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World Heavyweight Championship History | All Champions & Reigns

Complete title history for the World Heavyweight Championship in WWE — every champion, reign length, date won, and event. Established April 24, 2023. First champion: Seth "Freakin" Rollins. Includes 2026, 2025, 2024 and full history back to the beginning.

First Champion

Seth "Freakin" Rollins

Most Reigns

2 reigns

Longest Reign

Seth Rollins
(1st reign, 316 days)

Shortest Reign

CM Punk
(1st reign, 5 minutes and 10 seconds)

Established

April 24, 2023

Total Reigns

Unknown

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Data sourced from Wikipedia — World Heavyweight Championship. For live champion updates visit the WrestleIndex dashboard. See all current WWE champions 2026 and the full 2026 PPV schedule.