10 Reversed WWE Title Changes
Not every WWE title change is permanent
2. Chris Jericho - WWE Championship (2000)
Chris Jericho had a bit of title trouble during his first year in WWE, starting with the bizarre ‘co-Intercontinental Champions’ storyline with Chyna.
Y2J and the Ninth Wonder of the World consecutively held and defended the title after one of their IC Title matches ended in a double pin, though WWE themselves consider the title vacant for the period between that and Jericho winning it outright at the 2000 Royal Rumble.
Four months later, Jericho’s habit of mocking Stephanie McMahon saw him thrust into a WWE Title match with Triple H on the April 17 edition of Raw.
Chris had coaxed The Game into putting the title up for grabs and enlisted the Acolyte Protection Agency to stand ringside and watch and prevent any chicanery.
He also got an almighty assist from referee Earl Hebner, who delivered a blatant fast count following a Lionsault in retaliation for being pushed to the ground by Hunter.
The pop for the Ayatollah of Rock ’n’ Roller’s triumph was huge, but Jericho was forced to return the belt after The Cerebral Assassin threatened Hebner into reversing his decision.
