Post by Bobeddy on Dec 31, 2019 14:53:57 GMT -5
In making a bunch of Sporcle quizzes about the titleholders last decade (shameless plug, you can find them at the end of this post), it was interesting to see how much has changed over the last 10 years.
At the start of the decade, there were 8 titles being defended across 3 brands.
In the time since, 2 brands and 14 titles have been introduced, 4 titles and 1 brand have been retired and the Million Dollar Championship was brought back for a blink and you'll miss it spell.
On Jan 1st, 2010 the champions in the company were as follows:
WWE Champion -- Sheamus
World Heavyweight Champion -- Undertaker
ECW Champion -- Christian
IC Champion -- Drew McIntyre
US Champion -- The Miz
Unified Tag Team Champions -- DX
Women's Champion -- Michelle McCool
Diva's Champion -- Melina
Spoilering timeline of all the titles that were retired and introduced
In all that time, 190 people have held a WWE Championship title of some description and as of 31 Dec, 2019, the champions in the company are as follows
WWE -- Brock Lesnar
Universal -- Bray Wyatt
NXT -- Adam Cole
NXT UK -- Walter
Raw Womens -- Becky Lynch
SD Womens -- Bayley
NXT Womens -- Rhea Ripley
NXT UK Womens -- Kay Lee Ray
IC -- Shinsuke Nakamura
US -- Andrade
NA -- Roderick Strong
CW -- Angel Garza
Womens TT -- The Kabuki Warriors
Raw TT -- Viking Raiders
SD TT -- The New Day
NXT TT -- The Undisputed Era
NXT UK TT -- Gallus
24/7 -- R-Truth
I don't know if this is interesting to anyone, but it was interesting for me and thought I'd share.
So out of all of those reigns, is there a golden period you look back at fondly, or any reigns of individuals/teams that stand out be it for good or bad reasons?
Sporcle quizzes are here
Chronologically -- www.sporcle.com/games/bobeddy/wwe-titleholders-2010s
Titles Held -- www.sporcle.com/games/bobeddy/wwe-titleholders-2010s-copy-1
At the start of the decade, there were 8 titles being defended across 3 brands.
In the time since, 2 brands and 14 titles have been introduced, 4 titles and 1 brand have been retired and the Million Dollar Championship was brought back for a blink and you'll miss it spell.
On Jan 1st, 2010 the champions in the company were as follows:
WWE Champion -- Sheamus
World Heavyweight Champion -- Undertaker
ECW Champion -- Christian
IC Champion -- Drew McIntyre
US Champion -- The Miz
Unified Tag Team Champions -- DX
Women's Champion -- Michelle McCool
Diva's Champion -- Melina
Spoilering timeline of all the titles that were retired and introduced
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Feb 16, 2010 -- ECW Championship retired when the ECW brand was discontinued to make way for the original NXT. Final ECW Champion was Ezekiel Jackson.
April 5, 2010 -- Ted Dibiase Jr revives the Million Dollar Championship.
Sept 19, 2010 -- Women's Championship retired. Final Womens Champion was Layla who lost it to Diva's Champion Michelle McCool in a unification match.
Nov 15, 2010 -- Revived Million Dollar Championship is deactivated after some stuff with Goldust and Aksana happens and I honestly can't remember anything else they did with the belt for those few months
July 1, 2012 -- The NXT Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Seth Rollins who defeated Jinder Mahal in the finals of an 8 man tournament.
Jan 23, 2013 -- The NXT Tag Team Championship is introduced. The inaugural champions are British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) who defeated the Wyatt Family in an 8 team tournament.
Apr 5, 2013 -- The NXT Women's Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Paige who defeated Emma in the finals of an 8 woman tournament.
Dec 15, 2013 -- The World Heavyweight Championship is retired when it is unified with the WWE Championship. Final World Heavyweight Champion was Randy Orton who lost to WWE Champion in a unification Ladder match.
Apr 3, 2016 -- The Divas Championship is retired prior to the scheduled title match between Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch at Wrestlemania 32. In place of the Diva's championship, the new WWE Women's Championship is introduced. Charlotte wins making her the Final Diva's Champion and inaugral Women's Champion.
July 19, 2016 -- After the 2016 Draft, the Tag Team Championships are officially renamed the Raw Tag Team Championships, and the Women's Championship becomes the Raw Women's Championship.
Aug 21, 2016 -- The Universal Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Finn Balor who defeated Seth Rollins to win the title.
Sept 11, 2016 -- The Smackdown Women's Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Becky Lynch after winning a 6-pack Elimination also involving Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya and Nikki Bella.
On the same night the Smackdown Tag Team Championship is introduced. The inaugural champions are Heath Slater and Rhyno after winning an 8 team tournament.
Sept 14, 2016 -- The Cruiserweight Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is TJ Perkins beat Gran Metalik in the finals of the 32 man Cruiserweight Classic tournament.
Dec 15, 2016 -- The WWE United Kingdom Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Tyler Bate who beat Pete Dunne in the finals of a 16 man tournament.
Mar 7, 2018 -- The NXT North American Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Adam Cole who won the title in a 6 man ladder match against Velveteen Dream, Killian Dain, Lars Sullivan, EC3 and Ricochet.
Aug 26, 2018 -- The NXT UK Women's Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Rhea Ripley who beat Toni Storm in the finals of an 8 woman tournament.
Jan 12, 2019 -- The NXT UK Tag Team Championship is introduced. The inaugural champions are James Drake and Zack Gibson who beat Moustache Mountain in the finals of a 4 team tournament.
Feb 17, 2019 -- The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship is introduced. The inaugural champions are Bayley and Sasha Banks who won the titles in a 6 team Elimination Chamber match also involving Nia Jax & Tamina, the Riott Squad, The IIconics, Carmella & Naomi and Fire & Desire.
May 20, 2019 -- The WWE 24/7 Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Titus O'Neil who won the belt after running and grabbing it.
Feb 16, 2010 -- ECW Championship retired when the ECW brand was discontinued to make way for the original NXT. Final ECW Champion was Ezekiel Jackson.
April 5, 2010 -- Ted Dibiase Jr revives the Million Dollar Championship.
Sept 19, 2010 -- Women's Championship retired. Final Womens Champion was Layla who lost it to Diva's Champion Michelle McCool in a unification match.
Nov 15, 2010 -- Revived Million Dollar Championship is deactivated after some stuff with Goldust and Aksana happens and I honestly can't remember anything else they did with the belt for those few months
July 1, 2012 -- The NXT Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Seth Rollins who defeated Jinder Mahal in the finals of an 8 man tournament.
Jan 23, 2013 -- The NXT Tag Team Championship is introduced. The inaugural champions are British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) who defeated the Wyatt Family in an 8 team tournament.
Apr 5, 2013 -- The NXT Women's Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Paige who defeated Emma in the finals of an 8 woman tournament.
Dec 15, 2013 -- The World Heavyweight Championship is retired when it is unified with the WWE Championship. Final World Heavyweight Champion was Randy Orton who lost to WWE Champion in a unification Ladder match.
Apr 3, 2016 -- The Divas Championship is retired prior to the scheduled title match between Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch at Wrestlemania 32. In place of the Diva's championship, the new WWE Women's Championship is introduced. Charlotte wins making her the Final Diva's Champion and inaugral Women's Champion.
July 19, 2016 -- After the 2016 Draft, the Tag Team Championships are officially renamed the Raw Tag Team Championships, and the Women's Championship becomes the Raw Women's Championship.
Aug 21, 2016 -- The Universal Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Finn Balor who defeated Seth Rollins to win the title.
Sept 11, 2016 -- The Smackdown Women's Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Becky Lynch after winning a 6-pack Elimination also involving Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, Natalya and Nikki Bella.
On the same night the Smackdown Tag Team Championship is introduced. The inaugural champions are Heath Slater and Rhyno after winning an 8 team tournament.
Sept 14, 2016 -- The Cruiserweight Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is TJ Perkins beat Gran Metalik in the finals of the 32 man Cruiserweight Classic tournament.
Dec 15, 2016 -- The WWE United Kingdom Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Tyler Bate who beat Pete Dunne in the finals of a 16 man tournament.
Mar 7, 2018 -- The NXT North American Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Adam Cole who won the title in a 6 man ladder match against Velveteen Dream, Killian Dain, Lars Sullivan, EC3 and Ricochet.
Aug 26, 2018 -- The NXT UK Women's Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Rhea Ripley who beat Toni Storm in the finals of an 8 woman tournament.
Jan 12, 2019 -- The NXT UK Tag Team Championship is introduced. The inaugural champions are James Drake and Zack Gibson who beat Moustache Mountain in the finals of a 4 team tournament.
Feb 17, 2019 -- The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship is introduced. The inaugural champions are Bayley and Sasha Banks who won the titles in a 6 team Elimination Chamber match also involving Nia Jax & Tamina, the Riott Squad, The IIconics, Carmella & Naomi and Fire & Desire.
May 20, 2019 -- The WWE 24/7 Championship is introduced. The inaugural champion is Titus O'Neil who won the belt after running and grabbing it.
In all that time, 190 people have held a WWE Championship title of some description and as of 31 Dec, 2019, the champions in the company are as follows
WWE -- Brock Lesnar
Universal -- Bray Wyatt
NXT -- Adam Cole
NXT UK -- Walter
Raw Womens -- Becky Lynch
SD Womens -- Bayley
NXT Womens -- Rhea Ripley
NXT UK Womens -- Kay Lee Ray
IC -- Shinsuke Nakamura
US -- Andrade
NA -- Roderick Strong
CW -- Angel Garza
Womens TT -- The Kabuki Warriors
Raw TT -- Viking Raiders
SD TT -- The New Day
NXT TT -- The Undisputed Era
NXT UK TT -- Gallus
24/7 -- R-Truth
I don't know if this is interesting to anyone, but it was interesting for me and thought I'd share.
So out of all of those reigns, is there a golden period you look back at fondly, or any reigns of individuals/teams that stand out be it for good or bad reasons?
Sporcle quizzes are here
Chronologically -- www.sporcle.com/games/bobeddy/wwe-titleholders-2010s
Titles Held -- www.sporcle.com/games/bobeddy/wwe-titleholders-2010s-copy-1
