Under its scripted format, WWE has organized numerous professional wrestling tournaments, primarily featuring professional wrestlers from its own roster and occasionally involving talent from other professional wrestling promotions.
Championship tournaments Inaugural championship tournaments
No. Championship Winner Tournament final Ref Event Date Location 1 WWE European Championship Raw Berlin, Germany 2 WWF Light Heavyweight Championship D-Generation X: In Your House Springfield, MA 3 Undisputed WWF Championship Vengeance San Diego, CA 4 WWE Tag Team Championship No Mercy North Little Rock, AR 5 NXT Championship NXT Winter Park, FL 6 NXT Tag Team Championship 7 NXT Women's Championship 8 NXT Cruiserweight Championship Cruiserweight Classic 9 SmackDown Tag Team Championship Backlash Richmond, VA 10 United Kingdom Championship United Kingdom Championship Tournament Blackpool, Lancashire, England 11 NXT UK Women's Championship NXT UK Birmingham, England 12 NXT UK Tag Team Championship TakeOver: Blackpool Blackpool, Lancashire, England 13 NXT UK Heritage Cup NXT UK London, England 14 World Heavyweight Championship Night of Champions Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 15 WWE Speed Championship Speed Cincinnati, OH 16 WWE Women's Speed Championship Nashville, TN 17 WWE Women's United States Championship Saturday Night's Main Event Uniondale, NY 18 WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Raw San Jose, CA 19 WWE ID Championship GCW Presents The ID Showcase Rutherford, NJ
Vacant championship tournaments Legend
Active championships
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Randy Savage WrestleMania IV March 27, 1988 Atlantic City, NJ WWF president Jack Tunney refused to recognize Ted DiBiase as champion. 2 The Rock Survivor Series November 15, 1998 St. Louis, MI 3 Rey Mysterio Raw Supershow July 25, 2011 Hampton, VA Champion CM Punk left WWE. 4 Roman Reigns Survivor Series November 22, 2015 Atlanta, GA Champion Seth Rollins suffered a knee injury.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Mr. Perfect Superstars of Wrestling April 23, 1990 Austin, TX Champion Ultimate Warrior vacated the title. 2 Marc Mero Monday Night Raw September 23, 1996 Hershey, PA Champion Ahmed Johnson suffered (kayfabe) kidney injuries after Faarooq attacked him. 3 Owen Hart Badd Blood: In Your House October 5, 1997 St. Louis, MI Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin suffered a neck injury. 4 Ken Shamrock Raw Is War October 12, 1998 Uniondale, NY Champion Triple H suffered an injury. 5 Kofi Kingston SmackDown May 11, 2010 Buffalo, NY SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long fired champion Drew McIntyre and vacated the title after repeat attacks against Matt Hardy. Mr. McMahon overturned Long’s decision, nullifying Kingston’s title win. 6 AJ Styles SmackDown June 8, 2020 Orlando, FL Champion Sami Zayn refrained from competing during the COVID-19 pandemic; the title was vacated.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Eddie Guerrero Vengeance July 27, 2003 Denver, CO Smackdown General Manager Stephanie McMahon revived the title after two years of inactivity. 2 Bobby Roode SmackDown Live January 16, 2018 Laredo, TX Champion Dolph Ziggler proclaimed that the fans did not deserve him and abandoned the title as he walked out. On the night of the semifinals, Roode challenged Jinder Mahal to hold the final that same night.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy Raw April 16, 2018 Hartford, CT Champions Braun Strowman and 10-year old Nicholas vacated the titles due to Nicholas' fourth-grade schedule. Raw General Manager Kurt Angle announced The Bar vs. the tournament winners for the vacant titles at the Greatest Royal Rumble.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Chelsea Green SummerSlam August 2, 2026 Minneapolis, MN Champion Rhea Ripley suffered an injury.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez Raw August 29, 2022 Pittsburgh, PA Champions Naomi and Sasha Banks were suspended indefinitely.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Charlotte TakeOver May 29, 2014 Winter Park, FL NXT Commissioner John Bradshaw Layfield vacated the title because champion Paige could not defend both the NXT Women's and Divas Championship. 2 Tiffany Stratton Battleground May 28, 2023 Lowell, MA Champion Indi Hartwell suffered a leg injury and was drafted to Raw.
Defunct championships
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Alundra Blayze All American Wrestling December 13, 1993 Poughkeepsie, NY The title was reinstated after three years of inactivity. 2 Lita Cyber Sunday November 5, 2006 Cincinnati, OH Champion Trish Stratus retired from wrestling.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 The 1–2–3 Kid and Bob Holly Royal Rumble January 22, 1995 Tampa, FL Champions Diesel and Shawn Michaels disbanded as a tag team. 2 The Bodydonnas WrestleMania XII March 31, 1996 Anaheim, CA Billy Gunn of champions The Smokin' Gunns suffered a neck injury. 3 Owen Hart and The British Bulldog Raw Is War July 7, 1997 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Failed to win the title against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Dude Love on Raw Is War on July 14.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Johnny Nitro Vengeance: Night of Champions June 24, 2007 Houston, TX Champion Bobby Lashley vacated the title after being drafted to Raw. The final was originally Chris Benoit vs. CM Punk but Benoit no showed the event (due to the Benoit family tragedy) and was replaced by Nitro.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Edge SmackDown May 6, 2008 London, Ontario, Canada Failed to win title against The Undertaker at Judgment Day.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Maryse Raw February 22, 2010 Indianapolis, IN Champion Melina suffered an injury.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Cedric Alexander WrestleMania 34 April 8, 2018 New Orleans, LA Champion Enzo Amore was suspended and released due to allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault, the title was vacated. 2 El Hijo del Fantasma NXT May 27, 2020 Winter Park, FL This round-robin tournament was for the interim title after champion Jordan Devlin was unable to defend the title due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Tyler Bate NXT UK July 7, 2022 London, England Champion Ilja Dragunov suffered an injury.
Tournament brackets WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament (1997)
WWE Championship Tournament (2011)
No. 1 Contender's tournaments Summary Legend
Active championships
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Stone Cold Steve Austin Raw January 28, 2002 Richmond, VA Lost to Chris Jericho at No Way Out. 2 John Cena SmackDown April 15, 2003 Norfolk, VA Lost to Brock Lesnar at Backlash. 3 John Cena No Way Out February 20, 2005 Pittsburgh, PA Defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield at WrestleMania 21. 4 John "Bradshaw" Layfield SmackDown April 26, 2005 Birmingham, England Lost to John Cena in an "I Quit" match at Judgment Day. 5 Triple H Raw February 20, 2006 Trenton, NJ Lost to John Cena at WrestleMania 22. 6 AJ Styles SmackDown April 19, 2024 Pittsburgh, PA Lost to Cody Rhodes at Backlash. 7 Sami Zayn Saturday Night's Main Event January 24, 2026 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lost to Drew McIntyre at the Royal Rumble.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Penta Raw August 28, 2026 Cleveland, OhioThis tournament featured luchadores from WWE's Raw and SmackDown divisions and their Mexican sister promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. Penta lost to Roman Reigns in the championship match on the September 14, 2026, episode of Raw in Mexico City, Mexico.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 CM Punk Armageddon December 14, 2008 Buffalo, NY Champion William Regal got disqualified on the January 5 episode of Raw. 2 Bad News Barrett Raw April 28, 2014 East Rutherford, NJ Defeated Big E at Extreme Rules. 3 Ricochet SmackDown December 2, 2022 Buffalo, NY Lost to Gunther on SmackDown on December 16. 4 Jey Uso Raw September 9, 2024 Calgary, Alberta, Canada Defeated Bron Breakker on Raw on September 23.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Santos Escobar SmackDown July 28, 2023 New Orleans, LA Champion Austin Theory attacked Escobar prior to their title match; Rey Mysterio took his place. 2 Kevin Owens SmackDown: New Year's Revolution January 5, 2024 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Lost to Logan Paul at the Royal Rumble. 3 LA Knight SmackDown February 28, 2025 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Defeated Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown on March 7.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Team Rhodes Scholars Raw October 22, 2012 East Rutherford, NJ Defeated Team Hell No at Hell in a Cell via disqualification. 2 The Vaudevillains Payback May 1, 2016 Rosemont, IL Lost to The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) at Extreme Rules. 3 Street Profits Raw December 27, 2021 Detroit, MI Lost to RK-Bro at Day 1. 4 War Raiders Raw October 28, 2024 Hershey, PA Lost to The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh) on Raw on November 25.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 The New Day SmackDown Live August 7, 2018 Orlando, FL Lost to the Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam. 2 Braun Strowman and Ricochet SmackDown February 3, 2023 Greenville, SC Lost to The Usos on SmackDown on February 10. 3 The Street Profits SmackDown August 16, 2024 Orlando, FL Lost to The Bloodline (Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa) on SmackDown on August 23. 4 Motor City Machine Guns SmackDown October 25, 2024 New York City, NY Defeated The Bloodline (Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa) that same night.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Finn Bálor NXT TakeOver: Rival February 11, 2015 Winter Park, FL Lost to Kevin Owens on NXT on March 25.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Jordynne Grace NXT June 24, 2025 Orlando, FL Lost to Jacy Jayne at Evolution.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Velveteen Dream Worlds Collide January 27, 2019 Phoenix, AZ The winner received a match for an NXT championship of their choice. Dream chose to challenge for Johnny Gargano's NXT North American Championship on NXT on February 20 and won the title.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 The Lucha Dragons NXT July 31, 2014 Winter Park, FL Defeated The Ascension at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way. 2 Axiom and Nathan Frazer NXT April 2, 2024 Orlando, FL Lost to Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker at Stand & Deliver. 3 Los Americanos NXT March 31, 2026 New York, NY Lost to The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) at Stand & Deliver.
Defunct championships
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Edge Raw May 16, 2005 Omaha, NE Lost to Batista on Raw on May 23. 2 Rey Mysterio SmackDown August 28, 2007 Albany, NY Lost to new champion Batista and previous champion The Great Khali at Unforgiven. 3 Raw December 29, 2008 Manchester, NH Lost to John Cena at the Royal Rumble.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Ezekiel Jackson ECW January 12, 2010 Green Bay, WI Lost to Christian at the Royal Rumble.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Zack Gibson United Kingdom Championship Tournament June 18, 2018 Kensington, London, England Lost to Pete Dunne at the event.
No.Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Tony Nese 205 Live March 19, 2019 Indianapolis, IN Defeated Buddy Murphy at WrestleMania 35.