Who Has Won the Most World Heavyweight Championships in WWE?

We all know that WWE is full of incredibly talented athletes. But who among them has proven themselves to be the very best by becoming a World Heavyweight Champion?

As of right now, the record for most World Heavyweight Championship reigns is held by none other than the Nature Boy himself, Ric Flair. With a total of eight championship reigns, Ric Flair is a true legend of the sport.

However, there are several other wrestlers who have also held the

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Introduction

Since the inception of the World Heavyweight Championship in 1963, there have been 71 different individual champions. The title has been defended in 25 different countries and on every continent except Antarctica. From its humble beginnings as a regional title in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), to its current incarnation as WWE’s top prize, the World Heavyweight Championship has had a long and storied history. In this article, we’ll take a look at the 10 men who have held the title the most times.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship

The WWE World Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two world titles for WWE’s main roster, alongside the WWE Universal Championship that was created for their Raw brand as a result of the 2016 WWE draft. The current champion is Drew McIntyre, who is in his first reign.

The most WWE World Heavyweight Championship reigns

The WWE World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two world titles for WWE’s main roster, alongside the WWE Universal Championship that was created for the Raw brand as a result of the 2016 WWE draft. The current champion is Brock Lesnar, who is in his second reign. Both Lesnar and his predecessor, AJ Styles, won the title in their first match on SmackDown (although Styles had previously held it while it was known as the WWE Championship).

Since its inception in 1963, there have been 63 different men who have held the title. Out of those 63 men, only 7 have held it for more than one reign: Hulk Hogan (6), The Undertaker (3), Bob Backlund (2), Bret Hart (2), The Rock (2), Triple H (2), and John Cena (2).

The longest WWE World Heavyweight Championship reigns

The WWE World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two world titles for WWE’s main roster, along with the WWE Universal Championship that was created for the Raw brand as a result of the 2016 WWE draft. The current champion is Brock Lesnar, who is in his first reign. He won it at Crown Jewel on November 2, 2018, after vacating the Universal Championship.

Inaugural champion Triple H was crowned in La Crosse, Wisconsin on September 25, 2002, after he defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Kurt Angle in a triple threat match to become the first holder of the title. Lesnar’s reign is the longest of the title at 504 days, while CM Punk’s 434-day reign from November 20, 2011 to January 27, 2013 is the second longest. Punk also holds the record for most combined days as champion at 619, which includes his second reign from June 30 to August 18, 2013. Lesnar has held the title for three non-consecutive reigns (the second longest overall), while Punk and John Cena have each held it twice consecutively (the longest overall).

The shortest WWE World Heavyweight Championship reigns

The WWE World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. The title is one of two world championships in WWE, alongside the WWE Universal Championship that was created for the Raw brand as a result of the 2016 WWE draft. The current champion is Brock Lesnar, who is in his first reign.

Lesnar became champion at Extreme Rules on May 19, 2019 by defeating Kofi Kingston. This marked Lesnar’s sixth World Heavyweight Championship reign overall and first since his second stint with WWE which began in April 2012.

The title was introduced on October 20, 2002 at WWE No Mercy during a match between then-WWE Undisputed Champion Brock Lesnar and The Rock, who had won the 2002 Royal Rumble; after Lesnar pinned The Rock to win both titles, the Undisputed Championship was retired and replaced with the World Heavyweight Championship as WWE’s primary world championship.

The inaugural champion was Brock Lesnar, who won the title by defeating The Rock at No Mercy. Upon its introduction into UFC, competitor Lashley became the second person to be recognized as champion under both promotions.

The most combined days as WWE World Heavyweight Champion

As of July 2018, the record for the most combined days as WWE World Heavyweight Champion is held by John Cena, with a total of 1,280 days.

The most title defenses of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

The WWE World Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two world titles for WWE’s main roster, as distinguished from their developmental territories NXT and NXT UK. The current champion is Brock Lesnar, who is in his first reign.

The inaugural champion was crowned in 1963 as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Champion, and renamed in 1979 as the WWF World Heavyweight Champion. The title was then vacant for a period of time following the 2001 “InVasion” arc until it was relaunched in 2002 as the WWE Undisputed Championship, finally unifying the WWF Championship, WWF Intercontinental Championship, and WWF Tag Team Championship (which became extinct). It then became exclusive to SmackDown in August 2002 when Raw seceded from WWE due to the Brand Extension. In May 2005, after WWE established its sixth brand extension, it split both its original world titles into separate championships for each brand; thus East Coast-based Raw created and unrecognized lineage of championship while West Coast-based SmackDown created its own lineage. This resulted in two active world champions: John Cena held the original championship while Batista held the newly created WWE World Heavyweight Championship. As a result of this split, both champions began co-existing on both brands due to having been drafted to that show by WWE’s authoritative figures (Raw’s General Manager Eric Bischoff and SmackDown’s General Manager Theodore Long respectively), thereby making them appear on both brands until June 2006 when Cena was drafted to Raw while Batista was drafted to SmackDown during that year’s Draft Lottery. He then defended it against Raw’s Edge at Judgment Day, thus unifying both titles into one; however rather than keep one name or another, it kept its Undisputed name as a reminder of how it became unified with Edge losing his Raw title to Cena(as Edge held both titles at once).

The most times the WWE World Heavyweight Championship has changed hands

The WWE World Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two world titles in the WWE, alongside the WWE Universal Championship that was created for the Raw brand as a result of the 2016 WWE draft. The current champion is Drew McIntyre, who is in his second reign.

The first WWE World Heavyweight Champion

The first WWE World Heavyweight Champion was Bruno Sammartino, who won the title on May 17, 1963. Sammartino held the title for an unprecedented 11 years, 8 months, and 1 day- a record that still stands today. He is one of only two men to have held the WWE Championship for more than 10 years. The other is Bob Backlund, who held the title for an impressive 5 years and 10 days.

The final WWE World Heavyweight Champion

The final WWE World Heavyweight Champion was David Batista, who won the title on January 25, 2005. After defeating Triple H in the main event of the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Batista became the first person to ever win the title while being a member of the SmackDown! roster.