Stats: 4x champion (179-day combined reign) William Regal, one of the few European champions to actually hail from Europe (England), used the strap as a prop to establish himself as a very solid mid-carder in the early 2000s. Hes tied with DLo Brown for having the most reigns as champion (four), and his 179-day combined reign is the second longest in company history. He won his first Euro Championship (and first WWE singles title) on the October 16, 2000 episode of Raw by beating Al Snow clean as a sheet with the Regal Stretch submission hold. Regal loses some points for losing the title to such luminaries as Crash Holly and Spike Dudley, though he was one of the higher profile superstars to hold the title during its dying days. He eventually used his face time as champ to get over enough to be a consistent contender for the Intercontinental title.
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