Who Is The WWE World Champion?

The WWE World Champion is the top title holder in the WWE. Who is the current WWE World Champion?

WWE World Champions

The WWE World Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the first world title of the company, having been established in 1963. The inaugural champion was Buddy Rogers. As of 2020, there have been a total of 27 different champions. The current champion is Drew McIntyre, who is in his first reign.

List of WWE World Champions

The WWE World Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, currently contested on the Raw brand. It is one of the two world titles of WWE, alongside the WWE Universal Championship that is also contested on the SmackDown brand. The current champion is Drew McIntyre, who is in his first reign.

The title was introduced in 1963 as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship and became the undisputed championship when both the NWA and WCW withdrew recognition of other world heavyweight titles when Vince McMahon acquired them in 2001. The title remains recognized as WWE’s flagship championship and one that has been held by some of wrestling’s most prominent names.

Inaugural champion: Bruno Sammartino
Longest reigning champion: Bruno Sammartino (2,803 days)
Most reigns: John Cena (16 times)
Defenses: Hulk Hogan (634 times)
Combined days held: Bruno Sammartino (4,040)

WWE World Championship history

The WWE World Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It is the first world title of the company, having been established by the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1963. The inaugural champion was Buddy Rogers, who won the title by defeating Antonino Rocca in the finals of a tournament. The title referred to the planet Earth, rather than a specific country or region, as it has been referred to in other professional wrestling promotions.

In 1979, the WWWF became the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and split its roster into two separate promotions, with each promotion having its own world champion. The WWF Championship and the WWF Intercontinental Championship became the most prestigious titles of their respective promotions until 1993 when both titles were unified to create the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. In 2002, Vince McMahon downsized WWE’s operations nad renamed it to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

As a result of WWE’s original expansion plans, their world titles were once again split up into two separate brands; Raw and SmackDown. This led to each brand having its own world championship: Raw with the WWE Undisputed Championship and SmackDown with the WWE Championship. The Undisputed Championship became exclusive to Raw while SmackDown created an interim championship known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship which would eventually replace only theUndisputed title after it was unified with Raw’s Intercontinental Championship. In 2006 however, ECW was revived as its own third brand whereupon they reintroduced their own version of WWE’s original world title known as ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Later that same year, WWE discontinued using “World” in all of its championships in favor of “WWE” thereby renaming all three championships simply as: Undisputed WWE Championship onRaw; WWE Championship on SmackDown; and ECW
Championship on ECW; which would remain until 2010 whenECW ceased to exist as a brand and was replaced by NXT. In 2011 however, “WWE” was dropped from all three titles’ names, reverting them back to their original name:Undisputed WWE ChampionshIp on Raw;
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ECwerevealed that there would be a New Breed Title Defense Elimination Chamber match at New Year’s Revolution 2006 for what was then called `the newly recreated ECW World Heavyweight championship’. However, due to John Cena winning both his brands’ Royal Rumbles that yearand Batista retaining his world heavyweight championship at New Year’s Revolution from Triple H ,the winner ofthe elimanation chamber match instead won an opportuniyto facethe reigning champion at Wrestlemania 22 forthe sole world heavyweight championship thereby unifying all three championships forthe first time into one singular title simply called `wwechampionship’.

Current WWE World Champion

The WWE World Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the first world title of the company, having been established in 1963. The current WWE World Champion is Drew McIntyre, who is in his first reign.

AJ Styles

AJ Styles is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is currently in his second reign as the WWE World Champion, having won the title for the first time at WrestleMania 34 in April 2018.

Styles debuted in professional wrestling in 1998, when he joined Upstate Pro Wrestling (UPW) under his real name, Allan Jones. After competing in several independent promotions, Styles joined NWA Wildside in 2001 and won the NWA Wildside Television Championship. He subsequently joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2002 and won both the NWA World Tag Team Championship and NWA World Heavyweight Championship once each during his tenure with the company. Between WWE and TNA, Styles has held twelve world championships including five major world titles.

Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, currently signed to WWE. He is the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion in his first reign.

Drew McIntyre

Drew McIntyre (born 26 August 1985) is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. In WWE, he is a two-time WWE Champion, a one-time WWE Raw Tag Team Champion (with Dolph Ziggler), and a one-time Intercontinental Champion. He is also the 2020 Royal Rumble winner.

On the independent circuit, McIntyre wrestled for Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), holding the ICW World Heavyweight Championship twice. He has also won various titles on the European independent circuit.

McIntyre first competed in WWE’s developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2007, and was promoted to the main roster in 2009. However, he was released by WWE in 2014 due to his unruly behavior and lack of progress. After being inactive from professional wrestling for almost two years, McIntyre returned to ICW in 2016. The following year, he won the ICW World Heavyweight Championship for the second time. In 2019, McIntyre rejoined WWE and quickly became one of its top stars; later that year at WrestleMania 35, he defeated Brock Lesnar to win his first WWE Championship.

WWE World Championship

The WWE World Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of WWE’s top titles, along with the WWE Universal Championship on the Raw brand.

WWE World Championship reigns

Since its inception in 1963, the WWE World Championship has been a cornerstone of sports entertainment. Held by some of the most legendary names in WWE history, the title has been defended across the globe and continues to be a coveted prize in WWE today.

The current WWE World Champion is Drew McIntyre, who defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36 to become champion for the second time. McIntyre is one of only a handful of Superstars to have held the WWE World Championship on more than one occasion.

In addition to McIntyre, some of the other most decorated Superstars in WWE history to have held the WWE World Championship include John Cena, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin. These Superstars have all held the title on multiple occasions and have helped to shape sports entertainment into what it is today.

As we look toward the future, there is no telling who will be next to don the coveted WWE World Championship and write their name into the history books.

WWE World Championship defenses

WWE World Championship defenses are a big deal in the WWE. When a WWE Superstar wins the WWE World Championship, they are not only responsible for representing the WWE, but they are also responsible for defending the WWE World Championship. This is a huge responsibility and one that comes with a lot of pressure.

The WWE World Championship is defended at all of the WWE’s major pay-per-view events. This includes WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble. The WWE World Champion is also required to defend the WWE World Championship on Raw and SmackDown Live. In addition to this, the WWE World Champion will also defend the WWE World Championship at live events.

Upcoming WWE World Championship matches

The WWE World Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the WWE’s primary championship and is considered to be one of the top three most prestigious championships in the company. The current WWE World Champion is Drew McIntyre, who is in his second reign.

AJ Styles vs. Brock Lesnar

The WWE World 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 the world titles in WWE, complementing the WWE Universal Championship that was created for their Raw brand as a result of the 2016 WWE draft.The inaugural champion was crowned on October 20, 2002, after Kurt Angle defeated The Rock and Rey Mysterio in a triple threat match on SmackDown to become its inaugural champion. Brock Lesnar won it on August 19, 2019 at SummerSlam, when he defeated Kofi Kingston to become a record three-time holder under his modern day persona.

AJ Styles vs. Brock Lesnar is an upcoming match for the WWE World Championship. AJ Styles is currently the reigning champion, having won the title at WrestleMania 35. Brock Lesnar is a former two-time champion, having won it twice in 2018. This will be their first match against each other for the title.

The match has not been officially announced by WWE, but it is expected to take place at WrestleMania 36 on April 5, 2020.

Drew McIntyre vs. AJ Styles

On January 26th, at the 2021 Royal Rumble, Drew McIntyre will defend his WWE World Championship against “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles. This will be AJ’s second opportunity at the title, after losing to Drew at Clash of Champions in September.

Drew McIntyre has been on a tear since regaining the WWE World Championship from Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36. He has successfully defended his title against the likes of Dolph Ziggler, Bobby Lashley, and Randy Orton. AJ Styles, on the other hand, has been focused on regaining the WWE World Championship ever since losing it to Drew McIntyre back in September.

Who will walk out of the Royal Rumble as the WWE World Champion?