WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut, and the world's largest promotion. As in other professional wrestling promotions, WWE promotes several championships, with titleholders typically determined via the results of professional wrestling matches within scripted storylines. On rare occasions, a championship may be awarded to or stripped from a wrestler outside of a match, though these occurrences also fall within scripted storylines.[a]
WWE currently divides its roster between three brands. Most wrestlers compete exclusively on a single brand (with select exemptions). WWE's two primary brands are Raw and SmackDown, collectively referred to as the main roster. NXT serves as the developmental brand (although it was considered a third main brand from 2019 to 2021).[1]
There are currently 15 championships in WWE divided among the three brands, with two upcoming championships. Raw has a primary, secondary, and tag team championship for male wrestlers, and a singles championship for female wrestlers. SmackDown has two primary championships (jointly held and defended as an undisputed championship), a secondary championship, and a tag team championship for male wrestlers, and a singles championship for female wrestlers. NXT features a primary, secondary, specialty, and tag team championship for male wrestlers, and a primary championship for female wrestlers. There is only one tag team championship for women, shared by all three brands. The upcoming championships are a specialty championship for male wrestlers from all three brands, and a secondary championship for female wrestlers on NXT.
As of April 14, 2024, among the three current brands, 18 wrestlers officially hold championships (including one double champion), with inaugural champions to be crowned for the specialty male title and NXT's secondary female championship. This list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of title victory.
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Overview
The American professional wrestling promotion WWE currently divides its roster into what the company refers to as brands. The two main brands that the company promotes are Raw and SmackDown, collectively referred to as the main roster. Wrestlers assigned to the two main brands exclusively compete on the respective weekly television programs, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown, albeit with some exceptions. The Raw brand also has a supplementary online streaming program called Main Event. Monthly pay-per-view and livestreaming events feature wrestlers from both brands.
NXT is WWE's developmental brand, which is where newer WWE wrestlers perform to potentially be promoted to the main roster. Wrestlers assigned to NXT exclusively compete on the weekly television program, NXT, albeit with some exceptions, as well as the brand's supplementary online streaming program called Level Up. NXT also has its own major livestreaming events held periodically throughout the year.
There is also a weekly online program called Speed that streams exclusively on X and features male wrestlers from all three brands.
Main roster
For the men's division, Raw features a primary, secondary, and tag team championship, while SmackDown features two jointly held and defended primary titles (promoted as an undisputed championship) along with a secondary and tag team title. There is also an upcoming specialty championship available to wrestlers from both brands as well as NXT.
For the women's division, each brand has a primary championship. There is also a tag team championship shared between both brands as well as NXT.
Men
At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers are the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw and the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship on SmackDown—regarded as world heavyweight championships. The World Heavyweight Championship is held by first-time champion Damian Priest. He defeated Drew McIntyre in his Money in the Bank cash-in match at WrestleMania XL Night 2 on April 7, 2024, right after McIntyre had defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins for the title.[2] The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship is held by Cody Rhodes and consists of the WWE Championship and the WWE Universal Championship, with Rhodes being in his first reign with each title as they are jointly defended but retain their individual lineages. He won the Undisputed title by defeating Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL Night 2 on April 7, 2024, in a Bloodline Rules match.[3][4]
Secondary titles for male wrestlers include the Intercontinental Championship on Raw and the United States Championship on SmackDown. The Intercontinental Championship is held by Sami Zayn, who is in his fourth reign. He defeated Gunther at WrestleMania XL Night 1 on April 6, 2024.[5] The United States Championship is held by Logan Paul, who is in his first reign. He defeated previous champion Rey Mysterio at Crown Jewel on November 4, 2023.[6]
Tag team titles for male wrestlers include the Raw Tag Team Championship and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship—regarded as world tag team championships. The Raw Tag Team Championship is held by The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth), who are in their first reign as a team, while individually, it is the second for Truth and fifth for Miz.[7] The SmackDown Tag Team Championship is held by first-time champions A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller).[8] Previous holders of both titles, The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest), had held and defended the titles together as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. During WrestleMania XL Night 1 on April 6, 2024, The Judgment Day defended the Undisputed title in a Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder match against The Awesome Truth, A-Town Down Under, #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), and New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate). Both sets of titles had to be retrieved for the match to end, with A-Town Down Under retrieving the SmackDown championship followed by The Awesome Truth retrieving the Raw championship.[9]
A specialty title—the WWE Speed Championship—was announced on March 27, 2024, and will be available to male wrestlers from all three brands. This title has a special stipulation where matches have a three-minute time limit and stream exclusively on WWE's online show Speed. The inaugural champion will be determined from an eight-man tournament.[10]
Women
At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy for female wrestlers are the Women's World Championship on Raw and the WWE Women's Championship on SmackDown—regarded as women's world championships. The Women's World Championship is held by first-time champion Rhea Ripley, who defeated Charlotte Flair on April 1, 2023, at WrestleMania 39 Night 1. She won the title as the SmackDown Women's Championship and it was renamed as the Women's World Championship on June 12, 2023.[11] The WWE Women's Championship is held by two-time champion Bayley, who defeated Iyo Sky at WrestleMania XL Night 2 on April 7, 2024.[12]
The women's tag team championship is the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, which is shared between Raw, SmackDown, and NXT. It is held by The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) from SmackDown, who are in their record-tying second reign as a team. Individually, this is the record fourth reign for Asuka and second for Sane. They defeated Katana Chance and Kayden Carter on the January 26, 2024, episode of SmackDown.[13]
Developmental
NXT
For the men's division, NXT features a primary, secondary, specialty, and tag team championship. There is also an upcoming second specialty championship which will be shared with Raw and SmackDown (listed above).
The women's division has a primary championship and a tag team championship, the latter of which is shared with Raw and SmackDown (listed above). There is also an upcoming secondary title.
Men
The top title for male wrestlers is the NXT Championship. It is held by first-time champion Ilja Dragunov. He defeated Carmelo Hayes on September 30, 2023, at No Mercy.[14]
The secondary championship for male wrestlers is the NXT North American Championship. It is held by first-time champion Oba Femi, who defeated SmackDown's Dragon Lee in his NXT Breakout Tournament contract cash-in match on the January 9, 2024, episode of NXT. [15]
The specialty championship for men is the NXT Heritage Cup. It is defended like any other championship but all matches are contested under British Rounds Rules. It is held by first-time champion Charlie Dempsey, who defeated Noam Dar by 2–1 on the February 27, 2024, episode of NXT.[16]
The men's tag team championship is the NXT Tag Team Championship. It is held by first-time champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom, who defeated Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin on the April 9, 2024, episode of NXT.[17]
Women
The top title for female wrestlers is the NXT Women's Championship. It is held by record-tying two-time champion Roxanne Perez. She won the title by defeating Lyra Valkyria at Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024.[18]
A secondary women's title—the NXT Women's North American Championship—was unveiled at Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024, and the inaugural champion will be determined in a future tournament.[19]
Current champions
The colors and symbols indicate the home brand of the champions.
| † | Raw | ‡ | SmackDown | § | NXT | ∞ | Unbranded |
Main roster
Raw
SmackDown
- The WWE and Universal Championships–while maintaining their separate lineages–are jointly held and defended as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
Unbranded
These titles are available to all three brands: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT.
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWE Women's Tag Team Championship | 
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The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) ‡ |
2 (4, 2) |
January 26, 2024 | 79 | Miami, Florida | Defeated Katana Chance and Kayden Carter on SmackDown. | [23] |
| WWE Speed Championship | TBD | Title announced on March 27, 2024. Inaugural champion to be determined by an eight-man tournament on Speed. | [10] | |||||
Developmental
- NXT
| NXT | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
| NXT Championship | 
|
Ilja Dragunov | 1 | September 30, 2023 | 197 | Bakersfield, California | Defeated Carmelo Hayes at No Mercy. | [24] |
| NXT Women's Championship | 
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Roxanne Perez | 2 | April 6, 2024 | 8 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defeated Lyra Valkyria at Stand & Deliver. | [25] |
| NXT North American Championship | 
|
Oba Femi | 1 | January 9, 2024 | 96 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated SmackDown's Dragon Lee in his NXT Breakout Tournament contract cash-in match on NXT. | [26] |
| NXT Women's North American Championship | TBD | Title announced during Stand & Deliver on April 6, 2024. | [25] | |||||
| NXT Heritage Cup |
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Charlie Dempsey | 1 | February 27, 2024 | 47 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Noam Dar by 2–1 on NXT. | [27] |
| NXT Tag Team Championship |  
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Nathan Frazer and Axiom | 1 | April 9, 2024 | 5 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin on NXT. | [28] |
See also
- Championship types in WWE
- Champions in WWE lists
- List of former championships in WWE
- List of NXT Champions
- List of NXT North American Champions
- List of NXT Tag Team Champions
- List of NXT Women's Champions
- List of WWE Champions
- List of WWE Intercontinental Champions
- List of WWE Raw Tag Team Champions
- List of WWE Women's Champions
- List of WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions
- List of Women's World Champions (WWE)
- List of WWE United States Champions
- List of WWE Universal Champions
- List of WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
Notes
- ^ In some cases, a wrestler may be stripped of a title due to a legitimate injury or other real-world circumstance. On such occasions, the storyline may be adapted around real-world events or may continue without referencing them.
References
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- ^ "United States Championship". WWE. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Raw Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "SmackDown Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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- ^ a b Moore, John (April 6, 2024). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes, Ilja Dragunov vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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