All 10 WWE Superstars who held a World title for more than 365 days

#2 Bob Backlund (WWE title reign: 2135 days)

With 22,000 in attendance, the World Wrestling Federation was at @TheGarden in New York City, NY tonight! (The show was untelevised.)WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund battled WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco to a 60-minute time-limit draw. #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/S33xpXaBIw

— Wrestle40 (@Wrestle40) August 24, 2021

On February 20, 1978, Bob Backlund ended Billy Graham's 296-day World title reign to become the new WWE Champion. A year later, he lost the belt to Japanese legend Antonio Inoki and won it back in a rematch on December 6, 1979.

The rematch was declared a no-contest due to interference by Tiger Jeet Singh, and Inoki remained the champion. He refused the belt though, thus making it vacant.

Backlund went on to defeat Bobby Duncum for the vacant belt. Vince McMahon's promotion doesn't recognize Inoki's World title reign as a part of its official history. Bob Backlund lost the title to The Iron Sheik on December 26, 1983, with his reign clocked in at 2135 days.

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#1 Bruno Sammartino (WWE title reigns: 2803 days, 1237 days)

RT @letsgobacktowcw: 8/29/1987Bruno Sammartino (in his final match) & Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy & The One Man Gang at a house show in Baltimore, Maryland.pic.twitter.com/nS9dCp9xD6

— Old School 80s (@OldSchool80s) August 29, 2021

On May 17, 1963, Bruno Sammartino submitted Buddy Rogers at an MSG house show to become the second-ever WWE Champion in history, thus kicking off quite possibly the most impressive World title reign in all of WWE.

Sammartino held the title for a whopping 2803 days before dropping it to Ivan Koloff on January 18, 1971. Sammartino's second title reign would come two years later with a win over Stan Stasiak. Bruno held the title for 1237 days this time around, before eventually dropping it to 'Superstar' Billy Graham.