10 Wrestlers Who Became Losers In ONE Second

Finn Balor's main roster run hit its climax at a remarkable rate, with the former Prince Devitt becoming the first-ever Universal Champion within his first month as part of Monday nights.

Yet, that's about as good as things were ever destined to get for the two-time NXT Champion as a long-awaited return from the injury that stripped him of said red world title would set the Irish sensation down a rather depressing path.

Despite returning to a sizeable reception on the Raw after 'Mania 33, the former Bullet Club leader would have his title ambitions squeezed out of reach by Samoa Joe at Extreme Rules and was ultimately shuffled into the midcard shortly after.

And while hopes of Balor once again regaining his spot at the top of the mountain were bolstered by an impressive performance in an AJ Styles dream match at TLC 2017, the sometimes-Demon-King's squashing after Kane's three emphatic chokeslams on the next night's edition of Raw spoke more than words ever could on Vince McMahon's perception of the former NJPW darling.

Here we are, some five years on, and Balor has still yet to reclaim the prize he never lost.