List of current champions in World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted story lines. WWE assigns its employees onto two programs or divisions known as WWE Brands. The two brands and programs are Raw and SmackDown. Every month there is one pay-per-view produced by WWE. Currently there are six active singles championships, and a WWE Tag Team Championship. Eight wrestlers currently hold the championships. The list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout. The following is correct as of February 14, 2011.
At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy, the WWE Championship is currently held by Sheamus while Kane is the current holder of the World Heavyweight Championship. Sheamus is in his second reign as WWE Champion, having defeated the former champion John Cena at Fatal 4-Way. Kane, who is in his first reign as World Heavyweight Champion, won the championship on July 18, 2010, defeating the former champion Rey Mysterio after cashing in his Money in the Bank Briefcase.
The two secondary titles in WWE are the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE United States Championship. The WWE Intercontinental Championship is currently held by Dolph Ziggler who is in his first reign after defeating Kofi Kingston on July 28, 2010, at the tapings of the August 6 edition of SmackDown. The Miz is the reigning WWE United States Champion, and is in his second reign after defeating R-Truth on the June 14, 2010 episode of Raw in a Fatal 4-Way match that also involved John Morrison and Zack Ryder. The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd) are the current holders of the WWE Tag Team Championship (which were defended as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship). They are in their first reign after defeating the former champions ShoMiz (The Big Show and The Miz) on the April 26, 2010 episode of Raw during the 2010 WWE Draft.
There are two championships that are challenged by WWE Divas. Layla is presently in her first reign as WWE Women's Champion as a result of defeating Beth Phoenix in a Texas Tornado two-on-one handicap match along with Michelle McCool on the May 11, 2010 taping of SmackDown (aired on tape delay on May 14, 2010). The WWE Divas Championship is currently held by Melina, in her second reign, after defeating Alicia Fox at SummerSlam on August 15, 2010.
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Champions
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw brand | |||||||
| WWE Championship |  |
Sheamus | 2 | June 20, 2010 | 239 | Uniondale, New York | Defeated John Cena in a Fatal 4-Way match at Fatal 4-Way also involving Randy Orton and Edge.[1] |
| WWE United States Championship |  |
The Miz | 2 | June 14, 2010 | 245 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Defeated R-Truth in a Fatal 4-Way match on Raw also involving John Morrison and Zack Ryder.[2] |
| WWE Divas Championship |  |
Melina | 2 | August 15, 2010 | 183 | Los Angeles, California | Defeated Alicia Fox at SummerSlam.[3] |
| SmackDown brand | |||||||
| World Heavyweight Championship |  |
Kane | 1 | July 18, 2010 | 211 | Kansas City, Missouri | Defeated Rey Mysterio at Money in the Bank after cashing in the briefcase, which he won previously that night.[4] |
| WWE Intercontinental Championship |  |
Dolph Ziggler | 1 | July 28, 2010 | 201 | Laredo, Texas | Defeated Kofi Kingston on SmackDown. Aired on tape delay on August 6, 2010.[5] |
| WWE Women's Championship |  |
Layla | 1 | May 11, 2010 | 279 | Buffalo, New York | Defeated Beth Phoenix in a Texas Tornado 2-on-1 Handicap Match along with Michelle McCool on SmackDown. Layla pinned Beth Phoenix to win the title. Aired on tape delay on May 14, 2010. McCool subsequently claimed to be the co-champion with Layla, but this is not recognized by WWE. Layla became the first Diva Search Winner to capture the Women's Championship and the first British-born champion.[6] |
| Dual-branded | |||||||
| WWE Tag Team Championship* |   |
The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd) |
1 | April 26, 2010 | 294 | Richmond, Virginia | Defeated ShoMiz (The Miz and The Big Show) on Raw.[7] |
* Not to be confused with the WWE Tag Team Championship (2002–2010), which shares it's name from, that was unified with the World Tag Team Championship.
See also
- List of former championships in World Wrestling Entertainment
- List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees
Notes
- ↑ "Sheamus's second reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/201003281. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ↑ "The Miz's second reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/unitedstates/14749874. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ↑ "Melina's second reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/divas/15383938. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ↑ "Kane's first reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldheavyweight/20100718. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ↑ "Dolph Ziggler's first reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/15294126. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ↑ "Layla's first reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/201004251. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ↑ "The Hart Dynasty's first reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/20091213111. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
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