Wrestling Title Histories

Wrestling Title Histories
The title histories of former WWE, WCW, ECW & TNA wrestlers

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Crash Holly

CRASH HOLLY'S TITLE HISTORY
Crash Holly was one of the amazing superheavyweights in the WWE but also held the Light Heavyweight Championship as a cruiserweight. He was successful in WWE's hardcore division by starting the 24/7 rule in the Hardcore Championship, which stated that the title could be defended anywhere and anytime if a referee was present.

European Championship (1 time)
December 2, 2000 (Rebellion) - December 4, 2000 (Raw)
At the British pay-per-view Rebellion in 2000, the young and brash competitor Crash Holly defeated the hometown champion William Regal to win the European Championship. However, Holly's reign was short-lived, as he was defeated by Regal for the title two days later on Raw.

Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
March 13, 2001 (Heat) - April 27, 2001 (Heat)
On March 13, 2001 edition of Heat, Crash Holly defeated Dean Malenko and ended his nearly one-year reign to win the Light Heavyweight Championship and proved that a superheavyweight could also compete as a cruiserweight. However, his dominance in the cruiserweight division ended only a month, as Holly was defeated by the debuting Jerry Lynn for the title on April 27.

Hardcore Championship (22 times)
February 22, 2000 (SmackDown) - March 13, 2000 (Raw)
On February 22, 2000 edition of SmackDown, Crash Holly defeated Test for his first Hardcore Championship. It was during this reign that the title's popular 24/7 rule was applied by Holly in which he stated that he would defend the title anywhere and anytime as long as a referee was present. Pete Gas took opportunity and became the first person to win under 24/7 rule by defeating Holly at Newark Airport on March 13 edition of Raw.

March 13, 2000 (Raw) - April 2, 2000 (WrestleMania 2000)
After losing the Hardcore Championship to Pete Gas while brawling with Mean Street Posse and Albert, the determined Crash Holly immediately used the 24/7 rule to defeat Gas for his second Hardcore Championship. He escaped the luggage area and continued his title reign. He would lose the title to Tazz in a Hardcore Battle Royal at WrestleMania 2000.

April 2, 2000 (WrestleMania 2000)
At WrestleMania 2000, Crash Holly defended the Hardcore Championship and lost it to Tazz. After several title changes throughout the match, Tazz regained it from Pete Gas at one point in the match. Holly avenged his defeat by defeating Tazz for his third Hardcore Championship. However, Holly was immediately defeated by his tag team partner Hardcore Holly, who remained as the champion until the 15-minute time limit of the Battle Royal ended. Holly then became the winner and the champion.

April 3, 2000 (Raw) - April 13, 2000 (SmackDown)
On April 3, 2000, Crash Holly challenged his partner Hardcore Holly for the Hardcore Championship, after Hardcore had won the title in a Hardcore Battle Royal, the previous night at WrestleMania. With the help of Acolytes Protection Agency, Crash defeated Hardcore for the title. He held the title for ten days, until losing it to Perry Saturn on April 13 edition of SmackDown.

April 13, 2000 (SmackDown) - April 24, 2000 (Raw)
On April 13, 2000, Crash Holly was defeated for the Hardcore Championship by Perry Saturn on SmackDown. However, Tazz used the 24/7 rule and defeated Saturn to capture the title. Holly then took advantage and by using the 24/7 rule, defeated Tazz for his fifth Hardcore Championship and then remained the champion for eleven days, until he was defeated by Matt Hardy on Raw.

April 27, 2000 (SmackDown) - May 6, 2000 (Insurrextion)
On April 24, 2000 edition of Raw, Crash Holly was defeated by Matt Hardy for the Hardcore Championship. However, the self-proclaimed superheavyweight was able to defeat Hardy for the title, three days later on Raw. Holly's sixth Hardcore Championship reign ended at the British pay-per-view Insurrextion, when he was defeated by the hometown hero British Bulldog for the title.

May 11, 2000 (SmackDown) - May 15, 2000 (Raw)
After losing the Hardcore Championship to hometown veteran British Bulldog at British pay-per-view Insurrextion, Crash Holly decided to recapture the title. On May 11, Holly interfered in Bulldog and Hardcore Holly's title match and used the 24/7 rule to defeat Bulldog and win his seventh Hardcore Championship. He was defeated by The Godfather's Ho on Raw for the title.

May 15, 2000 (Raw) - May 18, 2000 (SmackDown)
On May 15, 2000 edition of Raw, Crash Holly defended the Hardcore Championship against The Godfather and due to D'Lo Brown's interference, Holly was defeated by Godfather's Ho, Bobcat for the title. However, Holly used the 24/7 rule and defeated Bobcat to regain the title. He would lose the title three days later, to Gerald Brisco on SmackDown.

June 12, 2000 (Raw) - June 19, 2000 (Raw)
On June 12, 2000 edition of Raw, Crash Holly regained the Hardcore Championship from Mr. McMahon's former Corporate Stooge, Gerald Brisco, by defeating him, after an accidental assault by Pat Patterson. Holly's ninth reign lasted a week, as he was defeated by Brisco for the title, during a King of the Ring qualifying match against Hardcore Holly, on Raw.

June 25, 2000 (King of the Ring) - June 29, 2000 (SmackDown)
At the 2000 King of the Ring tournament, Crash Holly interfered in a Hardcore Evening Gown match for the Hardcore Championship, that was contested between Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson. Holly pinned defending champion Patterson to win his tenth Hardcore Championship. He would lose the title to Steve Blackman during a title defense against Al Snow, on June 29, 2000 edition of SmackDown.

July 2, 2000
At a non-televised show on July 2, 2000, the determined former 10-time Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated then-Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman to win his eleventh Hardcore Championship. However, Blackman used the 24/7 rule and defeated Holly to regain the title.

September 24, 2000 (Unforgiven)
At Unforgiven, Steve Blackman defended the Hardcore Championship in a Hardcore Battle Royal. Crash Holly defeated Blackman by using the 24/7 rule, for his twelfth Hardcore Championship, but was immediately defeated by Perry Saturn for the championship.

February 3, 2001
At a non-televised show on February 3, 2001, Crash Holly used the 24/7 rule and won the Hardcore Championship for a thirteenth time by defeating K-Kwik, who had just defeated Raven for the title. However, Holly's reign did not last longer, as he himself was immediately defeated by Raven after interference by a masked woman.

February 4, 2001
At a non-televised show on February 4, 2001, Crash Holly used the 24/7 rule and won the Hardcore Championship for a fourteenth time by defeating K-Kwik, who had just defeated Raven for the title. However, Holly's reign did not last longer, as he himself was immediately defeated by Raven after interference by a masked woman.

May 2, 2002
At a non-televised show on May 2, 2002, Crash Holly used the 24/7 rule and won the Hardcore Championship for a fifteenth time by defeating Justin Credible, who had just defeated Shawn Stasiak for the title. However, Holly became victim to a guitar shot and was defeated by Steven Richards for the title.

May 3, 2002
At a non-televised show on May 3, 2002, the 24/7 rule applier Crash Holly used this rule another time and defeated Steven Richards for the championship. His reign did not last long, as he was defeated by Richards for the title.

May 4, 2002 (Insurrextion)
At the British pay-per-view, Insurrextion, Booker T defeated Steven Richards for the Hardcore Championship. After the match, Crash Holly used the 24/7 rule and defeated Booker for the title. However, Holly's reign ended when Booker defeated Holly for the championship.

May 6, 2002 (Raw)
On May 6, 2002 edition of Raw, Crash Holly used the 24/7 rule and defeated Justin Credible for his eighteenth Hardcore Championship. Holly was defeated by the female wrestler, the "Diva of the Decade" Trish Stratus for the title, after being attacked by Bubba Ray Dudley.

June 30, 2002
Raven defeated the Texan wrestler Bradshaw at a non-televised event on June 30, 2002 for the Hardcore Championship. Crash Holly used the 24/7 rule and defeated Raven for the title, starting his nineteenth reign. However, he was defeated by Steven Richards for the title.

July 6, 2002
Crash Holly showed his determination and defended the new champion Steven Richards by using the 24/7 rule for his twentieth Hardcore Championship at a non-televised event on July 6, 2002. He was defeated by Christopher Nowinski for the title.

July 7, 2002
Crash Holly showed his determination and defended the new champion Steven Richards by using the 24/7 rule for his twenty-first Hardcore Championship at a non-televised event on July 7, 2002. He was defeated by Christopher Nowinski for the title.

August 19, 2002 (Raw)
On August 19, 2002 edition of Raw, Bradshaw defended the Hardcore Championship in a Hardcore Battle Royal. The 21-time Hardcore Champion Crash Holly won his final Hardcore Championship by defeating Bradshaw. He was defeated by Tommy Dreamer through the 24/7 rule for the title.

World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
October 18, 1999 (Raw) - November 4, 1999 (SmackDown)
On October 18, 1999 edition of Raw, Holly Cousins got a title shot for the World Tag Team Championship against Rock 'n' Sock Connection (The Rock and Mick Foley). Foley abandoned Rock as he accused Rock of throwing his book Have A Nice Day!. Rock battled Hardcore Holly and Crash Holly on his own, but the Holly Cousins were too much for Rock and they overcame him to win the Wrold Tag Team Championship. They held the titles for two weeks, before losing them to Mankind and Al Snow on SmackDown.

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Ahmed Johnson

AHMED JOHNSON'S TITLE HISTORY
Ahmed Johnson is known as one of the most dynamic and powerful wrestlers in the WWE history. Although, during his WWE career, he only had a brief reign as Intercontinental Champion, he was one of the well-known main eventers of his era.

Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
June 23, 1996 (King of the Ring) - August 12, 1996 (Raw)
Ahmed Johnson won his first and only championship in WWE, the Intercontinental Championship, by defeating the cocky golden wrestler Goldust at the 1996 King of the Ring tournament. Despite struggling to become a champion for nearly a year, Johnson could not enjoy his title reign for longer. He held the title for hardly two months, as he was injured by Faarooq on Monday Night Raw. This forced Johnson to vacate the title.

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Lex Luger


LEX LUGER'S TITLE HISTORY
The All-American bodybuilder Lex Luger was a muscular powerhouse. He destroyed many of his opponents through his Forearm Smash and Torture Rack. His muscles, power and strength made Luger an excellent champion in all wrestling divisions. He won many titles in WCW and WWE during his 21-year career including the WCW Championship.

WCW Championship (2 times)
July 14, 1991 (The Great American Bash) - February 29, 1992 (SuperBrawl II)
Ric Flair vacated the WCW Championship in July 1991 and left WCW to join WWE. His #1 contender Lex Luger took on the #2 contender Barry Windham for the vacant title in a Steel Cage match at The Great American Bash. In a highly competitive match between Luger and Windham, it was Luger, who under the guidance of 8-time world champion Harley Race, defeated Windham to capture the WCW Championship for the first time in his career. He held the title for eight months before losing it to Sting at SuperBrawl II.

August 4, 1997 (Monday Nitro) - August 9, 1997 (Road Wild)
On August 4, 1997 edition of Monday Nitro, Lex Luger took on the popular leader of nWo, Hulk Hogan for the WCW Championship that was nicknamed "nWo" Championship. To free it from nWo, Luger served as a WCW leader and defeated Hogan for the title, becoming the first man to win the title from nWo since Hogan captured the title at Hog Wild, back in 1996. Luger's second WCW Championship reign lasted only five days as he lost the title back to Hogan at Road Wild.

United States Championship (5 times)
July 11, 1987 - November 26, 1987 (Starrcade)
Lex Luger's first championship win in any major promotion came at a non-televised event on July 11, 1987 when he muscled out his way by his win over Nikita Koloff for his first United States Championship. Luger lost the title to Dusty Rhodes in a Steel Cage match at NWA's first pay-per-view Starrcade.

February 20, 1989 (Chi-Town Rumble) - May 7, 1989 (WrestleWar)
Full of anger and revenge, Lex Luger defeated his longtime rival Barry Windham to win his second United States Championship at Chi-Town Rumble pay-per-view. Luger held the title for nearly three months before losing it to Michael Hayes at WrestleWar after interference by Hayes' Fabulous Freebirds ally Terry Gordy.

May 22, 1989 - October 27, 1990 (Halloween Havoc)
On May 22, 1989, Luger easily defeated the Fabulous Freebird Michael Hayes at a non-televised event for his third United States Championship. He held the title for longer than a year and his third title reign is the longest reign in the history of the United States Championship. His seventeen-month reign ended at Halloween Havoc when he lost the title to Stan Hansen.

December 16, 1990 (Starrcade) - July 14, 1991 (The Great American Bash)
At Starrcade, Luger took his revenge from the cowboy Stan Hansen for ending his long title reign by defeating him for his fourth United States Championship. Luger was never defeated for the title in his fourth reign. Instead, his reign ended when the title was vacated at The Great American Bash, due to Luger defeating Barry Windham for the WCW Championship.

August 10, 1998 (Monday Nitro) - August 13, 1998 (Thunder)
On August 10, 1998 edition of Monday Nitro, Lex Luger defeated the man with whom he co-won the WWE Royal Rumble match in 1994; Bret Hart for his fifth United States Championship. However, Luger's reign did not last long as he lost the title back to Hart, three days later on Thunder.

WCW Television Championship (2 times)
February 17, 1996 - February 18, 1996
After having won nearly all the championships of WCW, Lex Luger added yet another title reign by winning the WCW Television Championship from the young Johnny B. Badd at a non-televised event. However, his reign lasted only one day, as he lost the title back to Badd at another non-televised event on February 18.
March 6, 1996 - August 31, 1996 (Nitro)
After exchanging the WCW Television Championship once with Johnny B. Badd, Lex Luger continued his pursuit and rivalry with Badd, defeating him again at another non-televised event on March 6, earning his second title reign. He held the title for nearly six months until he was defeated by the British Lord Steven Regal on August 31, 1996 edition of Nitro.

WCW Tag Team Championship (3 times)
March 27, 1988 (Clash of the Champions) - April 23, 1988 (Saturday Night)
On March 27, 1988, Lex Luger, who had recently left Ric Flair's Four Horsemen teamed with another Horsemen rival Barry Windham on the first-ever edition of Clash of the Champions, and this newly formed team defeated Horsemen Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard for the WCW Tag Team Championship. A month later, on April 23 edition of Sunday Night, Luger and Windham lost the titles back to Anderson and Blanchard, when Windham betrayed Luger by attacking him and allowing the former champions to regain their titles.
January 22, 1996 (Nitro) - June 24, 1996 (Nitro)
On January 22, 1996, the unlikely pairing of the fan favorite Sting and the bad guy Lex Luger was formed and it worked out as they defeated then 4-time WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) for the WCW Tag Team Championship. Despite their unlikely pairing, Luger and Sting did a great deal of teamwork and held on the titles for five months before losing to Harlem Heat on June 24 edition of Nitro.

February 23, 1997 (SuperBrawl VII) - February 24, 1997 (Nitro)
At SuperBrawl VII, one of the greatest nWo rivals Lex Luger teamed up with The Giant, who had recently left New World Order. This combination of a muscular and a big man were too much for nWo's The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) and defeated Outsiders for the WCW Tag Team Championship. However, their reign lasted only a day, as they were forced to return the titles to Outsiders, the following night on Nitro, by the WCW/nWo President Eric Bischoff, who cited that Luger was not medically cleared to wrestle.

Royal Rumble Winner (1 time)
January 22, 1994 (Royal Rumble)
In the 1994 Royal Rumble, 30 of WWE's wrestlers competed for a WWE Championship opportunity at WrestleMania X. The final two competitors, #23 entrant Lex Luger and #27 entrant Bret Hart simultaneously eliminated each other. It was the first time in a Royal Rumble match that both men had eliminated each other. Although it had been repeated in 2005, it was the only Royal Rumble match, in which both men were declared the winners and their WrestleMania title shots were determined through a coin toss.
Jim Crockett Cup Tournament Winner (1 time)
April 22 - April 23, 1988 (3rd Annual Jim Crockett Cup)
In the 3rd edition of Jim Crockett Cup in April 1988 that was held on two nights, Lex Luger, who was scheduled to team with Barry Windham had been betrayed by Windham. As a result, he teamed with Sting, whose scheduled partner Ronnie Garvin was injured before the tournament. Luger and Sting overcame the teams of Ivan Koloff and Dick Murdoch in the second round, Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) in the quarterfinal round, Powers of Pain (Warlord and Barbarian) in the semifinal round and defeated then-WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard in the final round to win the 3rd annual Jim Crockett Cup Tournament.

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Alex Wright


ALEX WRIGHT'S TITLE HISTORY
The German Wonder Kid Alex Wright was one of the successful wrestlers in the low-card division of WCW. Wright enjoyed great success and was a sort of great champion in low-card division, winning every WCW title as a low-carder.

Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
July 28, 1997 (Monday Nitro) - August 16, 1997 (Saturday Night)
After three years of career development, the second-generation German wrestler Alex Wright captured his first championship gold in WCW on July 28, 1997, defeating Chris Jericho for the Cruiserweight Championship. However, Wright's reign lasted less than a month as he lost the title back to Jericho on August 16.

WCW Television Championship (1 time)
August 21, 1997 (Clash of the Champions) - September 22, 1997 (Monday Nitro)
In less than a week of his Cruiserweight Championship loss, Alex Wright beat Ultimo Dragon on August 21, 1997 for the WCW Television Championship. He held the ttle for a month before losing it to rival Disco Inferno on September 22.

WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
November 16, 2000 (Millennium Germany) - November 20, 2000 (Monday Nitro)
After their struggles for two years, Boogie Knights finally captured tag team gold on November 16, 2000, by defeating Sean O' Haire and Mark Jindrak but their reign lasted only four days, on November 20, as they were defeated by Perfect Event.

Disco Inferno


DISCO INFERNO'S DETAILED TITLE HISTORY
A man who has danced for most of his career at ringside in WCW, Disco Inferno has become a popular wrestler. His disco dances made him a champion. He became a successful wrestler in the low-card division, having many championship reigns.

Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
October 4, 1999 (Monday Nitro) - November 21, 1999 (Mayhem)
Dancing through disco music, Disco Inferno captured the Cruiserweight Championship on October 4, 1999, by defeating the newly awarded champion Psicosis. Inferno held the title for a month before he was defeated by Evan Karagias at Mayhem PPV.

WCW Television Championship (2 times)
September 22, 1997 (Monday Nitro) - November 3, 1997 (Monday Nitro)
Disco Inferno captured his first championship gold in WCW on September 22, 1997, by defeating the German Alex Wright. He held the title for a month, before losng it to Perry Saturn on November 3.

December 8, 1997 (Monday Nitro) - December 22, 1997 (Monday Nitro)
Disco regained the WCW TV Championship from Perry Saturn on December 8, 1997, winning it a second time. He did not enjoy his second reign for long as it lasted only three weeks, ending on December 22, as he lost the title to Booker T.

WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
November 16, 2000 (Millennium Germany) - November 20, 2000 (Monday Nitro)
After their struggles fo two years, Boogie Knights finally captured tag team gold on November 16, 2000, by defeating Sean O' Haire and Mark Jindrak but their reign lasted only four days, on November 20, as they were defeated by Perfect Event.

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