Humble beginnings aside, Hart earned his place in the record books as he defended the WWE Title for a combined days across five separate reigns between October and August Maybe not in this case, but definitely up there.
And — when looking strictly at individual reigns — his run is only eclipsed by those of Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund. Thanks to his record 12 WWE World Heavyweight Championship wins, John Cena is the only Superstar of his generation to have carried the title for more than 1, days total.
The Champ got there by hook or by crook with some of his runs lasting more than a year him and CM Punk are the only two Superstars of the new century who can make this claim while others came and went in mere minutes. This is a distinct possibility. Flair was still winning World Titles in his fifties. Slaughter, Stan Hansen and former champ Ivan Koloff. But when he was dethroned by The Iron Sheik in , the old-fashioned collegiate wrestling champion took a leave of absence, giving way to the rise of Hulkamania.
WWE had changed, and so had the once-beloved hero. For four years, Hulkamania ran wild, until a controversial encounter with Andre the Giant ended a genre-defining reign. While he does not hold the record for the length of his title reigns, he does hold the record for most combined championship title reigns in the WWE.
His 14th title reign, which is currently ongoing, began at Royal Rumble Pedro Morales was the champion from until His most notable title defense was a time limit draw with Bruno Sammartino at a Shea Stadium show in He became the first wrestler to become a WWE triple crown champion. In , he won the tag team titles with Bob Backlund and was the Intercontinental Champion during the early '80s. In , Randy Orton won his first World Heavyweight Championship and in the process became the youngest man to ever win a world championship for the company.
Since then, he has been a fixture in the main event scene. He is an time world champion. Bret's first title win was a shock to wrestling fans anywhere.
He beat Ric Flair in an untelevised match and showed up on television as champion even though he wasn't thought to be a contender for the title. By contrast, his final title reign ended in the most talked about match of all time. Punk's two first reigns as World Heavyweight Champion began as a result of cashing in the Money in the Bank Championship.
In total, his three reigns as World Heavyweight Champion were for only days. But Hogan's problems turned for the worse when Gawker published a short clip of the sex tape in October Repercussions of the scandal continued when it was soon discovered that the tape included anti-Black rants made by the wrestler.
Despite admitting being "racist, to a point," Hogan quickly admitted he was wrong and that his racial slurs were regrettable. Radar Online added to his problems when it reported he also made homophobic slurs on the sex tape and discovered he made racist comments during a recorded phone call to his imprisoned son in As a result of these scandals, various sponsors pulled out of doing business with Hogan and selling the celebrity's merchandise.
Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire who co-founded PayPal, helped to fund the invasion of privacy lawsuit as well as other cases brought against the media company. Thiel's homosexuality was the subject of a article published by Gawker. Hogan currently resides in Clearwater, Florida. In , he married Jennifer McDaniel, whom he had been dating since We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. John Cena is a professional wrestler who took home the United States WWE Championship in March and has since expanded his career into movies and television. WWE Hall of Famer 'Macho Man' Randy Savage was known for the trademark growl and flamboyant costumes that made him one of pro wrestling's biggest stars of the s and '90s.
Dwayne Johnson first rose to fame as "The Rock," a popular wrestling personality. He then became a box-office star, appearing in films including 'The Scorpion King,' 'Hercules' and 'The Fast and the Furious' franchise. Chris Kelly is best known for making up one half of the rap duo Kris Kross, who had a No. When Hulk Hogan substituted for an injured Bob Backlund in Backlund's rematch for the title, he took advantage, defeating the Iron Sheik for his first of 12 world title reigns six in WWE.
Andre eventually ended Hogan's reign in Backlund held the title for well over five years during his run, starting with a victory over Superstar Billy Graham. Finally, the reign ended controversially, as manager Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel, as the Iron Sheik had Backlund locked in the Camel Clutch. Backlund won the title again nearly 11 years later, but he only held it for three days. For more than seven years, Sammartino was heavyweight champion, after winning it from Nature Boy Buddy Rogers.
That match took less than a minute as, according to WWE. All in all, Bruno's two title reigns last 4, days -- more than 11 years. Officially, Moolah's title run lasted more than 10, days, beginning in September and ending in July Unofficially, Moolah lost the title several times when she held the title in the NWA.
Still, Moolah was the face of the women's division throughout the Rock n' Wrestling Era, and her breaks during her NWA runs were brief.
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