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WWE CHAMPIONS OF ALL TIME

 

Won By

Won From

Location

Date

Buddy Rogers

Antonio Rocca

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

April 1963

Bruno Sammartino

Buddy Rogers

New York, NY

May 5, 1963

Ivan Koloff

Bruno Sammartino

New York, NY

January 18, 1971

Pedro Morales

Ivan Koloff

New York, NY

February 8, 1971

Stan Stasiak

Pedro Morales

Philadelphia, PA

December 1, 1973

Bruno Sammartino (2)

Stan Stasiak

New York, NY

December 10, 1973

Billy Graham

Bruno Sammartino

Baltimore, MD

April 30, 1977

Bob Backlund

Billy Graham

New York, NY

February 20, 1978

Antonio Inoki

Bob Backlund

Tokushima, Japan

November 30, 1979

Bob Backlund (2)

Antonio Inoki

Tokyo, Japan

December 6, 1979

The Iron Sheik

Bob Backlund

New York, NY

December 26, 1983

Hulk Hogan

The Iron Sheik

New York, NY

January 23, 1984

Andre The Giant

Hulk Hogan

Indianapolis, ID

February 5, 1988

Randy Savage

Ted DiBiase

Atlantic City, NJ

March 27, 1988

Hulk Hogan (2)

Randy Savage

Atlantic City, NJ

April 2, 1989

The Ultimate Warrior

Hulk Hogan

Toronto, Canada

April 1, 1990

Sgt. Slaughter

The Ultimate Warrior

Miami, FL

January 19, 1991

Hulk Hogan (3)

Sgt. Slaughter

Los Angeles, CA

March 24, 1991

The Undertaker

Hulk Hogan

Detroit, MI

November 27, 1991

Hulk Hogan (4)

The Undertaker

San Antonio, TX

December 3, 1991

Ric Flair *

Royal Rumble

Albany, NY

January 19, 1992

Randy Savage (2)

Ric Flair

Indianapolis, ID

April 5, 1992

Ric Flair (2)

Randy Savage

Hershey, PA

September 1, 1992

Bret Hart

Ric Flair

Saskatoon, Canada

October 12, 1992

Yokozuna

Bret Hart

Las Vegas, NV

April 4, 1993

Hulk Hogan (5)

Yokozuna

Las Vegas, NV

April 4, 1993

Yokozuna (2)

Hulk Hogan

Dayton, Ohio

June 13, 1993

Bret Hart (2)

Yokozuna

New York, NY

March 20, 1994

Bob Backlund (3)

Bret Hart

San Antonio, TX

November 23, 1994

Diesel

Bob Backlund

New York, NY

November 26, 1994

Bret Hart (4)

Diesel

Landover, MD

November 19, 1995

Shawn Michaels

Bret Hart

Anaheim, CA

March 31, 1996

Psycho Sid

Shawn Michaels

New York, NY

November 17, 1996

Shawn Michaels (2)

Sid Psycho

San Antonio, TX

January 19, 1997

Bret Hart (5)

Final Four

Chattanooga, TN

February 16, 1997

Psycho Sid (2)

Bret Hart

Nashville, TN

February 17, 1997

The Undertaker (2)

Psycho Sid

Chicago, IL

March 23, 1997

Bret Hart (6)

The Undertaker

East Rutherford, NJ

August 3, 1997

Shawn Michaels (3)

Bret Hart

Montreal, Canada

November 9, 1997

Stone Cold

Shawn Michaels

Boston, MA

March 29, 1998

Kane

Stone Cold

Pittsburgh, PA

June 28, 1998

Stone Cold (2)

Kane

Cleveland, OH

June 29, 1998

The Rock

Mankind

St. Louis, MO

November 15, 1998

Mankind

The Rock

Worcester, MA

December 29, 1998

The Rock (2)

Mankind

Anaheim, CA

January 24, 1999

Mankind (2)

The Rock

Tucson, AZ

January 26, 1999

The Rock (3)

Mankind

Birmingham, AL

February 15, 1999

Stone Cold (3)

The Rock

Philadelphia, PA

March 28, 1999

The Undertaker (3)

Stone Cold

Kansas City, MO

May 23, 1999

Stone Cold (4)

The Undertaker

Charlotte, NC

June 28, 1999

Mankind (3)

Stone Cold

Minneapolis, MN

August 22, 1999

Triple H

Mankind

Ames, IA

August 23, 1999

Vince McMahon

Triple H

Las Vegas, NV

September 16, 1999

Triple H (2) **

Six Pack Challenge

Charlotte, NC

September 26, 1999

The Big Show

Triple H

Detroit, MI

November 14, 1999

Triple H (3)

The Big Show

Miami, FL

January 3, 2000

The Rock (4)

Triple H

Washington, D.C.

April 30, 2000

Triple H (4)

The Rock

Louisville, KY

May 21, 2000

The Rock (5)

Vince McMahon

Boston, MA

June 25, 2000

Kurt Angle

The Rock

Albany, NY

October 22, 2000

The Rock (6)

Kurt Angle

Las Vegas, NV

February 25, 2001

Stone Cold (5)

The Rock

Houston, TX

April 1, 2001

Kurt Angle (2)

Stone Cold

Pittsburgh, PA

September 23, 2001

Stone Cold (6) (WCW)

Kurt Angle

Indianapolis, IN

October 8, 2001

Chris Jericho ***

Stone Cold

San Diego, CA

December 9, 2001

Triple H (4)

Chris Jericho

Toronto, Ontario

March 17, 2002

Hulk Hogan (6)

Triple H

Kansas City, MO

April 21, 2002

The Undertaker (4)

Hulk Hogan

Nashville, TN

May 19, 2002

The Rock (7)

The Undertaker

Detroit, MI

July 21, 2002

Brock Lesnar

The Rock

Long Island, NY

August 25, 2002

The Big Show (2)

Brock Lesnar

New York, NY

November 17, 2002

Kurt Angle (3)

The Big Show

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

December 15, 2002

Brock Lesnar (2)

Kurt Angle

Seattle, WS

March 30, 2003

Kurt Angle (4)

Brock Lesnar

Denver, CO

July 27, 2003

Brock Lesnar (3)

Kurt Angle

Raleigh, NC

September 18, 2003

Eddie Guerrero

Brock Lesnar

San Francisco, CA

February 15, 2004

JBL

Eddie Guerrero

Norfolk, VA

June 27, 2004

John Cena ****

JBL

Los Angeles, CA

April 4, 2005

Edge

John Cena

Albany, NY

January 9, 2006

John Cena (2)

Edge

Miami, FL

January 29, 2006

Rob Van Dam

John Cena

New York, NY

June 11, 2006

Edge (2)

Rob Van Dam

Philadelphia, PA

July 3, 2006

John Cena (3)

Edge

Toronto, Ontario

September 17, 2006

Randy Orton ***** Awarded Rosemont, IL October 7, 2007
Triple H (6) ****** Randy Orton Rosemont, IL October 7, 2007
Randy Orton (2) ******* Triple H Rosemont, IL October 7, 2007
Triple H (7) ******** Randy Orton Baltimore, MD April 27, 2008
Edge (3) Triple H Boston, MA November 23, 2008
Jeff Hardy Edge Buffalo, NY December 14, 2008
Edge (4) Jeff Hardy Detroit, IL January 25, 2009
Triple H (8) ********* Elimination Chamber Seattle, WS February 15, 2009
Randy Orton (3) Triple H Providence, RI April 26, 2009
Batista Randy Orton New Orleans, LA June 7, 2009
Randy Orton (4) ********** Fatal Fourway-match Charlotte, NC June 15, 2009
John Cena (4) Randy Orton Montreal, Québec September 13, 2009
Randy Orton (5) John Cena Newark, NJ October 4, 2009
John Cena (5) Randy Orton Pittsburgh, PA October 25, 2009
Sheamus John Cena San Antonio, TX December 13, 2009
John Cena (6) Sheamus St. Louis, MO February 21, 2010
Batista (2) John Cena St. Louis, MO February 21, 2010
John Cena (7) Batista Glendale, AZ March 28, 2010
Sheamus John Cena Uniondale, NY June 20, 2010
Randy Orton (6) Sheamus Chicago, IL September 19, 2010
The Miz Randy Orton Orlando, FL November 22, 2010
John Cena (8) The Miz Tampa, FL May 1, 2011

* Ric Flair won the Royal Rumble-match and captured the vacated WWE Championship.

 

** When Mr. McMahon vacated the WWE Championship on Sept. 20, 1999, a Six Pack Challenge was scheduled for Unforgiven, where the winner of the match would be declared the WWE Champion.

 

*** At the Vengeance pay-per-view, Chris Jericho defeated The Rock for the World Championship. Immediately following the match, Jericho was then forced to challenge Stone Cold for the
WWE Championship. Unbelievably, Jericho turned back Stone Cold, just moments after defeating
The Rock, to become the Undisputed Champion.

 

**** John Cena was drafted to RAW on June 6, 2005 along with the WWE title.

 

***** Awarded the title by Vince McMahon at No Mercy after
John
Cena suffered a torn right pectoral tendon on the October 1 edition of RAW

 

****** Triple H won the title right after Randy Orton was awrded at No Mercy.

 

******* Randy Orton won back the WWE title after a Last Man Standing match at No Mercy

 

******** The title again switched brands on June 23, 2008 during the 2008 WWE Draft, when then-champion, Triple H, was drafted to the SmackDown brand, in the process making the title SmackDown exclusive.

 

********* The title again switched brands on April 13, 2009 during the 2009 WWE Draft, when then-champion, Triple H, was drafted back to the RAW brand, in the process making the title RAW exclusive.

 

********** On the June 9, 2009 the WWE title vacant after
Batista
suffered a torn left biceps.

 

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