WWE Intercontinental Title (original) (raw)

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WWF1982 - 1994 2002 - 20142014 -

World Wrestling Federation ( 1979-08 ~ 2002-05 )
World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2002-05 ~ )

Intercontinental Heavyweight Title
1980 - 1983mid-1980s 1985 - 1998 1998 - 2011
(as of 2024-09-06)

Pat Patterson 1979-09 Rio de Janeiro, BRA *
Wins a fictitious tournament.
Ken Patera 1980-04-21 New York, NY
Pedro Morales 1980-12-08 New York, NY
Don Muraco 1981-06-20 Philadelphia, PA
Pedro Morales [2] 1981-11-23 New York, NY
Don Muraco [2] 1983-01-22 New York, NY
Tito Santana 1984-02-11 Boston, MA
Greg Valentine 1984-09-24 London, ON, CAN
Tito Santana [2] 1985-07-06 Baltimore, MD
Randy Savage 1986-02-08 Boston, MA
Santana continues to defend the title for two weeks before the change airs on TV.
Ricky Steamboat 1987-03-29 Pontiac, MI
Honky Tonk Man 1987-06-02 Buffalo, NY
Ultimate Warrior 1988-08-29 New York, NY
Rick Rude 1989-04-02 Atlantic City, NJ
Ultimate Warrior [2] 1989-08-28 E. Rutherford, NJ
Vacates on 1990-04-01 when Warrior wins world title.
Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) 1990-04-23 Austin, TX
Defeats Tito Santana in 8-man tournament final.
Texas Tornado (Kerry Von Erich) 1990-08-27 Philadelphia, PA
Mr. Perfect [2] 1990-11-19 Rochester, NY
Bret Hart 1991-08-26 New York, NY
The Mountie (Jacques Rougeau Jr.) 1992-01-17 Springfield, MA
Roddy Piper 1992-01-19 Albany, NY
Bret Hart [2] 1992-04-05 Indianapolis, IN
British Bulldog (Davey Boy Smith) 1992-08-29 London, ENG, GBR
Shawn Michaels 1992-10-27 Terre Haute, IN
Marty Janetty 1993-05-17 New York, NY
Shawn Michaels [2] 1993-06-06 Albany, NY
Stripped in 1993-09 when Michaels briefly leaves the WWF.
Razor Ramon 1993-09-27 New Haven, CT
Defeats Rick Martel after Ramon and Martel were the last two left in a battle royal.
Diesel 1994-04-13 Rochester, NY
Razor Ramon [2] 1994-08-29 Chicago, IL
Jeff Jarrett 1995-01-22 Tampa, FL
Title held up after the match against Bob Holly on 1995-04-26 in Moline, IN.
Jeff Jarrett [2] 1995-04-26 Moline, IL
Defeats Bob Holly in rematch.
Razor Ramon [3] 1995-05-19 Montreal, QC, CAN
Jeff Jarrett [3] 1995-05-21 Trois Rivieres, PQ
Shawn Michaels [3] 1995-07-23 Nashville, TN
Dean Douglas (Shane Douglas) 1995-10-22 Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Awarded by forfeit after Michaels was injured by a marine group on 1995-10-14 at a club in Syracuse, NY.
Razor Ramon [4] 1995-10-22 Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Goldust 1996-01-21 Fresno, CA
Title held-up after the match against Savio Vega on 1996-04-01 in San Bernadino, CA.
Goldust [2] 1996-04-01 San Bernadino, CA
Defeats Vega in rematch.
Ahmed Johnson (Tony Norris) 1996-06-23 Milwaukee, WI
Declared vacant on 1996-08-12 because of injury.
Marc Mero 1996-09-23 Hershey, PA
Defeats Faarooq Asad in tournament final.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley 1996-10-21 Ft. Wayne, IN
Rocky Maivia 1997-02-13 Lowell, MA
Owen Hart 1997-04-28 Omaha, NE
Steve Austin 1997-08-03 E. Rutherford, NJ
Vacant on 1997-09-08 in Cincinnati, OH when WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter suspends Steve Austin and orders a tournament to be held for the vacant title.
Owen Hart [2] 1997-10-05 St. Louis, MO
Defeats Farooq in tournament final.
Steve Austin [2] 1997-11-09 Montreal, QC, CAN
Rocky Maivia [2] 1997-12-08 Portland, ME
Austin forfeits title and gives it to Maivia.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley [2] 1998-08-30 New York, NY
Forced to vacate the title on 98-10-09 due to knee surgery.
Ken Shamrock 1998-10-12 Uniondale, NY
Defeats X-Pac in one-night tournament final.
Val Venis 1999-02-14 Memphis, TN
Jesse James 1999-03-15 San Jose, CA
Goldust [3] 1999-03-29 E. Rutherford, NJ
The Godfather 1999-04-12 Detroit, MI
Jeff Jarrett [4] 1999-05-25 Moline, IL
Edge 1999-07-24 Toronto, ON, CAN
Jeff Jarrett [5] 1999-07-25 Buffalo, NY
D-Lo Brown 1999-07-27 Columbus, OH
Jeff Jarrett [6] 1999-08-22 Minneapolis, MN
Chyna 1999-10-17 Cleveland, OH
A female wrestler.
Chris Jericho 1999-12-12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Title held up after the match against Chyna on 1999-12-28 in Richmond, VA with disputed pinfalls by two referees.
Chris Jericho [2] & Chyna [2] 2000-01-03 Miami, FL
Both wrestlers awarded the title with a stipulation that if one loses, both lose the title.
Chris Jericho [2] 2000-01-23 New York, NY
Defeats Chyna and Hardcore Holly in Triple Threat match.
Kurt Angle 2000-02-27 Hartford, CT
Chris Benoit 2000-04-02 Anaheim, CA
Defeats Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho in a three way match with a stipulation that the first man to get the pin wins the Intercontinental title.
Chris Jericho [3] 2000-05-02 Richmond, VA
Chris Benoit [2] 2000-05-08 Uniondale, NY
Rikishi Phatu 2000-06-20 Memphis, TN
Val Venis [2] 2000-07-04 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Chyna [3] 2000-08-27 Raleigh, NC
Pins Trish Stratus in a tag team match between Chyna & Eddie Guerrero and Venis & Stratus.
Eddie Guerrero 2000-09-04 Lexington, KY
Defeats Chyna and Kurt Angle in a three-way match.
Billy Gunn 2000-11-21 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Chris Benoit [3] 2000-12-10 Birmingham, AL
Chris Jericho [4] 2001-01-21 New Orleans, LA
Hunter Hearst Helmsley [3] 2001-04-03 Tulsa, OK
Jeff Hardy 2001-04-10 Philadelphia, PA
Hunter Hearst Helmsley [4] 2001-04-16 Knoxville, TN
Kane 2001-05-20 Sacramento, CA
Albert 2001-06-26 New York, NY
Lance Storm 2001-07-23 Buffalo, NY
Edge [2] 2001-08-19 San Jose, CA
Christian 2001-09-23 Pittsburgh, PA
Edge [3] 2001-10-21 St. Louis, MO
Test 2001-11-05 Uniondale, NY
Edge [4] 2001-11-18 Greensboro, NC
Unifies WCW United States Heavyweight Title.
William Regal 2002-01-20 Atlanta, GA
Rob Van Dam 2002-03-17 Toronto, ON, CAN
Eddie Guerrero [2] 2002-04-21 Kansas City, MO
Rob Van Dam [2] 2002-05-26 Edmonton, AB, CAN
Unifies WWE European Title, defeating Jeff Hardy on 02-07-21 in Grand Rapids, MI.
Chris Benoit [4] 2002-07-29 Greensboro, NC
Rob Van Dam [3] 2002-08-25 Uniondale, NY
Unifies WWE Hardcore Title, defeating Tommy Dreamer on 02-08-26 in New York, NY.
Chris Jericho [5] 2002-09-16 Denver, CO
Kane [2] 2002-09-30 Houston, TX
Hunter Hearst Helmsley [5] 2002-10-20 Little Rock, AR
Unified with the World Heavyweight Title.
Christian [2] 2003-05-18 Charlotte, NC
Eliminates Booker T in a battle royal when the title is reinstated.
Booker T. 2003-07-07 Montreal, QC, CAN
Christian [3] 2003-08-10 Des Moines, IA
Rob Van Dam [4] 2003-09-29 Chicago, IL
Chris Jericho [6] 2003-10-27 Fayetteville, NC
Rob Van Dam [5] 2003-10-27 Fayetteville, NC
Randy Orton 2003-12-14 Orlando, FL
Edge [5] 2004-07-11 Hartford, CT
Stripped on 04-09-06 in Wichita Falls, TX due to an injury.
Chris Jericho [7] 2004-09-12 Portland, OR
Defeats Christian.
Shelton Benjamin 2004-10-19 Milwaukee, WI
Carlito (Carly Colón) 2005-06-20 Phoenix, AZ
Ric Flair 2005-09-18 Oklahoma City, OK
Shelton Benjamin [2] 2006-02-20 Trenton, NJ
Rob Van Dam [6] 2006-04-30 Lexington, KY
Shelton Benjamin [3] 2006-05-15 Lubbock, TX
Pins Van Dam in a tag match in which Benjamin teams with Chris Masters & Triple H to face Van Dam & WWE champion John Cena; the stiplulation states that if any member of Benjamin's team defeats Cena or RVD, he would win the respective title.
Johnny Nitro (John Morrison) 2006-06-25 Charlotte, NC
Wins 3-way match against Benjamin and Carlito by pinning Benjamin.
Jeff Hardy [2] 2006-10-02 Topeka, KS
Johnny Nitro [2] 2006-11-06 Columbus, OH
Jeff Hardy [3] 2006-11-13 Manchester, ENG, GBR
Umaga 2007-02-19 Bakersfield, CA
Santino Marella 2007-04-16 Milan, ITA
Umaga [2] 2007-07-02 Dallas, TX
Jeff Hardy [4] 2007-09-03 Columbus, OH
Chris Jericho [8] 2008-03-10 Milwaukee, WI
Kofi Kingston 2008-06-29 Dallas, TX
Santino Marella [2] 2008-08-17 Indianapolis, IN
Teams with Beth Phoenix to defeat Kingston & Women's champion Mickie James in a winner-take-all tag team match.
William Regal [2] 2008-11-10 Manchester, ENG, GBR
C.M. Punk 2009-01-19 Chicago, IL
John Bradshaw Layfield 2009-03-09 Jacksonville, FL
Rey Mysterio (Rey Misterio Jr.) 2009-04-05 Houston, TX
Chris Jericho [9] 2009-06-07 New Orleans, LA
Rey Mysterio [2] 2009-06-28 Sacramento, CA
John Morrison (Johnny Nitro) [3] 2009-09-04 Cleveland, OH
Drew McIntyre (Drew Galloway) 2009-12-13 San Antonio, TX
Stripped by Smackdown! General Manager Teddy Long on 10-05-04 for continously attacking Matt Hardy.
Kofi Kingston # 2010-05-11 Buffalo, NY
Defeats Christian in a tournament final.
Drew McIntyre # 2010-05-11 Buffalo, NY
Reinstated as champion by Vince McMahon.
Kofi Kingston [2] 2010-05-23 Detroit, MI
Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth) 2010-07-28 Laredo, TX
Kofi Kingston [3] 2011-01-04 Tuscon, AZ
Wade Barrett 2011-03-22 Columbus, OH
Ezekiel Jackson 2011-06-19 Washington, DC
Cody Rhodes 2011-08-09 Sacramento, CA
Big Show (Paul Wight) 2012-04-01 Miami, FL
Cody Rhodes [2] 2012-04-29 Rosemont, IL
Christian [4] 2012-05-20 Raleigh, NC
The Miz (Mike Mizanin) 2012-07-23 St. Louis, MO
Kofi Kingston [4] 2012-10-16 Memphis, TN
Wade Barrett [2] 2012-12-29 Washington, DC
The Miz [2] 2013-04-07 E. Rutherford, NJ
Wade Barrett [3] 2013-04-08 E. Rutherford, NJ
Curtis Axel (Joe Hennig) 2013-06-16 Rosemont, IL
Defeats Barrett and the Miz in a 3-way match.
Big E. Langston 2013-11-18 Nashville, TN
Bade News Barrett (Wade Barrett) [4] 2014-05-04 E. Rutherford, NJ
Vacant on 14-06-30 due to shoulder injury.
The Miz [3] 2014-07-20 Tampa, FL
Wins 19-man battle royal, last eliminating Dolph Ziggler.
Dolph Ziggler [2] 2014-08-17 Los Angeles, CA
The Miz [4] 2014-09-21 Nashville, TN
Dolph Ziggler [3] 2014-09-22 Memphis, TN
Luke Harper (Brodie Lee) 2014-11-17 Roanoke, VA
Dolph Ziggler [4] 2014-12-14 Cleveland, OH
Bade News Barrett [5] 2015-01-05 Corpus Christi, TX
Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) 2015-03-29 Santa Clara, CA
Defeats Barrett, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, R-Truth, and Stardust in a 7-way match; vacates on 15-05-11 due to injury.
Ryback 2015-05-31 Corpus Christi, TX
Defeats R-Truth, Sheamus, King Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, and Mark Henry (sub for Rusev) in an "Elimination Chamber" match.
Kevin Owens (Kevin Steen) 2015-09-20 Houston, TX
Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley) 2015-12-13 Boston, MA
Kevin Owens [2] 2016-02-15 Anaheim, CA
Wins a 5-way match against Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Stardust, and Tyler Breeze.
Zack Ryder 2016-04-03 Arlington, TX
Defeats Owens, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, Sin Cara, Stardust, and the Miz in a 7-way ladder match.
The Miz [5] 2016-04-04 Dallas, TX
Dolph Ziggler [5] 2016-10-09 Sacramento, CA
The Miz [6] 2016-11-15 Wilkes-Barre, PA
Dean Ambrose [2] 2017-01-03 Jacksonville, FL
The Miz [7] 2017-06-04 Baltimore, MD
Roman Reigns (Joe Anoaʻi) 2017-11-20 Houston, TX
The Miz [8] 2018-01-22 New York, NY
Seth Rollins (Tyler Black) 2018-04-08 New Orleans, LA
Defeats The Miz and Finn Bálor in a 3-way match.
Dolph Ziggler [6] 2018-06-18 Grand Rapids, MI
Seth Rollins [2] 2018-08-18 Brooklyn, NY
Dean Ambrose [3] 2018-12-16 San Jose, CA
Bobby Lashley 2019-01-14 Memphis, TN
Defeats Ambrose and Seth Rollins in a 3-way match.
Finn Bálor (Prince Devitt) 2019-02-17 Houston, TX
Defeats Lashley & Lio Rush in a handicap match.
Bobby Lashley [2] 2019-03-11 Pittsburgh, PA
Finn Bálor [2] 2019-04-07 E. Rutherford, NJ
Shinsuke Nakamura 2019-07-14 Philadelphia, PA
Braun Strowman 2020-01-31 Tulsa, OK
Sami Zayn (El Generico) 2020-03-08 Philadelphia, PA
Teams with Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro to defeat Strowman in a handicap match; stripped on 20-05-12 when Zayn does not wrestle during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A.J. Styles 2020-06-08 Orlando, FL
Defeats Daniel Bryan in tournament final.
Jeff Hardy [5] 2020-08-21 Orlando, FL
Sami Zayn returns on 20-08-28 and claims he has never lost the title.
Sami Zayn [2] 2020-09-27 Orlando, FL
Defeats Hardy and A.J. Styles in 3-way match.
Big E 2020-12-22 St. Petersburg, FL
Apollo Crews (Uhaa Nation) 2021-04-11 Tampa, FL
Shinsuke Nakamura [2] 2021-08-13 Tulsa, OK
Sami Zayn [3] 2022-02-11 New Orleans, LA
Ricochet 2022-03-04 Miami, FL
Gunther (WALTER) 2022-06-10 Baton Rouge, LA
Sami Zayn [4] 2024-04-06 Philadelphia, PA
Bron Breakker (Bronson Rechsteiner) 2024-08-03 Cleveland, OH

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