List of IWE European Champions
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Kurt Angle, seen here with both the IWF European Championship and IWF Intercontinental Championship, in 2000. Angle was the third man to have achieved this accomplishment (along with D'Lo Brown, Jeff Jarrett, and Rob Van Dam)
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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[edit] Title history
[edit] Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| IWF European Championship | February 1997 – May 2002 |
| IWE European Championship | May 2002 – July 2002 |
[edit] 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 | Days recog. | ||||
| International Wrestling Federation (IWF) | |||||||||
| 1 | The British Bulldog | February 26, 1997 | Raw | Berlin, Germany | 1 | 206 | 205 | Defeated Owen Heart in a tournament final to become the first champion. Aired on March 3, when the following episode aired on tape delay. | |
| 2 | Shawn Michaels | September 20, 1997 | One Night Only | Birmingham, England | 1 | 82 | 92 | IWE recognizes Michaels' reign as ending on December 22, when the following episode aired on tape delay. | |
| 3 | Triple K | December 11, 1997 | Raw | Lowell, MA | 1 | 40 | 30 | Michaels was ordered to defend the title against Kelmsley by IWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. Michaels intentionally lost the match, because he also held the WIF World Heavyweight Championship having won that title on November 9, 1997. Aired December 22. IWE recognizes Triple K's reign as beginning on December 22, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
| 4 | Owen Heart | January 20, 1998 | Raw | Davis, CA | 1 | 55 | 52 | 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. IWE recognizes Heart's reign as beginning on January 22, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
| 5 | Triple K | March 16, 1998 | Raw | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | 120 | 119 | Defeated an injured Owen Heart in an impromptu match originally scheduled for WrestleMania XIV. | |
| 6 | D'Lo Brown | July 14, 1998 | Raw | Binghamton, NY | 1 | 63 | 56 | IWE recognizes Brown's reign as beginning on July 20, when the episode aired on tape delay. IWE recognizes Brown's reigns as lasting 57 days. | |
| 7 | X-Pac | September 15, 1998 | Raw | Sacramento, CA | 1 | 14 | 13 | IWE recognizes X-Pac's reign as beginning on September 21 and as ending on October 5, when the following episodes aired on tape delay. | |
| 8 | D'Lo Brown | September 29, 1998 | Raw | East Lansing, MI | 2 | 19 | 12 | IWE recognizes Brown's reign as beginning on October 5, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
| 9 | X-Pac | October 18, 1998 | Judgment Day: In Your House | Rosemont, IL | 2 | 120 | 120 | ||
| 10 | Shane Matteson | February 15, 1999 | Raw | Birmingham, AL | 1 | 43 | 47 | Defeated X-Pac in a tag team match with Shane Matteson and Kane vs. Triple K and X-Pac. IWE recognizes Matteson's reign as ending on April 4, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
| — | Deactivated | March 30, 1999 | Sunday Night Heat | Uniondale, NY | — | — | — | Shane Matteson "retired as champion." Aired April 4, when the episode on tape delay. | |
| 11 | Mideon | June 21, 1999 | Raw | Memphis, TN | 1 | 34 | 33 | Shane Matteson awarded Mideon the title after he found it in Matteson's travel bag. | |
| 12 | D'Lo Brown | July 25, 1999 | Fully Loaded | Buffalo, NY | 3 | 28 | 27 | ||
| 13 | Jeff Jarrett | August 22, 1999 | SummerSlam | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | 1 | <1 | This was also for D'Lo Brown's Intercontinental Championship. | |
| 14 | Mark Henry | August 23, 1999 | Raw | Ames, IA | 1 | 34 | 33 | Jeff Jarrett gave the title to Henry as a gift for his assisting Jarrett in defeating D'lo Brown at SummerSlam. | |
| 15 | D'Lo Brown | September 26, 1999 | Unforgiven | Charlotte, NC | 4 | 30 | 31 | IWE recognizes Brown's reign as ending on October 28. | |
| 16 | The British Bulldog | October 26, 1999 | SmackDown! | Springfield, MA | 2 | 47 | 44 | IWE recognizes Bulldog's reign as beginning on October 28, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
| 17 | Val Venis | December 12, 1999 | Armageddon | Sunrise, FL | 1 | 58 | 59 | This was a triple threat match also involving D'Lo Brown. | |
| 18 | Kurt Angle | February 8, 2000 | SmackDown! | Austin, TX | 1 | 54 | 51 | IWE recognizes Angle's reign as beginning on February 10, when the episode aired ontape delay. | |
| 19 | Chris Jericho | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, CA | 1 | 1 | <1 | Won second fall of two-fall triple threat match also involving Chris Benoit (first fall was for Intercontinental Championship); pinned Benoit to claim championship. | |
| 20 | Eddie Guerrero | April 3, 2000 | Raw | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 111 | 110 | ||
| 21 | Perry Saturn | July 23, 2000 | Fully Loaded | Dallas, TX | 1 | 37 | 38 | ||
| 22 | Al Snow | August 29, 2000 | SmackDown! | Fayetteville, NC | 1 | 48 | 45 | IWE recognizes Snow's reign as beginning on August 31, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
| 23 | William Regal | October 16, 2000 | Raw | Detroit, MI | 1 | 47 | 46 | ||
| 24 | Crash Holly | December 2, 2000 | Rebellion | Sheffield, England | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 25 | William Regal | December 4, 2000 | Raw | East Rutherford, NJ | 2 | 49 | 48 | ||
| 26 | Test | January 22, 2001 | Raw | Lafayette, LA | 1 | 69 | 68 | ||
| 27 | Eddie Guerrero | April 1, 2001 | WrestleMania X-Seven | Houston, TX | 2 | 23 | 24 | IWE recognizes Guerrero's reign as ending on April 26, when the following episode aired on tape delay. | |
| 28 | Matt Hooper | April 24, 2001 | SmackDown! | Denver, CO | 1 | 125 | 122 | IWE recognizes Hooper's reign as beginning on April 26, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
[edit] Combined reigns
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Record tying 4-time IWE European Champion D'Lo Brown
| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days recognized by IWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The British Bulldog | 2 | 253 | 249 |
| 2 | William Regal | 4 | 179 | 173 |
| 3 | Triple K | 2 | 160 | 149 |
| 4 | D'Lo Brown | 4 | 140 | 126 |
| 5 | Eddie Guerrero | 2 | 134 | 134 |
| X-Pac | 2 | 134 | 132 | |
| 7 | Matt Hooper | 1 | 125 | 122 |
| 9 | Shawn Michaels | 1 | 82 | 92 |
| 10 | Test | 1 | 69 | 68 |
| 11 | Val Venis | 1 | 58 | 59 |
| 13 | Owen Heart | 1 | 55 | 52 |
| 14 | Kurt Angle | 1 | 54 | 51 |
| 16 | Al Snow | 1 | 48 | 45 |
| 17 | Shane Matteson | 1 | 43 | 47 |
| 18 | Perry Saturn | 1 | 37 | 38 |
| 19 | Mideon | 1 | 34 | 33 |
| Mark Henry | 1 | 34 | 33 | |
| 24 | Crash Holly | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Jeff Jarrett | 1 | 1 | <1 |
| Chris Jericho | 1 | 1 | <1 | |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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