WWE World Championship History All Shows Include Television Air Dates All Title Matches Included, Non-Title Matches Ignored. 001. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley (2) [76 Days] 0. Awarded, WWE Monday Night RAW 02.09.02 d. The Undertaker, WWE Monday Night RAW 02.08.26 Match Where the Winner Would Be Number One Contender to the Undisputed WWE World Championship. Undisputed WWE Champion: Brock Lesnar moves to WWE Smack Down! Brand Immediately Following Helmsley's victory 1. d. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, WWE Monday Night RAW 02.09.02 2. d. Jeff Hardy, WWE Monday Night RAW 02.09.16 3. d. Rob Van Dam, WWE Unforgiven 2002, 02.09.22 4. d. Buh Buh Ray Dudley, WWE Monday Night RAW 02.09.30 5. d. Rob Van Dam, WWE Monday Night RAW 02.10.14 Canadian LumberJack Match. 6. d. Kane, WWE No Mercy 2002 02.10.20 WWE World Championship v. WWE Intercontinental Championship Unification Match. WWE Intercontinental Championship is unified with WWE World Championship. 002. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (1) [28 Days] 0. d. Booker T., WWE World Champion: "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWE World Tag Team Champion: Chris Jericho, Kane, and Rob Van Dam, WWE Survivor Series 2002 02.11.17 Six Man Elimination Chamber Match. Eliminations: Booker T. p. Van Dam, Jericho p. Booker T., Jericho p. Kane, Michaels p. Jericho, Michaels p. Helmsley 1. DQL Rob Van Dam, WWE Monday Night RAW 02.11.25 003. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley (3) [280 Days] 0. d. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, WWE Armageddon 2002 02.12.15 Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match 1st Fall: Street Fight, Helmsley p. Michaels 2nd Fall: Steel Cage Match, Michaels p. Helmsley 3rd Fall: Ladder Match, Helmsley d. Michaels 1. d. Scott Steiner, WWE Royal Rumble 2003 03.01.19 2. d. Scott Steiner, WWE No Way Out 2003 03.02.23 3. d. Maven, WWE Monday Night RAW 03.03.10 4. d. Booker T., WWE WrestleMania XIX 03.03.30 5. d. "Hurricane" Gregory Helms, WWE Monday Night RAW 03.03.31 6. NC Booker T., WWE Monday Night RAW 03.04.21 Special Guest Referee "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels 7. DQL Kevin Nash, WWE Judgment Day 2003 03.05.18 8. d. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, WWE Monday Night RAW 03.05.19 9. d. Kevin Nash, WWE Insurrextion 2003 03.06.07 Street Fight. 10. d. Kevin Nash, WWE Badd Blood 2003 03.06.15 Hell In A Cell. 11. d. Kane, WWE Monday Night RAW 03.06.23 Title v. Mask Match 12. d. Rob Van Dam, WWE Monday Night RAW 03.06.30 No Disqualification, No Count Out Match 13. d. Bill Goldberg, Chris Jericho, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, and Randy Orton Six Man Elimination Chamber Match Eliminations: Jericho p. Nash, Goldberg p. Orton, Goldberg p. Michaels, Goldberg p. Jericho, Helmsley p. Goldberg 004. Bill Goldberg (3) [84 Days] 0. d. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWE Unforgiven 2003 03.09.21 1. d. Chris Jericho, WWE Monday Night RAW 03.09.22 2. NC "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, WWE Monday Night RAW 03.10.20 3. d. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWE Survivor Series 2003 03.11.16 4. DQW "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWE Monday Night RAW 03.11.24 005. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley (4) [91 Days] 0. d. Bill Goldberg and Kane, WWE Armageddon 2003 03.12.14 Triple Threat Match 1. d. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, WWE Monday Night RAW 03.12.29 Double Pin. 2. DRAW "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, WWE Royal Rumble 2004 04.01.25 Last Man Standing Match. 006. "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit (2) [154 Days] 0. d. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, WWE WrestleMania XX 04.03.14 Triple Threat Match. Benoit d. Helmsley by Submission 1. d. Rhyno, WWE Monday Night RAW 04.03.22 2. d. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, WWE Backlash 2004 04.04.18 Triple Threat Match. Benoit d. Michaels by Submission 3. d. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, WWE Monday Night RAW 04.05.03 4. d. Kane, WWE Bad Blood 2004 04.06.13 5. d. Kane, WWE Monday Night RAW 04.06.28 Match Where Benoit Could Only Win By Submission, But Kane Could Win The Title In Any Manner 6. d. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWE Vengeance 2004 04.07.11 7. NC Eugene Dinsmore, WWE Monday Night RAW 04.07.12 8. d. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWE Monday Night RAW 04.07.26 Sixty Minute Iron Man Match Benoit Wins 4 Falls to 3. Falls: Benoit p. Helmsley, Helmsley p. Benoit, Helmsley COR Benoit, Helmsley p. Benoit, Benoit d. Helmsley by Submission, Benoit d. Helmsley by Submission, Benoit p. Helmsley 007. Randy Orton (1) [28 Days] 0. d. "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, WWE SummerSlam 2004 04.08.15 1. d. "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, WWE Monday Night RAW 04.08.16 008. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley (5) [85 Days] 0. d. Randy Orton, WWE Unforgiven 2004 04.09.12 1. d. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004 04.10.19 Michaels was the winner of a fan vote on WWE.com Fan Choices: "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit (27.86%), Edge (33.42%), and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (38.72%) 2. d. Maven, WWE Monday Night RAW 04.11.15 3. "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit and Edge d. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWE Monday Night RAW 04.11.29 Edge p. Benoit as Benoit made Edge submit. No Official Decision is made on whom the WWE World Champion is. ---. Vacant [34 Days] -. WWE World Championship declared vacant by WWE Chairman, Mr. Vince McMahon, WWE Monday Night RAW 04.12.06 -. WWE Monday Night RAW General Manager, Eric Bischoff announces a Six Man Elimination Chamber Match for the Vacant WWE World Championship at WWE New Year's Revolution 2005, WWE Monday Night RAW 04.12.13 009. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley (6) [84 Days] 0. d. Dave Batista, "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, Edge, Chris Jericho, and Randy Orton, WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 05.01.09 Six Man Elimination Chamber Match. Eliminations: Jericho p. Edge, Batista p. Benoit, Batista p. Jericho, Orton p. Batista, Helmsley p. Orton 1. d. Randy Orton, WWE Royal Rumble 2005 05.01.30 Match Where Evolution Was Banned From Ringside. 2. d. Edge, WWE Monday Night RAW 05.02.07 010. Dave Batista (1) [285 Days] 0. d. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWE WrestleMania XXI 05.04.03 1. d. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWE Backlash 2005 05.05.01 2. d. Edge, WWE Monday Night RAW 05.05.23 3. d. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, WWE Vengeance 2005 05.06.26 Hell In A Cell. -. Dave Batista is the final WWE Draft Lottery 2005 Pick moving from WWE Monday Night RAW to WWE Smack Down!, WWE Smack Down! 05.06.30 4. DQL John Bradshaw Layfield, WWE The Great American Bash 2005 05.07.24 5. d. John Bradshaw Layfield, WWE SummerSlam 2005 05.08.21 No Holds Barred Match. 6. d. John Bradshaw Layfield, WWE Smack Down! 05.09.09 Bullrope Match. 7. d. Eddie Guerrero, WWE No Mercy 2005 05.10.09 8. NC Randy Orton, WWE Smack Down! 05.11.25 Street Fight. ---. Vacant [1 Day] -. WWE World Champion, Dave Batista is forced to vacate the WWE World Championship due to injuries, WWE Smack Down! 06.01.13 011. Kurt Angle (1) [79 Days] 0. Wins Twenty Man Over-The-Top-Rope Battle Royal, WWE Smack Down! 06.01.13 Match For Vacant WWE World Championship. 1. d. "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry, WWE Royal Rumble 2006 06.01.29 2. d. The Undertaker, WWE No Way Out 2006 06.02.19 3. DQL The Undertaker, WWE Smack Down! 06.03.03 012. Rey Misterio, Jr. (1) [112 Days] 0. d. Kurt Angle and Randy Orton, WWE WrestleMania XXII 06.04.02 Triple Threat Match. Misterio p. Orton 1. d. Randy Orton, WWE Smack Down! 06.04.07 2. NC Kurt Angle, WWE Smack Down! 06.04.28 3. d. John Bradshaw Layfield, WWE Judgment Day 2006 06.05.21 4. d. John Bradshaw Layfield, WWE Smack Down! 06.05.26 Match Where John Bradshaw Layfield Lost, He Would Quit WWE Smack Down! 5. NC Sabu, ECW One Night Stand 2006 06.06.11 6. DQW "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Heny, WWE Smack Down! 06.06.23 013. King Booker T. (6) [126 Days] 0. d. Rey Misterio, Jr., WWE The Great American Bash 2006 06.07.23 1. d. Rey Misterio, Jr., WWE Smack Down! 06.07.28 2. DQL Dave Batista, WWE SummerSlam 2006 06.08.20 3. d. Dave Batista, WWE Smack Down! 06.09.08 4. DQL The Undertaker, WWE Smack Down! 06.09.22 5. d. Dave Batista, Fit Finlay, and Bobby Lashley, WWE No Mercy 2006 06.10.08 Fatal Four Way Booker p. Finlay 6. DQL Dave Batista, WWE Smack Down! 06.10.20 7. d. John Cena and "The Big Show" Paul Wight, WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 06.11.05 Three Way Champion Of Champions Match Where Fans Vote Which Championship Is On The Line. WWE World Championship Was On The Line By Winning A Fan Vote On WWE.Com Fan Choices: ECW World Championship (21%), WWE Championship (12%), and WWE World Championship (67%). Booker T. p. Cena 8. d. Bobby Lashley, WWE Smack Down! 06.11.10 014. Dave Batista (2) [126 Days] 0. d. King Booker T., WWE Survivor Series 2006 06.11.26 Match Where The WWE World Championship Would Change Hands On Count Out Or Disqualification. 1. d. King Booker T. and Fit Finlay, WWE Smack Down! 06.12.01 Triple Threat Match. Batista p. Finlay 2. d. Mr. Ken Kennedy, WWE Royal Rumble 2007 07.01.28 015. The Undertaker (2) [40 Days] 0. d. Dave Batista, WWE WrestleMania XXIII 07.04.01 1. DRAW Dave Batista, WWE Backlash 07.04.29 Last Man Standing Match. 2. DRAW Dave Batista, WWE Smack Down! 07.05.11 Steel Cage Match. 016. Edge (1) [70 Days] 0. d. The Undertaker, WWE Smack Down! 07.05.11 1. d. Dave Batista, WWE Judgment Day 2007 07.05.20 2. d. Dave Batista, WWE One Night Stand 2007 07.06.03 Steel Cage Match. 3. COW Dave Batista, WWE Vengeance 2007 07.06.24 Do Or Die Match. Batista originally defeated Edge by Disqualification, however, WWE Smack Down! General Manager, Theodore Long re-started the match indicating that Edge would lose the WWE World Championship if he was disqualified. ---. Vacant [1 Day] 0. Due to injury, Edge will not be able to compete for more than 30 days, vacating the WWE World Championship, WWE Smack Down! 07.07.20 017. The Great Khali (1) [58 Days] 0. Wins Twenty Man Over-The-Top-Rope Battle Royal, WWE Smack Down! 07.07.20 Match For Vacant WWE World Championship. 1. d. Dave Batista and Kane, WWE The Great American Bash 2007 07.07.22 No Disqualification Triple Threat Match. The Great Khali p. Kane 2. DQL Dave Batista, WWE SummerSlam 2007 07.08.26 018. Dave Batista (3) [91 Days] 0. d. The Great Khali and Rey Misterio, Jr., WWE Unforgiven 2007 07.09.16 Triple Threat Match. Batista p. Khali 1. d. The Great Khali, WWE No Mercy 2007 07.10.07 Punjabi Prison Match. 2. d. The Undertaker, WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 07.10.28 Match Where "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Was Special Guest Referee. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was the winner of a fan vote on WWE.com Fan Choices: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (79%), Mick Foley (11%), and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (10%) 3. d. The Undertaker, WWE Survivor Series 2007 07.11.18 Hell In A Cell. 4. NC Edge, WWE Smack Down! 07.11.30 019. Edge (2) [105 Days] 0. d. Dave Batista and The Undertaker, WWE Armageddon 2007 07.12.16 Triple Threat Match. Edge p. Batista 1. with The Edge-Heads (Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder) DQL Dave Batista, WWE Smack Down! 07.12.21 Three-On-One Handicapped Match Where The WWE World Championship Was On The Line. Batista p. Ryder, but the match was ordered to continue by WWE Smack Down! General Manager, Vickie Guerrero. Guerrero claimed the title could only change hands if Edge was pinned or submitted. 2. d. Rey Misterio, Jr., WWE Royal Rumble 2008 08.01.27 3. d. Rey Misterio, Jr., WWE No Way Out 2008 08.02.17 020. The Undertaker (3) [33 Days] 0. d. Edge, WWE WrestleMania XXIV 08.03.30 1. d. Dave Batista, WWE Smack Down! 08.04.25 No Disqualification Match. 2. d. Edge, WWE Backlash 2008 08.04.27 ---. Vacant [30 Days] 0. WWE Smack Down! General Manager, Vickie Guerrero stripped The Undertaker of the WWE World Championship due to excessive use of an illegal choke hold (gogoplata), WWE Smack Down! 08.05.02 00. The Undertaker d. Edge by Count-Out, WWE Judgment Day 2008 08.05.18 Match for the Vacant WWE World Championship. WWE Smack Down! General Manager, Vickie Guerrero informed The Undertaker that a WWE Championship could only be won by Pinfall or Submission and that the WWE World Championship would remain vacant. 021. Edge (3) [29 Days] 0. d. The Undertaker, WWE One Night Stand 2008 08.06.01 Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match For the Vacant WWE World Championship. Match Where If The Undertaker Lost He Would No Longer Be Allowed to Compete in World Wrestling Entertainment. 1. d. Dave Batista, WWE Night Of Champions 2008 08.06.29 022. C.M. Punk (1) [20+ Days] 0. d. Edge, WWE Monday Night RAW 08.06.30 1. d. John Bradshaw Layfield, WWE Monday Night RAW 08.06.30 2. NC Dave Batista, WWE The Great American Bash 2008 08.07.20 2. v. ?, WWE SummerSlam 2008 08.08.17 3. v. ?, WWE Unforgiven 2008 08.09.07 4. v. ?, WWE No Mercy 2008 08.10.05 5. v. ?, WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 08.10.26 6. v. ?, WWE Survivor Servies 2008 08.11.23 7. v. ?, WWE Armageddon 2008 08.12.21 8. v. ?, WWE Royal Rumble 2009 09.01.29 9. v. ?, WWE No Way Out 2009 09.02.15 10. v. ?, WWE WrestleMania XXV 09.04.05