One Night Only: 5 instances when WWE superstars lost their title in less than 24 hours

Nothing lasts forever..... but some things are short lived, indeed (Image Credits: WWE)

1) Bret Hart drops the WWE World Heavyweight title thanks to interference from Austin

In 1997, the major talking point was Shawn Michaels “losing his smile” and relinquishing the title just months before WrestleMania. This forced WWE to put the vacated championship on the line at In Your House 13: Final Four in a Four Corners match, pitting Bret Hart, Vader, The Undertaker and Austin against each other.

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At In Your House, Bret Hart won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but was forced to defend the title the next night on RAW against Sycho Sid. During the match, Steve Austin interfered and cost Bret Hart the match, in an attempt to convince Bret to face him at WrestleMania. Bret lost the title 24 hours after winning it, and faced Austin at WrestleMania 13 in a Submission match, and the rest as they say is history.

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