WWE Linear Championship

If in every match the WWE title was at stake, who would be the champions throughout WWE history?

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1963Awarded. The start of the WWE lineage based on Vince McMahon Sr. and the WWWF breaking away from the NWA.
5/17/1963
10/4/1963Defeated champion via Referee Stoppage due to an eye injury.
6/6/1964Wins a Best of Three Falls Match – 2 Falls to 1
8/24/1964Wins a Best of Three Falls Match by TKO – champ won Fall #1, but couldn’t finish the match after being inadvertently hit in the groin on a leap frog
11/10/1964
5/1/1967Champion's leg was under the bottom rope. WWWF disallowed the title change. Since match was never restarted, this results in a linear title change
7/8/1967
9/30/1967Won on a “illegal pinfall.” WWWF disallowed the title change. Since the match was never restarted, this results in a linear title change
10/2/1967
2/20/1969
6/14/1969
12/9/1969Won by referee stoppage
1/19/1970
6/15/1970Won by referee stoppage
9/12/1970Won a Texas Death Match
1/18/1971
2/8/1971
8/30/1971Won by referee stoppage
9/27/1971Won by referee stoppage
2/27/1973Wins a Best of Three Falls Match – 2 Falls to 1
12/9/1974Wins a Best of Three Falls Match – 2 Falls to 1
12/10/1975
6/29/1977
5/12/1978Won a Russian Chain Match
10/14/1979
3/26/1980
4/24/1980
5/1/1980
5/27/1980Won a Lights Out Match
6/10/1980
6/23/1980Won a Lights Out Match
7/16/1980Won a Russian Chain match
7/22/1980Won a Lights Out Match
7/24/1980Won a Helmet match
8/15/1980
9/29/1980Won a Taped Fist Match
10/5/1980
10/13/1980
11/4/1980
12/25/1980
2/20/1981
2/12/1984
7/5/1984
2/5/1985
2/5/1988
7/31/1988Won a Steel Cage match
4/1/1990Wrestlemania VI
1/19/1991Royal Rumble 1991
3/17/1991Won a Steel Cage match. Holds title until 4/27/1994, having not defended title for one year.
4/27/1994Awarded as reigning WWF Champion
11/23/1994Survivor Series. Won in a Submission Match via Corner Stoppage
11/26/1994
11/19/1995Survivor Series (Won a No Holds Barred Match)
3/31/1996WrestleMania XII (Won an Iron Man Match 1 Fall to 0 in Overtime)
11/17/1996 Survivor Series
1/19/1997Royal Rumble 1997
12/11/1997In a Match for the WWF European Title
12/11/1997Won a Casket Match
1/18/1998Royal Rumble 1998 (Won a Casket Match)
3/29/1998Wrestlemania XIV
6/28/1998 King of the Ring (First Blood match)
6/29/1998
11/15/1998Survivor Series (Tournament semi-final)
11/15/1998Survivor Series (Tournament final)
12/29/1998Won a No DQ Match
1/24/1999Royal Rumble 1999 (Won an I Quit match)
1/26/1999Won an Empty Arena match
DateWrestlerNotes
2/15/1999 Won a Ladder match
3/28/1999Wrestlemania XV
5/23/1999Over the Edge PPV
6/28/1999
10/17/1999No Mercy PPV
11/20/1999
1/3/2000
3/14/2000
4/4/2000
4/22/2000
4/30/2000Backlash PPV
5/15/2000Won a Submission-only match
6/19/2000
6/25/2000King of the Ring (KOTR tournament final)
7/11/2000
8/28/2000
9/18/2000
11/19/2000Survivor Series
2/25/2001No Way Out PPV
4/1/2001Wrestlemania X-7
9/4/2001
9/10/2001Hardcore Match
10/2/2001
10/9/2001
11/5/2001
12/9/2001Vengeance PPV
3/17/2002Wrestlemania X8
4/21/2002Backlash PPV
5/19/2002Judgment Day PPV
6/18/2002
6/22/2002
7/2/2002
8/12/2002
10/13/2002
11/3/2002
11/17/2002Survivor Series
12/15/2002Armageddon PPV
3/30/2003Wrestlemania XIX
8/2/2003
9/16/2003Won an Iron Man Match 5 Falls to 4
2/15/2004No Way Out PPV
4/20/2004
7/3/2004
7/17/2004
7/20/2004
7/25/2004
3/12/2005
10/24/2005
10/27/2005
1/2/2006
1/16/2006
3/6/2006
5/21/2007
7/22/2007Great American Bash PPV
7/30/2007
8/13/2007Saturday Night's Main Event
5/12/2008
5/18/2008Judgment Day (Won a Steel Cage Match)
11/11/2008
12/8/2008
12/13/2008
1/12/2009
1/26/2009
2/17/2009
2/20/2009
4/20/2009Won a No DQ match
4/21/2009Won a Steel Cage Match
6/28/2009The Bash PPV (Won a Best of Three Falls Match 2 Falls to 1)
DateWrestlerNotes
9/13/2009Breaking Point PPV (Won an “I Quit” Match)
10/4/2009Hell in a Cell PPV (Won a Hell in a Cell Match)
10/25/2009Bragging Rights PPV (Won a 60min Iron Man Falls Count Anywhere Match 6 Falls to 5)
12/13/2009TLC PPV (Won a Tables Match)
3/28/2010Wrestlemania XXVI
4/25/2010Extreme Rules PPV (Won a Street Fight)
6/11/2010
6/27/2010Won a Steel Cage Match
9/20/2010
11/22/2010
1/31/2011Loses title on 4/5/2012, as final defense was on 4/5/2011
4/5/2012Awarded as reigning WWE Champion
5/28/2012
6/1/2012Won a No DQ Match
6/4/2012
6/5/2012
10/2/2012
11/12/2012
12/16/2012TLC PPV (Won a TLC Match)
12/26/2012
8/18/2013Summerslam
8/18/2013Summerslam
9/15/2013Night of Champions
10/27/2013Hell in a Cell PPV (Won a Hell in a Cell Match)
1/13/2014
1/27/2014
2/16/2014
2/24/2014
2/28/2014
3/8/2014
5/27/2014
6/10/2014
6/30/2014
7/4/2014
7/7/2014
7/11/2014
7/12/2014
7/14/2014
7/22/2014
9/21/2014Night of Champions PPV (Won by forfeit)
10/3/2014
10/13/2014Contract on a Pole match
10/26/2014Hell in a Cell PPV (Won a Hell in a Cell Match)
11/2/2014
12/15/2014Won a Steel Cage match
12/16/2014Super Smackdown Live
1/5/2015Best of 3 falls
1/6/2015
1/13/2015
1/17/2015
1/19/2015
3/29/2015Wrestlemania 31
5/31/2015Elimination Chamber
6/15/2015Money In The Bank
8/23/2015Summerslam
9/7/2015
9/8/2015
9/20/2015Night of Champions
10/25/2015Hell In A Cell
11/22/2015Survivor Series
11/22/2015Survivor Series
12/14/2015
6/19/2016Money In The Bank
6/19/2016Money In The Bank
9/11/2016Backlash
10/4/2016
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  • This is a tricky. What if every time the World champion wrestled a match and lost, meant they lost the 'linear' championship? Criteria: WWE Title can only change hands in singles (i.e. one on one) matches+ WWE Title can not be lost by countout or disqualification+ WWE Title can be won on pinfall, submission, referee stoppage or match stipulation+ WWE Title must be defended every 365 days+ Champion can lose the belt if wrestling outside the WWE and loses a match.
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