Title History
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Triple H 1 September 2 2002 Milwaukee, WI Awarded title by Eric Bischoff. Title was to be used only on RAW brand.[1]
Shawn Michaels 1 November 17 2002 New York, NY Won the first ever Elimination Chamber match at Survivor Series 2002, defeating Triple H, Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Chris Jericho, and Kane.[2]
Triple H 2 December 15 2002 Sunrise, FL Won at Armageddon 2002[3]
Goldberg 1 September 21 2003 Hershey, PA Won title at Unforgiven 2003.[4]
Triple H 3 December 14 2003 Orlando, FL Defeated Goldberg and Kane at Armageddon 2003.[5]
Chris Benoit 1 March 14 2004 New York, NY Defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XX.[6]
Randy Orton 1 August 15 2004 Toronto, ON Won title at SummerSlam 2004.[7]
Triple H 4 September 12 2004 Portland, OR Won title at Unforgiven 2004.[8]
Vacated December 6 2004 Charlotte, NC Vacated after match between Triple H, Chris Benoit, and Edge on November 29 2004 at Baltimore, MD ended in a double victory.[9][10]
Triple H 5 January 9 2005 San Juan, PR Won at New Year's Revolution 2005, defeating Batista, Chris Jericho, Edge, Chris Benoit, and Randy Orton.[9]
Batista 1 April 3 2005 Los Angeles, CA Won title at WrestleMania 21.[11] The title becomes a SmackDown! title on June 28, 2005.[10]
Vacated January 10 2006 Philadelphia, PA Vacated after Batista was hurt in a Steel Cage match when Mark Henry interfered.[12]
Kurt Angle 1 January 10 2006 Philadelphia, PA Won on SmackDown!
Rey Mysterio 1 April 2 2006 Chicago, IL Won at WrestleMania 22, defeating Randy Orton and Kurt Angle.[13]
King Booker 1 July 23 2006 Indianapolis, IN Won title at The Great American Bash 2006.[14]
Batista 2 November 26 2006 Philadelphia, PA Won title at Survivor Series 2006.[15]
The Undertaker 1 April 1 2007 Detroit, MI Won title at WrestleMania 23.[16]
Edge 1 May 8 2007 Pittsburgh, PA Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract on SmackDown!.[17]
Vacated July 17 2007 Pittsburgh, PA Vacated on SmackDown! after Edge tore his Pectoral Muscle and was unable to compete.
The Great Khali 1 July 17 2007 Pittsburgh, PA Won a 20-man Battle Royal match on the same SmackDown! it was vacated on.[18]
Batista 3 September 16 2007 Memphis, TN Defeated Rey Mysterio and The Great Khali(c) in a triple threat match at Unforgiven.
Edge 2 December 16 2007 Pittsburgh, PA Defeated Batista (c) and The Undertaker in a triple threat match at Armageddon.
The Undertaker 2 March 30, 2008 Orlando, Florida Won the title at WrestleMania XXIV.
Vacated May 2, 2008 Atlantic City, New Jersey Vacated when SmackDown! General Manager Vickie Guerrero stripped The Undertaker of the title for using the Gogoplata.
Edge 3 June 1, 2008 San Diego, California Won the title at One Night Stand in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match.
CM Punk 1 June 30, 2008 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Won the title via cashing in Money in the Bank on Raw.