In Professional Wrestling, a "Triple Crown Championship" is not a championship in and of itself. Rather, it's a special achievement given to wrestlers who have won three of a single promotion's championships. In almost all cases, this includes a world championship, another singles (mostly the second-tier) championship, and a Tag Team championship. Promotions to officially recognize Triple Crown winners are WWE, TNA/Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and New Japan as well as the defunct promotions WCW, ECW, and Lucha Underground. New Japan's version differs from all the others in that its Triple Crown includes only singles championships.
All Elite Wrestling introduced its own short-lived take on this concept in late 2023. Unlike the standard Triple Crown methodology, its version, the American Triple Crown Championship, included singles championships from three different promotions—AEW, its sister promotion Ring of Honor, and its partner promotion New Japan. On December 30, 2023 at AEW's Worlds End show, Eddie Kingston defeated Jon Moxley in the final of its Continental Classic tournament, adding the new AEW Continental Championship to the ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship he already held. Initially, all three championships were defended collectively, but this Triple Crown concept ended on the March 20, 2024 edition of Dynamite, when Kazuchika Okada defeated Kingston for the Continental Championship in a match in which Kingston's other belts weren't on the line.
The only other special achievement higher than this is the Grand Slam Champion, which requires winning another singles (again, mostly second-tier) championship. As such, names of the wrestlers who have also achieved this feat will be in bold.
Active Promotions
WWE
WWE has had two methods for determining a men's Triple Crown Champion and currently one method for women's. Additionally, the men's tag team division has their own criteria.Men's Standard Rules
- A wrestler had to have held:
- Either the WWF/E Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship
- Either the WWF/World Tag Team Championship or the WWE Tag Team Championship
- The Intercontinental Championship
Men's NXT Rules
- A wrestler has to have held:
- The NXT Championship
- The NXT Tag Team Championship
- The North American Championship
Women's Rules
- A wrestler has to have held:
- The WWE Raw Women's Championship
- The WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
- The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
Men Tag Team's Rules
- The wrestlers have to have held:
- The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
- The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
- The NXT Tag Team Championship
WWE Triple Crown Winners
- Men's Standard Format
- Pedro Morales - Completed on December 8, 1980.
- Bret Hart - Completed on October 12, 1992 edition of WWF Superstars.
- Diesel - Completed on November 26, 1994.
- Shawn Michaels - Completed on March 31, 1996 at WrestleMania XII.
- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin - Completed on March 29, 1998 at WrestleMania XIV.
- The Rock - Completed on the August 30, 1999 edition of Raw.
- Triple H - Completed on April 29, 2001 at Backlash.
- Kane - Completed on May, 20 2001 at Judgment Day.
- Chris Jericho - Completed on December 9, 2001 at Vengeance.
- Kurt Angle - Completed on October 20, 2002 at No Mercy.
- Eddie Guerrero - Completed on February 15, 2004 at No Way Out.
- Chris Benoit - Completed on March 14, 2004 at WrestleMania XX.
- Ric Flair - Completed on September 18, 2005 at Unforgiven.
- Edge - Completed on January 9, 2006 at New Year's Revolution.
- Rob Van Dam - Completed on June 11, 2006 at ECW: One Night Stand
- Booker T - Completed on July 23, 2006 at The Great American Bash.
- Randy Orton - Completed on the November 13, 2006 edition of Raw.
- Jeff Hardy - Completed on December 14, 2008 at Armageddon.
- CM Punk - Completed on the January 19, 2009 edition of Raw.
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield - Completed on the March 9, 2009 edition of Raw.
- Rey Mysterio - Completed on April 5, 2009 at WrestleMania XXV.
- Dolph Ziggler - Completed on February 15, 2011 edition of SmackDown.
- Christian - Completed on May 1, 2011 at Extreme Rules.
- Big Show - Completed on April 1, 2012 at WrestleMania XXVIII.
- The Miz - Completed on the July 23, 2012 edition of Raw.
- Daniel Bryan - Completed on March 29, 2015 at WrestleMania 31.
- Dean Ambrose - Completed on August 20, 2017 at SummerSlam.
- Roman Reigns - Completed on the November 20, 2017 edition of Raw.
- Seth Rollins - Completed on April 8, 2018 at WrestleMania 34.
- Kofi Kingston - Completed on April 7, 2019 at WrestleMania 35.
- Drew McIntyre - Completed on March 26, 2020 at WrestleMania 36.note
- AJ Styles - Completed on April 10, 2021 at WrestleMania 37.
- Big E - Completed on the September 14, 2021 edition of Raw.
- Cody Rhodes - Completed on April 7, 2024 at WrestleMania XL.
Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, and Booker T are the only men to have won a Triple Crown in both WCW and WWE.
Kurt Angle and AJ Styles are the only men to have won a Triple Crown in both TNA/Impact and WWE.
A new World Title, the Universal Championship, was introduced in August 2016 but is not a requirement for their Triple Crown, as Braun Strowman wasn't recognized as a Triple Crown Champion after winning the Universal Title on April 2020 despite winning the Intercontinental and Tag team Championships beforehand. For some reason, the Universal Championship is considered a requirement for the Grand Slam, as both Kevin Owens and Finn Balor are recognized by WWE as Grand Slam Champions. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns are the only Universal Champions to be Triple Crown Champions, but that's because they completed the Triple Crown beforehand.
Another World Title was introduced in 2023, the World Heavyweight Championship (no connection to the 2002-2014 incarnation), but it's requirement for both the Triple Crown and Grand Slam is yet to be announced (plus the first two champions Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre have already completed the Triple Crown)
The Rock and Roman Reigns (cousins), as well as Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch (married) are the only known relatives to have won the Triple Crown (and Grand Slam, in case of Rollins and Lynch)
- Men's NXT Format
- Johnny Gargano - Completed on April 5, 2019 at NXT TakeOver: New York.
- Adam Cole - Completed on June 1, 2019 at NXT TakeOver: XXV.note
- Women's
- Bayley - Completed on May 19, 2019 at Money in the Bank.
- Alexa Bliss - Completed on the August 5, 2019 edition of Raw.
- Asuka - Completed on the May 11, 2020 edition of Raw.
- Sasha Banks - Completed on October 25, 2020 at Hell in a Cell.
- Charlotte Flair - Completed on December 20, 2020 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.
- Becky Lynch - Completed on the February 27, 2023 edition of Raw.
- Rhea Ripley - Completed on April 1, 2023 at WrestleMania 39.
- Ronda Rousey - Completed on the May 29, 2023 edition of Raw.
- Men's Tag Team
- The Revival - Completed on September 15, 2019 at Clash of Champions.
- The Street Profits - Completed on the October 12, 2020 edition of Raw.note
- The New Day - Completed on December 10, 2022 at NXT Deadl1ne.
Kofi Kingston is the only man to date to win the Triple Crown in both the singles and Tag Team formats.
TNA/Impact!
Rules
- A wrestler has to have held
- Either the NWA World Heavyweight Championship or the TNA/Impact World Championship
- Either the NWA Tag Team Championship or the TNA/Impact Tag Team Championship
- The X Division Championship
TNA/Impact Wrestling Triple Crown Winners
- AJ Styles - Completed on July 11, 2003.
- Kurt Angle - Completed on August 12, 2007.
- Samoa Joe - Completed on April 13, 2008.
- Abyss - Completed on May 16, 2011.
- Austin Aries - Completed on January 25, 2013.
- Chris Sabin - Completed on July 18, 2013.
- Eric Young - Completed on April 10, 2014.
- Eddie Edwards - Completed on October 3, 2016.
- Josh Alexander - Completed on October 23, 2021.
Kurt Angle and AJ Styles are the only men to have won a Triple Crown in both TNA/Impact and WWE.
Eddie Edwards and Samoa Joe are the only men to have won a Triple Crown in both TNA/Impact and Ring of Honor.
Ring of Honor
Rules
- A wrestler has to have held
- The ROH World Championship
- Any combination of either the ROH World Tag Team Championship, the ROH World Television Championship or the ROH Pure Championship (2 required)
Ring of Honor Triple Crown Winners
- Eddie Edwards - Completed on March 19, 2011.
- Roderick Strong - Completed on March 31, 2012.
- Jay Lethal - Completed on June 19, 2015.
- Christopher Daniels - Completed on March 10, 2017.
- Matt Taven - Completed on April 6, 2019.
- Jonathan Gresham - Completed on December 11, 2021.
- Samoa Joe - Completed on April 13, 2022.
- Adam Cole - Completed on August 27, 2023.
Eddie Edwards and Samoa Joe are the only men to have won a Triple Crown in both TNA/Impact and Ring of Honor. Adam Cole is the only man to have won a Triple Crown in NXT and ROH.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Rules
- A wrestler had to have held:
- The IWGP Heavyweight Championship
- The IWGP Intercontinental Championship
- The NEVER Openweight Championship
NJPW Triple Crown Winners
- Tetsuya Naito - Completed on September 25, 2016.
- Evil - Completed on July 12, 2020.
- Kota Ibushi - Completed on January 4, 2021.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi - Completed on January 30, 2021.
- Jay White - Completed on May 3, 2021.
As noted above, New Japan is slightly different in that its Triple Crown consists of its top 3 singles championships, with no requirement to have been a tag team champion prior. The IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships were retired and merged into the current IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on March 1, 2021; NJPW has not announced whether it considers its current IWGP Global Championship or that belt's predecessor, the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship, to be part of a new Triple Crown, although it does consider the US title part of its Grand Slam.
Defunct Promotions Merged with WWE
WCW
Rules
- A wrestler had to have held:
- The WCW World Heavyweight Championship
- The WCW World Tag Team Championship
- The WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
WCW Triple Crown Winners
- Men's Standard Format
- Ric Flair - Completed on January 11, 1991.
- Lex Luger - Completed on July 14, 1991.
- Sting - Completed on January 22, 1996.
- Diamond Dallas Page - Completed on May 31, 1999.
- Goldberg - Completed on December 7, 1999.note
- Bret Hart - Completed on December 7, 1999.
- Chris Benoit - Completed on January 16, 2000.
- Scott Steiner - Completed on November 26, 2000.
- Booker T - Completed on March 18, 2001.
Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, and Booker T are the only men to have won a Triple Crown in both WCW and WWE.
WCW does not recognize the secondary title of the WCW World Television Championship as an eligible title for a WCW Triple Crown, and thus the promotion does not have Grand Slam Champions. If the title were recognized as part of a Grand Slam, all of the above wrestlers except Goldberg and Bret Hart would also be Grand Slam Champions. Booker T would be the only man to have earned Grand Slam Champion status in both WCW and WWE, and would be the only man to have earned both without counting the same championship for both.
ECW
Rules
- A wrestler had to have held:
- The ECW World Heavyweight Championship
- The ECW World Tag Team Championship
- The ECW World Television Championship
ECW Triple Crown Winners
- Mikey Whipwreck - Completed on October 28, 1995.
- Sabu - Completed on August 9, 1997.
- Tazz - Completed on January 10, 1999.
Other Defunct Promotions
Lucha Underground
Rules
- A wrestler had to have held
- The Lucha Underground Championship
- The Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship
- The Lucha Underground Trios Championship
Lucha Underground Triple Crown Winners
- Fénix - Completed on January 31, 2016.
- Johnny Mundo - Completed on April 10, 2016.
Not to be confused for All Japan Pro Wrestling's Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship which is In Name Only as two of its titles are originally from the National Wrestling Alliance.
