WWE Championship

Statistics
First champion(s)	Buddy Rogers
Most reigns	John Cena; (13 reigns)
Longest reign	Bruno Sammartino; (1st reign, 2,803 days)
Shortest reign	André the Giant; (1 minute and 48 seconds)
Oldest winner	Mr. McMahon; (54 years, 21 days)
Youngest winner	Brock Lesnar; (25 years, 44 days)
Heaviest champion	Yokozuna; (568 lb (258 kg))
Lightest champion	Rey Mysterio; (175 lb (79 kg))

WWE Championship
WWE Championship
Details
Promotion	WWE
Brand	SmackDown
Date established	April 25, 1963
Current champion(s)	Cody Rhodes
Date won	April 7, 2024
Other name(s)
	WWWF World Heavyweight Championship; (1963–1971); WWWF Heavyweight Championship; (1971–1979); WWF Heavyweight Championship; (1979–1983); WWF World Heavyweight Championship; (1983–1989); WWF Championship; (1989–2001); Undisputed WWF Championship; (2001–2002); Undisputed WWE Championship; (2002, 2024–present); WWE Undisputed Championship; (2002); WWE Championship; (2002–2013, 2016–present); WWE World Heavyweight Championship; (2013–2016); WWE World Championship; (2016); Undisputed WWE Universal Championship; (2022–2024);
First champion(s)
Statistics
First champion(s)	Buddy Rogers
Most reigns	John Cena; (13 reigns)
Longest reign	Bruno Sammartino; (1st reign, 2,803 days)
Shortest reign	André the Giant; (1 minute and 48 seconds)
Oldest winner	Mr. McMahon; (54 years, 21 days)
Youngest winner	Brock Lesnar; (25 years, 44 days)
Heaviest champion	Yokozuna; (568 lb (258 kg))
Lightest champion	Rey Mysterio; (175 lb (79 kg))

The WWE Championship is a professional wrestlingchampionship in WWE for the men of the SmackDown brand. It is the first world title of WWE. The title is said to be the biggest prize in professional wrestling and millions of people around the world watch matches for it.

It is one of three world championships in WWE, along with the WWE Universal Championship (with which it is currently defended together as the Undisputed WWE Championship) and the World Heavyweight Championship from the Raw brand.
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↑ Nemer, Paul (September 2, 2002). "Full WWE Raw Results – 9/2/02". WrestleView. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
↑ "The 5 shortest WWE Title reigns in history". Retrieved June 26, 2016.

[TitleDisputed-2] Nemer, Paul (September 2, 2002). "Full WWE Raw Results – 9/2/02". WrestleView. Retrieved November 24, 2009.

[Andre-4] "The 5 shortest WWE Title reigns in history". Retrieved June 26, 2016.

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