[Big Vic]

Wrestlers with the most world heavyweight championships Ric Flair (22-time champion, retired) 10 NWA championships 8 WCW championships 2 WWE championships 2 WCW International championships Which of these make Flair a “sixteen-time world champion” is a matter of endless debate. Basically WCW lost count in the early 1990s and WWE just used their number. Sting (14-time champion) 2 NWA championships 6 WCW championships 2 WCW International championships 4 TNA championships The WCW International title is not commonly acknowledged as a “real” world title, but I’m including for the sake of completeness. Triple H (13-time champion, semi-retired) 8 WWE championships 5 World championships John Cena (12-time champion) 10 WWE championships 2 World championships Of the guys on this list, I think Cena is the most likely to approach Flair’s record before the end of his career. Hulk Hogan (12-time champion, retired) 6 WWE championships 6 WCW championships Edge (11-time champion, retired) 4 WWE championships 7 World championships Jeff Jarrett (11-time champion) 4 WCW championships 6 NWA championships 1 AAA championship Kurt Angle (11-time champion) 4 WWE championships 1 WCW championship 1 World championship 5 TNA championships At times, Angle has claimed a higher count by including his 1995 FILA gold medal, his 1996 Olympic gold medal, and a disputed version of the IWGP title. Verne Gagne (10-time champion, retired) 10 AWA championships The Rock (10-time champion, semi-retired) 8 WWE championships 2 WCW championships Randy Orton (9-time champion) 6 WWE championships 3 World championships