Most WWE wrestlers have had more than one ring name during their careers. However, one name was all these successful stars ...
To this day, the closest anyone has gotten to match Sammartino's record-breaking reign in the company is Bob Backlund, with his WWE Championship reign lasting a total of 2,135 days.
His universal title run -- the longest in that specific title's history -- is recognized as the fourth-longest WWE world title reign ever behind Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund and Hulk Hogan ...