10 Longest Reigning American Wrestlers in WWE History

For more than half a century, a wrestler has only reached the top when he wins a championship like the WWE Championship belt. Getting the belt is hard, keeping it is even harder.

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Before you start complaining that Brock Lesnar ‘s reign as WWE Universal Champion has been too long, there have been people throughout WWE history who have held the title for longer. Here are the 10 Longest-Reigning American Wrestlers in WWE History:

#10 Diesel – 358 Days

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Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE as a Legend. Nash is a member of The Kliq, an influential backstage group that also includes Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman. He is also one of the three founding members of the New World Order (nWo), along with Hulk Hogan and Scott Hall. Nash was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015 .

Nash won a total of 21 championships , including becoming a five-time world champion (four-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time WWF Champion) and a 12-time tag team champion. He held the belt for 358 days.

#9 Hulk Hogan – 364 Days

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Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, businessman, and musician. Hogan is widely considered the greatest professional wrestler of all time, holding the title for 364 days.

#8 Randy Savage – 371 Days

WWE American Wrestler Randy Savage

Randall Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name ” Macho Man ” Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and the most famous commentator of his era in the world. He was formerly with the Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and later World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

#7 John Cena – 380 Days

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John Cena, born John Felix Anthony Cena Jr., is an American professional wrestler, hip hop singer, and actor who performs for WWE’s SmackDown. He is a former WWE Champion with a record 13 WWE Championship titles.

#6 CM Punk – 434 Days

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Phillip Jack Brooks, known by his ring name CM Punk, is a professional wrestler. Now retired from WWE, he is the leader of The Straight Edge Society. He currently competes in the UFC.

#5 Pedro Morales – 1,027 Days

Pedro A. Morales (born October 22, 1942)[1] is a retired Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the United States with Global Wrestling Associates (WWA) and the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF).

Debuting in 1959, Morales initially came to prominence with the WWA in the 1960s, where he won the World Heavyweight Championship and the World Tag Team Championship.

#4 Bruno Sammartino – 1,237 Days

Legendary wrestler Bruno Sammartino

Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (October 6, 1935 – April 18, 2018) was an Italian-American professional wrestler who rose to fame in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE). There, he held the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (WWWF Heavyweight Championship in his second reign) for over 11 years (4,040 days), his first reign being 1,237 days.

#3 Hulk Hogan – 1,474 Days

Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, businessman, and musician. Hogan is widely considered the greatest professional wrestler of all time, having held the title for 1,474 days.

#2 Bob Backlund – 2,135 Days

Robert Louis Backlund (born August 14, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler with a career spanning over 30 years, best known for his championship reigns in the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation (WWWF)/WWF, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment and currently known as WWE.

#1 Bruno Sammartino – 2,803 Days