| Million Dollar Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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--ec0511481c4c937f38ab3c9f0e3e4e3e.png) The Million Dollar Championship belt | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | WWE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | Raw (2010) NXT (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | February 15, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | August 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Million Dollar Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the American promotion WWE. The title was originally introduced in 1989 by "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, who was unable to win or purchase the WWF Championship (now WWE Championship). In storyline, the title was an unsanctioned championship that DiBiase rarely defended. After DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster won the WWF Tag Team Championship in 1992, the Million Dollar Championship was abandoned.
The title has since been revived on three occasions. The first was in 1996 for DiBiase's protégé, The Ringmaster, who shortly after became Stone Cold Steve Austin, but the title was abandoned after DiBiase left the promotion a few months later. In 2010, the title was revived for DiBiase's son, Ted DiBiase Jr., but was again abandoned later that same year when DiBiase Jr. returned the title to his father. The third revival came in 2021 for the NXT brand division for a storyline between DiBiase, Cameron Grimes, and LA Knight. During this time, the title was officially recognized by WWE; however, it was deactivated in August of that year when Grimes, who won the title, gave it back to DiBiase.
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