Champion run question...

[Swish]

Originally Posted by OldSchoolFan Watching CM Punk turn the past few weeks got me to thinking; has there been any other notable face-to-heel turns while current champ? I know there had to have been big ones but for the life of me I can not think of any. So could anyone refresh my memory on some? And I mean where the person is the champ through the whole thing, not say losing and turning because he got screwed

Stone Cold Steve Austin (heel turn when he joined forces with Vince McMahon at Mania)
The Rock (I think).
Triple H

[BollywoodSingh]

Originally Posted by Swish Stone Cold Steve Austin (heel turn when he joined forces with Vince McMahon at Mania) The Rock (I think). Triple H

Austin turned heel right before winning the title vs. The Rock at Wrestlemania 17, so I don't think that counts. But he did turn heel while he was the WWF Champion another time. This was when he turned on the WWF and joined the WCW/ECW Alliance at Invasion 2001.

When did Triple H or The Rock turn while they were the champions? I can't think of it.

Other than the Austin turn I just mentioned, these are the other ones that I know of:

CM Punk - turned on Jeff Hardy in June or July 2009 and now, his most recent turn.

Daniel Bryan - turned earlier this year

Randy Savage - turned on Hogan, breaking the Mega Powers up.

Kurt Angle - was very briefly a babyface before winning the WWE title against Big Show at Armageddon 2002. Then he turned heel sometime during that reign.