8 Wrestlers WWE Regret Making World Champion

You can understand why Vince McMahon would take a punt on Jack Swagger as a World Champion. A tall, well built, good looking grappler with a legitimate amateur background, there was - and, to a lesser extent, still is - a huge upside to the University of Oklahoma graduate. And let's face it, Swagger was handed the World Heavyweight Championship when that belt was often viewed as an afterthought.

To say Jack Swagger's time as World Heavyweight Champion was forgetful would be a huge understatement. Simply put, fans just didn't care.

WWE decided to pull the plug on Swagger's championship reign after barely three months, with The Real American's spell with Big Gold not helped by the fact it was preceded by a hot Chris Jericho vs. Edge rivalry, The Undertaker having a memorable 140-day run with the belt, and a fantastic feud between CM Punk and Jeff Hardy. In comparison to the year prior to his win, the World Heavyweight Championship just fell completely and utterly flat in the hands of Jack Swagger.

After losing the World Heavyweight Championship to Rey Mysterio at June 2010's Fatal 4-Way PPV, Swagger's fall from grace was spectacular as he was soon handed the Swagger Soaring Eagle mascot before eventually becoming Michael Cole's trainer ahead of Cole's WrestleMania XXVII match against Jerry Lawler.