World Title Reigns Shorter Than Sheamus'

[klunderbunker]

Considering he didn't lose the belt tonight, Sheamus has currently held the world title longer than the following people (show listed is where they won the title and days counted as nights that ended with him holding the belt. Sunday is 1, Monday is 2 etc.):

WWE Title

Randy Orton - No Mercy 2007
HHH - No Mercy 2007
Hulk Hogan - This Tuesday in Texas
Bret Hart - In Your House: Final Four
Kane - King of the Ring 1998
Andre the Giant - Main Event
Yokozuna - Wrestlemania 9
Mankind - Summerslam 1999
Rock - Royal Rumble 1999 (He lost it at Halftime Heat which was taped Tuesday but aired Sunday)
Batista - Extreme Rules
Bob Backlund - Survivor Series 1994
Antonio Inoki - House Show: November 30, 1979 (not recognized by WWE)
Undertaker - Survivor Series 1991
Vince McMahon - Raw: September 14, 1999
Stan Stasiak - House Show: December 1, 1973
Kurt Angle - Unforgiven 2001
Buddy Rogers - Awarded Title (First title reign in company history)
Mankind - Halftime Heat
Ivan Koloff - House Show: January 21, 1971
Rock - Backlash 2000
Edge - New Year's Revolution 2006
Edge - January 25, 2009
John Cena - September 13, 2009
Randy Orton - October 4, 2009
HHH - Monday Night Raw: August 23, 1999
Rob Van Dam - One Night Stand 2006
Shawn Michaels - Royal Rumble 1997
Mankind - Monday Night Raw: January 4, 1999
Iron Sheik - House Show: December 26, 1983
Hulk Hogan - Backlash 2002
Big Show - Survivor Series 2002
Sid Vicious - Monday Night Raw: February 17, 1997
HHH - Judgment Day 2000
The Rock - No Way Out 2001
HHH - Wrestlemania 18
The Rock - Vengeance 2002
The Undertaker - Over the Edge 1999
Ric Flair - House Show: September 1, 1992
The Rock - Monday Night Raw: February 15, 1999
Jeff Hardy - Armageddon 2008
Randy Orton - Backlash 2009
The Rock - Survivor Series 1998
HHH - Unforgiven 1999
John Cena - Bragging Rights
Big Show - Survivor Series 1999
Kurt Angle - Vengeance 2003
Steve Austin - Monday Night Raw: June 28, 1999
Steve Austin - Wrestlemania 15
Steve Austin - Monday Night Raw: October 8, 2001
Sycho Sid - Survivor Series 1996
Undertaker - Judgment Day 2002
Sgt. Slaughter - Royal Rumble 1991

World Heavyweight Championship

Jeff Hardy - Extreme Rules
Batista - Cyber Sunday 2008
Chris Jericho - Monday Night Raw: November 3, 2008
John Cena - Wrestlemania 25
Shawn Michaels: Survivor Series 2002
Randy Orton - Summerslam 2004
Jeff Hardy - Night of Champions 2009
Edge - One Night Stand 2008
Undertaker - Wrestlemania 24
Undertaker - Wrestlemania 23
Edge - Backlash 2009
CM Punk - Summerslam 2009
Chris Jericho - Unforgiven 2008
Edge - No Way Out 2009
CM Punk - Extreme Rules
Great Khali - Smackdown: July 17, 2007
CM Punk - Monday Night Raw: June 30, 2008

ECW Title

Tommy Dreamer - Cyberslam 2000
Sandman - Guilty As Charged 2001
Masato Tanaka - ECW on TNN: December 17, 1999
Sabu - Born to be Wired
Bobby Lashley - One Night Stand 2007
Tazz - ECW on TNN: April 13, 2000 (The Mike Awesome/WCW match)
Rob Van Dam - ECW on Sci-Fi: June 13, 2006
Jerry Lynn - Anarchy Rulz 2000
Mr. McMahon - Backlash 2007
Mikey Whipwreck - House Show: October 28, 1995
Christian - Backlash 2009
Bam Bam Bigelow - House Show: October 16, 1997
Sandman - December To Dismember 1995
Tommy Dreamer - Extreme Rules
Shane Douglas - Hardcore Heaven 1997
Sandman - Ultimate Jeopardy 1996
Steve Corino - November to Remember 2000
Chavo Guerrero - ECW on Sci-Fi: January 22, 2008
John Morrison - Vengeance 2007

WCW Title

Sting - Monday Nitro: April 26, 1999
Kevin Nash - Thunder: January 25, 2000
Ric Flair - Monday Nitro: May 29, 2000
Randy Savage - Spring Stampede 1998
Randy Savage - Bash At The Beach 1999
Chris Benoit - Souled Out 2000
Sid Vicious - Monday Nitro: January 24, 2000
Diamond Dallas Page - Monday Nitro: April 24, 2000
Jeff Jarrett - Monday Nitro: May 22, 2000
Lex Luger - Monday Nitro: August 4, 1997
Sting - House Show: March 11, 1993
Kevin Nash - Thunder: May 23, 2000
Kurt Angle - Smackdown: July 21, 2001
Ric Flair - Monday Nitro: May 15, 2000
Vince Russo - Monday Nitro: September 25, 2000
The Giant - Halloween Havoc 1995
Kevin Nash - Starrcade 1998
Jeff Jarrett - Spring Stampede 2000
Jeff Jarrett - Slamboree 2000
Booker T - Fall Brawl 2000
Sting - Starrcade 1997
David Arquette - Thunder: April 25, 2000
Diamond Dallas Page - Monday Nitro: April 26, 1999
Diamond Dallas Page - Spring Stampede 1999
Chris Jericho - No Mercy 2001
Randy Savage - Monday Nitro: January 22, 1996
Kevin Nash - Monday Nitro: August 28, 2000
Booker T - Monday Night Raw: July 30, 2001
Vader - Great American Bash 1992
Ric Flair - Starrcade 1995
Bret Hart - Monday Nitro: December 20, 1999
Ric Flair - Uncensored 1999
Randy Savage - World War 3 1995
The Rock - Monday Night Raw: November 5, 2001
Jeff Jarrett - Monday Nitro: May 29, 2000
Sting - Fall Brawl 1999
Booker T - Bash at the Beach 2000
Booker T - Monday Nitro: October 2, 2000
Sting - Superbrawl VIII
Hulk Hogan - Monday Nitro: July 12, 1999
Kevin Nash - Slamboree 1999
The Rock - Summerslam 2001
Hollywood Hogan - Monday Nitro: January 4, 1999

TNA Title

Kurt Angle - Sacrifice 2007
Sting - Bound For Glory 2007
Mick Foley - Lockdown 2009

Four more weeks. I can't believe he got past Foley.

NWA Title

Shane Douglas - NWA/ECW Supershow
Harley Race - House Show: March 21, 1984
Rhino - Bound For Glory 2005
Tommy Rich - House Show: April 27, 1981
Dusty Rhodes - House Show: August 21, 1979
Giant Baba - House Show: September 4, 1980
Giant Baba - House Show: December 2, 1974
Giant Baba - House Show: October 31, 1979
Gary Steele - 51st Anniversary Show
Dusty Rhodes - Great American Bash 1986
Ron Killings - TNA Weekly PPV 95: May 19, 2004
Carlos Colon - House Show: January 6, 1983 (not officially recognized by NWA)
Kerry Von Erich - Parade of Champions 1984
AJ Styles - TNA Weekly PPV 91: April 21, 2004
Sting - Bound For Glory 2006
AJ Styles - Hard Justice 2005
Adam Pearce - Glory By Honor VII
Sabu - House Show: November 14, 2000
Jeff Jarrett - House Show: September 15, 2005
Ric Flair - House Show: March 23, 1984
Ric Flair - Beach Blast 1993
Great Muta - WCW/NJPW Super Show II
Ken Shamrock - TNA Weekly PPV 1: June 19, 2002
Brent Albright: Death Before Dishonor VI
Harley Race - House Show: May 1, 1981
Mike Rapada - House Show: September 19, 2000
Abyss - Genesis 2006
Harley Race - House Show: May 24, 1973
Tatsumi Fujinami - WCW/New Japan Supershow I
Ron Garvin - House Show: September 25, 1987
Harley Race - House Show: August 26, 1979
Ric Flair - House Show: January 11, 1991

I'll keep this updated. Now up to date through February 20 day number 69.

 

[X]

 

[NSL]

If you want to include title reigns that aren't recognized for whatever reason, Kurt Angle had won the TNA World Title, and was stripped immediately, leading to the KOTM at Slammiversary '07...

 

[klunderbunker]

I completely forgot TNA!

 

[NSL]

I completely forgot TNA!

If you go through all the title histories, there were a few times where someone was stripped immediately for a variety of reasons...

 

[NSL]

Oh yea...Don't forget Shane Douglas' reign as NWA Heavyweight Champion. It lasted...5 minutes?

 

[klunderbunker]

Updated to include TNA and NWA. This could get hilarious. Tomorrow he passes at least a Harley Race and a batista run and a Sting run.

 

[Bernkastel]

I completely forgot TNA!

it happens

 

[klunderbunker]

Look at these names. Apparently Sheamus, whose longest match was probably the title match, is more trusted to lead a company than the like of Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Ric Flair and Randy Savage.

 

[NSL]

Updated to include TNA and NWA. This could get hilarious. Tomorrow he passes at least a Harley Race and a batista run and a Sting run.

Jillian Hall as Divas champ - 10 minutes

 

[klunderbunker]

Just doing male singles titles, as in the people that lead the companies.

 

[NSL]

TNA Title:
Rhino - BFG '05 (2 days)
Sting - BFG '07 (2 days)

Legends Title:
Kevin Nash - Victory Road '09 (3 days - passes this tomorrow)

NWA Tag Team Championship:
The Naturals - 57th Anniversary Show (3 days - passes tomorrow)

TNA Tag Team Championship:
Kaz/Super Eric - Impact (0 days)

TNA X Division Championship:
Chris Sabin - BFG '06 (2 days)
Jay Lethal - Slammiversary '07 (2 days)
Eric Young - Final Resolution '08 (0 days)

 

[NSL]

Look at these names. Apparently Sheamus, whose longest match was probably the title match, is more trusted to lead a company than the like of Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Ric Flair and Randy Savage.

Feel free to add/edit my post as you need...I just went through all the belts.

 

[klunderbunker]

Just doing singles titles that are world level. Midcard and tags would take forever and don't mean anything anyway. I'd be fine with Sheamus having a midcard belt. As for Rhino and Sting, he's tied with them. They'll be added in 24 hours.

 

[DirtyJosé]

I think it's safe to say he'll have it until Raw next week. What does that put him at?

 

[NSL]

Just doing singles titles that are world level. Midcard and tags would take forever and don't mean anything anyway. I'd be fine with Sheamus having a midcard belt. As for Rhino and Sting, he's tied with them. They'll be added in 24 hours.

Fair enough. It's a project worth looking into though...Title reigns less than a week...

 

[X]

I don't think you can rightfully include Shane's NWA title reign. I'm fairly certain the NWA never acknowledged him as a champion, ever. He wasn't stripped of the title by the company in kayfabe he just used it as a prop and said "Fuck You NWA".

 

[NSL]

Other short NWA title reigns for you KB (within the last 30 years, to keep it short-ish)

Dusty Rhodes - 5 days
Giant Baba - 7 days
Giant Baba 2 - 5 days
Tommy Rich - 4 days
Harley Race - 2 days
Gary Steele - 7 days (who?)

 

[klunderbunker]

I don't think you can rightfully include Shane's NWA title reign. I'm fairly certain the NWA never acknowledged him as a champion, ever. He wasn't stripped of the title by the company in kayfabe he just used it as a prop and said "Fuck You NWA".

Yeah but the point of this thread is that he's being considered the face of the company at the moment (symbolically at least). The NWA didn't know that was coming so they were committed to Shane at least.

 

[klunderbunker]

Gary Steele is a British wrestler that was really young, as in barely in his 20s, when he won the title in 1999. He was really just to shock the fans.

 

[NSL]

Gary Steele is a British wrestler that was really young, as in barely in his 20s, when he won the title in 1999. He was really just to shock the fans.

Oh...OK...

Who?

 

[klunderbunker]

Indy guy that has a job because he's British.

 

[NSL]

Indy guy that has a job because he's British.

Rob Terry?

 

[klunderbunker]

No this guy actually has ability.

 

[Doubleo13]

AWA

Hulk Hogan

April 24, 1983 0 days Minneapolis, MN Live event,Hogan's victory was overturned by Stanley Blackburn immediately following the bout, with Hogan's reign unrecognised.

if you want to include the AWA

wcw

Randy Savage April 19, 1998 1 day Denver, CO Spring Stampede (1998)

also another Savage title reign

July 11, 1999 1 day

Chris Benoit January 16, 2000

Sid Vicious January 24, 2000 1 day

Jeff Jarrett April 16, 2000 1 day

Diamond Dallas Page April 24, 2000 1 day

David Arquette April 25, 2000 1 day Thunder

Jeff Jarret again
May 22, 2000 1 day

Vince Russo September 25, 2000 1 day