10 Times Wrestlers Defended Another Competitor’s Title

When a champion cannot defend their title, on rare occasions over the years, belts have been put on the line and were defended by other competitors. Here are ten such examples!

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1. Big Van Vader Defends Rick Rude’s WCW United States Championship

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2. British Bulldog Defends Owen Hart’s WWF World Tag Team Championship

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3. Shane Douglas Defends Johnny Gunn’s ECW World Tag Team Championship

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4. Stevie Ray Defends Booker T’s WCW Television Championship

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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!” 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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