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The complex history of WWE's Era of Unification: photos
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% B; ?) Q+ M8 L8 ?On 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.% |4 k9 P3 W. R. s( i& I& W) H
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% {& b4 U4 e* s, yX-Pac unified the titles once again by defeating Tajiri at SummerSlam 2001./ R* z. B D, f8 T- |! c
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Y4 X: G9 u: ~7 P& CTwo 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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9 z% v7 ~: j( bOne week later, Edge won the WCW United States Championship and then defeated Test at Survivor Series to unify the titles.
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' x. L2 r/ h) BThe 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.. c# \- H3 j1 D- a6 o. Z
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% o( Z* u Z9 ~- YThe two new titleholding teams met in a Steel Cage Match at SummerSlam to rectify this bizarro universe by unifying the titles.7 q& t9 Z/ a" V* V) P0 h
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The Brothers of Destruction emerged victorious at SummerSlam, but soon lost both sets of titles to individual teams.1 O4 |1 W" ]1 I# K4 p! R
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1 W* U& O$ S2 E% c& {7 P3 l5 d* w5 IThe Dudleys defeated their longtime adversaries The Hardy Boyz in a Steel Cage Match to unify the championships at Survivor Series.( e: U+ V C: {, L7 ]+ o0 x/ b
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Bubba 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.; p1 R; L9 l" g6 I! H1 Q
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Chris Jericho won’t let anyone forget at Vengeance in December 2001.# b* B0 ~6 j4 ~. {& O1 z
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1 P9 u. ]/ d) L* s4 m: QY2J emerged victorious – thanks to a bit of assistance from Mr. McMahon.: Q2 I9 j6 ?) p
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) v- x9 O" Q( Y) Q* V$ Y, SOn 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.* @; O0 D- }7 h
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: O" `5 q: J5 d4 n; XAfter Jericho was defeated by Triple H at WrestleMania X8, the two titles were merged into the WWE Undisputed Championship.
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Ric Flair did the honors of presenting The King of Kings with the brand new title on the April 1, 2002, edition of Raw.! V+ y ~& H! _% K
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) ~. p8 C! y# V/ N3 [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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: O4 V( }3 ~% V: T7 B {& E1 N+ h) bAfter RVD defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy in a Ladder Match to retire the European Title, he battled Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer.
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% s% A8 u1 D$ e; t6 T ^The 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.' `6 [* m" E' L1 k& V
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) c4 e# R2 {+ B' N+ C6 S! g, g4 mBischoff opened a briefcase and awarded the newly created World Heavyweight Championship and to Triple H3 z( ^- H% ?5 Q" T* y/ R
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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.3 {( P2 M; n& z+ \ p0 W( r4 p8 L
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' f' q2 S' J5 Q0 V+ ZReverend 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.* D x, _2 R8 E
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, |2 [7 y8 `1 j+ p0 ?Kurt Angle advanced to the finals of the WWE Tag Team Championship Tournameny by defeating grapplers including Eddie Guerrero and John Cena.9 |! l0 D" V" {/ y% y
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7 F2 C/ Y( j( I+ ? J( ]# ZIn a unique matchup of the WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament, Brock Lesnar & Tajiri battled the team of Edge & Rey Mysterio.% p1 j7 n* z$ r6 N! D) k l: r: V
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Brock went on a rampage after coming out on the losing end of the contest.
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Kurt Angle applied his patented submission hold onto Eddie Guerrero during the WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament.
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# J6 X2 a9 g2 T* l8 R2 ]( j pKurt Angle faced off with Rey Mysterio in the finals of the WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament at No Mercy 2002.
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! _5 d L% Q: T# K* ^Edge turned the tables on Kurt Angle at No Mercy.
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Kurt Angle was one half of the first-ever WWE Tag Team Champions.3 D5 R X0 V/ C; K7 p
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Kane, who had recently won the Intercontinental Championship from Chris Jericho, faced off with Triple H at No Mercy 2002.
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The Game was the reigning World Heavyweight Championship, and the bout was to unify the two titles.* e) {7 U C! U/ U3 o7 K" E
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Triple H was victorious and the Intercontinental Championship was retired for seven months.
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Seven months after No Mercy 2002, co-General Manager "Stone Cold" Steve Austin reinstated the title.2 r, X% l) A! C4 D3 \4 u5 W2 j" l# y
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+ L* S/ f' M6 ?1 x) u- d) r- TChristian 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.+ t Y. h, l7 _) n' l* D
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Stephanie announced the new champion would be crowned in a tournament that would culminate at Vengeance 2003.6 a. F* y* i5 s
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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.# Z2 ^+ m! G. G6 H
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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.
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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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" \& `! N' h- MHornswoggle was forced by Vickie Guerrero to vacate the title two months later.
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WWE 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.; t) t1 g$ u6 c5 k& \: d
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The Colons won the bout and became the first-ever Unified Tag Team Champions.
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Bret Hart was tasked with debuting the new WWE Tag Team Championship titles on the Aug. 16, 2010 edition of Raw.
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