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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling championship. The title is the original world championship of World Wrestling Entertainment. Currently, it is the highest ranked championship on the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a list of WWE Championship reigns by length.
The current record holder is Bruno Sammartino, who held the championship for 2,803 days, spanning nearly eight years from 1963 to 1971. Sammartino also holds the record for longest combined reign. His two combined Championship reigns equalled 4,040 days, nearly twice as long as the second place competitor Hulk Hogan's six championship reigns.
[edit] List of individual reigns
As of June 14, 2008.
| Wrestler |
Days Held |
Date Won |
Date Lost |
| Bruno Sammartino |
2,803 |
May 17, 1963 |
January 18, 1971 |
| Bob Backlund |
2,135 |
February 20, 1978 |
December 26, 1983 |
| Hulk Hogan |
1,474 |
January 23, 1984 |
February 5, 1988 |
| Bruno Sammartino |
1,237 |
December 10, 1973 |
April 30, 1977 |
| Pedro Morales |
1,027 |
February 8, 1971 |
December 1, 1973 |
| John Cena |
380 |
September 17, 2006 |
October 2, 2007 |
| Randy Savage |
371 |
March 27, 1988 |
April 2, 1989 |
| Hulk Hogan |
364 |
April 2, 1989 |
April 1, 1990 |
| Diesel |
358 |
November 26, 1994 |
November 19, 1995 |
| Billy Graham |
296 |
April 30, 1977 |
February 20, 1978 |
| Ultimate Warrior |
293 |
April 1, 1990 |
January 19, 1991 |
| Yokozuna |
280 |
June 13, 1993 |
March 20, 1994 |
| John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
280 |
June 27, 2004 |
April 3, 2005 |
| John Cena |
280 |
April 3, 2005 |
January 8, 2006 |
| Hulk Hogan |
248 |
March 24, 1991 |
November 27, 1991 |
| Bret Hart |
248 |
March 20, 1994 |
November 23, 1994 |
| Shawn Michaels |
231 |
March 31, 1996 |
November 17, 1996 |
| Randy Orton |
203 |
October 7, 2007 |
April 27, 2008 |
| Steve Austin |
175 |
April 1, 2001 |
September 23, 2001 |
| Bret Hart |
174 |
October 12, 1992 |
April 4, 1993 |
| Brock Lesnar |
152 |
September 16, 2003 |
February 15, 2004 |
| Randy Savage |
149 |
April 5, 1992 |
September 1, 1992 |
| Shawn Michaels |
140 |
November 9, 1997 |
March 29, 1998 |
| Bret Hart |
133 |
November 19, 1995 |
March 31, 1996 |
| The Undertaker |
133 |
March 23, 1997 |
August 3, 1997 |
| Eddie Guerrero |
133 |
February 15, 2004 |
June 27, 2004 |
| John Cena |
133 |
January 29, 2006 |
June 11, 2006 |
| Kurt Angle |
126 |
October 22, 2000 |
February 25, 2001 |
| The Rock |
119 |
June 25, 2000 |
October 22, 2000 |
| Brock Lesnar |
119 |
March 30, 2003 |
July 27, 2003 |
| Triple H |
118 |
January 3, 2000 |
April 30, 2000 |
| Kurt Angle |
105 |
December 15, 2002 |
March 30, 2003 |
| Bret Hart |
98 |
August 3, 1997 |
November 9, 1997 |
| Chris Jericho |
98 |
December 9, 2001 |
March 17, 2002 |
| Steve Austin |
91 |
March 29, 1998 |
June 28, 1998 |
| Steve Austin |
90 |
June 29, 1998 |
September 27, 1998 |
| Brock Lesnar |
84 |
August 25, 2002 |
November 17, 2002 |
| Ric Flair |
77 |
January 19, 1992 |
April 5, 1992 |
| Edge |
76 |
July 3, 2006 |
September 17, 2006 |
| Hulk Hogan |
70 |
April 4, 1993 |
June 13, 1993 |
| Sgt. Slaughter |
64 |
January 19, 1991 |
March 24, 1991 |
| Sycho Sid |
63 |
November 17, 1996 |
January 19, 1997 |
| The Undertaker |
63 |
May 19, 2002 |
July 21, 2002 |
| Steve Austin |
62 |
October 8, 2001 |
December 9, 2001 |
| Steve Austin |
56 |
March 28, 1999 |
May 23, 1999 |
| Steve Austin |
55 |
June 28, 1999 |
August 22, 1999 |
| Kurt Angle |
51 |
July 27, 2003 |
September 16, 2003 |
| The Big Show |
50 |
November 14, 1999 |
January 3, 2000 |
| Triple H |
49 |
September 26, 1999 |
November 14, 1999 |
| Triple H |
48 |
April 27, 2008 |
Current champion |
| The Rock |
44 |
November 15, 1998 |
December 29, 1998 |
| Ric Flair |
41 |
September 1, 1992 |
October 12, 1992 |
| The Rock |
41 |
February 15, 1999 |
March 28, 1999 |
| The Undertaker |
36 |
May 23, 1999 |
June 28, 1999 |
| Triple H |
35 |
May 21, 2000 |
June 25, 2000 |
| The Rock |
35 |
February 25, 2001 |
April 1, 2001 |
| Triple H |
35 |
March 17, 2002 |
April 21, 2002 |
| The Rock |
35 |
July 21, 2002 |
August 25, 2002 |
| Sycho Sid |
34 |
February 17, 1997 |
March 23, 1997 |
| The Iron Sheik |
28 |
December 26, 1983 |
January 23, 1984 |
| Hulk Hogan |
28 |
April 21, 2002 |
May 19, 2002 |
| Big Show |
28 |
November 17, 2002 |
December 15, 2002 |
| Mankind |
26 |
December 29, 1998 |
January 24, 1999 |
| Shawn Michaels |
25 |
January 19, 1997 |
February 13, 1997 |
| Triple H |
22 |
August 23, 1999 |
September 14, 1999 |
| Rob Van Dam |
22 |
June 11, 2006 |
July 3, 2006 |
| Ivan Koloff |
21 |
January 18, 1971 |
February 8, 1971 |
| The Rock |
21 |
April 30, 2000 |
May 21, 2000 |
| Edge |
21 |
January 8, 2006 |
January 29, 2006 |
| Mankind |
20 |
January 26, 1999 |
February 15, 1999 |
| Buddy Rogers |
18 |
April 29, 1963 |
May 17, 1963 |
| Kurt Angle |
15 |
September 23, 2001 |
October 8, 2001 |
| Stan Stasiak |
9 |
December 1, 1973 |
December 10, 1973 |
| The Undertaker |
6 |
November 27, 1991 |
December 3, 1991 |
| Vince McMahon |
6 |
September 14, 1999 |
September 20, 1999 |
| Bob Backlund |
3 |
November 23, 1994 |
November 26, 1994 |
| The Rock |
2 |
January 24, 1999 |
January 26, 1999 |
| Hulk Hogan |
1 |
December 3, 1991 |
December 4, 1991 |
| Bret Hart |
1 |
February 16, 1997 |
February 17, 1997 |
| Kane |
1 |
June 28, 1998 |
June 29, 1998 |
| Mankind |
1 |
August 22, 1999 |
August 23, 1999 |
| Triple H |
<1
(2 hours,
26 minutes) |
October 7, 2007 |
| Randy Orton |
<1
(24 minutes,
4 seconds) |
October 7, 2007 |
| Yokozuna |
<1
(2 minutes,
37 seconds) |
April 4, 1993 |
| André the Giant |
<1
(35 seconds) |
February 5, 1988 |
[edit] List of top combined reigns
As of June 14, 2008.
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