4. Stan Stasiak
Major WWE Titles: 1-Time WWWF Champion (1973) Stan "The Man" Stasiak was a nine day World Wide Wresting Federation Champion that was, like Koloff, one of the first transitional champions in WWE history. Stasiak beat Pedro Morales at a Philadelphia house show in 1973, which ended the nearly three year reign of Morales as WWWF Champion. Nine days after his title win, Bruno Sammartino beat Morales in New York City to begin his nearly four year title reign. Since Stasiak passed away in 1997 and is almost never mentioned by WWE, and it's fair to assume that he will never be properly recognized for his accomplishments. There are times when WWE does honour older wrestlers that have passed away. In Stasiak's case, it would feel pretty random and likely isn't going to happen.
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