WWE History

The following account, scheduled for one fall & has a 280-character limit, is set to deliver historical facts & information from #WWE.

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Happy Birthday to @SamoaJoe today! Joe was the first superstar to win the #NXTChampionship twice, defeating @FinnBalor at #TakeOverTheEnd & @ShinsukeN at #TakeOverToronto.

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.@FightOwensFight vs. @WWERollins will be the first one-on-one match with the #ICTitle on the line between two former #ROH World Champions to date in #WWEHistory.

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The #ICTitle will be defended for only the third time on #Raw from London, the first since Chris Jericho retained against Umaga on an episode in April 2008.

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.@FightOwensFight vs. @WWERollins tonight will be the sixth #ICTitle match on #Raw so far in 2018, while there were only 10 in all of 2017.

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.@WWERollins has four successful #ICTitle defenses so far in this title reign, the most for Rollins since having nine as the #WWEChampion over the course of 2015.

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.@FightOwensFight has defeated @WWERollins in the last three title match between the two dating back to September 2016, including Owens’ first Hell in a Cell match at #WWEHIAC 2016.

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The first one-on-one championship match between Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens took place in July 2010, where then-#TylerBlack retained the #ROHWorldTitle over #KevinSteen at #ROH Salvation.

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Happy Birthday to former #USChampion & #ICChampion, @ZackRyder! Ryder was the third of four superstars to win their first #ICTitle in a match at #WrestleMania.

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.@FinnBalor (1010 Days) trails only the legendary Jushin Thunder Liger (2245 Days) for the longest reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion for NJPW.

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.@EdgeRatedR was the first superstar to cash-in their #MITB briefcase on a #WWE TV broadcast, defeating #TheUndertaker to become #WorldHeavyweightChampion on #SDLive in May 2007.

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.@RondaRousey joined @BaronCorbinWWE as the only superstars to make their #WWE main roster debuts at #WrestleMania and go on to win their match that night.

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The #UKChampionship was the sixth new title commissioned by the #WWE in 2016, the most new titles introduced in a single year since 2001.

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The #ReadytoRumble Cage was used twice in #WCW, the first being its debut at #Slamboree 2000 in May & again for #WarGames2000 on #MondayNitro in September that same year.

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.@IAmJericho won four straight steel cage matches between 2004-2009, including defeating @DaveBautista for his second #WorldHeavyweightTitle reign in 2008.

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.@MichaelPSHayes1 won the @NWA #USTitle from @GenuineLexLuger at #WrestleWar 1989 from #Nashville. Hayes' reign would last 15 days, the shortest reign in the title's history.

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Of his 159 PPV matches to date, @JohnCena has competed in only 15 tag team matches during his #WWE career, including being a captain twice in #SurvivorSeries elimination matches.

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.@AJStylesOrg & @JinderMahal each won their first #WWETitle at #WWEBacklash in 2016 & 2017, the first time two won their first title at the same event in consecutive years since @TheRock & @WWETheBigShow (#SurvivorSeries ‘98, ‘99).

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.@AlexaBliss_WWE will be the first superstar to challenge for two different #WWE women’s championships at a #WWEBacklash event after her previous #SDLive #WomensTitle match in 2016.

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Tonight at #WWEBacklash, @CarmellaWWE looks to be the fourth-straight superstar to retain the title won using the #MITB briefcase in their first PPV title defense.

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