Reigns
The inaugural champion was Triple H, and there have been 24 different official champions overall. The longest reigning champion was Batista who held the title from April 3, 2005 to January 10, 2006 for a total of 282 days. The shortest reigning champion was Big Show who officially held the title for 45 seconds. The youngest champion was Randy Orton, who won the title of the age of 24. The oldest champion is The Undertaker who won at the age of 44. Edge has held the title the most times with seven championship reigns. The current champion is Big Show, who is in his second reign, defeating Sheamus at Hell in a Cell on October 28, 2012.
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