The OFFICIAL Best & Worst #7: (WWE) World Heavyweight Champion [Archive]

09-05-2011, 05:52 AM

For this I would like you to take into account all of the guys that held the Big Gold Belt since it was brought to WWE.

That includes Kurt Angle's, The Rock's and Jericho's runs as "WCW Champion".

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09-05-2011, 05:54 AM

HALL OF FAME
WWF/E Champion: Stone Cold Steve Austin
Intercontinental Championship: Chris Jericho
United States Champion: Ravishing Rick Rude
Authority Figure: Eric Bischoff
WrestleMania: X-7
European Champion: D'Lo Brown

HALL OF SHAME
WWF/E Champion: Jeff Hardy/Bob Backlund
Intercontinental Championship: Chyna
United States Champion: David Flair
Authority Figure: Vince Russo
WrestleMania: IX
European Champion: Mideon

09-05-2011, 05:54 AM

Also, fuck The Naitch.

Juan

09-05-2011, 06:20 AM

No way Khali isn't voted worst after this

Juan

09-05-2011, 06:25 AM

Best: Edge
Worst: Khali

James Diesel

09-05-2011, 06:29 AM

Best: CM Punk
Worst: Khali

Hornicane

09-05-2011, 06:46 AM

Best is Edge. He's the guy I associate the most with this version of this belt.
Worst is the Khali.

Tazz Dan

09-05-2011, 07:01 AM

Best: Edge. The guy owned this belt
Worst: Khali. Just. HBK did nothing great with the belt either, but since he's HBK he gets a pass.

Shisen Kopf

09-05-2011, 07:51 AM

Best is the Rock
Worst Swagger

MoFo

09-05-2011, 07:55 AM

Best is Trips, worst is Ziggler.

Corporate CockSnogger

09-05-2011, 08:13 AM

Best: Edge, I was also tempted with both Taker and Triple H
Worst: Khali, although Zigglers "reign" wasn't exactly memorable.

SuperSlim

09-05-2011, 08:19 AM

I'm just curious why Benoit isn't on this list. That's who Randy beat for the belt.

JimmyMess

09-05-2011, 08:19 AM

Best is Taker
Worst is Khali

Corporate CockSnogger

09-05-2011, 08:20 AM

Oh yeah, there's no KING BOOKAAHHHH either

Corporate CockSnogger

09-05-2011, 08:21 AM

and Goldberg

Impeccable

09-05-2011, 08:32 AM

Best is Triple H. I mean Bischoff "awarded" him with the belt after the undisputed champion experiment (I wanted to say debacle) came to an end. Say what you want about his first reign and poor opponents, etc. but awarding the title to Trips was a statement of intent and made the belt instantly credible again (remember, it had been held by Arquette in the past)

Worst...I'm going to say Swagger. Khali was okay, but at least was built as a monster in the lead to winning the belt. I don't care what you say, when someone is over 7foot, even if they've been booked as a punjabi playboy, it doesn't take long to get them back over as a monster. Swagger's reign was pretty forgettable!

Impeccable

09-05-2011, 08:33 AM

I'm just curious why Benoit isn't on this list. That's who Randy beat for the belt.

Ben-who now?

Nicky Fives

09-05-2011, 08:59 AM

Best: Triple H
Worst: The Great Khali

I didn't even have to think twice about either choice.....

Dark-Slicer Diago

09-05-2011, 09:37 AM

Best - Edge
Worst - The Great Khali

09-05-2011, 09:44 AM

I'm just curious why Benoit isn't on this list. That's who Randy beat for the belt.

Oh yeah, there's no KING BOOKAAHHHH either

and Goldberg
Ah. My bad.

Took that picture from a bigger one featuring all the guys to gold the BGB in all it's usages. They only put one guy on each time and as Benoit, Booker and Goldberg all held the belt as WCW Champ, they don't feature on the pic further down.

They are available for selection though.

Graveler

09-05-2011, 09:59 AM

Best: Triple H.

Worst: Rey Mysterio. Sure Khail isn't the greatest wrestler, but at least his reign didn't involve exploiting the death of a respected wrestler

BizarroKing

09-05-2011, 10:03 AM

Best: Edge
Worst: I'll go against the majority here. While Khali was bad, Ziggler's lasted less than a half hour...stripping Edge of the belt just to get it back about 15 minutes after Ziggler was crowned champ was pointless so I'm voting Ziggler.

ThePhantom

09-05-2011, 10:05 AM

Best Edge
Worst Swagger

XCaliber

09-05-2011, 10:46 AM

Best: Triple H
Worst: Great Khali

Papa Schlongo

09-05-2011, 11:00 AM

http://www.zedsjoesite.com/fun/edge/Edge-Entrance-at-Armegeddon-Wallpaper.jpg

The Best.

The Worst: Khali

Logan

09-05-2011, 11:09 AM

Ben-who now?

fopr me best = taker.

worst = ziggler only because, from what I remember, khali drew more of a reaction as champ than Ziggler ever did.

Speaking of "ben-who" I have a benoit ish question, though it was probably answered in a thread long ago...

If the E considers him "persona non grata," why not take his name off the record books for the titles he won and replace it with another name that would mostly reference him (much less remove ALL mention or reference of him from their website, unless it was oversight on the E's part)?

Ruien

09-05-2011, 11:17 AM

Best: Kurt Angle

Worst: Khali

Immortal Moose

09-05-2011, 11:24 AM

Best: Triple H
Worst: Ziggler

drmayberry7

09-05-2011, 11:41 AM

Did goldberg have that belt in wwe

Cuse8

09-05-2011, 11:58 AM

best bret hart
worst swagger

Wolfpack423

09-05-2011, 12:06 PM

Best: Batista
Worst: Shawn Michaels (I know I'll get alot of heat for this, but he held it for a month and defended it once against HHH at Armageddon)

I'd put Ziggler but I don't recognize him as a World Champion. HHH was a great World Champion no doubt, but I just thought Batista was on fire in 2005. I know not alot of people like him, but he was very over and the matches he had as World Champion were mostly good.

Corndad

09-05-2011, 12:21 PM

Best: Taker
Worst: Khali

Aguakate

09-05-2011, 12:23 PM

Best: Triple H

Worst: Khali

09-05-2011, 01:11 PM

Did goldberg have that belt in wwe
Yes, he won it from HHH at Unforgiven on September 21, 2003 and lost it back to HHH at Armageddon on December 14, 2003 (in a Triple Threat match that also featured Kane).

Info courtesy if wikipedia.

Y'know who didn't hold the Big Gold Belt in WWE?

best bret hart
^ That guy.

Anybody Thrilla

09-05-2011, 01:27 PM

Papa Schlongo using a picture of Edge wearing the WWE title in an attempt to prove that he was the best WHC. Pure class.

St. Jimmy

09-05-2011, 01:35 PM

Best: Triple H
Worst: Christian

El Fangel

09-05-2011, 01:56 PM

Best: The Rock
Worst: Hardy

09-05-2011, 04:21 PM

Papa Schlongo using a picture of Edge wearing the WWE title in an attempt to prove that he was the best WHC. Pure class.
And I managed to bite my tongue on it. ;)

Emperor Smeat

09-05-2011, 04:39 PM

Best - CM Punk

Toss up between CM Punk and Edge and while Edge was a big player for the belt with multiple reigns, the way Punk dethroned Hardy and had the crowd hating him for "stealing" Hardy's moment basically set the foundation for one of the best heel turns in years. It also set the foundation for the slow rise of Punk to become a huge star that he is today.

Worst - Rey Mysterio.

Besides his reign feeling more as a "gift" from Eddie dying even though Benoit and others were closer friends to Eddie, the biggest problem was how Rey was made to look too weak in every encounter and the WWE reusing the David-vs-Goliath setup for every Rey match.

It was a toss up between him, Swagger, and Khali but at least with Swagger it was an attempt to push a young wrestler even if it didn't work out and Khali was able to stay as a monster heel champion for his reign.

Jura

09-05-2011, 04:43 PM

I don't even remember or realized that Khali was a world champ so I vote him the worst.

Best would probably be Edge. He had some great matches with Taker/Batista. It was a good time for the WHC.

JimmyMess

09-05-2011, 04:49 PM

look how small the belt looks on Khali lol. Its like one of those kids replicas

SuperSlim

09-05-2011, 05:12 PM

well... at anyrate...

best: Edge. Benoit was a real good champ and helped put wrestling back with it but... Edge defined that belt.

Worst: Khali.

Theo Dious

09-05-2011, 05:15 PM

Best: HHH
Worst: Goldberg

Cuse8

09-05-2011, 05:58 PM

Yes, he won it from HHH at Unforgiven on September 21, 2003 and lost it back to HHH at Armageddon on December 14, 2003 (in a Triple Threat match that also featured Kane).

Info courtesy if wikipedia.

Y'know who didn't hold the Big Gold Belt in WWE?

^ That guy.

ive had too many concussions..thanks for the correction

Mike the Metal Ed

09-05-2011, 05:59 PM

Best: Triple H
Worst: Rey Mysterio

Pardeep 619

09-05-2011, 06:41 PM

Best - Edge

This maybe a bad comparison, but to me Edge became WWE's modern day Ric Flair in that he became their go-to guy when they needed someone to be World Heavyweight champion and did far better than everybody ever expected

Worst - Jack Swagger

The guy went from a jobber on a Sunday morning, to being a Money In The Bank winner at Wrestlemania on a Sunday evening, to World Heavyweight Champion by the following Tuesday evening. At least all the other joke champions they had featured in high profile matches or feuds of some sort (to a varying extent).

Ultra Mantis

09-05-2011, 06:41 PM

Best: CM Punk
Worst: Khali

Droford

09-05-2011, 07:17 PM

best Edge
worst Ziggler

easy

Majunior

09-05-2011, 08:40 PM

Best: Angle

Worst: Hardy

Poit

09-05-2011, 09:28 PM

Best: Edge
Worst: Khali

Shisen Kopf

09-05-2011, 09:40 PM

People, Khali is total crap but he was a monster heel. Swagger is the total package of suck: looks goofy, talks goofy and has a horrible move set. So all you people who voted for the giant forehead dot.. U be wrong. Serious.

SlickyTrickyDamon

09-06-2011, 02:03 AM

Best: Chris Jericho
Worst: The Great Khali.

Crazy Nick

09-06-2011, 03:48 AM

Best: Triple H
Worst: Khali

RiX1024

09-06-2011, 05:34 PM

Best: Obviously Edge
Worst: Khali

09-07-2011, 07:55 AM

Depends how you judge this, but I'd find it harsh to say that Ziggler was the worst WHC ever.

Looking at it as "The best/worst guy to hold the belt", Ziggler leaves Khali for dust in almost every aspect of wrestling. Looking at it as "best/worst run with the belt", Ziggler didn't get a run. His title win was perhaps "bad booking" or "pointless" but he didn't get chance to have a bad run with the strap. Khali however had some God awful matches whilst holding the belt.

Also, Kane had a pretty shitty run all things considered. He had a string of poor matches with Taker and then held the belt through the whole Paul Bearer kidnap debacle.

Battlekat

09-07-2011, 08:42 AM

Best: HHH
Worst: Rey Mysterio

SuperSlim

09-07-2011, 09:00 AM

I looked through those pics and started scrolling and then I had to scroll back up real quickly cause... as a racist Tweety bird would say: I taught I taw a bwack guy.

Forgot Booker held it. :P