6 Wrestlers That Held WWE World Title In 3 Different Decades

6. Bob Backlund

February 20, 1978: Won WWWF Championship from Superstar Billy Graham, New York, NY January 1, 1980: Was reigning WWF Champion coming into decade November 23, 1994: Won WWF Championship from Bret Hart, San Antonio, TX Backlund took over Bruno Sammartino's role of virtuous babyface champion that could get down and dirty with New York's most deplorable villains. He found second life in 1994 with an unlikely character turn, pitting the one-time no-frills athlete as a disconnected loon that vowed to set a decaying society right. That run provided him a three-day championship reign, in which he served as the catalyst for Diesel's one-year reign during the dreadful 'New Generation' era. Even well into his forties, Backlund still possessed the world-class endurance of his heyday.