Over the course of his time with the company, he has achieved sustained success, and is a three-time world champion (having held the WWE Championship once, and the World Heavyweight Championship twice), two-time Intercontinental Champion, two-time United States Champion, four-time Tag Team Champion, and a three-time Cruiserweight Champion. He is also the winner of the 2006 Royal Rumble, and is the 21st Triple Crown and 21st Grand Slam winner in WWE history, and he has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WWE. He departed the company in 2015 and then wrestled on the independent circuit, before returning to WWE in 2018.