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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
WrestleMania VIII
WWF WrestleMania VIII
April 5, 1992
Indianapolis, IN
Hoosier Dome
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Ric Flair (1/19/1992)
Intercontinental Champion: Roddy Piper (1/19/1992)
World Tag Team Champions: Money Inc. (2/7/1992)
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan! Read the rest of this entry
Saturday Night’s Main Event #30 (02.92)
WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 30
February 8, 1992
Lubbock, TX
Municipal Coliseum
(Taped on 1/27/1992)
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Ric Flair (1/19/1992)
Intercontinental Champion: Roddy Piper (1/19/1992)
World Tag Team Champions: Money Inc. (2/7/1992)
AND WE’RE BACK! Man, this is the first WWF show I’ve watched since I reviewed SNME #29 back in early June. Since then, as most of you might know, I’ve been checking out six months of WCW Worldwides, which has been a great time. Sorry for those of you who were looking forward to SummerSlam ’91 and the Royal Rumble ’92, I just don’t have those shows yet. Maybe some day, because I would really love to review them. Anyways, let’s get started.
This is the first SNME airing from FOX, so we get a new logo and a new style added to the intro.
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan! Read the rest of this entry
WrestleFest 1991
WWF WrestleFest ’91
There’s nothing like a good ol’ 2 hour WWF Coliseum Home Video. For me, it’s like stepping back into your childhood when wrestling was much more enjoyable. Your host for this one is the “Man of Leisure” Macho Man Randy Savage! When this video was released, it would be four months after losing a retirement match to the Warrior at WrestleMania and regaining the love of his life, the late Miss Elizabeth who would soon become Mrs. Elizabeth at the following SummerSlam. They cut to Savage taking a nap by the pool IN HIS WRESTLING GEAR having a possible recurring flashback of the final moments of his WrestleMania match. He awakes and starts talking to the camera like he didn’t know they had been there all along and begins to go insane immediately by sharing with us that he’s disappointed that he didn’t get to wrestle the Macho Man during his great career. Blah, blah, blah. Alright, let’s get on with this, Randy!
Read the rest of this entry
Survivor Series 1991
Survivor Series 1991
November 28, 1991
Detroit, MI
Joe Louis Arena
It’s the 5th Annual Survivor Series!
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan. Read the rest of this entry
SummerSlam 1991
WWF SummerSlam 1991
August 26, 1991
New York City, NY
Madison Square Garden
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (3/24/1991)
Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect (11/19/1990)
World Tag Team Champions: The Nasty Boys (3/24/1991)
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon, Roddy Piper & Bobby Heenan. Read the rest of this entry
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