10 WWE Superstars who are one title away from becoming a Grand Slam Champion
Grand Slam is a distinction given to a professional wrestler who has won four championships in a single promotion throughout the course of his career.
The old Grand Slam format included three singles and one Tag Team Championship. The singles Championships include one primary, one secondary and one tertiary Championship.
But the current format that is being followed includes four Championships. including one primary, two secondary and one Tag Team Championship.
Though national promotions like Impact Wrestling and ROH also acknowledge this distinction, for the purposes of this article, we shall consider WWE's version of Grand Slam Champions.
WWE currently acknowledges 10 Superstars as Grand Slam Champions on the basis of the current format, which is being followed since WrestleMania 31 in 2015. The list includes a combination of legendary and young WWE Superstars who have had decorated careers with the WWE.
But now, let's look at ten WWE Superstars who are just one title away from becoming a Grand Slam Champion.
#10 Zack Ryder
"The Long Island Iced-z" has to be one of the most highly underrated Superstars in the history of the WWE. Even though he was not given an opportunity in the main event scenes, Ryder did go on to capture mid card and tag team championships in the WWE during his decade long career.
He is now in the competition to get a spot among the list of elite WWE Superstars who are called as Grand Slam Champions and he is just one Championship away from achieving that feat.
Zack Ryder's Championship stats in the WWE:
Championships Won:
1) WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
2) WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time)
3) The United States Championship (1 time)
Championship required for a Grand Slam:
1) WWE / Universal Championship
So, Zack Ryder needs to win either the WWE or the Universal Championship to be recognized as a Grand Slam Champion.
Ryder was one of the popular Superstars on the WWE roster a couple of years ago and he had an excellent connection with the fans.Thanks to an untimely injury coupled with some bad booking, Ryder has lost all of his momentum and is now lost in the shuffle on the lower mid-card of SmackDown Live.
A Grand Slam seems very unlikely for Ryder if WWE continues to book him the same way as they are doing now, but if Ryder finds a way to reinvent himself, he can very well achieve the distinction.