Top 10 WWE World Heavyweight Champions

This is my penultimate list of top 10 WWE champions with the big gold aka WWE World Heavyweight Championship! Who will outweigh all to become the king of the heavyweights? Let's read on to find out! Funfact i always loved the big gold and want a replica some day.

10) Ric Flair

WOO!!! In at number 10 is the man who made the gold as valuable and respected as it is and that is 505 days 8 time reigning champion of the big gold, Ric Flair! Defeated Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. WCW began recognising Flair as WCW World Heavyweight Champion while still using the NWA belt. WWE recognises this reign as an NWA world title reign (and not a WCW one).

9) Goldberg

Although Goldbergs first wwe run was pretty lame with a forgettable title run his time spent with the title in WCW is memorable and did a lot for him and he did a lot for the title i believe so anyway. Goldberg say what you want about him but he is vicious. 

8) Rey Mysterio 

After winning the 2006 Royal Rumble, Rey Mysterio became World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 22, overcoming Kurt Angle and Randy Orton in a triple threat match. The ultimate underdog or the littlest big man Rey was so good it's a shame wwe did not have much trust in him after his first reign and due to the amount of injuries his skills have diminished a bit but still he is great and still really popular and i hope if he returns to wwe he gets one last title run. 

7) Chris Jericho 

Despite being a three-time champion, Chris Jericho was never given a sustained amount of time with the belt, making all of his title reigns forgettable, with the only real highlight coming from a heated feud with Shawn Michaels in late 2008.

6) John Cena

AND HIS NAME IS......well you know who this guy is, that guy you can't see?  You know leader of the Cenation? Dr of thugonomics? JOOOOOOOHN CENAAAAA!? Yeah see you know who it is. Although Cena has gone for WWE title more than the big gold, Cena the marmite wrestler love him or hate him he puts on entertaining matches and fueds and he is WWE's biggest star!

5) Batista

The animal established himself as the new big star after beating Triple H to win the title at Mania 21, the only man to hold the belt for over 100 days on two separate occasions, as World Heavyweight Champion 'The Animal' became the top star on Smackdown, as well as one as the greatest champions to ever hold the belt.

4) Randy Orton

Randy Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in history when he captured the belt for the first time at Summerslam 2004, at the age of only 24. 'The Viper' only held the title for four weeks before dropping it to former mentor Triple H at Unforgiven. Following this, Orton would focus his attention on the WWE Title and would not capture another World Heavyweight Championship for nearly seven years. 

3) Undertaker

Taker first won the title 10 years ago back in 2007's Wrestlemania against the animal himself. In October 2009, 'The Deadman' began his third and final reign as champion after besting CM Punk at Hell in a Cell. This would become his longest run yet with the title, holding onto the belt for 140 days before losing it at No Way Out in an Elimination Chamber match, following interference from Shawn Michaels. Despite capturing the belt for two WrestleManias in a row, both title reigns were disappointingly short, before a third run that was slightly more befitting of a legend. If Taker has retired it is a damn shame he did not retire with gold. 

2) Edge

A record 7 title reigns with the big gold has Edge placed here but not only for his accomplishments but of course like any man on this list for their wrestling skills and charisma and their entertainment factor is what made Edge so good and excel at winning the big one. Despite being a record seven-time World Heavyweight Champion, the longest individual reign Edge had with the belt lasted only 105 days. Edge is one of the few stars to retire as a reigning world champion, 'The Ultimate Opportunist' held the belt more times than anyone else, and is rightly remembered as one of the great World Heavyweight Champions.

1) HHH

The first WWE World Heavyweight Champion, the game has held the title 5 times, although the game was first awarded the title does not mean he was just handed it for nothing. Including his eight WWE Championships, Triple H has spent well over 1,000 days as a world champion in the WWE. The company's first World Heavyweight Champion, he could very well be the greatest to ever hold the title!

There we go, that's my top 10 WWE WHC's so who made your list? Let me know!

Thanks for stopping by as ever and i hope you will come back tomorrow for my last champion ranking list where i will be displaying my top 10 WWE Champions!

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Top 10 WWE Womens Champions

Let's get this straight people, THERE ARE NO DIVA'S HERE! Only champions! 

Come see the toughest women on the planet in one list full of champions, it was a challenging list to make and one i hope you will agree with me and enjoy!

10) Charlotte Flair

As of writing she's the only one on the list that won the divas title, nxt womens title and raw womens title and she's a flair which of course means she is one of the best female heels on my list. I’m sure in a few years, Charlotte will easily move up in the list and go down as one of the greatest Women’s Champions in WWE history.

9) Alexa Bliss

The first woman on the list to be the womens champion of Raw and Smackdown she is just pure BLISS! I love her and her accomplishments of those winning those titles put her here on my list. 

8) Ivory

A competitor for more than two decades, Ivory grappled in the short-lived GLOW promotion in the 1980s before arriving in WWE more than a decade later. Disgusted by the prevalence of bikini contests that greeted her when she arrived, Ivory set her sights on cleaning up the Divas division. While her quest for censorship wasn't always successful, the double-tough Diva did win the Women's Championship on three occasions, besting the likes of Fabulous Moolah and Lita in the process. Ivory's views may not have always been popular, but her courage would inspire the likes of Molly Holly and Beth Phoenix.

7) Asuka

The newest womens wrestler on the list she held the NXT womens title undefeated for over a year! She would have held it longer if it had not been due to an injury aswell as the injury HHH and Regal thought there was no one left to challenge they had got into talks with SD live and Raw Gms and it was revealed she will be Debuting under Raw at TLC. WWE officially recognises her reign as having lasted 523 days. Let's hope she debuts and continues to smash the roster being undefeated! 

6) Beth Pheonix

Beth Phoenix retired not too long ago and is often forgotten by many wrestling fans nowadays. However, during her hey-day, she was pretty special and the Chyna of the modern era. After suffering injuries when she first debuted, she became known as the “Glamazon,” a name that truly fit her. She held the Women’s Championship three times. In each reign she looked dominant and stronger and easily over matched her opponents each and every night. She was the second to last Women’s Champion before it was reincarnated. Unfortunately, she retired early. She now has children with former WWE Champion Edge. Phoenix brought a lot more legitimacy to a what was at the time a very weak Women’s Division. It’s a shame Phoenix is no longer around as she would have made a great fit among the current females in WWE.

5) Chyna

The late Chyna, the first time i seen her i was in awe because i have never seen any woman like Chyna in my life. She was so tough she gave the men a run for their money! The Ninth Wonder of the World can lay claim to many accomplishments that no other Diva can touch. A two-time Intercontinental Champion, Chyna was the first woman to compete in the Royal Rumble and the first woman to be considered the No. 1 contender to the WWE Championship. After holding her own with the likes of Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero, Chyna simply destroyed every Diva she faced and won the Women's Championship at WrestleMania X-Seven. She held the title until she left WWE in 2001, leaving behind a lasting legacy as the most dominant female competitor of all time. 

4) Mickie James

While some Divas have had the good fortune of entering WWE with little experience in the ring, Mickie James fought and clawed her way from the rough and tumble world of independent wrestling to the very top of WWE. Her unmatched drive netted her four Women's Championship and a Divas Championship in five years time, but it was her awesome attitude that captured the WWE Universe's attention. Perhaps the most popular accomplished female wrestler of the modern era. 

3) Lita

As a member of Team Xtreme with The Hardy Boyz, the high-flying Diva was loved for her wild style and her gravity-defying maneuvers. And then she met Edge. Leaving her boyfriend Matt Hardy for the Rated-R Superstar in 2006, Lita quickly became, perhaps, the most despised Diva of all time. Still, the WWE Universe's hatred couldn't deter her success and by the time she left the ring in 2007, Lita was a four-time Women's Champion. Even her infamous bedroom romp with Edge can't take that away from her.

2) Fabulous Moolah

No athlete has ever held a championship for as long as The Fabulous Moolah. From Sept. 18, 1956 until July 23, 1984, the ferocious Moolah carried the Women's Championship with a steely grasp, defeating every competitor that was placed in front of her for nearly 30 years. Perhaps the most influential female wrestler of all time. Moolah was a hated villain for decades, but in later years, she became a hilarious and beloved fixture on WWE television. Moolah was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995: the first woman to receive this honour.

1) Trish Stratus

The three words that define a WWE Diva are "sexy, smart and powerful" and no one woman fits this description better than Trish Stratus. A former fitness model, the stunning Canadian started off in WWE as a manager before bringing her natural athletic ability to the ring. Quickly, Stratus would become the best Diva to ever do it, winning the Women's Championship a record seven times and netting other honours like a Hardcore Championship and the honour of "Diva of the Decade" in 2003. Stratus retired from wrestling in 2006, leaving the WWE as the Women's Champion and the greatest Diva of all time.

Lets hope the women's division continues to flourish and who know's maybe this list will look different the next time you see it! Thanks for visiting, bookmark the page and refresh every week for more, for now STAY SHINY!

Top 10 WWE Tag Team Champions

Grab your partner and tag em in because today's list see's us looking at the top 10 WWE tag team champions!

All tag titles under the wwe name are on display here and i will be picking a bunch not all from same era's. I will also not be including teams with the same members in. SO for example DX so if HBK HHH or any of the past members of DX have won tag titles with different partners it wont be on the list sorry.

10) The Brothers Of Destruction

Yep at number 10 falls one of my fave teams the most destructive team on this list maybe is The Undertaker & Kane, THE BROTHERS OF DESTRUCTION! They should have had more reigns and days that they held the titles but they were meant for better bigger titles. The Deadman and The Devil’s Favourite Demon captured three separate tag team titles, and were also the team to unify the WWE and WCW Tag Team Championships, devouring DDP and Kanyon at SummerSlam 2001 inside of a steel cage.

9) Demolition

HERE COMES THE AX AND HERE COMES THE SMASH! I'll be honest i never seen them wrestle much but i got respect for them for their reign being one of the longest in history. Dressed for pure brutality with spiked ring gear and outrageous face paint, the intimidating duo captured the World Tag Team Championships a total of three times — including the single longest tag title reign in WWE history of more than 470 days. Although they were dismissed early as clones of The Road Warriors, the brutes from Parts Unknown made their reputation of pure destruction against elite combination that included The Hart Foundation, The Rockers, The British Bulldogs and The Brain Busters.

8) Rock N Sock Connection

One of the most electrifying teams on the list comes the unlikely weird pairing of THE ROCK and.....Sock? I mean Mankind/Foley the pair had 3 reigns as tag champs but each did not last long sadly but they were highly entertaining and for being entertaining, fun, funny and overall great wrestlers is why they are on my list. Yes there's so many teams that deserve to be on my list i am only limited to 10 so this is all my 10. 

7) DX

ARE YOU READY? I SAID ARE YOU READY!!!?? Here they are i'd say the DX crew are the most entertaining on my list be it under the stable of many or the team of few they dominated gloriously with entertaining antics to boot and with feuds that were gripping to watch. Spanning 13 years, D-Generation X was the brainchild of two best friends, Shawn Michaels and Triple H. In 1997, HBK and The Game brought their backstage friendship in front of the cameras, and the world of sports-entertainment changed forever. DX’s brand of sophomoric humor was a cornerstone of the Attitude Era, and their influence beyond the ring became clear when Mike Tyson was recruited for their group. After eight years apart, the band got back together in 2006. As former multi-time WWE Champions, DX was more powerful than ever, and brandished their logo on the WWE headquarters in Connecticut and on Mr. McMahon’s corporate jet. They returned tag team wrestling to the main event spotlight, dominating pairs including the McMahons, Rated-RKO and Legacy. In 2009, Michaels and Triple H won their first WWE Tag Team Championships together. But D-Generation X wasn’t about the gold — it was about two pals having a blast, dominating competition and revolutionizing entertainment but when they were with New Age Outlaws under their wings they did win more gold but it was just between ASS MAN Billy Gun and the Road Dogg Jesse James. 

6) London & Kendrick

These guys were phenomenal before the phenomenal one joined the WWE. It's a shame they spilt. WWE’s tag team division has often been dominated by powerhouse teams like Legion of Doom, The Natural Disasters, Kane and Big Show and other monstrous Superstars who piled up championship reigns. Paul London and Brian Kendrick set out to change that when they joined forces in 2006. Taking to the skies with a unique brand of high flying offense that few teams could answer, London and Kendrick defeated MNM for SmackDown’s WWE Tag Team Titles in May of that year and successfully defended them for the next 331 days which is a feat which was broken recently by New Day. The aerial experts were drafted to Raw in 2007, where they added a World Tag Team Championship reign to their mantle before the WWE Draft split them up in 2008. 

5) The Legion Of Doom

Legion Of Doom/Road Warriors well wow what a team they had the mean look and the mean wrestling skills that would run you over repeatedly. The most dominant tag team in sports-entertainment history, WWE Hall of Famers The Road Warriors made their WWE debut in 1990 as the Legion of Doom. After battling Demolition, Hawk and Animal faced The Nasty Boys and defeated the disgusting duo for the World Tag Team Championships at SummerSlam 1991. This victory made the L.O.D. the only pairing in history to win tag team titles in the three promotions that dominated sports-entertainment in the 1980s: AWA, NWA and WWE. Although the Legion of Doom was wildly popular in their early days in WWE, they struggled to maintain their success as the years passed. The L.O.D. left WWE in 1992 but returned in 1997 and won the tag team titles. However, after seemingly splitting up and reforming as L.O.D. 2000, the duo was unable to regain their control over the tag division. Hawk and Animal’s time in WWE wasn’t always as fortuitous as their runs in smaller territories, but their popularity and intensity was rarely matched. 

4) The Hardy Boyz

Another one of my fave tag teams in all of wrestling history here, i use to idolise them both but Jeff more and i am still a huge fan of the team, followed their career since the first time i tuned in to a wwf show. An integral part of the tag team renaissance of the early 2000s, Matt and Jeff Hardy were part of the six-headed rivalry (along with Edge & Christian and The Dudley Boyz) that gave birth to the Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match, where they pioneered the modern use of the ladder. The reckless abandon with which they practised their craft won the brothers numerous tag titles as well as several singles championships between them. 

3) Edge & Christian

HOLD THAT POSE FOR 5 SECONDS PLEASE!...........Ok good. Another entertaining, skilled wrestling tag team here. Lifelong best friends, Edge and Christian went from school hallways in Toronto to quite literally climbing the ladder of success in WWE. The pairing undeniably “reeked of awesomeness” – their tongue-in-cheek “five-second poses” and proclamations that “sodas rule” were just earnest enough to earn simultaneous adoration and eye-rolls from the WWE Universe. With their patented Con-Chair-To, Edge and Christian won seven World Tag Team Championships, the first in a Ladder Match against The Hardys at WrestleMania 2000. They defeated both The Hardys and Dudley Boyz in the first-ever TLC Match at SummerSlam, and were victorious in a rematch at WrestleMania X-Seven – hailed by many as the greatest tag team match in WWE history. The longstanding animosity between the three duos consistently resulted in Edge and Christian supremacy, and solidified the team as not just fun and games, but a bona fide force to be reckoned with. Edge and Christian were the arrogant jerks you loved to hate, especially as they revolutionized tag team wrestling for generations to come.

2) The New Day

Although i am not a big fan of them, they are entertaining and the longest modern era reigning tag champions and at least they are here on my list so don't worry and be happy. The New Day are two-time and longest reigning Raw Tag Team Champions at 483 days, as well as having the longest combined reign at 532 days

1) The Dudleys

GET UP GET UP DROP THE BOMBSHELL! Yes number one has the one and only BUBBA Ray and D-Von Dudley, from Dudleyville, THE DUDLEY BOYZ! The Dudley Boyz, who hold the most reigns as a team with 8! They have won titles all over the world in all different companies from ECW, WWF,WWE,TNA, WCW,2CW,Hustle, All Japan,IWGP and are in TNA's Hall Of Fame. The most accomplished tag team on this list for sure and that's why they are numero uno! 

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Top 10 WWE Intercontinental Champions

What's up everyone? Back again for more i see? Well the wrestling month continues. You may notice i don't post on the weekends this month. Why? It's so i can have a break is all and you all can catch up if you missed anything :) 

Let's get back to the wrasslin now with a list of the top 10 WWE intercontinental champions! 

10) Pat Patterson

I have only ever seen Pat as one of the stooges or in his hof induction or during anytime he has appeared over the past 20 years in WWE. I never seen the guy wrestle but he is the first intercontinental champion and for that he has to be on my list. 

9) Stone Cold Steve Austin

What can i say about this legend? He won the title first with a broken fricken neck! A two-time Intercontinental Champion, Austin's first title win came at SummerSlam 1997 where a piledriver snapped his neck. Rather than quit, The Bionic Redneck managed to summon the strength to roll up Owen Hart for the victory. This devastating injury caused Austin to vacate the title, but the WWE Hall of Famer would make an amazing return to the ring to capture the championship again that very same year. Expect Austin to feature in more lists down the line...

8) Jeff Hardy

Alright Jeff is one of my all time faves and he is normally the first person who comes to my mind when talking about the IC title. Although he wasn't the biggest man in the WWE locker room, Jeff Hardy was never the kind of Superstar who would back down from a fight. So it should come as no surprise that The Charismatic Enigma defeated dominant competitors like Triple H and Umaga on his way to winning an impressive four Intercontinental Championships. Due to his high-risk style, the majority of Hardy's reigns were brief, but his title matches were always exciting.

7) RVD

RVD is another fave of mine (there are many faves on mine on these lists i do of course). Rob Van Dam's six reigns as Intercontinental Champion are impressive enough, but consider what RVD accomplished with the title and his runs are even more remarkable. In 2002, Mr. Monday Night defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy and Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer to unify those two titles with the Intercontinental Championship and bring an even greater legacy to the title. On top of that, his wild Ladder Matches against Eddie Guerrero and Christian were some of the genre’s best. At a time when WWE was inundated with flashy new titles, Van Dam made sure that the Intercontinental Championship — much like himself — remained one of a kind. 

6) HHH

There's more than one reason as to why he is called THE GAME. A five-time champion over the span of a decade, The Game first grabbed the title in 1996 when he was relatively new to the ring. By the time he was the most dominant man in WWE, Triple H reclaimed the Intercontinental Championship in memorable battles with Jeff Hardy and Kane and even defeated The Devil’s Favorite Demon at No Mercy in 2002 to unify Kane's Intercontinental Championship with the World Heavyweight Championship. 

5) The Rock

Just like Triple H, Rocky captured the title when he was new to the scene but this was a clear indicator of a star in the making. He may have been champion, but his nauseating perkiness caused the WWE Universe to chant, "Die, Rocky, die!" which all built up to a change in Rocky Mavia to become....The Rock. An arrogant, eyebrow-raising villain with a bad attitude and a $500 shirt. With this newfound edge, The People's Champion had a second Intercontinental Championship run that lasted for an impressive 265 days and helped establish his reputation as The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment.

4) Shawn Michaels 

The IC title is where HBK first made a name for himself let's be honest. A "Showstopper" even then, HBK's classic Ladder Matches against Razor Ramon are considered some of the best bouts of their era, and his battles against Jeff Jarrett, Diesel and Bret "Hit Man" Hart were just as good. Too often, Michaels' reigns ended in controversy, but his days as Intercontinental Champion were always exhilarating.

3) The Miz

As of writing he is still the IC Champ and his reigns have been damn fine. His talking smack rant was and still is amazing. He makes the title matter again and he is on his seventh reign.

2) The Honky Tonk Man

The man with the longest reign as IC Champ is the one and only Honky Tonk Man at a staggering 454 days! Defeating Ricky Steamboat for the championship in 1987, Honky Tonk Man kept his guitar-strumming fingers on the title for more than a year by any means necessary, including but not limited to getting counted out or disqualified on purpose. It may not have been the noblest reign of all time, but it earned the rock 'n' roller his place in WWE history.

1) Chris Jericho

Quality matches and a quality champion of nine times. No Superstar even comes close to Chris Jericho's record-setting number of Intercontinental Title reigns. First winning the championship from Chyna in winter 1999, Jericho went on to defeat everyone from Jeff Hardy to Rob Van Dam to capture a staggering nine titles over the next decade.

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Top 10 WWE United States Champions

My fellow american's today is the day, the day we praise the red, white and blue and hold up the gold strap with one hand on our hearts and yell "WE THE PEOPLE!" because we are champions and as champions we get to admire and look at the champions of the past and hope the future will be forever GOLDEN! 

This list will feature people who held the title in it's other forms also.

10) Harley Race 

Now he was a wrestler and wrestling before my time, before i knew of wrestling BUT he was the very first champion of this title and he held it for 183 days with only one reign of the title and with me having not much exposure to Harley if  it was not for him this title would have went to obscurity and decommissioned long ago and so i thank Harley and place him here at number 10. 

9) MVP

Montel Vontavious Porter was a champion the likes of which WWE simply did not promote when he won the U.S. title in 2007. At that time, titles changed hands every so many months in an attempt to keep things interesting. WWE Creative used the titles to spark interest in rivalries and introduce new characters so when Porter, or MVP for short, worked his way through the ranks and ultimately defeated Chris Benoit to capture his first U.S. title, it was a refreshing twist. Even better was the fact that he would hold the title for nearly a year, clocking in at 343 days. Some will apply an asterisk to the reign, thanks to a heart condition that kept MVP out of the ring for a few weeks in the fall of 2007. That would be incredibly insulting to one of the greatest runs with the title of all-time. Sure, he was kept out of the ring but his feud with Matt Hardy over the championship ranked as one of the best on the SmackDown brand. And when it was finally time for him to drop the title to Hardy at Backlash 2008, the crowd was anxious to see it. He would regain the title a year later but that reign failed to live up to his extraordinary first run with the gold.

8) Chris Benoit

Yes he is here on my list, i'm not afraid or ashamed to feature him, yes his actions in his final days on Earth are despicable but he was still a talented wrestler in the ring. Chris Benoit is one of the rare occasions in which his reigns as United States champion in WWE far exceeded the quality of his two previous runs with the title in WCW. In Ted Turner's company, especially in the late 1990s, titles were as if they were props to be traded among wrestlers, not the coveted prize it should be. When the title was revived in WWE in 2003, Benoit was among the top contenders, losing out on the right to be the first Superstar to hold it in two years when he was defeated by Eddie Guerrero at that year's Vengeance pay-per-view. But Benoit made up for it two years later, defeating Orlando Jordan in record time at the 2005 SummerSlam event. He would win it a second time, from longtime rival Booker T, but it was his third reign that definitively earned him a spot on this list. For 222 days, Benoit carried the title as the workhorse of SmackDown, establishing it as the wrestler's title. Whether he was defending against Chavo Guerrero or MVP, Benoit proved to the entire industry why he was widely regarded as one of the great ring generals of his era.

7) Ricky Steamboat

One of the most decorated competitors to ever lace a pair of boots, Ricky Steamboat is one of the 10 greatest United States champions ever, thanks in large part to the competition he faced during his three reigns with the gold. His first reign as champion came when he defeated career-long rival Ric Flair on October 21, 1977. It would hardly be the only run he would have with the title. Over the course of the next 17 years, he would win the championship three more times, defeating skilled workers the likes of Dick Slater and a young Steve Austin. Not a competitor with the longest reigns as champion, he did more for it by bringing name recognition and the consistent in-ring excellence that would become a staple of the title over the decades.

6) Dean Ambrose

Dean Ambrose is the longest reigning champion under the WWE banner, with a record of 351 days. Dean Ambrose became the 77th competitor to hold the prestigious title after defeating Kofi Kingston at Extreme Rules on May 19, 2013. The Shield’s ”Lunatic Fringe” answered nearly every challenge to his championship, whether by hook or by crook, for 351 days until he was defeated by Sheamus in a Battle Royal for the title on Raw.

5) Kevin Owens

The most recent entry on this list but not only do i love KO but his reigns holding any championship has been very entertaining and provided us with great matches too! 3 reigns and for a combined total of 98 days. I hope he can hold it again and for longer.

4) Rick Rude

There may never be a professional wrestler whose time in World Championship Wrestling was more underrated than Rick Rude. From day one, Rude was perceived to be a main event star. Thus, during his time as U.S. champion, the title was elevated just by being in his possession. That he worked the likes of Ricky Steamboat, Sting and even heavyweight champion Ron Simmons only added value to the title. For well over a year, Rude defended against all-comers, oftentimes snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. He even withstood the challenge of the monstrous Nikita Koloff. Unfortunately, it was injury that would bring an end to Rude's reign as champion, putting a halt to all of the momentum he had built for himself and threatening to destroy the prestige his reign had brought to the title. Still, some two decades after his run with the gold, Rude is highly regarded as one of the finest competitors to ever wear the strap, thanks to the quality of competition he defended against, not to mention his undeniable star power.

3) John Cena

Yes the Cenation is here on the list! John Cena's victory over the Big Show at WrestleMania XX not only netted him his first United States Championship, it also began his meteoric rise up the ranks in WWE. It was the moment that announced to fans that management saw him as the man to lead the company into the next decade. More importantly, it was the defining moment of his young career. He won the title later in his career also back in 2015 and many seen this as a way for Cena to bury the up and comers but Cena won retaining the title against the like of many of these new stars and he did not bury them but he helped put them over and put on some damn fine competition with them all. 

2) Ric Flair

WOO! Flair is a 6 time US Champ which is the most reigns anyone who has ever held this title has had. Flair was as good for the U.S. title as it was for him. Clearly a competitor unlike any around him, Flair brought eyes to the title and lent it some of the same credibility that he would share with every title he touched throughout his long and illustrious career. He treated every championship with the respect and honour it deserved and as a result, it was seen by fans as the glorious achievement it was.

1) Lex Luger 

The longest reigning U.S. Champion deserves this spot, with 950 combined days as champ in total. Today, Lex Luger is one of the most polarising competitors to ever step foot inside a squared circle. Some remember him fondly as one of the faces of the National Wrestling Alliance during its heyday while others hate him for his perceived arrogance and the fact that he got his spot in the industry because of his looks and physique. For 523 days, Luger reigned as champion. Never before, or since, has a single competitor held the title for as long as the Total Package did from May 1989 until October 1990. During that time, he experienced the most sustained push of his career, defeating the likes of Brian Pillman and Ricky Steamboat. By working those men, he not only gained credibility as a champion but, more importantly, as a worker. Some of his best performances occurred during his run as the U.S. titleholder, thus making it a landmark time in career. In total, Luger held the title five times, for a grand total of 1155 days. The idea that someone could hold the title that many times, for that length of time, is unfathomable by today's standards. He had the trust of the promoters, delivered the quality of performance necessary to be granted such lengthy reigns with the strap and was reliable. He was the standard bearer for that title and should be celebrated as the wrestler more associated with the United States Championship.

For now my fellow american's this is all i have for you today so go out and have a great day and remember to bookmark and pop back weekly for more new lists. STAY SHINY!