10 Times Title Belts Were Horribly Disrespected
3. Keep It Short
WWE's go-to punchline for just about any lame duck segment or angle for several years, Hornswoggle was a popular utility player for the company for the bulk of his duration with the company.
Fighting against Vince McMahon's long-held view on smaller wrestlers, the Cruiserweights routinely had to work twice as hard to stay relevant or even on the card as to suit the fleeting whims of the owner on their entire division.
It therefore came as quite a shock when Finlay's diminutive Irish son appeared from nowhere to win the title in a Cruiserweight Open at 2007's Great American Bash pay-per-view.
Had the moment of silliness been just a moment, it's doubtful the slither of damage couldn't be undone, but reality was far, far worse than that fantasy.
Hornswoggle held on to the belt for months. despite never really having to defend it, then was made to forfeit it by evil Smackdown general manager Vickie Guerrero due to the recent news that he was Vince McMahon's illegitimate son.
Worse still, he was the last champion, giving the league one ugly chapter to close out years of incredible matches fought for that title dating back to the mid-1990s.