8 Wrestlers WWE Regret Making World Champion
7. Rob Van Dam
For years, fans had been clamouring for WWE to finally go all in with Rob Van Dam. The ECW icon had regularly proved to be one of the most popular stars under the WWE banner, and the wrestling world held out hope that WWE would finally give RVD the ball to run with.
It may have been a little later than some would have liked, but WWE did eventually get behind Van Dam - only for it to spectacularly blow up in their face.
Not only did WWE have The Whole F'n Show go over John Cena at 2006's One Night Stand PPV to become WWE Champion, the company also had RVD head up the relaunched ECW brand as the ECW Champion. Unfortunately, Van Dam's time as WWE Champion last just 22 days, with him being arrested for drug possession and subsequently handed a 30-day WWE suspension.
Sure, RVD's WWE Championship One Night Stand win was a brilliant moment in a white-hot environment, but the cold, hard fact of the matter is that Rob Van Dam will forever will remembered as the World Champion who was popped for drug possession - and for WWE, you can bet they regret ever finally giving Van Dam a chance with their top prize.