10 Lamest WWE Title Changes
8. Big Show To Daniel Bryan (TLC 2011)
You never know what kind of moment a Money in the Bank cash-in is going to be. Is it going to be a shocking trendsetter like how Edge first cashed in on a bloodied John Cena? Is it going to be a triumphant coming of age like Dean Ambrose cashing in on Seth Rollins and finally getting revenge for the Architect’s revenge?
Or is it going to be a rather silly bit of comic relief, like when Daniel Bryan laid on top of a passed-out Big Show?
At TLC 2011, 'Big Nasty' Paul Wight finally ended Mark Henry’s Hall of Pain title reign… in a chairs match that lasted about five minutes. Ordinarily, that would be silly enough, but Big Show was so winded after that grueling five minutes where he and Mark Henry slapped each other around a bit with chairs, Daniel Bryan decided to make his move.
In one of the quickest cash-ins ever, Bryan handed in his briefcase, the bell rung, and before Big Show even regained consciousness, there was already a new World Heavyweight Champion.
The entire point of Daniel Bryan’s World Heavyweight Title reign was that he was supposed to be a comedic transitional champ who won the title on a fluke. Mission accomplished on that end. But that doesn’t make it any less lame.