WWE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

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Wrestler

Triple H
Shawn Michaels
Triple H
Goldberg
Triple H
Chris Benoit
Randy Orton
Triple H
Vacated
Triple H
Batista
Vacated
Kurt Angle
Rey Mysterio
King Booker
Batista
Undertaker
Edge
Vacated
The Great Khali
Batista
Edge
Undertaker
Vacated
Edge
CM Punk
Chris Jericho
Batista
Chris Jericho
John Cena
Edge
John Cena
Edge
Jeff Hardy
CM Punk
Jeff Hardy
CM Punk
Undertaker
Chris Jericho
Jack Swagger
Rey Mysterio
Kane
Edge
Dolph Ziggler
Edge
Vacated
Christian
Randy Orton
Christian
Randy Orton
Mark Henry
Big Show
Daniel Bryan
Sheamus
The Big Show
Alberto Del Rio
Dolph Ziggler
Alberto Del Rio
John Cena
Randy Orton
Unified

Reign

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Date

September 2, 2002
November 17, 2002
December 15, 2002
September 21, 2003
December 14, 2003
March 14, 2004
August 15, 2004
September 12, 2004
November 29, 2004
January 9, 2005
April 3, 2005
January 10, 2006
January 10, 2006
April 2, 2006
July 23, 2006
November 26, 2006
April 1, 2007
May 8, 2007
July 17, 2007
July 17, 2007
September 16, 2007
December 16, 2007
March 30, 2008 
April 29, 2008
June 1, 2008
June 30, 2008
September 7, 2008
October 26, 2008
November 3, 2008
November 23, 2008
February 15, 2009
April 5, 2009
April 26, 2009
June 7, 2009
June 7, 2009
July 26, 2009
August 23, 2009
October 4, 2009
February 21, 2010
March 30, 2010
June 20, 2010
July 18, 2010
December 19, 2010
February 15, 2011
February 15, 2011
April 12, 2011
May 1, 2011
May 3, 2011
July 17, 2011
August 14, 2011
September 18, 2011
December 18, 2011
December 18, 2011
April 1, 2012
October 28, 2012
January 8, 2013
April 8, 2013
June 16, 2013
October 27, 2013
December 15, 2013
December 16, 2013

Days Held
76
28
280
84
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42
0
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Location

Milwaukee, WI
New York, NY
Sunrise, FL
Hershey, PA
Orlando, FL
New York, NY
Toronto, ON
Portland, OR
Baltimore, MD
San Juan, PR
Los Angeles, CA
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Rosemont, IL
Indianapolis, IN
Philadelphia, PA
Detroit, MI
Pittsburgh, PA
Laredo, TX 
Laredo, TX
Memphis, TN
Pittsburgh, PA
Orlando, FL
Atlantic City, NJ
San  Diego, CA
Oklahoma City, OK
Cleveland, OH
Phoenix, AZ
Tampa, FL
Boston, MA
Seattle, WA
Houston, TX
Providence, RI 
New  Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA
Philadelphia, PA
Los Angeles, CA
Newark, NJ
St. Louis, MO
Las Vegas, NV
Uniondale, NY
Kansas City, MO
Houston, TX
San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
Albany, NY
Tampa, FL
Orlando, FL
Rosemont, IL
Los Angeles, CA
Buffalo, NY
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
Miami, FL
Atlanta, GA
Miami, FL
East Rutherford, NJ
Rosemont, IL
Miami, FL
Houston, TX
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Event

Raw
Survivor Series
Armageddon
Unforgiven
Armageddon
WrestleMania XX
SummerSlam
Unforgiven
Raw
New Year Revolution
WrestleMania 21
SmackDown!
SmackDown!
WrestleMania 22
Great American Bash
Survivor Series
WrestleMania 23
SmackDown!
SmackDown!
SmackDown!
Unforgiven
Armageddon
WrestleMania XXIV
SmackDown
One Night Stand
Raw
Unforgiven
Cyber Sunday
Raw
Survivor Series
No Way Out
WrestleMania XXV
Backlash
Extreme Rules
Extreme Rules
Night of Champions
SummerSlam
Hell in a Cell
Elimination Chamber
SmackDown
Fatal 4-Way
Money in the Bank
TLC
SmackDown
SmackDown
SmackDown
Extreme Rules
SmackDown
Money in the Bank
SummerSlam
Night of Champions
TLC
TLC
WrestleMania XXVIII
Hell in a Cell
SmackDown
Raw
Payback
Hell in a Cell
TLC
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Notes
1  Triple H was awarded the championship by the on-screen General Manager Eric Bischoff, making him the inaugural champion in the process.  Triple H defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Kane on October 20, 2002 at No Mercy to unify the Intercontinental Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship
2  This was the first ever Elimination Chamber match also involving Chris Jericho, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, and Kane  
3  This was a Three Stages of Hell match
4  This was a Career vs. Title match
5  This was a Triple Threat match also involving Kane
6  This was a Triple Threat match also involving Shawn Michaels
Vacated  The championship was vacated after a double fall occurred in a Triple Threat match involving Chris Beniot, and Edge
9  Defeated Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Batista, and Edge in an Elimination Chamber match
10  Batista was drafted to the SmackDown! brand on June 30, 2005, making the title SmackDown! exclusive
Vacated   Batista vacated the title after he was sidelined with a legitimate triceps injury. This episode aired on tape delay on January 13, 2006
11  Angle won the vacant championship in a 20 man battle royal.   This episode aired  n tape delay on January 13, 2006
12  This was a Triple Threat match also involving Randy Orton. The title is referred to as the "World Championship" during this and any other time Mysterio will hold the championship
16  Edge cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to earn the right to challenge for the title. Edge, a Raw wrestler at the time, transferred to the SmackDown! roster shortly after the win. This episode aired on tape delay on May 11, 2007
Vacated  Edge vacated the title after he was sidelined with a  legitimate pectoral injury. This episode aired on tape delay on July 20, 2007
17  The Great Khali won the vacant championship in a 20 man battle  royal.  This episode aired on tape delay on July 20, 2007
18  This was a Triple Threat  match also involving Rey Mysterio
19  This was a Triple Threat  match also involving The Undertaker
Vacated  SmackDown's General  Manager Vickie Guerrero ordered The Undertaker to relinquish the title because of the danger that his Hell's Gate choke hold caused. This episode aired on tape delay on May 2, 2008
21  Edge defeated The Undertaker in a  Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to win the vacant title
22  Punk cashed in his  Money in the Bank contract in order to challenge for  the title. CM Punk was a part of the Raw brand, thus making the title Raw-exclusive again
23  Originally, CM Punk was to defend his title in a Championship Scramble match also involving John "Bradshaw" Layfield,  Batista, Rey Mysterio, and Kane, but he was replaced by Jericho, who won the match and championship as a result of Punk sustaining a scripted injury
25  This was a Steel Cage match
27  This was an Elimination Chamber match also involving Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, Mike Knox, and Kane. The title becomes SmackDown exclusive as a result of Edge being a part of the SmackDown roster
28  This was a Triple Threat match also involving The Big Show.  Becomes exclusive to the Raw brand once again due to John Cena being a Raw brand wrestler
29  This was a Last Man Standing match. The championship becomes exclusive to the SmackDown brand due to Edge being a SmackDown wrestler
30  This was a Ladder match
31  Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank contract immediately after Hardy's victory to win the Championship
33  This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
34  This was a Hell in a Cell  match
35  This was an Elimination Chamber match, also involving John Morrison,  R-Truth, CM Punk and Rey Mysterio
36  Swagger cashed in his  Money in the Bank contract to earn the right to challenge for the title. Signed to RAW at the time, Swagger transfers to SmackDown upon winning the title. This episode aired on tape delay on April 2, 2010
37  This was a Fatal 4-Way match, also involving The Big Show and CM Punk. The title was referred to solely as the "World Championship" during the reign
38  Kane cashed in his SmackDown Money in the Bank contract in order to challenge for the title
39  This was a  Fatal 4-Way Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, also involving Alberto Del Rio and Rey Mysterio
40  Edge was stripped as a result of using the spear (which had been banned) in a previous match by Vickie Guerrero, who then awarded the belt to Ziggler. This episode aired on tape delay on February 18, 2011
41  This episode aired on tape  delay on February 18, 2011
Vacated  Edge chose to vacate the  championship due to injury and subsequent retirement. This episode aired on tape delay on April 15, 2011
42  Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio in a Ladder match to win the vacant world championship
43  This episode aired on tape delay on May 6, 2011
44  Defeated Randy Orton by disqualification after Orton gave him a low-blow in view of the official. The stipulations of the match allowed the title to change
45  This was a No Holds Barred Match
47  This was a chairs match. His title reign lasted exactly 1 minute and 53 seconds, the shortest reign in title history
48  Daniel Bryan cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Big Show who was knocked out by Mark Henry after the match
49  Won the title in 18 seconds.
51 This was a Last Man Standing match. Aired on tape delay on January 11, 2013
52. Ziggler cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
55. This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match that was also for Orton's WWE Champions.
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Title officially retired by WWE on December 16, 2013