Updated List of Current WWE Champions/Titleholders in 2021

ByMohit Raghuwanshi

Below is the latest & updated list of current WWE Champions/titleholders & our predictions for next champions from RAW, SmackDown, NXT, and NXT UK brands.

WWE RAW Brand Current Champions

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WWE Champion – Bobby Lashley

DATE WON1 March 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days107+

Bobby Lashley helped Miz cash-in MITB against Drew McIntyre for Miz to in the title. Lashley then defeated Miz on RAW episode of 1 March 2021 to win the WWE Championship for the first time.

Next WWE Champion Prediction: Drew McIntyre

Last 3 WWE Champions:

  • The Miz
  • Drew McIntyre
  • Randy Orton
Rhea-Ripley-WWE-Raw-Womens-Champion

Raw Women’s Champion – Rhea Ripley

DATE WON11 April 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days66+

Rhea Ripley defeated Asuka Raw Women’s Championship at Wrestlemania 37 and became Raw Women’s Champion in her first match on the main roster.

Next Raw Women’s Champion Prediction: Shayna Baszler

Last 3 RAW Women’s Champions:

  • Asuka
  • Sasha Banks
  • Asuka 

United States Champion – Sheamus

DATE WON11 April 2021
Reigns No.3
Reigns Days66+

Sheamus defeats Riddle at Wrestlemania 37 and becomes third time the United States Champion.

Next United States Champion Prediction: Damian Priest

Last 3 WWE United States Champions:

  • Matt Riddle
  • Bobby Lashley
  • Apollo Crews
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Raw Tag Team Champion – AJ Styles & Omos

DATE WON10 April 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days67+

AJ Styles & Omos defeated Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods at WrestleMania 37 to become the Raw Tag Team Champions.

Next Raw Tag Team Champion Prediction: – T-Bar & Mace

Last 3 RAW Tag Team Champions:

  • The New Day (Kofi Kinston & Xavier Woods)
  • Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander
  • The New Day (Kofi Kinston & Xavier Woods)

WWE SmackDown Brands Current Champions

Roman Reigns Universal Champion 2021

Universal Champion – Roman Reigns

DATE WON30 August 2020
Reigns No.2
Reigns Days290+

Roman Reigns returned to WWE at SummerSlam after a 5-month hiatus and attacked the newly crowned Universal Champion The Fiend and Braun Strowman. A triple threat match was then announced for Payback 2020 where Roman Reigns pinned Braun Strowman to win the Universal Championship.

Next Universal Champion Prediction: Kevin Owens

Last 3 WWE Universal Champions:

  • The Fiend Bray Wyatt
  • Braun Strowman
  • Goldberg
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SmackDown Women’s Champion – Bianca Belair

DATE WON10 April 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days67+

Bianca Belair defeated Sasha Banks at Wrestlemania 37 to win her a first Smackdown Women’s Championship and her first World title.

Next SmackDown Women’s Champion Prediction: Becky Lynch

Last 3 Smackdown Women’s Champions:

  • Sasha Banks
  • Bayley
  • Charlotte Flair
Apollo Crews intercontinental champion

Intercontinental Champion – Apollo Crews

DATE WON11 April 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days66+

Apollo Crews defeated Big E at Wrestlemania 37 to become Intercontinental Champion.

Next Intercontinental Champion Prediction: Big E

Last 3 WWE Intercontinental Champions:

  • Big E
  • Sami Zayn
  • Jeff Hardy
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SmackDown Tag Team Champion – Rey Mysterio & Dominik

DATE WON16 May 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days31+

Rey Mysterio & Dominik created history by becoming the first father-son duo to win WWE Tag Team titles. They defeated Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode at Wrestlemania Backlash on 16 May 2021 to win SmackDown Tag Team Championship.

Next SmackDown Tag Team Champion Prediction: The Usos

Last 3 Smackdown Tag Team Champions:

  • The Dirty Dawgs(Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode)
  • The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
  • The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E)

NXT Brand Current Champions

Karrion Kross NXT Champions 2020

NXT Champion – Karrion Kross

DATE WON8 April 2021
Reigns No.2
Reigns Days69+

Karion Kross won the title back from Finn Balor at NXT TakeOver Stand & Deliver: 2021.

Next NXT Champion Prediction: Pete Dunne

Last 3 NXT Champions:

  • Finn Balor
  • Karrion Kross
  • Keith Lee
Raquel González NXT Women's Champion

NXT Women’s Champion – Raquel Gonzalez

DATE WON7 April 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days70+

Raquel Gonzalez ended Io Shirai’s 9 months NXT Women’s title reign at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver night 1 on 7 April 2021.

Next NXT Women’s Champion Prediction: Shotzi Blackheart

Last 3 NXT Women’s Champions:

  • Io Shirai
  • Charlotte Flair
  • Rhea Ripley
Bronson Reed NXT North American Champion

NXT North American Champion – Bronson Reed

DATE WON18 May 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days29+

Bronson Reed defeated Johnny Gargano in a steel cage match at the end of their big feud to win the North American Championship.

Next NXT North American Champion Prediction: Isiah “Swerve” Scott

Last 3 NXT North American Champions:

  • Johnny Gargano
  • Leon Ruff
  • Johnny Garagano
Kushida NXT Cruiserweight Champion

NXT Cruiserweight Champion– Kushida

DATE WON13 April 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days64+

Kushida answered an open challenger from Santos Escobar and defeated him for the Cruiserweight Championship at the NXT episode of 13 April 2021.

Next NXT Cruiserweight Champion Prediction: Isaiah “Swerve” Scott

Last 3 WWE Cruiserweight Champions:

  • Santos Escobar
  • Jordan Devlin
  • Angel Garza
MSK NXT Tag Team Champions

NXT Tag Team Champion – MSK

DATE WON 7 April, 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days70+

MSK won the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 after defeating Grizzled Young Vetrans and Legado Del Fantasma in a triple threat tag team match.

Next NXT Tag Team Championship Prediction: Legado Del Fantasma

Last 3 NXT Tag Team Champions:

  • Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan
  • Breezango (Fandango & Tyler Breeze)
  • Imperium (Fabian Archer & Marcel Barthel)
Indi Hartwell and Candice LaRae NXT Women's Tag Team Champions

NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion – The Way(Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae)

DATE WON5 May 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days43+

Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae of The Way defeated Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon in a street fight to win the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship.

Next Champion prediction: Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon

Last NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions:

  • Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon
  • Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai

NXT UK Brand Current Champions

Walter WWE UK Champion

NXT UK Champion – WALTER

DATE WON5 April 2019
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days803+

WALTER put an end to the 600 days reign on Pete Dunne at NXT TakeOver: New York to start a long reign of his own. He defended the title on multiple occasions since then, most notable at NXT TakeOver: Cardiff to beat Tyler Bate.

Next Champion prediction: Finn Balor

Previous United Kingdom Champions:

  • Pete Dunne
  • Tyler Bate
Meiko Satomura

NXT UK Women’s Champion – Meiko Satomura

DATE WON10 June 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days6+

Meiko Satomura ended Kay Lee Rae’s 649 days reign as the NXT UK Women’s Champion on 10 June 2021.

Next Champion prediction: Piper Niven

Previous NXT UK Women’s Champions:

  • Kay Lee Rae
  • Toni Storm 
  • Rhea Ripley
Tyler Bate Nxt UK 2020

NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion– Tyler Bate

DATE WON20 May 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days27+

Tyler Bate defeated A-Kid on the NXT UK episode of 20 May 2021 to become the second NXT UK Heritage Cup winner.

Next NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion Prediction: Naom Dar

Previous NXT UK Heritage Cup Champions

  • A-Kid
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NXT UK Tag Team Champion – Pretty Deadly (Lewis Howley & Sam Stoker)

DATE WON25 February 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days111+

Pretty Deadly pair of Lewis Howley & Sam Stoker defeated Gallus on 25 February 2021 episode of NXT UK to end their 479 days as the champions

Next NXT UK Tag Team Champion prediction: Imperium

Previous NXT UK Tag Team Champions:

  • Gallus(Wolfgang & Mark Coffey)
  • Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews
  • Zack Gibson and James Drake

Unbranded Current Champions

Tamina & Natalya WWE Women's Tag Team Champions

Women’s Tag Team Champion -Tamina & Natalya

DATE WON14 May 2021
Reigns No.1
Reigns Days33+

Tamina and Natalya defeated Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler at WWE SmackDown episode of 14 May 2021 to win women’s tag team champions.

Next Champion prediction: Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan

Previous WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions:

  • Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
  • Asuka & Charlotte Flair
  • Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
Akira Tozawa 24/7 Champion

WWE 24/7 Champion -Akira Tozawa

DATE WONMay 17, 2021
Reigns No.10
Reigns Days30+

List Of Current WWE Champions & Predicted Future WWE Champions

CHAMPIONSHIPCURRENT CHAMPIONSPREDICTED FUTURE CHAMPIONS
WWE ChampionBobby LashleyDrew McIntyre
Universal ChampionRoman ReignsThe Fiend Bray Wyatt
NXT ChampionKarrion KrossPete Dunne
NXT UK ChampionWalterFinn Balor
Raw Women’s ChampionRhea RipleyShayna Baszler
SmackDown Women’s ChampionBianca BelairBecky Lynch
NXT Women’s ChampionRaquel GonzalezShotzi Blackheart
NXT UK Women’s ChampionMeiko SatomuraPiper Niven
NXT Cruiserweight ChampionKushidaIsaiah “Swerve” Scott
United States ChampionSheamusDamian Priest
Intercontinental ChampionApollo CrewsBig E
NXT North American ChampionBronson ReedIsiah “Swerve” Scott
NXT UK Heritage Cup ChampionshipTyler BateTrent Seven
Raw Tag Team ChampionsAJ Styles & OmosT-Bar & Mace
SmackDown Tag Team ChampionsRey Mysterio & Domink MysterioThe Usos
NXT Tag Team ChampionsMSK(Wes Lee & Nash Carter)Legado Del Fantasma
NXT UK Tag Team ChampionsPretty Deadly(Lewis Howley & Sam Stoker)Imperium
WWE Women’s Tag Team ChampionsTamina & NatalyaRuby Riott & Liv Morgan
NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion Candice LeRae & Indi HartwellShotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon
WWE 24/7 ChampionAkira TozawaR-Truth

FAQ’S:

Who is the current WWE Universal Champion?

Roman Reigns
Date Won: 30 August 2020
Reign No: 2

Who is the current WWE Champion?

Bobby Lashley
Date Won: 1 March 2021
Reign No: 1

Who is the current NXT Champion?

Karrion Kross
Date Won: 8 April 2021
Reign No: 2