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Originally Posted by Guru Dave
It has never been to the extent of Jinder Mahal who was a 5-star jobber until he became the #1 contender for the championship. I don't recall any other "midcard jobber" winning the strap. Maybe, JBL and The Miz if you're being strict.
As far as Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, and Jack Swagger winning the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time is concerned, the belt was already secondary and down the pecking order. While it wasn't as bad as the WWECW Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship was never the same once talents such as Edge, Batista, and the Undertaker were taken out of the title picture.
I've always believed that the WWE Championship has been a bit more protected than the retired World Heavyweight Championship.
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And the World title is secondary/down in the pecking order to the Universal title now. It's what the WHC title was back when the midcard guys won them. So them throwing it on Jinder once he became #1 contender shouldn't have been much of a shock as they've done it with the secondary title repeatedly. Sure, Jinder's a more glaring example of it but once he got the push, it became clear that it was at least a strong possibility they'd throw it on him like they've done so much before.