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The secret history of phantom title changes: photos2 A1 ?. L) K/ C2 n5 Z
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; k6 f" H. ^/ X1 W" pGreg "The Hammer" Valentine almost snuck into becoming the WWE Champion after this airplane spin on Bob Backlund knocked out the official.( `& U8 L. N$ W
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4 D0 K2 o4 s8 x# rBacklund pinned Valentine, but "The Hammer" jumped up like he won. The official raised Valentine's hand in victory and gave him the title!
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The confusion was later cleared up and the title returned to Backlund. The champion won a rematch, asserting himself as the true champion.
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8 @3 ~% t$ d: N8 _The Rock 'n' Roll Express tried to re-capture the NWA World Tag Team Titles from "Ravishing" Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez for several months.
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1 x, P5 o _( D9 q% j! QThey regained the titles, but in a most unique fashion.
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When Rude left for WWE, the NWA aired a previous encounter between the two teams where Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson won, then introduced them as the new champions!
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Dusty Rhodes wanted to teach Ric Flair all about "hard times" at Starrcade 1985.3 H3 [* e2 {) b0 G# |- b2 w& `) T
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After the original official was knocked out, a second came in and counted Flair's shoulders to the mat, giving Rhodes the NWA World Title.6 w/ N$ Q' S( u, A
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The decision was reversed several weeks later, and Rhodes was forced to return the championship to Flair.
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Antonio Inoki won the WWE Title from Bob Backlund after unwanted interference. Inoki, in a show of sportsmanship, refused the title.2 Y' h, c* Z# C9 D1 r
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The Hart Foundation were set to defend their World Tag Team Titles against The Rockers in October 1990.
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Pat Patterson unified the North American and South American Championships in 1979, becoming the first Intercontinental Title.
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Little information exists about the tournament he won to become the champion.
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There are just as few details available about the tournament Buddy Rogers won to become the inaugural WWE Champion.# S9 U w, v/ C1 B5 ^, d
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Jericho agreed, as long as the title was on the line. He also hired The APA to watch his back during the bout.
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The Glamour Girls, Leilani Kai & Judy Martin, won the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles at a Live Event in Egypt. Few records, if any, exist of the event.0 h8 ^: X2 b/ H; B
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