Who Has The Most WWE Title Reigns?

In this blog post, we’ll take a look at who has the most WWE title reigns of all time. We’ll also discuss what it takes to become a champion in WWE and how title reigns can change over time.

WWE Title Reigns

John Cena has the most WWE title reigns in history with a total of 16. This is followed by Hulk Hogan with 12, Triple H with 11, and Stone Cold Steve Austin with 10.

John Cena

John Cena has held the WWE title on 10 different occasions, which is more than any other wrestler in history. He first won the title in 2005 and has since gone on to have lengthy reigns as champion. Cena is a 6-time WWE champion and a 4-time World Heavyweight champion. He has also won the United States championship 3 times and the WorldTag Team championship 5 times.

Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar is a professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, currently signed to WWE. He is a four-time WWE (World Heavyweight) Champion, a one-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, and was the 2004 NCAA Division I heavyweight wrestling champion. He is also an accomplished amateur wrestler, winning the 2000 Junior National Championships before being added to the national team where he placed fourth in the country.

In his first match on Raw, Lesnar defeated Jeff Hardy to become the WWE Undisputed Champion, making him the youngest champion in WWE history at 25 years old. Lesnar held the title for 84 days before losing it to The Rock at SummerSlam.

The Rock

The Rock is a former WWE Champion, having held the title on seven occasions. He is also a two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, and one-time WWE Hardcore Champion. He is the sixth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history and the winner of the 2000 Royal Rumble. The Rock was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.

WWE Championship

The WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, currently defended on their Raw brand. It is one of WWE’s original championships, dating back to 1963. As a result of the 2016 brand extension, it became exclusive to Raw.

Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan is a retired professional wrestler who is best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). During his time with the WWF, Hogan held the WWF World Heavyweight Championship five times. He is also a one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion and one-time WWF Tag Team Champion, making him one of only four men (the other three being Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, and Stone Cold Steve Austin) to have held all three titles in WWE.

The Undertaker

The Undertaker has had the most WWE Title reigns in history with seven. He first won the title in 1991 at Survival of the Fittest, defeating Hulk Hogan. He held the title for a total of693 days, making him the longest-reigning WWE Champion of the 1990s. The Undertaker’s second reign came to an end at In Your House 8: Beware of Dog, when he was defeated by Sycho Sid. The third time ‘Taker won the WWE Championship was at WrestleMania 13, when he defeated Bret Hart in a No Disqualification Match. After losing the title to Mankind at SummerSlam, The Deadman regained it just two days later on WWF Raw is War. The sixth time The Phenom became WWE Champion was atNo Mercy 1999, defeating Triple H. Finally, The Undertaker’s seventh and most recent WWE Title reign took place at Judgment Day 2000 when he defeated Triple H in a Hell in a Cell Match.

Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels held the WWE Championship for a total of five different reigns. He first won the title in 1992, and his last reign was in 2010. He is one of only four wrestlers to have won the title more than three times.

World Heavyweight Championship

The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It was established by WWE in 2002 after WWE bought out World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The championship is notable for having been shared by two of WWE’s top stars, Brock Lesnar and The Big Show.

Triple H

Triple H has held the WWE Championship a record-setting 13 times. He has also held the Intercontinental Championship five times, the World Tag Team Championship four times, and is a three-time recipient of the Royal Rumble.

Edge

Edge has had a total of 11 reigns as World Heavyweight Champion, which is more than any other superstar in WWE history. He first won the title in 2001, and his most recent reign came to an end in 2010. Edge is also a former WWE Champion, having won that title on four occasions.

Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho is a Canadian professional wrestler and rock musician. He is currently signed to WWE. He is a nine-time world champion, having won the WWF Championship once, the WCW/World Championship twice, and WWE’s World Heavyweight Championship six times. He is also a record nine-time Intercontinental Champion, beating out The Rock’s previous record of eight reigns. Jericho has headlined multiple pay-per-view events during his career.

WWE Universal Championship

The WWE Universal 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 Championship on the Raw brand. The current champion is Brock Lesnar, who is in his second reign. Lesnar is also the longest-reigning champion in the title’s history, holding it for 504 days.

Goldberg

Goldberg is a former two-time WWE Universal Champion, having won the title on two separate occasions. He is also a former WCW World Heavyweight Champion and WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar is a professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who is currently signed to WWE. He is also the current WWE Universal Champion in his first reign. He is a former NCAA Division I Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, and a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He has main evented several WWE pay-per-view events, including WrestleMania.

Lesnar started his mixed martial arts (MMA) career in 2007, and won the UFC Heavyweight Championship in 2008, becoming the youngest champion in UFC history at the age of 25. He was then traded to the professional wrestling promotion WWE two months later, where he made his debut at SummerSlam in August. Lesnar won the WWE Undisputed Championship from The Rock at SummerSlam 2002, making him only the second man (after Kurt Angle) to win both the UFC Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Undisputed Championship.

The Rock

The Rock has the most WWE title reigns of all time, with 10 total. He has held the WWE Championship 8 times and the World Heavyweight Championship 2 times. He is also a 3-time Intercontinental Champion and a 5-time Tag Team Champion.

WWE Intercontinental Championship

WWE Intercontinental Champion Brock Lesnar has had the most reigns as champion, with a total of four. Lesnar first won the title on October 20, 2002, at the No Mercy pay-per-view event, and he held it for 246 days.

The Miz

The Miz is a 3-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, making him tied for the most title reigns in WWE history. He first won the title in 2010, and then again in 2012 and 2016. He is also a 1-time WWE United States Champion and a 2-time WWE Tag Team Champion.

Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho is a Canadian professional wrestler, musician, media personality, actor, author, and businessman. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is also known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he performed under the ring name Chris Jericho.

Jericho first entered the wrestling world in 1990 when he trained under Ted Hart. He worked extensively on the independent circuit in Canada and the United States before signing with WWE in 1999. He quickly rose to prominence after debuting on WWE’s main roster in August 1999 and becoming one of the company’s top stars over the next several years. Jericho has won multiple championships during his time in WWE, including the WWE Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, Intercontinental Championship, Unified Tag Team Championship (with Big Show), and Hardcore Championship. He has also won the 1997 King of the Ring tournament and was crowned the first-ever Undisputed Champion in 2001 by defeating both The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the same night.

Rey Mysterio

Rey Mysterio is a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE and competes on the Raw brand. Mysterio is a former WWE Champion, a two-time World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion, a two-time Intercontinental Champion, and a record-breaking nine-time WWE Tag Team Champion – holding the record for most reigns by an individual.