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The largest wrestling promotion in the world, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has been a source of pure entertainment for millions. Just like any other combat sport of any promotion, WWE also has several weight divisions.
Without any surprise, all the mega stars of this promotion fight for the heavyweight championship. Whenever there is any big bout, the sheer amount of wrestling fans around the world sit tight while others enjoy placing a winning free bet. Tons of wrestlers have glorified this industry since rebranding. Some gained enormous popularity by demonstrating their wrestling prowess, while others gained popularity by self-branding or any unique trait.
It is always debatable who was the best or who was the most powerful. In this article, we share the names of the top 5 greatest wrestlers to ever compete in the WWE Heavyweight Category.
The Undertaker
When discussing the greatest heavyweight wrestlers of all time, the name Undertaker should always come up. There may be more skilled or famous wrestlers, but none are as captivating as The Undertaker. Unlike many others, Undertaker committed his life and soul to this promotion. For more than a decade, he has been a common face of WWE. However, he was frequently involved in clashes with other heavyweight champions. The first time when he won the title by defeating Batista it lasted only for a month until he lost against Edge. Ironically he got his reign back defeating Edge only a month as he lost it again to Edge. Last time The Deadman won the Championship beating CM Punk at Hell in a Cell match. This time he had the title for the longest period. After four months he lost it against Chris Jericho at Elimination Chamber in an Elimination Chamber match.
Brock Lesnar
Undoubtedly Brock Lesner is one of the most iconic wrestlers in the heavyweight category. He joined World Wrestling Federation in 2000. A couple of years later he became the youngest wrestler to win WWE Championship. This was when he got the nickname “The Next Big Thing”. Since then, he continued to demonstrate why it was appropriate to call him that. Later he became the WWE Champion seven times. Also, he holds the record of becoming the Universal Champion thrice. Brock is one of the few performers whom Vince McMahon, the guy who started the professional wrestling revolution, adores the most. The three things that always attract the fans are his strength, masculinity, and physique.
John Cena
Often regarded as the most famous wrestler among the young crowds. At the same time, Cena continues to set significant milestones while appealing to youth audiences. He shares the record for most recognized world titles (16) with Ric Flair. Out of which he became the World Heavyweight Champion three times. There was a time when WWE was not having a great time as some of the big stars left but it was Cena who stayed and continued to attract audiences through his charismatic performances. All that made him the ‘face of WWE.’ He reigned the heavyweight division twice. The first time was when he defeated Chris Jericho at Survivor Series until he lost three months later against Edge at No Way Out in an Elimination Chamber match. The second time was when he defeated Edge and The Big Show in a triple-threat match at Wrestlemania 25. This time he reigned for an even shorter period of time. Only after a month, he lost the title after getting defeated by Edge in a Last Man Standing match at Backlash.
Triple H
Triple H, the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion, finally ruled RAW like a true champion. He won the world heavyweight title five times. The first time he was awarded the title by Eric Bischoff and two a half months later lost the title by Shawn Michaels at Survivor Series in an Elimination Chamber match. He won the title back from Shawn and went on to reign for nine months until he was defeated by Goldberg at Unforgiven in a Career vs Title match. He won the championship again defeating Goldberg. While reigning for a record 616 days days,he won the title for the fourth time beating Randy Orton at Unforgiven. For the last time he regained the title winning an elimination chamber match at New Years Revolution until he lost the title losing against Batista at Wrestlemania XXI.
Batista
One of the most popular wrestler of all time. Batista won the World Heavyweight Championship four times. His first time winning the title was pretty iconis as he defeated his mentor Triple H. He holds the record of reigning for 282 days until finally he was asked to vacate the title sustaining an injury. This is still the world record for longest reign in history. He defeated King Booker ,Great Khali -Rey Mysterio and Chris Jericho to win the title for the second,third and fourth times. Unlike his long reign in the first time rest of the reigns were for four month,three months and eight days.