5 Times WWE literally handed a title to a wrestler without them winning a match

#2 Eric Bischoff awarded the old WCW belt to Triple H

Triple H, the inaugural WWE World Heavyweight Champion

When Brock Lesnar made the Undisputed Championship a SmackDown exclusive title after winning it at SummerSlam in 2002, Eric Bischoff — RAW General Manager of that time — unveiled a “new” championship. He brought back the "Big Gold Belt", known as WCW's World Heavyweight Championship and renamed it to simply be the World Heavyweight Championship, which would become the exclusive top title for the RAW brand.

Since he had a good friendship with Triple H (and they were both dastardly heels), Bischoff handed the title to The Game, making him the inaugural champion without having to life a finger. Ric Flair interrupted them and challenged Triple H to a match, and The Game accepted, quickly retaining his title and beginning what many refer to as the "reign of terror".

Recalling this historic moment, Eric Bischoff said this:

“I liked the idea when they laid it out to me, I thought it was a pretty cool idea. I have to say I was a little disappointed because I think they only went halfway with it, meaning I think that could’ve been a bigger moment. While I was there, I just wanted to show up, I wanted to do my job, I wanted to get along and honestly, I just wanted to have fun. I didn’t want to stress out over anything.”