List of current champions in WWE

WWE is a professional wrestling promotion based in 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. There are five active singles championships for male wrestlers, two active championships for female wrestlers, and two active tag team championships. Twelve 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 December 5, 2016.

At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy are the WWE World Championship on SmackDown and the WWE Universal Championship on Raw. The current WWE World Champion is AJ Styles, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Dean Ambrose at Backlash on September 11, 2016. The current WWE Universal Champion is Kevin Owens, who is in his first reign. He won the vacant title by defeating Big Cass, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination match on the August 29, 2016, edition of Raw.

Secondary titles in WWE include the WWE Intercontinental Championship for SmackDown and the WWE United States Championship for Raw. The Intercontinental Championship is currently held by The Miz, who is in his sixth reign. He won the title by defeating Dolph Ziggler on the November 15, 2016 episode of SmackDown. The United States Championship is currently held by Roman Reigns, who is in his first reign. He won it by defeating Rusev on September 25, 2016, at Clash of Champions.

The WWE Cruiserweight Championship is for wrestlers 205 lb (93 kg) and under, and is defended on Raw, and the cruiserweight exclusive 205 Live.[1] The title is currently held by Rich Swann, who is in his first reign. He won the title on November 29, 2016 in the debut episode of WWE 205 Live by defeating Brian Kendrick.

The WWE Raw Women's Championship is currently held by Sasha Banks, who is in her third reign. She won the title by defeating Charlotte Flair on November 28, 2016 on Raw in a Falls Count Anywhere match. The current WWE SmackDown Women's Champion is Alexa Bliss, who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Becky Lynch in a Tables match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.

The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship is held by The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods), who are in their second reign as a team (record-tying fourth for Kingston and second for Woods and Big E individually) and are the longest reigning champions. They won the championships after Big E and Kingston defeated Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando), The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara), and defending champions The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young) in a Fatal 4-Way tag team match at SummerSlam on August 23, 2015, with Woods also defending via the Freebird Rule. The current WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions are Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton of The Wyatt Family, who are in their first reign, both as a team and individually. They won the titles by defeating Heath Slater and Rhyno at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.

Main roster

Raw

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes
WWE Universal Championship Kevin Owens 1 August 29, 2016 98 Houston, Texas Previous champion Finn Bálor was forced to vacate the championship due to a legitimate shoulder injury.
Owens won the vacant championship by defeating Big Cass, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in a fatal four-way elimination match on Raw.
WWE United States Championship Roman Reigns 1 September 25, 2016 71 Indianapolis, Indiana Defeated Rusev at Clash of Champions.
WWE Raw Women's Championship Sasha Banks 3 November 28, 2016 7 Charlotte, North Carolina Defeated Charlotte Flair in a falls count anywhere match on Raw
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Rich Swann 1 November 29, 2016 6 Columbia, South Carolina Defeated Brian Kendrick on the debut episode of 205 Live
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)		 2
(2, 4, 2)		 August 23, 2015 470 Brooklyn, New York City, New York Big E and Kofi Kingston defeated Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando), The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara), and previous champions The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) in a fatal four-way tag team match at SummerSlam.
Woods is also recognized as champion via the Freebird Rule.

SmackDown

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes
WWE World Championship AJ Styles 1 September 11, 2016 85 Richmond, Virginia Defeated Dean Ambrose at Backlash.
WWE Intercontinental Championship The Miz 6 November 15, 2016 20 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Defeated Dolph Ziggler on SmackDown
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship Alexa Bliss 1 December 4, 2016 1 Dallas, Texas Defeated Becky Lynch in a tables match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship The Wyatt Family
(Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton)		 1 (1,1) December 4, 2016 1 Dallas, Texas Defeated Heath Slater and Rhyno in at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.

NXT

WWE's NXT brand has its own set of championships.

The top title is the NXT Championship, which is currently held by Shinsuke Nakamura, who is in his second reign. He won the title by defeating Samoa Joe at an NXT live event in Osaka, Japan.

The NXT Women's Championship is held by Asuka, who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Bayley at NXT TakeOver: Dallas by submission.

The NXT Tag Team Championship is held by #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), who are in their first reign. They won the titles by defeating The Revival in a two-out-of-three falls match at NXT TakeOver: Toronto.

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes
NXT Championship Shinsuke Nakamura 2 December 3, 2016 2 Osaka, Japan Defeated Samoa Joe at an NXT live event
NXT Women's Championship Asuka 1 April 1, 2016 248 Dallas, Texas Defeated Bayley at NXT TakeOver: Dallas.
NXT Tag Team Championship #DIY
(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)		 1
(1, 1)		 November 19, 2016 16 Toronto, Ontario Defeated The Revival in a two-out-of-three falls match at NXT TakeOver: Toronto.

See also

References

  1. ↑ HHH discusses 205 Live...and more - 411 Mania.com

External links

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References
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