10 WWE Champions You Never Thought You'd See

8. AJ Styles

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It wasn't so much that people never thought AJ Styles had what it took to win the WWE Championship. It is just that no one ever expected the TNA alum to reach the promised land of WWE. There was a time when WWE refused to ever hire sports entertainers from other companies, and they especially never hired anyone who used to work in a rival company like Impact Wrestling.

To everyone's surprise, The Phenomenal One signed a contract with WWE in 2016. Then, ten months later, won his first WWE Championship. In his three years with the company, he has become one of the most well pushed WWE Superstars in recent memory. His second reign with the title is in the record books as the eighth longest in the title's history at 371 days.

For someone who no one expected to ever dip his toes in WWE waters, Mr. P1 has already garnered a Hall of Fame worthy career.

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