A definitive history of double champions in WWE

The first ever double champion

Bob Backlund’s double reign was not well documented.

1980 | Bob Backlund | WWF Champion / WWF Tag Team Champion

The first person in the WWF to hold two titles cropped up after hours of research! I could not find a picture of it unfortunately so you’ll have to make do with the picture of him from Survivor Series following his victory over Bret Hart.

The second longest reigning WWF Champion of all time with a reign of 2135 days, Bob Backlund also had tag team success with his partner Pedro Morales on August 9 at the WWF event ‘Showdown at Shea’ in New York.

They faced The Wild Samoans in a two out three falls match and what is even more amazing is the fact that they won both falls!

Unfortunately, the reign didn’t last two minutes due to the rule in the WWF that made sure someone could not be the champion of two divisions at the same time. It really was an amazing accomplishment back then and just showed how unstoppable the WWF Champion was.

The Wild Samoans regained their titles in a tournament at the following event.