WWF EUROPEAN TITLE HISTORY

Thanks to Mark Hoare for the Picture.
February/March, 1997: The WWF announces the introduction of a new title, the European champion. A tournament is held.

March 3, 1997: "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith beats Owen Hart in the tourney final (Raw); Berlin, Germany.

September 20, 1997: "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels defeats the Bulldog as part of the "One Night Only" PPV in the United Kingdom.

December 22, 1997: Hunter Hearst Helmsley over Shawn Michaels, Monday Night Raw (taped December 10).

January 26, 1998: Owen Hart beats Goldust (subbing for Helmsley), Monday Night Raw (taped January 20).

March 16, 1998: Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeats an injured Owen Hart on Raw (taped March 10).

July 20, 1998: D-Lo Brown over Triple H on Raw (taped July 14), Binghamton, NY.

September 21, 1998: X-Pac pins Brown on Raw (taped September 15).

October 5, 1998: D-Lo Brown defeats X-Pac on Raw (taped September 29), East Langing, Michigan.

October 18, 1998: X-Pac beats Brown, In Your House: Judgment Day, Chicago, Illinois.

February 15, 1999: Shane McMahon pins X-Pac in a tag team match (teaming with Kane against X-Pac and HHH) with the stipulation that if X-Pac is beaten in the match, the man who pins him will be deemed the new champion, Raw is War, Burlingham, Alabama.

April 4, 1999: Shane McMahon publically forfeits the European title on Sunday Night Heat following his victory over X-Pac at Wrestlemania XV. The title is declared vacant and is abandoned.

July, 1999: Mideon asks for, and is given, the European title belt by Shane McMahon. The title is brought back into the promotion and Mideon is named the champion.

July 25, 1999: D-Lo Brown beats Mideon, Fully Loaded, Buffalo, New York.

August 22, 1999: Jeff Jarrett defeats D-Lo Brown for both the European and Intercontinental Titles, Summerslam, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

August 23, 1999: Mark Henry is presented the title by Jeff Jarrett, Raw is War, Iowa State University.

September 26, 1999: D-Lo Brown wins back the title by beating Henry, Unforgiven, Charlotte, North Carolina.

October 28, 1999: The British Bulldog over Brown, Smackdown!, Springfield, Massachusetts ).

December 12, 1999: Val Venis defeats The Bulldog and D-Lo Brown in a Triple Threat Match, WWF Armageddon, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

February 10, 2000: Kurt Angle beats Venis, Smackdown!, Austin, Texas (taped February 8).

April 2, 2000: Chris Jericho over Angle and Chris Benoit in a Triple Threat Two Falls Match, Wrestlemania 2000, Anaheim, California.

April 3, 2000: Eddy Guerrero beats Jericho, Raw is War, Los Angeles, California.

July 23, 2000: Perry Saturn beats Eddy Guerrero, Fully Loaded, Dallas , Texas.

September ??, 2000: Al Snow beats Perry Saturn,

October ??, 2000:William Regal beats Al Snow,

December 2nd, 2000: Crash Holly Defeated William Regal Sheffield England.

December 5th, 2000: William Regal Defeated Crash Holly Raw is War.

January 22nd 2001: Test defeated Regal Raw Is War.

April 1st 2001 : Eddie Guerrero Defeated Test Wrestlemania 17.

April 26th 2001: Matt Hardy Defeated Eddie Guerrero Smackdown.


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