5 most shocking WWE Title changes

#3 Austin defeats the Rock at Wrestlemania 17

Fans certainly weren’t expecting Stone Cold Steve Austin to side with Vince McMahon.

Stone Cold Steve Austin defeating the Rock, and vice versa, was not shocking at all during the Attittude Era. In fact, their rivalry was one of the many reasons that era of WWE programming was so successful.

Yet fans were almost certainly floored with the way Austin beat the Rock for the WWF title at WrestleMania 17. After a hellacious match that saw both men use the other’s finisher, Vince McMahon came out.

He ended up helping Austin win, revealing an alliance between the former mortal enemies.