I disagree hardy's reigns were short but it was always because he got screwed out of the belt. Matt turned on him at A rumble, cm punk cashed in mitb on him, things like that he got cheated and looked sympathetic.
Rey was made to look like A complete bum and sometimes even a plain ole coward in 2006. Before winning the belt he would fight bigger guys all the time no problem as champ it was like he magically forgot he was one of the best in the world and couldn't defend himself let alone win a match. He was also doing Ziggler style jobbing on tv with the title those were dark dark days to be a Rey fan.
