The World Heavyweight Championship was active for 11 years from 2002-2013, and the title was brought back a decade later albeit under a different lineage.

But, of course, the World Heavyweight Championship existed previously in WWE, having made its debut in 2002 when it was awarded to — you guessed it — Triple H, courtesy of Eric Bischoff.

Gunther is all set to defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Goldberg at Saturday Night’s Main Event XL this weekend in Atlanta.

Triple H announces World Heavyweight Championship. At WrestleMania 38, Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar to unify the Universal Championship and the WWE Championship. The unified title would go ...

Gunther gets the World Heavyweight Championship back from Jey Uso after defeating him during Monday Night Raw.

On September 2, 2002, then General Manager of WWE RAW, Eric Bischoff activated the World Heavyweight Championship. Ten years have passed, and the World Heavyweight Championship has gained a ...

Triple H unveiled a reboot of the World Heavyweight championship on “Monday Night Raw”, giving WWE a third world championship and a consolation prize of sorts to a roster that has seen Roman ...

Triple H unveiled a new World Heavyweight Championship on Monday Night Raw, and WWE fans had some thoughts on its design. The WWE Draft officially begins on the Apr. 28 episode of Friday Night ...

As reported by NJPW, former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto will not be competing in this year's G1 Climax with ...

Regardless of your thoughts about the current usage of the World Heavyweight Championship in the WWE, the title has some significant underlying issues. Whether or not you want to see the ...