List of WWE European Champions
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The WWE European Championship is a former professional wrestling title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a list, by ring name, of people that have been WWE European Champion.
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The British Bulldog | 1 | February 26, 1997 | Berlin, Germany | Defeated Owen Hart in a tournament final to become the first champion. |
| Shawn Michaels | 1 | September 20, 1997 | Birmingham, England | |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 1 | December 11, 1997 | Lowell, MA | Michaels was ordered to defend the title against Helmsley by WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. Michaels intentionally lost the match. |
| Owen Hart | 1 | January 20, 1998 | Davis, CA | Defeated Goldust, who was dressed as Helmsley. Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter awards the title to Hart considering Goldust as a substitution for Helmsley. |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 2 | March 9, 1998 | Phoenix, AZ | |
| D'Lo Brown | 1 | July 14, 1998 | Binghamton, NY | |
| X-Pac | 1 | September 15, 1998 | Sacramento, CA | |
| D'Lo Brown | 2 | September 29, 1998 | East Lansing, MI | |
| X-Pac | 2 | October 18, 1998 | Chicago, IL | |
| Shane McMahon | 1 | February 15, 1999 | Birmingham, AL | Pinned X-Pac in a tag team match. |
| Abandoned | March 30, 1999 | Uniondale, NY | McMahon "retired as champion." | |
| Mideon | 1 | June 21, 1999 | Memphis, TN | McMahon awarded Mideon the title after he found the title in McMahon's duffel bag. |
| D'Lo Brown | 3 | July 25, 1999 | Buffalo, NY | Became the first wrestler to hold the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship at the same time. |
| Jeff Jarrett | 1 | August 22, 1999 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Mark Henry | 1 | August 23, 1999 | Ames, IA | Jarrett awarded the title to Henry as a gift for his assisting Jarrett in defeating D'Lo Brown at SummerSlam. |
| D'Lo Brown | 4 | September 26, 1999 | Charlotte, NC | |
| The British Bulldog | 2 | October 26, 1999 | Springfield, MA | |
| Val Venis | 1 | December 12, 1999 | Sunrise, FL | Defeated The British Bulldog and D'Lo Brown in a triple threat match. |
| Kurt Angle | 1 | February 8, 2000 | Austin, TX | |
| Chris Jericho | 1 | April 2, 2000 | Anaheim, CA | Defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit in a triple threat match. |
| Eddie Guerrero | 1 | April 3, 2000 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Perry Saturn | 1 | July 23, 2000 | Dallas, TX | |
| Al Snow | 1 | August 29, 2000 | Fayetteville, NC | |
| William Regal | 1 | October 16, 2000 | Detroit, MI | |
| Crash Holly | 1 | December 2, 2000 | Sheffield, England | |
| William Regal | 2 | December 4, 2000 | East Rutherford, NJ | |
| Test | 1 | January 22, 2001 | Lafayette, LA | |
| Eddie Guerrero | 2 | April 1, 2001 | Houston, TX | |
| Matt Hardy | 1 | April 24, 2001 | Denver, CO | |
| The Hurricane | 1 | August 27, 2001 | Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Bradshaw | 1 | October 22, 2001 | Kansas City, MO | |
| Christian | 1 | October 30, 2001 | Cincinnati, OH | |
| Diamond Dallas Page | 1 | January 29, 2002 | Norfolk, VA | |
| William Regal | 3 | March 19, 2002 | Ottawa, ON | |
| Spike Dudley | 1 | April 8, 2002 | Phoenix, AZ | Renamed the WWE European Championship on May 5, 2002 |
| William Regal | 4 | May 6, 2002 | Hartford, CT | |
| Jeff Hardy | 1 | July 8, 2002 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Rob Van Dam | 1 | July 22, 2002 | Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Title retired | July 22, 2002 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Dam unified the European Championship with the Intercontinental Championship. | |
