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'{{Short description|none}} {{use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} [[File:Gunther.jpg| Current champion [[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]], whos 455 days is the longest reigning [[WWE Intercontinental Champion]] is a [[professional wrestling championship]] contested in and owned by the American [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]] on the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw brand]]. The title was introduced into the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1979. [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]], holder of the [[WWF North American Heavyweight Championship]], was awarded the title (with the [[kayfabe]] explanation that he won a tournament in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] and unified the North American and South American titles).<ref name="wwe.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/intercontinental-title-tournament-finally-uncovered-26102625/page-4 |title=IC Title origin |publisher=[[WWE]] |access-date=2014-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529172230/http://www.wwe.com/classics/intercontinental-title-tournament-finally-uncovered-26102625/page-4 |archive-date=2014-05-29 }}</ref><ref name="patterson1">{{cite web|title=Pat Patterson|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/patterson_pat.html|work=Slam! Wrestling|publisher=[[Canoe.ca|Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=2009-06-12|archive-date=July 20, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720115015/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/patterson_pat.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Intercontinental Championship has been called the second most important championship in the company, after the [[WWE Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Reviews/2008/11/17/7445176.html|title=Intercontinental title DVD a decent collection|last=McNamara|first=Andy|work=Slam! Wrestling|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|access-date=2009-06-12|date=2008-11-25|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310022548/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Reviews/2008/11/17/7445176.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been active in WWE for the second-longest period, but is the third-oldest active title, behind the WWE Championship (1963) and the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] (1975), the latter of which was acquired from [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) in 2001. In 2002, the [[WWE#Name dispute|WWF was renamed]] World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and the championship was renamed accordingly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp |title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment |date=2002-05-06 |publisher=[[WWE]] |access-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp |archive-date=2009-01-19 }}</ref> Following the [[2023 WWE Draft]], the title is currently exclusive to Raw. Overall, there have been 89 different Intercontinental Champions. [[Chris Jericho]] holds the record for the most reigns with nine. <!--DO NOT CHANGE until 9pm (EST) on September 7th/2am (BST) on September 8th.-->[[The Honky Tonk Man]] and [[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]] <!--DO NOT CHANGE until 9pm (EST) on September 7th/2am (BST) on September 8th.--> are tied for the longest reign at 454 days, with Gunther to become the longest reigning champion on September 8, 2023. Only four other wrestlers – [[Pedro Morales]], [[Don Muraco]], [[Randy Savage]], and [[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]] – have held the championship for a continuous reign of more than a year. Gunther is the current champion in his first reign and is tied with The Honky Tonk Man for the longest reign. He defeated previous champion [[Ricochet (wrestler)|Ricochet]] on ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] on June 10, 2022. == Title history == === Names === {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Years |- | WWF Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Championship |September 1, 1979 – May 6, 2002 |- |[[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] |May 6, 2002 – present |} === Reigns === <!-- DO NOT DELETE THE TEMPLATE ON THE REIGNING CHAMPIONS REIGN IT INDICATES THE CURRENT CHAMPIONS. IF YOU DO YOUR EDITS WILL BE REVERTED. --> As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. {{Professional wrestling title history top|active=yes|days2=yes|dayless=yes|unrecognized=yes }} {{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[National Wrestling Alliance]]: [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) }} {{PWtitlereign |number = 1 |champion = {{sortname|Pat|Patterson|dab=wrestler}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|September 1, 1979}} |days = {{age in days nts|September 1, 1979|April 21, 1980}} |days2 = 232 |location = [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] |event = — |notes = Patterson became the first champion as a result of defeating [[Ted DiBiase]] to win the [[WWF North American Heavyweight Championship]] on June 19, 1979 in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]], and defeating [[Johnny Rodz]] in a fictional tournament final in [[Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] to unify the North American Heavyweight Championship with the fictional South American Heavyweight Championship to create the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. 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''[[WWF on MSG Network]]'' |ref = <ref name="morales2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322384 |title=Pedro Morales' second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903155702/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322384 |archive-date=2007-09-03 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 6 |champion = {{sortname|Don|Muraco}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|January 22, 1983}} |days = {{age in days nts|January 22, 1983|February 11, 1984}} |days2 = 384 |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = ''[[WWF on MSG Network]]'' |notes = During his reign, the [[WWE|WWF]] withdrew from the [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]]. |ref = <ref name="muraco2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322388 |title=Don Muraco's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead 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Roddy Piper |access-date=2013-02-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213004332/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322448 |archive-date=2013-02-13 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 22 |champion = {{sortname|Bret|Hart}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|April 5, 1992}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 5, 1992|August 29, 1992}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |event = [[WrestleMania VIII]] |ref = <ref name="bret2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322452 |title=Intercontinental Championship - Bret Hart |access-date=2013-02-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213045730/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322452 |archive-date=2013-02-13 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 23 |champion = {{sortname|The British|Bulldog|Davey Boy Smith}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|August 29, 1992}} |days = {{age in days nts|August 29, 1992|October 27, 1992}} |days2 = yes |location = [[London|London, England]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1992)|SummerSlam]] |ref = <ref name="bulldog1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |title=The British Bulldog's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524214828/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |archive-date=2007-05-24 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 24 |champion = {{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|October 27, 1992}} |days = {{age in days nts|October 27, 1992|May 17, 1993}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]] |event = ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI]]'' |notes = Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on November 14, 1992 |ref = <ref name="snmeresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/snme.html|title=Saturday Night's Main Event results|access-date=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments|archive-date=November 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103230513/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/snme.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="michaels1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322460 |title=Shawn Michaels' first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515052538/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322460 |archive-date=2007-05-15 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 25 |champion = {{sortname|Marty|Jannetty}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|May 17, 1993}} |days = {{age in days nts|May 17, 1993|June 6, 1993}} |days2 = yes |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="jannetty1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322464 |title=Marty Jannetty's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410203756/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322464 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 26 |champion = {{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|June 6, 1993}} |days = {{age in days nts|June 6, 1993|September 27, 1993}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] |event = [[House show]] |ref = <ref name="michaels2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322468 |title=Shawn Michaels' second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410200151/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322468 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 26.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|September 27, 1993}} |days2 = yes |notes = [[Shawn Michaels]] was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days. In reality, Michaels was suspended for testing positive for [[steroids]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story|first1=Shawn|last1=Michaels|first2=Aaron|last2=Feigenbaum|publisher=[[WWE Books]] ([[Pocket Books]])|year=2005|location=[[New York, New York]]|isbn=978-0-7434-9380-2|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780743493802 |page=182}}; DVD ''Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story''.</ref> |ref = <ref name="ramon1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322472 |title=Razor Ramon's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230091947/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322472 |archive-date=2007-12-30 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 27 |champion = {{sortname|Razor|Ramon|Scott Hall}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|September 27, 1993}} |days = {{age in days nts|September 27, 1993|April 13, 1994}} |days2 = yes |location = [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = Ramon and [[Rick Martel]] were the final two participants in a [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]]. Ramon then defeated Martel for the vacant title; The match aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on October 11, 1993. However, [[Shawn Michaels]] returned in November 1993, claiming to be the legitimate champion as nobody defeated him. Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a [[ladder match]] on March 20, 1994 at [[WrestleMania X]]. |ref = <ref name="ramon1"/><ref name="raw93">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1993.htm |title=''WWF Monday Night RAW'' results, 1993 |access-date=2007-04-16 |work=Wrestling Information Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625102706/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1993.htm |archive-date=2007-06-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 28 |champion = {{sortname||Diesel|Kevin Nash}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|April 13, 1994}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 13, 1994|August 29, 1994}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Rochester, New York|Rochester, NY]] |event = ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars]]'' |notes = Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on April 30, 1994. |ref = <ref name="diesel1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322476 |title=Diesel's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724125406/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322476 |archive-date=2008-07-24 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 29 |champion = {{sortname|Razor|Ramon|Scott Hall}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|August 29, 1994}} |days = {{age in days nts|August 29, 1994|January 22, 1995}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Chicago|Chicago, IL]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1994)|SummerSlam]] |ref = <ref name="ramon2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322480 |title=Razor Ramon's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423103313/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322480 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 30 |champion = {{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|January 22, 1995}} |days = {{age in days nts|January 22, 1995|April 26, 1995}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] |event = [[Royal Rumble (1995)|Royal Rumble]] |ref = <ref name="jarrett1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322484 |title=Jeff Jarrett's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427090604/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322484 |archive-date=2007-04-27 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 30.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|April 26, 1995}} |location = [[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |event = ''[[WWF Action Zone|Action Zone]]'' |days2 = yes |notes = Held up when match between [[Jeff Jarrett]] and [[Hardcore Holly|Bob "Spark Plug" Holly]] ended in controversy.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on April 30, 1995. |ref = <ref name="jarrett2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322488 |title=Jeff Jarrett's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE 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1995. |ref = <ref name="ramon3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322492 |title=Razor Ramon's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724205533/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322492 |archive-date=2008-07-24 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 33 |champion = {{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|May 21, 1995}} |days = {{age in days nts|May 21, 1995|July 23, 1995}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|May 22, 1995|July 23, 1995}} |location = [[Trois-Rivières|Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada]] |event = [[House show]] |notes = WWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as beginning on May 22, 1995. |ref = <ref name="jarrett3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322496 |title=Jeff Jarrett's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011142526/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322496 |archive-date=2008-10-11 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 34 |champion = {{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|July 23, 1995}} |days = {{age in days nts|July 23, 1995|October 22, 1995}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |event = [[In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks]] |ref = <ref name="michaels3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322500 |title=Shawn Michaels' third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233606/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322500 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 35 |champion = {{sortname|Dean|Douglas|Shane Douglas}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|October 22, 1995}} |days = <1 |days2 = yes |location = [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, MB, Canada]] |event = [[In Your 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|access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429224630/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322508 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 37 |champion = {{sortname||Goldust|Dustin Rhodes}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|January 21, 1996}} |days = {{age in days nts|January 21, 1996|April 1, 1996}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|January 21, 1996|March 25, 1996}} |location = [[Fresno, California|Fresno, CA]] |event = [[Royal Rumble (1996)|Royal Rumble]] |notes = WWE recognizes Goldust's reign as ending on March 25, 1996. |ref = <ref name="goldust1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322512 |title=Goldust's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429221420/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322512 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 37.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|April 1, 1996}}<ref name="goldust1"/> |location = [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino, CA]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |days2 = yes |notes = Held up when a title defense against [[Savio Vega]] ended in a no contest.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on April 15, 1996. |ref = <ref name="raw96">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1996.htm |title=''WWF Monday Night RAW'' results, 1996 |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402013150/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1996.htm |archive-date=2007-04-02 }}</ref><ref name="goldust2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322516 |title=Goldust's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094349/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322516 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 38 |champion = {{sortname||Goldust|Dustin Rhodes}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|April 1, 1996}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 1, 1996|June 23, 1996}} |days2 = yes |location = [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino, CA]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = Defeated [[Savio Vega]] in a rematch for the vacant championship.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on April 22, 1996. |ref = <ref name="raw96"/><ref name="goldust2"/> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 39 |champion = {{sortname|Ahmed|Johnson}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|June 23, 1996}} |days = {{age in days nts|June 23, 1996|August 12, 1996}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|June 23, 1996|August 20, 1996}} |location = [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |event = [[King of the Ring (1996)|King of the Ring]] |notes = WWE recognizes Johnson's reign as ending on August 19, 1996. |ref = <ref name="ahmed1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322520 |title=Ahmed Johnson's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429175515/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322520 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 39.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|August 12, 1996}} |location = [[Seattle|Seattle, WA]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |days2 = yes |notes = [[Ahmed Johnson]] forfeited the championship after being attacked by the debuting [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] after winning an [[battle royal|11-man battle royal]]. |ref = <ref name="ahmed1"/> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 40 |champion = {{sortname|Marc|Mero}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|September 23, 1996}} |days = {{age in days nts|September 23, 1996|October 21, 1996}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Hershey, Pennsylvania|Hershey, PA]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = Defeated [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] in a tournament final for the vacant championship. |ref = <ref name="raw96"/><ref name="mero1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322524 |title=Marc Mero's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142339/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322524 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 41 |champion = {{sortname|Hunter|Hearst Helmsley|Triple H}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|October 21, 1996}} |days = {{age in days nts|October 21, 1996|February 13, 1997}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne, IN]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="hhh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322528 |title=Triple H's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094214/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322528 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 42 |champion = {{sortname|Rocky|Maivia|Dwayne Johnson}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|February 13, 1997}} |days = {{age in days nts|February 13, 1997|April 28, 1997}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|February 13, 1997|April 27, 1997}} |location = [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell, MA]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="rock1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |title=The Rock's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410102450/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 43 |champion = {{sortname|Owen|Hart}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|April 28, 1997}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 28, 1997|August 3, 1997}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="owen1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322536 |title=Owen Hart's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142115/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322536 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 44 |champion = {{sortname|Stone Cold Steve|Austin}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|August 3, 1997}} |days = {{age in days nts|August 3, 1997|September 8, 1997}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|August 2, 1997|October 5, 1997}} |location = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1997)|SummerSlam]] |notes = WWE mistakenly lists Austin's reign as lasting 64 days, ending on October 5, 1997. |ref = <ref name="austin1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322540 |title=Steve Austin's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408140905/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322540 |archive-date=2007-04-08 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 44.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|September 8, 1997}} |days2 = yes |notes = Vacated due to a neck injury that [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] suffered in winning the championship. |ref = <ref name="austin1"/><ref name="Austin">{{cite web|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/intercon.html#note11|title=World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship history|access-date=2007-08-04|publisher=CompleteWWE.com|archive-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531071414/http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/intercon.html#note11|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 45 |champion = {{sortname|Owen|Hart}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|October 5, 1997}} |days = {{age in days nts|October 5, 1997|November 9, 1997}} |days2 = yes |location = [[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |event = [[Badd Blood: In Your House]] |notes = Defeated [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] in a tournament final for the vacant championship. |ref = <ref name="owen2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322544 |title=Owen Hart's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408142506/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322544 |archive-date=2007-04-08 }}</ref><ref name="badbloodresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/badd.html|title=Bad Blood results|access-date=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments|archive-date=February 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215012118/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/badd.html|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 46 |champion = {{sortname|Stone Cold Steve|Austin}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|November 9, 1997}} |days = {{age in days nts|November 9, 1997|December 8, 1997}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Montreal|Montreal, QC, Canada]] |event = [[Survivor Series (1997)|Survivor Series]] |ref = <ref name="austin2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322548 |title=Steve Austin's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502225937/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322548 |archive-date=2007-05-02 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 47 |champion = {{sortname|The|Rock|Dwayne Johnson}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|December 8, 1997}} |days = {{age in days nts|December 8, 1997|August 30, 1998}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|December 8, 1997|August 29, 1998}} |location = [[Portland, Maine|Portland, ME]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] handed the championship belt to The Rock, who was formerly known as Rocky Maivia. |ref = <ref name="rock2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322552 |title=The Rock's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428234605/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322552 |archive-date=2007-04-28 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 48 |champion = {{sortname|Triple|H}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|August 30, 1998}} |days = {{age in days nts|August 30, 1998|October 9, 1998}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|August 29, 1998|October 12, 1998}} |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1998)|SummerSlam]] |notes = This was a [[ladder match]].<br />Triple H was formerly known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley.<br />WWE mistakenly lists Triple H's reign as lasting 44 days, ending on October 12, 1998. |ref = <ref name="hhh2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322556 |title=Triple H's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329140338/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322556 |archive-date=2007-03-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 48.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|October 9, 1998}} |days2 = yes |notes = Vacated due to a knee injury. |ref = <ref name="hhh2"/> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 49 |champion = {{sortname|Ken|Shamrock}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|October 12, 1998}} |days = {{age in days nts|October 12, 1998|February 14, 1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = Defeated [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]] in a tournament final for the vacant championship. |ref = <ref name="shamrock1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322560 |title=Ken Shamrock's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427040848/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322560 |archive-date=2007-04-27 }}</ref><ref name="raw98">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1998.htm |title=''WWF Raw'' results, 1998 |access-date=2007-04-16 |work=Wrestling Information Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402012113/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1998.htm |archive-date=2007-04-02 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 50 |champion = {{sortname|Val|Venis}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|February 14, 1999}} |days = {{age in days nts|February 14, 1999|March 15, 1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |event = [[St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House]] |notes = [[Billy Gunn]] was the [[guest referee]]. |ref = <ref name="venis1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322564 |title=Val Venis' first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327084925/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322564 |archive-date=2008-03-27 }}</ref><ref name="misc99">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/miscppvs1990s.html|title=Miscellaneous 1990s PPV results|access-date=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments|archive-date=February 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206005134/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/miscppvs1990s.html|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 51 |champion = [[Road Dogg]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1999|03|15}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=15|year1=1999|month2=03|day2=29|year2=1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="roaddogg1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322568 |title=Road Dogg's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430190135/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322568 |archive-date=2007-04-30 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 52 |champion = {{sortname||Goldust|Dustin Rhodes}} |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|1999|03|29}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=29|year1=1999|month2=04|day2=12|year2=1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="goldust3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322572 |title=Goldust's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429223431/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322572 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 53 |champion = [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1999|04|12}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=12|year1=1999|month2=05|day2=25|year2=1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Detroit|Detroit, MI]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="godfather1">{{cite 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429223617/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322580 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 55 |champion = [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1999|07|24}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=24|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=25|year2=1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Toronto|Toronto, ON, Canada]] |event = [[House show]] |ref = <ref name="edge1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322584 |title=Edge's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062515/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322584 |archive-date=2011-06-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 56 |champion = {{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} |reign = 5 |date = {{dts|1999|07|25}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=25|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=27|year2=1999}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=25|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=26|year2=1999}} |location = [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |event = [[Fully Loaded (1999)|Fully Loaded]] |notes = WWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as ending on July 26, 1999. |ref = <ref name="jarrett5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322588 |title=Jeff Jarrett's fifth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428064601/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322588 |archive-date=2007-04-28 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 57 |champion = [[D'Lo Brown]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1999|07|27}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=27|year1=1999|month2=08|day2=22|year2=1999}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=26|year1=1999|month2=08|day2=22|year2=1999}} |location = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[Winner Takes All match]], where Brown also defended the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]]. Brown became the first [[WWE European Championship#Eurocontinental Champions and unification|Eurocontinental Champion]].<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on August 2, 1999.<br />WWE recognizes Brown's reign as beginning on July 26, 1999. |ref = <ref name="brown1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322592 |title=D'Lo Brown's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233316/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322592 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 58 |champion = {{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} |reign = 6 |date = {{dts|1999|08|22}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=22|year1=1999|month2=10|day2=17|year2=1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]] |notes = Jarrett also won the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]] in the match to become the second [[WWE European Championship#Eurocontinental Champions and unification|Eurocontinental Champion]]. |ref = <ref name="jarrett6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322596 |title=Jeff Jarrett's sixth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410175842/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322596 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 59 |champion = [[Chyna]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1999|10|17}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=17|year1=1999|month2=12|day2=12|year2=1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |event = [[No Mercy (1999)|No Mercy]] |notes = This was a [[Professional Wrestling Death match|Good Housekeeping match]]. |ref = <ref name="chyna1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322600 |title=Chyna's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408145514/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322600 |archive-date=2007-04-08 }}</ref><ref name="nomercyofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/history/alltimeresults|title=No Mercy official results|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|archive-date=July 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702052700/http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/history/alltimeresults|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 60 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1999|12|12}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=12|year1=1999|month2=01|day2=3|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise, FL]] |event = [[Armageddon (1999)|Armageddon]] |ref = <ref name="jericho1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322604 |title=Chris Jericho's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420081841/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322604 |archive-date=2007-04-20 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 60.5 |type = unrecognized |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} and {{sortname||Chyna|Chyna}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|01|03}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=03|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=23|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Miami|Miami, FL]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = On December 28, 1999 (aired December 30, 1999) on ''[[SmackDown!]]'', a title match between Chyna and Jericho ended in a double pinfall; as a result they were recognized as co-champions. WWE does not recognize this period as an official reign but as a vacancy. |ref = <ref name="IC1"/><ref name="jericho2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322608 |title=Chris Jericho's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421221143/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322608 |archive-date=2007-04-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 61 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2000|01|23}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=23|year1=2000|month2=02|day2=27|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = [[Royal Rumble (2000)|Royal Rumble]] |notes = Jericho defeated [[Chyna]] and [[Hardcore Holly]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]] to become undisputed champion. |ref = <ref name="jericho2"/> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 62 |champion = [[Kurt Angle]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|02|27}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=27|year1=2000|month2=04|day2=02|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |event = [[No Way Out (2000)|No Way Out]] |notes = Earlier that month, Angle had also won the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]]. This win made Angle the third and final [[WWE European Championship#Eurocontinental Champions and unification|Eurocontinental Champion]]. |ref = <ref name="angle1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322612 |title=Kurt Angle's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141959/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322612 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 63 |champion = [[Chris Benoit]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|04|2}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=02|year2=2000}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=04|year2=2000}} |location = [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim, CA]] |event = [[WrestleMania 2000]] |notes = This was a two-fall [[triple threat match]], also involving [[Chris Jericho]], in which [[Kurt Angle]] defended both championships. The person to get the first fall won the Intercontinental Championship and the person to score the second fall won the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]]; Benoit scored the first fall to win the Intercontinental Championship.<br />WWE recognizes Benoit's reign as ending on May 4, 2000, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. They incorrectly list his reign as ending on May 22, 2000, and lasting 50 days. |ref = <ref name="benoit1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322616|archive-date=2007-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070122043831/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322616| title=Chris Benoit's first reign|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 64 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2000|05|02}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=08|year2=2000}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=03|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=08|year2=2000}} |location = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond, VA]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Jericho's reign as beginning on May 4, 2000, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="jericho3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322620 |title=Chris Jericho's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429224604/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322620 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 65 |champion = [[Chris Benoit]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2000|05|08}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=08|year1=2000|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="benoit2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322624|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070117220452/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322624|archive-date=2007-01-17| title=Chris Benoit's second reign|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 66 |champion = [[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|06|20}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=2000|month2=07|day2=04|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Rikishi's reign as beginning on June 22, 2000 and ending on July 6, 2000, both episodes of which aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="rikishi1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322628 |title=Rikishi's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408233614/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322628 |archive-date=2007-04-08 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 67 |champion = [[Val Venis]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2000|07|04}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=08|day2=27|year2=2000}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=06|year1=2000|month2=08|day2=27|year2=2000}} |location = [[Sunrise, FL]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Venis's reign as beginning on July 6, 2000, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="venis2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322632 |title=Val Venis' second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327084940/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322632 |archive-date=2008-03-27 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 68 |champion = [[Chyna]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2000|08|27}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=27|year1=2000|month2=09|day2=04|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]] |event = [[SummerSlam (2000)|SummerSlam]] |notes = Won the title in a mixed tag team match that pitted Chyna and [[Eddie Guerrero]] against [[Val Venis]] and [[Trish Stratus]]; Chyna pinned Trish to win Venis' title. |ref = <ref name="chyna3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322636 |title=Chyna's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410203854/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322636 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 69 |champion = [[Eddie Guerrero]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|09|04}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=11|day2=21|year2=2000}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=11|day2=23|year2=2000}} |location = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[triple threat match]], also involving [[Kurt Angle]].<br />WWE recognizes Guerrero's reign as ending on November 23, 2000, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="guerrero1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322640 |title=Eddie Guerrero's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221163609/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322640 |archive-date=2008-02-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 70 |champion = [[Billy Gunn]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|11|21}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=21|year1=2000|month2=12|day2=10|year2=2000}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=23|year1=2000|month2=12|day2=10|year2=2000}} |location = [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise, FL]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Gunn's reign as beginning on November 23, 2000, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="gunn1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322644 |title=Billy Gunn's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423143601/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322644 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 71 |champion = [[Chris Benoit]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2000|12|10}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=10|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=21|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]] |event = [[Armageddon (2000)|Armageddon]] |ref = <ref name="benoit3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322648|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070128091549/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322648|archive-date=2007-01-28| title=Chris Benoit's third reign|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 72 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2001|01|21}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=03|year2=2001}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=05|year2=2001}} |location = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] |event = [[Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble]] |notes = This was a [[ladder match]].<br />WWE recognizes Jericho's reign as ending on April 5, 2001, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="jericho4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322652 |title=Chris Jericho's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213317/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322652 |archive-date=2007-03-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 73 |champion = [[Triple H]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2001|04|3}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=03|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=10|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, OK]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Triple H's reign as beginning on April 5, 2001 and ending on April 12, 2001, both episodes of which aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="hhh3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322656 |title=Triple H's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141324/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322656 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 74 |champion = [[Jeff Hardy]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|04|10}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=10|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=16|year2=2001}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=12|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=15|year2=2001}} |location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Hardy's reign as beginning on April 12, 2001, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="hardy1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322660 |title=Jeff Hardy's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141236/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322660 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 75 |champion = [[Triple H]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2001|04|16}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=16|year1=2001|month2=05|day2=20|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville, TN]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="hhh4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322664 |title=Triple H's fourth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422084301/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322664 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 76 |champion = [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|05|20}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=20|year1=2001|month2=06|day2=26|year2=2001}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=20|year1=2001|month2=06|day2=28|year2=2001}} |location = [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |event = [[Judgment Day (2001)|Judgment Day]] |notes = This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Texas Bullrope match|chain match]].<br />WWE recognizes Kane's reign as ending on June 28, 2001, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="kane1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322668 |title=Kane's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419230223/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322668 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref><ref name="judgmentdayofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/alltimeresults|title=Judgment Day official results|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE.com|archive-date=October 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010091029/http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/alltimeresults|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 77 |champion = [[Matt Bloom|Albert]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|06|26}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=26|year1=2001|month2=07|day2=23|year2=2001}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=28|year1=2001|month2=07|day2=23|year2=2001}} |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = This was a [[no disqualification match]].<br />WWE recognizes Albert's reign as beginning on June 28, 2001, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="albert1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322672 |title=Albert's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325223653/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322672 |archive-date=2009-03-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 78 |champion = [[Lance Storm]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|07|23}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=2001|month2=08|day2=19|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="storm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322676 |title=Lance Storm's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419232557/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322676 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 79 |champion = [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2001|08|19}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=19|year1=2001|month2=09|day2=23|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]] |event = [[SummerSlam (2001)|SummerSlam]] |ref = <ref name="edge2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322680 |title=Edge's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421235117/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322680 |archive-date=2007-04-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 80 |champion = [[Christian Cage|Christian]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|09|23}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=23|year1=2001|month2=10|day2=21|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]] |event = [[Unforgiven (2001)|Unforgiven]] |ref = <ref name="christian1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322684 |title=Christian's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142053/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322684 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 81 |champion = [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2001|10|21}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=11|day2=05|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |event = [[No Mercy (2001)|No Mercy]] |notes = This was a [[ladder match]]. |ref = <ref name="edge3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322688 |title=Edge's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502050954/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322688 |archive-date=2007-05-02 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 82 |champion = [[Test (wrestler)|Test]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|11|5}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=05|year1=2001|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="test1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322692 |title=Test's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233557/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322692 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 83 |champion = [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2001|11|18}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=18|year1=2001|month2=01|day2=20|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] |event = [[Survivor Series (2001)|Survivor Series]] |notes = This was a [[Championship unification|title unification]] match, where Edge also defended the [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Championship]]. The United States Championship was deactivated in favor of continuing the Intercontinental Championship. |ref = <ref name="edge4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322696 |title=Edge's fourth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213443/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322696 |archive-date=2007-03-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 84 |champion = [[William Regal]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2002|01|20}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=20|year1=2002|month2=03|day2=17|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] |event = [[Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble]] |ref = <ref name="regal1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322700 |title=William Regal's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141644/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322700 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 85 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2002|03|17}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=17|year1=2002|month2=04|day2=21|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Toronto|Toronto, ON, Canada]] |event = [[WrestleMania X8]] |notes = On March 25, the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]] began, in which wrestlers and championships became exclusive to either the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] or [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] brands, represented by the show of the same name. The title became exclusive to Raw when Van Dam was [[2002 WWF draft lottery|drafted]] to the Raw brand. |ref = <ref name="rvd1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=Rob Van Dam's first reign|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|archive-date=March 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306105424/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental|url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[World Wrestling Federation|WWF]]: [[Raw (WWE Brand)|Raw]] }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 86 |champion = [[Eddie Guerrero]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2002|04|21}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=21|year1=2002|month2=05|day2=27|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]] |event = [[Backlash (2002)|Backlash]] |notes = On May 6, 2002, after the World Wrestling Federation was renamed "World Wrestling Entertainment" due to a lawsuit by the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]], the title was subsequently renamed to WWE Intercontinental Championship. |ref = <ref name="Eddie WWE">{{cite web|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/intercon.html#note32|title=Eddie's reign WWE|access-date=2007-08-04|work=CompleteWWE.com|archive-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531071414/http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/intercon.html#note32|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="guerrero2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322708 |title=Eddie Guerrero's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427172456/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322708 |archive-date=2007-04-27 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[WWE]]: [[Raw (WWE Brand)|Raw]] }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 87 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2002|05|27}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=27|year1=2002|month2=07|day2=29|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Edmonton|Edmonton, AB, Canada]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[ladder match]].<br />On July 22, 2002, Van Dam defeated Jeff Hardy to unify the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]] into the Intercontinental Championship, deactivating the European title. |ref = <ref name="rvd2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322712 |title=Rob Van Dam's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421232701/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322712 |archive-date=2007-04-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 88 |champion = [[Chris Benoit]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2002|07|29}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=29|year1=2002|month2=08|day2=25|year2=2002}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=29|year1=2002|month2=08|day2=25|year2=2002}} |location = [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = The title became exclusive to [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] when Benoit defected to SmackDown! on July 30, 2002.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on August 1, 2002.<br />WWE incorrectly lists Benoit's reign as ending on August 26, 2002, and lasting 28 days. |ref = <ref name="benoit4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322716|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070203073320/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322716|archive-date=2007-02-03| title=Chris Benoit's fourth reign|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref><ref name="2003yearbook">{{cite news|first=Michael|last=McAvennie|title=WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2003}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[WWE]]: [[SmackDown (WWE Brand)|SmackDown]] }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 89 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2002|08|25}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=25|year1=2002|month2=09|day2=16|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |event = [[SummerSlam (2002)|SummerSlam]] |notes = The title was returned to [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] due to Van Dam's status as a Raw wrestler.<br />The following night on ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', Van Dam defeated [[Tommy Dreamer]] to unify [[WWE Hardcore Championship|Hardcore Championship]] into the Intercontinental Championship, deactivating the Hardcore title.<br />WWE incorrectly list Van Dam's reign as beginning on August 6, 2002, and lasting 41 days. |ref = <ref name="2003yearbook"/><ref name="rvd3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322720 |title=Rob Van Dam's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422143034/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322720 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[WWE]]: [[Raw (WWE Brand)|Raw]] }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 90 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 5 |date = {{dts|2002|09|16}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=16|year1=2002|month2=09|day2=30|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Denver|Denver, CO]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="jericho5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322724 |title=Chris Jericho's fifth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142259/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322724 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 91 |champion = [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2002|09|30}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=30|year1=2002|month2=10|day2=20|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Houston|Houston, TX]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="kane2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322728 |title=Kane's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419193842/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322728 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 92 |champion = [[Triple H]] |reign = 5 |date = {{dts|2002|10|20}} |days = <1 |days2 = yes |location = [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] |event = [[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] |notes = This was a [[Championship unification|title unification]] match to unify the Intercontinental Championship with Triple H's [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. |ref = <ref name="hhh5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322732 |title=Triple H's fifth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233644/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322732 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 92.5 |type = unified |date = {{dts|2002|10|20}} |location = [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] |event = [[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] |days2 = yes |notes = Unified with [[Triple H]]'s [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]; the Intercontinental Championship was deactivated. |ref = <ref name="hhh5"/> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 93 |champion = [[Christian Cage|Christian]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2003|05|18}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=18|year1=2003|month2=07|day2=07|year2=2003}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |event = [[Judgment Day (2003)|Judgment Day]] |notes = [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] Co-General Manager [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] reactivated the title. Christian won the revived title in a [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]]. |ref = <ref name="christian2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322736 |title=Christian's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419193821/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322736 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 94 |champion = [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2003|07|07}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=07|year1=2003|month2=08|day2=10|year2=2003}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Montreal|Montreal, QC, Canada]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = That same month, the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] was reactivated for the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] brand as the Intercontinental title's counterpart. |ref = <ref name="booker1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322740 |title=Booker T's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419060210/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322740 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 95 |champion = [[Christian Cage|Christian]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2003|08|10}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=10|year1=2003|month2=09|day2=29|year2=2003}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines, IA]] |event = [[House show]] |ref = <ref name="christian3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322744 |title=Christian's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419061816/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322744 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 96 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2003|09|29}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=29|year1=2003|month2=10|day2=27|year2=2003}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[ladder match]]. |ref = <ref name="rvd4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322748 |title=Rob Van Dam's fourth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410194446/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322748 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 97 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 6 |date = {{dts|2003|10|27}} |days = <1 |days2 = yes |location = [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville, NC]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="jericho6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322752 |title=Chris Jericho's sixth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429184030/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322752 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 98 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |date = {{dts|2003|10|27}} |location = [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville, NC]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |reign = 5 |days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=27|year1=2003|month2=12|day2=14|year2=2003}} |days2 = yes |notes = This was a [[steel cage match]]. |ref = <ref name="rvd5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322756 |title=Rob Van Dam's fifth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142210/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322756 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 99 |champion = [[Randy Orton]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2003|12|14}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=2003|month2=07|day2=11|year2=2004}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] |event = [[Armageddon (2003)|Armageddon]] |notes = [[Mick Foley]] was the [[Special guest referee|guest referee]]. |ref = <ref name="orton1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322760 |title=Randy Orton's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329093738/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322760 |archive-date=2008-03-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 100 |champion = [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |reign = 5 |date = {{dts|2004|07|11}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=11|year1=2004|month2=09|day2=6|year2=2004}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |event = [[Vengeance (2004)|Vengeance]] |ref = <ref name="edge5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322764 |title=Edge's fifth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420231343/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322764 |archive-date=2007-04-20 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 100.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|2004|09|06}} |location = [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls, TX]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |days2 = yes |notes = Vacated due to a groin injury. |ref = <ref name="edge5"/> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 101 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 7 |date = {{dts|2004|09|12}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=12|year1=2004|month2=10|day2=19|year2=2004}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]] |event = [[Unforgiven (2004)|Unforgiven]] |notes = Defeated [[Christian Cage|Christian]] in a [[ladder match]] for the vacant title. |ref = <ref name="jericho7">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322768 |title=Chris Jericho's seventh reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421233740/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322768 |archive-date=2007-04-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 102 |champion = [[Shelton Benjamin]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2004|10|19}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=19|year1=2004|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2005}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=19|year1=2004|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2005}} |location = [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |event = [[Taboo Tuesday (2004)|Taboo Tuesday]] |notes = Due to the stipulation of the event, fans could vote for who would face [[Chris Jericho]] for the title; Benjamin had the most votes. |ref = <ref name="benjamin1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322772 |title=Shelton Benjamin's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213645/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322772 |archive-date=2007-03-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 103 |champion = [[Carlito (wrestler)|Carlito]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2005|06|20}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=2005|month2=09|day2=18|year2=2005}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = WWE incorrectly list Carlito's reign as ending on September 19, 2005, and lasting 91 days. |ref = <ref name="carlito1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/636206 |title=Carlito's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213657/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/636206 |archive-date=2007-03-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 104 |champion = [[Ric Flair]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2005|09|18}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=18|year1=2005|month2=02|day2=20|year2=2006}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, OK]] |event = [[Unforgiven (2005)|Unforgiven]] |notes = WWE incorrectly list Flair's reign as beginning on September 19, 2005, and lasting 154 days. |ref = <ref name="flair1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/6362061 |title=Ric Flair's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217181511/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/6362061 |archive-date=2008-12-17 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 105 |champion = [[Shelton Benjamin]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2006|02|20}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=20|year1=2006|month2=04|day2=30|year2=2006}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=21|year1=2006|month2=04|day2=30|year2=2006}} |location = [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton, NJ]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="benjamin2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/63620611 |title=Shelton Benjamin's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421223217/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/63620611 |archive-date=2007-04-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 106 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |reign = 6 |date = {{dts|2006|04|30}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=30|year1=2006|month2=05|day2=15|year2=2006}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]] |event = [[Backlash (2006)|Backlash]] |notes = This was a [[Winner Takes All match]], where Van Dam also defended his [[Money in the Bank ladder match|Money in the Bank contract]]. |ref = <ref name="rvd6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2667630 |title=Rob Van Dam's sixth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420080445/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2667630 |archive-date=2007-04-20 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 107 |champion = [[Shelton Benjamin]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2006|05|15}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=15|year1=2006|month2=06|day2=25|year2=2006}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=15|year1=2006|month2=06|day2=24|year2=2006}} |location = [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a 3-on-2 handicap Texas tornado match, featuring Benjamin, [[Chris Masters]], and [[Triple H]] against [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]] [[John Cena]] and Intercontinental Champion [[Rob Van Dam]], where if someone pinned Cena or Van Dam, they would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam. |ref = <ref name="benjamin3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/26676301 |title=Shelton Benjamin's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419163123/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/26676301 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 108 |champion = [[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2006|06|25}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=25|year1=2006|month2=10|day2=02|year2=2006}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |event = [[Vengeance (2006)|Vengeance]] |notes = This was a [[triple threat match]], also involving [[Carlito (wrestler)|Carlito]]. |ref = <ref name="nitro1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2968410 |title=Johnny Nitro's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419174854/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2968410 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 109 |champion = [[Jeff Hardy]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2006|10|02}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=02|year1=2006|month2=11|day2=06|year2=2006}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=02|year1=2006|month2=11|day2=05|year2=2006}} |location = [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka, KS]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="hardy2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/29684101 |title=Jeff Hardy's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410130835/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/29684101 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 110 |champion = [[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2006|11|06}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=06|year1=2006|month2=11|day2=13|year2=2006}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[no disqualification match]]. |ref = <ref name="nitro2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266 |title=Johnny Nitro's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410090224/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 111 |champion = [[Jeff Hardy]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2006|11|13}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=13|year1=2006|month2=02|day2=19|year2=2007}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=13|year1=2006|month2=02|day2=18|year2=2007}} |location = [[Manchester|Manchester, England]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="hardy3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661 |title=Jeff Hardy's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408143656/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661 |archive-date=2007-04-08 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 112 |champion = [[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2007|02|19}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=19|year1=2007|month2=04|day2=16|year2=2007}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield, CA]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="umaga1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611 |title=Umaga's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408105847/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611 |archive-date=2007-04-08 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 113 |champion = [[Santino Marella]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2007|04|16}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=16|year1=2007|month2=07|day2=02|year2=2007}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Milan|Milan, Italy]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[No Holds Barred match]]. Santino was "picked out of the audience" by [[Vince McMahon]]. |ref = <ref name="santino1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/4515822 |title=Santino Marella's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515051422/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/4515822 |archive-date=2007-05-15 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 114 |champion = [[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2007|07|02}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=09|day2=02|year2=2007}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=09|day2=03|year2=2007}} |location = [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Umaga's reign as ending on September 3, 2007, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="umaga2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111 |title=Umaga's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118154018/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111 |archive-date=2007-11-18 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 115 |champion = [[Jeff Hardy]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2007|09|02}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=03|day2=10|year2=2008}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=03|year1=2007|month2=03|day2=10|year2=2008}} |location = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Hardy's reign as beginning on September 3, 2007, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="hardy4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111 |title=Jeff Hardy's fourth reign |access-date=2007-09-03 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011012142/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111 |archive-date=2007-10-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_64814.shtml#.WaWRdT5JaUkl|title=WWE Raw Flashback Series - 5 yrs. ago (09-03-07): Umaga vs. Hardy, Umaga vs. Triple H, week before McMahon "illegitimate son" reveal|last=Keller|first=Wade|date=2012-09-03|access-date=2017-08-29|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|archive-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829202814/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_64814.shtml#.WaWRdT5JaUkl|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 116 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 8 |date = {{dts|2008|03|10}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=10|year1=2008|month2=06|day2=29|year2=2008}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="jericho8">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611111 |title=Chris Jericho's eighth reign |access-date=2008-03-11 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314210706/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611111 |archive-date=2008-03-14 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 117 |champion = [[Kofi Kingston]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2008|06|29}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=29|year1=2008|month2=08|day2=17|year2=2008}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=29|year1=2008|month2=08|day2=16|year2=2008}} |location = [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |event = [[Night of Champions (2008)|Night of Champions]] |ref = <ref name=kingston1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111111 |access-date=2008-06-29 |title=Kofi Kingston's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703113300/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111111 |archive-date=2008-07-03 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 118 |champion = [[Santino Marella]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2008|08|17}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=2008|month2=11|day2=10|year2=2008}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |event = [[SummerSlam (2008)|SummerSlam]] |notes = This was a [[Winner Takes All match|Winners Take All]] mixed tag team match in which both [[Kofi Kingston]]'s Intercontinental and [[Mickie James]]'s [[WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)|Women's Championship]] were on the line. Marella won Kingston's title when his partner, [[Beth Phoenix]], pinned James. |ref = <ref name=santino2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111111 |access-date=2008-08-18 |title=Santino Marella's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821034228/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111111 |archive-date=2008-08-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 119 |champion = [[William Regal]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2008|11|10}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=10|year1=2008|month2=01|day2=19|year2=2009}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Manchester|Manchester, England]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name=regal2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/8615732 |access-date=2008-12-26 |title=William Regal's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217043600/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/8615732 |archive-date=2008-12-17 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 120 |champion = [[CM Punk]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2009|01|19}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=19|year1=2009|month2=03|day2=09|year2=2009}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[no disqualification match]]. |ref = <ref name=punk1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998 |access-date=2009-01-19 |title=CM Punk's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225015103/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998 |archive-date=2009-02-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 121 |champion = [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2009|03|09}} |days = {{age in days 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|title=Mysterio's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409074816/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9787528 |archive-date=2009-04-09 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[WWE]]: [[SmackDown (WWE Brand)|SmackDown]] }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 123 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 9 |date = {{dts|2009|06|07}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=07|year1=2009|month2=06|day2=28|year2=2009}} |days2 = yes |location = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] |event = [[Extreme Rules (2009)|Extreme Rules]] |notes = This was a [[No Holds Barred match]]. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10437480 |access-date=2009-06-07 |title=Chris Jericho's ninth reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611184248/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10437480 |archive-date=2009-06-11 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 124 |champion = [[Rey Mysterio]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2009|06|28}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=28|year1=2009|month2=09|day2=01|year2=2009}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=28|year1=2009|month2=09|day2=04|year2=2009}} |location = [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |event = [[WWE The Bash|The Bash]] |notes = This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de apuestas|mask vs. title match]].<br />WWE recognizes Mysterio's reign as ending on September 4, 2009, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name=Mysterio2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10659470 |access-date=2009-06-28 |title=Rey Mysterio's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702140737/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10659470 |archive-date=2009-07-02 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 125 |champion = [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2009|09|01}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=01|year1=2009|month2=12|day2=13|year2=2009}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=04|year1=2009|month2=12|day2=13|year2=2009}} |location = [[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |event = ''[[SmackDown]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Morrison's reign as beginning on September 4, 2009, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]].<br />John Morrison was formerly known as Johnny Nitro. |ref = <ref name=Morrison3>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/11569874 |access-date=2009-09-04 |title=John Morrison's third reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908075925/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/11569874 |archive-date=2009-09-08 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 126 |champion = [[Drew McIntyre]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2009|12|13}} |days = {{age in days 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The following week on ''[[SmackDown]]'', [[Kofi Kingston]] won a tournament to declare a new champion, but [[Vince McMahon]] reverted Long's decision, nullifying Kingston's win and continuing McIntyre's. |ref = <ref name=McIntyre1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/12940388 |access-date=2009-12-14 |title=Drew McIntyre's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217080214/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/12940388 |archive-date=2009-12-17 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 127 |champion = [[Kofi Kingston]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2010|05|23}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=23|year1=2010|month2=07|day2=28|year2=2010}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=23|year1=2010|month2=08|day2=5|year2=2010}} |location = [[Detroit|Detroit, MI]] |event = [[Over the Limit (2010)|Over the Limit]] |notes = WWE recognizes Kingston's reign as ending on August 6, 2010, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="Kingston2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/14533730 |access-date=2010-09-20 |title=Kofi Kingston's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527032214/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/14533730 |archive-date=2010-05-27 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 128 |champion = [[Dolph Ziggler]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2010|7|28}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=28|year1=2010|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2011}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=6|year1=2010|month2=01|day2=07|year2=2011}} |location = [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo, TX]] |event = ''[[SmackDown]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Ziggler's reign as beginning on August 6, 2010, and ending on January 7, 2011, both episodes of which aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="Ziggler1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/15294126 |access-date=2010-09-20 |title=Dolph Ziggler's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819051349/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/15294126 |archive-date=2010-08-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 129 |champion = [[Kofi Kingston]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2011|01|04}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2011|month2=03|day2=22|year2=2011}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=07|year1=2011|month2=03|day2=24|year2=2011}} |location = [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, AZ]] |event = ''[[SmackDown]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Kingston's reign as beginning on January 7, 2011 and ending on March 25, 2011, both episodes of which aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="Kingston3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/16770470 |access-date=2011-03-14 |title=Kofi Kingston's third reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228042239/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/16770470 |archive-date=2011-02-28 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 130 |champion = [[Wade Barrett]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2011|03|22}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=22|year1=2011|month2=06|day2=19|year2=2011}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=25|year1=2011|month2=06|day2=19|year2=2011}} |location = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |event = ''[[SmackDown]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Barrett's reign as beginning on March 25, 2011, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_48672.shtml|title=WWE News: Smackdown spoilers 3/25 - 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|champion = [[Wade Barrett]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2012|12|29}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=29|year1=2012|month2=04|day2=07|year2=2013}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=31|year1=2012|month2=04|day2=07|year2=2013}} |location = [[Washington, D.C.]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on December 31, 2012. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121229-wade-barrett |access-date=2013-01-09 |title=Wade Barrett's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106100427/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121229-wade-barrett |archive-date=2013-01-06 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 139 |champion = {{sortname|The|Miz}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2013|04|07}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=7|year1=2013|month2=4|day2=8|year2=2013}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=7|year1=2013|month2=4|day2=8|year2=2013}} |location = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |event = [[WrestleMania 29]]<br>{{small|Pre-Show}} |notes = |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130407-the-miz |access-date=2013-04-08 |title=The Miz's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410084940/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130407-the-miz |archive-date=2013-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 140 |champion = [[Wade Barrett]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2013|04|08}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=8|year1=2013|month2=06|day2=16|year2=2013}} |days2 = 68 |location = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130408-wade-barrett |access-date=2013-04-07 |title=Wade Barrett's third reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412062231/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130408-wade-barrett |archive-date=2013-04-12 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 141 |champion = [[Curtis Axel]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2013|06|16}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=16|year1=2013|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2013}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=15|year1=2013|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2013}} |location = [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |event = [[Payback (2013)|Payback]] |notes = This was a [[triple threat match]], also involving [[The Miz]]. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130616-curtis-axel |access-date=2013-07-04 |title=Curtis Axel's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622000942/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130616-curtis-axel |archive-date=2013-06-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 142 |champion = [[Big E (wrestler)|Big E Langston]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2013|11|18}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=18|year1=2013|month2=05|day2=04|year2=2014}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = On February 12, 2014, Big E Langston's ring name was shortened to Big E. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-e-langston |access-date=2013-11-18 |title=Big E Langston's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123132221/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-e-langston |archive-date=2013-11-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 143 |champion = [[Wade Barrett|Bad News Barrett]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2014|05|04}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=04|year1=2014|month2=06|day2=30|year2=2014}} |days2 = {{age in days 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News Barrett update, Intercontinental title vacated|publisher=WrestleView|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=August 3, 2014|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192028/http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/49345-bad-news-barrett-update-intercontinental-title-vacated|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 144 |champion = {{sortname|The|Miz}} |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2014|07|20}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=20|year1=2014|month2=08|day2=17|year2=2014}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=20|year1=2014|month2=08|day2=16|year2=2014}} |location = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] |event = [[Battleground (2014)|Battleground]] |notes = This was a 19-man [[battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]]. Miz last eliminated [[Dolph Ziggler]] to win the vacant title. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140720-the-miz |access-date=2014-07-20 |title=The Miz's third reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222112116/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140720-the-miz |archive-date=2014-12-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 145 |champion = [[Dolph Ziggler]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2014|08|17}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=21|year2=2014}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=16|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=21|year2=2014}} |location = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]] |event = [[SummerSlam (2014)|SummerSlam]] |notes = |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140817-dolph-ziggler |access-date=2014-08-17 |title=Dolph Ziggler's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead 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Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - final Survivor Series hype, main event Contract Signing, new IC champion, more|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=2014-11-17|access-date=2014-11-18|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|archive-date=November 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120185851/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_81845.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 149 |champion = [[Dolph Ziggler]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2014|12|14}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=2014|month2=01|day2=05|year2=2015}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=13|year1=2014|month2=01|day2=05|year2=2015}} |location = [[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |event = [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2014)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] |notes = This was a [[ladder match]]. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20141214-dolph-ziggler |access-date=2014-12-14 |title=Dolph Ziggler's fourth reign 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|ref = <ref name="Raw06182018">{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Jason|title=Powell's WWE Raw Live TV Review: The night after Money in the Bank with MITB winner Braun Strowman, new Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss, the road to Extreme Rules begins|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2018/06/18/powells-wwe-raw-live-tv-review-the-night-after-money-in-the-bank-with-mitb-winner-braun-strowman-new-raw-womens-champion-alexa-bliss-the-road-to-extreme-rules-begins/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=June 18, 2018 |access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=June 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619024843/https://prowrestling.net/site/2018/06/18/powells-wwe-raw-live-tv-review-the-night-after-money-in-the-bank-with-mitb-winner-braun-strowman-new-raw-womens-champion-alexa-bliss-the-road-to-extreme-rules-begins/|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 166 |champion = [[Seth Rollins]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2018|08|19}} |days = {{age in days 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Bálor pinned Rush to win Lashley's title. |ref = <ref name="EC2019">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=Powell's WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 live review: Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa Joe in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship, new WWE Women's Tag Champions, Ronda Rousey vs. Ruby Riott for the Raw Women's Championship|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/02/17/powells-wwe-elimination-chamber-2019-live-review-daniel-bryan-vs-aj-styles-vs-jeff-hardy-vs-kofi-kingston-vs-randy-orton-vs-samoa-joe-in-an-elimination-chamber-match-for-the-wwe-championship/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=February 17, 2019 |access-date=February 17, 2019|archive-date=February 18, 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Zayn pinned [[Braun Strowman]] to win the title. |ref = <ref name="EC2020">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Elimination Chamber results: Powell's live review of Shayna Baszler vs. Asuka vs. Ruby Riott vs. Liv Morgan vs. Sarah Logan vs. Natalya in an Elimination Chamber match for a shot at the Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania 36, Smackdown Tag Title Elimination Chamber match|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/03/08/wwe-elimination-chamber-results-powells-live-review-of-shayna-baszler-vs-asuka-vs-ruby-riott-vs-liv-morgan-vs-sarah-logan-vs-natalya-in-an-elimination-chamber-match-for-a-shot-at-the-raw-women/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=March 8, 2020|access-date=March 8, 2020|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322144829/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/03/08/wwe-elimination-chamber-results-powells-live-review-of-shayna-baszler-vs-asuka-vs-ruby-riott-vs-liv-morgan-vs-sarah-logan-vs-natalya-in-an-elimination-chamber-match-for-a-shot-at-the-raw-women/|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 174.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|2020|05|12}} |event = ''[[WWE Backstage|Backstage]]'' |days2 = yes |notes = [[Sami Zayn]] was stripped of the title after electing to refrain from competing during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. [[Kayfabe|In storyline]], he claimed to still be the champion, and continued to carry around his copy of the belt after he returned in August 2020. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|last=Wilen|first=Jerome|title=WWE Intercontinental Championship vacated, tournament starts Friday on SmackDown|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/156073-wwe-intercontinental-title-vacated-tournament-smackdown/|work=WrestleView|date=May 13, 2020|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=May 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518154817/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/156073-wwe-intercontinental-title-vacated-tournament-smackdown/|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 175 |champion = [[AJ Styles]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2020|06|08}} |days = {{age in days nts|year1=2020|month1=06|day1=08|year2=2020|month2=08|day2=21}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|year1=2020|month1=06|day1=12|year2=2020|month2=08|day2=22}} |location = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] |event = ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |notes = Defeated [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] in a tournament final for the vacant title.<br>WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on June 12, 2020, when the match aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. WWE incorrectly lists Styles' reign as lasting 71 days, ending on August 22, 2020. |ref = <ref name="SmackDown06122020">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=6/12 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan in the tournament final to become new Intercontinental Champion, Braun Strowman and Heavy Machinery vs. The Miz, John Morrison, and Dolph Ziggler, final hype for WWE Backlash|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/06/12/6-12-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-aj-styles-vs-daniel-bryan-in-the-tournament-final-to-become-new-intercontinental-champion-braun-strowman-and-heavy-machinery-vs-the-miz/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=June 13, 2020|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613083127/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/06/12/6-12-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-aj-styles-vs-daniel-bryan-in-the-tournament-final-to-become-new-intercontinental-champion-braun-strowman-and-heavy-machinery-vs-the-miz/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/135689/more-on-new-wwe-taping-schedule.html?p=1|title=MORE ON NEW WWE TAPING SCHEDULE &#124; PWInsider.com|website=www.pwinsider.com|access-date=June 14, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604035824/https://www.pwinsider.com/article/135689/more-on-new-wwe-taping-schedule.html?p=1|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 176 |champion = [[Jeff Hardy]] |reign = 5 |date = {{dts|2020|08|21}} |days = {{age in days nts|year1=2020|month1=08|day1=21|year2=2020|month2=09|day2=27}} |days2 = 36 |location = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] |event = ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |notes = On August 28, 2020, [[Sami Zayn]] returned with his own title belt, claiming to be the legitimate champion as he was never defeated. WWE did not recognize Zayn as champion; however, this led to the following match to determine the undisputed champion. |ref = <ref name="SmackDown08212020">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/08/21/8-21-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-thunderdome-aj-styles-vs-jeff-hardy-for-the-intercontinental-title-shinsuke-nakamura-and-cesaro-vs-gran-metalik-and-lince-dorado-for-th/|title=8/21 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of ThunderDome, AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy for the Intercontinental Title, Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro vs. Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Big E vs. Sheamus, final hype for SummerSlam|date=August 21, 2020|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=August 22, 2020|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823104755/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/08/21/8-21-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-thunderdome-aj-styles-vs-jeff-hardy-for-the-intercontinental-title-shinsuke-nakamura-and-cesaro-vs-gran-metalik-and-lince-dorado-for-th/|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 177 |champion = [[Sami Zayn]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2020|09|27}} |days = {{age in days nts|year1=2020|month1=09|day1=27|year2=2020|month2=12|day2=22}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|year1=2020|month1=09|day1=27|year2=2020|month2=12|day2=25}} |location = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] |event = [[Clash of Champions (2020)|Clash of Champions]] |notes = This was a triple threat [[ladder match]] also involving [[AJ Styles]] in which the winner had to retrieve both [[Jeff Hardy]]'s belt and Zayn's faux belt to determine the undisputed champion. WWE recognizes Zayn's reign as ending on December 25, 2020, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="COC2020">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Clash of Champions results: Powell's review of Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton in an Ambulance Match for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso for the WWE Universal Championship, Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn in a Triple Threat ladder match for the Intercontinental Title|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/09/27/wwe-clash-of-champions-results-powells-review-of-drew-mcintyre-vs-randy-orton-in-an-ambulance-match-for-the-wwe-championship-roman-reigns-vs-jey-uso-for-the-wwe-universal-championship-jeff-hard/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=September 27, 2020|access-date=September 27, 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001034853/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/09/27/wwe-clash-of-champions-results-powells-review-of-drew-mcintyre-vs-randy-orton-in-an-ambulance-match-for-the-wwe-championship-roman-reigns-vs-jey-uso-for-the-wwe-universal-championship-jeff-hard/|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 178 |champion = [[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2020|12|22}} |days = {{age in days nts|year1=2020|month1=12|day1=22|year2=2021|month2=4|day2=11}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|year1=2020|month1=12|day1=25|year2=2021|month2=4|day2=11}} |location = [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg, FL]] |event = ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |notes = This was a [[lumberjack match]]. WWE recognizes Big E's reign as beginning on December 25, 2020, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="SmackDown12252020">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=12/25 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a cage match for the WWE Universal Title, Sami Zayn vs. Big E for the IC Title, Charlotte Flair and Asuka vs. Carmella and Bayley vs. Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair for the WWE Women's Tag Titles, Daniel Bryan vs. Jey Uso|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/12/25/12-25-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-vs-kevin-owens-in-a-cage-match-for-the-wwe-universal-title-sami-zayn-vs-big-e-for-the-ic-title-charlotte-flair-and-asuka/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=December 25, 2020|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=December 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226010522/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/12/25/12-25-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-vs-kevin-owens-in-a-cage-match-for-the-wwe-universal-title-sami-zayn-vs-big-e-for-the-ic-title-charlotte-flair-and-asuka/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=Spoiler: Title Change At WWE SmackDown Taping|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/spoiler-title-change-wwe-smackdown-taping|work=Fightful|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223035349/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/spoiler-title-change-wwe-smackdown-taping|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 179 |champion = [[Apollo Crews]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2021|4|11}} |days = {{age in days nts|year1=2021|month1=4|day1=11|year2=2021|month2=8|day2=13}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|year1=2021|month1=4|day1=11|year2=2021|month2=8|day2=12}} |location = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] |event = [[WrestleMania 37]]<br>{{small|Night 2}} |notes = This was a [[No Holds Barred match|Nigerian Drum Fight]]. |ref = <ref name="WM37N2">{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Jason|title=WrestleMania 37 results: Powell's live review of night two with Roman Reigns vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat for the WWE Universal Championship, Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley for the Raw Women's Championship, Big E vs. Apollo Crews in a Nigerian Drum Fight for the IC Title|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/04/11/wrestlemania-37-results-powells-live-review-of-night-two-with-roman-reigns-vs-edge-vs-daniel-bryan-in-a-triple-threat-for-the-wwe-universal-championship-asuka-vs-rhea-ripley-for-the-raw-women/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=April 11, 2021|access-date=April 11, 2021|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411234640/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/04/11/wrestlemania-37-results-powells-live-review-of-night-two-with-roman-reigns-vs-edge-vs-daniel-bryan-in-a-triple-threat-for-the-wwe-universal-championship-asuka-vs-rhea-ripley-for-the-raw-women/|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 180 |champion = [[Shinsuke Nakamura|King Nakamura]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2021|8|13}} |days = {{age in days nts|year1=2021|month1=8|day1=13|year2=2022|month2=2|day2=11}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|year1=2021|month1=8|day1=13|year2=2022|month2=2|day2=18}} |location = [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa, OK]] |event = ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |notes = Nakamura won the title under the name King Nakamura; name reverted back to Shinsuke Nakamura on October 8, 2021.<br>WWE recognizes Nakamura's reign as ending on February 18, 2022, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="SmackDown08132021">{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Jason|title=8/13 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns and John Cena meeting face to face, the contract signing for Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks for the Smackdown Women's Championship at SummerSlam, Apollo Crews vs. King Nakamura for the Intercontinental Championship|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/08/13/8-13-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-john-cena-meeting-face-to-face-the-contract-signing-for-bianca-belair-vs-sasha-banks-for-the-smackdown-womens-cha/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=August 13, 2021|access-date=August 14, 2021|archive-date=August 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813235952/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/08/13/8-13-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-john-cena-meeting-face-to-face-the-contract-signing-for-bianca-belair-vs-sasha-banks-for-the-smackdown-womens-cha/|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 181 |champion = [[Sami Zayn]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2022|2|11}} |days = {{age in days nts|year1=2022|month1=2|day1=11|year2=2022|month2=3|day2=4}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|year1=2022|month1=2|day1=18|year2=2022|month2=3|day2=3}} |location = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] |event = ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Zayn's reign as beginning on February 18, 2022, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="SmackDown02182022">{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Jason|title=2/18 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns and Goldberg meeting face to face, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship, the contract signing for Ronda Rousey and Naomi vs. Charlotte Flair and Sonya Deville at Elimination Chamber|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/02/18/2-18-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-goldberg-meeting-face-to-face-shinsuke-nakamura-vs-sami-zayn-for-the-intercontinental-championship-the-contract-signing/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=February 18, 2022|access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 182 |champion = [[Ricochet (wrestler)|Ricochet]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2022|3|4}} |days = {{age in days nts|year1=2022|month1=3|day1=4|year2=2022|month2=6|day2=10}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Miami|Miami, FL]] |event = ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |notes = |ref = <ref name="SmackDown03042022">{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Jason|title=3/4 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Ronda Rousey vs. Sonya Deville, Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso vs. The Viking Raiders for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Sami Zayn vs. Ricochet for the Intercontinental Championship|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/03/04/3-4-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-ronda-rousey-vs-sonya-deville-jimmy-uso-and-jey-uso-vs-the-viking-raiders-for-the-smackdown-tag-titles-sami-zayn-vs-ricochet-for-t/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=March 4, 2022|access-date=March 5, 2022}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 183 |champion = [[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2022|6|10}} |days = {{age in days nts|year1=2022|month1=6|day1=10}}+ |days2 = yes |location = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]] |event = ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |notes = The title became exclusive to the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] brand following the [[2023 WWE Draft]]. |ref = <ref name="SmackDown06102022">{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Jason|title=6/10 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Riddle vs. Sami Zayn (Riddle earns a title shot if he wins or is barred from Smackdown if he loses), Ricochet vs. Gunther for the Intercontinental Title, Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus and Lacey Evans vs. Xia Li in Money in the Bank qualifiers|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/06/10/6-10-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-riddle-vs-sami-zayn-riddle-earns-a-title-shot-if-he-wins-or-is-barred-from-smackdown-if-he-loses-ricochet-vs-gunther-for-the-intercont/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=June 10, 2022|access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref> }}<!--{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[WWE]]: [[Raw (WWE Brand)|Raw]] }}-->{{BundleEnd}} == Combined reigns == :As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. [[File:Patterson IC belt.jpg|thumb|upright|Inaugural champion [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]], shown here with the 2011-2019 belt design]] [[File:Jericho 9th Intercontinental Championship.jpg|thumb|upright|Record nine-time champion [[Chris Jericho]]]] [[File:Honky Tonk Man by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|[[The Honky Tonk Man]], whose 454-day reign is tied for the longest in history]] {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|† |Indicates the current champion |} {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- !Rank !Wrestler !No. of<br>reigns !Combined<br>days !Combined days<br>rec. by WWE |- !1 |{{sortname|Pedro|Morales}} || 2 || 619 || 617 |- !2 |{{sortname|The|Miz}} || 8 || 597 || 592 |- !3 |{{sortname|Don|Muraco}} || 2 || 541 || 539 |- !4 |style="background:#ffe6bd;" |{{sortname||Gunther|dab=wrestler}} † || 1 || colspan="2" | {{age in days nts|year1=2022|month1=6|day1=10}}+ |- !5 | {{sortname|The Honky Tonk|Man}} || 1 || colspan="2" | 454 |- !6 |{{sortname|Tito|Santana}} || 2 || 443 || 441 |- !7 |{{sortname|Razor|Ramon|Scott Hall}} || 4 || 437 || 434 |- !8 |{{sortname|The|Ultimate Warrior}} || 2 || 434 || 432 |- !9 |{{sortname|Randy|Savage}} || 1 || 414 || 413 |- !rowspan=2|10 |{{sortname|Mr.|Perfect|Curt Hennig}} || 2 || 406 || 404 |- |{{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} || 3 || 406 || 403 |- !12 |{{sortname|Wade|Barrett}} || 5{{efn|In his fourth and fifth reign [[Wade Barrett]] was wrestling as Bad News Barrett.}} || 397 || 391 |- !13 ||{{sortname|Shinsuke|Nakamura}} || 2{{efn|Won his second reign under the name [[Shinsuke Nakamura|King Nakamura]]. Reverted back to [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] on October 8, 2021.}} || 383 || 390 |- !14 |{{sortname|Dolph|Ziggler}} || 6 || 372 || 363 |- !15 |{{sortname|Jeff|Hardy}} || 5 || 366 || 359 |- !16 |{{sortname|Shelton|Benjamin}} || 3 || 354 || 352 |- !17 |{{sortname|The|Rock|Dwayne Johnson}} || 2{{efn|During his first reign [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] was known as Rocky Maivia.}} || 339 || 337 |- !18 |{{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} || 9 || 318 || 311 |- !19 |{{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} || 6 || 298 || 284 |- !20 |{{sortname|Bret|Hart}} || 2 || colspan="2" | 290 |- !21 |{{sortname|Greg|Valentine}} || 1 || 285 || 284 |- !22 |{{sortname||Big E|Big E (wrestler)}} || 2{{efn|During his first reign, on February 12, 2014, [[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]]'s ring name was shortened from Big E Langston.}} || 277 || 273 |- !23 |{{sortname|Kofi|Kingston}} || 4 || 266 || 272 |- !24 |{{sortname|Cody|Rhodes}} || 2 || 257 || 254 |- !25 |{{sortname|Dean|Ambrose|Jon Moxley}} || 3 || 245 || 244 |- !26 |{{sortname|Pat|Patterson|Pat Patterson (wrestler)}} || 1 || 233 || 232 |- !27 |{{sortname|Ken|Patera}} || 1 || 231 || 230 |- !28 |{{sortname|Rob|Van Dam}} || 6 || 211 || 224 |- !29 |{{sortname|Randy|Orton}} || 1 || 210 || 209 |- !30 |{{sortname|John|Morrison|John Morrison (wrestler)}} || 3{{efn|During his first and second reign [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] was known as Johnny Nitro.}}|| 209 || 206 |- !31 |{{sortname|Triple|H}} || 5{{efn|During his first reign [[Triple H]] was known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley.}} || 196 || 200 |- !32 |{{sortname||Christian|Christian Cage}} || 4 || colspan=2|192 |- !33 |{{sortname|Seth|Rollins}} || 2 || colspan=2|190 |- !34 |{{sortname|Sami|Zayn}} || 3 || 172 || 167 |- !35 |{{sortname||Edge|dab=wrestler}} || 5 || colspan=2|171 |- !36 |{{sortname||Goldust|Goldust}} || 3 || 168 || 158 |- !37 |{{sortname|Santino|Marella}} || 2 || 162 || 160 |- !38 |{{sortname|Drew|McIntyre}} || 1 || colspan=2|161 |- !rowspan=2|39 |{{sortname|Curtis|Axel}} || 1 || colspan=2|155 |- |{{sortname|Ric|Flair}} || 1 || 155 || 153 |- !41 |{{sortname|Rick|Rude}} || 1 || 148 || 147 |- !42 |{{sortname|Chris|Benoit}} || 4 || 142 || 159 |- !43 |{{sortname||Diesel|Kevin Nash}} || 1 || 138 || 137 |- !rowspan=2|44 |{{sortname|Kevin|Owens}} || 2 || 132 || 131 |- |{{sortname|Owen|Hart}} || 2 || 132 || 130 |- !46 |{{sortname|Rey|Mysterio}} || 2 || 128 || 129 |- !47 |{{sortname|William|Regal}} || 2 || 126 || 124 |- !48 |{{sortname|Ken|Shamrock}} || 1 || 125 || 124 |- !49 |{{sortname||Apollo Crews}} || 1 || 124 || 123 |- !50 |{{sortname|Finn|Bálor}} || 2 || 120 || 119 |- !51 |{{sortname||Umaga|dab=wrestler}} || 2 || 118 || 119 |- !52 |{{sortname|Eddie|Guerrero}} || 2 || 114 || 116 |- !53 |{{sortname||Ryback|Ryback}} || 1 || colspan=2|112 |- !54 |{{sortname||Ricochet|dab=wrestler}} || 1 || colspan=2|98 |- !55 |{{sortname||Carlito|Carlito (wrestler)}} || 1 || colspan=2|90 |- !56 |{{sortname|The Texas|Tornado|Kerry Von Erich}} || 1 || colspan=2|84 |- !57 |{{sortname|Val|Venis}} || 2 || 83 || 79 |- !58 |{{sortname|Roddy|Piper}} || 1 || colspan=2|77 |- !59 |{{sortname|AJ|Styles}} || 1 || 74 || 71 |- !rowspan=2|60 |{{sortname|Stone Cold Steve|Austin}} || 2 || 65 || 93 |- |{{sortname|Ricky|Steamboat}} || 1 || colspan=2|65 |- !62 |{{sortname||Chyna|Chyna}} || 2 || colspan=2|64 |- !63 |{{sortname|Roman|Reigns}} || 1 || 63 || 62 |- !64 |{{sortname|Bobby|Lashley}} || 2 || 61 || 60 |- !65 |{{sortname|The British|Bulldog|Davey Boy Smith}} || 1 || colspan=2|59 |- !66 |{{sortname||Kane|dab=wrestler}} || 2 || 57 || 59 |- !67 |{{sortname|Ezekiel|Jackson}} || 1 || 51 || 54 |- !68 |{{sortname|Ahmed|Johnson}} || 1 || 50 || 58 |- !69 |{{sortname|CM|Punk}} || 1 || colspan=2|49 |- !rowspan=2|70 |{{sortname|Daniel|Bryan|Bryan Danielson}} || 1 || colspan=2|43 |- |{{sortname|The|Godfather|Charles Wright (wrestler)}} || 1 || colspan=2|43 |- !72 |{{sortname||Braun Strowman}} || 1 || 37 || 36 |- !73 |{{sortname|Kurt|Angle}} || 1 || colspan=2|35 |- !74 |{{sortname||Booker T|dab=wrestler}} || 1 || colspan=2|34 |- !rowspan=2|75 |{{sortname|Big|Show}} || 1 || 28 || 27 |- |{{sortname|Marc|Mero}} || 1 || colspan=2|28 |- !rowspan=4|77 |{{sortname||Albert|Matt Bloom}} || 1 || 27 || 25 |- |{{sortname|John "Bradshaw"|Layfield|John Layfield}} || 1 || colspan=2|27 |- |{{sortname|Lance|Storm}} || 1 || colspan=2|27 |- |{{sortname|Luke|Harper}} || 1 || 27 || 26 |- !81 |{{sortname|D'Lo|Brown}} || 1 || 26 || 27 |- !82 |{{sortname|Marty|Jannetty}} || 1 || colspan=2|20 |- !83 |{{sortname|Billy|Gunn}} || 1 || 19 || 17 |- !rowspan=2|84 |{{sortname||Rikishi|dab=wrestler}} || 1 || colspan=2|14 |- |{{sortname|Road|Dogg}} || 1 || colspan=2|14 |- !86 |{{sortname||Test|dab=wrestler}} || 1 || colspan=2|13 |- !87 |{{sortname|The|Mountie|Jacques Rougeau}}|| 1 || colspan="2" |2 |- !88 |{{sortname||Zack Ryder|Matt Cardona}}|| 1 || colspan="2" | 1 |- !89 |{{sortname|Dean|Douglas|Shane Douglas}} || 1 || colspan=2|<1 |} ==Notes== {{notelist}} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == * [http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/ Official WWE Intercontinental Championship Title History] * [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html Wrestling-Titles.com: Intercontinental Championship] {{WWE Championships}} {{WWE Intercontinental Championship}} {{Featured list}} [[Category:WWE championships lists]]'
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'{{Short description|none}} {{use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} [[File:Gunther.jpg| Current champion [[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]], whos 455 days is the longest reigning [[WWE Intercontinental Champion]] is a [[professional wrestling championship]] contested in and owned by the American [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]] on the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw brand]]. The title was introduced into the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1979. [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]], holder of the [[WWF North American Heavyweight Championship]], was awarded the title (with the [[kayfabe]] explanation that he won a tournament in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] and unified the North American and South American titles).<ref name="wwe.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/intercontinental-title-tournament-finally-uncovered-26102625/page-4 |title=IC Title origin |publisher=[[WWE]] |access-date=2014-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529172230/http://www.wwe.com/classics/intercontinental-title-tournament-finally-uncovered-26102625/page-4 |archive-date=2014-05-29 }}</ref><ref name="patterson1">{{cite web|title=Pat Patterson|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/patterson_pat.html|work=Slam! Wrestling|publisher=[[Canoe.ca|Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=2009-06-12|archive-date=July 20, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720115015/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/patterson_pat.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Intercontinental Championship has been called the second most important championship in the company, after the [[WWE Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Reviews/2008/11/17/7445176.html|title=Intercontinental title DVD a decent collection|last=McNamara|first=Andy|work=Slam! Wrestling|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|access-date=2009-06-12|date=2008-11-25|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310022548/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Reviews/2008/11/17/7445176.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been active in WWE for the second-longest period, but is the third-oldest active title, behind the WWE Championship (1963) and the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] (1975), the latter of which was acquired from [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) in 2001. In 2002, the [[WWE#Name dispute|WWF was renamed]] World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and the championship was renamed accordingly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp |title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment |date=2002-05-06 |publisher=[[WWE]] |access-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp |archive-date=2009-01-19 }}</ref> Following the [[2023 WWE Draft]], the title is currently exclusive to Raw. Overall, there have been 89 different Intercontinental Champions. [[Chris Jericho]] holds the record for the most reigns with nine. <!--DO NOT CHANGE until 9pm (EST) on September 7th/2am (BST) on September 8th.-->[[The Honky Tonk Man]] and [[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]] <!--DO NOT CHANGE until 9pm (EST) on September 7th/2am (BST) on September 8th.--> are tied for the longest reign at 454 days, with Gunther to become the longest reigning champion on September 8, 2023. Only four other wrestlers – [[Pedro Morales]], [[Don Muraco]], [[Randy Savage]], and [[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]] – have held the championship for a continuous reign of more than a year. Gunther is the current champion in his first reign and is tied with The Honky Tonk Man for the longest reign. He defeated previous champion [[Ricochet (wrestler)|Ricochet]] on ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] on June 10, 2022. == Title history == === Names === {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Years |- | WWF Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Championship |September 1, 1979 – May 6, 2002 |- |[[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] |May 6, 2002 – present |} === Reigns === <!-- DO NOT DELETE THE TEMPLATE ON THE REIGNING CHAMPIONS REIGN IT INDICATES THE CURRENT CHAMPIONS. IF YOU DO YOUR EDITS WILL BE REVERTED. --> As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. {{Professional wrestling title history top|active=yes|days2=yes|dayless=yes|unrecognized=yes }} {{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[National Wrestling Alliance]]: [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) }} {{PWtitlereign |number = 1 |champion = {{sortname|Pat|Patterson|dab=wrestler}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|September 1, 1979}} |days = {{age in days nts|September 1, 1979|April 21, 1980}} |days2 = 232 |location = [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] |event = — |notes = Patterson became the first champion as a result of defeating [[Ted DiBiase]] to win the [[WWF North American Heavyweight Championship]] on June 19, 1979 in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]], and defeating [[Johnny Rodz]] in a fictional tournament final in [[Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] to unify the North American Heavyweight Championship with the fictional South American Heavyweight Championship to create the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. First mention of the Intercontinental title took place on the August 22, 1979 ''[[Championship Wrestling]]'' program, which aired August 25, 1979 in an interview after Patterson defeated Johnny Rivera. |ref = <ref name="wwe.com"/><ref name="patterson1a">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322358 |title=Pat Patterson's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011020905/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322358 |archive-date=2007-10-11 }}</ref><ref name="IC1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=WWE Intercontinental Championship history|access-date=2008-12-26|publisher=WWE|archive-date=March 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306105424/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 2 |champion = {{sortname|Ken|Patera}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|April 21, 1980}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 21, 1980|December 8, 1980}} |days2 = 230 |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = ''[[WWF on MSG Network]]'' |ref = <ref name="patera1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322364 |title=Ken Patera's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429001252/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322364 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 3 |champion = {{sortname|Pedro|Morales}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|December 8, 1980}} |days = {{age in days nts|December 8, 1980|June 20, 1981}} |days2 = 193 |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = WWF |notes = |ref = <ref name="morales1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322372 |title=Pedro Morales' first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020115058/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322372 |archive-date=2007-10-20 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 4 |champion = {{sortname|Don|Muraco}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|June 20, 1981}} |days = {{age in days nts|June 20, 1981|November 23, 1981}} |days2 = 155 |location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |event = ''WWF on PRISM Network'' |ref = <ref name="muraco1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322378 |title=Don Muraco's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423092216/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322378 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 5 |champion = {{sortname|Pedro|Morales}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|November 23, 1981}} |days = {{age in days nts|November 23, 1981|January 22, 1983}} |days2 = 424 |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = ''[[WWF on MSG Network]]'' |ref = <ref name="morales2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322384 |title=Pedro Morales' second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903155702/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322384 |archive-date=2007-09-03 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 6 |champion = {{sortname|Don|Muraco}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|January 22, 1983}} |days = {{age in days nts|January 22, 1983|February 11, 1984}} |days2 = 384 |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = ''[[WWF on MSG Network]]'' |notes = During his reign, the [[WWE|WWF]] withdrew from the [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]]. |ref = <ref name="muraco2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322388 |title=Don Muraco's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423103828/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322388 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }} {{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 7 |champion = {{sortname|Tito|Santana}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|February 11, 1984}} |days = {{age in days nts|February 11, 1984|September 24, 1984}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Boston|Boston, MA]] |event = WWF |ref = <ref name="santana1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322392 |title=Tito Santana's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094533/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322392 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 8 |champion = {{sortname|Greg|Valentine}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|September 24, 1984}} |days = {{age in days nts|September 24, 1984|July 6, 1985}} |days2 = yes |location = [[London, Ontario|London, ON, Canada]] |event = ''[[List of former WWE television programming#Maple Leaf Wrestling (1984–1986)|Maple Leaf Wrestling]]'' |notes = Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on October 13, 1984. |ref = <ref name="valentine1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322396 |title=Greg Valentine's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723223700/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322396 |archive-date=2008-07-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 9 |champion = {{sortname|Tito|Santana}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|July 6, 1985}} |days = {{age in days nts|July 6, 1985|February 8, 1986}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]] |event = [[House show]] |notes = This was a [[steel cage match]]. |ref = <ref name="santana2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322400 |title=Tito Santana's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706202107/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322400 |archive-date=2008-07-06 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 10 |champion = {{sortname|Randy|Savage}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|February 8, 1986}} |days = {{age in days nts|February 8, 1986|March 29, 1987}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Boston|Boston, MA]] |event = ''WWF on NESN'' |ref = <ref name="savage1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322404 |title=Randy Savage's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327034004/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322404 |archive-date=2008-03-27 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 11 |champion = {{sortname|Ricky|Steamboat}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|March 29, 1987}} |days = {{age in days nts|March 29, 1987|June 2, 1987}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac, MI]] |event = [[WrestleMania III]] |ref = <ref name="steamboat1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322408 |title=Ricky Steamboat's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142136/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322408 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 12 |champion = {{sortname|The Honky Tonk|Man}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|June 2, 1987}} |days = {{age in days nts|June 2, 1987|August 29, 1988}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |event = ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' |notes = Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on June 13, 1987.<ref name="htm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322412 |title=The Honky Tonk Man's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142233/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322412 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 13 |champion = {{sortname|The|Ultimate Warrior}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|August 29, 1988}} |days = {{age in days nts|August 29, 1988|April 2, 1989}} |days2 = yes |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1988)|SummerSlam]] |ref = <ref name="warrior1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322416 |title=The Ultimate Warrior's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429084849/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322416 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 14 |champion = {{sortname|Rick|Rude}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|April 2, 1989}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 2, 1989|August 28, 1989}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City, NJ]] |event = [[WrestleMania V]] |ref = <ref name="rude1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322420 |title=Rick Rude's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705175752/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322420 |archive-date=2008-07-05 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 15 |champion = {{sortname|The|Ultimate Warrior}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|August 28, 1989}} |days = {{age in days nts|August 28, 1989|April 3, 1990}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|August 28, 1989|April 1, 1990}} |location = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1989)|SummerSlam]] |ref = <ref name="warrior2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322424|title=The Ultimate Warrior's second reign|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709032612/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322424|archive-date=2008-07-09}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/90.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 13, 2020 |archive-date=October 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010150207/http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/90.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 15.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|April 3, 1990}} |location = [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]] |event = ''[[WWF Wrestling Challenge|Wrestling Challenge]]'' |days2 = yes |notes = Warrior relinquished the title after winning the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] in order to focus on defending the latter. WWE recognizes the title as being vacated on April 1, 1990 at [[WrestleMania VI]]. |ref = <ref name="warrior2"/><ref name=autogenerated1 /> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 16 |champion = {{sortname|Mr.|Perfect|Curt Hennig}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|April 23, 1990}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 23, 1990|August 27, 1990}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] |event = ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' |notes = Defeated [[Tito Santana]] in a tournament final for the vacant title.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on May 19, 1990. |ref = <ref name="superstars">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfsup.htm|title=''WWF Superstars'' results|access-date=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Information Archive|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013181848/http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfsup.htm|archive-date=2007-10-13}}</ref><ref name="perfect1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322428 |title=Mr. Perfect's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429135728/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322428 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 17 |champion = {{sortname|The Texas|Tornado|Kerry Von Erich}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|August 27, 1990}} |days = {{age in days nts|August 27, 1990|November 19, 1990}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1990)|SummerSlam]] |ref = <ref name="tornado1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322432 |title=Texas Tornado's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423101323/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322432 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 18 |champion = {{sortname|Mr.|Perfect|Curt Hennig}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|November 19, 1990}} |days = {{age in days nts|November 19, 1990|August 26, 1991}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Rochester, New York|Rochester, NY]] |event = ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' |notes = Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on December 15, 1990. |ref = <ref name="superstars"/><ref name="perfect2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322436 |title=Mr. Perfect's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141813/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322436 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 19 |champion = {{sortname|Bret|Hart}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|August 26, 1991}} |days = {{age in days nts|August 26, 1991|January 17, 1992}} |days2 = yes |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1991)|SummerSlam]] |ref = <ref name="bret1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322440 |title=Bret Hart's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423141755/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322440 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 20 |champion = {{sortname|The|Mountie|Jacques Rougeau}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|January 17, 1992}} |days = {{age in days nts|January 17, 1992|January 19, 1992}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield, MA]] |event = [[House show]] |ref = <ref name="mountie1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322444 |title=The Mountie's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142017/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322444 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 21 |champion = {{sortname|Roddy|Piper}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|January 19, 1992}} |days = {{age in days nts|January 19, 1992|April 5, 1992}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] |event = [[Royal Rumble (1992)|Royal Rumble]] |ref = <ref name="piper1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322448 |title=Intercontinental Championship - Roddy Piper |access-date=2013-02-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213004332/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322448 |archive-date=2013-02-13 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 22 |champion = {{sortname|Bret|Hart}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|April 5, 1992}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 5, 1992|August 29, 1992}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |event = [[WrestleMania VIII]] |ref = <ref name="bret2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322452 |title=Intercontinental Championship - Bret Hart |access-date=2013-02-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213045730/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322452 |archive-date=2013-02-13 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 23 |champion = {{sortname|The British|Bulldog|Davey Boy Smith}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|August 29, 1992}} |days = {{age in days nts|August 29, 1992|October 27, 1992}} |days2 = yes |location = [[London|London, England]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1992)|SummerSlam]] |ref = <ref name="bulldog1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |title=The British Bulldog's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524214828/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |archive-date=2007-05-24 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 24 |champion = {{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|October 27, 1992}} |days = {{age in days nts|October 27, 1992|May 17, 1993}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]] |event = ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI]]'' |notes = Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on November 14, 1992 |ref = <ref name="snmeresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/snme.html|title=Saturday Night's Main Event results|access-date=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments|archive-date=November 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103230513/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/snme.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="michaels1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322460 |title=Shawn Michaels' first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515052538/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322460 |archive-date=2007-05-15 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 25 |champion = {{sortname|Marty|Jannetty}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|May 17, 1993}} |days = {{age in days nts|May 17, 1993|June 6, 1993}} |days2 = yes |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="jannetty1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322464 |title=Marty Jannetty's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410203756/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322464 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 26 |champion = {{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|June 6, 1993}} |days = {{age in days nts|June 6, 1993|September 27, 1993}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] |event = [[House show]] |ref = <ref name="michaels2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322468 |title=Shawn Michaels' second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410200151/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322468 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 26.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|September 27, 1993}} |days2 = yes |notes = [[Shawn Michaels]] was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days. In reality, Michaels was suspended for testing positive for [[steroids]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story|first1=Shawn|last1=Michaels|first2=Aaron|last2=Feigenbaum|publisher=[[WWE Books]] ([[Pocket Books]])|year=2005|location=[[New York, New York]]|isbn=978-0-7434-9380-2|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780743493802 |page=182}}; DVD ''Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story''.</ref> |ref = <ref name="ramon1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322472 |title=Razor Ramon's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230091947/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322472 |archive-date=2007-12-30 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 27 |champion = {{sortname|Razor|Ramon|Scott Hall}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|September 27, 1993}} |days = {{age in days nts|September 27, 1993|April 13, 1994}} |days2 = yes |location = [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = Ramon and [[Rick Martel]] were the final two participants in a [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]]. Ramon then defeated Martel for the vacant title; The match aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on October 11, 1993. However, [[Shawn Michaels]] returned in November 1993, claiming to be the legitimate champion as nobody defeated him. Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a [[ladder match]] on March 20, 1994 at [[WrestleMania X]]. |ref = <ref name="ramon1"/><ref name="raw93">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1993.htm |title=''WWF Monday Night RAW'' results, 1993 |access-date=2007-04-16 |work=Wrestling Information Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625102706/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1993.htm |archive-date=2007-06-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 28 |champion = {{sortname||Diesel|Kevin Nash}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|April 13, 1994}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 13, 1994|August 29, 1994}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Rochester, New York|Rochester, NY]] |event = ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars]]'' |notes = Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on April 30, 1994. |ref = <ref name="diesel1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322476 |title=Diesel's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724125406/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322476 |archive-date=2008-07-24 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 29 |champion = {{sortname|Razor|Ramon|Scott Hall}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|August 29, 1994}} |days = {{age in days nts|August 29, 1994|January 22, 1995}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Chicago|Chicago, IL]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1994)|SummerSlam]] |ref = <ref name="ramon2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322480 |title=Razor Ramon's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423103313/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322480 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 30 |champion = {{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|January 22, 1995}} |days = {{age in days nts|January 22, 1995|April 26, 1995}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] |event = [[Royal Rumble (1995)|Royal Rumble]] |ref = <ref name="jarrett1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322484 |title=Jeff Jarrett's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427090604/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322484 |archive-date=2007-04-27 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 30.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|April 26, 1995}} |location = [[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |event = ''[[WWF Action Zone|Action Zone]]'' |days2 = yes |notes = Held up when match between [[Jeff Jarrett]] and [[Hardcore Holly|Bob "Spark Plug" Holly]] ended in controversy.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on April 30, 1995. |ref = <ref name="jarrett2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322488 |title=Jeff Jarrett's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE 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1995. |ref = <ref name="ramon3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322492 |title=Razor Ramon's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724205533/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322492 |archive-date=2008-07-24 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 33 |champion = {{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|May 21, 1995}} |days = {{age in days nts|May 21, 1995|July 23, 1995}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|May 22, 1995|July 23, 1995}} |location = [[Trois-Rivières|Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada]] |event = [[House show]] |notes = WWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as beginning on May 22, 1995. |ref = <ref name="jarrett3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322496 |title=Jeff Jarrett's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead 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|archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 38 |champion = {{sortname||Goldust|Dustin Rhodes}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|April 1, 1996}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 1, 1996|June 23, 1996}} |days2 = yes |location = [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino, CA]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = Defeated [[Savio Vega]] in a rematch for the vacant championship.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on April 22, 1996. |ref = <ref name="raw96"/><ref name="goldust2"/> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 39 |champion = {{sortname|Ahmed|Johnson}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|June 23, 1996}} |days = {{age in days nts|June 23, 1996|August 12, 1996}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|June 23, 1996|August 20, 1996}} |location = [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |event = [[King of the Ring (1996)|King of the Ring]] |notes = WWE recognizes Johnson's reign as ending on August 19, 1996. |ref = <ref name="ahmed1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322520 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name="mero1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322524 |title=Marc Mero's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142339/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322524 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 41 |champion = {{sortname|Hunter|Hearst Helmsley|Triple H}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|October 21, 1996}} |days = {{age in days nts|October 21, 1996|February 13, 1997}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne, IN]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="hhh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322528 |title=Triple H's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094214/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322528 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 42 |champion = {{sortname|Rocky|Maivia|Dwayne Johnson}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|February 13, 1997}} |days = {{age in days nts|February 13, 1997|April 28, 1997}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|February 13, 1997|April 27, 1997}} |location = [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell, MA]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="rock1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |title=The Rock's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410102450/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 43 |champion = {{sortname|Owen|Hart}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|April 28, 1997}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 28, 1997|August 3, 1997}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="owen1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322536 |title=Owen Hart's 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|ref = <ref name="austin2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322548 |title=Steve Austin's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502225937/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322548 |archive-date=2007-05-02 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 47 |champion = {{sortname|The|Rock|Dwayne Johnson}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|December 8, 1997}} |days = {{age in days nts|December 8, 1997|August 30, 1998}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|December 8, 1997|August 29, 1998}} |location = [[Portland, Maine|Portland, ME]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] handed the championship belt to The Rock, who was formerly known as Rocky Maivia. |ref = <ref name="rock2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322552 |title=The Rock's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead 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|access-date=2007-04-16 |work=Wrestling Information Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402012113/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1998.htm |archive-date=2007-04-02 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 50 |champion = {{sortname|Val|Venis}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|February 14, 1999}} |days = {{age in days nts|February 14, 1999|March 15, 1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |event = [[St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House]] |notes = [[Billy Gunn]] was the [[guest referee]]. |ref = <ref name="venis1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322564 |title=Val Venis' first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327084925/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322564 |archive-date=2008-03-27 }}</ref><ref name="misc99">{{cite 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}}{{PWtitlereign |number = 52 |champion = {{sortname||Goldust|Dustin Rhodes}} |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|1999|03|29}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=29|year1=1999|month2=04|day2=12|year2=1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="goldust3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322572 |title=Goldust's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429223431/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322572 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 53 |champion = [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1999|04|12}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=12|year1=1999|month2=05|day2=25|year2=1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Detroit|Detroit, MI]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="godfather1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322576 |title=The Godfather's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409131435/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322576 |archive-date=2007-04-09 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 54 |champion = {{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|1999|05|25}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=25|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=24|year2=1999}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=31|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=24|year2=1999}} |location = [[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as beginning on May 31, 1999, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="jarrett4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322580 |title=Jeff Jarrett's fourth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429223617/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322580 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 55 |champion = [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1999|07|24}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=24|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=25|year2=1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Toronto|Toronto, ON, Canada]] |event = [[House show]] |ref = <ref name="edge1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322584 |title=Edge's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062515/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322584 |archive-date=2011-06-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 56 |champion = {{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} |reign = 5 |date = {{dts|1999|07|25}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=25|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=27|year2=1999}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=25|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=26|year2=1999}} |location = [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |event = [[Fully Loaded (1999)|Fully Loaded]] |notes = WWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as ending on July 26, 1999. |ref = <ref name="jarrett5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322588 |title=Jeff Jarrett's fifth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428064601/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322588 |archive-date=2007-04-28 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 57 |champion = [[D'Lo Brown]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1999|07|27}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=27|year1=1999|month2=08|day2=22|year2=1999}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=26|year1=1999|month2=08|day2=22|year2=1999}} |location = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[Winner Takes All match]], where Brown also defended the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]]. Brown became the first [[WWE European Championship#Eurocontinental Champions and unification|Eurocontinental Champion]].<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on August 2, 1999.<br />WWE recognizes Brown's reign as beginning on July 26, 1999. |ref = <ref name="brown1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322592 |title=D'Lo Brown's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233316/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322592 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 58 |champion = {{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} |reign = 6 |date = {{dts|1999|08|22}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=22|year1=1999|month2=10|day2=17|year2=1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] |event = [[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]] |notes = Jarrett also won the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]] in the match to become the second [[WWE European Championship#Eurocontinental Champions and unification|Eurocontinental Champion]]. |ref = <ref name="jarrett6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322596 |title=Jeff Jarrett's sixth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410175842/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322596 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 59 |champion = [[Chyna]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1999|10|17}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=17|year1=1999|month2=12|day2=12|year2=1999}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |event = [[No Mercy (1999)|No Mercy]] |notes = This was a [[Professional Wrestling Death match|Good Housekeeping match]]. |ref = <ref name="chyna1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322600 |title=Chyna's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408145514/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322600 |archive-date=2007-04-08 }}</ref><ref name="nomercyofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/history/alltimeresults|title=No Mercy official results|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|archive-date=July 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702052700/http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/history/alltimeresults|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 60 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1999|12|12}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=12|year1=1999|month2=01|day2=3|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise, FL]] |event = [[Armageddon (1999)|Armageddon]] |ref = <ref name="jericho1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322604 |title=Chris Jericho's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420081841/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322604 |archive-date=2007-04-20 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 60.5 |type = unrecognized |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} and {{sortname||Chyna|Chyna}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|01|03}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=03|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=23|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Miami|Miami, FL]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = On December 28, 1999 (aired December 30, 1999) on ''[[SmackDown!]]'', a title match between Chyna and Jericho ended in a double pinfall; as a result they were recognized as co-champions. WWE does not recognize this period as an official reign but as a vacancy. |ref = <ref name="IC1"/><ref name="jericho2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322608 |title=Chris Jericho's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421221143/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322608 |archive-date=2007-04-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 61 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2000|01|23}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=23|year1=2000|month2=02|day2=27|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = [[Royal Rumble (2000)|Royal Rumble]] |notes = Jericho defeated [[Chyna]] and [[Hardcore Holly]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]] to become undisputed champion. |ref = <ref name="jericho2"/> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 62 |champion = [[Kurt Angle]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|02|27}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=27|year1=2000|month2=04|day2=02|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |event = [[No Way Out (2000)|No Way Out]] |notes = Earlier that month, Angle had also won the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]]. This win made Angle the third and final [[WWE European Championship#Eurocontinental Champions and unification|Eurocontinental Champion]]. |ref = <ref name="angle1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322612 |title=Kurt Angle's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141959/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322612 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 63 |champion = [[Chris Benoit]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|04|2}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=02|year2=2000}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=04|year2=2000}} |location = [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim, CA]] |event = [[WrestleMania 2000]] |notes = This was a two-fall [[triple threat match]], also involving [[Chris Jericho]], in which [[Kurt Angle]] defended both championships. The person to get the first fall won the Intercontinental Championship and the person to score the second fall won the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]]; Benoit scored the first fall to win the Intercontinental Championship.<br />WWE recognizes Benoit's reign as ending on May 4, 2000, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. They incorrectly list his reign as ending on May 22, 2000, and lasting 50 days. |ref = <ref name="benoit1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322616|archive-date=2007-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070122043831/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322616| title=Chris Benoit's first reign|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 64 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2000|05|02}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=08|year2=2000}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=03|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=08|year2=2000}} |location = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond, VA]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Jericho's reign as beginning on May 4, 2000, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="jericho3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322620 |title=Chris Jericho's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429224604/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322620 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 65 |champion = [[Chris Benoit]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2000|05|08}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=08|year1=2000|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="benoit2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322624|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070117220452/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322624|archive-date=2007-01-17| title=Chris Benoit's second reign|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 66 |champion = [[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|06|20}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=2000|month2=07|day2=04|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Rikishi's reign as beginning on June 22, 2000 and ending on July 6, 2000, both episodes of which aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="rikishi1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322628 |title=Rikishi's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408233614/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322628 |archive-date=2007-04-08 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 67 |champion = [[Val Venis]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2000|07|04}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=08|day2=27|year2=2000}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=06|year1=2000|month2=08|day2=27|year2=2000}} |location = [[Sunrise, FL]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Venis's reign as beginning on July 6, 2000, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="venis2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322632 |title=Val Venis' second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327084940/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322632 |archive-date=2008-03-27 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 68 |champion = [[Chyna]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2000|08|27}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=27|year1=2000|month2=09|day2=04|year2=2000}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]] |event = [[SummerSlam (2000)|SummerSlam]] |notes = Won the title in a mixed tag team match that pitted Chyna and [[Eddie Guerrero]] against [[Val Venis]] and [[Trish Stratus]]; Chyna pinned Trish to win Venis' title. |ref = <ref name="chyna3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322636 |title=Chyna's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410203854/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322636 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 69 |champion = [[Eddie Guerrero]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|09|04}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=11|day2=21|year2=2000}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=11|day2=23|year2=2000}} |location = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[triple threat match]], also involving [[Kurt Angle]].<br />WWE recognizes Guerrero's reign as ending on November 23, 2000, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="guerrero1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322640 |title=Eddie Guerrero's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221163609/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322640 |archive-date=2008-02-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 70 |champion = [[Billy Gunn]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2000|11|21}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=21|year1=2000|month2=12|day2=10|year2=2000}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=23|year1=2000|month2=12|day2=10|year2=2000}} |location = [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise, FL]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Gunn's reign as beginning on November 23, 2000, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="gunn1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322644 |title=Billy Gunn's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423143601/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322644 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 71 |champion = [[Chris Benoit]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2000|12|10}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=10|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=21|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]] |event = [[Armageddon (2000)|Armageddon]] |ref = <ref name="benoit3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322648|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070128091549/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322648|archive-date=2007-01-28| title=Chris Benoit's third reign|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 72 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2001|01|21}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=03|year2=2001}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=05|year2=2001}} |location = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] |event = [[Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble]] |notes = This was a [[ladder match]].<br />WWE recognizes Jericho's reign as ending on April 5, 2001, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="jericho4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322652 |title=Chris Jericho's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213317/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322652 |archive-date=2007-03-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 73 |champion = [[Triple H]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2001|04|3}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=03|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=10|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, OK]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Triple H's reign as beginning on April 5, 2001 and ending on April 12, 2001, both episodes of which aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="hhh3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322656 |title=Triple H's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141324/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322656 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 74 |champion = [[Jeff Hardy]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|04|10}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=10|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=16|year2=2001}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=12|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=15|year2=2001}} |location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Hardy's reign as beginning on April 12, 2001, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="hardy1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322660 |title=Jeff Hardy's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141236/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322660 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 75 |champion = [[Triple H]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2001|04|16}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=16|year1=2001|month2=05|day2=20|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville, TN]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="hhh4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322664 |title=Triple H's fourth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422084301/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322664 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 76 |champion = [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|05|20}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=20|year1=2001|month2=06|day2=26|year2=2001}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=20|year1=2001|month2=06|day2=28|year2=2001}} |location = [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |event = [[Judgment Day (2001)|Judgment Day]] |notes = This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Texas Bullrope match|chain match]].<br />WWE recognizes Kane's reign as ending on June 28, 2001, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="kane1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322668 |title=Kane's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419230223/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322668 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref><ref name="judgmentdayofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/alltimeresults|title=Judgment Day official results|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE.com|archive-date=October 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010091029/http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/alltimeresults|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 77 |champion = [[Matt Bloom|Albert]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|06|26}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=26|year1=2001|month2=07|day2=23|year2=2001}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=28|year1=2001|month2=07|day2=23|year2=2001}} |location = [[New York City|New York, NY]] |event = ''[[SmackDown!]]'' |notes = This was a [[no disqualification match]].<br />WWE recognizes Albert's reign as beginning on June 28, 2001, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="albert1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322672 |title=Albert's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325223653/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322672 |archive-date=2009-03-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 78 |champion = [[Lance Storm]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|07|23}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=2001|month2=08|day2=19|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="storm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322676 |title=Lance Storm's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419232557/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322676 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 79 |champion = [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2001|08|19}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=19|year1=2001|month2=09|day2=23|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]] |event = [[SummerSlam (2001)|SummerSlam]] |ref = <ref name="edge2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322680 |title=Edge's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421235117/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322680 |archive-date=2007-04-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 80 |champion = [[Christian Cage|Christian]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|09|23}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=23|year1=2001|month2=10|day2=21|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]] |event = [[Unforgiven (2001)|Unforgiven]] |ref = <ref name="christian1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322684 |title=Christian's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142053/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322684 |archive-date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 81 |champion = [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2001|10|21}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=11|day2=05|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |event = [[No Mercy (2001)|No Mercy]] |notes = This was a [[ladder match]]. |ref = <ref name="edge3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322688 |title=Edge's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502050954/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322688 |archive-date=2007-05-02 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 82 |champion = [[Test (wrestler)|Test]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2001|11|5}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=05|year1=2001|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2001}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="test1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322692 |title=Test's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233557/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322692 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 83 |champion = [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2001|11|18}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=18|year1=2001|month2=01|day2=20|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] |event = [[Survivor Series (2001)|Survivor Series]] |notes = This was a [[Championship unification|title unification]] match, where Edge also defended the [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Championship]]. The United States Championship was deactivated in favor of continuing the Intercontinental Championship. |ref = <ref name="edge4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322696 |title=Edge's fourth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213443/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322696 |archive-date=2007-03-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 84 |champion = [[William Regal]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2002|01|20}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=20|year1=2002|month2=03|day2=17|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] |event = [[Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble]] |ref = <ref name="regal1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322700 |title=William Regal's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141644/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322700 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 85 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2002|03|17}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=17|year1=2002|month2=04|day2=21|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Toronto|Toronto, ON, Canada]] |event = [[WrestleMania X8]] |notes = On March 25, the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]] began, in which wrestlers and championships became exclusive to either the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] or [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] brands, represented by the show of the same name. The title became exclusive to Raw when Van Dam was [[2002 WWF draft lottery|drafted]] to the Raw brand. |ref = <ref name="rvd1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=Rob Van Dam's first reign|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|archive-date=March 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306105424/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental|url-status=live}}</ref> }} {{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[World Wrestling Federation|WWF]]: [[Raw (WWE Brand)|Raw]] }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 86 |champion = [[Eddie Guerrero]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2002|04|21}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=21|year1=2002|month2=05|day2=27|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]] |event = [[Backlash (2002)|Backlash]] |notes = On May 6, 2002, after the World Wrestling Federation was renamed "World Wrestling Entertainment" due to a lawsuit by the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]], the title was subsequently renamed to WWE Intercontinental Championship. |ref = <ref name="Eddie WWE">{{cite web|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/intercon.html#note32|title=Eddie's reign WWE|access-date=2007-08-04|work=CompleteWWE.com|archive-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531071414/http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/intercon.html#note32|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="guerrero2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322708 |title=Eddie Guerrero's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427172456/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322708 |archive-date=2007-04-27 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[WWE]]: [[Raw (WWE Brand)|Raw]] }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 87 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2002|05|27}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=27|year1=2002|month2=07|day2=29|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Edmonton|Edmonton, AB, Canada]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[ladder match]].<br />On July 22, 2002, Van Dam defeated Jeff Hardy to unify the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]] into the Intercontinental Championship, deactivating the European title. |ref = <ref name="rvd2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322712 |title=Rob Van Dam's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421232701/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322712 |archive-date=2007-04-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 88 |champion = [[Chris Benoit]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2002|07|29}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=29|year1=2002|month2=08|day2=25|year2=2002}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=29|year1=2002|month2=08|day2=25|year2=2002}} |location = [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = The title became exclusive to [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] when Benoit defected to SmackDown! on July 30, 2002.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on August 1, 2002.<br />WWE incorrectly lists Benoit's reign as ending on August 26, 2002, and lasting 28 days. |ref = <ref name="benoit4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322716|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070203073320/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322716|archive-date=2007-02-03| title=Chris Benoit's fourth reign|access-date=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref><ref name="2003yearbook">{{cite news|first=Michael|last=McAvennie|title=WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2003}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[WWE]]: [[SmackDown (WWE Brand)|SmackDown]] }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 89 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2002|08|25}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=25|year1=2002|month2=09|day2=16|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |event = [[SummerSlam (2002)|SummerSlam]] |notes = The title was returned to [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] due to Van Dam's status as a Raw wrestler.<br />The following night on ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', Van Dam defeated [[Tommy Dreamer]] to unify [[WWE Hardcore Championship|Hardcore Championship]] into the Intercontinental Championship, deactivating the Hardcore title.<br />WWE incorrectly list Van Dam's reign as beginning on August 6, 2002, and lasting 41 days. |ref = <ref name="2003yearbook"/><ref name="rvd3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322720 |title=Rob Van Dam's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422143034/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322720 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[WWE]]: [[Raw (WWE Brand)|Raw]] }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 90 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 5 |date = {{dts|2002|09|16}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=16|year1=2002|month2=09|day2=30|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Denver|Denver, CO]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="jericho5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322724 |title=Chris Jericho's fifth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142259/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322724 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 91 |champion = [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2002|09|30}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=30|year1=2002|month2=10|day2=20|year2=2002}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Houston|Houston, TX]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="kane2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322728 |title=Kane's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419193842/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322728 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 92 |champion = [[Triple H]] |reign = 5 |date = {{dts|2002|10|20}} |days = <1 |days2 = yes |location = [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] |event = [[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] |notes = This was a [[Championship unification|title unification]] match to unify the Intercontinental Championship with Triple H's [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. |ref = <ref name="hhh5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322732 |title=Triple H's fifth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233644/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322732 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 92.5 |type = unified |date = {{dts|2002|10|20}} |location = [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] |event = [[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] |days2 = yes |notes = Unified with [[Triple H]]'s [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]; the Intercontinental Championship was deactivated. |ref = <ref name="hhh5"/> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 93 |champion = [[Christian Cage|Christian]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2003|05|18}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=18|year1=2003|month2=07|day2=07|year2=2003}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |event = [[Judgment Day (2003)|Judgment Day]] |notes = [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] Co-General Manager [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] reactivated the title. Christian won the revived title in a [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]]. |ref = <ref name="christian2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322736 |title=Christian's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419193821/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322736 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 94 |champion = [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2003|07|07}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=07|year1=2003|month2=08|day2=10|year2=2003}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Montreal|Montreal, QC, Canada]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = That same month, the [[WWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] was reactivated for the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] brand as the Intercontinental title's counterpart. |ref = <ref name="booker1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322740 |title=Booker T's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419060210/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322740 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 95 |champion = [[Christian Cage|Christian]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2003|08|10}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=10|year1=2003|month2=09|day2=29|year2=2003}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines, IA]] |event = [[House show]] |ref = <ref name="christian3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322744 |title=Christian's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419061816/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322744 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 96 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2003|09|29}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=29|year1=2003|month2=10|day2=27|year2=2003}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[ladder match]]. |ref = <ref name="rvd4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322748 |title=Rob Van Dam's fourth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410194446/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322748 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 97 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 6 |date = {{dts|2003|10|27}} |days = <1 |days2 = yes |location = [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville, NC]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="jericho6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322752 |title=Chris Jericho's sixth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429184030/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322752 |archive-date=2007-04-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 98 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |date = {{dts|2003|10|27}} |location = [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville, NC]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |reign = 5 |days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=27|year1=2003|month2=12|day2=14|year2=2003}} |days2 = yes |notes = This was a [[steel cage match]]. |ref = <ref name="rvd5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322756 |title=Rob Van Dam's fifth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142210/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322756 |archive-date=2007-04-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 99 |champion = [[Randy Orton]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2003|12|14}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=2003|month2=07|day2=11|year2=2004}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] |event = [[Armageddon (2003)|Armageddon]] |notes = [[Mick Foley]] was the [[Special guest referee|guest referee]]. |ref = <ref name="orton1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322760 |title=Randy Orton's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329093738/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322760 |archive-date=2008-03-29 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 100 |champion = [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |reign = 5 |date = {{dts|2004|07|11}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=11|year1=2004|month2=09|day2=6|year2=2004}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |event = [[Vengeance (2004)|Vengeance]] |ref = <ref name="edge5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322764 |title=Edge's fifth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420231343/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322764 |archive-date=2007-04-20 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 100.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|2004|09|06}} |location = [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls, TX]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |days2 = yes |notes = Vacated due to a groin injury. |ref = <ref name="edge5"/> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 101 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 7 |date = {{dts|2004|09|12}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=12|year1=2004|month2=10|day2=19|year2=2004}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]] |event = [[Unforgiven (2004)|Unforgiven]] |notes = Defeated [[Christian Cage|Christian]] in a [[ladder match]] for the vacant title. |ref = <ref name="jericho7">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322768 |title=Chris Jericho's seventh reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421233740/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322768 |archive-date=2007-04-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 102 |champion = [[Shelton Benjamin]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2004|10|19}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=19|year1=2004|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2005}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=19|year1=2004|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2005}} |location = [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |event = [[Taboo Tuesday (2004)|Taboo Tuesday]] |notes = Due to the stipulation of the event, fans could vote for who would face [[Chris Jericho]] for the title; Benjamin had the most votes. |ref = <ref name="benjamin1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322772 |title=Shelton Benjamin's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213645/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322772 |archive-date=2007-03-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 103 |champion = [[Carlito (wrestler)|Carlito]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2005|06|20}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=2005|month2=09|day2=18|year2=2005}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = WWE incorrectly list Carlito's reign as ending on September 19, 2005, and lasting 91 days. |ref = <ref name="carlito1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/636206 |title=Carlito's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213657/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/636206 |archive-date=2007-03-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 104 |champion = [[Ric Flair]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2005|09|18}} |days = {{age in days 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name="benjamin2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/63620611 |title=Shelton Benjamin's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421223217/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/63620611 |archive-date=2007-04-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 106 |champion = [[Rob Van Dam]] |reign = 6 |date = {{dts|2006|04|30}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=30|year1=2006|month2=05|day2=15|year2=2006}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]] |event = [[Backlash (2006)|Backlash]] |notes = This was a [[Winner Takes All match]], where Van Dam also defended his [[Money in the Bank ladder match|Money in the Bank contract]]. |ref = <ref name="rvd6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2667630 |title=Rob Van Dam's sixth reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420080445/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2667630 |archive-date=2007-04-20 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 107 |champion = [[Shelton Benjamin]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2006|05|15}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=15|year1=2006|month2=06|day2=25|year2=2006}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=15|year1=2006|month2=06|day2=24|year2=2006}} |location = [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a 3-on-2 handicap Texas tornado match, featuring Benjamin, [[Chris Masters]], and [[Triple H]] against [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]] [[John Cena]] and Intercontinental Champion [[Rob Van Dam]], where if someone pinned Cena or Van Dam, they would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam. |ref = <ref name="benjamin3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/26676301 |title=Shelton Benjamin's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419163123/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/26676301 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 108 |champion = [[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2006|06|25}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=25|year1=2006|month2=10|day2=02|year2=2006}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |event = [[Vengeance (2006)|Vengeance]] |notes = This was a [[triple threat match]], also involving [[Carlito (wrestler)|Carlito]]. |ref = <ref name="nitro1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2968410 |title=Johnny Nitro's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419174854/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2968410 |archive-date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 109 |champion = [[Jeff 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name="nitro2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266 |title=Johnny Nitro's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410090224/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266 |archive-date=2007-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 111 |champion = [[Jeff Hardy]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2006|11|13}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=13|year1=2006|month2=02|day2=19|year2=2007}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=13|year1=2006|month2=02|day2=18|year2=2007}} |location = [[Manchester|Manchester, England]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="hardy3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661 |title=Jeff Hardy's third reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408143656/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661 |archive-date=2007-04-08 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 112 |champion = [[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2007|02|19}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=19|year1=2007|month2=04|day2=16|year2=2007}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield, CA]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="umaga1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611 |title=Umaga's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408105847/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611 |archive-date=2007-04-08 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 113 |champion = [[Santino Marella]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2007|04|16}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=16|year1=2007|month2=07|day2=02|year2=2007}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Milan|Milan, Italy]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[No Holds Barred match]]. Santino was "picked out of the audience" by [[Vince McMahon]]. |ref = <ref name="santino1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/4515822 |title=Santino Marella's first reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515051422/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/4515822 |archive-date=2007-05-15 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 114 |champion = [[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2007|07|02}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=09|day2=02|year2=2007}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=09|day2=03|year2=2007}} |location = [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Umaga's reign as ending on September 3, 2007, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="umaga2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111 |title=Umaga's second reign |access-date=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118154018/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111 |archive-date=2007-11-18 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 115 |champion = [[Jeff Hardy]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2007|09|02}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=03|day2=10|year2=2008}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=03|year1=2007|month2=03|day2=10|year2=2008}} |location = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Hardy's reign as beginning on September 3, 2007, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name="hardy4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111 |title=Jeff Hardy's fourth reign |access-date=2007-09-03 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011012142/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111 |archive-date=2007-10-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_64814.shtml#.WaWRdT5JaUkl|title=WWE Raw Flashback Series - 5 yrs. ago (09-03-07): Umaga vs. Hardy, Umaga vs. Triple H, week before McMahon "illegitimate son" reveal|last=Keller|first=Wade|date=2012-09-03|access-date=2017-08-29|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|archive-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829202814/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_64814.shtml#.WaWRdT5JaUkl|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 116 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 8 |date = {{dts|2008|03|10}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=10|year1=2008|month2=06|day2=29|year2=2008}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name="jericho8">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611111 |title=Chris Jericho's eighth reign |access-date=2008-03-11 |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314210706/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611111 |archive-date=2008-03-14 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 117 |champion = [[Kofi Kingston]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2008|06|29}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=29|year1=2008|month2=08|day2=17|year2=2008}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=29|year1=2008|month2=08|day2=16|year2=2008}} |location = [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |event = [[Night of Champions (2008)|Night of Champions]] |ref = <ref name=kingston1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111111 |access-date=2008-06-29 |title=Kofi Kingston's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703113300/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111111 |archive-date=2008-07-03 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 118 |champion = [[Santino Marella]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2008|08|17}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=2008|month2=11|day2=10|year2=2008}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |event = [[SummerSlam (2008)|SummerSlam]] |notes = This was a [[Winner Takes All match|Winners Take All]] mixed tag team match in which both [[Kofi Kingston]]'s Intercontinental and [[Mickie James]]'s [[WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)|Women's Championship]] were on the line. Marella won Kingston's title when his partner, [[Beth Phoenix]], pinned James. |ref = <ref name=santino2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111111 |access-date=2008-08-18 |title=Santino Marella's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821034228/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111111 |archive-date=2008-08-21 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 119 |champion = [[William Regal]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2008|11|10}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=10|year1=2008|month2=01|day2=19|year2=2009}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Manchester|Manchester, England]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref name=regal2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/8615732 |access-date=2008-12-26 |title=William Regal's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217043600/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/8615732 |archive-date=2008-12-17 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 120 |champion = [[CM Punk]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2009|01|19}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=19|year1=2009|month2=03|day2=09|year2=2009}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = This was a [[no disqualification match]]. |ref = <ref name=punk1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998 |access-date=2009-01-19 |title=CM Punk's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225015103/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998 |archive-date=2009-02-25 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 121 |champion = [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2009|03|09}} |days = {{age in days 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|title=Mysterio's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409074816/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9787528 |archive-date=2009-04-09 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 0.5 |type = promotion |name = [[WWE]]: [[SmackDown (WWE Brand)|SmackDown]] }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 123 |champion = {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} |reign = 9 |date = {{dts|2009|06|07}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=07|year1=2009|month2=06|day2=28|year2=2009}} |days2 = yes |location = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] |event = [[Extreme Rules (2009)|Extreme Rules]] |notes = This was a [[No Holds Barred match]]. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10437480 |access-date=2009-06-07 |title=Chris Jericho's ninth reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611184248/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10437480 |archive-date=2009-06-11 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 124 |champion = [[Rey Mysterio]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2009|06|28}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=28|year1=2009|month2=09|day2=01|year2=2009}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=28|year1=2009|month2=09|day2=04|year2=2009}} |location = [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |event = [[WWE The Bash|The Bash]] |notes = This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de apuestas|mask vs. title match]].<br />WWE recognizes Mysterio's reign as ending on September 4, 2009, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |ref = <ref name=Mysterio2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10659470 |access-date=2009-06-28 |title=Rey Mysterio's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702140737/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10659470 |archive-date=2009-07-02 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 125 |champion = [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2009|09|01}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=01|year1=2009|month2=12|day2=13|year2=2009}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=04|year1=2009|month2=12|day2=13|year2=2009}} |location = [[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |event = ''[[SmackDown]]'' |notes = WWE recognizes Morrison's reign as beginning on September 4, 2009, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]].<br />John Morrison was formerly known as Johnny Nitro. |ref = <ref name=Morrison3>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/11569874 |access-date=2009-09-04 |title=John Morrison's third reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908075925/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/11569874 |archive-date=2009-09-08 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 126 |champion = [[Drew McIntyre]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2009|12|13}} |days = {{age in days 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Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wweoverthelimit/2012/christian-def-intercontinental-champion-cody-rhodes|work=WWE|access-date=21 May 2012|date=20 May 2012|archive-date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702000941/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wweoverthelimit/2012/christian-def-intercontinental-champion-cody-rhodes|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 136 |champion = {{sortname|The|Miz}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2012|07|23}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=2012|month2=10|day2=16|year2=2012}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=2012|month2=10|day2=15|year2=2012}} |location = [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri|MO]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw 1000|Raw 1000]]'' |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20120723-themiz |access-date=2012-07-23 |title=The Miz's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead 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|champion = [[Wade Barrett]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2012|12|29}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=29|year1=2012|month2=04|day2=07|year2=2013}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=31|year1=2012|month2=04|day2=07|year2=2013}} |location = [[Washington, D.C.]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on December 31, 2012. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121229-wade-barrett |access-date=2013-01-09 |title=Wade Barrett's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106100427/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121229-wade-barrett |archive-date=2013-01-06 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 139 |champion = {{sortname|The|Miz}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2013|04|07}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=7|year1=2013|month2=4|day2=8|year2=2013}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=7|year1=2013|month2=4|day2=8|year2=2013}} |location = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |event = [[WrestleMania 29]]<br>{{small|Pre-Show}} |notes = |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130407-the-miz |access-date=2013-04-08 |title=The Miz's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410084940/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130407-the-miz |archive-date=2013-04-10 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 140 |champion = [[Wade Barrett]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2013|04|08}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=8|year1=2013|month2=06|day2=16|year2=2013}} |days2 = 68 |location = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130408-wade-barrett |access-date=2013-04-07 |title=Wade Barrett's third reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412062231/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130408-wade-barrett |archive-date=2013-04-12 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 141 |champion = [[Curtis Axel]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2013|06|16}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=16|year1=2013|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2013}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=15|year1=2013|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2013}} |location = [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |event = [[Payback (2013)|Payback]] |notes = This was a [[triple threat match]], also involving [[The Miz]]. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130616-curtis-axel |access-date=2013-07-04 |title=Curtis Axel's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622000942/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130616-curtis-axel |archive-date=2013-06-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 142 |champion = [[Big E (wrestler)|Big E Langston]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2013|11|18}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=18|year1=2013|month2=05|day2=04|year2=2014}} |days2 = yes |location = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |notes = On February 12, 2014, Big E Langston's ring name was shortened to Big E. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-e-langston |access-date=2013-11-18 |title=Big E Langston's first reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123132221/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-e-langston |archive-date=2013-11-23 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 143 |champion = [[Wade Barrett|Bad News Barrett]] |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2014|05|04}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=04|year1=2014|month2=06|day2=30|year2=2014}} |days2 = {{age in days 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News Barrett update, Intercontinental title vacated|publisher=WrestleView|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=August 3, 2014|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192028/http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/49345-bad-news-barrett-update-intercontinental-title-vacated|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 144 |champion = {{sortname|The|Miz}} |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2014|07|20}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=20|year1=2014|month2=08|day2=17|year2=2014}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=20|year1=2014|month2=08|day2=16|year2=2014}} |location = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] |event = [[Battleground (2014)|Battleground]] |notes = This was a 19-man [[battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]]. Miz last eliminated [[Dolph Ziggler]] to win the vacant title. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140720-the-miz |access-date=2014-07-20 |title=The Miz's third reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222112116/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140720-the-miz |archive-date=2014-12-22 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 145 |champion = [[Dolph Ziggler]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|2014|08|17}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=21|year2=2014}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=16|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=21|year2=2014}} |location = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]] |event = [[SummerSlam (2014)|SummerSlam]] |notes = |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140817-dolph-ziggler |access-date=2014-08-17 |title=Dolph Ziggler's second reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090020/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140817-dolph-ziggler |archive-date=2014-08-19 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 146 |champion = {{sortname|The|Miz}} |reign = 4 |date = {{dts|2014|09|21}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=21|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=22|year2=2014}} |days2 = <1 |location = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |event = [[Night of Champions (2014)|Night of Champions]] |notes = |ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/the-miz |access-date=2014-09-21 |title=The Miz's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924042426/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/the-miz |archive-date=2014-09-24 }}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 147 |champion = [[Dolph Ziggler]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|2014|09|22}} |days = {{age in days 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Bálor pinned Rush to win Lashley's title. |ref = <ref name="EC2019">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=Powell's WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 live review: Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa Joe in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship, new WWE Women's Tag Champions, Ronda Rousey vs. Ruby Riott for the Raw Women's Championship|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/02/17/powells-wwe-elimination-chamber-2019-live-review-daniel-bryan-vs-aj-styles-vs-jeff-hardy-vs-kofi-kingston-vs-randy-orton-vs-samoa-joe-in-an-elimination-chamber-match-for-the-wwe-championship/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=February 17, 2019 |access-date=February 17, 2019|archive-date=February 18, 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Zayn pinned [[Braun Strowman]] to win the title. |ref = <ref name="EC2020">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Elimination Chamber results: Powell's live review of Shayna Baszler vs. Asuka vs. Ruby Riott vs. Liv Morgan vs. Sarah Logan vs. Natalya in an Elimination Chamber match for a shot at the Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania 36, Smackdown Tag Title Elimination Chamber match|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/03/08/wwe-elimination-chamber-results-powells-live-review-of-shayna-baszler-vs-asuka-vs-ruby-riott-vs-liv-morgan-vs-sarah-logan-vs-natalya-in-an-elimination-chamber-match-for-a-shot-at-the-raw-women/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=March 8, 2020|access-date=March 8, 2020|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322144829/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/03/08/wwe-elimination-chamber-results-powells-live-review-of-shayna-baszler-vs-asuka-vs-ruby-riott-vs-liv-morgan-vs-sarah-logan-vs-natalya-in-an-elimination-chamber-match-for-a-shot-at-the-raw-women/|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |sort number = 174.5 |type = vacated |date = {{dts|2020|05|12}} |event = ''[[WWE Backstage|Backstage]]'' |days2 = yes |notes = [[Sami Zayn]] was stripped of the title after electing to refrain from competing during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. [[Kayfabe|In storyline]], he claimed to still be the champion, and continued to carry around his copy of the belt after he returned in August 2020. |ref = <ref>{{cite web|last=Wilen|first=Jerome|title=WWE Intercontinental Championship vacated, tournament starts Friday on SmackDown|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/156073-wwe-intercontinental-title-vacated-tournament-smackdown/|work=WrestleView|date=May 13, 2020|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=May 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518154817/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/156073-wwe-intercontinental-title-vacated-tournament-smackdown/|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 175 |champion = [[AJ Styles]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|2020|06|08}} |days = {{age in days nts|year1=2020|month1=06|day1=08|year2=2020|month2=08|day2=21}} |days2 = {{age in days nts|year1=2020|month1=06|day1=12|year2=2020|month2=08|day2=22}} |location = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] |event = ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |notes = Defeated [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] in a tournament final for the vacant title.<br>WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on June 12, 2020, when the match aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. WWE incorrectly lists Styles' reign as lasting 71 days, ending on August 22, 2020. |ref = <ref name="SmackDown06122020">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=6/12 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan in the tournament final to become new Intercontinental Champion, Braun Strowman and Heavy Machinery vs. The Miz, John Morrison, and Dolph Ziggler, final hype for WWE Backlash|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/06/12/6-12-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-aj-styles-vs-daniel-bryan-in-the-tournament-final-to-become-new-intercontinental-champion-braun-strowman-and-heavy-machinery-vs-the-miz/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=June 13, 2020|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613083127/https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/06/12/6-12-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-powells-review-of-aj-styles-vs-daniel-bryan-in-the-tournament-final-to-become-new-intercontinental-champion-braun-strowman-and-heavy-machinery-vs-the-miz/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/135689/more-on-new-wwe-taping-schedule.html?p=1|title=MORE ON NEW WWE TAPING SCHEDULE &#124; PWInsider.com|website=www.pwinsider.com|access-date=June 14, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604035824/https://www.pwinsider.com/article/135689/more-on-new-wwe-taping-schedule.html?p=1|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 176 |champion = [[Jeff Hardy]] |reign = 5 |date = {{dts|2020|08|21}} |days = {{age in days nts|year1=2020|month1=08|day1=21|year2=2020|month2=09|day2=27}} |days2 = 36 |location = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] |event = ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |notes = On August 28, 2020, [[Sami Zayn]] returned with his own title belt, claiming to be the legitimate champion as he was never defeated. 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[[File:Patterson IC belt.jpg|thumb|upright|Inaugural champion [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]], shown here with the 2011-2019 belt design]] [[File:Jericho 9th Intercontinental Championship.jpg|thumb|upright|Record nine-time champion [[Chris Jericho]]]] [[File:Honky Tonk Man by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|[[The Honky Tonk Man]], whose 454-day reign is tied for the longest in history]] {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|† |Indicates the current champion |} {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- !Rank !Wrestler !No. of<br>reigns !Combined<br>days !Combined days<br>rec. by WWE |- !1 |{{sortname|Pedro|Morales}} || 2 || 619 || 617 |- !2 |{{sortname|The|Miz}} || 8 || 597 || 592 |- !3 |{{sortname|Don|Muraco}} || 2 || 541 || 539 |- !4 |style="background:#ffe6bd;" |{{sortname||Gunther|dab=wrestler}} † || 1 || colspan="2" | {{age in days nts|year1=2022|month1=6|day1=10}}+ |- !5 | {{sortname|The Honky Tonk|Man}} || 1 || colspan="2" | 454 |- !6 |{{sortname|Tito|Santana}} || 2 || 443 || 441 |- !7 |{{sortname|Razor|Ramon|Scott Hall}} || 4 || 437 || 434 |- !8 |{{sortname|The|Ultimate Warrior}} || 2 || 434 || 432 |- !9 |{{sortname|Randy|Savage}} || 1 || 414 || 413 |- !rowspan=2|10 |{{sortname|Mr.|Perfect|Curt Hennig}} || 2 || 406 || 404 |- |{{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} || 3 || 406 || 403 |- !12 |{{sortname|Wade|Barrett}} || 5{{efn|In his fourth and fifth reign [[Wade Barrett]] was wrestling as Bad News Barrett.}} || 397 || 391 |- !13 ||{{sortname|Shinsuke|Nakamura}} || 2{{efn|Won his second reign under the name [[Shinsuke Nakamura|King Nakamura]]. 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|{{sortname|Pat|Patterson|Pat Patterson (wrestler)}} || 1 || 233 || 232 |- !27 |{{sortname|Ken|Patera}} || 1 || 231 || 230 |- !28 |{{sortname|Rob|Van Dam}} || 6 || 211 || 224 |- !29 |{{sortname|Randy|Orton}} || 1 || 210 || 209 |- !30 |{{sortname|John|Morrison|John Morrison (wrestler)}} || 3{{efn|During his first and second reign [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] was known as Johnny Nitro.}}|| 209 || 206 |- !31 |{{sortname|Triple|H}} || 5{{efn|During his first reign [[Triple H]] was known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley.}} || 196 || 200 |- !32 |{{sortname||Christian|Christian Cage}} || 4 || colspan=2|192 |- !33 |{{sortname|Seth|Rollins}} || 2 || colspan=2|190 |- !34 |{{sortname|Sami|Zayn}} || 3 || 172 || 167 |- !35 |{{sortname||Edge|dab=wrestler}} || 5 || colspan=2|171 |- !36 |{{sortname||Goldust|Goldust}} || 3 || 168 || 158 |- !37 |{{sortname|Santino|Marella}} || 2 || 162 || 160 |- !38 |{{sortname|Drew|McIntyre}} || 1 || colspan=2|161 |- !rowspan=2|39 |{{sortname|Curtis|Axel}} || 1 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