10 Greatest WCW Champions Ever

7. Hulk Hogan

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Hulk Hogan had a vice-like grip on the WCW World Title from the moment he entered the company, racking up over 1,100 days with the Championship over six middling reigns between 1994 and 2000. Despite some of the atrocious booking and unthinkable selfishness his tenures came to represent, he belongs amongst the elite for the incredible status boost his profile as Champion gave the organisation.

Hogan was paid really f*cking well for it, of course. His deals working for Eric Bischoff and Ted Turner were some of the most lucrative in industry history, especially after the gamble on him for July 1994's Bash At The Beach pay-per-view paid off magnificently.

What 'The Hulkster' gave in mainstream attention, he sadly took by the monster truckload in creative control. His storylines were almost always orchestrated to feed his python-sized ego, with his 1999 loss to Sting the only title surrender not to carry a poisoned twist in the tail for the new Champion.

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