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The company's PPV lineup expanded to a monthly basis in the mid-1990s following the introduction of the In Your House series of pay-per views before expanding even further in the mid-2000s during the first WWE brand extension. In addition, WWE produced international PPVs not available in the United States between 1997 and 2003.
Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name while others use their real name. Cody Rhodes is the current champion in his first reign. He won the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship (WWE and Universal Championships) by defeating Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match at WrestleMania XL Night 2 on April 7, 2024, in Philadelphia ...
To date WWE has only promoted one pay-per-view event using the name of a former WCW PPV, The Great American Bash, from 2004 until 2009. In 2012, it was rebooted as a live SmackDown special and in 2020, it was used as a two-week show as part of the NXT brand followed in 2021 by a special episode on one night.
Full list of current WWE Champions, including Universal, Intercontinental, Women's, US, Tag Team, and more across Raw, SmackDown and NXT.
The title was introduced into the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1979. Pat Patterson , holder of the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship , was awarded the title (with the kayfabe explanation that he won a tournament in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil and unified the North American and South American titles).
The specials were supercards comprising pay-per-view caliber matches, similar to the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF, now WWE) Saturday Night's Main Event series. The Clash of the Champions shows were famous for typically not airing commercials during matches even though many of these matches lasted 20 minutes or more.
King of the Ring was a pay-per-view (PPV) event held annually in June by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1993. [6] The PPV featured the King of the Ring tournament, a single-elimination tournament that was established in 1985 and held annually until 1991, with the exception of 1990; these early tournaments were held as special non-televised house shows.
WWF: WrestleMania IV: Atlantic City, New Jersey: Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship [5] JCP: Clash of the Champions I: Greensboro, North Carolina: Ric Flair (c) wrestled Sting to a time-limit draw in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [6] April 22 WWF