The Longest Reign

In the past I've done blogs on House Show Title Changes & One Day Champions, in this blog we will take a look at the longest single continuous reign of each of the major championships past and present in Professional Wrestling.

Active Championships

NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Lou Thesz
November 27, 1949 - March 15, 1956 1,941 days award due to Orville Brown injury was defeated by Whipper Billy Watson

WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Bruno Sammartino

May 17, 1963 - January 18, 1971 2,803 days defeated Buddy Rogers, was defeated by Ivan Koloff

WWE Intercontinental Championship

The Honky Tonk Man

June 2, 1987 - August 29, 1988 454 days defeated Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat was defeated by The Ultimate Warrior

WWE / WCW United States Championship

"Total Package" Lex Luger 

May 22, 1989 - October 27, 1990 523 days defeated Michael "P.S." Hayes was defeated by Stan "The Lariat" Hansen

WWE Tag Team Championship
The New Day: Big E, Kofi Kingston, & Xavier Woods
August 23, 2015 - current defeated The Prime Time Players: Darren Young & Titus O'Neil

WWE Women's Championship
Charlotte
April 3, 2016 - July 25, 2016 113 days as current Divas Champion was declared first champion defeated by Sasha Banks

NXT Championship
Finn Balor
July 4, 2015 - April 21, 2016 292 days defeated Kevin Owens was defeated by Samoa Joe

NXT Tag Team Champions
The Ascension: Konnor & Viktor
September 12, 2013 - September 11, 2014 364 days defeated Adrian Neville & Corey Graves defeated by The Lucha Dragons: Kalisto & Sin Cara 

NXT Women's Championship
Paige
June 20, 2013 - April 24, 2014 308 days defeated Emma to become first champion, vacated the title when she won the WWE Divas Championship

TNA World Heavyweight Champion
Bobby Roode
October 26, 2011 - July 8, 2012 256 days defeated James Storm defeated by Austin Aries

TNA King of the Mountain Championship (formerly known as Legends, Global, & Television Championships)
Abyss
June 2, 2013 - July 3, 2014 396 days defeated Devon vacated because no defenses for 10 months

TNA X-Division ChampionshipAustin Aries
Austin Aries
September 11, 2011 - July 8, 2012 301 days defeated Brian Kendrick vacated for TNA World Championship title match

TNA World Tag Team Championships 
Beer Money Inc: Bobby Roode & James Storm 
January 9, 2011 - August 9, 2011 2012 days defeated Motor City Machine Guns: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin were defeated by Mexican America: Anarquia & Hernandez

TNA Knockouts Championship
Taryn Terrell
September 19, 2014 - June 25, 2015 279 days defeated Havok was defeated by Brooke 

ROH World Heavyweight Championship
Samoa Joe
March 22, 2003 - December 26, 2004 645 days defeated Xavier was defeated by Austin Aries

ROH World Television Championship
Jay Lethal
April 4, 2014 - October 23, 2015 567 days defeated Tommaso Ciampa was defeated by Roderick Strong

ROH World Tag Team Championship
The Kings of Wrestling: Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli 
April 3, 2010 - April 1, 2011 363 days defeated The Briscoe Brothers: Mark & Jay were defeated by Wrestling Greatest Tag Team: Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin

Inctive Championships

NWA/WCW World Television Championship  February 27, 1974 - April 10, 2000

Tully Blanchard
March 28, 1984 - March 16, 1985 353 days defeated Mark Youngblood was defeated by "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

NWA / WCW United States Tag Team Championship September 28, 1986 - July 31, 1992
Midnight Express: "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton & "Sweet" Stan Lane
May 16, 1987 - April 26, 1988 345 days won tournament defeating Barry Windham & "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin was defeated by The Fantastics: Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers

WWE World Championship September 2, 2002 - December 15, 2013

Batista

April 3, 2005 - January 10, 2006 282 days defeated Triple H vacated due to injury

WWE World Tag Team Championships June 3, 1971 - August 16, 2010

Demolition: Ax & Smash

March 27, 1988 - July 18, 1989 478 days defeated Strike Force: Rick Martel & Tito Santana lost to The Brain Busters: "Enforcer" Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard

WWE Light Heavyweight Championship December 7, 1997 - November 18, 2001

Duane Gill/Gillberg

November 17, 1998 - February 13, 2000 453 days defeated Christian was defeated by Essa Rios w/ Lita

WWE / WCW Cruiserweight Championship October 27, 1991 - September 25, 2007

Gregory Helms

January 29, 2006 - February 18, 2007 385 days defeated Kid Kash was defeated by Chavo Guerrero

WWE European Championship February 26, 1997 - July 22, 2002

"British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith

February 26, 1997 - September 20, 1997 206 days defeated Owen Hart tournament final was defeated by "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels

WWE Hardcore Championship November 2, 1998 - August 26, 2002

Big Boss Man

October 12, 1999 - January 17, 2000 97 days defeated Al Snow was defeated by Test

WWE Women's Championship September 18, 1956 - September 19, 2010

The Fabulous Moolah

September 18, 1956 - June 23, 1984 10,170 days last eliminated Judy Grable in 13 Woman battle royal was defeated by Wendi Richter

WWE Divas Championship July 20, 2008 - April 3, 2016

Nikki Bella

November 23, 2014 - September 20, 2015 defeated AJ Lee was defeated by Charlotte

WWE Women's Tag Team Championship May 13, 1983 - February 14, 1989

The Glamour Girls: Judy Martin & Leilani Kai

August 1985 - January 24, 1988 906 days defeated Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria  defeated by The Jumping Bomb Angels: Noriyo Tateno & Itsuki Yamazaki

WW-ECW Championship June 13, 2006 - February 16, 2010
Christian
July 26, 2009 - February 16, 2010 205 days defeated "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer was defeated by Ezekiel Jackson

ECW World Heavyweight Championship April 25, 1992 - April 4, 2001
"Franchise" Shane Douglas
November 30, 1997 - January 10, 1999 406 days defeated Bam Bam Bigelow was defeated by Taz

ECW World Television Championship August 12, 1992 - April 4, 2001
Rob Van Dam
April 4, 1998 - March 4, 2000 700 days defeated Bam Bam Bigelow vacated due to injury

ECW World Tag Team Championship June 23, 1992 - April 4, 2001
The Super Destroyers: AJ Petrucci & Doug Stahl
June 23, 1992 - April 2, 1993 283 days won tournament final defeating Glen Osbourne & Max Thrasher was defeated by Tony Stetson & Larry Winters

WCW World Heavyweight Championship January 11, 1991 - December 9, 2001
"Immortal" Hulk Hogan
July 17, 1994 - October 29, 1995 469 days defeated "Nature Boy" Ric Flair was defeated by The Giant

WCW International World Heavyweight Championship September 1993 - June 23, 1994
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
September 19, 1993 - March 16, 1994 178 days defeated "Nature Boy" Ric Flair lost to Hiroshi Hase

WCW World Tag Team Championship January 29, 1975 - November 28, 2001
Doom: Ron Simmons & "Hacksaw" Butch Reed
May 19, 1990 - February 24, 1991 281 days defeated The Steiner Brothers: Rick & Scott was defeated by The Fabulous Freebirds: Michael P.S. Hayes & Jimmy Garvin

WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship February 17, 1991 - November 1991
Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton, & "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
February 17, 1991 - June 3, 1991 106 days won tournament final defeating "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel, Dutch Mantel, & Dr. X was defeated by The Fabulous Freebirds: Michael P.S. Hayes, Jimmy Garvin, & Badstreet (Brad Armstrong)

WCW Hardcore Championship July 11, 1999 - March 26, 2001
Norman Smiley
November 21, 1999 - January 12, 2000 51 days won tournament defeating "Nasty Boy" Brian Knobs was defeated by "Nasty Boy" Brian Knobs

WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship March 18, 2001 - March 26, 2001
Kid Romeo & Elix Skipper
March 18, 2001 - March 26, 2001 8 days won tournament defeating Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr. was defeated by Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr.

WCW Women's Championship December 29, 1996 - late 1997
Akira Hokuto
December 29, 1996 - June 15, 1997 168 days won tournament final defeating Madusa title vacated 

WCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship April 7, 1997 - late 1997
Toshie Uematsu
April 7, 1997 - July 19, 1997 103 days won tournament final defeating Malia Hosaka was defeated by Yoshiko Tamura

TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship September 20, 2009 - June 27, 2013
ODB & Eric Young
February 28, 2012 - June 20, 2013 478 days defeated Gail Kim & Madison Rayne titles vacated because Eric Young wasn't a women, yes it took 478 days to decide this. 


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