10 Ridiculous Ways WWE Champions Lost Their Titles

2. Owen Hart Doesn't Enter A Match...And Loses It

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WWE gave their fans one question to excitedly ask each other ahead of September 1995's In Your House 3. It was deliciously simple too - which of the three major titles will definitely change hands as per the nailed on promise made by interim President Gorilla Monsoon?

In the meantime, they gave themselves one question to excitedly ask each other ahead of September 1995's In Your House 3. It was disgustingly complicated too - how are we going to break the promise we've made?

An all-titles contest was a mouthwatering match to try and distract attention away from noisy neighbours WCW after the group launched Nitro in direct competition to Raw. Singles titleholders Diesel and Shawn Michaels took on doubles Champions Yokozuna and Owen Hart, with Monsoon insisting there had to be a winner.

He was still so ruddy bloody keen to ensure his stipulation went through as planned that when Hart failed to appear, he drafted Davey Boy Smith in as a one-night partner for Yoko. Until late in the match, apparently, when Diesel caught Owen mid-run-in with the Jackknife and pinned him to give the babyface chaps all the straps.

It was overturned the next night because a) of course it was and b) you'd already bought the pay-per-view, mug.

 
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