From John Cena to Roman Reigns: WWE superstars with the most victories in a year(2000-present)

In this article, we will be discussing the most number of wins recorded by numerous WWE superstars every year. From 2000 to 2023, the top WWE superstars scoring the most victories in history are given in chronological order. Let us have a look at the most victories recorded by WWE Superstars in specific years from 2000 to the present date.

Steve Blackman -2000

Steve Blackman had successfully registered 97 wins and 88 losses in the year 2000. He was at the peak of his career from 1999 to 2000. His outings with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1997 to 2002, where he frequently competed for the promotion’s mid-card belts, are what made him most famous. Steve Blackman claimed the WWF Hardcore Championship six times and was the champion for a lengthy period of 172 days.

Year – 2000

Wins – 97
Losses – 88

Kane-2001

Kane, one of the prominent figures in WWE, claimed 103 victories and suffered 47 defeats in 2001. Kane won the WWF Championship, ECW Championship, and World Heavyweight Championship three times each, as well as the World Tag Team Championship, the WCW Tag Team Championship, and the WWE Tag Team Championship twelve times.

Certainly, he is referred to as the third person to accomplish the WWE Grand Slam and a two-time Intercontinental Champion. Additionally, WWE Hall of Famers also won Money in the Bank on September 16, 2019. Moreover, Kane also claimed the 24/7 Championship, the last championship he has ever claimed under his real name.

Year – 2001

Wins – 103
Losses – 47

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Rob Van Dam – 2002 & 2003

Rob Van Dam finalized 121 victories and 60 defeats in 2002. This was a great year for Rob Van Dam, as he claimed the most wins of his career in 2002 and 2003. Following, The succeeding year 2003 has also been an amazing year for Rob Van Dam. Rob Van Dam, in the succeeding year 2003, secured 102 wins and failed 43 times.

He is the longest-reigning World Television Champion (1998–2001). Van Dam is the one and only wrestler in history to have won 21 total championships and to have held the WWE Championship, the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship (at one point holding both the WWE and ECW titles simultaneously under WWE).

Year – 2002

Wins- 121
Losses – 60

Year – 2003

Wins – 102
Losses – 43

Chris Benoit – 2004

Chris Benoit was a professional wrestler gaining experience from WWE. Benoit had 2004 as his best year, where he claimed 134 wins and 27 losses. He reigned as a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE.

The second of four men in history to hold both the WWE and WCW Triple Crown Championships, he is the twelfth Triple Crown champion of the WWE and the seventh Triple Crown champion of the WCW. Benoit, who won the 2004 Royal Rumble and featured in several WWE pay-per-views, won the World Heavyweight Championship battle at WrestleMania XX in March 2004.

Year – 2004

Wins – 134

Losses – 27

John Cena – 2005 & 2006

John Cena is referred to as the most popular wrestler of all time. He is considered one of the best wrestlers alive. Cena is the owner of multitudinous records. In 2005, John Cena nailed 136 wins and lost eight times. Subsequently, the next year, Cena increased his victories to 137. Unfortunately, Cena also suffered more losses, and they were 27 in number.

Cena holds an impressive record as a 16-time world champion in addition to his 13-time WWE title and three-time title as the world’s heavyweight. He has also won the WWE United States Championship five times, the WWE Tag Team Championship twice, the World Tag Team Championship once, the Royal Rumble twice, and Money in the Bank once.

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Year – 2005

Wins – 136
Losses – 8

Year – 2006

Wins – 137
Losses – 27

Batista – 2007

In 2000, Bautista earned a contract with the then-World Wrestling Federation (WWF; later renamed WWE). He started his wrestling career in 1999. Batista became well-known from 2002 to 2010, using the ring name Batista. He embarked on 2007 as his great year of wins. In 2007, he won 134 matches and lost 18 times. He captured the global heavyweight championship four times and the WWE championship twice, making him a six-time global champion.

Batista held the World Heavyweight Championship for 282 days during his first reign, which is the record for the belt. Batista has also held the World Tag Team Championship three times. He headlined WrestleMania 21 and won the Royal Rumble battle that year. He was the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble competition. Before quitting professional wrestling in April 2019, Triple H and Dave Bautista squared off at WrestleMania 35 in October 2018.

Year – 2007

Wins – 134
Losses – 18

Triple H – 2008

Triple H is accredited for playing his best game in 2008, as he recorded 118 victories and 17 losses. The year 2008 saw a shift in dynamics as Triple H was transferred from Raw to Smackdown. At Backlash, The Game successfully defended his 12th WWE Championship against Randy Orton. The Game, which had a face and engaged in conflict with people like Edge and Jeff Hardy, had a revitalizing run, though. Triple H has won the World Championship 14 times and is one of the most illustrious athletes in WWE history.

Year – 2008

Wins – 118
Losses – 17

John Cena – 2009, 2010 & 2011

2009 was again the year of John Cena, as he accumulated 150 wins while suffering 18 losses. Only two men in the history of professional wrestling have ever accomplished such a remarkable feat: Ric Flair and John Cena.

John Cena achieved the most wins in 2010 and 2011 and successfully marked his sovereignty in the wrestling arena. In 2010, John Cena had 129 wins and 27 losses. Following, 2011 was also the year for John Cena, as he claimed 165 victories and 25 setbacks. What an incredible record by Cena! WWE hails John Cena for these accomplishments.

Year – 2009

Wins – 150
Losses – 18

Year- 2010

Wins – 129
Losses – 27

Year – 2011

Wins- 165
Losses -25

Sheamus – 2012

Sheamus is presently a WWE employee and goes by the stage name Sheamus when appearing on the SmackDown brand. The Irish professional wrestler also serves as the stable’s leader, The Brawling Brutes. Sheamus has a remarkable record for the most number of wins in 2012, as he secured 193 victories and suffered 23 setbacks.

Sheamus went on to win four world championships, including three of the WWE Championships and one of the WWE World Heavyweight Championships. Moreover, he is the first Irish global champion in WWE history, the three-time US champion, and the five-time tag team champion. He won the 2012 Royal Rumble match, the 2015 Money in the Bank ladder match, and the 2010 King of the Ring tournament.

Year – 2012

Wins – 193
Losses – 23

Daniel Bryan – 2013

Daniel Bryan has claimed the WWE Championship four times, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship once, the United States Championship once, the Intercontinental Championship once, and the WWE Tag Team Championship once as a member of Team Hell No. He effectively made 2013 his year, recording 185 triumphs and just 37 defeats.

Year – 2013

Wins – 185
Losses – 37

Jimmy Uso – 2014

Jimmy Uso is a three-time Raw Tag Team Champion and five-time SmackDown Tag Team Champion and has also won the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. Uso marked his significance by securing 143 victories and falling 43 times in the year 2014. Currently, he is in a feud with his all-time tag title-winning partner, Jey Uso.

Year – 2014

Wins – 143
Losses – 43

Roman Reigns – 2015 & 2016

Roman Reigns is currently employed by WWE, where he can be seen performing on the SmackDown brand as Roman Reigns. Tribal Chief is the current and longest-reigning WWE Universal Champion in his second reign, as well as the current WWE Champion in his fourth reign.

He is known as the undisputed WWE Universal Champion while holding both championships. Roman Reigns holds the record for most wins in the year 2015, as he secured 187 victories by losing only 18 times. Then, in the year 2016, he also had the most number of victories; he won 142 matches and just lost 12 times.

Year – 2015

Wins – 187
Losses – 18

Year – 2016

Wins – 142
Losses – 12

Dean Ambrose – 2017

Dean Ambrose was earlier signed to WWE, and currently, he is employed by AEW. He held the titles of WWE Champion once, United States Champion once, Intercontinental Champion three times, and RAW Tag Team Champion twice during his eight years with WWE. The year 2017 was dubbed the Dean Ambrose Empire since he won 143 matches while also losing 27 of them. Dean Ambrose displayed expertise as a WWE wrestler.

Year – 2017

Wins – 143
Losses – 27

AJ Styles – 2018

Aj Styles is presently a WWE employee and the head of the stable known as The O.C. He competes under the SmackDown brand. Due to AJ Styles’s record-breaking win total, 2018 is known as a phenomenal year of Styles. He endured 14 defeats while securing 137 victories.

As the second wrestler (after Kurt Angle) to win the TNA/Impact and WWE Triple Crowns and the first Grand Slam champion in both promotions, he also won the United States Championship three times, the Intercontinental Championship once, and the Raw Tag Team Championship twice.

Year – 2018

Wins – 137
Losses – 14

Seth Rollins – 2019

He competes on the Raw network under the ring name Seth “Freakin” Rollins, and he is currently serving as the first World Heavyweight Champion. Seth Rollins holds the record for the most number of victories in the year 2019, winning 115 times and losing 28 times.

Rollins reigned on to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, WWE Universal Championship, WWE Intercontinental Championship, and WWE United States Championship all twice each, making him the promotion’s 29th Triple Crown Champion and 19th Grand Slam Champion. He was also the second wrestler to achieve the latter feat twice under the format changes made in 2015, which he did. Additionally, Seth Rollins also triumphed in the 2019 Royal Rumble, the 2015 Slammy Award for Superstar of the Year, and the 2014 Money in the Bank ladder match.

Year – 2019

Wins – 115
Losses – 28

Drew McIntyre – 2020, 2021 & 2022

Currently, under contract with WWE, Drew McIntyre competes on the Raw brand with the ring name Drew McIntyre. The Scottish Warrior is recognized as having the most victories in three straight years (2020, 2021, and 2022). In 2020, he had 47 victories and 5 defeats.

He obtained 75 victories and suffered 21 losses after the year 2021. The following year, 2022, he claimed 70 victories while also losing 29 times. McIntyre has won the WWE Championship twice, the WWE Intercontinental Title once, the NXT Championship once, and the WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship twice. In the second night’s main event, he captured the WWE Championship, the Raw Tag Team Championship, and the 2020 Men’s Royal Rumble match.

Year – 2020

Wins – 47
Losses – 5

Year – 2021

Wins – 75
Losses – 21

Year – 2022

Wins – 70
Losses – 29

Cody Rhodes – 2023

He is presently a WWE performer, appearing on the Raw brand. Following his return to the WWE, Cody Rhodes has amassed an outstanding record for the most victories in 2023 thus far. In the previous year, he recorded 56 victories and suffered three defeats.

Rhodes was a prominent tag team wrestler who won six world tag team championships, including three World Tag Team Championships. He also became a two-time Intercontinental Champion. At WrestleMania 38 in April, he made a comeback to WWE and defeated Seth Rollins. Rhodes’ victory in the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble gave him the opportunity to compete for the WWE championship at WrestleMania 39. At WrestleMania 39, Rhodes competed for the undisputed WWE Universal Championship on the second night of the show in a losing effort to Roman Reigns.

Year – 2023

Wins – 56
Losses – 3

Top WWE Superstar with the highest number of victories

Bret Hart – 1882 wins

Despite all the scandals, Bret Hart, who is perhaps the greatest Canadian superstar in WWE, had a successful career with the organization. He enjoyed a distinguished career that included five reigns as the WWE Champion and various mid-card and tag team titles. In the 1990s, Bret Hart was a prominent figure for WWE, earning numerous victories and titles.

For his singles career in 2006 and for his involvement with the Hart Foundation in 2019, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. In 2010, he briefly returned to the ring and added additional victories to his record. Currently, Bret Hart stands at the top with the highest number of wins in WWE History.

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