5 World Championship reigns fans may have forgotten about

Bray Wyatt finally won the big one in 2017, though his reign came to a quick end.
Bray Wyatt finally won the big one in 2017, though his reign came to a quick end.

#2: The Big Show

Show is the only WWE Champion to get sent back to developmental.
Show is the only WWE Champion to get sent back to developmental.

Another giant of the industry, the Big Show debuted in the WWF in February 1999.

After a successful career in WCW, which saw the Giant hold their world Championship twice, the Big Show would be pushed for the WWF Title in November that year.

Replacing Steve Austin (who had been run down) in the triple threat match at Survivor Series, Show would upset both The Rock and Triple H to capture the gold.

Things quickly went downhill for the World's Largest Athlete though, as his inexperience and weight issues made his reign very lackluster.

Losing the title less than two months later, Show would be the first man eliminated in the WrestleMania 2000 main event, and by the summer of that year, had been sent back to OVW, a far fall for a former WWF Champion.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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