10 Shockingly Short World Title Reigns That Damaged WCW

6. Chris Benoit (1 Day - January, 2000)

So horrendously unorganised was WCW by the turn of the millennium that not even the World Title could convince top talent to stick around. Chris Benoit had long since soured on the company, realising that he would be better off trying his luck in the WWF. In January, 2000, a spate of injuries led to him capturing WCW's top prize, but it would be yet another false dawn for the belt. At the Souled Out Pay-Per-View, Benoit defeated Sid Vicious to win the championship. Bret Hart had been forced to vacate the title due to injury, meaning a new champion had to be crowned on the show. The man chosen was Benoit, but it was a case of too little, too late for the Canadian. He wanted out of the organisation, and planned to depart after the following evening's Nitro. In typical WCW fashion, management didn't even book Benoit to drop the belt to another wrestler. He had offered, but they simply asked for the physical belt back and told him to go home. On TV, the company said that Sid's foot had been under the rope during the match winning Crippler Crossface. Benoit's reign didn't even last 24 hours.