10 Best WWE European Champions Ever , Ranked
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The WWE European Championship is best recalled in the Attitude Era . WWE previously had the WWE and T Intercontinental Championships as the two significant titles on the list , however they added the European Championship to their assortment of titles . The European Championship quit existing in July 2002 when Rob Van Dam crushed Jeff Hardy to bring together the European Championship close by the Intercontinental Championship .RELATED : The First 10 WWE European Champions , Ranked Worst To Best Christian Whilst , the European Championship was never seen on a similar level as the Intercontinental Championship , it didn't stop a portion of the absolute truly incredible to secure the title . A few grapplers profited from winning it as they became Grand Slam Champions and some were twofold bosses . The best grapplers to hold the European Championship caused the title to feel significant during their experience as champions . Christian crushed Bradshaw to come out on top for the WWE European Championship in the 2001. He turned heel after he sold out
Edge , and got an opportunity to turn into a twofold boss as he tested Edge for the Intercontinental Championship at Rebellion , yet he missed the mark . Christian made a good showing as European Champion , and he shielded the title on pay - per - view once . He held the title against Al Snow at Survivor Series 2001 which saved his status on the program as the Alliance went down to WWE on that show . He dropped the title to DDP in January 2002 , and he neglected to recover it at WrestleMania 18 . Owen Hart After the Montreal Screwjob occurred at Survivor Series 1997 , Owen Hart stu around . He quarreled with D - Generation X. Most strikingly he endeavored to remove the WWE Championship from Shawn Michaels however missed the mark . Anyway , the King of Harts figured out how to secure the European Championship interestingly to Triple H's detriment . Triple H He protected the gold on a few episodes on Raw , yet Hart was bound for greater things than the European Championship . At last , he neglected to stroll into WrestleMania 14 as European Champion as Triple H crushed him for the title . Triple H turned into the third man in WWE history to hold the European Championship . Anyway , his title reign was launched in a ridiculous way . His Shawn Michaels laid to the mat while Triple H stuck him to score a simple title triumph . By and by , Triple H was the main rival two times after he recovered the title from Owen Hart . He proceeded to beat Hart in two compensation - per - view matches to effectively hold the title however D'Lo Brown finished his experience as champion all because of The Rock . Shawn Michaels Shawn Michaels is one of the best grapplers ever , and his European Championship triumph was huge as he turned into the main man in WWE history to be a Grand Slam Champion . Michaels barely effectively hoist the European Championship in truth . RELATED : 5 Best Title Reigns Of Sha Michaels ' Career ( and 5 Worst )He held the European Championship close by the WWE Championship after he disputably beat Bret Hart for the title at Survivor Series 1997. Michaels was a twofold boss for a month , and the European Championship went further down the hierarchy when he was the ruling WWE Champion as it turned into an idea in retrospect . Eddie Guerrero On the Raw after WrestleMania 2000 , Eddie Guerrero crushed Chris Jericho for the European Championship . It was Latino Heat's most memorable title in WWE , and he had a nice run as champion . He crushed any semblance of Essa Rios , Jericho Perry Saturn , and Dean Malenko in view title coordinates .Guerrero's rule was finished by his previous Radicalz stablemate Perry Saturn at Fully Loaded . Eddie caused the European Championship to feel significant , and he brought home the championship for the second time at WrestleMania 17 when he conquered Test for the gold . His second time around as European Champion wasn't comparable to his previously run with the title . Matt Hardy The Hardy Boyz had been collaborating reliably in WWE , yet that didn't prevent them from coming out on top for singles titles in WWE . In April 2001 , Matt Hardy crushed Eddie Guerrero for the European Championship . Matt succeeded as European Champion , and he is the longest - ruling American - conceived X - Pac man to hold the European Championship . He protected the title routinely , yet his genuine dear companion The Hurricane diminished his title run in August . X - Pac rejoined WWE on the Raw after WrestleMania 14 , and he was an individual from D - Generation X. X - Pac moved into the European Championship picture in the fall of 1998. He crushed D'Lo Brown for the European Championship in September 1998 which was his most memorable singles title run in WWE . RELATED : X - Pac's First 10 WWE PPV Matches , Ranked From Worst To Best His European Championship rule la only fourteen days , however he immediately recovered from D'L o Brown at day of atonement the title from D'Lo Brown at Judgment Day : In Your House . X - Pac flourished as European Champion and Shane McMahon was the man capable to beat him for the title in a label group match in February 1999 . D'Lo Brown D'Lo Brown held the European Championship with satisfaction at whatever point he got his hands on the title . D'Lo was an individual from the Nation when he came out on top for the European Championship two times in 1998 . D'Lo would hold the European Championship a sum of multiple times , turning into the principal man to accomplish that accomplishment . Additionally , he was the principal man to hold both the European and Intercontinental Championship at the same time . He's quite possibly of the best European Champion in history and should be perceived for his commitments to the title . William Regal The European Championship was tailor made for William Regal considering he was British . Majestic burned through no time coming out on top for the European Championship interestingly without regard to Al Snow in October 2000 . He attaches D'Lo Brown for turning into the second man to hold the European Championship multiple times . Anyway , Regal experienced some eyebrow - raising misfortunes as European Champion with any semblance of Crash Holly and Spike Dudley figuring out how to beat him for the title . In any case , Regal's experience as European Champion permitted him a few greater honors .The British Bulldog The British Bulldog crushed his sibling - in regulation and label group accomplice Owen Hart in February 1997 to turn into the debut European Champion . Bulldog is undeniably the best European Champion in WWE history . Besides , no man has held the European Championship longer than him with his lady rule enduring a record 206 days . A two - time European Champion by his own doing , his most memorable rule as European Champion endured a half year . Bulldog was a twofold boss for parts of his most memorable rule however European Champion as he might have been the co holder of the WWE Tag Team Championship with the King of Harts .
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