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The 16 most decorated champions in WWE history



Sixteen World Championships, and what do you get? In the case of Ric Flair, it’s a firmer place in WWE history and a deeper appreciation for his achievements. Flair always said, “To be the man, you’ve got to beat the man.” Those 16 World Title reigns definitively give him the data to prove his famous claim.

Good titleholders may capitalize on their golden opportunities, but great ones display a resiliency that enables them to rebound from missteps along the way. This list is dedicated to those repeat contenders, the warriors of the squared circle who accrued more WWE-sanctioned title reigns than anybody else.

Now, a few words on parameters for this list: All WWE-sanctioned titles count, as do any non-WWE championships that were regularly defended in a WWE ring or were unified with WWE counterparts along the way. If Superstars never fought for the title or its heir in a WWE ring, it doesn’t count. (Sorry, ECW TV Championship supporters.)

Here are the titles that made the cut:

  • WWE World Heavyweight Championship
  • Intercontinental Championship
  • United States Championship
  • WWE Tag Team Championship
  • Divas Championship
  • World Heavyweight Championship
  • World Tag Team Championship
  • Hardcore Championship
  • European Championship
  • Cruiserweight Championship
  • Light Heavyweight Championship
  • Women’s Championship
  • NWA/WCW World Championship
  • WCW International World Heavyweight Championship
  • WCW Tag Team Championship
  • WCW Light Heavyweight Championship
  • ECW World Championship
Without further ado, WWE.com presents the 16 Superstars with the most cumulative championship wins in the history of WWE.

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No. 1: Raven (32)

27-time Hardcore Champion
Two-time ECW Champion
One-time United States Champion
One-time WCW Tag Team Champion
One-time WCW Light Heavyweight Champion

For a dingy, misanthropic Gen-X dropout, Raven sure was successful. Like many Superstars on this list, the flannelled fighter’s outsized stats are owed largely to The Attitude Era boom of transitory Hardcore Championship reigns, of which Raven had 27. (None of Raven’s last 15 reigns with the scrapyard title lasted even a day.) Yet, to overlook his many other accomplishments would be a gross disservice.

As a two-time ECW Champion, Raven was a cornerstone for the outlaw organization during a crucial period of growth — even notching a 252-day reign in 1996-1997, the third-longest in the title’s history. Raven also had runs with the prestigious WCW U.S. and Tag Team Titles and, as Scotty Flamingo, he held the precursor to the Cruiserweight Title, the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship. Not that any of that made him any less miserable of a person. Turns out, even record-breaking championship success is no remedy for a mean case of ennui. — JOHN CLAPP



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