Who holds the most championships?

[Stickman]

I'm not talking 16 time Ric Flair. I'm talking total titles. IC, US, NWA ect ect...

[Destor]

Probably Jericho.

[Xero]

Are you going to count the Hardcore Title? Because Raven held it like 26 times, which may be the record in and of itself, not counting his other runs with other titles.

[McLegend]

It's probably Ric Flair.

[Stickman]

You know what, I wouldn't mind leaving out the hardcore title. I've heard the Jerry Lawler held a world championship 22 times.

[Mr. Aristocrat]

Some of the big contendors...

Jerry Lawler is a 27 time USWA World Champion and a 2 time AWA Champ as well, plus he holds a bunch of other non-world caliber titles.

Raven is (according to WIA); NWA PNW Tag Team Title (2 Times), NWA PNW Heavyweight Title (3 Times), PNW Television Title, WCW World Light Heavyweight Title, USWA Tag Team Title, MEWF Mid-Atlantic Title, ECW World Tag Team Title (4 Times), ECW World Heavyweight Title (2 Times), WCW United States Heavyweight Title, WCW World Tag Team Title, WWE World Hardcore Title (27 Times), HWA Tag Team Title, 3PW Heavyweight Title, NWA World Heavyweight Title, NWA Central States Title, USWX Heavyweight Title (4 Times)...totaling 52 various title reigns. If we are counting the WWE Hardcore Title, than unquestionably I think the most championship of any man. Also on note, WIA credited him as a 27 time Champion, I have seen and read various other sites that credit him with as many as 34 to 51 Hardcore Reigns, but I think 27 from WIA is trustworthy.

Between all of Ric Flair's title reigns, he has held 13 different belts with a total of 37 reigns.

Booker T has 35 reigns to his name. (two of those are trivial Hardcore Title reigns)

Those are kind of the big name players, Jeff Jarrett and Triple H are some other guys who have held a lot of gold in his career, but not as many as the before mentioned wrestlers.

[Destor]

Jericho has ahd 31 title reigns. One being a hardcore titel reign.

WCWA Tag Team titles ();
WCWA Tag Team titles ();
CRMW (Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling) North American Tag Team titles w/Lance Storm (October 17, 1992);
CRMW (Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling) North American Tag Team titles w/Lance Storm defeating The Brotherhood (January 23, 1993);
CRMW (Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling) Heavyweight title defeating Bif Wellington (1993);
WWA (Mexico) Tag Team titles w/El Dandy (1993);
NWA Middleweight title -as Corazon de Leon- (1993-94);
WAR International Junior Heavyweight title -as Lion Do- (1995);
WAR International Junior Heavyeight Tag Team titles -as Lion Do- w/Gedo (1996);
ECW Television title defeating Pit Bull #2 (June 27, 1996);
WCW Cruiserweight title defeating Syxx-Pac (June 28, 1997);
WCW Cruiserweight title defeating Alex Wright (August 12, 1997);
WCW Cruiserweight title defeating Rey Mysterio Jr. (January 24, 1998);
WCW Cruiserweight title defeating Dean Malenko (June 15, 1998);
WCW Cruiserweight title defeating Rey Mysterio Jr. (July 13, 1998);
WCW Television title defeating Booker T (September 10, 1998);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chyna (December 12, 1999);
WWF Intercontinental title -Co Champions with Chyna- (January 3, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chyna (January 23, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Benoit (May 2, 2000);
WWF European title defeating Kurt Angle in a 3-WAY (WrestleMania 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Benoit (January 21, 2001);
WWF Hardcore title defeating The Big Show (May 28, 2001);
WWF Tag Team titles w/Chris Benoit defeating Triple H & Steve Austin (June 2001);
WWF Tag Team titles w/The Rock defeating The Dudley Boyz (October 22, 2001);
WWF Heavyweight title defeating Steve Austin (December 9, 2001);
WCW Heavyweight title defeating The Rock (December 9, 2001);
WWF Undisputed World title -Recognized by Unifying WWF & WCW titles- (December 10, 2001);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Rob Van Dam (September 16, 2002);
WWF Tag Team titles w/Christian defeating Kane & The Hurricane (October 14, 2002);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Rob Van Dam (October 27, 2003 - RAW);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Edge (September 12, 2004);

[Destor]

Benoit has also had 31 championship runs:

Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Ben Bassarab defeating Wayne Farris & Ron Starr (03/01/1986 in Regina);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Keith Hart defeating Wayne Farris & Cuban Assassin (05/09/1986 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Gama Singh (03/19/1988 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (06/17/1988 in Calgary);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Lance Idol defeating The Cuban Commandos (10/07/1988 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (01/13/1989 in Calgary);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Biff Wellington defeating Makhan Singh & Vokkan Singh (April 8, 1989 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (July 8, 1989 in Grande Prarie);
WWF/UWA World Light Heavyweight title defeating Villano III (March 3, 1991 in Mexico);
Super J Cup Tournament 1994 defeating The Great Sasuke in the finals in Japan (1994);
ECW World Tag Team titles w/Dean Malenko defeating Sabu & Tazmaniac (February 25, 1995 in Philadelphia);
WCW Television title defeating Booker T. (April 30, 1998);
WCW Television title defeating Booker T. (May 2, 1998);
WCW World Tag Team titles w/Dean Malenko defeating Barry Windham & Curt Hennig (March 14, 1999);
WCW World Tag Team titles w/Perry Saturn defeating Bam Bam Bigelow & Diamond Dallas Page (June 7, 1999);
WCW World Tag Team titles w/Perry Saturn defeating Chris Kanyon & Diamond Dallas Page (June 10, 1999);
WCW United States title defeating David Flair (August 9, 1999);
WCW Television title defeating Rick Steiner (September 13, 1999);
WCW United States title awarded by forfeit (December 19, 1999);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Sid Vicious for the vacant title (January 16, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle (February 4, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Jericho (August 5, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Billy Gunn (October 12, 2000);
WWE Tag Team titles w/Chris Jericho defeating Triple H & Steve Austin (May 21, 2001);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Rob Van Dam for the (July 29, 2002);
WWE Tag Team titles w/Kurt Angle defeating Edge & Rey Mysterio (October 20, 2002);
(WWE) World Heavywieght title defeating Triple H & Shawn Michaels in a 3-WAY (March 14, 2004 - Wrestlemania XX);
(WWE) World Tag Team titles w/Edge defeated Ric Flair & Batista (April 19, 2004);
(WWE) World Tag Team titles w/Edge defeated La Resistance (October 19, 2004 - Taboo Tuesday);
(WWE) United States title defeating Orlando Jordan in 25 seconds (August 21, 2005);
(WWE) United States title defeating Booker T (February 19, 2006);

[Destor]

Ric Flair has had 40 Championship reigns:

Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Ben Bassarab defeating Wayne Farris & Ron Starr (03/01/1986 in Regina);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Keith Hart defeating Wayne Farris & Cuban Assassin (05/09/1986 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Gama Singh (03/19/1988 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (06/17/1988 in Calgary);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Lance Idol defeating The Cuban Commandos (10/07/1988 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (01/13/1989 in Calgary);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Biff Wellington defeating Makhan Singh & Vokkan Singh (April 8, 1989 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (July 8, 1989 in Grande Prarie);
WWF/UWA World Light Heavyweight title defeating Villano III (March 3, 1991 in Mexico);
Super J Cup Tournament 1994 defeating The Great Sasuke in the finals in Japan (1994);
ECW World Tag Team titles w/Dean Malenko defeating Sabu & Tazmaniac (February 25, 1995 in Philadelphia);
WCW Television title defeating Booker T. (April 30, 1998);
WCW Television title defeating Booker T. (May 2, 1998);
WCW World Tag Team titles w/Dean Malenko defeating Barry Windham & Curt Hennig (March 14, 1999);
WCW World Tag Team titles w/Perry Saturn defeating Bam Bam Bigelow & Diamond Dallas Page (June 7, 1999);
WCW World Tag Team titles w/Perry Saturn defeating Chris Kanyon & Diamond Dallas Page (June 10, 1999);
WCW United States title defeating David Flair (August 9, 1999);
WCW Television title defeating Rick Steiner (September 13, 1999);
WCW United States title awarded by forfeit (December 19, 1999);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Sid Vicious for the vacant title (January 16, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle (February 4, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Jericho (August 5, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Billy Gunn (October 12, 2000);
WWE Tag Team titles w/Chris Jericho defeating Triple H & Steve Austin (May 21, 2001);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Rob Van Dam for the (July 29, 2002);
WWE Tag Team titles w/Kurt Angle defeating Edge & Rey Mysterio (October 20, 2002);
(WWE) World Heavywieght title defeating Triple H & Shawn Michaels in a 3-WAY (March 14, 2004 - Wrestlemania XX);
(WWE) World Tag Team titles w/Edge defeated Ric Flair & Batista (April 19, 2004);
(WWE) World Tag Team titles w/Edge defeated La Resistance (October 19, 2004 - Taboo Tuesday);
(WWE) United States title defeating Orlando Jordan in 25 seconds (August 21, 2005);
(WWE) United States title defeating Booker T (February 19, 2006);

[Stickman]

Good work guys. I find it interesting Raven's at the top of the list yet the guy hasn't won a WWE or WCW World title. Overrated small time promotion guy or underrated big time promotion guy?

[Destor]

Raven is a 26 time Champion if you don't count the Hardcore title. If you do he is a 52 time champ.

NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Top Gun (July 8, 1989);
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/The Grappler (August 8, 1989);
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Carl Styles (September 2, 1989);
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Rex King (October 14, 1989);
NWA Pacific Northwest Television title defeating Ricky Santana (March 17, 1990);
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating The Grappler (June 2, 1990);
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Steve Doll (December 3, 1990);
WCW Light-Heavyweight title defeating Brian Pillman (June 20, 1992);
USWA Tag Team titles w/Brian Christopher defeating The Moondogs (March 22, 1993);
MEWF (Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation) Heavyweight title defeating The Ultimate Comet (April 23, 1995);
MEWF (Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation) Mid-Atlantic title
NWA Television title ();
ECW Tag Team titles w/Stevie Richards ();
ECW Tag Team titles w/Stevie Richards ();
ECW Heavyweight title ();
ECW Heavyweight title ();
WCW Tag Team titles w/Perry Saturn ();
WCW United States Heavyweight title ();
ECW Tag Team titles w/Tommy Dreamer defeating The Dudley Boyz (August 26, 1999);
ECW Tag Team titles w/Mike Awesome defeating Tommy Dreamer & Masato Tanaka (March 4, 2000);
WWF Hardcore title (26 in total);
HWA (Heartland Wrestling Association) Tag Team titgles w/Hugh Morrus defeating Lance Cade & Steve Bradley (March 12, 2002);
USA Pro Heavyweight title defeating Balls Mahoney (May 31, 2003);
3PW Heavyweight title defeated Sabu & Sandman (November 22, 2003);
USA Pro Heavyweight title defeating Shane Douglas in a Cage match (May 14, 2004);
HWA Tag Team titles ()
NWA World Heavyweight title winning a King of the Mountain Match (June 19, 2005);
NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Derek Stone (June 24, 2005)..

[Destor]

Hardcore championship records:

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/titles/wwe/hardcore.html

[Dorkchop]

Those are a whole lot of titles.





Let's hope MVP stays at 0.

[Pepsi Man]

Good work guys. I find it interesting Raven's at the top of the list yet the guy hasn't won a WWE or WCW World title. Overrated small time promotion guy or underrated big time promotion guy?
Underrated big time promotion guy, in my opinion.

[Jeritron]

Underrated big time promotion guy. He could have been bigger given his popularity in his WCW days but the big names wouldnt get out of the way.
And in WWE I thought he was misused and also came at a bad time. I always saw him as a great IC champ with potential for a main event push.

[owenbrown]

Those are a whole lot of titles.





Let's hope MVP and The Miz stay at 0.

[owenbrown]

Jericho has ahd 31 title reigns. One being a hardcore titel reign.

WCWA Tag Team titles ();
WCWA Tag Team titles ();
CRMW (Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling) North American Tag Team titles w/Lance Storm (October 17, 1992);
CRMW (Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling) North American Tag Team titles w/Lance Storm defeating The Brotherhood (January 23, 1993);
CRMW (Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling) Heavyweight title defeating Bif Wellington (1993);
WWA (Mexico) Tag Team titles w/El Dandy (1993);
NWA Middleweight title -as Corazon de Leon- (1993-94);
WAR International Junior Heavyweight title -as Lion Do- (1995);
WAR International Junior Heavyeight Tag Team titles -as Lion Do- w/Gedo (1996);
ECW Television title defeating Pit Bull #2 (June 27, 1996);
WCW Cruiserweight title defeating Syxx-Pac (June 28, 1997);
WCW Cruiserweight title defeating Alex Wright (August 12, 1997);
WCW Cruiserweight title defeating Rey Mysterio Jr. (January 24, 1998);
WCW Cruiserweight title defeating Dean Malenko (June 15, 1998);
WCW Cruiserweight title defeating Rey Mysterio Jr. (July 13, 1998);
WCW Television title defeating Booker T (September 10, 1998);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chyna (December 12, 1999);
WWF Intercontinental title -Co Champions with Chyna- (January 3, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chyna (January 23, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Benoit (May 2, 2000);
WWF European title defeating Kurt Angle in a 3-WAY (WrestleMania 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Benoit (January 21, 2001);
WWF Hardcore title defeating The Big Show (May 28, 2001);
WWF Tag Team titles w/Chris Benoit defeating Triple H & Steve Austin (June 2001);
WWF Tag Team titles w/The Rock defeating The Dudley Boyz (October 22, 2001);
WWF Heavyweight title defeating Steve Austin (December 9, 2001);
WCW Heavyweight title defeating The Rock (December 9, 2001);
WWF Undisputed World title -Recognized by Unifying WWF & WCW titles- (December 10, 2001);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Rob Van Dam (September 16, 2002);
WWF Tag Team titles w/Christian defeating Kane & The Hurricane (October 14, 2002);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Rob Van Dam (October 27, 2003 - RAW);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Edge (September 12, 2004);
Omission: Jericho won the WCW title TWICE before becoming Undisputed Champion on December 9, 2001. He beat The Rock on October 21, 2001 before losing it back to him 16 days later on November 5.

Also, Correction: Jericho's TV title reign began on August 10, not September 10, 1998.
AND his first WWF(World) Tag Team title reign began on May 21, 2001(same night Triple H tore his quad during the match)

Credit: Wrestling Information Archive title histories

[owenbrown]

Benoit has also had 31 championship runs:

Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Ben Bassarab defeating Wayne Farris & Ron Starr (03/01/1986 in Regina);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Keith Hart defeating Wayne Farris & Cuban Assassin (05/09/1986 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Gama Singh (03/19/1988 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (06/17/1988 in Calgary);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Lance Idol defeating The Cuban Commandos (10/07/1988 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (01/13/1989 in Calgary);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Biff Wellington defeating Makhan Singh & Vokkan Singh (April 8, 1989 in Calgary);
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (July 8, 1989 in Grande Prarie);
WWF/UWA World Light Heavyweight title defeating Villano III (March 3, 1991 in Mexico);
Super J Cup Tournament 1994 defeating The Great Sasuke in the finals in Japan (1994);
ECW World Tag Team titles w/Dean Malenko defeating Sabu & Tazmaniac (February 25, 1995 in Philadelphia);
WCW Television title defeating Booker T. (April 30, 1998);
WCW Television title defeating Booker T. (May 2, 1998);
WCW World Tag Team titles w/Dean Malenko defeating Barry Windham & Curt Hennig (March 14, 1999);
WCW World Tag Team titles w/Perry Saturn defeating Bam Bam Bigelow & Diamond Dallas Page (June 7, 1999);
WCW World Tag Team titles w/Perry Saturn defeating Chris Kanyon & Diamond Dallas Page (June 10, 1999);
WCW United States title defeating David Flair (August 9, 1999);
WCW Television title defeating Rick Steiner (September 13, 1999);
WCW United States title awarded by forfeit (December 19, 1999);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Sid Vicious for the vacant title (January 16, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle (February 4, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Chris Jericho (August 5, 2000);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Billy Gunn (October 12, 2000);
WWE Tag Team titles w/Chris Jericho defeating Triple H & Steve Austin (May 21, 2001);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Rob Van Dam for the (July 29, 2002);
WWE Tag Team titles w/Kurt Angle defeating Edge & Rey Mysterio (October 20, 2002);
(WWE) World Heavywieght title defeating Triple H & Shawn Michaels in a 3-WAY (March 14, 2004 - Wrestlemania XX);
(WWE) World Tag Team titles w/Edge defeated Ric Flair & Batista (April 19, 2004);
(WWE) World Tag Team titles w/Edge defeated La Resistance (October 19, 2004 - Taboo Tuesday);
(WWE) United States title defeating Orlando Jordan in 25 seconds (August 21, 2005);
(WWE) United States title defeating Booker T (February 19, 2006);

More Corrections(Sorry, Destor) Courtesy Wrestling Information Archive

Benoit defeated Angle/Jericho for his first IC title at WM 2000 on April 2nd NOT Feb. 4
His 2nd IC reign was on May 8, 2000 not August 5
His 3rd reign was on December 10, 2000 not October 12
and He only won his 2nd WCW tag title on June 10, 1999 not June 7

[Bad Company]

Ultimo Dragon?

[Blue Demon]

Officially I believe it is Jerry Lawler...I'm not going to bother counting the hardcore "title." Idon't really consider that a title, so it is lawler from what I can tell.

[Destor]

Owen, email OWW if you disagree.

[owenbrown]

Owen, email OWW if you disagree.

Well either they are wrong or WIA is wrong. :?: I'm just quoting my source.

[CSL]

<font color=white>The first name that came into my head was Booker but it's looking like Flair</font>

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

Officially I believe it is Jerry Lawler...I'm not going to bother counting the hardcore "title." Idon't really consider that a title, so it is lawler from what I can tell.

I think it is Lawler as well, with 112 reigns I think it is. Jerry Lawler and his son Brian Lawler(mostly known as Grandmaster Sexay) have held the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title 68 times combined.

[Xerzes]

Should we really be counting Lawler's title reigns from somewhere he's booking?

[the wwe champion]

KING BOOKA...