WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship in WWE, which is currently on the SmackDown brand. There were 51 official champions, with John Cena having the most reigns at thirteen. Eight men have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year or more: Bruno Sammartino (who achieved the feat on two separate occasions), Pedro Morales, Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, John Cena, CM Punk and AJ Styles.
Here is a list of WWE Superstars who reigned the WWE Championship Title.
| Champion | Date | Event |
| Buddy Rogers | 25-Apr-1963 | House show |
| Bruno Sammartino | 17-May-1963 | House show |
| Ivan Koloff | 18-Jan-1971 | House show |
| Pedro Morales | 8-Feb-1971 | House show |
| Stan Stasiak | 1-Dec-1973 | House show |
| Bruno Sammartino | 10-Dec-1973 | House show |
| Superstar Billy Graham | 30-Apr-1977 | House show |
| Bob Backlund | 20-Feb-1978 | House show |
| Antonio Inoki | 30-Nov-1979 | House show |
| Vacated | 6-Dec-1979 | House show |
| Bob Backlund | 17-Dec-1979 | House show |
| The Iron Sheik | 26-Dec-1983 | House show |
| Hulk Hogan | 23-Jan-1984 | House show |
| André the Giant | 5-Feb-1988 | The Main Event I |
| Vacated | 5-Feb-1988 | The Main Event I |
| Randy Savage | 27-Mar-1988 | WrestleMania IV |
| Hulk Hogan | 2-Apr-1989 | WrestleMania V |
| The Ultimate Warrior | 1-Apr-1990 | WrestleMania VI |
| Sgt. Slaughter | 19-Jan-1991 | Royal Rumble |
| Hulk Hogan | 24-Mar-1991 | WrestleMania VII |
| The Undertaker | 27-Nov-1991 | Survivor Series |
| Hulk Hogan | 3-Dec-1991 | This Tuesday in Texas |
| Vacated | 4-Dec-1991 | Superstars of Wrestling |
| Ric Flair | 19-Jan-1992 | Royal Rumble |
| Randy Savage | 5-Apr-1992 | WrestleMania VIII |
| Ric Flair | 1-Sep-1992 | Prime Time Wrestling |
| Bret Hart | 12-Oct-1992 | House show |
| Yokozuna | 4-Apr-1993 | WrestleMania IX |
| Hulk Hogan | 4-Apr-1993 | WrestleMania IX |
| Yokozuna | 13-Jun-1993 | King of the Ring |
| Bret Hart | 20-Mar-1994 | WrestleMania X |
| Bob Backlund | 23-Nov-1994 | Survivor Series |
| Diesel | 26-Nov-1994 | House show |
| Bret Hart | 19-Nov-1995 | Survivor Series |
| Shawn Michaels | 31-Mar-1996 | WrestleMania XII |
| Sycho Sid | 17-Nov-1996 | Survivor Series |
| Shawn Michaels | 19-Jan-1997 | Royal Rumble |
| Vacated | 13-Feb-1997 | Raw |
| Bret Hart | 16-Feb-1997 | In Your House 13: Final Four |
| Sycho Sid | 17-Feb-1997 | Raw |
| The Undertaker | 23-Mar-1997 | WrestleMania 13 |
| Bret Hart | 3-Aug-1997 | SummerSlam |
| Shawn Michaels | 9-Nov-1997 | Survivor Series |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 29-Mar-1998 | WrestleMania XIV |
| Kane | 28-Jun-1998 | King of the Ring |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 29-Jun-1998 | Raw is War |
| Vacated | 27-Sep-1998 | Breakdown: In Your House |
| The Rock | 15-Nov-1998 | Survivor Series |
| Mankind | 29-Dec-1998 | Raw is War |
| The Rock | 24-Jan-1999 | Royal Rumble |
| Mankind | 26-Jan-1999 | Halftime Heat |
| The Rock | 15-Feb-1999 | Raw is War |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 28-Mar-1999 | WrestleMania XV |
| The Undertaker | 23-May-1999 | Over the Edge |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 28-Jun-1999 | Raw is War |
| Mankind | 22-Aug-1999 | SummerSlam |
| Triple H | 23-Aug-1999 | Raw is War |
| Vince McMahon | 14-Sep-1999 | SmackDown! |
| Vacated | 20-Sep-1999 | Raw is War |
| Triple H | 26-Sep-1999 | Unforgiven |
| Big Show | 14-Nov-1999 | Survivor Series |
| Triple H | 3-Jan-2000 | Raw is War |
| The Rock | 30-Apr-2000 | Backlash |
| Triple H | 21-May-2000 | Judgment Day |
| The Rock | 25-Jun-2000 | King of the Ring |
| Kurt Angle | 22-Oct-2000 | No Mercy |
| The Rock | 25-Feb-2001 | No Way Out |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 1-Apr-2001 | WrestleMania X-Seven |
| Kurt Angle | 23-Sep-2001 | Unforgiven |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 8-Oct-2001 | Raw |
| Chris Jericho | 9-Dec-2001 | Vengeance |
| Triple H | 17-Mar-2002 | WrestleMania X8 |
| Hollywood Hulk Hogan | 21-Apr-2002 | Backlash |
| The Undertaker | 19-May-2002 | Judgment Day |
| The Rock | 21-Jul-2002 | Vengeance |
| Brock Lesnar | 25-Aug-2002 | SummerSlam |
| Big Show | 17-Nov-2002 | Survivor Series |
| Kurt Angle | 15-Dec-2002 | Armageddon |
| Brock Lesnar | 30-Mar-2003 | WrestleMania XIX |
| Kurt Angle | 27-Jul-2003 | Vengeance |
| Brock Lesnar | 16-Sep-2003 | SmackDown! |
| Eddie Guerrero | 15-Feb-2004 | No Way Out |
| John Bradshaw Layfield | 27-Jun-2004 | The Great American Bash |
| John Cena | 3-Apr-2005 | WrestleMania 21 |
| Edge | 8-Jan-2006 | New Year's Revolution |
| John Cena | 29-Jan-2006 | Royal Rumble |
| Rob Van Dam | 11-Jun-2006 | ECW One Night Stand |
| Edge | 3-Jul-2006 | Raw |
| John Cena | 17-Sep-2006 | Unforgiven |
| Vacated | 2-Oct-2007 | ECW |
| Randy Orton | 7-Oct-2007 | No Mercy |
| Triple H | 7-Oct-2007 | No Mercy |
| Randy Orton | 7-Oct-2007 | No Mercy |
| Triple H | 27-Apr-2008 | Backlash |
| Edge | 23-Nov-2008 | Survivor Series |
| Jeff Hardy | 14-Dec-2008 | Armageddon |
| Edge | 25-Jan-2009 | Royal Rumble |
| Triple H | 15-Feb-2009 | No Way Out |
| Randy Orton | 26-Apr-2009 | Backlash |
| Batista | 7-Jun-2009 | Extreme Rules |
| Vacated | 9-Jun-2009 | - |
| Randy Orton | 15-Jun-2009 | Raw |
| John Cena | 13-Sep-2009 | Breaking Point |
| Randy Orton | 4-Oct-2009 | Hell in a Cell |
| John Cena | 25-Oct-2009 | Bragging Rights |
| Sheamus | 13-Dec-2009 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
| John Cena | 21-Feb-2010 | Elimination Chamber |
| Batista | 21-Feb-2010 | Elimination Chamber |
| John Cena | 28-Mar-2010 | WrestleMania XXVI |
| Sheamus | 20-Jun-2010 | Fatal 4-Way |
| Randy Orton | 19-Sep-2010 | Night of Champions |
| The Miz | 22-Nov-2010 | Raw |
| John Cena | 1-May-2011 | Extreme Rules |
| CM Punk | 17-Jul-2011 | Money in the Bank |
| Rey Mysterio(and CM Punk) | 25-Jul-2011 | Raw |
| John Cena(and CM Punk) | 25-Jul-2011 | Raw |
| CM Punk | 14-Aug-2011 | SummerSlam |
| Alberto Del Rio | 14-Aug-2011 | SummerSlam |
| John Cena | 18-Sep-2011 | Night of Champions |
| Alberto Del Rio | 2-Oct-2011 | Hell in a Cell |
| CM Punk | 20-Nov-2011 | Survivor Series |
| The Rock | 27-Jan-2013 | Royal Rumble |
| John Cena | 7-Apr-2013 | WrestleMania 29 |
| Daniel Bryan | 18-Aug-2013 | SummerSlam |
| Randy Orton | 18-Aug-2013 | SummerSlam |
| Daniel Bryan | 15-Sep-2013 | Night of Champions |
| Vacated | 16-Sep-2013 | Raw |
| Randy Orton | 27-Oct-2013 | Hell in a Cell |
| Daniel Bryan | 6-Apr-2014 | WrestleMania XXX |
| Vacated | 9-Jun-2014 | Raw |
| John Cena | 29-Jun-2014 | Money in the Bank |
| Brock Lesnar | 17-Aug-2014 | SummerSlam |
| Seth Rollins | 29-Mar-2015 | WrestleMania 31 |
| Vacated | 4-Nov-2015 | - |
| Roman Reigns | 22-Nov-2015 | Survivor Series |
| Sheamus | 22-Nov-2015 | Survivor Series |
| Roman Reigns | 14-Dec-2015 | Raw |
| Triple H | 24-Jan-2016 | Royal Rumble |
| Roman Reigns | 3-Apr-2016 | WrestleMania 32 |
| Seth Rollins | 19-Jun-2016 | Money in the Bank |
| Dean Ambrose | 19-Jun-2016 | Money in the Bank |
| AJ Styles | 11-Sep-2016 | Backlash |
| John Cena | 29-Jan-2017 | Royal Rumble |
| Bray Wyatt | 12-Feb-2017 | Elimination Chamber |
| Randy Orton | 2-Apr-2017 | WrestleMania 33 |
| Jinder Mahal | 21-May-2017 | Backlash |
| AJ Styles | 7-Nov-2017 | SmackDown Live |
| Daniel Bryan | 13-Nov-2018 | SmackDown Live |
| Kofi Kingston | 7-Apr-2019 | WrestleMania 35 |
| Brock Lesnar | 04-Oct-2019 | SmackDown premiere on Fox |
