WWE Intercontinental Championship History

Mikk · 02-27-2007, 11:11 PM

The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling title. Originally the second-most important title in World Wrestling Entertainment, the championship is now the secondary championship on its RAW brand.

History

Pat Patterson has the distinction of being the first Intercontinental Champion. He was awarded the title in September 1979 with a kayfabeRio de Janeiro, Brazil. This seems to have been recently retconned by WWE, who now claim on their official title histories page that Patterson brought his WWF North American Championship to Brazil and won a tournament to unify his belt with the "South American Championship" (a non-existent title) to become the Intercontinental Champion. In the 1980s, several top superstars won the Intercontinental Championship, including Pedro Morales, Don Muraco, Greg Valentine, Tito Santana, Randy Savage, and Ricky Steamboat. explanation given that he won a fictitious tournament in
The Intercontinental Championship has traditionally been used as a stepping stone for wrestlers as they advance in their careers. Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Bret Hart, Kurt Angle, Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Edge, Randy Orton, Rob Van Dam and most recently, Booker T all held the Intercontinental Championship before becoming World Champions.
The belt has had different leather strap colors during various title reigns. The Ultimate Warrior switched to a yellow strap during his second Intercontinental title reign. Jeff Jarrett, Shawn Michaels, Marty JannettyDean Douglas had white leather during their reigns (Michaels also briefly had a blue strap). Goldust had gold leather during his. Eventually, the belt always reverted to its original black leather state. The "Classic" design was the successor to a green-strap version that was destroyed by Greg Valentine after he lost the title to Tito Santana in a July 1985 steel cage match. and
The strap underwent a complete design change in early 1998 shortly after WrestleMania XIV while The Rock was the champion. The design change was a part of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) wanting to hold trademarks on the designs of all of its singles titles (Extreme Championship Wrestling's Tag Team Championship belts had the same design as the Intercontinental title). The new belt was slightly smaller, with a complete oval design, and originally had a purple strap.
On October 17, 1999 at No Mercy, Chyna became the first, and only female in World Wrestling Entertainment history to win the Intercontinental Championship. Chyna's first victory came after pinning Jeff Jarrett in a "Good Housekeeping Match." She would later go on to feud with Chris Jericho, winning the title from him, as well as Val Venis. Chyna's last Intercontinental Championship reign began after she pinned Trish Stratus in a tag team match at SummerSlam 2000 (Val Venis & Trish Stratus vs. Eddie Guerrero & Chyna) thus leading her to hold the title three times in her career.
During the Invasion storyline in 2001, the WCW United States Champion, Edge, defeated the Intercontinental Champion, Test, to unify both titles. Edge then held the Intercontinental Championship, and the United States Championship became inactive.
After the brand extension was introduced in 2002, the Intercontinental Championship and its champion, Rob Van Dam, was drafted to the RAWSmackDown! brand when then-champion Chris Benoit took the title with him during a brand open season. The belt returned to RAW when Benoit lost it to Rob Van Dam at SummerSlam 2002. brand. For a short time in that same year, the Intercontinental Championship was exclusive to the
Rob Van Dam put his Intercontinental Championship on the line, along with Jeff Hardy's European Championship, in a ladder match on July 22, 2002. By winning that match, Van Dam unified the two titles, and continued to hold the Intercontinental Championship, while the European Championship was deactivated. The same would occur on August 26, 2002, when Van Dam defeated the Hardcore Champion, Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer's Hardcore Title was merged with the Intercontinental Championship and was then deactivated.
In late 2002, RAW was left without a top tier title, when then-WWE champion Brock Lesnar became exclusive to SmackDown! The original plan was to unify all the lower tier titles to create a new, equally prestigious title exclusive to RAW, with the WCW United States, WWE European and WWE Hardcore titles all unified into it. <sup id="_ref-0" class="reference">[1]</sup> This plan was abandoned and the Intercontinental Championship was unified with the World Heavyweight Championship on October 20, 2002, when then-World Heavyweight Champion, Triple H, defeated the Intercontinental Champion, Kane. This time, the Intercontinental Championship became inactive. RAW general manager Eric Bischoff's reasoning for this move was "one show, one champion", possibly referring to the fact that Bischoff may have viewed the Intercontinental Championship as a sort of second World title.
This was a hugely unpopular decision and fans demanded the belt be reactivated. RAW co-general manager Steve Austin reinstated the Intercontinental Championship the following year, and Christian won the belt on May 18, 2003. When revived, the belt received a facelift of sorts - namely, a nameplate was added, a change which had been made to every other WWE championship belt after the introduction of the unified WWE Undisputed Championship belt. The Intercontinental Championship has remained active since.
The WWE United States Championship was also restored in 2003 as the SmackDown! counterpart of the title. The United States Championship was originally WCW's second-tier title, just as the Intercontinental Championship was for the WWF.

Statistics

<table style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1em 1em; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 255);" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr> <td>Record:</td> <td>Record holder:</td> <td>Record number:</td> <td>Notes:</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Most reigns</td> <td>Chris Jericho</td> <td>7</td> <td>His second reign was shared with Chyna; they wrestled in a subsequent match to determine a single champion (which he won).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Longest reign</td> <td>The Honky Tonk Man</td> <td>454 days</td> <td>Lost to the Ultimate Warrior in less than 30 seconds after offering an open challenge in Madison Square Garden.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shortest reign</td> <td>Triple H</td> <td>0 seconds</td> <td>Triple H won the title from Kane at No Mercy on October 20, 2002. The title was then unified with the World Heavyweight Championship. The shortest reigns not involving a title unification are Dean Douglas (in 1995) and Chris Jericho (in 2003) who both won and lost the title on the same night.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oldest champion</td> <td>Ric Flair</td> <td>56 years</td> <td>N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Youngest champion</td> <td>Jeff Hardy</td> <td>23 years, 222 days</td> <td>N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Heaviest champion</td> <td>Rikishi</td> <td>400 lbs</td> <td>N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lightest Champion</td> <td>Chyna</td> <td>155 lbs</td> <td>Also the only female to hold the title.</td></tr></tbody></table>Trivia

The fastest Intercontinental title defense ever took place at New Year's Revolution 2005, when after Shelton Benjamin pinned Maven with a roll up, Maven asked for a rematch that night, Benjamin then pinned Maven again following his "T-Bone" Suplex. The entire match took only 5 seconds.
The Ultimate Warrior was the only wrestler who ever won the WWF Championship while still Intercontinental Champion.
When Shelton Benjamin held the title in his first reign in 2004, it became the 100th recognized title change, making him the 100th champion.
Chyna is the only woman to hold the Intercontinental Championship.
The Intercontinental Title has been held by 2 different brother combinations: Bret & Owen Hart and Solofa & Eddie Fatu (better known as Rikishi & Umaga).

Rollcall Of Champions

<table><tbody><tr class="even"><td width="30%">CHAMPION</td> <td width="25%">DEFEATED</td> <td width="20%">LOCATION</td> <td width="15%">DATE</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Pat Patterson </td> <td width="25%">n/a</td> <td width="20%">Rio de Janeiro</td> <td width="15%">09-01-79</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Ken Patera </td> <td width="25%">Pat Patterson</td> <td width="20%">New York, NY</td> <td width="15%">04-21-80</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Pedro Morales </td> <td width="25%">Ken Patera</td> <td width="20%">New York, NY</td> <td width="15%">12-08-80</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Don Muraco </td> <td width="25%">Pedro Morales</td> <td width="20%">Philadelphia, PA</td> <td width="15%">06-20-81</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Pedro Morales </td> <td width="25%">Don Muraco</td> <td width="20%">New York, NY</td> <td width="15%">11-23-81</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Don Muraco </td> <td width="25%">Pedro Morales</td> <td width="20%">New York, NY</td> <td width="15%">01-22-83</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Tito Santana </td> <td width="25%">Don Muraco</td> <td width="20%">Boston, MA</td> <td width="15%">02-11-84</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Greg Valentine </td> <td width="25%">Tito Santana</td> <td width="20%">London, Ontario</td> <td width="15%">09-24-84</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Tito Santana </td> <td width="25%">Greg Valentine</td> <td width="20%">Baltimore, MD</td> <td width="15%">07-06-85</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Randy Savage </td> <td width="25%">Tito Santana</td> <td width="20%">Boston, MA</td> <td width="15%">02-08-86</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Ricky Steamboat </td> <td width="25%">Randy Savage</td> <td width="20%">Pontiac, MI</td> <td width="15%">03-29-87</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Honky Tonk Man </td> <td width="25%">Ricky Steamboat</td> <td width="20%">Buffalo, NY</td> <td width="15%">06-02-87</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Ultimate Warrior </td> <td width="25%">Honky Tonk Man</td> <td width="20%">New York, NY</td> <td width="15%">08-29-88</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Rick Rude </td> <td width="25%">Ultimate Warrior</td> <td width="20%">Atlantic City, NJ</td> <td width="15%">04-02-89</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Ultimate Warrior </td> <td width="25%">Rick Rude</td> <td width="20%">East Rutherford, NJ</td> <td width="15%">08-28-89</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Mr. Perfect </td> <td width="25%">Tito Santana</td> <td width="20%">Austin, TX</td> <td width="15%">04-23-90</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Texas Tornado </td> <td width="25%">Mr. Perfect</td> <td width="20%">Philadelphia, PA</td> <td width="15%">08-27-90</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Mr. Perfect </td> <td width="25%">Texas Tornado</td> <td width="20%">Rochester, NY</td> <td width="15%">11-19-90</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Bret Hart </td> <td width="25%">Mr. Perfect</td> <td width="20%">New York, NY</td> <td width="15%">08-26-91</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> The Mountie </td> <td width="25%">Bret Hart</td> <td width="20%">Springfield, MA</td> <td width="15%">01-17-92</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Roddy Piper </td> <td width="25%">The Mountie</td> <td width="20%">Albany, NY</td> <td width="15%">01-19-92</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Bret Hart </td> <td width="25%">Roddy Piper</td> <td width="20%">Indianapolis, IN</td> <td width="15%">04-05-92</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> British Bulldog </td> <td width="25%">Bret Hart</td> <td width="20%">London, England</td> <td width="15%">08-29-92</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Shawn Michaels </td> <td width="25%">British Bulldog</td> <td width="20%">Terre Haute, IN</td> <td width="15%">10-27-92</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Marty Jannetty </td> <td width="25%">Shawn Michaels</td> <td width="20%">New York, NY</td> <td width="15%">05-17-93</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Shawn Michaels </td> <td width="25%">Marty Jannetty</td> <td width="20%">Albany, NY</td> <td width="15%">06-06-93</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Razor Ramon </td> <td width="25%">Rick Martel</td> <td width="20%">New Haven, CT</td> <td width="15%">09-27-93</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Diesel </td> <td width="25%">Razor Ramon</td> <td width="20%">Rochester, NY</td> <td width="15%">04-13-94</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Razor Ramon </td> <td width="25%">Diesel</td> <td width="20%">Chicago, IL</td> <td width="15%">08-29-94</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Jeff Jarrett </td> <td width="25%">Razor Ramon</td> <td width="20%">Tampa, FL</td> <td width="15%">01-22-95</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Jeff Jarrett </td> <td width="25%">Bob Holly</td> <td width="20%">Moline, IN</td> <td width="15%">04-26-95</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Razor Ramon </td> <td width="25%">Jeff Jarrett</td> <td width="20%">Montreal, Quebec</td> <td width="15%">05-19-95</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Jeff Jarrett </td> <td width="25%">Razor Ramon</td> <td width="20%">Trois-Rivieres, Quebec</td> <td width="15%">05-22-95</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Shawn Michaels </td> <td width="25%">Jeff Jarrett</td> <td width="20%">Nashville, TN</td> <td width="15%">07-23-95</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Dean Douglas </td> <td width="25%">n/a</td> <td width="20%">Winnipeg, Manitoba</td> <td width="15%">10-22-95</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Razor Ramon </td> <td width="25%">Dean Douglas</td> <td width="20%">Winnipeg, Manitoba</td> <td width="15%">10-22-95</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Goldust </td> <td width="25%">Razor Ramon</td> <td width="20%">Fresno, CA</td> <td width="15%">01-21-96</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Goldust </td> <td width="25%">Savio Vega</td> <td width="20%">San Bernardino, CA</td> <td width="15%">04-01-96</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Ahmed Johnson </td> <td width="25%">Goldust</td> <td width="20%">Milwaukee, WI</td> <td width="15%">06-23-96</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Marc Mero </td> <td width="25%">Faarooq</td> <td width="20%">Hershey, PA</td> <td width="15%">09-23-96</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Hunter Hearst Helmsley </td> <td width="25%">Marc Mero</td> <td width="20%">Fort Wayne, IN</td> <td width="15%">10-21-96</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Rocky Maivia </td> <td width="25%">Hunter Hearst Helmsley</td> <td width="20%">Lowell, MA</td> <td width="15%">02-13-97</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Owen Hart </td> <td width="25%">Rocky Maivia</td> <td width="20%">Omaha, NE</td> <td width="15%">04-28-97</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Stone Cold </td> <td width="25%">Owen Hart</td> <td width="20%">East Rutherford, NJ</td> <td width="15%">08-03-97</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Owen Hart </td> <td width="25%">Faarooq</td> <td width="20%">St. Louis, MO</td> <td width="15%">10-05-97</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Stone Cold </td> <td width="25%">Owen Hart</td> <td width="20%">Montreal, Quebec</td> <td width="15%">11-09-97</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> The Rock </td> <td width="25%">Stone Cold</td> <td width="20%">Portland, ME</td> <td width="15%">12-08-97</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Triple H </td> <td width="25%">The Rock</td> <td width="20%">New York, NY</td> <td width="15%">08-30-98</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Ken Shamrock </td> <td width="25%">X-Pac</td> <td width="20%">Uniondale, NY</td> <td width="15%">10-12-98</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Val Venis </td> <td width="25%">Ken Shamrock</td> <td width="20%">Memphis, TN</td> <td width="15%">02-14-99</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Road Dogg </td> <td width="25%">Val Venis</td> <td width="20%">San Jose, CA</td> <td width="15%">03-15-99</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Goldust </td> <td width="25%">Road Dogg</td> <td width="20%">East Rutherford, NJ</td> <td width="15%">03-29-99</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> The Godfather </td> <td width="25%">Goldust</td> <td width="20%">Detroit, MI</td> <td width="15%">04-12-99</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Jeff Jarrett </td> <td width="25%">The Godfather</td> <td width="20%">Moline, IL</td> <td width="15%">05-31-99</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Edge </td> <td width="25%">Jeff Jarrett</td> <td width="20%">Toronto, Ontario</td> <td width="15%">07-24-99</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Jeff Jarrett </td> <td width="25%">Edge</td> <td width="20%">Buffalo, NY</td> <td width="15%">07-25-99</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> D-Lo Brown </td> <td width="25%">Jeff Jarrett</td> <td width="20%">Dayton, OH</td> <td width="15%">07-26-99</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Jeff Jarrett </td> <td width="25%">D-Lo Brown</td> <td width="20%">Minneapolis, MN</td> <td width="15%">08-22-99</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Chyna </td> <td width="25%">Jeff Jarrett</td> <td width="20%">Cleveland, OH</td> <td width="15%">10-17-99</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Chris Jericho </td> <td width="25%">Chyna</td> <td width="20%">Sunrise, FL</td> <td width="15%">12-12-99</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Chris Jericho </td> <td width="25%">Chyna and Hardcore Holly</td> <td width="20%">New York, NY</td> <td width="15%">01-23-00</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Kurt Angle </td> <td width="25%">Chris Jericho</td> <td width="20%">Hartford, CT</td> <td width="15%">02-27-00</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Chris Benoit </td> <td width="25%">Kurt Angle</td> <td width="20%">Anahemin, CA</td> <td width="15%">04-02-00</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Chris Jericho </td> <td width="25%">Chris Benoit</td> <td width="20%">Richmond, VA</td> <td width="15%">05-04-00</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Chris Benoit </td> <td width="25%">Chris Jericho</td> <td width="20%">Uniondale, NY</td> <td width="15%">05-08-00</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Rikishi </td> <td width="25%">Chris Benoit</td> <td width="20%">Memphis, TN</td> <td width="15%">06-22-00</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Val Venis </td> <td width="25%">Rikishi</td> <td width="20%">Ft. Lauderdale, FL</td> <td width="15%">07-06-00</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Chyna </td> <td width="25%">Val Venis</td> <td width="20%">Raleigh, NC</td> <td width="15%">08-27-00</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Eddie Guerrero </td> <td width="25%">Chyna</td> <td width="20%">Knoxville, TN</td> <td width="15%">09-03-00</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Billy Gunn </td> <td width="25%">Eddie Guerrero</td> <td width="20%">Sunrise, FL</td> <td width="15%">11-23-00</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Chris Benoit </td> <td width="25%">Billy Gunn</td> <td width="20%">Birmingham, AL</td> <td width="15%">12-10-00</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Chris Jericho </td> <td width="25%">Chris Benoit</td> <td width="20%">New Orleans, LA</td> <td width="15%">01-21-01</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Triple H </td> <td width="25%">Chris Jericho</td> <td width="20%">Oklahoma City, OK</td> <td width="15%">04-05-01</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Jeff Hardy </td> <td width="25%">Triple H</td> <td width="20%">Philadelphia, PA</td> <td width="15%">04-12-01</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Triple H </td> <td width="25%">Jeff Hardy</td> <td width="20%">Knoxville, TN</td> <td width="15%">04-16-01</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Kane </td> <td width="25%">Triple H</td> <td width="20%">Sacramento, CA</td> <td width="15%">05-20-01</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Albert </td> <td width="25%">Kane</td> <td width="20%">New York, NY</td> <td width="15%">06-28-01</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Lance Storm </td> <td width="25%">Albert</td> <td width="20%">Buffalo, NY</td> <td width="15%">07-23-01</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Edge </td> <td width="25%">Lance Storm</td> <td width="20%">San Jose, CA</td> <td width="15%">08-19-01</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Christian </td> <td width="25%">Edge</td> <td width="20%">Pittsburgh, PA</td> <td width="15%">09-23-01</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Edge </td> <td width="25%">Christian</td> <td width="20%">St. Louis, MO</td> <td width="15%">10-21-01</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Test </td> <td width="25%">Edge</td> <td width="20%">Uniondale, NY</td> <td width="15%">11-05-01</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Edge </td> <td width="25%">Test</td> <td width="20%">Greensboro, NC</td> <td width="15%">11-18-01</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> William Regal </td> <td width="25%">Edge</td> <td width="20%">Atlanta, GA</td> <td width="15%">01-20-02</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Rob Van Dam </td> <td width="25%">William Regal</td> <td width="20%">Toronto, Ontario</td> <td width="15%">03-17-02</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Eddie Guerrero </td> <td width="25%">Rob Van Dam</td> <td width="20%">Kansas City, MO</td> <td width="15%">04-21-02</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Rob Van Dam </td> <td width="25%">Eddie Guerrero</td> <td width="20%">Edmonton, Alberta</td> <td width="15%">05-27-02</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Chris Benoit </td> <td width="25%">Rob Van Dam</td> <td width="20%">Greensboro, NC</td> <td width="15%">07-29-02</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Rob Van Dam </td> <td width="25%">Chris Benoit</td> <td width="20%">Uniondale, NY</td> <td width="15%">08-25-02</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Chris Jericho </td> <td width="25%">Rob Van Dam</td> <td width="20%">Denver, CO</td> <td width="15%">09-16-02</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Kane </td> <td width="25%">Chris Jericho</td> <td width="20%">Houston, TX</td> <td width="15%">09-30-02</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Triple H </td> <td width="25%">Kane</td> <td width="20%">Little Rock, AR</td> <td width="15%">10-20-02</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Christian </td> <td width="25%">n/a</td> <td width="20%">Charlotte, NC</td> <td width="15%">05-18-03</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Booker T </td> <td width="25%">Christian</td> <td width="20%">Montreal, Quebec</td> <td width="15%">07-07-03</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Christian </td> <td width="25%">Booker T</td> <td width="20%">Des Moines, IA</td> <td width="15%">08-10-03</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Rob Van Dam </td> <td width="25%">Christian</td> <td width="20%">Chicago, IL</td> <td width="15%">09-29-03</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Chris Jericho </td> <td width="25%">Rob Van Dam</td> <td width="20%">Fayetteville, NC</td> <td width="15%">10-27-03</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Rob Van Dam </td> <td width="25%">Chris Jericho</td> <td width="20%">Fayetteville, NC</td> <td width="15%">10-27-03</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Randy Orton </td> <td width="25%">Rob Van Dam</td> <td width="20%">Orlando, FL</td> <td width="15%">12-14-03</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Edge </td> <td width="25%">Randy Orton</td> <td width="20%">Hartford, CT</td> <td width="15%">07-11-04</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Chris Jericho </td> <td width="25%">Christian</td> <td width="20%">Portland, OR</td> <td width="15%">09-12-04</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Shelton Benjamin </td> <td width="25%">Chris Jericho</td> <td width="20%">Milwaukee, WI</td> <td width="15%">10-19-04</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Carlito </td> <td width="25%">Shelton Benjamin</td> <td width="20%">Phoenix, AZ</td> <td width="15%">06-21-05</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Ric Flair </td> <td width="25%">Carlito</td> <td width="20%">Oklahoma City, OK</td> <td width="15%">09-19-05</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Shelton Benjamin </td> <td width="25%">Ric Flair</td> <td width="20%">Trenton, N.J.</td> <td width="15%">02-20-06</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Rob Van Dam </td> <td width="25%">Shelton Benjamin</td> <td width="20%">Lexington, KY</td> <td width="15%">04-30-06</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Shelton Benjamin </td> <td width="25%">Rob Van Dam</td> <td width="20%">Lubbock, TX</td> <td width="15%">05-15-06</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Johnny Nitro </td> <td width="25%">Shelton Benjamin</td> <td width="20%">Charlotte, NC</td> <td width="15%">06-25-06</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Jeff Hardy </td> <td width="25%">Johnny Nitro</td> <td width="20%">Topeka, KS</td> <td width="15%">10-02-06</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Johnny Nitro </td> <td width="25%">Jeff Hardy</td> <td width="20%">Columbus, OH</td> <td width="15%">11-06-06</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td width="30%"> Jeff Hardy </td> <td width="25%">Johnny Nitro</td> <td width="20%">Manchester, England</td> <td width="15%">11-13-06</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td width="30%"> Umaga </td> <td width="25%">Jeff Hardy</td> <td width="20%">Bakersfield, Ca</td> <td width="15%">02-19-07</td></tr></tbody></table>