#2. Seth Rollins- United States and WWE Championship
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Rollins' historic win over John Cena from 2015
Ever since breaking free from The Shield in 2014, 'The Architect' Seth Rollins quite notably became the breakout star and the new top gun of the entire WWE. With a little assistance from The Authority, Rollins first captured the Money in the Bank contract and eventually cashed it in at WrestleMania 31, in what remains quite possibly as the greatest MITB cash-in of all time.
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Labeled as the "Heist of the Century", Rollins won the WWE Championship in spectacular fashion by defeating Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns at 'Mania 31 and marked his first singles title win in the WWE.
After numerous title defenses over some of WWE's top stars, Rollins, at one point, eventually felt that he had held on to the WWE Title for so long, maybe it was time for him to add another title belt to his collection. Thus, 'The Architect' turned his focus towards John Cena's US Championship.
At SummerSlam, 2015, Rollins defeated Cena in another outstanding match between the pair and following outside interference from Jon Stewart, the WWE Champion had now added the WWE US Title to his collection as well. Yes, Seth Rollins became the first man in history to hold both the WWE and the United States Championship at the same time in WWE.
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