WWE European Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davey Boy Smith | Owen Hart | 2/26/1997 | Monday Night Raw[1] |
| Shawn Michaels | Davey Boy Smith | 9/20/1997 | One Night Only |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
Shawn Michaels | 12/22/1997 | Raw is War |
| Owen Hart | Goldust | 1/20/1998 | Raw is War[2] |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley (2) |
Owen Hart | 3/16/1998 | Raw is War |
| D’Lo Brown | Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
7/20/1998 | Raw is War |
| X-Pac | D’Lo Brown | 9/21/1998 | Raw is War |
| D’Lo Brown (2) | X-Pac | 10/5/1998 | Raw is War |
| X-Pac (2) | D’Lo Brown | 10/18/1998 | Judgment Day |
| Shane McMahon | X-Pac | 2/15/1999 | Raw is War[3] |
| Mideon | – | 6/21/1999 | Raw is War[4] |
| D’Lo Brown (3) | Mideon | 7/25/1999 | Fully Loaded |
| Jeff Jarrett | D’Lo Brown | 8/22/1999 | SummerSlam |
| Mark Henry | – | 8/23/1999 | Raw is War[5] |
| D’Lo Brown (4) | Mark Henry | 9/26/1999 | Unforgiven |
| Davey Boy Smith (2) |
D’Lo Brown | 10/28/1999 | Smackdown! |
| Val Venis | Davey Boy Smith | 12/12/1999 | Armageddon[6] |
| Kurt Angle | Val Venis | 2/10/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Chris Jericho | Kurt Angle | 4/2/2000 | WrestleMania 2000[7] |
| Eddie Guerrero | Chris Jericho | 4/3/2000 | Raw is War |
| Perry Saturn | Eddie Guerrero | 7/23/2000 | Fully Loaded |
| Al Snow | Perry Saturn | 8/31/2000 | Smackdown! |
| William Regal | Al Snow | 10/16/2000 | Raw is War |
| Crash Holly | William Regal | 12/2/2000 | Rebellion |
| William Regal (2) | Crash Holly | 12/4/2000 | Raw is War |
| Test | William Regal | 1/22/2001 | Raw is War |
| Eddie Guerrero (2) | Test | 4/1/2001 | WrestleMania X-7 |
| Matt Hardy | Eddie Guerrero | 4/26/2001 | Smackdown! |
| The Hurricane | Matt Hardy | 8/27/2001 | Raw is War |
| Bradshaw | The Hurricane | 10/22/2001 | Raw |
| Christian | Bradshaw | 11/1/2001 | Smackdown! |
| DDP | Christian | 1/31/2002 | Smackdown! |
| William Regal (3) | DDP | 3/21/2002 | Smackdown![8] |
| Spike Dudley | William Regal | 4/8/2002 | Raw |
| William Regal (4) | Spike Dudley | 5/6/2002 | Raw |
| Jeff Hardy | William Regal | 7/8/2002 | Raw |
| Rob Van Dam | Jeff Hardy | 7/22/2002 | Raw[9] |
Footnotes:
[1]: This was a tournament final.
[2]: Goldust impersonated champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley for this match, but WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter allowed the title change to stand.
[3]: During a tag team match with Shane McMahon & Kane took on champion X-Pac & Triple H where the European title was on the line, McMahon won the belt by pinning X-Pac. McMahon would retire the belt shortly after beating X-Pac at WrestleMania XV.
[4]: McMahon reactivated the title and awarded it to Mideon several months later.
[5]: Jarrett gave the title to Henry as a reward for helping him beat Brown for both the European and Intercontinental championships the previous night.
[6]: This was a triple-threat match which also included D’Lo Brown.
[7]: This was a triple-threa match which also included Chris Benoit.
[8]: The European title becomes exclusive to Raw when Regal gets drafted to Raw on March 26, 2002.
[9]: As Intercontinental champion, Rob Van Dam was able to unify the belts.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
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