Defunct Championships
| # | Championship | Date of entry | First champion(s) |
Date retired | Final champion(s) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | WWF United States Tag Team Championship | 02 !1958 | Don Curtis and Mark Lewin | 01 !July 29, 1967 | Arion, SpirosSpiros Arion and Bruno Sammartino | The title was retired without a formal announcement. |
| 02 !2 | WWWF United States Championship | 04 !1963 | Pedro Morales | 02 !February 1976 | Brazil, BoboBobo Brazil | The title was retired without a formal announcement. |
| 03 !3 | WWF North American Heavyweight Championship | 10 !March 1979 | "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase | 03 !March 20, 1981 | Seiji Sakaguchi | The title was retired without a formal announcement. |
| 04 !4 | WWF International Heavyweight Championship | 03 !1959 | Antonino Rocca | 04 !July 23, 1984 | Akira Maeda | The title was retired without a formal announcement. |
| 05 !5 | WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship | 05 !1967 | Johnny De Fazio | 05 !October 31, 1985 | The Cobra | The title was retired after NJPW and the WWF ended their partnership. |
| 06 !6 | WWF International Tag Team Championship | 06 !June 1969 | Toru Tanaka and Mitsu Arakwa |
06 !October 31, 1985 | Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | The title was retired after NJPW and the WWF ended their partnership. |
| 07 !7 | WWF Canadian Championship | 11 !August 18, 1985 | Dino Bravo | 07 !January 22, 1986 | Dino Bravo | Bravo was the only champion as a result of the WWF abandoning the title without a formal announcement. |
| 08 !8 | WWF Women's Tag Team Championship | 07 !1970 | Velvet McIntyre and Princess Victoria | 08 !1989 | Leilani Kai and Judy Martin |
The title was abandoned by the WWF without a formal announcement. |
| 09 !9 | WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship | 09 !December 18, 1978 | Antonio Inoki | 09 !1989 | The Great Muta | The title was retired after NJPW and the WWF ended their partnership. |
| 10 !10 | WWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship | 13 !July 1991 | Perro Aguayo and Gran Hamada | 10 !1991 | Perro Aguayo and Gran Hamada | Aguayo and Hamada were the only champions as a result of the WWF retiring the title without a formal announcement. |
| 11 !11 | WCW World Tag Team Championship | 17 !March 23, 2001 | Sean O' Haire and Chuck Palumbo | 11 !November 18, 2001 | Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley |
The title was retired after it was unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship. |
| 12 !12 | WWF Light Heavyweight Championship | 15 !December 7, 1997 | Taka Michinoku | 12 !November 30, 2001 | X-Pac | The title was replaced with the WCW Cruiserweight Championship without a formal announcement. |
| 13 !13 | WCW World Heavyweight Championship | 18 !March 23, 2001 | Booker T | 13 !December 9, 2001 | Chris Jericho | The title was retired after it was unified with the WWF Championship. |
| 14 !14 | WWE European Championship | 14 !February 26, 1997 | The British Bulldog | 14 !July 22, 2002 | Rob Van Dam | The title was retired after it was unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship. |
| 15 !15 | WWE Hardcore Championship | 16 !November 2, 1998 | Mankind | 15 !August 26, 2002 | Rob Van Dam | The title was retired after it was unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship. |
| 16 !16 | WWE Cruiserweight Championship | 19 !March 23, 2001 | Shane Helms | 16 !March 4, 2008 | Hornswoggle | The title was retired without a formal announcement by WWE. |
| 17 !17 | ECW World Heavyweight Championship | 20 !June 13, 2006 | Rob Van Dam | 17 !February 16, 2010 | Ezekiel Jackson | The title was retired on the final episode of ECW with the closure of WWE's ECW brand. |
| 18 !18 | World Tag Team Championship | 08 !June 3, 1971 | Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler | 18 !August 16, 2010 | David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd |
The title was retired in favor of the WWE Tag Team Championship after the consolidation of the unification of both titles from April 2010. |
| 19 !19 | WWE Women's Championship | 01 !September 18, 1956 | The Fabulous Moolah | 19 !September 19, 2010 | Layla | The title was retired in favor of the WWE Divas Championship after the consolidation of the unification of both titles on September 19, 2010. |
| 20 !20 | Million Dollar Championship | 12 !February 15, 1989 | "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase | 20 !November 15, 2010 | Ted DiBiase, Jr. | Ted DiBiase (Sr.) created the title, although it was never officially sanctioned by WWF/WWE. Ted DiBiase, Jr. abandoned the title after it was stolen by Goldust on October 4 and Aksana on November 8. The title was returned to the Million Dollar Man and retired without a formal announcement. |
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