Raw Women’s Championship
Charlotte Flair: April 3,2016 – July 25, 2016
Sasha Banks: July 25, 2016 – Aug 21, 2016
Charlotte Flair: August 21,2016 – Oct 3, 2016
Sasha Banks: October 3, 2016 – Oct 30, 2016
Charlotte Flair: October 30, 2016 – November 28, 2016
Sasha Banks: November 28, 2016 – December 18, 2016
Charlotte Flair December 18, 2016 – February 13, 2017
Bayley: February 13, 2017 – Present
Charlotte has held the Raw Women’s Championship four times. If she wins it back at WWE Fastlane, that will make 5 Raw Women’s Championship reigns in under a calendar year. Sasha Banks would have also had 3 Raw Women’s Championship reigns in that same period of time.
United States Championship
Rusev: May 22, 2016 – September 25, 2016
Roman Reigns: September 25, 2016- January 9, 2016
Chris Jericho: January 9, 2017 – Present
Smackdown Tag Team Championship
Heath Slater & Rhyno: September 11, 2016 – December 4, 2016
Wyatt Family: December 4, 2016 – December 27, 2016
American Alpha: December 27 – Present
Raw Tag Team Championship
The New Day: August 23, 2015 – December 18, 2016
Cesaro & Sheamus: December 18, 2016 – January 29, 2017
Gallows & Anderson: January 29, 2017 – Present
Intercontinental Championship
The Miz: April 4, 2016 – October 9, 2016
Dolph Ziggler: October 9, 2016 – November 15, 2016
The Miz: November 16, 2016 – January 3, 2017
Dean Ambrose: January 3, 2017 – Present
Cruiserweight Championship
TJ Perkins: September 14, 2016 – October 30, 2016
Brian Kendrick: October 30, 2016 – November 29, 2016
Rich Swann: November 29, 2016 – January 29, 2017
Neville: January 29 – Present
Smackdown Women’s Championship
Becky Lynch: September 11, 2016 – December 4, 2016
Alexa Bliss: December 4, 2016 –Â February 12, 2017
Naomi: February 12, 2017 – Present
Universal Championship
Finn Balor: August 21,2016 – August 22, 2016
Kevin Owens: August 29, 2016 – Present
WWE Championship:
Dean Ambrose: June 19, 2016 – September 11, 2016
AJ Styles: September 11, 2016 – January 29, 2017
John Cena: January 29, 2017 – February 12, 2017
Bray Wyatt: February 12, 2017 – Present
There have been 25 times a title in the WWE has changed hands since the brand split. Charlotte and Sasha Banks have accounted for 6 of them. There have been several short title reigns. Becky Lynch and Alexa Bliss both held the Smackdown Women’s Championship for around two months. The Wyatt Family held the Smackdown Tag Team Championship for under a month. John Cena held the WWE Championship for two weeks. Sheamus and Cesaro held the Raw Tag Team Championships for a little over a month.
25 title changes in a 8 months may not sound like a lot, but how many Superstars has it helped? Rusev has been in throwaway storylines ever since he lost the United States Championship. Heath Slater and Rhyno have been completely lost in the shuffle on Smackdown ever since they lost the belts. The Raw Tag Team Championship did pretty much nothing for Cesaro and Sheamus as a team.
Discussion: Does the surprise of a title change mean more to you than a long title reign? Would you have enjoyed Bayley or Naomi winning their titles more if that moment came at Wrestlemania? Do you believe the days of a 435 day title reign like CM Punk are done, or that there is nobody on the current WWE roster that deserves a title reign of that stature? Share your thoughts below.
