10 Hidden Meanings Behind Epic Wrestling Title Reigns

10. Brock Lesnar Holds Onto The Title In Order To Smash CM Punk's Record

Before Roman Reigns came along and made Tribal history, refusing to let go of his Universal belt for a staggering 1,000+ days, it was the 'Head of the Table's long-time rival who held the record of longest WWE World Champion of the modern era.

Brock Lesnar enjoyed a dominant 504-days as the Monday Night Raw wrecking machine, gobbling up everyone from Goldberg to Samoa Joe along the way.

Albeit one who didn't wrestle anywhere near as often as the last bloke who held the title of longest-reigning WWE World Champion of the era.

That guy was none other than eventual AEW World Champion CM Punk, with the 'Best in the World' holding onto the WWE Championship for a whopping 434 days before being bested by The Rock.

But with 'Pepsi Phil' ultimately walking out on WWE back in 2014, it felt like only a matter of time before Vince McMahon made it his bitter mission to drag that prestigious honour away from Punk.

Sure enough, Lesnar eventually did precisely that from 2017-2018, and it was hard to escape the feeling that the WWE Chairman simply had his 'Beast' sit at home with his big red belt for months on end as one last rather petty middle finger to the 'Chick Magnet.'