6 superstars you didn't know competed for the WWE Championship

#5 Eric Bischoff

Bischoff was willing to do whatever it took to get the WWE Championship off John Cena

One of the genius minds behind WCW, it was only a matter of time before Eric Bischoff found his way to WWE.

Being revealed as the RAW General Manager in 2002, Bischoff would rule the red-brand with an iron fist, often at the expense of his superstars.

One such star Easy-E took umbrage with was John Cena, who Bischoff felt disrespected him and the brand as WWE Champion in 2005.

After Chris Jericho failed to capture the title from Cena at SummerSlam, and Kurt Angle had failed to do the same not long after, Bischoff decided he himself would be champion.

Meeting the Champ on the October 3 episode of RAW (the night the show returned to the USA Network), Bischoff would unsurprisingly come up short and was fired as GM not long after.