List of current champions in WWE

WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based out of Stamford, Connecticut. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines. The WWE splits its main roster into two distinctive brands, Raw and SmackDown, as well as a developmental brand, NXT, with each having their own set of championships. There are five active singles championships for male wrestlers, two active championships for female wrestlers, and two active tag team championships between Raw and SmackDown, and two male, one female, and one tag team championship on NXT. There is also a male and female championship representing the United Kingdom, defended on the NXT UK brand; there will also be a tag team championship to debut in 2018.

Among the four current brands, 19 wrestlers hold the championships. The list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout. The following is correct as of October 20, 2018.

Current champions

At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy are the WWE Universal Championship on Raw and the WWE Championship on SmackDown. The Universal Champion is Roman Reigns, who is in his first reign. He defeated Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. The WWE Champion is AJ Styles, who is in his second reign. He won the title on the November 7, 2018, edition of SmackDown Live by defeating Jinder Mahal.

Secondary titles in WWE include the WWE Intercontinental Championship Raw and the WWE United States Championship on SmackDown. Intercontinental Championship of Raw is held by Seth Rollins, who is in his second reign. He won the title by defeating Dolph Ziggler at SummerSlam. The United States Championship is held by Shinsuke Nakamura, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Jeff Hardy at Extreme Rules.

The WWE Cruiserweight Championship is the top championship for wrestlers 205 lb (93 kg) and under. It is principally defended on the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live.[1] The title is held by Buddy Murphy, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Cedric Alexander on October 6, 2018, during WWE Super Show-Down in Melbourne, Australia.

The WWE Raw Women's Championship is held by Ronda Rousey, who is in her first reign. She defeated Alexa Bliss on August 19, 2018, at SummerSlam. The WWE SmackDown Women's Championship is held by Becky Lynch, who is in her second reign. She won the title by defeating Charlotte Flair at Hell in a Cell on September 16, 2018.

The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship is held by Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler, who are in their first reign as a team, and the second for McIntyre individually. They won the titles by defeating former champions, The B-Team, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel on Raw on September 3, 2018. The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship is held by The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods), who are in their third reign and defend the titles under the Freebird Rule. They defeated former champions The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) in a No Disqualification match on SmackDown Live on August 21, 2018.

The top title of NXT is the NXT Championship, which is held by Tommaso Ciampa, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Aleister Black on the July 18, 2018 tapings of NXT (aired July 25). The secondary title of NXT is the NXT North American Championship, which is held by first-time champion Ricochet, who defeated Adam Cole at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV. The NXT Women's Championship is held by first-time champion Kairi Sane. She won the title by defeating Shayna Baszler at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV. The NXT Tag Team Championship is held by two-time title holders The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong). They won the titles by defeating Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) on the June 21, 2018 tapings of NXT (aired July 11).

The WWE United Kingdom Championship is the top championship of NXT UK. The current champion is Pete Dunne, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating inaugural champion Tyler Bate at NXT TakeOver: Chicago. The NXT UK Women's Championship is held by Rhea Ripley, who defeated Toni Storm in the finals of an eight-woman tournament during the NXT UK tapings on August 26, 2018 to become the inaugural champion.[2][3] NXT UK will also feature a tag team championship, and will be introduced in 2018.

Raw

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes
WWE Universal Championship Roman Reigns 1 August 19, 2018 62 Brooklyn, New York Defeated Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam
WWE Raw Women's Championship Ronda Rousey 1 August 19, 2018 62 Brooklyn, New York Defeated Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam
WWE Intercontinental Championship Seth Rollins 2 August 19, 2018 62 Brooklyn, New York Defeated Dolph Ziggler at SummerSlam
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Buddy Murphy 1 October 6, 2018 14 Melbourne, Australia Defeated Cedric Alexander at WWE Super Show-Down
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler 1
(2, 1)		 September 3, 2018 47 Columbus, Ohio Defeated The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) on Raw

SmackDown

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes
WWE Championship AJ Styles 2 November 7, 2017 347 Manchester, England Defeated Jinder Mahal on SmackDown Live
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship Becky Lynch 2 September 16, 2018 34 San Antonio, Texas Defeated Charlotte Flair at Hell in a Cell
WWE United States Championship Shinsuke Nakamura 1 July 15, 2018 97 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Defeated Jeff Hardy at Extreme Rules
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)		 3 August 21, 2018 60 Brooklyn, New York Defeated The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) in a No Disqualification match on SmackDown Live

NXT

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes
NXT Championship Tommaso Ciampa 1 July 18, 2018 94 Orlando, Florida Defeated Aleister Black on NXT. Aired on tape delay on July 25.
NXT North American Championship Ricochet 1 August 18, 2018 63 Brooklyn, New York Defeated Adam Cole at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV
NXT Women's Championship Kairi Sane 1 August 18, 2018 63 Brooklyn, New York Defeated Shayna Baszler at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV
NXT Tag Team Championship The Undisputed Era
(Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong)		 2 June 21, 2018 121 Winter Park, Florida Defeated Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) on NXT
Aired on tape delay on July 11.

NXT UK

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes
WWE United Kingdom Championship Pete Dunne 1 May 20, 2017 518 Rosemont, Illinois Defeated Tyler Bate at NXT TakeOver: Chicago
NXT UK Women's Championship Rhea Ripley 1 August 26, 2018 55 Birmingham, England Defeated Toni Storm in the finals of an eight-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion. Air date TBA.

See also

References

  1. ↑ HHH discusses 205 Live...and more – 411 Mania.com Archived December 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ jack Jorgensen (June 18, 2018). "WWE announces new U.K. brand, championship titles and NXT U.K. television show". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ John Pollock (June 18, 2018). "WWE announces NXT UK brand with two additional championships to be introduced". POST Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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