Every WWE Champion From The '90s Ranked Worst To Best

19. Vince McMahon

Number of Reigns: 1

Total Length: 6 Days

In the fall of 1999, Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara left the WWF under the cover of darkness and emerged as the head of creative at WCW. However, before they departed Big Vince’s Box of Human Rocks, they decided to give fans the most illogical storyline in existence (which is saying a lot when you consider their WCW run).

Weeks after Triple H defeated Mankind for the WWF Championship, Vince returned to television, despite a First Blood match in July between Steve Austin and The Undertaker that stipulated if ‘Taker lost, Vince could never appear on TV again. So naturally, he was back a month-and-a-half later with a bone to pick with Triple H. Invoking his championship match clause which he earned from winning the Royal Rumble, Vince defeated Hunter via shenanigans on SmackDown, and then promptly vacated the title on RAW, with Helmsley winning it back at Unforgiven.

So yes, in the same year, Vince McMahon won the Royal Rumble and promptly rendered that victory pointless, then won the WWF Championship and promptly rendered that victory pointless. It was signature Vince Russo, and a taste for fans of what he was going to do to the WCW Championship.