10 Most Phenomenal WWE Title Reigns Of The PG Era

9. Randy Orton (2013-2014)

Randy Orton WWE World Heavyweight Champion
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Daniel Bryan fans are gonna' hate the fact that Randy's handsome mug is up there holding both the WWE Title and old World Heavyweight Championship. Memories of that dreary effort against Big Show at Survivor Series 2013 live long in the memory, so why is Orton's 161-day run from 2013-2014 here?

Four words: Hell In A Cell.

It was there in 2013 that Randy beat Bryan in a wicked Cell match that had drama, Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee and some serious chemistry between all three. Then, Survivor Series aside, Orton weaved magic against John Cena at TLC and Royal Rumble before breaking every DB fan's hearts at Elimination Chamber all over again.

Capping off his underrated eighth reign as WWE Champ, Orton then put over Bryan in a big way at WrestleMania XXX and stepped out of the top title picture for three years. It's easy to forget that he was also the one hand-picked to unify both World Titles into one.

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