3 Times WWE Superstars defended their titles in different matches on the same night

Becky Lynch created history at WrestleMania 35 alongside Charlotte and Ronda Rousey, as the trio became the first three women to headline the biggest show of the year. In the process, Becky also became both RAW and SmackDown Women's Champion and is being now referred to as Becky 2 Belts by her fans.

With Becky becoming a double champion, there were a lot of unanswered questions in my mind that I've discussed in one of my previous articles. One major question among those was, will she defend both her titles at every PPV? Initially, it looked like she would just be feuding with Lacey Evans for the time being. But this week on SmackDown, Charlotte became the #1 contender for the SD Women's Title, and Becky was quick to announce that she'll be defending both her titles at Money in the Bank in two different matches.

Now, this is something we haven't seen in quite some time. But there have been previous instances where Superstars have defended their titles on the same night in two different matches.

In this article, let's take a look at 3 times WWE Superstars pulled off double duty as champs on the same night.

Please note: I am not counting the instances when a champion had to defend his title a second time due to a Money in the Bank cash-in.

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#3 Seth Rollins - Night of Champions 2015

Seth had quite an eventful 2015!

2015 was the year of the Architect, Seth Rollins. After breaking up with The Shield in 2014, Rollins was one of the biggest heels in WWE, alongside the Authority. At WrestleMania 31, Rollins pulled off the famous "heist of the century" by cashing in his MITB contract in the main event and walking out as the WWE Champion.

At SummerSlam, Rollins took on the then United States Champion John Cena in a "Winner takes all" match, and walked out as a double champion, albeit he got some help from Jon Stewart.

But Rollins soon realized the down side of being a double-champion, as he had to defend both of his titles at the Night of Champions PPV- the US Title against John Cena, and the WWE Championship against Sting. Luckily for him, he managed to hold on to one title by the end of the night, by defeating Sting in the main event.

This was the last time a champion defended two titles on the same night in two different matches.

#2 Chris Benoit - Bad Blood 2004

Chris Benoit and Edge were once World Tag Team Champions!

Unlike today, it was pretty much impossible to ignore Chris Benoit in 2004, as he was at the peak of his career, and getting a massive push. Fans were heavily behind him, as he went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat match at WrestleMania XX.

After about a month, he defeated Evolution along with Edge to become the new World Tag Team Champion. The WWE Universe was extremely happy to see Benoit holding both the championships as he was a fan-favorite.

At Bad Blood 2004, Benoit had to face the challenge of defending both his titles on the same night. At the beginning of the PPV, Benoit, and Edge successfully defended their titles against La Resistance. Later on in the night, Benoit defended his second title, the World Heavyweight Championship against Kane. Luckily, he managed to defeat the monster too, thus keeping both of his titles intact.

#1 Triple H - No Mercy 2007

Triple H had 3 matches for the WWE Championship at No Mercy 2007!

Now before you guys get confused, only one title is involved here unlike the previous ones, but both the title defenses were proper separate matches.

No Mercy 2007 was a busy night for the WWE Championship, as it was defended 3 times throughout the course of the night, also changing hands as many times. The night started with Vince McMahon awarding Randy Orton the WWE Championship due to John Cena's injury.

Triple H came out, leading to him challenging Orton for the title, which became the opening match, resulting in Triple H winning the title. Later, HHH defended the title against his previously advertised opponent Umaga, winning it in the process. Even after not being 100% physically, Vince McMahon announced yet another title defense for Hunter as Orton invoked his rematch clause for the title in the main event of the evening in a Last Man Standing match.

The night ended with Orton winning his 2nd Championship of the night, and Triple H having a trifecta of matches for the title- once winning, once defending, and then finally losing the title on the same night.