El WWE Championship es ampliamente reconocido como el campeonato más antiguo en la WWE.
Se remonta a 1963, el WWE Championship fue entregado por primera vez a Buddy Rogers después de haber vencido a Antonino Rocca en la final de un torneo en abril. Desde entonces, los grandes nombres en el negocio han tenido el WWE Championship, incluyendo a Bruno Sammartino, Andre the Giant, Bret Hart, The Rock, y "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
| Campeón | Derrotado(s) | Ubicación | Fecha |
| Buddy Rogers | Antonino Rocca | Rio de Janeiro | 04-25-63 |
| Bruno Sammartino | Buddy Rogers | New York | 05-17-63 |
| Ivan Koloff | Bruno Sammartino | New York | 01-18-71 |
| Pedro Morales | Ivan Koloff | New York | 02-08-71 |
| Stan Stasiak | Pedro Morales | Philadelphia | 12-01-73 |
| Bruno Sammartino | Stan Stasiak | New York | 12-10-73 |
| Superstar Billy Graham | Bruno Sammartino | Baltimore | 04-30-77 |
| Bob Backlund | Superstar Billy Graham | New York | 02-20-78 |
| The Iron Sheik | Bob Backlund | New York | 12-26-83 |
| Hulk Hogan | The Iron Sheik | New York | 01-23-84 |
| Andre the Giant | Hulk Hogan | Indianapolis | 02-05-88 |
| Randy Savage | Ted DiBiase | Atlantic City, N.J. | 03-27-88 |
| Hulk Hogan | Randy Savage | Atlantic City, N.J. | 04-02-89 |
| Ultimate Warrior | Hulk Hogan | Toronto | 04-01-90 |
| Sgt. Slaughter | Ultimate Warrior | Miami | 01-19-91 |
| Hulk Hogan | Sgt. Slaughter | Los Angeles | 03-24-91 |
| Undertaker | Hulk Hogan | Detroit | 11-27-91 |
| Hulk Hogan | Undertaker | San Antonio | 12-03-91 |
| Ric Flair | n/a | Albany, N.Y. | 01-19-92 |
| Randy Savage | Ric Flair | Indianapolis | 04-05-92 |
| Ric Flair | Randy Savage | Hershey, Pa. | 09-01-92 |
| Bret Hart | Ric Flair | Saskatoon | 10-12-92 |
| Yokozuna | Bret Hart | Las Vegas | 04-04-93 |
| Hulk Hogan | Yokozuna | Las Vegas | 04-04-93 |
| Yokozuna | Hulk Hogan | Dayton, Ohio | 06-13-93 |
| Bret Hart | Yokozuna | New York | 03-20-94 |
| Bob Backlund | Bret Hart | San Antonio | 11-23-94 |
| Diesel | Bob Backlund | New York | 11-26-94 |
| Bret Hart | Diesel | Landover, Md. | 11-19-95 |
| Shawn Michaels | Bret Hart | Anaheim, Calif. | 03-31-96 |
| Sid | Shawn Michaels | New York | 11-17-96 |
| Shawn Michaels | Sid | San Antonio | 01-19-97 |
| Bret Hart | Undertaker | Chattanooga, Tenn. | 02-16-97 |
| Sid | Bret Hart | Nashville, Tenn. | 02-17-97 |
| Undertaker | Sid | Chicago | 03-23-97 |
| Bret Hart | Undertaker | East Rutherford, N.J. | 08-03-97 |
| Shawn Michaels | Bret Hart | Montreal | 11-09-97 |
| Stone Cold | Shawn Michaels | Boston | 03-29-98 |
| Kane | Stone Cold | Pittsburgh | 06-28-98 |
| Stone Cold | Kane | Cleveland | 06-29-98 |
| The Rock | Mankind | St. Louis | 11-15-98 |
| Mankind | The Rock | Worcester, Mass. | 01-04-99 |
| The Rock | Mankind | Anaheim, Calif. | 01-24-99 |
| Mankind | The Rock | Tucson, Ariz. | 01-31-99 |
| The Rock | Mankind | Birmingham, Ala. | 02-15-99 |
| Stone Cold | The Rock | Philadelphia | 03-28-99 |
| Undertaker | Stone Cold | Kansas City, Mo. | 05-23-99 |
| Stone Cold | Undertaker | Charlotte, N.C. | 06-28-99 |
| Mankind | Stone Cold | Minneapolis | 08-22-99 |
| Triple H | Mankind | Ames, Iowa | 08-23-99 |
| Mr. McMahon | Triple H | Las Vegas | 09-16-99 |
| Triple H | n/a | Charlotte, N.C. | 09-26-99 |
| Big Show | Triple H | Detroit | 11-14-99 |
| Triple H | Big Show | Miami | 01-03-00 |
| The Rock | Triple H | Washington | 04-30-00 |
| Triple H | The Rock | Louisville, Ky. | 05-21-00 |
| The Rock | Triple H | Boston | 06-25-00 |
| Kurt Angle | The Rock | Albany, N.Y. | 10-22-00 |
| The Rock | Kurt Angle | Las Vegas | 02-25-01 |
| Stone Cold | The Rock | Houston | 04-01-01 |
| Kurt Angle | Stone Cold | Pittsburgh | 09-23-01 |
| Stone Cold | Kurt Angle | Indianapolis | 10-08-01 |
| Chris Jericho | Stone Cold | San Diego | 12-09-01 |
| Triple H | Chris Jericho | Toronto | 03-17-02 |
| Hollywood Hogan | Triple H | Kansas City, Mo. | 04-21-02 |
| Undertaker | Hulk Hogan | Nashville, Tenn. | 05-19-02 |
| The Rock | Undertaker | Detroit | 07-21-02 |
| Brock Lesnar | The Rock | Uniondale, N.Y. | 08-25-02 |
| Big Show | Brock Lesnar | New York | 11-17-02 |
| Kurt Angle | Big Show | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | 12-15-02 |
| Brock Lesnar | Kurt Angle | Seattle | 03-30-03 |
| Kurt Angle | Brock Lesnar | Denver | 07-27-03 |
| Brock Lesnar | Kurt Angle | Raleigh, N.C. | 09-18-03 |
| Eddie Guerrero | Brock Lesnar | San Francisco | 02-15-04 |
| JBL | Eddie Guerrero | Norfolk, Va. | 06-27-04 |
| John Cena | JBL | Los Angeles | 04-03-05 |
| Edge | John Cena | Albany, N.Y. | 01-08-06 |
| John Cena | Edge | Miami | 01-29-06 |
| Rob Van Dam | John Cena | New York | 06-11-06 |
| Edge | RVD & John Cena | Philadelphia | 07-03-06 |
| John Cena | Edge | Toronto | 09-17-06 |
| Randy Orton | n/a | Chicago | 10-07-07 |
| Triple H | Randy Orton | Chicago | 10-07-07 |
| Randy Orton | Triple H | Chicago | 10-07-07 |
| Triple H | Randy Orton | Baltimore | 04-27-08 |
| Edge | Triple H | Boston | 11-23-08 |
| Jeff Hardy | Edge | Buffalo, N.Y. | 12-14-08 |
| Edge | Jeff Hardy | Detroit | 01-25-09 |
| Triple H | n/a | Seattle | 02-15-09 |
| Randy Orton | Triple H | Providence, R.I. | 04-26-09 |
| Batista | Randy Orton | New Orleans | 06-07-09 |
| Randy Orton | n/a | Charlotte, N.C. | 06-15-09 |
| John Cena | Randy Orton | Montreal | 09-13-09 |
| Randy Orton | John Cena | Newark, N.J. | 10-04-09 |
| John Cena | Randy Orton | Pittsburgh | 10-25-09 |
| Sheamus | John Cena | San Antonio | 12-13-09 |
| John Cena | Sheamus | St. Louis | 02-21-10 |
| Batista | John Cena | St. Louis | 02-21-10 |
| John Cena | Batista | Phoenix | 03-28-10 |
| Sheamus | John Cena, Randy Orton & Edge | Uniondale, N.Y. | 06-20-10 |
| Randy Orton | Sheamus | Chicago | 09-19-10 |
| The Miz | Randy Orton | Orlando | 11-22-10 |
| John Cena | The Miz | Tampa, Fla. | 05-01-11 |
| CM Punk | John Cena | Chicago | 07-17-11 |
| Rey Mysterio | The Miz | Hampton, Va. | 07-25-11 |
| John Cena | Rey Mysterio | Hampton, Va. | 07-25-11 |
| Alberto Del Rio | CM Punk | Los Angeles | 08-14-11 |
| John Cena | Alberto Del Rio | Buffalo, N.Y. | 09-18-11 |
| Alberto Del Rio | CM Punk, John Cena | New Orleans | 10-02-11 |
| CM Punk | Alberto Del Rio | New York | 11-20-11 |
