A definitive history of double champions in WWE

The Hart Foundation dominates

A rare photo of Owen Hart with both championships

1997 | British Bulldog | WWF European Champion / WWF Tag Team Champion

1997 | Owen Hart | WWF Intercontinental Champion / WWF Tag Team Champion

Just before we steamed ahead into the Attitude Era, we saw the Hart Foundation dominate programming and the championship scene. Owen Hart and The British Bulldog managed to capture the WWF Tag Team Championships from The Smoking Gunns in 1996 at In Your House: Mind Games.

The British Bulldog and Owen Hart both had singles Championships in 1997 during their Tag Team Championship reign. The Bulldog represented the European Championship as an actual European and the Black Hart help the Intercontinental Championship, having won it from Farooq in a tournament final.

Owen would lose his Intercontinental Championship to Stone Cold Steve Austin at Survivor Series ’97 putting an end to the feud that almost cut the Rattlesnake’s career short. British Bulldog would lose his title to Shawn Michaels at One Night Only in his own hometown.

Nevertheless, the double champion reigns of both Owen Hart and The British Bulldog lasted for over a month and that is pure dominance.

Both men have since passed away but their legacy will certainly live on as two of the rare double champions in WWE history.