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

The Enforcer

4. Arn Anderson

If there was ever a man who didn’t need any frills, or championship belts, for people to know he was a tough customer, its “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson.

While limited to strictly a tag team competitor as one half of the Brain Busters with Tully Blanchard in his short stint in the WWF, Anderson was a consistent top competitor for Jim Crockett Promotions and then World Championship Wrestling. He had reigns as both a Tag Team champion and World Television Champion, but the fact is that Anderson didn’t need the “big gold belt” to solidify himself as a top guy.

His in ring prowess, no nonsense attitude, and position as “enforcer” of the illustrious Four Horsemen was enough to do that.

Speaking of the Four Horsemen, another reason Anderson didn’t need the world title for himself is because he was constantly associated with it by proxy through his long standing alliance with Ric Flair. Where Flair - and the championship - went, so went Arn. That was the way of the Four Horsemen.

The Horsemen were viewed as elite because Flair was the leader, and therefore Arn was viewed as elite because he was a Horseman. Flair’s golden touch gave the other Horsemen the rub, and perhaps none more so than Anderson, considering Double A was part of almost every incarnation of the Four Horsemen that mattered.

Of course, Anderson was no slouch himself, and thoroughly held up his end of the bargain, solidifying himself as a prime example of a guy that didn’t need the big titles to feel like a big deal.

Anderson continued to be associated with pro wrestling in various non-wrestling capacities. He was a producer with the WWE until 2019 and currently works with rival brand AEW as a manager.