WWE crowns a champion when it feels that a wrestler is ready for it - ready for the responsibility, fame and burden of the title. Here are the top 5 youngest WWE World champions in the history of the sport.

1 Randy Orton

Age 24 years and 4 months

Randy Orton became the youngest World WWE Champion in history when he defeated Chris Benoit at the SummerSlam 2004. At the age of 24, Orton was chosen by the WWE to be the torchbearer of the company. Orton is also the first-ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion but the plans for him as champion were quickly dropped to Triple H.

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2 Brock Lesnar

Age 25 years and 1 month

Brock Lesnar was the perfect wrester to be the next big thing after Stone Cold left the WWE and The Rock was transitioning to a movie career. The 2002 King of the Ring got the title from The Rock during the main event at the SummerSlam 2002, where he defeated his opponent with the F-5 and crowned as as a WWE champion.

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3 Yokozuna

26 years and 6 months

Although the fight was dubbed as one of the worst events in the history of WrestleMania, Yokozuna broke Undertaker's record and became the youngest champion in the WWE at that time. After he won the 1993 Royal Rumble, he earned a chance to take the championship belt from Bret Hart during WrestleMania IX.

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4 The Rock

26 years and 6 months

The Rock is one of the most popular wrestlers after Stone Cold in 1998. He won a total of 8 titles and his career highlights include WWE championship, Intercontinental championship, World Tag Team championship, WCW championship and 2000 Royal Rumble Match championship.

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5 Undertaker

26 years and 8 months

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Undertaker entered the world of wrestling at the age of 25 and became a WWE World champion a year after. Early in his career, he was given a shot at Hulk Hogan when the company was looking for new stars to build. He defeated the Undertaker and became the youngest WWE World champion that day.

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