WWE European Championship
Former title holder
Matt Hardy with the final title design.
Data
owner
WWE
Introduced
February 26, 1997
Discontinued
July 22, 2002
Former names
WWF European Championship
The WWE European Championship WWE awarded and was on individual wrestlers. The championship was awarded for the first time on February 26, 1997 in Berlin to The British Bulldog , who was able to defeat Owen Hart in the tournament finals. On July 22, 2002, this was combined in a ladder match with the WWE Intercontinental Championship storyline .
history On February 26, 1997 in Berlin , The British Bulldog defeated Owen Hart in the tournament finals to become the first title holder. Since the WWF court ruling, WWE is no longer allowed to use the abbreviation WWF. Therefore, the title was renamed WWE European Championship in 2002 .
On July 22, 2002, the title was combined with the WWE Intercontinental Championship at the WWE Show Raw Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated the European Champion Jeff Hardy on July 22, 2002 . He combined both titles to the Intercontinental Championship and was thus the last title holder.
List of title holders
#
Title holder
No.
Days
date
place
event
annotation
1
The British Bulldog
1
206
February 26, 1997
Berlin , Germany
Raw
The British Bulldog defeated Owen Hart in the final of an eight man tournament to crown the first champion. The final took place in Berlin.
2
Shawn Michaels
1
82
September 20, 1997
Birmingham , England
One night only
3
Triple H
1
40
December 11, 1997
Lowell , MA
Raw
Shawn Michaels laid down without a fight for his DX buddy Triple H. The match aired on December 22, 1997 on RAW.
4th
Owen Hart
1
55
January 20, 1998
Davis , CA
Raw
Injured Hunter Hearst Helmsley sent a disguised Goldust into the match against Owen Hart instead of himself. Owen won the match and Commissioner Slaughter decided the title would change hands. The match aired on Raw on January 26, 1998 .
5
Triple H
2
120
March 16, 1998
Phoenix , AZ
Raw
Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Owen Hart with the help of Chyna.
6th
D'Lo Brown
1
63
July 14, 1998
Binghamton , NY
Raw
Aired July 20, 1998. D'Lo Brown defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley with help from The Rock.
7th
X-Pac
1
14th
September 15, 1998
Sacramento , CA
Raw
Aired September 21, 1998.
8th
D'Lo Brown
2
19th
September 29, 1998
East Lansing , MI
Raw
Aired October 5, 1998.
9
X-Pac
2
120
October 18, 1998
Rosemont , IL
Judgment Day: In Your House
10
Shane McMahon
1
43
February 15, 1999
Birmingham , AL
Raw
Shane McMahon pinned X-Pac during a tag team match. Kane teamed up with Shane McMahon and X-Pac partnered with Triple H.
-
Title set
-
-
March 30, 1999
Uniondale , NY
Sunday Night Heat
Aired April 4, 1999. Shane McMahon resigned the title on Sunday Night Heat.
11
Mideon
1
34
June 21, 1999
Memphis , TN
Raw
Two months later, Shane left the title to Mideon after Mideon found the title in Shane's duffel bag . From then on, the title was defended again.
12
D'Lo Brown
3
28
July 25, 1999
Buffalo , NY
Fully Loaded
13
Jeff Jarrett
1
1
August 22, 1999
Minneapolis , MN
SummerSlam
The title match was also about D'Lo Brown's Intercontinental Championship .
14th
Mark Henry
1
34
August 23, 1999
Ames , IA
Raw
Jeff Jarrett presented the title to Mark Henry as he preferred to devote himself to defending the Intercontinental Title.
15th
D'Lo Brown
4th
30th
September 26, 1999
Charlotte , NC
Unforgiven
16
The British Bulldog
2
47
October 26, 1999
Springfield , MA
SmackDown
17th
Val Venis
1
58
December 12, 1999
Sunrise , FL
Armageddon
Val Venis defeated The British Bulldog and D'Lo Brown in a Triple Threat Match.
18th
Kurt Angle
1
54
February 8, 2000
Austin , TX
SmackDown
Aired February 10, 2000.
19th
Chris Jericho
1
1
April 2, 2000
Anaheim , CA
Wrestlemania 2000
Chris Jericho defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit in a Triple Threat Match .
20th
Eddie Guerrero
1
111
April 3, 2000
Los Angeles , CA
Raw
Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho with the help of Chyna.
21st
Perry Saturn
1
37
July 23, 2000
Dallas , TX
Fully Loaded
22nd
Al Snow
1
48
August 29, 2000
Fayetteville , NC
SmackDown
style = "font-size: 90%;" | Aired August 31, 2000.
23
William Regal
1
47
October 16, 2000
Detroit , MI
Raw
Won the title on RAW.
24
Crash Holly
1
2
December 2, 2000
Sheffield , England
rebellion
25th
William Regal
2
49
December 4, 2000
East Rutherford , NJ
Raw
26th
test
1
69
January 22, 2001
Lafayette , LA
Raw
27
Eddie Guerrero
2
23
April 1, 2001
Houston , TX
WrestleMania X-Seven
28
Matt Hardy
1
125
April 24, 2001
Denver , CO
Smackdown
Aired April 26, 2001. Matt Hardy defeated Eddie Guerrero with the help of Lita.
29
The hurricane
1
56
August 27, 2001
Grand Rapids , MI
Raw
30th
Bradshaw
1
8th
October 22, 2001
Kansas City , MO
Raw
31
Christian
1
91
October 30, 2001
Cincinnati , OH
SmackDown
Aired November 1, 2001.
32
Diamond Dallas Page
1
49
January 29, 2002
Norfolk , VA
SmackDown
Aired January 31, 2002.
33
William Regal
3
20th
March 19, 2002
Ottawa , Canada
SmackDown
Aired March 21, 2002. William Regal defeated Diamond Dallas Page with the help of Christian. From now on the title will only be awarded to wrestlers of the RAW roster.
34
Spike Dudley
1
28
April 8, 2002
Phoenix , AZ
Raw
Spike Dudley surprised William Regal with his own Brass Knuckles and took victory and the title in just five seconds.
35
William Regal
4th
63
May 6, 2002
Hartford , CT
Raw
36
Jeff Hardy
1
14th
July 8, 2002
Philadelphia , PA
Raw
37
Rob Van Dam
1
0
July 22, 2002
Grand Rapids , MI
Raw
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Title united
-
-
July 22, 2002
Grand Rapids , MI
Raw
On July 22, 2002, the European Championship was combined in a ladder match with the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Title Statistics Number of Regencies
Longest reign - absolutely
Longest reign - in one piece
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