14 Best WWE Title Changes At SummerSlam

14. Million Dollar Championship (1991): Ted DiBiase (c) Vs. Virgil

While the Million Dollar Championship wasn’t an officially sanctioned WWF title, it still was defended from time to time and was even stolen once. When Virgil finally had enough of Ted DiBiase’s abuse and finally stood up for himself, it led to a SummerSlam showdown for DiBiase’s prized possession.

The match itself was pretty pedestrian compared to others (including another title change on the same 1991 card), but the crowd reaction throughout was off the charts. People bought into the entire angle and were firmly behind Virgil, making his victory and capturing of the belt a really special moment.

Honourable mentions go to 1989’s Intercontinental Championship match between champ “Ravishing” Rick Rude and The Ultimate Warrior, and 1997’s IC scuffle between Owen Hart and Steve Austin, which is more infamous for how it altered Austin’s career trajectory than for being a great title change.