10 Longest Gaps Between World Title Reigns In WWE History

8. Hulk Hogan - 9 years 0 months 18 days

Many thought that Hulk Hogan would never return to the WWF after he jumped ship in 1993.

The Hulkster left the company he had helped turn into a global powerhouse and joined with their biggest competitors. Eight years down the line and WCW was out of business.

After a brief stint with the XWF (the less said about that the better) and Hogan remembered why he got into the wrestling business in the first place - to make money. Alongside Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, Hogan returned to the WWF in early 2002.

Despite playing the heelish leader of the NWO, Hogan was received like a hero. This reached its pinnacle at WrestleMania X-8 during his classic match against The Rock. Off the back of this runaway success, Vince decided to strap the rocket to a 48-year-old Hogan and he won the Undisputed Championship the very next month.

Almost nine years to the day after he beat Yokozuna at WrestleMania IX, Hogan was champion once more.