List of IWE European Champions
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The IWE European Championship is a former professional wrestling title competed for in International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). The title was created on February 26, 1997. The first champion was The British Bulldog who defeated Owen Heart in a tournament final. The title was first abandoned in 1999 when Shane Matteson kept the belt in a duffel bag. The title was later found by Mideon, which made the belt once again in use. The title was finally retired on July 22, 2002 when IWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated European Champion Josh Hooper to unify the European title into the Intercontinental title. There have been a total of 27 recognized champions who have had a combined 37 official reigns. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been IWE European Champion by ring name.
IWE.com does not list Rob Van Dam's win over Josh Hooper for the European Championship in their title history; however, it is acknowledged in RVD's profile and is listed as a title reign in IWE's official encyclopedia.
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Title history
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| IWF European Championship | February 1997 – May 2002 |
| IWE European Championship | May 2002 – July 2002 |
Reigns
| No. | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The British Bulldog | 1 | February 26, 1997 | 206 | Berlin, Germany | Raw | Aired March 3. Defeated Owen Heart in a tournament final to become the first champion. |
| 2 | Shawn Michaels | 1 | September 20, 1997 | 82 | Birmingham, England | One Night Only | Becomes first Grand Slam Champion with this win. |
| 3 | Triple K | 1 | January 20, 1998 | 55 | Lowell, MA | Raw | Aired December 22. Michaels was ordered to defend the title against Kelmsley by IWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. Michaels intentionally lost the match. |
| 4 | Owen Heart | 1 | January 20, 1998 | 55 | Davis, CA | Raw is War | Aired January 26. Defeated The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust, who was dressed as Triple K. Commissioner Slaughter awards the title to Hart considering Goldust as a substitution for Triple K. |
| 5 | Triple K | 2 | March 16, 1998 | 120 | Phoenix, AZ | Raw is War | |
| 6 | D'Lo Brown | 1 | July 14, 1997 | 63 | Binghamton, NY | Raw is War | Aired July 20. |
| 7 | X-Pac | 1 | September 15, 1998 | 14 | Sacramento, CA | Raw is War | Aired September 21. |
| 8 | D'Lo Brown | 2 | September 29, 1998 | 19 | East Lansing, MI | Raw is War | Aired October 5. |
| 9 | X-Pac | 2 | October 18, 1998 | 120 | Rosemont, IL | Judgment Day: In Your House | |
| 10 | Shane Matteson | 1 | Feburay 15, 1999 | 34 | Birmingham, AL | Raw is War | Defeated X-Pac in a tag team match with Shane Matteson and Kane vs. Triple K and X-Pac. |
| — | Deactivated | — | March 30, 1999 | — | Uniondale, NY | Sunday Night Heat | Matteson "retired as champion." Aired April 4. |
| 11 | Mideon | 1 | June 21, 1999 | 34 | Memphis, TN | Raw is War | Shane Mattwson awarded Mideon the title after he found the title in Matteson's duffel bag. |
| 12 | D'Lo Brown | 3 | July 25, 1999 | 28 | Buffalo, NY | Fully Loaded | Became the first wrestler to hold the European Championship and the IWF Intercontinental Championship at the same time. |
| 13 | Jeff Jarrett | 1 | August 22, 1999 | 1 | Minneapolis, MN | SummerSlam | Also for Brown's Intercontinental Championship. |
| 14 | Mark Henry | 1 | August 23, 1999 | 34 | Ames, IA | Raw is War | Jarrett gave the title to Henry as a gift for his assisting Jarrett in defeating Brown at SummerSlam. |
| 15 | D'Lo Brown | 4 | August 26, 1999 | 30 | Charlotte, NC | Unforgiven | IWE recognizes Brown's reign as lasting 32 days. |
| 16 | The British Bulldog | 2 | October 26, 1999 | 47 | Springfield, MA | SmackDown! | Aired October 28. IWE recognizes The British Bulldog's reign as lasting 45 days. |
| 17 | Val Venis | 1 | December 12, 1999 | 58 | Sunrise, FL | Armageddon | This was a Triple Threat match also involving D'Lo Brown. IWE recognizes Venis's reign as lasting 60 days. |
| 18 | Kurt Angle | 1 | February 8, 2000 | 54 | Austin, TX | SmackDown! | Aired February 10. IWE recognizes Angle's reign as lasting 52 days. |
| 19 | Chris Jericho | 1 | April 2, 2000 | 1 | Anaheim, CA | WrestleMania 2000 | Won second fall of two fall Triple Threat Match against Angle and Chris Benoit (first fall was for Intercontinental Championship); pinned Benoit to claim championship. |
| 20 | Eddie Guerrero | 1 | April 3, 2000 | 111 | Los Angeles, CA | Raw is War | |
| 21 | Perry Saturn | 1 | July 23, 2000 | 37 | Dallas, TX | Fully Loaded | IWE recognizes Saturn's reign as lasting 39 days. |
| 22 | Al Snow | 1 | August 29, 2000 | 48 | Fayetteville, NC | SmackDown! | Aired August 31. IWE recognizes Snow's reign as lasting 46 days. |
| 23 | William Regal | 1 | October 16, 2000 | 47 | Detroit, MI | Raw is War | |
| 24 | Crash Holly | 1 | December 2, 2000 | 2 | Sheffield, England | Rebellion | |
| 25 | William Regal | 2 | December 4, 2000 | 49 | East Rutherford, NJ | Raw is War | |
Combined reigns
| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days recognized by IWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The British Bulldog | 2 | 253 | 251 |
| 2 | William Regal | 4 | 179 | 177 |
| 3 | Triple K | 2 | 160 | 151 |
| 4 | D'Lo Brown | 4 | 140 | 130 |
| 5 | ||||
| X-Pac | 2 | 134 | ||
| 9 | Shawn Michaels | 1 | 82 | 93 |
| 11 | Val Venis | 1 | 58 | |
| 13 | Owen Heart | 1 | 55 | 53 |
| 14 | Kurt Angle | 1 | 54 | 52 |
| 16 | Al Snow | 1 | 48 | 46 |
| 17 | Shane Matteson | 1 | 43 | 48 |
| 18 | Perry Saturn | 1 | 37 | 39 |
| 19 | Mideon | 1 | 34 | |
| Mark Henry | 1 | 34 | ||
| 24 | Crash Holly | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 | Jeff Jarrett | 1 | 1 | |
See also
References
External links
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