10 WWE Stars With The Least PPV Matches Before A World Title Match

10. Wade Barrett - 4

Wade Barrett's initial rise to the main event of WWE was meteoric to say the least. The first season of NXT seemed to be something of a wash, with David Otunga of all people making it to the end, until the entire group of rookies invaded RAW and turned wrestling upside down.

Well, for a while at least.

When Barrett challenged Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at Bragging Rights in 2010, he was already on to his fourth WWE pay-per-view match. His first came at SummerSlam 2010, where he captained his Nexus team in defeat against a WWE Dream Team.

Barrett would compete for the WWE Championship at Night of Champions one month later, but he was alongside Randy Orton, John Cena, Edge and Chris Jericho in challenging Sheamus for the title. The next time WWE was on PPV, Barrett was up against Cena, a match he won thanks to interference from the then-called Michael McGillicutty and Husky Harris.

One month later his first singles World Championship opportunity came.