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The longest reigning champion was Hulk Hogan, who held the title for 469 days, which is the only reign to exceed one year. The shortest reigning champion was Chris Jericho , who held the title for approximately 13 + 1 ⁄ 2 minutes, since he unified the title with the WWF Championship at Vengeance .
Title Reign Length (days) Notes 1 Bruno Sammartino: WWE Championship: 1 2,803 During this reign, the title was known as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. 2 Hulk Hogan: WWE Championship: 1 1,474 During this reign, the title was known as the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. 3 Bob Backlund: WWE Championship: 1 (2) 1,470
Hogan's reign as WCW World Heavyweight Champion (which, at 469 days, is the longest in the title's history) ended when he lost the WCW World Heavyweight Championship to The Giant at Halloween Havoc via disqualification.
Immediately after winning the title from Hulk Hogan, André the Giant handed the championship belt to Ted DiBiase, but WWF President Jack Tunney refused to recognize DiBiase's reign and declared the title vacant. However, the in the subsequent days DiBiase defended the title once against Bam Bam Bigelow in a February 8, 1988 house show. [31 ...
The longest reigning champion was Hulk Hogan who held the title from July 17, 1994, to October 29, 1995, for a total of 469 days. Hogan holds the record for longest combined reigns at 1,177 days. Ric Flair has the shortest title reign, having won it and lost it on the same night on May 29, 2000. The Giant was youngest champion, at the age of 23.
Hulk Hogan was the inaugural champion, with Antonio Inoki being the last, and a record two-time champion. Inoki's first reign was the longest at 701 days, while his second being the shortest at 326 days. Inoki was the oldest champion at 43 years old, while Hogan the youngest at 29 years old.
In addition to an illustrious professional wrestling career, Hogan appeared in a number of movies and TV shows—usually playing some version of his bandana-wearing, leg-dropping persona.
Sammartino's 2,803-day reign as WWF World Heavyweight Champion is the longest in the championship's history as well as the longest world title reign in WWE history. Born in Italy to a family of seven, Sammartino grew up in poverty. As a child, Sammartino survived the German occupation of Italy during World War II.