10 Huge WWE Upset Wins That Led To NOTHING

[@b0nkert0ns7]

One that stands out to me was Ziggler winning that Survivor Series match when Sting debuted - cant remember the year. The crowd got so behind him it reminded me of the vibes Kofi had leading up to his WM win. Unfortunately they just never did anything with him after.

[@roostermcscratch9060]

2014

[@BigWes95]

He got another concussion and then vince lost faith in him

[@guywhoateallthepizza1031]

​@BigWes95 Actually it was because Zigger was the fill in for Roman at the time

[@roostermcscratch9060]

@@guywhoateallthepizza1031 I thought they were saving that spot for Daniel Bryan. But looking back, you’re probably right.

[@roostermcscratch9060]

@@guywhoateallthepizza1031 but at the same time, the way Ziggler won was wholly dependent on sting returning and helping the anti-authority side. Idk if WWE would have done that for Roman. To quote CM Punk, “You gotta make Roman look strong.”

[@aaronhurst4379]

First that came to mind for me was Tensai beating John Cena clean on Raw in 2012. But perhaps Matt Bloom's aftermath was worse than 'nothing' with him becoming a Funkasaurus lol

[@jt1992ok]

I think the story of Rico beating Flair was more to do with Flair 'losing his edge', I think it was the same night where a certain HHH got in Flairs face and said he was a disappointment. Flair, perhaps motivated, turned heel and aligned with HHH helping him retain the World Title. We all know the rest...

[@mkhoicute]

Kinda sad that even till leaving the company to go to AEW, Cesaro didn't have the push that he deserved. With so many remarkable moments, at least let him have a short-lived World Title reign, so sad for him 😢

[@daviddalrymple2284]

Yeah. It's a shame that plans to keep the belt on Roman Reigns for the long term precluded Cesaro having his own "Kofi-Mania" moment in 2021.

[@noe5985]

Fun fact: Vince actually had plans for Vladimir Kozlov to end the streak. Luckily, he didn't pull through

[@DrBipolarPhD]

Would've been better than Lesnar only for the fact that Lesnar didn't need that push.

[@RuanAntunes7]

@@DrBipolarPhDTriple H, Shawn Michaels or CM Punk would’ve been far better choices

[@DrBipolarPhD]

@@RuanAntunes7 if they were gonna do an established star, I agree. It should have been someone fresh and on the rise like Roman or Seth before they got too big. Finn and Bray would have also been great picks since they also have that supernatural side and Taker couple passed the torch, especially with Bray

[@timothygraham4304]

​@@RuanAntunes7 Maybe CM Punk out of those 3, but none of them would have made sense. It should have been someone that they had hopes of carrying the company going forward, not someone that was the closer side to retirement. I personally think it shouldn't have been broken, though, because whoever broke it, isn't guaranteed to the face, and it would have been wasted.

[@rcdune7132]

​@@timothygraham4304 CM Punk would have been one of the worst choices

[@James.chalmers]

People forget in that undertaker era lost the title to edge in a ladder match, he also got beat up by big show at no mercy and then pinned by triple h for the first time in his career at no way out then he got beat by kozlov… think he also lost to Jeff hardy at some point in a extreme rules match a few months before they was having undertaker lose matches to make him look vulnerable going into Wrestlemania… the original idea probably wasn’t Shawn Michaels which is why he lost to the two heels he probably lost more matches in 2008 - early 2009 than he did in his later years or since he returned as the deadman in 2004 thankfully we had the great Shawn vs taker match at mania 25…

[@rhedosaurus2251]

It was a TLC match actually.

[@spreadthevegemite8064]

To me , the Deadman shouldn't have lost the streak , fair enough other matches

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

Otis winning the money in the bank briefcase then making him lose it had vince booking all over it 💀💀💀💀

[@deanduke4462]

You missed Tyler Breeze defeating Dolph Ziggler at Survivor Series 2015 (in under seven minutes no less). The next phase of his career? Breezango, before being returned to NXT.

[@grey1288]

For Cesaro's case, the push should lead to a match with Brock Lesnar since he became associated with Paul Heyman. But I guess plans changed as always.. But oh boy, could you imagine those two big bois in the ring?

[@rhedosaurus2251]

Heyman himself said that Cesaro's run was derailed because of how he was collatral damage of how people hated how Lesner ended Undertaker's Wrestlemaina streak.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Erick Rowan is underrated

[@claymathewselevator8121]

They should’ve named that guy who looked like Erick Rowan…Derrick Rowan

[@yedffgd]

To be fair to the whole Fandango thing, he was almost certainly supposed to win the IC title from Wade Barrett at Payback that year, before a minor injury led to him getting replaced by Curtis Axel.

[@danielpomerance6910]

Yeah they left that out

[@RetroActivityGaming]

It wasn't a minor injury. It was a serious concussion.

[@yedffgd]

@@RetroActivityGaming ah shit, my apologies, I couldn’t remember what the injury was, just that he wasn’t gone long

[@Mugiwarastealth]

Zack Ryder winning IC title in mania should be on this list. It was an upsetting win but it was done **perfectly** except for the fact the show after wrestlemania 32 he lost it to the miz a day later

[@chuckmckendry194]

One match that comes to mind is Barry Horrowitz beating Skip at SummerSlam 95.

[@ryanlequia1617]

To be fair about Fandango beating Chris Jericho, there were plans for Dango to win the Intercontinental Championship later that year but were scrapped due to an injury. Still, they did nothing with him after his return and he was solidified in a lower Midcard roll for the rest of his run

[@siegfriedc2332]

What was crazy about it was that his theme song got super over at the time too.

[@itsbylonly]

Honorable Mention from AEW: Action Andretti beats Chris Jericho at Winter Is Coming 2022.

[@unholyperiodza5442]

Also Jeff Jarrett beats Jeff Hardy in the Texas Chainsaw match

[@brolysupersaiyan1634]

I'm honestly surprised Austin Theory vs John Cena didn't make the list

[@jeffr1427]

That wasnt a upset cause with cena being part time no one thought he was walking away. The surprise factor beas for all the shit cena did to him you would think he would have made theory look strong which theory came out of that match looking worse.

[@unholyperiodza5442]

Edge was more upsetting because he never mentioned about beating the Rated R superstar and instead carried on like it never happened

[@RetroActivityGaming]

Theory was never going to amount to anything. Time has proven that to be 10000000% true. One of the biggest flops in recent memory, which I couldn't be happier about.

[@lonestardreadpirate]

@@RetroActivityGaming his team with grayson waller is actually pretty over rn, seems like they've finally found something that works for him. i can't see him getting over as a singles guy if they keep him a heel but their characters are a perfect pairing

[@matthewluecke3704]

Zac Ryder winning the Intercontinental Title Ladder match at Mania and then dropping it to the Miz later that week is a good example, too.

[@SteRDLK]

He didn't lose the title later that week?

[@Somnogenesis]

@@SteRDLK He lost it the very next night on Raw, didn't he?

[@SteRDLK]

​@@Somnogenesiswhich wasn't the same week

[@Somnogenesis]

@@SteRDLK Because Monday was a different week from the weekend you mean?

[@SteRDLK]

@@SomnogenesisExactamundo 👍

[@CB-lw7ty]

I feel like this is one of those things that we don't like to see because it's normally a star we like and want to see pushed to certain degrees...but it also needs to happen just so it doesn't make absolutely everything predictable. It's a let down but a let down I can take because it keeps things unpredictable.

[@TheLonelySoulja]

Yea something that AEW need to do a little.

[@tinotica]

Honorable mention: Vince McMahon defeats Triple H for the WWE championship

[@videogameclips5266]

Cesaro also beat Orton on smackdown

[@_Pauper_]

Most of Cesaro’s singles run in WWE?

[@vidman454]

Th worst part is i remember most of these wins and weeks later thinking " did they forget random person beat main eventer" ?

[@Mega_Collosas]

like aew forgot a jobber(andretti) beat Jericho ,all lead to nothing....

[@i.am.king89]

2:15 - Incorrect. Rock was given the option to compete for the number one contendership and rejected it. He chose to face Stone Cold at WrestleMania to finally get a victory against him and felt that held more importance than the World Heavyweight Championship. So this match with Hurricane was just improptu

[@multiyapples]

I completely forgot Heath Slater beat Seth Rollins. Now I remember it and am glad Heath Slater won.

[@lonestardreadpirate]

first one that came to mind when i read the title of the video was zack ryder beating fandango on raw in like 2015 or something like that. ryder hadn't won a match on tv in literally years, not even an entrance outside of commercial breaks (not even for that match either i don't think) and he got a huge pop when he won. i'll never forget that. then after the win he was immediately back off tv for at least another year and a half because it wasn't to make ryder look good, it was just to bury dango even more

[@wyattangle]

I often wonder if WWE bookers schedule an upset just for the shock of it all with no long-term plans beyond that. Fandango beating someone who toppled Stone Cold and The Rock on the same night, lest we forget? And his debut match on WrestleMania? That had to be the start of something long-term. And yet, all we got out of it was that silly (albeit infectious) dance...

[@BmanTheChamp]

Apparently it was going to be leading to at least an IC title win but he got a concussion.

[@GlassJoe1337]

Some upset wins are just ment to push another storyline. Nobody expected the Brooklyn Brawler getting pushed after pinning triple H.

[@rinseclear-jc6ux]

What year was that again?

[@GlassJoe1337]

@@rinseclear-jc6ux I think it was 98 or 99. It was a storyline between HHH and Chris Jericho. It was during the McMahon Helmsley storyline

[@claymathewselevator8121]

If Gunther was in WWE in 2008 he would’ve ended up like Vladimir Kozlov

[@samuelcohen2362]

Bruh Maven beating Undertaker launched his 2023 KZbin career

[@Jessica_Roth]

"Think of all the legendary wrestlers who have beaten Rick Flair." ME: David Flair, Vince Russo…

[@TheMysticCastle42]

I understand it’s not WWE but Action Andretti beating Jericho would be number 1 on a non WWE version of this list

[@Der_Zeus]

Apparently in the KZbin chapters of this video Lex Luger turned into Tommaso Ciampa lol ...

[@Molson-xg9hs]

So many of these are from the 2010s when Vince was in pure Mr. Burns mode, giving a win to someone for a change and then completely forgetting about them like hiring Frank Grimes and then getting bored with him

[@TanakaSigauke]

You can argue kofi losing to brock was just dumb also y2j vs ko I don't count the us title as something lmao

[@VERDICTInsanity]

I would love to see The Rock call out Helms at some point. He would be a great heel boss that takes into account how vocal the social media side of wrestling is.

[@skateboard_sandwich]

Otis deserved better. Or at least Mandy Rose.

[@unholyperiodza5442]

Mandy became NXT Woman's Champion

[@brotherheffner]

James ellesworth won the first ever women's money in the bank match for Carmella. It was so bad they had to do the match over on smackdown and allow a woman to pull down the briefcase 😂

[@lavoeco3885]

Worlds shiniest head part was crazy funny😅😅😅

[@TanakaSigauke]

Jey pinning roman should have made he a true main eventer also theory vs cena or cena vs solo pointless

[@bigcisco85]

The worst angle ever was that storyline with Bobby Lashley, Rusev, and Lana...oh then adding Liv Morgan for absolutely no reason.

[@robertclark2253]

PJ Walker beat IRS became Aldo Montoya and constantly lost to bigger names .

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@jasonslayer1717]

Minor correction. You called Ludvig Borga a "Scandanavian brick wall". Finland is not a Scandanavian country. Scandanavia is Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Finland is however considered a Nordic country.

[@juho5282]

That is minor indeed.

[@Extinguisher10]

Let's be fair. Flair was old as shit when he lost to what's his name. Yeah I forgot it already

[@akiraslayer7934]

Billy Gun winning King of the Ring then getting buried by The Rock and never getting close to anything that big again. Is the very first thing I thought of.

[@unholyperiodza5442]

Eric Rowan deserved better. Wished they used his decapitated head gimmick over that fake spider gimmick. Dude loves horror movies and Papa Shango.

[@titoA4794]

Mavens finisher was a drop kick

[@dlcdnl]

I really hoped that Otis' win would lead to something good...

[@lilpoetat]

Thanks 🎉

[@3patevra]

Buddy Murphy beating Daniel Bryan clean should have made the list.

[@thebigdog5269]

If fans were around when Otis won MITB I feel like he could of cashed in and won because he’d be getting real crowd reactions

[@TanakaSigauke]

Love it when he says join us also I don't understand why they gave otis the mitb makes zero sense also hurricane vs rock makes no sens3

[@tomfox9083]

I love the the rock let him get the win

[@L0v3_Murd3r_0n3]

Damn, I remember 1,2,3 Kid beating Razor Ramone.

[@yeahyeah8439]

So if some guy gets an upset win, doesn't do anything spectacular for a long time, then wins the top championship of the promotion he's working for, do you guys still consider it leading to nothing?

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

I will Say in 2002 RicO Flair as a gay parody gimmick would have worked and potentially less offensive than HLA or the Billy and Chuck wedding

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Vladimir Kozlov would’ve thrived in NXT 2.0

[@travisguzman6867]

Another one would be Evan Bourne beating Chris Jericho

[@JoeChillton]

Austin Theory beating Cena led to fuck all. Unreal

[@johnpaulosullivan432]

Cesaro beat randy Orton clean on smackdown when he was wwe champion in a non title match and never even got a title match after it.

[@kurtisparker7574]

Shocked to not see Curtis axel beating Triple H

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

Leicester city 😍

[@nyrewes2]

corbin beats angle at wrestlemania?

[@danielo257]

OK I just started to watch the video, How high is Zack Ryder on this list?

[@charleswhit150]

When ever I hear someone mention Cesaro I think about stone cold asking Vince why he won’t put the title on cesaro and I agree but it shows EVERYONE knew Cesaros popularity but Vince

[@briwanderz]

But at least when Otis had the briefcase he got to lose his "girlfriend" Mandy Rose and his best friend and tag partner.. oh wait, that's not good either... But uh at least Tucker turning on him lead to a good story... Oh wait..

[@Rebelxstudios]

Yeah, Cesaro was a bad one. He won the Battle Royale and then got to stand quietly while his manager Paul Heyman spent every single moment talking about Brock Lesnar instead of Cesaro.

[@realwrighthill]

I think Otis deserved the MITB. Built character.

[@MastaMS21]

EC3 winning against Dean Ambrose on RAW in 2019 could have been mentioned.

[@flyingferron]

Watching up to #2 and then pausing, I'm gonna guess Fandango beating Jericho at Wrestlemania is #1?

[@unforcedterror3136]

#1: Sara Undertaker beats DDP She didn’t even make the next PPV 😁

[@KegOfMeat]

God I remember fucking Otis winning MITB. What a terrible choice.

[@Phyrrus]

i am still saying, they should have made otis use the Briefcase on Strowman... it was all there.

[@CainDosBrockwin]

Who is more "American"? Lex Luger or Tatanka?

[@RbSPacker]

no zach ryder at wrestlemania 32?

[@danielpomerance6910]

You failed to mention how over Fandango was after Mainia and how he was in that years MITB ladder match, he was scheduled to win the IC title but suffered a concussion which halted his momentum. Seriously you should do more research

[@nicktaylor2657]

Too bad never got that cash in of Otis vs Braun Stroman Would of like to see that

[@TheNath87]

I mean has winning the Andre Battle Royal ever led to anything for anyone?

[@Dibab]

Man that comment about rock wrestling again aging well

[@CH-ju8zt]

2:48 rough take

[@black2wo108]

Flair losing to Rico had nothing to do with him, it was too push Flair heel turn and alliance with HHH

[@G33kCulture]

Why we gotta talk about 08' again?

[@claymathewselevator8121]

I miss Maven

[@joncacosta23]

I think the entire Andre the giant battle royal is a waste. Everyone who wins it, nothing ever happens. So why have it?

[@j0njn]

Finland isn’t Scandinavian, it’s Nordic.

[@jaimereupert4247]

What about another battle royal, the one in Saudi Arabia where Mansoor won, and they did nothing with it.

[@BmanTheChamp]

That was just to give the fans a feel good moment, it never was meant to go anywhere.

[@benniesam500]

what about the chinless dude who beat AJ Styles

[@GamerJones365]

Vince Russo beat flair because 2000 WCW

[@wwemonkey619]

Minor mention to Shelton Benjamin beating Nipple H in 2004 he should have been a World or WWE Champion in 2005 by the latest but only got as far as the IC which is ok but i think he should have moved up to be WWE champion

[@jimmysdadgoingcrazy]

Otis should’ve been champion 😢😢😢

[@ethankearl8771]

you also forgot that shane mcmahon beat roman but it was so bad almost no one talks about it

[@principalskinner4633]

Both JR and the Brooklyn Brawler beat Triple H

[@B90J]

This channel as wrestling leading to nothing

[@BorisGreya34]

Now do AEW

[@hasanx8066]

It did lead to something. Disappointment .

[@rjgoodman4056]

Most of the entrees on this list were part of much larger storylines, kicked off storylines, or were derailed by injuries. This is yet another video that is just complaining about WWE for the sake of complaining about WWE. Come up with some better video ideas.

[@joshtouchatt7596]

It's Fon-don-go

[@Ryemoon062]

feels so weird to be this early, its gonna be a great video

[@seankinlaw6517]

Never here this early

[@marcusk.3182]

Well, some of those wins were just instrumental to further a storyline, with the winning wrestler being just an accessory. Others were attempts at pushing guys who turned out not over/good enough for the push. Not a big deal.