Triple Crown Champion In professional wrestling , a Triple Crown Champion is a term describing a wrestler who has won the three most prestigious belts of their promotion - typically a heavyweight belt , a tag team belt , and a second - tier belt . It is considered a great accomplishment to have won a triple crown . A " multiple triple crown " distinction also exists , with having won the three constituent titles at least a specified number of times . Only five wrestlers have managed to be a triple crown champion in multiple companies ( six if you count CM Punk in OVW ) . Kurt Angle has accomplished this in WWE and TNA while Ric Flair , Chris Benoit , Bret Hart and Booker T are triple crown champions in WCW and WWE . WWE Triple Crown . In World Wrestling Entertainment , the term Triple Crown Champion has traditionally been used to describe a wrestler who has won the WWE Championship , the Intercontinental Championship , and the Tag Team Championship . For a span of nearly 18 years , from 1979 up through 1997 , these were the three championships of the WWF , and a wrestler who had won all three championships ( not necessarily concurrently ) was considered a " triple crown champion . " In 1997 , a fourth title , the European Championship was introduced . The European Championship , a singles title beneath the world and intercontinental titles , did not count for the purposes of designating triple crown champions , although a wrestler who had won all three primary titles and the European Championship would be recognized as a Grand Slam Champion . Following the brand extension in 2002 , the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship are alternate titles that can compose part of the Triple Crown . Official List of WWE Triple Crown Champions . The following is a list of WWE Triple Crown Champions with dates indicating the wrestler ' s first reign with the respective championship . United States Championship . After the brand extension , the Intercontinental Championship was re - introduced on RAW as the second tier championship exclusive to that brand , while the United States Championship was introduced on SmackDown as the second tier championship belonging to that brand . Despite the fact that it is a second tier championship , its status as a substitute in the Triple Crown Championship is unconfirmed due to the fact that neither the WWE nor PWI have ever explicitly stated that it is equal to the Intercontinental Championship . Potential Champions . As of February 12 , 2007 , the following active ( or semi - active ) wrestlers are potential Triple Crown Champions . Those who would be considered potential Triple Crown Champions if the United States Championship is considered an equivalent to the Intercontinental Championship are not included in this list : Wrestlers currently working for or making appearances in WWE : WCW Triple Crown . The World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) Triple Crown consisted of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship , the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship ( now WWE United States Championship ) and the WCW World Tag Team Championship . When Bret Hart and Goldberg won the WCW World Tag Team Championship , they both became Triple Crown Champions at the same time . ECW Triple Crown . The Extreme Championship Wrestling version of the Triple Crown consists of the ECW World Championship , ECW Tag Team Championship , and the ECW World Television Championship . List of ECW Triple Crown Champions . The following is a list of ECW Triple Crown Champions . Only the date in which the wrestler ' s first title was won is indicated . Dates in bold indicate the title that was used to complete the Triple Crown . Note : Rob Van Dam ' s eligibility as an ECW Triple Crown Champion is debated because he won the ECW World Championship under the WWE brand and not the original promotion . TNA Triple Crown . In Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) , the TNA Triple Crown is an accolade bestowed upon those who win ( not necessarily concurrently ) all three championships regularly contested in TNA - the NWA World Heavyweight Championship , the TNA X Division Championship and ( one - half of ) the NWA World Tag Team Championship . List of TNA Triple Crown winners . As of December 2006 , there has been only one Triple Crown winner , A . J . Styles . In TNA Wrestling , it is possible to be a multi - time Triple Crown Champion , as noted by Mike Tenay and Don West alluding to Styles as a 2 - Time , then a 3 - time Triple Crown Champion . Styles is a 3 - time NWA World Heavyweight Champion , 6 - time TNA X Division Champion and 4 - time NWA World Tag Team Champion , making him a three - time Triple Crown winner . He completed his first Triple Crown in June 11 , 2003 by winning his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship . To become a four - time TNA Triple Crown Champion , A . J . Styles needs to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship again . Potential Champions . The following wrestlers require one more title in order to be awarded a Triple Crown . It should be noted that this list excludes NWA World Heavyweight Champions who held a pre - 1975 version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship . The following wrestlers are potential Triple Crown Champions : ROH Triple Crown . The Ring of Honor ( ROH ) Triple Crown originally was defined as the ROH World Championship , the ROH World Tag Team Championship , and the ROH World Television Championship . It was later amended so that the World Title and any combination of the TV , Tag Team or defunct ROH Pure Championship would qualify . Current ROH wrestlers who are one title away from the Triple Crown include : Ohio Valley Wrestling . Ohio Valley Wrestling has a hierarchy similar to WWE , with a Heavyweight , Television , and Tag Team titles . This is a less notable triple crown , because it is technically on the independent circuit , but is possible to make an impressive resume for a wrestler . List of OVW Triple Crown Champions . The following is a list of individuals who have won the OVW Heavyweight , Television , and Tag Team titles . References . WWE ' s Championship Chart .