What is the difference between the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship?

What is the difference between the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship?

The World Heavyweight Championship was the top title on Raw for the better part of the original Brand Split, making the WWE Championship exclusive property of SmackDown for a time.

What happened to the WWE Undisputed Championship?

With this, WWE no longer has an undisputed world champion as there are multiple world championships in the promotion again, as in addition to the WWE Championship and Universal Championship, there is also the NXT Championship of the promotion’s former developmental territory NXT, which became WWE’s third main brand in …

When did the WWF Championship become the WWE Championship?

In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and the championship became known as the WWE Undisputed Championship.

When did Chris Jericho lose the undisputed title?

March 17, 2002
List of reign lengths

Wrestler Days Held Date Lost
Chris Jericho 98 March 17, 2002
Brock Lesnar 84 November 17, 2002
The Undertaker 63 July 21, 2002
Triple H 35 April 21, 2002

What happened to the heavyweight title?

The World Heavyweight Championship and WWE Championship were unified in December 2013, subsequently retiring the World Heavyweight Championship and continuing the lineage of the WWE Championship, which was renamed to WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

Who has held WWE title the longest?

Bruno Sammartino
The longest reigning champion is Bruno Sammartino, who held the title from May 17, 1963, to January 18, 1971, for a total of 2,803 days (7 years, 8 months, and 1 day); Sammartino also holds the record for longest combined reign at 4,040 days.

Who held the WWE spinner belt?

The Spinner Belt’s reign lasted eight years and was held by Edge, RVD, Randy Orton, HHH, Jeff Hardy, Batista, Sheamus, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Alberto Del Rio, CM Punk and The Rock.