5 Things you didn't know about Gillberg 

#3 Gillberg is a record-setting champion in WWE

Gillberg held the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship for 15 months

For most parts of his career in WWE, Gillberg performed as a comedic wrestler who wasn't a part of any elaborate storylines, neither did he wrestle any memorable matches on a frequent basis. However, what cannot be discounted is Gillberg's record-setting run as the WWF Light Heavyweight Champion for nearly 15 months. Yes, this title wasn't a major part of WWE's programming, yet it was a championship that several Superstars competed for back in the day.

Winning it after defeating Christian on the 23rd November 1998 episode of RAW, Gillberg would go on to have several successful title defenses against stars like Matt Hardy and Goldust. The reign was originally planned to mimic Goldberg's 173 undefeated matches streak in WCW.

the greatest wwf lightweight champion gillberg wrecked the game here,imagine would conor could do lol pic.twitter.com/sfvJV4qJIq

— # (@Pat_McGroin_FTW) August 13, 2016

In late 1999 and early 2000, the title was quite forgotten, with Gillberg hardly making any appearances on TV. He was relegated to defend it in inconsequential matches on live events. Gillberg dropped the title to a debuting Essa Rios on February 13, 2000, on an episode of Sunday Night Heat.