Here's one guy whose reign CM Punk needs to top. But there are dozens of other guys that have The Straight Edge Superstar beat.
As you may have heard once or twice,
CM Punk claims that he is "the best wrestler in the world".
While his reign - 380 days as of today, tying
John Cena's reign circa 2006 - is indeed impressive, the following piece bears out that Punk's claims aren't necessarily true.
Here are dozens of others of national and international wrestling champions that have had longer reigns throughout history (research sources include wwe.com,
obsessedwithwrestling.com,
and the always
-reliable Wikipedia):
Name
Championship
Days Held
The Great Muta
IWGP World Heavyweight
400
Jushin Liger
IWGP Junior Heavyweight
403
Hiroshi Tanahashi
IWGP World Heavyweight
405
Nick Bockwinkel
AWA World Heavyweight
408
Buddy Rogers
NWA World Heavyweight
414
Randy Savage
WWF Intercontinental
414
Suwana
All Japan Triple Crown
420
Dick Hutton
NWA World Heavyweight
421
Terry Funk
NWA World Heavyweight
424
Ric Flair
NWA World Heavyweight
426
Sensational Sherri
WWF Women's
441
Tommy Cairo
NWA North American
441
Trish Stratus
WWE Women's
448
Mitsuhara Misawa
GHC Heavyweight
448
The Sheik
NWA North American
451
Rockin' Robin
WWF Women's
451
Ric Flair
NWA World
452
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
CMLL World Heavyweight
453
Gillberg
WWF Light Heavyweight
453
The Honky Tonk Man
WWF Intercontinental
454
Bryan Danielson
ROH World
462
Mitsuhara Misawa
All Japan Triple Crown
466
Nick Bockwinkel
AWA World
467
Hulk Hogan
WCW World
469
Shaun Tempers
NWA North American
475
Ric Flair
NWA World
476
Shinya Hashimoto
IWGP Heavyweight
489
Dru Onyx
NWA North American
489
Jack Brisco
NWA World
500
Nick Bockwinkel
AWA World
501
Satoshi Kojima
All Japan Triple Crown
502
Blue Demon Jr.
NWA World
505
Mike DiBiase
NWA North American
511
Lex Luger
WCW United States
523
Toshiaki Kawada
All Japan Triple Crown
529
Dos Caras Jr.
CMLL World
533
Verne Gagne
AWA World
538
Mr. Niebla
CMLL World
543
Nigel McGuinness
ROH World
545
Pegasus Kid
WWF Light Heavyweight
560
Takashi Sugiura
GHC Heavyweight
581
Rick Martel
AWA World
595
Samoa Joe
ROH World
645
Pedro Morales
WWF Intercontinental
619
Jushin Liger
IWGP Junior Heavyweight
628
Orville Brown
NWA World
692
Mitsuhara Misawa
All Japan Triple Crown
705
JT Wolfen
NWA North American
742
Ric Flair
NWA World
793
Villano III
WWF Light Heavyweight
826
Pat O'Connor
NWA World
903
Harley Race
NWA World
926
Fabulous Moolah
WWF Women's
947
Ultimo Guerrero
CMLL World
963
Universo 2000
CMLL World
999
Pedro Morales
WWF World
1,027
Lou Thesz
NWA World
1,079
Gene Kiniski
NWA World
1,131
Universo 2000
CMLL World
1,225
Bruno Sammartino
WWF World
1,237
Hulk Hogan
WWF World
1,474
Dan Severn
NWA World
1,479
Dory Funk Jr.
NWA World
1,563
Nick Bockwinkel
AWA World
1,714
Lou Thesz
NWA World
1,941
Fabulous Moolah
WWF Women's
2,113
Bob Backlund
WWF World
2,135
Verne Gagne
AWA World
2,625
Bruno Sammartino
WWF World
2,803
Fabulous Moolah
WWF Women's
2,862
Fabulous Moolah
WWF Women's
3,651
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