World Heavyweight Championship

Created in 2002 to be the world title for the Raw brand. While a minorly-modified version of the old WCW world belt, WWE sources have been somewhat ambiguous as to the nature of the title. Some articles describe it as a title that was created, while some refer to it as a resurrection. Draw your own conclusions. In late June 2005, the title became part of the SmackDown! brand due to the draft lottery.
Most Championships:
1. Triple H (5)
2. Dave Batista (3)
3(t). Edge (2)
3(t). The Undertaker (2)		 Longest Single Reign (days):
1. Dave Batista (282)
2. Triple H (280)
3. Chris Benoit (154)
4(t). Booker T (126)
4(t). Dave Batista (126)		 Longest Combined Reign (days):
1. Triple H (5 for 616)
2. Dave Batista (3 for 499)
3. Chris Benoit (1 for 154)
4. Edge (2 for 145)
5. Booker T (1 for 126)
No.NameTitleDatePlaceEventReignNote
1Triple H 102-Sep-2002 Milwaukee, WI RAW 76 Note 1
2Shawn Michaels 117-Nov-2002 New York, NY SUR'02 28 Note 2
3Triple H 215-Dec-2002 Fort Lauderdale, FL ARM'02 280
4Bill Goldberg 121-Sep-2003 Hershey, PA UF'03 84
5Triple H 314-Dec-2003 Orlando, FL ARM'03 91 Note 3
6Chris Benoit 114-Mar-2004 New York, NY WMXX 154 Note 4
7Randy Orton 115-Aug-2004 Toronto, ONT SUM'04 28
8Triple H 412-Sep-2004 Portland, OR UF'04 85
[Vacant] 06-Dec-2004 Charlotte, NC RAW 34 Note 5
9Triple H 509-Jan-2005 San Juan, PR NYR'05 84 Note 6
10Dave Batista 103-Apr-2005 Los Angeles, CA WMXXI 282 Note 7
11Kurt Angle 110-Jan-2006 Philadelphia, PA SMDN 92 Note 8
12Rey Mysterio 102-Apr-2006 Rosemont, IL WMXXII 112 Note 9
13Booker T 123-Jul-2006 Indianapolis, IN GAB'06 126
14Dave Batista 226-Nov-2006 Philadelphia, PA SUR'06 126
15The Undertaker 101-Apr-2007 Detroit, MI WM23 37
16Edge 108-May-2007 Pittsburgh, PA SMDN 40 Note 10
17The Great Khali 117-Jun-2007 Laredo, TX SMDN 91 Note 11
18Dave Batista 316-Sep-2007 Memphis, TN UF'07 91 Note 12
19Edge 216-Dec-2007 Pittsburgh, PA ARM'07 105 Note 13
20The Undertaker 230-Mar-2008 Orlando, FL WMXXIV 30
[Vacant] 29-Apr-2008 Atlantic City, NJ SMDN Note 14

Notes

1 When WWE Champion Brock Lesnar became exclusive to SmackDown!, Raw GM Eric Bischoff created title and awarded it to Triple H, since he was the #1 Contender when Brock left.
2 Shawn Michaels defeated Triple H in an Elimination Chamber match also involving Chris Jericho, Kane, Booker T, and Rob Van Dam.
3 Triple H pinned Goldberg in a match also involving Kane.
4 Chris Benoit made Triple H submit in a Triple Threat Match also involving Shawn Michaels.
5 Both Chris Benoit and Edge were declared winners in a Triple Threat Match with Triple H taking place on 29-Nov-2004 in Baltimore, MD. On the 06-Dec-2004 edition of Raw, Vince McMahon declared that the title was vacant and Triple H was no longer the champion.
6 Triple H defeated Randy Orton in an Elimination Chamber match also involving Batista, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Edge.
7 On 27-Jun-2005, Batista was announced as the final draft lottery pick for SmackDown! (aired 30-Jun-2005).
8 Batista was forced to vacate the title due to injury. That same night, Kurt Angle won a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant championship. Also in the battle royal were JBL, Rey Mysterio, Mark Henry, Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, Bobby Lashley, William Regal, Paul Burchill, Simon Dean, Orlando Jordan, Vito, Animal, Nunzio, Super Crazy, Psicosis, Paul London, Matt Hardy, Brian Kendrick, and Sylvan Grenier. Match aired 13-Jan-2006.
9 Mysterio defeated Randy Orton in a Triple Threat match also involving Kurt Angle.
10 Match aired on 11-May-2007.
11 Edge vacated the title due to injury. That same night, Khali won a 20-man Battle Royal that included Batista, Kane, Finlay, Matt Hardy, Jimmy Wang Yang, Chavo Guerrero, Chris Masters, MVP, Kenny Dykstra, Eugene, Jamie Noble, Dave Taylor, Deuce & Domino, Mark Henry, Funaki, Shannon Moore, and the Major Brothers. Match aired on 20-Jul-2007.
12 Batista defeated Khali in a Triple Threat match also involving Rey Mysterio.
13 Edge defeated Batista in a Triple Threat match also involving The Undertaker.
14 SmackDown GM Vickie Guerrero stripped The Undertaker of the title for using his submission chokehold maneuver. Events aired on 02-May-2008.
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