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Post by wildojinx on Aug 16, 2013 14:46:06 GMT -5
What's the longest a former champion (any title) has gone from not holding a title to winning another title? Pat Patterson comes to mind (he lost the IC title in 1980, won the Hardcore title in 2000) but that may not count as he wasnt a full-time wrestler.
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Post by molson5 on Aug 16, 2013 18:11:34 GMT -5
As for full time wrestlers, I can't think of any gap longer than Bob Backlund's 11 years between WWE Title runs.
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Post by kamero00 on Aug 16, 2013 18:15:11 GMT -5
Bret Hart went 10 years in between US title reigns
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Aug 16, 2013 18:38:25 GMT -5
As for full time wrestlers, I can't think of any gap longer than Bob Backlund's 11 years between WWE Title runs. What was Backlund doing during that 10 year hiatus? |
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Post by molson5 on Aug 16, 2013 19:20:33 GMT -5
As for full time wrestlers, I can't think of any gap longer than Bob Backlund's 11 years between WWE Title runs. What was Backlund doing during that 10 year hiatus? That's a good question, I don't think anyone really knows. He showed up a couple of times in the UWF and Japan, but was mostly out of wrestling. Wikipedia says he was just coaching amateur wrestling in CT, which doesn't even seem like a full time job. It was always bizarre to me that a guy that good would just basically take 10 years off in the middle of his prime. |
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Post by Gummydavidson on Aug 16, 2013 22:22:56 GMT -5
The Rock had a 11 year gap.
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Post by NOwave on Aug 16, 2013 23:03:27 GMT -5
This one will be tough to beat:
Terry Funk held the United States Heavyweight Title in November, 1975, and again in September, 2000, for a gap of almost 25 years. And, he was a full time wrestler thru out that period.
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Post by h on Aug 16, 2013 23:29:42 GMT -5
As for full time wrestlers, I can't think of any gap longer than Bob Backlund's 11 years between WWE Title runs. What was Backlund doing during that 10 year hiatus? Seething in anger. |
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Post by wwefan71080 on Aug 17, 2013 10:59:44 GMT -5
This one will be tough to beat: Terry Funk held the United States Heavyweight Title in November, 1975, and again in September, 2000, for a gap of almost 25 years. And, he was a full time wrestler thru out that period. this |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2013 11:13:46 GMT -5
This one will be tough to beat: Terry Funk held the United States Heavyweight Title in November, 1975, and again in September, 2000, for a gap of almost 25 years. And, he was a full time wrestler thru out that period. this I don't think the point is to determine time between two title wins of the same belt, but in general - time between any two titles. Like in the OP What's the longest a former champion (any title) has gone from not holding a title to winning another title? Pat Patterson comes to mind (he lost the IC title in 1980, won the Hardcore title in 2000) but that may not count as he wasnt a full-time wrestler. Terry Funk won other titles between 1975 and 2000 so he's not the one. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2013 11:33:12 GMT -5
Patterson also held other titles during the 80's, between the OP's noted 1980 title loss and 2000 title win.
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Post by Bone Daddy on Aug 17, 2013 11:48:26 GMT -5
If Ms. Royal Rumble counts as a title, the winner is Mae Young. About 40 years
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Post by molson5 on Aug 17, 2013 13:33:11 GMT -5
Patterson also held other titles during the 80's, between the OP's noted 1980 title loss and 2000 title win. What titles did he win in the 80s? I thought he was WWF-exclusive in the early 80s until he went part-time and then retired. |
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Post by kamero00 on Aug 17, 2013 13:45:31 GMT -5
This one will be tough to beat: Terry Funk held the United States Heavyweight Title in November, 1975, and again in September, 2000, for a gap of almost 25 years. And, he was a full time wrestler thru out that period. That's not true....he retired like 46 times during that time period |
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Aug 17, 2013 13:49:18 GMT -5
As for full time wrestlers, I can't think of any gap longer than Bob Backlund's 11 years between WWE Title runs. What was Backlund doing during that 10 year hiatus? Not necessarily an accurate source, but according to the video promos hyping his return, he was a carpenter. |
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Post by kamero00 on Aug 17, 2013 13:52:17 GMT -5
Hogan went 9 years in between WWE title reigns (93,02)
Sting went 16 years in between NWA title reigns (90,06)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2013 14:34:12 GMT -5
Patterson also held other titles during the 80's, between the OP's noted 1980 title loss and 2000 title win. i don't think he geld any belt after the IC in 80/81 until he retired in 1984. And after that his next belt was the Hardcore in 2000. So, that's the biggest gap so far. |
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Post by crowwreak was WRONG on Aug 17, 2013 14:40:14 GMT -5
If we count between actual wins, not lost and then won, probably the 30 year gap between Moolah's first and second Women's championship wins
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2013 15:07:41 GMT -5
If we count between actual wins, not lost and then won, probably the 30 year gap between Moolah's first and second Women's championship wins I don't think so. |
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Post by thegame415 on Aug 18, 2013 2:07:44 GMT -5
Mick Foley went ten years, winning the WWF tag titles with Al Snow at the end of 1999 for a few days. He didnt win another title until he won the TNA heavyweight title in 2009.
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