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Revision as of 00:16, 27 July 2008

Rob Van Dam was the last European Champion.

This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE European Champion by ring name. The WWE European Championship is a former professional wrestling title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. The title was created on February 26 1997.[1] The first champion was The British Bulldog who defeated Owen Hart in a tournament final.[2] The title was first abandoned in 1999 when Shane McMahon hid the belt in his duffel bag.[3] The title was later found by Mideon, which made the belt once again in use.[4] The title was finally retired on July 22 2002 when WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy to unify the European title into the Intercontinental title.[5] There have been a total of 27 recognized champions who have had a combined 37 official reigns.

The championship has been known as:[6]

  • WWF European Championship (February 1997 - May 2002)
  • WWE European Championship (May 2002 - July 2002)

Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
The British Bulldog 1 February 26 1997[1] Berlin, Germany Defeated Owen Hart in a tournament final to become the first champion. Longest reigning European Champion. Aired March 3 on RAW The Bulldog was also WWF Tag Team Champion with Owen Hart.[2]
Shawn Michaels 1 September 20 1997 Birmingham, England Won title at One Night Only. Michaels also held the WWF Championship.[7]
Hunter Hearst Helmsley 1 December 11 1997 Lowell, MA Michaels was ordered to defend the title against Helmsley by WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. Michaels intentionally lost the match. Aired December 22 on RAW.[8]
Owen Hart 1 January 20 1998 Davis, CA Defeated Goldust, who was dressed as Helmsley. Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter awards the title to Hart considering Goldust as a substitution for Helmsley. Aired January 26 on RAW.[9]
Hunter Hearst Helmsley 2 March 16 1998 Phoenix, AZ Won the title on RAW.[10]
D'Lo Brown 1 July 14 1998 Binghamton, NY Aired July 20 on RAW.[11]
X-Pac 1 September 15 1998 Sacramento, CA Aired September 21 on RAW.[12]
D'Lo Brown 2 September 29 1998 East Lansing, MI Aired October 5 on RAW.[13]
X-Pac 2 October 18 1998 Chicago, IL Won the title at Judgment Day.[14]
Shane McMahon 1 February 15 1999 Birmingham, AL Defeated X-Pac in a tag team match with Shane McMahon and Kane vs. Triple H and X-Pac.[3]
Abandoned March 30 1999 Uniondale, NY McMahon "retired as champion." Aired April 4 on Heat.[3]
Mideon 1 June 21 1999 Memphis, TN McMahon awarded Mideon the title after he found the title in McMahon's duffel bag.[4]
D'Lo Brown 3 July 25 1999 Buffalo, NY Became the first wrestler to hold the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship at the same time. Won the title at Fully Loaded.[15]
Jeff Jarrett 1 August 22 1999 Minneapolis, MN Won the title at SummerSlam. Also for Brown's Intercontinental Championship.[16]
Mark Henry 1 August 23 1999 Ames, IA Jarrett awarded the title to Henry as a gift for his assisting Jarrett in defeating D'Lo Brown at SummerSlam.[17]
D'Lo Brown 4 September 26 1999 Charlotte, NC Won the title at Unforgiven.[18]
The British Bulldog 2 October 26 1999 Springfield, MA Aired October 28 on SmackDown!.[19]
Val Venis 1 December 12, 1999 Sunrise, FL Won the title at Armageddon. Defeated The British Bulldog and D'Lo Brown in a triple threat match.[20]
Kurt Angle 1 February 8 2000 Austin, TX Aired February 10 on SmackDown! Angle also held the Intercontinental Championship [21].
Chris Jericho 1 April 2 2000 Anaheim, CA Won the title at WrestleMania. Defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit in a triple threat match[22].
Eddie Guerrero 1 April 3 2000 Los Angeles, CA Won the title on RAW. He was the first and only wrestler of Latin descent to hold the title[23].
Perry Saturn 1 July 23 2000 Dallas, TX Won the title at Fully Loaded.[24]
Al Snow 1 August 29 2000 Fayetteville, NC Aired August 31 on SmackDown!.[25]
William Regal 1 October 16 2000 Detroit, MI Won the title on RAW.[26]
Crash Holly 1 December 2 2000 Sheffield, England Won the title at Rebellion.[27]
William Regal 2 December 4 2000 East Rutherford, NJ Won the title on RAW.[28]
Test 1 January 22 2001 Lafayette, LA Won the title on RAW.[29]
Eddie Guerrero 2 April 1 2001 Houston, TX Won the title at WrestleMania X-Seven.[30]
Matt Hardy 1 April 24 2001 Denver, CO Aired April 26 on SmackDown!. Longest reigning American born to hold the Championship.[31]
The Hurricane 1 August 27 2001 Grand Rapids, MI Won the title on RAW.[32]
Bradshaw 1 October 22 2001 Kansas City, MO Won the title on RAW.[33]
Christian 1 October 30 2001 Cincinnati, OH Aired November 1 on SmackDown!.[34]
Diamond Dallas Page 1 January 29 2002 Norfolk, VA Aired January 31 on SmackDown!.[35]
William Regal 3 March 19 2002 Ottawa, ON Aired March 21 on SmackDown! Becomes exclusive to RAW when Regal is drafted to RAW on March 26 2002.[36]
Spike Dudley 1 April 8 2002 Phoenix, AZ Won the title on RAW.[37] Renamed the WWE European Championship on May 5 2002 after World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. settled a lawsuit with the World Wide Fund for Nature, and became simply World Wrestling Entertainment.[2][6]
William Regal 4 May 6 2002 Hartford, CT Won the title on RAW.[38]
Jeff Hardy 1 July 8 2002 Philadelphia, PA Won the title on RAW.[5]
Title retired July 22 2002 Grand Rapids, MI Rob Van Dam unified the European Championship with the Intercontinental Championship[5].

See also

List of WWE European Championship reigns by length

References

  1. ^ a b "History of the European Championship". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  2. ^ a b "The British Bulldog's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  3. ^ a b c "Shane McMahon's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  4. ^ a b "Mideon's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  5. ^ a b c "Jeff Hardy's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  6. ^ a b "European Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  7. ^ "Shawn Michaels' first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  8. ^ "Hunter Hearst Helmsley's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  9. ^ "Owen Hart's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  10. ^ "Hunter Hearst Helmsley's second reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  11. ^ "D'Lo Brown's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  12. ^ "X-Pac's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  13. ^ "D'Lo Brown's second reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  14. ^ "X-Pac's second reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  15. ^ "D'Lo Brown's third reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  16. ^ "Jeff Jarrett's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  17. ^ "Mark Henry's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  18. ^ "D'Lo Brown's fourth reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  19. ^ "The British Bulldog's second reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  20. ^ "Val Venis' first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  21. ^ "Kurt Angle's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  22. ^ "Chris Jericho's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  23. ^ "Eddie Guerrero's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  24. ^ "Perry Saturn's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  25. ^ "Al Snow's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  26. ^ "William Regal's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  27. ^ "Crash Holly's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  28. ^ "William Regal's second reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  29. ^ "Test's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  30. ^ "Eddie Guerrero's second reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  31. ^ "Matt Hardy's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  32. ^ "The Hurricane's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  33. ^ "Bradshaw's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  34. ^ "Christian's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  35. ^ "Diamond Dallas Page's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  36. ^ "William Regal's third reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  37. ^ "Spike Dudley's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  38. ^ "William Regal's fourth reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.

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