Hello all and welcome to a new series of threads that I will be bringing to you over the next few weeks.
With each thread I will detail the Heavyweight title reigns of a WWE wrestler (length of reign, notable fueds etc)
Your job is simple, tell me which is your favourite and why.
I was trying to decide who to start with, but ended up settling on the person who has held more heavyweight titles in WWE than anyone else....... HHH. So, lets take a look at his reigns.
HHH first title reign started on 23rd August 1999, winning the title from Mankind in a match featuring Shane McMahon as the guest referee. He wouls lose this title 22 days later, on 14th September to Vince McMahon.
Vince would go on to vacate the title a few days later, setting up a '6 pack challenge' at Unforgiven, featuring HHH, Rock, Big Show, Mankind, Kane and the British Bulldog. HHH would win this match and successfully defend his title at No Mercy against Stone Cold Steve Austin before losing it to Big Show at Survivor Series.
HHH then defeated Big Show to regain his title on 3rd January. He retained his title against Cactus Jack at No Way Out in a Hell in a Cell match that saw Foley have to retire from wrestling. This led to a match at WrestleMania 16 against the Rock who he defeated. HHH would lose the rematch though at Backlash.
HHH regained the title from the Rock only three weeks later in an Iron Man match at Judgement Day with Shawn Michaels as guest referee (a match that also say the debut of the 'American Bad-Ass gimmick of the Undertaker, who interfered, costing the Rock the match) This reign lasted just over a month as HHH (with Vince and Shane McMahon) lost the title to the Rock (with Undertaker and Kane) when he pinned Vince McMahon.
HHH then suffered an 8 month lay off due to a torn quadracep muscle. He returned by winning the Royal Rumble, leading to a match for the Undisputed Title against Chris Jericho at WM X8. This reign also only lasted a month, as he lost the title to Hulk Hogan at Backlash.
Eric Bischoff awarded HHH his sixth Heavyweight title on 2nd September 2002. He would hold this title for over two months defeating RVD at Unforgiven, then Kane at No Mercy before losing to Shawn Michaels in the first ever Elimination Chamber match (also featuring Booker T, Kane, RVD and Jericho).
Title number 7 from HBK in a 3 Stages of Hell Match at Armageddon. This would be the start of his longest title reign (280 days), in part due to help from members of Evolution. He eventually lost the title to Goldberg at Unforgiven.
HHH regained the title from Goldberg in a Triple Threat match also featuring Kane at Armageddon. He would later retain the title due to a double count-out in a Last Man Standing match against Shawn Michaels at Royal Rumble, but would lose the title at WM 20 in a Triple Threat match to Chris Benoit (also featuring HBK).
HHH would win his next title from former Evolution member Randy Orton at Unforgiven. This reign would end with the title being declared vacant after a match between HHH, Edge and Benoit.
As a result of the vacant title, an Elimination Chamber match (involving HHH, Orton, Jericho, Edge Beniot and Evolution member Batista) was arranged to determine the next champion. HHH would defeat Randy Orton for his tenth title reign. Batista then won the Royal Rumble and went on to defeat HHH at WM 21.
This next title reign failed to last a single day. Randy Orton had been awarded the title after John Cena had to vacate the title due to injury. HHH defeated Orton for the title. He would go on to defeat Umaga before losing a Last Man Standing match to Orton later the same night.
HHH won his next title from Orton at Backlash in a Fatal 4 Way elimination match also featuring JBL and John Cena. HHH successfully defended against Orton twice, in a Steel Cage match at Judgement Day, then in a Last Man Standing match at One Night Stand. After this, HHH would be drafted to SmackDown where he would defend his title against Edge, Great Khali and Jeff Hardy before losing to Edge at Survivor Series.
HHH would then win his final title (so far) in another Elimination Chamber match, featuring Edge, Hardy, Kozlov, Big Show and Undertaker. He was drafted to Raw, and would resume his earlier fued with Randy Orton, defeating him at WM 25 before losing the title to Orton at Backlash.
So, there you have a brief summary of each of his reigns. Which did you enjoy the most, and why?
With each thread I will detail the Heavyweight title reigns of a WWE wrestler (length of reign, notable fueds etc)
Your job is simple, tell me which is your favourite and why.
I was trying to decide who to start with, but ended up settling on the person who has held more heavyweight titles in WWE than anyone else....... HHH. So, lets take a look at his reigns.
HHH first title reign started on 23rd August 1999, winning the title from Mankind in a match featuring Shane McMahon as the guest referee. He wouls lose this title 22 days later, on 14th September to Vince McMahon.
Vince would go on to vacate the title a few days later, setting up a '6 pack challenge' at Unforgiven, featuring HHH, Rock, Big Show, Mankind, Kane and the British Bulldog. HHH would win this match and successfully defend his title at No Mercy against Stone Cold Steve Austin before losing it to Big Show at Survivor Series.
HHH then defeated Big Show to regain his title on 3rd January. He retained his title against Cactus Jack at No Way Out in a Hell in a Cell match that saw Foley have to retire from wrestling. This led to a match at WrestleMania 16 against the Rock who he defeated. HHH would lose the rematch though at Backlash.
HHH regained the title from the Rock only three weeks later in an Iron Man match at Judgement Day with Shawn Michaels as guest referee (a match that also say the debut of the 'American Bad-Ass gimmick of the Undertaker, who interfered, costing the Rock the match) This reign lasted just over a month as HHH (with Vince and Shane McMahon) lost the title to the Rock (with Undertaker and Kane) when he pinned Vince McMahon.
HHH then suffered an 8 month lay off due to a torn quadracep muscle. He returned by winning the Royal Rumble, leading to a match for the Undisputed Title against Chris Jericho at WM X8. This reign also only lasted a month, as he lost the title to Hulk Hogan at Backlash.
Eric Bischoff awarded HHH his sixth Heavyweight title on 2nd September 2002. He would hold this title for over two months defeating RVD at Unforgiven, then Kane at No Mercy before losing to Shawn Michaels in the first ever Elimination Chamber match (also featuring Booker T, Kane, RVD and Jericho).
Title number 7 from HBK in a 3 Stages of Hell Match at Armageddon. This would be the start of his longest title reign (280 days), in part due to help from members of Evolution. He eventually lost the title to Goldberg at Unforgiven.
HHH regained the title from Goldberg in a Triple Threat match also featuring Kane at Armageddon. He would later retain the title due to a double count-out in a Last Man Standing match against Shawn Michaels at Royal Rumble, but would lose the title at WM 20 in a Triple Threat match to Chris Benoit (also featuring HBK).
HHH would win his next title from former Evolution member Randy Orton at Unforgiven. This reign would end with the title being declared vacant after a match between HHH, Edge and Benoit.
As a result of the vacant title, an Elimination Chamber match (involving HHH, Orton, Jericho, Edge Beniot and Evolution member Batista) was arranged to determine the next champion. HHH would defeat Randy Orton for his tenth title reign. Batista then won the Royal Rumble and went on to defeat HHH at WM 21.
This next title reign failed to last a single day. Randy Orton had been awarded the title after John Cena had to vacate the title due to injury. HHH defeated Orton for the title. He would go on to defeat Umaga before losing a Last Man Standing match to Orton later the same night.
HHH won his next title from Orton at Backlash in a Fatal 4 Way elimination match also featuring JBL and John Cena. HHH successfully defended against Orton twice, in a Steel Cage match at Judgement Day, then in a Last Man Standing match at One Night Stand. After this, HHH would be drafted to SmackDown where he would defend his title against Edge, Great Khali and Jeff Hardy before losing to Edge at Survivor Series.
HHH would then win his final title (so far) in another Elimination Chamber match, featuring Edge, Hardy, Kozlov, Big Show and Undertaker. He was drafted to Raw, and would resume his earlier fued with Randy Orton, defeating him at WM 25 before losing the title to Orton at Backlash.
So, there you have a brief summary of each of his reigns. Which did you enjoy the most, and why?
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