With the coronation of the Modern Day Maharaja as WWE champion, a lot of people have been making claims that this is going to be one of the worst title reigns of all time. Beyond that people are considering him one of the most undeserving champions ever. If you had told me a year ago that Jinder Mahal would be WWE champion today, I would laugh in your face. Keeping that in mind, I'm willing to wait and see where this goes. Will he be one of the worst champions ever? Possibly. But I bet he won't even crack my top 10.
10) Mikey Whipwreck Wins the ECW World Heavyweight Title - This is probably the most controversial choice for this list. I mostly include him out of my own retroactive fantasy booking. In my version of ECW, Whipwreck gets in an offensive move once every several months. Similar to how he was initially booked, winning through shenanigans, always being scared of his opponent, and then, when he finally hits something, the crowd explodes. In my book, this can keep him in the tag title picture, sure, but never really entering into the world title picture.
9) Chavo Classic (Accidentally) Wins the WWE Cruiserweight Title - With all due respect to the recently passed Chavo Guerrero Sr., his title reign in 2004 was a joke. He literally won the title by accident (in kayfabe anyway). With the history his family has with the industry, this did more to tarnish his legacy for me than it did to serve as some sort of tribute or honor.
8) Hornswoggle Retires the WWE Cruiserweight Title - When the WWE purchased the WCW, a lot of WCW traditions were treated as jokes. Add to that Vince's obsession with muscle-bound monsters of men, and it is no wonder that, even with their recent resurgence, the cruiserweights have never really gotten a fair shake. The fact that he not only captured the title, but was the last holder of it until recently sums up everything you need to know about how Mr. McMahon views cruiserweights.
7) One of The Godfather's Hoes Briefly Holds the WWF Hardcore Title - That is the most Attitude Era thing I have ever written. In an era when the hardcore title was defended 24/7/365, it isn't surprising that you'll see some questionable names on the list of champions, but to my knowledge, this character never received a name, and held the title for literally 15 seconds.
6) Eric Bischoff Captures the WCW Hardcore Title - When Eric Bischoff captured the hardcore title, it was nothing more than a move to stroke the man's ego. This same sentence could be said for everything he did as an on-screen character.
5) Vince Russo Wins the WCW World Heavyweight Title - See entry 6, then multiply it by 100.
4) Vince McMahon Has Held Both the WWF World Heavyweight Title and the ECW World Title - I went back and forth several times on the order of Russo and McMahon. While McMahon, definitely played a stronger character, he also held two major titles, not just one. While the reboot of ECW was doomed from the start, having Vince hold the title certainly didn't help anything.
3) Eric Young Becomes One Half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions - EY has had some terrible gimmicks in his time with TNA. From portraying Super Eric to competing in bikini contests, he was given garbage on many occasions, but he always did his best to turn it into gold. When he was partnered up with ODB, I bought in. Whatever, it was a fun pairing right? When they were given the Knockout Tag Titles, I took issue with it. One thing TNA had always done better than WWE was their women's division. This reign was a major step back for both the division, and for Eric Young.
2) David Arquette Wins the WCW World Heavyweight Title - In a move that screams Russo booking, David Arquette won the WCW title. While promoting a film he starred in titled "Ready To Rumble," he captured the biggest prize the company had to offer. While this certainly brought more eyes to the product, it really just made the company look bad in most people's eyes, and inevitably did more harm than good. While there have been many celebrity appearances in the past, no one else has ever captured a title. Well, almost no one.
1) Pacman Jones Sort of Helps Win the TNA Tag Titles - Pacman Jones announced that he was going to be on TNA Wrestling. He didn't tell the Tennessee Titans. The Tennessee Titans file a restraining order against TNA to keep him out of the ring. The two parties eventually reach a deal stating that Pacman will appear in a non-physical role. Sounds like the perfect candidate for a tag title reign right? While there was more at play, the story looks extra ridiculous when you factor in that he won it with Ron "The Truth" Killings over Sting and Kurt Angle. Remember when I said that entry 7 was the most Attitude Era thing I had ever written? This is the most TNA thing I've written... So far...
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