10 Most Successful Champions In WWE History
6. Andre The Giant
WWE Championship Reign(s): February 5, 1988 - February 5, 1988
'The Eighth Wonder Of The World' had the WWE Championship over his shoulder for mere seconds, but qualifies for this as a man so profitable for the company that he never needed a title.
His global drawing power was virtually unmatched, and the fact that WWE was forever considered his home territory worked wonders for the company when it came to needed a box office favour or some sort of other-worldly threat to monster some sh*thouse heels. And all that's before he turned to the dark side for the run that proved to be his most famous one.
Andre was worth as much as a challenger to Hulk Hogan's Champion as he'd ever been in his illustrious career. WrestleMania III was a capital-M Moment in American pop culture, and their NBC rematch was the most watched match in the history of the United States.