Wrestlers Who Were World Champions In Different Promotions
Mia Lopez
Published Mar 27, 2026
If winning a world title in a wrestling promotion is difficult, imagine winning the world title in three different promotions. It is undoubtedly a great feat, especially if we are talking about three top promotions, where the best wrestlers in the world work.
Every Wrestler That Won World Titles In WWE And WCW, Ranked
WWE and WCW were the biggest wrestling promotions in the 1990s. These seven major stars were able to win world titles in both companies.Throughout the history of wrestling, there have been some wrestlers who have worked hard and have the privilege to say that they have captured the world championship in three different companies. In fact, one of these wrestlers was world champion in WWE, WCW and NJPW, which are arguably the greatest wrestling companies of all time.
Hulk Hogan Won The World Championship In WWE, WCW & NJPW
Hulk Hogan Won 13 Major World Titles In His Career
Promotion | Number of World Titles | Shortest title reign | Longest title reign |
|---|---|---|---|
WWE | 6 | 1 day | 1474 days |
WCW | 6 | 62 days | 469 days |
NJPW | 1 | 378 days | 378 days |
Hulk Hogan won his first championship in NJPW in 1983, when he won the IGWP Heavyweight Championship after defeating Antonio Inoki. Hogan then went to WWE and won five world titles, making him the greatest wrestler in the world at the time.
Eventually, he joined WCW and captured the World Heavyweight Championship six times. To top it off, Hogan added another WWE World Heavyweight Title reign in 2002. Hogan is the only wrestler in history to win the World Championship in WWE, WCW and NJPW.
Chris Jericho Has Been World Champion In WWE, AEW & ROH
Chris Jericho Has Eight World Title Reigns
Promotion | Number of World Titles | Shortest title reign | Longest title reign |
|---|---|---|---|
WWE | 6 | 15 days | 98 days |
AEW | 1 | 182 days | 182 days |
ROH | 1 | 80 days | 80 days |
Chris Jericho also won titles in WWE, WCW and NJPW, but was unable to win the world title in either WCW or NJPW. However, Jericho can say that he was World Champion in WWE, AEW, ROH, and also in a minor promotion like Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling. However, it must be admitted that Jericho is not exactly the wrestler that comes to mind when talking about World Champions, since most of his reigns were not outstanding.
AJ Styles Won The World Championship In TNA, NJPW & WWE
AJ Styles Also Won World Titles In Minor Independent Promotions
Promotion | Number of World Titles | Shortest title reign | Longest title reign |
|---|---|---|---|
WWE | 2 | 140 days | 371 days |
TNA | 5 | 9 days | 211 days |
NJPW | 2 | 144 days | 163 days |
AJ Styles has had a phenomenal career, no pun intended. He has been successful everywhere he has gone, has had great matches, has won world titles and, most importantly, has endeared himself to the fans.
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AJ Styles found himself in some bad moments and scenarios that his fans just need to accept.Styles was world champion in smaller promotions like Christian Wrestling Entertainment, Family Wrestling Entertainment, IPW Hardcore Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. But most importantly, he managed to capture the World Championship in big promotions like WWE, NJPW and TNA.
Austin Aries Has Been World Champion In Several Promotions
Austin Aries Held Five World Titles At The Same Time
Promotion | Number of World Titles | Shortest title reign | Longest title reign |
|---|---|---|---|
Impact | 3 | 98 days | 173 days |
ROH | 2 | 174 days | 245 days |
IWN | 1 | 133 days | 133 days |
Austin Aries was unsuccessful on the biggest stages, but he was a monster on the independent circuit. In fact, in 2018, Aries swept and held five World Titles at the same time: the Impact World Title, Defiant World Title, IPW World Title, WSW Heavyweight Title, and the DEFY World Title. What Aries did was insane, and that's why he was called "The Belt Collector". Overall, Aries is an excellent worker. It's a shame he didn't succeed in a bigger promotion.
Mercedes Mone Won Women’s World Titles In WWE, NJPW & CW
Formerly Known As Sasha Banks Won Six World Titles In WWE
Promotion | Number of World Titles | Shortest title reign | Longest title reign |
|---|---|---|---|
WWE | 6 | 8 days | 167 days |
NJPW | 1 | 64 days | 64 days |
CW | 1 | 378 days | 378 days |
When Sasha Banks was in WWE, the titles didn't exactly have the word "World" in them, as they were called the Raw Women's Championship and the SmackDown Women's Championship, but they still count as World titles. Banks won the Raw Women's Title five times and the SmackDown Women's Title once.
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Mercedes Mone has been wrestling for a while, having undergone some interesting transformations over the years.In 2023, competing as Mercedes Mone, she won the IGWP Women's Championship. Few know this, but Mercedes also won the Women's Title in Chaotic Wrestling, before being signed to WWE. And we could expect Mercedes to add the AEW Women's World Championship to her resume in the future.
Kenny Omega Has Been World Champion In NJPW, AEW & Impact
Kenny Omega Won The World Championship Once In Each Promotion
Promotion | Number of World Titles | Shortest title reign | Longest title reign |
|---|---|---|---|
AEW | 1 | 346 days | 346 days |
NJPW | 1 | 209 days | 209 days |
Impact | 1 | 110 days | 110 days |
Kenny Omega is one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time, and his legacy will always be about his incredible work in the ring. Fans will not remember Omega as a World Champion, although he has won World Titles in several promotions, including NJPW, AEW and Impact Wrestling. It's worth mentioning that Omega was also a World Champion in several smaller promotions, but again, Omega's title reigns are not what people remember about him.
CM Punk Won The World Championship In WWE, AEW & ROH
CM Punk Has 18 World Titles In His Career
Promotion | Number of World Titles | Shortest title reign | Longest title reign |
|---|---|---|---|
WWE | 6 | 28 days | 434 days |
AEW | 2 | 3 days | 87 days |
ROH | 1 | 55 days | 55 days |
CM Punk has won 17 World Titles throughout his career in various promotions. He managed to win six World Titles in WWE (including an ECW World Heavyweight Championship), having the best moments of his career. Punk also won the ROH World Title as a youngster in 2005. And in 2022, Punk was a two-time AEW World Champion, proving he still had it. In addition, Punk won several World Titles in other independent promotions.
Jon Moxley Has Been World Champion In WWE, AEW & HWA
Jon Moxley Has Won World Titles In Several Independent Promotions
Promotion | Number of World Titles | Shortest title reign | Longest title reign |
|---|---|---|---|
WWE | 1 | 84 days | 84 days |
AEW | 3 | 11 days | 277 days |
HWA | 3 | 3 days | 189 days |
Obviously, the most prestigious title Jon Moxley has won is the WWE Championship. He did it in 2016, back when he was known as Dean Ambrose. Moxley, on the other hand, is the wrestler who has had the most reigns with the AEW World Championship, having captured it three times. Moxley has won other world titles in smaller promotions such as Heartland Wrestling Association, Game Changer Wrestling or Full Impact Pro.
Samoa Joe Won World Titles In AEW, TNA & ROH
Samoa Joe Never Won A World Title In WWE
Promotion | Number of World Titles | Shortest title reign | Longest title reign |
|---|---|---|---|
AEW | 1 | 59 days and counting | 59 days and counting |
ROH | 1 | 645 days | 645 days |
TNA | 1 | 182 days | 182 days |
Fans often ask why Samoa Joe never won a World Championship in WWE, and rightfully so, because he had everything it took to win the big one. Vince McMahon never pulled the trigger on Joe, who also spent several months on the injured list.
Nevertheless, Samoa Joe can still say he was a World Champion in three different wrestling promotions. Joe won the World Title in Ring of Honor in 2003, won the TNA World Heavyweight Title in 2008, and he is the reigning AEW World Champion.
Ric Flair Was World Champion In WWE, WCW & NWA
Ric Flair Is A 16-Time World Champion
Promotion | Number of World Titles | Shortest title reign | Longest title reign |
|---|---|---|---|
WWE | 2 | 41 days | 77 days |
WCW | 6 | 1 day | 114 days |
NWA | 8 | 69 days | 793 days |
Ric Flair (along with John Cena) holds the record for most World Championship reigns in wrestling history, with 16. According to official records, Flair was an eight-time World Champion in the NWA, a six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and a two-time World Champion in WWE.
Unofficially, though, he was a 21-time World Champion. Ric Flair was one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, a true World Champion, so it is not surprising at all that he is one of the wrestlers who were World Champions in three different promotions.
