A Counterfactual History of TNA

THE COUNTERFACTUAL HISTORY OF TNA(Part 12 of Counterfactual Title Histories. This is the full card history of TNA; now that it’s got 5 years, it’s taken a spot, in the context of the time period of American wrestling history that the Counterfactual covers sufficient to put together this history. Note that the look stops at the close of ’06, we’ll stay one show behind going forward, which, actually, will put Counterfactual TNA ahead of Counterfactual WWF in the timeline. It’ll all be okay.)

The 1st Show: 6/02
TNA Championship: Low Ki d. AJ Styles
X Division Title: Jerry Lynn d. Jimmy Yang
TNA Tag Team Titles: James Storm/Ron Killings d. Ken Shamrock/Rick Steiner
Psychosys d. Norman Smiley
Steve Corino d. Jeff Jarrett
Scott Hall d. Konnan
Sonny Siaki d. Buff Bagwell
Joey Mathews/Christian York d. Dupps

The 25th Show: 12/02
TNA: Low Ki d. Red
X: Jerry Lynn d. Chris Daniels
Tags: Maximos d. Killings/Storm
Kid Kash d. EZ Money
Jimmy Rave d. Tony Mamaluke
David Young d. Ace Steele
Jason Cross d. Shark Boy
Road Dogg/Brian Lee d. Harris Brothers

The 31st Show: 2/03
TNA: Paul London d. Low Ki
X: Jerry Lynn d. Steve Corino
Tags: America’s Most Wanted d. Maximos
Jimmy Rave d. Kid Kash
Sandman d. Raven
Tony Mamaluke d. Shark Boy
Ron Killings d. David Young
Road Dogg/Brian Lee d. Rock n Roll Express

First Anniversary 6/03
TNA: AJ Styles d. Paul London
X: Chris Daniels d. Jerry Lynn
Tags: AMW d. Chris Sabin/Frankie Kazarian
Sting d. Jeff Jarrett
Sean Waltman d. Justin Credible
DLo Brown d. Perry Saturn
Sandman d. New Jack
David Young/Don Harris d. Mike Sanders/Kenzo Suzuki

75th Show: 12/03TNA: AJ Styles d. Low Ki
X: CM Punk d. Chris Daniels
Tags: Abyss/Raven d. AMW
Sting d. Jarrett
Sabin d. DLo
Matt Bentley d. Disco Inferno
David Young d. Kevin Northcutt
Julio Dinero/Joe Legend d. Simon Diamond/Johnny Swinger

82nd Show: 2/04
TNA: AJ Styles d. Jerry Lynn
X: Ron Killings d. CM Punk
Tags: Abyss/Raven d. Terry Funk/Dustin Rhodes
Chris Sabin d. Roderick Strong
Sanjay Dutt d. Jimmy Rave
Elix Skipper d. Kid Kash
Jeff Jarrett d. Matt Bentley
Legend/Dinero d. Insane Clown Posse

2nd Anniversary Show: 6/04
TNA: AJ Styles d. Monte Brown
X: Sanjay Dutt d. Ron Killings
Tags: AMW (3/2) d. Abyss/Raven
Konnan d. Sonny Siaki
Road Dogg d. Disco Inferno
Chad Collyer d. Johnny Swinger
Hernandez d. Lance Hoyt
AMW d. Hernandez/Hoyt

Final Resolution ‘05
TNA: Chris Daniels d. AJ Styles
X: Sanjay Dutt d. Jeff Hardy
Tags: Chris Sabin/Petey Williams d. AMW
Monte Brown d. Frankie Kazarian
Bobby Roode d. Matt Bentley
Ron Killings d. Elix Skipper
Raven d. Jarrett
Scott Hall/Kevin Nash d. Dustin Rhodes/Chris Candido

Slammiversary ’05: 3rd Anniversary
TNA: AJ Styles (2) d. Chris Daniels
X: Alex Shelley d. Sanjay Dutt
Tags: Sabin/Williams d. Abyss/Raven
Samoa Joe d. Monte Brown
Samoa Joe d. Sean Waltman
Samoa Joe d. Red
Bobby Roode d. Matt Bentley
Killings/Skipper d. Road Dogg/Konnan

Turning Point ‘05
TNA: Samoa Joe d. AJ Styles
X: Christian d. Alex Shelley
Tags: Generation Next: Austin Aries/Rod Strong d. Sabin/Williams
Abyss d. Raven
Rhyno d. Monte Brown
Sanjay Dutt d. Sabu
Bobby Roode d. Kanyon
Dudleys d. AMW d. Killings/Skipper d. Road Dogg/Konnan

Final Resolution ‘06
TNA: Samoa Joe d. Homicide
X: Chris Daniels (2) d. Christian
Tags: Sabin/Williams (2) d. Generation Next
Abyss d. Raven
Styles d. Tanahashi
Shelley d. Lethal d. Dutt d. Waltman
Sting d. Roode
AMW d. Dudleys d. Killings/Skipper d. New Age Outlaws

Slammiversary ’06: 4th Anniversary
TNA: Joe d. AJ Styles
X: Low Ki d. Chris Daniels
Tags: AMW (4/3) d. Sabin/Williams
Aries d. Shelley
Sting d. Abyss
Christian d. Jarrett
Rhyno d. Roode
Dudleys d. New Age Outlaws

Turning Point ‘06
TNA: Joe d. Daniels
X: Homicide d. Low Ki
Tags: Generation Next: Aries (2)/Shelley d. AMW
Kurt Angle d. Sting
Christian d. Rhyno
Styles d. Abyss
Sabin d. Kazarian
Dutt/Lethal d. Killings/Bentley

ECW TITLE HISTORIES

ECW TITLE HISTORIES
(Part 11 of Counterfactual title history series)



ECW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
SABU d. Cactus Jack (N2R '93 Philly)
THE FRANCHISE SHANE DOUGLAS (N2R '96 Philly)
TERRY FUNK (Barely Legal '97 Philly)
SHANE DOUGLAS (2) (Hardcore Heaven '97 FTLauderdale)
TAZ (N2R '97 Monaca, PA)
TAJIRI (HHeaven '99 Poughkeepsie)
MASATO TANAKA (N2R '99 Buffalo)
ROB VAN DAM (HHeaven '00 Milwaukee)
JERRY LYNN (Heatwave '00 LA)
ROB VAN DAM (Guilty as Charged '01 Queens)

ECW TV TITLE
SANDMAN d. Hawk (N2R '93)
2 COLD SCORPIO (N2R '94)
RVD (N2R '96)
LANCE STORM (N2R '97)
TAJIRI (HHeaven '00)

ECW TAG TEAM TITLE
PUBLIC ENEMY d. Orient Express (N2R)
BUBBA RAY DUDLEY/MIKEY WHIPWRECK (N2R '95)
ELIMINATORS (N2R '96)
DUDLEY BOYS (Barely Legal '97)
IMPACT PLAYERS (N2R '98)
DUDLEYS (3/2) (Hardcore Heaven '99)
LITTLE GUIDO/SUPER NOVA (Heatwave '99)
KID KASH/CHRIS CHETTI (LDangerously '00)
SANDMAN/CW ANDERSON (Heatwave '00)
LITTLE GUIDO/MIKEY WHIPWRECK (2) (N2R '00)
RHYNO/SPIKE DUDLEY (Guilty as Charged '01)

History of the NWA Tag Team Titles

History of the NWA Tag Team Titles
(Part 10 in our look at Counterfactual Title Histories)

RICKY STEAMBOAT/JAY YOUNGBLOOD d. Ray Stevens/Greg Valentine (5/80 Greensboro)
RAY STEVENS/JIMMY SNUKA (6/80 Greensboro)
PAUL JONES/MASKED SUPERSTAR (11/80 Greensboro)
RAY STEVENS (2)/IVAN KOLOFF (2/81 Greensboro)
PAUL JONES/MASKED SUPERSTAR (2) (3/81 Greensboro)
ANDERSONS (5/81 Tokyo)
(stripped)
SGT. SLAUGHTER/DON KERNODLE d. Giant Baba/Antonio Inoki (9/82 Tokyo)
RICKY STEAMBOAT/JAY YOUNGBLOOD (2) (10/83 Greenville)
BRISCOS (2) (10/83 Richmond)
WAHOO MCDANIEL/DICK SLATER (Starrcade '83 Greensboro)
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (Starrcade '84 Greensboro)
ROCK N ROLL EXPRESS (Starrcade '85 Greensboro)
ROAD WARRIORS (Starrcade '87 Chicago)
STEINERS (Wrestlewar '90 Greensboro)
DUSTIN RHODES/BOBBY EATON (Superbrawl '91 St. Petersberg)
STEINERS (2) (Starrcade '91 Norfolk)
DUSTIN RHODES (2)/BARRY WINDHAM (Superbrawl '92 Milwaukee)
HOLLYWOOD BLONDS (Starrcade '92 Atlanta)
ARN ANDERSON/RICK RUDE (Slamboree '93 Atlanta)
CACTUS JACK/STING (Fall Brawl '93 Houston)
NASTY BOYS (Superbrawl '94 Albany)
PAUL ORNDORFF/MARC MERO (Slamboree '94 Philly)
25. NASTY BOYS (2) (Roanoke '94 Fall Brawl)
HARLEM HEAT (Starrcade '94 Nashville)
RIC FLAIR/RANDY SAVAGE (Slamboree '95 St. Petersberg)
ROAD WARRIORS (2) (Superbrawl '96 St Petersberg)
HARLEM HEAT (2) (Slamboree '96 Baton Rouge)
SCOTT HALL/KEVIN NASH (Fall Brawl '96 Winston Salem)
HAKU/BARBARIAN (Starrcade '96 Nashville)
SEAN WALTMAN/KONAN (Superbrawl '97 San Francisco)
STEINERS (3) (Fall Brawl '97 Winston Salem)
SCOTT HALL/KEVIN NASH (Superbrawl '98 SF)
JUVENTUD GUERRERA/SILVER KING (Slamboree '98 Worchester)
NORMAN SMILEY/ERNEST MILLER (Fall Brawl '98 Winston Salem)
KEVIN NASH (3)/BILL GOLDBERG (Starrcade '98 DC)
PERRY SATURN/DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE (Superbrawl '99 Oakland)
NORMAN SMILEY (2)/LEX LUGER (Starrcade '99 DC)
TERRY FUNK/HULK HOGAN (Superbrawl '00 SF)
SCOTT STEINER (4)/MIKE AWESOME (Slamboree '00 KC)
SHANE HELMS/SHANNON MOORE (Fall Brawl '00 Buffalo)
DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE/KANYON (Superbrawl '01 Nashville)

The 100th Post - History of the US Title

POST 100 – HISTORY OF THE U.S. TITLE
(Part 9 of the Counterfactual Title Histories; there’s more to go, NWA tag team titles, all 3 ECW belts, the counterfactual 5 year history of TNA, and then a list of the 100 greatest wrestlers in Counterfactual history…all coming up as we make our slow walk to Summer Slam ’06.)

RIC FLAIR d. Jimmy Snuka (4/80 Greensboro)
RODDY PIPER (1/81 Raleigh)
WAHOO MCDANIEL (8/81 Greensboro)
(stripped)
SGT. SLAUGHTER d. Ricky Steamboat (10/81 Charlotte)
WAHOO MCDANIEL (2) (5/82 Richmond)
(injured, belt vacated)
SGT SLAUGHTER (2)
WAHOO MCDANIEL (8/82 Charlotte)
GREG VALENTINE (11/82 Greensboro)
RODDY PIPER (2) (4/83 Greensboro)
GREG VALENTINE (2) (4/83 Greensboro)
RICKY STEAMBOAT (Starrcade ’83 Greensboro)
TULLY BLANCHARD (Starrcade ’84 Greensboro)
BARRY WINDHAM (Starrcade ’87 Chicago)
STING (Starrcade ’88 Norfolk)
ARN ANDERSON (Wrestlewar ’90 Greensboro)
STAN HANSEN (Starrcade ’90 StL)
BRIAN PILLMAN (Wrestlewar ’91 Phoenix)
ARN ANDERSON (2) (Superbrawl ’91 St. Petersberg)
RICKY STEAMBOAT (2) (Starrcade ’91 Norfolk)
RICK RUDE (Wrestlewar ’92 Jacksonville)
JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER (Great American Bash ’92 Albany, GA)
GREAT MUTA (Starrcade ’92 Atlanta)
2 COLD SCORPIO (Superbrawl ’93 Asheville, NC)
RICKY STEAMBOAT (3) (Slamboree ’93 Atlanta)
25. 2 COLD SCORPIO (2) (Fall Brawl ’93 Houston)
STEVE AUSTIN (Starrcade ’93 Charlotte)
ARN ANDERSON (3) (Fall Brawl ’94 Roanoke)
DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE (Fall Brawl ’94 Asheville)
RIC FLAIR (2) (Slamboree ’96 Baton Rouge)
REY MYSTERIO (Fall Brawl ’96 Winston Salem)
EDDY GUERRERO (Slamboree ’97 Charlotte)
PERRY SATURN (Starrcade ’97 DC)
DEAN MALENKO (Superbrawl ’98 San Francisco)
PERRY SATURN (2) (Fall Brawl ’98 Winston Salem)
REY MYSTERIO (2) (Starrcade ’98 DC)
DEAN MALENKO (2) (Fall Brawl ’99 Winston Salem)
VAMPYRO (Starrcade ’99 DC)
BILLY KIDMAN (Superbrawl ’00 San Francisco)
LANCE STORM (Fall Brawl ’00 Buffalo)

NWA World Title History

NWA WORLD TITLE HISTORY
(Part 8 of the Counterfactual Title Histories. This is an attempt to construct a straight line which connects the full century of American wrestling. The NWA did not exist until 1929; there have occasionally been disputes as to the actual champion. We’ve tried to clean that up here to give a lineal title history.)

GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT d. Tom Jenkins (05/1904 NYC)
FRANK GOTCH (4/08, Chicago)
(Gotch retired as champion)
JOE STECHER d. Charlie Cutler (07/15, Omaha)
EARL CADDOCK (04/17, Omaha)
JOE STECHER (2) (1/20, NYC)
STRANGLER LEWIS (12/20, NYC)
STANISLAUS ZBYSKO (5/21, NYC)
WAYNE MUNN (1/25, KC)
STANISLAUS ZBYSKO (2) (4/25, Philly)
JOE STECHER (3) (5/25, StL)
STRANGLER LEWIS (2) (2/28, StL)
GUS SONNENBERG (1/29, Boston)
ED DON GEORGE (12/30, LA)
STRANGLER LEWIS (3) (4/31 LA)
JIM BROWNING (2/33, NYC)
JIM LONDOS (6/34, NYC)
DONNO O’MAHONEY (6/35, Boston)
DON SHIKAT (3/36 NYC)
ALI BABA (4/36, Detroit)
EVERETT MARSHALL (6/36 Columbus)
LOU THESZ (12/37 StL)
CRUSHER CASEY (2/38 Boston)
(stripped)
EVERETT MARSHALL (2) (9/38)
LOU THESZ (2) (2/39, StL)
25. BRONKO NAGURSKI (6/39, Houston)
RAY STEELE (3/40 StL)
BRONKO NAGURSKI (2) (3/41 Houston)
SANDOR SZABO (6/41 StL)
BILL LONGSON (2/42 StL)
YVON ROBERT (10/42 Montreal)
BOBBY MANAGOFF (11/42 Houston)
BILL LONGSON (2) (2/43 StL)
WHIPPER BILLY WATSON (2/47 StL)
LOU THESZ (3) (4/47 StL)
BILL LONGSON (3) (11/47 StL)
LOU THESZ (4) (7/48 Indy)
BILLY WATSON (2) (3/56 Toronto)
LOU THESZ (5) (11/56 StL)
DICK HUTTON (11/57 Toronto)
PAT O’CONNOR (1/59 StL)
NATURE BOY BUDDY ROGERS (6/61 Chicago)
LOU THESZ (6) (1/63 Toronto)
GENE KINISKI (1/66 StL)
DORY FUNK, JR. (2/69 Toronto)
HARLEY RACE (5/73 KC)
JACK BRISCO (7/73 Houston)
GIANT BABA (12/74 Japan)
JACK BRISCO (2) (12/74 Tokyo)
TERRY FUNK (12/75 Miami)
50. HARLEY RACE (2) (2/77 Toronto)
DUSTY RHODES (8/79 Tampa)
HARLEY RACE (3) (8/79 Orlando)
GIANT BABA (2) (10/79 Japan)
HARLEY RACE (4) (11/79 Japan)
GIANT BABA (3) (9/80 Japan)
HARLEY RACE (5) (9/80 Japan)
TOMMY RICH (4/81 Augusta)
HARLEY RACE (6) (5/81 Gainesville GA)
DUSTY RHODES (2) (6/81 Atlanta)
RIC FLAIR (9/81 KC)
HARLEY RACE (7) (6/83 StL)
RIC FLAIR (2) (Starrcade ’83 Greensboro)
DR. DEATH STEVE WILLIAMS (Starrcade ’87 Chicago)
RIC FLAIR (3) (Starrcade ’88 Norfolk)
STING (Starrcade ’90 StL)
JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER (Starrcade ’91 Norfolk)
FLYIN’ BRIAN PILLMAN (Superbrawl ’92 Milwaukee)
RICKY STEAMBOAT (Great American Bash ’92 Albany)
VADER (Starrcade ’92 Atlanta)
RIC FLAIR (4) (Fall Brawl ’94 Roanoke)
TERRY FUNK (2) (Slamboree ’94 Philly)
VADER (2) (Fall Brawl ’94 Roanoke)
STING (2) (Superbrawl ’95 Baltimore)
CHRIS BENOIT (Slamboree ’96 Baton Rouge)
75. DEAN MALENKO (Slamboree ’97 Charlotte)
CHRIS BENOIT (2) (Starrcade ’97 DC)
CHRIS JERICHO (Slamboree ’98 Worchester)
EDDY GUERRERO (Starrcade ’98 DC)
CHRIS BENOIT (3) (Superbrawl ’99 Oakland)
THE FRANCHISE SHANE DOUGLAS (Fall Brawl ’99 Winston Salem)
JEFF JARRETT (Starrcade ’99 DC)
RIC FLAIR (5) (Superbrawl ’00 San Francisco)
SHANE DOUGLAS (Slamboree ’00 KC)
REY MYSTERIO, JR. (Fall Brawl ’00 Buffalo)

History of the Legends Match

THE LEGENDS MATCH
(Part 7 in the series. A Counterfactual WM tradition, the analogue being the undercard veterans’ matches in the old All Japan and NOAH)
I. Andre the Giant d. David Sammartino
II. Andre the Giant d. Bruno Sammartino
III. Andre the Giant d. Harley Race
IV. Andre the Giant d. Hulk Hogan
V. Hulk Hogan d. Ultimate Warrior
VI. Hulk Hogan d. Dusty Rhodes
VII. Hulk Hogan/Jimmy Snuka d. White Flight: Ultimate Warrior/Sgt. Slaughter
Undertaker d. Jake Roberts
VIII. Hulk Hogan d. Jake Roberts
IX. Bob Backlund d. Hulk Hogan
X. Randy Savage d. Crush
XI. Undertaker d. Lawrence Taylor
XII. Jake Roberts d. Roddy Piper
XIII. Undertaker d. NOD: Ahmed Johnson/Ron Simmons
XIV. Undertaker d. Kane
XV. Ken Shamrock draw Undertaker
XVI. The Rock d. D Lo Brown
XVII. The Rock d. Undertaker
XVIII. Ric Flair d. Hulk Hogan d. Undertaker
XIX. DMW: Undertaker/PAUL/Kane d. Hulk Hogan
The Rock d. Steve Austin
XX. The Rock/Cactus Jack d. Brock Lesnar/Bill Goldberg
XXI. Rey Mysterio d. Undertaker d. PAUL
XXII. Cactus Jack d. Rob Van Dam

WRESTLEMANIA MAIN EVENT HISTORY

WRESTLEMANIA MAIN EVENT HISTORY(Part 6 in the series of Counterfactual WWF History, the WWF Champion going into the match is designated with a (c). The Double World Title – WWF/ECW – was on the line at XVIII, the Undisputed Title – WWF/ECW/NWA was first contested at XIX)

I RICKY STEAMBOAT (c) d. Barry Windham
II. THE DYNAMITE KID d. Ricky Steamboat (c)
III. RICKY STEAMBOAT d. Dynamite Kid (c)
IV. DYNAMITE KID d. Ricky Steamboat (c)
V. RANDY SAVAGE (c) d. Bret Hart
VI. CURT HENNIG (c) d. Randy Savage
VII. CURT HENNIG (c) d. Randy Savage
VIII. BRET HART d. Ric Flair (c)
IX. BRET HART (c) d. Razor Ramon
X. OWEN HART d. Bret Hart (c)

XI. BRET HART d. Shawn Michaels (c)
XII. SHAWN MICHAELS d. Bret Hart (c)
XIII. STEVE AUSTIN d. Bret Hart (c)
XIV. OWEN HART (c) d. Shawn Michaels
XV. CACTUS JACK d. Owen Hart (c)
XVI. CHRIS BENOIT d. Cactus Jack (c)
XVII. KURT ANGLE d. Chris Benoit (c)
XVIII. KURT ANGLE (c) d. Curt Hennig
XIX. KURT ANGLE (c) d. Brock Lesnar
XX. CHRIS BENOIT d. Kurt Angle (c)
XXI. EDDY GUERRERO d. Chris Benoit (c)
XXII. REY MYSTERIO, JR. (c) d. Chris Benoit

The History of the Number One Contender Battle Royal

THE HISTORY OF THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER BATTLE ROYAL(Part 5 in the series of title histories; beginning in 1991, every other year, following Wrestlemania, WWF has kicked off its new cycle with a 30 man battle royal. A battle royal was held in 1996, and the event is now in even numbered years. In 2004, the battle royal was held after Summer Slam, as will be the case in 2006. In an ideal Counterfactual, this event would be called the Royal Rumble – and the Royal Rumble event would be called Justice Sunday. However, to avoid confusion, we do it like this.)

1991 Winner: Davey Boy Smith (last elimination – Sid)
1993 Winner: Razor Ramon (last elimination – Shawn Michaels)
1995 Winner: Hakushi (last elimination – Razor Ramon)
1996 Winner: Owen Hart (last elimination – Steve Austin)
1998 Winner: Cactus Jack (last elimination – Steve Austin)
2000 Winner: The Rock (last elimination – Chris Jericho)
2002 Winner: Rey Mysterio, Jr. (last elimination – Shawn Michaels)
2004 Winner: Eddy Guerrero (last elimination – Christian)

The History of the Hart-Guerrero Memorial Triple Crown

THE HISTORY OF THE HART-GUERRERO MEMORIAL TRIPLE CROWN
(this is part 4 in a series; the Triple Crown is awarded to those who have won all 3 of the WWF championships (World, IC, tags) during their careers. It has been renamed twice, for Owen Hart and then for Eddy Guerrero. It is symbolized by the Triple Crown trophy, on which are engraved the names of all of the recipients; that trophy is held by the most recent TC winner until he passes it to the next in a ceremony.)

PEDRO MORALES
WWF Champion – 12/71
Tag Team Champion – 8/80
IC Champion – 12/80

BRET HIT MAN HART
Tag Team Champion – Wrestlemania II, 1986
IC Champion – Wrestlemania IV, 1988
WWF Champion – Wrestlemania VIII, 1992

THE HEARTBREAK KID SHAWN MICHAELS
Tag Team Champion – Royal Rumble ‘89
IC Champion – Survivor Series ‘92
WWF Champion – Survivor Series ‘94

OWEN HARTIC Champion – Survivor Series ‘92
WWF Champion – Wrestlemania X 1994
Tag Team Champion – Royal Rumble ‘97

STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN
Tag Team Champion – Royal Rumble ‘96
WWF Champion – Wrestlemania XIII 1997
IC Champion – Summer Slam ‘98

CACTUS JACK
IC Champion – Survivor Series ‘96
Tag Team Champion – Royal Rumble ‘98
WWF Champion – Summer Slam ‘98

EDDY GUERRERO
IC Champion – Wrestlemania XVI 2000
Tag Team Champion – Summer Slam ‘02
WWF Champion – Summer Slam ‘03

REY MYSTERIO, JR.IC Champion – Royal Rumble ‘03
Tag Team Champion – Summer Slam ‘04
WWF Champion – Summer Slam ‘05

CHRIS BENOITWWF Champion – Wrestlemania XVI 2000
Tag Team Champion – Summer Slam ‘02
IC Champion – Survivor Series ‘05

The History of the WWF Tag Team Championship

The History of the WWF Tag Team Championship
(third in a series; there is a more complicated lineage to the WWF tag belts that goes back to the 50s, we’ll use the official company history before the counterhistory takes over)

LUKE GRAHAM/TARZAN TYLER d. Dick the Bruiser/The Original Sheik (6/71, NYC)
KARL GOTCH/RENE GOULET (12/71, Philly)
BARON MIKEL SCICLONA/KING CURTIS (2/72, NYC)
CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW/SONNY KING (5/72, NYC)
MR. FUJI/PROFESSOR TANAKA (6/72, Philly)
TONY GAREA/HAYSTACKS CALHOUN (5/73, Hamburg PA)
MR. FUJI/PROFESSOR TANAKA [2] (9/73, Philly)
TONY GAREA [2]/DEAN HO (11/73, Hamburg)
VALIANT BROTHERS (5/74, Hamburg)
DOMINIC DENUCCI/VICTOR RIVERA (5/75, Philly)
BLACKJACKS (8/75, Philly)
TONY PARISI/LOUIS CERDAN (11/75, Philly)
EXECUTIONERS (5/76, Philly)
(stripped of titles)
CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW [2]/BILLY WHITE WOLF (12/76)
(White Wolf injured, titles vacated)
MR. FUJI/PROFESSOR TANAKA [3] d. Tony Garea/Larry Zbysko (9/77, Philly)
DOMINIC DENUCCI [2]/DINO BRAVO (3/78, Philly)
YUKON LUMBERJACKS (6/78, NYC)
TONY GAREA [3]/LARRY ZBYSKO (11/78, Allentown)
VALIANT BROTHERS [2] (3/79, Allentown)
TITO SANTANA/IVAN PUTSKI (10/79, NYC)
THE SAMOANS (4/80, Allentown)
BOB BACKLUND/PEDRO MORALES (8/80, NYC)
(title vacated, Backlund already WWF Champ, belts can’t be held concurrently)
SAMOANS [2] d. Tony Garea/Rene Goulet (9/80, Allentown)
TONY GAREA [4]/RICK MARTEL (11/80, Philly)
25. MOONDOGS (3/81, Allentown)
TONY GAREA [5]/RICK MARTEL [2] (7/81, Allentown)
MR. FUJI [4]/SAITO (10/81, Allentown)
THE STRONGBOWS (Jay-3) (06/82, NYC)
MR. FUJI [5]/SAITO [2] (07/82, Allentown)
THE STRONGBOWS [2] [Jay-4] (10/82 Allentown)
THE SAMOANS [3] (3/83 Allentown)
TONY ATLAS/ROCKY JOHNSON (11/83, Allentown)
DICK MURDOCH/ADRIAN ADONIS (4/84, Hamburg)
BARRY WINDHAM/MIKE ROTUNDO (1/85, Hartford)
IRON SHEIK/NIKOLAI VOLKOFF (2/85, NYC)
TITO SANTANA [2]/BRUTUS BEEFCAKE (Wrestlemania 1985 NYC)
THE HART FOUNDATION: BRET HART/BRITISH BULLDOG (Wrestlemania II, 1986, Chicago)
ROUGEAU BROTHERS (Survivor Series ’87, Cleveland)
BRAINBUSTERS (Survivor Series, ’88 Cleveland)
THE ROCKERS (Royal Rumble ’89, Houston)
BRAINBUSTERS [2] (Wrestlemania V 1989, Atlantic City)
THE ROCKERS [2] (Summer Slam ’89, ERutherford)
RODDY PIPER/JAKE ROBERTS (Royal Rumble ’90 Orlando)
MARTY JANNETTY [3]/RICK RUDE (Wrestlemania VI 1990, Toronto)
ORIENT EXPRESS (Summer Slam ’90, Philly)
ROAD WARRIORS (Survivor Series ’90, Hartford)
MONEY INC.: MIKE ROTUNDO [2]/TED DIBIASE (Royal Rumble ’92, Albany)
STEINER BROTHERS (Survivor Series ’92, Cleveland)
QUEBECERS: JACQUES ROUGEAU [2]/PIERRE OULETTE (Royal Rumble ’94 Providence)
50. BAM BAM BIGELOW/LEX LUGER (Wrestlemania X, 1994, NYC)
THE HART FOUNDATION V2: BRET HART [2]/JIM NEIDHART (Survivor Series ’94, San Antonio)
THE BRITISH EMPIRE: BRITISH BULLDOG [2]/BOB BACKLUND [2] (Royal Rumble ’95 Tampa)
SMOKING GUNNS (Wrestlemania XI 1995 Hartford)
RAZOR RAMON/DIESEL (Survivor Series ’95 DC)
STEVE AUSTIN/DUSTIN RHODES (Royal Rumble ’96 Fresno)
BART GUNN [2]/MARC MERO (Summer Slam ’96 Cleveland)
THE HART FOUNDATION V3: BRITISH BULLDOG [3]/OWEN HART (Royal Rumble ’97 San Antonio)
ROAD WARRIORS [2] (Summer Slam ’97 ERutherford)
NATION OF DOMINATION: THE ROCK/D LO BROWN (Survivor Series ’97 Montreal)
CACTUS JACK/TERRY FUNK (Royal Rumble ’98 San Jose)
NEW AGE OUTLAWS: BILLY GUNN [2]/ROAD DOGG (Wrestlemania XIV 1998 Boston)
NATION OF DOMINATION [2] (Summer Slam ’98 NYC)
HARDY BOYS (Wrestlemania XV 1999 Philly)
DUDLEY BOYS (Survivor Series ’99 Detroit)
HARDYS [2] (Wrestlemania XVI 2000 Anaheim)
EDGE/CHRISTIAN (Summer Slam ’00 Raleigh)
TAZ/RAVEN (Royal Rumble ’01 New Orleans)
DUDLEYS [2] (Wrestlemania XVII 2001 Houston)
THE HART FOUNDATION V4: CHRIS JERICHO/LANCE STORM (Royal Rumble ’02 Atlantic City)
CHRIS BENOIT/EDDY GUERRERO (Summer Slam ’02 Long Island)
TEAM ANGLE: CHARLIE HAAS/SHELTON BENJAMIN (Royal Rumble ’03 Boston)
SHAWN MICHAELS [3]/HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY (Wrestlemania XIX 2003 Seattle)
HAAS/BENJAMIN [2] (Royal Rumble ’04, Philly)
RIC FLAIR/LEVIATHAN (Wrestlemania XX 2004 NYC)
75. REY MYSTERIO, Jr./ROB VAN DAM (Summer Slam ’04 Toronto)
SHELTON BENJAMIN [3]/KURT ANGLE (Survivor Series ’04 Cleveland)
THE SPREEKILLERS: SHANE HELMS/RHYNO (Royal Rumble ’05 Fresno)
RANDY ORTON/JOHN CENA (Wrestlemania XXI 2005 Los Angeles)
BOOKER T/THE NEOCON GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BRADSHAW (Survivor Series ’05 Detroit)
DEAD MEN WALKING: KANE/THE GIANT PAUL~ (Wrestlemania XXII 2006 Chicago)

The History of the Intercontinental Championship

The History of the Intercontinental Championship
(Part II in the series of Counterfactual Title Histories)

PAT PATTERSON (wins “tournament” in “Rio”, 09/79)
KEN PATERA (04/80, NYC)
PEDRO MORALES (12/80, NYC)
THE MAGNIFICENT DON MURACO (06/81, Philly)
PEDRO MORALES [2] (11/81, NYC)
DON MURACO [2] (01/83, NYC)
TITO SANTANA (02/84, Boston)
GREG THE HAMMER VALENTINE (09/84, London, Ontario)
ROWDY RODDY PIPER (Wrestlemania 1985, NYC)
MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE (Wrestlemania II 1986, Chi)
BRET HIT MAN HART (Wrestlemania IV 1988, Atlantic City)
MR PERFECT CURT HENNIG (Royal Rumble ’89 Houston)
RAVISHING RICK RUDE (Wrestlemania V, 1989 Atlantic City)
THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN TED DIBIASE (Survivor Series ’89 Chicago)
BRET HART [2] (Royal Rumble ’90, Orlando)
RODDY PIPER [2] (Survivor Series ’91, Detroit)
RANDY SAVAGE [2] (Royal Rumble ’92 Albany)
THE HEARTBREAK KID SHAWN MICHAELS (Survivor Series ’92 Cleveland)
OWEN HART (Survivor Series ’92 Cleveland)
SHAWN MICHAELS [2] (Royal Rumble ’93 Sacramento)
RAZOR RAMON (Wrestlemania X 1994, NYC)
OWEN HART [2] (Royal Rumble ’95, Tampa)
RAZOR RAMON [2] (Wrestlemania XI 1995, Hartford)
SHAWN MICHAELS [3] (Summer Slam ’95 Pittsburgh)
25. VADER (Royal Rumble ’96, Fresno)
CACTUS JACK (Survivor Series ’96, NYC)
KEN SHAMROCK (Survivor Series, ’97 Montreal)
STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN (Summer Slam ’98, NYC)
AL SNOW (Wrestlemania XV 1999, Philly)
SEAN WALTMAN (Summer Slam ’99, Minneapolis)
LIONHEART CHRIS JERICHO (Survivor Series ’99 Detroit)
EDDY GUERRERO (Wrestlemania XVI 2000, Anaheim)
CHRIS JERICHO [2] (Summer Slam ’00, Raleigh)
LORD STEVEN REGAL (Survivor Series ’00 Tampa)
STEVE AUSTIN [2] (Wrestlemania XVII 2001, Houston)
(belt joins the NWA US Title and the ECW TV Title and is renamed the Worldwide Championship)
TAJIRI (Summer Slam ’01, San Jose)
TAZ (Survivor Series ’01, Greensboro)
ROB VAN DAM (Royal Rumble ’02 Atlanta)
SHAWN MICHAELS [4] (Summer Slam ’02 Long Island)
ROB VAN DAM [2] (Survivor Series ’02, NYC)
REY MYSTERIO, Jr. (Royal Rumble ’03, Boston)
TAJIRI [2] (Summer Slam ’03, Phoenix)
CHAVO GUERRERO (Survivor Series ’03 Dallas)
EDDY GUERRERO [2] (Wrestlemania XX, 2004, NYC)
THE LIZARD KING CHRIS JERICHO [3] (Summer Slam ’04, Toronto)
EDGE (Royal Rumble ’05, Fresno)
(Edge relinquishes belt in order to wrestle unsanctioned match against Matt Hardy at Summer Slam ’05)
CHRIS BENOIT d. Kurt Angle (Survivor Series ’05, Detroit)
DAVE FIT FINLAY (Royal Rumble ’06, Miami)
HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY-McMAHON (Wrestlemania XXII 2006, Chicago)

The History of the WWF Championship

The History of the WWF Championship
As requested, the next series of posts will be in this format; actually, there’s a storyline fit for a look back at most of these belts, but as opposed to putting these lists within that form, I’ll do it like this for easier reference access.

If you’re looking for XXII, note that now, the most recent events are at the bottom on the right hand side, as I’ve archived everything in order. I’ve also labeled the events, so if you click the arrows, you’ll see the event that is posted. Further, after each event there are labels, so you can do with those what you will.

Summer Slam ’06 will be posted no later than August, probably with two posts to build the show. Traditionally, of course, Summer Slam is the weakest Counterfactual show, as it’s where we have access to the fewest workers.

Nonetheless, I’ve got a WWF Title matchup that few of you will expect, we’ll keep building to the big Edge/Matt HIAC match at XXIII, and one of the biggest angles in Counterfactual history is closing in on us. It’ll be a good time.

I see all of these coming posts as highlight packages, with either clips of the match, or, if say the match didn’t actually take place, clips or stills of the wrestler in question. They should be long packages, the kinds of things you’d download from youtube. Had I more technological inclination, of course, I could actually put such a package together.

But I’m only one man. And I do, you know, have a job and stuff.

NATURE BOY BUDDY ROGERS d. Antonino Rocca (04/63, Rio)
BRUNO SAMMARTINO (05/63, NYC)
IVAN KOLOFF (01/71, NYC)
PEDRO MORALES (12/71, NYC)
STAN STASIAK (12/73, Philly)
BRUNO SAMMARTINO [2] (12/73, NYC)
SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM (04/77, Balt.)
BOB BACKLUND (02/78, NYC)
ANTONIO INOKI (11/79, Tokoshima)
BOB BACKLUND [2] (12/79, Tokyo)
IRON SHEIK (12/83, NYC)
HULK HOGAN (1/84, NYC)
RICKY THE DRAGON STEAMBOAT (2/85, NYC)
THE DYNAMITE KID (Wrestlemania II, 1986, Chicago)
RICKY STEAMBOAT [2] (Wrestlemania III, 1987, Detroit)
THE DYNAMITE KID [2] (Wrestlemania IV, 1988, Atlantic City)
MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE (Survivor Series ’88, Cleveland)
MR PERFECT CURT HENNIG (Survivor Series ’89, Chicago)
THE BRITISH BULLDOG DAVEY BOY SMITH (Summer Slam ’91, NYC)
NATURE BOY RIC FLAIR (Survivor Series ’91, Detroit)
BRET HIT MAN HART (Wrestlemania VIII 1992, Indianapolis)
OWEN HART (Wrestlemania X 1994, NYC)
THE HEARTBREAK KID SHAWN MICHAELS (Survivor Series ’94, Cleveland)
BRET HART [2] (Wrestlemania XI 1995, Hartford)
25. SHAWN MICHAELS [2] (Wrestlemania XII 1996, Anaheim)
BRET HART [3] (Survivor Series ’96, NYC)
STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN (Wrestlemania XIII 1997, Chicago)
(belt held up after Austin/Bret draw at Summer Slam ’97)
OWEN HART [2] d. Bret Hart/Steve Austin/Shawn Michaels (Survivor Series ’97, Montreal)
CACTUS JACK (Summer Slam ’98 NYC)
OWEN HART [3] (Royal Rumble ’99, Anaheim)
CACTUS JACK [2] (Wrestlemania XV 1999, Philly)
CHRIS BENOIT (Wrestlemania XVI 2000 Anaheim)
KURT ANGLE (Wrestlemania XVII 2001, Houston)
(Belt joined with ECW World Title belt at Summer Slam '01 to become Double Titles)
(Belt joined with NWA World Title belt at Summer Slam '02 to become Undisputed Heavyweight Championship of the World)
(Angle forced to relinquish the belts with neck injury after WM XIX, 64 man tournament begun)

EDDY GUERRERO d. Brock Lesnar (Summer Slam ’03, Phoenix)
KURT ANGLE [2] (Royal Rumble ’04, Philly)
CHRIS BENOIT [2] (Wrestlemania XX 2004, NYC)
EDDY GUERRERO [2] (Wrestlemania XXI 2005, Los Angeles)
REY MYSTERIO, Jr. (Summer Slam ’05, DC)