10 Reversed WWE Title Changes
Not every WWE title change is permanent
9. William Regal & Eugene - World Tag Team Championships (2004)
William Regal’s 2004 homecoming was set up perfectly, with the battling Brit and his friend Eugene challenging World Tag Team Champions La Resistance on the October 11 episode of Raw, which emanated from Manchester, England.
Regal was on the comeback trail following more than a year off, during which he almost died due to health complications caused by a heart parasite he had contracted during a WWE tour of India.
He and his odd-couple partner were firm favourites and the crowd went crazy when Regal pinned Sylvain Grenier for the feel-good win.
Amid a sea of celebrations, though, Raw GM Eric Bischoff came out and restarted the match because Sir William had used the Power of the Punch to secure the three count.
The champs then went on to retain in predictable fashion.
Considering Regal and Eugene would randomly win the titles about a month later, there was really no reason they couldn’t have sped the process up here. Especially considering WWE had already pulled a similar trick earlier in the year, when Bischoff’s understudy Johnny Nitro pulled the rug out from Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels after HBK pinned the illegal man on the March 29 Raw against Ric Flair and Batista.
