Most World Wrestling Entertainment world title wins
Who
John Cena, Ric Flair
What
16 total number
Where
United States ()
When

Between 1981 and 2000, US wrestler Ric Flair (b. Richard Fliehr) won 16 WWE world wrestling titles. This was matched by John Cena (USA) between 2005 and 2017.

Flair's wins were as follows:

1981 (NWA World Heavyweight Championship);

1983 (NWA World Heavyweight Championship);

1984 (NWA World Heavyweight Championship);

1986 (NWA World Heavyweight Championship);

1987 (NWA World Heavyweight Championship);

1989 (NWA World Heavyweight Championship);

1991 (NWA World Heavyweight Championship);

1992 (WWF Championship x2);

1993 (NWA World Heavyweight Championship, WCW World Heavyweight Championship);

1995 (WCW World Heavyweight Championship);

1996 (WCW World Heavyweight Championship);

1999 (WCW World Heavyweight Championship);

2000 (WCW World Heavyweight Championship x2)

Cena's wins were as follows:

2005 (WWE Championship); 2006 (WWE Championship x2); 2008 (World Heavyweight Championship); 2009 (World Heavyweight Championship, WWE Championship x2); 2010 (WWE Championship x2); 2011 (WWE Championship x3); 2013 (WWE Championship, World Heavyweight Championship); 2014 (WWE World Heavyweight Championship); 2017 (WWE World Championship).

Flair's 16 reigns lasted for a total 3,456 days, whereas Cena's reigns lasted for a total 1,411 days.