10 Wrestlers Who Were Only World Champion Because Of The Brand Split

Like certain others on this list, there's no doubting the ability of Christian. The guy is great in the ring, always delivers the goods, and has charisma in abundance. But still, if it weren't for the brand split he would never have become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

Brother/best friend Edge is another who may come into this bracket, although his real-life issues with Matt Hardy and Lita would've arguably catapulted him to World Champion level regardless of the brand split. As for Christian, it's a different deal altogether.

The fact that Christian got the belt at all is largely down to the splitting of the WWE roster and the fact that he was seen as a sympathetic figure after Edge's retirement.

Christian is one of the greatest all-round WWE performers of the last decade or so, but the WWE would've likely never given this former Light Heavyweight and Tag Team Champion anything greater than the Intercontinental Title were it not for the brand split.