List of WWE Champions
This is the title history of the WWE Championship. The title was introduced in 1963 by the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). It is recognized as the top championship in the WWE.
The wrestler with the most reigns as World Heavyweight champion is John Cena with 13. Ric Flair and John Cena hold the most recognized World Heavyweight championships, across multiple companies, tied with 16. The longest reigning champion is Bruno Sammartino, holding the championship for 7 years, 8 months, and 1 day from May 17,1963, to January 18,1971. The current champion is Roman Reigns, who is in his 4th reign as champion.
Title History
As of April 4,2020
+ means that the title change was not recognized by the WWE.
138 Randy Orton
List of combined reigns
References
Other websites
WWE World Heavyweight Title History
Lists of professional wrestlers
World Wrestling Entertainment championships