List of IWE Champions

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The IWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in IWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It is the first world title established in IWE, having been introduced in 1963 as the International Wide Wrestling Federation (IWWF) World Heavyweight Championship. After ending its affiliation with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) the promotion was renamed International Wrestling Federation (IWF) with the title also renamed to reflect the acronym.

In 2001, it was unified with the WCW Championship following the IWF's buyout of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and became the Undisputed Championship. The title was then designated to the SmackDown brand, while IWE established an alternate world title known as the World Heavyweight Championship for the Raw brand. The IWE Undisputed Championship has been known as the IWE Championship since.

The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants usually execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. The first champion was Buddy Rogers, who won the championship in 1963. Overall, there have been 41 different official champions, with Triple K and Dustin Simpson having the most reigns at eight.

Title history

Key

Reign	The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
#	Indicates what number the reign is
Event	The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
N/A	The information is not available or is unknown
—	Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
+	Indicates the current reign is changing daily.

Names

Name	Years
IWWF World Heavyweight Championship	April 29, 1963–February 8, 1971
IWWF Heavyweight Championship	February 8, 1971–1979
IWF Heavyweight Championship	1979–1983
IWF World Heavyweight Championship	1983–1990
IWF Championship	1990 – December 9, 2001
Undisputed IWF Championship	December 9, 2001 – May 6, 2002
IWE Undisputed Championship	May 6, 2002 – September 2, 2002
IWE Championship	September 2, 2002 - Present

Reigns

^† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by IWE.

#	Wrestlers	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes
1	Buddy Rogers	1	April 29, 1963	18	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	N/A	Won a fictitious tournament in Rio De Janeiro after the IWWF left the National Wrestling Alliance, of which Rogers was champion.
2	Bruno Sammartino	1	May 17, 1963	2803	New York, NY	Live event	Held title for over seven years, a record for professional wrestling world champions.
3	Ivan Koloff	1	January 18, 1971	21	New York, NY	Live event
4	Pedro Morales	1	February 8, 1971	1027	New York, NY	Live event	Title renamed IWWF Heavyweight Championship when IWWF rejoined the NWA in 1971.
5	Stan Stasiak	1	December 1, 1973	9	Philadelphia, PA	Live event
6	Bruno Sammartino	2	December 10, 1973	1237	New York, NY	Live event
7	Billy Graham	1	April 30, 1977	296	Baltimore, MD	Live event
8	Bob Backlund	1	February 20, 1978	648	New York, NY	Live event	The title was renamed the IWF Heavyweight Championship when the International Wide Wrestling Federation became the International Wrestling Federation in March 1979.
-	Antonio Inoki	1†	November 30, 1979	6	Tokushima, Japan	Live event	The title change was only recognized once by IWE in an issue of Raw Magazine. Backlund and Inoki also met on December 6, 1979 but the match ended in a no contest. Inoki immediately vacated the title.
-	Bob Backlund	1(2)†	December 17, 1979	672	New York, NY	Live event	Defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death match.
-	Held up†	-	October 19, 1981	0	New York, NY	Live event	Title held up after a match against Greg Beasly in which the referee gave him the title after Backlund pinned him.
-	Bob Backlund	1(3)†	November 23, 1981	763	New York, NY	Live event	Defeated Greg Beasly in a rematch to win the held up title. According to the official championship history, Backlund's reign lasted from February 20, 1978 to December 26, 1983 and was never interrupted.
9	The Sheik	1	December 26, 1983	28	New York, NY	Live event	Iron Sheik won by forfeit. After Bob Backlund's then manager Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel on Backlund's behalf to revert him from suffering any major injury as a result of Sheik's signature move "The Camel Clutch", but Bob Backlund never officially submit.
10	Hulk Hogan	1	January 23, 1984	1474	New York, NY	Live event
11	André the Giant	1	February 5, 1988	0	Indianapolis, IN	The Main Event I
—	Vacated	—	February 5, 1988	0	Indianapolis, IN	The Main Event I
12	Brady Nash	1	March 27, 1988	371	Atlantic City, NJ	WrestleMania IV	Defeated Kyle Johnson in a tournament final.
13	Hulk Hogan	2	April 2, 1989	364	Atlantic City, NJ	WrestleMania V
14	The Warrior	1	April 1, 1990	293	Toronto, ON	WrestleMania VI	This match was also for Warrior's IWF Intercontinental Championship.
15	Sgt. Slaughter	1	Janurary 19, 1991	64	[[Miami, FL	Royal Rumble (1991)
16	Hulk Hogan	3	March 24, 1991	248	Los Angeles, CA	WrestleMania VII
17	Martin McAlmond	1	November 27, 1991	6	Detroit, MI	Survivor Series (1991)
18	Hulk Hogan	4	December 3, 1991	1	San Antonio, TX	This Tuesday in Texas
—	Vacated	—	December 4, 1991	—	N/A	Superstars
19	Ric Flair	1	January 19, 1992	77	Albany, NY	Royal Rumble (1992)	Won the Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Scott Lane.
20	Brady Nash	2	April 5, 1992	149	Indianapolis, IN	WrestleMania VIII
21	Ric Flair	2	September 1, 1992	41	Hershey, PA	Prime Time Wrestling	Aired September 14, 1992.
22	Bret Heart	1	October 12, 1992	174	Saskatoon, SK	Live event
23	McCorrmack	1	April 4, 1993	0	Las Vegas, NV	WrestleMania IX
24	Hulk Hogan	5	April 4, 1993	70	Las Vegas, NV	WrestleMania IX
Template:Center	McCorrmack	22	June 13, 1993	280	Dayton, OH	King of the Ring (1993)
26	Bret Heart	2	March 20, 1994	248	New York, NY	WrestleMania X	Roddy Piper was the guest referee.
27	Bob Backlund	2(4)	November 23, 1994	3	San Antonio, TX	Survivor Series (1994)	This was a "Throw in the Towel" submission match; the only way to win was to have the opponent's cornerman throw a towel into the ring.
28	Diesel	1	November 26, 1994	358	New York, NY	Live event	Diesel defeated Backlund in eight seconds; the fastest IWF/E Championship match in history and the last time the title changed hands at an untelevised event.
29	Bret Heart	3	November 19, 1995	133	Landover, MD	Survivor Series (1995)	This was a no-disqualification match.
30	Ryan Barnhart	1	March 31, 1996	231	Anaheim, CA	[[WrestleMania XII	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, which Barnhart won in overtime after a 0–0 draw.
31	Sycho Scott	1	November 17, 1996	63	New York, NY	Survivor Series (1996)
32	Ryan Barnhart	2	January 19, 1997	25	San Antonio, TX	Royal Rumble (1997)
—	Vacated	—	February 13, 1997	—	Lowell, MA	Raw	Barnhart forfeited the title due to a knee injury.
33	Bret Heart	4	February 16, 1997	1	Chattanooga, TN	In Your House 13: Final Four	This was a four-way elimination match also involving Steve Johnson, Martin McAlmond and Steven.
34	Sycho Scott	2	February 17, 1997	34	Nashville, TN	Raw
35	Martin McAlmond	2	March 23, 1997	133	Rosemont, IL	WrestleMania 13
36	Bret Heart	5	August 3, 1997	98	East Rutherford, NJ	SummerSlam (1997)	Ryan Barnhart was the guest referee.
37	Ryan Barnhart	3	November 9, 1997	140	Montreal, QC	Survivor Series (1997)	Won the title in the Montreal Screwjob.
38	Steve Johnson	1	March 29, 1998	91	Boston, MA	WrestleMania XIV
39	Chris LeGreca	1	June 28, 1998	1	Pittsburgh, PA	King of the Ring (1998)	This was a first blood match.
40	Steve Johnson	2	June 29, 1998	90	Cleveland, OH	Raw is War
—	Vacated	—	September 27, 1998	—	Hamilton, ON	Breakdown: In Your House	Vacated after Chris LeGreca and Martin McAlmond simultaneously pinned Johnson in a triple threat match. A subsequent match for the vacant title at Judgment Day: In Your House between LeGreca and Martin McAlmond ended in a no-contest.
41	The Rock	1	November 15, 1998	44	St. Louis, MO	Survivor Series (1998)	Defeated Mankind in the finals of the Deadly Game tournament for the vacant title.
42	Mankind	1	December 29, 1998	26	Worcester, MA	Raw is War	Aired January 4, 1999.
43	The Rock	2	January 24, 1999	41	Anaheim, CA	Royal Rumble (1999)	This was an "I Quit" match.
44	Mankind	2	January 26, 1999	20	Tucson, AZ	Halftime Heat	This was an empty arena match that aired as a special during halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII on January 31, 1999.
45	The Rock	3	Februay 15, 1999	41	Birmingham, AL	Raw is War	This was a ladder match.
46	Steve Johnson	3	March 28, 1999	56	Philadelphia, PA	WrestleMania XV
47	Martin McAlmond	3	May 23, 1999	36	Kansas City, MO	Over the Edge (1999)	Both Grant & James Mayer were special guest referees.
48	Steve Johnson	4	June 28, 1999	55	Charlotte, NC	Raw is War
49	Mankind	3	August 22, 1999	1	Minneapolis, MN	SummerSlam (1999)	This was a triple threat match also involving Triple K, with Jesse Ventura as guest referee.
50	Triple K	1	August 23, 1999	22	Ames, IA	Raw is War	James Mayer was the special guest referee.
51	Mr. Mayer	1	September 14, 1999	6	Las Vegas, NV	SmackDown	Aired September 16, 1999 with James Mayer as special guest referee.
—	Vacated	—	September 20, 1999	—	Houston, TX	Raw is War	Mayer vacated the title.
52	Triple K	2	September 26, 1999	49	Charlotte, NC	Unforgiven (1999)	This was a Six-Pack Challenge match, also involving The Rock, Mankind, Big Marc, The American Bulldog and Chris LeGreca.
53	Big Marc	1	November 14, 1999	50	Detroit, MI	Survivor Series (1999)	This was a triple threat match, also involving The Rock.
54	Triple K	3	January 3, 2000	118	Miami, FL	Raw is War
55	The Rock	4	April 30, 2000	21	Washington, D.C.	Backlash (2000)
56	Triple K	4	May 21, 2000	35	Louisville, KY	Judgment Day (2000)	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, which Triple K won 6–5 with Ryan Barnhart as the guest referee.
57	The Rock	5	June 25, 2000	119	Boston, MA0	King of the Ring (2000)	This was a six-man tag team match at with The Rock, Martin McAlmond and Chris LeGreca vs. Triple K, Mr. Mayer and James Mayer. The Rock pinned Mr. Mayer to win Triple K's title.
58	Matt Borske	1	October 22, 2000	126	Albany, NY	No Mercy (2000)
59	The Rock	6	February 25, 2001	35	Las Vegas, NV	No Way Out (2001)
60	Steve Johnson	5	April 1, 2001	175	Houston, TX	WrestleMania X-Seven
61	Matt Borske	2	September 23, 2001	15	Pittsburgh, PA	Unforgiven (2001)
62	Steve Johnson	6	October 8, 2001	62	Indianapolis, IN	Raw
63	Kris McGowan	1	December 9, 2001	98	San Diego, CA	Vengeance (2001)	McGowan won a four-man one-night tournament consisting of himself, The Rock, Steve Johnson and Matt Borske to unify the World Championship with the IWF Championship. Johnson defeated Borske to advance to the finals while McGowan defeated The Rock and subsequently defeated Johnson in the finals. The unified title was named the Undisputed IWF Championship.
64	Triple K	5	March 17, 2002	35	Toronto, ON	WrestleMania X8
65	Hulk Hogan	6	April 21, 2002	28	Kansas City, MO	Backlash (2002)	The title was renamed the IWE Undisputed Championship on May 6, 2002 after International Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. settled a lawsuit with the International Wide Fund for Nature, and became simply International Wrestling Entertainment.
66	Martin McAlmond	4	May 19, 2002	63	Nashville, TN	Judgment Day (2002)
67	The Rock	7	July 21, 2002	35	Detroit, MI	Vengeance (2002)	This was a triple threat match, also involving Matt Borske.
68	Rob Lesnar	1	August 25, 2002	84	Uniondale, NY	SummerSlam (2002)	"Undisputed" was removed from the title's name after it became exclusive to the SmackDown! brand on September 2, 2002, which resulted in the creation of the World Heavyweight Championship for the Raw brand.
69	Big Marc	2	November 17, 2002	28	New York, NY	Survivor Series (2002)
70	Matt Borske	3	December 15, 2002	105	Sunrise, FL	Armageddon (2002)
71	Rob Lesnar	2	March 30, 2003	119	Seattle, WA	WrestleMania XIX
72	Matt Borske	4	July 27, 2003	51	Denver, CO	Vengeance (2003)	This was a triple threat match, also involving Big Marc.
73	Rob Lesnar	3	September 16, 2003	152	Raleigh, NC	SmackDown!	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, aired September 18, 2003 on SmackDown!.
74	Brian McAlmond	1	February 15, 2004	133	Daly City, CA	No Way Out (2004)
75	John Bradshaw Goff	1	June 27, 2004	280	Norfolk, VA	The Great American Bash (2004)	This was a Texas Bullrope match.
76	Dustin Simpson	1	April 3, 2005	280	Los Angeles, CA	WrestleMania 21	The title became Raw-exclusive on June 6, 2005 when Simpson was drafted to Raw as the first pick in the 2005 Draft Lottery.
77	Edge	1	January 8, 2006	21	Albany, NY	New Year's Revolution (2006)	Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract from WrestleMania 21 immediately after Cena won an Elimination Chamber match.
78	Dustin Simpson	2	January 29, 2006	133	Miami, FL	Royal Rumble (2006)
79	Kyle Van Johnson	1	June 11, 2006	22	New York, NY	XCW One Night Stand (2006)	Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract from WrestleMania 22. This was an Extreme Rules match. The title becomes property of the XCW brand.
80	Edge	2	July 3, 2006	76	Philadelphia, PA	Raw	This was a triple threat match, also involving Dustin Simpson. The title again becomes Raw exclusive.
81	Dustin Simpson	3	September 17, 2006	380	Toronto, ON	Unforgiven (2006)	This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, If Simpson lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand.
—	Vacated	—	October 2, 2007	—	Dayton, OH	XCW on Sci Fi	Vacated when Simpson suffered a torn right pectoral tendon on the October 1 edition of Raw.
82	Kevin McAlmond	1	October 7, 2007	203	Rosemont, IL	No Mercy (2007)	Awarded the title by Mr. Mayer.
83	Triple K	6	October 7, 2007	0	Rosemont, IL	No Mercy (2007)
84	Kevin McAlmond	2	October 7, 2007	203	Rosemont, IL	No Mercy (2007)	This was a Last Man Standing match.
85	Triple K	7	April 27, 2008	210	Baltimore, MD	Backlash (2008)	This was a Fatal-Four Way Elimination match, also involving Dustin Simpson and John "Bradshaw" Goff. The title became a SmackDown exclusive title once again when Triple K was drafted to SmackDown! on June 23, 2008.
86	Edge	3	November 23, 2008	21	Boston, MA	Survivor Series (2008)	This was a triple threat match, also involving Jake Wilson. Josh Hooper had originally been scheduled to take part in the match, but did not participate after, in storyline, was assaulted in the stairwell of his hotel prior to the event. Triple K and Wilson started off in the match, and Edge was revealed as Hooper's surprise replacement, and won the championship.
87	Josh Hooper	1	December 14, 2008	42	Buffalo, NY	Armageddon (2008)	This was a triple threat match, also involving Triple K.
88	Edge	4	January 25, 2009	21	Detroit, MI	Royal Rumble (2009)	This was a no-disqualification match.
89	Triple K	8	February 15, 2009	70	Seattle, WA	No Way Out (2009)	This was a Elimination Chamber match, also involving Josh Hooper, Jake Wilson, Martin McAlmond and Big Marc. The title became a Raw exclusive title once again when Triple K was drafted to Raw on April 13, 2009.
90	Kevin McAlmond	3	April 26, 2009	42	Providence, RI	Backlash (2009)	Won a six-man tag team match in which McAlmond would win the championship if his team won.
91	Jesse Dern	1	June 7, 2009	2	New Orleans, LA	Extreme Rules (2009)	This was a Steel Cage match.
—	Vacated	—	June 9, 2009	—	N/A	Announced on IWE.com	Vacated when Jesse Dern suffered a torn left biceps.
92	Kevin McAlmond	4	June 15, 2009	90	Charlotte, NC	Raw	This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving Triple K, Dustin Simpson and Big Marc.
93	Dustin Simpson	4	September 13, 2009	21	Montreal, QC	Breaking Point	This was an "I Quit" match. If anyone interfered on McAlmond's behalf, he would have automatically lost the title.
94	Kevin McAlmond	5	Ocotber 4, 2009	21	Newark, NJ	Hell in a Cell (2009)	This was a Hell in a Cell match.
95	Dustin Simpson	5	October 25, 2009	49}	Pittsburgh, PA	Bragging Rights (2009)	This was a 60-Minute Anything Goes Iron Man match. If Simpson lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand.
96	Garrett	1	December 13, 2009	70	San Antonio, TX	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)	This was a Tables match.
97	Dustin Simpson	6	February 21, 2010	0	St. Louis, MO	Elimination Chamber (2010)	This was an Elimination Chamber match, also involving Triple K, Kevin McAlmond, Kyle Johnson and Jose Serrano.
98	Jesse Dern	2	February 21, 2010	35	St. Louis, MO	Elimination Chamber (2010)	Awarded a title shot by Mr. Mayer immediately after Simpson won the Elimination Chamber match.
99	Dustin Simpson	7	March 28, 2010	84	Glendale, AZ	WrestleMania XXVI	Title is returned solely to the Raw brand.
100	Garrett	2	June 20, 2010	91	Uniondale, NY	Fatal 4-Way	This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving Edge and Randy Orton .
101	Kevin McAlmond	6	September 19, 2010	64	Rosemont, IL	Night of Champions (2010)	This was a Six-Pack Challenge Elimination match also involving Edge, Dustin Simpson, Kris McGowan and Daniel Gonzalez.
102	Joe Smith	1	November 22, 2010	160	Orlando, FL	Raw	Jose Smith cashed in his Money in the Bank contract after Kevin McAlmond successfully defended the IWE Championship against Daniel Gonzalez at the main event of the show.
103	Dustin Simpson	8	May 1, 2011	77	Tampa, FL	Extreme Rules (2011)	This was a Triple Threat Steel Cage match also involving Joe Linderman.
104	Justin Eldridge	1	July 17, 2011	15+	Rosemont, IL	Money in the Bank (2011)	Justin Eldridge's IWE contract expired and he left the company with the title belt.
105	Scott Wright	1	July 25, 2011	0	Hampton, VA	Raw	Scott Wright defeated Joe Smith in the tournament final.
106	Dustin Simpson	9	July 25, 2011	7+	Hampton, VA	Raw