“And new WBC Heavyweight Champion!”
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Kofi Kingston
# of Reigns: 1
The power of positivity.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Jeff Hardy
# of Reigns: 1
The un-“Broken” half of the Hardy Boyz has had the more storied singles career.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Bray Wyatt
# of Reigns: 1
Abigail’s brother used to go by “Husky Harris” — we’d say this run is working out better for him.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Sgt. Slaughter
# of Reigns: 1
Camel Clutch, Cobra Clutch — whatever “C”-animal it was, it hurt.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Dean Ambrose
# of Reigns: 1
And “The Lunatic Fringe” pulled this off while wearing jeans.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Chris Jericho
# of Reigns: 1
You’re a “stupid idiot” if you didn’t know this guy made “The List.”
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Eddie Guerrero
# of Reigns: 1
Generally considered one of the best ever to have done it held the big-boy belt for 133.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: The Miz
# of Reigns: 1
The kid from “The Real World” made good on his over-the-top MTV promos. One of the best on the mic, Miz has been holding down the Intercontinental Championship more than any other Superstar of the past few years.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Jinder Mahal
# of Reigns: 1
Shortly before this publishing, the “Modern-Day Maharaja” dropped the title to A.J. Styles, ending a somewhat confusing run right before the WWE went to India.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: John “Bradshaw” Layfield
# of Reigns: 1
JBL has taken his heel persona from the ring to the announce table. Never without a cowboy hat, Layfield thankfully leaves his lariat clothesline at home.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: The Ultimate Warrior
# of Reigns: 1
The muscle-bound maniac who handed Hulk Hogan his first-ever “WrestleMania” loss died after suffering a heart attack three days after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: “Superstar” Billy Graham
# of Reigns: 1
“Superstar” Billy Graham was a bodybuilder and buddy of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yeah, blame Graham’s body for Jinder Mahal.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Kevin Nash
# of Reigns: 1
You mean Tarzan from “Magic Mike”?!?!? Yes, yes we do.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Pedro Morales
# of Reigns: 1
History lesson: Back in the WWWF days, Morales became the first guy in wrestling history to win all three of the major men’s titles — the WWF Championship, the Intercontinental Championship and the WWF Tag Team Championship — in the company.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: André the Giant
# of Reigns: 1
The stories about André the Giant sometimes feel as tall as he was.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: The Iron Sheik
# of Reigns: 1
This guy is as big a hit on Twitter as he was in the ring.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Kane
# of Reigns: 1
You wouldn’t know it by looking at him, but Kane is one of the smartest Superstars in WWE history.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Rey Mysterio
# of Reigns: 1
We’re not going to talk about how ridiculous the setup to his finishing move, “The 6-1-9,” became. This is a happy list.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Stan Stasiak
# of Reigns: 1
Unfortunately Stasiak only held the belt for nine days.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Rob Van Dam
# of Reigns: 1
One of the most popular ECW wrestlers of all-time, RVD has brought his three initials to seemingly every pro-wrestling promotion with three initials.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Ivan Koloff
# of Reigns: 1
The “Russian Bear” was actually Canadian.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Buddy Rogers
# of Reigns: 1
Rogers was kinda-sorta the first champion in the company. It’s complicated — ask Killer Kowalski and Bruno Sammartino.
Rank: 30 (tie)
Wrestler: Vince McMahon
# of Reigns: 1
Hell, Mr. McMahon runs the damn company — of course he made this list.
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: Batista
# of Reigns: 2
Guardian of the Galaxy, defender of WWE Championship.
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: The Big Show
# of Reigns: 2
You can’t miss this two-time champ — not even in a mega-arena.
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: A.J. Styles
# of Reigns: 2
“The Phenomenal One” held the belt for 371-straight days, which is a record for a “SmackDown” wrestler.
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: Alberto Del Rio
# of Reigns: 2
Si! Si! Si! Si! Si! Si! Si!
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: Sycho Sid
# of Reigns: 2
It was a long way down from Shawn Michaels’ former bodyguard’s power-bomb.
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: “Nature Boy” Ric Flair
# of Reigns: 2
If you haven’t watched ESPN’s new “30 for 30: Nature Boy,” do that. Oh, and look up Flair’s ridiculous NWA runs too.
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: Sheamus
# of Reigns: 2
Master of the Brogue Kick, Rocksteady in the “Ninja Turtles” movies — which is the greater accomplishment?
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: Seth Rollins
# of Reigns: 2
He’s BURN(ed) IT DOWN more than once.
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: Yokozuna
# of Reigns: 2
That belt needed a few extenders to fit around the sumo.
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: CM Punk
# of Reigns: 2
Let’s just say he was a little less successful in the UFC.
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: Randy “Macho Man” Savage
# of Reigns: 2
Before he snapped into Slim Jims, the “Macho Man” was snapping dudes in half.
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: Bob Backlund
# of Reigns: 2
Backlund couldn’t “Make Darren Young Great Again” — or even keep the guy employed — but the master of the cross-face chicken wing had a pretty incredible career of his own.
Rank: 17 (tie)
Wrestler: Bruno Sammartino
# of Reigns: 2
Google him, kids.
Rank: 13 (tie)
Wrestler: Mankind
# of Reigns: 3
Mick Foley nearly killed himself to raise these titles.
Rank: 13 (tie)
Wrestler: Roman Reigns
# of Reigns: 3
Go ahead and boo him, Universe — WWE is still the Big Dog’s turf right now.
Rank: 13 (tie)
Wrestler: Shawn Michaels
# of Reigns: 3
Before he found God, the “Heartbreak Kid” found jaws with his foot, popularizing the Superkick.
Rank: 9 (tie)
Wrestler: Daniel Bryan
# of Reigns: 4
Welcome back, (current) champ.
Rank: 9 (tie)
Wrestler: Edge
# of Reigns: 4
On this day, you can see clearly… that Edge is one of the best to ever lace up.
Rank: 9 (tie)
Wrestler: The Undertaker
# of Reigns: 4
The Dead Man is truly a living legend.
Rank: 9 (tie)
Wrestler: Kurt Angle
# of Reigns: 4
Top 10, it’s true — it’s damn true.
Rank: 7 (tie)
Wrestler: Brock Lesnar
# of Reigns: 5
Eat. Sleep. Win Titles. Repeat.
Rank: 7 (tie)
Wrestler: Bret “Hitman” Hart
# of Reigns: 5
The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
Rank: 5 (tie)
Wrestler: Hulk Hogan
# of Reigns: 6
Hulkamania was real. Then again, so was Gawker at one point.
Rank: 5 (tie)
Wrestler: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
# of Reigns: 6
On the Mt. Rushmore of all-time greats, and that’s the bottom line.
Rank: 3 (tie)
Wrestler: The Rock
# of Reigns: 8
He may be Dwayne Johnson now, but he’ll always be “The Rock” to us.
Rank: 3 (tie)
Wrestler: Triple H
# of Reigns: 8
Boss of The Authority has two words for the other guys on this list. We can’t reprint them.
Rank: 2
Wrestler: Randy Orton
# of Reigns: 9
The Viper has RKO’d a lot of dudes outta nowhere.
Rank: 1
Wrestler: John Cena
# of Reigns: 13
U Can’t See Him.
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