10 Wrestling Champions Who Barely Defended Their Title
These wrestling champions didn't put their belts on the line much
4. Hulk Hogan - WCW World Heavyweight Championship
As WCW’s biggest signing ever, it made sense that Hulk Hogan would win the company’s World Heavyweight Title in his very first match for them.
And while he only defended it twice on pay-per-view during that first run, The Hulkster did at least bother to show up as champ for a couple of house show tours.
Hogan’s second reign (which began when he beat The Giant at Hog Wild 1996), however, saw him working far fewer matches.
Despite holding the gold for almost an entire year, the leader of the New World Order only defended it six times on television or pay-per-view (falling to Lex Luger in the sixth).
Hogan had the cushiest deal in wrestling history at the time, making an absolute fortune for wrestling select dates. He also got a cut of the revenue for the pay-per-views he typically headlined, meaning his world title reigns were decidedly lucrative.
To be fair to Terrible Terry, the bloke did have a massive, positive effect on WCW’s business, even if they couldn’t often advertise world title matches when he held the belt.
