Winning a championship in WWE is a big deal, and some wrestlers have been more fortunate than others to win multiple championships throughout their careers. WWE has had several championships come and go, which has presented opportunities for wrestlers to get their hands on silverware. Another incentive for wrestlers to clinch major championships is becoming a Grand Slam Champion. The original version of becoming a Grand Slam Champion was winning a World Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, the European or Hardcore Championship (replaced by the United States Championship ever since 2003), and a Tag Team Championship.
WWE has had many legendary figures walk through the doors and cement their legacies with championship wins. Titles like the 24/7 Championship and the WWE Hardcore Championship have seen some wrestlers rack up their tallies with multiple wins with those particular titles despite reigns with those titles generally short.
Kofi Kingston Won 23 Championships
Championships Won | Times Won It | Combined Length |
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WWE Championship | 1 Time | 180 Days |
WWE Intercontinental Championship | 4 Times | 274 Days |
WWE United States Championship | 3 Times | 209 Days |
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship | 6 Times | 910 Days |
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship | 7 Times | 373 Days |
World Tag Team Championship | 1 Time | 47 Days |
NXT Tag Team Championship | 1 Time | 56 Days |
Kofi Kingston is a sure-fire WWE Hall of Famer after the impressive resume he amassed throughout his WWE career. Kingston’s biggest moment was defeating Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35. Kingston won many championships in the midcard scene as he won the Intercontinental Championship four times, and the United States Championship thrice.
Kingston moved into the tag team division with New Day and cemented his legacy as one of the best Tag Team Champions in WWE history. No one has held more Tag Team Championships than Kingston as he is a 15-time Tag Team Champion. Kingston’s a 23-time titlist, and it remains to be seen if he will add to his tally before he retires.
9 Jeff Hardy Finally Became A World Champion In 2008
Jeff Hardy Won 23 Championships
Championships Won | Times Won It | Combined Length |
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WWE Championship | 1 Time | 42 Days |
World Heavyweight Championship | 2 Times | 28 Days |
WWE Intercontinental Championship | 5 Times | 359 Days |
WWE United States Championship | 1 Time | 89 Days |
WWE Hardcore Championship | 3 Times | 18 Days |
WWE European Championship | 1 Time | 14 Days |
WWE Light Heavyweight Championship | 1 Time | 17 Days |
World Tag Team Championship | 6 Times | 151 Days |
WCW Tag Team Championship | 1 Time | 15 Days |
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship | 1 Time | 63 Days |
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship | 1 Time | 21 Days |
“The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy was one of the most prolific performers in WWE history. Hardy won 11 different championships during his time in WWE which is a phenomenal achievement. Tag team wrestling was Hardy’s expertise as he won nine Tag Team Championships alongside his brother Matt. The Hardys are the only team in WWE history to win the World, WCW, Raw, and SmackDown Tag Team Championships.
Hardy won 14 singles championships none bigger than his three World Championship reigns. Hardy’s World Title reigns were not long, but he found more success as a five-time Intercontinental Champion and he became a Grand Slam Champion with his WWE Championship victory in 2008.
8 Triple H Captured 14 WWE World Championships
Triple H Won 23 Championships
Championships Won | Times Won It | Combined Length |
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WWE Championship | 9 Times | 605 Days |
World Heavyweight Championship | 5 Times | 611 Days |
WWE Intercontinental Championship | 5 Times | 196 Days |
WWE European Championship | 2 Times | 149 Days |
World Tag Championship | 2 Times | 79 Days |
WWE Tag Championship | 1 Time | 57 Days |
Triple H stated many times when he was in Evolution that the World Championship meant more to him than life itself. The Game was obsessed with holding a World Championship and he did a good job as 14 of his 23 championship reigns were World Championships.
The Game last held a championship in 2016 when he won his second Royal Rumble match becoming a 14-time WWE World Champion. Triple H became a Tag Team Champion for the first time in 2001 when he won the World Tag Team Championship with Steve Austin before his quadriceps injury, and he won the Intercontinental Championship five times and the European Championship twice. He became the second Grand Slam Champion in WWE history after his best friend Shawn Michaels.
JBL Won 25 Championships
Championships Won | Times Won It | Combined Length |
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WWE Championship | 1 Time | 280 Days |
WWE Intercontinental Championship | 5 Times | 611 Days |
WWE United States Championship | 5 Times | 196 Days |
WWE European Championship | 2 Times | 149 Days |
WWE Hardcore Championship | 2 Times | 79 Days |
World Tag Team Championship | 1 Time | 57 Days |
JBL would’ve never thought in his wildest dreams that he’d become the WWE Champion in the summer of 2004. The self-made millionaire was in the right place at the right time as he dethroned Eddie Guerrero to become the new WWE Champion kickstarting a 280-day championship run.
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Before Bradshaw was repackaged as JBL he won the WWE Hardcore Championship a whopping 17 times, the WWE European Championship once, and the World Tag Team Championship three times with Faarooq. JBL retired from professional wrestling in 2006, but he returned to action a year later, and he won the Intercontinental Championship from CM Punk in March 2009 joining the Grand Slam Champions’ Club.
6 Crash Holly Was The Houdini Of Hardcore
Crash Holly Won 25 Championships
Championships Won | Times Won It | Combined Length |
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WWE Hardcore Championship | 22 Times | 88 Days |
WWE European Championship | 1 Time | 2 Days |
WWE Light Heavyweight Championship | 1 Time | 44 Days |
World Tag Team Championship | 1 Time | 15 Days |
The reason why the 24/7 rule for the WWE Hardcore Championship was in effect is because of Crash Holly. Crash dominated the hardcore division with his entertaining skits. Between 2000-2001, Crash captured the WWE Hardcore Championship no fewer than 22 times.
Crash won the WWE European Championship once and the WWE Light Heavyweight Championship once. He also held the World Tag Team Championship with his cousin Hardcore Holly, and the Holly Cousins were champions for just 15 days.
5 John Cena Will Be Looking To Win A Record-Breaking 17th World Championship
John Cena Won 25 Championships
Championships Won | Times Won It | Combined Length |
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WWE Championship | 13 Times | 1,254 Days |
World Heavyweight Championship | 3 Times | 155 Days |
WWE United States Championship | 5 Times | 405 Days |
World Tag Team Championship | 2 Times | 70 Days |
WWE Tag Team Championship | 2 Times | 1 Day |
John Cena made a groundbreaking announcement at Money in the Bank 2024 that he’s going to be retiring from professional wrestling at the end of 2025. Cena is a 25-time titlist with a joint-record 16 World Championships as his prized possessions.
Cena is a four-time Tag Team Champion winning the gold alongside Shawn Michaels, Batista, David Otunga, and The Miz. Cena won the United States Championship five times, and he’s highly likely to add more championships to his cabinet before he hangs up his boots for good.
4 Quoth The Raven Nevermore Boasts The Most Hardcore Championship Reigns
Raven Won 26 Championships
Championships Won | Times Won It | Combined Length |
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WWE Hardcore Championship | 26 Times | 84 Days |
The WWE Hardcore Championship title picture was wild in the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era with title changes aplenty. One man who was an integral figure of the Hardcore division was Raven, and he’s a record-setting 26-time WWE Hardcore Champion.
Raven featured heavily in the Land of Extreme, and he brought his ECW background of extreme wrestling to WWE. Raven is tough as nails and one of his memorable Hardcore Championship title defenses was at WrestleMania 17 when he faced former WWE Champions Kane and Big Show in a triple threat match.
3 Chris Jericho Became The First-Ever Undisputed WWE Champion
Chris Jericho Won 26 Championships
Championships Won | Times Won It | Combined Length |
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WWE Championship | 1 Time | 98 Days |
World Heavyweight Championship | 3 Times | 109 Days |
WCW World Heavyweight Championship | 2 Times | 15 Days |
WWE Intercontinental Championship | 9 Times | 311 Days |
WWE United States Championship | 2 Times | 84 Days |
WWE European Championship | 1 Time | 1 Day |
WWE Hardcore Championship | 1 Time | <1 Day |
World Tag Team Championship | 5 Times | 257 Days |
WWE Tag Team Championship | 2 Times | 167 Days |
Chris Jericho is one of the most prolific performers in WWE history. Jericho currently wrestles in AEW, but he made a huge name for himself during his several stints in WWE. Jericho became the first Undisputed WWE Champion in WWE history when he unified the WWE and WCW World Heavyweight Championships after he beat The Rock and Steve Austin on the same night at Vengeance 2001.
Jericho has set a record for winning the most Intercontinental Championships in history with nine reigns. Jericho also held multiple Tag Team Championships with World Championship partners in his WWE career. Jericho clinched 26 championships overall in his WWE career, and it’s a big deal whenever he holds a title.
Edge Won 31 Championships
Championships Won | Times Won It | Combined Length |
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WWE Championship | 4 Times | 139 Days |
World Heavyweight Championship | 7 Times | 405 Days |
WWE Intercontinental Championship | 5 Times | 171 Days |
WCW United States Championship | 1 Time | 6 Days |
World Tag Team Championship | 12 Times | 385 Days |
WWE Tag Team Championship | 2 Times | 38 Days |
WWE Hall of Famer Edge is one of the greatest WWE wrestlers of all time. The Rated-R Superstar won the World Tag Team Championship seven times with Christian and they were one of the top tag teams in the Attitude Era. Edge moved into the Intercontinental Title picture in 2001 and he won the gold five times with three of his reigns coming in 2001.
Finally, Edge won the WWE Championship at New Year’s Revolution 2006 when he successfully cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase on John Cena. Edge became an 11-time WWE World Champion, and 31 championships is a remarkable feat with the Ultimate Opportunist in the Grand Slam Champion’s club.
1 R-Truth’s Bloated Championship Haul Is Because Of The 24/7 Championship
R-Truth Won 59 Championships
Championships Won | Times Won It | Combined Length |
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WWE United States Championship | 2 Times | 55 Days |
WWE Hardcore Championship | 2 Times | <1 Days |
WWE 24/7 Championship | 53 Times | 415 Days |
WWE/World Tag Team Championship | 2 Times | 217 Days |
Unquestionably, R-Truth is one of the most hilarious wrestlers on the roster. Truth has become reliable for WWE and he maximizes his abilities in whatever role they cast him in. Truth has won the most championships by a landslide in WWE history with 59 championship victories.
He’s a record 53-time 24/7 Champion, and Truth was involved in a plethora of hilarious skits that saw the championship change hands in wacky circumstances. Truth is a two-time WWE United States Champion with his reigns coming almost a decade apart, and he won the WWE Hardcore Championship twice becoming the first man to win both the Hardcore and 24/7 Championships. Truth won the World Tag Team Championship twice, once apiece with Kofi Kingston in 2012 (when the title was called WWE Tag Team Championship) and with The Miz at WrestleMania 40.