| 1 | Triple H | 1 | 76 | September 2, 2002 | Milwaukee , WI | Raw | Triple H was named first champion by then RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff . |
| 2 | Shawn Michaels | 1 | 28 | November 17, 2002 | New York , NY | Survivor Series | This was the first Elimination Chamber match in wrestling history. There were also still Chris Jericho , Booker T , Rob Van Dam and Kane involved. |
| 3 | Triple H | 2 | 280 | December 15, 2002 | Sunrise , FL | Armageddon | This was a " Three Stages of Hell " match. |
| 4th | Goldberg | 1 | 84 | September 21, 2003 | Hersey , PA | Unforgiven | This was a career vs. Title match . |
| 5 | Triple H | 3 | 91 | December 14, 2003 | Orlando , FL | Armageddon | This was a triple threat match in which Kane was also involved. |
| 6th | Chris Benoit | 1 | 154 | March 14, 2004 | New York , NY | WrestleMania XX | This was a triple threat match in which Shawn Michaels was involved. |
| 7th | Randy Orton | 1 | 28 | August 15, 2004 | Toronto , Canada | SummerSlam | |
| 8th | Triple H | 4th | 85 | September 12, 2004 | Portland , OR | Unforgiven | |
| - | Title vacant | - | - | December 6, 2004 | Charlotte , NC | Raw | The title was declared vacant after a Triple Threat match between Triple H, Edge and Chris Benoit ended without a clear winner. |
| 9 | Triple H | 5 | 84 | January 9, 2005 | San Juan , Puerto Rico | New Year's Revolution | This was an Elimination Chamber match that featured Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Batista and Edge. Shawn Michaels was the special guest referee. |
| 10 | Batista | 1 | 282 | April 3, 2005 | Los Angeles , CA | WrestleMania 21 | Batista switched from RAW to SmackDown on June 30, 2005 with the title . |
| - | Title vacant | - | - | January 10, 2006 | Philadelphia , PA | SmackDown | The WWE had to declare the title vacant as Batista was unable to defend it due to a triceps injury. Aired January 13, 2006. |
| 11 | Kurt Angle | 1 | 82 | January 10, 2006 | Philadelphia , PA | SmackDown | This match was a 20 man battle royal . Aired January 13, 2006. |
| 12 | Rey Mysterio | 1 | 112 | April 2, 2006 | Rosemont , IL | WrestleMania 22 | This was a triple threat match in which Randy Orton was also involved. |
| 13 | King Booker | 1 | 126 | July 23, 2006 | Indianapolis , IN | The Great American Bash | |
| 14th | Batista | 2 | 126 | November 26, 2006 | Philadelphia , PA | Survivor Series | |
| 15th | The Undertaker | 1 | 37 | April 1, 2007 | Detroit , MI | WrestleMania 23 | |
| 16 | Edge | 1 | 70 | May 8, 2007 | Pittsburgh , PA | SmackDown | Edge cashed his Money in the Bank suitcase. Aired May 11, 2007. |
| - | Title vacant | - | - | July 17, 2007 | Laredo , Texas | SmackDown | The WWE declared the title vacant because Edge was unable to defend it due to a chest muscle injury. Aired July 20, 2007. |
| 17th | The great khali | 1 | 61 | July 17, 2007 | Laredo , Texas | SmackDown |
This match was a 20 man battle royal . Aired July 20, 2007. |
| 18th | Batista | 3 | 91 | September 16, 2007 | Memphis , TN | Unforgiven | This was a triple threat match in which Rey Mysterio was also involved. |
| 19th | Edge | 2 | 105 | December 16, 2007 | Pittsburgh , PA | Armageddon | This was a triple threat match in which the Undertaker was also involved. |
| 20th | The Undertaker | 2 | 30th | March 30, 2008 | Orlando , FL | WrestleMania XXIV | |
| - | Title vacant | - | - | April 29, 2008 | Atlantic City , NJ | SmackDown | SmackDown's General Manager Vickie Guerrero declared the title vacant. Aired May 2, 2008. |
| 21st | Edge | 3 | 29 | June 1, 2008 | San Diego , CA | One night stand | This was a tables, ladders, and chairs match against Undertaker. |
| 22nd | CM punk | 1 | 69 | June 30, 2008 | Oklahoma City , OK | Raw | CM Punk cashed his Money in the Bank suitcase. So the title changed to RAW. |
| 23 | Chris Jericho | 1 | 49 | September 7, 2008 | Cleveland , OH | Unforgiven | This was a "Championship Scramble" match between Chris Jericho, JBL , Batista, Rey Mysterio and Kane with no CM Punk involved. |
| 24 | Batista | 4th | 8th | October 26, 2008 | Phoenix , AZ | Cyber Sunday | Steve Austin was the special guest referee. |
| 25th | Chris Jericho | 2 | 20th | November 3, 2008 | Tampa , FL | Raw | This was a steel cage match . |
| 26th | John Cena | 1 | 84 | November 23, 2008 | Boston , MA | Survivor Series | |
| 27 | Edge | 4th | 49 | February 15, 2009 | Seattle , WA | No way out |
This was an Elimination Chamber match. The title changes to SmackDown. |
| 28 | John Cena | 2 | 21st | April 5, 2009 | Houston , TX ' | WrestleMania XXV |
This was a triple threat match that also included Big Show . The title changes to RAW. |
| 29 | Edge | 5 | 42 | April 26, 2009 | Providence , RI | Backlash |
This was a last man standing match . The title changes to SmackDown. |
| 30th | Jeff Hardy | 1 | 0 | June 7, 2009 | New Orleans , LA | Extreme rules | This was a ladder match . |
| 31 | CM punk | 2 | 49 | June 7, 2009 | New Orleans , LA | Extreme rules | CM Punk cashed his Money in the Bank suitcase. |
| 32 | Jeff Hardy | 2 | 28 | July 26, 2009 | Philadelphia , PA | Night of Champions | |
| 33 | CM punk | 3 | 42 | August 23, 2009 | Los Angeles , CA | SummerSlam | This was a tables, ladders, and chairs match. |
| 34 | The Undertaker | 3 | 140 | 4th October 2009 | Newark , NJ | Hell in a Cell | This was a Hell in a Cell match . |
| 35 | Chris Jericho | 3 | 37 | February 21, 2010 | St. Louis , MO | Elimination Chamber | This was an Elimination Chamber match in which John Morrison , R-Truth , CM Punk and Rey Mysterio were also involved. |
| 36 | Jack Swagger | 1 | 82 | March 30, 2010 | Las Vegas , NV | SmackDown |
Jack Swagger cashed his Money in the Bank suitcase. Aired April 2, 2010. |
| 37 | Rey Mysterio | 2 | 28 | June 20, 2010 | Uniondale , NY | Fatal 4-Way | This was a Fatal 4-Way Match that also included CM Punk and Big Show. |
| 38 | Kane | 1 | 154 | July 18, 2010 | Kansas City , MO | Money in the Bank | Kane cashed his Money in the Bank suitcase. |
| 39 | Edge | 6th | 58 | December 19, 2010 | Houston , TX | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | This was a Fatal 4-Way TLC match in which Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio were also involved. |
| 40 | Dolph Ziggler | 1 | 0 | February 15, 2011 | San Diego , CA | SmackDown | Vickie Guerrero recognized Edge in her capacity as interim general manager of SmackDown from the World Heavyweight Championship due to the use of prohibited actions against Ziggler and handed them the title without a fight. |
| 41 | Edge | 7th | 56 | February 15, 2011 | San Diego , CA | SmackDown | Aired February 18, 2011. |
| - | Title vacant | - | - | April 12, 2011 | Albany , NY | SmackDown | The title was declared vacant after Edge announced his retirement due to long-term effects of a neck injury. |
| 42 | Christian | 1 | 2 | May 1, 2011 | Tampa , FL | Extreme rules | Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio in a ladder match to win the vacant title. |
| 43 | Randy Orton | 2 | 75 | May 3, 2011 | Orlando , FL | SmackDown | Aired May 6, 2011. |
| 44 | Christian | 2 | 28 | July 17, 2011 | Chicago , IL | Money in the Bank | Won the title by disqualification. |
| 45 | Randy Orton | 3 | 35 | August 14, 2011 | Los Angeles , CA | SummerSlam | This was a No Holds Barred match. |
| 46 | Mark Henry | 1 | 91 | September 18, 2011 | Buffalo , NY | Night of Champions | |
| 47 | Big show | 1 | 0 | December 18, 2011 | Baltimore , MD | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | This was a chairs match. |
| 48 | Daniel Bryan | 1 | 105 | December 18, 2011 | Baltimore , MD | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | After Big Show was turned off by Mark Henry, Bryan redeemed his Money in the Bank suitcase |
| 49 | Sheamus | 1 | 210 | April 1, 2012 | Miami , FL | WrestleMania XXVIII | The shortest match for the title in Wrestlemania (18 seconds) |
| 50 | Big show | 2 | 72 | October 28, 2012 | Atlanta , GA | Hell in a Cell | |
| 51 | Alberto Del Rio | 1 | 90 | January 8, 2013 | Miami , FL | SmackDown | This was a last man standing match. Aired January 11, 2013. |
| 52 | Dolph Ziggler | 2 | 69 | April 8, 2013 | East Rutherford , NJ | Raw | Dolph Ziggler redeemed his Money in the Bank suitcase for this match. |
| 53 | Alberto Del Rio | 2 | 133 | June 16, 2013 | Chicago , IL | Payback | |
| 54 | John Cena | 3 | 49 | October 27, 2013 | Miami , FL | Hell in a Cell | |
| 55 | Randy Orton | 4th | 0 | December 15, 2013 | Houston , TX | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | This was a TLC match. |
| - | Title united | - | - | December 15, 2013 | Houston , TX | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Combined with the WWE Championship for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship |
Title Statistics
Number of Regencies
| space | Surname | number |
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| 1 | Edge | 7th |
| 2 | Triple H | 5 |
| 3 | Batista | 4th |
| Randy Orton | 4th | |
| 5 | CM punk | 3 |
| The Undertaker | 3 | |
| Chris Jericho | 3 | |
| John Cena | 3 | |
| 9 | Jeff Hardy | 2 |
| Rey Mysterio | 2 |
Longest reign - absolutely
| space | Surname | Days |
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| 1 | Triple H | 616 |
| 2 | Batista | 507 |
| 3 | Edge | 409 |
| 4th | Alberto Del Rio | 223 |
| 5 | Sheamus | 210 |
| 6th | The Undertaker | 207 |
| 7th | CM punk | 160 |
| 8th | John Cena | 154 |
| Chris Benoit | 154 | |
| Kane | 154 |
Longest reign - in one piece
| space | Surname | Days |
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| 1 | Batista | 282 |
| 2 | Triple H | 280 |
| 3 | Sheamus | 210 |
| 4th | Chris Benoit | 154 |
| Kane | 154 | |
| 6th | The Undertaker | 140 |
| 7th | Alberto Del Rio | 133 |
| 8th | King Booker | 126 |
| Batista | 126 | |
| 10 | Rey Mysterio | 112 |
More records
| record | Record holder | unit |
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| Shortest reign | Randy Orton | Title association |
| Oldest title holder | The Undertaker | 44 years and 198 days |
| Youngest title holder | Randy Orton | 24 years and 73 days |
| Heaviest title holder | Big show | 174 kilograms |
| Easiest title holder | Rey Mysterio | 75 kilograms |
| Biggest title holder | The great khali | 216 cm |
| Smallest title holder | Rey Mysterio | 168 cm |
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of discontinued WWE Championships on wwe.com, accessed on December 16, 2013
Web links
Commons : World Heavyweight Champions - collection of images, videos and audio files
- World Heavyweight Championship history on wwe.com