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Completing the WWE Grand Slam signifies finishing one's championship jigsaw in the WWE. To do so, a wrestler needs to win a World Championship, a Tag Team Championship and both, the Intercontinental and United States Championships on the main roster. A whole host of legends have achieved the feat, some of which are currently on the full-time roster.
The likes of Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and The Miz have been very decorated in terms of titles over the years. However, there are a few Superstars who have almost completed the Grand Slam. They have won the United States and Intercontinental titles, dominating the mid-card, but are yet to get their hands on WWE's Tag Team titles or any of the World Championships, or possibly both.
Here are five current full-time WWE Superstars who have won both mid-card championships, but are yet to complete the WWE Grand Slam.
#5 Shelton Benjamin
During his current run, Shelton Benjamin has not enjoyed a whole lot of success. But he remains a valuable player on the undercard of RAW, thanks to his impressive run from 2002 to 2010. Benjamin was a fantastic athlete and arguably should have won more than he did, having won the Intercontinental Championship three times, the United States Championship once and the Tag Team titles twice.
The Gold Standard first won the IC Title at Taboo Tuesday 2004, beating Chris Jericho for the belt and reigning supreme for 244 days, making it the longest reign of the decade. Benjamin held the US Title for a similar amount of time, racking up 240 days as the champion between 2008 and 2009. These long title reigns show how valuable of a name Shelton Benjamin was at the time in WWE. He is still a world title victory from completing the Grand Slam.
#4 Shinsuke Nakamura
Shinsuke Nakamura arrived in NXT with an unprecedented buzz. He was genuinely one of the most exciting talents to set foot in a WWE ring, lighting up Dallas with a sensational debut match against Sami Zayn. After a good year in Full Sail, Nakamura made his way to SmackDown with all the potential in the world. However, the King of Strong Style has fallen slightly short so far. After a gripping Royal Rumble victory, Nakamura's hotly-anticipated dream match, and subsequent rivalry, with AJ Styles turned out to be a disappointment based on the lofty expectations it carried.
Since then, the former NXT Champion has been coasting in the mid-card of the Blue Brand. He won the United States Championship from Jeff Hardy at Extreme Rules 2018, before winning the Intercontinental Championship on the Kickoff Show of the same pay-per-view one year later. Nakamura still has the belt, making him the top full-time male champion on FOX. Even after failing to deliver on the massive hype, the Japanese superstar's main roster career has been a decent one. It is unlikely that Nakamura will ever win the WWE Championship, but he can make the IC Title scene his own in the coming months.
#3 Zack Ryder
Zack Ryder has been at the bottom of the card for such a long time that you would be forgiven for failing to remember his times as a singles champion in WWE. It is truly bizarre that Ryder is only a WWE Championship victory away from becoming a Grand Slam Champion. Along with two WWE Tag Team Championship reigns, eleven years apart from each other, with Curt Hawkins, the former Hype Bro has won both mid-card championships in WWE. Ryder became the United States Champion at the end of 2011, after gaining lots of steam with the internet fans. However, it did not end well for him.
Ryder was completely buried, after being inserted into the awful John Cena vs Kane feud and losing his title in the middle of it. He was saddled to the ground for years until a huge opportunity arose. An injury to Neville forced WWE to put Zack Ryder in the Intercontinental Championship ladder match at WrestleMania 32. And from out of nowhere, he won, shocking everybody watching in the most incredible way. Of course, Ryder lost his belt on the following night. But nobody can take his victory away from him. No matter how dire the aftermath was, Zack Ryder has held both the US and IC Championships.
#2 Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley has been booked like the powerhouse that he is throughout his wrestling career, including both stints with WWE. He first wrestled for them from 2005 to 2007, winning the United States Championship and the ECW Championship. Despite being a "World Championship", the latter is not considered in the Grand Slam discussion, making Lashley two titles away from completing it. He has also not won the Tag Team Championship yet, while becoming a 2-time Intercontinental Champion in the past year. After a decade away from WWE, the Dominator returned on the RAW after WrestleMania 34.
As mentioned above, Lashley won the IC Championship twice within his first year back, finally dropping the title to a The Demon Finn Balor at WrestleMania 35. The former TNA megastar is currently a decent upper mid-card player, having returned a few weeks ago to take part in one of the most bizarre angles of the year. Even with the current storyline of Lashley being in a relationship with Rusev's wife, Lana, there is always a possibility that he could slot into the title picture. If the circumstances are right, Bobby Lashley could make for a great WWE World Champion.
#1 Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens has done almost everything he needed to complete the WWE Grand Slam, except for find a tag team partner. For some reason, he and Sami Zayn never competed for the Tag Team Championship, leaving those titles the only one left for KO to win in the WWE. The former NXT Champion has had an excellent run on the main roster, beating John Cena clean in his first match. He won the Intercontinental Championship quickly afterward, going on an effective reign before trading it with Dean Ambrose through the transition between 2015 and 2016.
Owens moved to bigger and better things soon after, winning the Universal Championship on RAW and the United States Championship later, at WrestleMania 33. However, since losing the star-spangled prize after trading it with Chris Jericho and AJ Styles, the Prizefighter has not picked up another championship. It has been too long for somebody that has the ridiculous talent and charisma that Owens possesses. Hopefully, he finds somebody who can trust him as his tag team partner and wins the tag titles, fulfilling his prophecy, before inevitably stabbing that person in the back as he has been known to do.
Or have the times changed?
