List of Former Championships in WWE - Footnotes

Footnotes

• A:a b – The title was officially abandoned by the WWF in 1989, though it was revived by NJPW for use in its promotion only; it was discontinued by NJPW in 1992.
• B:a b c – This is the date the WWF acquired WCW, in which WCW's assets were also acquired by WWF, including its titles.
• C:a b c – This (These) is (are) the final champion(s) recognized by WCW before the WWF bought WCW, who is (are) also recognized as the first champion(s) in which the title was operated in the WWF as a part of the storyline of The Invasion.
• D:a – This is the date the WWF began operating the title in the United States after ending its partnerships with the UWA and NJPW.
• E:a – This is the date the WWE launched the ECW brand, in which Rob Van Dam was awarded the title as a result of winning the WWE Championship on June 11, 2006.
• F:a - This is the date upon which WWE consolidated the unification of both its tag team championships, and continued to recognized only one championship to be contended in its tag team division.