Who were the WWE champions in 2012? This title reigns archive keeps track of every World Wrestling Entertainment championship change from 2012, including each Superstar or wrestler who won a belt, held a title, or carried a championship during the year.
Below is the full 2012 WWE champions list with title reigns and title changes for the WWE Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, Intercontinental Championship, United States Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship, Divas Championship, NXT Championship, Money in the Bank and Royal Rumble.
WWE MAIN ROSTER TITLE REIGNS IN 2012:
2012 WWE Champions = CM Punk
2012 WWE World Heavyweight Champions = Daniel Bryan → Sheamus → Big Show
2012 WWE Intercontinental Champions = Cody Rhodes → Big Show → Cody Rhodes → Christian → The Miz → Kofi Kingston → Wade Barrett
2012 WWE United States Champions = Zack Ryder → Jack Swagger → Santino Marella → Antonio Cesaro
2012 WWE Tag Team Champions = Air Boom (Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne) → Primo & Epico → Kofi Kingston & R-Truth → Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan & Kane)
2012 WWE Divas Champions = Beth Phoenix → Nikki Bella → Layla → Eve Torres
WWE NXT TITLE REIGNS IN 2012:
2012 WWE NXT Champions = n/a → Seth Rollins → Big E Langston (* won at a December 2012 NXT taping; WWE air-date recognition begins in January 2013)
CROSS-BRANDED WWE TOURNAMENTS & OTHER ACCOLADES IN 2012:
2012 WWE Royal Rumble Winner = Sheamus
2012 WWE Championship Money in the Bank Winner = John Cena
2012 World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank Winner = Dolph Ziggler
2012 WWE Title Change Index & Notes
WWE Championship: CM Punk held the WWE Championship for the full calendar year of 2012.
World Heavyweight Championship: Sheamus beat Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania XXVIII on April 1; Big Show beat Sheamus at Hell in a Cell on October 28.
Intercontinental Championship: Big Show beat Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania XXVIII on April 1; Cody Rhodes won it back at Extreme Rules on April 29; Christian won at Over the Limit on May 20; The Miz won on Raw 1000 on July 23; Kofi Kingston won on Main Event on October 17; Wade Barrett won on Raw on December 31.
United States Championship: Jack Swagger beat Zack Ryder on Raw on January 16; Santino Marella beat Swagger on Raw on March 5; Antonio Cesaro beat Santino on the SummerSlam pre-show on August 19.
WWE Tag Team Championship: Primo & Epico beat Air Boom at a WWE live event on January 15; Kofi Kingston & R-Truth won on Raw on April 30; Team Hell No won at Night of Champions on September 16.
Divas Championship: Nikki Bella beat Beth Phoenix on Raw on April 23; Layla won at Extreme Rules on April 29; Eve Torres won at Night of Champions on September 16.
NXT Championship: Seth Rollins became the inaugural NXT Champion in 2012. Big E Langston won the title at a December 2012 taping, but that reign is generally recognized from the January 2013 air date.
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