10 Best WWE Champions in History

#5 Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar: The youngest WWE Champion in history

Brock Lesnar was tagged for superstardom ever since he signed for WWE in the year 2000.

At six feet four inches and 280 Ibs he had the physique which WWE boss, Vince McMahon looks for in his headliners.

A skilled amateur wrestler; Lesnar had been a two time NCAA Division 1 Heavyweight Champion and was a world-class athlete.

WWE immediately pushed Lesnar to the moon, when he debuted in the company on the post-Wrestlemania X-8 Raw, with the legendary manager, Paul Heyman assigned as his mentor.

Three months after his debut, Lesnar won the King of the Ring tournament which earned him a title opportunity versus The Rock at Summerslam 2002.

Rock vs Brock was an excellent match, with the New York crowd loudly behind the heel, Lesnar as the crowd began to resent The Rock for his ever-increasing Hollywood schedule.

Lesnar was then granted a clean victory over another WWE legend, The Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell at No Mercy 2002, wherein the "Next Big Thing" won a bloodbath versus "The Phenom."

Bafflingly, The Bigshow was chosen to terminate Lesnar's reign a month later at Survivor Series, but the title loss was a means to initiate a face turn for the now former champion, who only lost, due to the betrayal of his manager, Heyman.

Lesnar's meteoric rise continued when he regained the strap in the main event of Wrestlemania XIX versus Kurt Angle in a classic encounter, only to drop it back to the Olympic Gold Medallist, four months later.

The Lesnar-Angle feud continued when Lesnar regained the title in an Ironman match in September. He would hold the belt until No Way Out in February 2004 when he lost to Eddie Guerrero in a colossal upset.

One month later, Lesnar left the company, unhappy with the travel schedule and lack of immediate plans for him to regain the title.

It would be a further eight years before Lesnar returned to WWE and another two before he would hold WWE gold. In a one sided bout, Lesnar destroyed John Cena with suplexes for 15 minutes before pinning the champion to win his fourth WWE Championship.

Lesnar, would ultimately drop the belt at Wrestlemania 31, when Seth Rollins interrupted his title defence versus Roman Reigns to steal the title, successfully cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase.

A huge pay per view draw, excellent in ring technician and a superstar aura; Lesnar has it all and it is no surprise he has repeatedly been chosen by WWE to represent their company as champion.