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The most controversial nights in the WWE Championship's history: photos" b' e# y* C a4 N: m6 M6 R# G( i
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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.
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It was said that the "Hit Man" was considering jumping ship to WCW.
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Michaels shocked the WWE Universe when he put Hart in his own Sharpshooter.
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Mr. McMahon made a monumental decision when he ordered the referee to ring the bell and award Michaels the WWE Championship.( n4 Z, i, i) x4 Y# E. f. x
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: d. }3 Y- c& t& J2 E3 oThe incident in Montreal made Hart so sour toward WWE that he didn't appear with the company until 2010.! M; P' U! ]$ `! r$ R. o( v
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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.% r- o8 V5 f2 @! v; g
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" m2 T3 J3 E l" m5 F: SY2J may have regretted those insults briefly when The King of Kings was on offense.3 o+ R, w/ `' _3 D, W- e' |1 w
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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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One Lionsault later and Jericho had captured the WWE Championship.
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But Triple H later used his influence to coerce the official to reverse his decision.* N! D' }. w) I$ r0 |" J
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The Game had his beloved championship back only minutes later.
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Andre the Giant shocked the world by defeating Hulk Hogan for the WWE Title in February 1988.
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But 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. j( q }6 C- ?# e1 I
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6 \% @/ q; a7 ~' a" Y/ ^+ M) @0 rThat was because Andre had promised the millionaire that he could buy the WWE Championship upon his victory.; u7 ^5 W' e7 m9 c3 O) k e
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Though DiBiase gloated on this night with the title around his waist, the championship was quickly vacated.
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Mankind wanted to be Mr. McMahon's "corporate champion" as he prepared for the WWE Title tournament at Survivor Series 1998.
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He'd have to overcome The Rock in the final.
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However, Mr. McMahon and his son Shane had their hand-picked champion in The Great One.
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The end of the bout played out just like in Montreal one year earlier." s6 P8 u! z. q, t4 l0 {
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$ a5 s9 H& Z7 t- R7 ]( o7 e0 }John Cena tried to keep CM Punk from leaving WWE with the WWE Title at Money in the Bank 2011.; F$ K: L( a! ~
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The WWE Chairman did everything he could to get the title back.# Z4 |6 z+ m7 R& t5 }, |# O
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Blowing Mr. McMahon a kiss, Punk bolted out into the Chicago night, having gotten one up on WWE's Chairman., ]' p% [9 D, U& n% c$ G
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Rey Mysterio and Cena battled over the new WWE Championship a few weeks later on Raw.
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Greg Valentine accidentally knocked out an official while airplane-spinning Bob Backlund in a WWE Title Match.
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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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