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In professional wrestling, a championship is a prop used by promotions elevate talent to higher levels within the promotion and/or to interest fans into focusing of certain storylines surrounding certain wrestlers.
During the 1950s, the National Wrestling Alliance oversaw many wrestling territories such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA San Francisco, in a business model known as the "territory system". [1] This is a list of the most notable past and present professional wrestling promotions.
Professional wrestling portrays the structure of title match combat sports. Participants compete for a championship, and must defend it after winning it. These titles are represented physically by a championship belt that is worn or carried by the champion(s). In the case of team wrestling, there is a belt for each member of the team.
Full list of current WWE Champions, including Universal, Intercontinental, Women's, US, Tag Team, and more across Raw, SmackDown and NXT.
The men's tag team title is the NXT Tag Team Championship. It is held by Nathan Frazer and Axiom, who are in their second reign, both as a team and individually. They won the title by defeating Chase U (Andre Chase and Ridge Holland) at No Mercy on September 1, 2024. [22] Women. The top title for female wrestlers is the NXT Women's Championship.
Current champion Cody Rhodes, who holds the title in tandem with the WWE Universal Championship as the Undisputed WWE Championship. The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE, currently defended on the SmackDown brand. It was the first world title established in WWE, at the time known as the World ...
Title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2011 WWE Draft. [128] WWE: SmackDown: 125 Kofi Kingston: May 1, 2011: Extreme Rules: Tampa, FL: 2 49: 48 This was a tables match. The title became exclusive to Raw due to Kingston's status as a Raw wrestler. [129] WWE: Raw: 126 Dolph Ziggler: June 19, 2011: Capitol Punishment ...
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida, and is considered the second largest wrestling promotion in the United States behind WWE. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler as a result of the culmination of various scripted ...