Ever since the WWE seperated from its association from the NWA in 1963 to the global phenominiam that it is today, there has always been champions that reign supreme in the ring. The same can be said for any promotion including WCW and ECW. But who exactly has reigned supreme the most throughout their career? This question came to my mind about a week ago, not only for the World Titles but for EVERY title recognized by the WWE (Yes, that does include WCW and ECW). So, over the past few days, I have done the research and punched the numbers to find out. And now...I reveal it to YOU, the WWE Universe as to who has been a champion amongst champions. Here is what I did:
I looked at every title recognized by WWE.com (minus the Hardcore title...it will be explained a little later, as well as both female titles) and did the research to see how long every reign was. I took the number of days each wrestler was champion with every title and added them together to get their score. Over the next few days, I will post 2 blogs a day showcasing who was a champion but not quite good enough to be called one of the best of the best. Then, on WrestleMania Sunday..the finale. The Top 12 Champions of all time will be unveiled to you, the people of the WWE Universe. So why waste anymore time..let's get on to the worst of the worst. The people who were champions for less then 2 calendar months for their careers (There will be a breakdown of how many days they were champion in parenthesis)
Tied for the worst champions ever (which would be 313th overall) are Larry Winters, Doug Furnas and Phil LaFron with 1 day each. All of them were as ECW Tag Team Champions.
T-312. Mo and Mabel/Viscera/Big Daddy V- 2 days as World Tag Team Champions and Oklahoma with 2 days as Cruiserweight Champion
T-309. Another 3 way tie between Psychosis (Cruiserweight Champion), Crowbar (Cruiserweight Champion) and Vince Russo (WCW World Heavyweight Champion) with 7 days total.
T-306. Another 3 way tie between Henry and Phineas Godwinn ( World Tag Team Champions) and Stan Stasiak (WWE Champion) with 9 days
T-304. A Tie between Jacqueline (Light Heavyweight Champion) and David Arquette (WCW World Heavyweight Champion) with 12 days.
T-302. A tie between Alex Wright (Cruiserweight Champion) and Michael Hayes (United States Championship) with 15 days.
T-300. A Tie with 18 days between Masato Tanaka (6 as ECW Champion and 12 as ECW Tag Team Champion) and Buddy Rogers (all as WWE Champion)
T-297. A three-way tie with 21 days between Johnny Gunn (ECW Tag Team Champion), Mr. Wrestling (United States Champion) and Ivan Koloff (WWE Champion)
T-293. A tie with 22 days between Daffney (Cruiserweight Champion) and Bobo Brazil (United States Champion)
292. Steve McMichael with 25 days, all as United States Champion.
T-288. A four-way tie with 27 days between Albert (Intercontinental Champion), Marty Jennetty (20 as Intercontinental Champion, 7 as World Tag Team Champion), Brian Christopher (World Tag Team Champion) and Super Crazy (ECW Television Champion)
T-282. A six-way tie with 28 days with Madusa, Chavo Classic and Evan Karagias as Cruiserweight Champion, Mosh and Thrasher as World Tag Team Champions and Marc Mero as Intercontinental Champion.
281. Essa Rios with 29 days, all as Light Heavyweight Champion.
280. Ultimo Dragon with 31 days, all as Cruiserweight Champion.
279. One Man Gang with 33 days, all as United States Champion.
T-277. A tie with 34 days between Mideon (European Champion) and Bull Buchanan (World Tag Team Champion)
276. David Flair with 35 days, all as United States Champion
275. Sonny King with 36 days, all as a World Tag Team Champion
274. The Artist with 39 days, all as Cruiserweight Champion
T-272. A tie with 41 days between J.T Smith (ECW Televsion Champion) and Vince McMahon (35 days as ECW Champion, 6 as WWE Champion)
T-269. A three-way tie with 42 days between Pitbull #2 (21 days as ECW Television Champion, 21 as ECW Tag Team Champion), Mr. Kennedy (United States Champion) and Big Bossman (World Tag Team Champion)
T-266. A three way tie with 43 days between Balls Mahoney (ECW Tag Team Champion), Shinjiro Otuni (Cruiserweight Champion) and Shane McMahon (European Champion)
T-264. A tie with 44 days between Tony Stetson (ECW Tag Team Champion) and Kensuke Sasaki (United States Champion)
263. Lenny Lane with 46 days, all as Cruiserweight Champion
T-262. A three-way tie with 48 days between Pitbull #1 (27 days as ECW Television Champion, 21 as ECW Tag Team Champion), Tracy Smothers (ECW Tag Team Champion) and Disco Inferno (Cruiserweight Champion)
T-259. A three-way tie with 49 days between Tommy Prichard (World Tag Team Champion), Elix Skipper (Cruiserweight Champion) and Finlay (United States Champion)
T-257. A tie with 50 days between Ahmed Johnson (Intercontinental Champion) and Stan Hansen (United States Champion)
256. Moondog King with 53 days, all as World Tag Team Champion.
T-252. A tie with 54 days betwwen The Dark Patriot and Eddie Gilbert, both as ECW Tag Team Champions.
T-250. A tie with 56 days between Kid Kash (42 days as Cruiserweight Champion, 14 as ECW Television Champion) and Al Snow (48 days as European Champion, 8 days as World Tag Team Champion)
T-248. A tie with 57 days between Carl Gotch and Rene Goulet, both as World Tag Team Champions
247. Brad Armstrong with 58 days, all as Cruiserweight Champion.
246. Kanyon with 60 days (12 days as World Tag Team Champion, 48 days as United States Champion)
That is all for this blog..check back tonight at roughly 8 pm Eastern for the next batch of champions.