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The WWE Creative seldom books a champion to lose on WWE TV, but on certain occasions, the writers make “Champion vs Champion” matches, much to the fanfare of the WWE Universe. These matches only occur when the story-lines involves both the champions.
Survivor Series provides WWE an opportunity to have two champions go one-on-one but the Internet Wrestling Community has found those matches too easy to predict. When AJ Styles vs Brock Lesnar faced off at the 2017 show, everyone in the WWE Universe knew there could only be one winner.
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Champion versus Champion matches are always enjoyable when they take place yet a majority of the WWE Universe forgets them. Over 5 “Champion vs Champion” matches have occurred in the past 2 years. Though a title has never changed hands in such a match since 2015, it is interesting to discover which champion does the WWE Creative rate higher.
Here’s a list of 5 such matches you might not remember-
(This list only considers RAW and SmackDown episodes of 2016-18)
#4 Enzo Amore (Cruiserweight Champion) vs Pete Dunne (United Kingdom Champion)
Enzo Amore was at the helm of the Cruiser-weight Division before Survivor Series 2017 and had a “no contact” clause protecting him thanks to a contract signed by the RAW General Manager Kurt Angle. The contract barred the cruiser-weights to touch the controversial champion.
Enzo took the wrong benefit of the aforementioned deal and made fun of the entire division. In the UK special episode of RAW, the GM, tired of Amore’s nonsense introduced the Bruiser-weight Pete Dunne. This marked the UK Champion’s debut appearance on the main roster.
“United Kingdom Champion” Pete Dunne vs “Cruiser-weight Champion” Enzo Amore faced off in a first-time ever match-up. Pete dominated the 205 Live champion in what turned out to be a lopsided match.
Enzo tried to play heelish tactics but with the London crowd behind the hometown champ, the Bruiser-weight conquered the challenge of the Certified G.
#3 Dean Ambrose (WWE Champion) vs The Miz (Intercontinental Champion)
Just a few weeks before the brand split, the then WWE World Heavyweight Champion battled the WWE Intercontinental Champion the Miz in an epic match-up on RAW.
A random face-off involving the company’s two top-tier champions showed that the WWE Creative just wanted to kill time before the epic WWE Draft. Plans were set for Dean to face his S.H.I.E.L.D brothers Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in a triple threat match for the coveted gold at WWE Battleground. On the other hand, Darren Young challenged the A-Lister for the IC title.
The Creative team books two superstars in different feuds in a meaningless match which the Lunatic Fringe would go on to win.
#2 Roman Reigns (WWE Intercontinental Champion) vs Cesaro (WWE RAW Tag Team Champion)
In late 2017, Roman Reigns defeated the Miz to win his first-ever Intercontinental Champion. Roman, being a fighting champion, would go on defend his title every night on RAW. Just like Cena’s US Title open challenge, the Big Dog’s IC Championship Open Challenge became a customary part on Monday nights.
Reigns put over many young superstars in Elias, Jason Jordan to name a few. On the 11th December episode of RAW however, the Swiss Superman challenged the GUY for a shot at his gold. Cesaro was one half of the RAW Tag Team Champions and this led to another “Champion vs Champion” match on WWE TV.
Cesaro and Roman put on an excellent match but in the end, the S.H.I.E.L.D member speared the Swiss Cyborg to retain his championship.
#1 Dean Ambrose (Intercontinental Champion) vs Kevin Owens (US Champion)
Dean Ambrose made his return to the flagship show of the company as a part of the 2017 Superstar Shake-up. He had successfully defended his IC Championship against the Lone Wolf, Baron Corbin at WrestleMania kick-off. While Kevin Owens pinned Chris Jericho to win his first-ever United States Championship.
Nobody in the WWE Universe expected the two champions to clash off in a one-on-one encounter just two weeks after the culmination of the “Show of Shows”. However, the WWE Creative team shifted the Lunatic Fringe to RAW and a confrontation with the Prizefighter led to Kurt Angle announcing a match between the two.
After some back and forth, the IC champion pulled off a victory against KO thanks to a devastating “Dirty Deeds”. Kevin Owens’ night would go even worse with his former best friend Chris Jericho, seeking revenge, coming out after the match.
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