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A WWE title is a dream for all wrestlers, who strive for years to win them. However, the victory does not stop there as the winners also have to defend their title before the next one in line challenges their reign. While some wrestlers defend their titles for hundreds of days, some could not even last minutes.
This week in the USA, the social media platform TikTok was blocked due to privacy concerns. However, the platform was restored within the weekend due to the reported intervention of President-elect Donald Trump. Social media was rife with memes about things that lasted shorter than the TikTok ban and these WWE title reigns are some of them.
1The Big Show – 45 seconds
The Big Show is one of the most popular WWE stars of the ‘90s and 2000s. At seven feet, he is one of the tallest wrestlers, and his career is filled with multiple title wins. Once a seven-time world champion, he earned titles like the World Tag Team Championship and the WWE Heavyweight Championship.
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However, the Big Show also has the record for one of the shortest title wins in WWE history. The wrestler won the World Heavyweight Championship against Mark Henry in a Chair Match in 2011. The feud between the Big Show and Henry lasted months and was about to be put to rest with the former’s win but was interrupted by Daniel Bryan.
Mark Henry attacked the Big Show as he celebrated his win, putting him off his game, and allowing Bryan to pin him. In 45 seconds, the Big Show lost the title of World Heavyweight Champion (viaSlam Wrestling).
2Andre the Giant – 1 minute 45 seconds
Known asthe Eighth Wonder of the World, Andre the Giant was one of the most popular stars of the WWF (as it was then known) and he even went on to make movies. His tenure in the promotion saw him feuding with none other than Hulk Hogan, and their beef lasted for years. While the giant lost many times to Hogan, there was one match where he won the WWF Championship title from him.
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Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan faced each other at The Main Event in 1988. The former won the title of WWF Championship due to a controversial pinfall as Hogan’s shoulders were not on the mat when the referee gave the counts. However, Andre the Giant handed over the title to his partner Ted DiBiase a.k.a the Million Dollar Man. The Giant’s win lasted a minute and 45 seconds.
3Seth Rollins- 2 minutes
Seth Rollins’relationship withRoman Reigns has been complicatedas they were members of The Shield but also fought against each other. He had even won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship title from Reigns after returning from a knee injury back in 2016.
However, the title was immediately lost to Dean Ambrose, who cashed in the Money-in-the-bank contract that he had won earlier that day. Rollins lost his WWR title to Ambrose after he hit him with a Dirty Deeds move. Rollins’ championship reign lasted only 2 minutes.
4John Cena – 3 minutes 33 seconds
Guess who could not see the title after three minutes? WWE star and actorJohn Cenaworked hard and fought off multiple stars during the Elimination Chamber match in 2010. He fought against stalwarts like Triple H, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Kofi Kingston, and reigning WWE Champion Sheamus.
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Cena defeated everyone and finally got his eighth WWE title but the celebrations were short-lived as Vince McMahon appeared in a promo and said that he would get a spot at WrestleMania only if he would defeat Batista. In an unscheduled match, Batista entered the ring and took away the title from a tired Cena after 3 minutes and 33 seconds.
5Drew McIntyre – 5 minutes 45 seconds
The Scottish wrestlerDrew McIntyrehas been known for his social media antics and his appearances on WWERaw.The wrestler had a stab at the World Heavyweight Title against Seth Rollins at last year’s WrestleMania XL. While he won against Rollins and claimed the title, he was bested by a surprise entry from Daniel Priest who cashed in his Money-in-the-Bank contract.
McIntyre recently got into an online feud with a troll who joked about his championship tenure by comparing it to the USA’s TikTok ban that barely lasted the weekend.
The wrestler’s tenure of 5 minutes and 45 seconds made him the player with the shortest reign on the World Heavyweight Championship title in history.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
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