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The most controversial nights in the WWE Championship's history: photos6 C. N& ]# L2 U( U
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Rumors regarding Bret Hart's WWE contract were swirling before his WWE Title defense against Shawn Michaels at Survivor Series 1997.- ~* l# @" i- V1 i
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It was said that the "Hit Man" was considering jumping ship to WCW.
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/ ]# L. f: f$ o$ V9 N; kMichaels shocked the WWE Universe when he put Hart in his own Sharpshooter.9 ]7 K' j1 C% W, R1 V; q2 ]
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8 y6 G0 V4 \6 j2 `- vMr. McMahon made a monumental decision when he ordered the referee to ring the bell and award Michaels the WWE Championship.2 ^6 |9 I& f' g: [% n4 [
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The incident in Montreal made Hart so sour toward WWE that he didn't appear with the company until 2010.
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Chris Jericho got himself a WWE Title match with Triple H thanks to a few carefully placed insults toward The Game's wife, Stephanie McMahon.5 S; p' T' |8 E- \
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Y2J may have regretted those insults briefly when The King of Kings was on offense.
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3 d" ?9 i* a7 p1 r. e) J7 ?With The APA in his corner, however, keeping any interlopers from meddling in the contest, Jericho quickly gained the upper hand.
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) F/ q" q5 p3 G/ b* }; d! mOne Lionsault later and Jericho had captured the WWE Championship.
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k6 k Z/ p) t; @But Triple H later used his influence to coerce the official to reverse his decision.5 x2 C3 ~- S, e; K9 Z
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1 o3 j$ a0 i, i) eAndre the Giant shocked the world by defeating Hulk Hogan for the WWE Title in February 1988.# o; r8 S) w' C G! {/ j$ T
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5 s( g1 b- L0 k) i5 [2 YBut a ruse was quickly uncovered when it was revealed that The Million Dollar Man had hired twin officials to ensure "The Eight Wonder of the World" won.; }; n6 R: Q/ Y) ]5 t- T
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That was because Andre had promised the millionaire that he could buy the WWE Championship upon his victory.+ h4 y% S/ y- r
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9 M/ L7 m _. E- b* {1 |Mankind wanted to be Mr. McMahon's "corporate champion" as he prepared for the WWE Title tournament at Survivor Series 1998.1 c. Q5 ~& z8 S# h( T, b3 ~
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However, Mr. McMahon and his son Shane had their hand-picked champion in The Great One.
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John Cena tried to keep CM Punk from leaving WWE with the WWE Title at Money in the Bank 2011.
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Cena refused to let Mr. McMahon interfere, which led to Punk's victory.# | W: g* R" `. Z; A W" T1 u
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The WWE Chairman did everything he could to get the title back.
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, Z9 C+ A ]! ABlowing Mr. McMahon a kiss, Punk bolted out into the Chicago night, having gotten one up on WWE's Chairman.
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, I" D! A: o0 Q# K: JRey Mysterio and Cena battled over the new WWE Championship a few weeks later on Raw.9 q/ I, z* u* f; Y8 n" X2 {
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Though Backlund pinned "The Hammer," Valentine celebrated and the official surprisingly gave him the championship. The WWE Title was held up, and Backlund won it back one month later. |
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