6 Totally Accidental Wrestling Title Changes

4. Razor Ramon Calls An Audible

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Razor Ramon took part in two of the most iconic ladder matches of all time in the ‘90s. Both saw him face Shawn Michaels with the Intercontinental Title on the line, and while the first (WrestleMania X) holds more historical significance than the second (SummerSlam ‘95), both are rightly held up as hugely important to the stipulation’s rise in prominence throughout the decade.

‘The Bad Guy’ fought a similar match with Jeff Jarrett on a May 1995 house show. As it was an untelevised event, ‘Double J’ was scripted to climb the ladder and retain, but he missed a vital cue towards the end of the match.

Razor, the challenger, was stood atop the ladder, waiting for Jarrett to dash into the ring and prevent him from grabbing the belt. He stalled, but there was no sign of Jeff. Ramon could only stay inactive for so long before looking like an idiot, so he decided to grab the belt for self-preservation’s sake, winning his third IC Title in the process.

Jarrett understandably regained the championship when they rematched two days latter, but the situation would’ve been avoided had he not missed his cue.

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