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The [[WWE European Championship]] is a former [[professional wrestling]] [[championship (professional wrestling)|title]] competed for in [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE). The title was created on February 26, 1997.<ref name="europeantitlehistory"/> The first champion was [[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]] who defeated [[Owen Hart]] in a tournament final.<ref name="bulldog1"/> The title was retired briefly in April 1999 by then-champion [[Shane McMahon]], who wanted to retire as an "undefeated champion". McMahon reintroduced the championship two months later and gave it to [[Dennis Knight|Mideon]], who saw the title belt in Shane's travel bag and asked if he could have it.<ref name="mcmahon1"/><ref name="mideon1"/> The title was finally retired on July 22, 2002, when [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWE Intercontinental Champion]] [[Rob Van Dam]] defeated European Champion [[Jeff Hardy]] to unify the European title into the Intercontinental title.<ref name="jeff1"/> Throughout the five year, four month, and 26 day history of the title, there were 27 recognized champions and 37 distinct championship reigns. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE European Champion by [[ring name]]. | The [[WWE European Championship]] is a former [[professional wrestling]] [[championship (professional wrestling)|title]] competed for in [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE). The title was created on February 26, 1997 under the name of the WWF European Championship.<ref name="europeantitlehistory"/> The first champion was [[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]] who defeated [[Owen Hart]] in a tournament final.<ref name="bulldog1"/> The title was retired briefly in April 1999 by then-champion [[Shane McMahon]], who wanted to retire as an "undefeated champion". McMahon reintroduced the championship two months later and gave it to [[Dennis Knight|Mideon]], who saw the title belt in Shane's travel bag and asked if he could have it.<ref name="mcmahon1"/><ref name="mideon1"/> The title was finally retired on July 22, 2002, when [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWE Intercontinental Champion]] [[Rob Van Dam]] defeated European Champion [[Jeff Hardy]] to unify the European title into the Intercontinental title.<ref name="jeff1"/> Throughout the five year, four month, and 26 day history of the title, there were 27 recognized champions and 37 distinct championship reigns. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE European Champion by [[ring name]]. | ||
==Reigns== | ==Reigns== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:48, 13 September 2025
The WWE European Championship is a former professional wrestling title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The title was created on February 26, 1997 under the name of the WWF European Championship.[1] The first champion was The British Bulldog who defeated Owen Hart in a tournament final.[2] The title was retired briefly in April 1999 by then-champion Shane McMahon, who wanted to retire as an "undefeated champion". McMahon reintroduced the championship two months later and gave it to Mideon, who saw the title belt in Shane's travel bag and asked if he could have it.[3][4] The title was finally retired on July 22, 2002, when WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy to unify the European title into the Intercontinental title.[5] Throughout the five year, four month, and 26 day history of the title, there were 27 recognized champions and 37 distinct championship reigns. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE European Champion by ring name.
Reigns
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| WWF European Championship | February 26, 1997 – May 6, 2002 |
| WWE European Championship | May 6, 2002 – July 22, 2002 |
Reigns
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Combined reigns
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| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
Combined days recognized by WWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 4 | 179 | 173 |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2 | 160 | 149 |
| 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 4 | 140 | 126 |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2 | 134 | 134 |
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| 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1 | 125 | 122 |
| 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1 | 91 | 90 |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1 | 82 | 92 |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1 | 69 | 68 |
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See also
References
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External links
- Official European Championship Title History
- WWE European Championship history at Wrestling-Titles.com
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