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|championshipname = WWE European Championship
|championshipname = WWE European Championship
|image = Belt European.jpg
|image = Matt European Champ.jpg
|image_size = 250px
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|caption = The original WWF European Championship belt (February 1997 - May 2002)
|caption = [[Matt Hardy]] as European Champion alongside his brother [[Jeff Hardy|Jeff]], who also held the title
|promotion = [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment]]
|promotion = [[WWE|WWF]]
|created = February 26, 1997
|created = February 26, 1997
|mostreigns = [[Darren Matthews|William Regal]], [[D'Lo Brown]] ([[List of WWE European Champions|4 reigns]])
|mostreigns = [[William Regal]], [[D'Lo Brown]] ([[List of WWE European Champions|4 reigns]])
|firstchamp = [[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]]
|firstchamp = [[The British Bulldog]]
|longestreign = The British Bulldog ([[List of WWE European Champions|206 days]])
|finalchamp = [[Rob Van Dam]]
|longestreign = [[The British Bulldog]] ([[List of WWE European Champions|206 days]])
|shortestreign = [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Jeff Jarrett]](< 1 day), [[Rob Van Dam]] (unification)
|shortestreign = [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Jeff Jarrett]] (<1 day)
|oldest = [[Diamond Dallas Page]] {{nobr|(46 years, 302 days)}}
|oldest = [[Diamond Dallas Page]] {{nobr|(46 years, 302 days)}}
|youngest = [[Jeff Hardy]] {{nobr|(24 years, 7 days)}}
|youngest = [[Jeff Hardy]] {{nobr|(24 years, 311 days)}}
|heaviest = [[Mark Henry]] {{nobr|({{convert|392|lb|kg|abbr=on}})}}
|heaviest = [[Mark Henry]] {{nobr|({{convert|392|lb|kg|abbr=on}})}}
|lightest = [[Matt Hyson|Spike Dudley]] {{nobr|({{convert|150|lb|kg|abbr=on}})}}
|lightest = [[Matt Hyson|Spike Dudley]] {{nobr|({{convert|150|lb|kg|abbr=on}})}}
|pastnames = WWF European Championship
|pastnames = * WWF European Championship<br />(1997–2002)
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|titleretired = July 22, 2002
|titleretired = July 22, 2002
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The '''WWE European Championship''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] competed for in [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]. The title was of similar importance to the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]], with several superstars holding both titles simultaneously—known as "Eurocontinental champions"<ref name="eurocontinental"/>—or within short spans of each other.<ref name=ohistory/><ref>[http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/ WWE.com: "History of the Intercontinental Championship"]</ref>
The '''WWE European Championship''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] competed for in [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, multiple wrestlers held the European and WWE Men's Intercontinental Championships within short spans of each other,<ref name=ohistory/><ref>[http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/ WWE.com: "History of the Intercontinental Championship"]</ref> and four held both simultaneously, becoming "Eurocontinental champions".<ref>{{cite web |title=Wrestlers Who Reigned As Euro-Continental Champion |url=https://itrwrestling.com/features/wrestlers-who-reigned-as-euro-continental-champion/ |website=Inside the Ropes |date=25 June 2021 |access-date=17 August 2022}}</ref>


Established in 1997 as the "WWF European Championship", the title incurred a brief hiatus in 1999 due to then-champion [[Shane McMahon]]'s desire to retire an "undefeated champion", before finally being unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship in 2002. A coveted singles title, it was held by top WWE superstars such as [[Shawn Michaels]], [[Triple H]], [[Kurt Angle]], [[Chris Jericho]], [[Owen Hart]] and [[Eddie Guerrero]] prior to its retirement.<ref name=ohistory>{{citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/|accessdate=2008-09-12|title=WWE European Champion official history|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> It was competed for in the main event of the [[WWF One Night Only]] pay-per-view in 1997.
Established in February 1997 as the "WWF European Championship", the title incurred a brief hiatus in April 1999 due to then-champion [[Shane McMahon]]'s desire to retire as an "undefeated champion". The title returned in June 1999. It was renamed in May 2002 when the WWF became the WWE before finally being unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship in July that year. Despite its name, only two holders were actually from Europe: the [[Davey Boy Smith|British Bulldog]], who was the inaugural and longest-reigning champion, and [[William Regal]]. It became a prominent singles title of the [[The Attitude Era|Attitude Era]], held by then-former [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world champion]]s [[Shawn Michaels]] and [[Diamond Dallas Page]], along with [[Triple H]], [[Kurt Angle]], [[Chris Jericho]], and [[Eddie Guerrero]], among others.<ref name=ohistory>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/|access-date=2008-09-12|title=WWE European Championship: official history|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref>

Despite its name, only two holders were actually from Europe: the [[Davey Boy Smith|British Bulldog]] and [[Darren Matthews|William Regal]].<ref name="titlehistory">{{citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/358986|accessdate=2008-09-12|title=William Regal's first reign|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The WWE European Championship was originally known as the '''World Wrestling Federation (WWF) European Championship'''. The WWF European Championship, as it was then known, emerged in 1997 when [[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]] became the first Champion after winning a tournament that was held over several shows in [[Germany]], culminating in a finals victory over [[Owen Hart]]. With [[Shawn Michaels]] winning the belt, it made him the first [[Grand Slam Championship|Grand Slam Champion]] in WWE. Michaels is the only wrestler to have held both the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] and the European title at the same time.
In 1997, [[Davey Boy Smith|the British Bulldog]] was crowned the first '''WWF European Champion''' by winning a tournament that was held over several shows in Germany, culminating in a finals victory over [[Owen Hart]]. Upon winning the title, [[Shawn Michaels]] became the first [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)|Grand Slam Champion]] in WWE. Michaels is the only wrestler to have held both the [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] and the European title at the same time.


After winning the European title, both [[D'Lo Brown]] and [[Al Snow]] were billed from different parts of Europe each week while champion. During Snow's reign, he and "Head" dressed up as various ethnic stereotypes corresponding to the European location they were billed from, though not always in a politically or geographically correct manner. The belt was retired briefly in April 1999 by then-champion [[Shane McMahon]], who wanted to retire as an "undefeated champion". McMahon reintroduced the championship two months later and gave it to [[Dennis Knight|Mideon]], who saw the title belt in Shane's travel bag and asked if he could have it.<ref name=ohistory/> The British Bulldog was the inaugural champion and has had the longest title reign with 206 days. William Regal and [[D'Lo Brown]] both have had the most title reigns, each holding it four times. Rob Van Dam is essentially the shortest reigning European Champion as he only held it for one night when he defeated Jeff Hardy to unify it with the Intercontinental title.
After winning the European title, both [[D'Lo Brown]] and [[Al Snow]] were billed from different parts of Europe each week while champion. During Snow's reign, he and "Head" dressed up as various ethnic stereotypes corresponding to the European location they were billed from, though not always in a politically or geographically correct manner. The title was retired briefly in April 1999 by then-champion [[Shane McMahon]], who wanted to retire as an "undefeated champion". McMahon reintroduced the championship two months later and gave it to [[Dennis Knight|Mideon]], who saw the title belt in Shane's travel bag and asked if he could have it.<ref name=ohistory/>


===Inaugural tournament===
The shortest reign(s) as European Champion that wasn't a unification goes to Jeff Jarrett and Chris Jericho who held the championship for one day each. Jeff Jarrett defeated D'lo Brown for the European Championship (along with the Intercontintal Championship) at Summerslam 1999 and gave it to Mark Henry the following night on RAW. Chris Jericho defeated Kurt Angle in a triple threat match at [[Wrestlemania 2000]] (by pinning Chris Benoit) and lost the title to Eddie Guerrero on RAW the night after. Jeff Hardy was the youngest champion having it won at the age of 24.
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| RD1-team3 = '''[[Big Van Vader|Vader]]'''
| RD1-team4 = [[Dwayne Johnson|Rocky Maivia]]
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| RD1-team5 = '''[[Owen Hart]]'''
| RD1-team6 = [[Flash Funk]]
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| RD1-team7 = '''[[Bret Hart]]'''
| RD1-team8 = [[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley]]
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==Eurocontinental Champions==
===Eurocontinental Champions and unification===
The term "Eurocontinental Champion" is a [[Portmanteau word|portmanteau]] of European and Intercontinental, used to describe wrestlers who held both titles simultaneously.<ref name="eurocontinental">http://www.pwinsider.com/article/36849/this-day-in-history-foleys-first-retirement-angle-becomes-eurocontinental-champion-hornswoggle-gets-his-name-and-more.html</ref> Three wrestlers were [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Book|booked]] to accomplish this feat. The first was [[D'Lo Brown]], who defeated [[Dennis Knight|Mideon]] for the European title at [[WWF Fully Loaded#1999|Fully Loaded]] in 1999 and two nights later at a [[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]] taping, defeated [[Jeff Jarrett]] to win the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]]. A month later at [[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]] Jarrett defeated Brown to win both titles, thus becoming the second Eurocontinental Champion.
The term "Eurocontinental Champion" is a [[Portmanteau word|portmanteau]] of European and Intercontinental, used to describe wrestlers who held both titles simultaneously.<ref name="eurocontinental">{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/36849/this-day-in-history-foleys-first-retirement-angle-becomes-eurocontinental-champion-hornswoggle-gets-his-name-and-more.html |title=This Day In History: Foley's (First) Retirement, Angle Becomes 'Eurocontinental' Champion, Hornswoggle Gets His Name And More |publisher=PWInsider.com |date=2009-02-27 |access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref> Three wrestlers accomplished this feat. The first was [[D'Lo Brown]], who defeated [[Dennis Knight|Mideon]] for the European title at [[Fully Loaded (1999)|Fully Loaded]] in 1999 and two nights later at a ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'' taping, defeated [[Jeff Jarrett]] to win the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]]. A month later, at [[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]], Jarrett defeated Brown to win both titles but awarded the European Championship to [[Mark Henry]] the following day.


On the February 10, 2000 edition of ''SmackDown!'' [[Kurt Angle]] defeated [[Sean Morley|Val Venis]] to win the European Championship. At [[No Way Out (2000)|No Way Out]] seventeen days later Angle defeated [[Chris Jericho]] for the Intercontinental Championship and became the third man to hold both the European and Intercontinental Championships simultaneously. He then was given [[kayfabe]] credit for coining the term "Eurocontinental Champion", as he was the first to actually use the term to describe his multiple championships. Angle held the titles until ''[[WrestleMania 2000]]'', when he faced Jericho and [[Chris Benoit]] in a two-fall triple threat match for his belts. In a rarity, Angle lost both of his championships without being pinned or forced to submit; Benoit defeated Jericho in the first fall for the Intercontinental Championship and Jericho returned the favor in the second fall to take the European Championship.
On the February 10, 2000 edition of ''SmackDown!'' [[Kurt Angle]] defeated [[Val Venis]] for the European Championship. Seventeen days later, at [[No Way Out (2000)|No Way Out]], Angle defeated [[Chris Jericho]] for the Intercontinental Championship and became the third Eurocontinental Champion. Angle held the titles until [[WrestleMania 2000]], when he faced Jericho and [[Chris Benoit]] in a two-fall triple threat match for both titles. In a rarity, Angle lost both of his championships without being pinned or forced to submit; Benoit defeated Jericho in the first fall for the Intercontinental Championship and Jericho defeated Benoit in the second fall to take the European Championship.


In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to WWE and the title was renamed accordingly, though the physical belt was not updated to reflect the name change. The title was then [[Championship unification|unified]] with the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] in a [[ladder match]] on the July 22, 2002 episode of ''Raw'', when Intercontinental Champion [[Rob Van Dam]] defeated European Champion [[Jeff Hardy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/358594|access-date=2008-09-21|title=Jeff Hardy's European Championship reign|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616065145/https://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/euro/358594|archive-date=16 June 2012}}</ref>
There is some question as to whether [[Rob Van Dam]] could be considered the fourth and final Eurocontinental Champion, as he was the Intercontinental Champion and won the European Championship in a unification match; the latter of which became retired. So far, World Wrestling Entertainment has not credited this as a Eurocontinental title reign.<ref name="Rob Van Dam profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wwealumni/rvd/bio/|archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20071213180549/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wwealumni/rvd/bio/|archivedate= 2007-12-13|title=Rob Van Dam profile|accessdate=2010-09-02|work=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref>


==Deactivation==
==Reigns==
{{main|List of WWE European Champions}}
The WWE European Championship, as it was next known, was retired in a [[ladder match]] on July 22, 2002 when [[Rob Van Dam]] (RVD) put his [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] on the line, along with [[Jeff Hardy]]'s European Championship.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/358594|accessdate=2008-09-21|title=Jeff Hardy's Europen Championship reign|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> By winning that match, RVD merged the two titles together, and continued to hold the Intercontinental Title. RVD's title reign is not listed in the official European title history on WWE's official website,<ref name=ohistory/> but is acknowledged in RVD's profile and in WWE's official encyclopedia (It should be noted that despite the fact that RVD also won and merged the [[WWE Hardcore Championship]] in the same fashion, he is recognized as the final Hardcore Champion in WWE's website) .<ref name="Rob Van Dam profile"/>
The British Bulldog was the inaugural champion, and had the longest title reign at 206 days. William Regal and [[D'Lo Brown]] both had the most title reigns, each holding it four times. [[Jeff Hardy]] was the youngest champion at 24, while [[Diamond Dallas Page]] was the oldest champion at 45. [[Jeff Hardy]] was the final champion. The title was retired on the July 22, 2002 episode of Monday Night Raw when WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy in a ladder match to unify the European title into the Intercontinental title.<ref name="deactivated2">>{{cite web |url=https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/european-championship |title=WWE European Championship |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=11 November 2022 |website=World Wrestling Entertainment |access-date=12 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="unified1">{{cite web |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=2318 |title=WWE RAW #478 |date=22 June 2002 |website= CAGEMATCH: The Internet Wrestling Database |access-date=12 December 2022}}</ref>

==Other media==
The title appears in the video games ''[[WWF WrestleMania 2000 (video game)|WWF WrestleMania 2000]]'',''[[WWF No Mercy (video game)|WWF No Mercy]]'', ''[[WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role]]'', ''[[WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It]]'', ''[[WWE WrestleMania X8 (video game)|WWE WrestleMania X8]]'', ''[[WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth]]'', ''[[WWE '12]]'', ''[[WWE '13]]'', ''[[WWE 2K14]]'', ''[[WWE 2K15]]'', ''[[WWE 2K16]]'', ''[[WWE 2K17]]'', ''[[WWE 2K18]],'' ''[[WWE 2K19]]'', ''[[WWE 2K20]]'', ''[[WWE 2K22]]'', ''[[WWE 2K23]] and [[WWE 2K24]]''


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Professional wrestling}}
{{Portal|Europe}}
*[[List of WWE European Champions]]
*[[wXw European Championship]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/ WWE European Title History]
*[https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/european-championship WWE European Championship history at WWE.com]


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WWE European Championship
Matt Hardy as European Champion alongside his brother Jeff, who also held the title
Details
PromotionWWF
Date establishedFebruary 26, 1997
Date retiredJuly 22, 2002
Other name(s)
  • WWF European Championship
    (1997–2002)
  • WWE European Championship
    (2002)
Statistics
First champion(s)The British Bulldog
Final champion(s)Rob Van Dam
Most reignsWilliam Regal, D'Lo Brown (4 reigns)
Longest reignThe British Bulldog (206 days)
Shortest reignChris Jericho and Jeff Jarrett (<1 day)
Oldest championDiamond Dallas Page (46 years, 302 days)
Youngest championJeff Hardy (24 years, 311 days)
Heaviest championMark Henry (392 lb (178 kg))
Lightest championSpike Dudley (150 lb (68 kg))

The WWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, multiple wrestlers held the European and WWE Men's Intercontinental Championships within short spans of each other,[1][2] and four held both simultaneously, becoming "Eurocontinental champions".[3]

Established in February 1997 as the "WWF European Championship", the title incurred a brief hiatus in April 1999 due to then-champion Shane McMahon's desire to retire as an "undefeated champion". The title returned in June 1999. It was renamed in May 2002 when the WWF became the WWE before finally being unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship in July that year. Despite its name, only two holders were actually from Europe: the British Bulldog, who was the inaugural and longest-reigning champion, and William Regal. It became a prominent singles title of the Attitude Era, held by then-former world champions Shawn Michaels and Diamond Dallas Page, along with Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, and Eddie Guerrero, among others.[1]

History

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In 1997, the British Bulldog was crowned the first WWF European Champion by winning a tournament that was held over several shows in Germany, culminating in a finals victory over Owen Hart. Upon winning the title, Shawn Michaels became the first Grand Slam Champion in WWE. Michaels is the only wrestler to have held both the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and the European title at the same time.

After winning the European title, both D'Lo Brown and Al Snow were billed from different parts of Europe each week while champion. During Snow's reign, he and "Head" dressed up as various ethnic stereotypes corresponding to the European location they were billed from, though not always in a politically or geographically correct manner. The title was retired briefly in April 1999 by then-champion Shane McMahon, who wanted to retire as an "undefeated champion". McMahon reintroduced the championship two months later and gave it to Mideon, who saw the title belt in Shane's travel bag and asked if he could have it.[1]

Inaugural tournament

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
The British Bulldog Pin
Mankind
The British Bulldog Pin
Vader
Vader Pin
Rocky Maivia
The British Bulldog Pin
Owen Hart
Owen Hart
Flash Funk
Owen Hart CO
Bret Hart
Bret Hart Sub
Hunter Hearst Helmsley

Eurocontinental Champions and unification

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The term "Eurocontinental Champion" is a portmanteau of European and Intercontinental, used to describe wrestlers who held both titles simultaneously.[4] Three wrestlers accomplished this feat. The first was D'Lo Brown, who defeated Mideon for the European title at Fully Loaded in 1999 and two nights later at a Monday Night Raw taping, defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the Intercontinental Championship. A month later, at SummerSlam, Jarrett defeated Brown to win both titles but awarded the European Championship to Mark Henry the following day.

On the February 10, 2000 edition of SmackDown! Kurt Angle defeated Val Venis for the European Championship. Seventeen days later, at No Way Out, Angle defeated Chris Jericho for the Intercontinental Championship and became the third Eurocontinental Champion. Angle held the titles until WrestleMania 2000, when he faced Jericho and Chris Benoit in a two-fall triple threat match for both titles. In a rarity, Angle lost both of his championships without being pinned or forced to submit; Benoit defeated Jericho in the first fall for the Intercontinental Championship and Jericho defeated Benoit in the second fall to take the European Championship.

In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to WWE and the title was renamed accordingly, though the physical belt was not updated to reflect the name change. The title was then unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match on the July 22, 2002 episode of Raw, when Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy.[5]

Reigns

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Main article: List of WWE European Champions

The British Bulldog was the inaugural champion, and had the longest title reign at 206 days. William Regal and D'Lo Brown both had the most title reigns, each holding it four times. Jeff Hardy was the youngest champion at 24, while Diamond Dallas Page was the oldest champion at 45. Jeff Hardy was the final champion. The title was retired on the July 22, 2002 episode of Monday Night Raw when WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy in a ladder match to unify the European title into the Intercontinental title.[6][7]

Other media

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The title appears in the video games WWF WrestleMania 2000,WWF No Mercy, WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It, WWE WrestleMania X8, WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth, WWE '12, WWE '13, WWE 2K14, WWE 2K15, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, WWE 2K19, WWE 2K20, WWE 2K22, WWE 2K23 and WWE 2K24

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "WWE European Championship: official history". WWE. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  2. ^ WWE.com: "History of the Intercontinental Championship"
  3. ^ "Wrestlers Who Reigned As Euro-Continental Champion". Inside the Ropes. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ "This Day In History: Foley's (First) Retirement, Angle Becomes 'Eurocontinental' Champion, Hornswoggle Gets His Name And More". PWInsider.com. 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  5. ^ "Jeff Hardy's European Championship reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  6. ^ >"WWE European Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment. World Wrestling Entertainment. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. ^ "WWE RAW #478". CAGEMATCH: The Internet Wrestling Database. 22 June 2002. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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