5 WWE wrestlers who have never won a world championship (because they didn't need it)

The Eighth Wonder of the World

5. Andre The Giant

OK, this might be fudging the rules a little bit right off the bat, since maybe, kind of, technically, Andre the Giant was WWF Champion for about five minutes. But that was simply for a beat in a larger storyline and could in no way be considered a “championship reign,” so I am including Andre on this list.

The moniker “Eighth Wonder of the World” says it all. Andre truly was, literally and figuratively, larger than life. In the wrestling world full of attractions, he was the attraction for years.

He didn’t need the world championship because, just on his own, he was more special than the championship ever could be at the time. If Andre the Giant was on the card, people were going to buy a ticket. Andre would never need a championship around his waist to bring people out to see him.

Additionally, because of the fact that he didn’t need the championship to be a star, it allowed others to take that spot and become stars themselves. The aforementioned Saturday Night’s Main Event angle, with Andre claiming the WWF Championship from Hulk Hogan, is a prime example of just that.

Andre didn’t need to be champion to sell WrestleMania IV, or a rematch with Hogan, to the masses. Instead, it propelled the entire angle, helped build a bigger star (and heel) of Ted Dibiase, and cemented the soon-to-be WWF champion Randy Savage as a main eventer for the next two years.

Andre was the first inductee into the coveted WWE Hall of Fame. Former WWE talent The Big Show's 'giant' gimmick during his WCW days was a tribute to that of the eighth wonder of the world.