The WWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment . During the late 1990s and early 2000s, multiple wrestlers held the European and WWE Women's Intercontinental Championships within short spans of each other, and four held both simultaneously, becoming "Eurocontinental champions".
198-884: Established in February 1997 as the "WWF European Championship", the title incurred a brief hiatus in April 1999 due to then-champion Shane McMahon 's desire to retire as an "undefeated champion". The title returned in June 1999. It was renamed in May 2002 when the WWF became the WWE before finally being unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship in July that year. Despite its name, only two holders were actually from Europe:
396-625: A Tombstone Piledriver because she did not name him the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship . Their feud culminated in McMahon losing a Last Man Standing match at Unforgiven on September 21 and an Ambulance match at Survivor Series on November 16. After Survivor Series, McMahon left Raw to focus his attention on the executive creative staff and his new family. At WrestleMania XX on March 14, 2004, McMahon appeared briefly on camera during
594-463: A Ladder match at One Night Stand on June 3. However, the next night on Raw , the Hardys lost the titles to Cade and Murdoch, competing through injuries sustained in their previous night's ladder match. The Hardys earned a rematch at Vengeance: Night of Champions on June 24 but were defeated. In the midst of feuding with Umaga, who defeated Hardy at The Great American Bash on July 22 to retain
792-540: A No Holds Barred tag team match at Extreme Rules . Following this, McMahon re-ignited his feud with Kevin Owens , after Owens stated his distaste in McMahon's constant dominance on television and began to hit him with the Stunner on countless occasions. McMahon lost to Owens at SummerSlam where had Owens lost he would have quit WWE. McMahon later replaced an injured Elias in a semi-final match against Chad Gable for
990-477: A Side Effect from Matt Hardy, and a Twist of Fate from Jeff Hardy. Despite that, it distracted Eddie Edwards , who then received a Last Call super kick from Storm. At the Lockdown episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy suffered a minor concussion which was set as a storyline injury when he fell on the door of the cage; James Storm hit Hardy off the door onto the steel steps below with a cowbell. The falling off
1188-549: A Six sides of steel match at Lockdown in April. Hardy was suspended from TNA after no-showing his "Clockwork Orange House of Fun" rematch with Raven at Hard Justice on May 15, allegedly due to travel difficulties. Hardy's suspension was lifted on August 5, and he returned at Sacrifice approximately a week later, attacking Jeff Jarrett. He wrestled his first TNA match in four months at Unbreakable on September 11, losing to Bobby Roode following interference from Jarrett. Throughout October 2005, Hardy became embroiled in
1386-644: A Title vs. Hair match which ended in Shane getting disqualified on purpose by punching the referee. After the match, Umaga, Vince, and Shane all attacked Lashley. At Backlash on April 29 in a handicap match for the ECW World Championship, Shane along with Vince and Umaga defeated Lashley for the title. Vince gained the pin making him the ECW World Champion. At Judgment Day on May 20, Lashley faced Shane, Vince, and Umaga again, in
1584-524: A ball-peen hammer . This was done to write Hardy out of the tapings in the United Kingdom, as the UK would not allow him to make appearances due to his criminal convictions. Hardy made his in-ring return on the February 28 episode of Impact Wrestling , teaming with his new number one contender Bully Ray to defeat Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian ). On March 10 at Lockdown , Hardy lost
1782-447: A degree in communications . McMahon began his on-screen career as a referee named Shane Stevens. As Shane Stevens, McMahon refereed during the inaugural Royal Rumble match on January 24, 1988, and he was the first performer to walk out to greet the audience at WrestleMania VI on April 1, 1990. McMahon stopped performing as a referee and became a backstage official at WrestleMania VIII on April 5, 1992 in an attempt to break up
1980-479: A jobber . His first WWF match was against Razor Ramon on May 23, 1994, in Youngstown, Ohio , with Randy Savage mentioning on commentary, "Welcome to the big time". His ringname that night, Keith Davis, was the name of Razor's scheduled jobber, who backed out on short notice. Gary Sabaugh , who had brought Hardy in a group along with Davis, suggested him to agent Tony Garea , who agreed after Hardy claimed he
2178-555: A ladder match for the WWE Undisputed Championship on the July 1 episode of Raw . Hardy came up short in the intense match, but earned The Undertaker's respect when he displayed courage by attempting to rise to his feet after the bout and challenge The Undertaker to continue. Hardy competed for singles titles on several occasions and defeated William Regal for the European Championship on
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#17327766883092376-418: A Falls Count Anywhere match, and McMahon agreed. At WrestleMania, McMahon narrowly defeated The Miz after being superplexed off a 15-foot platform and landing on top of The Miz for the 3 counts although both men were unconscious. On the April 29 episode of Raw , McMahon helped Bobby Lashley defeat The Miz, who was drafted to Raw , and McMahon attacked The Miz. Later that night, The Miz challenged McMahon to
2574-452: A Falls Count Anywhere match. On the June 5 episode of Impact Wrestling , Willow won his match against Bram by DQ when Magnus came to the ring and attacked him with a Steel Pry Bar. At Slammiversary XII , Willow was defeated by Magnus. On the July 10 episode of Impact Wrestling , Director of Wrestling Operations Kurt Angle asked Willow to bring Jeff Hardy back for a 20-man over the top rope battle royal later that night. Hardy competed in
2772-563: A No Holds Barred match at No Way Out on February 15, to which he accepted, but was defeated by Orton in the match. The following night on Raw , Shane challenged Orton to a match for that episode's main event. The match ended with Orton punting Shane in the head, as well as performing an RKO on Stephanie McMahon. Shane returned on the March 30 episode of Raw , alongside Triple H and his father Vince McMahon, to confront and attack The Legacy (Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase , and Cody Rhodes ). On
2970-570: A Steel Cage Match at Money in the Bank , which McMahon accepted. While simultaneously feuding with The Miz on Raw, over on SmackDown, Elias and Roman Reigns were drafted to the brand. Shane's father Vince introduced Elias as SmackDown's biggest acquisition on the April 16 episode of SmackDown Live . The two were confronted by Reigns, who attacked Elias and attacked Vince with the Superman Punch. The following week, Shane called out Reigns for
3168-523: A Street Fight on the March 18 episode of Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII . In a fashion similar to the real-life Montreal Screwjob , Shane put Michaels in the Sharpshooter as Vince called for the bell and gave Shane the victory. The McMahons' feud with Michaels took a religious turn at WrestleMania 22 on April 2, where Michaels defeated Vince McMahon. Vince claimed that Michaels's victory
3366-407: A Street Fight with Hulk Hogan, with Hogan welcoming Shane in the ring and walking out. He returned as a face in the summer by getting involved in a feud with Eric Bischoff , who had made improper remarks and gestures to Shane's mother Linda. He defeated Bischoff in a Falls Count Anywhere match at SummerSlam on August 24. McMahon also got involved in a bitter rivalry with Kane after Kane gave Linda
3564-532: A broken leg in a legitimate dirt bike accident. Hardy returned from injury on the July 29 episode of Impact Wrestling , making an announcement that his brother, Matt, would face TNA World Heavyweight Champion Ethan Carter III in a Full Metal Mayhem match, in which Matt was unsuccessful. After a brief hiatus, Hardy returned on the August 26 episode of Impact Wrestling , where he and Matt made an agreement that if Matt would lose his second match against Carter for
3762-466: A contract after Vince demoted him to the position of referee. At Survivor Series on November 15, Shane turned heel by turning on Austin and became an official member of The Corporation . In February 1999, McMahon moved away from the commentary role on Heat and became a key component in the Corporation angle, winning the European Championship from X-Pac on the February 15 episode of Raw
3960-426: A failed attempt to rectify things with Strowman, McMahon began to insult Strowman's intelligence, thus turning heel in the process. Strowman challenged McMahon to a match on the March 15 episode of Raw , in which McMahon won. Strowman challenged McMahon to a Steel Cage match at WrestleMania 37 and McMahon accepted. At the event, McMahon was defeated by Strowman. McMahon returned at the 2022 Royal Rumble event in
4158-406: A feud with Abyss, Rhino and Sabu . The four-way feud culminated in a Monster's Ball match at Bound for Glory on October 23, which Rhino won after delivering a second rope Rhino Driver to Hardy. In the course of the match, Hardy delivered a Swanton Bomb to Abyss from a height of approximately 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m). Later that night, Hardy competed in a ten-man battle royal for
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#17327766883094356-468: A feud with the McMahon family. On the January 19 episode of Raw , Orton punted Mr. McMahon in the head, after he had tried to fire Orton from the company for previous comments made about Stephanie. The following week, Shane returned to television and attacked Orton for his actions, turning face for the first time since 2006. On the February 2 episode of Raw , it was revealed that Orton challenged Shane to
4554-558: A feud with the McMahons shortly after, leading to his siding with Shawn Michaels and the reformation of D-Generation X (DX). At SummerSlam on August 20, the McMahons were defeated by DX. About a month later at Unforgiven on September 17, The McMahons and then ECW World Champion Big Show faced DX in a Hell in a Cell match. Shane was injured after Michaels' elbow dropped a chair which was around Shane's neck. DX emerged victorious at Unforgiven, and Shane disappeared from television. On
4752-416: A fight for attacking his father, but Reigns was attacked from behind by Elias, who was assisted by Shane, allying Elias and Shane. Shane forced Reigns to face The B-Team ( Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel ) in a handicap match with Elias as the special referee enforcer that Reigns won. The following week on SmackDown Live , Shane teamed with Elias, Daniel Bryan, and Rowan in a seven-man handicap match and defeated
4950-536: A frustrated Hardy announced he could no longer work in TNA with Dixie Carter's backstage politics, and quit TNA. In February 2014, strange vignettes began airing advertising Hardy's return to TNA under his OMEGA character, Willow. He made his TNA return at Lockdown , in the Lethal Lockdown match as part of Team MVP . He then appeared on the following episode of Impact Wrestling , facing Rockstar Spud . In
5148-607: A group with no general managers. At the Crown Jewel event in November, he replaced The Miz after the latter suffered a (kayfabe) injury in the finals of the WWE World Cup , and won by defeating Dolph Ziggler in under three minutes , winning the tournament. The Miz began a pursuit to form a tag team with McMahon, who finally agreed, and the duo faced SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bar ( Cesaro and Sheamus ) at
5346-606: A jobber as late as May 1998 (including a match against Rob Van Dam during the ECW "invasion" storyline that had Hardy billed as being from Virginia instead of Cameron, North Carolina ) The Hardy brothers eventually caught the eyes of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). After being signed to a contract in 1998, they were trained by Dory Funk Jr. in his Funkin' Dojo with other notable wrestlers such as Kurt Angle , Christian , Test , and A-Train . When
5544-517: A ladder match to regain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Hardy held the championship for less than two weeks, defending it once against Rob Van Dam, before losing it to the returning Sting on February 24, at the tapings of the March 3 episode of Impact! . On March 13 at Victory Road , Hardy received a rematch for the title under No Disqualification rules, but was defeated in ninety seconds. TNA had made
5742-562: A match between the two at Judgment Day on May 21, which McMahon won after receiving help from Test and Albert , among others. Over the course of the next several months, McMahon allied himself with other heel wrestlers, specially Chris Benoit in his feud over the WWF Championship with The Rock. He was also aligned with Edge and Christian , who helped him win the Hardcore Championship from Steve Blackman on
5940-502: A month later when he saved Stacy Keibler from an attack by then-villain, Christian . In February, he had a brief program with Michaels, which saw the two team up. Then, in storyline, Hardy began dating Trish Stratus after saving her from Steven Richards and Victoria in March. Hardy and Stratus had a brief on-screen relationship that saw the duo talking backstage and teaming together in matches. Hardy competed in his final match (his first departure) against The Rock and lost. Hardy
6138-502: A motocross race, injuring his arm. He also played football during high school as a fullback and linebacker . He briefly competed in amateur wrestling in high school. He had to stop playing football in high school, after he was ordered to pick between professional wrestling and football, and he chose wrestling. Hardy's favorite subjects in school were U.S. history and art, which he did for extra credit. Hardy, along with his brother Matt and friends, started their own federation,
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6336-484: A new champion, after A.J. Styles left the company with the championship. Hardy defeated Chris Sabin and Bobby Roode in the first two rounds of the tournament, to reach the finals at Final Resolution . In the championship match, Hardy was defeated by Magnus after interference from Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud . The following week on Impact Wrestling , Hardy teamed up with Sting to face The BroMans , Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud, which they lost. Afterwards,
6534-425: A non-title match on the following SmackDown to earn the right to choose the stipulation for their rematch at Extreme Rules on June 7 and chose a ladder match . At Extreme Rules, Hardy won the match to become World Heavyweight Champion for the first time. Immediately after the match, CM Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Hardy to win the championship. He received his rematch against Punk in
6732-560: A non-title match. On the April 5 episode of Impact! , Hardy was introduced as a member of Team Hogan for the annual Lethal Lockdown match , where they would face Team Flair. One week later, however, Hardy was injured when James Storm spewed a volatile liquid against a flame from his lighter, forming a fireball that singed most of Hardy's face. At Lockdown , Team Hogan (Hardy, Abyss, Jeff Jarrett and Rob Van Dam) defeated Team Flair ( Sting , Desmond Wolfe, Robert Roode and James Storm ). At Sacrifice , Hardy defeated Mr. Anderson . After
6930-470: A number one contender's match and the now even more infuriated Styles lost to Orton on the March 7 episode of SmackDown Live . After losing the match, Styles would confront McMahon in the Gorilla position with things getting physical between the pair. The following week, Styles attacked McMahon inside the parking lot, which caused McMahon to be busted open and suffer a storyline concussion. Due to this, Styles
7128-587: A part of Team D-Generation X , which gained the victory over Team Rated-RKO with a clean sweep. The brothers then received their first opportunity since Hardy's return to win a tag team championship at Armageddon on December 17. They competed in a four-team ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship , but they came up short in their attempt. In the course of the match, however, they inadvertently legitimately injured Joey Mercury 's face. With Hardy still feuding with Johnny Nitro and
7326-692: A provider of cable broadband services, as well as other digital and analog related services, in Shandong of China. The company is based in Boulder County, Colorado . Also in 2010, McMahon became the CEO of You On Demand, the first video-on-demand and pay-per-view service in China. In July 2013, McMahon stepped down as CEO of You On Demand. McMahon remained Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of
7524-682: A rematch for the ECW World Championship. This time, Lashley won the match, but since he pinned Shane rather than Vince, Vince remained the champion. At One Night Stand on June 3, Shane and Umaga tried to help Vince retain the ECW World Championship against Lashley, but failed when Lashley speared Vince and pinned him for the win. On the taped episode of Raw that aired on September 3, Shane, along with his mother Linda and his sister Stephanie, made appearances to confront Vince about his illegitimate child. Shane returned at Survivor Series on November 18 to accompany Hornswoggle , alongside his father, in his match against The Great Khali . After that, he
7722-532: A rematch, contested inside a steel cage. On the following episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy and Mr. Anderson were defeated by Rob Van Dam in a three-way number one contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. During the first "Open Fight Night" the following week, Hardy teamed up with Anderson to unsuccessfully challenge Magnus and Samoa Joe for the TNA World Tag Team Championship . On May 13 at Sacrifice , Hardy
7920-418: A result the title remained with Roode. On the following episode of Impact Wrestling , a rematch between Hardy and Roode ended in a no contest, following interference from Bully Ray. The following week, Hardy was entered into a number one contender's match against James Storm, which ended in a no contest following interference from Ray and Roode. On February 12 at Against All Odds , Hardy was unable to capture
8118-655: A serious argument with Kevin Owens due to losing to AJ Styles for the United States Championship . Owens demanded a competent referee, so Daniel Bryan chose McMahon to become the special guest referee. The following week on SmackDown , McMahon was accidentally attacked by Styles during a brawl between Styles and Owens. Following the incident, on the August 15 episode of SmackDown , McMahon warned Styles that if he puts his hands on him, he will put his hands on Styles. The warning later came to Owens after he accidentally attacked McMahon. At SummerSlam , McMahon
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8316-592: A show for the promotion OMEGA. There, he used his old gimmick , "Willow the Wisp", and challenged Krazy K in a match for the OMEGA Cruiserweight Championship, in which he was defeated. This same year, he also appeared on Ring of Honor (ROH) at the event Death Before Dishonour , once again as "Willow the Wisp", wearing a mask and a trench coat. As Willow, he participated in a triple-threat match against Joey Matthews and Krazy K, having
8514-413: A spear from Roman Reigns , resulting in his elimination. In December, McMahon would take over host duties for Talking Smack with Daniel Bryan taking time off for family reasons. On the February 21, 2017 episode of SmackDown Live , after AJ Styles and Luke Harper simultaneously eliminated each other in a number one contender's battle royal as the final two entrants, McMahon made singles match between
8712-500: A special guest, but ended up attacking Jericho. This led to an Intercontinental title match on the following Raw where Hardy dropped the title to Jericho. Off-screen, Hardy dropped the title after he was suspended for sixty days, as of March 11, for his second violation of the company's Substance Abuse and Drug Testing Policy . Hardy was also removed from the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXIV on March 30 in which he
8910-418: A statement from Shane McMahon announcing his resignation from his position as WWE's Executive Vice President of Global Media, and also issued an official press release stating that the resignation was tendered effective January 1, 2010. No specific reason was given for the resignation. McMahon stated in the WWE press release, "Having been associated with this organization for the majority of my life, I feel this
9108-535: A storyline brawl between Randy Savage and Ric Flair . McMahon mainly worked behind the scenes, launching WWF.com in 1997. McMahon made his first appearances as a regular on-air character in early 1998 during the Attitude Era , when he was one of the main WWF executives negotiating with Mike Tyson during Tyson's heavily-hyped involvement at WrestleMania XIV on March 29. He became a recurring part of his father's on-air feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin . In
9306-407: A surprise member of Immortal and defeated Rob Van Dam to prevent him from receiving a match at Hardy's championship. That same night, Hardy gave Anderson a match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, immediately following Anderson's victory in a number one contender's match. Despite Matt, Flair, and Bischoff interfering in an attempt to help Hardy, Anderson defeated Hardy for the championship. On
9504-529: A team, and there was never any mention of their previous storyline split. In early April, the Hardy Boyz began a feud with Brock Lesnar after Lesnar gave Matt an F-5 on the steel entrance ramp, which led to an angered Hardy seeking revenge on Lesnar. At Backlash on April 21, Hardy faced-off against Lesnar in Lesnar's first televised match. Lesnar dominated Hardy and won the match by knockout. Lesnar and
9702-551: A ten-month hiatus from television, McMahon returned, as a face, on the August 3, 2020, episode of Raw as the host of Raw Underground, a segment presented as an unsanctioned fight club. It was canceled after the September 21 episode. On November 22, 2020, he made an in-ring appearance at Survivor Series during The Undertaker's retirement ceremony. In February, incensed at being left out of Raw's Elimination Chamber match , Braun Strowman started to take issue with McMahon. After
9900-412: A three-way elimination match on January 13, 2013, at Genesis , where Hardy defeated both Aries and Roode to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the January 24 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy successfully defended the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Christopher Daniels . Afterwards, Hardy was jumped by a masked member of Aces & Eights who then injured Hardy's left leg with
10098-756: A tournament that was held over several shows in Germany, culminating in a finals victory over Owen Hart . Upon winning the title, Shawn Michaels became the first Grand Slam Champion in WWE. Michaels is the only wrestler to have held both the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and the European title at the same time. After winning the European title, both D'Lo Brown and Al Snow were billed from different parts of Europe each week while champion. During Snow's reign, he and "Head" dressed up as various ethnic stereotypes corresponding to
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#173277668830910296-542: A tournament, earning a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on November 7 at Victory Road , TNA's first monthly pay-per-view. Hardy was defeated by Jarrett once again in a ladder match at Victory Road following interference from Kevin Nash and Scott Hall . One month later at Turning Point , Hardy, Styles and Randy Savage defeated Jarrett, Hall and Nash (collectively known as
10494-510: A triple threat match also involving Edge on the June 15 episode of Raw , but failed to win. Hardy got another rematch at The Bash on June 28, and won the match via disqualification after Punk kicked the ref in the back while feigning an eye injury with Punk still retaining the title. At Night of Champions on July 26, however, Hardy defeated Punk to win the championship for the second time. He made his first successful title defense five days later on SmackDown by defeating John Morrison . After
10692-564: A two-fall triple threat match for both titles. In a rarity, Angle lost both of his championships without being pinned or forced to submit; Benoit defeated Jericho in the first fall for the Intercontinental Championship and Jericho defeated Benoit in the second fall to take the European Championship. In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to WWE and the title was renamed accordingly, though the physical belt
10890-450: A video of Rob Van Dam performing the move. He also styles his punches and footwork after Muhammad Ali, and often (in high-risk spots) uses a diving elbow drop named the "Leap of Faith." Shane McMahon began working in WWE at age 15, starting in their warehouse, where he filled merchandise orders. McMahon was a referee, producer, announcer, and eventually a wrestler on-screen, while becoming WWE's Executive Vice President of Global Media behind
11088-719: A wrestler, while becoming WWE's Executive Vice President of Global Media behind the scenes. As a wrestler, he has won the European Championship once, the Hardcore Championship , the SmackDown Tag Team Championship , and the WWE World Cup in 2018. In 2004 he founded Seven Stars Cloud Group, which became Ideanomics where he serves as executive chairman . On October 1, 2009, McMahon announced his resignation from WWE. Later that year, he became CEO of entertainment service company YOU On Demand. On July 12, 2013, McMahon stepped down as CEO of YOU On Demand and appointed Weicheng Liu as his successor, while remaining
11286-568: A youth performing in the Trampoline Wrestling Federation, which he started alongside his brother Matt Hardy. Eventually, that would transition into the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA) as they became older. As a tag team, the Hardy Boyz worked as enhancement talents for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1994, and were signed to full-time contracts in 1998. They gained notoriety in
11484-584: Is War . The two met in a rematch at WrestleMania XV on March 28; McMahon got help from his childhood friends the Mean Street Posse and Triple H , who turned on X-Pac during the match, to retain the championship. McMahon retired the title on the April 4 episode of Heat , wanting to retire as an "undefeated champion". McMahon later gave the title to Mideon , who found it in McMahon's duffel bag, thus reactivating it. After WrestleMania, Vince briefly made his second face run and Shane took control of
11682-547: Is a portmanteau of European and Intercontinental, used to describe wrestlers who held both titles simultaneously. Three wrestlers accomplished this feat. The first was D'Lo Brown , who defeated Mideon for the European title at Fully Loaded in 1999 and two nights later at a Monday Night Raw taping, defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the Intercontinental Championship . A month later, at SummerSlam , Jarrett defeated Brown to win both titles but awarded
11880-625: Is a part owner of the Indian Larry Motorcycle Shop in Brooklyn , New York. Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and musician . He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is one-half of the reigning TNA World Tag Team Champions in his third reign . He is best known for his tenures in WWE and All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He
12078-461: Is an American businessman and professional wrestler . He is best known for his tenures in WWE . The son of Vince McMahon , he is a fourth-generation wrestling promoter as a member of the McMahon family . He began working in WWF (World Wrestling Federation, now WWE) at age 15, starting in their warehouse, where he filled merchandise orders. McMahon was a referee, producer, announcer, and eventually
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#173277668830912276-486: Is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time and of the highest risk-takers in the industry. Together with his brother Matt , the tag team The Hardy Boyz are widely regarded as one of the major teams that revived tag team wrestling during the Attitude Era and one of the greatest tag teams in professional wrestling history. Born and raised in Cameron, North Carolina , Hardy started his career as
12474-409: Is the 18th Triple Crown Champion and 9th Grand Slam Champion in WWE history (one of five men to complete both WWE Grand Slam formats, and one of two to win all original Grand Slam titles). He has headlined numerous pay-per-view events for WWE and TNA , including TNA's flagship event, Bound for Glory , on two occasions. Readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated named him " Most Popular Wrestler of
12672-497: Is the opportune time in my career to pursue outside ventures." thus ending his 20-year stint with the company on January 1, 2010. McMahon's resignation left only two original members of the McMahon family activities within the company; his father Vince, and his sister, Stephanie. As of late 2019, McMahon began working as a producer for WWE once again. In May 2020, it was revealed that the reasons for Shane McMahon's resignation from his role as Executive Vice President of WWE in 2009,
12870-488: The 2019 King of the Ring tournament, and Owens was made the referee, and despite McMahon's promise to consider dropping a fine for Owens damaging expensive equipment, Owens allowed Gable to win, and Owens was hereby fired. However, Owens continued to appear on television to issue legal threats, until October 4's WWE SmackDown's 20th Anniversary episode, where McMahon was fired after losing a ladder match against Owens. After
13068-546: The British Bulldog , who was the inaugural and longest-reigning champion, and William Regal . It became a prominent singles title of the Attitude Era , held by then-former world champions Shawn Michaels and Diamond Dallas Page , along with Triple H , Kurt Angle , Chris Jericho , and Eddie Guerrero , among others. In 1997, the British Bulldog was crowned the first WWF European Champion by winning
13266-506: The Impact! Zone ramp. He later appeared in backstage segments throughout the evening. The following day, it was reported that Hardy had signed a new contract with TNA. Hardy would make his next appearance for the company on the March 8 episode of Impact! , saving D'Angelo Dinero , Abyss and Hulk Hogan from A.J. Styles , Ric Flair and Desmond Wolfe . The following week, Hardy defeated then TNA World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles in
13464-638: The Kings of Wrestling ). Hardy went on to defeat Hall in a singles match, substituting for Héctor Garza at Final Resolution on January 16, 2005. At Against All Odds in February 2005, Hardy lost to Abyss in a "Full Metal Mayhem" match for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Hardy returned the favor by defeating Abyss in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Destination X in March. On March 25, 2005, Hardy teamed with Shocker defeating David Young and Lex Lovett. Hardy then went on to feud with Raven , Hardy defeated Raven in
13662-517: The Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23 on April 1. During the match, Matt threw Edge onto a ladder and encouraged Hardy, who was close to the winning briefcase, to finish Edge off. Hardy then leaped off the 20-foot-high (6.1 m) ladder, drove Edge through the ladder with a leg drop , injuring both Edge and himself. The two were unable to continue the match and were removed from ringside on stretchers. The night after WrestleMania on
13860-465: The Raw roster to stand together during what was a turbulent time. Shane's plea, however, was ignored and subsequently, Shane and his sister Stephanie urged the roster to show solidarity. On the July 28 episode of Raw , Shane made an appearance to announce Mike Adamle as his and Stephanie's choice to be the new Raw general manager . After Adamle stepped down as general manager, he and Stephanie became
14058-541: The Royal Rumble on January 25, Hardy lost the WWE Championship back to Edge after Hardy's brother, Matt, interfered and turned on Hardy, hitting him with a steel chair . The buildup to this feud involved Matt implying that he was responsible for all of Hardy's accidents over the past few months, and at WrestleMania 25 on April 5, Matt defeated Hardy in an Extreme Rules match and in a stretcher match on
14256-493: The Royal Rumble pay-per-view, winning the titles. At Elimination Chamber the following month, however, they lost the titles to The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), and failed to regain them at Fastlane , after which, McMahon attacked The Miz and taunted The Miz's father. McMahon began proclaiming himself as the "Best in the World" and scheduled a match between himself and The Miz at WrestleMania 35 , which The Miz requested to be
14454-627: The Spirit Squad . This feud later enveloped Triple H , who the McMahons had enlisted to take out Michaels. Triple H was getting frustrated with this, as it was distracting from his quest to regain the WWE Championship . Triple H wound up bashing Shane with his signature weapon, the sledgehammer , in what was considered to be an accident that put Shane out of the ring for a while. Vince (and later Shane, who had recovered) sought to humble Triple H and get some retribution. Triple H began
14652-609: The TNA X Division Championship . He also debuted his new entrance theme "Modest", a song performed by Hardy himself, and a new nickname, "The Charismatic Enigma". The match ended in a no contest when Kid Kash and Dallas interfered. Hardy returned to TNA on July 21 and was awarded a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . Hardy challenged for the title on September 8, losing to NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett . In October 2004, he won
14850-883: The Ultimate Fighting Championship , had made a deal to acquire all the assets of Pride FC from DSE after Pride 34 in a deal worth about US$ 70 million, thereby ceasing any prospective business between Pride and WWE. Later in November 2006, McMahon and WWE Canada President Carl De Marco traveled to South America to finalize a major TV deal in Brazil, which allowed their television station to air Raw and SmackDown . In September 2008, McMahon finalized another major TV deal, this time in Mexico, which allowed WWE programming to air on Mexico's two biggest television networks, Raw on Televisa and SmackDown on TV Azteca . On October 16, 2009, WWE published
15048-604: The WWE Championship , in 2008, and going on to hold WWE's World Heavyweight Championship twice and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship three times. Within WWF/WWE, he has also won the Intercontinental Championship five times, the Hardcore Championship three times and the European , Light Heavyweight , and United States Championships once each. Having won the required championships, he
15246-636: The tag team division, partly due to their participation in Tables, Ladders and Chairs matches . With the addition of Lita , the team became known as Team Xtreme and continued to rise in popularity. After splitting up as a team in 2002, Jeff's popularity as a singles wrestler began to grow. However, the brothers still teamed up sporadically in the years afterward, and together they have held twenty-one world tag team championships between WWE, TNA, ROH and other promotions. Hardy had great success in his singles career, capturing his first of six world championships ,
15444-455: The " Vincent J. McMahon Legacy of Excellence" Award from their father, Vince McMahon . Shane announced that the reason he had returned was that he wanted control of Raw , leading to Vince placing Shane in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania 32 on April 3 against The Undertaker , adding the stipulation that Shane would get control of Raw and The Undertaker would no longer be a participant in future WrestleMania events if Shane were to win
15642-577: The "Battle of the Billionaires" match at WrestleMania 23 on April 1, Shane's attempt to interfere on his father's behalf was stopped by Austin. During the match, Shane was able to hit the Coast to Coast dive with a trash can into Bobby Lashley 's face. On the April 9 episode of Raw , Shane officially joined the Vince/ Umaga /Lashley feud when he faced Lashley for the ECW World Championship in
15840-431: The April 10 episode of SmackDown . In a rematch at Backlash on April 26, however, Hardy defeated Matt in an "I Quit" match to end the feud. On the following episode of SmackDown , Hardy won a fatal four-way elimination match to become the number one contender for Edge's World Heavyweight Championship at Judgment Day on May 17, but lost to Edge after Matt interfered and attacked him. Hardy then defeated Edge in
16038-663: The April 2 episode of Raw , the Hardys competed in a 10-team battle royal for the World Tag Team Championship . They won the titles from then WWE Champion John Cena and Shawn Michaels by last eliminating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch . They then began a feud with Cade and Murdoch, with the Hardys retaining the Championship in their first title defense against them at Backlash on April 29 and again at Judgment Day on May 20. The Hardys then defended their titles against The World's Greatest Tag Team in
16236-461: The April 6 episode of Raw , it was announced that Shane would compete in a six-man tag team match against The Legacy at Backlash on April 26 alongside Triple H and Batista , the latter of whom had returned from injury, where the stipulation was that if any member of Orton's team pinned any member of Triple H's team, Orton would win Triple H's WWE Championship; however, if any member of Orton's team
16434-491: The August 21 episode of Raw is War . McMahon met Blackman in a rematch at SummerSlam on August 27, losing the title after falling 50 feet (15 m) through the stage. McMahon climbed up the set and tried to run away from Blackman, who gave chase and hit Shane with a Singapore cane , knocking him off. McMahon disappeared from television, making occasional cameo appearances. In 2001, Shane made his third face run by once again feuding with his father, Vince. The feud with Vince
16632-714: The Brood, the Hardys joined forces with Gangrel as The New Brood and feuded with Edge and Christian . This stable did not last long, however, and on October 17 at No Mercy , the Hardy Boyz won the managerial services of Terri Runnels in the finals of the Terri Invitational Tournament in the WWF's first ever tag team ladder match against Edge and Christian. They competed in the first ever tag team triple threat ladder match against The Dudley Boyz , and Edge & Christian at WrestleMania 2000 on April 2, 2000, in which Edge & Christian won. During
16830-577: The Caribbean on March 14, and was hospitalized in Antigua for a few days before he was moved to a hospital in New York where doctors also found that Shane has an umbilical hernia that required surgery once the infection was eradicated. McMahon posted the below message to his Instagram account: "Thank you, everyone, for the get well wishes. It truly helps. I'm healing up, and I have the best medicine in
17028-576: The Corporation. With wrestlers such as Triple H in this new faction, Shane feuded with his father and a new faction made up of former Corporation members, The Union . On the UPN pilot for SmackDown! , Shane joined forces with The Undertaker and the Ministry of Darkness to form the Corporate Ministry . Eventually, Vince was revealed to be the mastermind behind this faction, and his face turn
17226-617: The DVD extra backstage talking to Theodore Long , when The Boogeyman tried to scare off McMahon, who made no deal about it. McMahon returned in 2006 as a heel by again siding with his father to help in the feud with Shawn Michaels . At the Royal Rumble on January 29, Shane (despite not competing in the match) eliminated Michaels from the Royal Rumble match by throwing him over the top rope. After weeks of attacks from behind by Shane, one of which saw him force an unconscious Michaels to kiss Vince's rear end, Shane and Michaels faced each other in
17424-484: The December 17 episode of Raw and lost. After the match, The Undertaker was scripted to attack both Hardy and Lita, injuring them. On the next episode of SmackDown! , The Undertaker attacked Matt as well, also injuring him, in storyline. The Hardys and Lita were not seen again until the Royal Rumble on January 20, 2002, because WWF did not have another storyline for their characters. The Hardys later came back as
17622-751: The Dudley Boyz but lost to Edge & Christian. Hardy gained attention for his high risk stunts in the TLC matches, such as doing Swanton Bomb frontflips off of the top steps of 10 and 20 foot high ladders, making a name for himself as one of the most seemingly reckless and unorthodox WWF performers of his time. In 2001, Hardy received a push as a singles competitor, and he held the Intercontinental (defeating Triple H ), Light Heavyweight (defeating Jerry Lynn ) and Hardcore Championships (defeating Mike Awesome and Van Dam on two occasions). At
17820-424: The European Championship to Mark Henry the following day. On the February 10, 2000 edition of SmackDown! Kurt Angle defeated Val Venis for the European Championship. Seventeen days later, at No Way Out , Angle defeated Chris Jericho for the Intercontinental Championship and became the third Eurocontinental Champion. Angle held the titles until WrestleMania 2000 , when he faced Jericho and Chris Benoit in
18018-435: The European location they were billed from, though not always in a politically or geographically correct manner. The title was retired briefly in April 1999 by then-champion Shane McMahon , who wanted to retire as an "undefeated champion". McMahon reintroduced the championship two months later and gave it to Mideon , who saw the title belt in Shane's travel bag and asked if he could have it. The term "Eurocontinental Champion"
18216-561: The Hardys agreed to. At Destination X, the Hardys lost against the Wolves, but shook hands after the match. On October 22, 2014, The Hardys entered a number one contenders tournament for the TNA World Tag Team Championships defeating The BroMans ( Jessie Godderz and DJ Z ) in the first round of the tournament. On October 29, episode of Impact Wrestling , The Hardys defeated Team Dixie ( EC3 and Tyrus ) in
18414-434: The Hardys continued to feud over the next few weeks, with the Hardys coming out victorious only once by disqualification. At Judgment Day on May 19, Lesnar gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz before tagging his partner, Paul Heyman , in to claim the win for the team. In July 2002, Hardy won his third Hardcore Championship by defeating Bradshaw . After years in the tag team division, Hardy took on The Undertaker in
18612-449: The Intercontinental Championship title belt. One week later, Hardy regained the Intercontinental Championship from Nitro on the November 13 episode of Raw , with a crucifix pin . This marked Hardy's third reign as Intercontinental Champion. On the November 21 episode of ECW , Hardy teamed with his brother, Matt, for the first time in four years to defeat The Full Blooded Italians . At Survivor Series on November 26, they both were
18810-417: The Intercontinental Championship, Hardy was abruptly taken off WWE programming. He posted on his own website and in the forums of TheHardyShow.com that it was time off to heal, stemming from a bad fall taken in a match against Mr. Kennedy on the July 23 episode of Raw . He made his return on the August 27 episode of Raw , defeating Kennedy by disqualification after Umaga interfered. The following week, on
19008-463: The January 13 episode of Impact! , the Hardy Boyz reunited and defeated Anderson and Van Dam in a tag team match, following interference from Beer Money, Inc. On the February 3 episode of Impact! , Hardy received his rematch for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The rest of Immortal interfered in the match, but were stopped by Fortune, which led to Anderson retaining the championship. On February 13 at Against All Odds , Hardy defeated Anderson in
19206-622: The January 14 episode of Raw and seemed to have all the momentum after coming out on top in their encounters. Hardy, however, lost the title match at the Royal Rumble, but was named as one of six men to compete in the Raw Elimination Chamber match at No Way Out on February 17, where he survived to the final two before being eliminated by the eventual winner, Triple H. During the March 3 episode of Raw , Hardy appeared on Chris Jericho 's " Highlight Reel " segment as
19404-485: The July 4 episode of SmackDown , defeating John Morrison . Hardy participated in the WWE Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven on September 7 and also challenged for the championship at No Mercy on October 5 and Cyber Sunday on October 26, but failed to win each time. He was originally scheduled to be in the WWE Championship match at Survivor Series on November 23, but, in storyline,
19602-526: The July 8 episode of Raw . Hardy was defeated a few weeks later by Rob Van Dam on the July 22 episode of Raw in a ladder match to unify the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship , and the European Championship was retired. Finally, the Hardy Boyz split apart, as Hardy continued to pursue his singles ambitions on Raw and his brother, Matt left Raw for his own singles pursuits signing with Stephanie McMahon's SmackDown! brand. On Raw, Hardy would compete in WWE's Hardcore division until
19800-459: The March 13 episode of SmackDown , Shane McMahon announced his indefinite leave of absence as SmackDown's commissioner. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn proceeded to attack Shane McMahon in the ring and behind the entrance. Shane (kayfabe) suffered a laryngeal contusion, trapezius, and rhomboid strains. He was taken to a local medical facility. On March 26, 2018, WWE.com reported that Shane legitimately had acute diverticulitis while resting with his family in
19998-459: The March 5, 2007 episode of Raw , McMahon came back to inform his father, Vince, about the "guest referee" for the "Battle of the Billionaires." He told him that their opponents on the Board of Directors had won the vote, 5–4. The McMahons had intended for Shane to be the referee. Instead, the guest referee turned out to be the McMahons' old rival, the Texas rattlesnake Stone Cold Steve Austin. During
20196-450: The Mic check. On the May 8 episode of Impact Wrestling , Willow's match against Magnus ended in a DQ when Bram interfered and handcuffed Willow to the bottom rope and started to hit him with a metal turnbuckle. On the May 15 episode of Impact Wrestling , Willow defeated both Magnus and Bram in a two on one handicap match. On the May 22 episode of Impact Wrestling , Willow defeated Magnus in
20394-526: The November 14 edition of SmackDown , during the main event between The New Day vs Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, The Shield announced their presence and came down to the ring to face The New Day in payback for The New Day's distraction on the November 6 episode of Raw costing Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship . Worse was to come, as when The Usos tried to help, they were attacked by Cesaro and Sheamus,
20592-617: The October 25 episode of Impact Wrestling , defeating Kurt Angle to retain his title. On November 11 at Turning Point , Hardy defeated Austin Aries in a ladder match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the December 6 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy was attacked by the Aces & Eights who were revealed to be paid off by his number one contender Bobby Roode. Three days later at Final Resolution , Hardy defeated Roode to retain
20790-525: The October 27 episode of Impact Wrestling , defeating Immortal member Bully Ray . On November 13 at Turning Point , Hardy defeated Jeff Jarrett three times, first in six seconds, the second in six minutes, and the third in ten seconds. On December 11 at Final Resolution , Hardy defeated Jarrett in a steel cage match to become the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On January 8, 2012, at Genesis , Hardy defeated TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode via disqualification and as
20988-573: The Raw women's locker room attacked the SmackDown women's locker room, and when the rest of the SmackDown male roster came down with McMahon to the ring to help, they were attacked in turn by the rest of the Raw male roster, including Angle and Braun Strowman. Shane was given two triple powerbombs by The Shield, and an Angle Slam by Angle, as retribution for the trouble the SmackDown roster pulled on Raw
21186-413: The September 12 episode of SmackDown , CEO and Chairman of WWE, Vince announced that Shane would be facing Owens at Hell in a Cell , in a Hell in a Cell match . At Hell in a Cell, Owens won after being saved by Sami Zayn from McMahon's Leap of Faith from the top of the cell to the announcer's table, was dragged by Zayn to pin McMahon. On the October 23 episode of Raw , McMahon fired the first shot in
21384-494: The September 3 episode of Raw , Hardy captured his fourth Intercontinental Championship by defeating Umaga. This was the start of a push for Hardy, and at Survivor Series on November 18, Hardy and Triple H were the last two men remaining to win the traditional elimination match . Hardy began an on and off tag team with Triple H, which eventually led to a respectful feud between the two. The rivalry continued at Armageddon on December 16, when Hardy defeated Triple H to become
21582-402: The TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. They were then joined by Jeff Jarrett and Abyss, revealing the group that Abyss had been referring to as "they" for several months. On the following episode of Impact! , the stable was named Immortal , as it formed an alliance with Ric Flair's Fortune . Meanwhile, Hardy debuted a new dark character, using cryptic messages as he explained
21780-415: The TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Roode in a four-way match, which also included Bully Ray and James Storm. On the following episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy lost his shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, following interference from the returning Kurt Angle. On March 18 at Victory Road , Hardy was defeated by Angle in a singles match. On April 15 at Lockdown , Hardy defeated Angle in
21978-430: The TNA World Heavyweight Championship to Ray in a steel cage match, following interference from the Aces & Eights, ending his reign at 147 days. On the March 21 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy defeated Kurt Angle, Magnus, and Samoa Joe in a four-way match to become number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Hardy received his title opportunity on the April 11 episode of Impact Wrestling , but
22176-487: The TNA World Heavyweight Championship, after which, both men were attacked by the Aces & Eights. On the following episode of Impact Wrestling , Aces & Eights member Devon revealed Austin Aries as the man who outpaid Roode for the Aces & Eights to interfere in their match, which led to Hardy issuing Aries a title challenge. The following week, Hardy was successful in retaining his title against Aries, following interference from Bobby Roode. The rivalry culminated in
22374-473: The TNA World Heavyweight Championship, then Jeff would become his personal assistant. Matt was unsuccessful, and Jeff was forced to be Carter's assistant. On the September 23 episode of Impact Wrestling , after refusing to hit Spud, then hitting Carter with a Twist of Fate , Hardy quit as Carter's personal assistant, therefore also (storyline) quitting TNA. On the September 30 episode of Impact Wrestling , TNA President Dixie Carter announced that Hardy would be
22572-452: The TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the following episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy defeated Ray in a rematch to reaffirm his status as the number one contender. On October 14 at Bound for Glory , Hardy defeated Austin Aries to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the third time, and, according to TNA, completing his "road to redemption" following the events of March 2011. Hardy made his first televised title defense on
22770-659: The Trampoline Wrestling Federation (TWF) and mimicked the moves they saw on television. Later on, the TWF went under several names, eventually being integrated into a county fair in North Carolina . The brothers and their friends then began to work for other independent companies. They drove all over the East Coast of the United States, working for companies such as ACW and other small promotions. Before arriving in
22968-500: The United Wrestling Federation. Hardy was later released from his TNA contract in June 2006. On August 4, 2006, WWE announced that Hardy had re-signed with the company. In the following weeks, vignettes aired hyping his return on the August 21 episode of Raw . On the day of his return, Hardy confronted then WWE Champion Edge , before an altercation between the two that ended when Lita pulled Edge out of
23166-567: The WWF (and specifically their father) out of business. Ultimately, The Invasion came to a head at Survivor Series on November 18 in a match to determine which power would ultimately have control . The team, each respectively representing The Alliance and the WWF, of McMahon, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam , and Booker T lost to the team of The Rock, Chris Jericho , The Undertaker, Kane , and Big Show. The following night on Raw , Vince publicly fired both Shane and Stephanie, which Shane took in stride, admitting that he lost to
23364-446: The WWF, Jeff and Matt formed their own wrestling promotion , the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA) with Thomas Simpson. The promotion was a more successful version of the original TWF and included talent such as both Hardy brothers, Shannon Moore , Gregory Helms , Joey Matthews , and Steve Corino , among others. In OMEGA, each of the brothers portrayed several characters; Hardy portrayed such characters as Willow
23562-613: The Wisp, Iceman, Mean Jimmy Jack Tomkins, and The Masked Mountain. While there, Hardy held the New Frontier Championship (NFC) as a singles competitor and the Tag Team Championship with Matt. The promotion folded in April 1998 when they signed contracts with the WWF. Hardy cites Hulk Hogan , The Ultimate Warrior , Sting , and Shawn Michaels as his childhood inspirations to wrestle. He started on World Wrestling Federation (WWF) television as
23760-566: The World Heavyweight Championship back to Punk. On the August 28 episode of SmackDown , Hardy lost to Punk in a steel cage rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship with the stipulation "loser leaves WWE", resulting in Hardy leaving WWE, in storyline. This storyline was put in place to allow Hardy to leave WWE to heal his injuries, including a neck injury . Hardy also had two herniated discs in his lower back and
23958-474: The Year " on two occasions. Outside of professional wrestling, Hardy is involved in motocross , as well as artistic endeavors, particularly music and painting. He is currently a member of the band PeroxWhy?Gen , with whom he tours and has released three studio albums and four extended plays. In 2003, Hardy, along with his brother Matt, co-wrote an autobiographical book of memoirs titled The Hardy Boyz . Their book
24156-535: The announcement of the Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship at Bound for Glory . On October 20, 2013, at Bound for Glory, Hardy debuted a new theme song and competed in his first Ultimate X match for the TNA X Division Championship but was unsuccessful as Chris Sabin won the match after an interference from Velvet Sky . In November, Hardy entered the World Title Tournament to crown
24354-495: The announcement of the return of the brand extension with SmackDown moving to Tuesday, Vince appointed Shane as the storyline commissioner of the SmackDown brand and Stephanie as the commissioner of Raw before tasking them to name a general manager for their respective shows. Shane appointed Daniel Bryan as the general manager of SmackDown . At SummerSlam on August 21, Brock Lesnar won his match against Randy Orton by technical knockout and continued to assault Orton as he
24552-523: The best of him, Shane was able to seize the opportunity and purchase WCW himself, to the shock of Vince. McMahon defeated Vince at WrestleMania in a Street Fight . At Backlash on April 29, McMahon debuted his theme song "Here Comes The Money" and was in a Last Man Standing match against Big Show. McMahon performed the Leap of Faith (from the top of the scaffolding), knocking himself and Big Show out. Test helped McMahon to his feet, causing McMahon to get
24750-522: The better man, while Stephanie pleaded with her father before being forcefully removed from the arena. Aside from a brief appearance on the July 15, 2002 episode of Raw , McMahon would not be seen on television for almost two years. McMahon made his first on-screen appearance in two years on an episode of SmackDown! before WrestleMania XIX , watching his father's training in the gym to prepare his match against Hulk Hogan . At WrestleMania on March 30, 2003, he went to check on his father's welfare following
24948-567: The build of the SmackDown-Raw feud for Survivor Series when he appeared with most of the SmackDown roster to attack the Raw roster, after initially being friendly with Kurt Angle earlier on in the same night. They proceeded to beat up wrestlers part of the Raw roster and bring Angle back to the ring. McMahon told Angle to bring his gold medal and the remains of the roster to Survivor Series and that at Survivor Series, they would finish what they started. However, several weeks later, on
25146-532: The cage spot was covered in mainstream media such as USA Today and TMZ . Hardy returned after TNA United Kingdom tour. In March, The Hardys participated in a tournament for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship. On March 16, 2015, The Hardys won an Ultimate X match for the belts for the first time as a team and individually. On May 8, 2015, the Hardys were forced to vacate the TNA World Tag Team Championship due to Jeff suffering
25344-503: The championship in a rematch against Morgan after incapacitating the special guest referee Mr. Anderson and having a replacement referee count the pinfall. On January 4, 2011, Hardy made his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) at Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome , where he successfully defended the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito . On January 9 at Genesis , Hardy's brother, Matt, made his TNA debut as
25542-494: The company until August 2, 2021, when McMahon was promoted to Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, which has undergone several name changes since that time, including Wecast Holdings Inc., Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc., and ultimately, Ideanomics . The company is headquartered in New York City. As of April 2011, McMahon sits on the Board of Directors for International Sports Management. McMahon
25740-747: The company's principal executive officer and Vice chairman of the board until 2021, when McMahon was promoted to Executive chairman. In 2016, he returned to WWE where he was a prominently featured figure until 2020. In later years he would wrestle sporadically, with his final appearance being at WrestleMania 39 . Shane Brandon McMahon was born on January 15, 1970, in Gaithersburg, Maryland to Vince and Linda McMahon . He has one younger sister, Stephanie McMahon . After graduating from Greenwich High School in 1987, he attended Bridgton Academy in Bridgton ME and then Boston University and in 1993 earned
25938-399: The company. McMahon returned over a year later in April 2023 at WrestleMania 39 alongside Snoop Dogg , in an impromptu match against The Miz ; however, he tore his quad muscle early in the match and was unable to continue. Snoop Dogg replaced him and won the match in his place. In June 2024, it was reported that McMahon was no longer contracted to WWE, ending his second tenure with
26136-406: The company. McMahon uses a move named "Coast to Coast", where he jumps from the top rope and cross the ring, delivering a dropkick to an opponent, usually with a trash can situated in between the opponent's face. Though with the WWE's concerns over concussions he does not use a trash can, instead dropkicking the opponent with no weapon in place. He started using the move after Paul Heyman showed him
26334-401: The controversy surrounding the 2022 Royal Rumble that "Though he wasn't listed as a producer internally for the Royal Rumble, he helped put the match together, which he's done before in the past." Outside of his WWE business ventures, McMahon founded a financial technology company called China Broadband Inc, on October 19, 2004 On August 3, 2010, McMahon became the CEO of China Broadband Inc.,
26532-408: The decision to cut the match short after deeming that Hardy was too intoxicated to wrestle, coming out visibly under the influence during his entrance. The following day it was reported that TNA had sent Hardy home from the week's Impact! tapings. On the March 17 episode of Impact! , Immortal severed their ties with Hardy. On August 23, 2011, TNA announced that Hardy would be making his return to
26730-514: The early days of that angle , McMahon offered support for his father in cameo roles, but he did not become an enforcer like Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson . McMahon was a color commentator on Sunday Night Heat alongside Jim Cornette and later Kevin Kelly , and announced with Jerry Lawler on the 1999 video game WWF Attitude . Concurrently with this, Shane took on the role as a regular character, turning on his father by signing Austin to
26928-410: The end of 2001, the Hardys began a storyline in which they began to fight, which led to Matt demanding a match at Vengeance on December 9, with Lita as the special guest referee. After Hardy beat Matt by pinfall at Vengeance, while Matt's foot was on the ropes, Hardy and Lita began feuding against Matt. In the middle of the feud, however, Hardy faced The Undertaker in a Hardcore Championship match on
27126-403: The event, Anderson turned face and eventually managed to convince the skeptical Hardy that he really had changed, after which the two went on to form a tag team. At Slammiversary VIII , Hardy and Anderson, now known as Enigmatic Assholes, defeated Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) in a tag team match. On the August 19 episode of Impact! , the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
27324-464: The first attempt, causing him to fall head-first onto the concrete floor. After a successful second attempt, Angle was to put him through a second plate back out to the stage and again failed two more times. Angle proceeded to bodily hurl him through the plate glass. The match also had Shane missing a shooting star press and landing on a trash can, and ended with Angle performing the Angle Slam off
27522-451: The following weeks, he would continue to feud with Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud, leading to a tag-team match between them (with Kurt Angle as Willow's partner) at Sacrifice on April 27, Willow and Angle would go on to win that match. On the May 1 episode of Impact Wrestling , Willow defeated James Storm by disqualification when Storm shoved the referee and as Storm made his way up the ramp, Mr. Anderson appeared and hit Storm with
27720-422: The interim on-screen authority figures for the Raw program. On the November 24 episode of Raw , Shane and Stephanie argued over who was in charge, leading to Stephanie telling him that Raw is her show. After being slapped by Stephanie, Shane finished the segment by telling her that from that day onwards, he was going to watch Stephanie run Raw "right into the ground". At the start of 2009, Randy Orton began
27918-414: The last couple of weeks, and to prove that come to the pay-per-view, Team Raw would be victorious over Team SmackDown. At Survivor Series, Shane was the last man to be eliminated by Triple H, meaning Team SmackDown lost. On March 11, 2018, at Fastlane , Shane McMahon pulled the referee out of the ring when Kevin Owens covered Dolph Ziggler and pulled Sami Zayn out of the ring when he covered Kevin Owens. On
28116-472: The match as himself and won, earning a match with Lashley for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship the following week, which Hardy lost. On the July 24 Impact Wrestling , Hardy told the audience that we had not seen the last of Willow and then brought out Matt Hardy , his brother, to reform The Hardys. The Wolves joined them in the ring and challenged them to a match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship at Impact Wrestling: Destination X , which
28314-525: The match when a mystery associate raised the briefcase out of Austin's reach when he climbed the ladder, allowing Vince and Shane to grab the case and regain 100% ownership of the WWF. In 1999, McMahon was awarded the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year award but he declined to accept it stating "These are for the boys, not me". With his ownership reinstated, McMahon shifted his sights to, then babyface , Test , who
28512-498: The match, Hardy performed a Swanton Bomb to Bubba Ray Dudley off a 20-foot ladder. In 2000, the Hardy Boyz found a new manager in their real-life friend Lita . Together, the three became known as " Team Xtreme ". They continued their feud with Edge and Christian throughout 2000, defeating them for the WWF Tag Team Championship on two occasions. At SummerSlam on August 27, the Hardy Boyz competed in perhaps
28710-477: The match, he was attacked by Punk, who invoked his rematch for the following week, where Hardy retained the championship after interference from Matt Hardy, who was the special guest enforcer. Punk again attacked Hardy post-match, resulting in Teddy Long announcing a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match between the two for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam on August 23. At SummerSlam, Hardy lost
28908-687: The match. At WrestleMania, Shane attempted a Leap of Faith off the top of the cell, but The Undertaker moved out of the way, and Shane fell through an announce table. Shane was defeated by The Undertaker soon after. Despite losing at WrestleMania, Shane controlled Raw for a month, firstly by his father, Vince, on the Raw after WrestleMania, then for the following three weeks after "popular demand on social media". This led to Stephanie confronting Shane, telling him that their father will decide who will control Raw at Payback on May 1, where Vince announced that both Shane and Stephanie would be Co-general managers and have joint control of WWE. In July, after
29106-589: The most physically demanding type of match they had competed in thus far- the first ever Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match (TLC match)- in their hometown of Raleigh , for the Tag Team Championship against the Dudley Boyz and Edge & Christian, but were unsuccessful. The second TLC match at WrestleMania X-Seven on April 1, 2001 in Houston , which is regarded as one of the greatest matches in WWE history they faced off once again against Edge & Christian and
29304-641: The namesake match at No. 47 before being eliminated after getting choke slammed off the top rope through a table by Braun Strowman . He took time off to heal from the injuries he suffered two months prior, returning on the 1000th edition of SmackDown on October 16 alongside Stephanie McMahon and Vince McMahon on the Truth TV segment hosted by R-Truth and Carmella . Following TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs in December, The McMahon Family (Vince, Stephanie, Shane, and Triple H) appeared on Raw and announced that they would be running both Raw and SmackDown as
29502-417: The namesake match at number 28, as a face, lasting until the final three, but was eliminated by the eventual winner Brock Lesnar . McMahon received intense criticism by fans, critics, and employees for his role in and the booking of the rumble match for trying to make himself look stronger than the full time wrestlers. Amidst the controversy and backstage heat on February 2, McMahon had been quietly "let go" by
29700-526: The next Monday night on Raw Is War , when the Rock got a rematch against Big Show and helped The Rock win the match. This started the road to WrestleMania 2000 on April 2, wherein the four-way main event each wrestler had a McMahon in his corner. The Rock had Vince, Big Show had Shane, Triple H had Stephanie, and Mick Foley had Shane's mother, Linda McMahon . Big Show was the first man eliminated, and soon after he and Shane went their separate ways. This led to
29898-402: The number one contender for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble on January 27, 2008. In the weeks leading up to the Royal Rumble, Hardy and Randy Orton engaged in a personal feud, which began when Orton kicked Hardy's brother, Matt, in the head in the storyline on the December 31 episode of Raw . Hardy, in retaliation, performed a Swanton Bomb on Orton from the top of the Raw set on
30096-547: The number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which Rhino also won. At Genesis in November, Hardy lost to Monty Brown in another number one contender match. Hardy was scheduled to wrestle on the pre-show of Turning Point in December 2005, but once again no-showed the event, again citing traveling problems. Hardy was suspended as a result and did not appear on TNA television again. In March, April, and May 2006, Hardy appeared on several live events promoted by TNA in conjunction with Dave Hebner and
30294-513: The opening of the event with Vince and his newborn son, Declan. On a special 3-hour episode of Raw on October 3, 2005, billed as WWE Homecoming , all four members of the McMahon family were given a Stone Cold Stunner by Stone Cold Steve Austin. The following week, Vince demanded an apology from ringside commentators for not coming to his family's aid, which developed into a new feud. McMahon also appeared at Survivor Series on November 27, though he did not appear on television. He can be seen on
30492-455: The other members of MNM , he was challenged once again by Nitro at New Year's Revolution on January 7, 2007 in a steel cage match for the Intercontinental Championship. Hardy once again defeated Nitro. Hardy then teamed with Matt to defeat MNM at both the Royal Rumble on January 28 and No Way Out on February 18. The next night on the February 19 episode of Raw , Hardy lost the Intercontinental Championship to Umaga . Hardy competed in
30690-428: The pair. Test was able to get the win, and McMahon eventually settled his differences with Test, thus making his second face run by becoming his ally. As his father, Vince, feuded with Triple H, Shane was attacked in early December 1999 by Triple H and D-Generation X (DX). He was thrown off the stage in a gang-style attack, in which Billy Gunn and Road Dogg prevented members of the Corporation from saving Shane. Later in
30888-475: The parent company of Pride Fighting Championships , held a meeting at WWE global headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut . The meeting focused on the possibility of the two groups doing some form of business together in the future. Yet on March 27, 2007, Nobuyuki Sakakibara , president of DSE, announced that Station Casinos , Inc. magnate Lorenzo Fertitta, also one of the co-owners of Zuffa, the parent company of
31086-508: The poor officiating from guest referee Baron Corbin, which caused a confrontation from Owens. This allowed Styles to take advantage and pin Owens to retain the championship. On the September 5 episode of SmackDown , after a brief confrontation with Owens, McMahon proceeded to beat down Owens after warning him not to talk about his family. Soon after, Daniel Bryan came out to announce that Shane had been "suspended indefinitely" by Vince McMahon , who would be returning to SmackDown next week. On
31284-499: The process. Hardy wrestled his first match in six months on September 15 at a live event in York, Pennsylvania , defeating Jeff Jarrett. Hardy then began feuding with his former stable Immortal, attacking Eric Bischoff on the October 6 episode of Impact Wrestling and engaging in brawls with Jeff Jarrett at Bound for Glory and on the October 20 episode of Impact Wrestling . Hardy wrestled his first televised match since his return on
31482-549: The promotion at the Impact Wrestling tapings on August 25 in Huntsville, Alabama . The return would take place only five days after Matt Hardy was released from his TNA contract. In his return, which was taped for the September 8 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy spoke to the audience, acknowledging that he had hit rock bottom at Victory Road in March, before asking the fans for "one more shot", turning face in
31680-529: The reasons behind his turn. At Turning Point , Hardy retained his title in a defense against Matt Morgan , a replacement for Mr. Anderson, who was sidelined after suffering a concussion during an attack by Hardy. On the following episode of Impact! , Hogan presented Hardy with a new design of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, which he dubbed the TNA Immortal Championship. At Final Resolution in December, Hardy successfully defended
31878-441: The ring, preventing Hardy from delivering a Swanton Bomb. After failing to capture the Intercontinental Championship from Johnny Nitro over the next few weeks, including at Unforgiven on September 17, Hardy finally defeated Nitro to win his second Intercontinental Championship on the October 2 episode of Raw . On the November 6 episode of Raw , Hardy lost the Intercontinental Championship back to Nitro, after Nitro hit him with
32076-630: The scenes. In 1992, McMahon was already backstage official and working behind the scenes for the company. In 1997, McMahon helped launch WWE's official website. By the year 2000, McMahon was very much a part of the decision process in WWE, and that included creative. On October 21, 2006, McMahon attended Pride 32 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada resulting in speculation that WWE were considering promoting MMA events. On November 17, 2006, WWE and Dream Stage Entertainment officials,
32274-475: The semi-finals. Three days later at No Surrender , Hardy defeated Joe in a rematch to advance to the finals of the tournament. Before the finals took place, Hardy suffered a storyline injury after taking part in a brawl between the TNA locker room and the Aces & Eights stable. Despite the injury, Hardy defeated Bully Ray in the finals to win the 2012 Bound for Glory Series and become the number one contender to
32472-433: The semifinals to advance to the finals of the tournament where they defeated Samoa Joe and Low Ki to become number one contenders for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On the January 7 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy along with his brother Matt were at ringside for The Wolves vs. James Storm and Abyss ; during the match, The Great Sanada and Manik attempted to interfere in the match, but then ended up receiving
32670-545: The special guest referee in the three-way dance TNA World Heavyweight Championship match between Carter, his brother Matt, and Drew Galloway at Bound for Glory . At the event, Hardy turned on Carter by hitting him with a steel chair with Matt hitting the Twist of Fate , thus giving Matt his first TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Hardy made an appearance on January 5, 2016, episode of Impact Wrestling on its live Pop TV debut backstage and ringside to support his brother Matt in
32868-428: The team of Reigns and The Usos. At Money in the Bank, Shane once again defeated The Miz this time by escaping the cage ending their feud. The following night on Raw , Shane confronted Roman Reigns with Reigns challenging Shane to a match at Super ShowDown which Shane accepted. At Super ShowDown, Shane defeated Roman Reigns after interference from Drew McIntyre . Shane and McIntyre lost to Reigns and The Undertaker in
33066-462: The team was finally brought up to WWF television, after months of " jobbing " and live events, they then formed the acrobatic tag team called the Hardy Boyz. While feuding with The Brood in mid-1999, they added Michael Hayes as their manager . On July 5, they won their first WWF Tag Team Championship by defeating the Acolytes , but lost it back to them a month later. After the dissolution of
33264-425: The title's unification with the Intercontinental Championship . In late 2002, Hardy had been teaming with Rob Van Dam and Bubba Ray Dudley. He along with Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley defeated 3-Minute Warning at Survivor Series on November 17 in a six-man tag team elimination tables match. In January 2003, Hardy briefly turned into a heel (villain) after he attacked Van Dam and Shawn Michaels . It ended
33462-403: The top rope before scoring the victory over a bloodied McMahon. McMahon began to lead his WCW wrestlers against his father and the WWF wrestlers, turning heel by joining forces with Paul Heyman and his brand of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) wrestlers, along with their new owner, McMahon's sister Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. Calling themselves The Alliance , they pledged to finally run
33660-493: The tournament. Hardy's participation in the Bound for Glory series ended on the September 5 episode of Impact Wrestling , when he was eliminated from a twenty-point battle royal by Kazarian. On the September 19 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy defeated X Division Champion Manik in a non-title match. On the October 3 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy teamed with Manik defeating Kenny King and Chris Sabin which led to
33858-589: The two for the February 28 episode of SmackDown Live with the winner going on to face Bray Wyatt for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 33 on April 2. Styles would originally go on to win the match before McMahon would restart the contest due to Harper having his foot on the rope during the pinfall. After McMahon accidentally distracted Harper, Styles would capitalize and pin Harper once again. That same week, after Randy Orton turned on Wyatt and cashed in his Royal Rumble winning opportunity, McMahon would go on to book
34056-631: The victory and during the which he was quickly unmasked and lost his jacket, being left in an attire similar to the one he wore in WWE. Because of this, he was booed before, during, and after the match by the ROH audience, who chanted "We want Matt!" and "You got fired!". Hardy debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on June 23, 2004, at the Second Anniversary Show , in a match against A.J. Styles , for
34254-453: The victory. McMahon began a feud with Kurt Angle . By King of the Ring on June 24, McMahon's feud with Angle had culminated. After already participating in two tournament matches that night, Angle wrestled McMahon in a Street Fight. After a suplex on the hard floor, Angle was thought to have cracked his tailbone . Angle also delivered an overhead belly to belly suplex through the plated glass stage set, but McMahon did not break through on
34452-489: The world with me." It was announced that Shane would team up with Daniel Bryan against Owens and Zayn at WrestleMania 34 . McMahon returned on the April 3 episode of SmackDown , to address his WrestleMania match, saying that Owens and Zayn would never be seen in a SmackDown arena again. At WrestleMania, Bryan and McMahon defeated Zayn and Owens. He competed at the Greatest Royal Rumble , where he entered
34650-543: The year, Stephanie turned heel, siding with her new kayfabe husband then-heel, Triple H (the two began their off-screen relationship around this time, but did not marry in real life until 2003). With that, the McMahon-Helmsley Faction began, and all of the other McMahons disappeared from television. At No Way Out on February 27, 2000, Shane made his return as a heel again by trying to help Big Show defeat The Rock ; these efforts failed as Vince returned
34848-573: Was kayfabe dating Shane's sister, Stephanie . Shane disapproved of the relationship, feeling Stephanie was dating "beneath the family's standards", and wound up feuding with Test. With help from the Mean Street Posse, McMahon made Test's life a living hell. At SummerSlam on August 22, McMahon met Test in a "Love Her or Leave Her" match, with the stipulation being that if McMahon won the match, Test and Stephanie could no longer see each other, and if he lost, McMahon would give his blessings to
35046-414: Was (kayfabe) "fired" from SmackDown. However, as McMahon was about to leave, he went back to the arena and announced that he will face Styles at WrestleMania 33. On April 2, at WrestleMania 33, McMahon lost to AJ Styles in a singles match. On April 4; the first episode of SmackDown Live after WrestleMania, McMahon and Styles shook hands, ending the feud. On the August 1 episode of SmackDown , McMahon had
35244-513: Was 18 (he was in fact, only 16). The next day, he wrestled under his real name against The 1–2–3 Kid , and the match aired on the June 25, 1994, episode of Superstars . Later on faced against King Kong Bundy and Jim Neidhart , Owen Hart and Triple H . Hardy defeated Razor Ramon by countout on WWF Superstars January 13, 1996 (taped December 19, 1995) when Goldust's handler distracted Razor and Razor chased after him. In 1996, he would be teamed with his brother, Matt and occasionally wrestled as
35442-446: Was a New York Times Best Seller . Jeff Nero Hardy is the son of Gilbert and Ruby Moore Hardy, and the younger brother of Matt Hardy . Their mother died of brain cancer in 1987, when Jeff Hardy was nine. He developed an interest in motocross at age 12 and got his first bike, a Yamaha YZ-80 . He had his first race when he was in the ninth grade . Hardy played baseball when he was young, but had to stop after he crashed during
35640-403: Was a result of "divine intervention" and booked himself and his son in a match at Backlash on April 30 against Michaels and his tag team partner "God". Around this time, Vince began to act strangely and at one point considered himself a god. Shane, who at this time was referred to by Vince as "the product of his semen", teamed with Vince to defeat Michaels and "God" at Backlash, due to help from
35838-524: Was about to count the pin and declare Owens the winner, however after seeing Styles' foot on the bottom rope, McMahon continued the match. A frustrated Owens pushed McMahon, causing McMahon to push Owens back. This caused a distraction for Styles to win back the United States Championship. On the August 22 episode of SmackDown , McMahon allowed a rematch between Styles and Owens. During the match, McMahon made himself referee after seeing
36036-543: Was again defeated by Bully Ray in a Full Metal Mayhem match. Hardy returned to TNA on June 2 at Slammiversary XI , teaming with Magnus and Samoa Joe in a winning effort against Aces & Eights ( Garett Bischoff , Mr. Anderson, and Wes Brisco ). As a result of previously winning the Bound for Glory Series, Hardy and Bobby Roode were entered into the 2013 Bound for Glory Series on the June 13 episode of Impact Wrestling . The following week, Hardy defeated Roode in his first BFG series match via pinfall to earn seven points in
36234-490: Was because "he realized that his father Vince, saw his sister Stephanie and her husband Triple H as the heirs to the throne" and "was tired of his father Vince, overlooking his ideas" for what he envisioned for the company. In 2022, however, It was reported that despite having a part time WWE contract and no major production role with his family's company, McMahon had in fact had a history with booking Royal Rumble matches , with Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful even stating following
36432-415: Was being tended to. Shane confronted Lesnar, which resulted in Shane being attacked by Lesnar with an F-5. On the November 8 episode of SmackDown Live , Shane agreed to replace an injured Baron Corbin in the traditional Survivor Series tag team elimination match between the two brands. At Survivor Series on November 20, Team SmackDown defeated Team Raw. McMahon suffered a legitimate concussion following
36630-409: Was booked to win after the suspension was announced. Hardy returned on the May 12 episode of Raw , defeating Umaga. This reignited the rivalry between the two, and they met in a Falls Count Anywhere match at One Night Stand on June 1, which Hardy won. On the June 23 episode of Raw , Hardy was drafted to the SmackDown brand as a part of the 2008 WWE draft . Hardy made his debut for the brand on
36828-435: Was counted out or disqualified, Triple H would retain the title. On the May 4 episode of Raw , Shane's character suffered a broken leg and ankle at the hands of Orton and Legacy as a way to write him out of the story. On October 1, 2009, Shane departed WWE. On the February 22, 2016 episode of Raw , Shane returned to WWE as a face for the first time in nearly seven years, interrupting his sister, Stephanie McMahon , receiving
37026-512: Was defeated by Anderson in a singles match. On the following episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy defeated Anderson in a rematch. On the live May 31 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy won a fan voting to become the number one contender to the TNA Television Championship . However, his title match with Devon ended in a no contest, following interference from Robbie E and Robbie T . On June 10 at Slammiversary , Hardy
37224-486: Was defeated by Mr. Anderson in a three-way number one contender's match, also involving Rob Van Dam. On the June 14 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy entered the 2012 Bound for Glory Series , taking part in the opening gauntlet match, from which he was the first man eliminated by Bully Ray. Hardy wrestled his final group stage match of the tournament on the September 6 episode of Impact Wrestling , defeating Samoa Joe via submission, thus finishing fourth and advancing to
37422-575: Was due to the elder McMahon's (kayfabe) affair with Trish Stratus and Vince's spite and demand to divorce Linda McMahon. As fate would have it, rival World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was sold to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) one week before the Father versus Son match at WrestleMania X-Seven on April 1. In terms of the storyline , Vince demanded that Ted Turner sign the contract at WrestleMania. With Vince's ego getting
37620-620: Was explained to be a plot to get the WWF Championship off Austin. Austin met Shane and Vince in a ladder match at the King of the Ring on June 27 for ownership of the WWF, as in the storyline, Austin had 50%, which was assigned to him by Linda and Stephanie McMahon, upset by Vince and Shane's complicity in the storyline kidnapping of Stephanie by the Corporate Ministry, while Vince and Shane each had 25%. Shane and Vince won
37818-476: Was found unconscious in his hotel stairwell, allowing the returning Edge to replace him in the match and win the title. At Armageddon on December 14, Hardy defeated Edge and Triple H in a triple threat match to capture the WWE Championship, his first world championship . In January 2009, Hardy's next storyline led to his involvement in scripted accidents, including a hit-and-run automobile accident and an accident involving his ring entrance pyrotechnics . At
38016-548: Was not updated to reflect the name change. The title was then unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match on the July 22, 2002 episode of Raw , when Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy . The British Bulldog was the inaugural champion, and had the longest title reign at 206 days. William Regal and D'Lo Brown both had the most title reigns, each holding it four times. Jeff Hardy
38214-451: Was only seen on WWE's pay per view, No Way Out on February 17, 2008 talking to Big Show after the latter had his nose legitimately broken going by the plan to push Mayweather's speed by Floyd Mayweather Jr. before again not being seen until June. After the severe injury that Vince McMahon sustained on the June 23 episode of Raw when a sign fell on top of him during his hosting of the "Million Dollar Mania" sweepstakes, Shane requested for
38412-409: Was released from WWE on April 22, 2003. The reasons given for the release were Hardy's erratic behavior, drug use, refusal to go to rehab, deteriorating ring performance, as well as constant tardiness and no-showing events. Hardy also cites "burn out" and the need for time off as reasons for leaving WWE. On May 24, 2003, Hardy made his first wrestling appearance after being released by WWE during
38610-434: Was ruled that Angle was unable to continue and the match ended in a no contest. After wrestling a draw on the September 16 episode of Impact! , it was announced that both Hardy and Angle would advance to the finals at Bound for Glory , where they would compete with Mr. Anderson in a three–way match. At Bound for Glory, Hardy turned heel with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff and with their help defeated Angle and Anderson to win
38808-408: Was suffering from restless legs syndrome . Jeff Hardy's contract with WWE expired that week thus ending his 3 year stint with the company. On TNA's first live Monday episode of Impact! on January 4, 2010, Hardy made his return to TNA, along with Shannon Moore . He was attacked by Homicide after emerging from the crowd, but hit Homicide with a steel chair and performed the Twist of Fate on
39006-940: Was the youngest champion at 24, while Diamond Dallas Page was the oldest champion at 45. Jeff Hardy was the final champion. The title was retired on the July 22, 2002 episode of Monday Night Raw when WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy in a ladder match to unify the European title into the Intercontinental title. The title appears in the video games WWF WrestleMania 2000 , WWF No Mercy , WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role , WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It , WWE WrestleMania X8 , WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth , WWE '12 , WWE '13 , WWE 2K14 , WWE 2K15 , WWE 2K16 , WWE 2K17 , WWE 2K18 , WWE 2K19 , WWE 2K20 , WWE 2K22 , WWE 2K23 and WWE 2K24 Shane McMahon Shane Brandon McMahon ( / m ə k ˈ m æ n / mək- MAN ; born January 15, 1970)
39204-427: Was vacated after Rob Van Dam was injured by Abyss. Hardy was entered into an eight-man tournament for the championship, defeating Rob Terry in his first round match. At the semi-finals at No Surrender , Hardy first wrestled Kurt Angle to a twenty-minute time-limit draw, after which Eric Bischoff ordered a five-minute period of extra time. After that and a second five-minute extra time period also ended in draws, it
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