Ric Flair boasts the quickest path to the WWE World Heavyweight Title, stylin' and profilin' his way to the championship 113 days after his WWE debut.
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"The Nature Boy" captured his title via victory in the Royal Rumble Match, a feat that has never happened before or since.
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Brock Lesnar was only in WWE for 126 days before defeating The Rock to win his first WWE Championship in 2002.
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The Beast Incarnate's most recent stint as WWE World Heavyweight Champion began at SummerSlam 2014 and lasted all the way until WrestleMania 31 in 2015.
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Sheamus comes in third place, with 166 days between his WWE debut and first stint at the mountaintop, defeating John Cena at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs 2009 to win his first of two WWE World Heavyweight Championships.
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The Celtic Warrior would go on to have a second run as WWE Champion, and a lengthy stint as World Heavyweight Champion in 2012.
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Yokozuna won his first title in 173 days by besting Bret Hart at WrestleMania IX, but lost the title just minutes later.
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Despite the brevity of his first reign, Yokozuna's eventual, second run with the title would last 280 days.
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266 days after Kane's WWE debut, The Big Red Machine won his first WWE Championship by defeating "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a First Blood Match at King of the Ring 1998.
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Unfortunately for The Devil's Favorite Demon, The Texas Rattlesnake toppled him in the rematch on Raw the next night.
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It took Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner Big Show 273 days to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, defeating Triple H and The Rock in a Triple Threat Match at Survivor Series 1999.
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Show's most recent stint with a World Title came with a World Heavyweight Championship win in 2012.
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Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle rode his touted "Three I's," intensity, integrity and intelligence, to win the WWE Championship in 343 days.
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Angle is one of three former Superstars to also boast the Grand Slam, accompanied by Edge and Eddie Guerrero. Oh, it's true.
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He defeated Dean Ambrose at Backlash 2016 to cement his role as the "Face that Runs the Place."
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AJ Styles laid claim to the WWE World Championship just 231 days after he introduced himself to the WWE Universe at Royal Rumble 2016.