WWE has been in the pro-wrestling business for over seven decades. The company has made the sport known to a global audience and has been the home of multiple legends of the business like Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart & The Undertaker. With such a great history, numerous matches have taken place in a WWE ring and have produced classic moments the WWE Universe grew up watching.
Every year multiple superstars step inside a WWE ring to make a name for themselves in the business. But the superstars on this list have carved the path for all the new generation. With that said, let’s take a look at the superstars with the most wins in WWE history.
The data is taken from the internet wrestling database cagematch.net. The all-time record of these WWE wrestlers will be examined, including their work outside of WWE.
UPDATE: 2023/09/12 07:30 EST BY ANDREW KELLY
WWE has hosted a whole load of talented individuals over the years, though not everyone is always a serial winner. For instance, iconic names like Batista didn’t spend long enough in the promotion to build up a massive number of wins (despite having a great record) and names like The Miz who have spent around two decades in the company is someone who has been used to put his fellow wrestlers over, not winning as much as others. When looking at the biggest winners who have stepped foot in WWE, it is important to include records outside the company too to properly demonstrate their legacy, for instance AJ Styles is a relative newcomer (well not so much anymore) but he won a lot outside WWE, so that will be taken into account too.
20 Roman Reigns: 995 Wins
Roman Reigns has been one of the most dominant wrestlers of this generation. With a huge number of WrestleMania main events and the longest title reign of this millennium, he is a born winner.
Reigns is someone who doesn’t lose often, and when he does, it is amidst shenanigans – it is rarely even clean. He is among the best champions of all time, as proven by his record-breaking reign, and he has years left to go.
Year With The Most Wins: 2015 (187)
Win Percentage: 73.1%
Number Of Losses: 333
19 Triple H: 1032 Wins
He isn’t a student of the game, because he IS The Game. Triple H clawed his way to the top of the WWE mountain, not only from an in-ring perspective, but also outside of it. He married into the McMahon family, and one day will become the head of the company alongside his wife Stephanie.
To state the obvious, Triple H has had a Hall Of Fame career, with myriads of titles and a highly impressive 14 World Championship reigns. He just cracks the 4 digit with over 1000 wins. He has now officially walked away from the ring, so this tally won’t get any higher, with him now running WWE creative.
Year With The Most Wins: 2008 (118)
Win Percentage: 52.2%
Number Of Losses: 871
18 Seth Rollins – 1045
Seth Rollins has been on WWE’s main roster for over a decade now, and in that time he has been a full-time main event star and one of the biggest winners out of everyone.
Whether it be in or out of title scenes, Rollins picks up the win more often than not. With that has come five world title reigns and runs as Tag Team Champion, Intercontinental Champion, and United States Champion.
Year With The Most Wins: 2017 (130)
Win Percentage: 51.7%
Number Of Losses: 918
17 Sheamus: 1113 Wins
It’s pretty crazy to consider what Sheamus has done in the 12+ years he’s been with WWE. It’s as complete as a wrestling career gets, with a Royal Rumble win, a King Of The Ring crown and a successful Money In The Bank cash-in.
Let us not forget high profile WrestleMania matches against Triple H and Daniel Bryan, and of course multiple singles and tag team titles, including 3 WWE Championship reigns. Sheamus is currently at over 1000 wins, and he’s still looking to see that number grow.
Year With The Most Wins: 2012 (193)
Win Percentage: 52.3%
Number Of Losses: 964
16 Dean Ambrose – 1151
When he was in WWE, Dean Ambrose would often be the man who competed in the most matches per year in the promotion, hardly ever taking time off. With his popularity and success both in the main event and in the midcard, he picked up a whole load of wins during his time with the company.
After leaving WWE, he has been even more dominant in terms of wins, scoring the victory more often than not in AEW, NJPW, and elsewhere on the independent scene.
Year With The Most Wins: 2015 (150)
Win Percentage: 59.8%
Number Of Losses: 721
15 Randy Orton: 1274 Wins
Randy Orton is a third-generation superstar and made his way to WWE in 2002 following the footsteps of his family. Vince McMahon knew that Orton had something special in him right from the beginning, and the Viper lived up to his potential by becoming a 13-time WWE Champion.
He is one of the few WWE superstars that stayed loyal to the company for a long time, and we can expect him to move up the list in the years to come once he returns from his long-term injury which has kept him out during 2022 and 2023.
Year With The Most Wins: 2011 (151)
Win Percentage: 53%
Number Of Losses: 1060
14 Kofi Kingston: 1276 Wins
Kofi Kingston might not have received a main event push until last year, but he has silently made the top 10 of the superstars with the most wins in WWE. Kingston is one of the most decorated superstars in WWE with one reign as WWE Champion and has won multiple mid-card & tag team championships.
He has been a part of the promotion for over 13 years and has been a consistent performer each and every one of those years. He is still going strong, and we can expect the numbers to go even higher.
Year With The Most Wins: 2012 (131)
Win Percentage: 58.4%
Number Of Losses: 883
13 Matt Hardy: 1314 Wins
While he’s currently in AEW, Matt Hardy enjoyed a long and successful career in WWE. Not only was he part of one of the greatest and winningest tag teams of all time as part of The Hardy Boyz alongside brother Jeff, but Matt also enjoyed tremendous singles success.
While the WWE Championship eluded him, the elder Hardy won pretty much every other title there was, including the US, ECW, Hardcore, Cruiserweight and European Championships, amassing a large number of victories.
Year With The Most Wins: 2008 (107)
Win Percentage: 55.0%
Number Of Losses: 1019
12 AJ Styles – 1355
It still feels like AJ Styles is new to WWE as he arrived late on in his career, but with his run now stretching to seven years, he has spent longer in the promotion than he has done in most other places. Many of his victories have now come under the WWE banner, as he led the SmackDown brand as the WWE Champion on two occasions, and he often wins outside the world title scene anyway.
Styles’ huge number of victories tallies up from dominant stints in the likes of TNA and NJPW too, where he also emerged as a top star.
Year With The Most Wins: 2018 (37)
Win Percentage: 60.2%
Number Of Losses: 839
11 Shawn Michaels: 1433 Wins
The Heart Break Kid Shawn Michaels is one of the few superstars to be a part of WWE for over three decades. He has competed against every high-profile superstar the company had to offer and has held numerous championships throughout his career.
The Hall of Famer has competed in a lot of matches over his career, dominating throughout the 90s and 00s. He announced his retirement in 2010 after losing to The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI, but returned for a final match at Crown Jewel 2018. He now runs WWE’s developmental brand, NXT.
Year With The Most Wins: 1996 (163)
Win Percentage: 68.1%
Number Of Losses: 578
10 The Big Show: 1443 Wins
The Big Show was part of WWE for over two decades since making his debut in 1999, before recently signing with AEW. He competed under his real name Paul Wight in the initial days of his WWE career and soon adopted the name The Big Show.
Big Show is someone who has had such a longevity in the business – starting out in WCW – that despite his many losses over his career, he has still managed to win a whole heap too.
Year With The Most Wins: 2005 (112 Wins)
Win Percentage: 56.3%
Number Of Losses: 1019
9 British Bulldog – 1478
The British Bulldog may never have been a defined main eventer during his career in WWE or WCW, but he was such a dominant fixture in the tag team scene within WWE that he scored a lot of victories during his run.
When it came to singles matches on house shows in the early 1990s, it was a rarity to ever see him lose, only doing so at the hands of a larger star when he competed for the WWE Championship for instance.
Year With The Most Wins: 1985 (114)
Win Percentage: 61.7%
Number Of Losses: 756
8 Bruno Sammartino – 1486
Bruno Sammartino has the longest WWE Championship reign of all time, totalling a run with the gold that lasted seven years (and another which lasted for years too). Unsurprisingly, with that came a whole load of wins over the course of his iconic career.
He was the most dominant champion in history, and throughout his time in the business he gained 1486 victories, fending off challengers like Ivan Koloff and Gorilla Monsoon. His losses came so few and far between that when he lost the WWE Championship, the arena came to an abrupt and shocked silence.
Year With The Most Wins: 1960 (185)
Win Percentage: 75.0%
Number Of Losses: 274
7 Rey Mysterio: 1564 Wins
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the greatest Cruiserweight of all time has amassed over 1000 wins throughout his career. Rey Mysterio is the GOAT, and continues to add to his legacy even today by feuding with his own son, Dominik Mysterio.
Rey’s in-ring career could well come to a close sooner rather than later, but that doesn’t mean he’s not going to pile on some more wins before officially calling it quits.
Year With The Most Wins: 1999 (115, WCW) 2010 (107, WWE)
Win Percentage: 68.0%
Number Of Losses: 668
6 Kane: 1563 Wins
The Big Red Machine Kane was WWE’s resident monster for over two decades. He started his career with the promotion as Dr.Isaac Yankem DDS and then competed as Fake Diesel before re-debuting as Kane.
He is one of the most decorated WWE superstars with multiple title reigns throughout his career. With his career moving into politics, his in-ring career has wound down to the point where it is unclear if he will ever make another comeback.
Year With The Most Wins: 2007 (110)
Win Percentage: 51.9%
Number Of Losses: 1330
5 Hulk Hogan: 1574 Wins
WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan is the first globally recognized star in the company’s history. He was the face of the company for over a decade and played a vital part in their success in the early years. The Hulkster has competed in other promotions, including WCW, NJPW & Impact Wrestling throughout his career, but let’s look at his winning records in WWE.
Throughout his career Hulk Hogan has competed in a lot of matches and managed to pick up the win well over 1000 wins. Although The Hulkster probably wishes to have one more match for WWE, it’s unlikely to happen given his age and physical condition.
Year With The Most Wins: 1980 (172)
Win Percentage: 74.8%
Number Of Losses: 395
4 Tito Santana: 1783 Wins
Tito Santana is one of the greatest superstars to have never held the WWE Championship. He is a former two-time Intercontinental & Tag Team Champion and was also the winner of the 1989 King of the Ring tournament.
He has been a key player for the company in the early years and has competed in the first nine WrestleMania events. Santana also competed for the promotion under the name El Matador from 1991 to 1993 and has an impressive winning record.
Year With The Most Wins: 1985 (180)
Win Percentage: 62.6%
Number Of Losses: 826
3 John Cena: 1787 Wins
When superstars like The Rock & Stone Cold Steve Austin were leaving the company one after the other, WWE filled up the void with a young superstar in John Cena. The 16-time WWE Champion lived up to the expectations and went on to be the face of the promotion for over a decade.
John Cena is now a movie star with fewer matches in WWE each and every year. Even with that, he is still one of the most lucrative names ever and it’ll be hard for the vast majority of superstars to reach his amount of wins.
Year With The Most Wins: 2011 (165)
Win Percentage: 78.7%
Number Of Losses: 429
2 The Undertaker: 1836 Wins
The Undertaker altered the landscape of professional wrestling when he made his WWE debut at Survivor Series 1990. The fans had never witnessed such a unique character before, and The Deadman lived up to his potential and has become arguably the greatest WWE superstar of all time.
He has a near unmatched logevity in the business which makes him one of the biggest winners ever. His final match came at WrestleMania 36 against AJ Styles in the classic Boneyard Match.
Year With The Most Wins: 1993 (152)
Win Percentage: 74.7%
Number Of Losses: 529
1 Bret Hart: 1882 Wins
Bret Hart is arguably WWE’s greatest Canadian superstar and had a decorated run with the promotions despite all the controversies. He had a decorated career with five reigns as the WWE Champion and has also won other mid-card & tag team championships.
Bret Hart was a top name for WWE in the 1990s, scoring a lot of wins and titles. He got inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 for his singles career and once again in 2019 for being a part of the Hart Foundation. His brief return to the ring in 2010 added a few more victories to his tally.
Year With The Most Wins: 1992 (189)
Win Percentage: 63.7%
Number Of Losses: 765