10 Most Disappointing WWE Champions

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As great a brawler as he is, Sheamus never really had a worthwhile run with the top belt

#6 Dolph Ziggler

The Showoff is one of the best performers in the WWE. Always working to be one of the best professional wrestlers that the world can see, Dolph Ziggler has been a part of many great matches on the main roster. Not only is he a former 6-time Intercontinental Champion, former 2-time US Champion, and current 2-time Tag Team Champion, but Ziggler is also a former 2-time World Heavyweight Champion...not that many people remember his reigns.

Ziggler's first reign as World Heavyweight Champion lasted all of one day. Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero stripped Edge of the title after he used the banned spear in a title defense back in 2011. While Dolph Ziggler was awarded the title that day, a returning Theodore Long gave Edge a chance to regain his title, ending Ziggler's title reign in less than two hours.

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That didn't deter Ziggler, however, who continued to work great matches over the next few years, earning the love and respect from the fans. The crowd was fully behind Ziggler for years, and when he finally won the World Heavyweight Championship in 2013, the WWE Universe lost their minds.

Ziggler's next run with the big gold belt came when he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Alberto Del Rio the Raw after WrestleMania XXIX. The crowd erupted when Ziggler's music hit after Del Rio defended his title against Jack Swagger. When the Showoff finally pinned Del Rio, the roof blew off the arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Sadly, a concussion would ruin Ziggler's second run with the belt, and after missing a match at Extreme Rules due to this, he would drop the title to Alberto Del Rio at Payback where the WWE Universe witnessed the rarely seen double-turn, turning Ziggler into a never-say-die babyface while Del Rio became an opportunist.

Ziggler has been a successful competitor in the WWE, and will more than likely go into the Hall of Fame for the number of titles he's won and the storylines he's been a part of. However, his two World Heavyweight Championship runs will always be a black mark on his record of excellence.

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Edited by Pratyay Ghosh
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