A five-time WWE Intercontinental Champion , Hardy is the youngest person to win the title, at age 23. [34][35][36] Nakamura's association with the championship continued to 2016, when he successfully defended it against former IWGP Heavyweight Champion A.J. On October 17, 1999, Chyna became the only woman to hold the Intercontinental Championship by defeating Jeff Jarrett at No Mercy. Microsofts Activision Blizzard deal is key to the companys mobile gaming efforts. The brand extension was discontinued on August 29, 2011, but it was revived on July 19, 2016. [39][40][41], From 2012 to 2016, Nakamura held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship five times and defended it at four consecutive Wrestle Kingdom events. 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 Microsofts Activision Blizzard deal is key to the companys mobile gaming efforts. !! 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 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. [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. 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. Microsoft is quietly building a mobile Xbox store that will rely on Activision and King games. 3 women have held the title 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. 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. 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. Styles at Wrestle Kingdom 10. 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 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. Most reigns: 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. 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. The IWGP Intercontinental Championship (IWGP, IWGP intkonchinentaru za) was a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. This page was last edited on 10 June 2022, at 18:19. Tetsuya Naito has the most reigns with six. 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 Hardy is a former WWE Champion, and an overall three-time World Champion in WWE. On March 30, 1991, Mr. Vacated due to Nakamura leaving NJPW for WWE. Hello, and welcome to Protocol Entertainment, your guide to the business of the gaming and media industries. Ric Flair was the oldest champion, while Jeff Hardy was the youngest champion. The following year, however, it was reactivated for Raw, followed by the United States Championship's reactivation as a counterpart title on SmackDown. 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. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (, intnashonaru resuringu guran puri). 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. [42] The tournament was held Promotion: On August 18, 2014, the Intercontinental Championship belt, along with all other pre-existing championship belts in WWE at the time, received a minor update, replacing the long-standing scratch logo with WWE's new logo originally used for the WWE Network. 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 tournament was held AKushida!! It has been called a "stepping stone" to the WWE Championship. The following is a list of dates indicating the transitions of the Intercontinental Championship between the Raw and SmackDown brands. 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 Perfect made the first Asian defense against The Texas Tornado at a WWF co-promotion with Super World of Sports in Tokyo, Japan. 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 !", "What to watch for at New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 11", "1/4 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 results: Powell's review of Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championships, Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay, Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Phantasmo for a shot at the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship", "New Japan Pro Wrestling comes to the U.S.", "New Japan announces dates and cities for American tour", "WWE News: New Japan to introduce new title on U.S. tour, officially announces dates & venues for "Invasion" tour", "Indy News #2: Chikara, WWE, Wrestling on GFL", "!! During its short tenure, it was the promotion's only championship with a weight limit, wherein The IWGP Intercontinental Championship (IWGP, IWGP intkonchinentaru za) was a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. [47][48] Unlike Nakamura, Naito firmly saw the Heavyweight Championship as the top title,[49] and had no desire for the Intercontinental Championship when he first won it. As a result of the victories over Hardy and Dreamer, Van Dam is regarded as the last European and Hardcore champion in WWE history; these were his first and fourth reigns with those respective titles. [45][46] During his first reign, he began systematically destroying the title belt, forcing NJPW to have it repaired in June 2017. In July 2016, WWE reintroduced the brand extension; during the 2016 draft, then-Intercontinental Champion The Miz was drafted to SmackDown. Current champion(s): Date won: The championship was established by the then World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on September 1, 1979, after inaugural champion Pat Patterson unified (kayfabe) the WWF North American Heavyweight and South American Heavyweight championships. 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 Perfect would then go on to win a tournament to crown a new Intercontinental Champion. 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. On May 31, 2015, the championship was contested for in an Elimination Chamber match for the first time. He is currently signed to the professional wrestling promotion WWE, where in storyline, he is a "free agent", allowing him to appear on Mr. A five-time WWE Intercontinental Champion , Hardy is the youngest person to win the title, at age 23. History. Christian won the battle royal to win the championship and restore a secondary singles title for Raw wrestlers to compete for. 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. 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. WWE recognizes McCool's reign as ending on December 26, 2008, Paige was the youngest Divas Champion. Kirsch challenge for IWGP Jr. Tag Titles, New Japan's IC Title defended, more", "Resultados Arena Mxico Viernes 31 de Mayo '13", "WK81.4!! [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. During its short tenure, it was the promotion's only championship with a weight limit, wherein Just days later, he successfully defended the title against Raw draftee Darren Young at Battleground, making the title exclusive to SmackDown. He was already a former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and his first reign lasted 313 days. 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 MVP ! The term "intercontinental" in the title originally referred to North and South America. Prior to joining WWE, he wrestled on the European independent circuit.After becoming part of WWE's main roster in 2009, he went on to become a four-time world champion, having held the WWE Although generally contested in the midcard at WWE shows, it was defended in the main events of presentations such as WrestleMania VI, SummerSlam in 1992, the third and eighth In Your House shows, and Backlash in 2001. He was replaced by former TNA and Ring of Honor performer Josh Daniels. In November 2001, the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship was unified into the Intercontinental Championship. On August 19, 2002, Bischoff made a six-minute gauntlet match for the Hardcore Championship, with the winner facing Van Dam in a second unification match the next week on Raw. [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. The first brand extension would end on August 29, 2011, and the title could be defended on both Raw and SmackDown. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sheamus.. 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 Microsoft is quietly building a mobile Xbox store that will rely on Activision and King games. 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 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 As a result of the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-Up, the Intercontinental Championship became exclusive to the Raw brand. As part of the "Superstar Shake-Up", Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose moved to Raw. He was also the youngest competitor to earn that honor, winning it for the first time at 23. 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. June 10, 2022 During its short tenure, it was the promotion's only championship with a weight limit, wherein Hello, and welcome to Protocol Entertainment, your guide to the business of the gaming and media industries. 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. 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 IWGP Intercontinental Championship (IWGP, IWGP intkonchinentaru za) was a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. September 1, 1979 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.. 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. [44], After Nakamura's departure, the title was most associated with Tetsuya Naito, who held the title for a record six times. Hardy is a former WWE Champion, and an overall three-time World Champion in WWE. Hardy is a former WWE Champion, and an overall three-time World Champion in WWE. 3 women have held the title The white strap was unprecedented for the IWGP,[23] and symbolized a clean slate for its holder to add to and define. vs!! Original WWF Intercontinental Championship, WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. History. Nakamuras smashmouth offense, along with an unusual but magnetic charisma, first earned him fame in New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he was a three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion a title held by the likes of WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki, Vader, The Great Muta and AJ Styles. Microsoft is quietly building a mobile Xbox store that will rely on Activision and King games. 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. The lists do not show all contributions to every state ballot measure, or each independent expenditure committee formed to support or This marked the first time the title had changed hands outside of NJPW. 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 She won the title on her main roster debut at the age of 21. October 31, 2022 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, World Wrestling Entertainment championships, WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, 1990 WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament, 1996 WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament, 1997 WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament, 1998 WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament, 2008 WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament, 2010 WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament, 2014 WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament, 2020 WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament, WWE Intercontinental Championship at WWE.com. He was also the youngest competitor to earn that honor, winning it for the first time at 23. History. Other name(s): Most recently, Nakamura joined forces with the rocking Rick Boogsand overcame King Corbin to become King Nakamurabeforecaptured the Intercontinental Title for the second time! Sometimes, they were called "Double Championship". 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 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 WWE recognizes McCool's reign as ending on December 26, 2008, Paige was the youngest Divas Champion. 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 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. She won the title on her main roster debut at the age of 21. [7] The final champion was Kota Ibushi, who was in his second reign at the time of the title's retirement. Following the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) purchase of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in March 2001, the title was unified with the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series, causing the United States Championship to become inactive. Hardy is an overall nine-time Tag Team Champion in WWE with his brother Matt Hardy , including six WWF/World Tag Team Championships A five-time WWE Intercontinental Champion , Hardy is the youngest person to win the title, at age 23. 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 Prior to joining WWE, he wrestled on the European independent circuit.After becoming part of WWE's main roster in 2009, he went on to become a four-time world champion, having held the WWE [25][26] Nakamura regained the title back in NJPW two months later on July 20, and in the process became the first two-time holder of the title. In 2002 after the first brand extension, it became exclusive to Raw and the WWF was to WWE. Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler and actor. On April 10, 1989, the championship was first defended outside of North America, by Rick Rude against The Ultimate Warrior in Milan, Italy. 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. vs! [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". Nakamura also made the title international again, defending it in both the United States and Mexico. 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. [32][33] Nakamura regained the title from Tanahashi in another main event match on April 6 at Invasion Attack 2014. 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. 3 women have held the title WWE The crown jewel of his arsenal is a devastating knee strike, which has felled many opponents. The championship was established by the then World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on September 1, 1979, after inaugural champion Pat Patterson unified Microsofts Activision Blizzard deal is key to the companys mobile gaming efforts. MVP was the first champion in the title's history.
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