WWE’s fundamental roster at present homes 9 championships. Most of Uncooked and SmackDown’s titles modified palms over WrestleMania 40 weekend, although a number of new champions have been topped since then
The corporate’s newest pay-per-view — Conflict on the Fortress — noticed Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, Bayley and Damian Priest all retain their titles. One title did change palms, nevertheless, with Isla Daybreak and Alba Fyre capturing the ladies’s tag staff championships.
As for WWE Uncooked’s prime prize, contenders are lining up for a shot at Damian Priest’s world heavyweight championship. Priest is about to defend his title in opposition to Seth Rollins at Cash within the Financial institution. The winner of that match will then have to fret about “The Ring Basic” Gunther, who earned a assured world title match at SummerSlam by successful this 12 months’s King of the Ring event.
As 2024 reaches its midway level, check out who holds all of the championships on the WWE fundamental roster.
Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (defeated Roman Reigns on April 7, 2024)
Rhodes’ lengthy journey to win the championship that had eluded his legendary wrestling household got here to an finish at Night time 2 of WrestleMania 40 when he defeated Roman Reigns. Rhodes had come up brief in opposition to Reigns at WrestleMania 39 however bought his revenge one 12 months later, overcoming “Bloodline Guidelines” to finish Reigns’ 1,316 days as champion.
World Heavyweight Championship: Damian Priest (defeated Drew McIntyre on April 7, 2024)
Priest received the Cash within the Financial institution contract in 2023, however the appropriate time to money within the contract took a very long time to materialize. The second lastly got here on Night time 2 of WrestleMania simply minutes after Drew McIntyre defeated Seth Rollins to turn into champion. After CM Punk attacked McIntyre and left him compromised, Priest rushed to the ring, cashing in and successful the title for the primary time.
Girls’s World Championship: Liv Morgan (defeated Becky Lynch of Could 25, 2024)
Morgan set out on a self-proclaimed “revenge tour” after struggling an harm by the hands of Rhea Ripley — swearing to take her ladies’s world championship. After injuring Ripley in a backstage altercation, Morgan turned her consideration to Becky Lynch after “The Man” received the vacated title in a battle royal. The 2 clashed at King and Queen of the Ring, with Morgan coming away with the win after some unintentional interference from Dominik Mysterio. “Soiled Dom” arrived late within the match and slid a chair within the ring to help Lynch, however Morgan DDT’d Lynch on the chair as an alternative and hit her Oblivion finisher for the victory.
WWE Girls’s Championship: Bayley (defeated Iyo Sky on April 7, 2024)
Bayley has been a mainstay within the WWE ladies’s locker room for years however she lastly bought a real “WrestleMania second” when she defeated Iyo Sky on Night time 2 of WrestleMania 40. It was an amazing match and arrange what needs to be a compelling run with the title for Bayley, who little doubt should take care of the continued assaults of her former Injury CTRL teammates.
Intercontinental Championship: Sami Zayn (defeated Gunther on April 6, 2024)
Zayn is now on his fourth run as intercontinental champion, however this time feels completely different. Zayn ended Gunther’s record-setting 666-day title reign when he pulled off the win on Night time 1 of WrestleMania 40. Zayn elevated himself to new heights throughout his time with The Bloodline and now discovered new momentum after going from underdog to intercontinental champion.
United States Championship: Logan Paul (defeated Rey Mysterio on Nov. 4, 2023)
Paul has been constantly spectacular since transitioning to skilled wrestling. Whereas he is nonetheless extra of a “particular attraction” than a regular roster member, Paul finds methods to make matches thrilling with unimaginable athleticism and a pure sense of tips on how to strategy wrestling matches. His reign is certain to finish earlier than too many extra matches, however the journey has been enjoyable up to now.
World Tag Staff Championship: JD McDonagh & Finn Balor (defeated The Superior Fact on June 24, 2024)
Within the midst of The Judgment Day’s turmoil, largely pushed by Liv Morgan’s fixed harassment of Dominik Mysterio, the group scored a serious win. Morgan, after being “saved” by Mysterio, helped Judgment Time out by manipulating R-Fact into giving McDongah and Balor a title shot in opposition to Fact and The Miz. Morgan then distracted and attacked Fact, establishing the end as McDonagh and Balor grabbed the titles on Uncooked.
WWE Tag Staff Championship: Austin Idea & Grayson Waller (received on April 6, 2024)
The opposite pair to win titles within the six-pack ladder match was A-City Down Underneath, consisting of Idea and Waller. The heel pairing now seems to ascertain a significant run with the belts as they head again to SmackDown. The SmackDown tag staff championships had been quickly up to date to the WWE tag staff championships.
WWE Girls’s Tag Staff Championship: Isla Daybreak & Alba Fyre (defeated Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill on June 15, 2024)
Whereas Conflict on the Fortress was a foul evening for Piper Niven and Drew McIntyre in entrance of their hometown followers in Scotland, the followers did get a crowning second for locals when Daybreak and Fyre emerged from a triple risk match in opposition to champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill and the staff of Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark with the titles. Belair and Cargill had been protected by not having to take the autumn and the followers bought a pleasant second in seeing a couple of locals seize fundamental roster gold for the primary time of their careers.
