World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)

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The World Heavyweight Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of two men's world titles on WWE's main roster, along with the Undisputed WWE Championship on SmackDown. The current champion is Roman Reigns, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating previous champion CM Punk at WrestleMania 42 Night 2 on April 19, 2026. Established on April 24, 2023, the title's creation came as a result of Roman Reigns, who at the time jointly held both the WWE Championship and the now-defunct WWE Universal Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. With the announcement of the 2023 WWE Draft, the World Heavyweight Championship was unveiled on Monday Night Raw and subsequently became exclusive to Raw after Reigns and the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown. The inaugural World Heavyweight Champion was Seth Rollins...

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