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The 100 Greatest WWE Matches of the Decade: 2004
- The Rumble Match – (Royal Rumble 2004)
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Drama’s Smackdown Report 2/6/09
Drama’s Smackdown Report 2/6/09
Friday Night Smackdown!
February 6, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jim Ross and Tazz
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Drama’s Smackdown Report 1/2/09
Drama’s Smackdown Report 1/2/09
Friday Night Smackdown!
January 2, 2009
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jim Ross and Tazz
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Drama’s Smackdown Report 12/26/08
Drama’s Smackdown Report 12/26/08
Friday Night Smackdown!
December 26, 2008
Toronto, Ontario
Jim Ross and Tazz
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Drama’s Smackdown Report 12/19/08
Friday Night Smackdown!
December 19, 2008
Baltimore, Maryland
Jim Ross and Tazz
We get a video recap of Armageddon, and the moment fans have been waiting years for…Jeff Hardy is the WWE Champion. We then go live to a painted Jeff Hardy popping up behind his WWE Title belt and smiling.
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WWE Cruiserweight Title History
Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
---|---|---|---|
Taka Michinoku | Brian Christopher | 12/7/1997 | IYH: D-Generation X[1] |
Christian Cage | Taka Michinoku | 10/18/1998 | Judgment Day |
Gillberg | Christian Cage | 11/17/1998 | Raw is War |
Essa Rios | Gillberg | 2/13/2000 | HeAt |
Dean Malenko | Essa Rios | 3/13/2000 | Raw is War |
Scotty 2 Hotty | Dean Malenko | 4/17/2000 | Raw is War |
Dean Malenko (2) | Scotty 2 Hotty | 4/27/2000 | Smackdown |
Crash Holly | Dean Malenko | 3/13/2001 | HeAt |
Jerry Lynn | Crash Holly | 4/29/2001 | HeAt |
Jeff Hardy | Jerry Lynn | 6/7/2001 | Smackdown! |
X-Pac | Jeff Hardy | 6/25/2001 | Raw is War |
Tajiri | X-Pac | 8/6/2001 | Raw is War |
X-Pac (2) | Tajiri | 8/19/2001 | SummerSlam |
Billy Kidman | X-Pac | 10/11/2001 | Smackdown! |
Tajiri (2) | Billy Kidman | 10/22/2001 | Raw[2] |
Billy Kidman (2) | Tajiri | 4/4/2002 | Smackdown! |
Tajiri (3) | Billy Kidman | 4/21/2002 | Backlash |
The Hurricane | Tajiri | 5/16/2002 | Smackdown![3] |
Jamie Noble | The Hurricane | 6/23/2002 | King of the Ring |
Billy Kidman (3) | Jamie Noble | 11/17/2002 | Survivor Series |
Matt Hardy | Billy Kidman | 2/23/2003 | No Way Out |
Rey Mysterio | Matt Hardy | 6/3/2003 | Smackdown! |
Tajiri (4) | Rey Mysterio | 9/25/2003 | Smackdown! |
Rey Mysterio (2) | Tajiri | 1/1/2004 | Smackdown! |
Chavo Guerrero | Rey Mysterio | 2/15/2004 | No Way Out |
Jacqueline | Chavo Guerrero | 5/6/2004 | Smackdown |
Chavo Guerrero (2) |
Jacqueline | 5/16/2004 | Judgment Day |
Chavo Classic | Chavo Guerrero | 5/20/2004 | Smackdown![4] |
Rey Mysterio (3) | Chavo Classic | 6/17/2004 | Smackdown! |
Spike Dudley | Rey Mysterio | 7/29/2004 | Smackdown! |
Funaki | Spike Dudley | 12/12/2004 | Armageddon |
Chavo Guerrero (3) |
Funaki | 2/20/2005 | No Way Out[5] |
Paul London | Chavo Guerrero | 3/31/2005 | Smackdown![6] |
Nunzio | Paul London | 8/6/2005 | Velocity |
Juventud | Nunzio | 10/9/2005 | No Mercy |
Nunzio (2) | Juventud | 11/15/2005 | Rome, Italy |
Juventud (2) | Nunzio | 11/25/2005 | Smackdown! |
Kid Kash | Juventud | 12/18/2005 | Armageddon |
Gregory Helms (2) | Kid Kash | 1/29/2006 | Royal Rumble[7] |
Chavo Guerrero (4) |
Gregory Helms | 2/18/2007 | No Way Out[8] |
Hornswoggle | Chavo Guerrero | 7/22/2007 | Great American Bash[9] |
Footnotes:
[1]: This was a tournament final.
[2]: After Survivor Series, the WWF Light Heavyweight title would be abandoned, as the WCW Cruiserweight title becomes adopted by the WWF. After the draft on March 25, 2002, the title becomes exclusive to Smackdown.
[3]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Billy Kidman.
[4]: This was a triple-threat match which also featured Spike Dudley.
[5]: This was a six-man Cruiserweight Open which also involved Paul London, Akio, Shannon Moore and Spike Dudley.
[6]: London won an eight-man battle royal to win the title.
[7]: This was a six-man Cruiserweight Open which also featured Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio and Paul London. Helms, who was part of the Raw roster, moved to Smackdown after winning the title.
[8]: This was an 8-man Cruiserweight Open which also involved Daivari, Shannon Moore, Funaki, Jamie Noble, Jimmy Wang Yang and Scotty 2 Hotty.
[9]: On September 28, 2007, SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero stated that Hornswaggle’s status as Mr. McMahon’s (kayfabe) son and his dimunitive stature would eventually jeopardize his well-being. On March 4, 2008, the WWE put the title on the retired section with the other past titles.
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