Who were the WWE champions in 2021? This title reigns archive keeps track of every World Wrestling Entertainment championship change from 2021, including each Superstar or wrestler who won a belt, held a title, or carried a championship during the year.
Below is the full 2021 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, women's championships, tag team titles, 24/7 Championship, Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank.
WWE RAW TITLE REIGNS IN 2021:
2021 WWE Champions = Drew McIntyre → The Miz → Bobby Lashley → Big E
2021 WWE Raw Women's Champions = Asuka → Rhea Ripley → Charlotte Flair → Nikki A.S.H. → Charlotte Flair → Becky Lynch
2021 WWE United States Champions = Bobby Lashley → Riddle → Sheamus → Damian Priest
2021 WWE Raw Tag Team Champions = The Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin) → The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) → AJ Styles and Omos → RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle)
WWE SMACKDOWN TITLE REIGNS IN 2021:
2021 WWE Universal Champions = Roman Reigns
2021 WWE SmackDown Women's Champions = Sasha Banks → Bianca Belair → Becky Lynch → Charlotte Flair
2021 WWE Intercontinental Champions = Big E → Apollo Crews → Shinsuke Nakamura
2021 WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions = The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) → Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode → Dominik Mysterio and Rey Mysterio → The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso)
WWE NXT TITLE REIGNS IN 2021:
2021 WWE NXT Champions = Finn Balor → Karrion Kross → Samoa Joe → [Vacated] → Tommaso Ciampa
2021 WWE NXT Women's Champions = Io Shirai → Raquel Gonzalez → Mandy Rose
2021 WWE NXT North American Champions = Johnny Gargano → Bronson Reed → Isaiah "Swerve" Scott → Carmelo Hayes
2021 WWE NXT Tag Team Champions = The Brit-Am Brawlers (Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan) → [Vacated] → MSK (Nash Carter & Wes Lee) → Imperium (Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel)
2021 WWE NXT Women's Tag Team Champions = n/a → Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez → Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart → The Way (Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell) → Io Shirai and Zoey Stark → Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne)
2021 WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champions = Jordan Devlin / Santos Escobar (Interim Champion) → Santos Escobar (* unification) → Kushida → Roderick Strong
2021 Million Dollar Champions = Inactive → LA Knight → Cameron Grimes → Ted DiBiase (* returned to retirement)
WWE NXT UK TITLE REIGNS IN 2021:
2021 WWE NXT United Kingdom Champions = WALTER → Ilja Dragunov
2021 WWE NXT UK Women's Champions = Kay Lee Ray → Meiko Satomura
2021 WWE NXT UK Heritage Cup Champions = A-Kid → Tyler Bate → Noam Dar
2021 WWE NXT UK Tag Team Champions = Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) → Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) → Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven)
CROSS-BRANDED WWE TITLE REIGNS & OTHER ACCOLADES IN 2021:
2021 WWE Women's Tag Team Champions = Asuka and Charlotte Flair → Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler → Natalya and Tamina → Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley → Carmella and Queen Zelina Vega
2021 WWE 24/7 Champions = Angel Garza → R-Truth → Alicia Fox → R-Truth → Peter Rosenberg → R-Truth → Doug Flutie → R-Truth → Akira Tozawa → Bad Bunny → R-Truth → Joseph Average (Rik Bugez) → R-Truth → Akira Tozawa (* not recognized by WWE) → Joseph Average (* not recognized by WWE) → R-Truth (* not recognized by WWE) → Akira Tozawa → Drew Gulak → R-Truth → Akira Tozawa → Reginald/Reggie → Drake Maverick → Akira Tozawa → Corey Graves → Byron Saxton → Drake Maverick → Reggie → Cedric Alexander → Dana Brooke
2021 Men's Royal Rumble Winner = Edge
2021 Women's Royal Rumble Winner = Bianca Belair
2021 Men's Money in the Bank Winner = Big E
2021 Women's Money in the Bank Winner = Nikki A.S.H.
2021 King of the Ring Winner = Xavier Woods
2021 Queen's Crown Winner = Zelina Vega
2021 WWE Title Change Index & Notes
WWE Championship: The Miz cashed in Money in the Bank on Drew McIntyre at Elimination Chamber on February 21. Bobby Lashley defeated The Miz on Raw on March 1. Big E cashed in Money in the Bank on Lashley on Raw on September 13.
WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns held the Universal Championship for the full calendar year.
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Apollo Crews defeated Big E at WrestleMania 37 on April 11. Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Crews on SmackDown on August 13.
WWE United States Championship: Riddle defeated Bobby Lashley and John Morrison at Elimination Chamber on February 21. Sheamus defeated Riddle at WrestleMania 37 on April 11. Damian Priest defeated Sheamus at SummerSlam on August 21.
WWE Raw Women's Championship: Rhea Ripley defeated Asuka at WrestleMania 37 on April 11. Charlotte Flair defeated Ripley at Money in the Bank on July 18. Nikki A.S.H. cashed in Money in the Bank on Charlotte on Raw on July 19. Charlotte won it back at SummerSlam on August 21. Becky Lynch became Raw Women's Champion through the post-draft title exchange.
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship: Bianca Belair defeated Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 37 on April 10. Becky Lynch defeated Belair at SummerSlam on August 21. Charlotte Flair became SmackDown Women's Champion through the post-draft title exchange.
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship: The New Day defeated The Hurt Business on Raw on March 15. AJ Styles & Omos won at WrestleMania 37 on April 10. RK-Bro defeated Styles & Omos at SummerSlam on August 21.
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship: Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode defeated Street Profits on SmackDown on January 8. Dominik Mysterio & Rey Mysterio won at WrestleMania Backlash on May 16. The Usos defeated the Mysterios at Money in the Bank on July 18.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler defeated Asuka & Charlotte Flair at Royal Rumble on January 31. Natalya & Tamina won on SmackDown on May 14. Nikki A.S.H. & Rhea Ripley won on Raw on September 20. Carmella & Queen Zelina won on Raw on November 22.
WWE 24/7 Championship: R-Truth entered the year in the 24/7 title orbit and traded the belt through comedy segments with Alicia Fox, Peter Rosenberg, Doug Flutie, Akira Tozawa, Bad Bunny, Joseph Average/Rik Bugez, Reginald, Drake Maverick, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, Reggie, Cedric Alexander and Dana Brooke. Reginald's summer reign was one of the title's longer stretches, while Dana Brooke ended the year as champion.
NXT Championship: Karrion Kross defeated Finn Balor on NXT on April 8. Samoa Joe defeated Kross at NXT TakeOver 36 on August 22. Joe vacated/relinquished the title due to injury/health. Tommaso Ciampa won the vacant title on NXT 2.0 on September 14.
NXT Women's Championship: Raquel González defeated Io Shirai at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver on April 7. Mandy Rose defeated González at Halloween Havoc on October 26.
NXT North American Championship: Bronson Reed defeated Johnny Gargano on NXT on May 18. Isaiah Swerve Scott defeated Reed on NXT on June 29. Carmelo Hayes cashed in his Breakout Tournament contract to defeat Scott on NXT on October 12.
NXT Tag Team Championship: MSK won the vacant titles at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver on April 7 after Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch vacated/relinquished due to injury. Imperium defeated MSK at Halloween Havoc on October 26.
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship: Dakota Kai & Raquel González were awarded the inaugural titles on March 10 and lost them to Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart the same night. The Way won on NXT on May 4. Io Shirai & Zoey Stark won at Great American Bash on July 6. Toxic Attraction won at Halloween Havoc on October 26.
NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Santos Escobar defeated Jordan Devlin at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver on April 8 to unify the interim and original title claims. Kushida defeated Escobar on NXT on April 13. Roderick Strong defeated Kushida on NXT on September 21.
Million Dollar Championship: LA Knight defeated Cameron Grimes at NXT TakeOver: In Your House on June 13 to win the revived Million Dollar Championship. Grimes won it at NXT TakeOver 36 on August 22, and Ted DiBiase later retired/deactivated the title again.
NXT United Kingdom Championship: Ilja Dragunov defeated WALTER at NXT TakeOver 36 on August 22.
NXT UK Women's Championship: Meiko Satomura defeated Kay Lee Ray on NXT UK on June 10.
NXT UK Heritage Cup: Tyler Bate defeated A-Kid on NXT UK on May 20. Noam Dar defeated Bate on NXT UK on October 28.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship: Pretty Deadly defeated Gallus on NXT UK on February 25. Moustache Mountain defeated Pretty Deadly on NXT UK on December 9.
Men's Royal Rumble: Edge won the men's Royal Rumble match.
Women's Royal Rumble: Bianca Belair won the women's Royal Rumble match.
Men's Money in the Bank: Big E won men's Money in the Bank.
Women's Money in the Bank: Nikki A.S.H. won women's Money in the Bank and cashed in the next night.
King of the Ring: Xavier Woods won King of the Ring.
Queen's Crown: Zelina Vega won the Queen's Crown tournament.
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