5 Great WWE Stars Who Never Won The WWE Championship

#2 Ted DiBiase

Ted DiBiase: Attempted to buy the WWE Championship

If Ted DiBiase had competed in any other era than the one he did wrestle in for WWE, then he would undoubtedly have reigned as WWE Champion, probably multiple times.

However, unfortunately for the "Million Dollar Man" his WWE run coincided with that of Hulk Hogan. DiBiase debuted in WWE in 1987 during Hogan's first run with the WWE Championship.

The closest he would come to wresting it away from the "Hulkster" was when he concocted a plan to steal the belt away from Hogan.

In an elaborate storyline, DiBiase paid for referee Dave Hebnar's brother Earl Hebnar to undergo plastic surgery to more closely resembling him. During a Hogan title defence versus Andre "The Giant" in February 1988, Earl swopped places with Dave and counted Hogan's shoulders down for a three count, despite the fact Hogan's shoulder was clearly up. DiBiase then purchased the gold from Andre to become WWE Champion.

However, DiBiase's effort proved to be for naught, when WWE President, Jack Tunney stripped him of the title and cancelled the title change from the records, ruling that a title cannot change hands that way.

DiBiase was initially scheduled to win the title for real a month later at Wrestlemania IV, however, plans changed and "Macho Man" Randy Savage was given the belt instead.

DiBiase would continue to entertain fans and become a bonafide legend in WWE but would never come close to the big one again.