5 WWE Legends with surprisingly short championship reigns

#3 Kurt Angle (15 Days)

The Olympic Gold medallist is no stranger to championships

Kurt Angle is, without question, one of the greatest performers in WWE history and stands rightly as a member of the WWE Hall of Fame. But even he is no stranger to shorter than desired championship reigns.

While Angle enjoyed a healthy 126 day reign during his first stint as WWE Champion, his second period with the belt wouldn't prove to be as fruitful. At a thoroughly disappointing 15 days, Angle would pick up a hard-fought victory against Stone Cold Steve Austin at Unforgiven 2001, even making the Rattlesnake tap out in a very rare sight, only to lose the championship a mere two weeks later to the very same Rattlesnake on Monday Night Raw.

Angle would, of course, hold multiple world and WWE championships in the coming years, including a particularly memorable rivalry with an up-and-coming Brock Lesnar, where the pair would offer each other some of the best matches of their careers.

Still, the decision to take the title from Angle after only two weeks might have been the best for business at the time, but maybe not for the reputation of the Olympic gold medallist, especially considering just how respected he is within the business today.