A definitive history of double champions in WWE

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2005 | Batista | World Heavyweight Champion / WWE Tag Team Champion

2007 | John Cena | WWE Champion / World Tag Team Champion

This era brought more double champions to the table than we could have ever imagined. Batista is next on the list. After winning the title at WrestleMania 21 against Triple H, Batista was champion for over 280 days. The only reason he lost it was because he received a legitimate injury and had to vacate it.

During this reign, he became WWE Tag Team Champion with one of his best pals at the time, Rey Mysterio. This would not last long however, as they both lost the belts to Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro on SmackDown.

The list wouldn’t be complete if Cena wasn’t on it.

Of course he’s been a double champion! Cena originally won the WWE Championship in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match at Unforgiven 2006. He would hold this title for over a year and along the way, would also capture the World Tag Team Championships with Shawn Michaels.

They beat Rated RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) in 2007 to capture the belts and held on to them for two months before dropping them to The Hardy Boyz in a massive Battle Royal.

Let’s step back to 2006 for a second…