This is a List of Number of World Title Reigns for professional wrestling. This list includes all title reigns for titles given "World Title Status" by Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI). Many promotions claim to have a World Title but PWI is considered the ultimate authority on who really has a World Title and who does not. Professional wrestling is generally any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating. ... Hulk Hogan on the cover of the November 1994 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. ...

Declaration of World Title Status

The promotions that PWI declared as having World Title Status are World Wrestling Entertainment (and all of its prior names), World Championship Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance (its world title is currently defended exclusively in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling), Extreme Championship Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association,New Japan Pro Wrestling, World Wrestling Allstars, and Ring of Honor. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a highly successful professional wrestling promotion that was based in Atlanta and existed from 1986 to 2001. ... The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002 and now owned by Panda Energy International. ... Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) is a groundbreaking and influential professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon, and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001. ... All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (全日本プロレス, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was a professional wrestling organization, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... The World Wrestling All-Stars, or WWA, was one of the Professional wrestling promotions to come into existence after the fall of ECW and WCW. They focused on signing the wrestlers that did not get signed by WWE after the merger. ... Ring of Honor (ROH) is an independent professional wrestling promotion created in 2002. ...

World Titles in Pro Wrestling

The World Titles used to compile this list are as follows:

Active Titles

• AJPW Triple Crown World Heavyweight Championship: AJPW (Created in 1989). Current title-holder: Satoshi Kojima
• AWA World Heavyweight Championship: AWA (1959-1991; title reactivated in 1996, but not given world-title status until 2005). Current title-holder: Takao Omori
• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: New Japan (Created in 1987). Current title-holder: Brock Lesnar
• NWA World Heavyweight Championship: TNA Wrestling (Current version created in 1940). Current title-holder: Christian Cage
• ROH World Heavyweight Championship: Ring of Honor (Created in 2002). Current title-holder: Bryan Danielson
• World Heavyweight Championship: WWE SmackDown! (Created in 2002). Current title-holder: Rey Mysterio
• WWE Championship: WWE RAW (Created in 1963). Current title-holder: John Cena

Inactive Titles The AJPW Triple Crown World Heavyweight Championship is the top singles title in All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (全日本プロレス, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Satoshi Kojima Satoshi Kojima (小島 聡 Kojima Satoshi) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... AWA World Title Belt 1987-1990 The AWA World Heavyweight Championship, the most prestigious championship in the American Wrestling Association, was established in May 1960, after the first champion, Pat OConnor, was crowned on January 9, 1959. ... The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was a professional wrestling organization, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Takao ÅŒmori (大森隆男; ÅŒmori Takao) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship is the top singles title in New Japan Pro Wrestling. ... New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brock Edward Lesnar (born July 12, 1977 in Webster, South Dakota) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his two-year career with World Wrestling Entertainment. ... The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a title in professional wrestling. ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002 and now owned by Panda Energy International. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... William Jason (Jay) Reso (born November 30, 1973 in Kitchener, Ontario), better known by his stage name Christian is a Canadian professional wrestler. ... The ROH World Championship The ROH World Heavyweight Championship, originally ROH Heavyweight Championship, is the top title contested for in the independent professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor. ... Ring of Honor (ROH) is an independent professional wrestling promotion created in 2002. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Bryan Danielson is an American independent professional wrestler, also known as American Dragon. ... The World Heavyweight Championship belt The World Heavyweight Championship, a new championship introduced for the WWEs RAW brand in 2002, is one of the top-level championships in World Wrestling Entertainment, exclusive to the SmackDown! brand. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... WWE Friday Night SmackDown! is a professional wrestling TV show that airs in the United States on UPN, in Canada on The Score Network, in India on Ten Sports, in the UK, Republic of Ireland and mainland Europe on Sky Sports, in Portugal on SIC Radical, in Australia on FOX8... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Rey Mysterio Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio, better known as Rey Misterio, Jr. ... John Cenas customized version of the WWE Championship, April 2005-present. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... WWE RAW is the Monday night professional wrestling show for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... John Felix-Anthony Cena, Jr. ...

• ECW World Heavyweight Championship: ECW (1992-2001). Final Title Holder: Rhino
• WCW International World Heavyweight Championship: WCW (1993-1994). Final Title Holder: Ric Flair
• WCW World Heavyweight Championship: WCW (Technically active from 1991-2001; see below). Final Title Holder: Chris Jericho
• WWA World Heavyweight Championship: WWA (2001-2003. Final Title Holder: Jeff Jarret

The ECW World Heavyweight Championship The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was the highest title in the now-defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion. ... Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) is a groundbreaking and influential professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon, and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Rhinoceros is a large land animal. ... The WCW International World Heavyweight Championship was a championship that took the place of the original NWA World Heavyweight Championship when World Championship Wrestling withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1993 (The name WCW International refres to a ficticious overseas subsidiary of World Championship Wrestling and this belt is... World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a highly successful professional wrestling promotion that was based in Atlanta and existed from 1986 to 2001. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated like the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his ring name The Nature Boy Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler currently with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its RAW brand. ... WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1994-2001) The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was the primary championship in the World Championship Wrestling professional wrestling organization. ... World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a highly successful professional wrestling promotion that was based in Atlanta and existed from 1986 to 2001. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Chris Jericho (born Christopher Keith Irvine on November 9, 1970 in Winnipeg, Manitoba), is a Canadian actor, radio host, rock musician and professional wrestler(in a hiatus). ... This is the title history of the World Wrestling All-Stars World Heavyweight Championship. ... World Wrestling All-Stars logo. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeff Jarrett is a professional wrestler. ...

Number of World Title Reigns

The AJPW Triple Crown World Heavyweight Championship is the top singles title in All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... AWA World Title Belt 1987-1990 The AWA World Heavyweight Championship, the most prestigious championship in the American Wrestling Association, was established in May 1960, after the first champion, Pat OConnor, was crowned on January 9, 1959. ... The ECW World Heavyweight Championship The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was the highest title in the now-defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion. ... The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship is the top singles title in New Japan Pro Wrestling. ... The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a title in professional wrestling. ... The ROH World Championship The ROH World Heavyweight Championship, originally ROH Heavyweight Championship, is the top title contested for in the independent professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor. ... WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1994-2001) The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was the primary championship in the World Championship Wrestling professional wrestling organization. ... The WCW International World Heavyweight Championship was a championship that took the place of the original NWA World Heavyweight Championship when World Championship Wrestling withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1993 (The name WCW International refres to a ficticious overseas subsidiary of World Championship Wrestling and this belt is... John Cenas customized version of the WWE Championship, April 2005-present. ... The World Heavyweight Championship belt The World Heavyweight Championship, a new championship introduced for the WWEs RAW brand in 2002, is one of the top-level championships in World Wrestling Entertainment, exclusive to the SmackDown! brand. ... This is the title history of the World Wrestling All-Stars World Heavyweight Championship. ... Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his ring name The Nature Boy Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler currently with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its RAW brand. ... Terrence Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953 in Augusta, Georgia), best known professionally as Hulk Hogan (and occasionally Hollywood Hulk Hogan), is an American professional wrestler and actor. ... Jeffrey Leonard (Jeff) Jarrett (born April 14, 1967, in Nashville, Tennessee [1]), is an American professional wrestler. ... Verne Gagne Verne Gagne (born May 10, 1923) is a former professional wrestler, trainer and wrestling promoter. ... Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969 in Nashua, New Hampshire) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, invariably abbreviated to Triple H or HHH. Triple H is currently working for the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... Steven James Borden, better known by his ring name Sting (born March 20, 1959 in Omaha, Nebraska), is an American professional wrestler who has wrestled with several promotions since the mid 1980s. ... Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California), better known by his stage name The Rock, is an American actor and sporadic professional wrestler. ... Harley Leland Race (born April 11, 1943 in Quitman, Missouri), is an American professional wrestler and promoter. ... Leon Allen White (born May 14, 1957), better known under his ring names Big Van Vader or Vader, was one of the most successful professional wrestlers of the 1990s. ... Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian former professional wrestler, and part of the famous Hart wrestling family. ... Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American 1996 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and a professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the SmackDown! brand. ... Steven James Anderson-Williams (born December 18, 1964 in Victoria, Texas), better known by his stage name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an actor and professional wrestler. ... Nick Bockwinkel Nick Bockwinkel was a professional wrestler, mainly competing in the AWA in the United States. ... - A legend of pro wrestling in Japan - Nicknamed The Dragon - Invented the Dragon Sleeper and Dragon Suplex - Wrestled Ric Flair in a re-match at the first ever WCW SuperBrawl in Florida after a controversial match in Japan. ... Keiji Mutoh (武藤敬司 Mutō Keiji born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestler who became famous in New Japan Pro Wrestling, and who now owns, operates, and competes in All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler and actor. ... Macho Man Randy Savage on The Weird Al Show. ... Booker T (born Robert Booker Tio Huffman on March 1, 1965 in Houston, Texas) is an American professional wrestler, currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand. ... Stan Hansen (born John Stanley Hansen) is a former professional wrestler famous for his cowboy hat and his tobacco chew that he spit on his opponents. ... Shinya Hashimoto Shinya Hashimoto (橋本真也 Hashimoto Shinya) (July 3, 1965 - July 11, 2005), was a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Toshiaki Kawada (川田利明; Kawada Toshiaki) is a professional wrestler who is most known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Mitsuharu Misawa is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... James (Jim) Fullington (born June 16, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), better known as The Sandman, is an American professional wrestler, best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling, where he was dubbed The Hardcore Icon due to his gung-ho wrestling style. ... Kensuke Sasaki (not to be confused with Kenzo Suzuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestlers for various promotions through his own agency, such as New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling NOAH, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Dragon Gate. ... Mad Dog Maurice Vachon Maurice Vachon (also known as Mad Dog Vachon) was a professional wrestler and is the brother of wrestlers Paul Vachon and the late Vivian Vachon. ... Bob Backlund (born August 14, 1949) is a former American professional wrestler and minor politician. ... Paul Wight, Jr. ... Troy Martin, better known by his ring name, Shane Douglas, is an American professional wrestler. ... The Heartbreak Kid (HBK) Shawn Michaels, (born Michael Shawn Hickenbottom on July 22, 1965 at Williams Air Force Base, now part of Mesa, Arizona) is an American professional wrestler and one of the longest-tenured employees of World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Genichiro Tenryu (天龍源一郎 Tenryū Genichirō), real name Genichiro Shimada (嶋田源一郎 Shimada Genichirō), is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Hiroyoshi Tenzan is an accomplished Japanese Heavyweight wrestler. ... Lajos Tiza, translated from Hungarian to Aloysius Martin Thesz (April 24, 1916 – April 28, 2002), better known as Lou Thesz, was a professional wrestler and multiple time World Heavyweight Champion. ... Tomomi Tsuruta (March 25, 1951 - May 13, 2000), better known by his ring name Jumbo Tsuruta, was a professional wrestler who wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling for most of his career. ... Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965) (also spelled incorrectly as either Callaway or Calloway) is an American professional wrestler. ... Sidney Ray Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis, Arkansas) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, most commonly known as Sid Vicious, but also as Sid Justice, Sycho Sid and simply Sid. ... Brock Edward Lesnar (born July 12, 1977 in Webster, South Dakota) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his two-year career with World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Richard Erwin Rood, better known by his ring name of Ravishing Rick Rude (December 7, 1958 – April 20, 1999) was a professional wrestler who performed for many promotions, most notably World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation, in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Chris Jericho (born Christopher Keith Irvine on November 9, 1970 in Winnipeg, Manitoba), is a Canadian actor, radio host, rock musician and professional wrestler(in a hiatus). ... Lawrence Wendell (Larry) Pfohl, better known by his ring name, Lex Luger, is an American professional wrestler and former professional American football player. ... Shohei Baba (馬場 正平 Baba Shōhei, 1938–1999) was a professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Mitsuo Yoshida(吉田光雄), better known by his stage name Riki Choshu(長州力), is a Japanese professional wrestler who is most known for his longtime work in New Japan Pro Wrestling as a wrestler and a booker. ... Reginald Lisowski was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Crusher. ... Mick Foley (born Michael Francis Foley on June 7, 1965 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American professional wrestler and author. ... Kenta Kobashi is a professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling NOAH. He has previously worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Page Falkenberg (born April 5, 1956 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler formerly for WCW, WWF (now WWE), and TNA under the ring name Diamond Dallas Page (or, DDP for short); the name on his current SAG and AFTRA cards is Dallas Page. ... Terrence (Terry) Funk (born June 30, 1944 in Amarillo, Texas) is an American professional wrestler, known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the later part of his career that inspired many later wrestlers, most notably Mick Foley. ... Scott Levy (born September 8, 1964), better known as Raven, is an American professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... Virgil Runnels, Jr. ... Allen Jones (born June 2, 1978 in Gainesville, Georgia), better known by his ring name A.J. Styles, is an American professional wrestler. ... Mike Alfonso a. ... 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Ron Killings (born January 19, 1972 in Georgia) is an American professional wrestler and rapper, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... Gene Kiniski was a professional wrestler. ... Satoshi Kojima Satoshi Kojima (小島 聡 Kojima Satoshi) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Scott Norton is an American professional wrestler who wrestles for New Japan Pro Wrestling and previously wrestled for World Championship Wrestling. ... Patrick Pat OConnor was a professional wrestler from New Zealand who won several world titles. ... Former NWA World Heavyweight Champion. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Nature Boy Buddy Rogers (Born Herman C. Rohde Jr. ... Terry Gerin (born October 7, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan), better known as Rhyno or Rhino, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... 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Footnotes

^a The ECW World Title does not include Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title reigns, because at that time the belt did not hold world status, but only territorial status. This largely effects the Sandman, who won one title in Eastern and five in Extreme, which means he had six title reigns in the same organization yet only five are recognizable as having world status.

^bFlair, according to official National Wrestling Alliance records he is a 13 time heavyweight champion of their company. In WCW, 5 of the reigns went unrecognized the first three were unrecognized due to few records showing his losses and regains in the early 80's, however the last 2 of his NWA reigns go unrecognized by WCW/WWE title histories because at the time WCW was trying to free itself of any NWA lineage, although their world champion was also the defending NWA world champion.WWE uses revisionist history to call Flair a 16-time Champion but this is not true. It should be noted that prior to WCW's purchase by the WWE, Flair has always billed himself as a "14-time World Heavyweight Champion" (excluding his two WWE Championship reigns and the discrepant reigns).

^c On May 17, 2003, the Ring of Honor Heavyweight Championship was first defended outside the United States by Samoa Joe, giving it World Title status.

^d The WWA World Heavyweight Title was the premiere title in the World Wrestling Allstars, a short lived company that thrived in World Title status due to the fact that it's world title was created in New Zealand and defended regularly outside of that country including Japan, Australia, the United States, Malaysia, Canada, Great Britain, and Brazil. The title ceased to exist after a unification match on May 25, 2003 during one of TNA's first Wednesday PPV's, in which WWA champion Sting lost to NWA Champion Jeff Jarrett.

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See also

• List of World Title reigns by length