3 Times winners were changed mid-match in WWE and 2 times they were changed beforehand

Modified Jul 19, 2022 04:15 GMT

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#1 Trish Stratus vs. Lita for the WWE Women's title (winner was changed mid-match)

At WWE New Year's Revolution 2005, Trish Stratus and Lita faced off with the Women's title on the line. The match didn't last long and ended with Trish defeating Lita to win the belt. This wasn't the original plan for the finish of that match though. The plan was to have Stratus chase Lita's title for a while, but the latter's injury during the match changed everything. The full story is told in "Rivalries: Trish vs Lita".

Lita injured her knee during the match, and the decision to let Trish Stratus win was made on the fly. Trish went on to have a 448-day Women's title reign and eventually dropped the belt to Mickie James at WWE WrestleMania 22.

Fans might remember that Lita acted as a mentor to Christy Hemme on the road to WrestleMania 21, with Hemme facing Stratus for the title at The Show of Shows. The match didn't even last five minutes and Trish Stratus comfortably retained her WWE Women's title at the event.

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