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Bigelow’s Replay: Raw is War: 1/4/99
As we come upon the 10 year anniversary of Mick Foley’s first WWF World Championship victory (12/29/98), I thought I would post this retro review. I attended this Raw taping live and have added a lengthy live notes post to kick it off. Enjoy!
WWF Raw is War 1/4/99 (Taped 12/29/98)
Centrum Centre
Worcester, MA
Announcers: Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler
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Drama’s Smackdown Report 12/19/08
Friday Night Smackdown!
December 19, 2008
Baltimore, Maryland
Jim Ross and Tazz
We get a video recap of Armageddon, and the moment fans have been waiting years for…Jeff Hardy is the WWE Champion. We then go live to a painted Jeff Hardy popping up behind his WWE Title belt and smiling.
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Bigelow’s Raw Report 12/8/08
Monday Night Raw 12/8/08
2008 Slammy Awards
Wachovia Center
Philadelphia, PA
Announcers: Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler
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WWE: Viva La Raza – The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero – Disc Two
WWE: Viva La Raza – The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero – Disc Two
Released: 11/11/2008
This one’s for you, TPWW’s Mr. Slackalack!
Chris Jericho – Latino Heat: Jericho did what he couldn’t do with Chyna and that’s make their relationship entertaining. He remembers a story about Eddie taking a water bottle cap and making a monocle out of it. No reason to it, but Jericho loves that memory because he feels it sums up the spirit of who Eddie Guerrero really was. Read the rest of this entry
WWE: The History of the Intercontinental Championship – Disc Three
WWE: The History of the Intercontinental Championship – Disc Three
Released: 11/25/2008
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WCW U.S. Heavyweight Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lex Luger | – | 1/1/1991 | –[1] |
| Sting | Steve Austin | 8/25/1991 | Atlanta, GA[2] |
| Rick Rude | Sting | 11/19/1991 | Clash 17[3] |
| Dustin Rhodes | Ricky Steamboat | 1/16/1993 | Saturday Night[4] |
| Dustin Rhodes (2) | Rick Rude | 8/30/1993 | Atlanta, GA[5] |
| Steve Austin | Dustin Rhodes | 12/27/1993 | Starrcade |
| Ricky Steamboat | Steve Austin | 8/24/1994 | Clash 28 |
| Steve Austin (2) | Ricky Steamboat | 9/18/1994 | Fall Brawl[6] |
| Jim Duggan | Steve Austin | 9/18/1994 | Fall Brawl |
| Vader | Jim Duggan | 12/27/1994 | Starrcade |
| Sting (2) | Meng | 6/18/1995 | Great American Bash[7] |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sting | 11/13/1995 | Japan |
| One Man Gang | Kensuke Sasaki | 12/27/1995 | Starrcade |
| Konnan | One Man Gang | 1/29/1996 | Monday Nitro |
| Ric Flair | Konnan | 7/7/1996 | Bash at the Beach[8] |
| Eddie Guerrero | Diamond Dallas Page | 12/29/1996 | Starrcade[9] |
| Dean Malenko | Eddie Guerrero | 3/16/1997 | UnCeNSoReD |
| Jeff Jarrett | Dean Malenko | 6/9/1997 | Monday Nitro |
| Steve McMichael | Jeff Jarrett | 8/21/1997 | Clash 35 |
| Curt Hennig | Steve McMichael | 9/15/1997 | Monday Nitro |
| Diamond Dallas Page | Curt Hennig | 12/28/1997 | Starrcade |
| Raven | Diamond Dallas Page | 4/19/1998 | Spring Stampede |
| Bill Goldberg | Raven | 4/20/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Bret Hart | Diamond Dallas Page | 7/20/1998 | Monday Nitro[10] |
| Lex Luger (2) | Bret Hart | 8/10/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Bret Hart (2) | Lex Luger | 8/13/1998 | Thunder |
| Diamond Dallas Page (2) | Bret Hart | 10/26/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Bret Hart (3) | Diamond Dallas Page | 11/30/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Roddy Piper | Bret Hart | 2/8/1999 | Monday Nitro |
| Scott Hall | Roddy Piper | 2/21/1999 | Superbrawl IX[11] |
| Scott Steiner | Booker T | 4/11/1999 | Spring Stampede[12] |
| David Flair | – | 7/5/1999 | Monday Nitro[13] |
| Chris Benoit | David Flair | 8/9/1999 | Monday Nitro |
| Sid Vicious | Chris Benoit | 9/12/1999 | Fall Brawl |
| Bill Goldberg (2) | Sid Vicious | 10/24/1999 | Halloween Havoc |
| Bret Hart (4) | Bill Goldberg | 10/25/1999 | Monday Nitro |
| Scott Hall (2) | Bret Hart | 11/8/1999 | Monday Nitro[14] |
| Chris Benoit (2) | Jeff Jarrett | 12/19/1999 | Starrcade |
| Jeff Jarrett (2) | Chris Benoit | 12/20/1999 | Monday Nitro[15] |
| Scott Steiner (2) | Sting | 4/16/2000 | Spring Stampede[16] |
| Lance Storm | Mike Awesome | 7/18/2000 | Monday Nitro[17] |
| Terry Funk | Lance Storm | 9/22/2000 | Amarillo, TX |
| Lance Storm (2) | Terry Funk | 9/23/2000 | Lubbock, TX |
| General Rection | Lance Storm | 10/29/2000 | Halloween Havoc[18] |
| Lance Storm (3) | General Rection | 11/13/2000 | Monday Nitro |
| General Rection (2) | Lance Storm | 11/26/2000 | Mayhem |
| Shane Douglas | General Rection | 1/14/2001 | Sin |
| Rick Steiner | Shane Douglas | 2/5/2001 | Monday Nitro |
| Booker T | Rick Steiner | 3/18/2001 | Greed |
| WWE buys out WCW and the title becomes defended on WWE programming. | |||
| Kanyon | – | 7/26/2001 | Smackdown![19] |
| Tajiri | Kanyon | 9/10/2001 | Raw is War |
| Rhyno | Tajiri | 9/23/2001 | Unforgiven |
| Kurt Angle | Rhyno | 10/22/2001 | Raw |
| Edge | Kurt Angle | 11/12/2001 | Raw[20] |
Footnotes:
[1]: When WCW withdrew from the NWA in January 1991, Lex Luger’s NWA U.S. title reign carried over to become the first ever WCW U.S. title reign. After winning the WCW world title, Lex Luger had to vacate the U.S. title.
[2]: This was a tournament final.
[3]: In December 1992, Rude had to vacate the title due to injury.
[4]: This was a tournament final. During a controversial finish in May 1993, the U.S. title became vacant.
[5]: Rhodes regained the U.S. title in a rematch on 8/30/1993.
[6]: Austin was awarded the title after Steamboat was forced to vacate the title due to injury.
[7]: Vader was stripped of the title by WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel in April 1995. This was a tournament final.
[8]: Ric Flair had to vacate the title due to a shoulder injury in November 1996.
[9]: This was a tournament final.
[10]: Goldberg vacated the U.S. title once he won the WCW world title on 7/5/1998. Bret Hart and DDP were considered as the top two contendors to the U.S. title.
[11]: Scott Hall vacated the U.S. title after suffering an injury.
[12]: This was a tournament final.
[13]: WCW President Ric Flair stripped Scott Steiner of the title when he failed to defend it and awarded it to his son David.
[14]: This was a four-way ladder match which also included Sid Vicious and Goldberg. He would be stripped of the title due to an injury at Starrcade, setting up a ladder match between Benoit and Jarrett for the vacant title.
[15]: Once the Russo/Bischoff era started on 4/10/2000, all the titles were made vacant as they reset the company.
[16]: This was a tournament final. Steiner would be stripped of the title when he used the Steiner Recliner on Mike Awesome at Bash at the Beach which was a submission hold that had been banned from WCW.
[17]: This was a tournament final. During the Lance Storm title reigns, the U.S. title becomes unofficially known as the WCW Canadian Heavyweight title.
[18]: General Rection won the title in a handicap match by defeating both Lance Storm and Jim Duggan.
[19]: As the WCW world champion, Booker T awards the secondary WCW U.S. title to Kanyon.
[20]: At the Survivor Series PPV the following weekend, Edge defeated WWE Intercontinental champion Test to win the title and as the WCW U.S. champion, the WCW and WWE titles become unified for the first time ever.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
WWE Tag Team Titles History (SD!)
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit | Rey Mysterio & Edge | 10/20/2002 | No Mercy[1] |
| Edge & Rey Mysterio | Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit | 11/7/2002 | Smackdown! |
| Los Guerreros | Edge & Rey Mysterio | 11/17/2002 | Survivor Series[2] |
| Benjamin & Haas | Los Guerreros | 2/6/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri | Benjamin & Haas | 5/18/2003 | Judgment Day[3] |
| Benjamin & Haas (2) | Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri | 7/3/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Los Guerreros (2) | Benjamin & Haas | 9/18/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Basham Brothers | Los Guerreros | 10/23/2003 | Smackdown! |
| Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty | Basham Brothers | 2/5/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Charlie Haas & Rico | Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty | 4/22/2004 | Smackdown! |
| The Dudley Boyz | Charlie Haas & Rico | 6/17/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Billy Kidman & Paul London | The Dudley Boyz | 7/8/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree | Billy Kidman & Paul London | 9/9/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio | Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree | 12/9/2004 | Smackdown! |
| Basham Brothers (2) | Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio | 1/13/2005 | Smackdown![4] |
| Rey Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero | Basham Brothers | 2/20/2005 | Smackdown! |
| MNM | Rey Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero | 4/21/2005 | Smackdown! |
| Animal & Heidenreich | MNM | 7/25/2005 | Great American Bash |
| MNM (2) | Animal & Heidenreich | 10/28/2005 | Smackdown![5] |
| Batista & Rey Mysterio | MNM | 12/16/2005 | Smackdown! |
| MNM (3) | Batista & Rey Mysterio | 12/30/2005 | Smackdown! |
| Brian Kendrick & Paul London | MNM | 5/21/2006 | Judgment Day |
| Deuce & Domino | Brian Kendrick & Paul London | 4/20/2007 | Smackdown! |
| MVP & Matt Hardy | Deuce & Domino | 8/31/2007 | Smackdown! |
| The Miz & John Morrison | MVP & Matt Hardy | 11/16/2007 | Smackdown![6] |
| Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder | The Miz & John Morrison | 7/20/2008 | Great American Bash[7] |
| Carlito & Primo Colon | Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder | 9/26/2008 | Smackdown![8] |
Footnotes:
[1]: To give the Smackdown show tag titles exclusive to their brand, a tournament was started and this was the finals.
[2]: This was a triple-threat tag team match which also included Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle.
[3]: Tajiri was a replacement for Eddie’s injured partner Chavo Guerrero.
[4]: This was a four-team elimination match which also included the teams of Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns and Booker T & Eddie Guerrero.
[5]: This was a four-way match which also featured the Mexicools and Paul Burchill & William Regal.
[6]: With Morrison a part of ECW and Miz a part of Smackdown, the tag belts were shared on both shows.
[7]: This was a fatal-four way tag match which also included Jesse & Festus and Finlay & Hornswaggle. Since both Hawkins & Ryder are a part of Smackdown, the belts returned to being exclusively defended on Smackdown.
[8]: At WrestleMania XXV on April 5, 2009, Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Miz and John Morrison to unify Smackdown’s WWE tag team championship with Raw’s World tag team championship.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
World Heavyweight Title History (WWE)
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple H | – | 9/2/2002 | Raw[1] |
| Shawn Michaels | Triple H | 11/17/2002 | Survivor Series[2] |
| Triple H (2) | Shawn Michaels | 12/15/2002 | Armageddon |
| Goldberg | Triple H | 9/21/2003 | Unforgiven |
| Triple H (3) | Goldberg | 12/14/2003 | Armageddon[3] |
| Chris Benoit | Triple H | 3/14/2004 | WrestleMania XX[4] |
| Randy Orton | Chris Benoit | 8/15/2004 | SummerSlam |
| Triple H (4) | Randy Orton | 9/12/2004 | Unforgiven[5] |
| Triple H (5) | – | 1/9/2005 | New Year’s Revolution[6] |
| Batista | Triple H | 4/3/2005 | WrestleMania 21[7] |
| Kurt Angle | – | 1/10/2006 | Smackdown![8] |
| Rey Mysterio | Kurt Angle | 4/2/2006 | WrestleMania 22[9] |
| King Booker | Rey Mysterio | 7/23/2006 | Great American Bash |
| Batista (2) | King Booker | 11/26/2006 | Survivor Series |
| The Undertaker | Batista | 4/1/2007 | WrestleMania 23 |
| Edge | The Undertaker | 5/8/2007 | Smackdown![10] |
| The Great Khali | – | 7/17/2007 | Smackdown![11] |
| Batista (3) | The Great Khali | 9/16/2007 | Unforgiven[12] |
| Edge (2) | Batista | 12/16/2007 | Armageddon[13] |
| The Undertaker (2) | Edge | 3/30/2008 | WrestleMania XXIV[14] |
| Edge (3) | The Undertaker | 6/1/2008 | One Night Stand |
| CM Punk | Edge | 6/30/2008 | Raw[15][16] |
| Chris Jericho | Kane | 9/7/2008 | Unforgiven[17] |
| Batista (4) | Chris Jericho | 10/26/2008 | Cyber Sunday[18] |
| Chris Jericho (2) | Batista | 11/3/2008 | Raw |
| John Cena | Chris Jericho | 11/23/2008 | Survivor Series |
| Edge (4) | Rey Mysterio | 2/15/2009 | No Way Out[19] |
| John Cena (2) | Big Show | 4/5/2009 | WrestleMania XXV[20] |
| Edge (5) | John Cena | 4/29/2009 | Backlash |
| Jeff Hardy | Edge | 6/7/2009 | Extreme Rules |
| CM Punk (2) | Jeff Hardy | 6/7/2009 | Extreme Rules[21] |
| Jeff Hardy (2) | CM Punk | 7/26/2009 | Night of Champions |
| CM Punk (3) | Jeff Hardy | 8/23/2009 | SummerSlam |
| The Undertaker (3) | CM Punk | 10/4/2009 | Hell in a Cell |
| Chris Jericho (3) | The Undertaker | 2/21/2010 | Elimination Chamber[22] |
| Jack Swagger | Chris Jericho | 4/2/2010 | Smackdown! |
| Rey Mysterio (2) | Jack Swagger | 6/20/2010 | Fatal 4-Way[23] |
| Kane | Rey Mysterio | 7/18/2010 | Money in the Bank |
| Edge (6) | — | 12/19/2010 | TLC[24] |
| Dolph Ziggler | Edge | 2/18/2011 | Smackdown![25] |
| Edge (7) | Dolph Ziggler | 2/18/2011 | Smackdown![26] |
| Christian | Alberto Del Rio | 5/1/2011 | Extreme Rules[27] |
| Randy Orton (2) | Christian | 5/6/2011 | Smackdown! |
| Christian (2) | Randy Orton | 7/17/2011 | Money in the Bank |
Footnotes:
[1]: This title was awarded to Triple H by the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff.
[2]: This was the first-ever elimination chamber match which also included Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Chris Jericho, and Kane.
[3]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Kane.
[4]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Shawn Michaels.
[5]: The belt was vacated the week after on December 6, 2004, because of a controversial finish during a triple-threat match which included the World Champion Triple H, Chris Benoit and Edge.
[6]: This was an elimination chamber match which also included Batista, Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho and Edge.
[7]: The title became exclusive to Smackdown on June 28, 2005, after Batista was drafted from Raw. He also had to vacate the title on January 13, 2006, because of an injury.
[8]: Angle won a 20-man battle royal to win the title.
[9]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Randy Orton.
[10]: Edge cashed in his “Money in the Bank” briefcase after a Batista/Undertaker steel cage match. He then had to vacate the title because of a pectoral injury.
[11]: Khali won a 20-man battle royal to win the title.
[12]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Rey Mysterio.
[13]: This was a triple-threat match which also included The Undertaker.
[14]: On May 2, 2008, Smackdown General Manager Vickie Guerrero stripped The Undertaker of the championship because she felt his new choke hold was too dangerous to the Smackdown wrestlers.
[15]: Punk cashed in his “Money in the Bank” briefcase after Batista beat the crap out of Edge. As a result of CM Punk being a part of Raw, the World Title became exclusive to Raw again.
[16]: At Unforgiven, CM Punk suffered a concussion after a backstage beatdown at the hands of Randy Orton and could not compete later on in the night in the Championship Scramble match. While not the crowned champion at the time, Chris Jericho wrestled as his replacement.
[17]: According the Championship Scramble rules, the World Heavyweight title could change hands any time during the match with any one gaining a pinfall on any one else regardless of whether or not they are the current champion. This match included Chris Jericho, Kane, Batista, Rey Mysterio and JBL.
[18]: Steve Austin was chosen by the fans as the special referee in this match.
[19]: Just before the Raw Elimination Chamber match, Smackdown superstar Edge beat up Raw superstar Kofi Kingston and then locked himself inside the chamber to become part of the match. The other participants were World Champion John Cena, Mike Knox, Kane and Chris Jericho. After everyone else was eliminated, it came down to Edge pinning Rey Mysterio to win the title.
[20]: This was a triple-threat match which also included the World Heavyweight Champion Edge, although Big Show was the one pinned in the match.
[21]: As the 2009 winner of the ‘Money in the Bank’ match, CM Punk cashed in the title opportunity of his choice right after Jeff Hardy defeated Edge won the belt in a grueling ladder match.
[22]: Chris Jericho regained the World Heavyweight title in an Elimination Chamber match which also featured R-Truth, John Morrison, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk. During the final part of the match, Shawn Michaels entered the elimination chamber and delivered Sweet Chin Music to the Undertaker, which allowed Chris Jericho to score the easy pinfall on the Dead Man.
[23]: This was a fatal four-way match which also included CM Punk and the Big Show.
[24]: This was a four man Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match which also featured Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio.
[25]: On a February 18 2011 episode of Smackdown, acting Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero awarded the World Heavyweight title to Dolph Ziggler after Edge used the Spear on him during a title match.
[26]: On the same episode, the REAL Smackdown GM Teddy Long made his return and in his first act as the returning GM, gave the belt back to Edge. However, Edge would soon retire and vacate the title on an April 15 2011 episode of Smackdown.
[27]: This match was set in place to fill the title vacancy.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
WWE Intercontinental Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Patterson | – | 9/1/1979 | Rio de Janeiro[1] |
| Ken Patera | Pat Patterson | 4/21/1980 | New York, NY |
| Pedro Morales | Ken Patera | 12/8/1980 | New York, NY |
| Don Muraco | Pedro Morales | 6/20/1981 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Pedro Morales (2) | Don Muraco | 11/23/1981 | New York, NY |
| Don Muraco (2) | Pedro Morales | 1/22/1983 | New York, NY |
| Tito Santana | Don Muraco | 2/11/1984 | Boston, MA |
| Greg Valentine | Tito Santana | 9/24/1984 | London, Ontario |
| Tito Santana (2) | Greg Valentine | 7/6/1985 | Baltimore, MD |
| Randy Savage | Tito Santana | 2/8/1986 | Boston, MA |
| Ricky Steamboat | Randy Savage | 3/29/1987 | WrestleMania III |
| Honky Tonk Man | Ricky Steamboat | 6/2/1987 | Superstars |
| Ultimate Warrior | Honky Tonk Man | 8/29/1988 | SummerSlam |
| Rick Rude | Ultimate Warrior | 4/2/1989 | WrestleMania V |
| Ultimate Warrior (2) | Rick Rude | 8/28/1989 | SummerSlam[2] |
| Mr. Perfect | Tito Santana | 4/23/1990 | Superstars[3] |
| Kerry Von Erich | Mr. Perfect | 8/27/1990 | SummerSlam |
| Mr. Perfect (2) | Kerry Von Erich | 11/19/1990 | Superstars |
| Bret Hart | Mr. Perfect | 8/26/1991 | SummerSlam |
| The Mountie | Bret Hart | 1/17/1992 | Springfield, MA |
| Roddy Piper | The Mountie | 1/19/1992 | Royal Rumble |
| Bret Hart (2) | Roddy Piper | 4/5/1992 | WrestleMania VIII |
| British Bulldog | Bret Hart | 8/29/1992 | SummerSlam |
| Shawn Michaels | British Bulldog | 10/27/1992 | SNME #31 |
| Marty Jannetty | Shawn Michaels | 5/17/1993 | Monday Night Raw |
| Shawn Michaels (2) | Marty Jannetty | 6/6/1993 | Albany, NY[4] |
| Razor Ramon | Rick Martel | 10/11/1993 | Monday Night Raw[5] |
| Diesel | Razor Ramon | 4/13/1994 | Superstars |
| Razor Ramon (2) | Diesel | 8/29/1994 | SummerSlam |
| Jeff Jarrett | Razor Ramon | 1/22/1995 | Royal Rumble |
| Jeff Jarrett (2) | Bob Holly | 4/26/1995 | Action Zone[6] |
| Razor Ramon (3) | Jeff Jarrett | 5/19/1995 | Montreal, Quebec |
| Jeff Jarrett (3) | Razor Ramon | 5/22/1995 | Trois-Riveres, Quebec |
| Shawn Michaels (3) | Jeff Jarrett | 7/23/1995 | IYH 2 |
| Dean Douglas | – | 10/22/1995 | IYH 4[7] |
| Razor Ramon (4) | Dean Douglas | 10/22/1995 | IYH 4 |
| Goldust | Razor Ramon | 1/21/1996 | Royal Rumble |
| Goldust (2) | Savio Vega | 4/1/1996 | Monday Night Raw[8] |
| Ahmed Johnson | Goldust | 6/23/1996 | King of the Ring[9] |
| Marc Mero | Faarooq | 9/23/1996 | Monday Night Raw[10] |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley | Marc Mero | 10/21/1996 | Monday Night Raw |
| Rocky Maivia | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 2/13/1997 | Thursday Raw Thursday |
| Owen Hart | Rocky Maivia | 4/28/1997 | Monday Night Raw |
| Steve Austin | Owen Hart | 8/3/1997 | SummerSlam[11] |
| Owen Hart (2) | Faarooq | 10/5/1997 | IYH: Badd Blood[12] |
| Steve Austin (2) | Owen Hart | 11/9/1997 | Survivor Series |
| The Rock (2) | Steve Austin | 12/8/1997 | Raw is War[13] |
| Triple H (2) | The Rock | 8/30/1998 | SummerSlam[14] |
| Ken Shamrock | X-Pac | 10/12/1998 | Raw is War[15] |
| Val Venis | Ken Shamrock | 2/14/1999 | St. Valentine’s Day Massacre[16] |
| Road Dogg | Val Venis | 3/15/1999 | Raw is War |
| Goldust (3) | Road Dogg | 3/29/1999 | Raw is War[17] |
| The Godfather | Goldust | 4/12/1999 | Raw is War |
| Jeff Jarrett (4) | The Godfather | 5/31/1999 | Raw is War |
| Edge | Jeff Jarrett | 7/24/1999 | Toronto, Ontario |
| Jeff Jarrett (5) | Edge | 7/25/1999 | Fully Loaded |
| D’Lo Brown | Jeff Jarrett | 7/26/1999 | Raw is War |
| Jeff Jarrett (6) | D’Lo Brown | 8/22/1999 | SummerSlam |
| Chyna | Jeff Jarrett | 10/17/1999 | No Mercy |
| Chris Jericho | Chyna | 12/12/1999 | Armageddon |
| Chris Jericho (2) | Chyna | 1/23/2000 | Royal Rumble[18] |
| Kurt Angle | Chris Jericho | 2/27/2000 | No Way Out |
| Chris Benoit | Kurt Angle | 4/2/2000 | WrestleMania 2000[19] |
| Chris Jericho (3) | Chris Benoit | 5/4/2000 | Raw is War |
| Chris Benoit (2) | Chris Jericho | 5/8/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Rikishi | Chris Benoit | 6/22/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Val Venis (2) | Rikishi | 7/6/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Chyna (2) | Val Venis | 8/27/2000 | SummerSlam[20] |
| Eddie Guerrero | Chyna | 9/3/2000 | Raw is War[21] |
| Billy Gunn | Eddie Guerrero | 11/23/2000 | Smackdown! |
| Chris Benoit (3) | Billy Gunn | 12/10/2000 | Armageddon |
| Chris Jericho (4) | Chris Benoit | 1/21/2001 | Royal Rumble |
| Triple H (3) | Chris Jericho | 4/5/2001 | Smackdown! |
| Jeff Hardy | Triple H | 4/12/2001 | Smackdown! |
| Triple H (4) | Jeff Hardy | 4/16/2001 | Raw is War |
| Kane | Triple H | 5/20/2001 | Judgment Day |
| Albert | Kane | 6/28/2001 | Smackdown! |
| Lance Storm | Albert | 7/23/2001 | Raw is War |
| Edge (2) | Lance Storm | 8/19/2001 | SummerSlam |
| Christian | Edge | 9/23/2001 | Unforgiven |
| Edge (3) | Christian | 10/21/2001 | No Mercy |
| Test | Edge | 11/5/2001 | Raw |
| Edge (4) | Test | 11/18/2001 | Survivor Series[22] |
| William Regal | Edge | 1/20/2002 | Atlanta, GA |
| Rob Van Dam | William Regal | 3/17/2002 | WrestleMania X8 |
| Eddie Guerrero (2) | Rob Van Dam | 4/21/2002 | Backlash |
| Rob Van Dam (2) | Eddie Guerrero | 5/27/2002 | Raw |
| Chris Benoit (4) | Rob Van Dam | 7/29/2002 | Raw |
| Rob Van Dam (3) | Chris Benoit | 8/25/2002 | SummerSlam |
| Chris Jericho (5) | Rob Van Dam | 9/16/2002 | Raw |
| Kane (2) | Chris Jericho | 9/30/2002 | Raw |
| Triple H (5) | Kane | 10/20/2002 | No Mercy[23] |
| Christian (2) | – | 5/18/2003 | Judgment Day[24] |
| Booker T | Christian | 7/7/2003 | Raw |
| Christian (3) | Booker T | 8/10/2003 | Des Moines, IA |
| Rob Van Dam (4) | Christian | 9/29/2003 | Raw |
| Chris Jericho (6) | Rob Van Dam | 10/27/2003 | Raw |
| Rob Van Dam (5) | Chris Jericho | 10/27/2003 | Raw |
| Randy Orton | Rob Van Dam | 12/14/2003 | Armageddon[25] |
| Edge (5) | Randy Orton | 7/11/2004 | Vengeance[26] |
| Chris Jericho (7) | Christian | 9/12/2004 | Unforgiven[27] |
| Shelton Benjamin | Chris Jericho | 10/19/2004 | Taboo Tuesday |
| Carlito | Shelton Benjamin | 6/21/2005 | Raw |
| Ric Flair | Carlito | 9/19/2005 | Unforgiven |
| Shelton Benjamin (2) | Ric Flair | 2/20/2006 | Raw |
| Rob Van Dam (6) | Shelton Benjamin | 4/30/2006 | Backlash |
| Shelton Benjamin (3) | Rob Van Dam | 5/15/2006 | Raw[28] |
| Johnny Nitro | Shelton Benjamin | 6/25/2006 | Vengeance[29] |
| Jeff Hardy (2) | Johnny Nitro | 10/2/2006 | Raw |
| Johnny Nitro (2) | Jeff Hardy | 11/6/2006 | Raw |
| Jeff Hardy (3) | Johnny Nitro | 11/13/2006 | Raw |
| Umaga | Jeff Hardy | 2/19/2007 | Raw |
| Santino Marella | Umaga | 4/16/2007 | Raw |
| Umaga (2) | Santino Marella | 7/2/2007 | Raw |
| Jeff Hardy (4) | Umaga | 9/3/2007 | Raw |
| Chris Jericho (8) | Jeff Hardy | 3/10/2008 | Raw |
| Kofi Kingston | Chris Jericho | 6/29/2008 | Night of Champions |
| Santino Marella (2) | Kofi Kingston | 8/17/2008 | SummerSlam[30] |
| William Regal (2) | Santino Marella | 11/10/2008 | Raw |
| CM Punk | William Regal | 1/19/2009 | Raw |
| JBL | CM Punk | 3/9/2009 | Raw |
| Rey Mysterio | JBL | 4/5/2009 | WrestleMania XXV |
| Chris Jericho (9) | Rey Mysterio | 6/7/2009 | Extreme Rules |
| Rey Mysterio (2) | Chris Jericho | 6/28/2009 | The Bash |
| John Morrison (3) | Rey Mysterio | 9/4/2009 | Smackdown! |
| Drew McIntyre | John Morrison | 12/13/2009 | TLC |
| Kofi Kingston (2) | Drew McIntyre | 5/23/2010 | Over the Limit |
| Dolph Ziggler | Kofi Kingston | 8/6/2010 | Smackdown! |
| Kofi Kingston (3) | Dolph Ziggler | 1/7/2011 | Smackdown! |
| Wade Barrett | Kofi Kingston | 3/25/2011 | Smackdown! |
| Ezekiel Jackson | Wade Barrett | 6/19/2011 | Capitol Punishment |
Footnotes:
[1]: Pat Patterson wins a fictitious tournament to be crowned the first-ever WWF Intercontinental Champion. People say he beat Ted DiBiase, but who really knows.
[2]: When the Ultimate Warrior won the WWF title at WrestleMania 6 on April 1, 1990, the Intercontinental title became vacant.
[3]: This was a tournament final to fill the vacancy.
[4]: Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title for not defending the belt within the last 30 days. The real reason though was that he tested positive for steroids and was suspended.
[5]: Ramon and Martel were the last two remaining in a 20-man battle royal. Therefore, they squared off in a match one week later to determine the new Intercontinental champion.
[6]: The belt was held up after a controversial finish. The rematch aired a week later on Action Zone.
[7]: After being attacked outside a Syracuse nightclub on October 14, 1995, Shawn Michaels had to lose the Intercontinental title by forfeit.
[8]: The title was held up after a previous match between these two ended in a no-contest. This was the rematch to determine a champion.
[9]: Ahmed Johnson was forced to vacate the title due to an injury.
[10]: This was a tournament final.
[11]: Austin had to vacate the title after taking the Owen Driver that broke his neck at SummerSlam on September 8, 1997.
[12]: This was a tournament final.
[13]: Austin forfeited the belt to Rock after refusing to defend the Intercontinental title at Mr. McMahon’s request.
[14]: Triple H had to vacate the belt after a leg injury.
[15]: This was a tournament final.
[16]: Billy Gunn was the special guest referee.
[17]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Chyna.
[18]: Due to a controversial double-pin situation, Chris Jericho and Chyna were considered co-champions for three weeks leading into the Royal Rumble where Jericho would secure the title by coming out the winner of a triple-threat match which also included Hardcore Holly.
[19]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Chris Jericho.
[20]: Chyna competed in a inter-gender tag match alongwith Eddie Guerrero to take on Intercontinental champion Val Venis and Trish Stratus. Chyna pinned Trish to win the belt.
[21]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Kurt Angle.
[22]: WCW U.S. champion Edge defeated the Intercontinental champion Test to unify the belts.
[23]: World champion Triple H beat the Intercontinental champion Kane to unify the belts.
[24]: Christian won a nine-man battle royal to win the newly revived Intercontinental title.
[25]: Mick Foley was the special guest referee.
[26]: On September 6, 2004, Edge had to relinguish the title due to injury.
[27]: This was a ladder match to determine a new champion.
[28]: This was a 3-on-2 Handicap Texas Tornado match on Raw featuring Benjamin, Chris Masters and Triple H against WWE Champion John Cena and Rob Van Dam, in which anyone to beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam.
[29]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Carlito.
[30]: Santino teamed up with Beth Phoenix to take on Intercontinental champion Kofi Kingston and Womens champion Mickie James in a “Winner Takes All” match.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
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