List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE)
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This is the Title History of the World Heavyweight Championship. The title is used only by the SmackDown! brand.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple H | 1 | September 2 2002 | Milwaukee, WI | Awarded title by Eric Bischoff. Title was to be used only on RAW brand.[1] |
| Shawn Michaels | 1 | November 17 2002 | New York, NY | Won the first ever Elimination Chamber match at Survivor Series 2002, defeating Triple H, Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Chris Jericho, and Kane.[2] |
| Triple H | 2 | December 15 2002 | Sunrise, FL | Won at Armageddon 2002[3] |
| Goldberg | 1 | September 21 2003 | Hershey, PA | Won title at Unforgiven 2003.[4] |
| Triple H | 3 | December 14 2003 | Orlando, FL | Defeated Goldberg and Kane at Armageddon 2003.[5] |
| Chris Benoit | 1 | March 14 2004 | New York, NY | Defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XX.[6] |
| Randy Orton | 1 | August 15 2004 | Toronto, ON | Won title at SummerSlam 2004.[7] |
| Triple H | 4 | September 12 2004 | Portland, OR | Won title at Unforgiven 2004.[8] |
| Vacated | December 6 2004 | Charlotte, NC | Vacated after match between Triple H, Chris Benoit, and Edge on November 29 2004 at Baltimore, MD ended in a double victory.[9][10] | |
| Triple H | 5 | January 9 2005 | San Juan, PR | Won at New Year's Revolution 2005, defeating Batista, Chris Jericho, Edge, Chris Benoit, and Randy Orton.[9] |
| Batista | 1 | April 3 2005 | Los Angeles, CA | Won title at WrestleMania 21.[11] The title becomes a SmackDown! title on June 28, 2005.[10] |
| Vacated | January 10 2006 | Philadelphia, PA | Vacated after Batista was hurt in a Steel Cage match when Mark Henry interfered.[12] | |
| Kurt Angle | 1 | January 10 2006 | Philadelphia, PA | Won on SmackDown! |
| Rey Mysterio | 1 | April 2 2006 | Chicago, IL | Won at WrestleMania 22, defeating Randy Orton and Kurt Angle.[13] |
| King Booker | 1 | July 23 2006 | Indianapolis, IN | Won title at The Great American Bash 2006.[14] |
| Batista | 2 | November 26 2006 | Philadelphia, PA | Won title at Survivor Series 2006.[15] |
| The Undertaker | 1 | April 1 2007 | Detroit, MI | Won title at WrestleMania 23.[16] |
| Edge | 1 | May 8 2007 | Pittsburgh, PA | Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract on SmackDown!.[17] |
| Vacated | July 17 2007 | Pittsburgh, PA | Vacated on SmackDown! after Edge tore his Pectoral Muscle and was unable to compete. | |
| The Great Khali | 1 | July 17 2007 | Pittsburgh, PA | Won a 20-man Battle Royal match on the same SmackDown! it was vacated on.[18] |
| Batista | 3 | September 16 2007 | Memphis, TN | Defeated Rey Mysterio and The Great Khali(c) in a triple threat match at Unforgiven. |
| Edge | 2 | December 16 2007 | Pittsburgh, PA | Defeated Batista (c) and The Undertaker in a triple threat match at Armageddon. |
| The Undertaker | 2 | March 30, 2008 | Orlando, Florida | Won the title at WrestleMania XXIV. |
| Vacated | May 2, 2008 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Vacated when SmackDown! General Manager Vickie Guerrero stripped The Undertaker of the title for using the Gogoplata. | |
| Edge | 3 | June 1, 2008 | San Diego, California | Won the title at One Night Stand in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. |
