WWE European Championship

Years Active 1997 — 2002

Promotion WWE

Brand N/A

Total Reigns 37

Total Champions 27

Last Champion Rob Van Dam

Longest Reign

The British Bulldog

206 days as the WWE European Champion

Won on Raw against Owen Hart on February 26, 1997 and held title until September 20, 1997.

Most Reigns

Longest Reigns

The British Bulldog (206 days)
Matt Hardy (125 days)
Triple H (120 days)

Championship Name History

WWF European Championship 1997 – 2002

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WWE European Championship 1997 – 2002

WWE European Championship Complete Reign History

= Reign Distinction = Includes Reign Notes

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	⤳ Title unified into WWE Intercontinental Championship on July 22, 2002
37	Rob Van Dam	Jul 22, 2002	Jeff Hardy	Raw	Title Unification Match		<1
Rob Van Dam won the WWE European Championship by defeating Jeff Hardy in a title unification Ladder Match on the July 22, 2002 episode of Raw. Van Dam entered the match as WWE Intercontinental Champion, and his victory unified the European Championship into the Intercontinental Championship, ending the European title’s active lineage.
36	Jeff Hardy	Jul 8, 2002	William Regal	Raw	Singles Match		14
35	William Regal	May 6, 2002	Spike Dudley	Raw	Singles Match		63
Championship renamed to WWE European Championship on May 6, 2002
34	Spike Dudley	Apr 8, 2002	William Regal	Raw	Singles Match		28
33	William Regal	Mar 19, 2002	Diamond Dallas Page	SmackDown!	Singles Match		20
32	Diamond Dallas Page	Jan 29, 2002	Christian	SmackDown!	Singles Match		49
31	Christian	Oct 30, 2001	Bradshaw	SmackDown!	Singles Match		91
30	Bradshaw	Oct 22, 2001	The Hurricane	Raw	Singles Match		8
29	The Hurricane	Aug 27, 2001	Matt Hardy	Raw	Singles Match		56
28	Matt Hardy	Apr 24, 2001	Eddie Guerrero	SmackDown!	Singles Match		125
27	Eddie Guerrero	Apr 1, 2001	Test	WrestleMania X-Seven	Singles Match		23
26	Test	Jan 22, 2001	William Regal	Raw	Singles Match		69
25	William Regal	Dec 4, 2000	Crash Holly	Raw	Singles Match		49
24	Crash Holly	Dec 2, 2000	William Regal	Rebellion 2000	Singles Match		2
23	William Regal	Oct 16, 2000	Al Snow	Raw	Singles Match		47
22	Al Snow	Aug 29, 2000	Perry Saturn	SmackDown!	Singles Match		48
21	Perry Saturn	Jul 23, 2000	Eddie Guerrero	Fully Loaded 2000	Singles Match		37
20	Eddie Guerrero	Apr 3, 2000	Chris Jericho	Raw	Singles Match		111
19	Chris Jericho	Apr 2, 2000	Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit	WrestleMania 2000	Triple Threat Match		1
18	Kurt Angle	Feb 8, 2000	Val Venis	SmackDown!	Singles Match		54
17	Val Venis	Dec 12, 1999	The British Bulldog & D’Lo Brown	Armageddon 1999	Triple Threat Match		58
16	The British Bulldog	Oct 26, 1999	D’Lo Brown	SmackDown!	Singles Match		47
15	D’Lo Brown	Sep 26, 1999	Mark Henry	Unforgiven 1999	Singles Match		30
14	Mark Henry	Aug 23, 1999		Raw			34
Mark Henry became WWF European Champion after Jeff Jarrett awarded him the title for helping Jarrett defeat D’Lo Brown at SummerSlam 1999.
13	Jeff Jarrett	Aug 22, 1999	D’Lo Brown	SummerSlam 1999	Singles Match		1
12	D’Lo Brown	Jul 25, 1999	Mideon	Fully Loaded 1999	Singles Match		28
11	Mideon	Jun 21, 1999		Raw			34
Mideon became WWF European Champion after finding the championship in Shane McMahon’s travel bag, with McMahon then awarding him the title.
—	Championship Deactivated from March 30, 1999 to June 21, 1999 (83 days)
10	Shane McMahon	Feb 15, 1999	X-Pac & Triple H	Raw	Tag Team Match	Kane	43
Shane McMahon won the championship by pinning X-Pac during a tag team match that paired Shane and Kane against X-Pac and Triple H. His reign ended when he announced his retirement as champion during the March 30, 1999 taping of Sunday Night Heat, which deactivated the championship without Shane losing it in a match.
9	X-Pac	Oct 18, 1998	D’Lo Brown	Judgment Day: In Your House 1998	Singles Match		120
8	D’Lo Brown	Sep 29, 1998	X-Pac	Raw	Singles Match		19
7	X-Pac	Sep 15, 1998	D’Lo Brown	Raw	Singles Match		14
6	D’Lo Brown	Jul 14, 1998	Triple H	Raw	Singles Match		63
5	Triple H	Mar 16, 1998	Owen Hart	Raw	Singles Match		120
4	Owen Hart	Jan 20, 1998	The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust	Raw	Singles Match		55
Owen Hart won the championship by defeating The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust, who Triple H sent to defend the title in his place while dressed as him. Hart made Goldust submit to the Sharpshooter, and Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter ruled that the victory counted as a title change because Goldust had served as Triple H’s substitute.
3	Triple H	Dec 11, 1997	Shawn Michaels	Raw	Singles Match		40
2	Shawn Michaels	Sep 20, 1997	The British Bulldog	WWF One Night Only	Singles Match		82
1	The British Bulldog	Feb 26, 1997	Owen Hart	Raw	Tournament Final Match		206

WWE European Championship Historical Reign Leaders

#	Champion	Reigns	Total Days Held	Longest Reign (Days)	Avg. Reign (Days)	% of Career Title Held
1	William Regal	4	179	63	45	1.6%
1	D’Lo Brown	4	140	63	35	1.2%
3	The British Bulldog	2	253	206	127	2.8%
3	Triple H	2	160	120	80	1.4%
3	Eddie Guerrero	2	134	111	67	0.9%
3	X-Pac	2	134	120	67	1.3%
7	Matt Hardy	1	125	125	125	1%
7	Christian	1	91	91	91	0.79%
7	Shawn Michaels	1	82	82	82	0.83%
7	Test	1	69	69	69	0.64%
7	Val Venis	1	58	58	58	0.48%
7	The Hurricane	1	56	56	56	0.51%
7	Owen Hart	1	55	55	55	0.34%
7	Kurt Angle	1	54	54	54	0.67%
7	Diamond Dallas Page	1	49	49	49	0.42%
7	Al Snow	1	48	48	48	0.29%
7	Shane McMahon	1	43	43	43	0.47%
7	Perry Saturn	1	37	37	37	0.42%
7	Mark Henry	1	34	34	34	0.42%
7	Mideon	1	34	34	34	0.55%
7	Spike Dudley	1	28	28	28	0.26%
7	Jeff Hardy	1	14	14	14	0.12%
7	Bradshaw	1	8	8	8	0.12%
7	Crash Holly	1	2	2	2	0.02%
7	Chris Jericho	1	1	1	1	0.01%
7	Jeff Jarrett	1	1	1	1	0.01%
7	Rob Van Dam	1	<1	<1	<1	0%

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