10 Wrestlers Who Didn't Fit The Belt
They say that rules are made to be broken, but sometimes they probably shouldn't be.
Whenever a wrestling championship changes hands, debates will rage between fans as to if the wrestler actually deserves the title or not. But whilst all of this is subjective, what about those wrestlers for whom a reign with a particular belt should have been completely out of the question? Not because they weren't deserving, but simply because they weren't eligible?
When belts are awarded by scripts and not by competitive physical competition, there is always the chance that someone will successfully defy the rules for a given championship. In any other sport, a man entering an event for female competitors would be promptly ejected, but in wrestling? It seems the officials aren’t as eagle eyed. Either that or they just don’t care for the rules. The referee is blind, as they say.
From flabby Cruiserweight Champions to very masculine Women’s Champions, the history of wrestling has a few head scratching title reigns that by definition, just shouldn't have happened.
Whether they were devised during a moment of mental absence, as a joke, or a combination of the two, they happened, and they will be in the history books until the end of civilisation.
10. Rey Mysterio - World Heavyweight Championship
Rey Mysterio was definitely a deserving World Champion, but it is perhaps one of the more peculiar features of pro-wrestling that it only matters if you win a world heavyweight championship. Anything under the full heavyweight level, such as a world light-heavyweight championship, doesn't count apparently.
When Mysterio won his first World Heavyweight Championship, it was due to a somewhat controversial and exploitative story line regarding Eddie Guerrero, who had recently passed away. He was the second entrant in the 2006 Royal Rumble and won, lasting 62 minutes, setting a record for the longest time in the match during the process.
Shortly after, he would end up losing the title shot to Randy Orton at No Way Out, but Teddy Long intervened and added him to the WrestleMania match anyway. He was ultimately victorious and became World Heavyweight Champion, holding the title for 112 days before losing it to King Booker. He would have a second run with the title in 2010 when he defeated Big Show, CM Punk, and champion Jack Swagger at the Fatal 4-Way Pay Per View, but this reign lasted a much shorter 28 days.
At 175lbs, Rey Mysterio doesn't even come close to being a heavyweight, he isn't even anywhere near the traditional cruiserweight maximum of 220lbs, or the current WWE limit of 205lbs. Of course, being as size conscious as they are, this minor detail wasn't lost on WWE management, and during the times when Rey was champion, they dropped the 'Heavyweight' part and just called it the World Title. Problem solved!