| − | The '''WWE Championship''' is the top championship in [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]. It is currently held by [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]], who has been the titleholder since he won the belt from [[A.J. Styles]] on November 13, 2018.<ref>[http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/ WWE Official Website].</ref> The title was first established on April 25, 1963 as the World Wide Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Championship following the then-WWWF withdrawing from the [[National Wrestling Alliance]], with former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Buddy Rogers recognized as the first WWWF Champion. | + | The '''WWE Championship''' is the top championship in [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]. It is currently held by [[Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah|Kofi Kingston]], who has been the titleholder since he won the belt from [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] on April 7, 2019.<ref>[http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/ WWE Official Website].</ref> The title was first established on April 25, 1963 as the World Wide Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Championship following the then-WWWF withdrawing from the [[National Wrestling Alliance]], with former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Buddy Rogers recognized as the first WWWF Champion. |