With a new ECW Champion crowned on this week’s edition of ECW on Sci-Fi (the first title change of 2009, by the way), here is the current champions in the WWE:
RAW
World Heavyweight Champion: John Cena (1st Reign)
Defeated: Chris Jericho at Survivor Series 2008 (11/23/08)
Title Defenses: Chris Jericho (Pinfall Win),
Next Title Defense: Against JBL (with Shawn Michaels in his corner) at the Royal Rumble (1/25/09)
Intercontinental Champion: William Regal (2nd Reign)
Defeated: Santino Marella on 11/10/08’s RAW
Title Defenses: CM Punk (2x; DQ Loss & DQ Win),
Next Title Defense: Against CM Punk in a No DQ Match on 1/19/09’s RAW
Women’s Champion: Beth Phoenix (2nd Reign)
Defeated: Kofi Kingston & Mickie James (c) in a Winners-Take-All Match at SummerSlam 2008 (8/17/08)
Title Defenses: Candice Michelle (Pinfall Win), Mickie James (2x; Pinfall Wins),
Next Title Defense: Against Melina at the Royal Rumble (1/25/09)
World Tag Team Champions: ECW’s The Miz (1st Reign) & John Morrison (1st Reign)
Defeated: RAW’s CM Punk & Kofi Kingston on 12/13/08 at a WWE Live Event
Title Defenses: CM Punk & Kofi Kingston (Pinfall Win),
Next Title Defense: Unknown
SmackDown
WWE Champion: Jeff Hardy (1st Reign)
Defeated: Edge (c) & Triple H in a Triple Threat Match at Armageddon 2008 (12/14/08)
Title Defenses: None
Next Title Defense: Against Edge at the Royal Rumble (1/25/09)
United States Champion: Shelton Benjamin (1st Reign)
Defeated: ECW’s Matt Hardy at The Great American Bash 2008 (7/20/08)
Title Defenses: Jeff Hardy (DQ Loss), R-Truth (2x; Pinfall Wins), Hurricane Helms (Pinfall Win),
Next Title Defense: Unknown
Divas Champion: Maryse (1st Reign)
Defeated: Michelle McCool (with Maria as Special Guest Referee) on 12/26/08’s SmackDown
Title Defenses: None
Next Title Defense: Against Michelle McCool
WWE Tag Team Champions: Primo (1st Reign) & Carlito (1st Reign)
Defeated: Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder on 9/26/08’s SmackDown
Title Defenses: Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder (Pinfall Win), The Brian Kendrick & Ezekiel Jackson (Pinfall Win),
Next Title Defense: Unknown
ECW
ECW Champion: Jack Swagger (1st Reign)
Defeated: Matt Hardy on 1/13/09’s ECW
Title Defenses: None
Next Title Defense: Against Matt Hardy
Shelton Benjamin is the longest reigning champion in the WWE at the moment, having held the United States Title for just under six months.