The WWE Undisputed Championship (referred to previously as the WWF Undisputed Championship) was briefly the top championship in World Wrestling Entertainment, created by the unification of the WWF Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship.
History
At the Vengeance PPV on December 9, 2001, Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to win the World Heavyweight Championship (previously the WCW World Heavyweight Championship), and immediately afterward defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship, unifying the titles. Jericho was subsequently referred to as the WWF Undisputed Champion.
Jericho lost both belts to Triple H at WrestleMania X8 on March 17, 2002. On April 1, 2002, the individual belts were replaced by a single belt, presented to Triple H by WWF co-owner Ric Flair. The new belt's design was a merger of both prior belts' designs: like the old WCW World Heavyweight Championship, it was almost entirely gold without any of the blue that was present on the WWF belt, and it had a name plate for the wrestler who currently held the belt (a feature that would later be incorporated onto all of WWE's other title belts), and like the WWF Championship, it had the design of a globe in the middle, surrounded by an eagle.
Following the roster split (which divided the WWF into RAW and SmackDown! brands) of March 25, 2002, the Undisputed Champion was one of only two people (the other being the Women's Champion) who could appear on both brands simultaneously.
Hulk Hogan defeated Triple H for the title on April 21, 2002. On May 5 2002, legal issues forced the World Wrestling Federation to change its name to "World Wrestling Entertainment", and the championship was renamed the WWE Undisputed Championship. .
The Undisputed Championship was later held by The Undertaker, The Rock, and finally Brock Lesnar, who on August 26, 2002 signed an exclusive contract to appear on the SmackDown! brand only. This led to RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff presenting the World Heavyweight Championship title belt to Triple H, who was the last person to hold the Undisputed Championship when it was represented by individual belts. Following this, all references to the title held by Lesnar being "undisputed" were dropped, and that title reverted to being called the WWE Championship.
Title Reigns
The following is the title history of the WWE Undisputed Championship.
See Also
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place / Type Of Match / Event: |
| Chris Jericho | 1 | December 9 2001 | San Diego CA / Tournament Final / Vengeance |
| Triple H | 1 | March 17 2002 | Toronto ON / 1 Fall / WrestleMania X-8 |
| Hulk Hogan | 1 | April 21 2002 | Kansas City MO / 1 Fall / Backlash |
| The Undertaker | 1 | May 19 2002 | Nashville TN / 1 Fall / Judgement Day |
| The Rock | 1 | July 21 2002 | Detroit MI / Triple Threat / Vengeance |
| Brock Lesnar | 1 | August 25 2002 | Uniondale NY / 1 Fall / Summerslam |