List of current champions in WWE explained

right|150pxWWE 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.

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 17 championships in WWE divided among the three brands. 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, with a primary and secondary championship for female wrestlers. There are two titles which are shared among all three brands—a specialty championship for male wrestlers and a tag team championship for female wrestlers.

As of,, among the three current brands, 20 wrestlers officially hold championships (including one double champion). 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.

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 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 internet championship available to wrestlers from both brands as well as NXT and defended exclusively on the online program Speed.

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 Championship on SmackDown—regarded as world heavyweight championships. The World Heavyweight Championship is held by first-time champion Gunther. He defeated Damian Priest at SummerSlam on August 3, 2024.[2] The Undisputed WWE 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 in a Bloodline Rules match at WrestleMania XL Night 2 on April 7, 2024.[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 Bron Breakker, who is in his first reign. He defeated Sami Zayn at SummerSlam on August 3, 2024.[5] The United States Championship is held by LA Knight, who is in his first reign. He defeated previous champion Logan Paul at SummerSlam on August 3, 2024.[6]

Tag team titles for male wrestlers include the World Tag Team Championship on Raw and the WWE Tag Team Championship on SmackDown—regarded as world tag team championships. The World Tag Team Championship is held by The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh), who are in their first reign as a team, the first reign for McDonagh and third for Bálor individually, and overall third reign for Judgment Day as a stable as Bálor previously held the title twice with former stablemate Damian Priest. They won the titles by defeating Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) on Raw on June 24, 2024.[7] The WWE Tag Team Championship is held by first-time champions The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga), who defeated

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(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) on SmackDown on August 2, 2024.[8]

A specialty title, the WWE Speed Championship, is an internet championship available to male wrestlers from all three brands. This title has a stipulation where matches have a five-minute time limit and stream exclusively on WWE's online show Speed. It is held by SmackDown's Andrade, who defeated Raw's Ricochet during the Speed tapings on June 7, 2024,[9] which aired on tape delay on June 14, 2024, and is when WWE officially began his reign.[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—both regarded as women's world championships. The Women's World Championship is held by two-time champion Liv Morgan, who won the title by defeating Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring on May 25, 2024.[11] The WWE Women's Championship is held by two-time champion Nia Jax, who defeated Bayley at SummerSlam on August 3, 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 first-time champions The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) from Raw, who defeated previous champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill in a triple threat tag team match, which also involved the team of Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark, who they pinned, at on June 15, 2024.[13]

Developmental

NXT

For the men's division, NXT features a primary, secondary, specialty, and tag team championship. There is also another specialty championship which is shared with Raw and SmackDown (listed above).

The women's division has a primary and secondary championship, and shares a tag team championship with Raw and SmackDown (listed above).

Men

The top title for male wrestlers is the NXT Championship. It is held by first-time champion Ethan Page. He defeated previous champion Trick Williams in a fatal four-way match, which also involved Shawn Spears and Je'Von Evans, the latter of whom Page pinned, at Heatwave on July 7, 2024.[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 Championship, where all matches are contested under British Rounds Rules. It is held by two-time champion Charlie Dempsey, who defeated Tony D'Angelo by 2–1 on the August 13, 2024, episode of NXT.[16]

The men's tag team championship is the NXT Tag Team Championship. It is held by Chase University (Andre Chase and Ridge Holland), who are in their first reign as a team, but second for Chase and first for Holland individually. They won the titles by defeating Nathan Frazer and Axiom on the August 13, 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]

The secondary women's title is the NXT Women's North American Championship. It is held by Kelani Jordan, who became the inaugural champion by defeating Sol Ruca, Lash Legend, Fallon Henley, Jaida Parker, and Michin in a six-woman ladder match at Battleground on June 9, 2024.[19]

Current champions

Note: Tables with a "Days rec." column means that WWE officially recognizes a different number of days that a wrestler has held a title, generally due to an event airing on tape delay.

The colors and symbols indicate the home brand of the champions.

RawSmackDown§NXTUnbranded

Main roster

Raw

Raw
ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate won Days
held
LocationNotesRef.
Gunther1August 3, 2024Cleveland, Ohioalign=left Defeated Damian Priest at SummerSlam.[20]
Women's World ChampionshipLiv Morgan2May 25, 2024Jeddah, Saudi Arabiaalign=left Defeated Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring.[21]
WWE Intercontinental ChampionshipBron Breakker1August 3, 2024align=left Defeated Sami Zayn at SummerSlam.
World Tag Team Championship
The Judgment Day
1
June 24, 2024Indianapolis, Indianaalign=left Defeated Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) on Raw.[22]

SmackDown

SmackDown
ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate won Days
held
LocationNotesRef.
Undisputed WWE Championship
Cody Rhodes1April 7, 2024Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDefeated Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match at WrestleMania XL Night 2.[23]
WWE Women's ChampionshipNia Jax2August 3, 2024Cleveland, Ohioalign=left Defeated Bayley at SummerSlam.
WWE United States ChampionshipLA Knight1August 3, 2024Cleveland, Ohioalign=left Defeated Logan Paul at SummerSlam.
WWE Tag Team Championship
The Bloodline
1August 2, 2024Cleveland, Ohioalign=left Defeated
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(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) on SmackDown.
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Open

These titles are available to all three brands: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT.

Unbranded
ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
Days
rec.
LocationNotes
align=center WWE Women's Tag Team Championshipalign=center The Unholy Union
align=center 1align=center June 15, 2024align=center align=center align=center Glasgow, ScotlandDefeated previous champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill in a triple threat tag team match, which also involved the team of Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark, who they pinned, at .[25]
align=center WWE Speed Championshipalign=center align=center 1align=center June 7, 2024align=center align=center align=center Louisville, KentuckyDefeated Ricochet on Speed.
WWE recognizes Andrade's reign as beginning on June 14, 2024, when the match aired on tape delay.
[26]
align=center WWE Speed Women's Championshipalign=center align=center TBDalign=center align=center TBAalign=center align=center align=center TBATitle was announced on August 9, 2024.[27]

Developmental

NXT
NXT
ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
LocationNotes
NXT ChampionshipEthan Page1July 7, 2024Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDefeated Trick Williams, Shawn Spears, and Je'Von Evans, the latter of whom Page pinned, in a fatal four-way match at Heatwave.[28]
NXT Women's ChampionshipRoxanne Perez2April 6, 2024Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDefeated Lyra Valkyria at Stand & Deliver.[29]
NXT North American ChampionshipOba Femi1January 9, 2024Orlando, Floridaalign=left Defeated SmackDown's Dragon Lee in his NXT Breakout Tournament contract cash-in match on NXT.[30]
NXT Women's North American ChampionshipKelani Jordan1June 9, 2024Las Vegas, Nevadaalign=left Defeated Sol Ruca, Lash Legend, Fallon Henley, Jaida Parker, and Michin in a six-woman ladder match at Battleground to become the inaugural champion.[31]
NXT Heritage CupCharlie Dempsey2August 13, 2024Orlando, Floridaalign=left Defeated Tony D'Angelo by 2–1 on NXT.[32]
NXT Tag Team Championship
Chase U
2
August 13, 2024Orlando, FloridaDefeated Nathan Frazer and Axiom on NXT.

See also

Championship types in WWE
Champions in WWE lists

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NXT moves to USA Network. WWE. WWE.com Staff. August 20, 2019.
  2. Web site: World Heavyweight Championship. WWE. August 3, 2024.
  3. Web site: WWE Championship. WWE. April 7, 2024.
  4. Web site: Universal Championship. WWE. April 7, 2024.
  5. Web site: Intercontinental Championship. WWE. August 3, 2024.
  6. Web site: United States Championship. WWE. August 3, 2024.
  7. Web site: World Tag Team Championship. WWE. June 24, 2024.
  8. Web site: WWE Tag Team Championship. WWE. August 2, 2024.
  9. Web site: Spoiler: New WWE Speed Champion Crowned. June 7, 2024. Lambert. Jeremy. Fightful. June 8, 2024.
  10. Web site: WWE Speed Championship. WWE. June 14, 2024.
  11. Web site: Women's World Championship. WWE. May 25, 2024.
  12. Web site: WWE Women's Championship. WWE. August 3, 2024.
  13. Web site: WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. WWE. June 15, 2024.
  14. Web site: NXT Championship. WWE. July 7, 2024.
  15. Web site: NXT North American Championship. WWE. January 9, 2024.
  16. Web site: NXT Heritage Cup. WWE. August 13, 2024.
  17. Web site: NXT Tag Team Championship. WWE. August 13, 2024.
  18. Web site: NXT Women's Championship. WWE. April 6, 2024.
  19. Web site: NXT Women's North American Championship. WWE. June 9, 2024.
  20. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE SummerSlam results: Powell’s review of Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa in a Bloodline Rules match for the WWE Championship, Damian Priest vs. Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. August 3, 2024. August 3, 2024.
  21. Web site: WWE King and Queen of the Ring results: Powell’s live review of Cody Rhodes vs. Logan Paul for the WWE Title, Gunther vs. Randy Orton in the KOTR finals, Nia Jax vs. Lyra Valkyria in the QOTR finals. May 25, 2024. Powell. Jason. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. May 25, 2024.
  22. Web site: WWE Raw Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights From June 24. Bleacher Report. June 24, 2024.
  23. Web site: Powell. Jason. WrestleMania XL results: Powell's live review of night two with Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes for the WWE Universal Championship with Bloodline Rules, Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. April 7, 2024. April 7, 2024.
  24. Web site: WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (8/2): Powell's review of Cody Rhodes and Solo Sikoa face-to-face before SummerSlam, DIY vs. Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga for the WWE Tag Titles. August 2, 2024. Powell. Jason. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. August 2, 2024.
  25. Web site: Powell. Jason. WWE Clash at the Castle results: Powell’s live review of Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship, Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles in an I Quit match for the WWE Championship. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. June 15, 2024. June 15, 2024.
  26. Web site: WWE Speed – Ricochet vs. Andrade for the WWE Speed Title. June 14, 2024. Powell. Jason. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. June 14, 2024.
  27. Web site: WWE Announces WWE Speed Women's Championship Tournament. August 9, 2024. Lambert. Jeremy. Fightful. August 9, 2024.
  28. News: Moore. John. WWE NXT Heatwave 2024 Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights. Bleacher Report. July 7, 2024. July 7, 2024.
  29. Web site: Moore. John. 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. April 6, 2024. April 6, 2024.
  30. Web site: NXT TV results (1/9): Moore's review of Tony D'Angelo and Channing Lorenzo vs. OTM for the NXT Tag Titles, Gigi Dolin vs. Cora Jade, the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament begins. January 9, 2024. Moore. John. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. January 11, 2024.
  31. Web site: Moore. John. NXT Battleground results: Moore’s live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace for the NXT Women’s Championship. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. June 9, 2024. June 9, 2024.
  32. Web site: NXT TV results (8/13): Moore’s review of Nathan Frazer and Axiom vs. Andre Chase and Ridge Holland for the NXT Tag Titles, Oba Femi’s open challenge for the NXT North American Championship. John. Moore. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. August 13, 2024. August 14, 2024.