February/March, 1997: The WWF announces the introduction of a new title, the European champion. A tournament is held.
March 3, 1997: "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith beats Owen Hart in the tourney final (Raw); Berlin, Germany.
September 20, 1997: "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels defeats the Bulldog as part of the "One Night Only" PPV in the United Kingdom.
December 22, 1997: Hunter Hearst Helmsley over Shawn Michaels, Monday Night Raw (taped December 10).
January 26, 1998: Owen Hart beats Goldust (subbing for Helmsley), Monday Night Raw (taped January 20).
March 16, 1998: Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeats an injured Owen Hart on Raw (taped March 10).
July 20, 1998: D-Lo Brown over Triple H on Raw (taped July 14), Binghamton, NY.
September 21, 1998: X-Pac pins Brown on Raw (taped September 15).
October 5, 1998: D-Lo Brown defeats X-Pac on Raw (taped September 29), East Langing, Michigan.
October 18, 1998: X-Pac beats Brown, In Your House: Judgment Day, Chicago, Illinois.
February 15, 1999: Shane McMahon pins X-Pac in a tag team match (teaming with Kane against X-Pac and HHH) with the stipulation that if X-Pac is beaten in the match, the man who pins him will be deemed the new champion, Raw is War, Burlingham, Alabama.
April 4, 1999: Shane McMahon publically forfeits the European title on Sunday Night Heat following his victory over X-Pac at Wrestlemania XV. The title is declared vacant and is abandoned.
July, 1999: Mideon (Dennis Knight) asks for, and is given, the European title belt by Shane McMahon. The title is brought back into the promotion and Mideon is named the champion.
July 25, 1999: D-Lo Brown beats Mideon, Fully Loaded, Buffalo, New York.
August 22, 1999: Jeff Jarrett defeats D-Lo Brown for both the European and Intercontinental Titles, Summerslam, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
August 23, 1999: Mark Henry is presented the title by Jeff Jarrett, Raw is War, Iowa State University.
September 26, 1999: D-Lo Brown wins back the title by beating Henry, Unforgiven, Charlotte, North Carolina.
October 28, 1999: The British Bulldog over Brown, Smackdown!, Springfield, Massachusetts (taped October 26).
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