10 Longest Gaps Ever Between WWE World Title Matches

1. Jerry 'The King Lawler - 14 Years, 7 Months, 28 Days

Jerry 'The King' Lawler is the only man who had to wait longer than Goldberg for another shot at the richest prize in the game. Lawler has only had three World Championship matches in his entire WWE career - and it is somewhat surprising that two of those arrived recently, as opposed to his run in the company as an actual in-ring competitor.

Lawler challenged Bret Hart for the WWF Championship on a number of house shows in early 1996, but it wasn't until the first day of April that year that a Lawler championship challenge was televised. By then, Shawn Michaels was the champion, having realised his boyhood dream at WrestleMania XII. It was Lawler who represented the first challenger for The Heartbreak Kid.

Over 14 and a half years later, The King would get another shot at the top prize in the company, although to say things were different is somewhat superfluous. Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart were both retired, and The Miz was WWE Champion. Lawler surprisingly garnered enough support from the crowd to challenge Miz in two matches.

The first of these came one week after Miz had won the title; Lawler unsuccessfully challenged the champion in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match on RAW some 760 episodes after The King had challenged HBK. 14 years, 7 months and 28 days had passed, but much like buses, another shot came along practically at once (well, three months later). Lawler again came up short against Miz at Elimination Chamber 2011.

They say good things come to those who wait - but sometimes, there is no glory at the end of the waiting, even for The King.