4 Surprising WWE World Champions of the 21st Century

The Modern Day Maharaja
The Modern Day Maharaja

#2 Jack Swagger

Jack Swagger after successfully cashing in his MITB contract
Jack Swagger after successfully cashing in his MITB contract

Money in the Bank has proved to be a great instrument in building stars of the future. MITB guarantees a world title shot and in most cases a definite title reign. In 2010, Jack Swagger cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Chris Jericho after Edge attacked Y2J on Smackdown. The cash in went successful as Jack Swagger became the new World Heavyweight Champion of the world.

Now the point of a shocking champion comes up. How did the All-American end up on this list? How did the WWE's decision to make Jack the world champion go with the WWE Universe? The answer is that it didn't go very well. Jack wasn't a heel nor was he a face and most importantly he wasn't up for the main-event picture and it seemed like the WWE pushed the button too soon as the fans weren't ready to accept Jack swagger as their world heavyweight champion.

Despite being a good wrestler, jack lacked the spark, the aura needed to boss the locker room. His successful cash in shocked the entire WWE universe considering the fact that the World Heavyweight Championship, a highly prized asset was the subject of rivalry between Chris Jericho and Edge back then. Two legends who were giving the fans a show for their money until Swagger entered the frame and made it a bit less interesting.

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