WWE Championship

The WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two world titles, alongside the WWE Universal Championship on the RAW brand. The title is currently held by Finn Bálor, who is in his first reign.

Reigns
The inaugural champion was Stone Cold Steve Austin, and there have been 25 reigns between 14 different champions and 2 vacancies. The longest reigning champion is Mark Henry, who held the title for a total of 301 days. Henry also holds the record for longest combined reign at 301 days. Chris Jericho and Steve Austin are tied for shortest reigning champion, holding the title for around 1 day. Steve Austin also holds the record for most reigns with 5.

Finn Bálor is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title on April 2nd, 2017, at WrestleMania XIII by defeating Brock Lesnar in a No Holds Barred match.