The Triple Crown is an accomplishment recognized by various professional wrestling promotions. It is a distinction made to a professional wrestler who has won three of a single promotion's championships; specifically, a world championship, another singles championship, and a tag team championship. Promotions to officially recognize Triple Crown winners include WWE, All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and Ring of Honor (ROH) as well as the defunct promotions World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and Lucha Underground.
The All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Triple Crown was established on September 4, 2022, defined by company CEO Tony Khan as consisting of the AEW World Championship, the AEW World Tag Team Championship and the AEW World Trios Championship. [1] Kenny Omega became the first Triple Crown winner after becoming part of inaugural Trios Championship team at All Out.
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Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Six-man championship |
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World | World Tag Team | World Trios | |
Kenny Omega | December 2, 2020 | January 21, 2020 (with Adam Page) | September 4, 2022 (with The Young Bucks) |
The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) Triple Crown consisted of the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, the ECW World Television Championship and the ECW World Tag Team Championship. [2] [3] [4] ECW was founded in 1992 as Eastern Championship Wrestling until the name was changed to Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1994. While Johnny Hotbody won all three titles before 1994, sources consider Mikey Whipwreck the first Triple Crown Champion. [5]
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Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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World Heavyweight | World Tag Team | World Television | |
Mikey Whipwreck | October 28, 1995 | August 27, 1994 (with Cactus Jack) | May 13, 1994 |
Sabu [3] | August 9, 1997 | February 4, 1995 (with Taz) | November 13, 1993 |
Taz | January 10, 1999 | December 4, 1993 (with Kevin Sullivan) | March 6, 1994 |
In Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA – known as Impact Wrestling from 2017 to 2023), the Triple Crown was an accolade bestowed upon those who won (not necessarily concurrently) all three championships regularly contested in TNA between 2002 and 2007: the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the TNA X Division Championship, and one-half of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. It was unknown whether or not those who won the NWA World Heavyweight and NWA World Tag Team Championships before or after TNA's acquisition and usage of the title belts would qualify for the Triple Crown. [6]
In May 2007, TNA lost the rights to the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Tag Team Championship and introduced the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On July 8, 2007, Impact Wrestling (then known as TNA) stated that, should the then- X Division Champion Samoa Joe win the TNA World Tag Team Championship, this would leave him "just one step shy of becoming only the second Triple Crown Champion". This indicates that the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the TNA World Tag Team Championship are part of the existing Triple Crown accolade. [7]
The following is a list of TNA Triple Crown winners with dates indicating the wrestler's first reign with the respective championship. Under TNA's definition of the Triple Crown, wrestlers are eligible to win the Triple Crown each time they complete a new circuit.
To date, A.J. Styles and Eddie Edwards have won the Impact Triple Crown on more than one occasion, and Styles is the only wrestler to hold all of the eligible championships. Kurt Angle completed the Triple Crown the fastest, achieving it in a mere 92 days, between May and August 2007, and is the only wrestler to hold all the required championships at once.
Jordynne Grace became the first Knockouts Triple Crown winner after winning the TNA Knockouts World Championship, the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship and the TNA Digital Media Championship - which is an open title for both male and female wrestlers. [8]
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Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
Names in bold | Indicates the wrestler is also a Grand Slam Champion |
Championships in italics | Indicates the title is an alternate title from the original definition of the Triple Crown |
Dates in italics | The wrestler has won that title, but it does not contribute to their Triple Crown because they had already won the Triple Crown or they had already won a title at that same level |
- | Indicates future reigns are impossible due to retirement or title(s) no longer being under Impact's control |
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Won all Triple Crown eligible titles |
Champion | Primary championships | Tag team championships | Secondary championship | ||
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NWA World Heavyweight | TNA/Impact World | NWA World Tag Team | TNA/Impact World Tag Team | X Division | |
A.J. Styles (5 times) | June 11, 2003 | September 20, 2009 | July 3, 2002 (with Jerry Lynn) | October 14, 2007 (with Tomko) | June 19, 2002 |
Kurt Angle | - | May 13, 2007 | - | August 12, 2007 (No partner) | August 12, 2007 |
Samoa Joe [9] | - | April 13, 2008 | - | July 15, 2007 (No partner) | December 11, 2005 |
Abyss | November 19, 2006 | - | February 4, 2004 (with A.J. Styles) | September 19, 2014 (with James Storm) | May 16, 2011 |
Austin Aries | - | July 8, 2012 | - | January 25, 2013 (with Bobby Roode) | September 11, 2011 |
Chris Sabin | - | July 18, 2013 | - | July 11, 2010 (with Alex Shelley) | May 14, 2003 |
Eric Young | - | April 10, 2014 | October 12, 2004 (with Bobby Roode) | April 15, 2008 (with Kaz) | December 7, 2008 |
Eddie Edwards (2 times) | - | October 3, 2016 | - | February 23, 2014 (with Davey Richards) | June 12, 2016 |
Josh Alexander | - | October 23, 2021 | - | July 5, 2019 (with Ethan Page) | April 25, 2021 |
Alex Shelley | - | June 9, 2023 | - | July 11, 2010 (with Chris Sabin) | January 11, 2009 |
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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Knockouts World | Knockouts World Tag Team | Digital Media | |
Jordynne Grace | January 18, 2020 | April 25, 2021 (with Rachael Ellering) | October 23, 2021 |
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide had eight established titles in its promotion, but recognises the AAA Mega Championship, the AAA Latin American Championship and, World Tag Team Championship as its Triple Crown. [10]
Fenix completed the AAA Triple Crown the fastest, achieving it in 1,098 days between March 2019 and June 2022.
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Champion | Primary championships | Tag team championships | Secondary championships |
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Mega Championship | World Tag Team | Latin American | |
Fénix | August 25, 2018 | March 16, 2019 (with Pentagón Jr.) | June 18, 2022 |
El Mesías | September 16, 2007 | May 26, 2017 (with Pagano) | November 10, 2024 |
Lucha Underground had three established titles in its promotion, the Lucha Underground Championship, the Gift of the Gods Championship and, uniquely, Trios Championship. [11] [12]
Johnny Mundo completed the Lucha Underground Triple Crown the fastest, achieving it in a mere 85 days between January and April 2016.
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Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
Champion | Primary championships | Tag team championships | Secondary championships |
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Lucha Underground | Trios | Gift of the Gods | |
Fénix | November 22, 2015 | January 31, 2016 (with Aero Star and Drago) | April 19, 2015 |
Johnny Mundo | April 10, 2016 | January 17, 2016 (with Jack Evans and P. J. Black) | March 19, 2016 |
The New Japan Pro-Wrestling Triple Crown consisted of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, the IWGP Intercontinental Championship and the NEVER Openweight Championship. [13] The NJPW Triple Crown is unique as it consists of three singles championships, instead of a tag team championship in addition to two singles.
The IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental championships were retired in 2021, and it is unknown if NJPW considers their replacement, the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, as a suitable accolade for the Triple Crown. It is also unknown if it considers the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship as a part of the accolade, although it is considered part of their Grand Slam.
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Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
Names in bold | Indicates the wrestler is also a Grand Slam Champion |
Champion | Primary championships | Secondary championships | Tertiary championships |
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IWGP Heavyweight | IWGP Intercontinental | NEVER Openweight | |
Tetsuya Naito | April 10, 2016 | September 25, 2016 | September 29, 2013 |
Evil | July 12, 2020 | July 12, 2020 | November 5, 2016 |
Kota Ibushi | January 4, 2021 | April 6, 2019 | December 9, 2018 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | July 17, 2006 | January 4, 2014 | January 30, 2021 |
Jay White | February 11, 2019 | September 22, 2019 | May 3, 2021 |
The Ring of Honor (ROH) Triple Crown originally was defined as the ROH World Championship, the ROH World Tag Team Championship, and the ROH World Television Championship. [14] It was later amended so that the World Championship and any combination of the Television, Tag Team or ROH Pure Championship would qualify. [15] The ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship is not part of the Triple Crown, but when added to the Triple Crown it forms the ROH Grand Slam.
Eddie Edwards completed the ROH Triple Crown the fastest, and Samoa Joe completed it in the longest amount of time. Edwards completed it in 709 days, between April 2009 and March 2011, while Samoa Joe completed it in 6,962 days (19 years and 22 days), first winning the ROH World Championship in March 2003, and finally winning the ROH World Television Championship in April 2022.
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Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
Names in bold | Indicates the wrestler is also a Grand Slam Champion |
Dates in italics | The wrestler has won that title, but it does not contribute to their Triple Crown because they had already won the Triple Crown or they had already won a title at that same level |
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Won all Triple Crown eligible titles |
Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship (with secondary or tertiary) | Secondary championship (with tag team or tertiary) | Tertiary championship (with tag team or secondary) |
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World | World Tag Team | World Television | Pure | |
Eddie Edwards [16] [17] | March 19, 2011 | April 10, 2009 (with Davey Richards) | March 5, 2010 | |
Roderick Strong [18] | September 11, 2010 | December 12, 2005 (with Austin Aries) | March 31, 2012 | |
Jay Lethal [15] | June 19, 2015 | December 13, 2019 (with Jonathan Gresham) | August 13, 2011 | March 5, 2005 |
Christopher Daniels | March 10, 2017 | September 21, 2002 (with Donovan Morgan) | December 10, 2010 | |
Matt Taven | April 6, 2019 | September 18, 2015 (with Michael Bennett) | March 2, 2013 | |
Jonathan Gresham | December 11, 2021 | December 13, 2019 (with Jay Lethal) | October 30, 2020 | |
Samoa Joe | March 22, 2003 | April 13, 2022 | May 7, 2005 | |
Adam Cole | September 20, 2013 | August 27, 2023 (with MJF) | June 29, 2012 |
The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Triple Crown consisted of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (now the WWE United States Championship) and the WCW World Tag Team Championship. [19] [20]
When Bret Hart and Goldberg won the WCW World Tag Team Championship, they both became Triple Crown winners at the same time. Chris Benoit completed the WCW Triple Crown the fastest, completing it in 309 days between March 1999 and January 2000.
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Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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WCW World Heavyweight | WCW World Tag Team | WCW United States Heavyweight | |
Ric Flair | January 11, 1991 | December 26, 1976 (with Greg Valentine) | July 29, 1977 |
Lex Luger | July 14, 1991 | March 27, 1988 (with Barry Windham) | July 11, 1987 |
Sting | February 29, 1992 | January 22, 1996 (with Lex Luger) | August 25, 1991 |
Diamond Dallas Page | April 11, 1999 | May 31, 1999 (with Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon) | December 28, 1997 |
Goldberg | July 6, 1998 | December 7, 1999 (with Bret Hart) | April 20, 1998 |
Bret Hart | November 21, 1999 | December 7, 1999 (with Goldberg) | July 20, 1998 |
Chris Benoit | January 16, 2000 | March 14, 1999 (with Dean Malenko) | August 9, 1999 |
Scott Steiner | November 26, 2000 | November 1, 1989 (with Rick Steiner) | April 11, 1999 |
Booker T | July 9, 2000 | May 3, 1995 (with Stevie Ray) | March 18, 2001 |
In WWE (formerly known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation/WWWF and World Wrestling Federation/WWF), [21] [22] 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. [23] For a span of nearly 18 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". [23] [24] Until the 1990s, the accomplishment was extremely rare, with Pedro Morales remaining the sole Triple Crown winner for more than a decade.
Following the first brand extension between 2002 and 2011, the (now defunct) World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship became alternate titles that could compose part of WWE's Triple Crown. [25] After the respective unifications of the two world championships and two tag team championships, the only three eligible Triple Crown championships of WWE became the WWE Championship, Intercontinental Championship, and WWE Tag Team Championship (later called the Raw Tag Team Championship, now the World Tag Team Championship). A total of nine men have won all five eligible championships; Edge, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kane, Big Show, Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton.
Although the United States Championship is the counterpart to the Intercontinental Championship, it has not been designated as an acceptable substitute for the Triple Crown, though in 2015, it became a required championship for WWE's Grand Slam. In July 2016, a second brand extension period began and two new titles were introduced: the Universal Championship and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship (now known as the WWE Tag Team Championship). In January 2017, these were designated as acceptable substitutes for their counterpart titles in the Grand Slam, but WWE have not yet confirmed if they are acceptable substitutes for the Triple Crown. Only five wrestlers have become a Triple Crown winner since the new titles were established, and for three of them, although they have held one of the newer titles, their Triple Crown designation is recognized by their previous titles held (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns have each held the Universal Championship while Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Jeff Hardy, and Daniel Bryan have each held the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, but these wrestlers had already held the required titles in those tiers). At WrestleMania 36, Braun Strowman won the Universal Championship after previously holding the Intercontinental and Raw Tag Team Championships, but WWE did not recognize him as a Triple Crown winner. Since then, Kevin Owens and Finn Bálor have also completed WWE's Grand Slam with the Universal championship, but neither is recognized as Triple Crown winners as well.
In May 2023, WWE introduced a new version of the World Heavyweight Championship, the lineage of which does not share with the previous WWE World Heavyweight Championship that was retired in 2013. It has not been confirmed if this title would serve as an acceptable substitute for the Triple Crown.
CM Punk holds the record for completing the Triple Crown in the shortest amount of time between the first and third title. It took him 203 days between June 2008 and January 2009. [26] The wrestler holding the record for most time between the first and third title is Cody Rhodes, for whom it took 5,963 days between December 2007 and April 2024. [27]
The following is a list of WWE Triple Crown winners with dates indicating the wrestler's first or only reign with the respective championship.
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Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
Names in bold | Indicates the wrestler is also a Grand Slam Champion |
Championships in italics | Indicates the title is an alternate title from the original definition of the Triple Crown |
Dates in italics | The wrestler has won that title, but it does not contribute to their Triple Crown because they had already won the Triple Crown or they had already won a title at that same level |
Names in italics | Indicates the wrestler is a Grand Slam Champion under both formats |
- | Indicates future reigns are impossible due to retirement, death or title discontinuation |
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Won all Triple Crown eligible titles | |
Won title as a member of the Raw brand | |
Won title as a member of the SmackDown brand | |
Won title as a member of the ECW brand | |
Won title before the brand extension or during its discontinuation |
Champion | Primary championships (either needed) | Tag team championships (either needed) | Secondary championship | ||
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WWE | World Heavyweight original | World Tag Team original | WWE/Raw/World Tag Team | Intercontinental | |
Pedro Morales [23] [28] | February 8, 1971 | - | August 9, 1980 (with Bob Backlund) | - | December 8, 1980 |
Bret Hart | October 12, 1992 | - | January 26, 1987 (with Jim Neidhart) | - | August 26, 1991 |
Diesel [26] | November 26, 1994 | - | August 28, 1994 (with Shawn Michaels) | - | 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 [29] | March 29, 1998 | - | May 26, 1997 (with Shawn Michaels) | - | August 3, 1997 |
The Rock | November 15, 1998 | - | August 30, 1999 (with Mankind) | - | 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 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 | - | October 20, 2002 (with Chris Benoit) | February 27, 2000 |
Eddie Guerrero | February 15, 2004 | - | - | November 17, 2002 (with Chavo Guerrero Jr.) | September 5, 2000 |
Chris Benoit | - | March 14, 2004 | May 21, 2001 (with Chris Jericho) | October 20, 2002 (with Kurt Angle) | April 2, 2000 |
Ric Flair [25] | January 19, 1992 | - | December 14, 2003 (with Batista) | - | September 18, 2005 |
Edge [25] | January 8, 2006 | May 8, 2007 | April 2, 2000 (with Christian) | November 5, 2002 (with Rey Mysterio) | July 24, 1999 |
Rob Van Dam [25] | June 11, 2006 | - | March 31, 2003 (with Kane) | December 7, 2004 (with Rey Mysterio) | March 17, 2002 |
Booker T [25] | - | July 23, 2006 | November 1, 2001 (with Test) | - | July 7, 2003 |
Randy Orton [25] | October 7, 2007 | August 15, 2004 | November 13, 2006 (with Edge) | August 21, 2021 (with Riddle) | December 14, 2003 |
Jeff Hardy [25] | December 14, 2008 | June 7, 2009 | June 29, 1999 (with Matt Hardy) | April 2, 2017 (with Matt Hardy) | April 10, 2001 |
CM Punk [26] [27] | July 17, 2011 | June 30, 2008 | October 27, 2008 (with Kofi Kingston) | January 19, 2009 | |
John Bradshaw Layfield [25] | June 27, 2004 | - | May 25, 1999 (with Faarooq) | - | March 9, 2009 |
Rey Mysterio [25] | July 25, 2011 | April 2, 2006 | - | November 5, 2002 (with Edge) | April 5, 2009 |
Dolph Ziggler | February 15, 2011 [30] | April 3, 2006 (with The Spirit Squad) | September 3, 2018 (with Drew McIntyre) | July 28, 2010 | |
Christian | May 1, 2011 | April 2, 2000 (with Edge) | 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 | - | December 13, 2008 (with John Morrison) | November 16, 2007 (with John Morrison) | July 23, 2012 |
Daniel Bryan | August 18, 2013 | December 18, 2011 | - | September 16, 2012 (with Kane) | March 29, 2015 |
Dean Ambrose | June 19, 2016 | - | - | August 20, 2017 (with Seth Rollins) | December 13, 2015 |
Roman Reigns | November 22, 2015 | - | - | May 19, 2013 (with Seth Rollins) | November 20, 2017 |
Seth Rollins | March 29, 2015 | - | - | May 19, 2013 (with Roman Reigns) | April 8, 2018 |
Kofi Kingston | April 7, 2019 | - | October 27, 2008 (with CM Punk) | August 22, 2011 (with Evan Bourne) | June 29, 2008 |
Drew McIntyre | March 26, 2020 | - | - | September 19, 2010 (with Cody Rhodes) | December 13, 2009 |
AJ Styles | September 11, 2016 | - | - | April 10, 2021 (with Omos) | June 8, 2020 |
Big E | September 13, 2021 | - | - | April 26, 2015 (with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) | November 18, 2013 |
Cody Rhodes | April 7, 2024 | - | December 10, 2007 (with Hardcore Holly) | September 19, 2010 (with Drew McIntyre) | August 9, 2011 |
Since 2019, WWE has recognized the winners of all three tag team championships currently available (Raw, Smackdown and, since 2013, NXT) as Tag Team Triple Crown winners.
The Revival were the first team to complete the Tag Team Triple crown by winning the SmackDown Tag Team Championships in September 2019. [31] The Street Profits has to date completed the Men's Tag Team Triple Crown the fastest, with 499 days between their first qualifying title win and Triple Crown achieving win.
With his NXT Tag Team Championship win with New Day teammate Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston became the first (and thus far only) wrestler to have won both the traditional and tag team version of the WWE Triple Crown. [32]
In the list below, dates indicate the wrestler's first reign with the respective championship. Only tag teams who have completed the triple crown are included, individuals such as Jason Jordan and Chad Gable (who won the NXT and SmackDown Tag Team championships as a team, but won the Raw Tag Team Championship separately) are excluded.
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Dates in bold | The date the team achieved the Triple Crown |
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Won title as members of the Raw brand | |
Won title as members of the SmackDown brand | |
Won title as members of the NXT brand | |
Won title when the brand extension was not in effect |
Champions | Tag team championships | ||
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Raw/World Tag Team | SmackDown/WWE Tag Team | NXT | |
The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) | February 11, 2019 | September 15, 2019 | October 22, 2015 |
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) | March 2, 2020 | October 12, 2020 | June 1, 2019 |
The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) | April 26, 2015 (with Big E) | July 23, 2017 (with Big E) | December 10, 2022 |
On May 22, 2019, a women's Triple Crown was established, consisting of the WWE Women's Championship (previously known as the Raw Women's Championship), Women's World Championship (previously known as the SmackDown Women's Championship), and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. With the announcement, Bayley - who had won the SmackDown Women's Championship for the first time three days prior - was recognized as the inaugural WWE Women's Triple Crown Champion, after having previously held the Raw and Women's Tag Team championships. [33]
Bayley has been referred to as a Grand Slam Champion after her win, having also held the NXT Women's Championship. [34] [35] Asuka has to date completed the Women's Triple Crown the fastest, with 486 days between her first qualifying title win and Triple Crown achieving win.
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Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
Names in bold | Indicates the wrestler is also a Grand Slam Champion |
Colors | |
Won title as a member of the Raw brand | |
Won title as a member of the SmackDown brand | |
Won title when the brand extension was not in effect |
Champion | Singles championships (both needed) | Tag team championship | |
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Raw/WWE Women's | SmackDown/ Women's World | WWE Women's Tag Team | |
Bayley | February 13, 2017 | May 19, 2019 | February 17, 2019 (with Sasha Banks ) |
Alexa Bliss | April 30, 2017 | December 4, 2016 | August 5, 2019 (with Nikki Cross ) |
Asuka | April 15, 2020 | December 16, 2018 | October 6, 2019 (with Kairi Sane ) |
Sasha Banks | July 25, 2016 | October 25, 2020 | February 17, 2019 (with Bayley ) |
Charlotte Flair | April 3, 2016 | November 14, 2017 | December 20, 2020 (with Asuka ) |
Becky Lynch | April 8, 2019 | September 11, 2016 | February 27, 2023 (with Lita ) |
Rhea Ripley | April 11, 2021 | April 1, 2023 | September 20, 2021 (with Nikki A.S.H. ) |
Ronda Rousey | August 19, 2018 | May 8, 2022 | May 29, 2023 (with Shayna Baszler ) |
Bianca Belair | April 2, 2022 | April 10, 2021 | May 4, 2024 (with Jade Cargill ) |
WWE's NXT Triple Crown consists of the NXT Championship, NXT North American Championship, and NXT Tag Team Championship. The NXT brand was originally established as a developmental territory for WWE's main roster in 2012, was elevated to the third global brand in 2019, but after being rebooted as NXT 2.0 in 2021, was returned to its original status as a developmental brand.
Johnny Gargano became the first to be recognized as the NXT Triple Crown Champion, winning his first NXT Championship, and having previously held the NXT North American and NXT Tag Team championships. [36] [37] [38]
Adam Cole has completed the NXT Triple Crown the fastest, doing so within 420 days, between April 2018 and June 2019.
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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NXT | Tag Team | North American | |
Johnny Gargano | April 5, 2019 | November 19, 2016 (with Tommaso Ciampa) | January 26, 2019 |
Adam Cole | June 1, 2019 | April 7, 2018 (with Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong) [a] | April 7, 2018 |
The NXT UK Triple Crown consisted of the NXT UK Championship, the NXT UK Heritage Cup Championship and the NXT UK Tag Team Championship. Tyler Bate was the only wrestler to achieve the feat, completing it on December 9, 2021, after winning the tag team titles with Trent Seven. He previous became the first UK Champion in 2017 (the title was then known as the WWE United Kingdom Championship) and later won the Heritage Cup in May 2021. [39]
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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NXT UK | NXT UK Tag Team | Heritage Cup | |
Tyler Bate | January 15, 2017 | December 9, 2021 (with Trent Seven) | May 20, 2021 |
All American Wrestling (AAW) is an independent regional promotion. Their version consists of the AAW Heavyweight Championship, the AAW Heritage Championship and the AAW Tag Team Championship. [40]
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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Heavyweight | Tag Team | Heritage | |
Jimmy Jacobs | September 5, 2009 | February 19, 2010 (with Tyler Black) | September 23, 2006 |
Shane Hollister | June 28, 2013 | June 21, 2008 (with Bryce Benjamin) | September 24, 2010 |
Michael Elgin | September 21, 2012 | December 28, 2013 (with Ethan Page) | October 28, 2011 |
Penta el 0M | July 23, 2016 | February 8, 2019 (with Rey Fénix) | March 17, 2017 |
ACH | February 3, 2018 | July 15, 2022 (with Jah-C) | March 1, 2013 |
Jake Something | September 1, 2022 | September 2, 2021 (with Stallion Rogers) | May 11, 2019 |
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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Heritage | Tag Team | Television | |
Ryan Taylor [41] | December 12, 2008 | March 22, 2015 (with Joey Ryan) | May 11, 2014 |
Peter Avalon [42] | August 23, 2015 | July 21, 2013 (with Ray Rosas) | July 26, 2015 |
Ray Rosas | September 8, 2020 | July 21, 2013 (with Peter Avalon) | June 10, 2018 |
Kevin Martenson | December 4, 2022 | April 3, 2010 (with Johnny Yuma) | March 22, 2015 |
Chaotic Wrestling is an independent regional promotion. Their version consists of the Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship, the Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship and the Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship. [43]
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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CW Heavyweight | CW Tag Team | CW New England | |
Luis Ortiz | December 14, 2001 | August 10, 2001 (with Little Guido) | February 23, 2001 |
R. J. Brewer | August 16, 2002 | December 14, 2001 (with Vince Vicallo) | September 7, 2001 |
Brian Black | March 18, 2005 | August 23, 2003 (with The Mighty Mini) | April 30, 2004 |
Arch Kincaid | March 12, 2004 | December 9, 2005 (with Max Bauer) | October 4, 2003 |
Brian Milonas | February 2, 2007 | December 5, 2003 (with Peter Mulloy) | October 29, 2004 |
Alex Arion | June 6, 2008 | March 30, 2007 (with Max Bauer) | October 20, 2007 |
Mikaze | September 9, 2011 | October 20, 2006 (with Jason Blade) | October 2, 2010 |
Brian Fury | February 24, 2012 | February 6, 2009 (with Mikaze) | February 23, 2007 |
Julian Starr | September 11, 2015 | November 12, 2010 (with Matt Logan) | March 12, 2010 |
Chase Del Monte | February 6, 2009 | January 13, 2017 (with Bryan Logan and Matt Logan) | June 24, 2005 |
Donovan Dijak | October 24, 2014 | December 16, 2016 (with Mikey Webb) | August 4, 2017 |
Christian Casanova | March 29, 2019 | March 16, 2018 (with Triplelicious) | March 17, 2017 |
Anthony Greene | July 19, 2019 | March 17, 2017 (with Cam Zagami) | August 3, 2018 |
Mike Verna | December 30, 2020 | August 27, 2021 (with The Unit) | February 3, 2017 |
Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) is an independent regional promotion. Their version consists of the CZW World Heavyweight Championship, the CZW World Tag Team Championship, CZW Wired Championship and CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship. [44] [45]
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- | Indicates future reigns are impossible due to retirement or title discontinuation |
Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championships | |
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World Heavyweight | World Tag Team | Wired | World Junior Heavyweight | |
Justice Pain | September 9, 2000 | November 11, 1999 (No partner) | - | April 3, 1999 |
Ruckus | February 5, 2005 | June 12, 2004 (with Sabian) | February 12, 2001 | |
Drake Younger | July 12, 2008 | April 10, 2010 (with Eddie Kingston) | - | May 5, 2012 |
Scotty Vortekz | February 4, 2012 | February 9, 2008 (with Dustin Lee) | April 7, 2007 | |
Drew Gulak | August 10, 2013 | September 8, 2007 (with Andy Sumner) | April 10, 2010 | - |
Devon Moore | April 9, 2011 | August 11, 2012 (with Danny Havoc and Lucky 13) | January 11, 2014 | - |
Sozio | October 18, 2014 | October 13, 2007 (with Derek Frazier) | - | March 11, 2006 |
BLK Jeez | December 13, 2014 | June 12, 2004 (with Ruckus) | April 2, 2005 |
Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW) is an Australian independent regional promotion. Their version consists of the EPW Heavyweight Championship, the EPW Tag Team Championship, and the EPW Coastal Championship. [46]
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Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
Names in bold | Indicates the wrestler is also a Grand Slam Champion |
Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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Heavyweight | Tag Team | Coastal | |
Gavin McGavin [47] | August 25, 2018 | March 7, 2015 (with Mike Massive) | November 19, 2016 |
Marcius Pitt | April 10, 2011 | February 16, 2008 (with Michael Morleone) | May 25, 2019 |
Davis Storm | May 11, 2002 | October 1, 2005 (with Nate Dooley) | March 7, 2020 |
Taylor King | December 16, 2023 | December 5, 2020 (with Jack Edwards and Tipene) | June 11, 2022 |
Full Impact Pro (FIP) is an independent regional promotion. Their version consists of the FIP World Heavyweight Championship, the FIP Florida Heritage Championship and the FIP Tag Team Championship. [48]
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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World Heavyweight | Tag Team | Florida Heritage | |
Erick Stevens | December 30, 2007 | December 20, 2008 (with Roderick Strong) | March 10, 2007 |
Jon Davis | February 1, 2013 | July 31, 2010 (with Kory Chavis) | April 2, 2017 |
Ice Ribbon (アイスリボン, Aisuribon) is a joshi puroresu (women's professional wrestling) promotion. Their version consists of the ICE×60/ICE×∞ Championship, the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship and the Triangle Ribbon Championship. [49]
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Names in bold | indicates the wrestler is also a Grand Slam Champion |
Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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ICE×60/ICE×∞ | International Ribbon Tag Team | Triangle Ribbon | |
Riho [50] | April 3, 2010 | October 24, 2008 with (Yuki Sato) | November 28, 2009 |
Miyako Matsumoto [51] | March 21, 2010 | May 3, 2010 (with Jun Kasai) | March 22, 2010 |
Tsukasa Fujimoto [52] | January 4, 2010 | December 23, 2010 (with Hikaru Shida) | December 11, 2010 |
Maya Yukihi [53] | December 31, 2018 | October 29, 2017 (with Risa Sera) | May 1, 2019 |
Satsuki Totoro [54] | March 19, 2023 | May 4, 2022 with (Yuna Manase) | August 9, 2021 |
Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) is a British wrestling promotion based in Glasgow, Scotland. Their version consists of the ICW World Heavyweight Championship, the ICW Tag Team Championship, and ICW Zero-G Championship. [55]
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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World Heavyweight | Tag Team | Zero-G | |
BT Gunn | June 5, 2010 | October 23, 2013 (with Chris Renfrew) | July 30, 2017 |
Stevie Boy | April 29, 2018 | March 3, 2013 (with Davey Boy) | April 19, 2015 |
Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in October 2010, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Their version consists of the MCW Heavyweight Championship, the MCW Tag Team Championship, and MCW Intercommonwealth Championship. [56]
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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Heavyweight | Tag Team | Intercommonwealth | |
Dowie James [57] (2 times) | December 2, 2016 | November 30, 2013 (with Adam Brooks) | August 8, 2015 |
Gino Gambino [58] | July 15, 2017 | March 12, 2016 (with JXT) | August 13, 2016 |
Jonah Rock [59] | August 5, 2017 | April 11, 2015 (with Hartley Jackson) | May 14, 2016 |
Slex [60] (2 times) | April 16, 2011 | May 14, 2016 (with Marcius Pitt) | February 24, 2018 |
Adam Brooks [61] | November 9, 2019 | November 30, 2013 (with Dowie James) | February 13, 2016 |
Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an independent regional promotion that at various points served as a developmental territory for WWE and Impact Wrestling (with whom OVW is once again currently affiliated). Their version consists of the OVW Heavyweight Championship, the OVW Television Championship and the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship. [62]
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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Heavyweight | Southern Tag Team | Television | |
Brent Albright | April 25, 2005 | March 31, 2004 (with Chris Masters) | January 5, 2005 |
CM Punk | May 3, 2006 | July 28, 2006 (with Seth Skyfire) | November 9, 2005 |
Idol Stevens | March 14, 2007 | October 10, 2003 (with Nova) | January 4, 2006 |
Cody Runnels | February 17, 2007 | October 18, 2006 (with Shawn Spears) | July 6, 2007 |
James "Moose" Thomas | January 6, 2010 | September 27, 2009 (with Tilo) | September 9, 2009 |
Mike Mondo | May 29, 2010 | November 11, 2009 (with Turcan Celik) | February 4, 2009 |
Rudy Switchblade | November 2, 2011 | February 22, 2012 (with Jessie Godderz and Rob Terry) | August 27, 2008 |
Rob Terry | May 12, 2012 | February 22, 2012 (with Jessie Godderz and Rudy Switchblade) | April 21, 2012 |
Cliff Compton | January 8, 2011 | March 19, 2006 (with Deuce) | October 17, 2012 |
Jason Wayne | July 1, 2011 | January 16, 2013 (with Crimson) | September 21, 2011 |
Jamin Olivencia | April 10, 2013 | August 1, 2007 (with T.J. Dalton) | February 20, 2008 |
Flash Flanagan | November 26, 1999 | August 1, 1997 (with Nick Dinsmore) | August 3, 2013 |
Adam Revolver | December 6, 2014 | March 27, 2010 (with Ted McNaler) | September 14, 2011 |
Mohamad Ali Vaez | February 7, 2015 | May 14, 2008 (with Omar Akbar) | June 4, 2010 |
Chris Silvio | July 24, 2015 | December 10, 2008 (with Kamikaze Kid) | December 21, 2011 |
Elijah Burke | December 8, 2004 | December 5, 2015 (with Private Anthony) | September 11, 2013 |
Big Jon | April 16, 2016 | July 5, 2014 (with The Bodyguy) | March 5, 2016 |
Rocco Bellagio | May 14, 2016 | August 6, 2011 (with James "Moose" Thomas) | October 5, 2011 |
Devin Driscoll | March 19, 2016 | January 25, 2017 (with Tony Gunn) | October 11, 2006 |
Michael Hayes | November 4, 2017 | June 26, 2013 (with Mohammed Ali Vaez) | August 2, 2014 |
Randy Royal | February 14, 2018 | May 14, 2016 (with Shane Andrews) | May 11, 2013 |
Amon | July 7, 2018 | February 10, 2016 (with Adam Revolver) | March 4, 2017 |
Tony Gunn | January 30, 2019 | January 25, 2017 (with Devin Driscoll) | July 25, 2012 |
Justin Smooth | April 24, 2019 | December 3, 2016 (with Big Jon) | January 9, 2019 |
Jay Bradley | June 1, 2007 | August 3, 2019 (with Big Zo, Ca$h Flo and Hy-Zaya) | July 31, 2019 |
Dimes | April 17, 2019 | November 12, 2019 (with Corey Storm) | March 20, 2019 |
Maximus Khan | February 1, 2020 | April 6, 2019 (with Leonis Khan) | August 21, 2019 |
Philippine Wrestling Revolution (PWR) is an independent promotion based in the Philippines. Their version consists of the PWR Championship, the PWR Tag Team Championship and the Philippine Excellence (PHX) Championship. [63]
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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PWR | Tag Team | PHX | |
John Sebastian | November 13, 2016 | March 11, 2018 (with Crystal) | November 25, 2018 |
Pro-Wrestling: EVE (EVE) is a British independent women's professional wrestling promotion. Their version consists of the Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship, Pro-Wrestling: EVE International Championship, and the Pro-Wrestling: EVE Tag Team Championship. [64]
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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Pro-Wrestling: EVE | Tag Team | International | |
Sammii Jayne | May 21, 2017 | December 14, 2019 (with Gisele Shaw) | February 1, 2020 |
Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) is a United Kingdom based promotion. Their version consists of the British Heavyweight Championship, the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship and the British Cruiserweight Championship. [65]
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Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
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Undisputed British Heavyweight | Undisputed British Tag Team | Undisputed British Cruiserweight | |
Marty Scurll | March 15, 2014 | May 4, 2009 (with Zack Sabre Jr.) | October 13, 2012 |
Will Ospreay | February 14, 2020 | June 15, 2013 (with Paul Robinson) | October 19, 2014 |
Michael Oku | July 9, 2023 | August 21, 2021 (with Connor Mills) | February 14, 2020 |
Salvador Guerrero IV better known by his ring names Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr., is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Lucha Underground (LU), Ring of Honor (ROH) and Nación Lucha Libre (NLL).
Terrance Guido Gerin is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Rhyno or Rhino. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a former TNA World Tag Team Champion, and 2024 TNA Hall of Fame inductee. He also performs on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and WWE.
The NWA World's Heavyweight Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), an American professional wrestling promotion.
An "I quit" match is a type of professional wrestling submission match in which the only way to win is to make the opponent verbally concede to the referee. It is a variation of the submission match as it can only be won by submission, but it is special in that the submission has to take the form of the forfeiting opponent conceding verbally. Generally, whenever a wrestler knocks down their opponent with a move or inflicts a submission move, the opponent will be asked—either by the referee or the opponent—to say the concession into a microphone. "I quit" matches are commonly used to settle (kayfabe) grudges and embarrass rivals since saying "I quit" is usually a sign of admitted inferiority.
The Grand Slam is an accomplishment recognized by various professional wrestling promotions in the United States and Japan. It is a distinction given to a professional wrestler who has either won four specific championships within a promotion throughout their career, or all available championships. Promotions that recognize this include WWE, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The four titles typically include three singles championships, one of them usually being a world title, plus a tag team championship.
Jeremy Lynn, better known by the ring name Jerry Lynn, is an American retired professional wrestler signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach.
A championship or title in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations. Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in predetermined rivalries. These narratives create feuds between the various competitors, which cast them as villains and heroes. The bookers in a company will place the title on the most accomplished performer, or whom they believe will generate fan interest in terms of event attendance and television viewership.
Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández, better known by his ring name Juventud "Juvi" Guerrera, is a Mexican professional wrestler currently performing on the independent circuit.
Championship unification is the act of combining two or more separate professional wrestling championships into a single title.
The brand extension, also referred to as the brand split, is the separation of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE's roster of wrestlers into distinct divisions, or "brands". The promotion's wrestlers are assigned to a brand via the annual WWE Draft and exclusively perform on that brand's weekly television show, with some exceptions. Throughout its history, WWE has utilized the brand extension twice. The first brand split occurred from 2002 to 2011, while the ongoing second began in 2016.
Kevin Yanick Steen is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Kevin Owens.
On various occasions in professional wrestling, a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a champion for a vacant or newly-created championship, to determine the number-one contender for a championship, or is held with no championship or #1 championship contendorship attached to winning such as most editions of the King of the Ring tournament. Sometimes promotion may use a title tournament that are fictitious in nature - notable ones include the tournaments that established the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the WWE Intercontinental Championship, and the WWE United States Championship.
Chris Spradlin, better known by his ring name Chris Hero, is an American professional wrestler and trainer. As of July 2023, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer. Hero has worked for a number of independent wrestling promotions, including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Ring of Honor (ROH), Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Chikara, as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan. Hero has had two stints in WWE, both as part of their development territory NXT, under the ring name Kassius Ohno. His second tenure with the company saw him work as a "player-coach" for the trainees in NXT and NXT UK.
Samuel Alton Johnston, better known by the ring name Sami Callihan, is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a former Impact World Champion. He previously wrestled for Lucha Underground under the ring names Jeremiah Crane, and later, Jeremiah Snake, and on the independent circuit.
Elizabeth Chihaia-Kesar is an American professional wrestler, model, singer and ring announcer, better known by the ring name Scarlett Bordeaux. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Scarlett, alongside her real life husband, Karrion Kross, and is a member of the Final Testament stable.
Albert Christian Hardie Jr. is an American professional wrestler, currently known by his ring name ACH.
Stephon Strickland is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Swerve Strickland. He is a former AEW World Champion and AEW World Tag Team Champion.
Zachary Green, better known by his ring name Zachary Wentz, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a member of The Rascalz stable. He also makes appearances on WWE's NXT brand, where he previously performed under the ring name Nash Carter from 2020 to 2022. He has worked with other independent promotions, mostly notably for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).
The Rascalz is an American professional wrestling stable currently appearing in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as well as WWE's NXT brand. The stable consists of Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz, and Myron Reed. Miguel and Wentz are currently signed to TNA while Reed performs on the independent circuit. In TNA, Wentz is a former one-time TNA X Division Champion, and Miguel and Wentz are a former one-time Impact World Tag Team Champions.
Who do you think will be the 2nd man to win the TNA Triple Crown?...Obviously, A.J. Styles was the first to accomplish the feat, capturing the X, Tag Team and World Titles...
[Samoa Joe] has been a multi-time X Division Champion...A victory over Team 3D will put yet another championship title around his waist, leaving him just one step shy of becoming only the second Triple Crown Champion in TNA Wrestling history
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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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)But the victory also made Bayley the first Superstar to ever hold the Raw Women's Championship, the SmackDown Women's Championship and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship — the Women's Grand Slam, if you will.