Triple Crown (professional wrestling)


The Triple Crown is an accomplishment recognized by various professional wrestling promotions. It is a distinction made to a professional wrestler who has won three of a single promotion's championships; specifically, a world championship, another singles championship, and a tag team championship. Promotions to officially recognize Triple Crown winners include WWE, Impact Wrestling, and Ring of Honor as well as the defunct promotions World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and Lucha Underground.

National promotions

Extreme Championship Wrestling

The Extreme Championship Wrestling Triple Crown consisted of the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, the ECW World Television Championship and the ECW World Tag Team Championship.

List of ECW Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipsTag team championshipsSecondary championships
ChampionWorld HeavyweightWorld Tag TeamWorld Television
Mikey WhipwreckOctober 28, 1995August 27, 1994
May 13, 1994
SabuAugust 9, 1997February 4, 1995
November 13, 1993
TazJanuary 10, 1999December 4, 1993
March 6, 1994

Impact Wrestling

In Impact Wrestling, the Triple Crown was an accolade bestowed upon those who won all three championships regularly contested in TNA between 2002 and 2007 - the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the TNA X Division Championship and the NWA World Tag Team Championship. It was unknown whether or not those who won the NWA World Heavyweight and NWA World Tag Team Championships before or after TNA's acquisition and usage of the title belts would qualify for the Triple Crown.
In May 2007, TNA lost the rights to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Tag Team Championship and introduced the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On July 8, 2007, Impact Wrestling stated that, should the then- X Division Champion Samoa Joe win the TNA World Tag Team Championship, this would leave him "just one step shy of becoming only the second Triple Crown Champion". This indicates that the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the TNA World Tag Team Championship are part of the existing Triple Crown accolade.

List of Impact Wrestling Triple Crown winners

The following is a list of Impact Triple Crown winners with dates indicating the wrestler's first reign with the respective championship. Under Impact's definition of the Triple Crown, wrestlers are eligible to win the Triple Crown each time they complete a new circuit.
To date, A.J. Styles and Eddie Edwards have won the Impact Triple Crown on more than one occasion, and Styles is the only wrestler to hold all of the eligible championships. Kurt Angle completed the Triple Crown the fastest, achieving it in a mere 92 days, between May and August 2007.

Lucha Underground

has three established titles in its promotion, the Lucha Underground Championship, the Gift of the Gods Championship and, uniquely, Trios Championship.
Johnny Mundo completed the Lucha Underground Triple Crown the fastest, achieving it in a mere 85 days between January and April 2016.

List of Lucha Underground Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipsTag team championshipsSecondary championships
ChampionLucha UndergroundTriosGift of the Gods
FénixNovember 22, 2015January 31, 2016
April 19, 2015
Johnny MundoApril 10, 2016January 17, 2016
March 19, 2016

Ring of Honor

The Ring of Honor Triple Crown originally was defined as the ROH World Championship, the ROH World Tag Team Championship, and the ROH World Television Championship. It was later amended so that the World Championship and any combination of the Television, Tag Team or ROH Pure Championship would qualify. The ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship is not part of the Triple Crown, but when added to the Triple Crown, it forms the ROH Grand Slam.
Eddie Edwards completed the ROH Triple Crown the fastest, completing it in 709 days, between April 2009 and March 2011.

List of ROH Triple Crown winners

World Championship Wrestling

The World Championship Wrestling Triple Crown consisted of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship and the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
When Bret Hart and Goldberg won the WCW World Tag Team Championship, they both became Triple Crown winners at the same time. Chris Benoit completed the WCW Triple Crown the fastest, completing it in 309 days between March 1999 and January 2000.

List of WCW Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
ChampionWorld HeavyweightWorld Tag TeamUnited States Heavyweight
Ric FlairJanuary 11, 1991December 26, 1976
July 29, 1977
Lex LugerJuly 14, 1991March 27, 1988
July 11, 1987
StingFebruary 29, 1992January 22, 1996
August 25, 1991
Diamond Dallas PageApril 11, 1999May 31, 1999
December 28, 1997
GoldbergJuly 6, 1998December 7, 1999
April 20, 1998
Bret HartNovember 21, 1999December 7, 1999
July 20, 1998
Chris BenoitJanuary 16, 2000March 14, 1999
August 9, 1999
Scott SteinerNovember 26, 2000November 1, 1989
April 11, 1999
Booker TJuly 9, 2000May 3, 1995
March 18, 2001

WWE

In WWE, the term Triple Crown Champion has traditionally been used to describe a wrestler who has won the WWE Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, and the World Tag Team Championship. For a span of nearly eighteen years, from 1979 up through 1997, these were the only three championships of the company, and a wrestler who won all three championships was considered a "Triple Crown Champion". Until the 1990s, the accomplishment was extremely rare, with Pedro Morales remaining the sole Triple Crown winner for more than a decade.
Following the first brand extension between 2002 and 2011, the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship became alternate titles that could compose part of WWE's Triple Crown. After the respective unifications of the two world championships and two tag team championships, the only three eligible Triple Crown championships of WWE became the WWE Championship, Intercontinental Championship, and WWE Tag Team Championship. A total of seven men have won all five eligible championships; Edge, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kane, Big Show, and Jeff Hardy.
Although the United States Championship is the counterpart to the Intercontinental Championship, it has not been designated as an acceptable substitute for the Triple Crown, though in 2015, it became a required championship for WWE's Grand Slam. In July 2016, a second brand extension period began and two new titles were introduced: the Universal Championship and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. In January 2017, these were designated as acceptable substitutes for their counterpart titles in the Grand Slam, but WWE have not yet confirmed if they are acceptable substitutes for the Triple Crown. Only five wrestlers have become a Triple Crown winner since the new titles were established, and for three of them, although they have held one of the newer titles, their Triple Crown designation is recognized by their previous titles held. At WrestleMania 36, Braun Strowman won the Universal Championship after previously holding the Intercontinental and Raw Tag Team Championships, but WWE has yet to confirm if these accolades make Strowman a Triple Crown winner.
CM Punk holds the record for completing the Triple Crown in the shortest amount of time between the first and third title. It took him 203 days between June 2008 and January 2009. This broke Diesel's previous record of 227 days set in 1994.

List of WWE Men's Triple Crown winners

The following is a list of WWE Triple Crown winners with dates indicating the wrestler's first or only reign with the respective championship.

List of WWE Men's Tag Team Triple Crown winners

The following is a list of WWE Tag Team Triple Crown winners, indicating they have won all three of the main tag team championships for men currently available in the WWE. Dates indicate the wrestler's first reign with the respective championship.

List of WWE Women's Triple Crown winners

On May 22, 2019, a women’s Triple Crown was established, consisting of the Raw Women's Championship, SmackDown Women's Championship, and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. With the announcement, Bayley, who had won the SmackDown Women's Championship for the first time three days prior, was recognized as the inaugural WWE Women's Triple Crown Champion, after having previously held the Raw and Women's Tag Team championships.
Bayley has also been referred to as a Grand Slam Champion after her win, for having also held the NXT Women's Championship. Asuka has to date completed the Women's Triple Crown the fastest, with 486 days between her first qualifying title win and Triple Crown achieving win.

List of NXT Triple Crown winners

WWE's NXT Triple Crown consists of the NXT Championship, NXT North American Championship, and NXT Tag Team Championship. The NXT brand was originally established as a developmental territory for WWE's main roster in 2012, but has since grown into WWE's third global brand.
Johnny Gargano became the first to be recognized as the NXT Triple Crown Champion, winning his first NXT Championship, and having previously held the NXT North American and NXT Tag Team championships.
Adam Cole has completed the NXT Triple Crown the fastest, doing so within 420 days, between April 2018 and June 2019.

Regional/independent promotions

All American Wrestling

is an independent regional promotion. Their version consists of the AAW Heavyweight Championship, the AAW Heritage Championship and the AAW Tag Team Championship.

List of AAW Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
ChampionHeavyweightTag TeamHeritage
Jimmy JacobsSeptember 5, 2009February 19, 2010
September 23, 2006
Dan LawrenceMarch 12, 2011June 10, 2006
Unknown
Shane HollisterJune 28, 2013June 21, 2008
September 24, 2010
Michael ElginSeptember 21, 2012December 28, 2013
October 28, 2011
Penta el 0MJuly 23, 2016February 8, 2019
March 17, 2017

Chaotic Wrestling

is an independent regional promotion. Their version consists of the Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship, the Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship and the Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship.

List of Chaotic Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
ChampionHeavyweightTag TeamNew England
Luis OrtizDecember 14, 2001August 10, 2001
February 23, 2001
John WaltersAugust 16, 2002December 14, 2001
September 7, 2001
Brian BlackMarch 18, 2005August 23, 2003
April 30, 2004
Arch KincaidMarch 12, 2004December 9, 2005
October 4, 2003
Brian MilonasFebruary 2, 2007December 5, 2003
October 29, 2004
Alex ArionJune 6, 2008March 30, 2007
October 20, 2007
MikazeSeptember 9, 2011October 20, 2006
October 2, 2010
Brian FuryFebruary 24, 2012February 6, 2009
February 23, 2007
Julian StarrSeptember 11, 2015November 12, 2010
March 12, 2010
Chase Del MonteFebruary 6, 2009January 13, 2017
June 24, 2005
Donovan DijakOctober 24, 2014December 16, 2016
August 4, 2017
Christian CasanovaMarch 29, 2019March 16, 2018
March 17, 2017
Anthony GreeneJuly 19, 2019March 17, 2017
August 3, 2018

Combat Zone Wrestling

is an independent regional promotion. Their version consists of the CZW World Heavyweight Championship, the CZW World Tag Team Championship, CZW Wired Championship and CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship.

List of CZW Triple Crown winners

Explosive Pro Wrestling

is an Australian independent regional promotion. Their version consists of the EPW Heavyweight Championship, the EPW Tag Team Championship, and the EPW Coastal Championship.

List of EPW Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
ChampionHeavyweightTag TeamCoastal
Gavin McGavinAugust 25, 2018March 7, 2015
November 19, 2016
Marcius PittApril 10, 2011February 16, 2008
May 25, 2019
Davis StormMay 11, 2002October 1, 2005
March 7, 2020

Full Impact Pro

is an independent regional promotion. Their version consists of the FIP World Heavyweight Championship, the FIP Florida Heritage Championship and the FIP Tag Team Championship.

List of FIP Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
ChampionWorld HeavyweightTag TeamFlorida Heritage
Erick StevensDecember 30, 2007December 20, 2008
March 10, 2007
Jon DavisFebruary 1, 2013July 31, 2010
April 2, 2017

Ice Ribbon

is a joshi puroresu promotion. Their version consists of the ICE×60/ICE×∞ Championship, the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship
and the Triangle Ribbon Championship.

List of Ice Ribbon Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
ChampionICE×60/ICE×∞International Ribbon Tag TeamTriangle Ribbon
Riho
April 3, 2010October 24, 2008
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Miyako MatsumotoMarch 21, 2010May 3, 2010
March 22, 2010
Tsukasa FujimotoJanuary 4, 2010December 23, 2010
December 11, 2010
Maya YukihiDecember 31, 2018October 29, 2017
May 1, 2019

Insane Championship Wrestling

is a British wrestling promotion based in Glasgow, Scotland. Their version consists of the ICW World Heavyweight Championship, the ICW Tag Team Championship, and ICW Zero-G Championship.

List of ICW Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
ChampionWorld HeavyweightTag TeamZero-G
BT GunnJune 5, 2010October 23, 2013
July 30, 2017
Stevie BoyApril 29, 2018March 3, 2013
April 19, 2015

Melbourne City Wrestling

is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in October 2010, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Their version consists of the MCW Heavyweight Championship, the MCW Tag Team Championship, and MCW Intercommonwealth Championship.

List of MCW Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
ChampionHeavyweightTag TeamIntercommonwealth
Dowie James
December 2, 2016November 30, 2013
August 8, 2015
Gino GambinoJuly 15, 2017March 12, 2016
August 13, 2016
Jonah RockAugust 5, 2017April 11, 2015
May 14, 2016
SlexApril 16, 2011May 14, 2016
February 24, 2018
Adam BrooksNovember 9, 2019November 30, 2013
February 13, 2016

Ohio Valley Wrestling

is an independent regional promotion that at various points served as a developmental territory for WWE and Impact Wrestling. Their version consists of the OVW Heavyweight Championship, the OVW Television Championship and the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship.

List of OVW Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
ChampionHeavyweightSouthern Tag TeamTelevision
Brent AlbrightApril 25, 2005March 31, 2004
January 5, 2005
CM PunkMay 3, 2006July 28, 2006
November 9, 2005
Idol StevensMarch 14, 2007October 10, 2003
January 4, 2006
Cody RunnelsFebruary 17, 2007October 18, 2006
July 6, 2007
James "Moose" ThomasJanuary 6, 2010September 27, 2009
September 9, 2009
Mike MondoMay 29, 2010November 11, 2009
February 4, 2009
Rudy SwitchbladeNovember 2, 2011February 22, 2012
August 27, 2008
Rob TerryMay 12, 2012February 22, 2012
April 21, 2012
Cliff ComptonJanuary 8, 2011March 19, 2006
October 17, 2012
Jason WayneJuly 1, 2011January 16, 2013
September 21, 2011
Jamin OlivenciaApril 10, 2013August 1, 2007
February 20, 2008
Flash FlanaganNovember 26, 1999August 1, 1997
August 3, 2013
Adam RevolverDecember 6, 2014March 27, 2010
September 14, 2011
Mohamad Ali VaezFebruary 7, 2015May 14, 2008
June 4, 2010
Chris SilvioJuly 24, 2015December 10, 2008
December 21, 2011
Elijah BurkeDecember 8, 2004December 5, 2015
September 11, 2013
Big JonApril 16, 2016July 5, 2014
March 5, 2016
Rocco BellagioMay 14, 2016August 6, 2011
October 5, 2011
Devin DriscollMarch 19, 2016January 25, 2017
October 11, 2006
Michael HayesNovember 4, 2017June 26, 2013
August 2, 2014
Randy RoyalFebruary 14, 2018May 14, 2016
May 11, 2013
AmonJuly 7, 2018February 10, 2016
March 4, 2017
Tony GunnJanuary 30, 2019January 25, 2017
July 25, 2012
Justin SmoothApril 24, 2019December 3, 2016
January 9, 2019
Jay BradleyJune 1, 2007August 3, 2019
July 31, 2019
DimesApril 17, 2019November 12, 2019
March 20, 2019
Maximus KhanFebruary 1, 2020April 6, 2019
August 21, 2019

Philippine Wrestling Revolution

is an independent promotion based in the Philippines. Their version consists of the PWR Championship, the PWR Tag Team Championship and the Philippine Excellence Championship.

List of PWR Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
ChampionPWRTag TeamPHX
John SebastianNovember 13, 2016March 11, 2018
November 25, 2018

Pro-Wrestling: EVE

is a British independent women's professional wrestling promotion. Their version consists of the Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship, Pro-Wrestling: EVE International Championship, and the Pro-Wrestling: EVE Tag Team Championship.

List of Pro-Wrestling: EVE Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
Champion
Sammii JayneMay 21, 2017December 14, 2019
February 1, 2020

Revolution Pro Wrestling

is a United Kingdom based promotion. Their version consists of the British Heavyweight Championship, the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship and the British Cruiserweight Championship.

List of RPW Triple Crown winners

ChampionPrimary championshipTag team championshipSecondary championship
ChampionBritish HeavyweightUndisputed British Tag TeamBritish Cruiserweight
Marty ScurllMarch 15, 2014May 4, 2009
October 13, 2012
Will OspreayFebruary 14, 2020June 15, 2013
October 19, 2014