The World Heavyweight Championship was brought to Raw by then-General Manager Eric Bischoff after WWE Champion Brock Lesnar became exclusive to SmackDown. Bischoff awarded the championship to Triple H, but he had to defend it against his then-best friend, Ric Flair. Triple H was successful and has held the championship on five different occasions. Other holders of this prestigious championship include Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Rey Mysterio and more. Historical photos...
World Heavyweight Championship
CHAMPION DEFEATED LOCATION DATE VIDEO
Triple H n/a Milwaukee 09-02-02
Shawn Michaels Triple H New York, N.Y. 11-17-02
Triple H Shawn Michaels Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 12-15-02 Watch
Goldberg Triple H Hershey, Pa. 09-21-03
Triple H Goldberg Orlando, Fla. 12-14-03 Watch
Chris Benoit Triple H New York, N.Y. 03-14-04
Randy Orton Chris Benoit Toronto 08-15-04
Triple H Randy Orton Portland, Ore. 09-12-04
Triple H n/a Puerto Rico 01-09-05
Batista Triple H Los Angeles 04-03-05
Kurt Angle n/a Philadelphia 01-10-06
Rey Mysterio Randy Orton Chicago 04-02-06
King Booker Rey Mysterio Indianapolis 07-23-06
Batista King Booker Philadelphia 11-26-06
Undertaker Batista Detroit 04-01-07
Edge Undertaker Pittsburgh 05-08-07
The Great Khali n/a Laredo, Texas 07-17-07
Batista The Great Khali Memphis, Tenn. 09-16-07
Edge Batista Pittsburgh 12-16-07
Undertaker Edge Orlando, Fla. 03-30-08
Edge Undertaker San Diego, Calif. 06-01-08
CM Punk Edge Oklahoma City, Okla. 06-30-08 Watch
Chris Jericho n/a Cleveland 09-07-08
Batista Chris Jericho Phoenix 10-26-08
Chris Jericho Batista Tampa, Fla. 11-03-08
John Cena Chris Jericho Boston 11-23-08
Edge N/A Seattle 02-15-09
John Cena Edge & Big Show Houston, Texas 04-05-09
Edge John Cena Providence, R.I. 04-26-09
Jeff Hardy Edge New Orleans 06-07-09
CM Punk Jeff Hardy New Orleans 06-07-09
Jeff Hardy CM Punk Philadelphia 07-26-09
CM Punk Jeff Hardy Los Angeles 08-23-09
Undertaker CM Punk Newark, N.J. 10-04-09
Chris Jericho Undertaker St. Louis 02-21-10
World Heavyweight Championship
CHAMPION DEFEATED LOCATION DATE VIDEO
Triple H n/a Milwaukee 09-02-02
Shawn Michaels Triple H New York, N.Y. 11-17-02
Triple H Shawn Michaels Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 12-15-02 Watch
Goldberg Triple H Hershey, Pa. 09-21-03
Triple H Goldberg Orlando, Fla. 12-14-03 Watch
Chris Benoit Triple H New York, N.Y. 03-14-04
Randy Orton Chris Benoit Toronto 08-15-04
Triple H Randy Orton Portland, Ore. 09-12-04
Triple H n/a Puerto Rico 01-09-05
Batista Triple H Los Angeles 04-03-05
Kurt Angle n/a Philadelphia 01-10-06
Rey Mysterio Randy Orton Chicago 04-02-06
King Booker Rey Mysterio Indianapolis 07-23-06
Batista King Booker Philadelphia 11-26-06
Undertaker Batista Detroit 04-01-07
Edge Undertaker Pittsburgh 05-08-07
The Great Khali n/a Laredo, Texas 07-17-07
Batista The Great Khali Memphis, Tenn. 09-16-07
Edge Batista Pittsburgh 12-16-07
Undertaker Edge Orlando, Fla. 03-30-08
Edge Undertaker San Diego, Calif. 06-01-08
CM Punk Edge Oklahoma City, Okla. 06-30-08 Watch
Chris Jericho n/a Cleveland 09-07-08
Batista Chris Jericho Phoenix 10-26-08
Chris Jericho Batista Tampa, Fla. 11-03-08
John Cena Chris Jericho Boston 11-23-08
Edge N/A Seattle 02-15-09
John Cena Edge & Big Show Houston, Texas 04-05-09
Edge John Cena Providence, R.I. 04-26-09
Jeff Hardy Edge New Orleans 06-07-09
CM Punk Jeff Hardy New Orleans 06-07-09
Jeff Hardy CM Punk Philadelphia 07-26-09
CM Punk Jeff Hardy Los Angeles 08-23-09
Undertaker CM Punk Newark, N.J. 10-04-09
Chris Jericho Undertaker St. Louis 02-21-10