5 WWE Title Changes That Were Forced Because of Real Life Events

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#4 John Morrison Wins ECW Championship After Chris Benoit Incident

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One of the most horrific incidents ever

In 2007, the ECW Championship was vacated because the champion Bobby Lashley was drafted to Raw. WWE booked CM Punk Vs Chris Benoit in a match for the ECW at Vengeance. This was a match that the fans wanted for a very long time and it was like a dream come true.

But sadly this didn't happen because Chris Benoit killed his wife, son & finally himself just a day before the PPV. WWE had to rush in a replacement and Johnny Nitro was given the chance. Nitro ended up defeating CM Punk for the title and the feud went on for months.

According to many reports, Benoit was booked to win the title and become the veteran superstar that ECW needed. But WWE had to handle the situation and booking Nitro was the best solution that they had.

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