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| A '''Grand Slam Champion''' in ] is a distinction made to a professional wrestler who has won all of the major titles in a promotion. The Grand Slam typically consists of four titles, mirroring the grand slams found in ] and ]. The four titles typically feature three tiers of heavyweight belts and a set of ] belts. Because of this, a Grand Slam Champion is necessarily a ], which consists of the top two tiers of heavyweight belts and the tag team belts. | A '''Grand Slam Champion''' in ] is a distinction made to a professional wrestler who has won all of the major titles in a promotion. The Grand Slam typically consists of four titles, mirroring the grand slams found in ] and ]. The four titles typically feature three tiers of heavyweight belts and a set of ] belts. Because of this, a Grand Slam Champion is necessarily a ], which consists of the top two tiers of heavyweight belts and the tag team belts. | ||
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| In 2006, ] stated, "] was the first-ever Grand Slam Champion, capturing the European Championship once, the World Tag Team Championship three times, the Intercontinental Championship three times and the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships a total of four times." {{ref|Michaels}} This indicates that WWE considers the ] to be an acceptable substitute for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship (renamed the WWE Championship in 2002) in completing the Grand Slam. No wrestlers have completed the Grand Slam under this revised definition. | In 2006, ] stated, "] was the first-ever Grand Slam Champion, capturing the European Championship once, the World Tag Team Championship three times, the Intercontinental Championship three times and the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships a total of four times." {{ref|Michaels}} This indicates that WWE considers the ] to be an acceptable substitute for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship (renamed the WWE Championship in 2002) in completing the Grand Slam. No wrestlers have completed the Grand Slam under this revised definition. | ||
| In ], ] was described as a "former Grand Slam Champion" |
In ], ] was described as a "former Grand Slam Champion" in a WWE auction, indicating that WWE considers the ] to be an acceptable substitute for the World Tag Team Championship. {{ref|Angle}} Including Angle, two wrestlers have completed the Grand Slam under this revised definition. | ||
| On the August 4, 2006 episode of '']'', ] compared himself to ] ], stating that just as Woods had won golf's ], he (Layfield) had won "wrestling's Grand Slam". This indicates that WWE considers the ] to be an acceptable substitute for the Intercontinental Championship. Thus far, Layfield is the only wrestler to have completed the Grand Slam under this revised definition. | |||
| ===WWF/E Grand Slam Champions=== | ===WWF/E Grand Slam Champions=== | ||
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| :{{colorbox|#FF6666}}--Won title as a member of the ] brand | :{{colorbox|#FF6666}}--Won title as a member of the ] brand | ||
| :{{colorbox|#6666FF}}--Won title as a member of the ] brand | :{{colorbox|#6666FF}}--Won title as a member of the ] brand | ||
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| ===Potential champions=== | ===Potential champions=== | ||
| *], ], ], ], ], and ] require to win either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship to complete the Grand Slam. | *], ], ], ], ], and ] require to win either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship to complete the Grand Slam. | ||
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Revision as of 14:07, 8 December 2006
A Grand Slam Champion in professional wrestling is a distinction made to a professional wrestler who has won all of the major titles in a promotion. The Grand Slam typically consists of four titles, mirroring the grand slams found in golf and tennis. The four titles typically feature three tiers of heavyweight belts and a set of tag team belts. Because of this, a Grand Slam Champion is necessarily a Triple Crown Champion, which consists of the top two tiers of heavyweight belts and the tag team belts.
World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
In the World Wrestling Federation (now known as "World Wrestling Entertainment") the term "Grand Slam Champion" was originally used by Shawn Michaels to describe himself upon winning the WWF Championship, the WWF Intercontinental Championship, the WWF European Championship and the WWF World Tag Team Championship. As of 2006, only four wrestlers have held all four of those titles. As the European Championship was discontinued on July 22, 2002, the number of future potential Grand Slam Champions is limited to wrestlers who have already held the European Championship (see list of WWE European Champions).
In 2006, World Wrestling Entertainment stated, "Michaels was the first-ever Grand Slam Champion, capturing the European Championship once, the World Tag Team Championship three times, the Intercontinental Championship three times and the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships a total of four times." This indicates that WWE considers the World Heavyweight Championship to be an acceptable substitute for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship (renamed the WWE Championship in 2002) in completing the Grand Slam. No wrestlers have completed the Grand Slam under this revised definition.
In April 2006, Kurt Angle was described as a "former Grand Slam Champion" in a WWE auction, indicating that WWE considers the WWE Tag Team Championship to be an acceptable substitute for the World Tag Team Championship. Including Angle, two wrestlers have completed the Grand Slam under this revised definition.
On the August 4, 2006 episode of SmackDown!, John "Bradshaw" Layfield compared himself to golfer Tiger Woods, stating that just as Woods had won golf's Grand Slam, he (Layfield) had won "wrestling's Grand Slam". This indicates that WWE considers the WWE United States Championship to be an acceptable substitute for the Intercontinental Championship. Thus far, Layfield is the only wrestler to have completed the Grand Slam under this revised definition.
WWF/E Grand Slam Champions
The title wins stated below are the respective wrestlers' first wins of each title. In most cases, it is not the only time the wrestler has won that title. Championships in italics are not under the original Grand Slam definition but are alternate titles. Dates in italics indicate that the wrestler has won that title, but does not contribute to their Grand Slam because they had already won a title at that level.
- --won Grand Slam under the original definition
- --won Grand Slam with an alternate title
- --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
Potential champions
- Val Venis, William Regal, Jeff Hardy, Test, Jeff Jarrett, and Christian Cage require to win either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship to complete the Grand Slam.