WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut, and the world's largest promotion. As in other professional wrestling promotions, WWE promotes several championships, with titleholders typically determined via the results of professional wrestling matches within scripted storylines. On rare occasions, a championship may be awarded to or stripped from a wrestler outside of a match, though these occurrences also fall within scripted storylines.[a]
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WWE currently divides its roster between three brands. Most wrestlers compete exclusively on a single brand (with select exemptions). WWE's two primary brands are Raw and SmackDown, collectively referred to as the main roster. NXT serves as the developmental brand (although it was considered a third main brand from 2019 to 2021).[1]
There are currently 17 championships in WWE divided among the three brands. Raw has a primary, secondary, and tag team championship for male wrestlers, and a singles championship for female wrestlers. SmackDown has two primary championships (jointly held and defended as an undisputed championship), a secondary championship, and a tag team championship for male wrestlers, and a singles championship for female wrestlers. NXT features a primary, secondary, specialty, and tag team championship for male wrestlers, with a primary and secondary championship for female wrestlers. There are two titles which are shared among all three brands—a specialty championship for male wrestlers and a tag team championship for female wrestlers.
As of August 27, 2024, among the three current brands, 20 wrestlers officially hold championships (including one double champion). This list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of title victory.
Overview
editThe American professional wrestling promotion WWE currently divides its roster into what the company refers to as brands. The two main brands that the company promotes are Raw and SmackDown, collectively referred to as the main roster. Wrestlers assigned to the two main brands exclusively compete on the respective weekly television programs, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown, albeit with some exceptions. The Raw brand also has a supplementary online streaming program called Main Event. Monthly pay-per-view and livestreaming events feature wrestlers from both brands.
NXT is the company's developmental brand, which is where newer WWE wrestlers perform to potentially be promoted to the main roster. Wrestlers assigned to NXT exclusively compete on the weekly television program, NXT, albeit with some exceptions, as well as the brand's supplementary online streaming program called Level Up. NXT also has its own major livestreaming events held periodically throughout the year.
There is also a weekly online program called Speed that streams exclusively on X and features wrestlers from all three brands.
Main roster
editFor the men's division, Raw features a primary, secondary, and tag team championship, while SmackDown features two jointly held and defended primary titles (promoted as an undisputed championship) along with a secondary and tag team title. There is also an internet championship available to wrestlers from both brands as well as NXT and defended exclusively on the online program Speed.
For the women's division, each brand has a primary championship. There is also a tag team championship shared between both brands as well as NXT. There is also an upcoming internet championship that will be available to wrestlers from both brands as well as NXT and defended exclusively on the online program Speed.
Men
editAt the top of WWE's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers are the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw and the Undisputed WWE Championship on SmackDown—regarded as world heavyweight championships. The World Heavyweight Championship is held by first-time champion Gunther. He defeated Damian Priest at SummerSlam on August 3, 2024.[2] The Undisputed WWE Championship is held by Cody Rhodes and consists of the WWE Championship and the WWE Universal Championship, with Rhodes being in his first reign with each title as they are jointly defended but retain their individual lineages. He won the Undisputed title by defeating Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match at WrestleMania XL Night 2 on April 7, 2024.[3][4]
Secondary titles for male wrestlers include the Intercontinental Championship on Raw and the United States Championship on SmackDown. The Intercontinental Championship is held by Bron Breakker, who is in his first reign. He defeated Sami Zayn at SummerSlam on August 3, 2024.[5] The United States Championship is held by LA Knight, who is in his first reign. He defeated previous champion Logan Paul at SummerSlam on August 3, 2024.[6]
Tag team titles for male wrestlers include the World Tag Team Championship on Raw and the WWE Tag Team Championship on SmackDown—regarded as world tag team championships. The World Tag Team Championship is held by The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh), who are in their first reign as a team, the first reign for McDonagh and third for Bálor individually, and overall third reign for Judgment Day as a stable as Bálor previously held the title twice with former stablemate Damian Priest. They won the title by defeating Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) on Raw on June 24, 2024.[7] The WWE Tag Team Championship is held by first-time champions The Bloodline (Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa). The Bloodline's Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga originally defeated #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) on the August 2, 2024, episode of SmackDown to win the championship; however, on the August 23 episode, Bloodline leader Solo Sikoa had Fatu relinquish his share of the title to fellow group member Tonga Loa so that Fatu could be Sikoa's personal enforcer.[8]
A specialty title, the WWE Speed Championship, is an internet championship available to male wrestlers from all three brands. This title has a stipulation where matches have a five-minute time limit and stream exclusively on WWE's online show Speed. It is held by SmackDown's Andrade, who defeated Raw's Ricochet during the Speed tapings on June 7, 2024,[9] which aired on tape delay on June 14, 2024, and is when WWE officially began his reign.[10]
Women
editAt the top of WWE's championship hierarchy for female wrestlers are the Women's World Championship on Raw and the WWE Women's Championship on SmackDown—both regarded as women's world championships. The Women's World Championship is held by two-time champion Liv Morgan, who won the title by defeating Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring on May 25, 2024.[11] The WWE Women's Championship is held by two-time champion Nia Jax, who defeated Bayley at SummerSlam on August 3, 2024.[12]
The women's tag team championship is the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, which is shared between Raw, SmackDown, and NXT. It is held by first-time champions The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) from Raw, who defeated previous champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill in a triple threat tag team match, which also involved the team of Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark, who they pinned, at Clash at the Castle: Scotland on June 15, 2024.[13]
A specialty title, the WWE Speed Women's Championship, is an upcoming internet championship which will be available to female wrestlers from all three brands. This title will have a stipulation where matches have a five-minute time limit and stream exclusively on WWE's online show Speed. The title was announced on August 9, 2024, with a tournament to determine the inaugural champion beginning in September.[14]
Developmental
editNXT
editFor the men's division, NXT features a primary, secondary, specialty, and tag team championship. There is also another specialty championship which is shared with Raw and SmackDown (listed above).
The women's division has a primary and secondary championship, and shares a tag team championship with Raw and SmackDown (listed above). There is also an upcoming specialty championship which will also be shared with Raw and SmackDown (listed above).
Men
The top title for male wrestlers is the NXT Championship. It is held by first-time champion Ethan Page. He defeated previous champion Trick Williams in a fatal four-way match, which also involved Shawn Spears and Je'Von Evans, the latter of whom Page pinned, at Heatwave on July 7, 2024.[15]
The secondary championship for male wrestlers is the NXT North American Championship. It is held by first-time champion Oba Femi, who defeated SmackDown's Dragon Lee in his NXT Breakout Tournament contract cash-in match on the January 9, 2024, episode of NXT. [16]
The specialty championship for men is the NXT Heritage Cup, where all matches are contested under British Rounds Rules. It is held by two-time champion Charlie Dempsey, who defeated Tony D'Angelo by 2–1 on the August 13, 2024, episode of NXT.[17]
The men's tag team championship is the NXT Tag Team Championship. It is held by Chase U (Andre Chase and Ridge Holland), who are in their first reign as a team; individually, it is the first for Holland and second for Chase, who previously held the title as part of Chase U with stable member Duke Hudson. They won the title by defeating Nathan Frazer and Axiom on the August 13, 2024, episode of NXT.[18]
Women
The top title for female wrestlers is the NXT Women's Championship. It is held by record-tying two-time champion Roxanne Perez. She won the title by defeating Lyra Valkyria at Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024.[19]
The secondary women's title is the NXT Women's North American Championship. It is held by Kelani Jordan, who became the inaugural champion by defeating Sol Ruca, Lash Legend, Fallon Henley, Jaida Parker, and Michin in a six-woman ladder match at Battleground on June 9, 2024.[20]
Current champions
editNote: Tables with a "Days rec." column means that WWE officially recognizes a different number of days that a wrestler has held a title, generally due to an event airing on tape delay.
The colors and symbols indicate the home brand of the champions.
† | Raw | ‡ | SmackDown | § | NXT | ∞ | Unbranded |
Main roster
editRaw
Raw | ||||||||
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Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
World Heavyweight Championship | Gunther | 1 | August 3, 2024 | 24 | Cleveland, Ohio | Defeated Damian Priest at SummerSlam. | [21] | |
Women's World Championship | Liv Morgan | 2 | May 25, 2024 | 94 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Defeated Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring. | [22] | |
WWE Intercontinental Championship | Bron Breakker | 1 | August 3, 2024 | 24 | Cleveland, Ohio | Defeated Sami Zayn at SummerSlam. | [21] | |
World Tag Team Championship | |
The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh) |
1 (3, 1) |
June 24, 2024 | 64 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Defeated Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) on Raw. | [23] |
SmackDown
SmackDown | ||||||||
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Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
Undisputed WWE Championship (WWE and Universal championships) |
Cody Rhodes | 1 | April 7, 2024 | 142 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defeated Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match at WrestleMania XL Night 2. | [24] | |
WWE Women's Championship | Nia Jax | 2 | August 3, 2024 | 24 | Cleveland, Ohio | Defeated Bayley at SummerSlam. | [21] | |
WWE United States Championship | LA Knight | 1 | August 3, 2024 | 24 | Cleveland, Ohio | Defeated Logan Paul at SummerSlam. | [21] | |
WWE Tag Team Championship | The Bloodline (Tonga Loa and Tama Tonga) |
1 | August 2, 2024 | 25 | Cleveland, Ohio | The Bloodline's Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu originally defeated previous champions #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) on the August 2, 2024, episode of SmackDown; however, on the August 23 episode, Bloodline leader Solo Sikoa had Fatu relinquish his share of the title to fellow group member Tonga Loa so that Fatu could be Sikoa's personal enforcer. | [25][26] |
- The WWE and Universal Championships–while maintaining their separate lineages–are jointly held and defended as the Undisputed WWE Championship.
Open
These titles are available to all three brands: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT.
Unbranded | |||||||||
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Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Days rec. |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship | The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) † |
1 | June 15, 2024 | 73 | 73 | Glasgow, Scotland | Defeated previous champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill in a triple threat tag team match, which also involved the team of Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark, who they pinned, at Clash at the Castle: Scotland. | [27] | |
WWE Speed Championship | Andrade ‡ | 1 | June 7, 2024 | 81 | 74 | Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Ricochet on Speed. WWE recognizes Andrade's reign as beginning on June 14, 2024, when the match aired on tape delay. |
[9][28] | |
WWE Speed Women's Championship | TBD | — | TBA | — | — | TBA | Title was announced on August 9, 2024. | [29] |
Developmental
edit- NXT
See also
edit- Championship types in WWE
- Champions in WWE lists
- List of former championships in WWE
- List of NXT Champions
- List of NXT North American Champions
- List of NXT Tag Team Champions
- List of NXT Women's Champions
- List of WWE Champions
- List of WWE Intercontinental Champions
- List of WWE Raw Tag Team Champions
- List of WWE Women's Champions
- List of WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions
- List of Women's World Champions (WWE)
- List of WWE United States Champions
- List of WWE Universal Champions
- List of WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
Notes
edit- ^ In some cases, a wrestler may be stripped of a title due to a legitimate injury or other real-world circumstance. On such occasions, the storyline may be adapted around real-world events or may continue without referencing them.
References
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