8 Wrestlers With The Worst Luck Ever

#3 Daniel Bryan wins WWE World title, relinquishes it a month later

Bryan suffered a terrible neck injury that forced him to vacate the title, which ruined his amazing storyline

Daniel Bryan’s world title win at Wrestlemania XXX was one of the most emotionally satisfying stories in wrestling history. Bryan was the perfect underdog who kept defying the authority without ever giving up despite having so many bigger opponents.

He had won the WWE Championship twice before, but neither came close to his ‘Mania victory. He had proven to everyone that he was capable of being ‘the guy,’ and after winning the title he had to defend it to prove his win wasn’t a fluke.

Sadly, Bryan soon suffered a serious neck injury. It forced Bryan to vacate the WWE title and undergo surgery, cutting his fairy tale story abruptly. Bryan – the unconventional maverick small guy that proved he was more than a ‘B+ player’ – was shelved indefinitely and later had to retire from wrestling for two years.

In his place as WWE Champions were guys like John Cena and Brock Lesnar – two jacked-up musclemen that were more about being ‘superstars’ than ‘wrestlers’.

Who knows how well Bryan’s third world title reign would’ve gone if he'd never suffered that neck injury? It could've led to some refreshing matches and feuds and would’ve been much more entertaining than seeing the same faces in the world title picture as the ones that were there before.