Post by underjohngrohs on Apr 10, 2022 5:35:11 GMT -5
I realized I needed to do some more work on Rebooking the WWE Championship, we went straight into the Reality Era, when we last left off. The Reality Era kicked off with Brock Lesnar winning the WWE Championship followed by CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Kane, Bray Wyatt, The Undertaker and ended with Roman Reigns. The New Era would take shape at WrestleMania 32 with 3 former Shield Members inside Hell in A Cell with Roman Reigns as WWE Champion against the returning Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose but before we glimpse into the New Era. Let's show you The Golden Era, The New Generation Era, The Attitude Era, The Ruthless Aggression Era, The PG-13 Era and The Reality 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)
The 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)
Ruthless Aggression Era:
John Cena (4)
Edge (2)
Chris Benoit (2)
Brock Lesnar (2)
Triple H (1)
The Rock (1)
Kurt Angle (1)
Eddie Guerrero (1)
Matt Hardy (1)
The Undertaker (1)
Mr. Kennedy (1)
Shawn Michaels (1)
Ric Flair (1)
PG-13 Era:
Randy Orton (4)
John Cena (3)
Eddie Guerrero (3)
Edge (2)
Daniel Bryan (2)
CM Punk (2)
Triple H (1)
The Undertaker (1)
The Miz (1)
Wade Barrett (1)
Dolph Ziggler (1)
Chris Jericho (1)
Sheamus (1)
R-Truth (1)
John Morrison (1)
Jeff Hardy (1)
The Reality Era:
Daniel Bryan (1)
Brock Lesnar (1)
CM Punk (1)
Seth Rollins (1)
Kane (1)
Bray Wyatt (1)
The Undertaker (1)
Roman Reigns (1)
Dean Ambrose (4/3/16 to 8/21/16)
At WrestleMania 32, The Lunatic Fringe realized his dream by defeating Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins inside Hell in A Cell. Ambrose defeated Reigns in a rematch at Payback and also successfully retained the WWE Championship in an asylum match against Chris Jericho at Extreme Rules. Ambrose also successfully retained the title against Rollins at Money in The Bank while CM Punk went on to win Money in The Bank. Yes, Punk is still around and he wins Money in The Bank for the third time. Ambrose retains the WWE Championship at Battleground against Triple H with Stephanie threatening to take the WWE Championship off of Ambrose and a tease of a reunion of the Shield. But Ambrose gets help from Seth Rollins for one night. Reigns is in the United States Championship Picture and turns back into a babyface, Reigns turns back into a face after Extreme Rules. Ambrose eventually goes on to take the WWE Championship to Tuesday Night SMACKDOWN where he and A.J. Styles face off for the WWE Championship at Summerslam. AJ still remains a face and gets into a heated feud with CM Punk with AJ defeating Punk in a #1 Contenders Match at Battleground. Both Ambrose, Styles and Punk each stay on SMACKDOWN in the Brand Split while the World Heavyweight Championship, not the Universal Championship is reactivated to Monday Night RAW!.
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AJ Styles (8/21/16 to 8/23/16)
AJ Styles would realize his dream by becoming the WWE Champion for the first time defeating Ambrose at the biggest party of the Summer. But AJ's title reign would last 2 days later after a successful title defense against Ambrose. The lights turn off in the arena and when the lights come back on. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson are behind AJ and many think that they are going to celebrate with AJ. But they attack AJ and hit the Magic Killer, by the way Anderson & Gallows will be on SMACKDOWN and chase after the Tag Team Championship.
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CM Punk (8/23/16 to 9/11/16)
The attack leads to CM Punk accompanied by his wife A.J. Lee who also stays unretired and also works on the SMACKDOWN Brand cashing in his Money in The Bank to defeat AJ Styles to win the WWE Championship and turning Punk heel for the first time since 2013. There were rumours that Punk was making a new stable and it happened. Punk announced that his new stable would be "The Best In The World" consisting of Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson and AJ Lee. Punk's new stable would have a big night at Backlash with Gallows & Anderson becoming the inaugural SMACKDOWN Tag Team Champions and AJ Lee winning the SMACKDOWN Women's Championship. Punk would face AJ in a rematch for the WWE Championship at Backlash.
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AJ Styles (9/11/16 to 10/9/16)
But for the second time. AJ Styles would regain the WWE Championship once again at Backlash over CM Punk for the second time. But Punk was determined to get his rematch clause at No Mercy. Punk vs Styles would face off in a Last Man Standing Match at No Mercy for the WWE Championship to end this long rivalry once and for all.
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CM Punk (10/9/16 to 4/3/17)
Punk would once again recapture the WWE Championship, but this time he would have help with newcomers the returning Shelton Benjamin, NXT's Tye Dillinger and Jack Swagger joining the Best in The World and helping Punk win his fifth WWE Championship over Styles. Punk would retain his WWE Title at Hell in A Cell over Styles. This new group "The Best in The World" continues to rule the SMACKDOWN Roast. At Survivor Series. Despite troubles between Team SMACKDOWN. Punk is the sole survivor by last eliminating RAW's World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. Punk also retained the WWE Championship against 4 of his Survivor Series Opponents in a TLC Match against Ambrose. Sami Zayn. Dolph Ziggler and AJ Styles in a Fatal 5 Way Match. At the Royal Rumble. Punk will retain against his old rival John Cena who attempts to take his 16th WWE Championship. AJ will form a new group in 2017 at Battleground WarGames Match by teaming his own Bullet Club consisting of NXT's Shinsuke Nakamura, Cody Rhodes (who stays in the WWE and deletes his own Stardust Gimmick and eventually joins the SMACKDOWN Brand as well). Kenny Omega (Omega makes his debut at the Royal Rumble). Finn Balor (who doesn't get injured and decides to go to the SMACKDOWN Brand after winning the 2017 Royal Rumble cause he is in line for a title match at WrestleMania 33 and Adam Cole who would make his WWE Debut in Late 2016. The Rivalry War is settled at Battleground in a War Games match with Balor pinning the WWE Champion Punk and setting the stage for a title match at WrestleMania 33.
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Finn Balor (4/3/17 to 8/20/17)
The Demon King would ride into WrestleMania with his Demon Entrance and scaring the life out of CM Punk by becoming WWE Champion in a fantastic WrestleMania 30-35 minute match by hitting the Co De Gras on Punk and becoming the WWE Champion for the first time. After, Balor returns to RAW with the WWE Championship while the World Heavyweight Championship is traded back to the SMACKDOWN Brand. The World Title will be held by Seth Rollins who gets the belt back after he defeats Triple H at WrestleMania 33 in an unsanctioned match. But Balor as WWE Champion has some obstacles. He first successfully retains the WWE Championship against Punk at Payback who is also traded to the RAW Brand. Punk's stable has seemingly separated. Balor and Punk's final match ends at Extreme Rules in a 60-Minute Ironman Street Fight Match with Balor retaining the WWE Championship. At Great Balls of Fire. Balor in a great shock defeats Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Championship. At Summerslam. He faces Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship at Summerslam.
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Samoa Joe (8/20/17 to 10/22/17)
At Summerslam. The Samoan Submission Machine would realize his dream by becoming the WWE Champion for the first time making Finn Balor tap out to the Coquina Clutch. At No Mercy. Joe would retain the WWE Championship against Braun Strowman in his first title defense. But Joe would run to a roadblock at Halloween Havoc for the title, Yes. I'm putting Halloween Havoc in there.
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Brock Lesnar (10/22/17 to 4/8/18)
At Halloween Havoc. Brock Lesnar would capture the WWE Championship for the first time since the 2015 Royal Rumble and become the 4-time WWE Champion. Lesnar would hold the WWE Championship hostage and continued to defend the title repeatedly at the Live Events and at PPV's as well, at the 2018 Royal Rumble. He would get his revenge on CM Punk for the WWE Championship with Lesnar retaining the WWE Title. At the 2018 Royal Rumble. Shinsuke Nakamura would win the Royal Rumble and challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34 against Lesnar giving the background between the two with Lesnar defeating him in 2006 at NJPW. Brock also remained the WWE Champion by retaining the title at the 2018 Elimination Chamber over Braun Strowman. Finn Balor. Seth Rollins. The Miz and Kevin Owens. Setting up the stage for Lesnar vs Nakamura.
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Shinsuke Nakamura (4/8/18 to 11/2/18)
At WrestleMania 34. The King of Strong Style shocked the world by defeating Brock Lesnar to win his first WWE Championship, but once again the WWE Title & The World Heavyweight Title would change shows as Shinsuke returned to SMACKDOWN with the WWE Championship while Kevin Owens went to RAW with the World Heavyweight Championship. Shinsuke held on to the title and would rarely have Big Time Title Matches on SMACKDOWN and PPV's defeating Bobby Roode at Crown Jewel after he had won a #1 Contenders Match. AJ Styles at Backlash. The Miz at Money in The Bank. He thwarted a Money in The Bank Cash-in against Rusev on the night after SMACKDOWN Extreme Rules. Nakamura also retained the title over Samoa Joe at Extreme Rules as well, also against Dolph Ziggler at Summerslam and at Hell in A Cell against a heel turned Randy Orton inside Hell in A Cell. And at Super Showdown against John Cena for the title. But his next challenger would be against Daniel Bryan who would return to the ring that same year.
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Daniel Bryan (11/2/18 to 4/7/19)
At Crown Jewel. Bryan shocked the world by winning the WWE Championship for the first time since 2014. Yes, Bryan's heel turn happens after Survivor Series when he gives Nakamura a rematch for the title with Bryan turning his back on the fans. At TLC. Nakamura fails to win back the title and even at the 2019 Royal Rumble. Bryan will feud with Kofi Kingston who eventually gets a main event push after lasting in the final two at the Royal Rumble but gets eliminated by Seth Rollins. By the way. Kofi & Seth both entered at #1 and #2. At Elimination Chamber. Kofi comes up short again despite being the #1 entrant. Vince McMahon announces a SMACKDOWN Royal Rumble on the SMACKDOWN after Fastlane and Kofi is involved in it. Kofi enters at #1 and lasts in there to the end by last eliminating Randy Orton to earn his shot at WrestleMania 35 setting up Kofi vs Bryan for the title.
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Kofi Kingston (4/7/19 to 11/24/19)
KofiMania had indeed run wild by winning the WWE Championship in the main event at WrestleMania 35 over The Planet's Champion. The WWE Championship had stayed on SMACKDOWN while the World Heavyweight Championship continued to stay on Monday Night RAW in April's Superstar Shakeup. Kofi continued to make the WWE Championship more relevant getting SMACKDOWN some big ratings and with Kofi headlining PPV Main Events defending the WWE Title successfully in his first title defense at Money in The Bank against Daniel Bryan. Kofi & Daniel continue to have back and forth rematches with Kofi defeating Daniel at Stomping Grounds again, but their final match will be a 60-Minute Ironman Match at Extreme Rules, and once again Daniel falls short. Kofi and his New Day Teammates will feud with a recently heel turned A.J. Styles and The Club at Summerslam in a 6-Man Tag Team WWE Championship vs SMACKDOWN Tag Team Championship match. Big E & Xavier are the WWE Tag Team Champions. So stipulations state that if one member of the Club pins either Big E. Xavier or Kofi, one of them would either become the WWE Champion or SMACKDOWN Tag Team Champion. Kofi's championship is saved. The New Day are still champions. Kofi and A.J. will face off at Clash of the Champions for the title with Kofi retaining the title. The 6 face off inside Hell in A Cell for the WWE Championship and the SMACKDOWN Tag Team Championship, the same result happens with Kofi and The New Day still rocking the SMACKDOWN World as the Champions. But Kofi would have to face something sinister and that something sinister would be The Fiend. After a successful title defense at Crown Jewel against Roman Reigns. The Fiend attacks Kofi after The Fiend sadistically and brutally dominated Brock Lesnar in a one on one match. The Fiend and Bray Wyatt both play mindgames on Kofi with Bray trying to apologize to Kofi but Kofi will not have any of it. That leads The Fiend to attack Kofi and the New Day until Kofi has enough and says that The Fiend will have his match at Survivor Series.
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Bray "The Fiend" Wyatt (11/24/19 to 5/10/20)
At Survivor Series. Kofimania's 8-month reign as WWE Champion crashes down as The Fiend takes down Kofi and It triggers the beginning of dark days for everyone. Kofi gets his rematch at the 2020 Royal Rumble but once again he falls short. The Fiend as WWE Champion on SMACKDOWN continues to draw more ratings for everyone, at the 2020 Royal Rumble. The Fiend's former friend Braun Strowman finally wins his first Royal Rumble and challenges The Fiend for the WWE Championship. But we must address in this timeline that there is No COVID. No Lockdowns. No Quarantines. No Performance Centers and nothing like that. So we can pretend that Covid is not here. The Fiend will retain the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34 over Strowman. But at Money in The Bank. The Fiend and Strowman will have a rematch for the title but someone else will join them and it will be Kofi Kingston who wants his redemption for losing the WWE Title at Survivor Series.
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Braun Strowman (5/10/20 to 8/31/20)
After years of trying to get the main event championship. The Monster Among Men finally regained the WWE Championship at Money in The Bank over Kofi Kingston & The Fiend in a Triple Threat Match. Strowman pins Kofi so we can protect the Fiend. The Fiend will move to the RAW Brand to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship. Strowman retains the WWE Championship against King Corbin at Backlash and Heel turned Samoa Joe at Extreme Rules and against him at Summerslam and against him one more time at Payback, but Strowman will be surprised by a Money in The Bank Cash In.
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Kevin Owens (8/31/20 to 4/11/21)
And Kevin Owens would win the WWE Championship after 5 long years of chasing it and successfully cashing in the Money in The Bank Briefcase by defeating the Monster Among Men, Owens is still a face as well and he continues to remain on as Champion for the next 8 months. At Clash of Champions. He retains the WWE Title over Strowman and Joe in a Triple Threat Match, and against his old rival Sami Zayn inside Hell in A Cell for the WWE Championship. Owens also retains the title at TLC against Sheamus and at the Royal Rumble against Randy Orton thanks to a distraction by the Fiend and at the Elimination Chamber against Riddle, Kofi Kingston, Samoa Joe, John Morrison and Braun Strowman. But Owens will face the 2022 Royal Rumble Winner Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship.
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Bobby Lashley (4/11/21 to 8/21/21)
At WrestleMania 37. Lashley regains the WWE Championship by defeating Owens cleanly starting the Almighty Era. Lashley goes on to have a successful reign as WWE Champion and continues this way by retaining the title over Owens in a rematch at Backlash and inside Hell in A Cell as well. Lashley also retains by defeating Daniel Bryan at Money in The Bank for the title. Bryan stays in WWE for a while. But the next challenger Lashley is challenged by is Keith Lee. Lee wins a #1 Contenders Battle Royal to challenge Lashley for the title at Summerslam.
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Keith Lee (8/21/21 to 11/22/21)
At Summerslam. Keith Lee realized his dream by becoming the new WWE Champion defeating Lashley in a competitive match in Las Vegas. Keith holds on to the WWE Championship for 3 months retaining the WWE Title over Lashley at Extreme Rules and against him at Crown Jewel one more time. But the night after Survivor Series. Seth Rollins challenges Lee for the title after he became a sole survivor.
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Yes, I know Keith Lee was the NXT Champion, but let's pretend this was the WWE Championship.
Seth Rollins (11/22/21 to 4/3/22)
For the first time since 2015. Seth Rollins wins the WWE Championship and defeats Keith Lee in a shocking upset. Rollins also thwarts a Big E Cash In. That leads to a Big E victory at the 2022 Royal Rumble so that he can challenge Seth Rollins for the WWE Championship.
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Big E (4/3/22 to present)
At WrestleMania 38. Like Kofi Kingston did 3 years ago. Big E captures the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 38 and will continue to lead the New Era, but which era will we see next?.
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That is it for the WWE Championship History. Finally it took me forever, But i was able to get it done. Hope you all enjoy
Golden Era:
Hulk Hogan (5)
Roddy Piper (1)
Paul Orndorff (1)
Andre The Giant (1)
Ted Dibiase (1)
Randy Savage (1)
Mr. Perfect (1)
The 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)
Ruthless Aggression Era:
John Cena (4)
Edge (2)
Chris Benoit (2)
Brock Lesnar (2)
Triple H (1)
The Rock (1)
Kurt Angle (1)
Eddie Guerrero (1)
Matt Hardy (1)
The Undertaker (1)
Mr. Kennedy (1)
Shawn Michaels (1)
Ric Flair (1)
PG-13 Era:
Randy Orton (4)
John Cena (3)
Eddie Guerrero (3)
Edge (2)
Daniel Bryan (2)
CM Punk (2)
Triple H (1)
The Undertaker (1)
The Miz (1)
Wade Barrett (1)
Dolph Ziggler (1)
Chris Jericho (1)
Sheamus (1)
R-Truth (1)
John Morrison (1)
Jeff Hardy (1)
The Reality Era:
Daniel Bryan (1)
Brock Lesnar (1)
CM Punk (1)
Seth Rollins (1)
Kane (1)
Bray Wyatt (1)
The Undertaker (1)
Roman Reigns (1)
Dean Ambrose (4/3/16 to 8/21/16)
At WrestleMania 32, The Lunatic Fringe realized his dream by defeating Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins inside Hell in A Cell. Ambrose defeated Reigns in a rematch at Payback and also successfully retained the WWE Championship in an asylum match against Chris Jericho at Extreme Rules. Ambrose also successfully retained the title against Rollins at Money in The Bank while CM Punk went on to win Money in The Bank. Yes, Punk is still around and he wins Money in The Bank for the third time. Ambrose retains the WWE Championship at Battleground against Triple H with Stephanie threatening to take the WWE Championship off of Ambrose and a tease of a reunion of the Shield. But Ambrose gets help from Seth Rollins for one night. Reigns is in the United States Championship Picture and turns back into a babyface, Reigns turns back into a face after Extreme Rules. Ambrose eventually goes on to take the WWE Championship to Tuesday Night SMACKDOWN where he and A.J. Styles face off for the WWE Championship at Summerslam. AJ still remains a face and gets into a heated feud with CM Punk with AJ defeating Punk in a #1 Contenders Match at Battleground. Both Ambrose, Styles and Punk each stay on SMACKDOWN in the Brand Split while the World Heavyweight Championship, not the Universal Championship is reactivated to Monday Night RAW!.
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AJ Styles (8/21/16 to 8/23/16)
AJ Styles would realize his dream by becoming the WWE Champion for the first time defeating Ambrose at the biggest party of the Summer. But AJ's title reign would last 2 days later after a successful title defense against Ambrose. The lights turn off in the arena and when the lights come back on. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson are behind AJ and many think that they are going to celebrate with AJ. But they attack AJ and hit the Magic Killer, by the way Anderson & Gallows will be on SMACKDOWN and chase after the Tag Team Championship.
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CM Punk (8/23/16 to 9/11/16)
The attack leads to CM Punk accompanied by his wife A.J. Lee who also stays unretired and also works on the SMACKDOWN Brand cashing in his Money in The Bank to defeat AJ Styles to win the WWE Championship and turning Punk heel for the first time since 2013. There were rumours that Punk was making a new stable and it happened. Punk announced that his new stable would be "The Best In The World" consisting of Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson and AJ Lee. Punk's new stable would have a big night at Backlash with Gallows & Anderson becoming the inaugural SMACKDOWN Tag Team Champions and AJ Lee winning the SMACKDOWN Women's Championship. Punk would face AJ in a rematch for the WWE Championship at Backlash.
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AJ Styles (9/11/16 to 10/9/16)
But for the second time. AJ Styles would regain the WWE Championship once again at Backlash over CM Punk for the second time. But Punk was determined to get his rematch clause at No Mercy. Punk vs Styles would face off in a Last Man Standing Match at No Mercy for the WWE Championship to end this long rivalry once and for all.
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CM Punk (10/9/16 to 4/3/17)
Punk would once again recapture the WWE Championship, but this time he would have help with newcomers the returning Shelton Benjamin, NXT's Tye Dillinger and Jack Swagger joining the Best in The World and helping Punk win his fifth WWE Championship over Styles. Punk would retain his WWE Title at Hell in A Cell over Styles. This new group "The Best in The World" continues to rule the SMACKDOWN Roast. At Survivor Series. Despite troubles between Team SMACKDOWN. Punk is the sole survivor by last eliminating RAW's World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. Punk also retained the WWE Championship against 4 of his Survivor Series Opponents in a TLC Match against Ambrose. Sami Zayn. Dolph Ziggler and AJ Styles in a Fatal 5 Way Match. At the Royal Rumble. Punk will retain against his old rival John Cena who attempts to take his 16th WWE Championship. AJ will form a new group in 2017 at Battleground WarGames Match by teaming his own Bullet Club consisting of NXT's Shinsuke Nakamura, Cody Rhodes (who stays in the WWE and deletes his own Stardust Gimmick and eventually joins the SMACKDOWN Brand as well). Kenny Omega (Omega makes his debut at the Royal Rumble). Finn Balor (who doesn't get injured and decides to go to the SMACKDOWN Brand after winning the 2017 Royal Rumble cause he is in line for a title match at WrestleMania 33 and Adam Cole who would make his WWE Debut in Late 2016. The Rivalry War is settled at Battleground in a War Games match with Balor pinning the WWE Champion Punk and setting the stage for a title match at WrestleMania 33.
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Finn Balor (4/3/17 to 8/20/17)
The Demon King would ride into WrestleMania with his Demon Entrance and scaring the life out of CM Punk by becoming WWE Champion in a fantastic WrestleMania 30-35 minute match by hitting the Co De Gras on Punk and becoming the WWE Champion for the first time. After, Balor returns to RAW with the WWE Championship while the World Heavyweight Championship is traded back to the SMACKDOWN Brand. The World Title will be held by Seth Rollins who gets the belt back after he defeats Triple H at WrestleMania 33 in an unsanctioned match. But Balor as WWE Champion has some obstacles. He first successfully retains the WWE Championship against Punk at Payback who is also traded to the RAW Brand. Punk's stable has seemingly separated. Balor and Punk's final match ends at Extreme Rules in a 60-Minute Ironman Street Fight Match with Balor retaining the WWE Championship. At Great Balls of Fire. Balor in a great shock defeats Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Championship. At Summerslam. He faces Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship at Summerslam.
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Samoa Joe (8/20/17 to 10/22/17)
At Summerslam. The Samoan Submission Machine would realize his dream by becoming the WWE Champion for the first time making Finn Balor tap out to the Coquina Clutch. At No Mercy. Joe would retain the WWE Championship against Braun Strowman in his first title defense. But Joe would run to a roadblock at Halloween Havoc for the title, Yes. I'm putting Halloween Havoc in there.
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Brock Lesnar (10/22/17 to 4/8/18)
At Halloween Havoc. Brock Lesnar would capture the WWE Championship for the first time since the 2015 Royal Rumble and become the 4-time WWE Champion. Lesnar would hold the WWE Championship hostage and continued to defend the title repeatedly at the Live Events and at PPV's as well, at the 2018 Royal Rumble. He would get his revenge on CM Punk for the WWE Championship with Lesnar retaining the WWE Title. At the 2018 Royal Rumble. Shinsuke Nakamura would win the Royal Rumble and challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34 against Lesnar giving the background between the two with Lesnar defeating him in 2006 at NJPW. Brock also remained the WWE Champion by retaining the title at the 2018 Elimination Chamber over Braun Strowman. Finn Balor. Seth Rollins. The Miz and Kevin Owens. Setting up the stage for Lesnar vs Nakamura.
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Shinsuke Nakamura (4/8/18 to 11/2/18)
At WrestleMania 34. The King of Strong Style shocked the world by defeating Brock Lesnar to win his first WWE Championship, but once again the WWE Title & The World Heavyweight Title would change shows as Shinsuke returned to SMACKDOWN with the WWE Championship while Kevin Owens went to RAW with the World Heavyweight Championship. Shinsuke held on to the title and would rarely have Big Time Title Matches on SMACKDOWN and PPV's defeating Bobby Roode at Crown Jewel after he had won a #1 Contenders Match. AJ Styles at Backlash. The Miz at Money in The Bank. He thwarted a Money in The Bank Cash-in against Rusev on the night after SMACKDOWN Extreme Rules. Nakamura also retained the title over Samoa Joe at Extreme Rules as well, also against Dolph Ziggler at Summerslam and at Hell in A Cell against a heel turned Randy Orton inside Hell in A Cell. And at Super Showdown against John Cena for the title. But his next challenger would be against Daniel Bryan who would return to the ring that same year.
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Daniel Bryan (11/2/18 to 4/7/19)
At Crown Jewel. Bryan shocked the world by winning the WWE Championship for the first time since 2014. Yes, Bryan's heel turn happens after Survivor Series when he gives Nakamura a rematch for the title with Bryan turning his back on the fans. At TLC. Nakamura fails to win back the title and even at the 2019 Royal Rumble. Bryan will feud with Kofi Kingston who eventually gets a main event push after lasting in the final two at the Royal Rumble but gets eliminated by Seth Rollins. By the way. Kofi & Seth both entered at #1 and #2. At Elimination Chamber. Kofi comes up short again despite being the #1 entrant. Vince McMahon announces a SMACKDOWN Royal Rumble on the SMACKDOWN after Fastlane and Kofi is involved in it. Kofi enters at #1 and lasts in there to the end by last eliminating Randy Orton to earn his shot at WrestleMania 35 setting up Kofi vs Bryan for the title.
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Kofi Kingston (4/7/19 to 11/24/19)
KofiMania had indeed run wild by winning the WWE Championship in the main event at WrestleMania 35 over The Planet's Champion. The WWE Championship had stayed on SMACKDOWN while the World Heavyweight Championship continued to stay on Monday Night RAW in April's Superstar Shakeup. Kofi continued to make the WWE Championship more relevant getting SMACKDOWN some big ratings and with Kofi headlining PPV Main Events defending the WWE Title successfully in his first title defense at Money in The Bank against Daniel Bryan. Kofi & Daniel continue to have back and forth rematches with Kofi defeating Daniel at Stomping Grounds again, but their final match will be a 60-Minute Ironman Match at Extreme Rules, and once again Daniel falls short. Kofi and his New Day Teammates will feud with a recently heel turned A.J. Styles and The Club at Summerslam in a 6-Man Tag Team WWE Championship vs SMACKDOWN Tag Team Championship match. Big E & Xavier are the WWE Tag Team Champions. So stipulations state that if one member of the Club pins either Big E. Xavier or Kofi, one of them would either become the WWE Champion or SMACKDOWN Tag Team Champion. Kofi's championship is saved. The New Day are still champions. Kofi and A.J. will face off at Clash of the Champions for the title with Kofi retaining the title. The 6 face off inside Hell in A Cell for the WWE Championship and the SMACKDOWN Tag Team Championship, the same result happens with Kofi and The New Day still rocking the SMACKDOWN World as the Champions. But Kofi would have to face something sinister and that something sinister would be The Fiend. After a successful title defense at Crown Jewel against Roman Reigns. The Fiend attacks Kofi after The Fiend sadistically and brutally dominated Brock Lesnar in a one on one match. The Fiend and Bray Wyatt both play mindgames on Kofi with Bray trying to apologize to Kofi but Kofi will not have any of it. That leads The Fiend to attack Kofi and the New Day until Kofi has enough and says that The Fiend will have his match at Survivor Series.
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Bray "The Fiend" Wyatt (11/24/19 to 5/10/20)
At Survivor Series. Kofimania's 8-month reign as WWE Champion crashes down as The Fiend takes down Kofi and It triggers the beginning of dark days for everyone. Kofi gets his rematch at the 2020 Royal Rumble but once again he falls short. The Fiend as WWE Champion on SMACKDOWN continues to draw more ratings for everyone, at the 2020 Royal Rumble. The Fiend's former friend Braun Strowman finally wins his first Royal Rumble and challenges The Fiend for the WWE Championship. But we must address in this timeline that there is No COVID. No Lockdowns. No Quarantines. No Performance Centers and nothing like that. So we can pretend that Covid is not here. The Fiend will retain the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34 over Strowman. But at Money in The Bank. The Fiend and Strowman will have a rematch for the title but someone else will join them and it will be Kofi Kingston who wants his redemption for losing the WWE Title at Survivor Series.
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Photo Note: This is not the WWE Championship that The Fiend is holding, it's his own Custom Title.
Braun Strowman (5/10/20 to 8/31/20)
After years of trying to get the main event championship. The Monster Among Men finally regained the WWE Championship at Money in The Bank over Kofi Kingston & The Fiend in a Triple Threat Match. Strowman pins Kofi so we can protect the Fiend. The Fiend will move to the RAW Brand to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship. Strowman retains the WWE Championship against King Corbin at Backlash and Heel turned Samoa Joe at Extreme Rules and against him at Summerslam and against him one more time at Payback, but Strowman will be surprised by a Money in The Bank Cash In.
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Kevin Owens (8/31/20 to 4/11/21)
And Kevin Owens would win the WWE Championship after 5 long years of chasing it and successfully cashing in the Money in The Bank Briefcase by defeating the Monster Among Men, Owens is still a face as well and he continues to remain on as Champion for the next 8 months. At Clash of Champions. He retains the WWE Title over Strowman and Joe in a Triple Threat Match, and against his old rival Sami Zayn inside Hell in A Cell for the WWE Championship. Owens also retains the title at TLC against Sheamus and at the Royal Rumble against Randy Orton thanks to a distraction by the Fiend and at the Elimination Chamber against Riddle, Kofi Kingston, Samoa Joe, John Morrison and Braun Strowman. But Owens will face the 2022 Royal Rumble Winner Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship.
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Bobby Lashley (4/11/21 to 8/21/21)
At WrestleMania 37. Lashley regains the WWE Championship by defeating Owens cleanly starting the Almighty Era. Lashley goes on to have a successful reign as WWE Champion and continues this way by retaining the title over Owens in a rematch at Backlash and inside Hell in A Cell as well. Lashley also retains by defeating Daniel Bryan at Money in The Bank for the title. Bryan stays in WWE for a while. But the next challenger Lashley is challenged by is Keith Lee. Lee wins a #1 Contenders Battle Royal to challenge Lashley for the title at Summerslam.
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Keith Lee (8/21/21 to 11/22/21)
At Summerslam. Keith Lee realized his dream by becoming the new WWE Champion defeating Lashley in a competitive match in Las Vegas. Keith holds on to the WWE Championship for 3 months retaining the WWE Title over Lashley at Extreme Rules and against him at Crown Jewel one more time. But the night after Survivor Series. Seth Rollins challenges Lee for the title after he became a sole survivor.
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Yes, I know Keith Lee was the NXT Champion, but let's pretend this was the WWE Championship.
Seth Rollins (11/22/21 to 4/3/22)
For the first time since 2015. Seth Rollins wins the WWE Championship and defeats Keith Lee in a shocking upset. Rollins also thwarts a Big E Cash In. That leads to a Big E victory at the 2022 Royal Rumble so that he can challenge Seth Rollins for the WWE Championship.
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Big E (4/3/22 to present)
At WrestleMania 38. Like Kofi Kingston did 3 years ago. Big E captures the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 38 and will continue to lead the New Era, but which era will we see next?.
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That is it for the WWE Championship History. Finally it took me forever, But i was able to get it done. Hope you all enjoy