Nakamurahas used his hard-hitting style to win the 2018 Royal Rumble Match,capture theUnited States Championship on two separate occasions, win his firstIntercontinental Title andsubsequently theSmackDown Tag Team Titles with Cesaro. Hardy is a former WWE Champion, and an overall three-time World Champion in WWE. The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool, who defeated Natalya on July 20, 2008, McCool defeated Natalya to become the inaugural Divas Champion. Vacated due to Nakamura leaving NJPW for WWE. 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. It is the third oldest championship currently active in WWE, behind the WWE Championship (1963) and United States Championship (1975). The lists do not show all contributions to every state ballot measure, or each independent expenditure committee formed to support or Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler and actor. 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 Most recently, Nakamura joined forces with the rocking Rick Boogsand overcame King Corbin to become King Nakamurabeforecaptured the Intercontinental Title for the second time! Sign up for Peacock to watch. She won the title on her main roster debut at the age of 21. 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. It has been called a "stepping stone" to the WWE Championship. Brand: 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. 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. vs!! 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. It first came to Africa on April 6, 1997, when champion Rocky Maivia pinned Savio Vega in Durban, South Africa. Kirsch challenge for IWGP Jr. Tag Titles, New Japan's IC Title defended, more", "Resultados Arena Mxico Viernes 31 de Mayo '13", "WK81.4!! Microsofts Activision Blizzard deal is key to the companys mobile gaming efforts. The term "intercontinental" in the title originally referred to North and South America. The lists do not show all contributions to every state ballot measure, or each independent expenditure committee formed to support or [12] Participants for the tournament were announced on April 8, 2011. 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[22][27][34][54][55] Shinsuke Nakamura holds the record for the longest reign in the title's history at 313 days during his first reign. [6] The title was officially announced on January 5, 2011 and the Inaugural Champion MVP was crowned on May 15, 2011 during NJPW's first tour of the United States. She won the title on her main roster debut at the age of 21. WWE recognizes McCool's reign as ending on December 26, 2008, Paige was the youngest Divas Champion. 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 Gunther [22][43] The new design featured gold plates on a white strap. Original WWF Intercontinental Championship, WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. 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 Eventually, WWE would do the same thing for SmackDown and created a separate set of titles for that brand; for its secondary title, SmackDown reactivated the United States Championship that had been unified with the Intercontinental Championship in 2001, placing the WWE name on it while claiming the lineage of the old WCW title of the same name (much as they did with the Cruiserweight Championship when that became WWE exclusive). Perfect would then go on to win a tournament to crown a new Intercontinental Champion. 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 Hardy is an overall nine-time Tag Team Champion in WWE with his brother Matt Hardy , including six WWF/World Tag Team Championships As part of the "Superstar Shake-Up", Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose moved to Raw. 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. 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. Pat Patterson Hello, and welcome to Protocol Entertainment, your guide to the business of the gaming and media industries. [34][35][36] Nakamura's association with the championship continued to 2016, when he successfully defended it against former IWGP Heavyweight Champion A.J. [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. 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. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (, intnashonaru resuringu guran puri). A five-time WWE Intercontinental Champion , Hardy is the youngest person to win the title, at age 23. 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 The first brand extension would end on August 29, 2011, and the title could be defended on both Raw and SmackDown. A five-time WWE Intercontinental Champion , Hardy is the youngest person to win the title, at age 23. WWF North American Heavyweight Champion Pat Patterson became the inaugural champion on September 1, 1979. On October 17, 1999, Chyna became the only woman to hold the Intercontinental Championship by defeating Jeff Jarrett at No Mercy. [9], On October 3, 2010, American promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling announced that it had reached an agreement with NJPW to co-promote NJPW's first shows in the United States. Christian won the battle royal to win the championship and restore a secondary singles title for Raw wrestlers to compete for. 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 [19][20][21] However, after Shinsuke Nakamura captured the title from Goto on July 22, 2012,[22] the title began gaining importance. 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 First champion(s): 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. In November 2001, the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship was unified into the Intercontinental Championship. Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler and actor. 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 History. 3 women have held the title In July 2016, WWE reintroduced the brand extension; during the 2016 draft, then-Intercontinental Champion The Miz was drafted to SmackDown. 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 Hello, and welcome to Protocol Entertainment, your guide to the business of the gaming and media industries. 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 lists do not show all contributions to every state ballot measure, or each independent expenditure committee formed to support or [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. 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. On April 1, 1990 at WrestleMania VI, Intercontinental Champion The Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF Champion Hulk Hogan to win the world title, albeit the Intercontinental Championship was vacated (for the first time in the title history) soon after. [44], After Nakamura's departure, the title was most associated with Tetsuya Naito, who held the title for a record six times. 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. [14] On May 15, MVP defeated Yano in the final of the tournament to become the inaugural champion. MVP was the first champion in the title's history. 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. In 1985, the championship belt design changed, the centerplate now centered on the Atlantic Ocean, in a map including western Africa and Europe. Perfect made the first Asian defense against The Texas Tornado at a WWF co-promotion with Super World of Sports in Tokyo, Japan. On April 10, 1989, the championship was first defended outside of North America, by Rick Rude against The Ultimate Warrior in Milan, Italy. History. 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. Tetsuya Naito's second reign of 41 days is the shortest in the title's history. The championship was established by the then World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on September 1, 1979, after inaugural champion Pat Patterson unified The championship was established by the then World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on September 1, 1979, after inaugural champion Pat Patterson unified 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 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 following year, however, it was reactivated for Raw, followed by the United States Championship's reactivation as a counterpart title on SmackDown. Merchandise This marked the first time the title had changed hands outside of NJPW. This page was last edited on 10 June 2022, at 18:19. 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 IWGP Intercontinental Championship (IWGP, IWGP intkonchinentaru za) was a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. Hello, and welcome to Protocol Entertainment, your guide to the business of the gaming and media industries. Mr. 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. Hardy is a former WWE Champion, and an overall three-time World Champion in WWE. Date created: 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. [45][46] During his first reign, he began systematically destroying the title belt, forcing NJPW to have it repaired in June 2017. 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. [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. 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 !! ", "!!IC!! AKushida!! Hardy is an overall nine-time Tag Team Champion in WWE with his brother Matt Hardy , including six WWF/World Tag Team Championships 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 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. [51][52] On March 4, 2021, one year after Naito's victory, the titles were unified to form the new IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. 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. NWA! Microsofts Activision Blizzard deal is key to the companys mobile gaming efforts. Both titles keep their individual history, but were defended at the same time. Ric Flair was the oldest champion, while Jeff Hardy was the youngest champion. 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. Microsoft is quietly building a mobile Xbox store that will rely on Activision and King games. 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. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. September 1, 1979 The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool, who defeated Natalya on July 20, 2008, McCool defeated Natalya to become the inaugural Divas Champion. 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. Hardy is an overall nine-time Tag Team Champion in WWE with his brother Matt Hardy , including six WWF/World Tag Team Championships 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. MVP ! He was also the youngest competitor to earn that honor, winning it for the first time at 23. The IWGP Intercontinental Championship (IWGP, IWGP intkonchinentaru za) was a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. June 10, 2022 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. The tournament was held vs! As a result of the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-Up, the Intercontinental Championship became exclusive to the Raw brand. Sometimes, they were called "Double Championship". 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 The IWGP Intercontinental Championship (IWGP, IWGP intkonchinentaru za) was a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The tournament was held Microsoft is quietly building a mobile Xbox store that will rely on Activision and King games. 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 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 !! 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 3 women have held the title 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. vs! During its short tenure, it was the promotion's only championship with a weight limit, wherein In 2002 after the first brand extension, it became exclusive to Raw and the WWF was to WWE. 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. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. He is currently signed to the professional wrestling promotion WWE, where in storyline, he is a "free agent", allowing him to appear on 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. The inaugural champion was Michelle McCool, who defeated Natalya on July 20, 2008, McCool defeated Natalya to become the inaugural Divas Champion. Promotion: He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sheamus.. WWE recognizes McCool's reign as ending on December 26, 2008, Paige was the youngest Divas Champion. Chyna is the only woman in history to win the title. On May 31, 2015, the championship was contested for in an Elimination Chamber match for the first time. [37][38] On January 25, 2016, Nakamura was stripped of the title due to his departure from the promotion at the end of the month. [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. 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.. 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 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. 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. Tetsuya Naito has the most reigns with six. Tommy Dreamer successfully retained his title in that match, but lost to Van Dam in a hardcore match the next week. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sheamus.. [42] In 2002, after the first brand extension had begun and the WWF was renamed to WWE, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff began unifyng his brand's singles championships. WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight ChampionshipWWF Intercontinental Championship [13] On May 6, it was announced that Tonga had suffered an injury which would force him out of the tournament. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. 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 The IWGP Intercontinental Championship (IWGP, IWGP intkonchinentaru za) was a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. With the start of the 2021 King of the Ring Tournament,Shinsuke opted to abdicatehis kingdomand concentrate of the Intercontinental Title.
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