10 WWE Championship Reigns That Definitely Should Have Been Longer
Every kid grows up dreaming of being WWE Champion for an hour...
9. Jeff Hardy (2008)
Jeff Hardy has always been a popular performer with a dedicated fanbase, but that fanbase really started to make themselves heard when the Charismatic Enigma returned to WWE in 2006.
He was initially in the Intercontinental and Tag Team Title scenes, but by the end of 2007, the company's decision makers could hardly ignore the thunderous crowd reactions he received or the mountain of merchandise he shifted.
For Jeff, the thrill was very much in the chase.
He beat Triple H at Armageddon '07 to become number one contender to Randy Orton's WWE Title, a match that went down at the 2008 Royal Rumble and ended in defeat for Hardy.
Then, later in the year, Jeff once again challenged for the title, this time just coming up short against the Cerebral Assassin in a pair of thrillers at No Mercy and Cyber Sunday.
It seemed as though it would never happen for the Rainbow-Haired Warrior, especially when he was removed from a planned title match at Survivor Series and replaced with Vladimir Kozlov.
But, eventually, it did happen. Jeff beat Edge and Triple H in the triple threat main event of Armageddon, capping off a year-plus of trying to win the big one.
It was a jubilant scene, but it didn't last long as, at the next month's Royal Rumble, Jeff fell in his first major defense, losing to Edge in a No Disqualification match when brother Matt turned on him.
Jeff's sole WWE Title reign lasted 42 days.
Written by Lewis Howse
Features journalist for Cultaholic.com and script writer for the Cultaholic YouTube Channel.
