10 WWE Championship Reigns That Definitely Should Have Been Longer
Every kid grows up dreaming of being WWE Champion for an hour...
4. The Undertaker (2007)
Despite being one of WWE's longest mainstays and beloved characters, The Undertaker didn't hold the top prize all too often or for too long.
The argument could be made that The Deadman didn't need to be WWE or World Heavyweight Champion, of course, since his gimmick was so strong and so over and that his general lack of beatability made it hard to book him as effectively if he held the belt.
Of all his short reigns, his World Heavyweight Title run in 2007 was the most disappointingly brief.
He beat Batista in a blockbuster at WrestleMania 23, having earned his shot by winning the Royal Rumble match. At this point in time, 'Taker was lean, mean and putting on the matches of his life.
Many saw him having a lengthy run through, at least, SummerSlam, similar to his reign in 1997.
Regrettably, however, he went down with a torn bicep, necessitating surgery. That meant his reign would have to be cut short, so WWE engineered a scenario where Edge would cash-in his Money in the Bank briefcase (which he had won from an also-injured Ken Kennedy), with The Phenom dropping the strap to the Ultimate Opportunist after holding it for 37 days.
Written by Lewis Howse
Features journalist for Cultaholic.com and script writer for the Cultaholic YouTube Channel.