10 Most Disappointing WWE Champions

#5 The Miz

Regardless of how much people respect him now, The Miz was a terrible WWE Champion

The Miz has become one of, if not, the best heel in the WWE. The Awesome One spent the past few years elevating the Intercontinental Championship, picking up wins over big names like Sami Zayn, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns. Along with his improved ring work, there are few better on the mic today than The Miz.

So it's tough to look back on his only run with the WWE Championship as one of the worst runs in the company's history. When he captured the MITB contract at Money in the Bank 2010, The Miz looked like he was finally about to elevate to a main event player. Holding the United States Championship as well as the briefcase, Monday Night Raw was extremely Miz focused, even during the Nexus storyline. Though he would eventually lose the US Championship to Daniel Bryan, that didn't hinder his momentum at all.

Eventually, Miz would cash in his opportunity on Randy Orton, picking up his first and only WWE Championship after a brutal Skull-Crushing Finale. The build to his WWE title run wasn't bad, really, but his run with the belt was just pathetic. His first title defense was against Jerry "The King" Lawler in a TLC match the Raw after his title win. He would beat Orton in a Tables match at TLC thanks to Alex Riley.

While The Miz is crafty now, cheating in unique ways to win against opponents, during his WWE Championship run he was only able to keep his title thanks to interference from Riley or other wrestlers on the Raw roster. Prior to his defense at WrestleMania, The Miz got a pretty impressive video package highlighting his career in the WWE. It looked like the company was finally going to take him seriously, but that just wasn't the case.

The Miz never really had a solid win or won a legit feud while holding the WWE Title, causing his reign to become forgetful. He'd eventually lose the title to John Cena at Extreme Rules in a triple threat also including John Morrison. The Miz would actually defeat John Cena at WrestleMania XXVII, successfully defending his championship against the face of the company...thanks to The Rock who laid out the leader of the Cenation.

The Most Must-See WWE Champion in WWE History was never the focus of the WWE or Monday Night Raw, and in his last few months as champion was considered the B-Story of Raw, as John Cena and The Rock had started building to a match months before Mania.

Seven years after he lost the WWE Championship, The Miz has risen in popularity and respect and has definitely earned another shot at the championship. We can only hope that, if he does win the title, his reign is handled correctly, giving The Miz the respect he deserves.