World Championships
Most Reigns
(Minimum 3)
  Reigns: First Win: Last Win:
Ric Flair 19 Sep. 17, 1981 May 29, 2000 
John Cena 16 Apr. 03, 2005 Jan. 29, 2017 
Hulk Hogan 14 Apr. 18, 1982 Apr. 21, 2002 
Randy Orton 14 Aug. 15, 2004 Oct. 25, 2020 
Triple H 14 Aug. 23, 1999 Jan. 24, 2016 
Sting 12 Jul. 07, 1990 Jul. 14, 2011 
Brock Lesnar 11 Aug. 25, 2002 Feb. 19, 2022 
Edge 11 Jan. 08, 2006 Feb. 18, 2011 
Kurt Angle 11 Oct. 22, 2000 Mar. 20, 2015 
Jeff Jarrett 10 Apr. 16, 2000 Jun. 18, 2006 
The Rock 10 Nov. 15, 1998 Jan. 27, 2013 
Verne Gagne 10 Aug. 16, 1960 Jul. 18, 1980 
A.J. Styles 9 Jun. 11, 2003 Nov. 07, 2017 
C.M. Punk 9 Jun. 18, 2005 Sep. 04, 2022 
Bobby Lashley 8 Dec. 03, 2006 Jan. 29, 2022 
Chris Jericho 8 Oct. 21, 2001 Sep. 21, 2022 
Christian Cage 8 Feb. 12, 2006 Aug. 13, 2021 
Hiroshi Tanahashi 8 Jul. 17, 2006 Jan. 04, 2019 
Big Show 7 Oct. 29, 1995 Oct. 28, 2012 
Bret Hart 7 Oct. 12, 1992 Dec. 20, 1999 
Harley Race 7 May 24, 1973 Jun. 10, 1983 
Tatsumi Fujinami 7 May 08, 1988 Apr. 04, 1998 
Undertaker 7 Nov. 27, 1991 Oct. 04, 2009 
Batista 6 Apr. 03, 2005 Feb. 21, 2010 
Big Van Vader 6 Apr. 24, 1989 Mar. 17, 1993 
Booker T 6 Jul. 09, 2000 Jul. 23, 2006 
Daniel Bryan 6 Sep. 17, 2005 Nov. 13, 2018 
Diesel 6 Nov. 26, 1994 Aug. 28, 2000 
Jeff Hardy 6 Dec. 14, 2008 Oct. 14, 2012 
Nick Bockwinkel 6 Nov. 08, 1975 Jun. 29, 1986 
Randy Savage 6 Mar. 27, 1988 Jul. 11, 1999 
Roman Reigns 6 Nov. 22, 2015 Apr. 02, 2022 
Seth Rollins 6 Feb. 13, 2010 May 27, 2023 
Steve Austin 6 Mar. 29, 1998 Oct. 08, 2001 
Adam Pearce 5 Sep. 01, 2007 Jul. 21, 2012 
Alberto Del Rio 5 Aug. 14, 2011 Jul. 02, 2017 
Austin Aries 5 Dec. 26, 2004 May 31, 2018 
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 5 Nov. 03, 2003 Feb. 14, 2015 
Kazuchika Okada 5 Feb. 12, 2012 Apr. 06, 2019 
Kensuke Sasaki 5 Aug. 31, 1997 Oct. 09, 2004 
Mad Dog Vachon 5 May 02, 1964 Nov. 19, 1966 
Shane Douglas 5 Sep. 09, 1993 Nov. 30, 1997 
The Great Muta 5 Aug. 16, 1992 Apr. 27, 2008 
The Sandman 5 Nov. 16, 1992 Jan. 07, 2001 
Dean Ambrose 4 Jun. 19, 2016 Sep. 21, 2022 
Drew McIntyre 4 Mar. 15, 2016 Apr. 07, 2024 
Goldberg 4 Jul. 06, 1998 Feb. 27, 2020 
Mankind 4 Jan. 04, 1999 Apr. 19, 2009 
Shawn Michaels 4 Mar. 31, 1996 Nov. 17, 2002 
Sheamus 4 Dec. 13, 2009 Nov. 22, 2015 
Shinya Hashimoto 4 Sep. 20, 1993 Dec. 15, 2001 
Sid Vicious 4 Nov. 17, 1996 Jan. 26, 2000 
Adam Cole 3 Sep. 20, 2013 Jan. 04, 2017 
Bray Wyatt 3 Feb. 12, 2017 Aug. 23, 2020 
Cody 3 Jun. 23, 2017 Apr. 07, 2024 
Diamond Dallas Page 3 Apr. 11, 1999 Apr. 24, 2000 
Dusty Rhodes 3 Aug. 21, 1979 Jul. 26, 1986 
EC3 3 Jul. 01, 2015 Aug. 27, 2023 
Eddie Edwards 3 Mar. 19, 2011 Jul. 18, 2020 
Giant Baba 3 Dec. 02, 1974 Sep. 04, 1980 
Kane 3 Jun. 28, 1998 Jul. 18, 2010 
Kazuyuki Fujita 3 Apr. 09, 2001 Jul. 18, 2005 
Kenny Omega 3 Jun. 09, 2018 Apr. 25, 2021 
Lou Thesz 3 Nov. 27, 1949 Jan. 24, 1963 
Matt Hardy 3 Sep. 07, 2008 Jan. 19, 2016 
Nick Aldis 3 Dec. 19, 2013 Oct. 21, 2018 
Raven 3 Jan. 27, 1996 Jun. 19, 2005 
Rey Mysterio 3 Apr. 02, 2006 Jul. 25, 2011 
Riki Choshu 3 Jul. 12, 1989 Jan. 04, 1992 
Rob Van Dam 3 Jun. 11, 2006 Apr. 19, 2010 
Sabu 3 Oct. 02, 1993 Nov. 14, 2000 
Samoa Joe 3 Mar. 22, 2003 Dec. 30, 2023 
Satoshi Kojima 3 Feb. 20, 2005 Jan. 04, 2014 
Shinsuke Nakamura 3 Dec. 09, 2003 Sep. 27, 2009 
Terry Funk 3 Dec. 10, 1975 Apr. 13, 1997 
Tetsuya Naito 3 Apr. 10, 2016 Aug. 29, 2020 
The Crusher 3 Jul. 09, 1963 Aug. 21, 1965 

Longests Reigns
(Minimum 31 Days)
    Title: Won: Lost: Length:
1.  Bruno Sammartino W.W.E. May 17, 1963 Jan 18, 1971 2803 days
2.  Verne Gagne A.W.A. Aug 31, 1968 Nov 08, 1975 2625 days
3.  Lou Thesz N.W.A. Nov 27, 1949 Mar 15, 1956 2300 days
4.  Bob Backlund W.W.E. Feb 20, 1978 Dec 26, 1983 2135 days
5.  Nick Bockwinkel A.W.A. Nov 08, 1975 Jul 18, 1980 1714 days
6.  Dory Funk Jr. N.W.A. Feb 11, 1969 May 24, 1973 1563 days
7.  Dan Severn N.W.A. Feb 24, 1995 Mar 14, 1999 1479 days
8.  Hulk Hogan W.W.E. Jan 23, 1984 Feb 05, 1988 1474 days
9.  Roman Reigns W.W.E. UNI Aug 30, 2020 -- 1359 days
10.  Bruno Sammartino W.W.E. Dec 10, 1973 Apr 30, 1977 1237 days
11.  Gene Kiniski N.W.A. Jan 07, 1966 Feb 11, 1969 1131 days
12.  Lou Thesz N.W.A. Jan 24, 1963 Jan 07, 1966 1079 days
13.  Nick Aldis N.W.A. Oct 21, 2018 Aug 29, 2021 1043 days
14.  Pedro Morales W.W.E. Feb 08, 1971 Dec 01, 1973 1027 days
15.  Harley Race N.W.A. Feb 06, 1977 Aug 21, 1979 926 days
16.  Pat O'Connor N.W.A. Jan 09, 1959 Jun 30, 1961 903 days
17.  Ric Flair N.W.A. May 24, 1984 Jul 26, 1986 793 days
18.  Roman Reigns W.W.E. Apr 02, 2022 Apr 07, 2024 736 days
19.  Kazuchika Okada N.J.P.W. Jun 19, 2016 Jun 09, 2018 720 days
20.  Samoa Joe R.O.H. Mar 22, 2003 Dec 26, 2004 645 days

Total Time Holding Championship
    Reigns: Span: Total: Average:
1.  Verne Gagne 10 1960-1981 4677 days 468 days
2.  Bruno Sammartino 2 1963-1977 4040 days 2020 days
3.  Lou Thesz 3 1949-1966 3749 days 1250 days
4.  Ric Flair 19 1981-2000 3732 days 196 days
5.  Hulk Hogan 14 1982-2002 3368 days 241 days
6.  Nick Bockwinkel 6 1975-1987 2983 days 497 days
7.  Roman Reigns 6 2015-2024 2277 days 380 days
8.  Bob Backlund 2 1978-1994 2138 days 1069 days
9.  Brock Lesnar 11 2002-2022 1799 days 164 days
  Harley Race 7 1973-1983 1799 days 257 days
11.  Kazuchika Okada 5 2012-2020 1790 days 358 days
12.  Dory Funk Jr. 1 1969-1973 1563 days 1563 days
13.  Dan Severn 2 1995-2002 1559 days 780 days
14.  Nick Aldis 3 2013-2021 1421 days 474 days
15.  John Cena 16 2005-2017 1408 days 88 days
16.  Hiroshi Tanahashi 8 2006-2019 1406 days 176 days
17.  The Great Muta 5 1992-2009 1286 days 257 days
18.  Triple H 14 1999-2016 1227 days 88 days
19.  A.J. Styles 9 2003-2018 1224 days 136 days
20.  Gene Kiniski 2 1961-1969 1159 days 580 days

Title Change Locations
  CITY: #
 Orlando, FL, USA 49
 Philadelphia, PA, USA 41
 New York, NY, USA 32
 Nashville, TN, USA 18
 Osaka, Japan 18
 Las Vegas, NV, USA 17
 Tokyo, Japan 17
 St. Louis, MO, USA 16
 Toronto, ON, Canada 14
 Los Angeles, CA, USA 12
 St. Paul, MN, USA 12
 Baltimore, MD, USA 11
 Minneapolis, MN, USA 10
 Rosemont, IL, USA 10
 Atlanta, GA, USA 9
 Chicago, IL, USA 8
 Detroit, MI, USA 8
 East Rutherford, NJ, USA 8
 Houston, TX, USA 8
 San Antonio, TX, USA 8
 Tampa, FL, USA 8
 Boston, MA, USA 7
 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 7
 Charlotte, NC, USA 6
 Miami, FL, USA 6
 New Orleans, LA, USA 6
 Omaha, NE, USA 6
 San Diego, CA, USA 6
 Uniondale, NY, USA 6
 Kansas City, MO, USA 5
 Phoenix, AZ, USA 5
 Bethlehem, PA, USA 4
 Buffalo, NY, USA 4
 Daly City, CA, USA 4
 Denver, CO, USA 4
 Hoffman Estates, IL, USA 4
 Indianapolis, IN, USA 4
 Jacksonville, FL, USA 4
 Milwaukee, WI, USA 4
 St. Petersburg, FL, USA 4
 Washington, DC, USA 4
  STATE/PROV.: #
 Florida, USA 81
 Pennsylvania, USA 58
 New York, USA 55
 California, USA 27
 Texas, USA 26
 Illinois, USA 24
 Minnesota, USA 24
 Tennessee, USA 22
 Missouri, USA 21
 New Jersey, USA 19
 Georgia, USA 17
 Kanto, Japan 17
 Nevada, USA 17
 Ontario, Canada 16
 Michigan, USA 13
 Maryland, USA 12
 Massachusetts, USA 12
 North Carolina, USA 11
 Virginia, USA 9
 Ohio, USA 8
 Nebraska, USA 7
 Arizona, USA 6
 Louisiana, USA 6
 Colorado, USA 5
 District of Columbia, USA 4
 Indiana, USA 4
 Iowa, USA 4
 Kentucky, USA 4
 North Dakota, USA 4
 Washington, USA 4
 Wisconsin, USA 4
  COUNTRY: #
 USA 527
 Japan 38
 Canada 19

Title Changes At Events
Event: Changes:
Live Event 85
Wrestlemania 39
iMPACT 26
Raw 25
Nitro 20
SummerSlam 15
Survivor Series 15
Bound For Glory 12
Smackdown 12
Royal Rumble 10
Backlash 9
Champions 8
Weekly PPV 8
Unforgiven 8
Hell In A Cell 7
Final Battle 7
Slammiversary 7
Extreme Rules 7
M.I.T.B. 6
Starrcade 6
Dominion 6
Bash 6
Death Before Dishonor 6
Hardcore TV 6
Wrestle Kingdom 6
Elim. Chamber 6
Best In The World 5
Vengeance 5
T.L.C. 5
No Mercy 5
E.C.W. 5
SuperBrawl 5
Anniversary Show [N.W.A.] 4
Armageddon 4
Supercard Of Honor 4
The New Beginning 4
Thunder 4
Heat 4
Rebellion 4
Dynamite 4
No Way Out 3
ECW on TNN 3
Against All Odds 3
K.O.T.R. 3
Lockdown 3
Glory By Honor 3
Anniversary Show [R.O.H.] 3
One Night Stand 3
WWF on MSGN 3
Bash At The Beach 3
Spring Stampede 3
Guilty As Charged 3