10 Times A Major WWE Championship Changed Hands On "The Road To WrestleMania"

5. Edge Wins The World Heavyweight Championship (No Way Out 2009)

Edge Elimination Chamber No Way Out 2009
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The Rated-R Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuperstar holds a lot of records in WWE.

He was the first ever Mr. Money in the Bank, has had the most individual championship reigns of anybody in WWE (not including the Hardcore and 24/7 Championships), and is the only man in WWE history to have a live sex celebration on TV.

But did you know that the recently-returned Hall of Famer is the only person to enter two Elimination Chamber matches on the same night?

At the beginning of No Way Out 2009, Edge was WWE Champion. By the end of the night, he was World Heavyweight Champion. Say whaaaaa?

Edge lost his title during the night's opening contest - an Elimination Chamber match that was won by Triple H. Out for revenge, The Ultimate Opportunist took out Kofi Kingston and stole his place in the night's main event - another Chamber match, this time for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Edge won the match he was never meant to be in and went onto defend the title at WrestleMania against The Big Show and the man who'd lost his belt in the Chamber, John Cena.

Man, Cena doesn't have much luck in Elimination Chamber matches does he?

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