List of WWE World Heavyweight Champions
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The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title. Currently, it is the highest ranked championship on the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment. This belt was only presented in 2002 by former RAW General manager Eric Bischoff. This is a list, by ring name, of people that have been World Heavyweight Champion.
| Wrestler | Times | Date | Place / Type of Match / Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple H | 1 | September 2, 2002 | Milwaukee, WI / Awarded title by Eric Bischoff / RAW |
| Shawn Michaels | 1 | November 17, 2002 | New York, NY / Elimination Chamber / Survivor Series |
| Triple H | 2 | December 15, 2002 | Fort Lauderdale, FL / Three Stages of Hell (Street Fight, Cage, Ladder) / Armageddon |
| Goldberg | 1 | September 21, 2003 | Hershey, PA / One Fall / Unforgiven |
| Triple H | 3 | December 14, 2003 | Orlando, FL / Triple Threat / Armageddon |
| Chris Benoit | 1 | March 14, 2004 | New York, NY / Triple Threat / WrestleMania XX |
| Randy Orton | 1 | August 15, 2004 | Toronto, ON / One Fall / SummerSlam |
| Triple H | 4 | September 12, 2004 | Portland, OR / One Fall / Unforgiven |
| Vacated after controversial match also involving Chris Benoit and Edge. | |||
| Triple H | 5 | January 9, 2005 | San Juan, PR / Elimination Chamber / New Year's Revolution |
| Batista | 1 | April 3, 2005 | Los Angeles, CA / One Fall / WrestleMania 21 |
| Becomes a Smackdown! exclusive title after Batista gets drafted to Smackdown |Vacated on January 102006 after Batista suffers triceps injury. | |||
| Kurt Angle | 1 | January 10, 2006 | Philadelphia, PA / Battle Royal / Friday Night SmackDown! |
| Rey Mysterio | 1 | April 2, 2006 | Chicago, IL / Triple Threat / WrestleMania 22 |
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