10 Ridiculous Ways WWE Champions Lost Their Titles
8. The Rock Defeats Vince McMahon To Dethrone Triple H
At WrestleMania 2000, The Rock lost to Triple H at the at of a fatal four way to ensure that Hunter retained his beloved WWE Championship. The following month, 'The Great One' defeated 'The Game' in a climactic Backlash singles clash to take the title back. A month after that, the two went one incredible and gutsy hour in a Judgment Day Iron Man match before a late disqualification fall sent the belt back to the future 'King Of Kings'.
In a manner of speaking, Triple H had "won" the programme. But there remained the small matter of Rocky regaining the gold. In stepped Vince McMahon. Or down he laid, anyway.
2000's King Of The Ring was the first pay-per-view of the year (outside of, oddly enough, WrestleMania) that wasn't one of the company's best ever, but this fairly flimsy main event concept was obscured in the post-script by an incredible bump Shane McMahon took through a ringside announce table courtesy of a flying Undertaker chokeslam from the ringpost.
Amidst that chaos, The Rock pinned McMahon, thus becoming Champion again without getting the last word on the his long-standing rival.