10 Most DAMAGING Single Losses In WWE History

From Booker T's loss to Triple H at WrestleMania 19 to Damien Sandow's failed Money In The Bank Cash-In against John Cena on WWE RAW, these are the 10 Most Damaging Single Losses In WWE History.
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[@stevegallo8483]

Vader and Booker T had something in common. They were big stars in other promotions (notably WCW) so Vince had no plans to let them win the WWE Championship.

[@chop54321]

Booker T won the title in WWE, and is also a grand slam champion.

[@painvillegaming4119]

You can blame HBK for vader

[@round105]

If rumours are to be believed, Booker was supposed to win the belt. Hhh complained and they switched the finish

[@stevegallo8483]

@@round105 That wouldn't be surprising. Triple H wouldn't allow himself to look weak or lose to a WCW guy.

[@gokugoma3258]

Vince McMahon hated WCW so much that when he actually got control of the company and the wrestlers.. he would try everything in his power to embarrass the WCW roster.. eventually over time the only one that he really cared about was Booker T but that took years

[@begoggled_bear8048]

Bray Wyatt has got 2 of the greatest gimmicks in recent history over, only to have his legs taken out from under him with terrible booking every time...

[@turdferguson7105]

...evey single time. Well he is larger then life, And Vince hates that.

[@KingsNerdCave]

I'd prefer the Fiend's creepy face representing WWE than Roman Reigns'

[@AhmedMahmoud-sq7xg]

They made him lose to Randy again ffs

[@kandyperez9917]

EXACTLY! They have done this to Naomi a few times, as well. Strange how they first won their titles on the same night.

[@tourguideplays5477]

Bray's loss to Orton (again) was an absolute slap to the face for everyone who was paying attention to the build of the feud.

[@mcj88]

WWE: "WHY CAN'T ANYONE GET OVER?!?!" also WWE:

[@hasaanali4035]

also fans: *give ups on wrestlers after 1 loss then blames wwe for not pushing them anymore*

[@mcj88]

@@hasaanali4035 - never mentioned the fans at all but nice deflection attempt there

[@AhmedMahmoud-sq7xg]

@@hasaanali4035 If a wrestler gets treated like shit for a long time we fans can only back them for so long ...not saying fans are perfect but still

[@kandyperez9917]

@@hasaanali4035 also some fans: Defends WWE's shitty booking and act clueless after other fans of burned out after seeing a wrestler constantly treated like garbage.

[@grammysworld5449]

Let's be honest, WWE only cares about the casual base who buy merch for who they like. Usually a top guy that WWE themselves are booking.. Must suck when a company puts a limit on your growth because it interferes with their plans

[@SaifFarooqi]

Kane losing to Steve Austin the next night after winning the title. Kane never felt to be the same. He began to look more of a human.

[@fangsabre]

No monster character ever lasts forever. The two who did it the longest are Andre the Giant and Undertaker, I'd say exceptions that prove the rule

[@4cuttime]

I agree, damn shame

[@philiptucker7590]

Kane deserved an entire year long run as WWE champion! He was so terrifying and a huge heel/face back in the gap 😭

[@thomascars1]

@@fangsabre but really? One day as the champion? After being built into this larger than life character, it was ridiculous

[@Geojr815]

Kane never should have won the title anyway. His character didn’t need to be involved in that kinda storyline

[@HurriShane00]

Damian Sandow, to me was one of the biggest mistakes WWE has done in recent time. Dropping the ball, not giving him a title run, beating John Cena that night, even if it was for a few short weeks until Cena regained or something. Sandow to me has the talent, and the mic skills. Could have become a huge deal.

[@coltkillergaming5685]

They pulled a miz 2021 when he failed the cash in in my opinion

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

He never screamed main eventer to me tbh. Never minded his being.

[@Steev42]

I feel like they are doing exactly the same with Elias right now, too.

[@dastardlywun]

Even if his run didn't amount to much he was definitely over enough to merit a title win and main event push. If it didn't work out they could always push him back to midcard

[@richardwolff71]

He is doing well in NWA

[@TadRaunch]

Booker T's loss to HHH was a crime. I was so disgusted I stopped watching WWE for years after that.

[@KORNEWARRIOR]

People like you don't need to be champion 😏

[@Supreme_Productions]

Still doesn’t make sense till this day why Booker T lost that match

[@flareinc7413]

You not the only one. Booker should've won and anyone who disagrees apparently allow racism.

[@grammysworld5449]

I honestly wouldn't have cared if HHH won if not for the racism.. the long wait before the pin just makes it worse

[@willty3099]

Hhh buried booker t

[@JoeMHall]

Beat him with an Atomic Drop? I know it was in the 70s-80s...but still lol

[@anointed6386]

I was wondering about that finish too lol

[@Ralphanthonybianscomusic]

Yeah, the atomic drop was a high spot back then, and was Backlund’s finisher.

[@TKOTDtvMusic]

Right. I thought the same thing and was taken aback a little 😂

[@dickflair4538]

Hogan won numerous title defenses with a leg drop & The Rocks most Electrifying Move in Sports Entertainment is only a Elbow Drop🤷

[@nixomega8056]

@@dickflair4538 BuT hE tAkEs ThE eLbOw PaD oFf

[@SpanishFly120]

The Nexus Summerslam situation will always be rough to me. Honestly, I still think that the Nexus should have swept the match 7-0 without losing a single member.

[@thatstoobad3023]

When most of those guys weren’t all that

[@jaybarbieri8619]

@Balakeh A sweep would've been perfect. That would get them over wonderfully

[@Schmitty053]

A sweep would have been great, since the team of faces had some betrayals and it gives the excuse/handicap that they would have won if it were fair. The last survivor should have been Daniel Bryan, too.

[@MassaMainio]

Wish they would’ve come up with the idea of Nexus later on, imagine they took NXT stars of today in that stable? Have Adam Cole be the leader and load up the members with O’Reilly, Gargano etc instead of the plugs the actul Nexus had, and there wouldn’t be a super-cena to stop their momentum in current WWE

[@nzuzovilakazi756]

@@jaybarbieri8619 no

[@jacobwilliams1223]

Nobody likes to talk about Austin's politic BS compared to more easy targets, but him beating Kane the night after Kane won the WWF title his first time ruined Kane for years. It pretty much put a cap on him ever being a legit main event threat in the company.

[@jackwei22]

He booked himself as a superman and only dropped the belt when the odds were stacked against him.

[@thomascars1]

Which is why the Rock is to me the better star, if he was willing to lose to the Hurricane while SCSA wasn’t willing to lose to super human monster Brock Lesnar

[@jamiewalsh9184]

I always wonder this. Theres a lot of them really, Undertaker performing the way he did at the end of his career ( terribly ) and still didnt put anyone over.

[@getpumped87]

Can confirm, some small company comes through my county every once in a while to perform at the fairgrounds, Honky Tonk is almost always on the card.

[@Wolfstanable]

Technically a win, but Lex Luger DQ at Summerslam 93, after the Lex Express build all summer. After giving a jetpack level push, at least give him the strap until survivor series.

[@TheSBleeder]

Especially with the balloons falling from the ceiling, the babyfaces coming out of the locker room to celebrate, and Vince going nuts on commentary. After a count-out. In a "last chance" match.

[@DukesMusic84]

You lads know the history of WWF at the Garden, that's impressive. My dad used to take us in the 80s, back then they would get people like Liberace and Andy Warhol and all those crazy pop stars involved. It was fun

[@jamie-leeprice5621]

I mean, they’re wrestling KZbinrs, I’d be more shocked if they didn’t know history of WWF

[@grammysworld5449]

I didn't go until the 90s during the peak of the Knicks era.. Met Larry Johnson and Jim Carrey at a live event at the Garden and Johnson watched a Vader match with me

[@JBar]

no one believed Ryback was going to win the title, because no one believed Ryback vs Rock would happen, we just weren't sure what cheap ending would happen

[@ianfeuerhake1859]

The Goldberg loss came at a time when HHH had a groin injury and could barely move, hence the bicycle shorts, which makes it even worse

[@chop54321]

Was it really that bad? He beat Shawn, Jericho, and Orton in the same match, beat the champion to a bloody pulp, then lost because of a desperation sledgehammer shot. Then he won the title the next time. Sounds like a solid angle to me where he got put over strong.

[@ianfeuerhake1859]

@@chop54321 he got beat by a guy who could barely walk or do anything. If HHH won clean in a Kirk Gibson homer fashion that would be different

[@chop54321]

@@ianfeuerhake1859 If HHH won clean it would be better?

[@ianfeuerhake1859]

@@chop54321 I don’t think there’s a right answer. HHH was injured and had no business being in that match, plus hogging the top spot. I’m not a Goldberg fan either, and don’t think he deserved the title either.

[@chop54321]

@@ianfeuerhake1859 Yeah he was injured. So they gave the cheap win to build heat before dropping the title. That’s a solid storyline. And Goldberg looked as strong as possible in the loss, which is why it’s not damaging at all

[@veryananduren8513]

Ah, a "salt in old wounds" video, my favorite type ! *gets comfy with a glass of fresh tears and some overcooked brownies*

[@jackmarks1358]

Not sure if your being trolly or genuine... 😅 either way I agree

[@veryananduren8513]

​@@jackmarks1358 A little bit troll-y, i admit ^^ But i like (almost) every video those guys post, because i love when i'm teached about something i love.

[@chayden153]

I love overcooked brownies honestly

[@superrobz]

Kevin Owens was never the same after his loss to Oldberg

[@luisvaldes5206]

nah, i think kevin wasn't affected THAT much by the loss to goldberg, fiend is the one that was never the same, everything that made the fiend interesting or intimidating dissapeared instantly

[@superrobz]

@@luisvaldes5206 while yes Brays WAS worse, Owens never recovered from that loss in my opinion. Remember this was the time when he was red hot feuding with the likes of Cena and quite high up in the WWE card, after his loss he’s never been the same and treated like a top guy.

[@heelgill]

@@superrobz I agree. He’s just had rivalry’s since then, then moves onto another or is just absent for a while.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Well said he is not taken seriously as World Champion material yet

[@K69229]

Bro i think kevin is not affected too much....he is winning matches in mania but i think heel kevin is better Talking about fiend wwe ruined him when he lost to oldberg and even he lost to orton at mania

[@DJDoubleCee]

At 4:09, kinda sucks that Ricky Steamboat had a short run as the intercontinental champion, especially after winning it in that epic match with Randy Savage.

[@Zebojr2kool]

Yeah but that was his plateaus in the 80’s WWF. He wasn’t going to be that World Champion. Leaving the WWF and going to the NWA was the best move. Of course Flair being Flair didn’t let other people be champ too long.

[@max__p1765]

It was s**tty as hell, when you lived in the 80ies. But the story now is, that Ricky wanted some time off with his new born son, and Vince only agreed, if he drops the belt, which he did. Vince originally promised the Dragon a one-year-run with the belt.,This, and especially that Ricky had to job for Valentine in the WM4-tournament, and so not being able to deliver another show stealer with and return the favour to Macho Man, made him leave the company soon after.

[@allhell138]

His wife didn’t help his career...

[@max__p1765]

@@allhell138 Which one? He has been married five times ;-) But to be honest, I also would put family over job, especially in sports (entertainment), which you can only do for a limited time (ok, there are exceptions to this rule..)

[@dean8705]

That match is arguably the greatest match of all time.

[@fordman7775]

I'm still angry about Asuka vs. Charlotte at WM 34, and a little suprised it's not on here.

[@vitorsly]

As much as I like Asuka, and as much as I would rather someone else beat the streak, Asuka has won several titles since that match, so I can't for the life of me call her 'buried'.

[@luisvaldes5206]

@@vitorsly thankfully asuka was one of the few good nxt callups

[@angelking3708]

@@vitorsly The only title reign that was m has been somewhat memorable was her reign with Kairi Sane.

[@doubleEspressoShartini]

@@vitorsly Oh she was ruined after that loss. She tapped out to Flair which was damaging enough but then went on to lose several matches to Carmella of all people in some of the silliest booking they have done. No amount of meaningless and forgetable title reigns will change that. She lost the Smackdown Title to Flair 2 weeks before Mania just to enhance the Lynch vs Flair vs Rousey storyline which was pointless and she then lost on the kickoff show Wrestlemania battle royal which was won by Carmella. Both of her reigns as Raw Women's Champion were nothing at all and she was only used as set dressing to enhance other fueds which seems to be her purpose since coming up to the main roster. The only thing she has done of note since losing at Mania 34 is her run with Kairi and the Tag Team Titles and that's it. Overall I'd say she is completley tarnished in WWE.

[@falcon8752]

The issue with Asuka/Charlotte is, Charlotte's permanent push means that wins and achievements are valueless to her. She could be on a 0-100 losing streak and still get a title shot. Asuka was damaged because when your streak is stopped in WWE, that means you're suddenly vulnerable against everyone, but it's doubly damaging when you lost for absolutely no gain for whoever beats you.

[@mikepagebrand]

Charlotte didn't need Asuka's streak but Brock didn't need Taker's either

[@TheFriendlyWeirdo]

In hindsight, it was probably for the best that Ryback never won the WWE Championship.

[@readyjoe6427]

Why?

[@ddcs0s]

@@readyjoe6427 he didn't work safely he got multiple people hurt

[@monstermikeheinrichs]

Considering the fact that he just made fun of Vince McMahon's recently deceased mother for being a victim of domestic abuse and called her a whore in a tweet just a few days ago, I can't agree more.

[@derekvietro784]

Plus he was a terrible wrestler. He couldn't carry a company

[@GrahamLopezIV]

@@derekvietro784 Goldberg was a terrible wrestler and he carried WCW

[@diabeticman2194]

Damien Sandow's loss will always upset me; he was one of my favourites, and while Damien Mizdow was fun, I was really looking forward to him being world champion. Never fully recovered aside from the Mizdow stuff

[@bobdonda]

I'll never get over that Booker T loss for one reason. It's one thing if Vince just didn't want him to be champion after that buildup, which would be stupid, but fine. It's the fact that Booker hit one of the most devastating looking moves I've ever seen, an absolutely brutal Harlem Hangover from the top rope that looked like it killed Triple H, only for Triple H to kick out of it like it was just another move. I mean, imagine if that Wrestlemania match between Lesnar and Angle had resulted in Lesnar actually connecting with that huge Shooting Star Press, and Angle kicked out from it. Or if HBK had kicked out of Taker's jumping tombstone, just to lose to a simple chokeslam a minute later. That top-rope Harlem Hangover was one of the most impressive and most memorable single moves in WWE history, and ABSOLUTELY should have ended the match. And what makes it absolutely brutal is that when Triple H did hit the pedigree a couple of minutes later, he took damn near thirty fucking seconds to crawl over and make that pin, and Booker still didn't kick out. The ending made Triple H look invincible and made Booker look like shit, the exact opposite of what that storyline deserved. You can have HHH win... just not like THAT.

[@narisblack5808]

It was complete and utter bs

[@demonddoes2198]

I turned off Mania after that match and didn't watch again until WM 26

[@michaellyden2580]

Correction: Nexus to John Cena - SummerSlam 2010

[@calebbonney4193]

That wasn't a singles

[@azizouamane4331]

I was so happy when they lost actually. Even after that they made Cana's life living hell . Yeah yeah summerslam match was too important but I don't hate the result

[@angelyaluhhhh9130]

Dude just get over it and stop living in the past. Even if Nexus got over not all of them or even Wade would’ve become a star if they couldn’t be singles stars

[@dh.9752]

Caleb Bonney SINGLE losses. Not singles losses lmao

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

Or "Team WWE" lol.

[@AlexTheRed1985]

Lol. Booker T. Of course it’s the thumbnail.

[@kamfisher1714]

I know right? False narratives and taking wrestling to seriously.

[@thatstoobad3023]

I’m going to use Aew fanboys and WWE haters logig. Jericho “buried” Adam page at All out.

[@AlexTheRed1985]

@@thatstoobad3023 ???? The loss did damage Page, not enough to be in the top 10 though.

[@thatstoobad3023]

@@AlexTheRed1985 No, he stopped all his momentum = buried.

[@AlexTheRed1985]

@@thatstoobad3023 sure. But then, if he had won, you’re logic would have probably been « who’s this nobody as their world champion ». So......

[@ChrisFactor]

Tatanka could've stayed over after Borga but the booking killed his momentum. Right after the loss if you would have been put into another story or started chasing a belt or anything other than what they gave him I think he would have been just fine.

[@max__p1765]

Bray Wyatt: His father was released on April 15th 2020, his brother was released on April 15th 2021. I hope, they don´t drop the ball completely before April 15th 2022.

[@StealingYourWiFi]

I hope they do honestly. How many times can you fail a character - revitalize that character completely only to fail yet again. WWE Does not deserve Bray Wyatt.

[@phibu7517]

@@StealingYourWiFi so far bray went through 3 layers of hell. only 6 to go and at the bottom of hell on his throne sits vince shouting: "YOU'RE FIRED!"

[@LtheOriginal]

On the flip side, when the Warrior beat Honky Tonk Man, WWF made sure they strapped a rocket onto Warrior's back. So...it balanced out? yay...?

[@carnivalgenesiscross9055]

This could have easily been a top 10 list of "Cena Wins LOL" moments.

[@Suraht]

The Honkey Tonk Man's loss to the Warrior and subsequent burial was punishment from Vince for refusing to drop the belt to Savage earlier and forcing creative to rewrite a half year or so of plans for the title. There are a lot of interviews about it out there.

[@Mysticgames136]

Vince is freaking evil. I'm glad he got exposed. Honky Tonk Man didn't like Randy Savage. He rather lose to Warrior than him for his intercontinental title. Vince could have picked anyone besides Randy Savage to win the title at first.

[@airfixx_8952]

2009 - Hot as hell having just retired Jeff Hardy to become WHChamp; CM Punk gets crushed in back-to-back PPVs by Undertaker (Notable here is that Punks winning the title seemed to signal a new era for Smackdown having had an excellent main event scene revolving around Hardy, Edge, Morrison & Punk..... Taker returns from injury and kills all that momentum in 2 virtual squash matches) 2010 - Rehabbed from the above set-back and once again hot (and evil!) as hell; CM Punk's Straight Edge Society not being able to get the better of Rey Mysterio and then subsequently getting single-handedly dismantled by a stale-as-hell Big Show for no good reason. (On not one of these occasions could the evil mastermind of this cult make the numbers-game work once? ...Really???)... This angle should have been the catalyst to send Punk back to the main event where the SES could have owned Smackdown. 2011 - Having caught lightning in a bottle for the 3rd time in 3 years; WWEchamp Punk is white hot yet again. However, having already botched the storyline by bringing Punk back too quickly (He should have just returned for Summerslam to call Cena out as the fake champ); we then get the messy Nash/JohnnyAce conspiracy angle with HHH beating Punk for ZERO reason. People like to point to the 400+ day 'mid-card main event' run that eventually followed; but the damage had been done.

[@zachdavis6272]

Punk losing to triple hhh at night of champions 2011 was such bullshit and I feel like it hurt punk a lot

[@PapaBear816]

Superstar is still a sore spot for me. He was THE heel, but it was so charismatic he was actually gaining fan support. Superstar wanted Vince to turn him face and let him keep the title.. but well, as we saw.. Vince Sr. is 100% where Vince Jr. gets his thought line.. and it ended what could of been the Hogan style era before Hogan. Vince Jr. even said himself, Superstar came along 1 generation to soon.

[@kennethjose7159]

Goldberg, Booker and Sting. I guess HHH have a grudge against WCW top starts based on how he buried those three

[@phantom8926]

You know, given that he originally started in WCW and Vince hated WCW, I've just realized that may have been why they never had a strong victory over HHH.

[@danielwebb8402]

Lesnar losing to Cena in 1st match back was madness. Not necessarily damaging. But madness.

[@cynicanal111]

TBH, it basically killed Lesnar... if it weren't for Lesnar ending The Streak, he'd have never gotten his mystique back.

[@JungleBunkRootsMusic2022]

@@cynicanal111 Yep. When people say "lesnar didnt need to break the streak" they forget brock was booked like SHIT in 2012-13. Losing to cena on his first match back, losing to hhh at mania. Breaking the streak saved lesnar's career and restored the credibility he lost initially.

[@dizzygunner]

Paciti throwing Billy Graham and Bob backlund in there just so people think he's a wrestling historian or something, we all see through you Adam!

[@poeticjustice7049]

“WrestleMania 2000” should have been Triple H v. The Rock with Rock winning instead of waiting for Backlash.

[@TGH316]

I always feel uncomfortable when talking about Vader, the eye thing really messes with my head and I get an irritation in my eye lol.

[@dylan2na652]

tazz to triple h was a total burial

[@garibaldilebeau]

How was this list not packed with ex-WCW arrivals from 2001-2003? For example: Booker T dropping the WCW belt during the invasion Stalker DDP v Taker Any member of the nWo at WM Scott Steiner v Triple H (who had plugged his opponent as the best heel in the business at the time of his signing)

[@phantom8926]

Because WhatCulture lite is too busy bitching about a perceived racist promo that was actually meant to condescend WCW talent as well as anybody that wasn't HHH.

[@damiancurran1762]

I never realized Tatanka looks like a lost Whalburg brother.

[@AntonioSneed]

The way he says Graham 😂😂

[@gunpowderhoes3492]

Asuka losing to Charlotte at Mania should've been on here

[@ianfeuerhake1859]

I’d also throw Cesaro’s loss at this year’s Elimination Chamber in there. Killed the momentum he had at the time, and now it’s an uphill battle to get it back, and unfortunately I’m not too optimistic about it

[@heelgill]

Nexus losing to Team Cena at SummerSlam '10 was the wrong move. Originally, Nexus was told that they were gonna go over at SummerSlam. Just imagine if they won that night? They’d become even more dominant and maybe some of the members still would be employed. The reason they didn’t go over is because Vince basically said that John Cena should go over so there’s a happy ending and so that the kids go home with smiles.

[@badmartian320]

Just because you win a match doesn’t mean you’re going to be employed

[@eastsidereviews727]

To this day, it amazes me that WWE tried to say that the HHH/Booker angle where H talked about Booker's hair and the infamous "You People" line was not about race but about Booker being a former WCW star. Which is just beyond stupid.

[@GreyZuma]

That’s an absolute lie and it doesn’t take a smart man to figure it out LMAO. People have made fun of my hair and referred to my race as “you people” so many times shit is insane. It’s hilarious how WWE downplays it.

[@valentineX1X]

Facts. The biggest shame is booker was waaaay better than HHH, sure Hunter had superstar aura but most of that was given to him instead of earned. Booker grinded.

[@thatstoobad3023]

@@valentineX1X No he wasn’t, 2 years before triple h was voted wrestler of the year. Booker wasn’t even close.

[@thatstoobad3023]

You don’t think before you speak do you?

[@kamfisher1714]

So if somebody played Hitler in a historical movie, they are just as bad? It’s a story.

[@MrMasterful1000]

I'd argue that the Last Man Standing match (or even the middle PPV match I can't remember ATM) did far more damage to Bray than Wrestlemania.... Bray's promo after losing at Mania, I thought, was gold that truly showed off the craziness

[@queen_nat4586]

If John would have turned heel to beat Bray that would have still saved his eater of worlds gimmick and kept him at the top. AND we would have gotten the fabled John Cena Heel turn. 2 birds with one stone.

[@danielmoore8695]

The Public Enemy losing to The Acolytes on Sunday Night Heat in 1999

[@bigc181]

Poor Damien Sandow. That guy really had something and now he's lost to history.

[@mattj4112]

Maybe WWE history, but he won the NWA National Championship and recently had a match for the NWA World Title.

[@CraigAndrews666]

WWE: talking about going for the brass ring, but don't you dare get yourself over without our permission or we will bury you. See also Rusev, Billie Kay, Zac Ryder...sure there's more I'm forgetting.

[@standardofexcellence]

@@CraigAndrews666 like vince could get anyone over intentionally that already isn't on purpose

[@angelyaluhhhh9130]

@@CraigAndrews666 honestly I couldn’t see Ryder as a champion

[@angelyaluhhhh9130]

Honestly it wouldn’t make sense it Sandow would’ve been champion. Would’ve been better if it was Cody

[@KingGhidorah5464]

HTM is definitely not applicable here. He had a ceiling and he’d reached it already, whereas Warrior’s star power was only gonna up.

[@standardofexcellence]

Good point

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

I swear to God, John Cena buried more talents than Hogan ever did

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

@@kazallroberts *worse than 😁 Worser, thought grammatically correct is a bit "archaic", isn't It? I read that word only in Shakespearian plays 😂 I mean, think about It, in the opposite sense would you use "betterer"?

[@CulturedVultures]

The Fiend vs Goldberg was so damaging for WWE as half their roster realised they would be better off elsewhere

[@jpthegr8860]

Two things: I feel like Vince McMahon Sr. was a hell of a guy. Also; I feel like Bob Backlund vs. Verne Gagne would have gone 2 hours in their prime.

[@bahahgriswold8496]

Sometimes I think Vince forgets nxt is his and thinks it's wcw guys

[@Supreme_Productions]

Cm Punk vs. Triple H at NOC should be on this list.

[@sebastianmorell2012]

If Punk haven't had the title run , which has started 2 months after this match , it would be on a list:)

[@hdot89]

Booker's WrestleMania loss was a hate crime. WWE lucky that social media wasn't a thing then lol

[@TylarMiller]

That honky tonk record title run is gonna be surpassed by gunther i think

[@McMahonHater]

Shadow should have won that match, further injuring Cena, and forcing him to take 6-8 weeks off. This would build up heat for a PPV rematch upon Cena's return.

[@moonoink]

Booker should have brought up Chyna to Triple H by saying "No Wonder why Chyna despises egoholic people like you."

[@overlord.69]

Imagine losing to an atomic drop in 2021

[@dannybloom]

Jim Cornette would pop for it 🙂

[@tictattat3485]

Bray vs Seth, Bray vs Goldberg, Bray vs orton

[@MrBones-ky6fb]

I'd forgotten how much I hated Cena and Triple H until now. Thanks for the reminder! 😃

[@HiImAiden]

Pain. All of these entries cause me pain. Especially those last 3, holy shit what was WWE thinking?

[@novairahmed7411]

Braun Strowman to Brock Lesnar at No Mercy 2017.

[@Shnikapoo]

10 Best WWE "Restart the Match" finishes in history

[@mrao3124]

Kofi Kingston to Brock Lesnar destroyed his World title status

[@josephpierce264]

Anyone who has ever lost a match to Shawn Michaels, CM Punk, or Daniel Bryan got screwed...

[@timurskripnik3499]

1st one i think of is hogan after bret and yokozuna title mainevent. Its gotta be somewhere on top of the list

[@chrisfaust2035]

How it didn’t damaged Bret or Yokozuna

[@jeremywilliams5141]

1. Scott Steiner to Triple H (Royal Rumble 2003) 2. Ricochet to Brock Lesnar (Super Showdown 2020) 3. Kofi Kingston to Brock Lesnar (Smackdown 2019) 4. Bart Gunn to Butterbean (Wrestlemania XV)

[@fsociety5820]

You want Ricochet to beat Brock Lesnar lmaoo

[@tequilapapii5936]

Triple H vs Booker T’s outcome was a damn shame .

[@WillJM81280]

I’m shocked Cena and HHH are on this list. Just. Shocked.

[@craigsmith2135]

There was steel cage match at Extreme rules for Cena and Wyatt before Payback

[@wackozackoyt]

Yes because DAMIEN SANDOW vs Randy Orton just screams main event 😭😭😭

[@Thecallmemisterajp]

I don’t think RYBACK was that bad. He should’ve won, but he overachieved in that role, and was a solid main event babyface until they inexplicably had him turn on Cena after Mania.

[@rxtsec1]

Feel so bad for Damien Sandow

[@emmanuelmakoba6085]

Bray Wyatt is the best gimmick since Undertaker but they ruined him.

[@QuartzGolem]

Using big contract wrestlers to put over small contract ones is a great business strategy tbh.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

Lesson: H is the worst I’m still in disbelief that Angle and Rousey went over he and Steph

[@mom_formerly_danielle]

When john took the DDT on the floor then won when Ricky the dragon steamboat blacked out do to jake Roberts I was wondering what the floor was made of in 2010

[@toddzombie8777]

What?

[@am1000100]

@@toddzombie8777 Ricky steamboat blacked out due to a ddt from Jake Roberts (very effective) wile John cena just shrug it of and beat Gabriel and barret after (not very effective)

[@dean8705]

That DDT that John took looked very stiff.

[@martinrubio6357]

Cena vs wyatt was awesome

[@patrickbateman4258]

Still to this day I don’t know how they could have had booker loose

[@jimbo_1312]

Because WcW bAd

[@michaelsinger4638]

Vince needed to piss on WCW once again. Also Hunter had his golden shovel out again.

[@squilliamfancyson6628]

Racism

[@footballstats9127]

dude it had nothing to do with race. vince was never going to let a wcw star beat triple h at mania during that time. goldberg was a much bigger star than booker t and trips still went over

[@jimbo_1312]

@@footballstats9127 his "you people" quote was questionable as fuck but you're right the reason was defo because wcw bad and wwe can't lose to them. Vince is gonna spend years telling fans wcw was inferior and then have his top guy lose to a wcw guy

[@Plus27]

Please do video for list of top wrestlers who only worked in wwe or nxt

[@humzdon4life]

Craft

[@swapnilthorat4648]

Okay Shinsuke Nakamura getting pinned cleaned at WM 34 isn't here, he was hot as hell and had perfect chance to win the big one since he never felt the same. Braun Strowman lost to Brock clean at No Mercy, he was hot and pretty much beaten Brock throughout feud still couldn't beat him and lost in 9 min like jobber he then went on to loose thrice to Brock and lost all momentum and now no one cares for him.

[@LuckyDT]

Tatanka.... buffalo. Tatanka.... buffalo.

[@RuanAntunes7]

I was honestly expecting The Fiend's loss to Goldberg to be on this list & same goes for Kevin Owens

[@ProfessorMetalhead1]

All fine choices, but honorable mentions to the WrestleMania 34 debacle where both Rumble winners were denied and the WWE/Universal Title shitshow that was Super Showdown 2020-as bad as 34 was, SSD 2020 is the only time in 33 years as a WWE fan that I came away from a PPV genuinely angry with most of the results. 🙄

[@Numorfutinca]

Ricoche to Bork at the Arabia show

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

Depends how you look at it I guess. I mean there was absolutely no way Ricochet was BEATING Brock, certainly not at a glorified Saudi house show, but the complete lack of fucks Brock gave about the match turned it from a loss into a burial, just like when he squashed Dean Ambrose at WM32, turning what had promised to be an exciting hardcore match into just another a boring trip to Suplex City. Brock is one of the best in the world when he cares, but conversely one of the worst in the world when he doesn't. It's not just about whether you win or lose, but _how_ you win or lose.

[@brajwasi6258]

Bray vs. Cena wasn't so so even if the booking was wrong

[@Devitron87]

John cena is a menace on this list 😂

[@djray369]

Asuka losing to Charlotte. Owen losing to Bret at Summer Fest.

[@mat2000100]

1. Goldberg literally smashed Y2J and HHH through the pod, how could how still be weak after that? 2. HHH: People like you don't deserve to be WHC. Booker T: Are my 5 world titles are joke to you?

[@kfire2567]

Where's Kofi Kingston losing to Brock Lesnar on Smackdown in October 2019

[@jackwei22]

Kofi losing the WWE Title to Lesnar in seconds on Smackdown is pretty damaging that made Kofi look like one of the weakest WWE champions of all time.

[@KORNEWARRIOR]

He was the weakest champion

[@Tom-bi4ci]

Kofi should have never won the championship. He’s a mid carder at best

[@michaelroark6565]

I say that the NEXUS could have lost, but not to John. If it was Daniel Byran then it could have worked within the story.

[@nexusjwf9859]

Only one on here I don't agree with is saying Ryback should have beaten punk. That's lunacy

[@williamdemby3680]

I never cared for "Honky Tonk", so He was a waste of my time. Thanks Warrior.

[@Cw1047]

Big match John simply doing what big match John does

[@logankerr8090]

and soon to be on this list..... Fiend losing to Orton @Mania 37

[@ratonul260]

Some topics can be threated with a top 50 (top 10 is not enough).This is one of those topics

[@jackwilliamtaylor5656]

Kofi Vs Brock. The man went from WWE champion to complete jobber in literal seconds