Shane McMahon became the first McMahon to capture a WWE title (Vince and Stephanie soon followed) when he teamed up with Kane to take on European Champion X-Pac and Triple H. Pre-match stipulations stated that if Shane or Kane managed to pin X-Pac, he would become the new European Champion. In the end, it was McMahon making the cover and becoming European Champion. Shane held the European Championship for close to two months before retiring it on the April 4, 1999 edition of Sunday Night Heat.