WWF / WWE European Title History

WWF European Championship
(March 1997 - May 2002)

WWE European Championship
(May 2002 - July 2002)

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Most Times Held Longest Reign Shortest Reign Most Cumulative Time

1. D'Lo Brown (4)
1. William Regal (4)
3. British Bulldog (2)
3. Triple H (2)
3. X-Pac (2) 1. British Bulldog (206)
2. Matt Hardy (125)
3. X-Pac (120)
4. Eddie Guerrero (111)
4. Shawn Michaels (93)
1. Jeff Jarrett (1)
2. Chris Jericho (1)
3. Crash Holly (2)
4. Bradshaw (8)
5. D'Lo Brown (13)
5. Jeff Hardy (13) 1. British Bulldog (253)
2. William Regal (206)
3. D'Lo Brown (134)
3. X-Pac (134)
5. Triple H (129)

Won By Won From Date/Location Days Notes

British Bulldog Tournament Final March 3, 1997
Berlin, Germany
Raw is War 206 Defeated Owen Hart in the finals.

Shawn Michaels British Bulldog September 20, 1997
London, England
One Night Only 93

Hunter Hearst
Helmsley Shawn Michaels December 11, 1997
Lowell, MA
Raw is War 40 Michaels was ordered to defend the title by WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. Michaels intentionally lost to Helmsley.

Owen Hart Goldust January 20, 1998
Davis, CA
Raw is War 55 Defeated Goldust, who had dressed up like Helmsley who didn't want to defend the title. WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter awarded the title to Hart since Helmsley substituted Goldust for himself intentionally.

Hunter Hearst
Helmsley Owen Hart March 16, 1998
Phoenix, AZ
Raw is War 89 Helmsley provoked an injured Owen Hart into a challenge. Hart quickly lost due to his injured ankle.

D'Lo Brown Triple H July 14, 1998
Binghamton, NY
Raw is War 63

X-Pac D'Lo Brown September 15, 1998
Sacramento, CA
Raw is War 14

D'Lo Brown X-Pac September 29, 1998
East Lansing, MI
Raw is War 13

X-Pac D'Lo Brown October 18, 1998
Chicago, IL
Judgment Day IYH 120

Shane McMahon X-Pac February 15, 1999
Birmingham, AL
Raw is War 48 X-Pac and Triple H challenged Chyna and Kane to a rematch from the night before at Massacre IYH. Shane gave Chyna the night off and agreed to accept the match for himself if X-Pac would put the WWF European Title on the line. Shane and Kane won the match making Shane the new European Champion.

RETIRED Shane McMahon March 27, 1999
Uniondale, NY
Raw is War 77 Shane McMahon decided to retire the belt after his controversial win at WrestleMania XV.

Mideon Shane McMahon June 21, 1999
Memphis, TN
Raw is War 34 The Corporate Ministry was getting ready to go to the ring and Mideon asked Shane for a belt to hold his pants up. Shane pulled the European Title out of his bag and gave it to Mideon who began defending it within two weeks.

D'Lo Brown Mideon July 25, 1999
Buffalo, NY
Fully Loaded 28

Jeff Jarrett D'Lo Brown August 22, 1999
Minneapolis, MN
SummerSlam 1

Mark Henry Jeff Jarrett August 23, 1999
Iowa State, IA
Raw is War 34 Presented to Henry by Jarrett.

D'Lo Brown Mark Henry September 26, 1999
Charlotte, NC
Unforgiven 30

British Bulldog D'Lo Brown October 26, 1999
Springfield, MA
Smackdown 47

Val Venis British Bulldog December 12, 1999
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Armageddon 58 Triple Threat Match including Val Venis, British Bulldog, and D'Lo Brown.

Kurt Angle Val Venis February 8, 2000
Austin, TX
Smackdown 23

Chris Jericho Chris Benoit
Kurt Angle April 2, 2000
Anaheim, CA
WrestleMania 2000 1 A 2-Falls Triple Threat Match including Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, and current WWF Intercontinental/WWF European Champion Kurt Angle. The stipulation of the match was that the first pinfall would be for the Intercontinental title and the second pinfall would be for the European title. Jericho pinned Benoit for the European title after being pinned by Benoit earlier. Angle lost both titles without ever being pinned.

Eddie Guerrero Chris Jericho April 3, 2000
Los Angeles, CA
Raw is War 111

Perry Saturn Eddie Guerrero July 23, 2000
Dallas, TX
Fully Loaded 37

Al Snow Perry Saturn August 29, 2000
Fayetteville, NC
Smackdown 48

William Regal Al Snow October 16, 2000
Detroit, MI
Raw is War 47

Crash Holly William Regal December 2, 2000
Sheffield, England
Rebellion 2

William Regal Crash Holly December 4, 2000
East Rutherford, NJ
Raw is War 49

Test William Regal January 22, 2001
Lafayette, LA
Raw is War 69

Eddie Guerrero Test April 1, 2001
Houston, TX
WrestleMania X-7 23

Matt Hardy Eddie Guerrero April 24, 2001
Denver, CO
Smackdown 125

Shane Helms Matt Hardy August 27, 2001
Grand Rapids, MI
Raw is War 56

Bradshaw Shane Helms October 22, 2001
Kansas City, MO
Raw 8

Christian Bradshaw October 30, 2001
Cincinnati, OH
Smackdown 91

Diamond
Dallas Page Christian January 29, 2002
Norfolk, VA
Smackdown 49

William Regal DDP March 19, 2002
Ottawa, Ontario
Smackdown 47

Spike Dudley William Regal April 8, 2002
Phoenix, AZ
Raw 28

William Regal Spike Dudley May 6, 2002
Hartford, CT
Raw 63

Jeff Hardy William Regal July 8, 2002
Philadelphia, PA
Raw 13

Rob Van Dam Jeff Hardy July 21, 2002
Grand Rapids, MI
Vengeance - Ladder Match to unify the WWF European Title and WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Rob Van Dam, the current Intercontinental champion, defeated Jeff Hardy. The European title becomes defunct for the second time.

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Most Times Held	Longest Reign	Shortest Reign	Most Cumulative Time
1. D'Lo Brown (4) 1. William Regal (4) 3. British Bulldog (2) 3. Triple H (2) 3. X-Pac (2)	1. British Bulldog (206) 2. Matt Hardy (125) 3. X-Pac (120) 4. Eddie Guerrero (111) 4. Shawn Michaels (93)	1. Jeff Jarrett (1) 2. Chris Jericho (1) 3. Crash Holly (2) 4. Bradshaw (8) 5. D'Lo Brown (13) 5. Jeff Hardy (13)	1. British Bulldog (253) 2. William Regal (206) 3. D'Lo Brown (134) 3. X-Pac (134) 5. Triple H (129)

Won By	Won From	Date/Location	Days	Notes
British Bulldog	Tournament Final	March 3, 1997 Berlin, Germany Raw is War	206	Defeated Owen Hart in the finals.
Shawn Michaels	British Bulldog	September 20, 1997 London, England One Night Only	93
Hunter Hearst Helmsley	Shawn Michaels	December 11, 1997 Lowell, MA Raw is War	40	Michaels was ordered to defend the title by WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. Michaels intentionally lost to Helmsley.
Owen Hart	Goldust	January 20, 1998 Davis, CA Raw is War	55	Defeated Goldust, who had dressed up like Helmsley who didn't want to defend the title. WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter awarded the title to Hart since Helmsley substituted Goldust for himself intentionally.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley	Owen Hart	March 16, 1998 Phoenix, AZ Raw is War	89	Helmsley provoked an injured Owen Hart into a challenge. Hart quickly lost due to his injured ankle.
D'Lo Brown	Triple H	July 14, 1998 Binghamton, NY Raw is War	63
X-Pac	D'Lo Brown	September 15, 1998 Sacramento, CA Raw is War	14
D'Lo Brown	X-Pac	September 29, 1998 East Lansing, MI Raw is War	13
X-Pac	D'Lo Brown	October 18, 1998 Chicago, IL Judgment Day IYH	120
Shane McMahon	X-Pac	February 15, 1999 Birmingham, AL Raw is War	48	X-Pac and Triple H challenged Chyna and Kane to a rematch from the night before at Massacre IYH. Shane gave Chyna the night off and agreed to accept the match for himself if X-Pac would put the WWF European Title on the line. Shane and Kane won the match making Shane the new European Champion.
RETIRED	Shane McMahon	March 27, 1999 Uniondale, NY Raw is War	77	Shane McMahon decided to retire the belt after his controversial win at WrestleMania XV.
Mideon	Shane McMahon	June 21, 1999 Memphis, TN Raw is War	34	The Corporate Ministry was getting ready to go to the ring and Mideon asked Shane for a belt to hold his pants up. Shane pulled the European Title out of his bag and gave it to Mideon who began defending it within two weeks.
D'Lo Brown	Mideon	July 25, 1999 Buffalo, NY Fully Loaded	28
Jeff Jarrett	D'Lo Brown	August 22, 1999 Minneapolis, MN SummerSlam	1
Mark Henry	Jeff Jarrett	August 23, 1999 Iowa State, IA Raw is War	34	Presented to Henry by Jarrett.
D'Lo Brown	Mark Henry	September 26, 1999 Charlotte, NC Unforgiven	30
British Bulldog	D'Lo Brown	October 26, 1999 Springfield, MA Smackdown	47
Val Venis	British Bulldog	December 12, 1999 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Armageddon	58	Triple Threat Match including Val Venis, British Bulldog, and D'Lo Brown.
Kurt Angle	Val Venis	February 8, 2000 Austin, TX Smackdown	23
Chris Jericho	Chris Benoit Kurt Angle	April 2, 2000 Anaheim, CA WrestleMania 2000	1	A 2-Falls Triple Threat Match including Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, and current WWF Intercontinental/WWF European Champion Kurt Angle. The stipulation of the match was that the first pinfall would be for the Intercontinental title and the second pinfall would be for the European title. Jericho pinned Benoit for the European title after being pinned by Benoit earlier. Angle lost both titles without ever being pinned.
Eddie Guerrero	Chris Jericho	April 3, 2000 Los Angeles, CA Raw is War	111
Perry Saturn	Eddie Guerrero	July 23, 2000 Dallas, TX Fully Loaded	37
Al Snow	Perry Saturn	August 29, 2000 Fayetteville, NC Smackdown	48
William Regal	Al Snow	October 16, 2000 Detroit, MI Raw is War	47
Crash Holly	William Regal	December 2, 2000 Sheffield, England Rebellion	2
William Regal	Crash Holly	December 4, 2000 East Rutherford, NJ Raw is War	49
Test	William Regal	January 22, 2001 Lafayette, LA Raw is War	69
Eddie Guerrero	Test	April 1, 2001 Houston, TX WrestleMania X-7	23
Matt Hardy	Eddie Guerrero	April 24, 2001 Denver, CO Smackdown	125
Shane Helms	Matt Hardy	August 27, 2001 Grand Rapids, MI Raw is War	56
Bradshaw	Shane Helms	October 22, 2001 Kansas City, MO Raw	8
Christian	Bradshaw	October 30, 2001 Cincinnati, OH Smackdown	91
Diamond Dallas Page	Christian	January 29, 2002 Norfolk, VA Smackdown	49
William Regal	DDP	March 19, 2002 Ottawa, Ontario Smackdown	47
Spike Dudley	William Regal	April 8, 2002 Phoenix, AZ Raw	28
William Regal	Spike Dudley	May 6, 2002 Hartford, CT Raw	63
Jeff Hardy	William Regal	July 8, 2002 Philadelphia, PA Raw	13
Rob Van Dam	Jeff Hardy	July 21, 2002 Grand Rapids, MI Vengeance	-	Ladder Match to unify the WWF European Title and WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Rob Van Dam, the current Intercontinental champion, defeated Jeff Hardy. The European title becomes defunct for the second time.