Post by underjohngrohs on Jun 19, 2021 2:24:03 GMT -5
This is now the Ruthless Aggression Era WWE Championship Rebooking but before we rebook, let's look at the Champions from the Golden Era to the Attitude Era.
Golden Era:
Hulk Hogan (5)
Roddy Piper (1)
Paul Orndorff (1)
Andre The Giant (1)
Ted Dibiase (1)
Randy Savage (1)
Mr. Perfect (1)
Ultimate Warrior (1)
The Undertaker (1)
Ric Flair (1)
Bret Hart (1)
New Generation Era:
Bret Hart (3)
Shawn Michaels (2)
Razor Ramon (2)
The Undertaker (1)
Diesel (1)
Sycho Sid (1)
Owen Hart (1)
Yokozuna (1)
Lex Luger (1)
Vader (1)
Attitude Era:
Stone Cold Steve Austin (6)
Hulk Hogan (5)
Triple H (4)
The Rock (3)
Mick Foley (3)
The Undertaker (2)
Shawn Michaels (2)
Owen Hart (1)
Kane (1)
Kurt Angle (1)
Brock Lesnar (8/25/02 to 12/15/02)
2002 was a major breakout year for the beast incarnate first winning the King of The Ring and thus realizing his destiny at Summerslam by defeating Stone Cold to win the WWE Championship. With the Brand Extension still hot and strong. The WWE Championship was taken to SMACKDOWN meaning that Stone Cold took the WWE Title with him to SMACKDOWN while RAW had the World Heavyweight Championship. Brock would go through numerous title defenses including defeating The Rock at Unforgiven sending him out of the WWE to go make movies, and also defeating The Undertaker at No Mercy and again at the Survivor Series in a Hell in A Cell Match. Lesnar's next #1 Contender would be against Kurt Angle at Armageddon.
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Kurt Angle (12/15/02 to 3/30/03)
But Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar's manager would turn on Brock and it would allow Kurt to win the WWE Championship at Armageddon forming a new alliance with Paul Heyman. At the Royal Rumble. Brock did however win but he decided to jump to RAW to face Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship at WresleMania 19. Angle's #1 Contender was chosen, and at WrestleMania 19. It would be the Rabid Wolverine Chris Benoit who won a #1 Contenders Tournament at No Way Out. And he would finally have the chance to win the Big One at WrestleMania 19.
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Chris Benoit (3/30/03 to 10/19/03)
And it came true as Benoit realized his glory to win the WWE Championship for the first time in his WWE Career, he would lead the SMACKDOWN Brand as the Champion. Benoit had his hectic style ahead of him staying WWE Champion for the remainder of 7 months retaining the WWE Championship against all comers, but at No Mercy, after leaving a loser leaves RAW Match at Summerslam for the World Heavyweight Championship against Shawn Michaels. Brock Lesnar had nowhere else to go but back to SMACKDOWN. So he challenged Chris Benoit at No Mercy for the WWE Championship in his SMACKDOWN return in the Ultimate Submission Match.
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Brock Lesnar (10/19/03 to 2/15/04)
Brock was once again back on the SMACKDOWN throne as he defeated Chris Benoit at No Mercy for his second WWE Championship, he would end 2003 as Champion and would start 2004 as the WWE Champion. At the Royal Rumble, after being betrayed by Chavo Guerrero and defeating Chavo in a match. Eddie Guerrero entered the Royal Rumble Match and took the biggest upset of his career by winning it by last eliminating the #1 entrant Chris Benoit. Eddie chose the WWE Championship. Benoit would also receive a rematch since he was the runner up at No Way Out. Benoit wanted to headline WrestleMania 20 with Eddie Guerrero cause it was all they worked for.
Chris Benoit (2/15/04 to 3/14/04)
At No Way Out. Chris Benoit would win the WWE Championship for the second straight time and went on to face his friend Eddie Guerrero at WrestleMania 20. Benoit and Guerrero spent the road to WrestleMania teasing a turn on each other, on the go-home of SMACKDOWN. Benoit and Guerrero got into exchanging words but did not get into a brawl with one another setting the stage for one of the most potential dream matches ever at WrestleMania.
Eddie Guerrero (3/14/04 to 10/3/04)
At WrestleMania 20, Eddie Guerrero realized history when he became the WWE Champion defeating Chris Benoit, Eddie was now untop of the SMACKDOWN World defending the WWE Championship against all comers, at Summerslam. He defeated The Undertaker in what was considered one of the best matchups in Summerslam History in where the two went 30-35 minutes bell to bell. In March of 2004, #1's RAW Star Triple H was traded away from the RAW Brand to the SMACKDOWN Brand and declared his intentions on winning the WWE Championship saying that the World Heavyweight Championship was a thing of the past. Brock would be drafted to RAW and become the World Heavyweight Champion once again. At No Mercy, Eddie faced Triple H with the WWE Championship on the line.
Triple H (10/3/04 to 4/3/05)
At No Mercy, The Game captured his fifth WWE Championship by defeating Eddie Guerrero cleanly and didn't use help at all. The Game would rule the SMACKDOWN Brand just like he did with the World Heavyweight Championship on the RAW Brand. The 5-time WWE Champion would not be denied with his successful title defense, defeating Eddie Guerrero in a rematch at the 2004 Survivor Series. Defeating Booker T at Armageddon 2004. At the 2005 Royal Rumble against Rey Mysterio and at 2005 No Way Out against The Big Show in a Barbedwire Steel Cage Match. But The Game would run into an old challenger.
The Rock (4/3/05 to 8/21/05)
The Rock returned to Hollywood to have another run with the WWE full time, at No Way Out. The Rock would win a #1 Contendership Tournament by defeating John Cena. At WrestleMania 21. The Rock dethroned the King of Kings once again to capture his fourth WWE Championship. The WWE Championship would remain on SMACKDOWN in 2005 for the Brand Extension and so too would John Cena. And it would lead to a Summerslam Instant Classic between The Rock and John Cena.
John Cena (8/21/05 to 8/21/05)
At Summerslam. John Cena defeated The Rock to regain his first WWE Championship in a clean contest, after the match, both men shook hands. But then suddenly, Cena's WWE Championship victory celebration would be spoiled by a Rated R-Surprise.
Edge (8/21/05 to 10/9/05)
And the Heist of the Century was committed when Edge cashed in his Money in The Bank Briefcase and captured the WWE Championship over John Cena. On the SMACKDOWN after Summerslam. Edge and his girlfriend Lita celebrated with live sex in the ring until it was interrupted by Cena and Matt Hardy. Edge would go on to continue his feud with Matt Hardy for the WWE Championship, the two would face off at No Mercy in a Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship.
Matt Hardy (10/9/05 to 12/19/05)
The Matt Hardy Era began at No Mercy after a year of redemption and heartbreak. Matt Hardy from Cameron, NC accomplished his dream and became the WWE Champion by defeating Edge in a Steel Cage Match. Edge would be upset at this, at Survivor Series. Hardy defeated Edge in a rematch, but Hardy and Edge would fight one more time at Armageddon in a Hell in A Cell Match to finally end their feud once and for all.
Edge (12/19/05 to 4/2/06)
At Armageddon. Edge would win back the WWE Championship for the second straight time inside Hell in A Cell over Matt Hardy, Edge retained the WWE Championship at the 2006 Royal Rumble by defeating former WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero with of course help from Lita and at No Way Out, retained it in an Elimination Chamber Match until he would go on to face the 2006 Royal Rumble Winner, John Cena who wanted redemption for being screwed out of the WWE Championship at Summerslam.
John Cena (4/2/06 to 4/1/07)
The Doctor of Thugamonics's time was finally here as he defeated Edge to win his second WWE Championship at WrestleMania 22. Cena would stay on as WWE Champion and would dominate SMACKDOWN as his dominant place as the champion. Cena would stay champion throughout 2006 and at the start of 2007. At the Royal Rumble. The Undertaker won the Royal Rumble for the second time and would decide to challenge Cena at WrestleMania 23 for the WWE Championship. Taker had not held the title for 8 years and what a way to end that drought by becoming the WWE Champion at WrestleMania.
The Undertaker (4/1/07 to 6/24/07)
And it would indeed end for The Undertaker as he captured his fifth WWE Championship over John Cena at WrestleMania 23. The Deadman became the face of SMACKDOWN for the past two months, at Night of Champions, he would however face Mr. Money in The Bank Ken Kennedy for the WWE Championship in where Kennedy officially cashed in his Money in The Bank and wanted to leave SMACKDOWN to take the WWE Title to RAW in where he was traded.
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Mr. Kennedy (6/24/07 to 9/3/07)
Mr. Kennedy accomplished his task and did defeat The Undertaker at Night of Champions to capture the WWE Championship and take it to Monday Night RAW bringing the WWE Championship home to the RAW Brand for 5 years, Eddie Guerrero would take the World Heavyweight Championship to SMACKDOWN. However, Kennedy's 3-month reign as WWE Champion did not last long as he was suspended for failing a drug test. WWE officials decided to strip Kennedy of the WWE Championship, but they didn't want to vacate it.
John Cena (9/3/07 to 10/1/07)
Instead they let Kennedy drop the title to John Cena and Cena would win the WWE Championship for the third straight time on a live edition of RAW. But Cena did not enjoy his third WWE Championship for long as he went down with an injury.
Vacant (10/1/07 to 10/7/07)
Cena would be injured and that would force a new WWE Champion at No Mercy in where it would reveal Randy Orton vs Triple H vs Umaga vs Mr. Kennedy in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match for the WWE Championship. But a fifth man was soon to be announced with Vince's illegitimate son Hornswoggle announcing it.
Shawn Michaels (10/7/07 to 3/30/08)
And that fifth man turned out to be Shawn Michaels as he won the WWE Championship for the first time in 10 years, Michaels returned with vengeance in his mind eliminating Randy Orton and taking the WWE Championship home with him making Shawn a 5-time WWE Champion, Shawn would recap the same championship defenses he would have in the old days, at the 2008 Royal Rumble. Ric Flair won the Royal Rumble Match for the second time at #1 and would challenge Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 24 in his retirement match. Saying, win, lose or draw. He would retire and vacate the WWE Championship.
Ric Flair (3/30/08 to 3/31/08)
At WrestleMania 24. Flair would break his own record by winning his 17th and last World Championship in his retirement match against the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels in the main event, the next night on RAW. Flair would vacate the WWE Championship and that would set up a tournament to determine who would be the WWE Champion at Backlash.
John Cena (4/27/08 to 7/20/08)
The honor of course would go to John Cena who would defeat Randy Orton in the tournament finals to become WWE Champion for the fourth time. Cena took the WWE Championship to the SMACKDOWN Brand and would face his old rival Edge for the WWE Championship at the Great American Bash. On the go-home show of SMACKDOWN. Cena showed footage of Edge cheating on Vickie Guerrero the night before the wedding when Edge and Vickie were about to say I do.
Golden Era:
Hulk Hogan (5)
Roddy Piper (1)
Paul Orndorff (1)
Andre The Giant (1)
Ted Dibiase (1)
Randy Savage (1)
Mr. Perfect (1)
Ultimate Warrior (1)
The Undertaker (1)
Ric Flair (1)
Bret Hart (1)
New Generation Era:
Bret Hart (3)
Shawn Michaels (2)
Razor Ramon (2)
The Undertaker (1)
Diesel (1)
Sycho Sid (1)
Owen Hart (1)
Yokozuna (1)
Lex Luger (1)
Vader (1)
Attitude Era:
Stone Cold Steve Austin (6)
Hulk Hogan (5)
Triple H (4)
The Rock (3)
Mick Foley (3)
The Undertaker (2)
Shawn Michaels (2)
Owen Hart (1)
Kane (1)
Kurt Angle (1)
Brock Lesnar (8/25/02 to 12/15/02)
2002 was a major breakout year for the beast incarnate first winning the King of The Ring and thus realizing his destiny at Summerslam by defeating Stone Cold to win the WWE Championship. With the Brand Extension still hot and strong. The WWE Championship was taken to SMACKDOWN meaning that Stone Cold took the WWE Title with him to SMACKDOWN while RAW had the World Heavyweight Championship. Brock would go through numerous title defenses including defeating The Rock at Unforgiven sending him out of the WWE to go make movies, and also defeating The Undertaker at No Mercy and again at the Survivor Series in a Hell in A Cell Match. Lesnar's next #1 Contender would be against Kurt Angle at Armageddon.
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Kurt Angle (12/15/02 to 3/30/03)
But Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar's manager would turn on Brock and it would allow Kurt to win the WWE Championship at Armageddon forming a new alliance with Paul Heyman. At the Royal Rumble. Brock did however win but he decided to jump to RAW to face Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship at WresleMania 19. Angle's #1 Contender was chosen, and at WrestleMania 19. It would be the Rabid Wolverine Chris Benoit who won a #1 Contenders Tournament at No Way Out. And he would finally have the chance to win the Big One at WrestleMania 19.
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Chris Benoit (3/30/03 to 10/19/03)
And it came true as Benoit realized his glory to win the WWE Championship for the first time in his WWE Career, he would lead the SMACKDOWN Brand as the Champion. Benoit had his hectic style ahead of him staying WWE Champion for the remainder of 7 months retaining the WWE Championship against all comers, but at No Mercy, after leaving a loser leaves RAW Match at Summerslam for the World Heavyweight Championship against Shawn Michaels. Brock Lesnar had nowhere else to go but back to SMACKDOWN. So he challenged Chris Benoit at No Mercy for the WWE Championship in his SMACKDOWN return in the Ultimate Submission Match.
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I'm pretending that this is the WWE Championship Chris Benoit is holding.
Brock Lesnar (10/19/03 to 2/15/04)
Brock was once again back on the SMACKDOWN throne as he defeated Chris Benoit at No Mercy for his second WWE Championship, he would end 2003 as Champion and would start 2004 as the WWE Champion. At the Royal Rumble, after being betrayed by Chavo Guerrero and defeating Chavo in a match. Eddie Guerrero entered the Royal Rumble Match and took the biggest upset of his career by winning it by last eliminating the #1 entrant Chris Benoit. Eddie chose the WWE Championship. Benoit would also receive a rematch since he was the runner up at No Way Out. Benoit wanted to headline WrestleMania 20 with Eddie Guerrero cause it was all they worked for.
Chris Benoit (2/15/04 to 3/14/04)
At No Way Out. Chris Benoit would win the WWE Championship for the second straight time and went on to face his friend Eddie Guerrero at WrestleMania 20. Benoit and Guerrero spent the road to WrestleMania teasing a turn on each other, on the go-home of SMACKDOWN. Benoit and Guerrero got into exchanging words but did not get into a brawl with one another setting the stage for one of the most potential dream matches ever at WrestleMania.
Eddie Guerrero (3/14/04 to 10/3/04)
At WrestleMania 20, Eddie Guerrero realized history when he became the WWE Champion defeating Chris Benoit, Eddie was now untop of the SMACKDOWN World defending the WWE Championship against all comers, at Summerslam. He defeated The Undertaker in what was considered one of the best matchups in Summerslam History in where the two went 30-35 minutes bell to bell. In March of 2004, #1's RAW Star Triple H was traded away from the RAW Brand to the SMACKDOWN Brand and declared his intentions on winning the WWE Championship saying that the World Heavyweight Championship was a thing of the past. Brock would be drafted to RAW and become the World Heavyweight Champion once again. At No Mercy, Eddie faced Triple H with the WWE Championship on the line.
Triple H (10/3/04 to 4/3/05)
At No Mercy, The Game captured his fifth WWE Championship by defeating Eddie Guerrero cleanly and didn't use help at all. The Game would rule the SMACKDOWN Brand just like he did with the World Heavyweight Championship on the RAW Brand. The 5-time WWE Champion would not be denied with his successful title defense, defeating Eddie Guerrero in a rematch at the 2004 Survivor Series. Defeating Booker T at Armageddon 2004. At the 2005 Royal Rumble against Rey Mysterio and at 2005 No Way Out against The Big Show in a Barbedwire Steel Cage Match. But The Game would run into an old challenger.
The Rock (4/3/05 to 8/21/05)
The Rock returned to Hollywood to have another run with the WWE full time, at No Way Out. The Rock would win a #1 Contendership Tournament by defeating John Cena. At WrestleMania 21. The Rock dethroned the King of Kings once again to capture his fourth WWE Championship. The WWE Championship would remain on SMACKDOWN in 2005 for the Brand Extension and so too would John Cena. And it would lead to a Summerslam Instant Classic between The Rock and John Cena.
John Cena (8/21/05 to 8/21/05)
At Summerslam. John Cena defeated The Rock to regain his first WWE Championship in a clean contest, after the match, both men shook hands. But then suddenly, Cena's WWE Championship victory celebration would be spoiled by a Rated R-Surprise.
Edge (8/21/05 to 10/9/05)
And the Heist of the Century was committed when Edge cashed in his Money in The Bank Briefcase and captured the WWE Championship over John Cena. On the SMACKDOWN after Summerslam. Edge and his girlfriend Lita celebrated with live sex in the ring until it was interrupted by Cena and Matt Hardy. Edge would go on to continue his feud with Matt Hardy for the WWE Championship, the two would face off at No Mercy in a Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship.
Matt Hardy (10/9/05 to 12/19/05)
The Matt Hardy Era began at No Mercy after a year of redemption and heartbreak. Matt Hardy from Cameron, NC accomplished his dream and became the WWE Champion by defeating Edge in a Steel Cage Match. Edge would be upset at this, at Survivor Series. Hardy defeated Edge in a rematch, but Hardy and Edge would fight one more time at Armageddon in a Hell in A Cell Match to finally end their feud once and for all.
Edge (12/19/05 to 4/2/06)
At Armageddon. Edge would win back the WWE Championship for the second straight time inside Hell in A Cell over Matt Hardy, Edge retained the WWE Championship at the 2006 Royal Rumble by defeating former WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero with of course help from Lita and at No Way Out, retained it in an Elimination Chamber Match until he would go on to face the 2006 Royal Rumble Winner, John Cena who wanted redemption for being screwed out of the WWE Championship at Summerslam.
John Cena (4/2/06 to 4/1/07)
The Doctor of Thugamonics's time was finally here as he defeated Edge to win his second WWE Championship at WrestleMania 22. Cena would stay on as WWE Champion and would dominate SMACKDOWN as his dominant place as the champion. Cena would stay champion throughout 2006 and at the start of 2007. At the Royal Rumble. The Undertaker won the Royal Rumble for the second time and would decide to challenge Cena at WrestleMania 23 for the WWE Championship. Taker had not held the title for 8 years and what a way to end that drought by becoming the WWE Champion at WrestleMania.
The Undertaker (4/1/07 to 6/24/07)
And it would indeed end for The Undertaker as he captured his fifth WWE Championship over John Cena at WrestleMania 23. The Deadman became the face of SMACKDOWN for the past two months, at Night of Champions, he would however face Mr. Money in The Bank Ken Kennedy for the WWE Championship in where Kennedy officially cashed in his Money in The Bank and wanted to leave SMACKDOWN to take the WWE Title to RAW in where he was traded.
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Mr. Kennedy (6/24/07 to 9/3/07)
Mr. Kennedy accomplished his task and did defeat The Undertaker at Night of Champions to capture the WWE Championship and take it to Monday Night RAW bringing the WWE Championship home to the RAW Brand for 5 years, Eddie Guerrero would take the World Heavyweight Championship to SMACKDOWN. However, Kennedy's 3-month reign as WWE Champion did not last long as he was suspended for failing a drug test. WWE officials decided to strip Kennedy of the WWE Championship, but they didn't want to vacate it.
John Cena (9/3/07 to 10/1/07)
Instead they let Kennedy drop the title to John Cena and Cena would win the WWE Championship for the third straight time on a live edition of RAW. But Cena did not enjoy his third WWE Championship for long as he went down with an injury.
Vacant (10/1/07 to 10/7/07)
Cena would be injured and that would force a new WWE Champion at No Mercy in where it would reveal Randy Orton vs Triple H vs Umaga vs Mr. Kennedy in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match for the WWE Championship. But a fifth man was soon to be announced with Vince's illegitimate son Hornswoggle announcing it.
Shawn Michaels (10/7/07 to 3/30/08)
And that fifth man turned out to be Shawn Michaels as he won the WWE Championship for the first time in 10 years, Michaels returned with vengeance in his mind eliminating Randy Orton and taking the WWE Championship home with him making Shawn a 5-time WWE Champion, Shawn would recap the same championship defenses he would have in the old days, at the 2008 Royal Rumble. Ric Flair won the Royal Rumble Match for the second time at #1 and would challenge Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 24 in his retirement match. Saying, win, lose or draw. He would retire and vacate the WWE Championship.
Ric Flair (3/30/08 to 3/31/08)
At WrestleMania 24. Flair would break his own record by winning his 17th and last World Championship in his retirement match against the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels in the main event, the next night on RAW. Flair would vacate the WWE Championship and that would set up a tournament to determine who would be the WWE Champion at Backlash.
John Cena (4/27/08 to 7/20/08)
The honor of course would go to John Cena who would defeat Randy Orton in the tournament finals to become WWE Champion for the fourth time. Cena took the WWE Championship to the SMACKDOWN Brand and would face his old rival Edge for the WWE Championship at the Great American Bash. On the go-home show of SMACKDOWN. Cena showed footage of Edge cheating on Vickie Guerrero the night before the wedding when Edge and Vickie were about to say I do.
