10 Best Wrestlers Who Were Never WWE Champion
4. Razor Ramon
In 1995, Razor Ramon Hall asked Vince McMahon what more he could do to try and take further advantage of the "opportunity"-based pay structure within WWE.
In an era before McMahon offered guaranteed contracts, the talents were encouraged by their otherwise-paltry pay packets to work their way up the card for television and pay-per-view paydays beyond the per-night wages of the rank-and-file. Ramon had done so in short order after debuting with the organisation in 1992, but, as a multi-time Intercontinental Champion babyface, felt he'd hit a ceiling.
McMahon rebuffed his requests to turn heel and feud with The Undertaker, and simply never saw him on the same level as his best friends Shawn Michaels and Diesel. Ramon may have wanted the spot for the money first and foremost, but a run as WWE Champion wouldn't have remotely felt unearned from a performance perspective either.
Razor's in-ring record was sensational. Ladder matches against Shawn Michaels were instantly iconic, whilst feuds with The 1-2-3 Kid, IRS and Jeff Jarrett all elevated the opponents far beyond their prior status. Little about him wasn't money, and it remains confusing to this day why McMahon didn't see the megastar aura WCW were only too happy to spend big on in 1996.