10 Wrestlers Who Went From Champion To Jobber In Different Promotions
Spoiler: WWE have a habit of jobbing out former wrestling champs.
Life inside of this crazy world we call the wrestling business has a habit of moving pretty damn fast.
Monumental events creeping up seemingly out of nowhere, "rising stars" lifting a world championship above their heads, and even acts we assumed would go on forever calling it a day are just a few of the examples of that inescapable fact.
Another rather depressing reminder of the sheer speed in which this industry travels is the fact that an über-talented performer can go from strutting around one promotion holding a lovely shiny title to lying on their backs and allowing another company's passion projects to get the rub in another.
Now it must be said that it is pretty much impossible to present each and every wrestler signed to a titan like WWE as an out-and-out main eventer. There's only so many spots at the top. But that still doesn't make the sight of a once-proud champ picking up 'L's on the reg any less shocking.
From hot messes becoming lost messes, to one-time World Champions being fed to the new kids on the block, these lads and lasses swapped their straps out for defeated faces after jumping ship... mostly after joining WWE.
10. The Good Brothers
After bursting onto the WWE scene in April 2016 on Monday Night Raw, those who had been following The Good Brothers during their decorated time in NJPW were salivating at the thought of the former Bullet Club men being let loose inside of Vinnie Mac's empire.
A fun run alongside old pal AJ Styles soon followed, but the former three-time IWGP Tag Team Champions inevitably found themselves being lost in the shuffle before long; a process that many have tried and failed to escape upon making an initial impact on the "main roster".
It wasn't all entirely downhill for the fun-loving O.C. members, however, as they did still manage to seize hold of the Raw Tag Team titles on two separate occasions. Yet, neither of those runs were particularly memorable, or long for that matter, and by the time 2020 rolled around, the two were being stacked and pinned by Drew McIntyre in a handicap bout.
Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows did also enjoy an unlikely WrestleMania moment on their way out of the company opposite The Deadman, but there's no questioning the fact that the pair have now fully rediscovered their mojo upon joining up with Impact and AEW.