10 Best WWE Championship Reigns Of The 1990s
It was a great decade for the WWE Championship - but who wore it best?
The 1990s were a turbulent time in WWE, particularly for its most coveted title.
After the stranglehold Hulk Hogan over the WWE Championship in the 1980s, the floodgates opened to more different kinds of wrestlers getting their mitts on the winged eagle. There was also the advent of monthly pay-per-views and weekly TV, meaning that title changes were more frequent and could happen in multiple different formats.
Whilst there were definitely some stinkers amongst the reigns of the 90s, the decade also saw some of the most important title victories the company has ever seen. But what makes a good title reign? How do you separate one from another?
This list is going to be focusing not just on the content of the reign itself and the number of days the person had it, but also the manner in which they won and lost the belt too. The quality of matches will also be taken into account, as well as the major storylines and developments that took place under their watch.
It was a great decade for the championship, and these performers all helped to make that happen.
10. Ric Flair (January-April 1992)
Out of his 16 World championships (or 21 if you believe the man himself), only two of Ric Flair's reigns on top came for WWE.
The longest of those reigns - his first - only lasted 77 days, but The Nature Boy crammed a lot into just over two months with the belt.
Flair captured the title in the most dramatic fashion. He lasted over an hour to win the 1992 Royal Rumble match from the number 3 spot, putting on one of the greatest performances in the stipulation's history.
The champion's biggest test came against "Macho Man" Randy Savage, which culminated in a great bout at WrestleMania VIII that definitely should have been the main event. Flair and Savage clashed over the lovely Miss Elizabeth, who Slick Ric famously claimed "was mine before she was yours!"
Savage defeated the lying heel to bring Flair's title reign to an end. It might not have been the lengthiest run, and he might have played second fiddle to Hogan (quelle surprise), but Naitch still gave fans plenty to WOOOOOOO about in early '92.