10 Greatest WWE Stars Who Were Never World Champion | partsFUNknown

[@shawnmichaels568]

What immediately comes to my mind, Is shelton benjamin. I know, People say he is not that great on the mic, But his matches and moments will forever be remembered.

[@blove88]

Sometimes ppl put way too much stock in promos. It's not that it's not important (it is) but u also want ur matches at least resonate with fans leaving ur shows as well. This is where technical skill, in-ring psychology, storytelling and spot bumps come in.

[@absoul112]

If only there was something or someone you could give wrestlers who weren’t good on the mic.

[@lilachie]

A champion needs to draw money it's not even about promos ,there's nothing wrong with being a midcarder

[@MorbidFayde]

Thing is though, it's not that he CAN'T do it, he cut an INCREDIBLE promo on Brock Lesnar during his feud with Rey in 2019. He has it in the locker, I just feel like he wasn't afforded much of a spotlight, although my memory on his promos is very fuzzy

[@tafua_a]

I wish he had more memorable stories as IC/US champ. The problem with the "everyone should be World champ" mentality is that it devalues the secondary belts. You know, the ones that Bret Hart and Ric Flair made famous.

[@james6745]

Mr Perfect was AWA World Heavyweight, which doesnt hit your criteria, but was considered one of the top 3 World titles when he won it.

[@MazeDaGr8]

Exactly but people seem to forget that for some reason

[@DougDMarco]

I was about to post this. WWF purchased AWA only 10 years prior to the WCW purchase, there is no reason not to recognize the AWA titles outside of Vince's old hatred of Gagne.

[@R8DRBeagle]

Most of these dirt sheets/KZbinrs only know WWE cause they are 20+ yrs old. If it wasn't for NWO, they wouldn't know about WCW.

[@PlumbPitiful]

Rick Martel was AWA champion too at one point

[@ParadiseDB7]

But he wasn't a world champion in WWE which is the entire point... Yes it counts as a world title, but come on he should have won the WWF Championship

[@TheGreatDevlin]

Knowing the story behind his Luna was treated during the Sable feud is heartbreaking. Vince treated her like garbage and then brought the belt back just for Sable.

[@BBoy2015]

Maybe being British just gives him a much more natural knack for it, but hearing all the ways Adam can show contempt and sarcasm even when saying stuff that's been said before will always be a highlight of my Sundays.

[@mattvare9043]

I need to throw in an honourable mention for Arn Anderson. He spent most of his career as one of the best tag wrestlers ever, and his TV title run was magnificent. But in the World Title scene, he was always number 2 to Flair. But Arn should have 100% been World Champion.

[@johnnysizemore5797]

Jake Roberts was my favorite Heel in the 80's. He made you BELIEVE he was legitimately enjoying himself when he struck Miss Elizabeth...

[@robertlawrence4719]

Jake Roberts was WWC and the Smokey Mountain world champ.

[@TheRealRollerCodster]

One of my goats

[@johnnysizemore5797]

@@TheRealRollerCodster one of my GOATS, alongside Mr.Perfect(one of the most complete wrestler's of his time) and strangely enough, Big Boss Man during his "Big Bubba Rogers" day's (personally didn't think he quite fit as a former Prison Guard...). These three make-up my personal Midcard in every wrestling video game I ever owned.

[@Dntwrybehpy1]

Snake macho man nuff said I'm still scared of snakes

[@VinnieGer]

In my heart, I want to believe it’s not to late for Shelton. If Kofi could get it out of nowhere but love, magic, and timing, maybe there’s a chance.

[@tafua_a]

I think Kofi made you care more than Shelton. Still, Shelton beat Triple H twice, he was hot as hell back then, it would have been sweet if WWE kept his momentum going and had him dethrone The Game, even for a month.

[@alwaysxnever]

@@tafua_a right?! He didn't need a long reign.

[@mikefedorovsky2577]

Lol

[@stevegallo8483]

Rick Rude is a major omission on this list. He was another top heel during the Hulkamania era who never rose about the intercontinental championship.

[@Altern8One]

From what I know he actually won WCW World Title in 1994 against Sting, though during that match he injured his back so badly that he was later forced to retire

[@matthewhobbs81]

Dominik is correct. When they brought back the NWA title, one year after it's return, it was renamed the wcw international title. He won it from flair, dropped it to sting, on a European tour, won it back from sting on the same tour, then dropped it back to sting, also on the same tour.

[@markdejonge937]

except rude was a world champion

[@My19812011]

@@Altern8One think it was actually in 1993 that Rude first won it, I’m sure it was against Flair in the autumn of 1993

[@dazzaMusic]

He was world heavyweight champion on WCW around 91/92

[@psycofreek69]

For me, it's William Regal. A man a head of his time. A pure wrestler in a company of giants and gimmicks. Had he have burst on the scene 10 years later, I am convinced he would have been a Bryan Danielson level star.

[@ntokozomathabela9182]

Crazy how the IC title in the 90’s was used as a step up to a world title push and then used as a “soft landing” after WWE fails to commit to a potential new World Champion

[@imjusthere750]

Wade Barrett’s run in 2010 could have been one of the best debuts of all time if John Cena could just of put his ego aside one night on Summerslam. Despite everyone trying to convince him otherwise, he refused to lose. There was no world title recovery run after that night.

[@heyyoitsmebrian]

the angle was good, but i dont think wade was ever that good. and they gave him a dozen chances and rebrands .... he was never over.

[@legopenguin9]

@@heyyoitsmebrian lmao this is just a straight up lie, he was so over under his bad news gimmick that they had to make him king of the ring to get rid of it

[@roostermcscratch9060]

Uh that is not what happened. Vince was the one that wanted cena to go over. The way the finish went was apparently what cena wanted, but Vince makes the call.

[@ashbasher22nerd93]

Even Edge and Chris Jericho legit told him that the Nexus should be put over, he did not listen. Cena then later regretted it.

[@imjusthere750]

@@roostermcscratch9060 you are incorrect. The ending minutes was all Cena’s decision. Edge and Jericho convinced Vince to overrule him but Cena did not want to lose.

[@NyxPoppinz]

Shelton Benjamin and John Morrison have to be the most deserving of the past 20 years when it comes to not winning world titles. Either guy could've won MITB instead of punk in 2008 since the only good thing that came from it was the pop when he beat Edge.🤷🏽‍♀️ Morrison should've won a world title from any time between 2009-2011 it's honestly ridiculous that he didn't

[@UnbrokenFlame]

I understand your point about Morrison. Even tho he did make a good ECW champion

[@ZekezeFull]

Morrison was ECW Champion, and even if we don't count that one he's also been AAA World Champion and Impact World Champion

[@alexmax3826]

@@ZekezeFull he's actually brilliant as impact champ. He did well in LU

[@cwrisgood]

What makes them deserving? Can they draw money. Very doubtful, but the idea that the World title is a gold watch has been a huge detriment to wrestling. I’m actually a fan of few world champions as it makes the title seems important. This is why I only want one champion in WWE.

[@Beastmode9000]

Surprised Ken Shamrock isn’t on the list, he’s pretty much my favorite wrestler from the Attitude Era, and he ABSOLUTELY should’ve been WWE champion!

[@rmitton2008]

To be fair, it's been admitted by Shamrock himself that he actually was scheduled to be pushed to a title run twice but both times he shot himself in the foot with serious issues behind the scenes.

[@themaskedmagic1783]

Shamrock vs Dan Stevern woulda killed

[@donaldcornchowder9112]

JR talked on his podcast "Grillin' JR" that he also saw massive potential in Ken, but that Ken was somewhat unreliable.

[@emperorjack8946]

Umaga not winning in 2007 over Cena really sour me on WWE during that time. How Umaga never got a run with the belt is baffling to me. Honorable mention to Rusev and Vader.

[@talonthehand]

Vader won the WCW title - while the intro they made it sound like "only while the WCW title was under control of WWE" the examples they gave in the video included the whole history of WCW.

[@sebastiancintron29]

He should have won the World Heavyweight Championship on Smackdown that year instead of the Great Khali of all freaking people.

[@craigbiggam2111]

They could of done a thing where Umaga destroys the spinner belt 🤦‍♂️

[@vampirascoffin870]

@@sebastiancintron29 facts

[@MoakS11]

Umaga and Armaaaandoooo Aleandrooo Eeeeeestrada were amazing together. I didnt care that Umaga won with a finger spike.. They were simply too good together.

[@MatthewWilliams-zf8pm]

For pure wrestling, Dean Malenko DESERVES to be in this list. William Regal too. These two do not get anywhere near as much props as they deserve and so often are overlooked!

[@yoholmes273]

Dean Malenko 🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩💩💩💩

[@RonnieR29]

Spot on with Dean by technical ability but you'd have to put Lance Storm in there too but neither had enough personality. William Regal, on the other hand, would have been awesome! He was a great heel when he arrived during the attitude era. The entire roster would be peasants in his eyes 🤣

[@yoholmes273]

@@RonnieR29 LANCE STORM and DEAN MALENKO for WWE Champion?????!!!!!!!🙈🙈🙈🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

[@thefive8th741]

I think Regal was actually supposed to win the WWE Championship after he won King of the Ring in 2008, but then he got suspended for violating the wellness policy. Then, as is tradition, he got bumped down to the Intercontinental Championship and held that instead for a brief period of time.

[@Drakorre]

If we had to rate wrestlers purely on in ring ability and tecnicality regal would be the greatest wrestler of all time

[@shawnmichaels568]

Man, Umaga could have been a great world heavyweight champion. He was liget terrifying. R.I.P Umaga.

[@mayurbhandarkar]

Nice list! Here is my list with a few modifications 01. Rowdy Roddy Piper 02. Jake The Snake Roberts 03. Mr Perfect 04. Owen Hart 05. Razor Ramon 06. Ted DiBiase 07. Wade Barrett 08. Cesaro 09. Rusev 10. British Bulldog

[@ryanmason3359]

I love Shelton Benjamin and think he’s criminally underrated. He’s a hall of fame guy for sure and he shouldn’t have to wait long. However, he doesn’t feel like a world champion to me. Even in his peak (wrestlemania 21 timeframe), he never quite felt like a world champion

[@Game7Mode]

Never had the personality to be champ

[@Bman32x]

@@Game7Mode most of their champions didn’t have personality. Keep in mind, Brodie Lee didn’t have the personality or accent good enough to be a champion. You get writers who can’t relate to you, you’ll never satisfy them.

[@dbone3356]

I mean... If Kofi can be champ, Shelton can be as well.

[@ryanmason3359]

@@dbone3356 kofi mania was real though. That timeframe was crazy. But, to be clear, shelton obviously is more deserving than swagger, khaki, jinder, etc.

[@dbone3356]

@@ryanmason3359 Only because Mustafa Ali was hurt. But if we are talking about midcarders who shouldn't have been/didn't feel like main champion. If you're going to shout out Shelton, I am going to add Kofi, JBL and Edge.

[@johncanderson162]

I'm genuinely surprised Ken Shamrock isn't on this list. Not that everyone here isn't deserving, but Ken always seemed right on the cusp of being on that same level as Austin, Rock, Hunter, Foley, and everyone else on that upper echelon during the company's most successful time, the Attitude Era.

[@danielbradshaw1724]

Ken shamrock should of been wwf champion I can't believe he never was

[@fgc_teavirus9438]

Shamrock would have required a Paul Heyman type mouthpiece for him. With someone that could work a mic as his manager, he would definitely be a top player.

[@timothyblair7464]

Honestly if he had stuck around long enough for the brand split. He probably would've been wwe champion. God imagine shamrock vs Lesnar

[@luscorpio3679]

About Owen Hart and the Game gimmick, Triple H denied that report in an interview with Loudwire, reminding people that the "The Game" nickname came from an unscripted interview with Jim Ross

[@williamwolfxrivera2418]

I'm glad I'm not only one who knows this Added to fact that Owen's Contract was ending soon and he wanted to retire

[@My19812011]

I was going to say this, literally drives me insane every single time I see it stated. The origins of the actual character could be attributed to Shane Douglas in ECW but the term ‘The Game’ came from the worked shoot Triple H did with JR on Heat before Summerslam in 1999.

[@lewismaclean8849]

Maybe this is just me, but I think that Triple H should try to bring back the Cruiserweight title, and make “The One And Only” Ricochet its champion, properly build the division around him, and a great rivalry between him and Cedric Alexander.

[@Believer1980]

Regarding Piper and Hogan, I think Hogan said he would not drop the title to Piper , as he believed Piper would not do the job in return and drop it back down the line. Ironic coming from the man that would not do the job for Michaels , leading to the infamous match between the two with Shawn's over selling it make a point.

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

Hogan does have a point when he says that.

[@Believer1980]

@Jonathan Thicklin Michaels basicaly told Hogan , he can take his "That don't work for me Brother", and shove it up his arse.

[@chadjustice8560]

It's a mute point because Piper didn't want the title anyway.

[@trinityj1]

@@outlawrip-offartist4161 Hogan really has no room to say it considering how many big moments his refusal to let go of the belt or put someone over absolutely ruined. WM9, Starrcade 97, etc. Those messes were really bad for business, even worse than Shawn Michaels' various tantrums though I think his overall rapsheet of refusing to drop titles is longer. The one time Piper did have a WWF title, he used losing it to launch Bret Hart to the top. Where Hogan then tried to hold him down.

[@khaitranngoc4176]

Shoutout to Shelton Benjamin, the 5th Greatest Wrestler to come out of OVW in 2002. And when the top 4 are all arguably among the top 30 WWE wrestlers all time, that is high praise.

[@GATguy98]

You-Manga is my bottom boy for sure, one of the all time greatest monster heels. Also the fact that a 10 year old child has held more titles in the WWE than Jake Roberts is an absolute disgrace

[@ThePhenomenalEX]

I will never forgive Cena for the downfall of the Nexus. (Also taking the title off of Rey, but that's another story). Nexus was one of my favorite factions at the time. They were well written (to a point), had several talented members, and not to mention that banger of a theme song. Wade not winning the WWE title was a damn travesty.

[@JaimeD.]

And that made the NXT show look useless no matter who won the Seasons with a championship opportunity until it was rebooted in 2012. God, *The Nexus* were winning until Summer Slam. Just...why?!!!!!

[@zeospark9715]

Same here even Jericho and Edge was upset at Cena for not wanting to put them over and even Cena soon came to regret his decision.

[@gangrel_76]

I remember always thinking that seeing the Undertaker with a title belt was just... wrong? I can't properly articulate why that is, but some part of my mind always thought that he transcended all of that, he was *bigger* than the titles in a way.

[@blackenedsprite8542]

Makes sense, some characters don't really need things like belts to chase. I never saw Umaga as that sort either. Some character's motivations don't need, or really make sense with, them chasing a belt. To me anyway.

[@auglicious]

There's a lot of bad decisions on this list, but Roddy Piper never winning the title is borderline criminal.

[@sirjames3575]

Surely Goldust and William Regal should be on this List

[@paccmannhtx]

Didn't even need to watch the video all the way through to give it a like. As soon as I heard Adam's voice I knew it would be good.

[@hamishaustin4854]

Honourable mention. Matt Hardy. WWE should’ve put the title on him when Jeff left or have him take the title off Jeff at mania 25 instead of having Matt betray Jeff and make him lose at the rumble, have Jeff beat edge at royal rumble, Matt comes at to celebrate and hits Jeff with a twist of fate

[@JaimeD.]

That would've made so much more sense than feed Edge with the Big Gold Belt to Big Match John at Mania 25. If Christian got to win it twice in 2011, WHY NOT Matt Hardy before???

[@darrenseetekbeng1681]

Yes!! I thought I was the only one who would've loved to have Matt as world champion. It also would've been awesome to have Matt and Edge feud over the title in 2005-2006 when their rivalry was one of the hottest things in the business.

[@Aman--Wangnao77]

5:38 "Gawdy T-shirted Brick Wall called John Cena" Yup. That's a pretty accurate description of Super Cena

[@tidesofsulfurcb]

*Gawdy. He doesn't wear a Terry Gordy t-shirt...

[@Aman--Wangnao77]

@@tidesofsulfurcb My bad. Thanks for the correction

[@tidesofsulfurcb]

@@Aman--Wangnao77 my pleasure

[@thefiggamehunt6946]

Finally Colin Delaney's time to shine on PFK!

[@sawrefadam]

I'd like to point out that Luna Vachon's father Butcher Vachon is in fact still alive, it is her uncle Mad Dog Vachon that has passed away

[@paulocruz1808]

Never getting over the Jinder thing...

[@williamwolfxrivera2418]

Never Forget 😔😢

[@shavell9447]

No Jinder slander will be tolerated I like the guy

[@urbaindelva7869]

Cesaro is an honorable mention as well. He's basically the Swiss version of Shelton: supreme in-ring talent without the promo skills or charisma that could've used a manager (see his run with the BCC). Even if he was never a world champion, he definitely deserved more than ONE SINGLES TITLE REIGN in his entire career there. Also, Ricky Steamboat, Vader, Matt Hardy, John Morrison, etc.

[@MIKELIN8]

Piper and Perfect are the two most glaring omissions in my mind. These were guys I would tune in to see.

[@jordandeadley360]

Mr Kennedy and William Regal both deserve to be mentioned imo.

[@rail9677]

6:39 I’m pretty sure Butcher/Paul Vachon is still alive

[@SamsarasArt]

Yep. He's about to turn 85 next month

[@elc1960]

Yup, Mad Dog is gone but not his younger brother Butcher.

[@kevintyson9059]

I appreciate the nod to Shelton Benjamin. He's extremely talented and like you said if he had a mouth piece like an MVP or someone along those lines at the time he could have been a very refreshing world champ.

[@Fluffyudders]

It always makes me sad when I think of Umaga. He was such a great monster heel, and then when he died there was barely a mention let alone a tribute.

[@chrisbrundage2746]

A lot of the issues with these is because of 1 man... Hulk Hogan (yes there are others not in Hogan's time, but a case could be made that WWE didn't see the potential or the face of the company in them) though someone like Piper, Perfect, DiBiase, or Roberts deserved that title. But Hogan most likely used politics to get his way. Just shows how much Hogan was the greatest heel when he was supposed to be a face.

[@bhaskarkakati]

Jake "The Snake" Roberts not winning any title in WWF history is criminally wrong

[@tafua_a]

He never really needed those extra 20 lbs in his bag. With or without titles, he was one of the greatest characters ever. To be fair though, it would have been sweet for him to beat Honky Tonk Man for the IC belt. Even as consolation for getting shoot blasted with that guitar

[@Surv1vor1993]

Another fantastic list, Adam; would love to see the inverse of this list of stars who shouldn’t have won a world championship (For bonus points, you can’t say Jinder Mahal, Vince Russo or David Arquette)

[@rogregg29445]

One hundred percent agree with this list top three for me Shelton Benjamin Wade Barrett and Luna

[@joopeyjelly9947]

I really wish Cesaro coulda had a World Title run in WWE.

[@johnnybro2883]

Well at least he's ROH world Champion

[@yeoedwin1619]

Also worth mentioning, Rikishi, Rhyno, Rick Steiner, Test, Lance Storm, Buff Bagwell, X-pac or 123 Kid, Billy Gunn

[@danielbridger7113]

in my opinion i think GOLDUST should definitely have been world champion at least once since he was in wwe on and off from 1995 to 2018. he put everything into making a seemingly doomed gimmick into one of the most memorable ever. also imagine how much his bizzare gimmick would shake up the world title scene with such outlandish storylines. he is an amazing technical wrestler and a wonderful talker

[@SilverBullet888]

DOINK was a bit of a miss also that character was awesome perfectly played

[@justinpyle6836]

Chris Benoit never won the WWE Title but he did win The World Heavyweight Championship. Although I loved his Reign with the U.S. Championship

[@seancharlie8476]

Good list, I agree with most of it. I would add Bulldog though.

[@ddivine.21]

Not Sunday without PFK

[@skynyrdjesus]

I honestly struggle to decide, so I place it to the KZbin comments: If WWE were to reinstate Diabiase's world title reign, would you be angry? Or would you award it to Andre? That feels like the biggest omission to me. Buy the ceremony we could have considering Ted is still alive seems like it would be incredible. I legitimately don't know

[@asmundukkelberg8741]

I think too few mention Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff. He was a convincing heel who drew enormous heat, in particulart in that classic heel turn when he doublecrossed Hogan.

[@ArcherSuh4721]

As if never giving him the title wasn't bad enough, Mr. Perfect had his perfect record ended by Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake.

[@Kings_Quest]

Shelton Benjamin's Suzuki-gun run is underrated as hell

[@stjimmy1642]

Can you do a top 10 WWE/WCW ten most inappropriate storylines?

[@gors67]

Hot Rod is always the first guy I think of. I think Mr. Perfect would’ve been a great heel champ as well.

[@SpookySammy]

Intro alone, I love the kat being there 😂🤣😂🤣😄🤣😄

[@CappyLarou]

@00:09 Adam, you may have made me finally appreciate Tempest and his weird looking mask that just creeps me out...maybe...lol

[@alastair852]

Adam, I love you, but please understand that I'm going to have to fight you for forgetting that in the New Generation the women's division also featured Aja Kong and Bull Nakano, two of the best joshi from what is arguably the peak of joshi wrestling.

[@Tempo1337]

Jake Roberts was one of my absolute favorites when I was a kid. He was so cool. And he had a snake!

[@dbone3356]

The worst thing about DiBiase, is that not only did he wear the title, he defended it, at least once. It was a WWF title match, he came out, with the belt, was referred to as the champ and defend it.

[@rhenmartneildelacruz159]

Scott Hall, Jake Roberts, Piper. Names that come to my mind when you talk about 10 WWE Stars who were never World Champion

[@markdejonge937]

hall won 2 in a smaller promtion thow!!

[@ciaranmurren]

I've been a fan for 30 years and never once heard Owen Hart was meant to be the game.

[@dchpredicts3359]

I would have said William Regal a golden missed opportunity with Heel King Regal

[@davidlavallee9719]

I realize it doesn't count in this video, but Curt Hennig was AWA world champion.

[@ryanmcgowan777]

Agree with all on this list. However, honorable mention goes to William Regal. Hands down

[@FrankC71]

Depends what you call a world champion, The last world champion was Ric Flair when he was the NWA World Traveling Champion, everyone after, were company champs

[@Aman--Wangnao77]

When I saw the video title, the first name that popped up in my head was Cesaro

[@KingTruffles]

Which is crazy because he had Heyman. Like just let Cesaro do what he does in the ring and Heyman out of it

[@user-hm4tt9hy5f]

While I do agree with Luna and Piper, Alundra Blayze mentioned before that she knew she was leaving WWE and tried to get Luna to pin her in what ended up being Alundra's last WWE match but Luna refused to go into business for herself. Many close to Piper said he never really cared about being champion. I do think he should've won at least one top title though

[@alastair852]

Man, the alternate timeline where Luna pinned Alundra in that match would be so much better than the one we live in. Luna gets a title run (even if it's a short one) The only good WWE women's title stays around for longer And Alundra doesn't get blacklisted for decades for throwing the belt in the garbage. Wins all around.

[@arashitendou5941]

Don’t forget that situation, the binning, played apart in Vince’s paranoia that led to the Montreal Screwjob too

[@lilsunny7399]

Honestly Regal has to be here somewhere. He was picked to win the belt in 2008 iirc after winning King of the Ring but I think he had a wellness policy violation. Like Triple H won the belt at Backlash 08 and with their history, it wouldnt have been hard to book Heel King Regal vs Face Triple H, give them a nice match at Summerslam And have regal hold the belt for a few months, trade to smackdown in november (Belts changed brands) or just have him drop the belt then pick up the big gold belt down the line.

[@JustDonny]

It's ironic how you should mention Tempest in the opening about people who never won the top title, even though Tempest is currently your Jampion. hehe

[@TylarMiller]

My thought at start of video are mr perfect, rowdy piper, owen hart, dino bravo, scott hall, bit no doubt they on here omg Jake Roberts lol just saw him yes yes yes!!!

[@Piledriver2006]

The thought that The Great Kali won the belt and not any of these guys is truly grating

[@chrishowell6469]

Owen Hart should've won at Summerslam and should've carried it to Mania and dropped it to Bret with the story of Bret having not beaten Owen till this point. I also would've made it a submission match. As for Diesel and Backlund; I think Diesel and Michaels for the IC title would've been fine for them and brilliant for the IC belt; and I'd put Backlund with Owen. Have him teach Owen the Chicken Wing and claim that Bret is unworthy of the top spot. Finally, have Diesel win the KOTR, beat Bret at Summerslam as a heel and drop it back at The Rumble.

[@JaimeD.]

Shelton Benjamin was awesome during his time on Smackdown, and would've looked great with the Big Gold Belt, if WWE pulled their stupidity out of their @$$. Still, I enjoyed his non-WWE time at Japan with Suzuki-Gun.

[@logankerr8090]

Eugene imo is one of the best wrestlers out there. despite the garbage gimmick, he made it work&could work in that ring

[@TBLPW]

I like this list Adam, but dude, you really going to do Bertha Faye (Rhonda Singh) and especially Bull Nakano like that?

[@dbone3356]

I loved Jake and the DDT when I was a kid.

[@jsebbs]

Hey! Just dropping in to say that Paul "Butcher" Vachon isn't dead. You had him mixed up with his late brother Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon.

[@badaboom2321]

I agree with everyone on this list aside for Owen hart tbh

[@imscandalous6323]

some honorable mentions for me, cesaro, william regal

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@eoindevereux7591]

Curt Hennig was my favorite old school wrestler of all time, but his inclusion isn't really right...unless of course you're defining Mr. Perfect as a completely different individual. Hennig held the AWA title for a year & if you are excluding the ECW world championship, which was the third largest/important North American promotion in the 90s, then the AWA, the 3rd largest/important from the 80s should probably receive the same consideration. Still enjoy the hell out of these videos though. Just consistently funny and insightful every single week. 👍

[@cjsm935]

100% agree! But I'd say baron corbin too but there's still time. Same as Johnny gargano

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

I completely agree with way Wade Barrett place On this list.

[@matthennessy146]

If your not counting WWE version of the ECW gotta say Matt Hardy. I think there were two great opportunities to put the belt on him. 2005 he was the most over babyface in the company fans wanted him to be the guy. 2009 he had an amazing 2008 having a great US Title feud with MVP & a solid run as ECW World Champion (I do consider it a world title) that run showed he could carry the big one on a brand even it was WWE C show. He should have won MITB at WM 25 instead of the Jeff feud. The heel turn hurt his momentum he had built as a babyface the previous year

[@devlinmorales]

Owen. Thank you. We all knew you’re a star. A leading man

[@jason1551]

Almost perfect, but Rick Rude should have been on the list instead of either Umaga or Benjamin.

[@period8705]

I'd definitely add R Truth, Honky, Golddust, Rakishi and Davy boy just to name a few.

[@markdejonge937]

well r-truth did hold the nwa world title twice

[@zeospark9715]

Umaga was a BEAST. Most men his size wished they could move as quick as he can and always executed his moves with such intensity (I feel no one would ever top how he executes Samoan Drops). Really should've won the world title but, naturally, he was the villain Lex Luther going up against Super Cena

[@givemerent4021]

Adam is like the Rock I’d WrestleTalk. He can bury anyone in just one promo. See also Tempest

[@nujabeez6573]

What’s the name of the instrumental in the background?

[@alexiskoiva5919]

Where they really screwed up with Umaga was having Vince pin Bobby Lashley for ecw belt instead of Umaga. Eventgough it's not in your criteria that could of built Umaga back up as a serious contender with Vince and Shane in his corner backing him.

[@VERDICTInsanity]

If Jinder Mahal has held more single titles than Owen Hart then the world doesn’t make sense to me.

[@kennyrama]

Man oh man. When wade barrett returned with the bullhammer, I was amazed I thought he was super cool and bad ass, I hate that he never got the belt I remember him always being so over

[@SpookySammy]

Luna had a chance to wing the women's championship from Sable during their feud but with Sable being Sable back in the day didn't want to drop the title and made the excuse of forgetting to bring the belt in one of their matches she was supposed to drop it too

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

I completely agree with Luna Vachon.

[@ellishouck4449]

Dusty Rhodes not being wwe champion is a true crime against humanity.

[@nicolasstarheart2903]

It will never stop popping me that Luna Vachon's son was a contestant on Hell's Kitchen!