5 forgotten Superstars you won't believe won a Championship in WWE

The ultimate goal of a WWE Superstar has always been to reach the top and hold the World title belt. For every multiple-time World Champion like John Cena, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, and Brock Lesnar, there are hundreds who never make it. Some of them have a fulfilling career without ever winning a single title belt.

On the other hand, there are Superstars who have won Championships in WWE, but many fans have forgotten these reigns ever happened. In the following slideshow, we will take a look at 5 forgotten WWE Superstars who won a Championship during their stint in the promotion.

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#5 Gillberg

Gillberg

After being active on the independent scene for the better part of the 90s, Gillberg was signed to WWE for the second time in 1998, and was turned into a parody of then-WCW star Goldberg. Upon making his way to WWE, Gillberg was introduced as Mankind's mystery opponent at Survivor Series. It didn't take long for Mankind to squash Gilberg.

Gillberg defeated future World Champion Christian on the November 17, 1998 edition of WWE RAW to become Light Heavyweight Champion. He went on to have successful title defenses against the likes of Marc Mero and Matt Hardy, leading to WWE giving him the gimmick that he is best known for today. He was turned into a comedy act that mimicked WCW's Goldberg. The original plan for Gillberg was to have him lose 173 matches in a row, as a shot at Goldberg's 173 consecutive wins in WCW.

On the February 13, 2000 edition of Sunday Night Heat, Gillberg lost the Light Heavyweight title to Essa Rios. His reign had lasted 15 long months, thus making him the longest-reigning WWE Light Heavyweight Champion in history. He kept using the gimmick on the independent scene following his WWE release.

#4 Jillian Hall

Jillian Hall

Jillian was a mainstay in WWE's developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling, for around 3 years, before making her way to the main roster in 2005. Initially, she aligned with the villainous trio of Melina, Johnny Nitro, and Joey Mercury. Soon after, Jillian was approached by former WWE Champion JBL, who had just suffered a loss to Rey Mysterio and wanted to repair his image. Jillian was feuding with popular WWE Diva Stacy Keibler at the time, with the feud ending on an episode of WWE Velocity, where she defeated Stacy in the latter's final WWE match.

By 2009, Jillian had become an active competitor in the Divas division. The August 3, 2009 episode of RAW saw Jillian teaming up with Beth Phoenix in a winning effort against Mickie James and Gail Kim. Around two months later, Jillian defeated James to win her first and only WWE Divas Championship. The reign didn't last long and she lost the title belt to Melina. WWE released Jillian on November 19, 2010.

#3 Pete Gas

The Mean Street Posse

Also known as Peter Gasparino, Pete Gas was part of The Mean Street Posse. The group also included Rodney and Joey Abs. On the road to WrestleMania 15, several vignettes were shown to the audience, featuring Shane McMahon and his friends from Greenwich. Gas, Rodney, and Abs made their debut on the March 22, 1999 edition of WWE RAW, and also interfered in McMahon's match against X-Pac at WrestleMania 15, helping the former emerge victorious. The Mean Street Posse's gimmick was basically of a bunch of rich kids, that everyone hated to the core.

All three members of the stable participated in the Hardcore Battle Royal that was contested for the Hardcore title, at WrestleMania 16. Several WWE Superstars won the title for brief periods during the match, including every single member of The Mean Street Posse. The free-for-all was eventually won by Hardcore Holly. Pete Gas and his stablemates were released by WWE in 2001. Gas appeared in the indies for a while before announcing his retirement that year.

#2 The Godfather

The Godfather

Charles Wright is a WWE Hall of Famer, who is known for his two notable runs in WWE as Papa Shango and The Godfather. He was also a part of The Nation of Domination and was dubbed at the time as Kama Mustafa. Wright's most memorable moment during his run as Papa Shango came in the main event of WrestleMania 8, where he interfered in the match between Hulk Hogan and Sid Justice. In an amusing bit, Shango missed his cue to interfere and reached the ring late. The ending saw Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior standing tall in the end after fending off the villains.

Soon after The Nation of Domination split up, Wright donned the gimmick of The Godfather. The character used to come out surrounded by a bunch of girls, including future Hall of Famer Lita. On the April 12, 1999 edition of RAW, The Godfather defeated Goldust to win the coveted Intercontinental title. He lost the belt to Jeff Jarrett. He later won the Tag Team titles with Bull Buchanan.

#1 Heidenreich

Heidenreich

After a short-lived mid-card run in 2003-04, Heidenreich got into a feud with WWE veteran The Undertaker on WWE SmackDown. Managed by Paul Heyman, Heidenreich's gimmick was that of a psychopath. He interfered in the WWE title match between JBL and The Undertaker at No Mercy 2004. Heidenreich met The Undertaker at Survivor Series and lost the match to The Deadman. The rivalry continued further, with The Undertaker coming out on top when all was said and done. At Royal Rumble 2005, The Undertaker defeated Heidenreich in a Casket match. The original plans for WrestleMania 21 were for The Undertaker to team up with Kane to take on Heidenreich and Gene Snitsky, but the plans were dropped in favor of The Undertaker vs Randy Orton.

Heidenreich soon turned heel and aligned with Road Warrior Animal. The duo challenged MNM for the WWE Tag Team titles at The Great American Bash, ultimately winning the belts. Heidenreich and Animal lost the belts back to MNM in October. Heidenreich was released from WWE in early 2006.