On October 17, 1999, Chyna became the only woman to hold the Intercontinental Championship by defeating Jeff Jarrett at No Mercy. It has been called a "stepping stone" to the WWE Championship. A five-time WWE Intercontinental Champion , Hardy is the youngest person to win the title, at age 23. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sheamus.. [14] On May 15, MVP defeated Yano in the final of the tournament to become the inaugural champion. Styles at Wrestle Kingdom 10. The WWE 24/7 Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE.Open to anyone, regardless of gender or WWE employment status, the championship is defended "24/7", as in any time, anywhere, as long as a WWE referee is present.Because of this rule, the championship is available to all of WWE's Mr. Known the world over as The King of Strong Style, Shinsuke Nakamuraemploys a hard-hitting style in the ring, incorporating blistering strikes with submission holds. Tommy Dreamer successfully retained his title in that match, but lost to Van Dam in a hardcore match the next week. ", "!!IC!! Below are lists of the top 10 contributors to committees that have raised at least $1,000,000 and are primarily formed to support or oppose a state ballot measure or a candidate for state office in the November 2022 general election. The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool, who defeated Natalya on July 20, 2008, McCool defeated Natalya to become the inaugural Divas Champion. AKushida!! "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (, intnashonaru resuringu guran puri). The WWE 24/7 Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE.Open to anyone, regardless of gender or WWE employment status, the championship is defended "24/7", as in any time, anywhere, as long as a WWE referee is present.Because of this rule, the championship is available to all of WWE's [7] The final champion was Kota Ibushi, who was in his second reign at the time of the title's retirement. The championship was established by the then World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on September 1, 1979, after inaugural champion Pat Patterson unified Hardy is an overall nine-time Tag Team Champion in WWE with his brother Matt Hardy , including six WWF/World Tag Team Championships Brock Edward Lesnar (/ l z n r / LEHZ-nur; born July 12, 1977) is an American-Canadian professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist (MMA), amateur wrestler, and professional football player who holds both American and Canadian citizenship. The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the Smackdown brand. Hardy is a former WWE Champion, and an overall three-time World Champion in WWE. During its short tenure, it was the promotion's only championship with a weight limit, wherein The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division.It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship on Raw.The current champions are The Usos [34][35][36] Nakamura's association with the championship continued to 2016, when he successfully defended it against former IWGP Heavyweight Champion A.J. [53], During the championship's existence there have been twenty-seven reigns shared among fifteen wrestlers with one vacancy. On September 30, 2002, Bischoff scheduled another unification match, which would unify the Intercontinental Championship with the recently created Raw-exclusive World Heavyweight Championship. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Shinsuke Nakamura ( , Nakamura Shinsuke, born February 24, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand.. Nakamura is known for his time in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, with his first reign coming at the age of 23 years and 9 MVP was the first champion in the title's history. Microsofts Activision Blizzard deal is key to the companys mobile gaming efforts. The list of participants included: former World Wrestling Entertainment performer MVP, who had signed a contract with New Japan in January 2011; Kazuchika Okada, who had been on a learning excursion to American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) since February 2010; Hideo Saito, who had been on a similar tour of Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council since September 2010; former IWGP Tag Team and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi of No Limit; NJPW regulars Tama Tonga and Toru Yano, and; American independent worker Dan Maff, who made his first appearance for NJPW during the tour. IWGP! Below are lists of the top 10 contributors to committees that have raised at least $1,000,000 and are primarily formed to support or oppose a state ballot measure or a candidate for state office in the November 2022 general election. He was replaced by former TNA and Ring of Honor performer Josh Daniels. The match took place at No Mercy the following month and saw then-World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeat then-Intercontinental Champion Kane, making him the Raw brand's sole male singles champion. Microsofts Activision Blizzard deal is key to the companys mobile gaming efforts. Sometimes, they were called "Double Championship". [42] In a press conference at The O2 Arena on 15 December 2016, Triple H, the chief operating officer and head of NXT for the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, revealed that there would be a 16-man single-elimination tournament to crown the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion for the promotion's new United Kingdom division. [8], The title formed what was unofficially been called the "New Japan Triple Crown" (, Shin Nihon Toripuru Kuraun) along with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the NEVER Openweight Championship. Over Bischoff's objections, Raw Co-General Manager Stone Cold Steve Austin reactivated the Intercontinental Championship on the May 5, 2003 episode of Raw and declared any former champion on the Raw roster eligible to enter a battle royal at Judgment Day for the title. As a result of the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-Up, the Intercontinental Championship became exclusive to the Raw brand. The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division.It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship on Raw.The current champions are The Usos Youngest champion: Jeff Hardy (23 years, 222 days) Heaviest champion: Big Show (441 lb (200 kg)) Lightest champion: Rey Mysterio (175 lb (79 kg)) The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and This Friday, were taking a look at Microsoft and Sonys increasingly bitter feud over Call of Duty and whether U.K. regulators are leaning toward torpedoing the Activision Blizzard deal. The inaugural champion was Pat Patterson, who became champion after unifying his North American Championship with a "South American Heavyweight Championship" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in September 1979. 3 women have held the title The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division.It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship on SmackDown.The current champions are The Usos (Jey Uso and 3 women have held the title MVP ! [32][33] Nakamura regained the title from Tanahashi in another main event match on April 6 at Invasion Attack 2014. It is the third oldest championship currently active in WWE, behind the WWE Championship (1963) and United States Championship (1975). Tetsuya Naito's second reign of 41 days is the shortest in the title's history. Christian won the battle royal to win the championship and restore a secondary singles title for Raw wrestlers to compete for. The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division.It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship on SmackDown.The current champions are The Usos (Jey Uso and !! Brock Edward Lesnar (/ l z n r / LEHZ-nur; born July 12, 1977) is an American-Canadian professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist (MMA), amateur wrestler, and professional football player who holds both American and Canadian citizenship. The WWE SmackDown Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. The lists do not show all contributions to every state ballot measure, or each independent expenditure committee formed to support or Brand: Sign up for Peacock to watch. This marked the first time the title had changed hands outside of NJPW. Chris Jericho holds the most reigns with nine. [1], Through MVP's inaugural reign and the subsequent reigns of Masato Tanaka and Hirooki Goto,[17][18] the IWGP Intercontinental Championship was largely a midcard title, remaining firmly behind the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Tag Team Championship in importance. In July 2016, WWE reintroduced the brand extension; during the 2016 draft, then-Intercontinental Champion The Miz was drafted to SmackDown. ", "8/26 SWF results Northern California: Alex Shelley & A.J. In 1985, the championship belt design changed, the centerplate now centered on the Atlantic Ocean, in a map including western Africa and Europe. The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the American promotion WWE, currently defended on the Raw brand division.It is one of two secondary championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Intercontinental Championship on SmackDown.The current champion is Seth "Freakin" Rollins, who is in his second reign. Original WWF Intercontinental Championship, WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. The WWE SmackDown Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. WWE recognizes McCool's reign as ending on December 26, 2008, Paige was the youngest Divas Champion. Following the brand extension on March 25, 2002, all titles in WWE became exclusive to either the Raw brand or SmackDown brand. In 2002 after the first brand extension, it became exclusive to Raw and the WWF was to WWE. Hello, and welcome to Protocol Entertainment, your guide to the business of the gaming and media industries. [22][43] The new design featured gold plates on a white strap. Current champion(s): "X"", "Presents Wrestle Kingdom 8 in ", "Caldwell's NJPW Tokyo Dome results 1/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of New Japan's biggest show of the year four title changes, former WWE/TNA stars featured, more", "New Japan The New Beginning live coverage from Hiroshima", "Caldwell's NJPW PPV results 4/6: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of "Invasion Attack 2014" Nakamura regains IC Title, A.J. 3 women have held the title Gunther [27], Nakamura continued elevating the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, culminating with the IWGP Intercontinental Championship match receiving top billing over the IWGP Heavyweight Championship match at NJPW's biggest annual event, Wrestle Kingdom 8 on January 4, 2014,[28][29] where former multi-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi became the new champion. On October 2, 2011, at Hell in a Cell, Cody Rhodes introduced a modified version of the classic championship belt design with the white strap, with an added modern WWE "scratch logo" and other embellishments. Microsoft is quietly building a mobile Xbox store that will rely on Activision and King games. This Friday, were taking a look at Microsoft and Sonys increasingly bitter feud over Call of Duty and whether U.K. regulators are leaning toward torpedoing the Activision Blizzard deal. History. The WWE Universal Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, currently defended on the SmackDown brand division.It is one of two world titles for WWE's main roster, alongside the WWE Championship on Raw.The current champion is Roman Reigns, who is in his second reign, which is the longest He was outspokenly disapproving of the first belt designwhich had bronze plates on a black strapfor its resemblance to a 10 yen coin and saw it as a mockery of the IWGP. WWE recognizes McCool's reign as ending on December 26, 2008, Paige was the youngest Divas Champion. [23][24] On May 31, 2013, while on tour with Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), with whom NJPW has a working relationship, Nakamura lost the title to La Sombra. She won the title on her main roster debut at the age of 21. On March 4, 2021, the championship was retired by NJPW after being unified with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to form the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. The tournament was held The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the Smackdown brand. Hardy is an overall nine-time Tag Team Champion in WWE with his brother Matt Hardy , including six WWF/World Tag Team Championships Unveiled on the August 23, 2016, episode of SmackDown, it was created to be the counterpart title to the then-WWE Women's Championship, which became exclusive to [10] NJPW officially announced the NJPW Invasion Tour 2011: Attack on East Coast tour on January 4, 2011, with shows taking place on May 13 in Rahway, New Jersey, May 14 in New York City and May 15 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NXT Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE.It is defended on the NXT brand division, the promotion's developmental territory.Introduced on April 5, 2013, the inaugural champion was Paige.The current champion is Mandy Rose, who is in her first reign. Tetsuya Naito has the most reigns with six. The IWGP Intercontinental Championship (IWGP, IWGP intkonchinentaru za) was a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The first brand extension would end on August 29, 2011, and the title could be defended on both Raw and SmackDown. Kota Ibushi was the final champion and had held the championship twice. She won the title on her main roster debut at the age of 21. vs! History. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. !! In November 2001, the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship was unified into the Intercontinental Championship. He was also the youngest competitor to earn that honor, winning it for the first time at 23. Promotion: The title was also associated with Nakamura as it was he who personally introduced the new title belt design shortly into his first reign in August 2012. Ric Flair was the oldest champion, while Jeff Hardy was the youngest champion. Vacated due to Nakamura leaving NJPW for WWE. This page was last edited on 10 June 2022, at 18:19. 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Most reigns: Youngest champion: Jeff Hardy (23 years, 222 days) Heaviest champion: Big Show (441 lb (200 kg)) Lightest champion: Rey Mysterio (175 lb (79 kg)) The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and It was said he had unified his title with the South American Heavyweight Championship, in a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, although both the tournament and South American Championship were entirely fictional. The brand extension was discontinued on August 29, 2011, but it was revived on July 19, 2016. During its short tenure, it was the promotion's only championship with a weight limit, wherein The NXT Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship that was created and promoted by the American promotion WWE.Before its retirement, it was defended across the NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live brand divisions, which were developmental brands for WWE. The NXT Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship that was created and promoted by the American promotion WWE.Before its retirement, it was defended across the NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live brand divisions, which were developmental brands for WWE. Hardy is a former WWE Champion, and an overall three-time World Champion in WWE. Hardy is an overall nine-time Tag Team Champion in WWE with his brother Matt Hardy , including six WWF/World Tag Team Championships Merchandise The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool, who defeated Natalya on July 20, 2008, McCool defeated Natalya to become the inaugural Divas Champion. [51][52] On March 4, 2021, one year after Naito's victory, the titles were unified to form the new IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. First making his mark stateside in WWE NXT where he was the NXT Champion twice, The Artistimmediately excelled under the bright lights of SmackDown, scoring monumental victories over the likes of John Cena, Randy Orton, Dolph Zigglerand anyone else who got in his way. Even without the crown, however, he remains The King of Strong Style and is more dangerous than ever for any and all that cross him in the SmackDown locker room.. [11] The following day, NJPW added that, during the tour, the promotion would introduce the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, with the inaugural champion to be crowned in a tournament taking place over the three shows. WWE recognizes McCool's reign as ending on December 26, 2008, Paige was the youngest Divas Champion. 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He was also the youngest competitor to earn that honor, winning it for the first time at 23. The WWE Divas Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship in WWE.The championship was created by WWE in 2008, and was introduced as part of the WWE brand extension via a storyline by then SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero as an alternative to Raw's WWE Women's Championship.. Michelle McCool became the inaugural champion on July Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler and actor. Brock Edward Lesnar (/ l z n r / LEHZ-nur; born July 12, 1977) is an American-Canadian professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist (MMA), amateur wrestler, and professional football player who holds both American and Canadian citizenship. The championship was established by the then World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on September 1, 1979, after inaugural champion Pat Patterson unified He was also the youngest competitor to earn that honor, winning it for the first time at 23. Later that year, the European and Hardcore championships were unified into the Intercontinental Championship, which itself was unified into the World Heavyweight Championship. On May 31, 2015, the championship was contested for in an Elimination Chamber match for the first time. vs!! The tournament was held As part of the "Superstar Shake-Up", Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose moved to Raw. Other name(s): [45][46] During his first reign, he began systematically destroying the title belt, forcing NJPW to have it repaired in June 2017. Pat Patterson [13] On May 6, it was announced that Tonga had suffered an injury which would force him out of the tournament. She won the title on her main roster debut at the age of 21. The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the American promotion WWE, currently defended on the Raw brand division.It is one of two secondary championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Intercontinental Championship on SmackDown.The current champion is Seth "Freakin" Rollins, who is in his second reign. The IWGP Intercontinental Championship (IWGP, IWGP intkonchinentaru za) was a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. On July 22, 2002, he announced that the Intercontinental Championship would be unified with the European Championship in a ladder match, which saw then-Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeat then-European Champion Jeff Hardy. The Honky Tonk Man is the longest reigning champion at 454 days while Triple H is the shortest reigning champion by unifying the title with the World Heavyweight Championship immediately after winning. Microsofts Activision Blizzard deal is key to the companys mobile gaming efforts. [19][20][21] However, after Shinsuke Nakamura captured the title from Goto on July 22, 2012,[22] the title began gaining importance. June 10, 2022 Microsoft is quietly building a mobile Xbox store that will rely on Activision and King games. vs! He was already a former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and his first reign lasted 313 days. Shinsuke Nakamura ( , Nakamura Shinsuke, born February 24, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand.. Nakamura is known for his time in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, with his first reign coming at the age of 23 years and 9 [30][31] Afterwards, Tokyo Sports wrote that the Intercontinental and Heavyweight Championships were now equals, while Dave Meltzer wrote that Nakamura and Tanahashi made the Intercontinental Championship feel like "the real world title belt". The WWE Hardcore Championship was a hardcore wrestling championship in WWE which was contested under "hardcore" rules (no disqualifications, no countouts, and pinfalls count anywhere).In the latter part of the title's history, a rule was implemented allowing anyone to challenge the champion at any place or time, provided a referee was present (dubbed the "24/7 Chyna is the only woman in history to win the title. The following is a list of dates indicating the transitions of the Intercontinental Championship between the Raw and SmackDown brands. [44], After Nakamura's departure, the title was most associated with Tetsuya Naito, who held the title for a record six times.
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