10 Huge Wrestling Stars Who Lost To Ridiculous Opponents

by Michael Sidgwick

1. Chris Jericho Loses To Fandango

Fandango v Chris Jericho
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It's a take as old as an upstart wrestler Edge thinks will evolve into a star one day, but Vince McMahon hasn't been particularly successful at creating new top-level players in the 21st century.

Usually, his go-to method is to just give them a midcard title out of nowhere. Hilariously, this lazy shortcut has reached such a nadir that current Intercontinental Champion Ricochet during a recent interview with CBS Sports revealed that he just wants an opportunity to show the world what he can do - and the man is the champion of two f*cking sevenths of it!

When that failed - and it did, because Vince was so haphazard that he devalued the title by giving it to every other wrestler who arrived, sh*t-scared, from developmental - he tried a different approach. At WrestleMania 29, he booked fun if thoroughly one-dimensional act Fandango, low ceiling and all, to go over Chris Jericho.

This one actually did impact Jericho's career; he became a "Just A Guy" throughout the mid-2010s, winning some, losing some, and generally not returning as the star he once did following his traditional breaks.

This was shocking at the time, and is all the more sobering looking at Jericho's achievements as a tippy-top star-maker in AEW.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!