10 memorable Double Champs in WWE

Double champions have always been a thing in WWE, and lately, we seem to have had more than ever. The most recent WWE superstar to hold multiple titles at once is Tag Team Champion Sasha Banks, who snatched the RAW Women's Championship title away from Asuka in a controversial win to become the latest double champ. Over in NXT, Keith Lee recently did the double but has relinquished the North American Championship to open up more opportunities for the rest of the roster.

Over the years, we have seen many stars hold more than one belt. Some reigns were more memorable than others, but the concept of one performer holding multiple titles is always something that gets the fans talking.

This list will take a look at some of the most memorable double champions in WWE. In some cases, crowning double champions is used to unify titles - only taking into account those who held two different championships.

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#10 Batista

Batista had one double championship reign in his career, winning the WWE Tag Team Championship when he partnered with Rey Mysterio, not long after defeating Triple H to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 21.

In 2005, Batista was a one-quarter of the stable Evolution. Fans noticed subtle moments between The Animal and his stable-mates, for example, when he disapproved of Triple H and Ric Flair's attacks on other members of the roster.

The rivalry ramped up with Batista fresh from his Royal Rumble win, challenged his supposed ally, for the WWE World Heavyweight Title, and cemented the feud by power-bombing The Game through the table during the contract signing. The rivalry between the pair dominated the road the WrestleMania that year.

Batista was victorious at WrestleMania and shortly after was drafted to SmackDown, where he formed a bond with Rey Mysterio, pairing up with him to beat Big Show and Kane.

Later that year, the unlikely pairing became WWE Tag Team Champions after overpowering MNM, a win which they dedicated to their recently passed friend, Eddie Guerrero.

Unfortunately, this reign was short-lived, as two weeks later Mark Henry helped MNM win back the championships on an episode of SmackDown. Although Batista's period as a double champion was not the longest on this list, it was a memorable time.

#9 Seth Rollins

At the moment, Seth Rollins is known as the Monday Night Messiah and is busy leading his disciple Murphy down a questionable path. Back in 2015, Rollins was also heel-ing it up as a part of The Authority after turning on The Shield in the previous year.

Rollins was the Superstar who managed to fend off his competitors to become Mr Money in the Bank in 2014, and he held onto the contract until his shock cash-in at WrestleMania. The WWE World Heavyweight Championship match was taking place when Rollins ran in and pinned Roman Reigns to snatch away the title from Brock Lesnar. This also marked a WWE first - no one had ever cashed in their Money in the Bank contract at WrestleMania before.

Later in the year, Rollins reignited his rivalry with United States Champion John Cena. At SummerSlam, Rollins defeated Cena in a winner takes all match to become the first Superstar to hold both the United States and WWE World Heavyweight Championships at the same time, and remains the only one to do so.

A month later, Cena earned the United States title back at Night of Champions, ending Rollins' time as a double champion.

#8 Bayley

2020 has been the biggest year yet for Bayley. Last spring, she became the surprise Money in the Bank winner and cashed in on Charlotte Flair (who was enjoying her shortest ever championship reign) to become SmackDown Women's Champion. This win also made Bayley the first-ever WWE Women's Grand Slam Champion.

Following on from her win, Bayley aligned with best friend Sasha Banks, and turned heel, shocking fans when she slashed the Bayley Buddies on an episode of SmackDown and debuted a new look.

Bayley managed to keep hold of the SmackDown Women's Championship against Lacey Evans, Naomi, and Tamina by resorting to underhand tactics, and often relying on Sasha Banks to interfere.

In June of this year, on an episode of SmackDown, Bayley and Banks teamed up to defeat Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross for the Women's Tag Team Championships. Bayley and Banks - then dubbed the Boss N Hug Connection - were the inaugural champions in 2019 before they quickly dropped the titles to The IIconics at WrestleMania 35.

When Bayley and Banks became tag champions for the second time, Bayley also became a double champion, and dubbed herself "Bayley Dos Straps".

#7 Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle wasn't even a year into his WWE career when he became a dual champion. Angle dubbed himself the "Eurocontinental Champion" after winning both the European Championship and Intercontinental Championships in February 2000.

To become the WWE European Champion, Angle beat Val Venis on an episode of SmackDown, quickly followed by his defeat of Chris Jericho at No Way Out later that month. Angle's time as Eurocontintal Champion was considerably short, lasting 35 days.

At WrestleMania, Angle was involved in a triple threat match for both belts, facing Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit. In this match, Angle dropped the titles to Jericho without being pinned, so although he was no longer champion, he remained strong, setting the precedent for his future reigns.

Although Angle's time as a double champion was brief, it established him as a big name in WWE and proved to fans that he was more than capable of making the next step to become the WWF Champion. Later in his career, Angle became a Grand Slam Champion, a feat not achieved by many.

#6 Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels accompanied by his DX stablemates

1997 was a big year for Shawn Michaels when he became both European and Heavyweight Champion, in a very unique set ofas circumstances. The Heartbreak Kid won the European Championship from The British Bulldog back at One Night Only 1997. HBK got his D-Generation X stablemates, Chyna, Rick Rude, and Triple H involved, with the trio attacking his enemy at ringside.

To the surprise of fans, Michaels emerged the victor of this match. The clash had taken place in The British Bulldog's home country, and the win of HBK confirmed the villainy of him and DX. The crowd was furious with the result, and Michaels was booed out of the arena.

Following this, DX became embroiled in a bitter feud with the Hart Foundation. This came to a head at Survivor Series that year, where the infamous Montreal Screwjob incident happened, resulting in Bret Hart leaving the company on bad terms, and wrestlers even threatening to boycott Monday Night RAW.

In December of that year, HBK was ordered to defend his European Championship against Triple H. Michaels intentionally lost, passing the title on to his friend.

#5 John Cena

The short-lived tag team of John Cena and Shawn Michaels

Surprisingly, John Cena has only had one reign as a double champion in WWE career. Back in 2007, The Doctor of Thuganomics was the WWE Champion. Cena was in the middle of a lengthy reign after beating Edge for the title in a grueling Tables, Ladders and Chairs match at Unforgiven 2006. The reigning champion was heading into WrestleMania 23 to defend the title against long time rival (and another double champion) Shawn Michaels.

To spice things up, Vince McMahon decided to form a tag team between the rivals, and they defeated Rated RKO to lift the Tag Team Championships. The pair, as a tag team, worked well, holding onto the belts for 63 days.

At WrestleMania, Cena retained the singles title after overpowering HBK in the main event. The day after the event, Michaels turned on his tag team partner, deliberately eliminating himself and Cena from the battle royal which was to determine the new tag champs. The Hardy Boyz ended up winning the contest.

#4 Chris Jericho

Back in 2001, Chris Jericho was two years into his WWE career. He was a major player in The Invasion angle, taking the side of the WWE. Around this time, tensions started to rise between Y2J and The Rock. At No Mercy that year, the pair faced each other for the WCW Championship, with Jericho coming out on top.

The day after this, however, the pair came together to form a tag team, quickly defeating The Dudley Boyz to win the Tag Team Championship. This made Jericho a double champion, a reign that lasted a little over two weeks.

The duo lost the titles to the team of Test and Booker T, which reignited the rivalry between The Rock and Jericho. This was marked by Jericho brutally attacking his former tag team partner with a steel chair after their loss, turning heel in the process.

Not long after this, Jericho again became a double champion, beating The Rock to retain the World Championship, and Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWE Championship. This meant that Jericho was the first-ever Undisputed Champion and the fourth Grand Slam in WWE.

#3 Stone Cold Steve Austin

WrestleMania X-Seven birthed the heel persona of Stone Cold Steve Austin after he attacked The Rock with a steel chair provided to him by Vince McMahon. Shortly before this, Austin had defeated him for the WWE Championship, making him a five-time champion.

Not much time had passed before The Rock and Austin faced off again. However, during their steel cage title match, Triple H interrupted to assault Austin's rival with a sledgehammer. This moment signaled the allyship between The Game and Austin, and the pair dubbed themselves The Two-Man Power Trip.

After this, the pair dominated the tag division, until they faced Kane and The Undertaker at Backlash. The battle between The Two-Man Power Trip and The Brothers of Destruction had a lot at stake, with Austin's WWE Championship, Triple H's Intercontinental Championship, and The Brothers of Destruction's Tag Team Championships all on the line.

The Power Trip emerged victorious, but the feud between the four of them burned on. Austin and Triple H held onto all four titles for another month until they dropped the Tag Team Championships to Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho.

#2 Triple H

At the time of the aforementioned Rock-Austin storyline, Triple H was feuding with The Undertaker. After losing to The Deadman at WrestleMania X-Seven, Triple H moved on to beat Chris Jericho for the Intercontinental Championship, his third run with the title.

Around this time, The Game had aligned with Stone Cold Steve Austin to form The Two-Man Power Trip, with the duo in possession of the Intercontinental Championship and the WWE Championship. The pair dominated WWE TV at the time and tore through the tag team division. That was until the pair matched up with The Undertaker and Kane, with The Game reigniting his rivalry with The Dead Man.

The Power Trip held onto their titles, and also won the Tag Team Championships at Backlash that year. After Backlash, the feud continued, and heated up with The Power Trip broke the arm of Kane. At Judgement Day, Austin caused The Game to lose his Intercontinental title to Kane when he accidentally hit him with a steel chair. However, Triple H stayed loyal to his fellow tag champ and helped him remain WWE Champion in his clash against The Undertaker on the same night.

Unfortunately, The Power Trip's reign as Tag Team Champions came to an end on the next episode of RAW, when the pair was defeated by Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit. Triple H suffered what could have potentially been a career-ending injury during the match, but still managed to finish, amazingly.

#1 Becky Lynch

In 2019, the career of Becky Lynch skyrocketed, with The Man being a big player in the Women's Revolution. The year started with Lynch being the surprise winner of the Royal Rumble, where she replaced an injured Lana to enter, and eliminated her former ally Charlotte Flair to emerge victorious.

In the lead up to that year's WrestleMania, Lynch chose to challenge Ronda Rousey for the RAW Women's Championship. This choice reignited the animosity between the pair, and it only became more intense when then-SmackDown Women's Champion Flair was added to their match, making it a triple threat, winner-takes-all event.

This match was the first-ever time that women main evented WrestleMania, with all three of them being a part of history. Lynch fended off her foes to become the first one to hold the RAW and SmackDown Women's Champion at the same time.

Following her win, Lynch became the face of WWE. Although she dropped the SmackDown Women's Championship at Money in the Bank to Charlotte Flair - after interference from Lacey Evans, Lynch held the RAW Women's Championship for 473 days. This is the longest-ever reign of the RAW Women's Championship. Lynch relinquished the title to Asuka after announcing her pregnancy.

Edited by Nishant Jayaram