5 wrestlers who won the WWE Championship once

Eddie Guerrero won the WWE Championship once only
Eddie Guerrero won the WWE Championship only once

#4 Rob Van Dam

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RVD cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and won the title

RVD was one of the fewest high flying WWE Champions ever in the history. He won the Money in the Bank match and cashed his contract upon John Cena. It was a tough battle for any wrestler in WWE to compete against John Cena and still getting plaudits. RVD used his agility, combined with his in-ring techniques and also interference from Edge, helped him to win the title.

The title was re-branded as WWE ECW World Heavyweight Champion. He defended the title against Edge at Vengeance PPV in 2006. His short stint of 22 days as the champion was highly cherished as he was perhaps the only person from the ECW brand to grab the WWE Championship. He lost the title later to Edge in an episode of Monday Night RAW. He was subsequently suspended for 30 days from the company, making him a highly controversial WWE Champion. He won several other Championships in the WWE but never got to fight for the WWE title.

He returned to WWE but was never considered in the frame for the WWE Championship by the creative team and the WWE management.

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