10 Worst First Days For WWE Champions
2. Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio being the wrestler chosen for this rather strange role in 2011 remains one of the more perplexing booking decisions in WWE history, and that includes unearthing Big Sexy himself of all people for a payoff down the road.
To recap, before the aforementioned SummerSlam atrocity, CM Punk had brought shame on WWE or John Cena or whatever Vince McMahon deemed most believable with his win at Money In The Bank. No longer under contract in kayfabe, he was thus also not WWE Champion, regardless of how the fans felt.
Told to just get the f*ck on with their business as if everything was normal, the top wrestlers on Monday Night Raw were lumped into a tournament to become Champion, eventually won by Mysterio. A fresh Cena - despite being the great shamer in all of this - got a shot at the knackered opponent, and won! He'd barely held the belt aloft before Punk returned anyway, dropping an asterisk next to Cena and Rey's name for eternity anyway.