10 Wrestling Championship Reigns That Didn't Fit The Wrestler

10. The Undertaker As WWE Hardcore Champion

In early 2002, The Undertaker was in a weird stage in his career. In the midst of his American Badass shtick, fans had already begun to sour on the Phenom, owing to his diminished work rate and his increasingly portly physique.

He was also idling as a character, as while he spent the majority of 2001 trying to actually murder WCW and had recently turned heel following an attack on Jim Ross, the main event scene was transitioning from the Undisputed Championship scramble to Triple H's return and journey to WrestleMania.

Nobody wanted ol' Booger Red.

So 'Taker did what all good veterans do and worked with the undercard to show off some fresh new faces in this WWE/WCW merged world. Kind of.

Having won the Hardcore Championship at Vengeance 2001, Undertaker reigned as champion for two months, despite the championship's 24/7 rule, defending it against the likes of Tajiri, Matt Hardy, and Big Show, before eventually succumbing to the recurring thorn in his side Maven.

Seeing main eventers drop down a little on the card is not an uncommon phenomenon, but seeing 'Taker drop all the way down to what was essentially a parody championship is definitely unexpected. Maybe a reign as 24/7 Champion in on the cards post-WrestleMania?