The 10 Greatest WWE Champions of ALL Time 3

3 The Rock

The Great One is best known, at times, as the wrestler who left to become a movie star, only to come back for a few high-profile matches. In his most recent run in the WWE The Rock managed to end CM Punk's historically long reign as WWE Champion, only to lose the title a few months later in a rematch of the "once in a lifetime" match with John Cena. Before that, though, The Rock accomplished more than most other wrestlers.

The Rock is a ten-time world champion, holding the WWE championship eight times, and the World Heavyweight Championship twice. During those title reigns he feuded with the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Mankind, The Undertaker, and Brock Lesnar.

With his numerous catchphrases The Rock was one of the key figures of The Attitude Era, when the WWE enjoyed a lot of popularity. He was involved in many of the most memorable moments of that time period, including the main event of WrestleMania X-Seven, which is largely considered one of, if not the, best pay-per views the WWE ever produced. He lost that match to Stone Cold Steve Austin, but that doesn't make it any less memorable, or The Rock's career any less impressive.