7 Interesting Facts you may not know about the WWE Championship

#7 WWE title changes by the numbers

The WWE Championship has many interesting statistics due to its long history

The WWE Championship has changed hands on RAW 14 times, on SmackDown four times, and on house shows 12 times.

The non-Wrestlemania pay-per-view in which the WWE Championship has changed hands most is 12, at the annual Survivor Series PPV. The closest PPV would be Royal Rumble, at nine times, and Summerslam, at eight times. Between all WrestleManias, the WWE Championship has changed hands 23 times.

The longest WWE title reigns combined belongs to Bruno Sammartino, who held the championship for 2,803 days between his two title reigns. The shortest reign is Andre the Giant's reign, which only lasted 108 seconds, according to WWE.

The oldest winner is WWE owner Vince McMahon, who won the WWE Championship at 54 years old. This is a difference of 29 years between him and youngest champion, Brock Lesnar, who won the championship at 25 years old.

The heaviest WWE Champion is Yokozuna, who was 568 lbs (258 kg). The lightest WWE Champion was Rey Mysterio, who was also the shortest WWE Champion, was only 175 lbs and was billed at a mere 5'6''.

Lastly, the WWE Championship had had many different champions from many different countries. It has had six Canadian, one Iranian, one French, one Ghanian, one Mexican champion, one Italian champion, one Irish, and 39 American champions.