List of current champions in WWE

WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based out of Stamford, Connecticut and is the world's largest promotion. The company promotes several championships and 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.

WWE currently divides its roster between three brands, which are where wrestlers exclusively perform on a weekly basis, albeit with some exceptions. The two primary brands that WWE promotes are Raw and SmackDown, collectively referred to as the main roster. NXT serves as the developmental brand for the main roster (though was considered a third main brand from 2019 to 2021).[1][2]

There are currently 14 championships in WWE divided among the three brands. All three active brands have a primary, secondary, and tag team championship for male wrestlers and a singles championship for female wrestlers. There are two tag team championships for female wrestlers—one for the main roster, shared by Raw and SmackDown, and the other on NXT.

As of April 6, 2023, among the three current brands, 16 wrestlers officially hold championships (including three double champions). This 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.

Overview

The American professional wrestling promotion WWE currently divides its roster into what the company refers to as brands. The two main brands that the company promotes are Raw and SmackDown, collectively referred to as the main roster. Wrestlers assigned to the two main brands exclusively compete on the respective weekly television programs, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown, albeit with some exceptions. The Raw brand also has a supplementary online streaming program called Main Event. The monthly pay-per-view and livestreaming events feature wrestlers from both brands.

NXT is WWE's developmental brand, which is where newer WWE wrestlers perform to potentially be promoted to the main roster. Wrestlers assigned to NXT exclusively compete on the weekly television program, NXT, albeit with some exceptions, as well as the brand's supplementary online streaming program called Level Up. NXT also has its own major livestreaming events held periodically throughout the year.

Men

At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers are Raw's WWE Championship and SmackDown's Universal Championship—both regarded as world heavyweight championships. Both titles are held and jointly defended by Roman Reigns, who is recognized as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. In his fourth reign as WWE Champion, he won the title by defeating Brock Lesnar on April 3, 2022, on Night 2 of WrestleMania 38 in a Winner Takes All match to claim both championships.[3] In his second reign as Universal Champion, he won the title by defeating previous champion "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman, who Reigns pinned, in a No Holds Barred triple threat match at Payback on August 30, 2020.[4]

Secondary titles for male wrestlers include the United States Championship on Raw and the Intercontinental Championship on SmackDown. The United States Championship is held by Austin Theory, who is in his second reign. He defeated previous champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Bobby Lashley in a triple threat match at Survivor Series WarGames on November 26, 2022.[5] The Intercontinental Championship is held by first-time champion Gunther, who defeated Ricochet on the June 10, 2022, episode of SmackDown.[6]

Tag team titles for male wrestlers include the Raw Tag Team Championship and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship—both regarded as world tag team championships. Both titles are held and jointly defended by first time champions (for both sets of titles) Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, who are recognized as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions. They defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) for both sets of titles on April 1, 2023 at WrestleMania 39 Night 1.[7] [8][9]

Women

At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy for female wrestlers are the Raw Women's Championship and the SmackDown Women's Championship—both regarded as women's world championships. The Raw Women's Championship is held by first-time champion Bianca Belair, who defeated Becky Lynch on April 2, 2022, at WrestleMania 38 Night 1.[10] The SmackDown Women's Championship is held by first time champion Rhea Ripley, who defeated Charlotte Flair on April 1, 2023 at WrestleMania 39 Night 1.[11]

The women's tag team championship is the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, which is shared between Raw and SmackDown. The title is held by Becky Lynch and Lita of the Raw brand who are in their first reign, both as a team and individually. They defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) on Raw on February 27, 2023.[12]

NXT

NXT features three championships for men and two for women. Each gender division has a primary and tag team championship, while the men's division also has a secondary championship.

Men

The top title for male wrestlers is the NXT Championship. It is held by first time champion Carmelo Hayes, who defeated Bron Breakker on April 1, 2023 at Stand & Deliver to win the title.[13]

The secondary championship for male wrestlers is the NXT North American Championship. It is held by Wes Lee, who is in his first reign. He won the vacant title by defeating Carmelo Hayes, Von Wagner, Nathan Frazer, and Oro Mensah in a five-man ladder match at Halloween Havoc. Previous champion Solo Sikoa was stripped of the title as he was not originally booked in the match in which he won it.[14]

The men's tag team championship is the NXT Tag Team Championship. It is held by Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang), who are in their first reign. They defeated previous champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson), and Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) in a fatal four-way tag team match on February 4, 2023, at NXT Vengeance Day.[15]

Women

The top title for female wrestlers is the NXT Women's Championship. It is held by Indi Hartwell, who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating previous champion Roxanne Perez, Gigi Dolin, Lyra Valkyria, Tiffany Stratton, and Zoey Stark in a six-way ladder match on April 1, 2023 at Stand & Deliver.[16]

The tag team title for female wrestlers is the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship. It is held by first-time champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn, who defeated Fallon Henley and Kiana James on April 1, 2023, at Stand & Deliver.[17]

Current champions

The colors and symbols indicate the home brand of the champions.

dagger Raw double-dagger SmackDown § NXT

Main roster
  • The WWE and Universal Championships - while maintaining their separate lineages - are jointly defended across both brands as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
  • The Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships - while maintaining their separate lineages - are jointly defended across both brands as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
  • The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship is defended across both brands.
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes Ref.
WWE Championship Roman Reignsdouble-dagger 4 April 3, 2022 368 Arlington, Texas Defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 38 Night 2 in a Winner Takes All match in which Reigns defended SmackDown's Universal Championship.
 [18]
Universal Championship 2 August 30, 2020 949 Orlando, Florida Defeated previous champion "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman, who Reigns pinned, in a No Holds Barred Triple Threat match at Payback in 2020.
After winning Raw's WWE Championship at WrestleMania 38 Night 2 on April 3, 2022, Reigns is recognized as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.		 [19]
Raw Tag Team Championship
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn double-dagger 1 April 1, 2023 5 Inglewood, California Defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) at WrestleMania 39 Night 1. With both championships, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are recognized as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions. [20]
SmackDown Tag Team Championship 1
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
Becky Lynch and Lita 1 February 27, 2023 38 Grand Rapids, Michigan Defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) on Raw. [21]

Raw

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes Ref.
Raw Women's Championship Bianca Belair 1 April 2, 2022 369 Arlington, Texas Defeated Becky Lynch on WrestleMania 38 Night 1. [22]
United States Championship Austin Theory 2 November 26, 2022 131 Boston, Massachusetts Defeated previous champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Bobby Lashley in a triple threat match at Survivor Series WarGames. [23]

SmackDown

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes Ref.
SmackDown Women's Championship Rhea Ripley 1 April 1, 2023 5 Inglewood, California Defeated Charlotte Flair on WrestleMania 39 Night 1. [24]
Intercontinental Championship Gunther 1 June 10, 2022 300 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Defeated Ricochet on SmackDown. [25]

Developmental
NXT
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes Ref.
NXT Championship Carmelo Hayes 1 April 1, 2023 5 Los Angeles, California Defeated Bron Breakker at Stand & Deliver. [26]
NXT Women's Championship Indi Hartwell 1 April 1, 2023 5 Los Angeles, California Defeated previous champion Roxanne Perez, Gigi Dolin, Lyra Valkyria, Tiffany Stratton, and Zoey Stark in a six-way ladder match at Stand & Deliver. [26]
NXT North American Championship Wes Lee 1 October 22, 2022 166 Orlando, Florida Defeated Carmelo Hayes, Von Wagner, Nathan Frazer, and Oro Mansah in a five-man ladder match for the vacant title at Halloween Havoc.
Previous champion Solo Sikoa was stripped of the title as he was not originally booked in the match in which he won it.		 [27]
NXT Tag Team Championship
Gallus
(Mark Coffey and Wolfgang)		 1 February 4, 2023 61 Charlotte, North Carolina Defeated former champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods), Chase University (Andre Chase & Duke Hudson), and Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) in a fatal four-way tag team match at NXT Vengeance Day. [28]
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship Alba Fyre (pictured) and Isla Dawn 1 April 1, 2023 5 Los Angeles, California Defeated Fallon Henley and Kiana James at Stand & Deliver. [26]

See also
Champions in WWE lists

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