10 Dumbest WWE Title Changes
7. Santino Marella Beats Umaga (Raw, 2007)
Nobody - least of all the Milan crowd - actually believed that Santino Marella was an authentic Italian, but having him pop up during WWE's European tour as an excited member of the crowd was a good way of introducing him to the TV audience.
It was also sensible for him to become embroiled in Vince McMahon's ongoing mental breakdown, which came about as a result of his being shaved bald by Donald Trump at WrestleMania. This ensured that he would be remembered as the guy who rubbed the chairman up the wrong way, instead of merely the guy who came out to generic Italian opera music and beat a jobber.
Was it really necessary to have him capture the Intercontinental Championship on night one though? Granted, it only came about due to a huge assist from Bobby Lashley, who even helped hold down the Samoan Bulldozer for the referee's three count, but this belt's credibility was already on life support. Having a purported "fan" wear it after 10 minutes in the ring wasn't a great look.