5 times Vince McMahon was forced to take the World title off a WWE Superstar

#4. Eddie Guerrero - 2004

Eddie Guerrero

You're not going to find many people say bad things about Eddie Guerrero. Simply put, he was one of the most charismatic, dynamic and incredible superstars that WWE had seen in years. 15 years after his passing, there's never been anyone that was able to reach the level that he did, even if their accolades on paper look better.

Guerrero's incredible story saw him overcome big drug addiction and detachment from his family to getting back in the ring, cleaning up his act and winning his family back. The fact that it was all addressed in his feud against Brock Lesnar in 2004 made it that much sweeter when he conquered The Conquerer to win his sole WWE Championship.

It's also no secret that Guerrero was a sensitive man, which is why his peers admitted that he was always too hard on himself. This applied more so to his WWE title reign, which he was unhappy with. He saw the stagnating ratings and took it personally, believing that he wasn't doing enough as World Champion.

JBL was the name who he suggested, according to Bruce Prichard, who said:

“ And it was a decision made, first of all, with Layfield because we needed new characters and that was the goal there. And that was something that Eddie Guerrero actually suggested. ‘What if I drop the title to him?’ It’s like ‘Well, you know what? That’d sure as f**k make him.’

Eddie Guererro seemingly forced his hand and put over JBL in a selfless move. JBL stated that had it not been for Guerrero, his career would never have taken the direction that it did. And in the end, it was JBL who John Cena beat to win his first WWE Championship before leading the company for a decade. One could argue that Cena's win wouldn't have had the same weight had it not been for Guerrero putting over JBL.