World Heavyweight Championship (WEDF)
Details
Current champion(s)
Kurt Angle
Date Won
05-12-16 (WEDF RassleMania 3 )
League
WEDF
Brand
RAW
Introduced
August 4, 2008
Retired
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Most reigns
Edge (4 reigns)
First Champion
Edge
Last Champion
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Longest Reign
CM Punk (1,169 days)
Shortest Reign
Edge (5 minutes)
Heaviest Champion
Abyss (375 pounds)
Lightest Champion
Christian (206 pounds)
Other Name(s)
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Past design(s)
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The World Heavyweight Championship is exclusive to the RAW brand. It was exclusive to the Smackdown brand until Kurt Angle drafted to RAW during the Draft Lottery in Season 4 of WEDF. Danny Jackpot, Kurt Angle, Edge, Chris Jericho, Mr. Kennedy, Matt Hardy, MVP, Christian, Abyss, Goldberg, Shawn Michaels and CM Punk have held the gold so far. Kurt Angle is the current Champion, after defeating the former champion CM Punk at RassleMania 3. CM Punk is the longest reigning champion, with his reign clocking in at 1,169 days. Angle is his second reign as World Heavyweight Champion, making him the third person with multiple reigns in the belt's history.
Champion
Reign
Date
Days held
Event
Notes
Edge
1
August 4, 2008
395
N/A
Inaugural champion
Chris Jericho
1
September 3, 2009
122
Episode 39 - Smackdown
Edge
2
February 3, 2010
0
WEDF Last Resort
This was a Ladder match.
Mr. Kennedy
1
76
Mr Kennedy cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
Matt Hardy
1
April 20, 2010
7
Episode 48 - Smackdown
MVP
1
April 27, 2010
95
WEDF Survival of the Fittest
This was an Elimination Chamber match also including Matt Hardy, Edge, Shelton Benjamin, Christian and Smokey .
Edge
3
July 31, 2010
98
WEDF Royal Reckoning
This was a Fatal 4-Way match also including Smokey , Matt Hardy, and MVP after Edge was put in the match by Vickie Guerrero.
Christian
1
November 6, 2010
114
Raw 80: The Draft
Christian cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
Goldberg
1
February 28, 2011
30
WEDF King of the Ring
Abyss
1
March 30, 2011
47
WEDF Summerfest
Goldberg
2
May 15, 2011
33
WEDF Unforgiven
This was a Triple Threat match also including Abyss and Dolph Ziggler.
Edge
4
June 17, 2011
31
Episode 136 - Smackdown
Kurt Angle
1
July 18, 2011
125
WEDF Survivor Series 2
This was a Championship Scramble also including Edge, Christian, John Cena and Rob Van Dam. Angle replaced an injured Jeff Hardy.
Danny Jackpot
1
November 20, 2011
245
WEDF Rasslemania 2
This was a Triple Threat match also including Kurt Angle and John Cena.
Shawn Michaels
1
July 22, 2012
221
WEDF Night of Champions: Extreme Rules
This was a 20 Minute Ironman Match.
CM Punk
1
February 28, 2013
1,169
WEDF Summerfest 2
Kurt Angle
2
March 12, 2016
2899+
WEDF RassleMania 3
List of combined reigns As of April 19, 2024
Rank
Wrestler
# of Reigns
Combined Days
1.
CM Punk
1
1,169
2.
Edge
4
524
3.
Kurt Angle
2
3024+
4.
Danny Jackpot
1
245
5.
Shawn Michaels
1
221
6.
Chris Jericho
1
122
7.
Christian
1
114
8.
MVP
1
95
9.
Mr. Kennedy
1
76
10.
Goldberg
2
63
11.
Abyss
1
47
12.
Matt Hardy
1
7
