WWE History Vol. 26: Vacated Titles

#5 WWE Monday Night Raw--Daniel Bryan shocks the world

Daniel Bryan as a double champion.

Daniel Bryan will go down in history as one of the most popular, skilled, and dedicated WWE Superstars of all time.

Despite being undersized, Daniel Bryan captured the hearts of the WWE Universe, despite repeated attempts by the promotion to bury him in the mid-card. The failure of WWE to capitalize on Bryan's popularity led to the famous Royal Rumble incident where Roman Reigns, ostensibly a babyface, was booed out of the building along with his cousin The Rock.

Daniel Bryan was finally treated like a marquee player and captured the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania XXX much to the delight of the fans.

However, their happiness was to be short-lived. Decades of battering his body in the ring took a heavy toll on Daniel Bryan, and he was forced to vacate his title due to a nagging neck injury. That same injury would eventually cause his temporary retirement, leading to him becoming a non-wrestling performer for years.

This is perhaps the saddest title vacancy of all time because Bryan had worked so hard to climb the ladder of success and the WWE Universe were fully invested in his title reign.

There you have it; Five of the most memorable title vacancies in WWE History. Thanks for taking this trip down memory lane with us, and as always thanks for reading!