Ranking All 50 WWE World Heavyweight Champions - From Worst To Best

41. Kane

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Kane's one-day reign with the WWE Championship wasn't without merit, and was in fact arguably of greater worth to WWE than the times he was inexplicably afforded a longer reign with SmackDown's World Title over a decade later.

'The Big Red Machine' threatened to set himself on fire if he lost to Stone Cold Steve Austin at King of the Ring 1998 - which drew ghoulish buys - and offered 'The Rattlesnake' a rematch the following evening that drew even more eyes to yet another rampant and riotous edition of Monday Night Raw.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett