Grand Slam (Wrestling)
The Grand Slam is an award in wrestling . This is awarded to wrestlers who have won four specific championships of a promotion during their career.
World Wrestling Entertainment
In the WWE , the term Grand Slam was originally used by Shawn Michaels after he won the European Championship on September 20, 1997. Michaels had previously won the WWF Championship , the Intercontinental Championship and the World Tag Team Championship .
In May 2001 the WWF announced that the Hardcore Championship was an acceptable substitute for the European Championship in order to achieve the Grand Slam Champion award . Kane , who won the Intercontinental Championship on May 20, 2001 , was recognized as a Grand Slam winner because he was the first wrestler to hold the Intercontinental Championship, as well as the WWF Championship , World Tag Team Championship and the Hardcore Championship .
In April 2006 Kurt Angle was recognized as a former Grand Slam Champion after winning the WWE Championship , Intercontinental Championship , European Championship , WWE Tag Team Championship . This suggests that the WWE is recognizing the WWE Tag Team Championship as a replacement for the World Tag Team Championship . As a substitute for the WWE Championship is the World Heavyweight Championship recognized.
After WrestleMania 31 in 2015, the WWE updated the version of the Grand Slam, which consisted of the four active WWE titles: the WWE Championship , Intercontinental Championship , United States Champion and WWE Tag Team Championship .
After the Fire Split, the Grand Slam was re-established in 2016, and the WWE announced that two new championships, the Universal Championship and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship , will replace the WWE Championship and Raw Tag Team Championship .
Chris Jericho was the fastest to complete the original format , achieving the award in 728 days between December 1999 and December 2001, while Kurt Angle was the fastest completing the modern format and achieving the Grand Slam award in 966 days between February 2000 and October 2002 .
List of WWE Grand Slam winners
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| date | The day on which the championship was first obtained. |
| Date in bold | The day the wrestler formed the Grand Slam. |
| Names in bold | Wrestlers who could form both formats. |
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Got all specific championships of a format. |
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Got the title as a member of the Raw Rosters. |
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Received the title of a member of the SmackDown roster. |
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Received the title of member of the ECW roster. |
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Received the title as a member of the NXT rooster. |
| Received the title when the Brand Extension was suspended. | |
Original format
A WWE male wrestler would have to win at least one world championship, one secondary championship, one tertiary championship and one tag team championship in order to form the original Grand Slam format. This was introduced in 1997.
| champion | Primary Championships (one required) | Tag Team Championships (one required) | Secondary championship | Tertiary Championships (one required) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWE | World | World Tag Team | WWE Tag Team | Intercontinental | European | Hardcore | |
| Shawn Michaels | March 31, 1996 | November 17, 2002 | August 28, 1994 | December 13, 2009 | October 27, 1992 | September 20, 1997 | - |
| Triple H | August 23, 1999 | September 2, 2002 | April 29, 2001 | December 13, 2009 | October 21, 1996 | December 11, 1997 | - |
| Kane | June 28, 1998 | July 18, 2010 | July 13, 1998 | April 19, 2011 | May 20, 2001 | - | April 1, 2001 |
| Chris Jericho | December 9, 2001 | September 7, 2008 | May 21, 2001 | June 28, 2009 | December 12, 1999 | April 2, 2000 | May 28, 2001 |
| Kurt Angle | October 22, 2000 | January 10, 2006 | - | October 20, 2002 | February 27, 2000 | February 8, 2000 | September 10, 2001 |
| Eddie Guerrero | February 15, 2004 | - | - | November 17, 2002 | September 4, 2000 | April 3, 2000 | - |
| Rob Van Dam | June 11, 2006 | - | March 31, 2003 | December 7, 2004 | March 17, 2002 | July 22, 2002 | July 22, 2001 |
| Booker T | - | July 23, 2006 | October 30, 2001 | - | July 7, 2003 | - | May 4, 2002 |
| Jeff Hardy | December 14, 2008 | June 7, 2009 | June 29, 1999 | April 2, 2017 | April 10, 2001 | July 8, 2002 | July 10, 2001 |
| John Bradshaw Layfield | June 27, 2004 | - | May 25, 1999 | - | March 9, 2009 | October 22, 2001 | June 3, 2002 |
| Christian | - | May 1, 2011 | April 2, 2000 | - | September 23, 2001 | October 30, 2001 | March 17, 2002 |
| Big show | November 14, 1999 | December 18, 2011 | August 22, 1999 | July 26, 2009 | April 1, 2012 | - | February 25, 2001 |
Modern format
A WWE male wrestler must have won at least one world championship, two secondary championships and one tag team championship to form the modern Grand Slam format. This was introduced in 2015.
| champion | Primary Championships (one required) |
Tag Team Championships (one required) |
Secondary Championships (both required) |
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| WWE | Universal | Raw Tag Team | SmackDown Tag Team | Intercontinental | United States | |
| Kurt Angle | October 22, 2000 | - | October 20, 2002 | - | February 27, 2000 | October 22, 2001 |
| Eddie Guerrero | February 15, 2004 | - | November 17, 2002 | - | September 4, 2000 | July 27, 2003 |
| Edge | January 8, 2006 | - | November 5, 2002 | - | July 24, 1999 | November 12, 2001 |
| Big show | November 14, 1999 | - | July 26, 2009 | - | April 1, 2012 | October 19, 2003 |
| The Miz | November 22, 2010 | - | November 16, 2007 | January 27, 2019 | July 23, 2012 | October 5, 2009 |
| Daniel Bryan | August 18, 2013 | - | September 16, 2012 | May 7, 2019 | March 29, 2015 | September 19, 2010 |
| Chris Jericho | December 9, 2001 | - | June 28, 2009 | - | December 12, 1999 | January 9, 2017 |
| Dean Ambrose | June 19, 2016 | - | August 20, 2017 | - | December 13, 2015 | May 19, 2013 |
| Roman Reigns | November 22, 2015 | August 19, 2018 | May 19, 2013 | - | November 20, 2017 | September 25, 2016 |
| Randy Orton | October 7, 2007 | - | - | December 4, 2016 | December 14, 2003 | March 11, 2018 |
| Seth Rollins | March 29, 2015 | April 7, 2019 | May 19, 2013 | - | April 8, 2018 | August 23, 2015 |
| Jeff Hardy | December 14, 2008 | - | April 2, 2017 | April 9, 2019 | April 10, 2001 | April 16, 2018 |
| Kofi Kingston | April 7, 2019 | - | August 22, 2011 | July 23, 2017 | June 29, 2008 | June 1, 2009 |
| Rey Mysterio | July 25, 2011 | - | November 5, 2002 | - | April 5, 2009 | May 19, 2019 |
Female format
A WWE female wrestler must win both primary championships, a tag team championship and a tertiary championship to be able to form the Grand Slam.
| champion | Primary Championships (both required) | Tag team championship | Tertiary championship | |
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| Raw | SmackDown | Tag team | NXT | |
| Bayley | February 13, 2017 | 19th May 2019 | 17th February 2019 | 22nd August 2015 |
| Asuka | May 11, 2020 | December 16, 2018 | October 6, 2019 | April 1, 2016 |
Impact wrestling
The first winner of the Impact Grand Slam (formerly TNA) was crowned on March 15, 2009 at the Destination X pay-per-view event. At this event, three-time TNA Triple Crown Champion AJ Styles received the TNA Legends Championship . In the episode on the 19th of Impact , Mike Tenay announced that Styles would become the first ever TNA Grand Slam winner by holding a World Championship ( NWA or TNA ), Tag Team Championship ( NWA or TNA ), the X- Division Championship and the Legends Championship.
According to TNA's definition of the Grand Slam, wrestlers are entitled to form the Grand Slam several times. So far, only AJ Styles has been able to form the Grand Slam more than once.
On August 15, 2016, the King of the Mountain Championship was set when Lashley combined the title with the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . In an article on the Impact Wrestling website on March 26, 2018, the suitability of the Impact Grand Championship as a Grand Slam title was confirmed. On June 4, 2018, Austin Aries united the Grand Championship with the World Championship during a press conference . This means that only wrestlers can form the Grand Slam who have already won the Television Championship or the Grand Championship in the course of their careers .
List of Impact Grand Slam winners
| text | |
|---|---|
| date | The day the championship was first obtained. |
| Date in bold | The day the wrestler formed the Grand Slam. |
| champion | Primary Championships (one required) | Tag Team Championships (one required) | Secondary championship | Tertiary Championships (one required) | |||
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| NWA World | Impact World | NWA Tag Team | Impact Tag Team | Impact X Division | TNA Television | Impact Grand | |
| AJ styles | June 11, 2003 | September 20, 2009 | July 3, 2002 | October 14, 2007 | June 19, 2002 | March 15, 2009 | - |
| Abyss | November 19, 2006 | - | February 4, 2004 | September 19, 2014 | May 16, 2011 | January 9, 2011 | - |
| Samoa Joe | - | April 13, 2008 | - | July 15, 2007 | December 11, 2005 | September 27, 2012 | - |
| Eric Young | - | April 10, 2014 | October 12, 2004 | April 15, 2008 | December 7, 2008 | October 18, 2009 | - |
| Austin Aries | - | July 8, 2012 | - | January 25, 2013 | September 11, 2011 | - | January 14, 2018 |
Web links
- WWE Grand Slam Champions on wwe.com