Christian wins and loses Championship in one week: WWE World Championship
Christian’s peep show started and ended with the World Heavyweight Championship as he won and lost the world title in the same week. Christian became the first person in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to hold the title for shortest period of five days.
Captain Charisma, Christian achieved his lifelong ambition of getting the World Heavyweight Championship victory at Extreme Rules on May 1, 2011. He defeated Alberto Del Rio in a Ladder Match for the World Title but five days after Extreme Rules, Christian lost his World title to Randy Orton in Friday Night SmackDown.
Christian’s fortunes picked up on April 15 when his lifelong friend Edge dropped the World Title after his retirement. The SmackDown General Manager, Theodore Long, set up a Battle Royal match to decide the number one contender for the World Championship as Del Rio was already a nominee for the championship. Christian won the Battle Royal and became the second contestant to compete against Del Rio for the vacant world title. Captain Charisma was placed on fourth place in the Power 25 list of the WWE on April 16 going into the fight.
On April 22, Del Rio arranged a retirement party for Edge and insulted him. Meanwhile, Christian and Edge appeared in the ring and demolished his party. Christian beat Del Rio with a ladder reminding him of the Extreme Rules match. Christian also climbed the ladder and held the World Title that was elevated above the ring. Due to that interference, Christian was moved upward in the Power 25 list and was ranked second on April 23.
On April 25, Orton was drafted to Friday Night SmackDown in the WWE Drafts. He joined the SmackDown roster on April 29, where Del Rio disrupted him on his first appearance in SmackDown. Christian also joined Orton and helped him out. The SmackDown GM, Teddy set up a tag team match between the team of Randy and Christian and the team of Del Rio and his protégé Brodus Clay. Orton and Christian beat them and Christian got more momentum to accomplish his dream.
On May 1, at Extreme Rules, Christian finally beat Del Rio in the ladder match and won his friend’s title. Christian became the World Champion after 15 years of his WWE career. He was happy to give his fans what they desired but the championship did not remain in his hand for a long time.
In the same week on April 6, Teddy set up the championship match between Orton and Christian on the willingness of the WWE Universe. Christian could not defend his title against Orton. The Viper took the huge championship victory after fifteen minutes of a tough match. In a short period of five days, Christian lost the belt and was placed third in the WWE’s Power 25 list.
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