5 Best WWE Superstars who only had one world title reign

#2. Dean Ambrose - Underappreciated by WWE?

When looking at Jon Moxley's work in AEW, it's hard to dispute that WWE didn't utilize him to the best of his abilities. The man formerly known as Dean Ambrose is in a much better place now mentally, but there was a point when he was the iron man of Vince McMahon's promotion.

In 2015 and 2016, few superstars on the roster wrestled as much as Ambrose did. With the resistance of the forced Roman Reigns babyface push, fans gravitated towards Dean Ambrose a lot more, making him the hottest babyface in the company in early 2016.

However, WWE didn't capitalize on his momentum, and instead angered fans by using him to take the fall as Reigns stepped up to the main event of WrestleMania 32 - a spot that many felt Ambrose should have had instead.

However, he would still have his moment to shine in 2016 as he was carefully pushed and protected following his loss to Brock Lesnar in an underwhelming match at WrestleMania 32.

Not long after, he won the Money in the Bank briefcase and cashed in on Seth Rollins, who had just beaten Roman Reigns to become the new world champion.

Ambrose was the WWE Champion heading into the brand split and the 2016 Draft, and even after losing the title to AJ Styles, he remained one of the key figures to SmackDown's critically acclaimed redemption that year.

Unfortunately for him, his story is just like that of many superstars. With the lack of direction and creative dissatisfaction, he simply lost his passion for professional wrestling - one that he regained with AEW.

The positive side of it is that Dean Ambrose left on his own terms. He admitted that he refused to even look at WWE's extension offer and knew for a long time that he was calling it quits with the company. It's still surprising that he only had one world title reign with Vince McMahon's promotion.