5 times the WWE World Heavyweight Championship changed hands on RAW

A day after he lost a title match, Reigns regained the belt This past week on RAW, Roman Reigns took on Sheamus in the main event for the WWE World Heavyweight championship. After fighting overwhelming odds, the Samoan Superstar finally got the better of the Irishman, and won the coveted title.After his short reign at Survivor Series, Roman Reigns finally got his due. And after going through the League of Nations as well as the McMahons, Roman Reigns won the WWE World Heavyweight title for the second time.Roman Reigns’ victory, as well as the return of Mr.McMahon also resulted in a spike in the ratings, with RAW scoring about a 3.8 overall rating for this week’s show. In this article, we take a look at five other superstars who won the WWE title on RAW in the past.

#1 Stone Cold Steve Austin

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin is perhaps the greatest superstar in WWE history. The Texas Rattlesnake is famously remembered for his feud with Vince McMahon during the late 90s which revolutionized the industry. It was during their feud that Austin achieved a cult status among the professional wrestling fans, and the subsequent product helped WWE crush WCW in the Monday Night Wars.

During this time, WWE decided to put the title on Steve Austin, and after he defeated Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 14, Austin became the new face of WWE. However, during the Mr. McMahon–Austin feud, Austin dropped the title to Kane at the King of the Ring PPV. Austin then faced Kane the next night on RAW, and defeated him to once again become the WWE champion.