after the wwf/wwe name change in 2002, the championship became known as the wwe intercontinental championship. it was then unified with the european championship in a ladder match on july 22, and later the hardcore championship on august 26. the intercontinental champion, rob van dam, won against the european champion, jeff hardy, and the hardcore champion, tommy dreamer. as a result, rob van dam was named the last european and hardcore champion. then at no mercy 2002, it was unified with the world heavyweight championship. the world heavyweight champion, triple h, won against the intercontinental champion, kane, and continued to be the world heavyweight champion while the intercontinental championship became inactive. in may 2003, after fan protests of the retirement of the intercontinental title, the title was reactivated by "raw" co-general manager, stone cold steve austin, and was recommissioned to be the secondary championship for the "raw" brand. shortly after, the wcw united states championship was reactivated as the wwe united states championship by the "smackdown"! brand, making the intercontinental championship its equal counterpart for the "raw" brand. during the 2009 wwe draft the two title swapped brands, making the intercontinental championship "smackdown" property and the us title "raw" property. on august 29, 2011, all wwe programming became "supershows" that feature wrestlers from both brands, ending the brand extension. all wwe titles can now be defended at any wwe event.