10 most unexpected Number 1 Contenders for the WWE Championship

#9 The Miz

This was not a great title run

Before 2010, The Miz was seen as an average mid-carder who would never ascend to the main event picture. All of that changed on one fateful night during the Money in the Bank pay per view where The A-Lister shockingly won the briefcase to guarantee himself a future WWE Title or World Heavyweight Title opportunity.

Things turned from shock to utter disbelief when Mr Mizanin cashed in the briefcase against Randy Orton – after The Viper’s match against Wade Barrett – to do the unthinkable and become WWE Champion for the first time.

Unfortunately, it was an ill-fated run that did not work out.