Is Roman Reigns the Only WWE Star to Hold the Title for More Than 800 Days?

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He then won the WWE championship at this year's Wrestlemania by beating Brock Lesnar in the championship Unification match.

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Roman Reigns ranks 6th among the longest championship reigns behind Pedro Morales, Hulk Hogan, Bob Backlund and Bruno Sammartino.

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Bruno Sammartino is the one to feature twice on the 1000+ club as he holds the top spot with 2,803 days as WWE's top champion.

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Is Roman Reigns the Only WWE Star to Hold the Title for More Than 800 Days?

He then won the WWE championship at this year's Wrestlemania by beating Brock Lesnar in the championship Unification match.

Roman Reigns ranks 6th among the longest championship reigns behind Pedro Morales, Hulk Hogan, Bob Backlund and Bruno Sammartino.

Bruno Sammartino is the one to feature twice on the 1000+ club as he holds the top spot with 2,803 days as WWE's top champion.

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