List of WWE Intercontinental Champions
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The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling title. Originally the second-most important title in World Wrestling Entertainment, the championship is now the secondary championship on its RAW brand. This is a list, by ring name, of people that have been WWE Intercontinental Champion.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Patterson | 1 | September 15, 1979 | N/A | Patterson was awarded the title due to his status as WWF North American Champion. WWE claims that Patterson won a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to determine the first champion. |
| Ken Patera | 1 | April 21, 1980 | New York, NY | |
| Pedro Morales | 1 | December 8, 1980 | New York, NY | |
| Don Muraco | 1 | June 20, 1981 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Pedro Morales | 2 | November 23, 1981 | New York, NY | This was a Texas Death match. |
| Don Muraco | 2 | January 22, 1983 | New York, NY | |
| Tito Santana | 1 | February 11, 1984 | Boston, MA | |
| Greg Valentine | 1 | September 24, 1984 | London, ON | |
| Tito Santana | 2 | July 6, 1985 | Baltimore, MD | This was a steel cage match. |
| Randy Savage | 1 | February 8, 1986 | Boston, MA | |
| Ricky Steamboat | 1 | March 29, 1987 | Pontiac, MI | |
| The Honky Tonk Man | 1 | June 2, 1987 | Buffalo, NY | |
| The Ultimate Warrior | 1 | August 29, 1988 | New York, NY | |
| Rick Rude | 1 | April 2, 1989 | Atlantic City, NJ | |
| The Ultimate Warrior | 2 | August 28, 1989 | East Rutherford, NJ | |
| Vacated on April 1, 1990 when Warrior wins the WWF Heavyweight Championship. | ||||
| Mr. Perfect | 1 | April 23, 1990 | Austin, TX | Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final. |
| The Texas Tornado | 1 | August 27, 1990 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Mr. Perfect | 2 | November 19, 1990 | Rochester, NY | |
| Bret Hart | 1 | August 26, 1991 | New York, NY | |
| The Mountie | 1 | January 17, 1992 | Springfield, MA | |
| Roddy Piper | 1 | January 19, 1992 | Albany, NY | |
| Bret Hart | 2 | April 5, 1992 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| The British Bulldog | 1 | August 29, 1992 | London, EN | |
| Shawn Michaels | 1 | October 27, 1992 | Terre Haute, IN | |
| Marty Jannetty | 1 | May 17, 1993 | New York, NY | |
| Shawn Michaels | 2 | June 6, 1993 | Albany, NY | |
| Vacated in September, 1993 when Michaels fails to defend the title for 30 days. | ||||
| Razor Ramon | 1 | September 27, 1993 | New Haven, CT | Ramon defeated Rick Martel in a battle royal in which the final two participants would face off in a standard singles match. |
| Diesel | 1 | April 13, 1994 | Rochester, NY | |
| Razor Ramon | 2 | August 29, 1994 | Chicago, IL | |
| Jeff Jarrett | 1 | January 22, 1995 | Tampa, FL | |
| Vacated on April 26, 1995 as the result of a controversial finish in a title defense against Bob Holly that saw Holly pin Jarrett despite his foot being on the ropes. A rematch was scheduled immediately. | ||||
| Jeff Jarrett | 2 | April 26, 1995 | Moline, IL | Defeated Bob Holly in a decision match. |
| Razor Ramon | 3 | May 19, 1995 | Montreal, QC | This was a ladder match. |
| Jeff Jarrett | 3 | May 21, 1995 | Trois-Rivières, QC | |
| Shawn Michaels | 3 | July 23, 1995 | Nashville, TN | |
| Dean Douglas | 1 | October 22, 1995 | Winnipeg, MB | Douglas was awarded the title via forfeit as the result of injuries suffered by Michaels in a legit attack outside a Syracuse night club on October 14. |
| Razor Ramon | 4 | October 22, 1995 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Goldust | 1 | January 21, 1996 | Fresno, CA | |
| Vacated on April 1, 1996 due to a controversial finish during a title defense against Savio Vega. | ||||
| Goldust | 2 | April 1, 1996 | San Bernardino, CA | Defeated Savio Vega in a decision match. |
| Ahmed Johnson | 1 | June 23, 1996 | Milwaukee, WI | |
| Vacated on August 12, 1996 due to injury. | ||||
| Marc Mero | 1 | September 23, 1996 | Hershey, PA | Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final. |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 1 | October 21, 1996 | Fort Wayne, IN | |
| Rocky Maivia | 1 | February 13, 1997 | Lowell, MA | |
| Owen Hart | 1 | April 28, 1997 | Omaha, NE | |
| Steve Austin | 1 | August 3, 1997 | East Rutherford, NJ | |
| Vacated on September 8, 1997 due to Austin suffering a neck injury in the process of winning the title. | ||||
| Owen Hart | 2 | October 5, 1997 | St. Louis, MO | Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final. |
| Steve Austin | 2 | November 9, 1997 | Montreal, QC | |
| The Rock | 2 | December 8, 1997 | Portland, ME | One night after retaining the title against The Rock, Austin was ordered by Vince McMahon to defend it against The Rock once more; instead, Austin forfeited the title, and handed it over to Rock. On March 29, 1998, Ken Shamrock defeated Rock for the title, but the decision was overturned when Shamrock refused to break the ankle lock after the match. |
| Triple H | 2 | August 30, 1998 | New York, NY | This was a ladder match. |
| Vacated on October 9, 1998 due to injury. | ||||
| Ken Shamrock | 1 | October 12, 1998 | Uniondale, NY | Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final. |
| Val Venis | 1 | February 14, 1999 | Memphis, TN | Billy Gunn was the special guest referee in this match. |
| Road Dogg | 1 | March 15, 1999 | San Jose, CA | |
| Goldust | 3 | March 29, 1999 | East Rutherford, NJ | |
| The Godfather | 1 | April 12, 1999 | Detroit, MI | |
| Jeff Jarrett | 4 | May 25, 1999 | Moline, IL | |
| Edge | 1 | July 24, 1999 | Toronto, ON | |
| Jeff Jarrett | 5 | July 25, 1999 | Buffalo, NY | |
| D'Lo Brown | 1 | July 27, 1999 | Dayton, OH | This was a double title match also for Brown's WWF European Championship. |
| Jeff Jarrett | 6 | August 22, 1999 | Minneapolis, MN | Also wins WWF European Championship. |
| Chyna | 1 | October 17, 1999 | Cleveland, OH | This was a Good Housekeeping match. |
| Chris Jericho | 1 | December 12, 1999 | Sunrise, FL | |
| Chyna (2) & Chris Jericho |
N/A | January 3, 2000 | Miami, FL | Chyna & Jericho were recognized as co-champions following a controversial finish on December 28. |
| Chris Jericho | 2 | January 23, 2000 | New York, NY | This was a triple threat match also involving Chyna and Hardcore Holly to determine the undisputed Intercontinental Champion. |
| Kurt Angle | 1 | February 27, 2000 | Hartford, CT | |
| Chris Benoit | 1 | April 2, 2000 | Anaheim, CA | This was a two-fall triple threat match also involving Chris Jericho, in which the first fall decided the Intercontinental Title, and the second decided the European Title, also held by Angle. Benoit won the first fall, and Jericho the second. |
| Chris Jericho | 3 | May 2, 2000 | Richmond, VA | |
| Chris Benoit | 2 | May 8, 2000 | Uniondale, NY | |
| Rikishi | 1 | June 22, 2000 | Memphis, TN | |
| Val Venis | 2 | July 4, 2000 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Chyna | 3 | August 27, 2000 | Raleigh, NC | This was a mixed tag team match pitting Chyna and Eddie Guerrero against Val Venis and Trish Stratus, with the winner of the fall winning the championship; Chyna pinned Stratus. |
| Eddie Guerrero | 1 | September 4, 2000 | Knoxville, TN | This was a triple threat match also involving Kurt Angle. |
| Billy Gunn | 1 | November 21, 2000 | Sunrise, FL | |
| Chris Benoit | 3 | December 10, 2000 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Chris Jericho | 4 | January 21, 2001 | New Orleans, LA | This was a ladder match. |
| Triple H | 3 | April 3, 2001 | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Jeff Hardy | 1 | April 10, 2001 | Philadelphia, PA became youngest intercontinental
champion |
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| Triple H | 4 | April 16, 2001 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Kane | 1 | May 20, 2001 | Sacramento, CA | This was a chain match. |
| Albert | 1 | June 26, 2001 | New York, NY | This was a no-disqualification match. |
| Lance Storm | 1 | July 23, 2001 | Buffalo, NY | |
| Edge | 2 | August 19, 2001 | San Jose, CA | |
| Christian | 1 | September 23, 2001 | Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Edge | 3 | October 21, 2001 | St. Louis, MO | This was a ladder match. |
| Test | 1 | November 5, 2001 | Uniondale, NY | |
| Edge | 4 | November 18, 2001 | Greensboro, NC | This was a unification match also involving Edge's WCW United States Championship. |
| William Regal | 1 | January 20, 2002 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Rob Van Dam | 1 | March 17, 2002 | Toronto, ON | |
| Eddie Guerrero | 2 | April 21, 2002 | Kansas City, MO | |
| Rob Van Dam | 2 | May 26, 2002 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Chris Benoit | 4 | July 29, 2002 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Rob Van Dam | 3 | August 25, 2002 | Uniondale, NY | |
| Chris Jericho | 5 | September 16, 2002 | Denver, CO | |
| Kane | 2 | September 30, 2002 | Houston, TX | |
| Triple H | 5 | October 20, 2002 | Little Rock, AR | This was a unification match also involving Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship. |
| Unified with World Heavyweight Championship on October 20, 2002. | ||||
| Christian | 2 | May 18, 2003 | Charlotte, NC | Won a battle royal to reinstate the championship. |
| Booker T | 1 | July 7, 2003 | Montreal, QC | |
| Christian | 3 | August 10, 2003 | Des Moines, IA | |
| Rob Van Dam | 4 | September 29, 2003 | Chicago, IL | This was a ladder match. |
| Chris Jericho | 6 | October 27, 2003 | Fayetteville, NC | |
| Rob Van Dam | 5 | October 27, 2003 | Fayetteville, NC | This was a steel cage match. |
| Randy Orton | 1 | December 14, 2003 | Orlando, FL | |
| Edge | 5 | July 11, 2004 | Hartford, CT | |
| Vacated on September 6, 2004 due to a groin injury. | ||||
| Chris Jericho | 7 | September 12, 2004 | Portland, OR | Defeated Christian in a ladder match. |
| Shelton Benjamin | 1 | October 19, 2004 | Milwaukee, WI | |
| Carlito | 1 | June 20, 2005 | Phoenix, AZ | Won in his RAW debut match. |
| Ric Flair | 1 | September 18, 2005 | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Shelton Benjamin | 2 | February 20, 2006 | Trenton, NJ | |
| Rob Van Dam | 6 | April 30, 2006 | Lexington, KY | This match was also for Van Dam's Money in the Bank contract. |
| Shelton Benjamin | 3 | May 15, 2006 | Lubbock, TX | This was a 3-on-2 Handicap Texas Tornado match 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. |
| Johnny Nitro | 1 | June 25, 2006 | Charlotte, NC | This was a triple threat match also involving Carlito. |
| Jeff Hardy | 2 | October 2, 2006 | Topeka, KS | |
| Johnny Nitro | 2 | November 6, 2006 | Columbus, OH | This was a no disqualification match. |
| Jeff Hardy | 3 | November 13, 2006 | Manchester, EN | |
| Umaga | 1 | February 19, 2007 | Bakersfield, CA | |
