The game won the title a lot eight times so far, which ties him with randy orton and the rock for second most reigns behind john cenas 12 but his runs were usually brief. He made the opportunity count by holding on to the title for over a year and entering the history books as one of the longest title reigns ever. Effort post the longest reigning champions in history, according to wwe canon rewatching some 2001 shows, and i was reminded of rob van dams 23 month reign as ecw television champion, which was even at the time put over as the longest reign of any champion in north america in the 90s. The following list shows the longest reigning champion for each world. The 10 longestreigning wwe champions of all time wwe. It was the first world title established in wwe, having been introduced in 1963 as the world wide wrestling federation wwwf world heavyweight championship. Cm punk held the wwe championship for over a year and made 141 title defenses. John cena is the only man with more separate reigns as wwe champion than the rock, yet the the rock finds himself down in th place as far as cumulative days with the championship are concerned. Triple hs longest wwe title run was a strong one 210 days across.
As of today april 30, 2018, wwe universal champion brock lesnar is only 41 days short of equaling, and possibly surpassing, c. While he does not hold the record for the length of his title reigns, he does hold the record for most combined championship title reigns in the wwe. All in all, edge, as of 2016, has the most title wins in the history of the company with 31 while also becoming the 14th wwe triple crown champion and 7th grand slam champion. Eight reigns in the books, orton stands as the superstar with the seventh. There is no longer a current divas champion as the wwe doesnt want the women to be classed as a. The divas championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the wwe. Kurt angle, wwe raws general manager, has predicted a win for roman reigns over brock lesnar in the wwe universal title match at summerslam 2018. Brock lesnar noshowing wwe raw reportedly led to last. A month later, roman reigns was given an opportunity to face sheamus for the title during a wwe raw episode. Nicholas is the youngest champion with this title and in wwe history at 10 years old, while billy gunn is the oldest champion at age 50. This ranged from world title reigns to tag team title reigns and midcard titles as well. It has been reported that reigns is expected to become wwes double champ and hold both the universal and united states titles after wwe roadblock. Ric flair is considered by anyone with eyes and ears who has watched. With 12 world titles and being the face of the wwe, added onto the fact that world title reigns arent that long anymore, cena will break the record eventually.
Richter was a fan favorite and she had a knack of making history, and she did it again after she won her second womens championship against lelani kai at wrestlemania 1 she went on to hold the title for a very successful reign before she finally lost it to the fabulous moolah posing as. Now that the new day are officially the longest reigning tag team champions in. Who are the 10 longest reigning wwe world heavyweight. Bray wyatts wwe championship reign was very short as he would go on to lose the title to his. Brock lesnar 504 giorni wwe intercontinental championship. Its more accurately the 10 most disappointing wwe title reigns of all time, seeing as some legends in this list were topnotch guys that we just wanted to. With that said, there are rumors that wwe knew about reigns violating the policy prior to last sundays money in the bank ppv, which puts the decision to take the companys top title away. Kurt angle predicts winner of wwe universal title match. From early reigns like pedro morales and bob backlund to more recent reigns like aj styles and cm punk, these are the 10 longest wwe title. Pretty sure they did lots of switches over the years and then didnt recognize them. The youngest wwe womens champion ever comes up first with wendi richters 238day reign with the title. Prior to losing his wwe championship to daniel bryan in a smackdown live shocker, aj styles joined a very exclusive club. Top 10 longest title reigns in wwe history sportszion. Below, we discuss the top 10 longest title reigns in wwe history.
The current wwe champion just makes the top 25 but surprisingly, it is his least notable reign that lasted the longest. But who will go down as the greatest wwe champion in history. Effort post the longest reigning champions in history. Lesnar officially passed cm punk to become the longest reigning world champion of the modern era as punk held onto the wwe championship for 434 days. While wwe puts over brock lesnars yearplus run with raws universal championship and fans debate whether or not it sets or breaks any records, lets pause to remember the folks on the lesslauded shortest title reigns list wrestlers like akira tozawa, who interrupted nevilles time with the cruiserweight title. Bruno sammartino officially has the longest reign as a wwe champion at. Lex luger holds the record for the longest reign, with his third reign lasting a total of 523 days. Austin had two brief reigns as wwe champion in 1999 the first lasted 56. Here is a look at the longest title reigns from the ruthless aggression period in wwe, which lasted from 2002 until 2007. Brock lesnar recently beat cm punks record as reigning wwe champion, but how does his reign measure against these legends.
Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. The wwe now has eight championship titles and a ninth is on its way. I think of moolah reign interuppted in 1976 though i believe i think moolahs was mostly kayfabe. Longest combined reigns for wwe titles quiz by tem117. The wwe championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in wwe, currently on the raw brand. If the company namely vince mcmahon is still fixated on reigns winning the title and dethroning lesnar it could still capitalize on strowmans immense popularity with a win over reigns and a title run for the monster in the bank. Brock lesnar passes cm punk for longest wwe title reign in. Jbl was one of the most surprising wwe champions in history. In the video, seth rollins attacks kevin owens, and then it ends with rusev beating down roman reigns. Will brock lesnar become the longestreigning wwe world. Most will better remember brocks first championship success as he defeated the rock to become the then youngest world champion in wwe history or when he won the title in the main event of wrestlemania xix. Punk is currently recognized as the longestreigning wwe world champion of the modern era thanks to his november 20, 2011 january 27, 20 title reign brock lesnars universal championship reign is. Can you name the longest combined reigns for wwe titles test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. His 14th title reign, which is currently ongoing, began at royal rumble 2016.
One of the longest title reigns of all time at nearly seven years, bruno sammartinos time as champion almost didnt happen. The wwe united states championship is a professional wrestling championship contested in. Ric flair is cool with john cena breaking title reigns record. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. List of wwe divas champions simple english wikipedia. The phenomenal ones second reign as wwe champion lasted 371 days, enough to surpass the reign of one wwe hall of famer, tie him with another and place his stint atop the mountain comfortably among the 10 longest reigns in wwe history. Is wwe ready to move on from roman reigns, brock lesnar.
The following is a chronological list of teams that have been world tag team champions by ring name. Fuji has the longest combined reign as an individual at 932 days. Demolition is also the team with the longest combined reign at 698 days, while mr. Quiz by tem117 longest combined reigns for wwe titles quiz by tem117. Aj styles, relive the 10 longest wwe championship reigns in history. Rob gronkowski now has the longest wwe 247 championship reign. The 10 longestreigning wwe champions of the past decade. Wwe could come up with a scenario that eliminates both issues in a matter of moments. The wrestlers with the most reigns as divas champion are eve torres and aj lee with 3 each. His third run with the wwe cruiserweight championship was one for the record books. The 10 longest wwe womens championship reigns, ranked by. He is a 9time wwe champion and 5time world heavyweight champion.
Longest combined wwe ic title reigns quiz by cactusz. The first champion was buddy rogers, who won the championship in 1963. In addition to trailing cena more than 1100 days, rock also ranks underneath current stars cm punk 462 days and randy orton 420 days on that list. Despite holding the wwe united states championship, roman will not put his title on the line this sunday at the ppv. Roman reigns kicked off raw on monday by declaring that he should be universal champion following his controversial match with brock lesnar at the greatest royal rumble event.
The longest reigning champion is nikki bella with the aid of her sister brie bella, holding the championship for 301 days. Styles reign included title defenses against shinsuke nakamura, samoa joe, and daniel bryan. Heres a look at the 10 longest reigns from this era. Moolah booked her own title and could go into any territory and drop it and get it back quick before moving on and then claiming in the next territory that she had never lost it. The greatest records in wrestling history bleacher. Rey mysterio has had a long and successful career in the wwe where he has. Cena was eventually forced to vacate the belt after he suffered a torn pectoral muscle while trying to execute a hip toss during a match against mr. As a team, the new day also have the longest combined reign at 532 days, while kingston individually has the longest combined reign at 817 days 533 and 818 days, respectively, as recognized by wwe.
Former wwe tagteam champions the new day explain what this past year was like, including an inring segment with the rock and breaking the record for longest tagteam title reign. The champion with the single longest reign is bruno. Current wwe wrestlers with the longest title droughts. Bruno sammartino 2803 giorni world heavyweight championship. Roman reigns us title loss on raw sets up championship. The other side of the longest title reigns discussion. During an interaction with his fans on facebook, the olympic goldmedallist was asked to choose the winner between the two heavyweights and angle backed the big dog to finally win the title. Page 2 10 longest title reigns in wrestling history. Roman reigns losing the united states championship to chris jericho on mondays episode of raw will make a portion of the wwe universe happy, but.
As of january 21, 2020, there have been 6 recognized reigns between 51 different recognized champions and 11 recognized vacancies there are 4 reigns, 2 people, and 2 vacancies that are not recognized by the wwe. Brock lesnar and roman reigns were scheduled for a confrontation on the show tonight. Sometimes more isnt always better, and nowhere on tv is that more apparent. The wwe united states championship is a professional wrestling championship contested in the american promotion wwe on the raw brand. Ranking the greatest wwe champions of all time bleacher report. Honky tonk man 454 giorni wwe united states championship. Cena is one title win away from tying ric flairs record for most world title reigns at 16, so clearly cenas runs as the wwe champion make up the majority of his world title reigns.
Who are the longestreigning champions in wwe history. Wwe has maintained several world championships since capitol wrestling corporation. The title reigns werent long but it was a lot better than the zero title wins he had before that. Money in the bank 2016 dvd at wwe money in the bank, superstars try their luck and risk it all by climbing the proverbial ladder to the top of wwe. Whatever happened if this was a lastsecond angle change, or something. It was originally known as the nwa united states heavyweight championship and began as a regional championship created by and defended in jim crockett jr. Tv as he writes himself in the history books as one of the greatest wwe champions in history.
Active wwe titles wwe universal title wwe title wwe united states title wwe womens tag team titles. Roman reigns filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting. Wwe on brock lesnar breaking title record wrestling news and rumors wwe universal champion brock lesnar has held onto the title for 435 days, which means that he has broken a wwe record. Back at wwe summerslam 2015, new day captured the tag team. Even when roman reigns is not in a world title match, this could be the second week in a row that he is in the main event on wwe monday night raw. Reigns addresses lost to brock lesnar, seth rollins defends title.
He won that match and even though that title reign was longer than his first, it was. Featured cac raw john cena nxt wrestlemania impact hulk hogan smackdown roh nwa cm punk divas wcw brock lesnar indy daniel bryan roman reigns undertaker bret hart oww radio aj. But that title slump is more than likely to come to an end on april 7 this year. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Here is a look at the wwe monday night raw main event from last week between kevin owens and roman reigns. End of the line, roman reigns will challenge kevin owens for the wwe universal championship. In the main event, the returning seth rollins looks to reclaim what he never lost by challenging roman reigns for the wwe world heavyweight championship. After winning a tag title match on wwe raw, new day will become the longest reigning tag team champions in the companys history. With that said, there were several championship runs that went well over 200 days. After a clean loss to the rock at wrestlemania 28, cena gets a chance at redemption when he challenges the wwes only true movie star for the wwe championship at wm 29. Top 25 longest wwe championship reigns in history oww. Styles was defeated by daniel bryan on the november th, 2018 episode of smackdown. Ric flair offered his thoughts on the possibility of john cena breaking his record for most world championship reigns.