In WWE, the term Triple Crown Champion has traditionally been used to denote a wrestler who has won the WWE Championship, WWE Intercontinental Championship and the Tag Team Championship. Since then, there have been several other championships that qualify for the triple crown title.
Triple Crown Champions
Until the 1990s, the accomplishment of winning the triple crown was extremely rare. Only 26 wrestlers are listed as triple crown champions:
Pedro Morales – First to win this title, was also holding it for more than a decade.
Bret “Hitman” Hart – Second wrestler to crown himself with this achievement.
Diesel – Winning the World Tag Team with Shawn Michaels, Diesel was third to be declared triple crown winner.
Shawn Michaels – Shawn snatched it in the same time, with Diesel filling his career with prestigious titles.
Steve “Stone Cold” Austin – Almost in the same time, Steve “Stone Cold” Austin won WWE, International Championships, and World Tag Team titles, becoming the fifth triple crown champ.
The Rock – Of course, such a lofty award couldn’t escape The Rock. Everyone agrees he was the most entertaining champion.
Triple H – The seventh title holder, becoming triple crown champion before rising to WWE COO fame.
Kane – wreaked havoc, and of course, nabbed this achievement.
Chris Jericho – As first ever undisputed champion, Chris Jerico was also crowned as Triple Crown winner.
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