10 Hidden Meanings Behind Epic Wrestling Title Reigns
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Winning just about any Championship inside of a wrestling ring is usually a special moment.
Whether said big title victory is your first or your fourteenth, being given the golden seal of approval from your employer after working your ass off to make something of yourself in this volatile industry is a unique feeling very few will ever experience.
However, there is often actually a lot more to a euphoric title-lifting moment and subsequent awesome reign than you may have initially assumed.
Over the years, everything from career-highlight runs to gradually sensational reigns have all secretly contained truths that the average wrestling fan likely didn't realise were part of the epic championship story.
Sometimes dominant runs with the most coveted titles in the game weren't just designed to make a top star look like a beast - and there have also been occasions when an unexpectedly brilliant spell with a strap only came to pass because of a career-stalling injury.
There's no denying that the following wrestlers all enjoyed rather successful stints holding various pieces of gold. But it's time to take a closer look at the secret meanings behind each and every one of them...
10. Brock Lesnar Holds Onto The Title In Order To Smash CM Punk's Record
Before Roman Reigns came along and made Tribal history, refusing to let go of his Universal belt for a staggering 1,000+ days, it was the 'Head of the Table's long-time rival who held the record of longest WWE World Champion of the modern era.
Brock Lesnar enjoyed a dominant 504-days as the Monday Night Raw wrecking machine, gobbling up everyone from Goldberg to Samoa Joe along the way.
Albeit one who didn't wrestle anywhere near as often as the last bloke who held the title of longest-reigning WWE World Champion of the era.
That guy was none other than eventual AEW World Champion CM Punk, with the 'Best in the World' holding onto the WWE Championship for a whopping 434 days before being bested by The Rock.
But with 'Pepsi Phil' ultimately walking out on WWE back in 2014, it felt like only a matter of time before Vince McMahon made it his bitter mission to drag that prestigious honour away from Punk.
Sure enough, Lesnar eventually did precisely that from 2017-2018, and it was hard to escape the feeling that the WWE Chairman simply had his 'Beast' sit at home with his big red belt for months on end as one last rather petty middle finger to the 'Chick Magnet.'