IWE European Championship

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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Belt_European.jpg/250px-Belt_European.jpg <br> The original IWF European <br> Championship belt (February 1997 - May 2002)
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" | '''Details'''
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Details'''
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Promotion'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Promotion'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[International Wrestling Entertainment|International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[IWE]]
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Date <br> established'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | February 26, 1997
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |February 26, 1997
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Date retired'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date retired'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | July 22, 2002
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |July 22, 2002
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Other name(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | IWF European Championship
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*IWF European Championship<br>(1997–2002)
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*IWE European Championship<br>(2002)
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The '''IWE European Championship''' was a professional wrestling [[championship|championship]] competed for in [[International Wrestling Entertainment]]. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, multiple superstars held the European and [[IWE Intercontinental Championship]]s within short spans of each other, and several held both titles simultaneously—dubbed as "Eurocontinental champions".
The '''IWE European Championship''' was a professional wrestling [[championship|championship]] competed for in [[International Wrestling Entertainment]]. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, multiple superstars held the European and [[IWE Intercontinental Championship]]s within short spans of each other, and several held both titles simultaneously—dubbed as "Eurocontinental champions".
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Established in 1997 as the "IWF European Championship", the title incurred a brief hiatus in 1999 due to then-champion [[James Mayer]]'s desire to retire an "undefeated champion", before finally being unified with the IWE Intercontinental Championship in 2002. Despite its name, only two holders were actually from Europe: the [[Davey Boy Aldrich|American Bulldog]] and [[William Kapphan]]. It became a coveted singles title of the [[The Attitude Era|Attitude Era]], being held by superstars such as [[Ryan Barnhart]], [[Triple K]], [[Matt Borske]], [[Kris McGowan]], [[Owen Heart]] and [[Brian McAlmond]], and competed for in the main event of the [[IWF One Night Only]] pay-per-view in 1997. The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.
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Established in 1997 as the "IWF European Championship", the title incurred a brief hiatus in 1999 due to then-champion [[James Mayer]]'s desire to retire an "undefeated champion", before finally being unified with the IWE Intercontinental Championship in 2002. Despite its name, only two holders were actually from Europe: the [[Davey Boy Aldrich|American Bulldog]] and [[William Kapphan]]. It became a coveted singles title of the [[The Attitude Era|Attitude Era]], being held by superstars such as [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]], [[Triple K]], [[Matt Borske]], [[Kris McGowan|Chris Jericho]], [[Owen Heart]] and [[Brian McAlmond|Eddie Guerrero]], and competed for in the main event of the [[IWF One Night Only]] pay-per-view in 1997. The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.
==History==
==History==
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==Eurocontinental Champions==
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===Eurocontinental Champions===
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[[File:Ic champion matt borske.jpg|thumb|[[Matt Borske]] as "Eurocontinental" Champion]]
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==Deactivation==
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===Unification===
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==Reigns==
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:''Main article: [[List of IWE European Champions]]''
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==Other media==
==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of IWE European Champions]]
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*[[European Heavyweight Championship]]
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*[[European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship]]
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*[[IWE United Kingdom Championship]]
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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{{Former IWE Championships}}
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{{IWE European Championship}}

Revision as of 06:55, 21 February 2017

IWE European Championship
Details
Promotion IWE
Date established February 26, 1997
Date retired July 22, 2002
Other name(s)
  • IWF European Championship
    (1997–2002)
  • IWE European Championship
    (2002)
Statistics

The IWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in International Wrestling Entertainment. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, multiple superstars held the European and IWE Intercontinental Championships within short spans of each other, and several held both titles simultaneously—dubbed as "Eurocontinental champions".

Established in 1997 as the "IWF European Championship", the title incurred a brief hiatus in 1999 due to then-champion James Mayer's desire to retire an "undefeated champion", before finally being unified with the IWE Intercontinental Championship in 2002. Despite its name, only two holders were actually from Europe: the American Bulldog and William Kapphan. It became a coveted singles title of the Attitude Era, being held by superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Triple K, Matt Borske, Chris Jericho, Owen Heart and Eddie Guerrero, and competed for in the main event of the IWF One Night Only pay-per-view in 1997. The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.

Contents

History

Eurocontinental Champions

File:Ic champion matt borske.jpg
Matt Borske as "Eurocontinental" Champion

Unification

Reigns

Main article: List of IWE European Champions

Other media

See also

Notes

References

External links

Template:Former IWE Championships Template:IWE European Championship

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