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Admittedly, 2019 has been the year of wrestling. The rise of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has offered a variety of content to fans who are passionate about this sport. The diverse amount of action doesn’t only benefit the audience, it also serves as a gateway to witness things that have never happened before.
When All Out, an independently organized wrestling event, sold out the Sear Centre Arena, fans were shocked.
Similarly, Brock Lesnar’s return to the SmackDown brand after 15 years of absence is also an enormous feat in itself. In that same vain, other wrestlers have broken records in WWE that many believed would never be broken. Here are 5 such records that were made this year.
Note: All of the stats and data are collected from sources such as ProfightDB and WWE Stats and Info.
#5 Pete Dunne broke Brock Lesnar’s record as the longest-reigning champion in WWE’s modern era
In modern WWE, wrestlers don’t usually retain their championship for very long. A major reason for this is that the WWE Universe doesn’t get to see long-term storylines, as modern fans have the tendency to get bored easily.
Despite this, some wrestlers were undefeated as champions for a long time before finally losing their belt. Brock Lesnar is one of those who comes to mind. He is the longest-reigning Universal Champion in WWE history and during his first title reign, he kept the belt for a total of 504 days, which is a record.
Previously, CM Punk was the longest-reigning champion in WWE clocking in at 434 days. 'The Beast’s' record was deemed unbreakable, but that didn't matter to NXT’s Pete Dunne. He kept the NXT United Kingdom Title around his waist for 685 days, which is 251 days more than Lesnar's historic reign. Dunne eventually dropped the belt to WALTER, but not before setting the record for WWE's longest championship reign in the modern era.
#4 Pat Patterson broke a previous record of his own for being the oldest champion in WWE
Pat Patterson, also known as Vince McMahon’s right hand, surprised the fans when he defeated Drake Maverick for the 24/7 Championship during the RAW Reunion episode. Patterson won the title when The Boogeyman terrified Maverick. The 78 year old seized his opportunity and pinned Maverick to become the oldest champion in WWE history.
Patterson initially set this record nineteen years ago, when he won the Hardcore Championship at the age of 59. It took him almost two decades to break a record of his own and since most wrestlers usually retire in their 40s and 50s, this record may never be broken again.
#3 Highest number of unique title holders in one night
The best thing about the 24/7 Championship is that it can be defended anytime and anywhere. We have already seen Jinder Mahal win the 24/7 Title at a golf course and Drake Maverick lose it in a hotel room during his honeymoon.
The RAW Reunion saw the return of several legends and WWE Hall of Famers. The 24/7 Championship didn’t only allow mid-card talents to show up more frequently on RAW and SmackDown, it also served as a ‘tool’ to use the returning legends on the RAW reunion episode.
The title changed hands a total of 9 times and that’s a record. The show started with R-Truth as 24/7 Champion before Drake Maverick pinned him. Then Maverick lost the title to Pat Patterson, who in turn lost it to Gerald Brisco. Afterward, Kelly Kelly, Candice Michelle, Alundra Blayze, and Ted DiBiase all won the title before Maverick recaptured it before finally losing it back to Truth.
#2 Brock Lesnar becomes the first-ever Superstar to win the WWE Championship twice on SmackDown
'The Beast Incarnate' had long been known as the ace of SmackDown. When he first debuted in the Blue brand, Vince McMahon pulled the trigger and kickstarted his career as the main-event player he has now become.
In 2003, Lesnar lost his WWE Championship to Kurt Angle at SummerSlam, after which, he regained the title on an episode of SmackDown a few weeks later. It was only the second time ever that the WWE Championship changed hands on an episode of SmackDown. Vince McMahon was the only wrestler to do so previously (he won the title in 1999). Since then, only two wrestlers have won the WWE Title on SmackDown (AJ Styles in 2018 and Daniel Bryan in 2019).
When SmackDown jumped ship from the USA Network to FOX, WWE booked a huge match for the show in the form of Brock Lesnar vs Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship. As expected, Lesnar won the WWE Championship and in the process became the only Superstar to win the title on SmackDown for the second time. This impressive feat is included in this list because World Championships rarely change hands on weekly shows. Lesnar's impressive record will likely stand the test of time.
#1 Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair were the first women to main event WrestleMania
2018-19 has been historic for women's wrestling. Last year, we witnessed the first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble Match, the first-ever Last Woman Standing Match, and also the first-ever all female pay-per-view, Evolution.
One of the biggest accomplishments in wrestling history included women main eventing WrestleMania for the first time ever. On 'The Grandest Stage of Them All,' Ronda Rousey defended her RAW Women’s Championship against Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair.
Rousey was scheduled to take time off after the event, so her loss was almost certain, but that didn't diminish the historic event. WrestleMania 35 came to a close with Lynch becoming ‘Becky 2 Belts,’ as she pinned 'The Rowdy One' and captured both the RAW and SmackDown Women’s Championships. It was the first time women closed WrestleMania and it would have been an insult to wrestling fans all around the world, if we hadn’t included this feat in our list.
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