List of WWE champions cont.

24	Hulk Hogan	05 5	01993-04-04 April 4, 1993	70	Las Vegas, NV	WrestleMania IX		[34]
025 25	Yokozuna	02 2	01993-06-13 June 13, 1993	280	Dayton, OH	King of the Ring (1993)		[35]
026 26	Bret Hart	02 2	01994-03-20 March 20, 1994	248	New York, NY	WrestleMania X	Roddy Piper was the guest referee.	[36]
027 27	Bob Backlund	02 2(4)	01994-11-23 November 23, 1994	3	San Antonio, TX	Survivor Series (1994)	This was a "Throw in the Towel" match.	[37]
028 28	Diesel	01 1	01994-11-26 November 26, 1994	358	New York, NY	Live event	Won the title at a house show, shortest WWF Title match in history.	[38]
029 29	Bret Hart	03 3	01995-11-19 November 19, 1995	133	Landover, MD	Survivor Series (1995)	This was a no-disqualification match.	[39]
030 30	Shawn Michaels	01 1	01996-03-31 March 31, 1996	231	Anaheim, CA	WrestleMania XII	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, which Michaels won in overtime after a 0-0 draw.	[40]
031 31	Sycho Sid	01 1	01996-11-17 November 17, 1996	63	New York, NY	Survivor Series (1996)		[41]
032 32	Shawn Michaels	02 2	01997-01-19 January 19, 1997	25	San Antonio, TX	Royal Rumble (1997)		[42]
032.5 -	Vacated	-	01997-02-13 February 13, 1997	0	Lowell, MA	Raw	Michaels forfeited the title due to a knee injury.	[42]
033 33	Bret Hart	04 4	01997-02-16 February 16, 1997	1	Chattanooga, TN	In Your House 13: Final Four	This was a four-way elimination match also involving Steve Austin, The Undertaker and Vader.	[43]
034 34	Sycho Sid	02 2	01997-02-17 February 17, 1997	34	Nashville, TN	Raw		[44]
035 35	The Undertaker	02 2	01997-03-23 March 23, 1997	133	Rosemont, IL	WrestleMania 13		[45]
036 36	Bret Hart	05 5	01997-08-03 August 3, 1997	98	East Rutherford, NJ	SummerSlam (1997)	Won the title with Shawn Michaels as the guest referee.	[46]
037 37	Shawn Michaels	03 3	01997-11-09 November 9, 1997	140	Montreal, QC	Survivor Series (1997)	Won the title in the Montreal Screwjob.	[47]
038 38	Steve Austin	01 1	01998-03-29 March 29, 1998	91	Boston, MA	WrestleMania XIV		[48]
039 39	Kane	01 1	01998-06-28 June 28, 1998	1	Pittsburgh, PA	King of the Ring (1998)	This was a first blood match.	[49]
040 40	Steve Austin	02 2	01998-06-29 June 29, 1998	91	Cleveland, OH	Raw is War		[50]
040.5 -	Vacated	-	01998-09-28 September 28, 1998	0	Detroit, MI	Raw is War	Vacated after Kane and The Undertaker simultaneously pinned Austin in a triple threat match the previous night at Breakdown: In Your House in Hamilton, ON.	[50]
041 41	The Rock	01 1	01998-11-15 November 15, 1998	44	St. Louis, MO	Survivor Series (1998)	Defeated Mankind in a tournament final. First African-American champion.	[51]
042 42	Mankind	01 1	01998-12-29 December 29, 1998[9]	26	Worcester, MA	Raw is War	Aired January 4, 1999.	[52]
043 43	The Rock	02 2	01999-01-24 January 24, 1999	2	Anaheim, CA	Royal Rumble (1999)	This was an "I Quit" match.	[53]
044 44	Mankind	02 2	01999-01-26 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.	[54]
045 45	The Rock	03 3	01999-02-15 February 15, 1999	41	Birmingham, AL	Raw is War	This was a ladder match.	[55]
046 46	Steve Austin	03 3	01999-03-28 March 28, 1999	56	Philadelphia, PA	WrestleMania XV		[56]
047 47	The Undertaker	03 3	01999-05-23 May 23, 1999	36	Kansas City, MO	Over the Edge (1999)	Shane McMahon was special guest referee.	[57]
048 48	Steve Austin	04 4	01999-06-28 June 28, 1999	55	Charlotte, NC	Raw is War		[58]
049 49	Mankind	03 3	01999-08-22 August 22, 1999	1	Minneapolis, MN	SummerSlam (1999)	This was a triple threat match also involving Triple H, with Jesse Ventura as guest referee.	[59]
050 50	Triple H	01 1	01999-08-23 August 23, 1999	22	Ames, IA	Raw is War	Won the title on Raw is War with Shane McMahon as special guest referee.	[60]
051 51	Vince McMahon	01 1	01999-09-14 September 14, 1999	6	Las Vegas, NV	SmackDown	Aired September 16, 1999 with Shane McMahon as special guest referee.	[61]
051.5 -	Vacated	-	01999-09-20 September 20, 1999	0	Houston, TX	Raw is War	McMahon vacated the title.	[61]
052 52	Triple H	02 2	01999-09-26 September 26, 1999	49	Charlotte, NC	Unforgiven (1999)	This was a Six-Pack Challenge match, also involving The Rock, Mankind, The Big Show, The British Bulldog and Kane.	[62]
053 53	The Big Show	01 1	01999-11-14 November 14, 1999	50	Detroit, MI	Survivor Series (1999)	This was a triple threat match, also involving The Rock.	[63]
054 54	Triple H	03 3	02000-01-03 January 3, 2000	118	Miami, FL	Raw is War		[64]
055 55	The Rock	04 4	02000-04-30 April 30, 2000	21	Washington, D.C.	Backlash (2000)		[65]
056 56	Triple H	04 4	02000-05-21 May 21, 2000	35	Louisville, KY	Judgment Day (2000)	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, which Triple H won 6-5 with Shawn Michaels as the guest referee.	[66]
057 57	The Rock	05 5	02000-06-25 June 25, 2000	119	Boston, MA	King of the Ring (2000)	This was a six-man tag team match at with The Rock, The Undertaker and Kane vs. Triple H, Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon. The Rock pinned Vince McMahon to win Triple H's title.	[67]
058 58	Kurt Angle	01 1	02000-10-22 October 22, 2000	126	Albany, NY	No Mercy (2000)		[68]
059 59	The Rock	06 6	02001-02-25 February 25, 2001	35	Las Vegas, NV	No Way Out (2001)		[69]
060 60	Steve Austin	05 5	02001-04-01 April 1, 2001	175	Houston, TX	WrestleMania X-Seven		[70]
061 61	Kurt Angle	02 2	02001-09-23 September 23, 2001	15	Pittsburgh, PA	Unforgiven (2001)		[71]
062 62	Steve Austin	06 6	02001-10-08 October 8, 2001	62	Indianapolis, IN	Raw		[72]
063 63	Chris Jericho	01 1	02001-12-09 December 9, 2001	98	San Diego, CA	Vengeance (2001)	Jericho won a four-man one-night tournament consisting of himself, The Rock, Steve Austin and Kurt Angle to unify the World Championship with the WWF Championship. Austin defeated Angle to advance to the finals while Jericho defeated The Rock and subsequently defeated Austin in the finals. The unified title was named the WWF Undisputed Championship.	[73]
064 64	Triple H	05 5	02002-03-17 March 17, 2002	35	Toronto, ON	WrestleMania X8		[74]
065 65	Hulk Hogan	06 6	02002-04-21 April 21, 2002	28	Kansas City, MO	Backlash (2002)	The title was renamed the WWE Undisputed Championship on May 6, 2002 after World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. settled a lawsuit with the World Wide Fund for Nature, and became simply World Wrestling Entertainment.[9]	[75]
066 66	The Undertaker	04 4	02002-05-19 May 19, 2002	63	Nashville, TN	Judgment Day (2002)		[76]
067 67	The Rock	07 7	02002-07-21 July 21, 2002	35	Detroit, MI	Vengeance (2002)	This was a triple threat match, also involving Kurt Angle.	[77]
068 68	Brock Lesnar	01 1	02002-08-25 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.	[78]
069 69	The Big Show	02 2	02002-11-17 November 17, 2002	28	New York, NY	Survivor Series (2002)		[79]
070 70	Kurt Angle	03 3	02002-12-15 December 15, 2002	105	Sunrise, FL	Armageddon (2002)		[80]
071 71	Brock Lesnar	02 2	02003-03-30 March 30, 2003	119	Seattle, WA	WrestleMania XIX		[81]
072 72	Kurt Angle	04 4	02003-07-27 July 27, 2003	51	Denver, CO	Vengeance (2003)	This was a triple threat match, also involving The Big Show.	[82]
073 73	Brock Lesnar	03 3	02003-09-16 September 16, 2003	152	Raleigh, NC	SmackDown!	This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, aired September 18, 2003 on SmackDown!.	[83]
074 74	Eddie Guerrero	01 1	02004-02-15 February 15, 2004	133	Daly City, CA	No Way Out (2004)		[84]
075 75	John Bradshaw Layfield	01 1	02004-06-27 June 27, 2004	280	Norfolk, VA	The Great American Bash (2004)	This was a Texas Bullrope match.	[85]
076 76	John Cena	01 1	02005-04-03 April 3, 2005	280	Los Angeles, CA	WrestleMania 21	The title became Raw-exclusive on June 6, 2005 when Cena was drafted to Raw as the first pick in the 2005 Draft Lottery.	[86]
077 77	Edge	01 1	02006-01-08 January 8, 2006	21	Albany, NY	New Year's Revolution (2006)	Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract from WrestleMania 21 after Cena won an Elimination Chamber match minutes earlier.	[87]
078 78	John Cena	02 2	02006-01-29 January 29, 2006	133	Miami, FL	Royal Rumble (2006)		[88]
079 79	Rob Van Dam	01 1	02006-06-11 June 11, 2006	22	New York, NY	ECW 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 ECW brand.	[89]
080 80	Edge	02 2	02006-07-03 July 3, 2006	76	Philadelphia, PA	Raw	This was a triple threat match, also involving John Cena. The title again becomes Raw exclusive.	[90]
081 81	John Cena	03 3	02006-09-17 September 17, 2006	380	Toronto, ON	Unforgiven (2006)	This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.	[91]
081.5 -	Vacated	-	02007-10-02 October 2, 2007	0	Dayton, OH	ECW on Sci Fi	Vacated when Cena suffered a torn right pectoral tendon on the October 1 edition of Raw.	[92]
082 82	Randy Orton	01 1	02007-10-07 October 7, 2007	0	Rosemont, IL	No Mercy (2007)	Awarded the title by Vince McMahon.	[93]
083 83	Triple H	06 6	02007-10-07 October 7, 2007	0	Rosemont, IL	No Mercy (2007)		[94]
084 84	Randy Orton	02 2	02007-10-07 October 7, 2007	203	Rosemont, IL	No Mercy (2007)	This was a Last Man Standing match.	[95]
085 85	Triple H	07 7	02008-04-27 April 27, 2008	210	Baltimore, MD	Backlash (2008)	This was a Fatal-Four Way Elimination match, also involving John Cena and John "Bradshaw" Layfield. The title became a SmackDown exclusive title once again when Triple H was drafted to SmackDown! on June 23, 2008.	[96]