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The complex history of WWE's Era of Unification: photos
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4 l9 w) g6 ]7 o QOn the July 30, 2001, edition of Raw, X-Pac, the WWE Light Heavyweight Champion, defeated Billy Kidman, the WCW Cruiserweight Champion, to unify the two titles.' x8 _; k! M; _# L8 Y
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5 L$ X/ X" R: d- M3 R! ~X-Pac unified the titles once again by defeating Tajiri at SummerSlam 2001.! N8 g- n$ h+ U% P7 B+ y5 R
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4 A. ?5 g5 i* E5 D5 {0 k2 m0 lTwo weeks before Survivor Series 2001, Edge – the recently crowned King of the Ring – lost the WWE Intercontinental Championship to Test on Raw.
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One week later, Edge won the WCW United States Championship and then defeated Test at Survivor Series to unify the titles.9 N5 n7 n# L# e& V2 z) b. L& W, n5 `1 v
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The Undertaker & Kane won the WCW Tag Team Championship on the Aug. 9, 2001, edition of SmackDown. On the same night, WCW competitors Diamond Dallas Page & Kanyon defeated The APA to become WWE World Tag Team Champions.
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$ ~1 Y7 k$ T l2 w$ T1 }The two new titleholding teams met in a Steel Cage Match at SummerSlam to rectify this bizarro universe by unifying the titles.
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# Z% k) F- f/ s- ?# j" D! DThe Brothers of Destruction emerged victorious at SummerSlam, but soon lost both sets of titles to individual teams.0 \& v" \- K. `& w4 y- s
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& |6 ]3 |2 a4 k, }) I: Q; {The Dudleys defeated their longtime adversaries The Hardy Boyz in a Steel Cage Match to unify the championships at Survivor Series.& |' r3 T% H5 Q6 ^: i
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* F l4 f `: E% M4 d6 zBubba and D-Von are the only tag team in history to hold the titles of the three major sports-entertainment organizations – WWE, WCW and ECW.$ O7 |3 o) v4 m0 }1 O3 {
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, k; T1 X+ j0 Z9 g4 IChris Jericho won’t let anyone forget at Vengeance in December 2001.6 m/ U ]" i- u- [3 F" @
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% }/ L, |2 G1 i oJericho defeated The Rock to win the WCW Championship and was immediately faced with the task of battling "Stone Cold" Steve Austin for the WWE Championship.
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& n; x' n% U9 y& cY2J emerged victorious – thanks to a bit of assistance from Mr. McMahon.0 N% q/ `/ `1 P( `2 j# n4 k" U
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On that night, Jericho earned the right to brag that he is “the best in the world at what he does” by defeating two of sports-entertainment’s most iconic stars in one night.! e6 V& Y. `% N+ |8 s
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After Jericho was defeated by Triple H at WrestleMania X8, the two titles were merged into the WWE Undisputed Championship.
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W: R$ E; S9 ]2 r2 uRic Flair did the honors of presenting The King of Kings with the brand new title on the April 1, 2002, edition of Raw.
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Two of the championships that defined the Attitude Era were put to rest in summer 2002 by Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam.
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9 N) {2 ]0 g1 r! P# u$ {8 RAfter RVD defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy in a Ladder Match to retire the European Title, he battled Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer.9 i1 K6 h' S. L2 e; r
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& p( E7 H7 q$ j* ~; I3 iThe two ECW icons competed in a brutal bout that saw The Whole Dam Show once again emerge victorious.
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With WWE Champion Brock Lesnar refusing to show up on Raw, it left WWE’s flagship broadcast without a champion. That void was quickly filled by Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff.0 }7 g) w9 l6 m1 u6 u/ j; o
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+ e& d, O3 R w& q8 v3 C% N3 K, k* PBischoff opened a briefcase and awarded the newly created World Heavyweight Championship and to Triple H
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SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon introduced the WWE Tag Team Championship, represented by titles emblazoned with the bright blue color so associated with SmackDown’s look.
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" h9 S# N( T2 m7 }Reverend D-Von & Ron Simmons battled the team of Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo in the first round of the WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament on SmackDown.: i) R6 J6 N" t1 C2 j r
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Kurt Angle advanced to the finals of the WWE Tag Team Championship Tournameny by defeating grapplers including Eddie Guerrero and John Cena.
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B, O1 O' T2 e3 U. ^In a unique matchup of the WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament, Brock Lesnar & Tajiri battled the team of Edge & Rey Mysterio.4 D, `4 L( u( q0 H5 v/ U7 k, X
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* f. _1 H" |" E( S5 i9 B. TBrock went on a rampage after coming out on the losing end of the contest.6 L/ }$ j b8 u* I; P0 l
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6 p' S9 b$ M0 ]3 k* GKurt Angle applied his patented submission hold onto Eddie Guerrero during the WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament.
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Kurt Angle faced off with Rey Mysterio in the finals of the WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament at No Mercy 2002.$ `& ~( S. R8 n$ f0 O
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0 ]1 q& N3 ~) ~9 FEdge turned the tables on Kurt Angle at No Mercy.
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0 m6 `7 N6 a- e3 iKurt Angle was one half of the first-ever WWE Tag Team Champions." y+ t; O& j/ }! B. {- N: Q
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Kane, who had recently won the Intercontinental Championship from Chris Jericho, faced off with Triple H at No Mercy 2002.; u% k0 c9 t; G1 i/ |3 c
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. E3 A/ M" d) X* y+ v" Q. U( BThe Game was the reigning World Heavyweight Championship, and the bout was to unify the two titles.
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5 M. y3 N4 g \; z" O2 mTriple H was victorious and the Intercontinental Championship was retired for seven months.1 {$ A, v7 p0 c3 r, H! }& G
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* v2 q: `. t& `2 n- ISeven months after No Mercy 2002, co-General Manager "Stone Cold" Steve Austin reinstated the title.+ A3 _: L. [; U6 U& M9 T
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: M& z. T, O- R2 o/ mChristian won a Battle Royal at Judgment Day to win the vacant Intercontinental Title.
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In June 2003, SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon announced the reinstatement of the United States Championship.
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Stephanie announced the new champion would be crowned in a tournament that would culminate at Vengeance 2003.
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Eddie Guerrero met Ultimo Dragon in a clash with international flavor during the first round of the United States Championship Tournament on SmackDown.
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After defeating Ultimo Dragon, Eddie Guerrero also defeated Billy Gunn to advance to the finals.
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Latino Heat won it all at Vengeance to win the vacant United States Championship.' `2 ]. W) b8 X, e. K% b! D6 r
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Hornswoggle shockingly entered and won the Cruiserweight Open at The Great American Bash 2007 to become Cruiserweight Champion.
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Hornswoggle was forced by Vickie Guerrero to vacate the title two months later.
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# g/ D4 k3 |9 ?; QWWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Carlito prepared to face off with World Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz in a Lumberjack Match to unify the titles at The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania.
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The Colons won the bout and became the first-ever Unified Tag Team Champions.
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