The World Heavyweight Championship was brought back to RAW by then-General
Manager Eric Bischoff after the brand split. Bischoff awarded the Championship to Hulk Hogan.
Other holders of this prestigious Championship include Shawn Michaels,
Undertaker, Steve Austin and more.
World Heavyweight Championship History
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DATE
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CHAMPION
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DEFEATED
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EVENT
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LOCATION
|
| 04/10/02 |
Shawn Michaels |
N/A |
SmackDown! |
Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona (1) |
| 04/22/02 |
Nitro |
Shawn Michaels |
Raw is War
|
Savvis Center, ST Louis, Missouri (2)
|
| 11/11/02 |
Hulk Hogan |
N/A |
Raw is War |
US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio (3)
|
| 12/01/02 |
Rob Van Dam |
Hulk Hogan |
Survivor Series 2002
|
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York |
| 01/26/03 |
Shawn Michaels [2]
|
Rob Van Dam |
Royal Rumble 2003 |
Fleetcenter, Boston, Massachusetts (4)
|
| 02/10/03 |
Hulk Hogan [2]
|
N/A |
Raw
|
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California (5)
|
| 02/15/03 |
Suppz |
Hulk Hogan |
Global Warning |
Colononial Stadium, Melbourne, Australlia |
| 02/23/03 |
Hulk Hogan [3]
|
Suppz |
No Way Out 2003 |
Bell Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (6)
|
| 04/06/03 |
Steve Austin |
Hulk Hogan |
WrestleMania XIX |
SAFECO field, Seattle, Washington |
| 06/29/03 |
Silent Assassin |
Steve Austin |
Bad Blood |
Compaq Center, Houston, Texas (7)
|
| 08/31/03 |
Shawn Michaels [3]
|
Silent Assassin |
SummerSlam 2003 |
America West Arena, Pheonix, Arizona |
| 11/31/03 |
Showtime |
Shawn Michaels |
Survivor Series 2003 |
American Airlines Arena, Dallas, Texas (8)
|
| 03/14/04 |
Hulk Hogan [4]
|
Showtime |
WrestleMania XX |
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (9)
|
07/29/05
|
Undertaker |
Nightmare |
SmackDown! |
Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York (10)
|
| 09/07/08 |
Doomsday
|
Nightmare, Forxx, Great Khali, MVP and The Big Show
|
SummerSlam 2008
|
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN (11)
|
11/23/08
|
John Cena
|
Doomsday
|
Cyber Sunday 2008
|
US Airways Center, Pheonix, AZ (12)
|
05/25/09
|
Randy Orton
|
Doomsday |
Raw
|
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY (13) |
07/25/09
|
Shawn Michaels [4]
|
Randy Orton and The Undertaker
|
SNME
|
AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
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(1) Shawn Michaels won the Undisputed Championship at WrestleMania X-8 but was
stripped of the then WWF Championship soon after leaving him with the World
Heavyweight Championship, then known as the ECW Heavyweight Championship
(2) Nitro reunified the World Heavyweight Championship with the then WWF
Championship by defeating Kane at Backlash 2002 on 04/26/02
(3) After Undisputed Champion Cactus Jack became exclusive to SmackDown!, RAW
General Manager Eric Bischoff reinstated the World Heavyweight Championship as a
RAW exclusive and gave it to Hulk Hogan
(4) Shawn Michaels was injured by Hunter in the Royal Rumble match and had to forfit
the title the next RAW
(5) Due to Shawn Michaels injury at the 2003 Royal Rumble he was forced to give up
the title, he gave it to Hulk Hogan at RAW
(6) This was a triple threat match also featuring Steve Austin
(7) The bell was rung when SA had Austin in The Sharpshooter, Austin hadnt submitted
but SA was declared champion
(8) Elimination Chamber match also featuring Triple H, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan and Batista
(9) Triple threat match also including Shawn Michaels. The title was unified with the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble 2005 when
Hogan defeated WWE Champion Nightmare
(10) this was for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship which had been
re-instated upon the return of the brand. The title was declared retired
on 11/01/05
(11) Title reinstated upon the return of SmackDown in the summer of 2008, after a non contest between Nightmare and teh Graet Khali at Night of Champions this Elimination Chamber was made for SummerSlam.
(12) the WWE Champion John Cena defeated the World Heavyweight Champion Doomsday to unify the titles
(13) Belt reinstated by Vince McMahon
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World Heavyweight Championship History 