RAVEN
World Champion
Jan. 21, 2001 - Apr. 29, 2001
After several months of refusal, Raven finally agreed to do battle one more time with Steve Austin, apparently due to the retirements of Taz, Greg Mills, and Excellence, leaving Raven with the belief that he could end "The Monopoly" once and for all. At No Turning Back 2001: Endgame, the two men traded finishers back and forth, and seemingly nothing could stop either man as Austin kicked out of repeated Evenflow DDTs, and Raven kicked out of the Stone Cold Stunner. Raven, though, ended up nailing Austin with a Stunner of his own to take the win and his first uncontroversial World Championship.