10 Reversed WWE Title Changes
Not every WWE title change is permanent
5. Rob Van Dam - Undisputed WWE Championship (2002)
For a minute there, it seemed like Rob Van Dam would become a bona fide member of the WWE main-eventers club.
The Whole F’N Show came to WWE in 2001 as part of the Invasion angle and was one of the very few success stories from that muddled mess.
He locked horns with major players like The Rock, Steve Austin and Kurt Angle and challenged for the WWE Title towards the tail end of the year, as his popularity skyrocketed.
WWE refrained from pulling the trigger and cooled off on RVD’s push in early 2002, though he remained a fan favourite and got a crack at The Undertaker’s Undisputed Title in the main event of the May 20 episode of Raw.
Big Evil had only had the title for 24 hours, after defeating Hulk Hogan with THAT chokeslam at Judgment Day the night before.
Van Dam was a tad sprightlier than Terrible Terry and really took it to the champ with his signature offence. Including a Rolling Thunder, which…won the match?
Obviously not, because as anyone could see, ‘Taker got his foot on the ropes on the count of 2. Ric Flair then restarted the match and the Deadman retained with a Last Ride to restore the natural order of things.
