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The WWE X-Division Championship was the third-tier championship title in WWE The E-Fed on Saturday Night Smackdown; the second brand of the company. The first champion was Alex Shelley who won a battle royal at No Way Out 2007 to become the inaugural champion. The final champion was Evan Bourne who won the championship in a Fatal Five Way at the Great American Bash on July 26, 2009. AJ Styles holds the record for most reigns with two. The shortest reign lasted 22 days when Evan Bourne won it at the Great American Bash only to vacate it less than a month later after leaving the company. Papydum currently holds the record for longest reign (as an individual) with 234 days.
Title history[]
Key[]
| # | The overall championship reign |
| Date | The date in which the championship was obtained |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Venue | The event where the championship was obtained |
| Notes | Any additional important information on how the championship changed hands |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| # | Wrestler Name | Reign | Date | Days held | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Shelley | 1 | March 2, 2007 | 81 | No Way Out | |
| 2 | AJ Styles | 1 | May 22, 2007 | 153 | Judgment Day | |
| 3 | Ryan McKenzie | 1 | October 22, 2007 | 166 | No Mercy | |
| – | Vacated | – | April 4, 2008 | – | Smackdown |
McKenzie dropped the title thus vacating it. |
| 4 | Brendan Moretti | 1 | May 11, 2008 | 147 | Judgment Day |
Moretti won in a Ultimate X Match to win the vacant championship. |
| — | Vacated | — | October 5, 2008 | — | Smackdown |
Moretti vacates the championship after sustaining an injury. |
| 5 | Papydum | 1 | October 25, 2008 | 234 | Smackdown |
Papydum defeated Alex Shelley to win the vacant championship. Papydum would go on to hold the title for seven months, thus becoming the longest reigning X-Division Champion in E-Fed History. |
| — | Vacated | — | June 16, 2009 | — | Smackdown |
Papydum was forced to vacate the championship |
| 6 | AJ Styles | 2 | May 24, 2009 | 27 | Judgment Day |
Styles defeated Tyson Kidd and Teddy Hart to win the vacant championship. |
| — | Vacated | — | June 20, 2009 | — | Smackdown |
Styles quits and the X-Division Championship is vacated. |
| 7 | Evan Bourne | 1 | July 26, 2009 | 22 | The Great American Bash |
Bourne won a Fatal Five Way to win the vacant X-Division Championship. |
| — | Retired | — | August 17, 2009 | — | Smackdown |
After Evan Bourne quit the company the title was vacated, before being retired in favor of a new championship, the WWE Television Championship. |
Former two-time X-Division Champion, AJ Styles.
List of combined reigns[]
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| <1 | Indicates the reign was less than 1 day |
As of May 22, 2013
| Rank | Wrestler | # of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Papydum | 1 | 234 |
| 2. | AJ Styles | 2 | 180 |
| 3. | Ryan McKenzie | 1 | 166 |
| 4. | Brendan Moretti | 1 | 147 |
| 5. | Alex Shelley | 1 | 81 |
| 6. | Evan Bourne | 1 | 22 |