10 WWE Title Reigns That Only Lasted 1 Day
10 very, very short WWE title reigns
2. Mankind - WWE Championship - August 22-23, 1999
In the illustrious 60+ year history of the WWE Championship, several different people have had a championship reign end after just one day.
At SummerSlam 1999, everyone was surprised when Mick Foley defeated both Steve Austin and Triple H to win his third WWE title. Most people expected The Game to walk away with the belt, with Mankind acting as a fall guy so Austin wouldn’t have to get pinned.
Rumour has it that Jesse Ventura, who was the special guest referee and serving governor of Minnesota at the time, didn’t want to be seen raising the hand of the villainous Triple H.
So, Mankind was given the title instead, only to drop it to The King of Kings one night later on Raw.
That means that Triple H, one of the greatest and most decorated world champions in the history of professional wrestling, won his first world championship on some random episode of Monday Night Raw.
