Into the top three now, where two man share the record of having held the strap for just a couple of days. The Rock was the first man to accomplish this feat. He defeated Mankind in an I Quit match after a backstage audio recording of Mankind utterly those fateful words was played throughout the arena. The contest was also infamous for Mankinds hard landing from a fall from the crowd as well as the gutsy beating he took from ten battering chair shots. His retribution came within 48 hours in the aforementioned Empty Arena match. Batista is our second twofer, though his situation is likely to garner more sympathy than the Rocks. The Animal defeated Randy Orton at Extreme Rules inside a Steel Cage, but was soon forced to vacate the title after suffering a torn bicep. Orton himself picked up the scraps, winning the vacant strap just six days later. The signalled the beginning of his feud with Cena which resulted in their 21- day reigns which were discussed earlier.
