7 Times WWE Blew It With Jack Swagger
5. The Real Americans
Returning from surgery in 2013, Swagger re-aligned with manager Zeb Colter and his new charge Cesaro, forming a 'Real Americans' tag unit that would become a hit in a watered-down tag division.
The duo got over fast, which naturally meant eating plenty of losses in efforts to aid other flagging units.
Continuing unabated, the tandem gradually became indispensable amongst fluffier crews The Usos, Los Matadores and a comedy pairing of Santino Marella and The Great Khali.
Consequently, the pair were given high profile pay-per-view opportunities, including a notable Battleground pay-per-view win over Khali and Marella that saw Cesaro hit the 'Punjabi Playboy' with his giant swing, and a Survivor Series coming together with The Shield for victory over a Rey Mysterio-led group of The Usos and The Rhodes Family.
As momentum built for a Cesaro babyface turn, the team began the head towards their split, but the weak implosion would irrecoverably damage both Swagger and Colter, and do little for 'The Swiss Superman'.
Coming apart during the WrestleMania 30 pre-show after defeat in a tag title match, Swagger suffered the indignity of a Cesaro swing and abandonment by Zeb.
However, with Cesaro leaving Zeb for Paul Heyman the following night, the group was completely dissolved, with zero satisfactory follow-up programme left in the offing.