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. | The overall championship reign |
|---|---|
| Reign | The reign number for the specific champion listed |
| Days | The number of the days that the champion held the title for |
| <1 | The reign lasted less than a day |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | The British Bulldog | February 26, 1997 | Raw | Berlin, Germany | 1 | 206 | Defeated Owen Heart in a tournament final to become the first champion. Aired March 3. | |
| 2 | Shawn Michaels | September 20, 1997 | One Night Only | Birmingham, England | 1 | 82 | IWE recognizes Michaels' reign as lasting 93 days. | |
| 3 | Triple K | December 11, 1997 | Raw | Lowell, MA | 1 | 40 | Michaels was ordered to defend the title against Kelmsley by IWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. Michaels intentionally lost the match, because he also held the IWF World Heavyweight Championship having won that title on November 9, 1997. Aired December 22. IWE recognizes Triple K's reign as lasting 31 days. | |
| 4 | Owen Heart | January 20, 1998 | Raw | [[Davis, California|Davis, CA | 1 | 55 | Defeated The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust, who was dressed as Triple K. Commissioner Slaughter awards the title to Heart considering Goldust as a substitution for Triple K. Aired January 26. IWE recognizes Hart's reign as lasting 53 days. | |
Combined reigns
| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days recognized by IWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The British Bulldog | 2 | 253 | 251 |
| 3 | Triple K | 2 | 160 | 151 |
| 9 | Shawn Michaels | 1 | 82 | 93 |
See also
References
External links
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