10 Longest Gaps Ever Between WWE World Title Matches
Goldberg's 13 year wait ends on Sunday - but who had to wait longer for another World Title match?
This coming Sunday, WWE fans will get to see something that they haven't witnessed in over a decade. Goldberg will challenge for a World Championship in WWE, ending a 13 year wait that many believed would run for all eternity.
World Championship matches aren't as rare as they once were. Many iconic performers went their whole WWE careers without getting a shot at the main prize in the company, but by the time the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression Eras came around, title shots were ten a penny. Even The Fabulous Moolah got one.
Some men have had to wait longer than others to get a shot at the big one, however...
A note on criteria: this list includes all variations of the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship and the ECW Heavyweight Championship (under the WWE banner). Only matches on television or pay-per-view in the WrestleMania era (post-1985) are taken into account.