10 Incredible Transformations From Jobbers To WWE Champions

10. Jinder Mahal

Jinder Mahal was the right guy at the right time with the right look. But in an era where WWE is the wrong company for just about every major name in the industry, he perhaps deserves a little more credit for his commitment to the bit.

In late 2016, the formerly-fired former 3-Man Band member returned to Monday Night Raw with a snazzy get-up covering the fact that he'd gotten pretty shredded during his time away. A chiseled frame lurked beneath the threads, and he only proceeded to get even more jacked as the months passed. Not that it seemed to matter - he was comedic foil for Rusev as a heel and the designated victim of a Rob Gronkowski celebrity spot on the WrestleMania 33 pre-show, and rather infamously did jobbing duties on both Raw and SmackDown during April's draft week.

It appeared a move from red to blue wasn't going to transform his fortunes until, remarkably, it did. And how.

Mahal won a Number One Contender's match as if from nowhere, and was booked to steal the belt from Randy Orton in the build-up to make real the absurd visual that he might actually hold the gold. To the astonishment of the audience, he managed it.

His run was an objective bust - matches were drab, angles were worse, and WWE didn't drum up business in India as they'd hoped - but the reign survives as a legacy line every time he's used on television to this day.