EUROPEAN TITLE HISTORY

TITLE HOLDER	DATE	CITY	REIGN
The British Bulldog	26/02/97	Berlin, Germany	205 days
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels	20/09/97	Birmingham, England	82 days
Hunter Hearst Helmsley	11/12/97	Lowell, MA	40 days
Owen Hart	20/01/98	Fresno, CA	54 days
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (2)	16/03/98	Phoenix, AZ	130 days
D-Lo Brown	14/07/98	Birmingham, NY	93 days
X-Pac	15/10/98	Chicago, IL	14 days
D-Lo Brown (2)	29/09/98	East Lansing, MI	20 days
X-Pac (2)	18/10/98	Chicago, IL	120 days
Shane McMahon	15/02/99	Birmingham, Alabama	CURRENT CHAMP

REMARKS :

The WWF held a tounament to crown the first ever European Champion, with the finals held on 26/02/97 in Germany. Here are the results of the tournament :

FIRST ROUND :
- The British Bulldog beat Mankind.
- Vader beat Rocky Maivia.
- Owen Hart beat Flash Funk.
- Bret "The Hitman" Hart beat Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
SEMI-FINALS :
- The British Bulldog beat Vader.
- Owen Hart beat Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
FINALS :
- The British Bulldog beat Owen Hart.
At the time of the final match of the tournament, The British Bulldog and Owen Hart were the reigning WWF Tag Team Champions.
On 20/01/98, Shawn Micahels was forced to defend the European title against fellow DX member, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. He then intentionally lost the title to Helmsley.
On 20/01/98, Owen Hart beat Goldust, who was dressed like Hunter Hearst Helmsley, to win the title. WWF Commissioner, Sgt Slaughter, allowed the decision to stand by claiming that Goldust was substituting for Helmsley.
On 15/02/99, Shane McMahon & Kane beat X-Pac & Hunter Hearst Helmsley, for Shane to win the title.

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