5 WWE Superstars you may not know were IMPACT World Champions

Which current WWE stars have also been IMPACT World Champions?
Which current WWE stars have also been IMPACT World Champions?

#4 WWE and IMPACT star LA Knight/Eli Drake

LA Knight
LA Knight

LA Knight is one of WWE NXT's newest signings and he's been settling into the yellow brand very well, as he currently finds himself in a feud with fellow IMPACT alumni Cameron Grimes over the Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase.

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However, LA Knight was once known as Eli Drake, and he was a performer who rose to the top of the IMPACT Wrestling roster, claiming their most coveted title and carrying the company with his natural charisma and brilliant mic skills.

Knight/Drake won the IMPACT World Title on August 17, 2007 in a twenty man Gauntlet For The Gold match. The title, known at the time as the GFW Global Championship, was previously vacated after then-champion Alberto El Patron was suspended.

Eli Drake held the title for just over half a year before losing it to former WWE star Austin Aries. Still, if the rumors are true that Ted Dibiase Sr. is going to bring back the Million Dollar belt, it might not be long until Knight is holding gold again.

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