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WWE Championship
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:''This article is about the best-known WWE championship, one that was once defended only on the [[WWE Raw|Raw]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] of [[WWE]]. For the newer WWE top championship, once defended only on [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]], see [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)]].''
{{Infobox championship
|image=
|caption=The WWE Championship belt <br /> (February 18th, 2013-Present)
|championshipname=WWE Championship
|currentholder=[[John Cena]]
(contracted; show full)
*Edge (Modified "Rated-R Superstar" spinner belt)
*The Miz (Modified "M" belt, created by rotating the WWE logo by 180 degrees, hence simulating the letter "M")
 
A much larger version of the belt was created for André the Giant before WrestleMania III, although he never wore it as champion. A custom championship belt was designed and constructed for The Rock which featured his trademark Brahma Bull logo in the center, but it was lost and thus, never appeared on television.
[13] Similarly, Edge had originally designed an entirely different custom belt than the "Rated R Spinner" design he used for his second reign, however the plans were scrapped due to time constraints.[14]
 
The "Spinner" belt's design has become the WWE Championship's primary design since April 11, 2005, although, since No Mercy 2007, the centerpiece no longer spins. The physical belt itself originally indicated the brand it was designated to. When it was first introduced, it featured a unique side plate design that read "SmackDown", though it was then replaced with one that read "Mon-Nite Raw" when John Cena was drafted to the Raw brand. When the title once again became SmackDown's primary championship after Triple H was drafted to the brand in 2008, the "Raw" plate was replaced with a second "WWE Champion" side plate. Furthermore, the belt also features a silver tip on the end of the leather strap.

== Current champion ==
The current champion is [[John Cena]], who is in his eleventh reign. He won it by beating [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] at [[WrestleMania XXIX]] on 7 April 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/4878457/WrestleMania-29-John-Cena-downs-The-Rock-to-win-WWE-title.html |title=Cena downs Rock at WrestleMania |accessdate=12 May 2013}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Other websites ==
* [http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/ WWE Championship Title History]

{{WWE Championships}}

[[Category:World Wrestling Entertainment championships]]
[[Category:WWE Raw]]