12 Exact Moments WWE Titles Became Worthless

Speaking of WCW lineage, it's the old Cruiserweight prize. WWE brought that onboard after acquiring the remnants of their own competition in 2001, and they agreed that Cruiserweight was a better name than Light-Heavyweight. Remember that for later, because you best believe the other belt won't escape without a roasting!

Hornswoggle was the final WWE Cruiserweight Champ until the title was brought back (without sharing the same history as this one) in 2016. He was an abomination of a choice. Not even Jacqueline’s head-scratcher of a reign in 2004 killed off interest in the Cruiserweight idea completely. That was ill-advised, but Chavo Guerrero and Rey Mysterio pulled the nose up afterwards with some stunning work.

By 2007, WWE had clearly lost interest in promoting the title seriously. So, they decided to put the thing on lil' Horny at the Great American Bash before Vickie Guerrero stripped him of the belt and deactivated it. Just. Like. That. Seeing Finlay's kayfabe son hold the same title the likes of Mysterio, Dean Malenko, Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero had made famous was awful.

Fair play, Swoggle was an improvement on some WCW aberrations like Oklahoma, but that was hardly going to be difficult. Ed Ferrara doing an offensive impression of JR with Bell's Palsy was next level bad, after all. Hornswoggle high fiving fans who didn't want to high five him back then being cut short by Vickie was a rotten way for the Cruiser strap to go out.

Ultimo Dragon would've been palming his forehead. Or falling over mid-entrance. One of the two.