4 former WWE Champions who do not deserve another championship run

Over the years, there have been several champions in WWE. Holding the top championship is a huge honor and privilege, and not many in the company get the chance to hold the gold.

Sometimes WWE chooses the superstar to represent the company by making them champions. Instead of making the wrestler important, the championship reign does the complete opposite for the holder by making him/her more irrelevant in the WWE Universe. Fans begin to hate the superstar as well as the company. It also affects the ratings of the show and the credibility of the championship belt.

Lets have a look at wrestlers who have held the company's top championship at some point in their careers but shouldn't again. In this article we look at only the top heavyweight belts of both the male and female divisions. Therefore mid-card belts such as the United States, Intercontinental, or tag team championships are not applicable.

Before reading further, remember that this is just an opinion, and it may differ from yours.

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#4 Nikki Bella

Nikki Bella

Nikki Bella recently made her comeback to Raw along with her sister Brie Bella a couple of weeks ago. Although she looks fit and athletic, the same cannot be said about her in-ring style.

We still get that old Diva vibe from her, from which WWE and fans are trying to move away from. She could improve over the course of time, but I don't think she will be as good as Ronda Rousey, Sasha Banks, or Charlotte Flair.

WWE should make these wrestlers the face of the women's division moving forward, instead of The Bella Twins, especially since the women's revolution is in full swing.

Nikki was the Diva's Champion when that belt was still around, and since nobody cared about that then, it did not matter much. But now, since Vince is trying to make the women's roster as important as the men's, the women's championship belt should be on someone who deserves it rather than Nikki.

#3 Jinder Mahal

Modern Day Maharaja

Jinder Mahal received a push following WrestleMania 33, culminating in a win over Randy Orton at Backlash in May 2017 for the WWE Championship, becoming the 50th WWE Champion, and the first wrestler of Indian descent to win the title.

His title reign was probably the worst period for SmackDown Live, with Jinder being the face of the brand. He had forgettable feuds with Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura over the course of his championship reign.

Everyone took a sigh of relief when AJ Styles defeated Mahal weeks before Survivor Series, because finally Vince decided to move away from Jinder, and for once gave fans what they wanted.

There is no doubt that he lowered the prestige of the WWE Championship belt. His matches were really bad, and him being dependent on The Singh Brothers for the win did not help either.

The kind of coward heel he was playing at the time made it even worse, as no one likes that kind of champion. Lets just hope that WWE does not give him such a prestigious belt ever again.

#2 Carmella

Mella is Money

Carmella became the SmackDown Women"s Champion after cashing in her Money in the Bank contract on Charlotte Flair in April this year. Her reign was similar to Jinder Mahal's forgettable reign.

She too was playing the coward heel looking to escape from matches every now and then. Like Mahal, she also lowered the prestige of the belt. In order to get her over with the fans, WWE sacrificed Asuka and Charlotte Flair who were the top stars at the time.

Nobody liked her as a champion because she is not a good in-ring wrestler. Alexa Bliss was the Raw Women's Champion at the same time, which made it even worse for the women's division, because both are coward heels.

#1 Brock Lesnar

The Beast

Brock Lesnar is definitely a pro in the ring. He is a great wrestler, and his nickname 'The Beast' really suits him. I really like him as a wrestler, but not as the Universal Champion, and I am sure many will agree with me.

Brock made the Universal Championship his toy and would only defend it when he pleases. He only defended it 13 times despite holding the title for 504 days. His contract stated that he may not appear on all the episodes of Raw, and was also not bound to defend it in all the pay-per-views, and he took complete advantage of that.

There was a time he did not appear on WWE shows for 3 months, and that really made fans angry, and they preferred anyone over him as the champion during that time.

Although many do not like Roman Reigns, at least we now have a fighting champion. Lesnar is again going to have a match for the Universal Championship at Saudi Arabia's Crown Jewel in November. Lets just hope he does not win the match, otherwise we would have to sit through another long and painful reign.