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Recently, Sami Zayn returned to WWE TV to give Jeff Hardy the evil eye because they'd both shown up wearing the same outfit...er...title. The former Intercontinental Champion claimed that, since he never lost the title, he was the true champion, and everyone else was a pretender to the throne.
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Now, if you forgot that Sami Zayn had won the Intercontinental Championship earlier this year only to lose it when he decided to stay home during the COVID-19 outbreak, it's not your fault. After all, since the belt was stripped, WWE barely mentioned the man.
There are quite a lot of WWE Superstars, past and present, who have held titles in the company that fans have forgotten about over the years. Today we're looking at some current Superstars, starting off with one of Monday Night RAW's most exciting yet rarely seen performers.
#5 Ricochet - WWE United States Champion
The One and Only has held only one title on the main roster, and it happened back in 2019. Rey Mysterio had recently relinquished the WWE United States Championship to Samoa Joe after defeating the latter at Money in the Bank. Joe's shoulder wasn't pinned to the mat, leading to some questions regarding the legitimacy of Mysterio's win.
It was cleared up quickly, though, when the future WWE Hall of Famer dropped the title to Joe after revealing he'd be leaving to rehab his injured shoulder. However, Joe's reign wouldn't last for long, as he would quickly lose the title to Ricochet. The high flyer knocked off the Samoan Submission Machine at WWE Stomping Grounds on June 23rd, 2019.
While Ricochet picked up a huge win against an industry veteran like Samoa Joe, he wouldn't have much luck against the Phenomenal AJ Styles, who took the belt off Ricochet a few weeks later. Ricochet never really recovered from that loss and has barely been used on RAW in recent memory.
#4 Jinder Mahal - WWE United States Champion
The Maharaja Mackdaddy shocked the WWE Universe when he defeated Randy Orton at Backlash 2017. His reign saw him defeat Orton several times, as well as the King of Strong Style Shinsuke Nakamura.
Jinder Mahal's reign itself wasn't that memorable and the only reason that people look back on it today was that the WWE Championship was won by a man who, until that month, was jobbing on a weekly basis. When he lost the title later that year, it was unknown what WWE had in store for him.
Turns out, they were ready to set him up with a nice cushy position in the mid-card. Mahal found himself feuding with Bobby Roode, Rusev, and his old rival Randy Orton for the United States Championship. At WrestleMania 34, he defeated all three men in a Fatal-4-Way match to capture the title.
As forgettable as that match was, fans wouldn't be blamed for forgetting that he'd won it at the Show of Shows, as he lost the title to Jeff Hardy a mere eight days later just as he was drafted to RAW.
Since then, Jinder Mahal has been plagued with injuries. After returning to RAW earlier this year following a knee injury, it was revealed he'd gone under the knife to repair some issues, putting him back on the shelf once again.
#3 Kalisto - WWE United States Champion
Kalisto recently returned from injury and he and Lucha House Party have been arguing week in and week out ever since. With LHP failing to capture the WWE SmackDown Tag Team titles, Kalisto and Lince Dorado have been butting heads.
Should we see a split in the Lucha House Party, it won't be surprising to see Kalisto branch out on his own. After all, Kalisto is a decorated singles competitor, though neither of his reigns are very memorable. Kalisto won his third main roster title on RAW in 2017, defeating Enzo Amore to become the WWE Cruiserweight Champion before losing the title back to him a few weeks later.
However, Kalisto is also a former two-time WWE United States Champion. Back in 2016, Kalisto was feuding with Alberto Del Rio, the man who ended John Cena's reign with the title after his surprising return to the company. On January 11th, 2016, Kalisto defeated Del Rio to capture the title for the first time.
That reign? It only lasted one day, as Kalisto lost the belt back to Del Rio on SmackDown, which was taped on Tuesdays back then and airing on Thursdays. At that year's Royal Rumble, Kalisto regained the WWE United States Championship.
He went on to defend the title against Neville, Del Rio and Ryback, the latter of whom really put on an incredible series of matches, over the next three months, before losing the title to Rusev in absolutely dominant fashion.
Four years later, could we see Kalisto get back into the mid-card scene?
#2 Titus O'Neil - Inaugural WWE 24/7 Champion
Titus O'Neil is unfortunately rarely used on WWE TV. A pretty entertaining guy and an intimidating presence, there's a lot that could be done with the notorious bringer of Titus World Slide.
However, that may be the downfall of Titus. As entertaining as he is, his slip-ups are so awe-inspiring and legendary that it's kind of difficult to get out of his own shadow. It's kind of hard to be taken seriously by the WWE Universe, after all, when almost every moment you're on screen in recent memory is meme-worthy.
Though, that may have worked out in his favor. Because of that, WWE decided that he would be the perfect man to bring some levity to WWE TV with the 24/7 Championship.
Titus was the first to hold the WWE 24/7 Championship over his head, though his reign barely lasted a minute before he was rolled up by Bobby Roode. It's something that can never be taken away from the WWE Superstar with a heart of gold, though. In fact, that alone might earn him a future WWE Hall of Fame spot.
#1 Braun Strowman - WWE Intercontinental Champion
The Intercontinental Championship has had quite a rough year in 2020. In fact, since Braun Strowman beat Shinsuke Nakamura for the title back at WWE Royal Rumble this year, there hasn't been a single reign that's gone close to 100 days.
The Phenomenal AJ Styles is the only man to get remotely close to that goal this year, holding the title for over 70 days before losing it to Jeff Hardy a few weeks ago. The Monster Among Men, though, had a shockingly short reign with the belt.
After defeating Nakamura, Strowman held the WWE Intercontinental Championship for a little over a month. A short feud with the Artist Collective saw Strowman drop the title to The Great Liberator Sami Zayn in a handicap match. Strowman probably would've stayed in a program with the Collective had he not been moved into the WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 37.
With Strowman losing the Universal Title to The Fiend and Roman Reigns quickly winning it from him a week later, The Monster may be back in the IC title scene soon this year.
