Who were the WWE champions in 2020? This title reigns archive keeps track of every World Wrestling Entertainment championship change from 2020, including each Superstar or wrestler who won a belt, held a title, or carried a championship during the year.
Below is the full 2020 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, tag team titles, 24/7 Championship, Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank.
WWE RAW TITLE REIGNS IN 2020:
2020 WWE Champions = Brock Lesnar → Drew McIntyre → Randy Orton → Drew McIntyre
2020 WWE Raw Women's Champions = Becky Lynch → Asuka (Money in the Bank) → Sasha Banks → Asuka
2020 WWE United States Champions = Andrade → Apollo Crews → Bobby Lashley
2020 WWE Raw Tag Team Champions = The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) → Buddy Murphy and Seth Rollins → The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) → The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) → The Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin)
WWE SMACKDOWN TITLE REIGNS IN 2020:
2020 WWE Universal Champions = Bray Wyatt → Goldberg → Braun Strowman → Bray Wyatt → Roman Reigns
2020 WWE SmackDown Women's Champions = Bayley → Sasha Banks
2020 WWE Intercontinental Champions = Shinsuke Nakamura → Braun Strowman → Sami Zayn → [Vacated] → AJ Styles → Jeff Hardy → Sami Zayn → Big E
2020 WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions = The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) → John Morrison and The Miz → The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) → Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura → The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) → The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
WWE NXT TITLE REIGNS IN 2020:
2020 WWE NXT Champions = Adam Cole → Keith Lee → Karrion Kross → [Vacated] → Finn Balor
2020 WWE NXT Women's Champions = Rhea Ripley → Charlotte Flair → Io Shirai
2020 WWE NXT Tag Team Champions = The Undisputed ERA (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) → The BroserWeights (Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne) → Imperium (Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner) → Breezango (Fandango & Tyler Breeze) → The Brit-Am Brawlers (Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch)
2020 WWE NXT North American Champions = Roderick Strong → Keith Lee → [Vacated] → Damian Priest → Johnny Gargano → Leon Ruff → Johnny Gargano
2020 WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champions = Angel Garza → Jordan Devlin / Santos Escobar (Interim Champion)
WWE NXT UK TITLE REIGNS IN 2020:
2020 WWE NXT United Kingdom Champions = WALTER
2020 WWE NXT UK Heritage Cup Champions = n/a → A-Kid
2020 WWE NXT UK Women's Champions = Kay Lee Ray
2020 WWE NXT UK Tag Team Champions = Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang)
CROSS-BRANDED WWE TITLE REIGNS & OTHER ACCOLADES IN 2020:
2020 WWE Women's Tag Team Champions = The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) → Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross → Sasha Banks and Bayley → Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler → Asuka and Charlotte Flair
2020 WWE 24/7 Champions = R-Truth → Mojo Rawley → R-Truth → Mojo Rawley → R-Truth → Mojo Rawley → R-Truth → Mojo Rawley → R-Truth → Mojo Rawley → Riddick Moss → R-Truth → Mojo Rawley → Rob Gronkowski → R-Truth → Akira Tozawa → R-Truth → Shelton Benjamin → Akira Tozawa → R-Truth → Shelton Benjamin → Cedric Alexander → Shelton Benjamin → Akira Tozawa → R-Truth → Drew Gulak → Akira Tozawa → Drew Gulak → R-Truth → Drew Gulak → R-Truth → Drew Gulak → R-Truth → Akira Tozawa → Erik → Drew Gulak → Tucker → Drew Gulak → Tucker → Gran Metalik → Lince Dorado → R-Truth → The Gobbledy Gooker → Akira Tozawa → R-Truth → Angel Garza
2020 Men's Royal Rumble Winner = Drew McIntyre
2020 Women's Royal Rumble Winner = Charlotte Flair
2020 Men's Money in the Bank Winner = Otis → The Miz
2020 Women's Money in the Bank Winner = Asuka
2020 WWE Title Change Index & Notes
MAJOR NOTE: For many months throughout 2020, lockdown from the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in material being taped in advance that would air at a later date, often at different venues, making it impossible to truly track much show and date specifics. WWE treats title reigns as starting on the date the episodes had aired.
WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36. Randy Orton defeated McIntyre at Hell in a Cell on October 25. McIntyre won it back on Raw on November 16.
WWE Universal Championship: Goldberg defeated Bray Wyatt at Super ShowDown on February 27. Braun Strowman defeated Goldberg at WrestleMania 36. Bray Wyatt defeated Strowman at SummerSlam on August 23. Roman Reigns won the title at Payback on August 30 in a triple threat match.
WWE United States Championship: Apollo Crews defeated Andrade on Raw on May 25. Bobby Lashley defeated Crews at Payback on August 30.
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Braun Strowman defeated Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown on January 31. Sami Zayn was stripped/vacated during the pandemic. AJ Styles won the vacant title tournament on SmackDown on June 12. Jeff Hardy defeated Styles on SmackDown on August 21. Sami Zayn won the ladder match at Clash of Champions on September 27. Big E defeated Zayn on SmackDown on December 25.
WWE Raw Women's Championship: Becky Lynch relinquished the title to Asuka on Raw on May 11 after revealing that Asuka had actually won the title through Money in the Bank. Sasha Banks won the title at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules/Raw follow-up controversy. Asuka regained it at SummerSlam on August 23.
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship: Sasha Banks defeated Bayley at Hell in a Cell on October 25.
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship: Buddy Murphy & Seth Rollins defeated Viking Raiders on Raw on January 20. Street Profits won on Raw on March 2. The New Day and Street Profits switched tag titles after the WWE Draft. The Hurt Business won the Raw titles at TLC on December 20.
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship: John Morrison & The Miz defeated The New Day at Super ShowDown on February 27. The New Day won at WrestleMania 36. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura won at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules on July 19. The New Day won again on SmackDown on October 9, then switched titles with Street Profits after the WWE Draft.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross defeated The Kabuki Warriors at WrestleMania 36. Sasha Banks & Bayley won on SmackDown on June 5. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler won at Payback on August 30. Asuka & Charlotte Flair won at TLC on December 20.
WWE 24/7 Championship: Mojo Rawley, R-Truth and Riddick Moss dominated the early-year 24/7 tracking. Rob Gronkowski won the title at WrestleMania 36 weekend and later lost it back to R-Truth. Akira Tozawa, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, Drew Gulak, Tucker, Erik, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado, Gobbledy Gooker and Angel Garza were among the year's title holders, with many reigns taking place in backstage/segment-style comedy situations rather than standard matches.
NXT Championship: Keith Lee defeated Adam Cole at The Great American Bash on July 8. Karrion Kross defeated Lee at NXT TakeOver XXX on August 22. Kross vacated/relinquished the title due to injury. Finn Balor won the vacant title at NXT Super Tuesday II on September 8.
NXT Women's Championship: Charlotte Flair defeated Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 36. Io Shirai defeated Flair and Ripley at NXT TakeOver: In Your House on June 7.
NXT Tag Team Championship: The BroserWeights defeated The Undisputed Era at NXT TakeOver: Portland on February 16. Imperium won on NXT on May 13. Breezango won on NXT on August 26. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch won on NXT on October 21.
NXT North American Championship: Keith Lee defeated Roderick Strong on NXT on January 22. Lee vacated/relinquished the title after becoming double champion. Damian Priest won the vacant title at NXT TakeOver XXX on August 22. Johnny Gargano defeated Priest at Halloween Havoc on October 28. Leon Ruff defeated Gargano on NXT on November 11. Gargano won it back at NXT TakeOver: WarGames on December 6.
NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Angel Garza entered as champion. Jordan Devlin won at Worlds Collide on January 25. Santos Escobar became interim champion during the pandemic travel situation, creating the split/interim title issue.
NXT United Kingdom Championship: WALTER held the title for the full calendar year.
NXT UK Women's Championship: Kay Lee Ray held the title for the full calendar year.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship: Gallus held the titles for the full calendar year.
NXT UK Heritage Cup: A-Kid won the inaugural NXT UK Heritage Cup tournament final in 2020.
Men's Royal Rumble: Drew McIntyre won the men's Royal Rumble match.
Women's Royal Rumble: Charlotte Flair won the women's Royal Rumble match.
Men's Money in the Bank: Otis won men's Money in the Bank, then lost the contract to The Miz.
Women's Money in the Bank: Asuka won women's Money in the Bank, which was later revealed to have been for the Raw Women's Championship.
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