9 Awesome WWE Matches From Criminally Short Title Reigns

5. Bray Wyatt vs. AJ Styles vs. John Cena (February 14, 2017, SmackDown)

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Well, WWE, what was the point of making Bray Wyatt WWE Champion in the first place if you were just going to put him right back in the mid-card glut so shortly afterwards? Wyatt beat AJ Styles and John Cena at Elimination Chamber to win the title. He definitely deserved a longer run than just 49 days of nothingness.

Bray barely even got to defend the belt before dropping it to Randy Orton at WrestleMania 33. It's unforgivable that his only real televised defence was a Triple Threat match from SmackDown that WWE glossed over mere weeks later. This Valentine's Day 3-way was critically lauded by fans at least, and rightly so.

Each man offered something different to the match. For every piece of AJ athleticism, there was Wyatt weirdness and Cena's usual power routine. Surprisingly, things gelled quickly and the result was 14 minutes that wouldn't look out of place on pay-per-view.

This should have shown WWE how unique Bray Wyatt as champ could be.

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