10 Worst Simultaneous WWE Heavyweight Champions
1. Sheamus (WWE) & Kane (World) - 2010
The state of your f*cking 2010, WWE.
Champions both because they avoided The Nexus before John Cena ensured none of them remotely posed a threat to anybody, Sheamus and Kane were beneficiaries of 'The Champ' being otherwise engaged with Wade Barrett's crew of losers for much of the summer rather than programmes with challengers that justified their continued dominance on either brand.
'The Big Red Machine' in particular lasted far too long on fumes - his reignited feud with The Undertaker barely caught fire at all save for some absurd twists in the middle involving Paul Bearer. Where once mythology had come to life in a genuine money-drawing Sports Entertainment spectacle, the pair had exposed how every trick was ever played through their advancing years and lack of creative spark.
That same lack of spark had long rendered Sheamus' first main event push utterly, utterly pointless. His second title reign in a difficult first year began with a fluke and culminated in a turgid three-match series with Randy Orton that ended in a defeat as boring as any of his tainted victories. Randy Orton's win didn't salvage a lost year either - a cash-in loss to The Miz was the first breath of fresh air the belt had experienced all year.