Ranking Finn Balor and WWE's Biggest Losers (Literally) of 2025
No matter how much over a certain Superstar is, a lot of losses can have lasting effects in WWE, especially when it matters most.
Jey Uso is a prime example of someone who ate defeat more often than not prior to winning the World Heavyweight Championship but was able to overcome his many failures and retain his popularity. LA Knight, who recently fell short of victory in his third consecutive men's Money in the Bank ladder match, also falls into that category.
Others don't have that same connection with the crowd and have suffered considerably from abysmal booking and not being factored into anything of note. It's one of the drawbacks of WWE having such a stacked roster where not everyone can be pushed or focused on simultaneously.
Some names will always be utilized as enhancement talent, but there are several who deserve better and could benefit greatly from winning more than they do. After enduring enough losses, however, the odds of them being labeled losers for life increase exponentially.
As we reach the halfway point of 2025, the following seven Superstars are currently WWE's biggest (literal) losers of the year so far, specifically as it pertains to the amount of matches they've had relative to the amount they've won.
7. Finn Balor (4-8)
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For someone as successful and as established as Finn Balor in WWE, it would be reasonable to assume he wins a majority of his matches. In reality, that hasn't been the case in several years, yet he remains a Raw fixture.
This month marks one year since he won his last televised singles match by pinfall in WWE, which was against Dragon Lee on the June 3, 2024 edition of Raw. He's since won plenty of tag team matches, including three in the last few months, but none on his own.
His sole singles win came against Penta by disqualification on the April 14 Raw, but even that was due to interference and hardly counts. He's proved he can come out on top when teaming with The Judgment Day, but he can't get the job done by himself.
As noted, Balor has captured countless championships during his extended tenure in WWE and is no stranger to receiving title shots despite doing nothing to deserve them in storyline. He'll most likely challenge Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship in due time as well.
WWE has clearly slotted Balor at a certain level to where his regular defeats don't come as a surprise in the slightest anymore, but it's a disappointing use of the inaugural universal champion.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura (1-7)
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Shinsuke Nakamura's main roster run has been along the same lines as Finn Balor's in that he's racked up a ton of accolades over the last decade, but he's basically become a gatekeeper for the newcomers in recent years and loses often.
He started 2025 as the United States champion and immediately defeated Andrade on the first SmackDown of the year, but it was all downhill from then on. He was largely absent from the show in the months that followed, and whenever he did appear, he was on the losing end of every one of his contests.
That included losses to LA Knight, who he dropped the star-spangled prize back to in early March. He had a handful of matches on SmackDown soon after but was never successful.
Nakamura's upcoming involvement in the King of the Ring tournament is comical considering the only reason he's taking part is so he can take the pin for whoever is advancing.
The King of Strong Style seems to be content to spend the remainder of his run in WWE coasting on what he's already accomplished instead of doing anything truly memorable, even though his most recent repackaging resulted in a sweet makeover.
5. The Miz (1-7)
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The Miz is a two-time WWE champion as well as a two-time Grand Slam champion, though the average viewer would never know it based on his booking in the later years of his career.
The A-Lister has been so devalued that beating him—let alone being involved with him in any way—holds no value. That's been especially true for Carmelo Hayes, who hasn't benefited in the slightest from being aligned with Miz since before WrestleMania 41.
To Hayes' credit, he's responsible for giving Miz his only televised win of 2025 so far when they knocked off R-Truth and LA Knight in tag team action. Otherwise, they've been a losing combination.
Hayes has won on occasion, whereas The A-Lister has done nothing but lose on his own. He was beaten by Aleister Black shortly after WrestleMania and subsequently teased tension with Hayes, planting the seeds for a future split.
Miz could use a victory every now and again for a much-needed credibility boost, but he's been such a non-factor for so long now that it would be counterproductive to have him defeat anyone else on the roster.
4. DIY (1-7-2)
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DIY found themselves in a similar spot as Shinsuke Nakamura in that they too kicked off 2025 with gold in their grasp.
As WWE tag team champions, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa were the focal points of SmackDown's tag team division and just settling into their new heel roles.
Unfortunately for the talented duo, beyond their 2-out-of-3-Falls win over The Motor City Machine Guns at the Royal Rumble, they haven't been much of a threat this year, having lost every other match they've had together.
Two contests they had with the Guns and Pretty Deadly ended in interference, but they were defeated decisively by Pretty Deadly, the Guns, The Street Profits and Fraxiom in the rest of them. Two of those were in the main event of SmackDown with the tag titles up for grabs, and they had strong showings both times.
Ciampa beat Chris Sabin one-on-one with an assist from Candice LeRae several weeks back, but that's the only triumph DIY has had recently.
They're still in hot pursuit of the tag titles, but having made enemies out of The Wyatt Sicks, their fortunes are unlikely to change anytime soon.
3. Solo Sikoa (2-9)
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“Tribal Chief” was only ever a self-appointed moniker for Solo Sikoa and nothing more, as he has barely been supported by the booking this year and has gradually been phased out of SmackDown's main event scene.
A six-man tag team win alongside Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga at the onset of 2025 was arguably his peak. He lost to Roman Reigns in Tribal Combat on Raw's Netflix premiere days later, and that was it for him as a main event-caliber performer.
He was then reduced to serving as Fatu's hype man and losing to the likes of LA Knight, Braun Strowman and Randy Orton. Fatu went on to win the United States Championship at WrestleMania 41 while Sikoa was omitted from the card entirely.
Sikoa scored a rare singles win last month to qualify for the men's Money in the Bank ladder match, but he failed at the event thanks to Fatu. Their feud is official and it won't end well for Sikoa.
Sikoa has potential, but he'll never get beyond a certain level if his character doesn't evolve and remains a frequent loser.
2. Roxanne Perez (4-16)
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Roxanne Perez has wrestled more televised matches than anyone listed thus far in 2025, but her win-loss record could certainly be stronger.
The Prodigy's dominant nine-month reign as NXT women's champion came to an end at the New Year's Evil special in early January. Although she spent the next few months still a member of the NXT roster, she did the honors for everyone she went up against, including Kelani Jordan, Stephanie Vaquer and Jordynne Grace.
Perez has racked up a whopping 16 losses this year, but she's at least had some success on the main roster.
The 23-year-old qualified for the women's Elimination Chamber match by beating Raquel Rodriguez in February and winning a six-woman tag team match on SmackDown prior to the PLE. She lost three straight matches on Raw upon getting called up but emerged victorious in qualifiers for both the women's Money in the Bank ladder match and the Queen of the Ring tournament.
Plus, being brought into The Judgment Day as an ally has given her direction out of the gate and should lead to more wins in the coming months, but for now, her long list of losses speaks for itself.
1. Chad Gable (0-8)
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With ease, Chad Gable has earned the title of being WWE's workhorse for MVP considering the sheer amount of matches he's worked in the last six months alone—provided he and El Grande Americano are indeed the same person.
Americano has been among Raw's most prominent performers since before WrestleMania 41 with wins over Dragon Lee, Rey Fenix and even AJ Styles. He was a standout in the men's Money in the Bank ladder match and came close to capturing the briefcase on more than one occasion.
In storyline, their win-loss records are separate, meaning Gable himself has yet to win a single match in 2025. He's had several excellent clashes with Penta as well as El Hijo del Vikingo over the AAA Mega Championship, but he's routinely come up short.
The idea seems to be Americano will beat everyone Gable can't, but there must eventually come a point when the Olympian wins matches as himself so he can be a credible championship challenger once again.
Gable is too talented to be just a stepping stone and needs victories in addition to consistently stealing the show.
Graham Mirmina, aka Graham "GSM" Matthews, has specialized in sports and entertainment writing since 2010. Visit his website, WrestleRant, and subscribe to his YouTube channel for more wrestling-related content.
