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Bigelow’s Nitro Replay: 1/20/97
WCW Nitro 1/20/97
United Center
Chicago, IL
Hour 1
Announcers: Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko
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Bigelow’s Replay: WCW Nitro 1/13/97
WCW Nitro 1/13/97
Superdome
New Orleans, LA
Hour 1
Announcers: Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko
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Bigelow’s Replay: WCW Nitro 1/6/97
WCW Nitro 1/6/97
Monroe Civic Center
Monroe, LA
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WCW U.S. Heavyweight Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lex Luger | – | 1/1/1991 | –[1] |
| Sting | Steve Austin | 8/25/1991 | Atlanta, GA[2] |
| Rick Rude | Sting | 11/19/1991 | Clash 17[3] |
| Dustin Rhodes | Ricky Steamboat | 1/16/1993 | Saturday Night[4] |
| Dustin Rhodes (2) | Rick Rude | 8/30/1993 | Atlanta, GA[5] |
| Steve Austin | Dustin Rhodes | 12/27/1993 | Starrcade |
| Ricky Steamboat | Steve Austin | 8/24/1994 | Clash 28 |
| Steve Austin (2) | Ricky Steamboat | 9/18/1994 | Fall Brawl[6] |
| Jim Duggan | Steve Austin | 9/18/1994 | Fall Brawl |
| Vader | Jim Duggan | 12/27/1994 | Starrcade |
| Sting (2) | Meng | 6/18/1995 | Great American Bash[7] |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sting | 11/13/1995 | Japan |
| One Man Gang | Kensuke Sasaki | 12/27/1995 | Starrcade |
| Konnan | One Man Gang | 1/29/1996 | Monday Nitro |
| Ric Flair | Konnan | 7/7/1996 | Bash at the Beach[8] |
| Eddie Guerrero | Diamond Dallas Page | 12/29/1996 | Starrcade[9] |
| Dean Malenko | Eddie Guerrero | 3/16/1997 | UnCeNSoReD |
| Jeff Jarrett | Dean Malenko | 6/9/1997 | Monday Nitro |
| Steve McMichael | Jeff Jarrett | 8/21/1997 | Clash 35 |
| Curt Hennig | Steve McMichael | 9/15/1997 | Monday Nitro |
| Diamond Dallas Page | Curt Hennig | 12/28/1997 | Starrcade |
| Raven | Diamond Dallas Page | 4/19/1998 | Spring Stampede |
| Bill Goldberg | Raven | 4/20/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Bret Hart | Diamond Dallas Page | 7/20/1998 | Monday Nitro[10] |
| Lex Luger (2) | Bret Hart | 8/10/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Bret Hart (2) | Lex Luger | 8/13/1998 | Thunder |
| Diamond Dallas Page (2) | Bret Hart | 10/26/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Bret Hart (3) | Diamond Dallas Page | 11/30/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Roddy Piper | Bret Hart | 2/8/1999 | Monday Nitro |
| Scott Hall | Roddy Piper | 2/21/1999 | Superbrawl IX[11] |
| Scott Steiner | Booker T | 4/11/1999 | Spring Stampede[12] |
| David Flair | – | 7/5/1999 | Monday Nitro[13] |
| Chris Benoit | David Flair | 8/9/1999 | Monday Nitro |
| Sid Vicious | Chris Benoit | 9/12/1999 | Fall Brawl |
| Bill Goldberg (2) | Sid Vicious | 10/24/1999 | Halloween Havoc |
| Bret Hart (4) | Bill Goldberg | 10/25/1999 | Monday Nitro |
| Scott Hall (2) | Bret Hart | 11/8/1999 | Monday Nitro[14] |
| Chris Benoit (2) | Jeff Jarrett | 12/19/1999 | Starrcade |
| Jeff Jarrett (2) | Chris Benoit | 12/20/1999 | Monday Nitro[15] |
| Scott Steiner (2) | Sting | 4/16/2000 | Spring Stampede[16] |
| Lance Storm | Mike Awesome | 7/18/2000 | Monday Nitro[17] |
| Terry Funk | Lance Storm | 9/22/2000 | Amarillo, TX |
| Lance Storm (2) | Terry Funk | 9/23/2000 | Lubbock, TX |
| General Rection | Lance Storm | 10/29/2000 | Halloween Havoc[18] |
| Lance Storm (3) | General Rection | 11/13/2000 | Monday Nitro |
| General Rection (2) | Lance Storm | 11/26/2000 | Mayhem |
| Shane Douglas | General Rection | 1/14/2001 | Sin |
| Rick Steiner | Shane Douglas | 2/5/2001 | Monday Nitro |
| Booker T | Rick Steiner | 3/18/2001 | Greed |
| WWE buys out WCW and the title becomes defended on WWE programming. | |||
| Kanyon | – | 7/26/2001 | Smackdown![19] |
| Tajiri | Kanyon | 9/10/2001 | Raw is War |
| Rhyno | Tajiri | 9/23/2001 | Unforgiven |
| Kurt Angle | Rhyno | 10/22/2001 | Raw |
| Edge | Kurt Angle | 11/12/2001 | Raw[20] |
Footnotes:
[1]: When WCW withdrew from the NWA in January 1991, Lex Luger’s NWA U.S. title reign carried over to become the first ever WCW U.S. title reign. After winning the WCW world title, Lex Luger had to vacate the U.S. title.
[2]: This was a tournament final.
[3]: In December 1992, Rude had to vacate the title due to injury.
[4]: This was a tournament final. During a controversial finish in May 1993, the U.S. title became vacant.
[5]: Rhodes regained the U.S. title in a rematch on 8/30/1993.
[6]: Austin was awarded the title after Steamboat was forced to vacate the title due to injury.
[7]: Vader was stripped of the title by WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel in April 1995. This was a tournament final.
[8]: Ric Flair had to vacate the title due to a shoulder injury in November 1996.
[9]: This was a tournament final.
[10]: Goldberg vacated the U.S. title once he won the WCW world title on 7/5/1998. Bret Hart and DDP were considered as the top two contendors to the U.S. title.
[11]: Scott Hall vacated the U.S. title after suffering an injury.
[12]: This was a tournament final.
[13]: WCW President Ric Flair stripped Scott Steiner of the title when he failed to defend it and awarded it to his son David.
[14]: This was a four-way ladder match which also included Sid Vicious and Goldberg. He would be stripped of the title due to an injury at Starrcade, setting up a ladder match between Benoit and Jarrett for the vacant title.
[15]: Once the Russo/Bischoff era started on 4/10/2000, all the titles were made vacant as they reset the company.
[16]: This was a tournament final. Steiner would be stripped of the title when he used the Steiner Recliner on Mike Awesome at Bash at the Beach which was a submission hold that had been banned from WCW.
[17]: This was a tournament final. During the Lance Storm title reigns, the U.S. title becomes unofficially known as the WCW Canadian Heavyweight title.
[18]: General Rection won the title in a handicap match by defeating both Lance Storm and Jim Duggan.
[19]: As the WCW world champion, Booker T awards the secondary WCW U.S. title to Kanyon.
[20]: At the Survivor Series PPV the following weekend, Edge defeated WWE Intercontinental champion Test to win the title and as the WCW U.S. champion, the WCW and WWE titles become unified for the first time ever.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
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
WWE Tag Team Titles History (SD!)
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit | Rey Mysterio & Edge | 10/20/2002 | No Mercy[1] |
| Edge & Rey Mysterio | Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit | 11/7/2002 | Smackdown! |
| Los Guerreros | Edge & Rey Mysterio | 11/17/2002 | Survivor Series[2] |
| Benjamin & Haas | Los Guerreros | 2/6/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri | Benjamin & Haas | 5/18/2003 | Judgment Day[3] |
| Benjamin & Haas (2) | Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri | 7/3/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Los Guerreros (2) | Benjamin & Haas | 9/18/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Basham Brothers | Los Guerreros | 10/23/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty | Basham Brothers | 2/5/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Charlie Haas & Rico | Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty | 4/22/2004 | Smackdown! |
| The Dudley Boyz | Charlie Haas & Rico | 6/17/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Billy Kidman & Paul London | The Dudley Boyz | 7/8/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree | Billy Kidman & Paul London | 9/9/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio | Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree | 12/9/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Basham Brothers (2) | Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio | 1/13/2005 | Smackdown![4] |
| Rey Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero | Basham Brothers | 2/20/2005 | Smackdown! |
| MNM | Rey Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero | 4/21/2005 | Smackdown! |
| Animal & Heidenreich | MNM | 7/25/2005 | Great American Bash |
| MNM (2) | Animal & Heidenreich | 10/28/2005 | Smackdown![5] |
| Batista & Rey Mysterio | MNM | 12/16/2005 | Smackdown! |
| MNM (3) | Batista & Rey Mysterio | 12/30/2005 | Smackdown! |
| Brian Kendrick & Paul London | MNM | 5/21/2006 | Judgment Day |
| Deuce & Domino | Brian Kendrick & Paul London | 4/20/2007 | Smackdown! |
| MVP & Matt Hardy | Deuce & Domino | 8/31/2007 | Smackdown! |
| The Miz & John Morrison | MVP & Matt Hardy | 11/16/2007 | Smackdown![6] |
| Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder | The Miz & John Morrison | 7/20/2008 | Great American Bash[7] |
| Carlito & Primo Colon | Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder | 9/26/2008 | Smackdown![8] |
Footnotes:
[1]: To give the Smackdown show tag titles exclusive to their brand, a tournament was started and this was the finals.
[2]: This was a triple-threat tag team match which also included Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle.
[3]: Tajiri was a replacement for Eddie’s injured partner Chavo Guerrero.
[4]: This was a four-team elimination match which also included the teams of Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns and Booker T & Eddie Guerrero.
[5]: This was a four-way match which also featured the Mexicools and Paul Burchill & William Regal.
[6]: With Morrison a part of ECW and Miz a part of Smackdown, the tag belts were shared on both shows.
[7]: This was a fatal-four way tag match which also included Jesse & Festus and Finlay & Hornswaggle. Since both Hawkins & Ryder are a part of Smackdown, the belts returned to being exclusively defended on Smackdown.
[8]: At WrestleMania XXV on April 5, 2009, Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Miz and John Morrison to unify Smackdown’s WWE tag team championship with Raw’s World tag team championship.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
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