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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.
The first champion was Buddy Rogers, who was awarded the championship in 1963. The champion with the single longest reign is Bruno Sammartino with a reign of 2,803 days while the record for longest combined reign is also held by Sammartino at 4,040. John Cena has the most reigns with 13.
Bruno Sammartino defeated inaugural champion Buddy Rogers and became the longest-reigning champion at 2,803 days; pictured here in his second reign with the then-WWWF Heavyweight Championship (now WWE Championship) The WWE Championship is the original world heavyweight championship of WWE, currently defended on the SmackDown brand.
Full list of current WWE Champions, including Universal, Intercontinental, Women's, US, Tag Team, and more across Raw, SmackDown and NXT.
This title belt was worn by the inaugural champion Buddy Rogers in 1963 and the second champion Bruno Sammartino. [48] Bruno Sammartino wearing the original WWWF World Heavyweight Championship belt he won from Buddy Rogers. After Sammartino became champion, a new title belt on a blue strap was created and used until 1965.
Bruno Sammartino (right) is the all-time longest-reigning WWWF World Heavyweight Champion and one of the most prolific wrestlers in the sport. Sammartino would retain the title for seven years, eight months and one day (2,803 days), making his the longest continuous world championship reign in men's wrestling history.
The Mongols' first reign was the longest at 368 days, while Bruno Sammartino and Dominic DeNucci's reign was the shortest at 14 days. Tarzan Tyler was the oldest champion at 43 years old, while Bepo was the youngest at 22 years old.
Spiros Arion and Bruno Sammartino: 9 The title was retired without a formal announcement. [4] (Sammartino was also WWWF World Heavyweight champion at the time). WWF International Tag Team Championship: June 1, 1969: Toru Tanaka and Mitsu Arakawa (Rising Suns) October 31, 1985: Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura: 16 [g]