Ian Eckhardt's blog ::The Rock should NOT win the WWE Title at the Royal Rumble.
Over the last 50 years many memorable wrestlers have won gold in the WWE including Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, Ric Flair, and Bret Hart. The most prestigious titles in the organization are the WWE Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, and the World Tag Team Championship. However, over the years the WWE has had its share of other championships. Here's a look back at some of the forgotten titles in WWE history. The Hard Core Championship. This distinctive title was active from 1998-2002. Mankind (Mick Foley) was the original holder of the Hard Core Championship, as he was awarded the belt by Vince McMahon. During the duration of the Hard Championship, the title followed 24/7 rules, meaning the champion had to be on his toes at all times. The belt could be defended anytime, anywhere as long as a referee was present to count the pin. Wrestlers would take full advantage of this stipulation, as it was not unusual to see the title change hands multiple times in one evening. These matches were usually entertaining and comedic as titles were often defended backstage, in parking lots, or even in hotel rooms. Since foreign objects were allowed in matches, opponents would use a variety of weapons such as trash cans, kendo sticks, or even champagne bottles to score a pin. Several women wrestlers even held the title including Molly Holly, Trish Stratus, and Terri Runnels. Wrestlers who enjoyed multiple title reigns included the Big Boss Man, Hardcore Holly, Rob Van Dam, and Tommy Dreamer. Since a champion could literally hold the title for mere seconds before an opportunistic opponent would come along to win the strap, title changes were hard to follow. Perhaps for this reason, the Hardcore Championship was discontinued in 2002. Rob Van Dam was the last holder of the belt. The European Championship. This title was instituted in 1997. Fittingly, the championship was originally won by the British Bulldog, who prevailed over Owen Hart in a tournament held in Germany. When Shawn Michaels won the title from the British Bulldog, Michaels became the WWE's first grand slam winner, as he was the first wrestler to have won four different titles in the federation. After Michaels won the title in England, no other title holder won the belt on European soil. To help promote the title, wrestlers were often billed as being from Europe, even though they clearly were not. The European Championship was briefly retired in April 1999, but was resurrected in June of that same year. The WWE gave the European Championship a lofty push as some of its biggest stars held the title including Triple H and Chris Jericho. William Regal and D-Lo Brown both have won the belt on four separate occasions. The European Championship was retired in 2002 when Rob Van Dam pinned European Champion Jeff Hardy to merge the Intercontinental and European Championships. The Light Heavyweight Championship. With the Light Heavyweight Championship, wrestlers weighing 220 pounds or less were able to compete for their own title. Gillberg, a wrestler who made no bones about trying to copy Goldberg, was the longest reigning Light Heavyweight Champion. Gillberg held the title for 15 months before dropping the strap to Essa Rios in 2000. A tournament was held in 1997 to determine the WWE's first Light Heavyweight Champion. Taka Michinoku won the title by defeating Brain Christopher and Michinoku ended up holding the belt for 10 months. Scotty 2 Hotty holds the distinction as having the shortest title reign; he held the title for just 10 days before losing the belt to Dean Malenko. The Light Heavyweight Champion was discarded in 2001 when the WWE eventually replaced it with the Cruiserweight Championship. Sources: http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory |
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