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SilentRage decided to blank the OVW section, stating "OVW is irrellivant". I applaud him for being bold but I do't feel that blanking a section without discussion is constructive and if there is one thing the TCC talk page is renowned for it's long discussions. I would rather not have to keep reverting so I will state what I think. I have never seen any OVW wrestling, but I know that it breeds a good deal of the current WWE roster, so if OVW by itself is notable and we have pages for all three titles then a table to inform those who have an interest of who has won the three titles should be kept. Maybe it should be moved from the TCC page to the OVW page. But if SilentRage feels that OVW is "irrellivant" then maybe he should find some sources to improve its "rellivance". I slapped an OR tag on it before the AfD debate but that was a flag for others to find sources, not an invite to blank the section. Darrenhusted 14:21, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
It did have OVW and WCW listed, but they were unreferenced. I moved the OVW to the OVW page. Darrenhusted ( talk) 08:06, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
I was just at the OVW page. Where did it go?-- Will C 08:10, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
The lead states that there is a Multiple Triple Crown. If so, why aren't the multiple triple crown winners in WWE listed? Chris Jericho, The Rock, Steve Austin and Bret Hart are each 2-time Triple Crown winners, Shawn Michaels is a 3-time Triple Crown winner and Edge is an astounding 5-time Triple Crown winner. I think they should be listed. Feed back ☎ 14:51, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
How about adding a summary table similar to the one in the snooker article - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_(snooker) so show how many of each titles the wrestler has won, then you can work out how many times they have won a company triple crown? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.129.74.244 ( talk) 12:52, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
Isn't the US Championship equal in level to the Intercontinental Championship? By extension couldn't it be held as a proxy for the Intercontinental Championship, much like the WHC and the WWE titles?
Isn't matt hardy close to a triple crown or is he a triple crown because he was the tag team champion ( world and wwe) The Usa title and the Ecw championship
signed turtle —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.72.38.16 ( talk) 03:13, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
I think i understand why the US title and ECW title are not included. This is because the ECW title of course was from ECW and brought over by the WWE , the same with the US title from WCW. All the other titles are founded and the history began with WWE. -- Sion. —Preceding
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11:47, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
The ECW World Title is considered a World Title by the WWE and by Sections of the NWA so should it not be considered a World Title. Further more it is defended around the World on house shows and TV Tapings around the World so without doubt it is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rawisrob2 ( talk • contribs) 01:23, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
If the ECW Title is not on the same level as the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship, then why do the winners of the Royal Rumble get to choose between the three titles? Prior to WrestleMania 23, all 3 champions stood in the ring on RAW and Undertaker had to make his decision as to who to challenge at WrestleMania. On WWE.com, you can find this exact paragraph in the Royal Rumble 2008 results page (www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2008/matches/5267610321112/results/) "Cena will be looking to capture some gold in the Sunshine State at WrestleMania XXIV … but which champion will he choose to face? Will he go after the WWE Championship – currently held by Randy Orton – and look to regain the title he never lost in the ring from a man who never beat him for it? Or will Cena look to conquer a different mountain and challenge an old foe, World Heavyweight Champion Edge, or a new kingpin, ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero, for a title he has never worn?" Based on both, it is clear that the WWE now recognizes the ECW Title as an equal belt along the lines of the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship, and thus, it should be on this page as part of the Triple Crown Championship. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jvibe222 ( talk • contribs) 23:12, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
And where is it sourced on here that the WWE specifically came out and stated that the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championships can compose part of the Triple Crown? Since those aren't sourced, someone obviously assumed they were equal to the WWE Championship and World Tag Team Championships, and decided to put them on here as part of the Triple Crown. Jvibe222 ( talk) 04:25, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
But what would make it a world title. Title defences in Japan or Mexico would wouldn't it?-Rawisrob2 December 28, 2008 1159 a.m. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rawisrob2 ( talk • contribs) 17:59, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
What is the point of the Potential Champions section? And if it actually has one [which I doubt], why shouldn't the non-contracted talent be placed? Owen Hart [who's dead], BG James, Val Venis, Ken Shamrock, Test, Lance Storm, Kip James, Rikishi, The Godfather, Roddy Piper, The Mountie, Jeff Jarrett, Marty Jannetty, Davey Boy Smith [also dead], Greg Valentine, Tito Santana and Christian [likely contracted to WWE] also fit the requirements of being "Potential Triple Crowns" even if they aren't contracted. Feed back ☎ 21:05, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
- 201.207.245.14 ( talk) 21:40, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
If say, Booker T. were to hold the TNA World Title and The Tag Team Titles, would he still be considered a Triple Crown Champion? Even if he didn't win the X-Division Title, he has the Legends belt... KP McZiggy (they talk 2 me) 00:28, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
I read in a section above that the US & ECW championship were brought over from WCW & ECW. In the same section, someone made the arguement that assuming that the US championship is at the same level as the intercontinental championship is orginal research. Orginal Research is most certainly described as assuming that this ECW championship is the same as the previous one. The ECW championship should be recognized as a world championship, and the US championship should be recognized as a secondary. We don't call the WHC the WCW championship, now then do we? KP McZiggy (they talk 2 me) 00:32, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
I really think the "not possible" designation needs to be removed. It is not "not possible" for Rob Van Dam or Kurt Angle or Booker T to win additional titles in WWE. Just because they aren't currently employed by WWE doesn't mean it's impossible. I can understand keeping people out of the "potential champions" section if they aren't currently with the company, since there's so many of them... but saying that it's "not possible" for any living person to win another title is factually incorrect. VWG ( talk) 02:23, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
I have to agree with VWG, it should say currently ineligible or something similar, No future reign possible makes it sound like there's no chance they could ever get hired again. Doesn't that violate the whole crystal ball thing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.93.29.82 ( talk) 20:48, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
The implication in the page is "at this time" as the page would be edited if Angle returned full time. Darrenhusted ( talk) 23:45, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
I have changed "possible" to "probable" (except where defunct titles and dead wrestlers are concerned). This just makes sense. InedibleHulk ( talk) 23:11, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
why is aj under triple crown champions and then underneath it states that he is a potential champion. he already is one. 82.2.58.174 ( talk) 19:51, 24 March 2009 (UTC)Black6989
If I'm correct, AJ has become a quad-TCC this sunday at No Surrender. He is a 4 time Triple Crown Champion. He also can become a 5 time if he wins the TNA World Heavyweight Championship again. Since he has a TNA Tag reign and 2 more TNA X Division reigns.-- Will C 03:36, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
For those seeking to improve the article with better references, the May 2009 issue of WWE Magazine (an official publication) includes a feature on those who have achieved a WWE Triple Crown. In addition to the definitive list of wrestlers, it also answers the question if which titles count towards it. In short, the US title is not currently considered, unlike the IC, WWE, World Heavyweight and both tag titles. However, there is a question for readers as to whether it should be included. So future revision may be neccessary depending on the results of that. Notably, there is absolutely no mention of the ECW title, so it seems to be out if the running completely. Just so everyone knows, and I think the magazine article would make a good reference, as it is verifiable, reliable (by pro wrestling standards) and citable (and print sources are typically considered superior to web ones for their permanance and editorial standards). oknazevad ( talk) 01:46, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
Just to help your point here is a web link to the statement. http://www.wwe.com/magazine/magazinefeatures/featureoftheweek20090423a/
I checked this link and noticed that it had been updated by WWE to include Rey Mysterio, whereas the print article did not. However, the printed article mentioned Rey as needing only the IC belt which he then won at WM25. I point this out to show that this is a reference that can be checked on periodically to see if the WWE at some point does update the Triple Crown to have the US (and maybe one day the ECW) title to the to list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wraith Wolf ( talk • contribs) 16:11, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
Thats not technically true, the article still exists in the May 2009 issue of WWE magazine. Until WWE puts out a new article either in print or their website to update, that issue is still the WWE's definition of the Triple Crown. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.90.136.129 ( talk) 22:53, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
The link above still works. So I don't see the problem.
So... the WCW/"World Championship" is not included in the definition? Is WWE not considering previous title history of the NWA/WCW/"World Championship" a part of the World Heavyweight Championship history? Or has it been retconned again? - Lex —Preceding
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04:59, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
Guys, on the gaming section of WWE.com, there is a game where we must name all Triple Crown Champions. The Criteria according to this game is the WWE, Intercontinental and the WWE/World Tag Team Championships. I named Christian (who has won the WHC only, not the WWE title) & Dolph Ziggler, they are not counted. Just like Booker T and Chris Benoit, although the latter is known why. Here is the link.
http://www.wwe.com/play/games/type-or-tap
Does this mean that we have to approve this as a genuine source of WWE's qualfication of a Triple Crown Champion, therefore altering the table? Lucha-Method ( talk) 17:04, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
Triple Crown Championship -> Triple Crown (wrestling)
The current title strikes me as too generic, and ambiguous about which triple crown the article discusses. Concerns over confusion with the AJPW Triple Crown would be covered by the already existing link on the top of the page, and by the fact that the AJPW title has just that in it's title.
Thoughts?<-Oops, forgot to sign. oknazevad ( talk) 02:07, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. This discussion started in Nick Nemeth's article, but now i asked this here. HHH won the IC title under the gimmick of Hunter Heart Hemsley but he change his gimmick in TV to HHH and he is a Triple Crown Champion. But, if the gimmick wasn¡t changed in TV. For example, imagine thah Glen Jacobs won the WWF title under the Dentist Isaaac gimmick, norunder the Kanes gimmick. He changed his gimmick behind TV and won the TTC and IC. If Jacobs win the title with a gimmick without relation with the gimmick who win the other titles, he is a Triple Crown? Is similar, if Nick Nemeth win the IC Championship, he will we a Potential triple crown champion (IC & Tag Team with Spirit Squad) or no, because his gimmicks are different.?-- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 21:25, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
If the wrestler has won one of the two tag titles, they shouldn't need the other set, is this correct? 74.136.5.234 ( talk) 19:29, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
Should they be included on the potential triple crown championships, when their tag title reign, and Young's X Division title reign, are heavily disputed and not even officially recognized?
I think it's about time we included it as a secoundary championship —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.107.19.28 ( talk) 17:42, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
The WWE have officially defined the criteria here. The United States Championship is excluded, of course. Remember that the US title is the continuation of a WCW title and therefore not part of the "WWE' Triple Crown. Feed back ☎ 20:40, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
In the article for Grand Slam Champions, the champions table is followed by the key table, whereas in this article the key table comes first - I assume they should be the same, but I'm unsure as to which is correct (or even preferred). Anyody who does know fancy sorting it out? BulbaThor ( talk) 21:51, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
Time to add Abyss? He just won the television title Sunday night and has already held the heavyweight (NWA) and tag team belts (NWA) before. Not sure if holding the NWA belts counts against him, though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snorii ( talk • contribs) 22:25, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
I don't like the guy, mostly because I'm an admitted MARK, but he is a triple crowner now. 65.43.96.3 ( talk) 13:48, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Thats what I am wondering. Will WWE count him seeing as one reign was under a different name
Vjmlhds 16:35, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
i dont think so as wwe does indeed count his world title reign and intercontinental reigns but on his wwe page they do not list a tag team title reign and as he did not officialy win it as kenny and mikey did. and just because he defended under the freebird rule it doesnt mean it counts so i dont think wwe offically recognizes him as a triple crown champion so unless you find a source from wwe.com i say take it down — Preceding unsigned comment added by Black60dragon ( talk • contribs) 03:06, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
The Freebird Rule specifically states that all members are recognized as Champions, and any two can defend the titles.
WWE did this themselves years ago with Demolition once Crush came on board. Same thing with the Spirit Squad.
All 5 guys were recognized as Champions, and any 2 could defend the belts. Therefore, Ziggler counts.
Vjmlhds 16:03, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Being that ROH is the 3rd largest US wrestling promotion behind WWE & TNA I think they deserve a section for triple crowns. They currently only have one, Eddie Edwards, who has won the tag title, tv title, and world title. 76.84.241.161 ( talk) 03:31, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
ecw and wcw did aswell so we should add them i have links below and the list i have the tables in my sandbox i also think we should list that wwe does not count completing it twice as far as we know but i think we should list those you have. (for example)Even though WWE does not count completing it more than once Edge has completed it a record five times. Same for grand slam as well as .Jeff hardy has completed the Grand Slam a record three times in a row. i also have ovw and roh if they accept it and those are the titles but anyway i really think we should do those three. list the wcw and ecw and list in the description those who have completed more than once -- Black60dragon ( talk) 22:24, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Here's your source about the ROH Triple Crown:
It's straight from the ROH website, so there should be no problems.
Eddie Edwards is in fact an ROH TC winner.
Thank You.
Vjmlhds 15:37, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Here is an article that states ROH would recognize the (now defunct) Pure Championship as a substitute for the TV Title as part of the ROH Triple Crown:
Pure Title = TV Title for Triple Crown
Vjmlhds 17:35, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
i think we need to list that wcw had a triple crown and ecw had a triple crown http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/cardonahired its on here its says Mikey Whipwreck the ecw triple crown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Black60dragon/Sandbox here is the tables its at the bottom of the page already made when you add it Black60dragon ( talk) 04:21, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/misc/bgedgington01.html if its reliable a few things 1 i didnt put sources because i havent looked any up yet i will later but as for the ecw thing i mean really think about it here is the list of all the ecw championships 1.ECW World Heavyweight Championship 2.ECW World Tag Team Championship 3.ECW World Television Championship
so as there are only 3 titles in ecw and whipwreck as won only those three those are what count toward the triple crown as for roh well need to see if they accept triple crowns and ovw and wcw we can find links but the ovw is official for sure and wcw im pretty sure it is as heres the wcw titles 1.WCW World Heavyweight Championship 2.WCW World Tag Team Championship 3.WCW United States Championship 4.WCW World Television Championship Black60dragon ( talk) 22:49, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
If Mickie James wins the Knockouts title, should we make a Ladies Triple Crown? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.216.225.21 ( talk) 01:11, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Charlotte Flair stated she was going for it in 2017. By 2018, she won the old Diva's Championship, then won both tyhe Raw and Smackdown women's championships, she is the first person to win the Ladies Triple Crown. [1] Nbagigafreak ( talk) 02:59, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
Then why do we count Dolph Ziggler as one if WWE does not count him as one —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.216.225.21 ( talk) 18:36, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Still, everyone says that if its not counted on WWE.com, its not official and Dolph Ziggler isn't in the Triple Crown section —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.216.225.21 ( talk) 22:34, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Nick Nemeth (the man behind the Dolph Ziggler gimmick) has won an appropriate combination of championships to qualify for the TC (World-IC-World Tag Team).
There is no debate--he won the titles, therefore he counts.
Period.
Vjmlhds 04:59, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
Should there be a WCW Triple Crown if anybody won it there? Iml908 ( talk) 13:13, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
i have the table and here is a link if its reliable and everyone else agrees ill add it http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/RayNRon/misc/interesting.html Black60dragon ( talk) 01:08, 14 April 2011 (UTC) it the 7th down
Hi all, shouldn't The Miz be in this list?
I would add him but I don't know the dates which he won the titles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.159.110.93 ( talk) 18:53, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
The US title is not counted as official and he has not held the Intercontinental title Iml908 ( talk) 20:09, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
There are two issues I have found regarding the ECW TC. The first being that the lead section states that "National promotions that officially recognize Triple Crown winners include World Wrestling Entertainment, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling." I believe that ECW should be removed from this list, as the original company did not recognize any such accolade. It was not until years after the company shut down and filed bankruptcy, and WWE subsequently purchased all of it's assets, including the championships, that recognition came to an ECW TC (February 27, 2006 according to the source given). The ECW promotion no longer existed; WWE was the controlling promotion.
And the second issue is the source itself. The only reference to an ECW TC is from Matthew Cardona calling Mikey Whipwreck the ECW Triple Crown Champion. To me this does not seem like a very reliable source to be using as justification for creating an ECW TC. Granted WWE.com allowed the material to be published on their website, however it was not them directly saying so, they essentially just put up what Cardona stated. There have been several instances where a person saying they achieved something (Miz stating he is a Grand Slam Champion, JBL stating he was before he won the IC), and those have not been allowed into articles. So a person with no control over the matter saying that someone else is a TCC does not seem to have much credability to it. I think that, in this case, until WWE.com or one of the reliable third party sources, and not a tryout wrestler who had just received a developmental contract, states there was an ECW TC, this section should not be included. 76.29.164.90 ( talk) 22:52, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
We agreed to add it so keep it. your an ip user which means you cant just take something off and a wikipedia user cant just take something big off without discussing it. it states there is and its on wwe.com doesnt matter who said it there are other sights that say that to. so stop vandalizing this page and leave it how it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Black60dragon ( talk • contribs) 00:01, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
i have the table and here is a link if its reliable and everyone else agrees ill add it http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/RayNRon/misc/interesting.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Black60dragon ( talk • contribs) 01:37, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
We have once source that tells us that WCW did indeed have a Triple Crown (the WCW encyclopedia that was referenced).
Make it 2--here's a little diddy from WWE - [1] which considers the WCW TV title has a substitute for the tag straps.
Do with this what you will.
Vjmlhds 19:03, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
Since the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship and the WWE United States Championship are the same title by virtue of its title history, technically, Big Show would be considered a WCW Triple Crown Champion. It's just like when Rob Van Dam became ECW Triple Crown Champion when he was awarded the ECW World Title in 2006, despite it being under WWE ownership. Also, WWE considers Eddie Guerrero a TWO time United States Champion, as he has held one reign in WCW and the other in WWE when WWE revived the title. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.33.28.107 ( talk) 19:37, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
big show had won the wcw world and tag team titles in wcw,and won the united states title in 2003,and since it is the same tile,should big show be a wcw triple crown champion?
Wwe95 (
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00:51, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
No because while it is referenced to the lineage it was renamed the WWE United States title and was no longer the WCW United States title. Also WCW was gone by then and The Alliance no longer existed as well at this time. Edshaft ( talk) 13:53, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
And also WWE considers there to be a WCW TC and since wwe owns WCW and all of its stuff and since it is the same title (WCW or WWE) wwe can consider him a WCW TC since they own it they can do as they wish so who says he is not a WCW Triple Crown Champ If Wwe united states title was included after 2003 john cena and the Miz would be added to the list Ranul ( talk) 06:10, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
There's actually no discussion to this. Big Show held the WCW title, the WCW tag title, and the WWE US title, which is the WCW US title. It's a direct continuation of the lineage, and if you have any doubt, WWE (which owns WCW including the US title trademark) definitely says so: "[T]he United States Championship did not start out as a recognized WWE Championship. Rather, the title first emerged in WCW." [2] The existing US title is officially the one from WCW, just like the World Championship contested in the WWF in 2001 was a continuation of the world title from WCW. We deal in fact here, not opinion, and the facts indicate that Big Show is absolutely a WCW Triple Crown champion. Xlar7 ( talk) 04:43, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
I think we should put Show and RVD in the text, not in the table. RVD winning the title, ECW was closed but revived... we don't have sources about RVD as ECW TCC or Show as WCW TCC. We can put them in the text, talking about they won the titles but is unknown if they are TCC. -- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 20:07, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
RVD won a title. RVD won the ECW Title in a WWE event under the ECW banner... too complicated. I understand and both of you have a point. I think it's too OR, because we don't know if the titles under WWE banner counts. Also, Wikipedia is the only website where we say RVD is an ECW TCC. -- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 11:30, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
As I recall, the inclusion of the World Heavyweight Championship as part of the Triple Crown and Grand Slam was based on an article on WWE.com which stated Shawn Michaels was a Grand Slam winner, having won the WWE, World Heavyweight, Intercontinental, Tag Team, and European. However, as it stands today, the article seems to no longer be on the WWE website (that I could find) and the reference link on the Grand Slam page gives you a redirect to the main WWE.com page. Now I'm not sure how this affects the 'credibility' of the inclusion of the WHC, now that the main source seems to no longer be able to be 'proved.'
Regardless, the most recent [3] Triple Crown article put forth on their website states "WWE has it's own Triple Crown Championship that only an elite group of Superstars have achieved, capturing the WWE, Intercontinental and World Tag Team Titles throughout their careers." Furthermore, included in the article is CM Punk, who "won the WWE Title for the first time at Money in the Bank 2011, making him a WWE Triple Crown winner." Given Punk already had three WHC reigns by this point, stating that he was not a Triple Crown winner until after his WWE Championship victory seems to indicate a revision, by WWE, of the Triple Crown definition (it is, after all, their accolade and they are at liberty to change it, just as they did to include the WHC). I know that WWE says a lot of things on their site, however there has been much, much debate, and consensus is, that the U.S. Title cannot be included because WWE hasn't officially declared it so (there are paragraphs on both the TCC and GSC wiki pages declaring this). Since the community here decided that WWE has to say 'Yes,' we also have to allow it when they to say 'No,' and with this most recent article they appear to be now saying "No" to the WHC.
This is not deliberately meant to be stirring up old debates or causing problems, however I feel that, in the interest of making sure things are as current and accurate as possible, it is important to pose this opinion of what has been "officially" stated by WWE and to get input by as many as possible. 67.181.76.194 ( talk) 04:37, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
WWE has defined the criteria and officially included the World Heavyweight Championship over 2 years ago. Not only that, but I posted this same reference on this very same page in an above section titled "US title exclusion". If only you guys did a little more research, you would avoid this silly argument. Feed back ☎ 17:10, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Now that Steiner is in the WWE, they defined the WCW Triple Crown. here says that the USA and TV titles are part of the Triple Crown (Like the WWE and WHC Championships, or Hardcore and European in the Grand Slam). Also, the article says that only exist 9 WCW TC, so Big Show isn't a WCW Triple Crown Champion.-- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 23:48, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
I added gold to the Triple Crown charts to point out wrestlers who "ran the table" as it were and won every single title that would qualify for a TC.
This is especially in regards to WWE and TNA, since they have multiple titles that can substitute for one another.
Vjmlhds 19:39, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Per paragraph 4 here, the Pure Title is not an alternative to the TV Title, but can be counted in addition to it. Tag Titles are apparently not necessary and Jay Lethal is a World Title away (explicitly stated). I have changed the article accordingly. InedibleHulk ( talk) 22:35, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
john cena has won the world heavyweight title at least twice. he is a mulltiple wwe champ and he's a former wwe tag champ.
why hasnt he designated as a triple crown champ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.26.74.60 ( talk) 19:59, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Just a comment but
The Miz has just won the Intercontinental Championship. Please add him to the list of Triple Crown Champions. Source http://www.wwe.com/superstars/champions - Not updated yet since he only won it ten minutes ago. Also, Michael Cole stated on air that Miz is a Triple Crown Champion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1717ABC1717 ( talk • contribs) 01:53, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
On the 1000th episode of Raw when Miz won the IC title, Michael Cole stated that the US Title was an acceptable alternative to IC Title. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1717ABC1717 ( talk • contribs) 13:30, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
http://www.wwe.com/magazine/magazinefeatures/featureoftheweek20090423a/ this pages confirms that everyone from pedro to rey mysterio is a TC Winner
http://www.wwe.com/classics/wwe-triple-crown this link confirms that big show is a triple crown champ
and on raw 1000 Cole stated the the after winning the IC title the miz is now considered a TC champ
and Christian is a grand slam champion so WWE considers of all these as a champion except for Ziggler which they dont count him as one and since the wwe does not consider him as one i think we should remove him as his world title is counted even though he never actually won it they dont consider him a tag champ at all and they dont consider him a triple crown. I mean im sure he will win the tag titles in the future and then he will probably be recognized but he isnt right now. BlackDragon 18:34, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Update the TC page just updated and it also list the miz as one so theres another link BlackDragon 18:36, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
yes but wwe doesnt consider him as ever having the tag titles even under his old gimmick so his isnt a triple crown and im sure if he every wins the tag titles they will announce him then as a TC winner and until then he isnt one and unless you can find proof on wwe.com or a reliable source i say remove it per wikipedia standards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.120.187.72 ( talk) 02:27, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
I made some adjustments to the tables to make it easier to read, and easier to explain why certain wrestlers can't win certain titles. Vjmlhds 22:37, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
This official announcement, LA Times article and dirtsheet report citing the Observer are pretty clear about the new(ish) name. Keep this in mind for this article. InedibleHulk ( talk) 12:33, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
Again just let it be World Wrestling Entertainment because
First, do not edit a section header to change its meaning and the meaning of my comment.
I think that we must change the name in the infobox. According to WWE, Dolph Ziggler isn't a TCC, because Ziggler and Nicky are two different people. But IndelibleHulk said that this isn't an official WWE Wiki. We have soucres sasying Ziggler and Nicky won the titles and Nicky and Ziggler are the same person, but I think that is better, in the infobox, to say that Nick Nemeth won the triple crown and, with notes, explain that Nemeth won the TCC with two different Gimmicks without relation, Ziggler and Nicky. What do you say? -- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 17:42, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
I saw that someone added this to the page so I decided to try and find something and I saw that on episode 631 Adam Revolver said "being a dual champion wasn't good enough and im going to make real history and be the first OVW simultaneous triple crown champion." So if he stated that on OVW TV then the promotion recognizes it. Confirmed http://www.ovwrestling.com/search/node/triple%20crown it has the description of episode 631 talking about triple crown and heres the episode for refs http://www.ovwrestling.com/tv/631 BlackDragon 22:00, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
But the question is should we add an indie because we already have 5 national promotions and the list is fairly long already. And if we add this then people will try and add FIP, FCW and others and maybe some japan indies. Maybe make a Grand Slam in Independent Wrestling page or something for the ton of indie that have it.
ECW never moved but it was a large promotion and it was big enough for vince to be worried and by it out and ROH is considered a national promotion now and so was ECW and in the past people said not to add an indie so i thought i would make the table and then make a discussion with others to see if we should. I know I could add it with a source since I added ECW, ROH and would of added WCW if I found the source first but I just thought id have one first before adding it. BlackDragon 22:49, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
yes theres no rule against anything but in the past it was booted off and I wanted to if others (not counting youbut others as well) to see if we should since the page is really long since sources were found for the ECW, WCW and ROH ones BlackDragon 00:14, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
WWE.com has just posted an article that makes it seem like only the original titles now count as a triple crown. Here is a link It reads: "The Triple Crown - the winning of three major championships - is the most elusive and prestigious title in horse racing. Throughout WWE history, there have been a number of Superstars who captured the three original titles, WWE, Intercontinental and World Tag Team, on their way to becoming WWE's Triple Crown winners."
Does this now mean that people who won it under the "alternate" rules no longer count? ~staple_gun — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.119.153.227 ( talk) 21:26, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
My guess is that they're doing this to avoid having to mention Benoit in his and Kurt Angle's respective TCC completions and are quietly in the process of phasing out the alternate titles out of recognition. Of course, this isn't fair on Rey Mysterio for example, but considering the other lengths they've gone to, to steer away from Benoit mentions, yes, I can see the WWE eventually going as far as to strip the WHC of it's TCC staus, as ironic as that sounds. Pure speculation on my part, I'm just agreeing that the WWE has otherwise inexplicably put less and less emphasis on what being WHC attributes for since 2007 and can't think of any other rational explanation. 176.248.53.185 ( talk) 17:55, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
Why was the Multiple wins in the TNA Triple Crown ever removed. It clearly states that there is a multiple time winner in AJ but its not listed anymore and it should be added back. BlackDragon
To put this to bed (hopefully) once and for all.
I have found a source that states that the U.S. Ttile is part of the Grand Slam.
But nowhere does it say that it can substitute for the I-C title. You need both (along with a WWE/World and Tag Team Championshp) to get the Slam.
Long story short, this makes it apparent (especially now in the "Supershow" era where everybody can be on any show) that WWE views the U.S. title as a tertiary title, a notch under the I-C title.
So the U.S. title is not a substitue for the I-C title for the Slam (and by extension the Triple Crown...since the Slam is basically a TC + 1).
Thank you.
Vjmlhds 18:08, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
At Last nights TNA show in Manchester, Aries won the TNA Tag Team Title. He is now a Triple Crown holder. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.20.127.185 ( talk) 02:23, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
I deleted the seemingly pointless part about WWE saying Booker T is a Triple Crown champ. After all, he's won the belts. But then I noticed this is being used to support the claim that the TV title counts. This is clearly (to me, anyway) a misreading of what is said in the article:
It seems someone has replaced the comma between "Champion" and "winning" in their own mind by the word "by". This says he won the Triple Crown and won these three titles, but not that the TV title had anything to do with the Triple Crown. He had already been a tag champ. Add these three, he's a Triple Crown Champion. But the same would have been true if it had only been the US and World (or the US and World and Cruiserweight, or US and World and Hardcore). The TV title is mentioned because the paragraph is about how decorated he is. It would be strange to leave it out.
In light of this, the WCW section needs work. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:56, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
I just wanted to clear this up since it's being reverted constantly. He hadn't completed the TC before he held the IC title (as anyone else wouldn't either, including *gasp* Pedro Morales himself), but had already held the WWE title and world tag team titles beforehand (y'know the other two championships in the original definition?), thus completing the original definition when he did win the IC title. So why is he indicated as having held an alternative definition previously? Just my .02. 176.248.53.185 ( talk) 17:55, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
win both the original definition and an alternate definition of a triple crown at the same time? Purple? 2.218.151.177 ( talk) 11:20, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
I think that we can remove the colours. The only important colours are the brand extension when the wrestler won the title. I don't think that the people need to know who won the original definition, alternative definition, alternative but he won other titles, all the titles... It's a kind of trivia.-- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 11:59, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Before I make any changes, I want to bring this to your attention:
Here's Dolph Ziggler's WWE.com bio When you see the little milestones bar, click on the second to last one. It is labled "Triple Crown #Heel", and is specifically about his U.S. title win. It mentions that this was his third singles title win.
Would this be enough to say that WWE considers the U.S. title as an alternative to the tag straps in winning the TC? In other words, can a WWE/World-IC-US combo qualify?
Vjmlhds 18:44, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
According to WWE's official "WWE Triple Crown" page, the Triple Crown Champions are those "who captured the three original titles, WWE, Intercontinental and World Tag Team" championships. Now the wording there is kinda odd, but it makes it clear when it says that CM Punk became a Triple Crown Champion in 2011, 3 years after he won the Tag Team, Intercontinental, and World Heavyweight Championships in 2008. Obviously, WWE has changed the definition of Triple Crown once again... (Probably to avoid including Benoit I suppose, but that's pure speculation). Feed back ☎ 07:00, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
This article and The Miz's bio also list him as the "21st Triple Crown". How much more evidence do we need that the World title doesn't count anymore? Feed back ☎ 12:08, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
I think that the different clours is too problematic. I think that we can delete them. Original definition, alternative definition, alternative but he won after... I think that is not relevant for the article, is confusing and is original search. What do you think? -- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 19:06, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Support- It's silly, agreed. Feed back ☎ 20:32, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Support- Especially in the case of TNA where the original definition is now impossible to complete. A triple crown is a triple crown, whatever combo they won it from (originally) is irrelevant I think. LM2000 ( talk) 21:35, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
In TNA, I think that the only "original definition" is R-Truth. Also, WWE without the world tag team, ended the original definition (except the previous champions). Also, do we delete the golden champions also? -- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 21:51, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Support Has always seemed like pointless detail to me. Gold colour, as well. If someone wants to know which champion won all the belts, they just have to look for blanks. No blanks, there's your answer. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:26, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
shouldnt this title count as an alternate for the WCW World Title? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.24.231.104 ( talk) 02:30, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be call "Triple Crown Winners" instead of "Triple Crown Championship"? WWE recognized wrestlers who accomplished the feat as Triple Crown winners, not champions. See the first link below as an example of such reference. This is unlike when wrestler who accomplished the Grand Slam, those are actually called Grand Slam Champion. See the second link below as example of such reference.
http://www.wwe.com/classics/wwe-triple-crown http://www.wwe.com/superstars/specialsections/hbk/hbkfacts
So what do you think? Seasrmar ( talk) 00:35, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
The first link also calls them Triple Crown Champions. Its like having won a title basically. Your a winner and a champion. BlackDragon 22:07, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
So, I just got the new WWE magazine and there is a section about The Undertaker. It goes on to say:
"Undertaker is not a Triple Crown Champion. Although he's been World Champion and a Tag Team Champion (and even a Hardcore Champion), he's never won the Intercontinental or U.S. Championships."
Now this could be saying that he has never held a secondary title or it could be saying that the US title counts towards the Triple Crown. Thoughts?
BlackDragon
20:56, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
Otherwise, I can try to find a pic on the web or I could just take a picture of the magazine with my phone or something. BlackDragon 23:31, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
I think that with the return of CHIKARA, there should be a part of this wiki dedicated to their triple crown. Additionally, I think that the triple crown in CHIKARA would be the Grand Championship, The Campones de Parajas, and The King Of Trios set. These three are truly the main open accomplishments ( the Young Lions Cup has an age barrier, Cibernetico isn't really an accomplishment in terms of a tournament) and at this moment out of their decade plus history only one man has accomplished the feat ( Icarus ) Special:Contributions/MNOWAX ( talk) 18:41, 20 June 2014 (UTC)MNOWAX MNOWAX ( talk) 18:42, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
Is that title pretty much like how WWE had the World Heavyweight Title(for Smackdown) in a way? If so, then that would make Rick Rude a Triple Crown Champion! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.123.73.149 ( talk) 19:08, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
If the WWE were to make a new format, and have the United States Championship counted, it's possible that with the new format, it'll be easier to become Triple Crown, and you'll only need to have held on to three out of the four active titles, without the need for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. It might happen, and if it did, the WWE section would look like this:
In WWE (formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment) [2] [3] 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. [4] For a span of nearly eighteen years, from 1979 up through 1997, these were the only three championships of the company, and a wrestler who won all three championships (not necessarily concurrently) was considered a "Triple Crown Champion." [4] [5] Until the 1990s, the accomplishment was extremely rare, with Pedro Morales remaining the sole Triple Crown Champion for more than a decade.
Following the brand extension in 2002, the (now defunct) World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship became alternate titles that can compose part of the Triple Crown. [6] [7] Since the unification of the company's two world championships and two tag team championships, the only three current Triple Crown championships of WWE are the WWE World Heavyweight, Intercontinental, and WWE Tag Team Championships, with the United States Championship not counted towards accomplishing the feat. But, a new format for the Triple Crown Championship was announced, courtesy of WWE.com, with the United States Championship now becoming an eligible title for the Triple Crown Championship. Superstars can become a Triple Crown champion, with the United States Championship, as long it has a reign while as a member of the WWE promotion. Under the new format, eligible champions must have held three out of the four currently active titles in the WWE.
CM Punk holds the record for completing the Triple Crown Championship in the shortest amount of time between the first and third title. It took him 203 days between June 2008 and January 2009. This broke Diesel's previous record of 227 days set in 1994, which is notable, as Diesel had only been with the company for a year and a half at the time. [8] [9] Under the new format, five superstars have become Triple Crown champions in 2009, which is the most throughout its existence. In that same year, two sets of tag teams have members reach Triple Crown status, after winning the then Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, with Chris Jericho and The Big Show from Jeri-Show winning it on July 26, and D-Generation X members Shawn Michaels and Triple H on December 13.
Text | |
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Championships in italics | The title is an alternate title from the original definition of a Triple Crown Championship, under the original format. |
Dates | A date indicates the wrestlers first reign with that championship. |
Dates in bold | The date the wrestler became a Triple Crown champion. |
Dates in italics | The wrestler has won that title, but does not contribute to their Triple Crown because they had already won the Triple Crown or they had already won a title at the same level. |
Names with * | Indicates that the wrestler is a Triple Crown champion, under both formats. |
Names in bold | Indicates that the wrestler is a Grand Slam champion, under either the original or new format. |
Names in bold italics | Indicates that the wrestler is a Grand Slam champion, under both formats. |
Grey box | Indicates future attainments are impossible. |
Light blue box | Indicates future attainments are still possible. |
Colors | |
Won all Triple Crown eligible titles, under the original format. | |
Won all Triple Crown eligible titles, under the new format. | |
Won all Triple Crown eligible titles under both formats. | |
Won title as a member of the Raw brand. | |
Won title as a member of the ECW brand. | |
Won title as a member of the SmackDown brand. | |
Won title either before the brand extension (prior to March 25, 2002), or after the establishment of the Supershow format (after August 29, 2011). |
The following is a list of WWE Triple Crown Champions with dates indicating the wrestler's first reign with the respective championship.
Champion | Primary Championships | Tag Team Championships | Secondary Championship | ||
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WWE World Heavyweight |
World Heavyweight |
World Tag Team |
WWE Tag Team |
Intercontinental | |
Pedro Morales [4] [10] | February 8, 1971 | Retired | August 9, 1980 (with Bob Backlund) |
Retired | December 8, 1980 |
Bret Hart* | October 12, 1992 | Retired | January 26, 1987 (with Jim Neidhart) |
Retired | August 26, 1991 |
Diesel [8] | November 26, 1994 | Retired | August 28, 1994 (with Shawn Michaels) |
Retired | April 13, 1994 |
Shawn Michaels* | March 31, 1996 | November 17, 2002 | August 28, 1994 (with Diesel) |
December 13, 2009 (with Triple H) |
October 27, 1992 |
Stone Cold Steve Austin [11] | March 29, 1998 | Retired | May 26, 1997 (with Shawn Michaels) |
Retired | August 3, 1997 |
The Rock | November 15, 1998 | Defunct | August 30, 1999 (with Mankind) |
Not yet attained | February 13, 1997 |
Triple H* | August 23, 1999 | September 2, 2002 | April 29, 2001 (with Stone Cold Steve Austin) |
December 13, 2009 (with Shawn Michaels) |
October 21, 1996 |
Kane* | June 28, 1998 | July 18, 2010 | July 13, 1998 (with Mankind) |
April 19, 2011 (with The Big Show) |
May 20, 2001 |
Chris Jericho* | December 9, 2001 | September 7, 2008 | May 21, 2001 (with Chris Benoit) |
June 28, 2009 (with Edge) |
December 12, 1999 |
Kurt Angle* | October 22, 2000 | January 10, 2006 | Defunct | October 20, 2002 (with Chris Benoit) |
February 27, 2000 |
Eddie Guerrero* | February 15, 2004 | Deceased | Deceased | November 17, 2002 (with Chavo Guerrero) |
September 5, 2000 |
Chris Benoit* | Deceased | March 14, 2004 | May 21, 2001 (with Chris Jericho) |
October 20, 2002 (with Kurt Angle) |
April 2, 2000 |
Ric Flair [6] | January 19, 1992 | Retired | December 14, 2003 (with Batista) |
Retired | September 18, 2005 |
Edge* [6] | January 8, 2006 | May 8, 2007 | April 2, 2000 (with Christian) |
November 5, 2002 (with Rey Mysterio) |
July 24, 1999 |
Rob Van Dam* [6] | June 11, 2006 | Defunct | March 31, 2003 (with Kane) |
December 7, 2004 (with Rey Mysterio) |
March 17, 2002 |
Booker T [6] | Not yet attained | July 23, 2006 | November 1, 2001 (with Test) |
Not yet attained | July 7, 2003 |
Randy Orton [6] | October 7, 2007 | August 15, 2004 | November 13, 2006 (with Edge) |
Not yet attained | December 14, 2003 |
Jeff Hardy [6] | December 14, 2008 | June 7, 2009 | June 29, 1999 (with Matt Hardy) |
Not with WWE | April 10, 2001 |
CM Punk [8] [9] | July 17, 2011 | June 30, 2008 | October 27, 2008 (with Kofi Kingston) |
Retired | January 19, 2009 |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield* [6] | June 27, 2004 | Not yet attained | May 25, 1999 (with Faarooq) |
Not yet attained | March 9, 2009 |
Rey Mysterio* [6] | July 25, 2011 | April 2, 2006 | Retired | November 5, 2002 (with Edge) |
April 5, 2009 |
Dolph Ziggler | Not yet attained | February 15, 2011 [12] | April 3, 2006 (with the Spirit Squad) |
Not yet attained | July 28, 2010 |
Christian | Not yet attained | May 1, 2011 | April 2, 2000 (with Edge) |
Not yet attained | September 23, 2001 |
Big Show* | November 14, 1999 | December 18, 2011 | August 22, 1999 (with The Undertaker) |
July 26, 2009 (with Chris Jericho) |
April 1, 2012 |
The Miz* | November 22, 2010 | Retired | December 13, 2008 (with John Morrison) |
November 16, 2007 (with John Morrison) |
July 23, 2012 |
Daniel Bryan* | August 18, 2013 | December 18, 2011 | Retired | September 16, 2012 (with Kane) |
March 29, 2015 |
Champion |
WWE World Heavyweight (previously WWE) |
Intercontinental | United States | WWE Tag Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kurt Angle* | October 22, 2000 | February 27, 2000 | October 22, 2001 | October 20, 2002 (with Chris Benoit) |
Edge* | January 8, 2006 | July 24, 1999 | November 12, 2001 | November 7, 2002 (with Rey Mysterio) |
Eddie Guerrero* | February 15, 2004 | September 3, 2000 | July 23, 2003 | November 17, 2002 (with Chavo Guerrero) |
Chris Benoit* | Deceased | April 2, 2000 | August 25, 2005 | October 25, 2000 (with Kurt Angle) |
Rob Van Dam* | June 11, 2006 | February 27, 2000 | Not with WWE | December 7, 2004 (with Rey Mysterio) |
Shelton Benjamin | Not with WWE | October 19, 2004 | July 20, 2008 | July 1, 2003 (with Charlie Haas) |
Carlito | Not with WWE | June 20, 2005 | October 5, 2004 | September 21, 2008 (with Primo) |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield* | June 27, 2004 | March 9, 2009 | April 6, 2006 | Not yet attained |
Chris Jericho* | December 9, 2001 | May 20, 2001 | Not yet attained | July 26, 2009 (with The Big Show) |
Big Show* | Noverber 14, 1999 | April 1, 2012 | October 19, 2003 | July 26, 2009 (with Chris Jericho) |
Shawn Michaels* | March 31, 1996 | October 27, 1992 | Retired | December 13, 2009 (with Triple H) |
Triple H* | August 23, 1999 | October 21, 1996 | Not yet attained | December 13, 2009 (with Shawn Michaels) |
Bret Hart* | October 12, 1992 | August 26, 1991 | May 17, 2010 | Retired |
John Cena | April 3, 2005 | Not yet attained | March 14, 2004 | October 24, 2010 (with David Otunga) |
The Miz* | November 22, 2010 | July 23, 2012 | October 5, 2009 | November 16, 2007 (with John Morrison) |
Kane* | June 28, 1998 | May 20, 2001 | Not yet attained | April 19, 2011 (with The Big Show) |
Rey Mysterio* | July 25, 2011 | April 5, 2009 | Not with WWE | November 5, 2002 (with Eddie Guerrero) |
Kofi Kingston | Not yet attained | June 29, 2008 | June 1, 2009 | August 22, 2011 (with Evan Bourne) |
Santino Marella | Not yet attained | April 16, 2007 | March 5, 2012 | December 6, 2010 (with Vladimir Kozlov) |
Daniel Bryan* | August 18, 2013 | March 29, 2015 | September 19, 2010 | September 16, 2012 (with Kane) |
As of July 14, 2024, a grand total of 31 wrestlers have been recognized as WWE Triple Crown champions. Here is a list of superstars who need one more title to reach the accomplishment, depending on what format they need it for.
Under the original format:
Under the new format:
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^ Though a Triple Crown champion under the new format, John Cena still requires the Intercontinental Championship under both formats, in order to hold every eligible title for Triple Crown, under both formats.
2
^ Despite holding on to the United States Championship at one point during his tenure at WCW, he is not yet eligible for the Triple Crown Championship, as he has yet to have a United States title reign in the WWE.
Pedro Morales [defeated] Ivan Koloff for the [WWF] Championship...Morales would also go on to become the first Triple Crown winner [upon winning] the Intercontinental Championship and World Tag Team Championship.
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That should be copied/pasted to the article, if it were to become official. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacked14 ( talk • contribs) 10:14, 22 May 2015
Should we list the groups of people who only need to win 1 title, be it world, IC or tag? If not openly, then I think I will begin doing so commented-out as meta-data. Ranze ( talk) 23:59, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Browndog91: if you wish to exclude what you call "inactive" wrestlers then please establish what your criteria are for that. It is not for us to insert our personal opinions as to who we consider "active" and who we do not.
We can certainly shape the list by describing parameters. For example "has not wrestled an official match for a year" or something like that.
All it currently says is "wrestlers" and simply saying "active" would be too vague. I consider it vandalism to simply remove data without justification as you have, and I am reverting it back.
If you wish to insert a specific criteria for excluding people, and can support that criteria with references, then I welcome you to comment out those you think should not be listed.
I say comment out rather than delete, because your 'activity' criteria could change over time. For example, if Batista came back and wrestled a match on Monday, and that fit whatever maximum time period you wanted to establish.
I would suggest we work in a period of years, if you want to go by inactivity, since that is easiest to calculate by. We could exclude Batista since he last competed in the WrestleMania prior to last, far as I know. However if you made the period 2 years then we could not exclude him.
I think 1 year is fairest since Undertaker has always been listed even though he's gone that long without competing on multiple occasions. Ranze ( talk) 17:29, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
Currently Lucha Underground has 3 titles, Lucha Underground Championship, Gift of the Gods Championship, and the Lucha Underground Trios Championship. As such, someone who has won all 3 would be considered a triple crown champion. Despite not all of the episodes airing yet, Fenix has done this, so I believe we should include a new section Thorn in Side ( talk) 19:42, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
With the official retirement of the WWE Divas Championship and introduction of the brand-new WWE Women's Championship last night, I'm starting this section to discuss whether or not we ought to add Charlotte's name to the article since, with her victory last night, she becomes the first female Triple Crown winner, having held the NXT Women's Championship, WWE Divas Championship, and now the WWE Women's Championship.
Thoughts? DigificWriter ( talk) 17:39, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
Two reasons:
1. NXT is a developmental promotion, and WWE is a main promotion, so it's unlikely that the WWE will count NXT titles towards a Triple Crown, once a NXT alumni is on the main roster
2. The WWE hasn't recognized a Women's Triple Crown yet, and probably isn't going to either
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This was bound to come up sometime but does anyone think that the Universal title and the Smackdown tag titles will become apart of the triple crown? last time they did the brand split the new titles were added so I can only assume that they would be added again although its getting a bit over the top of how many title there are in WWEs triple crown. Browndog91
Should a wrestler who achieved the Triple Crown be call a Champion or Winner? WWE call wrestlers who achieved the Triple Crown winners. See WWE's Triple Crown Winner It makes sense championship indicate they won a new belt. When a wrestler achieved the Triple Crown sure they get a belt, but it's of that missing championship of the three required. There's no separate belt for Triple Crown. It's more of an accomplishment rather than a championship. What do you think? Seasrmar ( talk) 10:20, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
John Cena, Batista and Sheamus are listed as WWE Triple Crown Winners when none of the three have been IC champion. Is this an oversight or is wrong info? Gamekeeper7 ( talk) 02:44, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
I propose we move the page to List of people who won three different championships in one promotion since that is what this seems to be, most recent example is the AAA entry where Original Research indicates that winning those three titles is AAA's "Triple Crown" - no source for such a claim. So let's move the page to a name that actually matches the content on it. MPJ -DK 22:31, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
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SilentRage decided to blank the OVW section, stating "OVW is irrellivant". I applaud him for being bold but I do't feel that blanking a section without discussion is constructive and if there is one thing the TCC talk page is renowned for it's long discussions. I would rather not have to keep reverting so I will state what I think. I have never seen any OVW wrestling, but I know that it breeds a good deal of the current WWE roster, so if OVW by itself is notable and we have pages for all three titles then a table to inform those who have an interest of who has won the three titles should be kept. Maybe it should be moved from the TCC page to the OVW page. But if SilentRage feels that OVW is "irrellivant" then maybe he should find some sources to improve its "rellivance". I slapped an OR tag on it before the AfD debate but that was a flag for others to find sources, not an invite to blank the section. Darrenhusted 14:21, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
It did have OVW and WCW listed, but they were unreferenced. I moved the OVW to the OVW page. Darrenhusted ( talk) 08:06, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
I was just at the OVW page. Where did it go?-- Will C 08:10, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
The lead states that there is a Multiple Triple Crown. If so, why aren't the multiple triple crown winners in WWE listed? Chris Jericho, The Rock, Steve Austin and Bret Hart are each 2-time Triple Crown winners, Shawn Michaels is a 3-time Triple Crown winner and Edge is an astounding 5-time Triple Crown winner. I think they should be listed. Feed back ☎ 14:51, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
How about adding a summary table similar to the one in the snooker article - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_(snooker) so show how many of each titles the wrestler has won, then you can work out how many times they have won a company triple crown? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.129.74.244 ( talk) 12:52, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
Isn't the US Championship equal in level to the Intercontinental Championship? By extension couldn't it be held as a proxy for the Intercontinental Championship, much like the WHC and the WWE titles?
Isn't matt hardy close to a triple crown or is he a triple crown because he was the tag team champion ( world and wwe) The Usa title and the Ecw championship
signed turtle —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.72.38.16 ( talk) 03:13, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
I think i understand why the US title and ECW title are not included. This is because the ECW title of course was from ECW and brought over by the WWE , the same with the US title from WCW. All the other titles are founded and the history began with WWE. -- Sion. —Preceding
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The ECW World Title is considered a World Title by the WWE and by Sections of the NWA so should it not be considered a World Title. Further more it is defended around the World on house shows and TV Tapings around the World so without doubt it is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rawisrob2 ( talk • contribs) 01:23, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
If the ECW Title is not on the same level as the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship, then why do the winners of the Royal Rumble get to choose between the three titles? Prior to WrestleMania 23, all 3 champions stood in the ring on RAW and Undertaker had to make his decision as to who to challenge at WrestleMania. On WWE.com, you can find this exact paragraph in the Royal Rumble 2008 results page (www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2008/matches/5267610321112/results/) "Cena will be looking to capture some gold in the Sunshine State at WrestleMania XXIV … but which champion will he choose to face? Will he go after the WWE Championship – currently held by Randy Orton – and look to regain the title he never lost in the ring from a man who never beat him for it? Or will Cena look to conquer a different mountain and challenge an old foe, World Heavyweight Champion Edge, or a new kingpin, ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero, for a title he has never worn?" Based on both, it is clear that the WWE now recognizes the ECW Title as an equal belt along the lines of the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship, and thus, it should be on this page as part of the Triple Crown Championship. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jvibe222 ( talk • contribs) 23:12, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
And where is it sourced on here that the WWE specifically came out and stated that the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championships can compose part of the Triple Crown? Since those aren't sourced, someone obviously assumed they were equal to the WWE Championship and World Tag Team Championships, and decided to put them on here as part of the Triple Crown. Jvibe222 ( talk) 04:25, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
But what would make it a world title. Title defences in Japan or Mexico would wouldn't it?-Rawisrob2 December 28, 2008 1159 a.m. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rawisrob2 ( talk • contribs) 17:59, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
What is the point of the Potential Champions section? And if it actually has one [which I doubt], why shouldn't the non-contracted talent be placed? Owen Hart [who's dead], BG James, Val Venis, Ken Shamrock, Test, Lance Storm, Kip James, Rikishi, The Godfather, Roddy Piper, The Mountie, Jeff Jarrett, Marty Jannetty, Davey Boy Smith [also dead], Greg Valentine, Tito Santana and Christian [likely contracted to WWE] also fit the requirements of being "Potential Triple Crowns" even if they aren't contracted. Feed back ☎ 21:05, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
- 201.207.245.14 ( talk) 21:40, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
If say, Booker T. were to hold the TNA World Title and The Tag Team Titles, would he still be considered a Triple Crown Champion? Even if he didn't win the X-Division Title, he has the Legends belt... KP McZiggy (they talk 2 me) 00:28, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
I read in a section above that the US & ECW championship were brought over from WCW & ECW. In the same section, someone made the arguement that assuming that the US championship is at the same level as the intercontinental championship is orginal research. Orginal Research is most certainly described as assuming that this ECW championship is the same as the previous one. The ECW championship should be recognized as a world championship, and the US championship should be recognized as a secondary. We don't call the WHC the WCW championship, now then do we? KP McZiggy (they talk 2 me) 00:32, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
I really think the "not possible" designation needs to be removed. It is not "not possible" for Rob Van Dam or Kurt Angle or Booker T to win additional titles in WWE. Just because they aren't currently employed by WWE doesn't mean it's impossible. I can understand keeping people out of the "potential champions" section if they aren't currently with the company, since there's so many of them... but saying that it's "not possible" for any living person to win another title is factually incorrect. VWG ( talk) 02:23, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
I have to agree with VWG, it should say currently ineligible or something similar, No future reign possible makes it sound like there's no chance they could ever get hired again. Doesn't that violate the whole crystal ball thing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.93.29.82 ( talk) 20:48, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
The implication in the page is "at this time" as the page would be edited if Angle returned full time. Darrenhusted ( talk) 23:45, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
I have changed "possible" to "probable" (except where defunct titles and dead wrestlers are concerned). This just makes sense. InedibleHulk ( talk) 23:11, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
why is aj under triple crown champions and then underneath it states that he is a potential champion. he already is one. 82.2.58.174 ( talk) 19:51, 24 March 2009 (UTC)Black6989
If I'm correct, AJ has become a quad-TCC this sunday at No Surrender. He is a 4 time Triple Crown Champion. He also can become a 5 time if he wins the TNA World Heavyweight Championship again. Since he has a TNA Tag reign and 2 more TNA X Division reigns.-- Will C 03:36, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
For those seeking to improve the article with better references, the May 2009 issue of WWE Magazine (an official publication) includes a feature on those who have achieved a WWE Triple Crown. In addition to the definitive list of wrestlers, it also answers the question if which titles count towards it. In short, the US title is not currently considered, unlike the IC, WWE, World Heavyweight and both tag titles. However, there is a question for readers as to whether it should be included. So future revision may be neccessary depending on the results of that. Notably, there is absolutely no mention of the ECW title, so it seems to be out if the running completely. Just so everyone knows, and I think the magazine article would make a good reference, as it is verifiable, reliable (by pro wrestling standards) and citable (and print sources are typically considered superior to web ones for their permanance and editorial standards). oknazevad ( talk) 01:46, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
Just to help your point here is a web link to the statement. http://www.wwe.com/magazine/magazinefeatures/featureoftheweek20090423a/
I checked this link and noticed that it had been updated by WWE to include Rey Mysterio, whereas the print article did not. However, the printed article mentioned Rey as needing only the IC belt which he then won at WM25. I point this out to show that this is a reference that can be checked on periodically to see if the WWE at some point does update the Triple Crown to have the US (and maybe one day the ECW) title to the to list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wraith Wolf ( talk • contribs) 16:11, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
Thats not technically true, the article still exists in the May 2009 issue of WWE magazine. Until WWE puts out a new article either in print or their website to update, that issue is still the WWE's definition of the Triple Crown. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.90.136.129 ( talk) 22:53, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
The link above still works. So I don't see the problem.
So... the WCW/"World Championship" is not included in the definition? Is WWE not considering previous title history of the NWA/WCW/"World Championship" a part of the World Heavyweight Championship history? Or has it been retconned again? - Lex —Preceding
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Guys, on the gaming section of WWE.com, there is a game where we must name all Triple Crown Champions. The Criteria according to this game is the WWE, Intercontinental and the WWE/World Tag Team Championships. I named Christian (who has won the WHC only, not the WWE title) & Dolph Ziggler, they are not counted. Just like Booker T and Chris Benoit, although the latter is known why. Here is the link.
http://www.wwe.com/play/games/type-or-tap
Does this mean that we have to approve this as a genuine source of WWE's qualfication of a Triple Crown Champion, therefore altering the table? Lucha-Method ( talk) 17:04, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
Triple Crown Championship -> Triple Crown (wrestling)
The current title strikes me as too generic, and ambiguous about which triple crown the article discusses. Concerns over confusion with the AJPW Triple Crown would be covered by the already existing link on the top of the page, and by the fact that the AJPW title has just that in it's title.
Thoughts?<-Oops, forgot to sign. oknazevad ( talk) 02:07, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. This discussion started in Nick Nemeth's article, but now i asked this here. HHH won the IC title under the gimmick of Hunter Heart Hemsley but he change his gimmick in TV to HHH and he is a Triple Crown Champion. But, if the gimmick wasn¡t changed in TV. For example, imagine thah Glen Jacobs won the WWF title under the Dentist Isaaac gimmick, norunder the Kanes gimmick. He changed his gimmick behind TV and won the TTC and IC. If Jacobs win the title with a gimmick without relation with the gimmick who win the other titles, he is a Triple Crown? Is similar, if Nick Nemeth win the IC Championship, he will we a Potential triple crown champion (IC & Tag Team with Spirit Squad) or no, because his gimmicks are different.?-- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 21:25, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
If the wrestler has won one of the two tag titles, they shouldn't need the other set, is this correct? 74.136.5.234 ( talk) 19:29, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
Should they be included on the potential triple crown championships, when their tag title reign, and Young's X Division title reign, are heavily disputed and not even officially recognized?
I think it's about time we included it as a secoundary championship —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.107.19.28 ( talk) 17:42, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
The WWE have officially defined the criteria here. The United States Championship is excluded, of course. Remember that the US title is the continuation of a WCW title and therefore not part of the "WWE' Triple Crown. Feed back ☎ 20:40, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
In the article for Grand Slam Champions, the champions table is followed by the key table, whereas in this article the key table comes first - I assume they should be the same, but I'm unsure as to which is correct (or even preferred). Anyody who does know fancy sorting it out? BulbaThor ( talk) 21:51, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
Time to add Abyss? He just won the television title Sunday night and has already held the heavyweight (NWA) and tag team belts (NWA) before. Not sure if holding the NWA belts counts against him, though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snorii ( talk • contribs) 22:25, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
I don't like the guy, mostly because I'm an admitted MARK, but he is a triple crowner now. 65.43.96.3 ( talk) 13:48, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Thats what I am wondering. Will WWE count him seeing as one reign was under a different name
Vjmlhds 16:35, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
i dont think so as wwe does indeed count his world title reign and intercontinental reigns but on his wwe page they do not list a tag team title reign and as he did not officialy win it as kenny and mikey did. and just because he defended under the freebird rule it doesnt mean it counts so i dont think wwe offically recognizes him as a triple crown champion so unless you find a source from wwe.com i say take it down — Preceding unsigned comment added by Black60dragon ( talk • contribs) 03:06, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
The Freebird Rule specifically states that all members are recognized as Champions, and any two can defend the titles.
WWE did this themselves years ago with Demolition once Crush came on board. Same thing with the Spirit Squad.
All 5 guys were recognized as Champions, and any 2 could defend the belts. Therefore, Ziggler counts.
Vjmlhds 16:03, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Being that ROH is the 3rd largest US wrestling promotion behind WWE & TNA I think they deserve a section for triple crowns. They currently only have one, Eddie Edwards, who has won the tag title, tv title, and world title. 76.84.241.161 ( talk) 03:31, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
ecw and wcw did aswell so we should add them i have links below and the list i have the tables in my sandbox i also think we should list that wwe does not count completing it twice as far as we know but i think we should list those you have. (for example)Even though WWE does not count completing it more than once Edge has completed it a record five times. Same for grand slam as well as .Jeff hardy has completed the Grand Slam a record three times in a row. i also have ovw and roh if they accept it and those are the titles but anyway i really think we should do those three. list the wcw and ecw and list in the description those who have completed more than once -- Black60dragon ( talk) 22:24, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Here's your source about the ROH Triple Crown:
It's straight from the ROH website, so there should be no problems.
Eddie Edwards is in fact an ROH TC winner.
Thank You.
Vjmlhds 15:37, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Here is an article that states ROH would recognize the (now defunct) Pure Championship as a substitute for the TV Title as part of the ROH Triple Crown:
Pure Title = TV Title for Triple Crown
Vjmlhds 17:35, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
i think we need to list that wcw had a triple crown and ecw had a triple crown http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/cardonahired its on here its says Mikey Whipwreck the ecw triple crown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Black60dragon/Sandbox here is the tables its at the bottom of the page already made when you add it Black60dragon ( talk) 04:21, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/misc/bgedgington01.html if its reliable a few things 1 i didnt put sources because i havent looked any up yet i will later but as for the ecw thing i mean really think about it here is the list of all the ecw championships 1.ECW World Heavyweight Championship 2.ECW World Tag Team Championship 3.ECW World Television Championship
so as there are only 3 titles in ecw and whipwreck as won only those three those are what count toward the triple crown as for roh well need to see if they accept triple crowns and ovw and wcw we can find links but the ovw is official for sure and wcw im pretty sure it is as heres the wcw titles 1.WCW World Heavyweight Championship 2.WCW World Tag Team Championship 3.WCW United States Championship 4.WCW World Television Championship Black60dragon ( talk) 22:49, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
If Mickie James wins the Knockouts title, should we make a Ladies Triple Crown? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.216.225.21 ( talk) 01:11, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Charlotte Flair stated she was going for it in 2017. By 2018, she won the old Diva's Championship, then won both tyhe Raw and Smackdown women's championships, she is the first person to win the Ladies Triple Crown. [1] Nbagigafreak ( talk) 02:59, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
Then why do we count Dolph Ziggler as one if WWE does not count him as one —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.216.225.21 ( talk) 18:36, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Still, everyone says that if its not counted on WWE.com, its not official and Dolph Ziggler isn't in the Triple Crown section —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.216.225.21 ( talk) 22:34, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Nick Nemeth (the man behind the Dolph Ziggler gimmick) has won an appropriate combination of championships to qualify for the TC (World-IC-World Tag Team).
There is no debate--he won the titles, therefore he counts.
Period.
Vjmlhds 04:59, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
Should there be a WCW Triple Crown if anybody won it there? Iml908 ( talk) 13:13, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
i have the table and here is a link if its reliable and everyone else agrees ill add it http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/RayNRon/misc/interesting.html Black60dragon ( talk) 01:08, 14 April 2011 (UTC) it the 7th down
Hi all, shouldn't The Miz be in this list?
I would add him but I don't know the dates which he won the titles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.159.110.93 ( talk) 18:53, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
The US title is not counted as official and he has not held the Intercontinental title Iml908 ( talk) 20:09, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
There are two issues I have found regarding the ECW TC. The first being that the lead section states that "National promotions that officially recognize Triple Crown winners include World Wrestling Entertainment, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling." I believe that ECW should be removed from this list, as the original company did not recognize any such accolade. It was not until years after the company shut down and filed bankruptcy, and WWE subsequently purchased all of it's assets, including the championships, that recognition came to an ECW TC (February 27, 2006 according to the source given). The ECW promotion no longer existed; WWE was the controlling promotion.
And the second issue is the source itself. The only reference to an ECW TC is from Matthew Cardona calling Mikey Whipwreck the ECW Triple Crown Champion. To me this does not seem like a very reliable source to be using as justification for creating an ECW TC. Granted WWE.com allowed the material to be published on their website, however it was not them directly saying so, they essentially just put up what Cardona stated. There have been several instances where a person saying they achieved something (Miz stating he is a Grand Slam Champion, JBL stating he was before he won the IC), and those have not been allowed into articles. So a person with no control over the matter saying that someone else is a TCC does not seem to have much credability to it. I think that, in this case, until WWE.com or one of the reliable third party sources, and not a tryout wrestler who had just received a developmental contract, states there was an ECW TC, this section should not be included. 76.29.164.90 ( talk) 22:52, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
We agreed to add it so keep it. your an ip user which means you cant just take something off and a wikipedia user cant just take something big off without discussing it. it states there is and its on wwe.com doesnt matter who said it there are other sights that say that to. so stop vandalizing this page and leave it how it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Black60dragon ( talk • contribs) 00:01, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
i have the table and here is a link if its reliable and everyone else agrees ill add it http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/RayNRon/misc/interesting.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Black60dragon ( talk • contribs) 01:37, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
We have once source that tells us that WCW did indeed have a Triple Crown (the WCW encyclopedia that was referenced).
Make it 2--here's a little diddy from WWE - [1] which considers the WCW TV title has a substitute for the tag straps.
Do with this what you will.
Vjmlhds 19:03, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
Since the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship and the WWE United States Championship are the same title by virtue of its title history, technically, Big Show would be considered a WCW Triple Crown Champion. It's just like when Rob Van Dam became ECW Triple Crown Champion when he was awarded the ECW World Title in 2006, despite it being under WWE ownership. Also, WWE considers Eddie Guerrero a TWO time United States Champion, as he has held one reign in WCW and the other in WWE when WWE revived the title. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.33.28.107 ( talk) 19:37, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
big show had won the wcw world and tag team titles in wcw,and won the united states title in 2003,and since it is the same tile,should big show be a wcw triple crown champion?
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00:51, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
No because while it is referenced to the lineage it was renamed the WWE United States title and was no longer the WCW United States title. Also WCW was gone by then and The Alliance no longer existed as well at this time. Edshaft ( talk) 13:53, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
And also WWE considers there to be a WCW TC and since wwe owns WCW and all of its stuff and since it is the same title (WCW or WWE) wwe can consider him a WCW TC since they own it they can do as they wish so who says he is not a WCW Triple Crown Champ If Wwe united states title was included after 2003 john cena and the Miz would be added to the list Ranul ( talk) 06:10, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
There's actually no discussion to this. Big Show held the WCW title, the WCW tag title, and the WWE US title, which is the WCW US title. It's a direct continuation of the lineage, and if you have any doubt, WWE (which owns WCW including the US title trademark) definitely says so: "[T]he United States Championship did not start out as a recognized WWE Championship. Rather, the title first emerged in WCW." [2] The existing US title is officially the one from WCW, just like the World Championship contested in the WWF in 2001 was a continuation of the world title from WCW. We deal in fact here, not opinion, and the facts indicate that Big Show is absolutely a WCW Triple Crown champion. Xlar7 ( talk) 04:43, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
I think we should put Show and RVD in the text, not in the table. RVD winning the title, ECW was closed but revived... we don't have sources about RVD as ECW TCC or Show as WCW TCC. We can put them in the text, talking about they won the titles but is unknown if they are TCC. -- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 20:07, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
RVD won a title. RVD won the ECW Title in a WWE event under the ECW banner... too complicated. I understand and both of you have a point. I think it's too OR, because we don't know if the titles under WWE banner counts. Also, Wikipedia is the only website where we say RVD is an ECW TCC. -- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 11:30, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
As I recall, the inclusion of the World Heavyweight Championship as part of the Triple Crown and Grand Slam was based on an article on WWE.com which stated Shawn Michaels was a Grand Slam winner, having won the WWE, World Heavyweight, Intercontinental, Tag Team, and European. However, as it stands today, the article seems to no longer be on the WWE website (that I could find) and the reference link on the Grand Slam page gives you a redirect to the main WWE.com page. Now I'm not sure how this affects the 'credibility' of the inclusion of the WHC, now that the main source seems to no longer be able to be 'proved.'
Regardless, the most recent [3] Triple Crown article put forth on their website states "WWE has it's own Triple Crown Championship that only an elite group of Superstars have achieved, capturing the WWE, Intercontinental and World Tag Team Titles throughout their careers." Furthermore, included in the article is CM Punk, who "won the WWE Title for the first time at Money in the Bank 2011, making him a WWE Triple Crown winner." Given Punk already had three WHC reigns by this point, stating that he was not a Triple Crown winner until after his WWE Championship victory seems to indicate a revision, by WWE, of the Triple Crown definition (it is, after all, their accolade and they are at liberty to change it, just as they did to include the WHC). I know that WWE says a lot of things on their site, however there has been much, much debate, and consensus is, that the U.S. Title cannot be included because WWE hasn't officially declared it so (there are paragraphs on both the TCC and GSC wiki pages declaring this). Since the community here decided that WWE has to say 'Yes,' we also have to allow it when they to say 'No,' and with this most recent article they appear to be now saying "No" to the WHC.
This is not deliberately meant to be stirring up old debates or causing problems, however I feel that, in the interest of making sure things are as current and accurate as possible, it is important to pose this opinion of what has been "officially" stated by WWE and to get input by as many as possible. 67.181.76.194 ( talk) 04:37, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
WWE has defined the criteria and officially included the World Heavyweight Championship over 2 years ago. Not only that, but I posted this same reference on this very same page in an above section titled "US title exclusion". If only you guys did a little more research, you would avoid this silly argument. Feed back ☎ 17:10, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Now that Steiner is in the WWE, they defined the WCW Triple Crown. here says that the USA and TV titles are part of the Triple Crown (Like the WWE and WHC Championships, or Hardcore and European in the Grand Slam). Also, the article says that only exist 9 WCW TC, so Big Show isn't a WCW Triple Crown Champion.-- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 23:48, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
I added gold to the Triple Crown charts to point out wrestlers who "ran the table" as it were and won every single title that would qualify for a TC.
This is especially in regards to WWE and TNA, since they have multiple titles that can substitute for one another.
Vjmlhds 19:39, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Per paragraph 4 here, the Pure Title is not an alternative to the TV Title, but can be counted in addition to it. Tag Titles are apparently not necessary and Jay Lethal is a World Title away (explicitly stated). I have changed the article accordingly. InedibleHulk ( talk) 22:35, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
john cena has won the world heavyweight title at least twice. he is a mulltiple wwe champ and he's a former wwe tag champ.
why hasnt he designated as a triple crown champ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.26.74.60 ( talk) 19:59, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Just a comment but
The Miz has just won the Intercontinental Championship. Please add him to the list of Triple Crown Champions. Source http://www.wwe.com/superstars/champions - Not updated yet since he only won it ten minutes ago. Also, Michael Cole stated on air that Miz is a Triple Crown Champion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1717ABC1717 ( talk • contribs) 01:53, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
On the 1000th episode of Raw when Miz won the IC title, Michael Cole stated that the US Title was an acceptable alternative to IC Title. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1717ABC1717 ( talk • contribs) 13:30, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
http://www.wwe.com/magazine/magazinefeatures/featureoftheweek20090423a/ this pages confirms that everyone from pedro to rey mysterio is a TC Winner
http://www.wwe.com/classics/wwe-triple-crown this link confirms that big show is a triple crown champ
and on raw 1000 Cole stated the the after winning the IC title the miz is now considered a TC champ
and Christian is a grand slam champion so WWE considers of all these as a champion except for Ziggler which they dont count him as one and since the wwe does not consider him as one i think we should remove him as his world title is counted even though he never actually won it they dont consider him a tag champ at all and they dont consider him a triple crown. I mean im sure he will win the tag titles in the future and then he will probably be recognized but he isnt right now. BlackDragon 18:34, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Update the TC page just updated and it also list the miz as one so theres another link BlackDragon 18:36, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
yes but wwe doesnt consider him as ever having the tag titles even under his old gimmick so his isnt a triple crown and im sure if he every wins the tag titles they will announce him then as a TC winner and until then he isnt one and unless you can find proof on wwe.com or a reliable source i say remove it per wikipedia standards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.120.187.72 ( talk) 02:27, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
I made some adjustments to the tables to make it easier to read, and easier to explain why certain wrestlers can't win certain titles. Vjmlhds 22:37, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
This official announcement, LA Times article and dirtsheet report citing the Observer are pretty clear about the new(ish) name. Keep this in mind for this article. InedibleHulk ( talk) 12:33, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
Again just let it be World Wrestling Entertainment because
First, do not edit a section header to change its meaning and the meaning of my comment.
I think that we must change the name in the infobox. According to WWE, Dolph Ziggler isn't a TCC, because Ziggler and Nicky are two different people. But IndelibleHulk said that this isn't an official WWE Wiki. We have soucres sasying Ziggler and Nicky won the titles and Nicky and Ziggler are the same person, but I think that is better, in the infobox, to say that Nick Nemeth won the triple crown and, with notes, explain that Nemeth won the TCC with two different Gimmicks without relation, Ziggler and Nicky. What do you say? -- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 17:42, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
I saw that someone added this to the page so I decided to try and find something and I saw that on episode 631 Adam Revolver said "being a dual champion wasn't good enough and im going to make real history and be the first OVW simultaneous triple crown champion." So if he stated that on OVW TV then the promotion recognizes it. Confirmed http://www.ovwrestling.com/search/node/triple%20crown it has the description of episode 631 talking about triple crown and heres the episode for refs http://www.ovwrestling.com/tv/631 BlackDragon 22:00, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
But the question is should we add an indie because we already have 5 national promotions and the list is fairly long already. And if we add this then people will try and add FIP, FCW and others and maybe some japan indies. Maybe make a Grand Slam in Independent Wrestling page or something for the ton of indie that have it.
ECW never moved but it was a large promotion and it was big enough for vince to be worried and by it out and ROH is considered a national promotion now and so was ECW and in the past people said not to add an indie so i thought i would make the table and then make a discussion with others to see if we should. I know I could add it with a source since I added ECW, ROH and would of added WCW if I found the source first but I just thought id have one first before adding it. BlackDragon 22:49, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
yes theres no rule against anything but in the past it was booted off and I wanted to if others (not counting youbut others as well) to see if we should since the page is really long since sources were found for the ECW, WCW and ROH ones BlackDragon 00:14, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
WWE.com has just posted an article that makes it seem like only the original titles now count as a triple crown. Here is a link It reads: "The Triple Crown - the winning of three major championships - is the most elusive and prestigious title in horse racing. Throughout WWE history, there have been a number of Superstars who captured the three original titles, WWE, Intercontinental and World Tag Team, on their way to becoming WWE's Triple Crown winners."
Does this now mean that people who won it under the "alternate" rules no longer count? ~staple_gun — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.119.153.227 ( talk) 21:26, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
My guess is that they're doing this to avoid having to mention Benoit in his and Kurt Angle's respective TCC completions and are quietly in the process of phasing out the alternate titles out of recognition. Of course, this isn't fair on Rey Mysterio for example, but considering the other lengths they've gone to, to steer away from Benoit mentions, yes, I can see the WWE eventually going as far as to strip the WHC of it's TCC staus, as ironic as that sounds. Pure speculation on my part, I'm just agreeing that the WWE has otherwise inexplicably put less and less emphasis on what being WHC attributes for since 2007 and can't think of any other rational explanation. 176.248.53.185 ( talk) 17:55, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
Why was the Multiple wins in the TNA Triple Crown ever removed. It clearly states that there is a multiple time winner in AJ but its not listed anymore and it should be added back. BlackDragon
To put this to bed (hopefully) once and for all.
I have found a source that states that the U.S. Ttile is part of the Grand Slam.
But nowhere does it say that it can substitute for the I-C title. You need both (along with a WWE/World and Tag Team Championshp) to get the Slam.
Long story short, this makes it apparent (especially now in the "Supershow" era where everybody can be on any show) that WWE views the U.S. title as a tertiary title, a notch under the I-C title.
So the U.S. title is not a substitue for the I-C title for the Slam (and by extension the Triple Crown...since the Slam is basically a TC + 1).
Thank you.
Vjmlhds 18:08, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
At Last nights TNA show in Manchester, Aries won the TNA Tag Team Title. He is now a Triple Crown holder. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.20.127.185 ( talk) 02:23, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
I deleted the seemingly pointless part about WWE saying Booker T is a Triple Crown champ. After all, he's won the belts. But then I noticed this is being used to support the claim that the TV title counts. This is clearly (to me, anyway) a misreading of what is said in the article:
It seems someone has replaced the comma between "Champion" and "winning" in their own mind by the word "by". This says he won the Triple Crown and won these three titles, but not that the TV title had anything to do with the Triple Crown. He had already been a tag champ. Add these three, he's a Triple Crown Champion. But the same would have been true if it had only been the US and World (or the US and World and Cruiserweight, or US and World and Hardcore). The TV title is mentioned because the paragraph is about how decorated he is. It would be strange to leave it out.
In light of this, the WCW section needs work. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:56, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
I just wanted to clear this up since it's being reverted constantly. He hadn't completed the TC before he held the IC title (as anyone else wouldn't either, including *gasp* Pedro Morales himself), but had already held the WWE title and world tag team titles beforehand (y'know the other two championships in the original definition?), thus completing the original definition when he did win the IC title. So why is he indicated as having held an alternative definition previously? Just my .02. 176.248.53.185 ( talk) 17:55, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
win both the original definition and an alternate definition of a triple crown at the same time? Purple? 2.218.151.177 ( talk) 11:20, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
I think that we can remove the colours. The only important colours are the brand extension when the wrestler won the title. I don't think that the people need to know who won the original definition, alternative definition, alternative but he won other titles, all the titles... It's a kind of trivia.-- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 11:59, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Before I make any changes, I want to bring this to your attention:
Here's Dolph Ziggler's WWE.com bio When you see the little milestones bar, click on the second to last one. It is labled "Triple Crown #Heel", and is specifically about his U.S. title win. It mentions that this was his third singles title win.
Would this be enough to say that WWE considers the U.S. title as an alternative to the tag straps in winning the TC? In other words, can a WWE/World-IC-US combo qualify?
Vjmlhds 18:44, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
According to WWE's official "WWE Triple Crown" page, the Triple Crown Champions are those "who captured the three original titles, WWE, Intercontinental and World Tag Team" championships. Now the wording there is kinda odd, but it makes it clear when it says that CM Punk became a Triple Crown Champion in 2011, 3 years after he won the Tag Team, Intercontinental, and World Heavyweight Championships in 2008. Obviously, WWE has changed the definition of Triple Crown once again... (Probably to avoid including Benoit I suppose, but that's pure speculation). Feed back ☎ 07:00, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
This article and The Miz's bio also list him as the "21st Triple Crown". How much more evidence do we need that the World title doesn't count anymore? Feed back ☎ 12:08, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
I think that the different clours is too problematic. I think that we can delete them. Original definition, alternative definition, alternative but he won after... I think that is not relevant for the article, is confusing and is original search. What do you think? -- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 19:06, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Support- It's silly, agreed. Feed back ☎ 20:32, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Support- Especially in the case of TNA where the original definition is now impossible to complete. A triple crown is a triple crown, whatever combo they won it from (originally) is irrelevant I think. LM2000 ( talk) 21:35, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
In TNA, I think that the only "original definition" is R-Truth. Also, WWE without the world tag team, ended the original definition (except the previous champions). Also, do we delete the golden champions also? -- HHH Pedrigree ( talk) 21:51, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Support Has always seemed like pointless detail to me. Gold colour, as well. If someone wants to know which champion won all the belts, they just have to look for blanks. No blanks, there's your answer. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:26, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
shouldnt this title count as an alternate for the WCW World Title? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.24.231.104 ( talk) 02:30, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be call "Triple Crown Winners" instead of "Triple Crown Championship"? WWE recognized wrestlers who accomplished the feat as Triple Crown winners, not champions. See the first link below as an example of such reference. This is unlike when wrestler who accomplished the Grand Slam, those are actually called Grand Slam Champion. See the second link below as example of such reference.
http://www.wwe.com/classics/wwe-triple-crown http://www.wwe.com/superstars/specialsections/hbk/hbkfacts
So what do you think? Seasrmar ( talk) 00:35, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
The first link also calls them Triple Crown Champions. Its like having won a title basically. Your a winner and a champion. BlackDragon 22:07, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
So, I just got the new WWE magazine and there is a section about The Undertaker. It goes on to say:
"Undertaker is not a Triple Crown Champion. Although he's been World Champion and a Tag Team Champion (and even a Hardcore Champion), he's never won the Intercontinental or U.S. Championships."
Now this could be saying that he has never held a secondary title or it could be saying that the US title counts towards the Triple Crown. Thoughts?
BlackDragon
20:56, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
Otherwise, I can try to find a pic on the web or I could just take a picture of the magazine with my phone or something. BlackDragon 23:31, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
I think that with the return of CHIKARA, there should be a part of this wiki dedicated to their triple crown. Additionally, I think that the triple crown in CHIKARA would be the Grand Championship, The Campones de Parajas, and The King Of Trios set. These three are truly the main open accomplishments ( the Young Lions Cup has an age barrier, Cibernetico isn't really an accomplishment in terms of a tournament) and at this moment out of their decade plus history only one man has accomplished the feat ( Icarus ) Special:Contributions/MNOWAX ( talk) 18:41, 20 June 2014 (UTC)MNOWAX MNOWAX ( talk) 18:42, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
Is that title pretty much like how WWE had the World Heavyweight Title(for Smackdown) in a way? If so, then that would make Rick Rude a Triple Crown Champion! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.123.73.149 ( talk) 19:08, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
If the WWE were to make a new format, and have the United States Championship counted, it's possible that with the new format, it'll be easier to become Triple Crown, and you'll only need to have held on to three out of the four active titles, without the need for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. It might happen, and if it did, the WWE section would look like this:
In WWE (formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment) [2] [3] 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. [4] For a span of nearly eighteen years, from 1979 up through 1997, these were the only three championships of the company, and a wrestler who won all three championships (not necessarily concurrently) was considered a "Triple Crown Champion." [4] [5] Until the 1990s, the accomplishment was extremely rare, with Pedro Morales remaining the sole Triple Crown Champion for more than a decade.
Following the brand extension in 2002, the (now defunct) World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship became alternate titles that can compose part of the Triple Crown. [6] [7] Since the unification of the company's two world championships and two tag team championships, the only three current Triple Crown championships of WWE are the WWE World Heavyweight, Intercontinental, and WWE Tag Team Championships, with the United States Championship not counted towards accomplishing the feat. But, a new format for the Triple Crown Championship was announced, courtesy of WWE.com, with the United States Championship now becoming an eligible title for the Triple Crown Championship. Superstars can become a Triple Crown champion, with the United States Championship, as long it has a reign while as a member of the WWE promotion. Under the new format, eligible champions must have held three out of the four currently active titles in the WWE.
CM Punk holds the record for completing the Triple Crown Championship in the shortest amount of time between the first and third title. It took him 203 days between June 2008 and January 2009. This broke Diesel's previous record of 227 days set in 1994, which is notable, as Diesel had only been with the company for a year and a half at the time. [8] [9] Under the new format, five superstars have become Triple Crown champions in 2009, which is the most throughout its existence. In that same year, two sets of tag teams have members reach Triple Crown status, after winning the then Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, with Chris Jericho and The Big Show from Jeri-Show winning it on July 26, and D-Generation X members Shawn Michaels and Triple H on December 13.
Text | |
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Championships in italics | The title is an alternate title from the original definition of a Triple Crown Championship, under the original format. |
Dates | A date indicates the wrestlers first reign with that championship. |
Dates in bold | The date the wrestler became a Triple Crown champion. |
Dates in italics | The wrestler has won that title, but does not contribute to their Triple Crown because they had already won the Triple Crown or they had already won a title at the same level. |
Names with * | Indicates that the wrestler is a Triple Crown champion, under both formats. |
Names in bold | Indicates that the wrestler is a Grand Slam champion, under either the original or new format. |
Names in bold italics | Indicates that the wrestler is a Grand Slam champion, under both formats. |
Grey box | Indicates future attainments are impossible. |
Light blue box | Indicates future attainments are still possible. |
Colors | |
Won all Triple Crown eligible titles, under the original format. | |
Won all Triple Crown eligible titles, under the new format. | |
Won all Triple Crown eligible titles under both formats. | |
Won title as a member of the Raw brand. | |
Won title as a member of the ECW brand. | |
Won title as a member of the SmackDown brand. | |
Won title either before the brand extension (prior to March 25, 2002), or after the establishment of the Supershow format (after August 29, 2011). |
The following is a list of WWE Triple Crown Champions with dates indicating the wrestler's first reign with the respective championship.
Champion | Primary Championships | Tag Team Championships | Secondary Championship | ||
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WWE World Heavyweight |
World Heavyweight |
World Tag Team |
WWE Tag Team |
Intercontinental | |
Pedro Morales [4] [10] | February 8, 1971 | Retired | August 9, 1980 (with Bob Backlund) |
Retired | December 8, 1980 |
Bret Hart* | October 12, 1992 | Retired | January 26, 1987 (with Jim Neidhart) |
Retired | August 26, 1991 |
Diesel [8] | November 26, 1994 | Retired | August 28, 1994 (with Shawn Michaels) |
Retired | April 13, 1994 |
Shawn Michaels* | March 31, 1996 | November 17, 2002 | August 28, 1994 (with Diesel) |
December 13, 2009 (with Triple H) |
October 27, 1992 |
Stone Cold Steve Austin [11] | March 29, 1998 | Retired | May 26, 1997 (with Shawn Michaels) |
Retired | August 3, 1997 |
The Rock | November 15, 1998 | Defunct | August 30, 1999 (with Mankind) |
Not yet attained | February 13, 1997 |
Triple H* | August 23, 1999 | September 2, 2002 | April 29, 2001 (with Stone Cold Steve Austin) |
December 13, 2009 (with Shawn Michaels) |
October 21, 1996 |
Kane* | June 28, 1998 | July 18, 2010 | July 13, 1998 (with Mankind) |
April 19, 2011 (with The Big Show) |
May 20, 2001 |
Chris Jericho* | December 9, 2001 | September 7, 2008 | May 21, 2001 (with Chris Benoit) |
June 28, 2009 (with Edge) |
December 12, 1999 |
Kurt Angle* | October 22, 2000 | January 10, 2006 | Defunct | October 20, 2002 (with Chris Benoit) |
February 27, 2000 |
Eddie Guerrero* | February 15, 2004 | Deceased | Deceased | November 17, 2002 (with Chavo Guerrero) |
September 5, 2000 |
Chris Benoit* | Deceased | March 14, 2004 | May 21, 2001 (with Chris Jericho) |
October 20, 2002 (with Kurt Angle) |
April 2, 2000 |
Ric Flair [6] | January 19, 1992 | Retired | December 14, 2003 (with Batista) |
Retired | September 18, 2005 |
Edge* [6] | January 8, 2006 | May 8, 2007 | April 2, 2000 (with Christian) |
November 5, 2002 (with Rey Mysterio) |
July 24, 1999 |
Rob Van Dam* [6] | June 11, 2006 | Defunct | March 31, 2003 (with Kane) |
December 7, 2004 (with Rey Mysterio) |
March 17, 2002 |
Booker T [6] | Not yet attained | July 23, 2006 | November 1, 2001 (with Test) |
Not yet attained | July 7, 2003 |
Randy Orton [6] | October 7, 2007 | August 15, 2004 | November 13, 2006 (with Edge) |
Not yet attained | December 14, 2003 |
Jeff Hardy [6] | December 14, 2008 | June 7, 2009 | June 29, 1999 (with Matt Hardy) |
Not with WWE | April 10, 2001 |
CM Punk [8] [9] | July 17, 2011 | June 30, 2008 | October 27, 2008 (with Kofi Kingston) |
Retired | January 19, 2009 |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield* [6] | June 27, 2004 | Not yet attained | May 25, 1999 (with Faarooq) |
Not yet attained | March 9, 2009 |
Rey Mysterio* [6] | July 25, 2011 | April 2, 2006 | Retired | November 5, 2002 (with Edge) |
April 5, 2009 |
Dolph Ziggler | Not yet attained | February 15, 2011 [12] | April 3, 2006 (with the Spirit Squad) |
Not yet attained | July 28, 2010 |
Christian | Not yet attained | May 1, 2011 | April 2, 2000 (with Edge) |
Not yet attained | September 23, 2001 |
Big Show* | November 14, 1999 | December 18, 2011 | August 22, 1999 (with The Undertaker) |
July 26, 2009 (with Chris Jericho) |
April 1, 2012 |
The Miz* | November 22, 2010 | Retired | December 13, 2008 (with John Morrison) |
November 16, 2007 (with John Morrison) |
July 23, 2012 |
Daniel Bryan* | August 18, 2013 | December 18, 2011 | Retired | September 16, 2012 (with Kane) |
March 29, 2015 |
Champion |
WWE World Heavyweight (previously WWE) |
Intercontinental | United States | WWE Tag Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kurt Angle* | October 22, 2000 | February 27, 2000 | October 22, 2001 | October 20, 2002 (with Chris Benoit) |
Edge* | January 8, 2006 | July 24, 1999 | November 12, 2001 | November 7, 2002 (with Rey Mysterio) |
Eddie Guerrero* | February 15, 2004 | September 3, 2000 | July 23, 2003 | November 17, 2002 (with Chavo Guerrero) |
Chris Benoit* | Deceased | April 2, 2000 | August 25, 2005 | October 25, 2000 (with Kurt Angle) |
Rob Van Dam* | June 11, 2006 | February 27, 2000 | Not with WWE | December 7, 2004 (with Rey Mysterio) |
Shelton Benjamin | Not with WWE | October 19, 2004 | July 20, 2008 | July 1, 2003 (with Charlie Haas) |
Carlito | Not with WWE | June 20, 2005 | October 5, 2004 | September 21, 2008 (with Primo) |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield* | June 27, 2004 | March 9, 2009 | April 6, 2006 | Not yet attained |
Chris Jericho* | December 9, 2001 | May 20, 2001 | Not yet attained | July 26, 2009 (with The Big Show) |
Big Show* | Noverber 14, 1999 | April 1, 2012 | October 19, 2003 | July 26, 2009 (with Chris Jericho) |
Shawn Michaels* | March 31, 1996 | October 27, 1992 | Retired | December 13, 2009 (with Triple H) |
Triple H* | August 23, 1999 | October 21, 1996 | Not yet attained | December 13, 2009 (with Shawn Michaels) |
Bret Hart* | October 12, 1992 | August 26, 1991 | May 17, 2010 | Retired |
John Cena | April 3, 2005 | Not yet attained | March 14, 2004 | October 24, 2010 (with David Otunga) |
The Miz* | November 22, 2010 | July 23, 2012 | October 5, 2009 | November 16, 2007 (with John Morrison) |
Kane* | June 28, 1998 | May 20, 2001 | Not yet attained | April 19, 2011 (with The Big Show) |
Rey Mysterio* | July 25, 2011 | April 5, 2009 | Not with WWE | November 5, 2002 (with Eddie Guerrero) |
Kofi Kingston | Not yet attained | June 29, 2008 | June 1, 2009 | August 22, 2011 (with Evan Bourne) |
Santino Marella | Not yet attained | April 16, 2007 | March 5, 2012 | December 6, 2010 (with Vladimir Kozlov) |
Daniel Bryan* | August 18, 2013 | March 29, 2015 | September 19, 2010 | September 16, 2012 (with Kane) |
As of July 14, 2024, a grand total of 31 wrestlers have been recognized as WWE Triple Crown champions. Here is a list of superstars who need one more title to reach the accomplishment, depending on what format they need it for.
Under the original format:
Under the new format:
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^ Though a Triple Crown champion under the new format, John Cena still requires the Intercontinental Championship under both formats, in order to hold every eligible title for Triple Crown, under both formats.
2
^ Despite holding on to the United States Championship at one point during his tenure at WCW, he is not yet eligible for the Triple Crown Championship, as he has yet to have a United States title reign in the WWE.
Pedro Morales [defeated] Ivan Koloff for the [WWF] Championship...Morales would also go on to become the first Triple Crown winner [upon winning] the Intercontinental Championship and World Tag Team Championship.
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That should be copied/pasted to the article, if it were to become official. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacked14 ( talk • contribs) 10:14, 22 May 2015
Should we list the groups of people who only need to win 1 title, be it world, IC or tag? If not openly, then I think I will begin doing so commented-out as meta-data. Ranze ( talk) 23:59, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
@ Browndog91: if you wish to exclude what you call "inactive" wrestlers then please establish what your criteria are for that. It is not for us to insert our personal opinions as to who we consider "active" and who we do not.
We can certainly shape the list by describing parameters. For example "has not wrestled an official match for a year" or something like that.
All it currently says is "wrestlers" and simply saying "active" would be too vague. I consider it vandalism to simply remove data without justification as you have, and I am reverting it back.
If you wish to insert a specific criteria for excluding people, and can support that criteria with references, then I welcome you to comment out those you think should not be listed.
I say comment out rather than delete, because your 'activity' criteria could change over time. For example, if Batista came back and wrestled a match on Monday, and that fit whatever maximum time period you wanted to establish.
I would suggest we work in a period of years, if you want to go by inactivity, since that is easiest to calculate by. We could exclude Batista since he last competed in the WrestleMania prior to last, far as I know. However if you made the period 2 years then we could not exclude him.
I think 1 year is fairest since Undertaker has always been listed even though he's gone that long without competing on multiple occasions. Ranze ( talk) 17:29, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
Currently Lucha Underground has 3 titles, Lucha Underground Championship, Gift of the Gods Championship, and the Lucha Underground Trios Championship. As such, someone who has won all 3 would be considered a triple crown champion. Despite not all of the episodes airing yet, Fenix has done this, so I believe we should include a new section Thorn in Side ( talk) 19:42, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
With the official retirement of the WWE Divas Championship and introduction of the brand-new WWE Women's Championship last night, I'm starting this section to discuss whether or not we ought to add Charlotte's name to the article since, with her victory last night, she becomes the first female Triple Crown winner, having held the NXT Women's Championship, WWE Divas Championship, and now the WWE Women's Championship.
Thoughts? DigificWriter ( talk) 17:39, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
Two reasons:
1. NXT is a developmental promotion, and WWE is a main promotion, so it's unlikely that the WWE will count NXT titles towards a Triple Crown, once a NXT alumni is on the main roster
2. The WWE hasn't recognized a Women's Triple Crown yet, and probably isn't going to either
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21:25, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
This was bound to come up sometime but does anyone think that the Universal title and the Smackdown tag titles will become apart of the triple crown? last time they did the brand split the new titles were added so I can only assume that they would be added again although its getting a bit over the top of how many title there are in WWEs triple crown. Browndog91
Should a wrestler who achieved the Triple Crown be call a Champion or Winner? WWE call wrestlers who achieved the Triple Crown winners. See WWE's Triple Crown Winner It makes sense championship indicate they won a new belt. When a wrestler achieved the Triple Crown sure they get a belt, but it's of that missing championship of the three required. There's no separate belt for Triple Crown. It's more of an accomplishment rather than a championship. What do you think? Seasrmar ( talk) 10:20, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
John Cena, Batista and Sheamus are listed as WWE Triple Crown Winners when none of the three have been IC champion. Is this an oversight or is wrong info? Gamekeeper7 ( talk) 02:44, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
I propose we move the page to List of people who won three different championships in one promotion since that is what this seems to be, most recent example is the AAA entry where Original Research indicates that winning those three titles is AAA's "Triple Crown" - no source for such a claim. So let's move the page to a name that actually matches the content on it. MPJ -DK 22:31, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
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