On this page, you find the full Title History for the World Heavyweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The World Heavyweight Championship is a World Title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw brand, by men wrestlers. The championship was first established on April 24, 2023.
This is a newer version of the World Heavyweight Championship ('02-'13), with its own distinct lineage.
The current champion is Damian Priest, who won the title at WWE WrestleMania XL on April 7, 2024, and has been reigning for 40 days (Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.).
World Heavyweight Championship: Title History
- Promotions / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion 
WWEBrand
Raw
April 24, 2023 Present
WWE- Championship Names & Belt Designs
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World Heavyweight Championship
May 27, 2023
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World Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign 3 
Damian Priest 1
- April 7, 2024
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WWE WrestleMania XL
Cashed in the Money in the Bank contract.40+- days
2 
Drew McIntyre 1
- April 7, 2024
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WWE WrestleMania XL
0- days
1 Seth "Freakin" Rollins 1
- May 27, 2023
- Jedda, Saudi Arabia
- | WWE Night of Champions 2023
The title was established for Raw after the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2023 WWE Draft. Rollins defeated AJ Styles in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.316- days
For the Title History of the previous version of this championship, see the page for the World Heavyweight Championship ('02-'13).
World Heavyweight Championship: Info
- Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment
- Gender Male
- Title Type 1 - Primary Title
- Brand Raw
- Preceded By
World Heavyweight Championship ('02-'13)
- Date Established April 24, 2023
World Heavyweight Championship ('02-'13)