Abeyance Championship History

As of this writing, Abeyance has been WWE champion for 37 days (and will remain champion until at least day 41).

Previous Abeyance reigns:
51 days in 1988 (vacated after Andre sold the title to Dibiase. Abeyance was later defeated by Macho Man Randy Savage)
46 days between late 1991 and early 1992, when Jack Tunney stripped Hogan of the belt and Ric Flair eliminated Abeyance at the 1992 Royal Rumble to win it.
3 days in 1997, after defeating Shawn Michaels' smile
49 days in 1998, eventually losing the title to The Rock.
5 days in 1999, Abeyance defeated the Chairman of the Board, only to be buried by Triple H at the PPV less than a week later. Typical.
5 days in 2007, Abeyance defeated John Cena and put him on the shelf for four months. But once again, Triple H struck and Abeyance was buried for the 2nd time in a row.
6 days, in 2009 after defeating Batista and injuring him much like he did John Cena. 2009 was the year Abeyance showed how vicious he could be in the ring. Later dropped the belt to Randy Orton.

Thus far in this title reign alone, Abeyance has been a more successful WWE champion than the following:
Buddy Rogers (22 days)
Ivan Koloff (21 days)
Stan Stasiak (9 days)
The Iron Sheik (28 days)
Andre The Giant (1 day)
The Undertaker (6 days) - 1st reign
Hulk Hogan (1 day) - 4th reign
Ric Flair (41 days...Abeyance will tie on Sunday) - 2nd reign
Yokozuna (1 day) - 1st reign
Bob Backlund (3 days) - 2nd reign
Shawn Michales (25 days) - 2nd reign
Abeyance (3 days) - this was Abeyance's 3rd time holding the WWE championship. Abeyance was defeated by Bret Hart
Bret Hart (1 day) - 4th reign
Sycho Sid (34 day

Kane (1 day)
Mankind (26 days) - 1st reign
The Rock (2)
Mankind (20 days) - 2nd reign
The Rock (41 days - Abeyance will tie on Sunday) - 3rd reign
The Undertaker (36 days) - 3rd reign
Mankind (1 day) - 3rd reign
Triple H (22 days) - 1st reign
Vince McMahon (6 days)
The Rock (21 days) - 4th reign
Triple H (35 days) - 4th reign
The Rock (35 days) - 6th reign
Kurt Angle (15 days) - 2nd reign
Triple H (35 days) - 5th reign
Hulk Hogan (28 days) - 6th reign
The Rock (35 days) - 7th reign
The Big Show (28 days) - 2nd reign
Edge (21 days) - 1st reign
RVD (22 days)
Randy Orton (1 day) - 1st reign
Triple H (1 day) - 6th reign
Edge (21 days) - 3rd reign
Edge (21 days) - 4th reign
Batista (2 days) - 1st reign
John Cena (21 days) - 4th reign
Randy Orton (21 days) - 5th reign
John Cena (1 day) - 6th reign
Batista (35 days) - 2nd reign
CM Punk (28 days) - 1st reign
Alberto Del Rio (35 days) - 1st reign
John Cena (14 days) - 10th reign
Daniel Bryan (1 day) - 1st reign
Randy Orton (28 days) - 7th reign
Daniel Bryan (1 day)


OTHER FUN FACTS

Abeyance has held the WWE Championship an incredible 8 times. Only The Rock, John Cena, and Triple H have had more title reigns.
As of this Sunday, Abeyance will have held the title for a combined 206 days, making him 22nd on the all-time list of combined days.
Without a doubt, Abeyance is a Hall of Fame-worthy performer and will likely continue to win WWE championships long into the future.