18 Ups & 12 Downs From The WWE SmackDown Live Era
4. Barren Corbin
Allegedly dropped from a height thanks to a simple "this ain't it, chief" from John Cena to Vince McMahon after one of their blue brand interactions, the murdering of Baron Corbin's character over the summer of 2017 left the 'Lone Wolf' with a ludicrous uphill struggle.
That year's Money In The Bank winner had it all going on heading into SummerSlam, with a match against 'The Champ' likely to be his biggest test to date as a potential new headliner with a near-guaranteed title win locked in the eponymous briefcase, until a go-home show catastrophe saw him lose the lot before being bantered off at the pay-per-view itself.
Losing to Jinder Mahal in seconds thanks to a Cena destruction, Corbin was further eviscerated just days later at the 'Biggest Party Of The Summer'. It took more than just three good tournament matches to make him a King two years later.