#5 2011 (3 Popular Champs At Once)
TLC 2011 may not seem like such a strong card from the offset, but it was the vibe of the show and the immediate fallout to it. The group of WWE Superstars who held championship gold heading out of this show may be the most popular one in WWE history. CM Punk defended his WWE Championship for the first time on pay-per-view in a Triple Threat TLC Match against Alberto Del Rio and The Miz. It was a lovely match, with Punk obviously coming out on top.
He was joined at the top of the mountain by Daniel Bryan, who cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase on a knocked out Big Show to win the World Heavyweight Championship. It was surreal at the time. In the show's opener, Zack Ryder rode the wave of popularity and defeated Dolph Ziggler to become the United States Champion. It honestly seemed like a revolution, if only for a brief moment.
Cody Rhodes defeated Booker T to retain his Intercontinental Championship and Randy Orton stunned Wade Barrett with an RKO Outta Nowhere to win their Tables Match. It was such a feel-good show, that even that awful Sledgehammer Ladder Match between Triple H and Kevin Nash couldn't dampen the day. Oh, and John Cena was not on the pay-per-view