10 Tallest Wrestlers To Ever Become WWE Champion

Throughout WWE's history, there have been wrestlers coming through the door in different shapes and sizes. However, taller wrestlers have generally stood out because of their looks. Not all tall wrestlers are good inside the squared circle with former World Heavyweight Champion The Great Khali being a prime example. Furthermore, some of the tallest WWE

Throughout WWE's history, there have been wrestlers coming through the door in different shapes and sizes. However, taller wrestlers have generally stood out because of their looks. Not all tall wrestlers are good inside the squared circle with former World Heavyweight Champion The Great Khali being a prime example. Furthermore, some of the tallest WWE Champions in history are extremely athletic.

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Winning the WWE Championship is the biggest honor that someone could achieve in their WWE career. Not every wrestler manages to get their hands on the WWE Championship. The tallest men to have clinched the WWE Championship have had contrasting title reigns with some of these title reigns being successful, and others were forgettable.

10 Sgt. Slaughter - 6'6"

Sgt. Slaughter became an Iraqi-Sympathizer in 1990, and at the 1991 Royal Rumble, Slaughter challenged The Ultimate Warrior for the WWE Championship. Warrior's WWE Championship reign wasn't the greatest, and thanks to outside interference from "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Slaughter defeated Warrior for the WWE Championship.

Slaughter was a transitional WWE Champion as he defended the gold against Hulk Hogan in the main event of WrestleMania 7. There was a sense of inevitability with Slaughter dropping the WWE Championship to Hogan.

9 Batista - 6'6"

It's easy to forget that Batista is a two-time WWE Champion because of his exploits as a four-time World Heavyweight Champion. The Animal is one of the tallest men to hold the WWE Championship, but his WWE Title reigns were average for his standards.

He defeated Randy Orton at Extreme Rules 2009 in a steel cage match for his first WWE Championship. Unfortunately, Batista was injured and he relinquished the title a couple of days later. Furthermore, Batista beat Cena for his second WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber 2010, and he dropped the title back to Cena at WrestleMania 26.

8 JBL - 6'6"

JBL was in the right place at the right time with Brock Lesnar departing WWE in 2004 and Kurt Angle on the shelf. He was given a push and he became the top heel on SmackDown. At The Great American Bash, JBL defeated Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Championship in a Texas Bullrope match.

Layfield was a cunning heel, and he held the WWE Championship for 280 days. He saw off the likes of The Undertaker, Booker T, Eddie Guerrero, Big Show, and Kurt Angle during his WWE Championship reign. It was a big deal when Cena ended JBL's run for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21 as JBL was a dominant champion.

7 Hulk Hogan - 6'7"

Hulk Hogan is one of the most polarizing stars in WWE history, and the Hulkster has won the WWE Championship six times. Hogan stands at 6 feet 7 inches tall, but he looks miniature when he is in the ring with Andre the Giant who towered over him.

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Hogan's had some superb WWE Championship reigns but his 1,474-day reign as WWE Champion was by far his best WWE Title reign. Hogan is an iconic legend in the wrestling business and he was the biggest face in the company in the 80s and early 90s.

6 Sycho Sid - 6'9"

Sycho Sid is not in the WWE Hall of Fame as of 2023, but he is a two-time WWE Champion. Sid defeated Shawn Michaels for his first WWE Championship reign at Survivor Series 1996, and he dropped the title back to HBK at the 1997 Royal Rumble.

Sid's second WWE Championship reign happened after Michaels lost his smile and Bret Hart won the vacant WWE Championship. Sid beat Bret Hart on an episode of Raw in February 1997, and it was the first time that the WWE Championship had changed hands on Raw. Sid was a tall figure, and The Undertaker curtailed his WWE Championship reign at WrestleMania 13.

5 Diesel - 6'10"

"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel had a stellar 1994 as he won the Intercontinental Championship and the WWE World Tag Team Championships alongside Shawn Michaels. Diesel's hunger for gold didn't end there as he defeated Bob Backlund in a matter of seconds in Madison Square Garden in November 1994 to become WWE Champion.

Diesel almost held the WWE Championship for the entire calendar year in 1995 with successful title defenses against the likes of Jeff Jarrett, Shawn Michaels, and Sycho Sid. At Survivor Series, Bret Hart ended Diesel's 358-day WWE Championship run.

4 The Undertaker - 6'10"

The Undertaker is one of the tallest wrestlers in WWE history to win the WWE Championship at 6 feet 10 inches tall. The Deadman won the WWE Championship four times, and he beat Hulk Hogan for both his first and final WWE Championship runs.

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Undertaker's second WWE Championship reign was his longest with the strap in 1997. Undertaker had some solid matches against Mankind, Steve Austin, and Vader, but his title run was ended by Bret Hart at SummerSlam. Undertaker's third WWE Championship reign began at Over the Edge 1999 when he saw off Steve Austin with Shane McMahon as the special guest referee, but he dropped the title back to Austin, a month later.

3 Kane - 7'0"

Kane made a blistering debut at Badd Blood: In Your House when he tore the door off the cell in The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels' Hell in a Cell match. Kane made an impact, and eight months later, the Big Red Machine defeated Steve Austin for the WWE Championship in a First Blood match at King of the Ring 1998.

Unfortunately, Kane's WWE Championship reign lasted just one day as he dropped the title back to Austin on the following episode of Raw. Kane never won the WWE Championship again, but his name is in the history books as a former WWE Champion.

2 Big Show - 7'2"

Big Show became one of the youngest WWE Champions in history in 1999 when he was 27 after defeating Triple H and The Rock in a triple threat match at Survivor Series for his first WWE Championship. His WWE Championship reign was poor as he had a boring feud with Big Boss Man.

Show dropped the WWE Championship back to Triple H on the first Raw of the new millennium. Show won his second WWE Championship at Survivor Series 2002, after dethroning Brock Lesnar. Show's the second tallest WWE Champion after being billed at 7 feet 2 inches tall.

1 Andre The Giant - 7'4"

Despite being the tallest WWE Champion in history, Andre the Giant is also the shortest-reigning WWE Champion in history. Andre the Giant controversially defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWE Championship in February 1988, but Hogan's shoulders were clearly off the mat.

Andre handed the WWE Championship over to Ted DiBiase who purchased the title. The title immediately became vacant with a tournament to crown a new WWE Champion being held at WrestleMania 4.

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