10 Creepy Wrestling Curses
2. The WWE Universal Title
The first winner of the Universal Title, Finn Bálor, had to immediately vacate it after suffering a labrum tear at SummerSlam 2016.
This set the tone for a title that wasn't so much cursed, but was created and contested deep into the ills of what, in terms of popularity, was and remains a catastrophic era for WWE.
The title was subsequently "won" by Kevin Owens in order to build towards Triple H's eventual match with Seth Rollins, a development not later followed up on because Triple H had better things to do, like bagsy the first WrestleMania match with most famous sportswoman on the planet Ronda Rousey. Goldberg gave way to Brock Lesnar, whose stranglehold on the title scene created a vast nihilism from which most haven't escaped.
Seth Rollins broke the wildly counterproductive holding pattern, but not the curse, since he made a spectacular t*t of himself on Twitter and then had to transition into a profoundly tedious heel role as penance. He didn't lose but should have lost to the Fiend in the most cursed match ever, which, of course, Vince McMahon laughed off.
"It's only the Fiend. I'll f*ck 'im again, just watch!"
It's set to be defended in a Swamp match soon, man, for f*ck's sake.