5 Times champions lost non-title matches in WWE

#4 - Cesaro(c) vs Randy Orton, WWE Monday Night RAW, January 28th, 2013

The Viper has his fair share of victories over good competition

Randy Orton will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest WWE superstars of all time when he finally decides to hang up his boots. But one WWE Superstar who is yet to get his day in the sun is none other than 'The Wrestling Purist' Cesaro.

While Cesaro is yet to become a world champion in WWE (much to the disappointment of many WWE fans worldwide) he has picked up numerous other titles with the company, including the prestigious United States title. But even this did not stop him adding a loss to his resume at the hands of the "Legend Killer."

In one of many non-title matches in WWE where a world championship was not being worn by either competitor, it would be Randy Orton who ultimately prevailed against the man then known as Antonio Cesaro, who suffered an embarrassing non-title loss thanks to some very shady workings from special guest referee The Miz (who would go on to hit the United States champion with the Skull Crushing Finale after the match).

The Miz and Cesaro would go on to share the ring numerous times after this encounter, including a very decent No Disqualification match just a few short weeks later, but Miz remains the only man of the two to have held a world championship in WWE, having held the WWE Championship and even successfully defending it against John Cena in the main event of Wrestlemania 27.

Will the 'Swiss Superman' finally pick up a world title in WWE someday soon? Time will tell.