10 Biggest Career Hangovers In WrestleMania History

5. Rey Mysterio (After WrestleMania 22)

WWE€™s €˜Ultimate Underdog€™ lived up to this moniker at WrestleMania 22, defeating both Randy Orton and Kurt Angle for the World Heavyweight Championship. It was one of WWE€™s best stories in recent memory, with Rey overcoming all odds and reaching the top of the mountain as a tribute to his longtime friend Eddie Guerrero. However, that momentary bliss at WrestleMania was where the happiness ended. Despite being the World Champion, Rey wasn€™t portrayed as the dominant Champion that one would expect from the title holder. Many observers have since argued that Rey€™s win was done solely to capitalize on Eddie Guerrero€™s death, as Eddie was supposed to be the one in the World Title picture before his untimely death. Rey suffered more losses than he earned victories, and he was often put in matches against MUCH larger opponents, like Mark Henry, JBL, Kane, and The Great Khali. While he did earn some impressive wins against the likes of Kurt Angle and Randy Orton, he was still being considered an €˜underdog Champion€™, which gave the impression that he wasn€™t skilled enough to be a Champion in the first place. The goal of being Champion is to create the impression that you€™re better than everyone else; that doesn€™t work if you€™re constantly presented as an underdog. Ultimately, Rey would lose the World Title to King Booker following interference from Chavo Guerrero. While it was a great run for Rey, he wasn€™t able to keep his WrestleMania momentum going long after his historic win.