26 Times Wrestling Titles Have Been Disrespected

Most fans adore CM Punk. The man gave the wrestling business a shot of life that it had not seen since the days of Steve Austin and The Rock in their heyday. Still, at one time he essentially went home with the WWE Championship and left the WWE without one of their World Champions.

It's one thing to have a championship given to a superstar, but it's another thing to have the championship and "leave the company". Storyline-wise, that's exactly what CM Punk did.

Granted, the whole angle of CM Punk dropping "pipebombs" as his contract was running out was the most engaging television that the WWE had produced for a long, long time, but when it came to upping sticks and walking out with the WWE Title, that's depraving the fans of a champion and a massive snub to the company.

Of course, the way this played out led to Punk coming back to challenge then-champ John Cena to determine the "real" WWE Champion. Punk would win and further cement his role as a top, top guy in the company, but still, walking out with the World Championship is never a good thing.