#7(Tie) Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Batista, Chris Jericho and CM Punk - 6 Reigns
More people have held the World Title 6 times within the WWE than any other number, and it is a list that is probably the most star-studded of all. As the biggest wrestling star in the history, Hulk Hogan was a permanent fixture in the main event picture during his first run and accumulated five WWF Title reigns. His last one came in 2002 during his highly popular run as Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
Steve Austin might have had issues with Hulk throughout his career, but he does share something with Hulk after all - World Title reigns. After winning his first WWE Title at WrestleMania XIV in a monumental match, Austin had five more runs with the same title, the last one of which ended at Vengeance 2001.
One anti-authority figure followed by another as CM Punk too proudly held a World Title six times. Apart from his memorable 434-day reign as WWE Champion and a small reign that preceded that, the 'Greatest of all Time' was the World Heavyweight Champion three times and ECW Champion once.
If greatness is involved, how can we forget the evergreen Chris Jericho? Between his first WCW Title win in 2001 and his third reign as World Heavyweight Champion in 2010, Y2J had one more reign as WCW champion and a reign as the first ever Undisputed WWF Champion.
Even though he is an authority figure on-screen right now, Kurt Angle is a living legend inside the ring. Apart from that Olympic gold medal, Angle's resume bolsters five tremendous reigns as WWE Champion and an equally good reign with World Heavyweight Title in 2006.
While the first five people were most associated with the WWE Title, Batista became a main event star with his four tremendous runs with the World Heavyweight Title. Still, he got his hands on the WWE Title on two occasion during the end months of his first run in 2010.