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Ever since our early days as a Professional Wrestling fan, we've had the opportunity of witnessing several of our favorite (and not so favorites as well) WWE superstars hold not one, but two different WWE Championship belts at the same time.
Starting from the legendary Hall of Famers in the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels to today's fastest rising stars in the form of Seth Rollins and The Miz, most of our favorite WWE stars have already had the privilege of aligning themselves with the tag of 'dual champion'.
Becoming a dual champion in WWE definitely does prove a lot for a certain superstar, as it goes on to reflect his or her position in the company and also contemplates the perspective of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and top company officials as well.
Throughout the lengthy history of the WWE, we've witnessed several notable and memorable dual championship reigns thus far and this article will give you an in-depth look at 10 most memorable wrestlers who had the privilege of holding two WWE Titles at the same time.
#10. Paige- WWE NXT Women's Championship and Divas Championship
After making her debut for NXT in 2012, Paige quickly established herself as one of the fastest rising and popular superstars in WWE's developmental brand and in June of 2013, the young British upstart entered the tournament to determine the first ever NXT Women's Champion in history.
And en route to the final, Paige defeated Tamina Snuka and Alicia Fox, before eventually defeating Emma to create history by becoming the first ever NXT Women's Champion in history.
Following her historic title win, Paige successfully defended her belt against the likes of Summer Rae, Natalya, and Emma before surprisingly making her main roster debut on 7th April, 2014, the night after WrestleMania XXX.
On her first night on the main roster, Paige shocked the entire world when she defeated AJ Lee to win the Divas Championship after the latter had initially insulted the NXT Women's Champion. With this victory, not only did Paige become the youngest Divas Champion in history at the age of 21, but she also became a dual champion in the process as well.
Unfortunately, though, Paige was forced to vacate her NXT Women's Title shortly afterward, due to the fact that had already received her main roster call up and was already in her first reign as Divas Champion.
#9. The Miz- United States, World, and WWE Tag Team Championship
After a few initial failed attempts in capturing the WWE United States Championship, in an episode of Raw almost nine years ago, The Miz was finally able to win his first singles title in the WWE, when he defeated Kofi Kingston to capture the WWE US Championship at the age of 28.
After a short feud with his former long-term tag team partner John Morrison, The Miz finally started showing signs of an allegiance with The Big Show and within no time, the two men successfully defeated D-Generation X and The Straight Edge Society on an episode of Raw to become the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions.
In doing so, The Miz became the first ever superstar in WWE history to hold three championship belts at the same time, as he was in possession of the United States Title, World, and WWE Tag Team Titles as well.
From a superstar struggling to win his first singles title to a man holding three titles at the same time, it is safe to say that The Miz is a quick adapter to winning championship belts.
#8. Rob Van Dam- WWE and ECW Championship
The year 2006 turned out to be one of the most promising years in Rob Van Dam's decorated Pro Wrestling career, given the fact that RVD had initially captured both the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the Money in the Bank contract briefcase at Backlash '06.
Despite dropping the IC Title back to Shelton Benjamin within a few short weeks, RVD then took full advantage of his MITB Contract and cashed it in at ECW: One Night Stand and defeated WWE poster boy John Cena to win the WWE Championship for the very first time in his career.
Following his win over Cena at the hostile Hammerstein Ballroom, RVD was eventually awarded the prestigious ECW Championship by promotion originator Paul Heyman, thus making Van Dam the first ever superstar in history to hold both the WWE and the ECW Championship at the same time.
#7. Kurt Angle- European and Intercontinental Championship
Within the first two years of his time with the WWF, Kurt Angle had managed to establish himself as one of the most well-reputed in-ring performers of all time. I mean, the man was coming off a historic Gold Medal win at the 1996 Summer Olympics and had all the momentum in the world in his early tenure with the WWF.
In order to mark his first title win in the promotion, Angle captured the WWF European Championship on an episode of Smackdown from Val Venis and in less than a month, The Olympic Gold Medalist won the prestigious WWE Intercontinental Championship at No Way Out, 2000, making him the third man to hold both the WWE European and IC Title at the same time. Thus, making him a Eurocontinental Champion.
#6. Chris Jericho- WCW and WWF Championship
During WWE and ECW's infamous Invasion storyline, veteran WWE superstar and nine-time Intercontinental Champion, Chris Jericho played a major part in the entire story and for his brilliant performances both inside and outside of the ring, Y2J was eventually awarded the WCW World Championship at No Mercy, 2001, defeating the ever-popular Rock to win the title.
One night after, Jericho and Rock decided to put aside their differences as they teamed up and much to everyone's surprise, the duo won the WWF Tag Team Championships from The Dudley Boyz on the very first night together as a tag team. Therefore, this eventually marked Jericho's first ever reign as a dual champion in the WWF, however, that was not all!
Shortly afterward, Jericho lost both the tag team title and the WCW Championship (back to The Rock) and after having solidified his place as a heel, Jericho defeated both The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the very same night to win both the WCW World Title and the WWF Title at the very same time.
In doing so, Y2J became the first man to hold both major World Titles the WWF had to offer at that point of time, as he eventually became the first ever Undisputed Champion in WWE history.
#5. John Cena
Being the face of the WWE for several years, 16-time WWE World Champion John Cena has won almost every single championship belt the WWE has to offer and during his third reign as WWE World Champion, Cena, for the first time in his career, achieved the major accomplishment of becoming a double champion in WWE.
En route to his WWE Title defense against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 23, both Cena and HBK actually started teaming up with each other and it wasn't too long before the two men captured the WWE Tag Team Championships from the Rated RKO in spectacular fashion.
At 'Mania 23, for the very first time, a set of WWE Tag Team Champions wrestled each other in the main event of The Grandest Stage of Them All, as Michaels and Cena put together an instant classic.
However, the next night on Raw, both men went on to lose their tag titles to the Hardy Boyz, marking the end of Cena's run as double champion as well.
#4. Triple H
Having held the WWE World Title on 14 occasions, it is somewhat surprising that 'The Game' Triple H only had the privilege of holding two WWE Titles at the same time on just the one solitary occasion. And what's even more surprising is the fact that 'The Game' never actually held two titles at the same time, while being WWE World Champion.
Nevertheless, in 2002, Triple H along with company favorite 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin formed the next explosive duo known as The Two-Man Power Trip, who dominated almost every single opponent who dared to step in their path.
With Austin in possession of the WWF Title, Triple H went on to win the Intercontinental Championship from Jeff Hardy, which was then followed up by Tag Title success as both The Game and The Texas Rattlesnake defeated The Brothers of Destruction to win the WWE Tag Team Championships.
#3. 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin
With Triple H becoming a Double Champion by winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship, his fellow Two-Man Power Trip partner 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin ideally found similar success. And being the most popular superstar of all time in the WWE, Austin was constantly wrapped around in gold, however, in this case, The Texas Rattlesnake managed to win two championship belts at the same time for the very first and only time in his career.
At WrestleMania X-7, in what was arguably one of the most iconic 'Mania moments of all time, 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin won the WWF Championship by defeating his arch-rival The Rock, following interference from Vince McMahon.
In his fifth reign as WWE Champion, Austin slowly and steadily started developing himself as one of the most ruthless heel superstars in the company, as he along with Triple H, dominated the entire WWF roster, even besting the deadly duo of Kane and The Undertaker defeating them to win the WWE Tag Team Championships.
Austin eventually wrote his name in the history books, alongside his tag team partner Triple H, as one of the very few men to have held two championship belts at the same time.
#2. Seth Rollins- United States and WWE Championship
Ever since breaking free from The Shield in 2014, 'The Architect' Seth Rollins quite notably became the breakout star and the new top gun of the entire WWE. With a little assistance from The Authority, Rollins first captured the Money in the Bank contract and eventually cashed it in at WrestleMania 31, in what remains quite possibly as the greatest MITB cash-in of all time.
Labeled as the "Heist of the Century", Rollins won the WWE Championship in spectacular fashion by defeating Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns at 'Mania 31 and marked his first singles title win in the WWE.
After numerous title defenses over some of WWE's top stars, Rollins, at one point, eventually felt that he had held on to the WWE Title for so long, maybe it was time for him to add another title belt to his collection. Thus, 'The Architect' turned his focus towards John Cena's US Championship.
At SummerSlam, 2015, Rollins defeated Cena in another outstanding match between the pair and following outside interference from Jon Stewart, the WWE Champion had now added the WWE US Title to his collection as well. Yes, Seth Rollins became the first man in history to hold both the WWE and the United States Championship at the same time in WWE.
#1. Shawn Michaels
'The Heart Break Kid' Shawn Michaels is quite possibly the greatest in-ring performer to step foot into a WWE ring and throughout his illustrious career, Michaels has won several championship belts. So much so, that HBK has had the privilege of calling himself a Double Champion on more than one occasion.
During Shawn Michaels' first-run with Kevin Nash in the WWF around 1993, both men had the opportunity of winning the Intercontinental Championship on respected occasions, before the duo known as Two Dudes with Attitudes defeated The Headshrinkers to win the WWF Tag Team Titles.
However, after their initial split, in mid-1995, both HBK and Diesel once again reformed as a tag team, this time officially under the 'Two Dudes with Attitudes' moniker, as the two men defeated Owen Hart and Yokozuna to win the WWF Tag Team Titles for the second time together.
With this win, both Michaels and Nash were now billed as Double Champion with the two being in possession of the Intercontinental Title and the WWF Title respectively. But, Michaels' first run as Double Champion eventually ended within the next day, as they were forced to drop their tag titles back to Hart and Yokozuna.
However, later in his career, Michaels would once again go on to become a dual champion as HBK, on this occasion, captured the European Championship from Davey Boy Smith in front of his hometown before winning (or literally being awarded) with the WWF Title at Survivor Series, 1997.
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