15 Most-Decorated WWE Wrestlers To Never Win A World Title
8. Jeff Jarrett
Titles Held: 6 Intercontinental Championships, 1 European Championship, 1 World Tag Team Championship, 1 NWA North American Heavyweight Championship Total Title Days: 424 (363 if not counting NWA title) Its a little weird to say that the man who created a major wrestling promotion to compete with WWE (and is creating a second one now) would be one of his former employers most-decorated performers, but thats exactly what Jeff Jarrett is. His six Intercontinental Championship reigns are tied with Rob Van Dam for second behind Chris Jerichos nine reigns. Jarretts last title reign in WWF is probably his most famous, as he dropped the IC title to Chyna in a Good Housekeeping hardcore match that involved household items. The story that is often told is that Jarretts contract expired the weekend of No Mercy, where Jarrett was scheduled to lose the title. Jarrett supposedly held out for a ridiculous payout for a one-day contract so he wouldnt leave WWF with the title in hand. Chynas victory would mark the first time a woman held a major WWF mens title. Its worth noting that the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship was part of a brief angle in early 1998 in which Jim Cornette formed an NWA stable in WWF and brought in several wrestlers. The singles title and the NWA World Tag Team Championships were defended and traded on WWF programming, so Jarretts reign could be counted toward his total.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
