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At this time, almost every WWE fan knows that the matches are scripted. Everything we see in the television from promos to brawls, interviews to matches - everything is pre-planned. However, in some cases, unscripted things also happen in the ring. This could be a botched move or an unexpected injury.
Sometimes because of an injury, wrestlers have to relinquish their titles without even losing a match for it. For a wrestler, nothing is worse than an injury which can quickly destroy their momentum or also stop their strong push that was given by the company.
In the past, many superstars lost their titles without losing it in a title match. Let's we take a look at 3 such ones who are currently a part of the WWE roster.
#3 Seth Rollins - WWE World Heavyweight Championship
In November 2015, former WWE Champion Seth Rollins got injured at a live event in Dublin, Ireland. He tore his ACL, MCL and medial meniscus which kept him away from wrestling for many months.
After Rollins was injured, the WWE vacated the title and also held a tournament at Survivor Series which was later won by Roman Reigns. He returned at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view and attacked Reigns. He later recaptured his WWE World Heavyweight Championship from Reigns at Money In The Bank but soon was cashed in by Ambrose.
At the time of his first title reign, Rollins was playing a heel character which allowed him to become one of the most popular superstars on the roster. He is currently the Intercontinental Champion and preparing for his upcoming match at WWE Super Show-Down.
#2 Daniel Bryan - WWE World Heavyweight Championship and Intercontinental Championship
During his third WWE Championship reign, Bryan was forced to relinquish his title. On an episode of Raw, he announced that he would have to undergo for neck surgery and two weeks later, refused Stephanie to relinquish his title. She then threatened him by saying that his decision will result in his wife getting fired from the company but after some time Brie quitted the WWE. At this time, many fans thought that Bryan is not going to the ring again but after many months he returned to the company.
At WrestleMania 31, he won the Intercontinental Championship from Bad News Barrett and became the 6th Grand Slam Champion. However, after some time he again got injured and later had to relinquish his title too. Later, he also announced his retirement from the company but returned to the in-ring action at this year's WrestleMania.
#1 Finn Balor - Universal Championship
Finn Balor became the first ever Universal Champion after defeating Rollins at Summerslam 2016. During the match, he suffered a shoulder injury and was forced to relinquish his title the next night on Monday Night Raw.
He returned to the company next year on the Raw after WrestleMania and since then hasn't been able to gain the momentum he once had. From the past few months, the WWE isn't pushing him as the main event star and continuously adding him into meaningless storylines and feuds. It will be surprising if he wins any world title by the end of this year.
