10 Wrestlers Who Were Never ‘Supposed’ To Be World Champions

[@SoSickRick]

We know why JBL was champ.. HHH didn’t want to work on Tuesday 😂

[@Crowvithian]

Matt Freakin’ Hardy

[@clubfootwarrior3222]

You wanna shoot cowboy?

[@Mavuika_Haborym]

How dare you insult the "WRESTLING GOD" lmfao

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

TBH JBL as champion was better than the HHH reign of terror in 03 to 05

[@johnwesley9959]

Ivan J California it’s because hulk hogan was 60

[@tungbalandgaming]

Braun Strowman, Wrestlemania 36. He wasn't even supposed to be on Mania but due to unprecedented circumstances, he replaced Roman and beat Goldberg for Universal Title.

[@dasallmaechtigeJ]

and both of Goldberg‘s runs with the UC should be in this too. An unforeseen champ replaced by an even more unforeseen one in Braun

[@MrBda241]

Strawman?

[@tungbalandgaming]

@@MrBda241 thanks for correction

[@louisrobertson9215]

Brain definitely shouldn't have won it. He sucks

[@m-men2056]

@@louisrobertson9215 yeah obviously a brain shouldn't win

[@un_known5895]

so.... does this mean that Ross has control over "it's john o'clock" now?! =D

[@kingcoheed1208]

He always has *Loads Glock*

[@Crowvithian]

@@wanderlustwarrior John O’Glock

[@timothygraham4304]

He never lost it. He just can't say it unless JBL is there to have a WTF moment.

[@un_known5895]

@@timothygraham4304 i was under the presumption that john o'clock was a IP as he was in their employment at the time and thus it was WC related, as was his king ross persona.

[@leviathan_is_me]

@@un_known5895 Ross will ALWAYS be THE king... and it will ALWAYS be John O'clock somewhere....even at the school next to the mountain.

[@thee_werner_alexander7314]

They really need to bring that beautiful Gold Heavyweight championship back!!

[@MalcolmSex2508]

Yeah they can take the Universal title away and make it gold with black plates maybe since they titles looking the same

[@pun33thifi3d6]

Tbh the belt is ordinary if the creative doesn't make it a big deal. Back in the day creative was so good and they made that gold the most important thing in the world. So I would be more than happy with that beautiful gold not coming back. This era don't deserve it

[@MalcolmSex2508]

@@pun33thifi3d6 yeah you are maybe right

[@BIGWH1FF]

I always thought the same but considering the way the Universal title was booked, we're better off without it. That belt deserves way better than what the UV title has been through

[@UncledadBFD]

I don't think they should bring anything back. 'memberberries are killing modern culture. The lack of new ideas is the killing of everything

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

The fact that Daniel Bryan pulled backstage strings to get Kofi to become wwe champion, shows how to use backstage powers the right way unlike shawn Michaels

[@Crowvithian]

Go easy on Shawny boy, it’s not his fault. He lost his smile. /s

[@mitchellima4736]

Yeah litterally. Shawn made up for it in the 2000s tho. He put everyone over there. Or at least made up for it as best he could

[@whippany]

Shawn did what any true friend would do and that's help his people/family make all the money. It's a gangsta ass business and only the ruthless survive. The ones who aren't afraid to cut legs to make it to the top. Sounds like the "victims" of the clique were just to soft for this business. 🙄

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

even Michaels has admitted he was an asshole back in the day.

[@JakeLovesSteak]

Shawn was a terrible human at the time, whereas Daniel Bryan has always been a good human.

[@dukedookie6182]

That Ross cameo 😆😆

[@carlosdias8142]

I give Daniel Bryan a lot of credit... he paid it forward... he basically gave Kofi what he got when he got the same treatment years ago..

[@taydafranklin7800]

Agreed!!! Imagine having to follow that masterpiece

[@donaldsmith8458]

Right

[@donnellynell]

D Bry been putting people over like Jericho for years

[@carlosdias8142]

@@donnellynell i agree.. but when you hear how guys never really wanted to put other guys over(coughing! Like Hogan Micheals.. n the usual suspects) and then to hear how he fought to have this match.. i was just stating it was pretty cool... also honestly I used to have a problem w Daniels promos cuz I always felt he was always smirking.. like he couldn’t hold a straight face especially when he was trying to be serious or angry... n it used bother me about him.. but as I’ve heard about the person he really was ... it didn’t bother me as much.. but if u go back and watch his stuff w Kane and others .. you’ll see what I’m talking about... if you’re not sure what I’m talking about now.. lol

[@donnellynell]

@@carlosdias8142 I always like the indies so guys like D Bry I like because of there natural talent even if some aren't the best on the mic but I also understand what you mean. D Bry seems like a really good dude who loves wrestling more than "winning" matches and holding other people back. His interview with CM Punk shows how passionate he is. Anyways no arguments from me at the end of the day wrestling needs guys like Jericho and D Bry who are maineventers willing to put people over.

[@undertakernumberone1]

"Wrestling used to be a young men's game until WWE forgot how to make stars"... *Looks at WCWs mid to late 90s Main Event*

[@sweetpetergeda]

Nobody cares about the young guys. Ppl need to let that go. Its about who can sell. The young guys these days are as convincing as the young girls

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@sweetpetergeda They are only as convincing as WWE allows them to be... if WWE doesn't allow them to be convincing, at points even working actively against Superstars, like Zack Ryder back in the day, it's obvious that they aren't going to be convincing...

[@Warpenguin55]

@@undertakernumberone1 Zack was trash though

[@Rieky22]

@@sweetpetergeda u want to see old slow outta shape old men?? Past their primes??

[@Batmanbeyyond]

@@Warpenguin55 then how did he get he get over in 2011 he was so over people were chanting his name even when he wasn't in the building

[@heatherwright3981]

I was at the David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions, and even at age 11, it was probably the most emotional moment of my wrestling fandom. RIP, Modern Day Warrior!

[@dansmith935]

Texas royalties

[@chazzanschutz6096]

Luckily they actually showed WCCW way up here in Wisconsin back then, so I got to see it on television. One of the best events I have watched. To this day though, I'm still convinced that the Von Erich family is cursed.

[@Gloryosky]

Rhino had a two-day stint as NWA World Heavyweight Champion in 2005 due to Kevin Nash having chest pains. At TNA's first _Bound for Glory_ PPV, Rhino won a Monster's Ball match, then Gauntlet for the Gold before defeating Jeff Jarrett in a singles match. Jarrett won the rematch on _Impact,_ TNA being patient and all.

[@kram152]

I think the gauntlet match the week or two before elimination chamber was where people seen Kofi in a different light. It made him to be the fighting baby face that everyone wanted to cheer for at the chamber

[@MazzaMedia_]

I always looked at JBL as the heel replacement for Brock Lesnar. Glad to see someone else bringing this up as well.

[@loganboyeson]

U should do every John cena world title reign ranked from worst to best

[@sunsetkid7487]

Damn That’s a good idea

[@lukeayer1352]

What a idea tho

[@vampirascoffin870]

@@jacobboaden2213 hhh really? Noooo

[@vampirascoffin870]

Really john cena? He never had a good reign only 2005-2007 thats it 2008-2017 was dumb booking

[@vampirascoffin870]

@@jacobboaden2213 yeah when he became a 3 time champ after beating edge in 2006 till no mercy 2007 was good the rest was really really bad

[@tk_Layla]

Okay, I laughed hard when you threw JOHN O CLOCK in there; that was a welcome surprise XD

[@casey-j-neercjn7856]

Kofi Kingstons run with the WWE Title is honestly one of the best in recent memory. I would love to see a 2nd run

[@NHLElite1429]

HA

[@KnucklesWTD]

That run was terrible and way too late

[@thatlsk]

@@KnucklesWTD the build up was fantastic. His run with the belt was garbage. They did him horrible.

[@KnucklesWTD]

@@thatlsk it was partially his fault. He didn’t act like a serious champion

[@thatlsk]

@@KnucklesWTD don't blame him, it's all scripted. He acted like they told him to act.

[@kelvinsmith9554]

3:48 I should've paid attention to the video title. IWGP threw me off because I thought this was at first was a WWE video. 😅

[@BrianDoyle95]

5:12 IT'S JOHN O'CLOCK !

[@Syxxth]

What about that tables match, between Cena and Sheamus where Cena slipped and fell through the table, giving the win to Sheamus

[@nickshane9314]

I'm still convinced that was a botch

[@jamesleej09]

It was a botch sheamus was supposed to fall thru the table on the outside

[@kalonb5101]

Cena Jumped through the table on purpose you can see it.

[@WowPlusWow]

@@kalonb5101 yeah, but he's saying that sheamus was supposed to jump through the table on the outside of the ring at the same time making the match a no contest.

[@kalonb5101]

@@WowPlusWow I can see that being the case.

[@sepehrasadi5997]

Me: Great! Cultaholic has made a new list so I can listen to it while getting flat and rest for a moment between my homework Ross: I'm gonna make this man freak the hell out of nowhere! *I T ' S J O H N O' C L O C K Y A B A S T A R D !!!*

[@adamcahn9315]

In a booking meeting Triple H questioned whether putting the belt on Angle the first time was a good idea citing he may not be big and/or tough enough. Gerry Brisco said to him go out to the parking lot and have a shoot fight with him and see for yourself. Needless to say HHH shut right up.

[@MorbidFayde]

one could argue that okada's first title reign should be on here, as before he was the rainmaker, no one really cared about okada, and even after his excursion, he came back to little fanfare, so when an arrogant, smarmy heel okada beat the hero of njpw tanahashi for the belt, it was a massive shock to everyone. thankfully everyone came to accept him and he has become one of the biggest legends in japanese wrestling history, as well as already being one of the all-time great in-ring performers

[@jeffreysharp9925]

Just because the result was surprising to fans does not mean it was not supposed to happen. NJPW planned to have Okada win there. The fanbase might not have been ready yet, but Gedo had that planned. A better example may be Jay White. He would not have become IWGP champion if Omega did not leave the company to join AEW. As a matter of fact, the Tanahashi run in 2019 from Wrestle Kingdom was also a surprise due to Omega leaving.

[@MorbidFayde]

@@jeffreysharp9925 who do you reckon would've won that g1 if kenny was sticking around?

[@jeffreysharp9925]

@@MorbidFayde I would lean toward Ibushi. At the time, there was concern he was going to AEW as well. The Golden Lovers explode was a storyline in progress. Omega would have retained. Since Ibushi was a flight risk and Omega was gone, Tanahashi won the G1 and the title. He transitioned it to White after. The original plan, in my opinion, was Omega holding the title until MSG and losing it back to Okada. That would have been much longer than most recent first time IWGP championship reigns. Also, I am of the opinion that Evil was an unplanned reign due to wanting to reset Naito's run after the shutdown NJPW went through. This is not to say that White and Evil were never going to become IWGP champions. The timing was changed for both.

[@MorbidFayde]

@@jeffreysharp9925 I'm still partially annoyed that evil got a run with the big one before the likes of ishii, ibushi and suzuki honestly

[@jeffreysharp9925]

@@MorbidFayde sorry to tell you, but Ishii and Suzuki will probably never win it. NJPW is selective about who gets the big belt. Guys who haven't won it yet that will at some point are Ibushi, Sanada, Ospreay, and possibly Sabre and Kenta. I personally would like Goto to get one to make up for his "always a bridesmaid" reputation. He has been a high performer in G1 and New Japan cup but can't win the big one. It always seemed like NJPW had a storyline that would get in the way of him getting the belt.

[@McCrispyTaco]

Great video to start off Sunday morning

[@RedCloudGawdian]

Both of Kurt's first 2 reigns were detours from the long term plan. He only won the title as a reward fro finishing the Summerslam main event despite his concussion. Its obvious in hindsight that was meant to be the Rock's long term reign leading to his Mania main event with Austin this Angle dropping the belt back at Now Way Out.

[@chrishollister80]

Honorable mentions: Lex Luger, WCW WHC 1991; Booker T, WCW WHC 2000; Sgt. Slaughter WWF Champion 1991

[@matthewreeves8738]

NWA World Champion Ronnie Garvin should be an "Honorable Mention."

[@carlosteveth3689]

5:11 "It's John O'clock" Now I haven't heard that line in a looooong time

[@andrespreto8534]

Actually Kofi got over in the gauntlet match before the chamber match. After that they booked Kofi almost winning at Elimination chamber

[@RT-uy2xu]

Having an idea about how WWE is, I thought Jericho, Benoit and/or Punk were gonna be in this list.

[@justinsmith1256]

Kurt was also supposed to win the undisputed title in 2001 not Jericho but plans got changed.

[@Larry-dq4ig]

Nothing against Jericho but I would much rather watched Angle get that spot. When you think of what all Angle accomplished, him being the first undisputed champ would fit right in naturally.

[@Panwere36]

All offense intended: Eddie, Daniel, and Kofi were more deserving than most people who have had it or were "supposed" to have it. They all were/are more worthy that Roman Reigns has been lately.

[@SheriffOutlaw]

@CultaholicWrestling I have another request,well more like an idea for a list. 10 Crusierweight/Jr.Heavyweight/Light Heavyweight Class Wrestlers who went on to become World Champions. i.e. Rey Mysterio,Chris Jericho,Shawn Michaels etc

[@Crowvithian]

You just listed many different weight classes. At that point the list would just be “10 non heavyweight wrestlers to become world champion”

[@SheriffOutlaw]

@@Crowvithian very well, for a lack of better term,yes. My apologies for the long windedness. I get carried away when it comes to knowledge and fandom Wrestling Related. I'm in re-learning mode so again my apologies.

[@Crowvithian]

@@SheriffOutlaw Hey man it’s no worries.

[@BlackLabelMark]

5:11... 10/10

[@andrewberenson5717]

An honorable mention would be Seamus' 1st title when he beat Cena in a tables match. Another honorable mention would be heel Sgt. Slaughter in his traitor role during the period around the Gulf War.

[@Dim4323]

I like how JR said NO NO NO on kurt Angle winning the title.

[@attiepollard7847]

Maybe it's just the way he won it

[@MrHbkfan17]

Man, I really wished Mustafa Ali never got injured in 2019. Just imagine it, he'd be a former world champion. They could do an Ali/Kofi program but it'd be stuck in the mid card sadly.

[@Eherman23]

Commentators: moo-stah-fah Ali:MOO-stuh-fuh British people: moo-stah-fer

[@XTesT15X]

Bro, the British don't care. They'll mispronounce your name to your face and no one will give em shit for it LOL

[@HoV326]

Star Wars Fans: Mustafar

[@xNobodyOfConsequenceX]

Not gonna lie, that unexpected "IT'S JOHN O'CLOCK YA BASTARDS!" kinda startled me 😳🤣😂

[@nevsnks]

5:11 click for a fun surprise

[@qwerry5991]

But i dont trust ur pfp

[@nevsnks]

@@qwerry5991 what's not to trust ? It's just a clown smoking a cigarette

[@walterharris4681]

To have you know, when they made that big eagle belt that was on the thumbnail, it was only intended for big wrestlers like The Undertaker and Kane. Vince felt that those were the only kind of wrestlers who should be heavyweight champion. That was why he retired that smaller bald eagle belt after Stone Cold was the last person to wear it.

[@IroquoisPliskin86]

"Someone accidentally sneezes in front of a psychopath." Lmao

[@btf_flotsam478]

A lot of these things raise a lot of questions for me personally. For example, did WWE have plans for the 2006 Royal Rumble before Eddie passed away? What about with Wrestlemania 30?

[@talesfromiDEATH]

As much as Kofi winning the belt was a feel good moment, I'll always be gutted it signalled the end of the eco warrior gimmick and the wooden belt. The gimmick had so much potential and it's always great when a heel is 100% correct and people boo because he makes them uncomfortable. Especially given how lacklustre kofis reign was I wish they'd just given him the belt for a month or two before dropping it back to Bryan.

[@theSANDMAN366]

I can't name a more worthy Champion than Kurt Angle!! He's as great an entertainer as he is an Athlete

[@KarloB1990]

5:11 I admit... Just like the Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition, I didn't expect Ross.

[@jesseduke203]

I tell you what, one Dream match I would have loved to see, would be Kurt Angle vs. Bret Hitman Hart

[@quigonkenny]

Bradshaw actually played his character pretty well, and his feud with Eddie was pretty good. (Though whose feud with Eddie ever wasn't?)

[@serenityrose666]

I hated they put the belt on Rey just because of Eddie. It didn’t make him look like a credible opponent but only a sad case

[@Mavuika_Haborym]

Yeah its sad but at that time WWE book Eddie to win the world title against Batista they book it for Rey but we all know Vince hates little men so it fell short. Its a bittersweet title nonetheless

[@mwg500]

They also screwed Eddie's actual family (Chavo). But they gotta sell those mask replicas....

[@raypsychodad]

Should definitely have been chavo

[@conradojavier7547]

@@mwg500 They could have let Chavo get the Push, since he was One of the Smackdown 6 alongside his Late Uncle.

[@Gusto990]

Can you do every one of John cena’s world title reigns ranked

[@jepthahmercado6277]

That john o clock hit me like a Taker boot in the face

[@veryananduren8513]

5:11 I wasnt ready. There's crumbs everywhere on my desk now.

[@Nascarfan81824]

That John O'Clock was PERFECT. More of that

[@sialelangi3745]

I, much like a lot of other people, loved to hate JBL, but for me is why I liked him as much as I did. He was and is a douchebag, but can’t deny the fact that he will go down as one of the greatest heels in history.

[@moonsaves]

I liked the whole Cabinet thing he had where his faction held Smackdown's titles, because even with him weaseling out of stuff, the champion could still be involved and embarrassed without being beaten. And to anyone who says the JBL experiment was a failure, it pretty much made John Cena.

[@greezythumps]

In the trump era. I’m surprised a jbl type character hasn’t appeared. Homie was a legendary heel off of just basing his character off of being republican

[@CasualVideoGamer]

I remember the IWC just HATING on JBL the entire time. I loved him both as a performer and as a heel. He’s definitely one of my personal favorites.

[@jonhenning]

The old gold WCW belt and the WWF double eagle were good looking belts. Now they look like toys.

[@MrBda241]

5:08 Fucking Ross scaring the shit out of me!

[@dpenlow]

I can't begin to figure out what he even said, so the abrupt eardrum attack was just fully annoying to me instead of funny.

[@walterreed5849]

i think wrestlemania 30's main event was also wwe's way of erasing benoit's moment and doing it all over again

[@thecoolkids2443]

Forgot Johnny Nitro after he filled in for Benoit to become ECW champ. I can't get over how British people say Mustafer Ali. 🤣🤣

[@taydafranklin7800]

😂😂😂😂😂 I love that

[@stevenrigby9177]

Cultaholic wrestling your are the best

[@KairosObj]

12:36 tell that to career enhancement dudes.

[@STRAIGHTUPJED]

5:12

[@PANYHK]

5:10 The GREATEST MOMENT in youtube history !!!

[@JamesRMagic]

I spat out my breakfast at “John o’clock” !! 🤣

[@mringram]

Great content

[@johnmcmeen1579]

Oh my god that John O clock got me. GET IN THERE!!!

[@sXeAndriex]

Man, how has there not been a top ten list for Inoki yet? Oh right, metrics, fair enough but he's still really interesting.

[@LastHamurai]

Intro to #7 so good I had to watch it twice

[@MJ_Weaver]

I love how he just makes stuff up about Hogan’s title reign with no proof cause he doesn’t like him. Literally the biggest star in wrestling history

[@JamarriKelly]

Lol I noticed that

[@markmccallum475]

Hbk was never meant to win the rumble. It was originally meant to be Duke Droese at number 30, but the pressure of knowing he was booked to win the gold at mania 12 got too much for him and in an act of cowardice , he jumped over the top rope and eliminated himself.

[@Crowvithian]

Intriguing. Do you have a source for this?

[@markmccallum475]

@@Crowvithian Duke 'the Dumpster' Diaries. His infamous auto-biography.

[@wolvie667]

Wasn't sasake also the Replacement of Animal in Japan?? Didn't he form the Hell Raisers with Hawk, him having a green LOD outfit?

[@surferguy1974]

Before i read the comments and watch the video, i'm predicting Hulk Hogan's world title win in 1993 is gonna be on this list.

[@donkey7577]

5:28 but ESPN employees on LIVE tv made fun of Brock try to become an NFL star .....only years later Brock showed up to promote his UFC bout only the same ESPN employees NEVER apologizing to Brock for what they said about him back on then on LIVE tv.....☹️🤦.. and ESPN still wants to work w/ the WWE .....☹️☹️.....5:49 only to win the belt against The Big Show in a cage match where Big Show chokeslamed JBL through the ring only for JBL to crawl underneath the ring appearing on the ramp side where the referee gave JBL the win ....where in the WWE handbook does it say u can go through the ring u can crawl under & out for safety .........

[@JosephRodriguez1991]

It's John O'Clock!😅😅😂😂

[@silverzombie4477]

I still find it morbidly hilarious that Rey got the rub after Eddie’s death and not Chavo.

[@conradojavier7547]

Chavo was One of the Smackdown 6, so He deserves a World Title.

[@kevinpalmer9756]

Bret Hart's first World Title win against Ric Flair "wasn't supposed to happen" either. It happened because WWE was involved in the steroid scandal, and Ric Flair and Randy Savage just weren't cutting it after Hulk Hogan and all the roiders were gone.

[@michaeldennistooley4271]

Random fact my favorite wrestler of all-time is kurt angle it's true it's true ☮️

[@6Wheelz]

t's a shame Rey only won the belt because of Eddie RIP

[@DukesMusic84]

Really cool to hear it was Daniel Bryan who pushed for Kofi. Hopefully he can do the same for Big E next year!

[@claudegrinnell9602]

The first real Jamaican champion!!!! Lol big E needs a belt and I want to see him heel…. Doing the 5 count gimmick again. I liked the stable with him dolphin and that girl

[@claudegrinnell9602]

The first real Jamaican champion!!!! Lol big E needs a belt and I want to see him heel…. Doing the 5 count gimmick again. I liked the stable with him dolphin and that girl

[@claudegrinnell9602]

The first real Jamaican champion!!!! Lol big E needs a belt and I want to see him heel…. Doing the 5 count gimmick again. I liked the stable with him dolphin and that girl

[@claudegrinnell9602]

The first real Jamaican champion!!!! Lol big E needs a belt and I want to see him heel…. Doing the 5 count gimmick again. I liked the stable with him dolphin and that girl

[@claudegrinnell9602]

The first real Jamaican champion!!!! Lol big E needs a belt and I want to see him heel…. Doing the 5 count gimmick again. I liked the stable with him dolphin and that girl

[@Googledybunkers]

Honestly they should have made Ray Mysterio the US title holder or IC title holder, they could have built that title back up to a real meaningful title again

[@jamesfoster3479]

Goldberg beat Brock in 1:25 but no one expected him to beat The Fiend hmmmm.

[@dylanpatrick4428]

Welp those vince mcmahon sneeze jokes are still funny

[@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970]

5:11 it’s the thing 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@michaelsinger4638]

Kensuke Sasaki and Akita Hokuto, talk about a power couple. I wouldn’t want either of them angry with me, let alone both.

[@jasonking4753]

I don’t understand why Dreamer was so upset. I get that his story was “the guy who could never quite get it done”, but it has to have a pay off right? Sounds like the perfect “he finally did it” pay off. Like the end of a Rocky movie lol

[@jerransperarman9411]

good video

[@KombatW0mbat]

11:28 Down right decent....damn

[@CanuckWolfman]

I know Punk is probably a better choice to describe what he meant, but it still disappoints me a little that the wrestler on screen when Adam said "total package" in describing a world champion wasn't Lex Luger.

[@sudippaul2876]

I'm so happy that Kofi actually got his moment, I wish Morrison had got that also in 2011 from Miz and we could have given Cesaro the belt at any point of time.

[@multiyapples]

Agreed. Wade Barrett, Finlay, William Regal, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, and Zack Ryder are recent wrestlers for WWE should’ve been a world champ at some point due to how over they were at any point in WWE.

[@sudippaul2876]

@@multiyapples Can't agree more. I still can't believe how they have managed to ruin Sandow even with a MITB briefcase.

[@patrickhoisington5111]

People can say what they want to me, but in my opinion the best wrestling I've seen in years on WWE was the Gauntlet match the New Day had for Kofi to be able to go to WrestleMania. And haven't seen anything as good since...

[@punkvspod]

5:11 gold lol

[@KairosObj]

12:29 pun not intended.

[@jessaphillips2846]

I hate that WWE won’t use existing nicknames and branding when they bring in Indy talent (with a few exceptions like AJ Styles) They should have been referring to Daniel Bryan as “The American Dragon” and building his character around it IMO.

[@itsmeandnotyou113]

Back in the day the championship meant something. (It was a title). Today winning the championship is like winning an Academy Award

[@Slagomancer]

Backlund deserved a proper run, his Heel work at that time was fuckin tremendous.

[@Gazowen-qz5xy]

I loved sid vicious but think he was sadly only a paper champion but so glad he got his time at the top

[@lilpoetat]

thanks!

[@aaron24wood]

Any surprise John O'Clocks are good surprises!

[@joshuamarin7155]

Wait...So why did ECW go through so many steps? Why not have Dreamer take it from Awesome, Credible take it from Taz, just say screw it all and have Credible take it from Awesome to begin with? I'm sure there's some backstage stuff going on there, but seems like they took a whole lot of extra steps for Dreamer just to lose it from Credible the same night he won it

[@primalregalia5184]

I don't know why Kofi and Kurt were on this list since they're title reigns were well deserved. But here's a question , WHY THE HELL are Miz and Jinder Mahal NOT on this list?

[@T2Jeriel]

Liked for that John O'Clock pop.

[@hmmchu]

It's John o'clock 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@XB_4200]

Toni Storm won the Stardom world title after the champion Mayu Iwatani broke her arm a few minutes into the match.