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WWE United States Title History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Eddie Guerrero Chris Benoit 7/27/2003 Vengeance[1]
Big Show Eddie Guerrero 10/19/2003 No Mercy
John Cena Big Show 3/14/2004 WrestleMania XX[2]
Booker T Rob Van Dam 7/29/2004 Smackdown![3]
John Cena (2) Booker T 10/3/2004 No Mercy
Carlito John Cena 10/7/2004 Smackdown!
John Cena (3) Carlito 11/18/2004 Smackdown!
Orlando Jordan John Cena 3/3/2005 Smackdown!
Chris Benoit Orlando Jordan 8/21/2005 SummerSlam
Booker T (2) Chris Benoit 10/21/2005 Smackdown![4]
Booker T (3) Chris Benoit 1/13/2006 Smackdown![5]
Chris Benoit (2) Booker T 2/19/2006 No Way Out
JBL Chris Benoit 4/2/2006 WrestleMania 22
Bobby Lashley JBL 5/26/2006 Smackdown!
Finlay Bobby Lashley 7/14/2006 Smackdown!
Mr. Kennedy Finlay 9/1/2006 Smackdown![6]
Chris Benoit (3) Mr. Kennedy 10/13/2006 Smackdown!
MVP Chris Benoit 5/20/2007 Judgment Day
Matt Hardy MVP 4/27/2008 Backlash[7]
Shelton Benjamin Matt Hardy 7/20/2008 Great American Bash[8]
MVP (2) Shelton Benjamin 3/20/2009 Smackdown!
Kofi Kingston MVP 6/1/2009 Raw
The Miz Kofi Kingston 10/5/2009 Raw
Bret Hart The Miz 5/17/2010 Raw[9]
R-Truth The Miz 5/24/2010 Raw[10]
The Miz (2) R-Truth 6/14/2010 Raw[11]
Daniel Bryan The Miz 9/19/2010 Night of Champions
Sheamus Daniel Bryan 3/14/2011 Raw
Kofi Kingston (2) Sheamus 5/1/2011 Extreme Rules
Dolph Ziggler Kofi Kingston 6/19/2011 Capitol Punishment

Footnotes:
[1]: In an attempt to revive the U.S. title, this was the title tournament finals as the belt became exclusive to Smackdown.
[2]: On July 8, 2004, Cena was stripped of the belt after attacking Smackdown General Manager Kurt Angle.
[3]: This was an eight-man elimination match which also featured John Cena, Rene Dupree, Kenzo Suzuki, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas and Luther Reigns.
[4]: The title became vacant after a double-pinfall decision during a Booker/Benoit match on November 25, 2005. Therefore, a best-of-seven series between the two was started.
[5]: This was match #7 in the best-of-seven series, but since Booker was injured, Randy Orton subbed in his place and won the title for Booker T.
[6]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Bobby Lashley.
[7]: Matt Hardy was drafted to ECW on June 23, 2008, making the belt a part of the ECW brand.
[8]: Since Shelton Benjamin was a member of the Smackdown brand, the title returned to Smackdown.
[9]: Bret Hart vacated the WWE U.S. title when a week later, he became the General Manager of Raw.
[10]: This match served the purpose of filling the title vacancy.
[11]: This was a fatal four-way match which also included John Morrison and Zach Ryder.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

World Heavyweight Title History (WWE)

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Triple H 9/2/2002 Raw[1]
Shawn Michaels Triple H 11/17/2002 Survivor Series[2]
Triple H (2) Shawn Michaels 12/15/2002 Armageddon
Goldberg Triple H 9/21/2003 Unforgiven
Triple H (3) Goldberg 12/14/2003 Armageddon[3]
Chris Benoit Triple H 3/14/2004 WrestleMania XX[4]
Randy Orton Chris Benoit 8/15/2004 SummerSlam
Triple H (4) Randy Orton 9/12/2004 Unforgiven[5]
Triple H (5) 1/9/2005 New Year’s Revolution[6]
Batista Triple H 4/3/2005 WrestleMania 21[7]
Kurt Angle 1/10/2006 Smackdown![8]
Rey Mysterio Kurt Angle 4/2/2006 WrestleMania 22[9]
King Booker Rey Mysterio 7/23/2006 Great American Bash
Batista (2) King Booker 11/26/2006 Survivor Series
The Undertaker Batista 4/1/2007 WrestleMania 23
Edge The Undertaker 5/8/2007 Smackdown![10]
The Great Khali 7/17/2007 Smackdown![11]
Batista (3) The Great Khali 9/16/2007 Unforgiven[12]
Edge (2) Batista 12/16/2007 Armageddon[13]
The Undertaker (2) Edge 3/30/2008 WrestleMania XXIV[14]
Edge (3) The Undertaker 6/1/2008 One Night Stand
CM Punk Edge 6/30/2008 Raw[15][16]
Chris Jericho Kane 9/7/2008 Unforgiven[17]
Batista (4) Chris Jericho 10/26/2008 Cyber Sunday[18]
Chris Jericho (2) Batista 11/3/2008 Raw
John Cena Chris Jericho 11/23/2008 Survivor Series
Edge (4) Rey Mysterio 2/15/2009 No Way Out[19]
John Cena (2) Big Show 4/5/2009 WrestleMania XXV[20]
Edge (5) John Cena 4/29/2009 Backlash
Jeff Hardy Edge 6/7/2009 Extreme Rules
CM Punk (2) Jeff Hardy 6/7/2009 Extreme Rules[21]
Jeff Hardy (2) CM Punk 7/26/2009 Night of Champions
CM Punk (3) Jeff Hardy 8/23/2009 SummerSlam
The Undertaker (3) CM Punk 10/4/2009 Hell in a Cell
Chris Jericho (3) The Undertaker 2/21/2010 Elimination Chamber[22]
Jack Swagger Chris Jericho 4/2/2010 Smackdown!
Rey Mysterio (2) Jack Swagger 6/20/2010 Fatal 4-Way[23]
Kane Rey Mysterio 7/18/2010 Money in the Bank
Edge (6) 12/19/2010 TLC[24]
Dolph Ziggler Edge 2/18/2011 Smackdown![25]
Edge (7) Dolph Ziggler 2/18/2011 Smackdown![26]
Christian Alberto Del Rio 5/1/2011 Extreme Rules[27]
Randy Orton (2) Christian 5/6/2011 Smackdown!
Christian (2) Randy Orton 7/17/2011 Money in the Bank

Footnotes:

[1]: This title was awarded to Triple H by the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff.

[2]: This was the first-ever elimination chamber match which also included Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Chris Jericho, and Kane.

[3]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Kane.

[4]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Shawn Michaels.

[5]: The belt was vacated the week after on December 6, 2004, because of a controversial finish during a triple-threat match which included the World Champion Triple H, Chris Benoit and Edge.

[6]: This was an elimination chamber match which also included Batista, Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho and Edge.

[7]: The title became exclusive to Smackdown on June 28, 2005, after Batista was drafted from Raw. He also had to vacate the title on January 13, 2006, because of an injury.

[8]: Angle won a 20-man battle royal to win the title.

[9]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Randy Orton.

[10]: Edge cashed in his “Money in the Bank” briefcase after a Batista/Undertaker steel cage match. He then had to vacate the title because of a pectoral injury.

[11]: Khali won a 20-man battle royal to win the title.

[12]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Rey Mysterio.

[13]: This was a triple-threat match which also included The Undertaker.

[14]: On May 2, 2008, Smackdown General Manager Vickie Guerrero stripped The Undertaker of the championship because she felt his new choke hold was too dangerous to the Smackdown wrestlers.

[15]: Punk cashed in his “Money in the Bank” briefcase after Batista beat the crap out of Edge. As a result of CM Punk being a part of Raw, the World Title became exclusive to Raw again.

[16]: At Unforgiven, CM Punk suffered a concussion after a backstage beatdown at the hands of Randy Orton and could not compete later on in the night in the Championship Scramble match. While not the crowned champion at the time, Chris Jericho wrestled as his replacement.

[17]: According the Championship Scramble rules, the World Heavyweight title could change hands any time during the match with any one gaining a pinfall on any one else regardless of whether or not they are the current champion. This match included Chris Jericho, Kane, Batista, Rey Mysterio and JBL.

[18]: Steve Austin was chosen by the fans as the special referee in this match.

[19]: Just before the Raw Elimination Chamber match, Smackdown superstar Edge beat up Raw superstar Kofi Kingston and then locked himself inside the chamber to become part of the match. The other participants were World Champion John Cena, Mike Knox, Kane and Chris Jericho. After everyone else was eliminated, it came down to Edge pinning Rey Mysterio to win the title.

[20]: This was a triple-threat match which also included the World Heavyweight Champion Edge, although Big Show was the one pinned in the match.

[21]: As the 2009 winner of the ‘Money in the Bank’ match, CM Punk cashed in the title opportunity of his choice right after Jeff Hardy defeated Edge won the belt in a grueling ladder match.

[22]: Chris Jericho regained the World Heavyweight title in an Elimination Chamber match which also featured R-Truth, John Morrison, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk. During the final part of the match, Shawn Michaels entered the elimination chamber and delivered Sweet Chin Music to the Undertaker, which allowed Chris Jericho to score the easy pinfall on the Dead Man.

[23]: This was a fatal four-way match which also included CM Punk and the Big Show.

[24]: This was a four man Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match which also featured Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio.

[25]: On a February 18 2011 episode of Smackdown, acting Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero awarded the World Heavyweight title to Dolph Ziggler after Edge used the Spear on him during a title match.

[26]: On the same episode, the REAL Smackdown GM Teddy Long made his return and in his first act as the returning GM, gave the belt back to Edge. However, Edge would soon retire and vacate the title on an April 15 2011 episode of Smackdown.

[27]: This match was set in place to fill the title vacancy.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

WWE World Tag Team Titles History (Raw)

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Luke Graham &
Tarzan Tyler
Dick the Bruiser
& The Sheik
6/3/1971 New Orleans, LA[1]
Karl Gotch &
Rene Goulet
Luke Graham &
Tarzan Tyler
12/6/1971 New York, NY
Baron Mikel
Scicluna &
King Curtis
Karl Gotch &
Rene Goulet
2/1/1972 Philadelphia, PA
Chief Jay
Strongbow &
Sonny King
Baron Mikel
Scicluna &
King Curtis
5/22/1972 New York, NY
Professor Tanaka
& Mr. Fuji
Chief Jay
Strongbow &
Sonny King
6/27/1972 Philadelphia, PA
Tony Garea &
Haystacks Calhoun
Professor Tanaka
& Mr. Fuji
5/30/1973 Hamburg, PA
Professor Tanaka
& Mr. Fuji (2)
Tony Garea &
Haystacks Calhoun
9/11/1973 Philadelphia, PA
Tony Garea &
Dean Ho
Professor Tanaka
& Mr. Fuji
11/14/1973 Hamburg, PA
Jimmy & Johnny
Valiant
Tony Garea &
Dean Ho
5/8/1974 Hamburg, PA
Victor Rivera &
Dominic DeNucci
Jimmy & Johnny
Valiant
5/13/1975 Philadelphia, PA[2]
The Blackjacks Pat Barrett &
Dominic DeNucci
8/26/1975 Philadelphia, PA
Tony Parisi &
Louis Cerdan
The Blackjacks 11/8/1975 Philadelphia, PA
The Executioners Tony Parisi &
Louis Cerdan
5/11/1976 Philadelphia, PA[3]
Chief Jay
Strongbow &
Billy White Wolf
12/7/1976 Philadelphia, PA[4]
Professor Tanaka
& Mr. Fuji (3)
Tony Garea &
Larry Zbyszko
9/27/1977 Philadelphia, PA[5]
Dominic DeNucci
& Dino Bravo
Professor Tanaka
& Mr. Fuji
3/14/1978 Philadelphia, PA
The Yukon
Lumberjacks
Dominic DeNucci &
Dino Bravo
6/26/1978 New York, NY
Tony Garea &
Larry Zbyszko
The Yukon
Lumberjacks
11/21/1978 Allentown, PA
Johnny &
Jerry Valiant
Tony Garea &
Larry Zbyszko
3/6/1979 Allentown, PA
Ivan Putski &
Tito Santana
Johnny &
Jerry Valiant
10/22/1979 New York, NY
The Samoans Ivan Putski &
Tito Santana
4/12/1980 Philadelphia, PA
Bob Backlund &
Pedro Morales
The Samoans 8/9/1980 New York, NY[6]
The Samoans (2) Tony Garea &
Rene Goulet
9/9/1980 Allentown, PA[7]
Tony Garea &
Rick Martel
The Samoans 11/8/1980 Philadelphia, PA
The Moondogs Tony Garea &
Rick Martel
3/17/1981 Allentown, PA
Tony Garea &
Rick Martel (2)
The Moondogs 7/21/1981 Allentown, PA
Mr. Fuji &
Mr. Saito
Tony Garea &
Rick Martel
10/13/1981 Allentown, PA
Jules & Chief
Jay Strongbow
Mr. Fuji &
Mr. Saito
6/28/1982 New York, NY
Mr. Fuji &
Mr. Saito (2)
Jules & Chief
Jay Strongbow
7/13/1982 Allentown, PA
Jules & Chief Jay
Strongbow (2)
Mr. Fuji &
Mr. Saito
10/26/1982 Allentown, PA
The Samoans (3) Jules & Chief Jay
Strongbow
3/8/1983 Allentown, PA
Tony Atlas &
Rocky Johnson
The Samoans 11/15/1983 Allentown, PA
Adrian Adonis &
Dick Murdoch
Tony Atlas &
Rocky Johnson
4/17/1984 Hamburg, PA
Mike Rotundo &
Barry Windham
Adrian Adonis &
Dick Murdoch
1/21/1985 Hartford, CT
Iron Sheik &
Nikolai Volkoff
Mike Rotundo &
Barry Windham
3/31/1985 WrestleMania
Mike Rotundo &
Barry Windham
(2)
Iron Sheik &
Nikolai Volkoff
6/17/1985 Poughkeepsie, NY
Brutus Beefcake
& Greg
Valentine
Mike Rotundo &
Barry Windham
8/24/1985 Philadelphia, PA
The British
Bulldogs
Brutus Beefcake
& Greg
Valentine
4/7/1986 WrestleMania 2
The Hart
Foundation
The British
Bulldogs
1/26/1987 Superstars
Strike Force The Hart
Foundation
10/27/1987 Superstars
Demolition Strike Force 3/27/1988 WrestleMania IV
The Brain
Busters
Demolition 7/13/1989 SNME #22
Demolition (2) The Brain
Busters
10/2/1989 Superstars
Andre the Giant
& Haku
Demolition 12/13/1989 Superstars
Demolition (3) Andre the Giant
& Haku
4/1/1990 WrestleMania VI
The Hart
Foundation (2)
Demolition 8/27/1990 SummerSlam
The Nasty Boys The Hart
Foundation
3/24/1991 WrestleMania VII
The Legion
of Doom
The Nasty Boys 8/26/1991 SummerSlam
Money Inc. The Legion
of Doom
2/7/1992 Denver, CO
The Natural
Disasters
Money Inc. 7/20/1992 Prime Time
Wrestling
Money Inc. (2) The Natural
Disasters
10/13/1992 Wrestling Challenge
The Steiner
Brothers
Money Inc. 6/14/1993 Wrestling Challenge
Money Inc. (3) The Steiner
Brothers
6/16/1993 Rockford, IL
The Steiner
Brothers (2)
Money Inc. 6/19/1993 St. Louis, MO
The Quebecers The Steiner
Brothers
9/13/1993 Monday Night Raw
Marty Jannetty
& 1-2-3 Kid
The Quebecers 1/10/1994 Monday Night Raw
The Quebecers
(2)
Marty Jannetty
& 1-2-3 Kid
1/17/1994 New York, NY
Men on a Mission The Quebecers 3/29/1994 London, England
The Quebecers
(3)
Men on a
Mission
3/31/1994 Sheffield, England
The Headshrinkers The Quebecers 4/26/1994 Monday Night Raw
Diesel &
Shawn Michaels
The Headshrinkers 8/28/1994 Indianapolis, IN[8]
1-2-3 Kid &
Bob Holly
Bam Bam
Bigelow
& Tatanka
1/22/1995 Royal Rumble[9]
The Smokin’
Gunns
1-2-3 Kid &
Bob Holly
1/23/1995 Monday Night Raw
Owen Hart &
Yokozuna
The Smokin’
Gunns
4/2/1995 WrestleMania XI
Diesel &
Shawn Michaels
(2)
Owen Hart &
Yokozuna
9/24/1995 IYH #3
Owen Hart &
Yokozuna (2)
9/25/1995 Monday Night Raw
[10]
The Smokin’
Gunns (2)
Owen Hart &
Yokozuna
9/25/1995 Monday Night Raw
[11]
The Body Donnas The Godwinns 3/31/1996 WrestleMania XII:
Free For All
[12]
The Godwinns The Body Donnas 5/19/1996 New York, NY
The Smokin’
Gunns (3)
The Godwinns 5/26/1996 IYH: Beware of Dog
Owen Hart &
Davey Boy Smith
The Smokin’
Gunns
9/22/1996 IYH: Mind Games
Shawn Michaels
& Steve Austin
Owen Hart &
Davey Boy Smith
5/26/1997 Raw is War
Steve Austin
&Dude Love
Owen Hart &
Davey Boy Smith
7/14/1997 Raw is War[13]
The Headbangers Owen Hart &
Davey Boy Smith
9/7/1997 IYH: Ground Zero[14]
The Godwinns (2) The Headbangers 10/5/1997 IYH: Badd Blood
The Legion
of Doom (2)
The Godwinns 10/7/1997 Raw is War
The New Age
Outlaws
The Legion
of Doom
11/24/1997 Raw is War
Cactus Jack &
Chainsaw Charlie
The New Age
Outlaws
3/29/1998 WrestleMania XIV
The New Age
Outlaws (2)
Cactus Jack &
Chainsaw Charlie
3/30/1998 Raw is War
Kane & Mankind The New Age
Outlaws
7/13/1998 Raw is War
Steve Austin &
The Undertaker
Kane & Mankind 7/26/1998 Fully Loaded
Kane & Mankind (2) Steve Austin &
The Undertaker
8/10/1998 Raw is War[15]
The New Age
Outlaws (3)
Mankind 8/30/1998 SummerSlam[16]
Big Bossman &
Ken Shamrock
The New Age
Outlaws
12/14/1998 Raw is War
Owen Hart &
Jeff Jarrett
Big Bossman &
Ken Shamrock
1/25/1999 Raw is War
X-Pac & Kane Owen Hart &
Jeff Jarrett
3/30/1999 Raw is War
The Acolytes X-Pac & Kane 5/31/1999 Raw is War
The Hardy Boyz The Acolytes 6/29/1999 Raw is War
The Acolytes (2) The Hardy Boyz 7/25/1999 Fully Loaded[17]
X-Pac & Kane (2) The Acolytes 8/9/1999 Raw is War
The Undertaker
& Big Show
X-Pac & Kane 8/22/1999 SummerSlam
Rock N Sock
Connection
The Undertaker
& Big Show
8/30/1999 Raw is War
The Undertaker
& Big Show (2)
Rock N Sock
Connection
9/9/1999 Smackdown!
Rock N Sock
Connection (2)
The Undertaker
& Big Show
9/20/1999 Raw is War[18]
The New Age
Outlaws (4)
Rock N Sock
Connection
9/23/1999 Smackdown!
Rock N Sock
Connection (3)
The New Age
Outlaws
10/14/1999 Smackdown!
Hardcore &
Crash Holly
Rock N Sock
Connection
10/18/1999 Raw is War[19]
Mankind &
Al Snow
Hardcore &
Crash Holly
11/4/1999 Smackdown!
The New Age
Outlaws (5)
Mankind &
Al Snow
11/8/1999 Raw is War
The Dudley Boyz The New Age
Outlaws
2/27/2000 No Way Out
Edge & Christian The Dudley Boyz 4/2/2000 WrestleMania 2000[20]
Too Cool Edge & Christian 5/29/2000 Raw is War
Edge & Christian (2) Too Cool 6/25/2000 King of the Ring[21]
The Hardy Boyz (2) Edge & Christian 9/24/2000 Unforgiven
Edge & Christian (3) The Hardy Boyz 10/22/2000 No Mercy[22]
The Hardy Boyz (3) Edge & Christian 10/23/2000 Raw is War
Bull Buchanan &
The Goodfather
The Hardy Boyz 11/6/2000 Raw is War
Edge & Christian (4) Bull Buchanan &
The Goodfather
12/10/2000 Armageddon[23]
The Rock &
The Undertaker
Edge & Christian 12/18/2000 Raw is War
Edge & Christian (5) The Rock &
The Undertaker
12/21/2000 Smackdown![24]
The Dudley Boyz (2) Edge & Christian 1/21/2001 Royal Rumble
The Hardy Boyz (4) The Dudley Boyz 3/5/2001 Raw is War
Edge & Christian (6) The Hardy Boyz 3/19/2001 Raw is War
The Dudley Boyz (3) Edge & Christian 3/19/2001 Raw is War
Edge & Christian (7) The Dudley Boyz 4/1/2001 WrestleMania X-7[25]
The Undertaker
& Kane
Edge & Christian 4/19/2001 Smackdown!
Steve Austin
& Triple H
The Undertaker
& Kane
4/29/2001 Backlash
Chris Benoit
& Chris Jericho
Steve Austin
& Triple H
5/21/2001 Raw is War
The Dudley Boyz (4) Chris Benoit
& Chris Jericho
6/21/2001 Smackdown!
The APA (3) The Dudley Boyz 7/9/2001 Raw is War
DDP & Kanyon The APA 8/9/2001 Smackdown!
The Undertaker
& Kane (2)
DDP & Kanyon 8/19/2001 SummerSlam
The Dudley Boyz (5) The Undertaker
& Kane
9/17/2001 Raw
The Rock &
Chris Jericho
The Dudley Boyz 10/22/2001 Raw
Booker T
& Test
The Rock &
Chris Jericho
11/1/2001 Smackdown!
The Hardy Boyz (5) Booker T
& Test
11/12/2001 Raw
The Dudley Boyz (6) The Hardy Boyz 11/18/2001 Survivor Series[26]
Spike Dudley
& Tazz
The Dudley Boyz 1/7/2002 Raw
Billy & Chuck Spike Dudley
& Tazz
2/21/2002 Smackdown!
Rikishi & Rico Billy & Chuck 5/19/2002 Judgment Day
Billy & Chuck (2) Rikishi & Rico 6/6/2002 Smackdown!
Hollywood Hogan
& Edge
Billy & Chuck 7/4/2002 Smackdown!
Christian &
Lance Storm
Hollywood Hogan
& Edge
7/21/2002 Vengeance
The Hurricane
& Kane
Christian &
Lance Storm
9/23/2002 Raw
Chris Jericho
& Christian
The Hurricane
& Kane
10/14/2002 Raw
Booker T &
Goldust
Chris Jericho
& Christian
12/15/2002 Armageddon[27]
William Regal &
Lance Storm
Booker T
& Goldust
1/6/2003 Raw
The Dudley Boyz (7) William Regal &
Lance Storm
1/19/2003 Royal Rumble
William Regal &
Lance Storm (2)
The Dudley Boyz 1/20/2003 Raw
Rob Van Dam
& Kane
Lance Storm
& Chief Morley
3/31/2003 Raw[28]
Rene Dupree
& Sylvan Grenier
Rob Van Dam
& Kane
6/15/2003 Badd Blood
The Dudley Boyz (8) Rene Dupree
& Sylvan Grenier
9/21/2003 Unforgiven[29]
Ric Flair
& Batista
The Dudley Boyz 12/14/2003 Armageddon
Booker T&
Rob Van Dam
Ric Flair
& Batista
2/16/2004 Raw
Ric Flair
& Batista (2)
Booker T &
Rob Van Dam
3/22/2004 Raw
Chris Benoit
& Edge
Ric Flair
& Batista
4/19/2004 Raw
Rob Conway &
Sylvan Grenier
Chris Benoit
& Edge
5/31/2004 Raw
Chris Benoit
& Edge (2)
Rob Conway &
Sylvan Grenier
10/19/2004 Taboo Tuesday
Rob Conway &
Sylvan Grenier (2)
Chris Benoit
& Edge
11/1/2004 Raw
William Regal
& Eugene
Rob Conway &
Sylvan Grenier
11/15/2004 Raw[30]
Rob Conway &
Sylvan Grenier (3)
William Regal
& Coach
1/16/2005 Winnipeg, Manitoba[31]
William Regal
& Tajiri
Rob Conway &
Sylvan Grenier
2/7/2005 Raw
The Hurricane
& Rosey
William Regal
& Tajiri
5/1/2005 Backlash
Lance Cade &
Trevor Murdoch
The Hurricane
& Rosey
9/18/2005 Unforgiven
Big Show & Kane Lance Cade &
Trevor Murdoch
11/1/2005 Taboo Tuesday
The Spirit Squad Big Show & Kane 4/3/2006 Raw
Ric Flair
& Roddy Piper
The Spirit Squad 11/5/2006 Cyber Sunday
Rated RKO Ric Flair
& Roddy Piper
11/13/2006 Raw
John Cena &
Shawn Michaels
Rated RKO 1/29/2007 Raw
The Hardy Boyz (6) John Cena &
Shawn Michaels
4/2/2007 Raw[32]
Lance Cade &
Trevor Murdoch (2)
The Hardy Boyz 6/4/2007 Raw
Paul London &
Brian Kendrick
Lance Cade &
Trevor Murdoch
9/5/2007 Cape Town, South Africa
Lance Cade &
Trevor Murdoch (3)
Paul London &
Brian Kendrick
9/8/2007 Johannesburg, South Africa
Hardcore Holly
& Cody Rhodes
Lance Cade &
Trevor Murdoch
12/10/2007 Raw
Ted DiBiase Jr.
& Cody Rhodes
Hardcore Holly 6/29/2008 Night of
Champions[33]
John Cena
& Batista
Ted DiBiase
& Cody Rhodes
8/4/2008 Raw
Ted DiBiase Jr.
& Cody Rhodes
(2)
John Cena
& Batista
8/11/2008 Raw
CM Punk &
Kofi Kingston
Ted DiBiase
& Cody Rhodes
10/27/2008 Raw
The Miz &
John Morrison
CM Punk
& Kofi Kingston
12/13/2008 Hamilton, Ontario

Footnotes:
[1]: This is a tournament final.
[2]: In June 1975, Victor Rivera announced he was giving up his half of the tag titles; Dominic DeNucci was allowed to choose a new partner, and chose “Irish” Pat Barrett.
[3]: The Executioners were stripped of the titles as the result of a match against Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf that was televised on October 26, 1976, during which a third masked Executioner interfered.
[4]: Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf won a three-team tournament, defeating the Executioners and Tor Kamata & Nikolai Volkoff.
[5]: This was a tournament final. Shortly after Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf won the tag belts, Billy White Wolf suffered a neck injury during a match against Ken Patera; he and Strongbow had to give up the belts.
[6]: Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales won the tag titles in a 2/3 falls match. Backlund and Morales had to relinguish the belts since Backlund was the WWF world champion at the time.
[7]: This was a tournament final.
[8]: At Survivor Series, Diesel and Shawn Michaels were forced to abandon the tag titles when they could no longer function as a team.
[9]: This was a tournament final.
[10]: Davey Boy Smith subbed for Owen Hart the night before at the In Your House PPV. Because Owen ran down to the ring to interfere and was pinned by Diesel, the belts were returned to Owen Hart and Yokozuna.
[11]: The titles became vacant when Billy Gunn suffered a neck injury.
[12]: This was a tournament final.
[13]: This was a tournament final to fill the vacancy created when Shawn Michaels walked out of the WWF for a brief period. After Austin’s neck injury at SummerSlam, the tag titles became once again vacant.
[14]: This match also included the Legion of Doom and the Godwinns.
[15]: This was a four-team match which also included The Rock & D’Lo Brown and the New Age Outlaws.
[16]: Mankind chose to defend the tag titles on his own when Kane refused to team with him.
[17]: This was a three-on-two handicap match also involving the Hardys’ manager, Michael PS Hayes. Bradshaw & Faarooq won when Bradshaw pinned Hayes.
[18]: This was a “Dark Side Rules” match in which Viscera, Big Show, and Mideon were the actual opponents for the Rock & Mankind.
[19]: Because he was not getting along with the Rock at the time this match was held, Mankind refused to participate and instead sat outside the ring with his back to the action.
[20]: This was a triangle ladder match which also included the Hardy Boyz.
[21]: This was a four-way elimination match which also included the Hardy Boyz and Test & Albert.
[22]: Since Edge & Christian were banned from wrestling the Hardy Boyz for the tag titles, they dressed up as Los Conquistadores.
[23]: This was a four-way elimination match which also included the Dudley Boyz and Road Dogg & K-Kwik.
[24]: Kurt Angle was the special guest referee.
[25]: This was a TLC match which also included the Hardy Boyz.
[26]: This was a cage match to unify the WWF and WCW world tag titles.
[27]: This was a four-way elimination match which also involved the Dudley Boyz and William Regal & Lance Storm.
[28]: When William Regal became injured, Chief Morley took Regal’s place as half of the tag team champions. This match also included the Dudley Boyz.
[29]: This was a handicap tables match, in which Rob Conway teamed with La Resistance.
[30]: This was a three-way elimination match which also involved Rhyno & Tajiri.
[31]: Jonathan Coachman replaced Eugene in this match due to an injury.
[32]: This was a ten-team battle royal that the Hardy Boyz won to regain the tag titles.
[33]: Cody Rhodes was revealed as Ted DiBiase’s mystery partner and turned on Hardcore Holly, resulting in a handicap match.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

WWE Intercontinental Title History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Pat Patterson 9/1/1979 Rio de Janeiro[1]
Ken Patera Pat Patterson 4/21/1980 New York, NY
Pedro Morales Ken Patera 12/8/1980 New York, NY
Don Muraco Pedro Morales 6/20/1981 Philadelphia, PA
Pedro Morales (2) Don Muraco 11/23/1981 New York, NY
Don Muraco (2) Pedro Morales 1/22/1983 New York, NY
Tito Santana Don Muraco 2/11/1984 Boston, MA
Greg Valentine Tito Santana 9/24/1984 London, Ontario
Tito Santana (2) Greg Valentine 7/6/1985 Baltimore, MD
Randy Savage Tito Santana 2/8/1986 Boston, MA
Ricky Steamboat Randy Savage 3/29/1987 WrestleMania III
Honky Tonk Man Ricky Steamboat 6/2/1987 Superstars
Ultimate Warrior Honky Tonk Man 8/29/1988 SummerSlam
Rick Rude Ultimate Warrior 4/2/1989 WrestleMania V
Ultimate Warrior (2) Rick Rude 8/28/1989 SummerSlam[2]
Mr. Perfect Tito Santana 4/23/1990 Superstars[3]
Kerry Von Erich Mr. Perfect 8/27/1990 SummerSlam
Mr. Perfect (2) Kerry Von Erich 11/19/1990 Superstars
Bret Hart Mr. Perfect 8/26/1991 SummerSlam
The Mountie Bret Hart 1/17/1992 Springfield, MA
Roddy Piper The Mountie 1/19/1992 Royal Rumble
Bret Hart (2) Roddy Piper 4/5/1992 WrestleMania VIII
British Bulldog Bret Hart 8/29/1992 SummerSlam
Shawn Michaels British Bulldog 10/27/1992 SNME #31
Marty Jannetty Shawn Michaels 5/17/1993 Monday Night Raw
Shawn Michaels (2) Marty Jannetty 6/6/1993 Albany, NY[4]
Razor Ramon Rick Martel 10/11/1993 Monday Night Raw[5]
Diesel Razor Ramon 4/13/1994 Superstars
Razor Ramon (2) Diesel 8/29/1994 SummerSlam
Jeff Jarrett Razor Ramon 1/22/1995 Royal Rumble
Jeff Jarrett (2) Bob Holly 4/26/1995 Action Zone[6]
Razor Ramon (3) Jeff Jarrett 5/19/1995 Montreal, Quebec
Jeff Jarrett (3) Razor Ramon 5/22/1995 Trois-Riveres, Quebec
Shawn Michaels (3) Jeff Jarrett 7/23/1995 IYH 2
Dean Douglas 10/22/1995 IYH 4[7]
Razor Ramon (4) Dean Douglas 10/22/1995 IYH 4
Goldust Razor Ramon 1/21/1996 Royal Rumble
Goldust (2) Savio Vega 4/1/1996 Monday Night Raw[8]
Ahmed Johnson Goldust 6/23/1996 King of the Ring[9]
Marc Mero Faarooq 9/23/1996 Monday Night Raw[10]
Hunter Hearst Helmsley Marc Mero 10/21/1996 Monday Night Raw
Rocky Maivia Hunter Hearst Helmsley 2/13/1997 Thursday Raw Thursday
Owen Hart Rocky Maivia 4/28/1997 Monday Night Raw
Steve Austin Owen Hart 8/3/1997 SummerSlam[11]
Owen Hart (2) Faarooq 10/5/1997 IYH: Badd Blood[12]
Steve Austin (2) Owen Hart 11/9/1997 Survivor Series
The Rock (2) Steve Austin 12/8/1997 Raw is War[13]
Triple H (2) The Rock 8/30/1998 SummerSlam[14]
Ken Shamrock X-Pac 10/12/1998 Raw is War[15]
Val Venis Ken Shamrock 2/14/1999 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre[16]
Road Dogg Val Venis 3/15/1999 Raw is War
Goldust (3) Road Dogg 3/29/1999 Raw is War[17]
The Godfather Goldust 4/12/1999 Raw is War
Jeff Jarrett (4) The Godfather 5/31/1999 Raw is War
Edge Jeff Jarrett 7/24/1999 Toronto, Ontario
Jeff Jarrett (5) Edge 7/25/1999 Fully Loaded
D’Lo Brown Jeff Jarrett 7/26/1999 Raw is War
Jeff Jarrett (6) D’Lo Brown 8/22/1999 SummerSlam
Chyna Jeff Jarrett 10/17/1999 No Mercy
Chris Jericho Chyna 12/12/1999 Armageddon
Chris Jericho (2) Chyna 1/23/2000 Royal Rumble[18]
Kurt Angle Chris Jericho 2/27/2000 No Way Out
Chris Benoit Kurt Angle 4/2/2000 WrestleMania 2000[19]
Chris Jericho (3) Chris Benoit 5/4/2000 Raw is War
Chris Benoit (2) Chris Jericho 5/8/2000 Smackdown!
Rikishi Chris Benoit 6/22/2000 Smackdown!
Val Venis (2) Rikishi 7/6/2000 Smackdown!
Chyna (2) Val Venis 8/27/2000 SummerSlam[20]
Eddie Guerrero Chyna 9/3/2000 Raw is War[21]
Billy Gunn Eddie Guerrero 11/23/2000 Smackdown!
Chris Benoit (3) Billy Gunn 12/10/2000 Armageddon
Chris Jericho (4) Chris Benoit 1/21/2001 Royal Rumble
Triple H (3) Chris Jericho 4/5/2001 Smackdown!
Jeff Hardy Triple H 4/12/2001 Smackdown!
Triple H (4) Jeff Hardy 4/16/2001 Raw is War
Kane Triple H 5/20/2001 Judgment Day
Albert Kane 6/28/2001 Smackdown!
Lance Storm Albert 7/23/2001 Raw is War
Edge (2) Lance Storm 8/19/2001 SummerSlam
Christian Edge 9/23/2001 Unforgiven
Edge (3) Christian 10/21/2001 No Mercy
Test Edge 11/5/2001 Raw
Edge (4) Test 11/18/2001 Survivor Series[22]
William Regal Edge 1/20/2002 Atlanta, GA
Rob Van Dam William Regal 3/17/2002 WrestleMania X8
Eddie Guerrero (2) Rob Van Dam 4/21/2002 Backlash
Rob Van Dam (2) Eddie Guerrero 5/27/2002 Raw
Chris Benoit (4) Rob Van Dam 7/29/2002 Raw
Rob Van Dam (3) Chris Benoit 8/25/2002 SummerSlam
Chris Jericho (5) Rob Van Dam 9/16/2002 Raw
Kane (2) Chris Jericho 9/30/2002 Raw
Triple H (5) Kane 10/20/2002 No Mercy[23]
Christian (2) 5/18/2003 Judgment Day[24]
Booker T Christian 7/7/2003 Raw
Christian (3) Booker T 8/10/2003 Des Moines, IA
Rob Van Dam (4) Christian 9/29/2003 Raw
Chris Jericho (6) Rob Van Dam 10/27/2003 Raw
Rob Van Dam (5) Chris Jericho 10/27/2003 Raw
Randy Orton Rob Van Dam 12/14/2003 Armageddon[25]
Edge (5) Randy Orton 7/11/2004 Vengeance[26]
Chris Jericho (7) Christian 9/12/2004 Unforgiven[27]
Shelton Benjamin Chris Jericho 10/19/2004 Taboo Tuesday
Carlito Shelton Benjamin 6/21/2005 Raw
Ric Flair Carlito 9/19/2005 Unforgiven
Shelton Benjamin (2) Ric Flair 2/20/2006 Raw
Rob Van Dam (6) Shelton Benjamin 4/30/2006 Backlash
Shelton Benjamin (3) Rob Van Dam 5/15/2006 Raw[28]
Johnny Nitro Shelton Benjamin 6/25/2006 Vengeance[29]
Jeff Hardy (2) Johnny Nitro 10/2/2006 Raw
Johnny Nitro (2) Jeff Hardy 11/6/2006 Raw
Jeff Hardy (3) Johnny Nitro 11/13/2006 Raw
Umaga Jeff Hardy 2/19/2007 Raw
Santino Marella Umaga 4/16/2007 Raw
Umaga (2) Santino Marella 7/2/2007 Raw
Jeff Hardy (4) Umaga 9/3/2007 Raw
Chris Jericho (8) Jeff Hardy 3/10/2008 Raw
Kofi Kingston Chris Jericho 6/29/2008 Night of Champions
Santino Marella (2) Kofi Kingston 8/17/2008 SummerSlam[30]
William Regal (2) Santino Marella 11/10/2008 Raw
CM Punk William Regal 1/19/2009 Raw
JBL CM Punk 3/9/2009 Raw
Rey Mysterio JBL 4/5/2009 WrestleMania XXV
Chris Jericho (9) Rey Mysterio 6/7/2009 Extreme Rules
Rey Mysterio (2) Chris Jericho 6/28/2009 The Bash
John Morrison (3) Rey Mysterio 9/4/2009 Smackdown!
Drew McIntyre John Morrison 12/13/2009 TLC
Kofi Kingston (2) Drew McIntyre 5/23/2010 Over the Limit
Dolph Ziggler Kofi Kingston 8/6/2010 Smackdown!
Kofi Kingston (3) Dolph Ziggler 1/7/2011 Smackdown!
Wade Barrett Kofi Kingston 3/25/2011 Smackdown!
Ezekiel Jackson Wade Barrett 6/19/2011 Capitol Punishment

Footnotes:
[1]: Pat Patterson wins a fictitious tournament to be crowned the first-ever WWF Intercontinental Champion. People say he beat Ted DiBiase, but who really knows.
[2]: When the Ultimate Warrior won the WWF title at WrestleMania 6 on April 1, 1990, the Intercontinental title became vacant.
[3]: This was a tournament final to fill the vacancy.
[4]: Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title for not defending the belt within the last 30 days. The real reason though was that he tested positive for steroids and was suspended.
[5]: Ramon and Martel were the last two remaining in a 20-man battle royal. Therefore, they squared off in a match one week later to determine the new Intercontinental champion.
[6]: The belt was held up after a controversial finish. The rematch aired a week later on Action Zone.
[7]: After being attacked outside a Syracuse nightclub on October 14, 1995, Shawn Michaels had to lose the Intercontinental title by forfeit.
[8]: The title was held up after a previous match between these two ended in a no-contest. This was the rematch to determine a champion.
[9]: Ahmed Johnson was forced to vacate the title due to an injury.
[10]: This was a tournament final.
[11]: Austin had to vacate the title after taking the Owen Driver that broke his neck at SummerSlam on September 8, 1997.
[12]: This was a tournament final.
[13]: Austin forfeited the belt to Rock after refusing to defend the Intercontinental title at Mr. McMahon’s request.
[14]: Triple H had to vacate the belt after a leg injury.
[15]: This was a tournament final.
[16]: Billy Gunn was the special guest referee.
[17]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Chyna.
[18]: Due to a controversial double-pin situation, Chris Jericho and Chyna were considered co-champions for three weeks leading into the Royal Rumble where Jericho would secure the title by coming out the winner of a triple-threat match which also included Hardcore Holly.
[19]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Chris Jericho.
[20]: Chyna competed in a inter-gender tag match alongwith Eddie Guerrero to take on Intercontinental champion Val Venis and Trish Stratus. Chyna pinned Trish to win the belt.
[21]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Kurt Angle.
[22]: WCW U.S. champion Edge defeated the Intercontinental champion Test to unify the belts.
[23]: World champion Triple H beat the Intercontinental champion Kane to unify the belts.
[24]: Christian won a nine-man battle royal to win the newly revived Intercontinental title.
[25]: Mick Foley was the special guest referee.
[26]: On September 6, 2004, Edge had to relinguish the title due to injury.
[27]: This was a ladder match to determine a new champion.
[28]: This was a 3-on-2 Handicap Texas Tornado match on Raw featuring Benjamin, Chris Masters and Triple H against WWE Champion John Cena and Rob Van Dam, in which anyone to beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam.
[29]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Carlito.
[30]: Santino teamed up with Beth Phoenix to take on Intercontinental champion Kofi Kingston and Womens champion Mickie James in a “Winner Takes All” match.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

The Finlay Youtube/DailyMotion MixTape


Today, I salute you Mr. Finlay, for being the only guy with a first name that starts with the letter F that’s worth a crap. You’ve made a reputation of being one of the most consummate greats in the biz and you only get better with age. Thank you Dave Finlay, for all the wonderful matches and brawls you have given us over the years.

Sorry, that was starting to sound like a borderline love note. Read the rest of this entry

Slamboree 1993: A Legends Reunion

WCW Slamboree 1993
May 23, 1993
Atlanta, GA
The Omni

The current WCW & NWA Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Big Van Vader (3/17/1993)
NWA World Champion: Barry Windham (2/21/1993)
WCW U.S. Champion: Rick Rude (5/15/1993)
WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions: The Hollywood Blondes (3/2/1993)
WCW World Television Champion: Paul Orndorff (3/2/1993)

Matches that aren’t included on the tape:
Too Cold Scorpio & Marcus Bagwell beat Bobby Eaton & Chris Benoit (9:22) after Scorpio pinned Benoit.
Sid Vicious pinned Van Hammer (0:35) after a powerbomb.

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko. Jesse must’ve been busy filming “Demolition Man” at the time. Read the rest of this entry

The Eddie Guerrero YouTube/DailyMotion Mixtape

This is my favorite mixtape to date. Eddie Guerrero is one of my faves as he is most everybody who had followed his career, I believe. I’m pouring my creative heart and soul into this one (not that I BS’ed the other three, but I really thought about this match list), so I hope you enjoy it!

There is a Terry Funk squash on Youtube with a 21-year old Eddie Guerrero from May of 1989 on an episode of World Championship Wrestling that is quite awesome and I definitely recommend you check it out if you haven’t already. Eddie takes a couple hard bumps in it especially for the time period. A Running Piledriver on the floor gives Funk the win. I’d say it was easily **½ to ***
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Superbrawl III

WCW Superbrawl III
February 21, 1993
Asheville, NC
Asheville Civic Center

The current WCW & NWA Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Big Van Vader (12/30/1992)
NWA World Champion: The Great Muta (1/4/1993)
WCW U.S. Champion: Dustin Rhodes (1/11/1993)
WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions: Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas (11/18/1992)
WCW World Television Champion: vacant (11/1/1992)

Right off the bat, Eric Bischoff announces alongside Missy Hyatt that Ron Simmons is out with a shoulder injury and that Maxx Payne will get his US title shot instead. After that disturbing news, Missy says that she’s going to get a big interview later on in the evening with GUESS WHO! Johnny B. Badd makes an appearance to talk about how great he thinks WCW is. That new deal he signed must’ve been really something. Maxx Payne plays the national anthem on his axe. He’s got nothing on Jimi Hendrix. NOW LET’S HOOK EM UP!

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Jesse Ventura. Read the rest of this entry

Power Hour (02.20.93)

WCW Power Hour
February 20, 1993
Atlanta, GA
Center Stage Theatre

The current WCW & NWA Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Big Van Vader (12/30/1992)
NWA World Champion: The Great Muta (1/4/1993)
WCW U.S. Champion: Dustin Rhodes (1/11/1993)
WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions: Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas (11/18/1992)
WCW World Television Champion: vacant (11/1/1992)

They STILL have Rick Steiner in the intro video.

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko. Read the rest of this entry

Power Hour (01.30.93)

WCW Power Hour
January 30, 1993
Atlanta, GA
Center Stage Theatre

The current WCW & NWA Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Big Van Vader (12/30/1992)
NWA World Champion: The Great Muta (1/4/1993)
WCW U.S. Champion: Dustin Rhodes (1/11/1993)
WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions: Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas (11/18/1992)
WCW World Television Champion: vacant (11/1/1992)

Last week, Big Van Vader and Paul Orndorff defeated Cactus Jack and the Barbarian. This week, Cactus Jack meets Paul Orndorff.

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko. Read the rest of this entry