10 Most Pointless WWE Title Wins
7. Jack Swagger Defeats Chris Jericho
A Money In The Bank cash-in is normally wrapped up in mass panic and hysteria, as the fretting challenger desperately urges the referee to ring the bell in order for him to score a quick win over the fallen Champion.
However, Jack Swagger's World Title win was the beginning of the end for the 'All American American'.
As champion, he was stripped of all the humour and charisma that had made him a shining star on the flagging ECW show and a strong up-and-comer on the main roster.
Jericho was coming off a disappointing WrestleMania 26 encounter with Edge, and could afford to go without the title again, but the cash-in was a necessity in order for WWE to crown two new briefcase holders at the inaugural Money In The Bank pay-per-view in June.
Swagger had one of the most unremarkable reigns as champion in company history, squeezing by Smackdown topliners Randy Orton and The Big Show in desperately dull matches before dropping the title to Rey Mysterio in a June fatal four-way that also featured Show again and CM Punk.
The stench of failure after the run hung around Swagger until his mutually agreed release seven years later. He was as ill-prepared for a title run as he was coping with the aftermath.