Who Is the WWE Champion Now?
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- The WWE Championship
- The WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand.
- It is one of the two world titles of the WWE, alongside the WWE Universal Championship that is promoted on the Raw brand.
- The current champion is Drew McIntyre, who is in his first reign.
- The WWE Universal Championship
- The WWE Universal Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the Raw brand.
- It is one of the two world titles of the WWE, alongside the WWE Championship that is promoted on the SmackDown brand.
- The current champion is Braun Strowman, who is in his first reign.
The WWE Championship is one of the most prestigious titles in all of professional wrestling. The title is currently held by Drew McIntyre, who defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36 to become champion.
The WWE Championship
The WWE 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 two primary championships, 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 first reign.
The WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand.
The current champion is Drew McIntyre, who is in his first reign. He defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36 to become champion.
The WWE Championship is one of WWE’s two world titles, alongside the WWE Universal Championship, which is exclusive to the Raw brand. The title was introduced in 1963 as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and became exclusive to the SmackDown brand in 2002 when the company was split into two separate brands, Raw and SmackDown. A third world title, the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, was introduced in 2006 and was active until 2010 when ECW folded. The title was then unified with the WWE Championship in 2013, making it the sole world championship of WWE until 2016 when the brand extension ended and both titles were made available to both brands once again.
The first ever champion was Buddy Rogers, who won a tournament to crowned the inaugural champion. Bruno Sammartino holds the record for the longest reign as champion, holding the title for 2,803 days (over seven years) from 1963 to 1971. Hulk Hogan holds the record for most reigns as champion, with six.
The title has been vacated a total of eleven times due mostly to injury or storyline purposes; Mr. McMahon has declared himself champion three times due to winning it in handicap matches or being awarded it by default; David Arquette won it during his short-lived professional wrestling career; and CM Punk held it for 434 days (the sixth longest reign) before leaving WWE abruptly in early 2014.
It is one of the two world titles of the WWE, alongside the WWE Universal Championship that is promoted on the Raw brand.
The WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of the two world titles of the WWE, alongside the WWE Universal Championship that is promoted on the Raw brand. The current champion is Kofi Kingston, who is in his first reign.
The title was established by the then-World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1963 as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship, after the promotion seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The inaugural champion was Buddy Rogers, who won a tournament to claim the title. It has been called “the most prestigious title in professional wrestling”.
The current lineage of the championship dates back to it being established as amens’ title in 1963; however its professional wrestling lineage can be traced back earlier with various regional championships that existed prior to its establishment.
The current champion is Drew McIntyre, who is in his first reign.
Drew McIntyre is the current WWE Champion. He is in his first reign and he won the title by defeating Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36.
The 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, along with the WWE Championship on the Raw brand. The current champion is “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, who is in his first reign.
The WWE Universal Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the Raw brand.
The championship was established as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on October 20, 2013, after WWE ceased to recognize its predecessor championship, the WWE Championship, as its main championship. The title is one of two world titles for WWE’s main roster, along with the WWE Championship on the SmackDown brand. Both titles share a common lineage; they are direct successors of the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, which was created by Vince McMahon in 1963.
The Universal Championship is currently held by Brock Lesnar, who is in his second reign. He won the title by defeating Goldberg at WrestleMania 34. Lesnar’s first reign set the record for the shortest reign in history at 22 days. Bray Wyatt holds the record for longest reign at Wyatt’s first reign lasted reign lasted 69 days.
It is one of the two world titles of the WWE, alongside the WWE Championship that is promoted on the SmackDown brand.
The WWE Universal Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on their Raw brand. It is one of the two world titles of the WWE, alongside the WWE Championship that is promoted on the SmackDown brand. The title was introduced at SummerSlam in 2016 after WWE’s rebranding that split the roster into two branches, with a separate champion exclusively for Raw and thusly no longer promoted as “WWE World Heavyweight Champion”.
The inaugural Universal Champion was Finn Bálor, who became champion by defeating Seth Rollins in the finals of a tournament at SummerSlam. Brock Lesnar is the current champion in his first reign, having defeated Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel on November 2, 2018 to win the vacant title.
As a result of Lesnar’s part-time status with WWE, he is allowed to defend the Universal Championship on non-televised live events where other Raw superstars are not appearing, such as house shows and live events in foreign countries.
The current champion is Braun Strowman, who is in his first reign.
The WWE Universal Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on their Raw brand. It is one of two world titles for WWE’s main roster, alongside the WWE Championship on SmackDown. The current champion is Braun Strowman, who is in his first reign.
The title was introduced at SummerSlam in 2016 after WWE ceases to recognize the WWE World Heavyweight Championship as its main championship, which had been established in 2013; following the reintroduction of brand-exclusive rosters as a result of the 2016 WWE draft that took place on July 19. The inaugural champion was Finn Bálor, who became champion by defeating Seth Rollins in the tournament final at SummerSlam. Brock Lesnar has had the most reigns with two.
Since its inception, there have been three vacancies. The first occurred when then-champion Goldberg lost the title to Triple H at WrestleMania 34 due to Lesnar cashing in his Money in the Bank contract during their match; second, when Bálor was forced to vacate the title immediately after winning it due to a legitimate injury; and thirdly when Lesnar vacated it after he was unable to defend it within the 30-day mandatory defense period.
