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What makes a wrestler a dominant force? Being the WWE Champion/Universal Champion? How about being a double champion? Yes, indeed there have been quite a number of instances when wrestlers were so dominant that WWE decided to put not just one but two straps on them.
Back in the Attitude Era and the Ruthless Aggression Era, we witnessed some of the best wrestlers becoming double champions and reigning supreme over the roster. Diesel, Big Boss Man, Ken Shamrock, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Batista, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Chris Jericho and Rob Van Dam all held two belts simultaneously.
With Seth Rollins becoming a Tag-Team Champion while still holding the Intercontinental Title on Raw this week, let's have a look at six double champions who are currently active on the main roster. Some of the wrestlers mentioned on this list are also part-timers but since they are slated to perform at upcoming Pay-per-views, they have been considered as well.
#6. Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels was a real show-stopper in the Attitude Era and is considered by many as the greatest in-ring performer of all time. Before the infamous Montreal Screwjob, Shawn Michaels won the European Championship after defeating the British Bulldog in 1997. He would then go on to win the WWF Championship at Survivor Series that year, to be crowned a double champion.
Earlier in 1995, the pairing of Diesel and Shawn Michaels was the most dominant duo in the company. Nicknamed 'Dudes with Attitude', they held the Tag-Team championships on numerous occasions and one such reign included Shawn Michaels being the Intercontinental Champion as well.
Interesting to note, Michaels was also the company's first Grand Slam champion and this would pave the way for an elite group of superstars that were the most decorated champions during their era.
#5. Kurt Angle
Back when he was in TNA, Kurt Angle was the true definition of a belt collector. We all have seen images of Kurt holding every title that existed in TNA. In WWE, Kurt has managed to also be a double champion when we won the European Championship on an episode of Smackdown and the Intercontinental Title a few weeks later at No Way Out 2000.
He dropped both belts at Wrestlemania that year, the Intercontinental Title to Chris Benoit and the European Championship to Chris Jericho. Ironically, both Benoit and Jericho are also double champions in their own respect, but Jericho hasn't been included on this list as he is currently not in a contract or working with the WWE.
Kurt Angle was not the only person to have held both these championships concurrently. D'Lo Brown and Angle's arch nemesis in TNA, Jeff Jarett also held both the championships.
#4. Triple H
In a career spanning more than two decades, Paul Levesque has won almost every championship in the WWE, and more than just a handful of times. To say that he has been a dominant force would be an understatement. Like the other wrestlers on this list, Triple H also has the distinction of being a dual champion.
The 14-time WWE Champion held both the Intercontinental Title and the Tag-Team championships along with Steve Austin. The duo were known as 'Two-man power trip' for a reason. Steve Austin held the WWF Championship at the time and joined forces with Triple H to lay waste to the Brothers of Destruction to earn the Tag-Team championships as well.
They would eventually lose the Tag-Team belts to Jericho and Benoit while Triple H also dropped the Intercontinental Title to Kane, signalling the end of their dominating run.
One of the most decorated wrestlers in WWE history, Triple H has only not managed to put his hands on the United States Championship(and also defeat Batista).
#3. John Cena
Can we have a list of champions and not include John Cena?Alright, don't get mad at me, but John Cena does make it to this list, even if his Tag-Team championship reigns were insignificant, to say the least.
While Cena has never won the Intercontinental Champion, he is widely remembered as arguably the best United States champion ever.
Along with Shawn Michaels, Cena went on to win the World Tag-Team Championship after they defeated Edge and Randy Orton for the titles. He was also the WWE Champion at the time, making him one of the three individuals on this list who held the top Championship belt along with a secondary title.
Apart from his partnership with Michaels, Cena was also tag champs with Batista, David Otunga and The Miz at one point in his career. Speaking of The Miz......
#2.The Miz
There was a time when The Miz was omnipresent on WWE television. He was the United States Champion, the World Tag-Team Champion and the WWE Tag-Team Champion. Insane to think about it in today's scenario, but back then there wasn't a very distinctive brand split and titles from both brands were defended on any show.
The Miz and The Big Show combined together to form an unusual pair-up and captured both brand's tag team championships. Those days we were quite used to seeing teams carry 4 belts to the ring, which even the likes of Chris Jericho and Big Show and DX also doing the same.
Another unusual pair-up by the Miz involved his arch nemesis at the time, John Cena. When Miz was the WWE champion in 2011, he and Cena won the WWE Tag-Team championships from the team of Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater. Hilariously though, they immediately lost the belts after a rematch clause was instated.
#1. Seth Rollins
Where do I begin? On an emotional night of RAW this week, Seth Rollins not only won the Tag-Team championships to become a double champion, but he also became part of the most elite group of people in WWE history. He has achieved the feat of winning the WWE Championship twice, Intercontinental Title twice and Tag-Team Championship twice.
Seth Rollins joined Triple H, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and Edge as one of the superstars who has defined a generation.
He earned his first double champion status when he defeated John Cena to become a United States champion while also holding the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
He is arguably the best wrestler on the roster right now and his achievements are a clear indication of his talents and paramount in-ring skills. Although it looks like his current tag-team championship reign is in jeopardy owing to Dean Ambrose's heel turn, there is no denying that Rollins achieving these feats is a testament to his work ethic.
