3 WWE jobbers who became main eventers, and 2 main eventers that became jobbers

Jeff Hardy started in WWE as a jobber but captured the WWE Championship in December 2008
Jeff Hardy started in WWE as a jobber but captured the WWE Championship in December 2008

#2 Main event to jobber: Wade Barrett

Barrett holds a pay per view win over John Cena.
Barrett holds a pay per view win over John Cena.

Is there a bigger what-if Superstar in WWE history than Wade Barrett?

Debuting in 2010, Barrett certainly started off strong, winning the first season of the original NXT reality show, and got an even bigger boost as the leader of the Nexus.

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When the group split, Barrett had singles success for some time, but by 2013, began losing more matches than he was winning.

Every time something came up for the British Superstar, an injury would sideline him, as the company continued to lose favor with the man who once beat John Cena on pay per view.

Winning the 2015 King of the Ring was the final nail in the coffin, as the crown added very little, and Barrett, now known as King Bad News, asked for his release in May 2016, probably for the best.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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