2. Drew McIntyre Defeated Randy Orton For The WWE Title (November 16, 2020)
Drew McIntyre finally captured the WWE Championship for the first time at WrestleMania 36. McIntyre carried the WWE during the pandemic and had a fantastic reign as Champion. His toughest challenge came in the form of Randy Orton, who ended his reign at Hell in a Cell 2020.
However, Orton’s reign didn’t last very long. McIntyre got his rematch for the belt 22 days after losing it on an episode of Raw. It was a No Disqualification, No Count Out match, and McIntyre managed to defeat Orton to capture the title for a second time.
1. Kevin Owens Defeated Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns & Big Cass For The Universal Title (August 29, 2016)
At SummerSlam 2016, Finn Balor defeated Seth Rollins to become the inaugural WWE Universal Champion. Unfortunately, he got injured during the match and had to relinquish the title just 24 hours later. This set up a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match on the August 29 episode of Raw between Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Big Cass.
Kevin Owens eliminated Big Cass, followed by Triple H helping Seth Rollins to eliminate Roman Reigns, leaving Rollins and Owens as the final two. It seemed like Triple H would help his former protege Rollins, but he shockingly turned on Rollins by hitting a Pedigree on him, allowing Owens to win the Universal Championship.
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