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- This article deals with the achievement as understood in professional wrestling in the United States. For the Japanese championship, which is counted as a single title, see AJPW Triple Crown Championship.
In professional wrestling, a Triple Crown Champion is a term describing a wrestler who has won the three most prestigious belts of their promotion - typically a heavyweight belt, a tag team belt, and a second-tier belt. A "multiple triple crown" distinction also exists, with having won the three constituent titles at least a specified number of times.
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[edit] WWF/E Triple Crown
In World Wrestling Entertainment, the term Triple Crown Champion has traditionally been used to describe a wrestler who has won the WWE Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, and the World Tag Team Championship. For a span of nearly 18 years, from 1979 up through 1997, these were the three championships of the WWF, and a wrestler who had won all three championships (not necessarily concurrently) was considered a "triple crown champion."
In 1997, a fourth title, the European Championship was introduced. The European Championship, a singles title beneath the world and intercontinental titles, did not count for the purposes of designating triple crown champions, although a wrestler who had won all three primary titles and the European Championship would be recognized as a Grand Slam Champion.
Following the brand extension in 2002, the World Heavyweight Championship, the WWE Tag Team Championship, and the United States Championship are alternate titles that can compose part of the Triple Crown.
[edit] Official List of WWE Triple Crown Champions
The following is a list of WWE Triple Crown Champions, in the most general form. Only the date in which the wrestler's first title was won is indicated. Dates in bold indicate the title that was used to complete the Triple Crown. Championships in italics indicate that they are alternate titles, not part of the original definition. Dates in italics indicate that the wrestler has won the title, but does not contribute to their Triple Crown, because they had already won a title at that level. Names in bold are also Grand Slam Champions.
- --won Triple Crown under the original definition
- --won Triple Crown with an alternate title
- White indicates Triple Crown was won before brand extension
- --Won title as a member of the RAW brand.
- --Won title as a member of the SmackDown! brand.
- --Won title as a member of the ECW brand.
[edit] Notes
- Edge is currently the only person to win all eligible titles for being a WWE Triple Crown Champion.
[edit] Potential Champions
As of February 12, 2007, the following wrestlers are potential Triple Crown Champions:
Wrestlers currently working for or making appearances in WWE:
- Shelton Benjamin, Val Venis, Jeff Hardy, Rowdy Roddy Piper, John Morrison and William Regal all need a world title reign.
- The Undertaker, Batista, Mick Foley, and Rey Mysterio, Hulk Hogan all need an second tier title reign.
[edit] WCW Triple Crown
World Championship Wrestling did not officially recognize a Triple Crown. However, they did have a set of titles--The WCW World Heavyweight Championship, the WCW World Tag Team Championship, and the WCW United States Championship--that has been viewed by many in the wrestling business (such as PWI for example) as analogous with the original WWF Triple Crown. As the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship is also considered to be a major wrestling championship, it is included for completeness.
[edit] List of WCW Triple Crown Champions
The following is a list of WCW Triple Crown Champions. Only the WCW-era versions of the championships are included. Only the date in which the wrestler's first title was won is indicated. Dates in bold indicate the title that was used to complete the Triple Crown, and dates in italics indicate that the wrestler has won the title, but does not contribute to their Triple Crown. Names in bold are also Grand Slam Champions, meaning they have also held the WCW World Television Championship.
| Name | World Championship | WCW World Tag Team Championship | WCW United States Championship | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCW World Heavyweight Championship | WCW International World Heavyweight Championship | |||
| Ric Flair | January 11, 1991 | July 18, 1993 | December 26, 1976 (with Greg Valentine) | July 29, 1977 |
| Rick Rude | September 19, 1993 | December 6, 1986 (with Manny Fernandez) | November 19, 1991 | |
| Sting | February 29, 1992 | April 17, 1994 | January 22, 1996 (with Lex Luger) | August 25, 1991 |
| Lex Luger | July 14, 1991 | January 22, 1996 (with Sting) | January 1, 1991 | |
| Diamond Dallas Page | April 11, 1999 | May 31, 1999 (with Bam Bam Bigelow) | December 28, 1997 | |
| Bret Hart | November 21, 1999 | December 7, 1999 (with Goldberg) | July 20, 1998 | |
| Goldberg | July 6, 1998 | December 7, 1999 (with Bret Hart) | April 20, 1998 | |
| Chris Benoit | January 16, 2000 | March 14, 1999 (with Dean Malenko) | August 9, 1999 | |
| Scott Steiner | November 26, 2000 | March 9, 1991 (with Rick Steiner) | April 11, 1999 | |
| Booker T | July 9, 2000 | December 8, 1994 (with Stevie Ray) | March 18, 2001 | |
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- Note-- Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, and Booker T are the only wrestlers to have won both a WCW Triple Crown and a WWE Triple Crown.
[edit] ECW Triple Crown
The Extreme Championship Wrestling version of the Triple Crown consists of the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, ECW Tag Team Championship, and the ECW World Television Championship.
[edit] List of ECW Triple Crown Champions
The following is a list of ECW Triple Crown Champions. Only the date in which the wrestler's first title was won is indicated. Dates in bold indicate the title that was used to complete the Triple Crown.
| Name | ECW World Heavyweight Championship | ECW Tag Team Championship | ECW World Television Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Hotbody | April 26, 1992 | April 3, 1993 (with Chris Candido and Chris Michaels) | August 12, 1992 |
| Sabu | October 2, 1993 | February 4, 1995 (with The Tazmaniac) | November 13, 1993 |
| Mikey Whipwreck | October 28, 1995 | August 27, 1994 (with Cactus Jack) | May 13, 1994 |
| Taz | January 10, 1999 | December 4, 1993 (with Kevin Sullivan) | March 6, 1994 |
| Rob Van Dam | June 13, 2006 | June 27, 1998 (with Sabu) | April 4, 1998 |
Note: Rob Van Dam's eligibility as a ECW Triple Crown Champion is debated because he won the ECW World Championship under the WWE brand and not the original promotion.
[edit] TNA Triple Crown
In Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), the TNA Triple Crown was an accolade bestowed upon those who won (not necessarily concurrently) all three championships regularly contested in TNA between 2002 and 2007 - the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the TNA X Division Championship and (one-half of) the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
In May 2007, TNA lost the rights to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Tag Team Championship and introduced the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On July 8, 2007, TNA stated that, should the then-TNA X Division Champion win the TNA World Tag Team Championship, this would leave them "just one step shy of becoming only the second Triple Crown Champion". This indicates that the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the TNA World Tag Team Championship are part of the existing Triple Crown accolade.
[edit] List of TNA Triple Crown winners
As of April 2008, there have been three TNA Triple Crown winners: A.J. Styles, Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe. In TNA, it is possible to be a multi-time Triple Crown Champion, as evidenced by commentators Mike Tenay and Don West referring to Styles as 3-time Triple Crown Champion. Styles is a 3-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, 6-time TNA X Division Champion, 4-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, and 1-time TNA World Tag Team Champion, making him a three-time Triple Crown winner. He completed his first Triple Crown on June 11, 2003 upon winning his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Kurt Angle however won the X Division and Tag Team Titles in the same match and initially had no tag team partner. Samoa Joe won the titles at TNA Victory Road where the winner would get the tag team titles, Joe's X Division Championship or Kurt Angles TNA World Championship.
| Name | World Championship | Tag Team Championship | Second-Tier Championship | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA World Heavyweight Championship | TNA World Heavyweight Championship | NWA World Tag Team Championship | TNA World Tag Team Championship | TNA X Division Championship | |
| A. J. Styles | June 11, 2003 | July 3, 2002 (with Jerry Lynn) |
June 19, 2002 | ||
| A. J. Styles | April 21, 2004 | February 4, 2004 (with Abyss) |
October 23, 2002 | ||
| A. J. Styles | May 15, 2005 | June 18, 2006 (with Jerry Lynn) |
June 9, 2004 | ||
| Kurt Angle | June 17, 2007 | August 12, 2007 | August 12, 2007 | ||
| Samoa Joe | April 13, 2008 | July 15, 2007 | December 11, 2005 | ||
[edit] Potential champions
The following TNA-contracted wrestlers require one more title in order to be awarded a Triple Crown. It should be noted that this list excludes NWA World Heavyweight Champions who held a pre-1975 version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
- Curry Man need a TNA World Heavyweight Championship reign.
- Sting, and Abyss need a TNA X Division Championship reign.
[edit] List of OVW Triple Crown Champions
The following is a list of individuals who have won the OVW Heavyweight, Television, and Tag Team titles.
- Deuce Shade, Seth Skyfire, Shawn Spears, Joey Matthews, Colt Cabana and Kasey James needs an OVW Heavyweight Championship reign.
- Mike Kruel needs an OVW Southern Tag Team Championship reign.
- Nova needs an OVW Television Championship reign.
