3 youngest (and 3 oldest) WWE Champions of all time

It won't be a stretch to call the WWE title one of the most prestigious belts in all of Pro-wrestling. On April 25 1963, World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) established this title belt, after seceding from the National Wrestling Alliance.

The very first WWE Champion was Buddy Rogers. Over the course of the next several decades, a long string of Hall of Famers and legends held the coveted title belt. In this list, we will take a look at 3 youngest WWE Champions and 3 oldest WWE Champions as well.

Note: This slideshow lists down the youngest and oldest WWE Champions, not the World Heavyweight Champions.

#3 Youngest WWE Champion: The Rock (26 years, 6 months, 13 days old)

An argument can be made that The Rock is the biggest mainstream WWE Superstar of all time, even trumping Hulk Hogan when it comes to popularity on a worldwide scale. Although he failed gloriously as a babyface in his rookie year, Rocky Maivia soon donned the gimmick of an obnoxious, arrogant heel named The Rock, and the rest is history.

The Rock defeated Mankind at Survivor Series 1998 in the finals of the WWE title tournament to win his first title, in a finish that was an exact copy of what had happened in Montreal a year before.

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#3 Oldest WWE Champion: Triple H (46 years, 5 months, 28 days)

The Royal Rumble Match in 2016 was not your traditional free-for-all that would give the winner a shot at the WWE title at WrestleMania. This time, the match was centered around the Big Dog Roman Reigns, with the WWE World Heavyweight title on the line.

The crowd couldn't believe their eyes when Triple H came down to the ring at #30. In the end, he eliminated Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose to win the WWE title. At WrestleMania 32, Reigns won back the title from The Game.