10 Devastating Times Wrestling Champions Had Their Titles Taken Away From Them

10. Daniel Bryan (Intercontinental Championship)

There are many reasons that the 2015 Royal Rumble is so abhorred. It pushed the wrong stars, misused talented midcarders and quite frankly was a sh*tshow.

There's one more thing that even the most optimistic of fans will agree on: It effectively made Daniel Bryan look like a joke. His further loss to Roman Reigns at Fastlane did nothing to help the situation. Things started to look better for Bryan when he won the Intercontinental Championship in a thrilling ladder match at WrestleMania 31.

Then he got injured... again.

In a heartbreaking show of courage and selflessness, Bryan vacated the Intercontinental Championship while also announcing he may have to retire on RAW. He sparsely appeared on TV afterwards, only returning to officially announce his retirement.