#6 Stan Stasiak - 9 days
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A name that not too many people are going to be familiar with is Stan Stasiak. The man who was sandwiched between two reigns that eclipsed 1,000 days, Stasiak was only able to hold onto the strap for nine days towards the back end of 1973. If you want the definition of a transitional champion, this is it.
After winning the title from Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, his reign would last just over a week before Bruno Sammartino reclaimed the gold in New York City, a title which he held all the way through until 1977.
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Stan stayed with the company until 1979 before leaving to become, of all things, a security guard.
Stasiak is an important example of why we should value the history of this business we all love so much. Despite not making too much of an impact in a way that would attract the attention of current viewers, he's still in the record books as a former WWE Champion.
That in itself should earn him some respect from the WWE Universe.
From an unexpected champion to the man who started it all.
