Post by scarfacekid24 on Aug 4, 2006 12:02:41 GMT 7
WWE Title Records
Record: Most reigns
Record holder: The Rock
Record number: Seven
Record: Longest reign
Record holder: Bruno Sammartino
Record number: 2803 days (c. seven years)
Notes: Sammartino's second reign, at 1237 days (c. three years), was the fourth longest in history.
Record: Longest heel reign
Record holder: Superstar Billy Graham
Record number: 296 days
Record: Shortest reign
Record holder: André the Giant
Record number: c. 45 seconds
Notes: André defeated Hulk Hogan and then immediately attempted to sell the title to Ted DiBiase, thus rendering the title vacant.
Record: Second shortest reign
Record holder: Yokozuna
Record number: c. 2 minutes, 7 seconds
Notes: Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart and then immediately defended against Hulk Hogan.
Record: Oldest champion
Record holder: Vince McMahon
Record number: 54 years, 21 days
Record: Second oldest champion
Record holder: Hulk Hogan
Record number: 48 years, 8 months, and 11 days
Notes: The title was at the time designated the WWE Undisputed Championship.
Record: Youngest champion
Record holder: Brock Lesnar
Record number: 25 years, 44 days
Notes: The title was at the time designated the WWE Undisputed Championship.
Record: Second youngest champion
Record holder: Yokozuna
Record number: 26 years, 6 months, and 2 days
Record: Third youngest champion
Record holder: The Rock
Record number: 26 years, 6 months, and 13 days
Record: Heaviest champion
Record holder: Yokozuna
Record number: c. 550 lb (272 kg)
Record: Lightest champion
Record holder: Shawn Michaels
Record number: c. 227 lb (103 kg)
Record: Tallest champion
Record holder: Big Show
Record number: c. 7 ft 0 in (213 cm)
Record: Shortest champion
Record holder: Eddie Guerrero
Record number: c. 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Record: Longest transitory title match
Record holder: 1992 Royal Rumble match
Record number: 1 hour, 2 minutes, 2 seconds
Notes: The match took place on January 19, 1992 and was won by Ric Flair.
Record: Shortest transitory title match
Record holder: Diesel vs. Bob Backlund
Record number: c. 8 seconds
Notes: The match took place on November 26, 1994 and was won by Diesel.
Trivia
The record for most WWE Championships held by a single person is seven, held by The Rock. Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin have six reigns, Bret Hart and Triple H have five, The Undertaker and Kurt Angle have four, and Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, and Brock Lesnar have three. Due to some controversial matches, Bob Backlund can lay claim to two additional reigns on top of his two official ones, totaling four.
Four wrestlers (Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Kane, and Mankind) have had title reigns that lasted approximately 24 hours.
Three Canadians have held the WWE Championship: Bret Hart, Chris Jericho and Edge. As well, Chris Benoit has held the World Heavyweight Championship.
The Big Show is the only wrestler to have held the WWE Championship, WCW World Heavyweight Championship and ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Two wrestlers, Rob Van Dam and Big Show, have held both the WWE Championship and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, with Rob Van Dam holding both belts simultaneously.
The Rock is the first African-American wrestler to have held the WWE Championship (He is African-American/Samoan)
Record: Most reigns
Record holder: The Rock
Record number: Seven
Record: Longest reign
Record holder: Bruno Sammartino
Record number: 2803 days (c. seven years)
Notes: Sammartino's second reign, at 1237 days (c. three years), was the fourth longest in history.
Record: Longest heel reign
Record holder: Superstar Billy Graham
Record number: 296 days
Record: Shortest reign
Record holder: André the Giant
Record number: c. 45 seconds
Notes: André defeated Hulk Hogan and then immediately attempted to sell the title to Ted DiBiase, thus rendering the title vacant.
Record: Second shortest reign
Record holder: Yokozuna
Record number: c. 2 minutes, 7 seconds
Notes: Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart and then immediately defended against Hulk Hogan.
Record: Oldest champion
Record holder: Vince McMahon
Record number: 54 years, 21 days
Record: Second oldest champion
Record holder: Hulk Hogan
Record number: 48 years, 8 months, and 11 days
Notes: The title was at the time designated the WWE Undisputed Championship.
Record: Youngest champion
Record holder: Brock Lesnar
Record number: 25 years, 44 days
Notes: The title was at the time designated the WWE Undisputed Championship.
Record: Second youngest champion
Record holder: Yokozuna
Record number: 26 years, 6 months, and 2 days
Record: Third youngest champion
Record holder: The Rock
Record number: 26 years, 6 months, and 13 days
Record: Heaviest champion
Record holder: Yokozuna
Record number: c. 550 lb (272 kg)
Record: Lightest champion
Record holder: Shawn Michaels
Record number: c. 227 lb (103 kg)
Record: Tallest champion
Record holder: Big Show
Record number: c. 7 ft 0 in (213 cm)
Record: Shortest champion
Record holder: Eddie Guerrero
Record number: c. 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Record: Longest transitory title match
Record holder: 1992 Royal Rumble match
Record number: 1 hour, 2 minutes, 2 seconds
Notes: The match took place on January 19, 1992 and was won by Ric Flair.
Record: Shortest transitory title match
Record holder: Diesel vs. Bob Backlund
Record number: c. 8 seconds
Notes: The match took place on November 26, 1994 and was won by Diesel.
Trivia
The record for most WWE Championships held by a single person is seven, held by The Rock. Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin have six reigns, Bret Hart and Triple H have five, The Undertaker and Kurt Angle have four, and Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, and Brock Lesnar have three. Due to some controversial matches, Bob Backlund can lay claim to two additional reigns on top of his two official ones, totaling four.
Four wrestlers (Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Kane, and Mankind) have had title reigns that lasted approximately 24 hours.
Three Canadians have held the WWE Championship: Bret Hart, Chris Jericho and Edge. As well, Chris Benoit has held the World Heavyweight Championship.
The Big Show is the only wrestler to have held the WWE Championship, WCW World Heavyweight Championship and ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Two wrestlers, Rob Van Dam and Big Show, have held both the WWE Championship and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, with Rob Van Dam holding both belts simultaneously.
The Rock is the first African-American wrestler to have held the WWE Championship (He is African-American/Samoan)
