Triple Crown (professional wrestling)
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, Impact Wrestling, and Ring of Honor as well as the defunct promotions World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and Lucha Underground.
National promotions
Extreme Championship Wrestling
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.[1][2][3][4]
List of ECW Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championships | Tag team championships | Secondary championships |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Heavyweight | World Tag Team | World Television | |
| Mikey Whipwreck | October 28, 1995 | August 27, 1994 (with Cactus Jack) |
May 13, 1994 |
| Sabu[2] | August 9, 1997 | February 4, 1995 (with Taz) |
November 13, 1993 |
| Taz | January 10, 1999 | December 4, 1993 (with Kevin Sullivan) |
March 6, 1994 |
Impact Wrestling
In Impact Wrestling (formerly TNA), 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.[5]
In May 2007, TNA lost the rights to the NWA World 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.[6]
List of Impact Wrestling Triple Crown winners
The following is a list of Impact Triple Crown winners with dates indicating the wrestler's first reign with the respective championship. Under Impact's definition of the Triple Crown, wrestlers are eligible to win the Triple Crown each time they complete a new circuit.
To date, only A.J. Styles has won the Impact Triple Crown on more than one occasion (five times), as well as being 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.
| Text | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Colors | |
| Won all Triple Crown eligible titles | |
| Champion | Primary championships | Tag team championships | Secondary championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[7] | - | 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 | - | October 3, 2016 | - | February 23, 2014 (with Davey Richards) |
June 12, 2016 |
Lucha Underground
Lucha Underground has three established titles in its promotion, the Lucha Underground Championship, the Gift of the Gods Championship and, uniquely, Trios Championship.[8][9]
Johnny Mundo completed the Lucha Underground Triple Crown the fastest, achieving it in a mere 85 days between January and April 2016.
List of Lucha Underground Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championships | Tag team championships | Secondary championships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 PJ Black) |
March 19, 2016 |
Ring of Honor
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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.[10] It was later amended so that the World Championship and any combination of the Television, Tag Team or ROH Pure Championship would qualify.[11] 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, completing it in 709 days, between April 2009 and March 2011.
List of ROH Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Colors | |
| Won all Triple Crown eligible titles | |
| Champion | Primary championships | Secondary championships (any 2 needed) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | World Tag Team | World Television | Pure | |
| Eddie Edwards[12][13] | March 19, 2011 | April 10, 2009 (with Davey Richards) |
March 5, 2010 | |
| Roderick Strong[14] | September 11, 2010 | December 12, 2005 (with Austin Aries) |
March 31, 2012 | |
| Jay Lethal[11] | 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 | |
World Championship Wrestling
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.[15][16]
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.
List of WCW Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Heavyweight | World Tag Team | 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 |
WWE
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In WWE (formerly known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation/WWWF and World Wrestling Federation/WWF),[17][18] the term Triple Crown Champion has traditionally been used to describe a wrestler who has won the WWE Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, and the (now defunct) World Tag Team Championship.[19] 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".[19][20] 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.[21] 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 (now called the Raw Tag Team Championship). A total of seven men have won all five eligible championships; Edge, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kane, Big Show, and Jeff Hardy.
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. 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 has yet to confirm if these accolades make Strowman a Triple Crown winner.
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. This broke Diesel's previous record of 227 days set in 1994.[22][23]
List of WWE Men's Triple Crown winners
The following is a list of WWE Triple Crown winners with dates indicating the wrestler's first or only reign with the respective championship.
| Text | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Colors | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWF/WWE | World Heavyweight | World Tag Team | WWE/Raw Tag Team | Intercontinental | |
| Pedro Morales[19][24] | 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[22] | 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[25] | 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) |
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[21] | January 19, 1992 | - | December 14, 2003 (with Batista) |
- | September 18, 2005 |
| Edge[21] | January 8, 2006 | May 8, 2007 | April 2, 2000 (with Christian) |
November 5, 2002 (with Rey Mysterio) |
July 24, 1999 |
| Rob Van Dam[21] | June 11, 2006 | - | March 31, 2003 (with Kane) |
December 7, 2004 (with Rey Mysterio) |
March 17, 2002 |
| Booker T[21] | July 23, 2006 | November 1, 2001 (with Test) |
July 7, 2003 | ||
| Randy Orton[21] | October 7, 2007 | August 15, 2004 | November 13, 2006 (with Edge) |
December 14, 2003 | |
| Jeff Hardy[21] | December 14, 2008 | June 7, 2009 | June 29, 1999 (with Matt Hardy) |
April 2, 2017 (with Matt Hardy) |
April 10, 2001 |
| CM Punk[22][23] | July 17, 2011 | June 30, 2008 | October 27, 2008 (with Kofi Kingston) |
- | January 19, 2009 |
| John Bradshaw Layfield[21] | June 27, 2004 | - | May 25, 1999 (with Faarooq) |
- | March 9, 2009 |
| Rey Mysterio[21] | July 25, 2011 | April 2, 2006 | - | November 5, 2002 (with Edge) |
April 5, 2009 |
| Dolph Ziggler | February 15, 2011[26] | 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 25 or 26, 2020 (April 5, 2020 as recognized by WWE) |
- | - | September 19, 2010 (with Cody Rhodes) |
December 13, 2009 |
List of WWE Men's Tag Team Triple Crown winners
The following is a list of WWE Tag Team Triple Crown winners, indicating they have won all three of the main tag team championships for men (Raw, SmackDown, and NXT) currently available in the WWE (the NXT UK Tag Team Championship is not eligible). Dates indicate the wrestler's first reign with the respective championship.
| Text | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the team achieved the Triple Crown | |
| Colors | ||
| Won title as members of the Raw brand | ||
| Won title as members of the SmackDown brand | ||
| Won title as members of the NXT brand | ||
| Champions | Tag team championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | SmackDown | NXT | |
| The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) |
February 11, 2019 | September 15, 2019 | October 22, 2015 |
List of WWE Women's Triple Crown winners
On May 22, 2019, a women’s Triple Crown was established, consisting of the Raw Women's Championship, 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.[27]
Bayley has also been referred to as a Grand Slam Champion after her win, for having also held the NXT Women's Championship.[28][29] 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.
| Text | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Champion | Singles championships (both needed) | Tag team championship | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | SmackDown | 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) |
List of NXT Triple Crown winners
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, but has since grown into WWE's third global 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.[30][31][32]
Adam Cole has completed the NXT Triple Crown the fastest, doing so within 420 days, between April 2018 and June 2019.
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)[lower-alpha 1] |
April 7, 2018 |
Regional/independent promotions
All American Wrestling
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.[33]
List of AAW Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Tag Team | Heritage | |
| Jimmy Jacobs | September 5, 2009 | February 19, 2010 (with Tyler Black) |
September 23, 2006 |
| Dan Lawrence | March 12, 2011 | June 10, 2006 (with Ryan Boz) |
Unknown |
| 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 |
Chaotic Wrestling
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.[34]
List of Chaotic Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Tag Team | New England | |
| Luis Ortiz | December 14, 2001 | August 10, 2001 (with Little Guido) |
February 23, 2001 |
| John Walters | 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 |
Combat Zone Wrestling
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.[35][36]
List of CZW Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| - | Indicates future reigns are impossible due to retirement or title discontinuation |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championships | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.[37]
List of EPW Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Tag Team | Coastal | |
| Gavin McGavin[38] | 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 |
Full Impact Pro
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.[39]
List of FIP Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.[40]
List of Ice Ribbon Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICE×60/ICE×∞ | International Ribbon Tag Team | Triangle Ribbon | |
| Riho[41] |
April 3, 2010 | October 24, 2008 with (Yuki Sato) |
November 28, 2009 |
| Miyako Matsumoto[42] | March 21, 2010 | May 3, 2010 (with Jun Kasai) |
March 22, 2010 |
| Tsukasa Fujimoto[43] | January 4, 2010 | December 23, 2010 (with Hikaru Shida) |
December 11, 2010 |
| Maya Yukihi[44] | December 31, 2018 | October 29, 2017 (with Risa Sera) |
May 1, 2019 |
Insane Championship Wrestling
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.[45]
List of ICW Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.[46]
List of MCW Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Tag Team | Intercommonwealth | |
| Dowie James[47] (2 times) |
December 2, 2016 | November 30, 2013 (with Adam Brooks) |
August 8, 2015 |
| Gino Gambino[48] | July 15, 2017 | March 12, 2016 (with JXT) |
August 13, 2016 |
| Jonah Rock[49] | August 5, 2017 | April 11, 2015 (with Hartley Jackson) |
May 14, 2016 |
| Slex[50] | April 16, 2011 | May 14, 2016 (with Marcius Pitt) |
February 24, 2018 |
| Adam Brooks[51] | November 9, 2019 | November 30, 2013 (with Dowie James) |
February 13, 2016 |
Ohio Valley Wrestling
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.[52]
List of OVW Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.[53]
List of PWR Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| PWR | Tag Team | PHX | |
| John Sebastian | November 13, 2016 | March 11, 2018 (with Crystal) |
November 25, 2018 |
Pro-Wrestling: EVE
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.[54]
List of Pro-Wrestling: EVE Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Wrestling: EVE | Tag Team | International | |
| Sammii Jayne | May 21, 2017 | December 14, 2019 (with Gisele Shaw) |
February 1, 2020 |
Revolution Pro Wrestling
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.[55]
List of RPW Triple Crown winners
| Text | |
|---|---|
| Dates in bold | The date the wrestler achieved the Triple Crown |
| Champion | Primary championship | Tag team championship | Secondary championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Heavyweight | Undisputed British Tag Team | 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 |
Notes
- Fish and O'Reilly originally won the title as a duo, but Cole also became recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule after Fish suffered an injury. Cole became recognized as champion at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans when he defended the titles with O'Reilly. Strong was later recognized as champion on April 11, 2018.
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