In your opinion who had the greatest run as a world champion. Things to consider are days held, match quality, interesting feuds, and drawing power.
For me its Ric Flair from 1983-1990. He carried the title for seven years only dropping it occasionally and then quickly regaining it. In that time period of sevens years he was not champion unofficially for around 300 days and officially for around 230 days.
The fact that flair kept the NWA viable competition during the 80s vs the emerging wwf/hulkamania juggernaut I think speaks for its self in terms of flairs popularity.
Flair was a talented in ring worker and regularly put on instant classics with several different names. The number of great feuds he had will probably never be duplicated. Dusty, magnum, von Erich, steamboat, and sting just to name a few.
People may have different opinions but every program flair was involved in during the 80's was gold and is memorable to this day. And maybe that's the true measure of greatness, being timeless.
For me its Ric Flair from 1983-1990. He carried the title for seven years only dropping it occasionally and then quickly regaining it. In that time period of sevens years he was not champion unofficially for around 300 days and officially for around 230 days.
The fact that flair kept the NWA viable competition during the 80s vs the emerging wwf/hulkamania juggernaut I think speaks for its self in terms of flairs popularity.
Flair was a talented in ring worker and regularly put on instant classics with several different names. The number of great feuds he had will probably never be duplicated. Dusty, magnum, von Erich, steamboat, and sting just to name a few.
People may have different opinions but every program flair was involved in during the 80's was gold and is memorable to this day. And maybe that's the true measure of greatness, being timeless.