Who were the WWE champions in 2018? This title reigns archive keeps track of every World Wrestling Entertainment championship change from 2018, including each Superstar or wrestler who won a belt, held a title, or carried a championship during the year.
Below is the full 2018 WWE champions list with title reigns and title changes for Raw, SmackDown, NXT, NXT UK, the WWE Championship, Universal Championship, Intercontinental Championship, United States Championship, Cruiserweight Championship, women's championships, tag team titles, Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank.
WWE RAW TITLE REIGNS IN 2018:
2018 WWE Universal Champions = Brock Lesnar → Roman Reigns → [Vacated] → Brock Lesnar
2018 WWE Intercontinental Champions = Roman Reigns → The Miz → Seth Rollins → Dolph Ziggler → Seth Rollins → Dean Ambrose
2018 WWE Raw Women's Champions = Alexa Bliss → Nia Jax → Alexa Bliss → Ronda Rousey
2018 WWE Raw Tag Team Champions = Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan → The Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus) → Braun Strowman and Nicholas → [Vacated] → Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt → The B-Team (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel) → Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler → Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins → The Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar) → Bobby Roode and Chad Gable
WWE SMACKDOWN TITLE REIGNS IN 2018:
2018 WWE Champions = AJ Styles → Daniel Bryan
2018 WWE United States Champions = [Vacated] → Bobby Roode → Randy Orton → Jinder Mahal → Jeff Hardy → Shinsuke Nakamura → Rusev
2018 WWE SmackDown Women's Champions = Charlotte Flair → Carmella → Charlotte Flair → Becky Lynch → Asuka
2018 WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions = The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) → The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper & Rowan) → The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) → The Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus)
WWE NXT TITLE REIGNS IN 2018:
2018 WWE NXT Champions = Andrade "Cien" Almas → Aleister Black → Tommaso Ciampa
2018 WWE NXT Women's Champions = Ember Moon → Shayna Baszler → Kairi Sane → Shayna Baszler
2018 WWE NXT Tag Team Champions = The Undisputed Era (Roderick Strong & Kyle O'Reilly) → Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) → The Undisputed Era (Roderick Strong & Kyle O'Reilly)
2018 WWE NXT North American Champions = n/a → Adam Cole → Ricochet
2018 WWE Cruiserweight Champions = Enzo Amore → [Vacated] → Cedric Alexander → Buddy Murphy
WWE NXT UK TITLE REIGNS IN 2018:
2018 WWE NXT United Kingdom Champions = Pete Dunne
2018 WWE NXT UK Women's Champions = n/a → Rhea Ripley
2018 WWE NXT UK Tag Team Champions = n/a
CROSS-BRANDED WWE TOURNAMENTS & OTHER ACCOLADES IN 2018:
2018 Men's Royal Rumble Winner = Shinsuke Nakamura
2018 Women's Royal Rumble Winner = Asuka
2018 Men's Money in the Bank Winner = Braun Strowman
2018 Women's Money in the Bank Winner = Alexa Bliss
2018 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner = Matt Hardy
2018 Greatest Royal Rumble Winner = Braun Strowman
2018 Mae Young Classic Winner = Toni Storm
2018 WWE Title Change Index & Notes
WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam on August 19. Reigns vacated/relinquished the title on Raw on October 22 after announcing his leukemia had returned. Brock Lesnar won the vacant title at Crown Jewel on November 2.
WWE Championship: Daniel Bryan defeated AJ Styles on SmackDown on November 13.
WWE Intercontinental Championship: The Miz defeated Roman Reigns at Raw 25 on January 22. Seth Rollins won the title at WrestleMania 34 on April 8. Dolph Ziggler defeated Rollins on Raw on June 18. Rollins won it back at SummerSlam on August 19. Dean Ambrose defeated Rollins at TLC on December 16.
WWE United States Championship: Bobby Roode won the vacant-title tournament final on SmackDown on January 16. Randy Orton defeated Roode at Fastlane on March 11. Jinder Mahal won at WrestleMania 34 on April 8. Jeff Hardy defeated Mahal on Raw on April 16. Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hardy at Extreme Rules on July 15. Rusev defeated Nakamura on SmackDown on December 25.
WWE Raw Women's Championship: Nia Jax defeated Alexa Bliss at WrestleMania 34 on April 8. Alexa Bliss cashed in Money in the Bank at Money in the Bank on June 17. Ronda Rousey defeated Bliss at SummerSlam on August 19.
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship: Carmella cashed in Money in the Bank on Charlotte Flair on SmackDown on April 10. Charlotte Flair won it back at SummerSlam on August 19. Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte at Hell in a Cell on September 16. Asuka won at TLC on December 16.
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship: The Bar defeated Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan at Royal Rumble on January 28. Braun Strowman & Nicholas won at WrestleMania 34 on April 8 and vacated/relinquished the titles the next night. Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt won the vacant titles at Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27. The B-Team won at Extreme Rules on July 15. Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler won on Raw on September 3. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins won on Raw on October 22. The Authors of Pain won on Raw on November 5. Bobby Roode & Chad Gable won on Raw on December 10.
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The Bludgeon Brothers defeated The Usos and The New Day at WrestleMania 34 on April 8. The New Day defeated The Bludgeon Brothers on SmackDown on August 21. The Bar defeated The New Day on SmackDown 1000 on October 16.
NXT Championship: Aleister Black defeated Andrade Cien Almas at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans on April 7. Tommaso Ciampa defeated Black on NXT on July 25.
NXT Women's Championship: Shayna Baszler defeated Ember Moon at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans on April 7. Kairi Sane defeated Baszler at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 on August 18. Baszler won it back at WWE Evolution on October 28.
NXT Tag Team Championship: The Undisputed Era entered as champions. Moustache Mountain defeated The Undisputed Era at the United Kingdom Championship Tournament event on June 19. The Undisputed Era won the titles back on NXT on July 11.
NXT North American Championship: Adam Cole became inaugural champion in the ladder match at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans on April 7. Ricochet defeated Cole at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 on August 18.
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Enzo Amore was stripped/vacated in January. Cedric Alexander won the vacant title at WrestleMania 34 on April 8. Buddy Murphy defeated Alexander at Super Show-Down on October 6.
NXT United Kingdom Championship: Pete Dunne held the title for the full calendar year.
NXT UK Women's Championship: Rhea Ripley became inaugural champion by winning the tournament final, which aired with the NXT UK television launch.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship: The titles were introduced in 2018, but no champions were crowned until January 2019.
Men's Royal Rumble: Shinsuke Nakamura won the men's Royal Rumble match on January 28.
Women's Royal Rumble: Asuka won the first women's Royal Rumble match on January 28.
Men's Money in the Bank: Braun Strowman won Money in the Bank on June 17.
Women's Money in the Bank: Alexa Bliss won Money in the Bank on June 17 and cashed in the same night.
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Matt Hardy won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 34.
Greatest Royal Rumble: Braun Strowman won the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27.
Mae Young Classic: Toni Storm won the Mae Young Classic final at WWE Evolution on October 28.
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