10 Times Wrestlers Defended Another Competitor’s Title

What happens when wrestling champions cannot defend their titles? These are the rare occasions titleholders had their belts put on the line and defended by other people!

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1. At Halloween Havoc ’92, Big Van Vader was Rick Rude's proxy in defending Rude's United States title.

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2. British Bulldog Defends Owen Hart’s WWF World Tag Team Championship at In Your House 3: Triple Header

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3. Shane Douglas Defends Johnny Gunn’s ECW World Tag Team Championship at the inaugural November To Remember in 1993

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4. Unfortunately, at Great American Bash '98, Bret Hart applied a Figure-Four Leglock around the post, injuring Booker T’s legs. That was until Stevie Ray came out for the save!

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5. Samu Defends Sika’s WWF World Tag Team Championship

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”What followed was one of the most infamously one-sided feuds in WWE history!”

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