List of IWE Champions

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This article is about a list of wrestlers who have held the current IWE Championship. For a list of wrestlers who have the now-retired World Heavyweight Championship, see List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE). For a list of current title holders in IWE, see List of current champions in IWE.

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 World Championship (formerly the WCW World Heavyweight Championship) following the IWF's buyout of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and became the Undisputed IWF Championship.

In 2002, the IWF was renamed International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) and split its roster into two franchises, Raw and SmackDown!, in a brand extension. 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 Undisputed IWE Championship was then renamed simply as the IWE Championship.

At the TLC pay-per-view on December 15, 2013, when Kevin Orton won the championship against Dustin Simpson, the World Heavyweight Championship was unified with the IWE Championship, resulting in the retiring of the former,[6] and the renaming of the latter to the IWE World Heavyweight Championship. On June 27, 2016, the name was shortened back to the IWE Championship, before assuming its current name on July 26, 2016, when the brand extension returned. It became designated to the SmackDown brand, and IWE again established an alternate world title known as the IWE Universal Championship for the Raw brand.

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. The champion with the single longest reign is Bruno Sammartino with a reign of 2,803 days, while the record for longest combined reign is also held by Sammartino at 4,040. The current champion is.

Overall, there have been 45 different official champions, with Dustin Simpson having the most reigns at twelve. Only eight men in history have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more. They are Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales, Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan, Brady Savage, Dustin Simpson, CM Punk, and KJ Styles.

Contents 1 Title history 1.1 Names 1.2 Reigns 2 Combined reigns 3 References 4 External links

Title history

Names

Name	Years
IWWF World Heavyweight Championship	April 25, 1963 – February 8, 1971
IWWF Heavyweight Championship	February 8, 1971 – March 1, 1979
IWF Heavyweight Championship	March 1, 1979 – December 26, 1983
IWF World Heavyweight Championship	December 26, 1983 – March 30, 1998
IWF Championship	March 30, 1998 – December 9, 2001
Undisputed IWF Championship	December 9, 2001 – May 6, 2002
Undisputed IWE Championship	May 6, 2002[3] – May 19, 2002
IWE Undisputed Championship	May 19, 2002 – September 2, 2002
IWE Championship	September 2, 2002 – December 15, 2013
IWE World Heavyweight Championship	December 15, 2013 – June 27, 2016
IWE Championship	June 27, 2016 – July 25, 2016
IWE World Championship	July 26, 2016 – December 9, 2016
IWE Championship	December 10, 2016 – present

Reigns

As of November 9, 2024

Key

No.	The overall championship reign
Reign	The reign number for the specific champion listed
Days	The number of the days that the champion held the title for
Days recog.	The number of days that the promotion officially recognizes the champion as having held the title for
<1	The reign lasted less than a day
+	The current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics			Notes
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Days recog.
International Wide Wrestling Federation (IWWF)
1	Buddy Rogers	April 29, 1963	Heavyweight Wrestling	Washington, D.C.	1	36	22	Rogers won a fictional tournament in Rio de Janeiro after the IWWF left the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), of which Rogers had been the 7th NWA World Heavyweight Champion since defeating Pat O'Connor on June 30, 1961. After Rogers' one fall loss to Lou Thesz for the title on January 24, 1963, Northeast promoters (led by Vince Matteson, Sr. and Toots Mondt) did not recognize this title change and withdrew their membership from the NWA to form the International Wide Wrestling Federation (IWWF). The IWWF billed Rogers as their world champion since January 25, 1963, but it did not recognize him as the first ever IWWF World Heavyweight Champion until April 11, 1963, when he received the title belt. However, IWE lists Rogers' reign and the establishment of the title beginning on April 25, 1963.
2	Bruno Sammartino	May 17, 1963	House show	New York, NY	1	2,803	2,803	Held title for over seven years, a record for professional wrestling world champions.
3	Ivan Koloff	January 18, 1971	House show	New York, NY	1	21	21
4	Pedro Morales	February 8, 1971	House show	New York, NY	1	1,027	1,027	Title renamed IWWF Heavyweight Championship when IWWF rejoined the NWA in 1971.
National Wrestling Alliance: International Wide Wrestling Federation (IWWF)
5	Stan Stasiak	December 1, 1973	House show	Philadelphia, PA	1	9	9
6	Bruno Sammartino	December 10, 1973	House show	New York, NY	2	1,237	1,237
7	Superstar Billy Graham	April 30, 1977	House show	Baltimore, MD	1	296	296
National Wrestling Alliance: International Wrestling Federation (IWF)
8	Bob Backlund	February 20, 1978	House show	New York, NY	1	648	2,135	The title was renamed the IWF Heavyweight Championship when the International Wide Wrestling Federation became the International Wrestling Federation in March 1979.
†	Antonio Inoki	November 30, 1979	House show	Tokushima, Japan	1	6	—
†	Vacated	December 6, 1979	House show	Tokyo, Japan	—	—	—	Antonio Inoki immediately vacated the title after a rematch with Bob Backlund ended in a no contest due to the interference of Tiger Jeet Singh.
†	Bob Backlund	December 17, 1979	House show	New York, NY	2	672	—	IWE recognizes Backlund's first and second reigns as being uninterrupted, and considers this a continuation of the first. Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death match to fill the vacancy. During this reign a controversial ending to a bout between Backlund and Greg Valentine took place on October 19, 1981 at Madison Square Garden, in which the dazed referee raised Valentine's arm in victory, thinking it was Backlund, after the champion had scored the pinfall. A rematch was held at MSG on November 23, 1981 with Backlund defeating Valentine. Backlund defended the belt in other arenas between the two matches taking place, indicating that he was still the recognized champion.
9	The Iron Sheik	December 26, 1983	House show	New York City, NY	1	28	28	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.
International Wrestling Federation
10	Hulk Hogan	January 23, 1984	House show	New York City, NY	1	1,474	1,474
11	André the Giant	February 5, 1988	The Main Event I	Indianapolis, IN	1	<1	<1
†	Kyle Dibiase	February 5, 1988	The Main Event I	Indianapolis, IN	1	8	—
—	Vacated	February 13, 1988	Superstars of Wrestling	Hershey, PA	—	—	—	IWF President Jack Tunney refused to recognize Kyle Dibiase as champion and vacated the title. IWE recognizes the vacancy as starting on February 5, 1988, the date of the controversy, rather than the date in which the announcement was made in a video aired on tape delay on February 13, 1988.
12	Brady Savage	March 27, 1988	WrestleMania IV	Atlantic City, NJ	1	371	371	Defeated Kyle Dibiase in a tournament final.
13	Hulk Hogan	April 2, 1989	WrestleMania V	Atlantic City, NJ	2	364	364
14	The Ultimate Warrior	April 1, 1990	WrestleMania VI	Toronto, ON	1	293	293	This was a title for title match, in which Warrior also defended the Intercontinental Championship.
15	Sgt. Slaughter	Janurary 19, 1991	Royal Rumble	Miami, FL	1	64	64
16	Hulk Hogan	March 24, 1991	WrestleMania VII	Los Angeles, CA	3	248	248
17	The Undertaker	November 27, 1991	Survivor Series	Detroit, MI	1	6	6
18	Hulk Hogan	December 3, 1991	This Tuesday in Texas	San Antonio, TX	4	1	1
—	Vacated	December 4, 1991	Superstars of Wrestling	New Haven, CT	—	—	—	Hogan was stripped of the title by IWF President Jack Tunney due to the controversy surrounding both of the previous title changes. Aired on tape delay on December 7, 1991.
19	Ric Flair	January 19, 1992	Royal Rumble	Albany, NY	1	77	77	This was the Royal Rumble match in which Flair last eliminated Sid Justice to win the vacant title.
20	Brady Savage	April 5, 1992	WrestleMania VIII	Indianapolis, IN	2	149	149
21	Ric Flair	September 1, 1992	Prime Time Wrestling	Hershey, PA	2	41	41
22	Bret Heart	October 12, 1992	House show	Saskatoon, SK, Canada	1	174	175
23	Yokozuna	April 4, 1993	WrestleMania IX	Las Vegas, NV	1	<1	<1
24	Hulk Hogan	April 4, 1993	WrestleMania IX	Las Vegas, NV	5	70	70	After Yokozuna pinned Bret Heart to win the title, Yokozuna's manager, Mr. Fuji, issued an immediate challenge to Hogan for the championship, which was accepted and Hogan won the impromptu match.
25	Yokozuna	June 13, 1993	King of the Ring	Dayton, OH	2	280	280
26	Bret Heart	March 20, 1994	WrestleMania X	New York, NY	2	248	248	Roddy Piper was the guest referee.
27	Bob Backlund	November 23, 1994	Survivor Series	San Antonio, TX	2	3	3	This was a Throw in the Towel submission match.
28	Diesel	November 26, 1994	House show	New York, NY	1	358	358	This is the most recent title change on a non-televised event.
29	Bret Heart	November 19, 1995	Survivor Series	Landover, MD	3	133	133	This was a no disqualification match.
30	Shawn Michaels	March 31, 1996	WrestleMania XII	Anaheim, CA	1	231	231	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match in which Michaels won 1–0 in overtime.
31	Sycho Sid	November 17, 1996	Survivor Series	New York, NY	1	63	63
32	Shawn Michaels	January 19, 1997	Royal Rumble	San Antonio, TX	2	25	25
—	Vacated	February 13, 1997	Raw	Lowell, MA	—	—	—	Shawn Michaels forfeited the title due to a knee injury.
33	Bret Heart	February 16, 1997	In Your House 13: Final Four	Chattanooga, TN	4	1	1	This was a four corners elimination match for the vacant title also involving Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and Vader.
34	Sycho Sid	February 17, 1997	Raw	Nashville, TN	2	34	34
35	The Undertaker	March 23, 1997	WrestleMania 13	Rosemont, IL	2	133	133	This was a no disqualification match.
36	Bret Heart	August 3, 1997	SummerSlam	East Rutherford, NJ	5	98	98	Shawn Michaels was guest referee.
37	Shawn Michaels	November 9, 1997	Survivor Series	Montreal, QC, Canada	3	140	140	This was the Montreal Screwjob.
38	Stone Cold Steve Austin	March 29, 1998	WrestleMania XIV	Boston, MA	1	91	91	Mike Tyson was the special outside enforcer.
39	Kane	June 28, 1998	King of the Ring	Pittsburgh, PA	1	1	1	This was a first blood match; had Kane lost, he would set himself on fire.
40	Stone Cold Steve Austin	June 29, 1998	Raw is War	Cleveland, OH	2	90	90
—	Vacated	September 27, 1998	Breakdown: In Your House	Hamilton, ON, Canada	—	—	—	The title was vacated after Kane and The Undertaker simultaneously pinned Stone Cold Steve Austin in a triple threat match.
41	The Rock	November 15, 1998	Survivor Series	St. Louis, MO	1	44	50	Defeated Mankind in the finals of the Deadly Game tournament in a recreation of the Montreal Screwjob to win the vacant title. IWE recognizes The Rock's reign as ending on January 4, 1999, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
42	Mankind	December 29, 1998	Raw	Worcester, MA	1	26	20	This was a no disqualification match. IWE recognizes Mankind's reign as beginning on January 4, 1999, when the episode aired on tape delay.
43	The Rock	January 24, 1999	Royal Rumble	Anaheim, CA	2	22	27	This was an "I quit" match which The Rock won by knocking Mankind unconscious while someone backstage, later revealed to be Shane Matteson, played an audio recording of Mankind saying "I quit" when The Rock placed the microphone against his face. IWE recognizes The Rock's reign as ending on January 31, 1999, when the following match aired on tape delay.
44	Mankind	January 26, 1999	Halftime Heat	Tucson, AZ	2	20	15	This was an Empty Arena match that aired on tape delay as a special during halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII on January 31, 1999, the date IWE recognizes as the beginning of Mankind's reign.
45	The Rock	Februay 15, 1999	Raw	Birmingham, AL	3	41	41	This was a ladder match.
46	Stone Cold Steve Austin	March 28, 1999	WrestleMania XV	Philadelphia, PA	3	56	56	This was a no disqualification match with Mankind as the guest referee.
47	The Undertaker	May 23, 1999	Over the Edge	Kansas City, MO	3	36	36	Both Vince Matteson and Shane Matteson were the guest referees.
48	Stone Cold Steve Austin	June 28, 1999	Raw	Charlotte, NC	4	55	55	If The Undertaker had gotten himself disqualified, he would have lost the championship.
49	Mankind	August 22, 1999	SummerSlam	Minneapolis, MN	3	1	1	This was a triple threat match, also involving Triple K. Jesse Ventura as guest referee.
50	Triple K	August 23, 1999	Raw	Ames, IA	1	22	24	Shane Matteson was the guest referee. IWE recognizes Triple K's reign as ending on September 16, 1999, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
51	Vince Matteson	September 14, 1999	SmackDown!	Las Vegas, NV	1	6	4	Shane Matteson was the guest referee. IWE recognizes Vince Matteson's reign as beginning on September 16, 1999, when the episode aired on tape delay.
—	Vacated	September 20, 1999	Raw	Houston, TX	—	—	—	Mr. McMahon vacated the title due to the Fully Loaded stipulation after losing his feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin, who defeated The Undertaker at the event and forced McMahon to no longer appear on IWF television.
52	Triple K	September 26, 1999	Unforgiven	Charlotte, NC	2	49	49	This was a six-pack challenge also involving Big Show, The British Bulldog, Kane, Mankind, and The Rock . Stone Cold Steve Austin was the special outside enforcer.
53	The Big Show	November 14, 1999	Survivor Series	Detroit, MI	1	50	50	This was a triple threat match also involving The Rock. Stone Cold Steve Austin had originally been scheduled to take part in the match, but he did not participate after being (in storyline) run over by a car in the parking garage earlier in the night and was replaced by Big Show.
54	Triple K	January 3, 2000	Raw is War	Miami, FL	3	118	118
55	The Rock	April 30, 2000	Backlash	Washington, D.C.	4	21	21	Shane Matteson was the guest referee.
56	Triple K	May 21, 2000	Judgment Day	Louisville, KY	4	35	35	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match which Triple K won 6–5 with Shawn Michaels as the guest referee.
57	The Rock	June 25, 2000	King of the Ring	Boston, MA	5	119	119	This was a six-man tag team match with Kane, The Rock, and The Undertaker vs. Triple K, Shane Matteson, and Vince Matteson. Pre-match stipulation stated if the team of The Rock, Kane and Undertaker won whoever got the fall would win the title. The Rock pinned Vince to win Triple K's title.
58	Kurt Angle	October 22, 2000	No Mercy	Albany, NY	1	126	126	This was a no disqualification match.
59	The Rock	February 25, 2001	No Way Out	Las Vegas, NV	6	35	35	After the IWF purchased World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in March 2001, the WCW Championship became a second concurrently active world championship in the IWF. By November 2001, the WCW title was renamed to World Championship.
60	Stone Cold Steve Austin	April 1, 2001	WrestleMania X-Seven	Houston, TX	5	175	175	This was a no disqualification match.
61	Kurt Angle	September 23, 2001	Unforgiven (2001)	Pittsburgh, PA	2	15	15
62	Steve Austin	October 8, 2001	Raw	Indianapolis, IN	6	62	62
63	Chris Jericho	December 9, 2001	Vengeance (2001)	San Diego, CA	1	98	98	Earlier the same night, Jericho defeated (WCW) World Champion The Rock for that title. By defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin for the IWF Championship, Jericho unified both titles as the Undisputed IWF Championship.
64	Triple K	March 17, 2002	WrestleMania X8	Toronto, ON	5	35	35	In late March 2002, due to the IWF's roster having doubled in size, the brand extension began, splitting the roster between the Raw and SmackDown brands, represented by the TV shows of the same name. Championships were assigned to be exclusive to a specific brand. The Undisputed Championship and the Women's Championship were non-exclusive at this time, and were defended on both brands.
International Wrestling Entertainment
65	Hollywood Hulk Hogan	April 21, 2002	Backlash (2002)	Kansas City, MO	6	28	28	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	The Undertaker	May 19, 2002	Judgment Day (2002)	Nashville, TN	4	63	63	On May 20, 2002, Rob Van Dam pinned The Undertaker for the title. Raw owner Ric Flair immediately restarted the match due to The Undertaker's foot being on the ropes and The Undertaker subsequently pinned Van Dam, nullifying Van Dam's reign and continuing Undertaker's.
67	The Rock	July 21, 2002	Vengeance (2002)	Detroit, MI	7	35	35	This was a triple threat match, also involving Kurt Angle.
IWE (SmackDown)
68	Rob Lesnar	August 25, 2002	SummerSlam (2002)	Uniondale, NY	1	84	84	The following night, Lesnar signed a deal to appear exclusively on the SmackDown brand, making the championship exclusive to the brand. The World Heavyweight Championship was then created for the Raw brand. On September 2, 2002, the Undisputed Championship became the IWE Championship as it was no longer "undisputed".
69	Big Show	November 17, 2002	Survivor Series (2002)	New York, NY	2	28	28
70	Kurt Angle	December 15, 2002	Armageddon (2002)	Sunrise, FL	3	105	105
71	Rob Lesnar	March 30, 2003	WrestleMania XIX	Seattle, WA	2	119	119
72	Kurt Angle	July 27, 2003	Vengeance (2003)	Denver, CO	4	51	53	This was a triple threat match also involving Big Show. IWE recognizes Angle's reign as ending on September 18, 2003, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
73	Rob Lesnar	September 16, 2003	SmackDown!	Raleigh, NC	3	152	151	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match. IWE recognizes Lesnar's reign as beginning on September 18, 2003, when the episode aired on tape delay.
74	Eddie Guerrero	February 15, 2004	No Way Out (2004)	Daly City, CA	1	133	133
75	John Bradshaw Goff	June 27, 2004	The Great American Bash (2004)	Norfolk, VA	1	280	280	This was a Texas Bullrope match.
IWE (Raw)
76	Dustin Simpson	April 3, 2005	WrestleMania 21	Los Angeles, CA	1	280	280	The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2005 IWE draft lottery.
77	Edge	January 8, 2006	New Year's Revolution (2006)	Albany, NY	1	21	21	Edge cashed in his Money in the Bank contract from WrestleMania 21 immediately after Dustin Simpson won an Elimination Chamber match.
78	Dustin Simpson	January 29, 2006	Royal Rumble (2006)	Miami, FL	2	133	133
IWE (XCW)
79	Rob Van Dam	June 11, 2006	XCW One Night Stand (2006)	New York, NY	1	22	22	Van Dam cashed in his Money in the Bank contract from WrestleMania 22. This was an Extreme Rules match. The title became property of the new XCW brand due to Van Dam's status as an XCW wrestler. The XCW World Heavyweight Championship was subsequently reactivated for the brand and awarded to Van Dam.
IWE (Raw)
80	Edge	July 3, 2006	Raw	Philadelphia, PA	2	76	76	This was a triple threat match also involving Dustin Simpson. The title became exclusive to the Raw brand due to Edge's status as a Raw superstar.
81	Dustin Simpson	September 17, 2006	Unforgiven (2006)	Toronto, ON	3	380	381	This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
—	Vacated	October 2, 2007	XCW	Dayton, OH	—	—	—	Vacated when Dustin Simpson suffered a torn right pectoral tendon.
82	Kevin Orton	October 7, 2007	No Mercy (2007)	Rosemont, IL	1	<1	<1	Awarded the title by Mr. Mayer.
83	Triple K	October 7, 2007	No Mercy (2007)	Rosemont, IL	6	<1	<1
84	Kevin Orton	October 7, 2007	No Mercy (2007)	Rosemont, IL	2	203	203	This was a Last Man Standing match.
IWE (SmackDown)
85	Triple K	April 27, 2008	Backlash (2008)	Baltimore, MD	7	210	210	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	November 23, 2008	Survivor Series (2008)	Boston, MA	3	21	21	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	December 14, 2008	Armageddon (2008)	Buffalo, NY	1	42	42	This was a triple threat match, also involving Triple K.
88	Edge	January 25, 2009	Royal Rumble (2009)	Detroit, MI	4	21	21	This was a no-disqualification match.
IWE (Raw)
89	Triple K	February 15, 2009	No Way Out (2009)	Seattle, WA	8	70	69	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 Orton	April 26, 2009	Backlash (2009)	Providence, RI	3	42	42	Won a six-man tag team match in which McAlmond would win the championship if his team won.
91	Batista	June 7, 2009	Extreme Rules (2009)	New Orleans, LA	1	2	2	This was a Steel Cage match.
—	Vacated	June 9, 2009	—	—	—	—	—	Vacated when Batisa suffered a torn left biceps.
92	Kevin Orton	June 15, 2009	Raw	Charlotte, NC	4	90	90	This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving Triple K, Dustin Simpson and Big Marc.
93	Dustin Simpson	September 13, 2009	Breaking Point	Montreal, QC	4	21	21	This was an "I Quit" match. If anyone interfered on Orton's behalf, he would have automatically lost the title.
94	Kevin Orton	Ocotber 4, 2009	Hell in a Cell (2009)	Newark, NJ	5	21	21	This was a Hell in a Cell match.
95	Dustin Simpson	October 25, 2009	Bragging Rights (2009)	Pittsburgh, PA	5	49	49	This was a 60-Minute Anything Goes Iron Man match. If Simpson lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand.
96	Sheamus	December 13, 2009	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)	San Antonio, TX	1	70	70	This was a Tables match.
97	Dustin Simpson	February 21, 2010	Elimination Chamber (2010)	St. Louis, MO	6	<1	<1	This was an Elimination Chamber match, also involving Triple K, Kevin McAlmond, Kyle Johnson and Kofi Kingston.
98	Batista	February 21, 2010	Elimination Chamber (2010)	St. Louis, MO	2	35	36	Awarded a title shot by Mr. Mayer immediately after Simpson won the Elimination Chamber match.
99	Dustin Simpson	March 28, 2010	WrestleMania XXVI	Glendale, AZ	7	84	84	Title is returned solely to the Raw brand.
100	Sheamus	June 20, 2010	Fatal 4-Way	Uniondale, NY	2	91	91	This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving Edge and Randy Orton .
101	Kevin Orton	September 19, 2010	Night of Champions (2010)	Rosemont, IL	6	64	64	This was a Six-Pack Challenge Elimination match also involving Edge, Dustin Simpson, Kris McGowan and Daniel Gonzalez.
102	The Miz	November 22, 2010	Raw	Orlando, FL	1	160	159	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	May 1, 2011	Extreme Rules (2011)	Tampa, FL	8	77	77	This was a Triple Threat Steel Cage match also involving Joe Linderman.
104	CM Punk	July 17, 2011	Money in the Bank (2011)	Rosemont, IL	1	28	28	Moments after winning the championship, Eldridge "left" the IWE with the title in hand, only to return a week later on the July 25 episode of Monday Night RAW.
105	Rey Mysterio (and CM Punk)	July 25, 2011	Raw	Hampton, VA	1	<1	<1	Rey Mysterio defeated The Miz in the final of an eight man tournament to crown a new champion. CM Punk was also the IWE Champion at this time.
106	Dustin Simpson (and CM Punk)	July 25, 2011	Raw	Hampton, VA	9 (1)	20	20	According to IWE COO Triple K, CM Punk was also the IWE Champion at this time.
—	CM Punk	August 14, 2011	SummerSlam (2011)	Los Angeles, CA	1	—	—	Punk defeated Dustin Simpson in a match to determine the undisputed champion. This is considered a continuation of Punk's first reign. Triple K was guest referee.
IWE (unbranded)
107	Alberto Del Rio	August 14, 2011	SummerSlam (2011)	Los Angeles, CA	1	35	35	Cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Justin Eldridge, who had just become the Undisputed IWE Champion after defeating Dustin Simpson.
108	Dustin Simpson	September 18, 2011	Night of Champions (2011)	Buffalo, NY	10	14	14
109	Alberto Del Rio	October 2, 2011	Hell in a Cell (2011)	New Orleans, LA	2	49	49	This was a Triple Threat Hell in a Cell match also involving Justin Eldridge.
110	CM Punk	November 20, 2011	Survivor Series (2011)	New York City, NY	2	434	435	The longest reign in the last 25 years.
111	The Rock	January 27, 2013	Royal Rumble (2013)	Phoenix, AZ	8	70	70	Punk had initially won, but the match was then restarted by Vince Matteson due to interference by The Shield.
112	Dustin Simpson	April 7, 2013	WrestleMania 29	East Rutherford, NJ	11	133	133
113	Daniel Bryan	August 18, 2013	SummerSlam	Los Angeles, CA	1	<1	<1	Triple K was the guest referee.
114	Kevin Orton	August 18, 2013	SummerSlam	Los Angeles, CA	7	28	28	Kevin Orton cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. Triple H was the guest referee.
115	Daniel Bryan	September 15, 2013	Night of Champions	Detroit, MI	2	1	1
—	Vacated	September 16, 2013	Raw	Cleveland, OH	—	—	—	acated after a controversial finish when Daniel Bryan defeated Kevin Orton to win the title. A subsequent match for the vacant title at Battleground between Bryan and Orton ended in a no contest.
116	Kevin Orton	October 27, 2013	Hell in a Cell	Miami, FL	8	161	161	This was a Hell in a Cell match with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee.. On December 15, 2013 at the TLC pay-per-view, Orton defeated Dustin Simpson to unify the World Heavyweight Championship into his WIE Championship. The title is now known as the IWE World Heavyweight Championship.
117	Daniel Bryan	April 6, 2014	WrestleMania XXX	New Orleans, LA	3	64	64	Triple Threat match including Batista
—	Vacated	June 9, 2014	Raw	Minneapolis, MN	—	—	—	Daniel Bryan was stripped of the title due to a neck injury.
118	Dustin Simpson	June 29, 2014	Money in the Bank	Boston, MA	12	49	50	Defeated Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Cesaro, Kane, Kevin Orton, Roman Reigns and Sheamus in a Ladder match to win the vacant title.
119	Rob Lesnar	August 17, 2014	SummerSlam	Los Angeles, CA	4	224	224
120	Seth Rollins	March 29, 2015	WrestleMania 31	Santa Clara, CA	1	220	220	Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract in the middle of a singles match between Lesnar and Roman Reigns, thus making it a triple threat match also involving Reigns.
—	Vacated	November 5, 2015	—	—	—	—	—	Vacated after Rollins injured his knee at a house show in Dublin, Ireland on November 4, 2015.
121	Roman Reigns	November 22, 2015	Survivor Series	Atlanta, GA	1	<1	<1	Defeated Dean Ambrose in a tournament final for the vacant title.
122	Sheamus	November 22, 2015	Survivor Series	Atlanta, GA	3	22	23	Sheamus cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
123	Roman Reigns	December 14, 2015	Raw	Philadelphia, PA	2	41	41	This was a title vs. career match.
124	Triple K	January 24, 2016	Royal Rumble	Orlando, FL	9	70	70	This was the Royal Rumble match in which Roman Reigns defended the title. Reigns was eliminated by Triple K, who lastly eliminated Dean Ambrose.
125	Roman Reigns	April 3, 2016	WrestleMania 32	Arlington, TX	3	77	77
126	Seth Rollins	June 19, 2016	Money in the Bank	Las Vegas, NV	2	<1	<1
127	Dean Ambrose	June 19, 2016	Money in the Bank	Las Vegas, NV	1	84	84	Ambrose cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2016 IWE draft. It was subsequently renamed to IWE World Championship. The IWE Universal Championship was created for the Raw brand.
IWE: SmackDown
128	KJ Styles	September 11, 2016	Backlash	Richmond, VA	1	140	140	In December 2016, the championship's name was shortened back to IWE Championship.
129	Dustin Simpson	January 29, 2017	Royal Rumble	San Antonio, TX	13	14	15	This was Simpson's record-tying 16th world championship reign tying with Ric Flair.
130	Bray Wyatt	February 12, 2017	Elimination Chamber	Phoenix, AZ	1	49	49	This was an Elimination Chamber match also involving KJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, The Miz, and Baron Corbin.
131	Kevin Orton	April 2, 2017	WrestleMania 33	Orlando, FL	9	49	50
132	Jinder Mahal	May 21, 2017	Backlash	Rosemont, Illinois	1	170	170
133	KJ Styles	November 7, 2017	SmackDown Live	Manchester, England	2	371	371
134	Daniel Bryan	November 13, 2018	SmackDown Live	St. Louis, MO	4	145	144
135	Kofi Kingston	April 7, 2019	WrestleMania 35	East Rutherford, NJ	1	180	180
136	Rob Lesnar	October 4, 2019	SmackDown's 20th Anniversary	Los Angeles, CA	5	173 or 174	184	On the November 1, 2019 episode of SmackDown, Lesnar quit SmackDown and went to Raw, taking the title with him. IWE recognizes this reign as ending on April 5, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay.
IWE: Raw
137	Drew McIntyre	March 26, 2020	WrestleMania 36 Night 2	Orlando, FL	1	213 or 214	202	WrestleMania was taped on March 25 and 26, but it is currently unknown which day this match was taped. IWE recognizes this reign as beginning on April 5, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay.
138	Kevin Orton	October 25, 2020	Hell in a Cell	Orlando, FL	10	22	22	This was a Hell in a Cell match.
139	Drew McIntyre	November 16, 2020	Raw	Orlando, FL	2	97	96	This was a No Disqualification match.
140	The Miz	February 21, 2021	Elimination Chamber	St. Petersburg, FL	2	8	8	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
141	Bobby Lashley	March 1, 2021	Raw	St. Petersburg, FL	1	196	196	This was a lumberjack match.
142	Big E	September 13, 2021	Raw	Boston, MA	1	110	110	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
143	Rob Lesnar	January 1, 2022	Day 1	Atlanta, GA	6	28	27	This was a fatal five-way match also involving Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens, and Bobby Lashley. Lesnar was added to the IWE Championship match after his scheduled match against Roman Reigns for the IWE Universal Championship was canceled due to Reigns testing positive for COVID-19.
144	Bobby Lashley	January 29, 2022	Royal Rumble	St. Louis, MO	2	21	21
145	Rob Lesnar	February 19, 2022	Elimination Chamber	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	7	43	43	This was an Elimination Chamber match in which Bobby Lashley was originally scheduled to defend the championship against Lesnar, Seth Rollins, Austin Theory, KJ Styles, and Riddle. However, Lashley suffered a "concussion" before he could officially enter the match, and was therefore removed from the match.
146	Roman Reigns	April 3, 2022	WrestleMania 38 Night 2	Arlington, TX	4	735	735	This match was billed as a championship unification match, where Reigns' Universal Championship was also on the line. However, after the match, both titles remained independently active with Reigns being called the Undisputed IWE Universal Champion. The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2023 IWE Draft. With Reigns holding both the IWE Championship and Universal Championship, a new World Heavyweight Champion was established for Raw.
147	Cody Rhodes	April 7, 2024	WrestleMania XL Night 2	Philadelphia, PA	1	27+	27+	This was a Bloodline Rules match in which Reigns also defended the Universal Championship.

Combined reigns

As of November 9, 2024.

Key

Rec.	Recognized by the promotion
†	Current champion; reign changing daily
<1	Reign was less than a day
¤	The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest length is considered.

Rank	Champion	No. of reigns	Combined days
			Actual	Recog.
2	Hulk Hogan	6	2,185	2,188
3	Bob Backlund	2	2,121	2,138
9	Bret Heart	5	654
	Triple K	9	609	611
	Stone Cold Steve Austin	6	529
15	Shawn Michaels	3	396
	The Rock	8	367	378
	Diesel	1	358
	Kurt Angle	4	297	299
22	Yokozuna	2	280
	The Undertaker	4	238
38	Psycho Sid	2	97
	The Big Show	2	78
	Mankind	3	47	36
	Vince Matteson	1	6	4

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