8. The Undertaker Becomes The Youngest WWE Champion Ever - Survivor Series 1991
The Undertaker debuted at the 1990 Survivor Series and tore a path of destruction through WWE, amassing an undefeated streak on television and picking up wins over the likes of Jimmy Snuka, Roddy Piper, and Randy Savage. A year after his debut, at the 1991 Survivor Series, The Undertaker received a shot at the WWE Championship. When the bout came, The Undertaker did not disappoint - with a little bit of help from "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, he scored the win and claimed the title, becoming (at the time) the youngest WWE Champion ever. His rise from relative unknown to world champion in the span of a year was unprecedented and made for one of the first legendary moments in a career full of them. While his reign didn't last long, it worked to cement The Undertaker as a permanent fixture atop the WWE's roster. It would be nearly seven years before he once again held gold in the company, but nobody ever doubted that he was the backbone of WWE, with the credentials to prove it.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013
