Championships come and go, but these wrestlers did a poor job when it came down to holding these iconic championships, and they certainly were amongst the worst titleholders in WWE history.Throughout the history of professional wrestling, new championships get created to keep things relevant and interesting. Promotions like WWE and WCW introduced new titles, and there have been some iconic titleholders. When fans think about the Big Gold Belt, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Edge, and Triple H come to mind with their history with that particular championship. However, there have been some unification title bouts that see championships meet their demise by being absorbed into a newer variation of a title.Winning a championship is always a special moment, whether you hold a championship for 10 days or 10 months, it's always a great moment to capture a title. Ultimately, these retired championships have had some horrific titleholders that did nothing meaningful for the title and did more harm than good.
10 World Heavyweight Championship - The Great Khali
It was a sad day when The Great Khali won a 20-man battle royal for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship on the July 20, 2007, edition of SmackDown. Khali was not technically sound, and when he held the World Heavyweight Championship it was a complete waste of time.
Khali has never been the greatest in-ring performer, but when he had the World Heavyweight Championship it became evident that he lacked the skills to be a world champion. Khali's reign lasted 61 days, but he was by far the worst World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history.
9 Light Heavyweight Championship - Scotty 2 Hotty
Scotty 2 Hotty's tag team partner Grand Master Sexay was ruled out with a knee injury, which allowed Scotty to briefly dip into the Light Heavyweight Championship title division. Scotty upset Dean Malenko for his run with the Light Heavyweight Championship on the April 17, 2000 edition of Raw.
This was Scotty's lone singles run in his WWE career, but he didn't do anything meaningful with the title. He was the shortest-reigning Light Heavyweight Champion in WWE history, and he dropped the title back to Malenko on the SmackDown before Backlash 2000.
8 European Championship - Mideon
The WWE European Championship was introduced to fans in 1997, but Mideon was the worst titleholder of the European Title. Mideon didn't even win the championship in a match, he found the championship in Shane McMahon's duffel bag to become the reigning European Champion.
Mideon was a proud member of Undertaker's Corporate Ministry, but he was one of the weakest members of the group. Ultimately, Mideon's European Championship reign proved to be a forgettable one as he dropped the title to D'Lo Brown at Fully Loaded 1999, who is one of the all-time great European Champions.
7 ECW Championship - Ezekiel Jackson
WWE's version of the ECW Championship certainly had its ups and downs, but on the final episode of ECW in February 2010, Ezekiel Jackson stunned the world when he beat Christian for the ECW Championship. Jackson's ECW Championship reign was historic more than relevant in all honesty.
The title change made little sense considering the ECW brand was no more just 24 hours later. Jackson's WWE career wasn't great, but he also won the Intercontinental Championship in 2011. Jackson had a great look, but he failed to translate that inside the squared circle.
6 World Tag Team Championship - Men On A Mission
One of the most flamboyant tag teams of the New Generation Era was Men on a Mission comprised of Mabel and Mo. However, the duo surprisingly won the World Tag Team Championship on a house show in London, England on March 29, 1994.
Their championship reign was short-lived as they dropped the titles back to The Quebecers two days later in Sheffield, England. The surprise element of a title change on house shows is great as it shows the unpredictable of house shows, but sadly, Men on a Mission's time as WWE Tag Team Champions often flies under the radar.
5 WCW Championship - Vince Russo
The final few years of WCW were a sad state of affairs with booking decisions getting out of hand. Vince Russo thought it would be a smart idea to book himself as WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Russo captured the WCW Championship at Booker T's expense on the September 25, 2000, edition of Nitro.
Of course, he was the worst WCW Champion in the history of that title's historic lineage. The damage was done, but cooler heads prevailed a week later with Russo vacating the championship as he suddenly realized that he was not an in-ring performer.
4 Cruiserweight Championship - Hornswoggle
At The Great American Bash 2007, Hornswoggle captured the WWE Cruiserweight Championship which signaled the death knell of the Cruiserweight Championship. Hornswoggle was not positioned as a cruiserweight, and it made no sense whatsoever for him to hold the Cruiserweight Title.
Hornswoggle engaged in a brief feud with former champion Jamie Noble over the title. However, nobody took Hornswoggle seriously, and when Vickie Guerrero stripped him of the Cruiserweight Championship, there was no tournament to crown a new champion. The title was instantly retired.
3 Divas Championship - Jillian Hall
Jillian Hall originally debuted as the image consultant of MNM, and she went on to manage John "Bradshaw" Layfield, who won the United States Championship under her guidance at WrestleMania 22. However, Jillian upset Mickie James on the October 12, 2009, episode of Raw to win the Divas Championship, which was her first piece of silverware in her WWE career.
That's as good as it got for Jillian as she became the shortest-reigning Divas Champion in WWE history because five minutes later, she dropped the title to Melina in emphatic fashion. Jillian didn't need the Divas Championship to cement her legacy, but she played her part as a transitional champion well.
2 Women's Championship - Hervina (Harvey Wippleman)
Arguably, the lowest point of women's wrestling happened on the January 31, 2000 edition of Raw Is War when legendary manager Harvey Wippleman disguised as a woman called Hervina captured the WWE Women's Championship. The fact that Wippleman was a man, he had no right holding the Women's Championship.
Although, he will go down in history as the only man to win the Women's Championship and someone managed that a wrestler to the title, Bertha Faye, at SummerSlam 1995. Mercifully, Wippleman's title reign lasted a couple of days as he dropped the title to Jacqueline on the following episode of SmackDown.
1 Hardcore Championship - The Godfather's Lady
The WWE Hardcore Championship was one of the most chaotic championships that WWE produced as the championship could change hands at any time and any place. On the May 15, 2000, episode of Raw, one of the Godfather's ladies of the night, Cynthia Lynch, who portrayed one of the EMTs at the end of 1999, pinned Crash Holly for the Hardcore Championship.
It was a historical moment as she became the first of four women to capture the WWE Hardcore Championship. Even ring announcer Lilian Garcia sounded surprised when she announced the title change. Ultimately, she held the title for roughly 15 seconds as she immediately dropped the title back to Crash.