Becoming a WWE Champion is a dream of almost every wrestler in the world. WWE Championship has a vast history. Earlier it was known as WWWF championship then WWF championship and finally WWE championship.
In this list, we have not included Heavyweight or Universal champions. There were many occasions when the title was vacated. For example, in the year 1988 Andre The Giant defeated Hulk Hogan to win the WWF championship and then handed the title to Ted DiBiase. However, WWE does not recognize the regime of Ted DiBiase because then WWF Present Jack Tunney refused to recognize Ted DiBiase as champion and vacated the title. So, we have not included him in the list.
List of all WWWF / WWF / WWE Champions in WWE History recognized by WWE
No | Wrestler | Show | Year |
1 | Buddy Rogers | House Show | 1963 |
2 | Bruno Sammartino | House Show | 1963 |
3 | Ivan Koloff | House Show | 1971 |
4 | Pedro Morales | House Show | 1971 |
5 | Stan Stasiak | House Show | 1973 |
6 | Bruno Sammartino | House Show | 1973 |
7 | Superstar Billy Gramham | House Show | 1977 |
8 | Bob Backlund | WWF on MSG Network | 1978 |
9 | The Iron Sheikh | WWF on MSG Network | 1983 |
10 | Hulk Hogan | WWF on MSG Network | 1984 |
11 | Andre The Giant | The Main Event 1 | 1988 |
12 | Randy Savage | WrestleMania IV | 1988 |
13 | Hulk Hogan | WrestleMania V | 1989 |
14 | The Ultimate Warrior | WrestleMania VI | 1990 |
15 | Sgt Slaughter | Royal Rumble | 1991 |
16 | Hulk Hogan | WrestleMania VII | 1991 |
17 | The Undertaker | Survivor Series | 1991 |
18 | Hulk Hogan | This Tuesday in Texas | 1991 |
19 | Ric Flair | Royal Rumble | 1992 |
20 | Randy Savage | WrestleMania VIII | 1992 |
21 | Ric Flair | Prime Time Wrestling | 1992 |
22 | Bret Hart | House Show | 1992 |
23 | Yokozuna | WrestleMania IX | 1993 |
24 | Hulk Hogan | WrestleMania IX | 1993 |
25 | Yokozuna | King of the Ring | 1993 |
26 | Bret Hart | WrestleMania X | 1994 |
27 | Bob Backlund | Survivor Series | 1994 |
28 | Diesel | House Show | 1994 |
29 | Bret Hart | Survivor Series | 1995 |
30 | Shawn Michaels | WrestleMania XII | 1996 |
31 | Sycho Sid | Survivor Series | 1996 |
32 | Shawn Michaels | Royal Rumble | 1997 |
33 | Bret Hart | In Your House 13 | 1997 |
34 | Sycho Sid | Raw | 1997 |
35 | The Undertaker | WrestleMania 13 | 1997 |
36 | Bret Hart | SummerSlam | 1997 |
37 | Shawn Michaels | Survivor Series | 1997 |
38 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | WrestleMania XIV | 1998 |
39 | Kane | King of the Ring | 1998 |
40 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Raw | 1998 |
41 | The Rock | Survivor Series | 1998 |
42 | Mankind | Raw | 1998 |
43 | The Rock | Royal Rumble | 1999 |
44 | Mankind | Half time Heat | 1999 |
45 | The Rock | Raw | 1999 |
46 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | WrestleMania XV | 1999 |
47 | The Undertaker | Over the Edge | 1999 |
48 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Raw | 1999 |
49 | Mankind | SummerSlam | 1999 |
50 | Triple H | Raw | 1999 |
51 | Mr. McMahon | SmackDown | 1999 |
52 | Triple H | Unforgiven | 1999 |
53 | Big Show | Survivor Series | 1999 |
54 | Triple H | Raw | 2000 |
55 | The Rock | Backlash | 2000 |
56 | Triple H | Judgement Day | 2000 |
57 | The Rock | King of the Ring | 2000 |
58 | Kurt Angle | No Mercy | 2000 |
59 | The Rock | No Way Out | 2001 |
60 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | WrestleMania X-Seven | 2001 |
61 | Kurt Angle | Unforgiven | 2001 |
62 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Raw | 2001 |
63 | Chris Jericho | Vengeance | 2001 |
64 | Triple H | WrestleMania X8 | 2002 |
65 | Hollywood Hulk Hogan | Backlash | 2002 |
66 | The Undertaker | Judgement Day | 2002 |
67 | The Rock | Vengeance | 2002 |
68 | Brock Lesnar | SummerSlam | 2002 |
69 | Big Show | Survivor Series | 2002 |
70 | Kurt Angle | Armageddon | 2002 |
71 | Brock Lesnar | WrestleMania XIX | 2003 |
72 | Kurt Angle | Vengeance | 2003 |
73 | Brock Lesnar | SmackDown | 2003 |
74 | Eddie Guerrero | No Way Out | 2004 |
75 | John Bradshaw Layfield | The Great American Bash | 2004 |
76 | John Cena | WrestleMania 21 | 2005 |
77 | Edge | New Year’s Revolution | 2006 |
78 | John Cena | Royal Rumble | 2006 |
79 | Rob Van Dam | ECW One Night Stand | 2006 |
80 | Edge | Raw | 2006 |
81 | John Cena | Unforgiven | 2006 |
82 | Randy Orton | No Mercy | 2007 |
83 | Triple H | No Mercy | 2007 |
84 | Randy Orton | No Mercy | 2007 |
85 | Triple H | Backlash | 2008 |
86 | Edge | Survivor Series | 2008 |
87 | Jeff Hardy | Armageddon | 2008 |
88 | Edge | Royal Rumble | 2009 |
89 | Triple H | No Way Out | 2009 |
90 | Randy Orton | Backlash | 2009 |
91 | Batista | Extreme Rules | 2009 |
92 | Randy Orton | Raw | 2009 |
93 | John Cena | Breaking Point | 2009 |
94 | Randy Orton | Hell in a Cell | 2009 |
95 | John Cena | Bragging Rights | 2009 |
96 | Sheamus | TLC | 2009 |
97 | John Cena | Elimination Chamber | 2010 |
98 | Batista | Elimination Chamber | 2010 |
99 | John Cena | WrestleMania XXVI | 2010 |
100 | Sheamus | Fatal 4 Way | 2010 |
101 | Randy Orton | Night of Champions | 2010 |
102 | The Miz | Raw | 2010 |
103 | John Cena | Extreme Rules | 2011 |
104 | CM Punk | Money in the Bank | 2011 |
105 | Rey Mysterio | Raw | 2011 |
106 | John Cena | Raw | 2011 |
107 | Alberto Del Rio | SummerSalm | 2011 |
108 | John Cena | Night of Champions | 2011 |
109 | Alberto Del Rio | Hell in a Cell | 2011 |
110 | CM Punk | Survivor Series | 2011 |
111 | The Rock | Royal Rumble | 2013 |
112 | John Cena | WrestleMania 29 | 2013 |
113 | Daniel Bryan | SummerSalm | 2013 |
114 | Randy Orton | SummerSalm | 2013 |
115 | Daniel Bryan | Night of Champions | 2013 |
116 | Randy Orton | Hell in a Cell | 2013 |
117 | Daniel Bryan | WrestleMania XXX | 2014 |
118 | John Cena | Money in the Bank | 2014 |
119 | Brock Lesnar | SummerSalm | 2014 |
120 | Seth Rollins | WrestleMania 31 | 2015 |
121 | Roman Reigns | Survivor Series | 2015 |
122 | Sheamus | Survivor Series | 2015 |
123 | Roman Reigns | Raw | 2015 |
124 | Triple H | Royal Rumble | 2016 |
125 | Roman Reigns | WrestleMania 32 | 2016 |
126 | Seth Rollins | Money in the Bank | 2016 |
127 | Dean Ambrose | Money in the Bank | 2016 |
128 | AJ Styles | Backlash | 2016 |
129 | John Cena | Royal Rumble | 2017 |
130 | Bray Wyatt | Elimiation Chamber | 2017 |
131 | Randy Orton | WrestleMania 33 | 2017 |
132 | Jinder Mahal | Backlash | 2017 |
133 | AJ Styles | SmackDown | 2017 |
134 | Daniel Bryan | SmackDown | 2018 |
135 | Kofi Kingston | WrestleMania 35 | 2019 |
136 | Brock Lesnar | SmackDown 20th Anniversay | 2019 |
137 | Drew McIntyre | WrestleMania 36 Night 2 | 2020 |
138 | Randy Orton | Hell in a Cell | 2020 |
139 | Drew McIntyre | Raw | 2020 |
140 | The Miz | Elimination Chamber | 2021 |
141 | Bobby Lashley | Raw | 2021 |
142 | Big E | Raw | 2021 |
143 | Brock Lesnar | Day 1 | 2022 |
144 | Bobby Lashley | Royal Rumble | 2022 |
145 | Brock Lesnar | Elimination Chamber | 2022 |
146 | Roman Reigns | WrestleMania 38 | 2022 |
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