10 WWE Wrestlers Who Dropped Their Title Due to Backstage Politics

[@shevwreck2370]

This video should've been called "10 Times Hulk Hogan & Triple H Wanted The Title Back"

[@viratloli6315]

Surprised they didn't mention Orton or cena

[@certifiedfnhater4038]

For sure.

[@SafwanMostafa]

@@viratloli6315 because orton and cena won most of the belts between their feuds and the feud with Triple H. They made WWE to release kennedy but they didn't made anyone lose their belts

[@viratloli6315]

@@SafwanMostafa that's what i intended to say... I was surprised they didn't do it

[@areebbutt9546]

@@SafwanMostafa I mean Kennedy did injure a younger wrestler he was meant to be training on a reality tv show because he didn’t “respect” him enough. So I’d say it’s well deserved

[@moffjerjerrod1579]

For a guy that is supposed to have a history of being able to get people to do whatever he wants, McMahon sure is/was weak minded letting Hogan, Michaels, HHH, et al not only promote themselves, but to let them manipulate him and bury talented people.

[@jpbart1390]

mcmahon had manipulated all of those situations, himself! he made tons of cash from those three that you mentioned because it's a business & it's all about putting arses on seats.

[@ericdemby4644]

Add undertaker to that list of politickers

[@jpbart1390]

@@ericdemby4644 considering his longevity, i have to agree on that.

[@randommay9219]

@@jpbart1390 I was just about to say McMahon what's best for business

[@spiderphil]

I can understand Hogan and Michaels, but HHH was never all that

[@Alvin_Vivian]

Never trust HHH. Oh, I meant Hollywood Hulk Hogan!

[@bok3rnes425]

Both of them 😁👍

[@AyoHAD]

damn, I never peeped that lol

[@terryprice1691]

When you realize technically Hulk Hogan was the first Triple H 😂

[@genekendrick679]

😂😂😂😂

[@Kaminari_Akuma]

3:28 The Sad part about It is that Triple H ended up being right. Jeff's personal demons would never allow him to be a Good champion

[@DrRRaza]

He usually is

[@DJDoubleCee]

Such a shame Jeff Hardy’s world title reigns didn’t last long. He was definitely over with the fans in 2008/2009.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

IKR

[@zacharythomason7359]

Exactly he should've a good few months imo.

[@damaniresida9887]

That's his own fault

[@maharajaramzan4211]

you can blame his substance abuse problems on that one

[@purplegi0n]

@@damaniresida9887 what is?

[@SankaPagodinho]

Triple H is always involved with decisions that go against the fans. The guy is a real life heel.

[@mblair5327]

Heel as Wrestler and Babyface as NXT showrunner.

[@LHRKiiDfLaSh]

@@mblair5327 I think Triple H realized he was wrong with how he moved back stage when he was active wrestler and tried his hardest to make up for it during his time running NXT

[@ericmonaco4509]

Tell that to Hulk Hogan

[@ShiningJudgment666]

@@LHRKiiDfLaSh Triple H also at least put people over. Can't say Hogan did much of that almost never losing clean. Ironically, Triple H has a clean win over him.

[@machineghost115]

🤣

[@mgtwrestling123]

Goldberg shoud not have used his backstage power to win that match it was unnaceptable i felt really bad for bray wyatt and Vince shoudnt have agreed to it

[@mammothchimp1774]

Lol. Poor Bray. Give me a break.

[@CraxzilyStillSane]

Hello even the hulk hogan is so hated by me hes so selfish.

[@thestone8187]

He burried Wyatt

[@mgtwrestling123]

@@thestone8187 u like cartoons

[@peepeeboy3201]

@@mammothchimp1774 i mean it was an extremely dumb decision which failed since roman vs goldberg didnt even happen

[@OneBladeYT]

They probably could've pushed Ziggler as a comedian to help his career, or breathe some new air into his title push🤷‍♂️

[@jamespesetsky]

Dean Ambrose wasn't wrong as Brock did ruin the match and was lazy regardless of him training to get back in the UFC and the match stipulation felt lackluster and the fact Dean should have won since Brock wasn't going to appear on TV until the build to Summerslam and Dean would have benefited from a huge win over Lesnar!

[@demonpandagang]

Exactly

[@gustavoramos1439]

Y’all are correct but Dean screwed Dean.

[@slush07]

They've always ruined his character and career both, still Jon is my favorite and, will be..

[@michalispieris5369]

@TJ P Well tbh no one really thought that Dean was good enough to beat Brock. Its not just WWE.

[@ashtonmartin4457]

@@gustavoramos1439 yep... He was booked to be WWE Champion up until WrestleMania 33 where he was supposed to face Randy Orton. And then Orton would go on to hold it until Backlash and the. Jinder wins... And the rest is history.

[@dasdeke]

Watching this list further reminds me not to feel bad for Hulk and Hunter's wrestling downfalls (no ill wished on them personally).

[@billblaski9523]

What do u mean by wrestling downfalls?

[@govroomvroom]

@Honest Westbrick Fan #1 very true. Hogan is on my Worst Wrestlers of All Time (WWAT) list.

[@billblaski9523]

@Honest Westbrick Fan #1 lol ah ok

[@kyuremcjn8406]

@Honest Westbrick Fan #1 triple h and Hogan both had it coming years after, undertaker first run as WWF champion would of been good, but all cause of hogans politics and triple H making Jeff Hardy run be so short shows how much of a disgrace person he is, just glad Hogan got banned for 3 years and triple h lil baby of NXT being destroyed by Vince. Jeff Hardy and Undertakers first run as WWE champion would of been very good but all due to dumb peoples

[@kami_narisama]

@Honest Westbrick Fan #1 so due to your pettiness of hate which is in some way, justified, you're fine with the only good WWE product be destroyed?

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Goldberg completely ruined The Fiend's momentum

[@johnrambo5055]

Fiend sucked

[@vaishalikasturiwale4655]

now it's confirmed that beating fiend was not Goldberg's idea..

[@Cremlindor]

@@johnrambo5055 bait

[@johnrambo5055]

@@Cremlindor Zip it limp wrists

[@Ubaidullah_yt]

You mean *Oldberg*

[@sirnetflix7162]

RVD got done dirty by actual politics, and Hardy got done in by backstage politics. Pretty crazy how that happened.

[@ShiningJudgment666]

RVD got pulled over and was found to be in possession of drugs. He was lucky he was even allowed to appear on programming to drop the titles he had rather than get stripped of them or outright fired. Jeff got done dirty though, I definitely agree. They were taking a chance on him and well, I'm sure he knew that if he screwed up, he would be done.

[@sirnetflix7162]

@@ShiningJudgment666 No, RVD was not. He has a prescription for the pills, and the only thing he “unlawfully” had was weed. Do your proper research. The amount of versions of the arrest in 2006 is insane.

[@mariomm9080]

@@sirnetflix7162 weed is drugs too

[@foofiiter]

The fact that weed is on the path to being legalized all across the US, that angered me so much what they did to RVD. People drinking beer have done worse things than anyone ever has on weed... just look at the plane ride from hell..m

[@sirnetflix7162]

@@foofiiter Especially because RVD wasn’t high either. It was just possession.

[@klash85]

Triple H and Hogan didn't get to retire the way they wanted. I guess we know why now, the wrestling gods didn't approve of their actions.

[@MikeD974]

Every wrestlers does it not just these guys bret hart, Austin cena , Orton and so on

[@ashtonmartin4457]

Triple Hs very last 2 matches were against Orton and Batista... He couldn't have had a better retirement.

[@viratloli6315]

@@ashtonmartin4457 nd flair was also involved in it ... One of his last matches were BOD with HBK ... Then he also wrestled with Cena at end years (they both carried raw in late 2000s)

[@krow5099]

Exactly because when they have a senior moment and try to take the tittle again under some bullshit I’m sure we would know thank god for Mother Nature 😩😩

[@MikeD974]

@@krow5099 the last time triple h took the title was to try to get reigns over more by having him win it at mania , it didn't work though because triple h got cheered more then reigns did triple h didn't win the title because he was greedy he was old by that time it was all about reigns and he knew it geeeez

[@bunnyjm5873]

Damn I didn’t know HHH did Hardy like that. Wow. Also I find it funny how dolph got punished but if it were someone like Roman we wouldn’t hear a peep. Smh.

[@YouSuperJ]

History proved HHH correct in the case of Hardy

[@fro-zone2k]

Here's my list 10. Dean Ambrose 9. Kevin Owens 8. Dolph Ziggler 7. Sami Zayn 6. Triple H 5. The Fiend 4. Jinder Mahal 3. Goldberg 2. Jeff Hardy 1. Yokozuna

[@jameswarner5878]

The Yokozuna one is way off.

[@fro-zone2k]

@@jameswarner5878 No it isn't, the plan was Yoko to win the title and close out mania as champion but Hogan wouldn't allow it, it's one of the biggest examples of Hogan's ego ruining the product

[@jpbart1390]

@@fro-zone2k are you sure it wasn't vince's idea all along? vince was heavily invested in hogan since '83 & that belt became a boomerang for hogan. eric bischoff did the same in wcw. the dude was a money making machine & both fans & haters spent their hard earned to see the hulkster rise or fall. it's all about putting arses on seats in this game & vince knew how do to it. (notice i said 'knew' instead of 'knows'?)

[@fro-zone2k]

@@jpbart1390 Nope, it was all Hogan in which he use a lot of backstage politicking to get his own way.

[@fro-zone2k]

@@jpbart1390 Plus at that point, Vince was gonna go ahead with his new class of wrestlers for The New Generation Era of the federation.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

CM Punk's World Heavyweight title reign was underrated

[@Sinbad-rh2oo]

Most definitely! I wish we could’ve had more of it, smh 😔

[@jordannewsom3606]

Nah His reign was transitional

[@jaylucien669]

Can you imagine if Hogan and HHH would've been their primes together? Geez.

[@sharma..8905]

Deez

[@andrewwright4195]

They would be burying everyone like brock and Roman nowadays

[@kenrickkahn]

They would bury everyone and try to bury each other..

[@sharma..8905]

@@kenrickkahn I would bury joe

[@AsiaDanceScene]

Hulk Hogan vs. HHH as the headliner for every event, lol

[@stingrey1571]

sami wasnt necessarily punished for staying home. hell he was put right back into the ic title picture when he returned and proclaimed he was till the champ.

[@RyqeLee]

Timestamps - 10. Dolph Ziggler - 0:52 9. Dean Ambrose - 1:38 8. Sami Zayn - 2:41 7. Jeff Hardy - 3:26 6. Goldberg - 4:11 5. Yokozuna - 5:20 4. CM Punk - 6:18 3. Randy Orton - 6:54 2. The Fiend - 7:42 1. The Undertaker - 8:21

[@AndroPunk.]

Triple H was the Hulk Hogan of the 2000s.

[@fro-zone2k]

Unlike Hogan, Triple H doesn't say misleading information about himself.

[@C0nkeringS0uLz]

Goldberg looking confused when he got booed by the audience was so satisfying when he won against Bray.

[@Deadpool_64]

That's because he is and always was an overrated meathead, who was a mark for himself. Such an ego to use his kids as a "oh I want them to see a hero win" bullsh*t.

[@aldotheraider2471]

The last story between Undertaker and Hogan made me laugh, when Hogan was pretending he had an injury I bursted into laughter 😂😂

[@mblair5327]

Look up Undertaker telling the story. It is even funnier. Hogan is laying on Vince's office floor saying "you better call my wife and children."

[@aldotheraider2471]

@@mblair5327 really? Bruh I just fucking died 😂💀

[@Allpurple_reign]

“You got me brother”

[@lucianotecuanapa9853]

Yeah even Shane McMahon had the undertaker back saying that hulk fake the injury

[@Deadpool_64]

He was so injured, yet was able to compete to win back the belt not even a week later and was perfectly fine.

[@Ratiofxrm]

This channel teaches me so much about wwe

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Hulk Hogan & Triple H completely buried everyone by using backstage politics

[@fro-zone2k]

At least with Triple H he realized his own mistakes Hogan didn't.

[@kingwokester7324]

This video makes HHH, Hogan, and Goldberg very unlikable.

[@viratloli6315]

What about Taker ....was pissed at someone's dressing ...how unprofessional

[@kingwokester7324]

@@viratloli6315 Taker was a jerk for that too but at the same time was somewhat correct. CM Punk never looked believable at all his whole wrestling career and his abysmal performance in UFC speaks for itself. At least Cena still looked believable behind his fruity pebble attire. Taker probably wanted Punk to wear suits and/or dress more sharp at the time to at least look more presentable as WHC.

[@viratloli6315]

@@kingwokester7324 actually u have a point .... To become great u have to look(I'm not saying face wise but appearance wise ) great ..IMO punk's attire was like a dude who doesn't care about his looks

[@certifiedfnhater4038]

@@viratloli6315 his name is cm PUNK. you ever seen a punk look professional?

[@mico5536]

Punk looks like a slimmed down hobo with the gold.

[@bok3rnes425]

I was thinking about a dream match between 2 backstage politics influencers "Hogan vs Hunter". The only question is who can win the lobby on Vince? Hogan: " I should win this match, brother!! " HHH: " It's gonna be the gameuuh! In the middle of the ringuuh! Because I'm that gooduuuuh!

[@ShiningJudgment666]

They had a program. They traded wins.

[@BeAGoodDoga]

Hello everybody. Hope you’re all having a lovely day.

[@hafeezrafiq81]

It's 1am here but thank you

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@hafeezrafiq81 no worries!

[@fro-zone2k]

@@BeAGoodDoga What's good

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@fro-zone2k hey dude.

[@Sinbad-rh2oo]

Damn, triple h trifling af!

[@Sinbad-rh2oo]

And hogan too!

[@elleni-42]

Triple h n hogan..

[@enricorodrigues-castragran7810]

@@Sinbad-rh2oo and Undertaker

[@Sinbad-rh2oo]

@@elleni-42 Exactly.!

[@Sinbad-rh2oo]

@@enricorodrigues-castragran7810 Yup Taker was a lil sneaky lol! I didn’t even know he was on that bs til I saw this video.!

[@RealLaone]

As much as WWE pushes Roman to be hated, I'm glad he's never in these conversations.

[@fro-zone2k]

Roman supposed to drop the title Lesnar at Day 1 but he used backstage influence to get out of the match.

[@mariorodrigoarevalo7908]

@@fro-zone2k Honestly I kind of prefer it that way, we already had a lot of Lesnar and Roman as top heel is fantastic. I'm not saying that brock lesnar is a bad heel or whatever, just saying that every superstar has their moment and Brock Lesnar has already had too much moments

[@fro-zone2k]

@@mariorodrigoarevalo7908 I agree but I do have to say Reigns's title reign so played-out and dry that it needs to end but at least I agree Lesnar not being that person was the right decision

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Goldberg ruined himself in his first WWE run . Chris Jericho atleast have guts to confront him

[@cosmicrust9715]

JERICO really physically beat the crap out of muscle head Oldberg👍

[@realmicahrose]

I find it funny how Undertaker felt some type of way about the way Punk dresses when he himself doesn't wear a suit.

[@PlayermakerBlue]

What annoys me the most regarding Goldberg and Bray Wyatt is that Wyatt as The Fiend does NOT even need a championship for his character, as he just need to maintain his aura and invincibility. Fiend is never the same after losing to Goldberg, and one must have wondered how would his career turn out if he isn’t a champion in the first place.

[@dexterlindsey8468]

I was pissed that Jeff Hardy didn't get a chance to keep the WWE title a while. It hurt me so bad

[@andrewperiard8213]

he wouldn't of ever held it long. He could rarely pass a drug test

[@samanthasims7123]

@@andrewperiard8213 seriously Let it go

[@andrewperiard8213]

@@samanthasims7123 but its the truth. The whole reason he got released because he once again relapsed. I love him as a wrestler, but that was one thing holding him back.

[@samanthasims7123]

@@andrewperiard8213 i ageee even on the podcast he admitted that was one of those days he hated he was really messed up at the time but let it go he is much better now

[@krysixx-5535]

It's crazy to me the reason for Ziggler like that's crazy reason to lose the belt

[@thaantman22]

Didn't seem like the Sami situation was punishment. They pretty much gave the IC title back to him when he returned.

[@noelbernabe8704]

Yeah that one to me seems okay. It's logical to strip a champion of a title when they're unable to defend it for a sustained period of time. And Sami got right back in the title scene once he returned. No big deal.

[@jameslambert5198]

Agreed, it's one of the most historic titles in sports history, and NO ONE knew how long the pandemic would be as big as it was. And the difference between him and Jordan Devlin and the Cruiserweight title... is a particular one. Zayn did choose to do so, which is totally fair whereas Devlin had no choice due to being in the UK

[@ShaunInce123]

Here's a question, what was the appeal in a Fiend vs Roman match? Especially face Roman that everyone hated?

[@adamturner749]

the reality was there was none but Vince at that time was obsessed with making Roman the babyface hero and face of them company so regardless if the fiend beat Goldberg or not he was losinh that title to Roman.

[@geoffreyprior8931]

@@adamturner749 Roman only got over with thr fans when he was with thr Shield and then later during his long overdue heel run.

[@fro-zone2k]

He was going to loose to Roman that night too.

[@Daddario_77]

Was really surprised CENA wasn't involved in any of this. WOW!

[@hammadali545]

He politicked to bury the nexus

[@DRailedGaming]

I always wonder when ideas for lists will run out. Then I see one like this. This should be good!

[@thewrestlingkid6853]

The Sami one is completely wrong. He was gone from April- August, 4 MONTHS. That’s too long. Plus, a month after Sami returned, he was champion again. Bad pick guys.

[@sd28167]

Brock Lesnar is laughing in a corner after reading this comment of yours

[@jamesjennings8523]

yeah I remember when that happened, I have no idea where Wrestlelamia came up with the bs that they put in this video

[@lt.boinks992]

They barely do anything with the title so it was wrong of them

[@LHRKiiDfLaSh]

I don’t think Goldberg did any politicking to get the title from the fiend I think Vince wanted a mega money match and in Vince’s mind that match was Goldberg vs Roman

[@ShaunInce123]

Not to mention that Smackdown that Goldberg showed up on to confront the Fiend had higher viewership because Goldberg was there.

[@viratloli6315]

They wanted to do spear vs spear Nd both Goldberg nd Roman r bigger draw than Fiend(idk if casuals even know him)

[@cholosoy8511]

What WWE did to Sami is what every other company does to their employees: “stay home if you feel sick” is just a slogan they post in the break room in case OSHA comes in to poke around, but everyone knows it is heavily frowned upon to do that.

[@getsnipeddown1885]

HHH would never of been that big if it wasn't for well you know

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Shame on Hulk Hogan for trying to sabotage the Undertaker's career in order to further his own. I know that's Hulk's schtick but still shame on him. At least in the long run, Undertaker would have a long and illustrious 30-year Hall of Fame career.

[@andrewperiard8213]

just the undertaker? hogan has ruined alot of careers

[@jeremywilliams5141]

@@andrewperiard8213 Yeah I know. That's been his thing for years.

[@killeryhiltons8499]

And undertaker did what to CM Punk lmao.

[@SuDe-sx7km]

@@killeryhiltons8499 that was cm punks fault for not understanding right ?

[@ashtonmartin4457]

@@killeryhiltons8499 Undertaker in no way ruined CM Punk's career. Lmao.

[@mitchellpopovski1739]

I don't really blame Triple H being against Hardy winning and holding the WWE title. He's still a struggling addict and the weight of being a world champion is stressful which likely wouldn't help Hardy's struggle and it would make the company look bad if he messed up. TNA made that mistake with Hardy. When he was clean he was a good champion, but at that point in his life it was still a huge worry. It still is today even

[@fro-zone2k]

It’s one of the rare time Triple H was actually in right for killing someone‘a push using backstage politics

[@peruvianpuffpepper904]

Oof, with all these Triple H politics, I can see why Ryback said what he said on Twitter

[@ethanmandimika8371]

What he say?

[@killeryhiltons8499]

Ryback wasn’t wrong about triple H.

[@peruvianpuffpepper904]

@@ethanmandimika8371 something along the lines of "you were the biggest disappointment to me (while he was in WWE) but I wish you a well retirement Supposedly he HHH used politics to screw Ryback out of potential Championship reigns. He got heat for Tweeting that, but it makes sense in a way. It's still recent I'm sure you c an find it on his twitter.

[@shawnmcconnell3851]

Ryback was one of the most unsafe workers in history

[@murphmane7804]

​@@shawnmcconnell3851they love to say that about rebellious wrestlers

[@Telmusy]

I guess that Hogan was always a heel even when he was the most over babyface ever

[@fro-zone2k]

If he took place in a time where social media was a thing, he would have been the biggest heel out of the WWF.

[@anthonybariek997]

You missed the worst one. When Vince promised The British Bulldog that he could successfully defend the European title in England, so his sister, who had terminal cancer, could see him defend his title before she died. Then his opponent Shawn Michaels threatened to quit and go to WCW if Vince didn’t change the finish so, not only would he win the title, but he would be allowed to celebrate winning by taunting the dying woman while Bulldog had to pretend to be unconscious in the ring. It arguably one of the darkest incident of backstage politicking in wrestling history

[@alexanderlara9837]

Great video 👍

[@kannojiya2005]

I miss Ambrose 😔

[@fro-zone2k]

As we all

[@shawnmcconnell3851]

He is literally on AEW everyday

[@ANIMEBOSS9000]

watch aew

[@elleni-42]

Brett n Shawn Michaels was the biggest one..even referee earl hebner ran out of the arena..🤣🤣

[@BeAGoodDoga]

Yep. He’s still bitter about doing that today, especially as he said to Bret he wouldn’t do it.

[@elleni-42]

@@BeAGoodDoga ..i saw that many times on many shows over the years, just recently on peacock..

[@elleni-42]

@@BeAGoodDoga .. kick to balls that is..

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

True 😂

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@elleni-42 Exactly.

[@gchriskonrath09]

Triple H is like hogan, highly overrated

[@mgtwrestling123]

why do u think certain wrestlers are overrated

[@trumajore7989]

Nah… he was a great heel I think.

[@Asheto320c]

After I hear about Triple H’s burials sometimes I wonder what it would be like if Test was in his place

[@gchriskonrath09]

@@mgtwrestling123 hogan can't wrestle, triple H married into the business and still can't wrestle, Brett hart is the best wrestler ever

[@gchriskonrath09]

@@trumajore7989 agreed, hogan was low grade heel

[@reggiewolfpac7711]

WWE is really petty bruh.

[@CozyHumanoid]

We all knew in 2004 that Randy wasn't ready for that babyface champion run he was still green and the decision to drop it to Hunter was a good one.

[@clf7729]

Surely missing a few Shawn Michael's title changes there! V Bulldog for European title jumps out!

[@chgmi]

HHH actually loved Jeff Hardy and vouched for Jeff to win that title, that report is false

[@sirnetflix7162]

Source?

[@slush07]

It was his decision but later he was the one to screw Jeff too, and even edge was involved in the decision to let Jeff Hardy become champion and Edge was mad at hhh for ruining hardy

[@OL66hhs]

“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” That’s hogan

[@jamesburton.3336]

But in this case hogan was never a hero

[@OL66hhs]

@@jamesburton.3336 he was during the late 70’s and the 80’s. That’s my point

[@OxyVille]

Looking back at this, Moxley was right all along

[@sladetichenor8411]

Hogan: doesn’t want a baby face to walk out of wrestlemania Vince : so you want Bret Hart to win ?

[@mblair5327]

At 6:08 look at the crowd when Hogan won. The internet rewrites this as a moment everyone hated.

[@viratloli6315]

Fans backs then weren't marks like today's fan ... they always used to cheer for their hero ... I'm not a big Hogan fan but i got when he said fans should go happy at Mania

[@MikeD974]

Triple h was the plan to beat Orton all along they were gonna build Orton up to beat Triple h at mania but fans didn't take to Orton as a face so they turned him back heel and went with Batista instead

[@ashtonmartin4457]

They also wanted to go ahead and start building the storyline for the entire Undertaker vs Orton feud in 2005... He was devoted to that.

[@viratloli6315]

Where was cena in all this as he was holding the title in 2005

[@MikeD974]

@@viratloli6315 think cena was on smackdown and triple h and Orton was raw

[@viratloli6315]

@@MikeD974 nope in 2005 cena was on raw ...he was the first one to get drafted on raw(y2j introduced him )

[@MikeD974]

@@viratloli6315 ok but what does cena have to do with anything? Benoit won title at mania then Orton beat him at summerslam then triple h won it back and then lost it to Batista . The plan was orginally for him to lose it to Orton even if Cena was on Raw during this time he wasn't in the plans it was al about Evolution and them breaking up and feuding and actually this was all in 2004 anyways

[@TahishaArvo]

Triple H cost Orton the title run? i think it's more believable that Orton's arrogance killed it

[@AanandilalKathpitiya]

You forgot about GOAT Jinder Mahal how he dropped his belt because of Brock Lesnar

[@fro-zone2k]

Yeah Jinder was originally gonna drop the title at Wrestlemania 34 but obviously that didn't happened due to Lesnar

[@fro-zone2k]

The reason why he did it is because he didn't like Jinder and he thought that Jinder wasn't a draw.

[@jackmiles1918]

Tbh, the fact that no WCW guys got top title reigns anything like the WWE guys is too coincidental for me to believe. I think reasons for people like Chris Jericho, and Booker T to drop their titles were created as cover ups

[@michaelpeterson7492]

Fantastic video

[@sliderx1897]

So ambrose dropped his belt for telling the truth

[@MikeD974]

I think the plan was for Styles to win anyways

[@kcole3937]

Wow I just watching Yokozuna vs Hulk Hogan at King of the Ring 93’ Yoko was in the main event of every pay per view in 1993

[@HIMSteveO]

Ziggler losing because he acted as the independent contractor that WWE claim their talent are (which we all know is bullshit) is ridiculous. As is Ambrose's/Mox's and Punk's loss, among a lot of others. That Vince is so petty, condescending, and idiotic to allow/make these changes shows the decline that company has been on for years. God, I hope that company goes under...

[@keonxd8918]

Trust me, you won't want WWE to go under.

[@HIMSteveO]

Between this video, and today's looking at talent that 'need' to leave, yeah, I think I do. Or, at a bare minimum, undergo a severe managerial regime change to someone who understands/appreciates pro wrestling for what it is/can be, without desperately chasing mainstream exposure/acceptance. What NXT has become borders on sad...

[@root0062]

You know its hard to like a company who just destroy your favorite stars. Seeing the favoritism and talent being run down is rough to watch. Wrestlemania 38 was awesome, probably the best event in a while; Seeing Triple H retire I honestly didn't care for, & I was shocked so many did. HHH did a lot of wrestlers dirty back stage & its hard to respect someone who puts his own agenda in front of others. Karma is a bitch.....

[@messmermusicals1367]

I'm glad you're keeping positive by remembering Wrestlemania 38! But aside from that, as someone fairly new to wrestling, it makes it hard to look at Triple H seriously, who I often hear is very influential/ a legend...

[@Dumpstermuffin1]

Undertaker is the safest guy in the ring, wild that hogan accused him of being unsafe

[@Live21Forever]

Hulk Hogan.. Doesn't work for me brother

[@ZeroDstruct]

Jeff Hardy did nothing but prove Triple H right.

[@zaimayamusic]

It was only after I started watching WL videos that I learnt just how trivial some people can be. Some of the reasons for people dropping titles are so silly...

[@torringooley99]

Undertaker complaining about how someone dressed is wild

[@jamesdubeck4920]

Ziggles was over like rover. And I was so pissed he didn't get the push he deserved. BTW recently the dude had nothing going on so he won the nxt title. Jiminy crickets.

[@mrv7916]

I really hate it when WWE mixed Wrestling Entertainment with backstage politics. This is why WWE is losing viewers or interest. This is why WWE has trouble building up new fresh superstars. They had screwed over or fired many great talented superstars.

[@ShiningJudgment666]

They don't know how to make new stars clearly.

[@mohammedimranali8073]

HHH and Hogal built a currier out of many people's dreams dead

[@GojiBoiEarth1964]

Talent: *gets put over* Triple H and Hogan: haha no

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Jeff Hardy should've had a lengthly WWE title reign

[@Thechickenman215]

Jeff hardy the intoxicated enigma

[@Pablo-p9y2f]

Notice how Hogan and HHH are the common denominator here 🤷

[@MoAlfaraj]

Triple H was always right about Jeff Hardy.

[@deveshrathore25]

The biggest backstage manipulators- Hogan & Triple H 😑

[@superkid12345]

your #3 makes no sense. Orton has openly talked about it on Broken Skulls and multiple other interviews that he was completely immature and not ready for that title run. He's said them getting the title off him was the right thing to do. That wasn't about HHH holding Orton back.

[@sirnetflix7162]

It still makes sense. Orton never said he asked to lose the belt, so someone else made the call. Whether it was the right decision is irrelevant, the video is about what CAUSED the loss of the title, not whether it was right or not.

[@superkid12345]

@@sirnetflix7162 that's not the point i'm making, the video makes it come across that HHH manipulated things to keep orton down and put the title on him like the Hogan segments. That wasn't the case. The "politics" was the company thinking Orton was too immature,

[@nevillenkhoma2796]

No wonder Batista said it was all about Triple H

[@rodneyhorsley8601]

Is anyone surprised that Triple H politic everything during his career?

[@viratloli6315]

Undertaker came as a surprise ... didn't expect him to get pissed wid someone's dressing

[@_FaceMelt_]

Punk was told to dress better? lmao I love taker but a 6 foot man in spandex a trench coat with eyeliner doesn't say professional/sharp dresser

[@fro-zone2k]

Hypocrisy

[@djmarvelousmark]

RVD and Jeff Hardy one was the ones that hurt the most wanted them to have a decent run

[@BonneyFacce]

I never really liked HH but a bit see disappointed in HHH

[@thuracidpainasaurusrex3705]

“Backstage Politics” or “Crappy and/selfish Gains”? No offense Wrestlamia I love your content man😂😎

[@Robi2009]

I'm still amazed how someone like Hogan who barely wrestled and had the lamest finisher ever was so popular and had such influence that he could change outcomes as he pleased

[@brianbelcher7279]

Tbf... Hogan did have a charisma and swagger that no one else in his era had. You think hogan was lame you should see 90% of the other wrestlers in the wwf in the 80's. There were a few skilled technical wrestlers but wwe fans generally don't care a lot about that. They care about the entertainment factor. I'm not a big hogan fan and i get where you're coming from. But he was the best entertainer in the game 35 years ago. It's hard to explain. Especially now.that looking back and hearing stories, hogan's name makes your stomach churn. But sometimes you just have IT, or you don't.

[@Robi2009]

@@brianbelcher7279 Thankfully I've got into wrestling through Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio and always been a fan of technical / lucha libre style guys. That's why I am not a fan of superstars who can't do sh.t, e.g. Great Khali :/

[@brianbelcher7279]

@@Robi2009 yeah benoit was REALLY good (and so was eddie guerrero)... It's a shame he went out like he did. Angle is really good. Bret was good but michaels always managed to outshine him because while bret edged over shawn on technical skills, shawn overpowered him with charisma and just being more entertaining as a whole. But when he wasn't rivaling shawn, he was probably the best technical wrestler 30 years ago, but i think benoit and angle are better. better. Hell, i think dean malenko is better

[@sherazali6739]

This was good content...but u didn't mention the famous Montreal screw job!...👏👏

[@maharajaramzan4211]

Surprised RVD's title reign isn't on here

[@Urvy1A]

Because, it’s because it involved drugs

[@sirnetflix7162]

@@Urvy1A Weed shouldn’t even be considered a drug.

[@that_tall_guy_]

Ambrose was fucked up for the majority of his career

[@aliyahhussain8920]

not true

[@that_tall_guy_]

@@aliyahhussain8920 bruh he just got out of rehab recently and admitted to having issues over the years but hey crawl back under your rock.

[@joshuarosa3283]

The fact that Rey mysterio lost his wwe title the same night he won it to John kills me. One of the biggest why moments in the history of the company

[@anthonyhaye727]

Hey, this is a great list! But this has got to confirm VACANT as the most professional/collaborative superstar of all time! Lol!

[@GlizzyGirth]

If it where up to Triple H he’d hold every championship and have them all for the rest of his career

[@solin.victus]

remember that time when Edge was offered to end Taker's Wrestlemania streak and he said "no thanks" because he didn't think he needs it as he was already over with fans and he didn't wanna hurt the business? Now that's a wrestler who loves the business. I wish more top wrestling talents were like him.

[@kratosaurion002]

Hulk hogan the WORST by far. HHH was an ahol too. Can't believe untertaker pulled such a pssy move on punk like that. I expected more of him...

[@adamturner749]

The Undertaker is and always was old school and felt the champion should hold themselves in a certain regard as they are the face of the company. Of course there are exceptions The Undertaker himself being one as he was and is The Undertaker and having him in a suit wouldn't work at all. Steve Austin was definitely another as again it wouldn't fit. CM Punk was being CM Punk but in the eyes of The Undertaker he hadn't been around long enough at that point to be an exception and Punk did have heat for his backstage arrogance that wasn't just picked up by The Undertaker. Personally though I think Punk was an exception and whatever arrogance he may have had was warranted and deserved.

[@TheRuns2]

The clip didn't make clear he meant while traveling as opposed to in the ring. Also when Taker approached Punk about it, Punk responded, "What about Cena?". Not wise to say that to Taker.

[@JRGomez81]

Are you saving the Klique for it's own list? It's surprising that in a list of politicking the only member you mentioned was Triple H.