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#4 Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens made his main roster debut on May 18th, 2015 on an episode of RAW, responding to John Cena’s United States Championship open challenge.

However, instead of competing in the match, he attacked John Cena and stomped on the United States Championship in an ultimate show of disrespect.

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At Elimination Chamber 2015, Owens shocked the world when he defeated John Cena in his first official match since debuting on the main roster.

Following this massive victory, Owens went on to become a two-time Intercontinental Champion, a three-time United States Champion, and the second-ever Universal Champion in history.

Currently, Owens is in a feud with Shane McMahon which shows the company has a lot of faith in him.

Kevin Owen's accomplishments in NXT and WWE

NXT Championship (1 time)

WWE Universal Championship (1 time)

WWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times)

WWE United States Championship (3 times)

Ranked No. 3 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017

WWE Best Heel (2015)

Best Promos (2015) Tie with John Cena

Best Storyline (2015) vs. John Cena

Rookie of the Year (2015)

WWE Match of the Year (2015) vs. John Cena at Money in the Bank

About the author

Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.

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