WWE World Heavyweight Championship History (Reintroduced in 2002 as exclusive title for WWE RAW)
WINNER DEFEATED DATE SITE
Triple H *note 1* 9/2/02 Milwaukee, WI
Shawn Michaels Triple H 11/17/02 New York, NY
Triple H (2) Shawn Michaels 12/15/02 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Goldberg Triple H 9/21/03 Hershey, PA
Triple H (3) Goldberg*note 2* 12/14/03 Orlando, FL
Chris Benoit Triple H*note 3* 3/14/04 New York, NY
Randy Orton Chris Benoit 8/15/04 Toronto, ON
Triple H (4) Randy Orton 9/12/04 Portland, OR
Triple H (5)*note 4* Randy Orton 1/5/05 San Juan, PR
Batista Triple H 4/3/05 Los Angeles, CA
Kurt Angle *note 5* 1/13/06 Philadelphia, PA
Rey Mysterio *note 6* 4/2/06 Chicago, IL
Booker T Rey Mysterio 7/23/06 Indianapolis, IN
Batista (2) Booker T 11/26 /06 Philadelphia, PA
Notes:

1) Title created by RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff and awarded to Triple H when Brock Lesnar refused to defend WWE Championship on RAW.

2) Triple H pinned World Champion Goldberg in a Triple-Threat Match also involving Kane.

3) Chris Benoit forced Triple H to tap out to the Crippler Crossface in a Triple-Threat Match also involving Shawn Michaels.

4) Triple H won the 6 Man Elimination Chamber match at New Year's Revolution pay per view to capture the vacant World Heavyweight Championship.

5) Due to injury, Batista relinquished the World Heavyweight Championship on 1/13/06.  A 20 man battle royal was announced where the winner would be declared the new World Heavyweight Champion.  Kurt Angle eliminated Mark Henry to become the new World Champion.

6) Rey Mysterio pinned Randy Orton in a Triple-Threat Match that also involved the current champion Kurt Angle to win the belt.

Title History Credit: WWE 2003 Preview Magazine
World Heavyweight Championship Circa 1986 - Present
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