Ranking Every First Current WWE Champion From Worst To Best
6. WWE Champion - Buddy Rogers
The Champion that broke the bond between Vince McMahon Snr and the National Wrestling Alliance, Buddy Rogers was such a favourite of the North East promoters that their persistent use of him alienated the rest of the NWA board and triggered a split.
Rogers lost the NWA World Championship to Lou Thesz, but was awarded the brand new WWWF Title in 1963 thanks to yet another mythical Rio tournament victory.
With his health in decline, Rogers wasn't to last as champion - he dropped the strap to company legend-in-the-making Bruno Sammartino just a month after "winning" it.