Daily Archives: August 17, 2008
WWE Cruiserweight Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taka Michinoku | Brian Christopher | 12/7/1997 | IYH: D-Generation X[1] |
| Christian Cage | Taka Michinoku | 10/18/1998 | Judgment Day |
| Gillberg | Christian Cage | 11/17/1998 | Raw is War |
| Essa Rios | Gillberg | 2/13/2000 | HeAt |
| Dean Malenko | Essa Rios | 3/13/2000 | Raw is War |
| Scotty 2 Hotty | Dean Malenko | 4/17/2000 | Raw is War |
| Dean Malenko (2) | Scotty 2 Hotty | 4/27/2000 | Smackdown |
| Crash Holly | Dean Malenko | 3/13/2001 | HeAt |
| Jerry Lynn | Crash Holly | 4/29/2001 | HeAt |
| Jeff Hardy | Jerry Lynn | 6/7/2001 | Smackdown! |
| X-Pac | Jeff Hardy | 6/25/2001 | Raw is War |
| Tajiri | X-Pac | 8/6/2001 | Raw is War |
| X-Pac (2) | Tajiri | 8/19/2001 | SummerSlam |
| Billy Kidman | X-Pac | 10/11/2001 | Smackdown! |
| Tajiri (2) | Billy Kidman | 10/22/2001 | Raw[2] |
| Billy Kidman (2) | Tajiri | 4/4/2002 | Smackdown! |
| Tajiri (3) | Billy Kidman | 4/21/2002 | Backlash |
| The Hurricane | Tajiri | 5/16/2002 | Smackdown![3] |
| Jamie Noble | The Hurricane | 6/23/2002 | King of the Ring |
| Billy Kidman (3) | Jamie Noble | 11/17/2002 | Survivor Series |
| Matt Hardy | Billy Kidman | 2/23/2003 | No Way Out |
| Rey Mysterio | Matt Hardy | 6/3/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Tajiri (4) | Rey Mysterio | 9/25/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Rey Mysterio (2) | Tajiri | 1/1/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Chavo Guerrero | Rey Mysterio | 2/15/2004 | No Way Out |
| Jacqueline | Chavo Guerrero | 5/6/2004 | Smackdown |
| Chavo Guerrero (2) |
Jacqueline | 5/16/2004 | Judgment Day |
| Chavo Classic | Chavo Guerrero | 5/20/2004 | Smackdown![4] |
| Rey Mysterio (3) | Chavo Classic | 6/17/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Spike Dudley | Rey Mysterio | 7/29/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Funaki | Spike Dudley | 12/12/2004 | Armageddon |
| Chavo Guerrero (3) |
Funaki | 2/20/2005 | No Way Out[5] |
| Paul London | Chavo Guerrero | 3/31/2005 | Smackdown![6] |
| Nunzio | Paul London | 8/6/2005 | Velocity |
| Juventud | Nunzio | 10/9/2005 | No Mercy |
| Nunzio (2) | Juventud | 11/15/2005 | Rome, Italy |
| Juventud (2) | Nunzio | 11/25/2005 | Smackdown! |
| Kid Kash | Juventud | 12/18/2005 | Armageddon |
| Gregory Helms (2) | Kid Kash | 1/29/2006 | Royal Rumble[7] |
| Chavo Guerrero (4) |
Gregory Helms | 2/18/2007 | No Way Out[8] |
| Hornswoggle | Chavo Guerrero | 7/22/2007 | Great American Bash[9] |
Footnotes:
[1]: This was a tournament final.
[2]: After Survivor Series, the WWF Light Heavyweight title would be abandoned, as the WCW Cruiserweight title becomes adopted by the WWF. After the draft on March 25, 2002, the title becomes exclusive to Smackdown.
[3]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Billy Kidman.
[4]: This was a triple-threat match which also featured Spike Dudley.
[5]: This was a six-man Cruiserweight Open which also involved Paul London, Akio, Shannon Moore and Spike Dudley.
[6]: London won an eight-man battle royal to win the title.
[7]: This was a six-man Cruiserweight Open which also featured Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio and Paul London. Helms, who was part of the Raw roster, moved to Smackdown after winning the title.
[8]: This was an 8-man Cruiserweight Open which also involved Daivari, Shannon Moore, Funaki, Jamie Noble, Jimmy Wang Yang and Scotty 2 Hotty.
[9]: On September 28, 2007, SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero stated that Hornswaggle’s status as Mr. McMahon’s (kayfabe) son and his dimunitive stature would eventually jeopardize his well-being. On March 4, 2008, the WWE put the title on the retired section with the other past titles.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
WWE European Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davey Boy Smith | Owen Hart | 2/26/1997 | Monday Night Raw[1] |
| Shawn Michaels | Davey Boy Smith | 9/20/1997 | One Night Only |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
Shawn Michaels | 12/22/1997 | Raw is War |
| Owen Hart | Goldust | 1/20/1998 | Raw is War[2] |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley (2) |
Owen Hart | 3/16/1998 | Raw is War |
| D’Lo Brown | Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
7/20/1998 | Raw is War |
| X-Pac | D’Lo Brown | 9/21/1998 | Raw is War |
| D’Lo Brown (2) | X-Pac | 10/5/1998 | Raw is War |
| X-Pac (2) | D’Lo Brown | 10/18/1998 | Judgment Day |
| Shane McMahon | X-Pac | 2/15/1999 | Raw is War[3] |
| Mideon | – | 6/21/1999 | Raw is War[4] |
| D’Lo Brown (3) | Mideon | 7/25/1999 | Fully Loaded |
| Jeff Jarrett | D’Lo Brown | 8/22/1999 | SummerSlam |
| Mark Henry | – | 8/23/1999 | Raw is War[5] |
| D’Lo Brown (4) | Mark Henry | 9/26/1999 | Unforgiven |
| Davey Boy Smith (2) |
D’Lo Brown | 10/28/1999 | Smackdown! |
| Val Venis | Davey Boy Smith | 12/12/1999 | Armageddon[6] |
| Kurt Angle | Val Venis | 2/10/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Chris Jericho | Kurt Angle | 4/2/2000 | WrestleMania 2000[7] |
| Eddie Guerrero | Chris Jericho | 4/3/2000 | Raw is War |
| Perry Saturn | Eddie Guerrero | 7/23/2000 | Fully Loaded |
| Al Snow | Perry Saturn | 8/31/2000 | Smackdown! |
| William Regal | Al Snow | 10/16/2000 | Raw is War |
| Crash Holly | William Regal | 12/2/2000 | Rebellion |
| William Regal (2) | Crash Holly | 12/4/2000 | Raw is War |
| Test | William Regal | 1/22/2001 | Raw is War |
| Eddie Guerrero (2) | Test | 4/1/2001 | WrestleMania X-7 |
| Matt Hardy | Eddie Guerrero | 4/26/2001 | Smackdown! |
| The Hurricane | Matt Hardy | 8/27/2001 | Raw is War |
| Bradshaw | The Hurricane | 10/22/2001 | Raw |
| Christian | Bradshaw | 11/1/2001 | Smackdown! |
| DDP | Christian | 1/31/2002 | Smackdown! |
| William Regal (3) | DDP | 3/21/2002 | Smackdown![8] |
| Spike Dudley | William Regal | 4/8/2002 | Raw |
| William Regal (4) | Spike Dudley | 5/6/2002 | Raw |
| Jeff Hardy | William Regal | 7/8/2002 | Raw |
| Rob Van Dam | Jeff Hardy | 7/22/2002 | Raw[9] |
Footnotes:
[1]: This was a tournament final.
[2]: Goldust impersonated champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley for this match, but WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter allowed the title change to stand.
[3]: During a tag team match with Shane McMahon & Kane took on champion X-Pac & Triple H where the European title was on the line, McMahon won the belt by pinning X-Pac. McMahon would retire the belt shortly after beating X-Pac at WrestleMania XV.
[4]: McMahon reactivated the title and awarded it to Mideon several months later.
[5]: Jarrett gave the title to Henry as a reward for helping him beat Brown for both the European and Intercontinental championships the previous night.
[6]: This was a triple-threat match which also included D’Lo Brown.
[7]: This was a triple-threa match which also included Chris Benoit.
[8]: The European title becomes exclusive to Raw when Regal gets drafted to Raw on March 26, 2002.
[9]: As Intercontinental champion, Rob Van Dam was able to unify the belts.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
ECW Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Van Dam | – | 6/13/2006 | ECW[1] |
| Big Show | Rob Van Dam | 7/4/2006 | ECW |
| Bobby Lashley | Big Show | 12/3/2006 | December to Dismember[2] |
| Mr. McMahon | Bobby Lashley | 4/29/2007 | Backlash[3] |
| Bobby Lashley (2) |
Mr. McMahon | 6/3/2007 | One Night Stand[4] |
| John Morrison | CM Punk | 6/25/2007 | Vengeance[5] |
| CM Punk | John Morrison | 9/1/2007 | ECW |
| Chavo Guerrero | CM Punk | 1/22/2008 | ECW |
| Kane | Chavo Guerrero |
3/30/2008 | WrestleMania XXIV[6] |
| Mark Henry | Kane | 6/29/2008 | Night of Champions[7] |
| Matt Hardy | The Miz | 9/7/2008 | Unforgiven[8] |
| Jack Swagger | Matt Hardy | 1/13/2009 | ECW |
| Christian | Jack Swagger | 4/26/2009 | Backlash |
| Tommy Dreamer | Christian | 6/7/2009 | Extreme Rules[9] |
| Christian (2) | Tommy Dreamer | 7/26/2009 | Night of Champions |
Footnotes:
[1]: With the renewed ECW television show as WWE would have it be, the ECW title was revived and awarded to Rob Van Dam by Paul Heyman after winning the WWE championship.
[2]: This was an extreme elimination chamber match which also included Rob Van Dam, Test, Hardcore Holly and CM Punk.
[3]: This was a handicap match which put Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and Umaga up against ECW champion Bobby Lashley. McMahon got the pinfall and won the title.
[4]: The title became vacant once Lashley was drafted to Raw.
[5]: Chris Benoit was actually chosen to be Punk’s opponent instead of Johnny Nitro (John Morrison) as another top contender, but never arrived for the show. I think we all know why he didn’t show.
[6]: Even though this is the ECW title, it became exclusive to Raw once Kane was drafted on June 23, 2008.
[7]: This was a triple-threat match which also included the Big Show. Since Mark Henry was a part of the ECW brand, the belt once again returned to where it belonged on ECW.
[8]: According the Championship Scramble rules, the ECW title could change hands any time during the match with any one gaining a pinfall on any one else regardless of whether or not they are the current champion. The match included Mark Henry, Finlay, Matt Hardy, Chavo Guerrero and The Miz.
[9]: Tommy Dreamer won the ECW world title in a triple-threat match which also included Jack Swagger.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
WWE Divas Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle McCool | Natalya | 7/20/2008 | Great American Bash[1] |
| Maryse | Michelle McCool | 12/26/2008 | Smackdown! |
| Mickie James | Maryse | 7/26/2009 | Night of Champions |
| Jillian | Mickie James | 10/12/2009 | Raw |
| Melina | Jillian | 10/12/2009 | Raw[2] |
| Maryse (2) | Gail Kim | 2/22/2010 | Raw[3] |
| Eve | Maryse | 4/12/2010 | Raw |
| Alicia Fox | Maryse | 6/20/2010 | Fatal 4-Way[4] |
| Melina (2) | Alicia Fox | 8/15/2010 | SummerSlam |
| Michelle McCool (2) | Melina | 9/19/2010 | Night of Champions[5] |
| Natalya | Michelle McCool & Layla | 11/21/2010 | Survivor Series[6] |
| Eve (2) | Layla | 1/30/2011 | Royal Rumble[7] |
| Brie Bella | Eve | 4/11/2011 | Raw |
| Kelly Kelly | Brie Bella | 6/20/2011 | Raw |
Footnotes:
[1]: This is a Smackdown-exclusive womens championship. After winning respective matches to earn the opportunity to wrestle for the new championship, Michelle McCool defeated Natalya at The Great American Bash to become the inaugural champion.
[2]: So Melina tears her ACL and has to vacate the title on January 4, 2010.
[3]: This was a tournament final.
[4]: Of course this was a fatal four-way that also included the Divas champion Eve Torres and Gail Kim.
[5]: As the WWE Women’s champion, Michelle McCool beat Melina in a title unification match. It doesn’t matter though because instead of the WWE Women’s title becoming the main title for the WWE Divas, they just went and stuck with the Divas title a few weeks after this match took place.
[6]: The Divas title was defended in a handicap match as the Divas champ Michelle McCool and Layla lost to Natalya.
[7]: This was a fatal four-way match which also included the Divas champ Natalya and Michelle McCool.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
WWE Tag Team Titles History (SD!)
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit | Rey Mysterio & Edge | 10/20/2002 | No Mercy[1] |
| Edge & Rey Mysterio | Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit | 11/7/2002 | Smackdown! |
| Los Guerreros | Edge & Rey Mysterio | 11/17/2002 | Survivor Series[2] |
| Benjamin & Haas | Los Guerreros | 2/6/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri | Benjamin & Haas | 5/18/2003 | Judgment Day[3] |
| Benjamin & Haas (2) | Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri | 7/3/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Los Guerreros (2) | Benjamin & Haas | 9/18/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Basham Brothers | Los Guerreros | 10/23/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty | Basham Brothers | 2/5/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Charlie Haas & Rico | Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty | 4/22/2004 | Smackdown! |
| The Dudley Boyz | Charlie Haas & Rico | 6/17/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Billy Kidman & Paul London | The Dudley Boyz | 7/8/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree | Billy Kidman & Paul London | 9/9/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio | Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree | 12/9/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Basham Brothers (2) | Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio | 1/13/2005 | Smackdown![4] |
| Rey Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero | Basham Brothers | 2/20/2005 | Smackdown! |
| MNM | Rey Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero | 4/21/2005 | Smackdown! |
| Animal & Heidenreich | MNM | 7/25/2005 | Great American Bash |
| MNM (2) | Animal & Heidenreich | 10/28/2005 | Smackdown![5] |
| Batista & Rey Mysterio | MNM | 12/16/2005 | Smackdown! |
| MNM (3) | Batista & Rey Mysterio | 12/30/2005 | Smackdown! |
| Brian Kendrick & Paul London | MNM | 5/21/2006 | Judgment Day |
| Deuce & Domino | Brian Kendrick & Paul London | 4/20/2007 | Smackdown! |
| MVP & Matt Hardy | Deuce & Domino | 8/31/2007 | Smackdown! |
| The Miz & John Morrison | MVP & Matt Hardy | 11/16/2007 | Smackdown![6] |
| Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder | The Miz & John Morrison | 7/20/2008 | Great American Bash[7] |
| Carlito & Primo Colon | Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder | 9/26/2008 | Smackdown![8] |
Footnotes:
[1]: To give the Smackdown show tag titles exclusive to their brand, a tournament was started and this was the finals.
[2]: This was a triple-threat tag team match which also included Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle.
[3]: Tajiri was a replacement for Eddie’s injured partner Chavo Guerrero.
[4]: This was a four-team elimination match which also included the teams of Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns and Booker T & Eddie Guerrero.
[5]: This was a four-way match which also featured the Mexicools and Paul Burchill & William Regal.
[6]: With Morrison a part of ECW and Miz a part of Smackdown, the tag belts were shared on both shows.
[7]: This was a fatal-four way tag match which also included Jesse & Festus and Finlay & Hornswaggle. Since both Hawkins & Ryder are a part of Smackdown, the belts returned to being exclusively defended on Smackdown.
[8]: At WrestleMania XXV on April 5, 2009, Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Miz and John Morrison to unify Smackdown’s WWE tag team championship with Raw’s World tag team championship.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
WWE United States Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Guerrero | Chris Benoit | 7/27/2003 | Vengeance[1] |
| Big Show | Eddie Guerrero | 10/19/2003 | No Mercy |
| John Cena | Big Show | 3/14/2004 | WrestleMania XX[2] |
| Booker T | Rob Van Dam | 7/29/2004 | Smackdown![3] |
| John Cena (2) | Booker T | 10/3/2004 | No Mercy |
| Carlito | John Cena | 10/7/2004 | Smackdown! |
| John Cena (3) | Carlito | 11/18/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Orlando Jordan | John Cena | 3/3/2005 | Smackdown! |
| Chris Benoit | Orlando Jordan | 8/21/2005 | SummerSlam |
| Booker T (2) | Chris Benoit | 10/21/2005 | Smackdown![4] |
| Booker T (3) | Chris Benoit | 1/13/2006 | Smackdown![5] |
| Chris Benoit (2) | Booker T | 2/19/2006 | No Way Out |
| JBL | Chris Benoit | 4/2/2006 | WrestleMania 22 |
| Bobby Lashley | JBL | 5/26/2006 | Smackdown! |
| Finlay | Bobby Lashley | 7/14/2006 | Smackdown! |
| Mr. Kennedy | Finlay | 9/1/2006 | Smackdown![6] |
| Chris Benoit (3) | Mr. Kennedy | 10/13/2006 | Smackdown! |
| MVP | Chris Benoit | 5/20/2007 | Judgment Day |
| Matt Hardy | MVP | 4/27/2008 | Backlash[7] |
| Shelton Benjamin | Matt Hardy | 7/20/2008 | Great American Bash[8] |
| MVP (2) | Shelton Benjamin | 3/20/2009 | Smackdown! |
| Kofi Kingston | MVP | 6/1/2009 | Raw |
| The Miz | Kofi Kingston | 10/5/2009 | Raw |
| Bret Hart | The Miz | 5/17/2010 | Raw[9] |
| R-Truth | The Miz | 5/24/2010 | Raw[10] |
| The Miz (2) | R-Truth | 6/14/2010 | Raw[11] |
| Daniel Bryan | The Miz | 9/19/2010 | Night of Champions |
| Sheamus | Daniel Bryan | 3/14/2011 | Raw |
| Kofi Kingston (2) | Sheamus | 5/1/2011 | Extreme Rules |
| Dolph Ziggler | Kofi Kingston | 6/19/2011 | Capitol Punishment |
Footnotes:
[1]: In an attempt to revive the U.S. title, this was the title tournament finals as the belt became exclusive to Smackdown.
[2]: On July 8, 2004, Cena was stripped of the belt after attacking Smackdown General Manager Kurt Angle.
[3]: This was an eight-man elimination match which also featured John Cena, Rene Dupree, Kenzo Suzuki, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas and Luther Reigns.
[4]: The title became vacant after a double-pinfall decision during a Booker/Benoit match on November 25, 2005. Therefore, a best-of-seven series between the two was started.
[5]: This was match #7 in the best-of-seven series, but since Booker was injured, Randy Orton subbed in his place and won the title for Booker T.
[6]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Bobby Lashley.
[7]: Matt Hardy was drafted to ECW on June 23, 2008, making the belt a part of the ECW brand.
[8]: Since Shelton Benjamin was a member of the Smackdown brand, the title returned to Smackdown.
[9]: Bret Hart vacated the WWE U.S. title when a week later, he became the General Manager of Raw.
[10]: This match served the purpose of filling the title vacancy.
[11]: This was a fatal four-way match which also included John Morrison and Zach Ryder.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
World Heavyweight Title History (WWE)
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple H | – | 9/2/2002 | Raw[1] |
| Shawn Michaels | Triple H | 11/17/2002 | Survivor Series[2] |
| Triple H (2) | Shawn Michaels | 12/15/2002 | Armageddon |
| Goldberg | Triple H | 9/21/2003 | Unforgiven |
| Triple H (3) | Goldberg | 12/14/2003 | Armageddon[3] |
| Chris Benoit | Triple H | 3/14/2004 | WrestleMania XX[4] |
| Randy Orton | Chris Benoit | 8/15/2004 | SummerSlam |
| Triple H (4) | Randy Orton | 9/12/2004 | Unforgiven[5] |
| Triple H (5) | – | 1/9/2005 | New Year’s Revolution[6] |
| Batista | Triple H | 4/3/2005 | WrestleMania 21[7] |
| Kurt Angle | – | 1/10/2006 | Smackdown![8] |
| Rey Mysterio | Kurt Angle | 4/2/2006 | WrestleMania 22[9] |
| King Booker | Rey Mysterio | 7/23/2006 | Great American Bash |
| Batista (2) | King Booker | 11/26/2006 | Survivor Series |
| The Undertaker | Batista | 4/1/2007 | WrestleMania 23 |
| Edge | The Undertaker | 5/8/2007 | Smackdown![10] |
| The Great Khali | – | 7/17/2007 | Smackdown![11] |
| Batista (3) | The Great Khali | 9/16/2007 | Unforgiven[12] |
| Edge (2) | Batista | 12/16/2007 | Armageddon[13] |
| The Undertaker (2) | Edge | 3/30/2008 | WrestleMania XXIV[14] |
| Edge (3) | The Undertaker | 6/1/2008 | One Night Stand |
| CM Punk | Edge | 6/30/2008 | Raw[15][16] |
| Chris Jericho | Kane | 9/7/2008 | Unforgiven[17] |
| Batista (4) | Chris Jericho | 10/26/2008 | Cyber Sunday[18] |
| Chris Jericho (2) | Batista | 11/3/2008 | Raw |
| John Cena | Chris Jericho | 11/23/2008 | Survivor Series |
| Edge (4) | Rey Mysterio | 2/15/2009 | No Way Out[19] |
| John Cena (2) | Big Show | 4/5/2009 | WrestleMania XXV[20] |
| Edge (5) | John Cena | 4/29/2009 | Backlash |
| Jeff Hardy | Edge | 6/7/2009 | Extreme Rules |
| CM Punk (2) | Jeff Hardy | 6/7/2009 | Extreme Rules[21] |
| Jeff Hardy (2) | CM Punk | 7/26/2009 | Night of Champions |
| CM Punk (3) | Jeff Hardy | 8/23/2009 | SummerSlam |
| The Undertaker (3) | CM Punk | 10/4/2009 | Hell in a Cell |
| Chris Jericho (3) | The Undertaker | 2/21/2010 | Elimination Chamber[22] |
| Jack Swagger | Chris Jericho | 4/2/2010 | Smackdown! |
| Rey Mysterio (2) | Jack Swagger | 6/20/2010 | Fatal 4-Way[23] |
| Kane | Rey Mysterio | 7/18/2010 | Money in the Bank |
| Edge (6) | — | 12/19/2010 | TLC[24] |
| Dolph Ziggler | Edge | 2/18/2011 | Smackdown![25] |
| Edge (7) | Dolph Ziggler | 2/18/2011 | Smackdown![26] |
| Christian | Alberto Del Rio | 5/1/2011 | Extreme Rules[27] |
| Randy Orton (2) | Christian | 5/6/2011 | Smackdown! |
| Christian (2) | Randy Orton | 7/17/2011 | Money in the Bank |
Footnotes:
[1]: This title was awarded to Triple H by the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff.
[2]: This was the first-ever elimination chamber match which also included Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Chris Jericho, and Kane.
[3]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Kane.
[4]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Shawn Michaels.
[5]: The belt was vacated the week after on December 6, 2004, because of a controversial finish during a triple-threat match which included the World Champion Triple H, Chris Benoit and Edge.
[6]: This was an elimination chamber match which also included Batista, Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho and Edge.
[7]: The title became exclusive to Smackdown on June 28, 2005, after Batista was drafted from Raw. He also had to vacate the title on January 13, 2006, because of an injury.
[8]: Angle won a 20-man battle royal to win the title.
[9]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Randy Orton.
[10]: Edge cashed in his “Money in the Bank” briefcase after a Batista/Undertaker steel cage match. He then had to vacate the title because of a pectoral injury.
[11]: Khali won a 20-man battle royal to win the title.
[12]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Rey Mysterio.
[13]: This was a triple-threat match which also included The Undertaker.
[14]: On May 2, 2008, Smackdown General Manager Vickie Guerrero stripped The Undertaker of the championship because she felt his new choke hold was too dangerous to the Smackdown wrestlers.
[15]: Punk cashed in his “Money in the Bank” briefcase after Batista beat the crap out of Edge. As a result of CM Punk being a part of Raw, the World Title became exclusive to Raw again.
[16]: At Unforgiven, CM Punk suffered a concussion after a backstage beatdown at the hands of Randy Orton and could not compete later on in the night in the Championship Scramble match. While not the crowned champion at the time, Chris Jericho wrestled as his replacement.
[17]: According the Championship Scramble rules, the World Heavyweight title could change hands any time during the match with any one gaining a pinfall on any one else regardless of whether or not they are the current champion. This match included Chris Jericho, Kane, Batista, Rey Mysterio and JBL.
[18]: Steve Austin was chosen by the fans as the special referee in this match.
[19]: Just before the Raw Elimination Chamber match, Smackdown superstar Edge beat up Raw superstar Kofi Kingston and then locked himself inside the chamber to become part of the match. The other participants were World Champion John Cena, Mike Knox, Kane and Chris Jericho. After everyone else was eliminated, it came down to Edge pinning Rey Mysterio to win the title.
[20]: This was a triple-threat match which also included the World Heavyweight Champion Edge, although Big Show was the one pinned in the match.
[21]: As the 2009 winner of the ‘Money in the Bank’ match, CM Punk cashed in the title opportunity of his choice right after Jeff Hardy defeated Edge won the belt in a grueling ladder match.
[22]: Chris Jericho regained the World Heavyweight title in an Elimination Chamber match which also featured R-Truth, John Morrison, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk. During the final part of the match, Shawn Michaels entered the elimination chamber and delivered Sweet Chin Music to the Undertaker, which allowed Chris Jericho to score the easy pinfall on the Dead Man.
[23]: This was a fatal four-way match which also included CM Punk and the Big Show.
[24]: This was a four man Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match which also featured Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio.
[25]: On a February 18 2011 episode of Smackdown, acting Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero awarded the World Heavyweight title to Dolph Ziggler after Edge used the Spear on him during a title match.
[26]: On the same episode, the REAL Smackdown GM Teddy Long made his return and in his first act as the returning GM, gave the belt back to Edge. However, Edge would soon retire and vacate the title on an April 15 2011 episode of Smackdown.
[27]: This match was set in place to fill the title vacancy.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
WWE Womens Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabulous Moolah | Judy Grable | 9/18/1956 | New Orleans, LA[1] |
| Wendi Richter | Fabulous Moolah | 7/23/1984 | The Brawl to End It All |
| Lelani Kai | Wendi Richter | 2/18/1985 | New York, NY |
| Wendi Richter | Lelani Kai | 3/31/1985 | WrestleMania |
| Fabulous Moolah (2) | Wendi Richter | 11/25/1985 | New York, NY[2] |
| Velvet McIntyre | Fabulous Moolah | 7/3/1986 | Brisbane, Australia |
| Fabulous Moolah (3) | Velvet McIntyre | 7/9/1986 | Sydney, Australia |
| Sherri Martel | Fabulous Moolah | 7/24/1987 | Houston, TX |
| Rockin’ Robin | Sherri Martel | 10/7/1988 | Prime Time Wrestling[3] |
| Alundra Blayze | Heidi Lee Morgan | 12/13/1993 | Poughkeepsie, NY[4] |
| Bull Nakano | Alundra Blayze | 11/20/1994 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Alundra Blayze (2) | Bull Nakano | 4/3/1995 | Monday Night Raw |
| Bertha Faye | Alundra Blayze | 8/27/1995 | SummerSlam |
| Alundra Blayze (3) | Bertha Faye | 10/23/1995 | Monday Night Raw[5] |
| Jacqueline | Sable | 9/21/1998 | Raw is War[6] |
| Sable | Jacqueline | 11/15/1998 | Survivor Series |
| Debra | Sable | 5/10/1999 | Raw is War[7] |
| Ivory | Debra | 6/14/1999 | Raw is War |
| Fabulous Moolah (4) | Ivory | 10/17/1999 | No Mercy |
| Ivory (2) | Fabulous Moolah | 10/25/1999 | Raw is War |
| The Kat | Ivory | 12/12/1999 | Armageddon[8] |
| Harvey Wippleman | The Kat | 1/31/2000 | Raw is War[9] |
| Jacqueline (2) | Harvey Wippleman | 2/3/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Stephanie McMahon | Jacqueline | 3/30/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Lita | Stephanie McMahon | 8/21/2000 | Raw is War |
| Ivory (3) | Lita | 11/2/2000 | Smackdown![10] |
| Chyna | Ivory | 4/1/2001 | WrestleMania X-7[11] |
| Trish Stratus | – | 11/18/2001 | Survivor Series[12] |
| Jazz | Trish Stratus | 2/4/2002 | Raw |
| Trish Stratus (2) | Jazz | 5/13/2002 | Raw[13] |
| Mighty Molly | Trish Stratus | 6/23/2002 | King of the Ring |
| Trish Stratus (3) | Mighty Molly | 9/22/2002 | Unforgiven |
| Victoria | Trish Stratus | 11/17/2002 | Survivor Series |
| Trish Stratus (4) | Victoria | 3/30/2003 | WrestleMania XIX[14] |
| Jazz (2) | Trish Stratus | 4/27/2003 | Backlash |
| Gail Kim | Jazz | 6/30/2003 | Raw[15] |
| Molly Holly (2) | Gail Kim | 7/28/2003 | Raw |
| Victoria (2) | Molly Holly | 2/23/2004 | Raw[16] |
| Trish Stratus (5) | Victoria | 6/13/2004 | Bad Blood[17] |
| Lita (2) | Trish Stratus | 12/6/2004 | Raw |
| Trish Stratus (6) | Lita | 1/9/2005 | New Year’s Revolution |
| Mickie James | Trish Stratus | 4/2/2006 | WrestleMania 22 |
| Lita (3) | Mickie James | 8/14/2006 | Raw |
| Trish Stratus (7) | Lita | 9/17/2006 | Unforgiven[18] |
| Lita (4) | Mickie James | 11/5/2006 | Cyber Sunday[19] |
| Mickie James (2) | Lita | 11/26/2006 | Survivor Series |
| Melina | Mickie James | 2/19/2007 | Raw |
| Mickie James (3) | Melina | 4/24/2007 | Paris, France[20] |
| Melina (2) | Mickie James | 4/24/2007 | Paris, France |
| Candice | Melina | 6/24/2007 | Vengeance |
| Beth Phoenix | Candice | 10/7/2007 | No Mercy |
| Mickie James (4) | Beth Phoenix | 4/14/2008 | Raw |
| Beth Phoenix (2) | Mickie James | 8/17/2008 | SummerSlam[21] |
| Melina (3) | Beth Phoenix | 1/25/2009 | Royal Rumble |
| Michelle McCool | Melina | 6/28/2009 | The Bash |
Footnotes:
[1]: This is a tournament final.
[2]: Moolah wrestled as Spider Lady and unmasked after the victory.
[3]: The title became completely inactive in 1990.
[4]: This was a tournament final.
[5]: Blayze (Madusa Miceli) threw the title belt in the trash upon arrival in WCW, leaving the title once again vacant.
[6]: This was to fill the vacant title.
[7]: Though Debra had her clothes stripped off first in this evening gown match, she was still declared the winner by WWF commissioner Shawn Michaels.
[8]: This was a four-way evening gown match held in a pool that also included Jacquelyn and B.B and had the Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young as special guest referees.
[9]: Harvey Wippleman dressed up as a woman and called himself Hervina in order to obtain the title.
[10]: This was a four-corners match which also included Jacqueline and Trish Stratus.
[11]: The title became vacant when Chyna left the WWF because of a contract dispute.
[12]: This was a six-pack challenge match which also included Lita, Jacqueline, Mighty Molly, Ivory and Jazz.
[13]: This was a tag team match with Trish Stratus and Bubba Ray Dudley taking on Jazz and Steven Richards.
[14]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Jazz.
[15]: This was a seven-woman battle royal which also included Trish Stratus, Ivory, Jacqueline, Victoria and Molly Holly.
[16]: This was a fatal-four way match also including Lita and Jazz.
[17]: This was a fatal-four way match also involving Lita and Gail Kim.
[18]: Trish Stratus retired as WWE Womens Champion on the same night she won the belt. Because of her retirement, the title became vacant.
[19]: This was a tournament final.
[20]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Victoria.
[21]: Phoenix teamed up with Santino Marella to take on Womens champion Mickie James and Intercontinental champion Kofi Kingston in a “Winner Takes All” match.
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