10 Worst WWE Championship Reigns Of The 1990s
These famous wrestlers all had terrible reigns with the WWE championship in the 1990s.
You could argue that the 1990s were the most important decade in WWE history.
It saw the departure of Hulk Hogan, the debacle of the New Generation, the threat of WCW, the innovation of the Attitude Era, and the re-establishment of the company as the most dominant force in professional wrestling. Fans at the time got to witness some great WWE Championship action. Mick Foley winning the title, everything 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin was doing, the workhorse reigns of Bret Hart. However, not everything was peachy. There were some significant lows in the '90s, and the company's top title saw plenty of them. Whether the reign got off to a bad start, was full of bad matches, or ended under terrible circumstances, this age gave us some all-time crap.
Established legends, fast-rising newcomers, even middle-aged men in suits: nobody was safe from the bad title reign curse. 10 of them are presented and buried for you right here, so you can laugh from the comfort of your snug, modern existence.
For reasons both their fault and entirely out of their control, these grapplers all had title reigns to forget in the dying days of the 20th century.
10. The Undertaker (November - December 1991)
In many ways, The Undertaker's first WWE Championship victory was perfect.
It happened almost exactly a year on from his debut, and he won the title from none other than Hulk Hogan. Alas, larger forces were at play here, ones that would deny The Deadman a lengthy run with the gold.
Taker's win was tainted by a massive assist from Ric Flair. This was all part of WWE's plan to make Tuesdays a new pay-per-view night with the introduction of This Tuesday in Texas, which was closed out by Hogan getting his rematch against The Deadman.
After a whole bunch of nonsense, The Hulkster won the title back, ending The Phenom's reign after a pitiful six days.
With the power of hindsight, it is mad that a performer as important as Undertaker had his first world title reign cut so short as part of such an experiment that ultimately failed so spectacularly. Barely anybody attended or bought the show, so WWE quickly abandoned their plan to conquer Tuesday nights.
As for Mean Mark, he would have to wait another five years to get his spooky grey gloves on the top prize again.