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[[File:The Miz as IC in April 2016.jpg|thumb|Six-time and current champion [[The Miz]]]]
[[File:The Miz as IC in April 2016.jpg|thumb|Six-time and current champion [[The Miz]]]]
The [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] is a [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship|championship]] contested in and owned by the American [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]] on the [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]]. The title was introduced into WWE in 1979, which was known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the time. [[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]]).<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]] |accessdate=2014-05-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529172230/http://www.wwe.com/classics/intercontinental-title-tournament-finally-uncovered-26102625/page-4 |archivedate=2014-05-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="patterson1"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Patterson|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/patterson_pat.html|work=Slam! Wrestling|publisher=[[Canoe.ca|Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref>


The Intercontinental Championship has been called the second most important championship in the company, after the [[WWE World 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|accessdate=2009-06-12| date=2008-11-25}}</ref> and has been active in WWE for the second longest amount of time. In 2002, the [[WWE#Name dispute|WWF was renamed]] to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and the championship was renamed as the WWE Intercontinental Championship.<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]] |accessdate=2008-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/http://corporate.wwe.com:80/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp |archivedate=2009-01-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> As a result of the [[2016 WWE draft]], it is exclusively contested on the SmackDown brand.


YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!! WELL DONE MIZ!!!!!!!!!!!
Overall, there have been 78 different Intercontinental Champions. [[Chris Jericho]] holds the record for the most reigns with nine, [[The Honky Tonk Man]] holds the longest reign at 454 days. Only three more wrestlers – [[Pedro Morales]], [[Don Muraco]] and [[Randy Savage]] – have held the championship for a continuous reign of more than a year. The current champion is [[The Miz]], in his sixth reign, after defeating [[Dolph Ziggler]] on November 15 on the 900th episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''.


== Title history ==
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'[[File:The Miz as IC in April 2016.jpg|thumb|Six-time and current champion [[The Miz]]]] The [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] is a [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship|championship]] contested in and owned by the American [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]] on the [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]]. The title was introduced into WWE in 1979, which was known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the time. [[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]]).<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]] |accessdate=2014-05-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529172230/http://www.wwe.com/classics/intercontinental-title-tournament-finally-uncovered-26102625/page-4 |archivedate=2014-05-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="patterson1"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Patterson|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/patterson_pat.html|work=Slam! Wrestling|publisher=[[Canoe.ca|Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref> The Intercontinental Championship has been called the second most important championship in the company, after the [[WWE World 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|accessdate=2009-06-12| date=2008-11-25}}</ref> and has been active in WWE for the second longest amount of time. In 2002, the [[WWE#Name dispute|WWF was renamed]] to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and the championship was renamed as the WWE Intercontinental Championship.<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]] |accessdate=2008-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/http://corporate.wwe.com:80/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp |archivedate=2009-01-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> As a result of the [[2016 WWE draft]], it is exclusively contested on the SmackDown brand. Overall, there have been 78 different Intercontinental Champions. [[Chris Jericho]] holds the record for the most reigns with nine, [[The Honky Tonk Man]] holds the longest reign at 454 days. Only three more wrestlers – [[Pedro Morales]], [[Don Muraco]] and [[Randy Savage]] – have held the championship for a continuous reign of more than a year. The current champion is [[The Miz]], in his sixth reign, after defeating [[Dolph Ziggler]] on November 15 on the 900th episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''. == Title history == === Names === {| class="wikitable" |- !Name<ref name="Truetitlehistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwf/ic.html|title=WWE Intercontinental Title| publisher=Wrestling-titles.com|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref> !Years<ref name="Truetitlehistory"/> |- |WWF Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Championship |September 1, 1979 – May 10, 2002 |- |'''WWE Intercontinental Championship''' |May 10, 2002 – October 20, 2002; May 18, 2003 – present |} === Reigns === <!-- DO NOT DELETE THE TEMPLATE ON THE REIGNING CHAMPIONS REIGN IT INDICATES THE CURRENT CHAMPIONS. 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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]]. |<ref name="wwe.com"/><ref name="patterson1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322358 |title=Pat Patterson's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011020905/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322358 |archivedate=2007-10-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="IC1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=WWE Intercontinental Championship history|accessdate= 2008-12-26|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !2 |[[Ken Patera]] |1 |{{dts|1980|04|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=21|year1=1980|month2=12|day2=08|year2=1980}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="patera1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322364 |title=Ken Patera's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429001252/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322364 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !3 |[[Pedro Morales]] |1 |{{dts|1980|12|08}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=08|year1=1980|month2=06|day2=20|year2=1981}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[House show]] |align=left| |<ref name="morales1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322372 |title=Pedro Morales' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020115058/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322372 |archivedate=2007-10-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !4 |[[Don Muraco]] |1 |{{dts|1981|06|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=1981|month2=11|day2=23|year2=1981}} |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="muraco1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322378 |title=Don Muraco's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423092216/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322378 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !5 |[[Pedro Morales]] |2 |{{dts|1981|11|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=23|year1=1981|month2=01|day2=22|year2=1983}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="morales2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322384 |title=Pedro Morales' second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes 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on June 13, 1987 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]].<br>By mid-1988, the title was renamed the WWF Intercontinental Championship. |<ref name="superstars">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfsup.htm|title=''WWF Superstars'' results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Information Archive|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013181848/http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfsup.htm|archivedate=2007-10-13|df=}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="htm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322412|title=The Honky Tonk Man's first reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142233/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322412|archivedate=2007-04-23|df=}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !13 |[[The Ultimate Warrior]] |1 |{{dts|1988|08|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=29|year1=1988|month2=04|day2=02|year2=1989}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (1988)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="warrior1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322416 |title=The Ultimate Warrior's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429084849/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322416 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !14 |[[Rick Rude]] |1 |{{dts|1989|04|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=02|year1=1989|month2=08|day2=28|year2=1989}} |[[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City, NJ]] |[[WrestleMania V]] | |<ref name="rude1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322420 |title=Rick Rude's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes 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defeated [[Hulk Hogan]] for the [[WWE World Championship|WWF Championship]]. |<ref name="warrior2"/> |- !16 |[[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]] |1 |{{dts|1990|04|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=23|year1=1990|month2=08|day2=27|year2=1990}} |[[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] |''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' |align=left|Defeated [[Tito Santana]] in a tournament final. Aired on May 19, 1990 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="superstars"/><ref name="perfect1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322428 |title=Mr. Perfect's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429135728/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322428 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !17 |[[Kerry Von Erich|The Texas Tornado]] |1 |{{dts|1990|08|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=27|year1=1990|month2=11|day2=19|year2= 1990}} |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |[[SummerSlam (1990)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="tornado1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322432 |title=Texas Tornado's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423101323/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322432 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !18 |[[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]] |2 |{{dts|1990|11|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=19|year1=1990|month2=08|day2=26|year2=1991}} |[[Rochester, New York|Rochester, NY]] |''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' |align=left|Aired on December 15, 1990 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="superstars"/><ref name="perfect2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322436 |title=Mr. Perfect's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141813/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322436 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !19 |[[Bret Hart]] |1 |{{dts|1991|08|26}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=26|year1=1991|month2=01|day2=17|year2=1992}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (1991)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="bret1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322440 |title=Bret Hart's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423141755/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322440 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !20 |[[Jacques Rougeau|The Mountie]] |1 |{{dts|1992|01|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=17|year1=1992|month2=01|day2=19|year2=1992}} |[[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield, MA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="mountie1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322444 |title=The Mountie's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142017/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322444 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !21 |[[Roddy Piper]] |1 |{{dts|1992|01|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=19|year1=1992|month2=04|day2=05|year2=1992}} |[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] |[[Royal Rumble (1992)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="piper1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322448 |title=Intercontinental Championship - Roddy Piper |accessdate=2013-02-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213004332/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322448 |archivedate=2013-02-13 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !22 |[[Bret Hart]] |2 |{{dts|1992|04|05}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=05|year1=1992|month2=08|day2=29|year2=1992}} |[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |[[WrestleMania VIII]] | |<ref name="bret2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322452 |title=Intercontinental Championship - Bret Hart |accessdate=2013-02-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213045730/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322452 |archivedate=2013-02-13 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !23 |[[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]] |1 |{{dts|1992|08|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=29|year1=1992|month2=10|day2=27|year2=1992}} |[[London|London, England]] |[[SummerSlam (1992)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="bulldog1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |title=The British Bulldog's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524214828/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |archivedate=2007-05-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !24 |[[Shawn Michaels]] |1 |{{dts|1992|10|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=27|year1=1992|month2=05|day2=17|year2=1993}} |[[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]] |''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' |align=left|Aired on the [[Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI|November 14, 1992 edition]] on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="snmeresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/snme.html|title=Saturday Night's Main Event results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments}}</ref><ref name="michaels1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322460 |title=Shawn Michaels' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515052538/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322460 |archivedate=2007-05-15 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !25 |[[Marty Jannetty]] |1 |{{dts|1993|05|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=17|year1=1993|month2=06|day2=06|year2=1993}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jannetty1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322464 |title=Marty Jannetty's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410203756/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322464 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !26 |[[Shawn Michaels]] |2 |{{dts|1993|06|06}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=06|year1=1993|month2=09|day2=27|year2=1993}} |[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="michaels2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322468 |title=Shawn Michaels' second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410200151/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322468 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1993|09|27}} |— |— |— |align=left|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>{{Harv|Michaels|Feigenbaum|2005|p=182}}; DVD ''Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story''.</ref> |<ref name="ramon1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322472 |title=Razor Ramon's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230091947/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322472 |archivedate=2007-12-30 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !27 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |1 |{{dts|1993|09|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=27|year1=1993|month2=04|day2=13|year2=1994}} |[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Ramon and [[Rick Martel]] were the final two participants in a [[Professional wrestling battle royal|battle royal]], in which the last two would face off the next week for the vacant title; Ramon won the match which aired October 11, 1993 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. However, Michaels returned in November 1993, claiming to be the legitimate champion as nobody defeated him for the title (though not recognized as such by WWF). Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a [[ladder match]] on March 20, 1994 at [[WrestleMania X]] to become undisputed champion. |<ref name="ramon1"/><ref name="raw93">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1993.htm |title=''WWF Monday Night RAW'' results, 1993 |accessdate=2007-04-16 |work=Wrestling Information Archive |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625102706/http://www.100megsfree4.com:80/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1993.htm |archivedate=2007-06-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !28 |[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] |1 |{{dts|1994|04|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=13|year1=1994|month2=08|day2=29|year2=1994}} |[[Rochester, New York|Rochester, NY]] |''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars]]'' |align=left|Aired on April 30, 1994 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="diesel1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322476 |title=Diesel's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724125406/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322476 |archivedate=2008-07-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !29 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |2 |{{dts|1994|08|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=29|year1=1994|month2=01|day2=22|year2=1995}} |[[Chicago|Chicago, IL]] |[[SummerSlam (1994)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="ramon2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322480 |title=Razor Ramon's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423103313/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322480 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !30 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |1 |{{dts|1995|01|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=22|year1=1995|month2=04|day2=26|year2=1995}} |[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] |[[Royal Rumble (1995)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="jarrett1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322484 |title=Jeff Jarrett's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427090604/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322484 |archivedate=2007-04-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1995|04|26}} |— |[[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |''[[WWF Action Zone|Action Zone]]'' |align=left|Held up when match between Jarrett and [[Hardcore Holly|Bob "Spark Plug" Holly]] ended in controversy. |<ref name="jarrett2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322488 |title=Jeff Jarrett's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429181653/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322488 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !31 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |2 |{{dts|1995|04|26}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=26|year1=1995|month2=05|day2=19|year2=1995}} |[[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |''[[WWF Action Zone|Action Zone]]'' |align=left|Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch for the vacant title. Aired on April 30, 1995 on tape delay. |<ref name="jarrett2"/> |- !32 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |3 |{{dts|1995|05|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=19|year1=1995|month2=05|day2=21|year2=1995}} |[[Montreal|Montreal, QC]] |[[House show]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="ramon3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322492 |title=Razor Ramon's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724205533/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322492 |archivedate=2008-07-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !33 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |3 |{{dts|1995|05|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=21|year1=1995|month2=07|day2=23|year2=1995}} |[[Trois-Rivières|Trois-Rivières, QC]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="jarrett3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322496 |title=Jeff Jarrett's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011142526/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322496 |archivedate=2008-10-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !34 |[[Shawn Michaels]] |3 |{{dts|1995|07|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=1995|month2=10|day2=22|year2=1995}} |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |[[In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks]] | |<ref name="michaels3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322500 |title=Shawn Michaels' third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233606/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322500 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !35 |[[Shane Douglas|Dean Douglas]] |1 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|1995|10|22}} |data-sort-value=0.2|<1 |rowspan="2"|[[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, MB]] |rowspan="2"|[[In Your House 4|In Your House 4: Great White North]] |align=left|Won the title by forfeit due to Michaels being attacked outside a nightclub in [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]] on October 14, 1995. |<ref name="douglas1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322504 |title=Dean Douglas' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421125940/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322504 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !36 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |4 |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=22|year1=1995|month2=01|day2=21|year2=1996}} | |<ref name="ramon4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322508 |title=Razor Ramon's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429224630/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322508 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !37 |[[Goldust]] |1 |{{dts|1996|01|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=21|year1=1996|month2=04|day2=01|year2=1996}} |[[Fresno, California|Fresno, CA]] |[[Royal Rumble (1996)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="goldust1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322512 |title=Goldust's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429221420/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322512 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1996|04|01}}<ref name="goldust1"/> |— |[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Held up when a title defense against [[Savio Vega]] ended in a no contest. Aired April 15, 1996 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="raw96">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1996.htm |title=''WWF Monday Night RAW'' results, 1996 |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402013150/http://www.100megsfree4.com:80/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1996.htm |archivedate=2007-04-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="goldust2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322516 |title=Goldust's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094349/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322516 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !38 |[[Goldust]] |2 |{{dts|1996|04|01}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=01|year1=1996|month2=06|day2=23|year2=1996}} |[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch. Aired April 22, 1996 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="raw96"/><ref name="goldust2"/> |- !39 |[[Ahmed Johnson]] |1 |{{dts|1996|06|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=23|year1=1996|month2=08|day2=12|year2=1996}} |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |[[King of the Ring (1996)|King of the Ring]] | |<ref name="ahmed1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322520 |title=Ahmed Johnson's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429175515/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322520 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1996|08|12}} |— |[[Seattle|Seattle, WA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] after winning an [[battle royal|11-man battle royal]]. |<ref name="ahmed1"/> |- !40 |[[Marc Mero]] |1 |{{dts|1996|09|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=23|year1=1996|month2=10|day2=21|year2=1996}} |[[Hershey, Pennsylvania|Hershey, PA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Defeated [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] in a tournament final. |<ref name="raw96"/><ref name="mero1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322524 |title=Marc Mero's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142339/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322524 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !41 |[[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley]] |1 |{{dts|1996|10|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=21|year1=1996|month2=02|day2=13|year2= 1997}} |[[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne, IN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="hhh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322528 |title=Triple H's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094214/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322528 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !42 |[[Dwayne Johnson|Rocky Maivia]] |1 |{{dts|1997|02|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=13|year1=1997|month2=04|day2=28|year2=1997}} |[[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell, MA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="rock1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |title=The Rock's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410102450/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !43 |[[Owen Hart]] |1 |{{dts|1997|04|28}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=28|year1=1997|month2=08|day2=03|year2=1997}} |[[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="owen1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322536 |title=Owen Hart's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142115/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322536 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !44 |[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] |1 |{{dts|1997|08|03}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=03|year1=1997|month2=09|day2=08|year2=1997}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |[[SummerSlam (1997)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="austin1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322540 |title=Steve Austin's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408140905/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322540 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1997|09|08}} |— |— |— |align=left|Vacated due to a neck injury Austin suffered in winning the title. |<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|accessdate= 2007-08-04|publisher=CompleteWWE.com}}</ref> |- !45 |[[Owen Hart]] |2 |{{dts|1997|10|05}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=05|year1=1997|month2=11|day2=9|year2=1997}} |[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |[[Badd Blood: In Your House]] |align=left|Defeated [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] in a tournament final. |<ref name="owen2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322544 |title=Owen Hart's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408142506/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322544 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="badbloodresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/badd.html|title=Bad Blood results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments}}</ref> |- !46 |[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] |2 |{{dts|1997|11|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=09|year1=1997|month2=12|day2=08|year2=1997}} |[[Montreal|Montreal, QC]] |[[Survivor Series (1997)|Survivor Series]] | |<ref name="austin2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322548 |title=Steve Austin's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502225937/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322548 |archivedate=2007-05-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !47 |[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] |2 |{{dts|1997|12|8}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=08|year1=1997|month2=08|day2=30|year2=1998}} |[[Portland, Maine|Portland, ME]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Austin handed the championship belt to Rock. The Rock was formerly known as Rocky Maivia. |<ref name="rock2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322552 |title=The Rock's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428234605/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322552 |archivedate=2007-04-28 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !48 |[[Triple H]] |2 |{{dts|1998|08|30}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=30|year1=1998| month2=10|day2=09|year2=1998}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (1998)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. Triple H was formerly known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley. |<ref name="hhh2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322556 |title=Triple H's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329140338/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322556 |archivedate=2007-03-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1998|10|09}} |— |— |— |align=left|Vacated due to injury. |<ref name="hhh2"/> |- !49 |[[Ken Shamrock]] |1 |{{dts|1998|10|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=12|year1=1998|month2=02|day2=14|year2=1999}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Defeated [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]] in a tournament final. |<ref name="shamrock1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322560 |title=Ken Shamrock's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427040848/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322560 |archivedate=2007-04-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="raw98">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1998.htm |title=''WWF Raw is War'' results, 1998 |accessdate=2007-04-16 |work=Wrestling Information Archive |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402012113/http://www.100megsfree4.com:80/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1998.htm |archivedate=2007-04-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !50 |[[Val Venis]] |1 |{{dts|1999|02|14}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=14|year1=1999|month2=03|day2=15|year2=1999}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |[[St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House|In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre]] |align=left|[[Billy Gunn]] was the [[Special guest referee|guest referee]]. |<ref name="venis1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322564 |title=Val Venis' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327084925/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322564 |archivedate=2008-03-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="misc99">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/miscppvs1990s.html|title=Miscellaneous 1990s PPV results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments}}</ref> |- !51 |[[Road Dogg]] |1 |{{dts|1999|03|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=15|year1=1999|month2=03|day2=29|year2=1999}} |[[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="roaddogg1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322568 |title=Road Dogg's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430190135/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322568 |archivedate=2007-04-30 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !52 |[[Goldust]] |3 |{{dts|1999|03|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=29|year1=1999|month2=04|day2=12|year2=1999}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="goldust3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322572 |title=Goldust's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429223431/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322572 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !53 |[[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]] |1 |{{dts|1999|04|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=12|year1=1999|month2=05|day2=25|year2=1999}} |[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="godfather1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322576 |title=The Godfather's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409131435/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322576 |archivedate=2007-04-09 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !54 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |4 |{{dts|1999|05|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=25|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=24|year2=1999}} |[[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Aired May 31, 1999 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. Just over a week earlier, Jarrett's tag team partner, the [[Owen Hart|Blue Blazer]], was meant to win the title at [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]], but [[Owen Hart#Death|he died]] after [[Over the Edge (1999)#Owen Hart accident|an entrance accident]]. The title was instead later dropped to his friend and partner, Jarrett, in Owen Hart's memory.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} |<ref name="jarrett4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322580 |title=Jeff Jarrett's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429223617/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322580 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !55 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |1 |{{dts|1999|07|24}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=24|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=25|year2=1999}} |[[Toronto|Toronto, ON]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="edge1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322584 |title=Edge's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062515/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322584 |archivedate=2011-06-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !56 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |5 |{{dts|1999|07|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=25|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=27|year2=1999}} |[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |[[Fully Loaded (1999)|Fully Loaded]] | |<ref name="jarrett5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322588 |title=Jeff Jarrett's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428064601/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322588 |archivedate=2007-04-28 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !57 |[[D'Lo Brown]] |1 |{{dts|1999|07|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=27|year1=1999|month2=08|day2=22|year2=1999}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Brown's [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]] was also on the line. Aired August 2, 1999 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="brown1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322592 |title=D'Lo Brown's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233316/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322592 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !58 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |6 |{{dts|1999|08|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=22|year1=1999|month2=10|day2=17|year2=1999}} |[[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] |[[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match. |<ref name="jarrett6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322596 |title=Jeff Jarrett's sixth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410175842/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322596 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !59 |[[Chyna]] |1 |{{dts|1999|10|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=17|year1=1999|month2=12|day2=12|year2=1999}} |[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |[[No Mercy (1999)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional Wrestling Death match|Good Housekeeping match]]. |<ref name="chyna1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322600 |title=Chyna's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408145514/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322600 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="nomercyofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/history/alltimeresults|title= No Mercy official results| accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !60 |[[Chris Jericho]] |1 |{{dts|1999|12|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=12|year1=1999|month2=01|day2=3|year2=2000}} |[[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise, FL]] |[[Armageddon (1999)|Armageddon]] | |<ref name="jericho1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322604 |title=Chris Jericho's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420081841/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322604 |archivedate=2007-04-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Chris Jericho]] and [[Chyna]] |1<sup>†</sup> |{{dts|2000|01|03}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=03|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=23|year2=2000}} |[[Miami|Miami, FL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|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 doesn't recognize this period as an official reign as the title is considered vacant. |<ref name="IC1"/><ref name="jericho2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322608 |title=Chris Jericho's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421221143/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322608 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !61 |[[Chris Jericho]] |2 |{{dts|2000|01|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=23|year1=2000|month2=02|day2=27|year2=2000}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[Royal Rumble (2000)|Royal Rumble]] |align=left|Jericho defeated Chyna and [[Hardcore Holly]] in a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] to become undisputed champion. |<ref name="jericho2"/> |- !62 |[[Kurt Angle]] |1 |{{dts|2000|02|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=27|year1=2000|month2=04|day2=02|year2=2000}} |[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |[[No Way Out (2000)|No Way Out]] |align=left|Angle was also European Champion during this time. |<ref name="angle1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322612 |title=Kurt Angle's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141959/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322612 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !63 |[[Chris Benoit]] |1 |{{dts|2000|04|2}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=02|year2=2000}} |[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim, CA]] |[[WrestleMania 2000]] |align=left|Won first fall of a two-fall [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] between [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Kurt Angle]] where both of Angle's championships were at stake; pinned Jericho to win fall and claim championship. |<ref name="benoit1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322616|archivedate=2007-01-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070122043831/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322616| title=Chris Benoit's first reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> |- !64 |[[Chris Jericho]] |3 |{{dts|2000|05|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=08|year2=2000}} |[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond, VA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on May 4, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="jericho3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322620 |title=Chris Jericho's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429224604/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322620 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !65 |[[Chris Benoit]] |2 |{{dts|2000|05|08}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=08|year1=2000|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2000}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="benoit2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322624|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070117220452/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322624|archivedate=2007-01-17| title=Chris Benoit's second reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> |- !66 |[[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]] |1 |{{dts|2000|06|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=2000|month2=07|day2=04|year2=2000}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on June 22, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="rikishi1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322628 |title=Rikishi's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408233614/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322628 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !67 |[[Val Venis]] |2 |{{dts|2000|07|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=08|day2=27|year2=2000}} |[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale, FL]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on July 6, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="venis2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322632 |title=Val Venis' second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327084940/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322632 |archivedate=2008-03-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !68 |[[Chyna]] |2 |{{dts|2000|08|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=27|year1=2000|month2=09|day2=04|year2=2000}} |[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]] |[[SummerSlam (2000)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|Won the title in a mixed tag team match that pitted Chyna and [[Eddie Guerrero]] against Venis and [[Trish Stratus]]; Chyna pinned Trish. |<ref name="chyna3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322636 |title=Chyna's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410203854/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322636 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !69 |[[Eddie Guerrero]] |1 |{{dts|2000|09|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=11|day2=21|year2=2000}} |[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] also involving [[Kurt Angle]]. |<ref name="guerrero1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322640 |title=Eddie Guerrero's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221163609/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322640 |archivedate=2008-02-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !70 |[[Billy Gunn]] |1 |{{dts|2000|11|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=21|year1=2000|month2=12|day2=10|year2=2000}} |[[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise, FL]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on November 23, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="gunn1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322644 |title=Billy Gunn's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423143601/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322644 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !71 |[[Chris Benoit]] |3 |{{dts|2000|12|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=10|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=21|year2=2001}} |[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]] |[[Armageddon (2000)|Armageddon]] | |<ref name="benoit3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322648|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070128091549/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322648|archivedate=2007-01-28| title=Chris Benoit's third reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> |- !72 |[[Chris Jericho]] |4 |{{dts|2001|01|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=03|year2=2001}} |[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] |[[Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="jericho4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322652 |title=Chris Jericho's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213317/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322652 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !73 |[[Triple H]] |3 |{{dts|2001|04|3}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=03|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=10|year2=2001}} |[[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, OK]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on April 5, 2001 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="hhh3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322656 |title=Triple H's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141324/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322656 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !74 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |1 |{{dts|2001|04|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=10|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=16|year2=2001}} |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on April 12, 2001 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="hardy1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322660 |title=Jeff Hardy's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141236/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322660 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !75 |[[Triple H]] |4 |{{dts|2001|04|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=16|year1=2001|month2=05|day2=20|year2=2001}} |[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville, TN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="hhh4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322664 |title=Triple H's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422084301/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322664 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !76 |[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |1 |{{dts|2001|05|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=20|year1=2001|month2=06|day2=26|year2=2001}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |[[Judgment Day (2001)|Judgment Day]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Texas Bullrope match|chain match]]. |<ref name="kane1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322668 |title=Kane's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419230223/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322668 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="judgmentdayofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/alltimeresults |title=Judgment Day official results|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE.com}}</ref> |- !77 |[[Matt Bloom|Albert]] |1 |{{dts|2001|06|26}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=26|year1=2001|month2=07|day2=23|year2=2001}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No disqualification match|no disqualification match]]. Aired June 28, 2001 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="albert1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322672 |title=Albert's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325223653/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322672 |archivedate=2009-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !78 |[[Lance Storm]] |1 |{{dts|2001|07|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=2001|month2=08|day2=19|year2=2001}} |[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="storm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322676 |title=Lance Storm's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419232557/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322676 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !79 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |2 |{{dts|2001|08|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=19|year1=2001|month2=09|day2=23|year2=2001}} |[[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]] |[[SummerSlam (2001)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="edge2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322680 |title=Edge's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421235117/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322680 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !80 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |1 |{{dts|2001|09|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=23|year1=2001|month2=10|day2=21|year2=2001}} |[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]] |[[Unforgiven (2001)|Unforgiven]] | |<ref name="christian1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322684 |title=Christian's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142053/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322684 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !81 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |3 |{{dts|2001|10|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=11|day2=05|year2=2001}} |[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |[[No Mercy (2001)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="edge3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322688 |title=Edge's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502050954/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322688 |archivedate=2007-05-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !82 |[[Test (wrestler)|Test]] |1 |{{dts|2001|11|5}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=05|year1=2001|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2001}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="test1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322692 |title=Test's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233557/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322692 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !83 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |4 |{{dts|2001|11|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=18|year1=2001|month2=01|day2=20|year2=2002}} |[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] |[[Survivor Series (2001)|Survivor Series]] |align=left|This match was also for Edge's [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Championship]]. The titles became unified upon Edge's victory. |<ref name="edge4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322696 |title=Edge's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213443/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322696 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !84 |[[William Regal]] |1 |{{dts|2002|01|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=20|year1=2002|month2=03|day2=17|year2=2002}} |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] |[[Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="regal1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322700 |title=William Regal's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141644/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322700 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !85 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |1 |{{dts|2002|03|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=17|year1=2002|month2=04|day2=21|year2=2002}} |[[Toronto|Toronto, ON]] |[[WrestleMania X8]] |align=left|On March 25, the championship became exclusive to [[WWE Raw|Raw]] when Van Dam was [[WWE brand extension|drafted]] to the Raw brand. |<ref name="rvd1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=Rob Van Dam's first reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !86 |[[Eddie Guerrero]] |2 |{{dts|2002|04|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=21|year1=2002|month2=05|day2=27|year2=2002}} |[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]] |[[Backlash (2002)|Backlash]] |align=left|Title was renamed the WWE Intercontinental Championship on May 13, 2002. |<ref name="Eddie WWE">{{cite web|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/intercon.html#note32|title=Eddie's reign WWE |accessdate=2007-08-04|work=CompleteWWE.com}}</ref><ref name="guerrero2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322708 |title=Eddie Guerrero's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427172456/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322708 |archivedate=2007-04-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !87 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |2 |{{dts|2002|05|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=27|year1=2002|month2=07|day2=29|year2=2002}} |[[Edmonton|Edmonton, AB]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="rvd2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322712 |title=Rob Van Dam's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421232701/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322712 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !88 |[[Chris Benoit]] |4 |{{dts|2002|07|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=29|year1=2002|month2=08|day2=25|year2=2002}} |[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Title became exclusive to [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] when Benoit defected to SmackDown on July 30 (aired August 1). |<ref name="benoit4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322716|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070203073320/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322716|archivedate=2007-02-03| title=Chris Benoit's fourth reign|accessdate=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> |- !89 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |3 |{{dts|2002|08|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=25|year1=2002|month2=09|day2=16|year2=2002}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (2002)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|The title was returned to [[WWE Raw|Raw]]. |<ref name="2003yearbook"/><ref name="rvd3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322720 |title=Rob Van Dam's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422143034/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322720 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !90 |[[Chris Jericho]] |5 |{{dts|2002|09|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=16|year1=2002|month2=09|day2=30|year2=2002}} |[[Denver|Denver, CO]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jericho5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322724 |title=Chris Jericho's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142259/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322724 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !91 |[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |2 |{{dts|2002|09|30}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=30|year1=2002|month2=10|day2=20|year2=2002}} |[[Houston|Houston, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="kane2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322728 |title=Kane's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419193842/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322728 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !92 |[[Triple H]] |5 |{{dts|2002|10|20}} |data-sort-value=0.2|<1 |[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] |[[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a unification match to unify the Intercontinental and the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight]] Championships. |<ref name="hhh5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322732 |title=Triple H's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233644/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322732 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |Unified |— |{{dts|2002|10|20}} |— |[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] |[[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] |align=left|Unified with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship. |<ref name="hhh5"/> |- !93 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |2 |{{dts|2003|05|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=18|year1=2003|month2=07|day2=07|year2=2003}} |[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |[[Judgment Day (2003)|Judgment Day]] |align=left|Won a [[Professional wrestling battle royal|battle royal]] involving [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]], [[Val Venis]], [[Chris Jericho]], [[Goldust]], [[Test (wrestler)|Test]], [[Lance Storm]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] and [[Rob Van Dam]] to revive the title. |<ref name="christian2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322736 |title=Christian's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419193821/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322736 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !94 |[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] |1 |{{dts|2003|07|07}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=07|year1=2003|month2=08|day2=10|year2=2003}} |[[Montreal|Montreal, QC]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="booker1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322740 |title=Booker T's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419060210/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322740 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !95 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |3 |{{dts|2003|08|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=10|year1=2003|month2=09|day2=29|year2=2003}} |[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines, IA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="christian3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322744 |title=Christian's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419061816/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322744 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !96 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |4 |{{dts|2003|09|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=29|year1=2003|month2=10|day2=27|year2=2003}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="rvd4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322748 |title=Rob Van Dam's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410194446/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322748 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !97 |[[Chris Jericho]] |6 |rowspan=2|{{dts|2003|10|27}} |data-sort-value=0.2|<1 |rowspan=2|[[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville, NC]] |rowspan=2|''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jericho6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322752 |title=Chris Jericho's sixth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429184030/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322752 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !98 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |5 |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=27|year1=2003|month2=12|day2=14|year2=2003}} |align=left|This was a [[Steel Cage match|steel cage match]]. |<ref name="rvd5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322756 |title=Rob Van Dam's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142210/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322756 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !99 |[[Randy Orton]] |1 |{{dts|2003|12|14}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=2003|month2=07|day2=11|year2=2004}} |[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] |[[Armageddon (2003)|Armageddon]] |align=left|[[Mick Foley]] was the [[Special guest referee|guest referee]]. |<ref name="orton1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322760 |title=Randy Orton's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329093738/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322760 |archivedate=2008-03-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !100 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |5 |{{dts|2004|07|11}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=11|year1=2004|month2=09|day2=6|year2=2004}} |[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |[[Vengeance (2004)|Vengeance]] | |<ref name="edge5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322764 |title=Edge's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420231343/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322764 |archivedate=2007-04-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|2004|09|06}} |— |[[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Vacated due to injury. |<ref name="edge5"/> |- !101 |[[Chris Jericho]] |7 |{{dts|2004|09|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=12|year1=2004|month2=10|day2=19|year2=2004}} |[[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]] |[[Unforgiven (2004)|Unforgiven]] |align=left|Defeated [[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] in a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="jericho7">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322768 |title=Chris Jericho's seventh reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421233740/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322768 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !102 |[[Shelton Benjamin]] |1 |{{dts|2004|10|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=19|year1=2004|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2005}} |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |[[Taboo Tuesday (2004)|Taboo Tuesday]] |align=left|Benjamin was voted into this match. |<ref name="benjamin1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322772 |title=Shelton Benjamin's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213645/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322772 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !103 |[[Carly Colón|Carlito]] |1 |{{dts|2005|06|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=2005|month2=09|day2=18|year2=2005}} |[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="carlito1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/636206 |title=Carlito's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213657/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/636206 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !104 |[[Ric Flair]] |1 |{{dts|2005|09|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=18|year1=2005|month2=02|day2=20|year2=2006}} |[[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, OK]] |[[Unforgiven (2005)|Unforgiven]] | |<ref name="flair1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/6362061 |title=Ric Flair's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217181511/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/6362061 |archivedate=2008-12-17 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !105 |[[Shelton Benjamin]] |2 |{{dts|2006|02|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=20|year1=2006|month2=04|day2=30|year2=2006}} |[[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton, NJ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="benjamin2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/63620611 |title=Shelton Benjamin's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421223217/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/63620611 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !106 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |6 |{{dts|2006|04|30}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=30|year1=2006|month2=05|day2=15|year2=2006}} |[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]] |[[Backlash (2006)|Backlash]] |align=left|Rob Van Dam's [[Money in the Bank ladder match|Money in the Bank]] contract was also on the line in this match. |<ref name="rvd6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2667630 |title=Rob Van Dam's sixth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420080445/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2667630 |archivedate=2007-04-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !107 |[[Shelton Benjamin]] |3 |{{dts|2006|05|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=15|year1=2006|month2=06|day2=25|year2=2006}} |[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a 3-on-2 handicap Texas tornado match featuring Benjamin, [[Chris Masters]] and [[Triple H]] against WWE Champion [[John Cena]] and Rob Van Dam, in which anyone who beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam. |<ref name="benjamin3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/26676301 |title=Shelton Benjamin's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419163123/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/26676301 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !108 |[[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro]] |1 |{{dts|2006|06|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=25|year1=2006|month2=10|day2=02|year2=2006}} |[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |[[Vengeance (2006)|Vengeance]] |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] also involving [[Carly Colón|Carlito]]. |<ref name="nitro1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2968410 |title=Johnny Nitro's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419174854/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2968410 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !109 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |2 |{{dts|2006|10|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=02|year1=2006|month2=11|day2=06|year2=2006}} |[[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka, KS]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="hardy2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/29684101 |title=Jeff Hardy's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410130835/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/29684101 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !110 |[[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro]] |2 |{{dts|2006|11|06}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=06|year1=2006|month2=11|day2=13|year2=2006}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No disqualification match|no disqualification match]]. |<ref name="nitro2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266 |title=Johnny Nitro's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410090224/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !111 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |3 |{{dts|2006|11|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=13|year1=2006|month2=02|day2=19|year2=2007}} |[[Manchester|Manchester, England]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="hardy3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661 |title=Jeff Hardy's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408143656/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !112 |[[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]] |1 |{{dts|2007|02|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=19|year1=2007|month2=04|day2=16|year2=2007}} |[[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="umaga1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611 |title=Umaga's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408105847/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !113 |[[Santino Marella]] |1 |{{dts|2007|04|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=16|year1=2007|month2=07|day2=02|year2=2007}} |[[Milan|Milan, Italy]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Holds Barred match|No Holds Barred match]], Santino was "picked out of the audience" by [[Vince McMahon]]. |<ref name="santino1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/4515822 |title=Santino Marella's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515051422/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/4515822 |archivedate=2007-05-15 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !114 |[[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]] |2 |{{dts|2007|07|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=09|day2=02|year2=2007}} |[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="umaga2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111 |title=Umaga's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118154018/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111 |archivedate=2007-11-18 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !115 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |4 |{{dts|2007|09|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=03|day2=10|year2=2008}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Aired on September 3, 2007 on tape delay. |<ref name="hardy4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111 |title=Jeff Hardy's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-09-03 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011012142/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111 |archivedate=2007-10-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !116 |[[Chris Jericho]] |8 |{{dts|2008|03|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=10|year1=2008|month2=06|day2=29|year2=2008}} |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jericho8">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611111 |title=Chris Jericho's eighth reign |accessdate=2008-03-11 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314210706/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611111 |archivedate=2008-03-14 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !117 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |1 |{{dts|2008|06|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=29|year1=2008|month2=08|day2=17|year2=2008}} |[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |[[Night of Champions (2008)|Night of Champions]] | |<ref name=kingston1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111111 |accessdate=2008-06-29 |title=Kofi Kingston's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703113300/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111111 |archivedate=2008-07-03 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !118 |[[Santino Marella]] |2 |{{dts|2008|08|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=2008|month2=11|day2=10|year2=2008}} |[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |[[SummerSlam (2008)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|Won the title in an intergender tag team match in which both the Intercontinental and [[WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)|Women's Championship]] were on the line. The title was won when partner [[Beth Phoenix]] pinned [[Mickie James]]. |<ref name=santino2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111111 |accessdate=2008-08-18 |title=Santino Marella's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821034228/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111111 |archivedate=2008-08-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !119 |[[William Regal]] |2 |{{dts|2008|11|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=10|year1=2008|month2=01|day2=19|year2=2009}} |[[Manchester|Manchester, England]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name=regal2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/8615732 |accessdate=2008-12-26 |title=William Regal's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217043600/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/8615732 |archivedate=2008-12-17 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !120 |[[CM Punk]] |1 |{{dts|2009|01|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=19|year1=2009|month2=03|day2=09|year2=2009}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No disqualification match|no disqualification match]]. |<ref name=punk1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998 |accessdate=2009-01-19 |title=CM Punk's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225015103/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998 |archivedate=2009-02-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !121 |[[John Layfield|John Bradshaw Layfield]] |1 |{{dts|2009|03|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=09|year1=2009|month2=04|day2=05|year2=2009}} |[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name=JBL1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9526204 |accessdate=2009-03-09 |title=JBL's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313035136/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9526204 |archivedate=2009-03-13 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !122 |[[Rey Mysterio]] |1 |{{dts|2009|4|5}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=05|year1=2009|month2=06|day2=07|year2=2009}} |[[Houston|Houston, TX]] |[[WrestleMania XXV]] |align=left|Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Mysterio was [[2009 WWE Draft|drafted]] to the SmackDown brand on April 13, 2009. |<ref name=Mysterio1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9787528 |accessdate=2009-04-15 |title=Mysterio's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409074816/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9787528 |archivedate=2009-04-09 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !123 |[[Chris Jericho]] |9 |{{dts|2009|06|07}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=07|year1=2009|month2=06|day2=28|year2=2009}} |[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] |[[Extreme Rules (2009)|Extreme Rules]] |align=left|This was a [[Hardcore wrestling|No Holds Barred match]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10437480 |accessdate=2009-06-07 |title=Chris Jericho's ninth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611184248/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10437480 |archivedate=2009-06-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !124 |[[Rey Mysterio]] |2 |{{dts|2009|06|28}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=28|year1=2009|month2=09|day2=01|year2=2009}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |[[WWE The Bash|The Bash]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de Apuestas|mask vs. title match]]. |<ref name=Mysterio2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10659470 |accessdate=2009-06-28 |title=Rey Mysterio's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702140737/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10659470 |archivedate=2009-07-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !125 |[[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] |3 |{{dts|2009|09|01}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=01|year1=2009|month2=12|day2=13|year2=2009}} |[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on September 4, 2009 on tape delay. John Morrison was formerly known as Johnny Nitro. |<ref name=Morrison3>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/11569874 |accessdate=2009-09-04 |title=John Morrison's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908075925/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/11569874 |archivedate=2009-09-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !126 |[[Drew McIntyre]] |1 |{{dts|2009|12|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=13|year1=2009|month2=05|day2=23|year2=2010}} |[[San Antonio|San Antonio, TX]] |[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] |align=left|On May 7, 2010, Theodore Long suspended McIntyre and vacated the title. The following week on ''SmackDown'', Kofi Kingston won a tournament to declare a new champion, but [[Vince McMahon|Mr. McMahon]] reverted Long's decision. The vacancy of the title and Kingston's championship win are not recognized by WWE, and WWE continued to recognize McIntyre as champion during that period. |<ref name=McIntyre1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/12940388 |accessdate=2009-12-14 |title=Drew McIntyre's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217080214/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/12940388 |archivedate=2009-12-17 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !127 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |2 |{{dts|2010|05|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=23|year1=2010|month2=07|day2=28|year2=2010}} |[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]] |[[Over the Limit (2010)|Over the Limit]] | |<ref name="Kingston2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/14533730 |accessdate=2010-09-20 |title=Kofi Kingston's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527032214/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/14533730 |archivedate=2010-05-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !128 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |1 |{{dts|2010|7|28}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=28|year1=2010|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2011}} |[[Laredo, Texas|Laredo, TX]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on August 6, 2010 on tape delay. |<ref name="Ziggler1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/15294126 |accessdate=2010-09-20 |title=Dolph Ziggler's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819051349/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/15294126 |archivedate=2010-08-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !129 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |3 |{{dts|2011|01|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2011|month2=03|day2=22|year2=2011}} |[[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, AZ]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on January 7, 2011 on tape delay. |<ref name="Kingston3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/16770470 |accessdate=2011-03-14 |title=Kofi Kingston's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228042239/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/16770470 |archivedate=2011-02-28 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !130 |[[Wade Barrett]] |1 |{{dts|2011|03|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=22|year1=2011|month2=06|day2=19|year2=2011}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on March 25, 2011 on tape delay. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_48672.shtml|title=WWE News: Smackdown spoilers 3/25 - Quick Smackdown results for Friday's show including a significant development|date=22 March 2011|last=Tucker|first=Benjamin|accessdate=23 March 2011|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> |- !131 |[[Ezekiel Jackson]] |1 |{{dts|2011|06|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=19|year1=2011|month2=08|day2=09|year2=2011}} |[[Washington, D.C.]] |[[WWE Capitol Punishment|Capitol Punishment]] | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25021591 |accessdate=2011-06-20 |title=Ezekiel Jackson's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623140408/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25021591 |archivedate=2011-06-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !132 |[[Cody Rhodes]] |1 |{{dts|2011|08|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=09|year1=2011|month2=04|day2=01|year2=2012}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on August 12, 2011 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25029858 |accessdate=2011-08-12 |title=Cody Rhodes's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009134711/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25029858 |archivedate=2011-10-09 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !133 |[[Big Show]] |1 |{{dts|2012|04|01}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=01|year1=2012|month2=04|day2=29|year2=2012}} |[[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens, FL]] |[[WrestleMania XXVIII]] | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-show |accessdate=2012-04-01 |title=Big Show's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729020647/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-show |archivedate=2012-07-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !134 |[[Cody Rhodes]] |2 |{{dts|2012|04|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=29|year1=2012|month2=05|day2=20|year2=2012}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |[[Extreme Rules (2012)|Extreme Rules]] |align=left|This was a [[Tables Match|tables match]]. |<ref name=ShowRhodes>{{cite web|title=Intercontinental Champion Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes|author=Michael Burdick|date=April 23, 2012|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/2012/big-show-cody-rhodes|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref> |- !135 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |4 |{{dts|2012|05|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=20|year1=2012|month2=07|day2=23|year2=2012}} |[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]] |[[Over the Limit (2012)|Over the Limit]] | |<ref>{{cite web|last=Giannini|first=Alex|title=Christian def. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wweoverthelimit/2012/christian-def-intercontinental-champion-cody-rhodes|work=WWE|accessdate=21 May 2012|date=20 May 2012}}</ref> |- !136 |[[The Miz]] |1 |{{dts|2012|07|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=2012|month2=10|day2=16|year2=2012}} |[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |''[[WWE Raw 1000|Raw 1000]]'' | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20120723-themiz |accessdate=2012-07-23 |title=The Miz's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727022552/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20120723-themiz |archivedate=2012-07-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !137 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |4 |{{dts|2012|10|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=16|year1=2012|month2=12|day2=29|year2=2012}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |''[[WWE Main Event|Main Event]]'' |align=left|Aired on October 17, 2012 on tape delay. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121017-kofi-kingston |accessdate=2013-01-09 |title=Kofi Kingston's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122092901/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121017-kofi-kingston |archivedate=2012-11-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !138 |[[Wade Barrett]] |2 |{{dts|2012|12|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=29|year1=2012|month2=04|day2=07|year2=2013}} |[[Washington, D.C.]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Aired on December 31, 2012 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121229-wade-barrett |accessdate=2013-01-09 |title=Wade Barrett's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106100427/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121229-wade-barrett |archivedate=2013-01-06 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !139 |[[The Miz]] |2 |{{dts|2013|04|07}} |{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=7|year1=2013|month2=4|day2=8|year2=2013}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |[[WrestleMania 29]] |align=left|Match aired live on [[YouTube]] and [[WWE|WWE.com]] as part of the WrestleMania 29 pre-show. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130407-the-miz |accessdate=2013-04-08 |title=The Miz's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410084940/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130407-the-miz |archivedate=2013-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !140 |[[Wade Barrett]] |3 |{{dts|2013|04|08}} |{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=8|year1=2013|month2=06|day2=16|year2=2013}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130408-wade-barrett |accessdate=2013-04-07 |title=Wade Barrett's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412062231/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130408-wade-barrett |archivedate=2013-04-12 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !141 |[[Curtis Axel]] |1 |{{dts|2013|06|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=16|year1=2013|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2013}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |[[Payback (2013)|Payback]] |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] also involving [[The Miz]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130616-curtis-axel |accessdate=2013-07-04 |title=Curtis Axel's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622000942/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130616-curtis-axel |archivedate=2013-06-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !142 |[[Big E Langston]] |1 |{{dts|2013|11|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=18|year1=2013|month2=05|day2=04|year2=2014}} |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|On February 12, 2014, Big E Langston's ring name was shortened to Big E. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-e-langston |accessdate=2013-11-18 |title=Big E Langston's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123132221/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-e-langston |archivedate=2013-11-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !143 |[[Wade Barrett|Bad News Barrett]] |4 |{{dts|2014|05|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=04|year1=2014|month2=06|day2=30|year2=2014}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |[[Extreme Rules (2014)|Extreme Rules]] |align=left|Bad News Barrett was formerly known as Wade Barrett. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140504-bad-news-barrett |accessdate=2014-05-29 |title=Bad News Barrett's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514072541/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140504-bad-news-barrett |archivedate=2014-05-14 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|2014|06|30}} |— |[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Title vacated due to a shoulder injury. |<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/49345-bad-news-barrett-update-intercontinental-title-vacated|title=Bad News Barrett update, Intercontinental title vacated|publisher=WrestleView|date=June 30, 2014|accessdate=August 3, 2014}}</ref> |- !144 |[[The Miz]] |3 |{{dts|2014|07|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=20|year1=2014|month2=08|day2=17|year2=2014}} |[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] |[[Battleground (2014)|Battleground]] |align=left|This was a 19-man [[Professional wrestling battle royal|battle royal]]. Miz last eliminated [[Dolph Ziggler]] to win the vacant title. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140720-the-miz |accessdate=2014-07-20 |title=The Miz's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222112116/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140720-the-miz |archivedate=2014-12-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !145 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |2 |{{dts|2014|08|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=21|year2=2014}} |[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]] |[[SummerSlam (2014)|SummerSlam]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140817-dolph-ziggler |accessdate=2014-08-17 |title=Dolph Ziggler's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090020/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140817-dolph-ziggler |archivedate=2014-08-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !146 |[[The Miz]] |4 |{{dts|2014|09|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=21|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=22|year2=2014}} |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |[[Night of Champions (2014)|Night of Champions]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/the-miz |accessdate=2014-09-21 |title=The Miz's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924042426/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/the-miz |archivedate=2014-09-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !147 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |3 |{{dts|2014|09|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=22|year1=2014|month2=11|day2=17|year2=2014}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/dolph-ziggler|accessdate=2014-09-22|title=Dolph Ziggler's third reign|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !148 |[[Luke Harper]] |1 |{{dts|2014|11|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=17|year1=2014|month2=12|day2=14|year2=2014}} |[[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, VA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_81845.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw results 11/17: 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|accessdate=2014-11-18|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> |- !149 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |4 |{{dts|2014|12|14}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=2014|month2=01|day2=05|year2=2015}} |[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2014)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20141214-dolph-ziggler |accessdate=2014-12-14 |title=Dolph Ziggler's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226021446/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20141214-dolph-ziggler |archivedate=2014-12-26 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !150 |[[Bad News Barrett]] |5 |{{dts|2015|1|5}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=05|year1=2015|month2=03|day2=29|year2=2015}} |[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Ziggler originally retained his title against Barrett, but Director of Operations Kane made the match a [[Two out of three falls match|two-out-of-three falls match]], which Barrett won. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150105-bad-news-barrett|title=Bad News Barrett's fifth reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2015-01-05}}</ref> |- !151 |[[Daniel Bryan]] |1 |{{dts|2015|03|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=29|year1=2015|month2=05|day2=11|year2=2015}} |[[Santa Clara, CA]] |[[WrestleMania 31]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]] also involving [[Dean Ambrose]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Luke Harper]], [[R-Truth]], and [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150329-daniel-bryan |title=Daniel Bryan's first reign |publisher=WWE |accessdate=2015-03-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402000014/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150329-daniel-bryan |archivedate=2015-04-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|2015|05|11}} |— |[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Title vacated due to injury. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2015-05-11/wwe-raw-results-27380560/page-9|title=Daniel Bryan relinquished the Intercontinental Championship|publisher=WWE|last=Benigno|first=Anthony|date=2015-05-11|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> |- !152 |[[Ryback]] |1 |{{dts|2015|05|31}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=31|year1=2015|month2=09|day2=20|year2=2015}} |[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi, TX]] |[[Elimination Chamber (2015)|Elimination Chamber]] |align=left|This was an [[Elimination Chamber|Elimination Chamber match]] also involving [[Sheamus]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Mark Henry]], [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]], and [[Wade Barrett|King Barrett]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150531-ryback |title=Ryback's first reign |publisher=WWE |accessdate=2015-05-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610110303/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150531-ryback |archivedate=2015-06-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !153 |[[Kevin Owens]] |1 |{{dts|2015|09|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=20|year1=2015|month2=12|day2=13|year2=2015}} |[[Houston|Houston, TX]] |[[Night of Champions (2015)|Night of Champions]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150920-kevin-owens|title=Kevin Owens' first reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> |- !154 |[[Dean Ambrose]] |1 |{{dts|2015|12|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=13|year1=2015|month2=02|day2=15|year2=2016}} |[[Boston|Boston, MA]] |[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2015)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20151213-dean-ambrose|title=Dean Ambrose's first reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2015-12-13}}</ref> |- !155 |[[Kevin Owens]] |2 |{{dts|2016|02|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=15|year1=2016|month2=04|day2=03|year2=2016}} |[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|fatal five-way match]] also involving [[Tyler Breeze]], [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]] and [[Dolph Ziggler]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20160215-kevin-owens|title=Kevin Owens' second reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2016-02-15}}</ref> |- !156 |[[Zack Ryder]] |1 |{{dts|2016|04|03}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=03|year1=2016|month2=04|day2=04|year2=2016}} |[[Arlington, Texas|Arlington, TX]] |[[WrestleMania 32]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]] also involving [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Sami Zayn]], [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]], [[Hunico|Sin Cara]], and [[The Miz]]. |<ref name="WrestleMania32">{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=4/3 WrestleMania 32 PPV Results – CALDWELL's Complete Live Report on Main PPV|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/04/03/wm32liveresults/|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=April 3, 2016}}</ref> |- !157 |[[The Miz]] |5 |{{dts|2016|04|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=04|year1=2016|month2=10|day2=09|year2=2016}} |[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the [[2016 WWE draft]]. |<ref name="Raw4042016">{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=4/4 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL's Complete Report on post-WM32 |url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/04/04/april4rawresults/|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=April 4, 2016}}</ref> |- !158 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |5 |{{dts|2016|10|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=09|year1=2016|month2=11|day2=15|year2=2016}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |[[No Mercy (2016)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de Apuestas|title vs. career match]]. |<ref>{{cite web|last1=Keller|first1=Wade|title=KELLER’S WWE NO MERCY PPV REPORT 10/9: Ongoing live coverage of Styles vs. Cena vs. Ambrose, Miz vs. Ziggler, Orton vs. Wyatt|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/10/09/kellers-wwe-no-mercy-ppv-report-109-ongoing-live-coverage-styles-vs-cena-vs-ambrose-miz-vs-ziggler-orton-vs-wyatt/|website=pwtorch.com|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref> |- !159 |[[The Miz]] |6 |{{dts|2016|11|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=15|year1=2016}}+ |[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre, PA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown 900 LIVE]]'' |align=left| |<ref name="Smackdown11152016">{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=WWE Smackdown Results – 11/15/16 (Live from Wilkes-Barre, 900th episode, The Undertaker and Edge return)|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-smackdown-results/69572-wwe-smackdown-results-111516-live-wilkes-barre-900th-episode-undertaker-edge-return/|work=WrestleView|accessdate=November 15, 2016}}</ref> |} == Combined reigns == {{multiple image |align = right |direction = vertical |width = 200 |image1 = Patterson IC belt.jpg |caption1 = Inaugural champion [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]] |image2 = Jericho 9th Intercontinental Championship.jpg |caption2 = Record nine-time champion [[Chris Jericho]] |image3 = Honky Tonk Man by Gage Skidmore.jpg |caption3 = [[The Honky Tonk Man]], whose 454-day reign is the longest in history }} As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|† |Indicates the current champion |} {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- !Rank !Wrestler !No. of<br>reigns !Combined days |- !1 |{{sortname|Pedro|Morales}} || 2 || 619 |- !2 |{{sortname|Don|Muraco}} || 2 || 541 |- !3 |{{sort|Honky, The Tonk Man|[[The Honky Tonk Man]]}} || 1 || 454 |- !4 |{{sortname|Tito|Santana}} || 2 || 443 |- !5 |{{sort|Razor Ramon|[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]]}} || 4 || 437 |- !6 |{{sort|Ultimate Warrior|[[The Ultimate Warrior]]}} || 2 || 432 |- !7 |{{sortname|Randy|Savage}} || 1 || 414 |- !rowspan=2|8 |{{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} || 3 || 406 |- |{{sort|Perfect|[[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]]}} || 2 || 406 |- !10 |{{sort|Barrett, Bad News|[[Wade Barrett|Wade Barrett/Bad News Barrett]]}} || 5 || 397 |- !11 |{{sortname|Shelton|Benjamin}} || 3 || 354 |- !12 |{{sort|Rock|[[Dwayne Johnson|Rocky Maivia/The Rock]]}} || 2 || 339 |- !13 |{{sortname|Jeff|Hardy}} || 4 || 329 |- !14 |{{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} || 9 || 318 |- !15 |{{sortname|Dolph|Ziggler}} || 5 || 310 |- !16 |style="background:#ffe6bd;"|{{sort|Miz|[[The Miz]]}} † || 6 || {{age in days|month1=01|day1=17|year1=2016}}+ |- !17 |{{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} || 6 || 298 |- !18 |{{sortname|Bret|Hart}} || 2 || 290 |- !19 |{{sortname|Greg|Valentine}} || 1 || 285 |- !20 |{{sortname|Kofi|Kingston}} || 4 || 266 |- !21 |{{sortname|Cody|Rhodes}} || 2 || 257 |- !22 |{{sortname|Pat|Patterson|Pat Patterson (wrestler)}} || 1 || 233 |- !23 |{{sortname|Ken|Patera}} || 1 || 231 |- !24 |{{sortname|Rob|Van Dam}} || 6 || 211 |- !25 |{{sortname|Randy|Orton}} || 1 || 210 |- !26 |{{sort|Morrison, John|[[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro/John Morrison]]}} || 3 || 209 |- !27 |{{sort|Triple H|[[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H]]}} || 5 || 196 |- !28 |{{sort|Christian|[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]]}} || 4 || 192 |- !29 |{{sort|Edge|[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]]}} || 5 || 171 |- !30 |{{sort|Goldust}} || 3 || 168 |- !31 |{{sort|Big E|[[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]]}} || 1 || 167 |- !32 |{{sortname|Santino|Marella}} || 2 || 162 |- !33 |{{sortname|Drew|McIntyre}} || 1 || 161 |- !rowspan=2|34 |{{sortname|Curtis|Axel}} || 1 || 155 |- |{{sortname|Ric|Flair}} || 1 || 155 |- !36 |{{sortname|Rick|Rude}} || 1 || 148 |- !37 |{{sortname|Chris|Benoit}} || 4 || 142 |- !38 |{{sort|Diesel|[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]}} || 1 || 138 |- !rowspan=2|39 |{{sortname|Kevin|Owens}} || 2 || 132 |- |{{sortname|Owen|Hart}} || 2 || 132 |- !41 |{{sortname|Rey|Mysterio}} || 2 || 128 |- !42 |{{sortname|William|Regal}} || 2 || 126 |- !43 |{{sortname|Ken|Shamrock}} || 1 || 125 |- !44 |{{sort|Umaga|[[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]]}} || 2 || 118 |- !45 |{{sortname|Eddie|Guerrero}} || 2 || 114 |- !46 |{{sort|Ryback}} || 1 || 112 |- !47 |{{sort|Carlito|[[Carly Colón|Carlito]]}} || 1 || 90 |- !48 |{{sort|Tornado, The Texas|[[Kerry Von Erich|The Texas Tornado]]}} || 1 || 84 |- !49 |{{sortname|Val|Venis}} || 2 || 83 |- !50 |{{sortname|Roddy|Piper}} || 1 || 77 |- !rowspan=2|51 |{{sort|Austin, Stone Cold Steve|[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]]}} || 2 || 65 |- |{{sortname|Ricky|Steamboat}} || 1 || 65 |- !rowspan=2|53 |{{sort|Chyna}} || 2 || 64 |- |{{sortname|Dean|Ambrose}} || 1 || 64 |- !55 |{{sort|British Bulldog, The|[[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]]}} || 1 || 59 |- !56 |{{sort|Kane|[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]]}} || 2 || 57 |- !57 |{{sortname|Ezekiel|Jackson}} || 1 || 51 |- !58 |{{sortname|Ahmed|Johnson}} || 1 || 50 |- !59 |{{sort|CM Punk}} || 1 || 49 |- !rowspan=2|60 |{{sortname|Daniel|Bryan}} || 1 || 43 |- |{{sort|Godfather|[[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]]}} || 1 || 43 |- !62 |{{sortname|Kurt|Angle}} || 1 || 35 |- !63 |{{sort|Booker T|[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]]}} || 1 || 34 |- !rowspan=2|64 |{{sort|Big Show}} || 1 || 28 |- |{{sortname|Marc|Mero}} || 1 || 28 |- !rowspan=4|66 |{{sort|Albert|[[Matt Bloom|Albert]]}} || 1 || 27 |- |{{sort|Layfield, John Bradshaw|[[John Layfield|John Bradshaw Layfield]]}} || 1 || 27 |- |{{sortname|Lance|Storm}} || 1 || 27 |- |{{sortname|Luke|Harper}} || 1 || 27 |- !70 |{{sortname|D'Lo|Brown}} || 1 || 26 |- !71 |{{sortname|Marty|Jannetty}} || 1 || 20 |- !72 |{{sortname|Billy|Gunn}} || 1 || 19 |- !rowspan=2|73 |{{sort|Rikishi|[[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]]}} || 1 || 14 |- |{{sort|Road Dogg}} || 1 || 14 |- !75 |{{sort|Test|[[Test (wrestler)|Test]]}} || 1 || 13 |- !76 |{{sort|Mountie|[[Jacques Rougeau|The Mountie]]}} || 1 || 2 |- !77 |{{sortname|Zack|Ryder}} || 1 || 1 |- !78 |{{sortname|Dean|Douglas|Shane Douglas}} || 1 || <1 |} == See also == {{Portal|Professional wrestling}} * [[List of WWE World Champions]] * [[WWE Universal Championship|List of WWE Universal Champions]] * [[List of WWE United States Champions]] * [[List of WWE Raw Tag Team Champions]] * [[WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship|List of WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions]] * [[WWE Raw Women's Championship|List of WWE Raw Women's Champions]] * [[WWE SmackDown Women's Championship|List of WWE Smackdown Women's Champions]] * [[List of current champions in WWE]] == 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]] [[Category:Professional wrestling champion lists|WWE Intercontinental Championship]]'
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'[[File:The Miz as IC in April 2016.jpg|thumb|Six-time and current champion [[The Miz]]]] YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!! WELL DONE MIZ!!!!!!!!!!! == Title history == === Names === {| class="wikitable" |- !Name<ref name="Truetitlehistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwf/ic.html|title=WWE Intercontinental Title| publisher=Wrestling-titles.com|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref> !Years<ref name="Truetitlehistory"/> |- |WWF Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Championship |September 1, 1979 – May 10, 2002 |- |'''WWE Intercontinental Championship''' |May 10, 2002 – October 20, 2002; May 18, 2003 – 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}}. {|class="wikitable" |- !Reign |The reign number for the specific champion listed |- !Location |The city in which the title was won |- !Event |The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won |- !† |Indicates the reign is not recognized by WWE |- !+ |Indicates the current reign is changing daily |} {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;" !style="width:0;" data-sort- type="number"|No. !width=14%|Wrestler !width=0|Reign !width=16%|Date !style="width:0;" data-sort- type="number"|Days held !width=14%|Location !width=17%|Event !style="width:51%;" class="unsortable"|Notes !style="width:0;" class="unsortable"|Ref. |- !1 |[[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]] |1 |{{dts|1979|09|01}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=01|year1=1979|month2=04|day2=21|year2=1980}} |[[Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] |— |align=left|Patterson become 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]]. |<ref name="wwe.com"/><ref name="patterson1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322358 |title=Pat Patterson's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011020905/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322358 |archivedate=2007-10-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="IC1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=WWE Intercontinental Championship history|accessdate= 2008-12-26|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !2 |[[Ken Patera]] |1 |{{dts|1980|04|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=21|year1=1980|month2=12|day2=08|year2=1980}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="patera1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322364 |title=Ken Patera's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429001252/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322364 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !3 |[[Pedro Morales]] |1 |{{dts|1980|12|08}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=08|year1=1980|month2=06|day2=20|year2=1981}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[House show]] |align=left| |<ref name="morales1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322372 |title=Pedro Morales' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020115058/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322372 |archivedate=2007-10-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !4 |[[Don Muraco]] |1 |{{dts|1981|06|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=1981|month2=11|day2=23|year2=1981}} |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="muraco1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322378 |title=Don Muraco's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423092216/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322378 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !5 |[[Pedro Morales]] |2 |{{dts|1981|11|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=23|year1=1981|month2=01|day2=22|year2=1983}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="morales2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322384 |title=Pedro Morales' second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903155702/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322384 |archivedate=2007-09-03 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !6 |[[Don Muraco]] |2 |{{dts|1983|01|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=22|year1=1983|month2=02|day2=11|year2=1984}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="muraco2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322388 |title=Don Muraco's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423103828/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322388 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !7 |[[Tito Santana]] |1 |{{dts|1984|02|11}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=11|year1=1984|month2=09|day2=24|year2=1984}} |[[Boston|Boston, MA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="santana1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322392 |title=Tito Santana's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094533/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322392 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !8 |[[Greg Valentine]] |1 |{{dts|1984|09|24}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=24|year1=1984|month2=07|day2=06|year2=1985}} |[[London, Ontario|London, ON]] |''[[Maple Leaf Wrestling]]'' |align=left|Aired on October 13, 1984 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="valentine1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322396 |title=Greg Valentine's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723223700/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322396 |archivedate=2008-07-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !9 |[[Tito Santana]] |2 |{{dts|1985|07|06}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=06|year1=1985|month2=02|day2=08|year2=1986}} |[[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]] |[[House show]] |align=left|This was a [[Steel Cage match|steel cage match]]. |<ref name="santana2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322400 |title=Tito Santana's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706202107/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322400 |archivedate=2008-07-06 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !10 |[[Randy Savage]] |1 |{{dts|1986|02|08}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=08|year1=1986|month2=03|day2=29|year2=1987}} |[[Boston|Boston, MA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="savage1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322404 |title=Randy Savage's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327034004/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322404 |archivedate=2008-03-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !11 |[[Ricky Steamboat]] |1 |{{dts|1987|03|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=29|year1=1987|month2=06|day2=02|year2=1987}} |[[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac, MI]] |[[WrestleMania III]] | |<ref name="steamboat1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322408|title=Ricky Steamboat's first reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142136/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322408|archivedate=2007-04-23|df=}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !12 |[[The Honky Tonk Man]] |1 |{{dts|1987|06|2}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=02|year1=1987|month2=08|day2=29|year2=1988}} |[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' |align=left|Aired on June 13, 1987 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]].<br>By mid-1988, the title was renamed the WWF Intercontinental Championship. |<ref name="superstars">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfsup.htm|title=''WWF Superstars'' results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Information Archive|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013181848/http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfsup.htm|archivedate=2007-10-13|df=}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="htm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322412|title=The Honky Tonk Man's first reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142233/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322412|archivedate=2007-04-23|df=}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !13 |[[The Ultimate Warrior]] |1 |{{dts|1988|08|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=29|year1=1988|month2=04|day2=02|year2=1989}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (1988)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="warrior1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322416 |title=The Ultimate Warrior's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429084849/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322416 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !14 |[[Rick Rude]] |1 |{{dts|1989|04|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=02|year1=1989|month2=08|day2=28|year2=1989}} |[[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City, NJ]] |[[WrestleMania V]] | |<ref name="rude1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322420 |title=Rick Rude's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705175752/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322420 |archivedate=2008-07-05 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !15 |[[The Ultimate Warrior]] |2 |{{dts|1989|08|28}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=27|year1=1989|month2=04|day2=01|year2=1990}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |[[SummerSlam (1989)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="warrior2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322424|title=The Ultimate Warrior's second reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709032612/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322424|archivedate=2008-07-09|df=}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1990|04|01}} |— |[[Toronto|Toronto, ON]] |[[WrestleMania VI]] |align=left|The title was vacated when Warrior defeated [[Hulk Hogan]] for the [[WWE World Championship|WWF Championship]]. |<ref name="warrior2"/> |- !16 |[[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]] |1 |{{dts|1990|04|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=23|year1=1990|month2=08|day2=27|year2=1990}} |[[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] |''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' |align=left|Defeated [[Tito Santana]] in a tournament final. Aired on May 19, 1990 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="superstars"/><ref name="perfect1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322428 |title=Mr. Perfect's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429135728/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322428 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !17 |[[Kerry Von Erich|The Texas Tornado]] |1 |{{dts|1990|08|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=27|year1=1990|month2=11|day2=19|year2= 1990}} |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |[[SummerSlam (1990)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="tornado1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322432 |title=Texas Tornado's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423101323/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322432 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !18 |[[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]] |2 |{{dts|1990|11|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=19|year1=1990|month2=08|day2=26|year2=1991}} |[[Rochester, New York|Rochester, NY]] |''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' |align=left|Aired on December 15, 1990 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="superstars"/><ref name="perfect2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322436 |title=Mr. Perfect's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141813/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322436 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !19 |[[Bret Hart]] |1 |{{dts|1991|08|26}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=26|year1=1991|month2=01|day2=17|year2=1992}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (1991)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="bret1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322440 |title=Bret Hart's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423141755/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322440 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !20 |[[Jacques Rougeau|The Mountie]] |1 |{{dts|1992|01|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=17|year1=1992|month2=01|day2=19|year2=1992}} |[[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield, MA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="mountie1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322444 |title=The Mountie's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142017/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322444 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !21 |[[Roddy Piper]] |1 |{{dts|1992|01|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=19|year1=1992|month2=04|day2=05|year2=1992}} |[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] |[[Royal Rumble (1992)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="piper1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322448 |title=Intercontinental Championship - Roddy Piper |accessdate=2013-02-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213004332/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322448 |archivedate=2013-02-13 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !22 |[[Bret Hart]] |2 |{{dts|1992|04|05}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=05|year1=1992|month2=08|day2=29|year2=1992}} |[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |[[WrestleMania VIII]] | |<ref name="bret2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322452 |title=Intercontinental Championship - Bret Hart |accessdate=2013-02-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213045730/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322452 |archivedate=2013-02-13 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !23 |[[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]] |1 |{{dts|1992|08|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=29|year1=1992|month2=10|day2=27|year2=1992}} |[[London|London, England]] |[[SummerSlam (1992)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="bulldog1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |title=The British Bulldog's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524214828/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |archivedate=2007-05-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !24 |[[Shawn Michaels]] |1 |{{dts|1992|10|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=27|year1=1992|month2=05|day2=17|year2=1993}} |[[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]] |''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' |align=left|Aired on the [[Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI|November 14, 1992 edition]] on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="snmeresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/snme.html|title=Saturday Night's Main Event results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments}}</ref><ref name="michaels1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322460 |title=Shawn Michaels' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515052538/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322460 |archivedate=2007-05-15 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !25 |[[Marty Jannetty]] |1 |{{dts|1993|05|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=17|year1=1993|month2=06|day2=06|year2=1993}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jannetty1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322464 |title=Marty Jannetty's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410203756/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322464 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !26 |[[Shawn Michaels]] |2 |{{dts|1993|06|06}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=06|year1=1993|month2=09|day2=27|year2=1993}} |[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="michaels2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322468 |title=Shawn Michaels' second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410200151/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322468 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1993|09|27}} |— |— |— |align=left|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>{{Harv|Michaels|Feigenbaum|2005|p=182}}; DVD ''Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story''.</ref> |<ref name="ramon1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322472 |title=Razor Ramon's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230091947/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322472 |archivedate=2007-12-30 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !27 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |1 |{{dts|1993|09|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=27|year1=1993|month2=04|day2=13|year2=1994}} |[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Ramon and [[Rick Martel]] were the final two participants in a [[Professional wrestling battle royal|battle royal]], in which the last two would face off the next week for the vacant title; Ramon won the match which aired October 11, 1993 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. However, Michaels returned in November 1993, claiming to be the legitimate champion as nobody defeated him for the title (though not recognized as such by WWF). Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a [[ladder match]] on March 20, 1994 at [[WrestleMania X]] to become undisputed champion. |<ref name="ramon1"/><ref name="raw93">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1993.htm |title=''WWF Monday Night RAW'' results, 1993 |accessdate=2007-04-16 |work=Wrestling Information Archive |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625102706/http://www.100megsfree4.com:80/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1993.htm |archivedate=2007-06-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !28 |[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] |1 |{{dts|1994|04|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=13|year1=1994|month2=08|day2=29|year2=1994}} |[[Rochester, New York|Rochester, NY]] |''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars]]'' |align=left|Aired on April 30, 1994 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="diesel1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322476 |title=Diesel's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724125406/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322476 |archivedate=2008-07-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !29 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |2 |{{dts|1994|08|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=29|year1=1994|month2=01|day2=22|year2=1995}} |[[Chicago|Chicago, IL]] |[[SummerSlam (1994)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="ramon2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322480 |title=Razor Ramon's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423103313/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322480 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !30 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |1 |{{dts|1995|01|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=22|year1=1995|month2=04|day2=26|year2=1995}} |[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] |[[Royal Rumble (1995)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="jarrett1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322484 |title=Jeff Jarrett's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427090604/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322484 |archivedate=2007-04-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1995|04|26}} |— |[[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |''[[WWF Action Zone|Action Zone]]'' |align=left|Held up when match between Jarrett and [[Hardcore Holly|Bob "Spark Plug" Holly]] ended in controversy. |<ref name="jarrett2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322488 |title=Jeff Jarrett's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429181653/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322488 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !31 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |2 |{{dts|1995|04|26}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=26|year1=1995|month2=05|day2=19|year2=1995}} |[[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |''[[WWF Action Zone|Action Zone]]'' |align=left|Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch for the vacant title. Aired on April 30, 1995 on tape delay. |<ref name="jarrett2"/> |- !32 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |3 |{{dts|1995|05|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=19|year1=1995|month2=05|day2=21|year2=1995}} |[[Montreal|Montreal, QC]] |[[House show]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="ramon3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322492 |title=Razor Ramon's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724205533/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322492 |archivedate=2008-07-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !33 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |3 |{{dts|1995|05|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=21|year1=1995|month2=07|day2=23|year2=1995}} |[[Trois-Rivières|Trois-Rivières, QC]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="jarrett3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322496 |title=Jeff Jarrett's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011142526/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322496 |archivedate=2008-10-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !34 |[[Shawn Michaels]] |3 |{{dts|1995|07|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=1995|month2=10|day2=22|year2=1995}} |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |[[In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks]] | |<ref name="michaels3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322500 |title=Shawn Michaels' third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233606/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322500 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !35 |[[Shane Douglas|Dean Douglas]] |1 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|1995|10|22}} |data-sort-value=0.2|<1 |rowspan="2"|[[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, MB]] |rowspan="2"|[[In Your House 4|In Your House 4: Great White North]] |align=left|Won the title by forfeit due to Michaels being attacked outside a nightclub in [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]] on October 14, 1995. |<ref name="douglas1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322504 |title=Dean Douglas' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421125940/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322504 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !36 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |4 |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=22|year1=1995|month2=01|day2=21|year2=1996}} | |<ref name="ramon4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322508 |title=Razor Ramon's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429224630/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322508 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !37 |[[Goldust]] |1 |{{dts|1996|01|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=21|year1=1996|month2=04|day2=01|year2=1996}} |[[Fresno, California|Fresno, CA]] |[[Royal Rumble (1996)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="goldust1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322512 |title=Goldust's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429221420/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322512 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1996|04|01}}<ref name="goldust1"/> |— |[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Held up when a title defense against [[Savio Vega]] ended in a no contest. Aired April 15, 1996 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="raw96">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1996.htm |title=''WWF Monday Night RAW'' results, 1996 |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402013150/http://www.100megsfree4.com:80/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1996.htm |archivedate=2007-04-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="goldust2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322516 |title=Goldust's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094349/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322516 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !38 |[[Goldust]] |2 |{{dts|1996|04|01}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=01|year1=1996|month2=06|day2=23|year2=1996}} |[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch. Aired April 22, 1996 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="raw96"/><ref name="goldust2"/> |- !39 |[[Ahmed Johnson]] |1 |{{dts|1996|06|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=23|year1=1996|month2=08|day2=12|year2=1996}} |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |[[King of the Ring (1996)|King of the Ring]] | |<ref name="ahmed1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322520 |title=Ahmed Johnson's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429175515/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322520 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1996|08|12}} |— |[[Seattle|Seattle, WA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] after winning an [[battle royal|11-man battle royal]]. |<ref name="ahmed1"/> |- !40 |[[Marc Mero]] |1 |{{dts|1996|09|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=23|year1=1996|month2=10|day2=21|year2=1996}} |[[Hershey, Pennsylvania|Hershey, PA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Defeated [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] in a tournament final. |<ref name="raw96"/><ref name="mero1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322524 |title=Marc Mero's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142339/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322524 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !41 |[[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley]] |1 |{{dts|1996|10|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=21|year1=1996|month2=02|day2=13|year2= 1997}} |[[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne, IN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="hhh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322528 |title=Triple H's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094214/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322528 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !42 |[[Dwayne Johnson|Rocky Maivia]] |1 |{{dts|1997|02|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=13|year1=1997|month2=04|day2=28|year2=1997}} |[[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell, MA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="rock1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |title=The Rock's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410102450/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !43 |[[Owen Hart]] |1 |{{dts|1997|04|28}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=28|year1=1997|month2=08|day2=03|year2=1997}} |[[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="owen1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322536 |title=Owen Hart's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142115/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322536 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !44 |[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] |1 |{{dts|1997|08|03}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=03|year1=1997|month2=09|day2=08|year2=1997}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |[[SummerSlam (1997)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="austin1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322540 |title=Steve Austin's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408140905/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322540 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1997|09|08}} |— |— |— |align=left|Vacated due to a neck injury Austin suffered in winning the title. |<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|accessdate= 2007-08-04|publisher=CompleteWWE.com}}</ref> |- !45 |[[Owen Hart]] |2 |{{dts|1997|10|05}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=05|year1=1997|month2=11|day2=9|year2=1997}} |[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |[[Badd Blood: In Your House]] |align=left|Defeated [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] in a tournament final. |<ref name="owen2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322544 |title=Owen Hart's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408142506/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322544 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="badbloodresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/badd.html|title=Bad Blood results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments}}</ref> |- !46 |[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] |2 |{{dts|1997|11|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=09|year1=1997|month2=12|day2=08|year2=1997}} |[[Montreal|Montreal, QC]] |[[Survivor Series (1997)|Survivor Series]] | |<ref name="austin2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322548 |title=Steve Austin's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502225937/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322548 |archivedate=2007-05-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !47 |[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] |2 |{{dts|1997|12|8}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=08|year1=1997|month2=08|day2=30|year2=1998}} |[[Portland, Maine|Portland, ME]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Austin handed the championship belt to Rock. The Rock was formerly known as Rocky Maivia. |<ref name="rock2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322552 |title=The Rock's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428234605/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322552 |archivedate=2007-04-28 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !48 |[[Triple H]] |2 |{{dts|1998|08|30}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=30|year1=1998| month2=10|day2=09|year2=1998}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (1998)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. Triple H was formerly known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley. |<ref name="hhh2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322556 |title=Triple H's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329140338/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322556 |archivedate=2007-03-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1998|10|09}} |— |— |— |align=left|Vacated due to injury. |<ref name="hhh2"/> |- !49 |[[Ken Shamrock]] |1 |{{dts|1998|10|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=12|year1=1998|month2=02|day2=14|year2=1999}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Defeated [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]] in a tournament final. |<ref name="shamrock1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322560 |title=Ken Shamrock's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427040848/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322560 |archivedate=2007-04-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="raw98">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1998.htm |title=''WWF Raw is War'' results, 1998 |accessdate=2007-04-16 |work=Wrestling Information Archive |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402012113/http://www.100megsfree4.com:80/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1998.htm |archivedate=2007-04-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !50 |[[Val Venis]] |1 |{{dts|1999|02|14}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=14|year1=1999|month2=03|day2=15|year2=1999}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |[[St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House|In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre]] |align=left|[[Billy Gunn]] was the [[Special guest referee|guest referee]]. |<ref name="venis1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322564 |title=Val Venis' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327084925/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322564 |archivedate=2008-03-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="misc99">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/miscppvs1990s.html|title=Miscellaneous 1990s PPV results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments}}</ref> |- !51 |[[Road Dogg]] |1 |{{dts|1999|03|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=15|year1=1999|month2=03|day2=29|year2=1999}} |[[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="roaddogg1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322568 |title=Road Dogg's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430190135/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322568 |archivedate=2007-04-30 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !52 |[[Goldust]] |3 |{{dts|1999|03|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=29|year1=1999|month2=04|day2=12|year2=1999}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="goldust3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322572 |title=Goldust's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429223431/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322572 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !53 |[[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]] |1 |{{dts|1999|04|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=12|year1=1999|month2=05|day2=25|year2=1999}} |[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="godfather1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322576 |title=The Godfather's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409131435/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322576 |archivedate=2007-04-09 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !54 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |4 |{{dts|1999|05|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=25|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=24|year2=1999}} |[[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Aired May 31, 1999 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. Just over a week earlier, Jarrett's tag team partner, the [[Owen Hart|Blue Blazer]], was meant to win the title at [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]], but [[Owen Hart#Death|he died]] after [[Over the Edge (1999)#Owen Hart accident|an entrance accident]]. The title was instead later dropped to his friend and partner, Jarrett, in Owen Hart's memory.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} |<ref name="jarrett4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322580 |title=Jeff Jarrett's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429223617/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322580 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !55 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |1 |{{dts|1999|07|24}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=24|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=25|year2=1999}} |[[Toronto|Toronto, ON]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="edge1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322584 |title=Edge's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062515/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322584 |archivedate=2011-06-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !56 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |5 |{{dts|1999|07|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=25|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=27|year2=1999}} |[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |[[Fully Loaded (1999)|Fully Loaded]] | |<ref name="jarrett5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322588 |title=Jeff Jarrett's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428064601/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322588 |archivedate=2007-04-28 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !57 |[[D'Lo Brown]] |1 |{{dts|1999|07|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=27|year1=1999|month2=08|day2=22|year2=1999}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Brown's [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]] was also on the line. Aired August 2, 1999 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="brown1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322592 |title=D'Lo Brown's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233316/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322592 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !58 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |6 |{{dts|1999|08|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=22|year1=1999|month2=10|day2=17|year2=1999}} |[[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] |[[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match. |<ref name="jarrett6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322596 |title=Jeff Jarrett's sixth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410175842/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322596 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !59 |[[Chyna]] |1 |{{dts|1999|10|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=17|year1=1999|month2=12|day2=12|year2=1999}} |[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |[[No Mercy (1999)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional Wrestling Death match|Good Housekeeping match]]. |<ref name="chyna1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322600 |title=Chyna's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408145514/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322600 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="nomercyofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/history/alltimeresults|title= No Mercy official results| accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !60 |[[Chris Jericho]] |1 |{{dts|1999|12|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=12|year1=1999|month2=01|day2=3|year2=2000}} |[[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise, FL]] |[[Armageddon (1999)|Armageddon]] | |<ref name="jericho1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322604 |title=Chris Jericho's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420081841/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322604 |archivedate=2007-04-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Chris Jericho]] and [[Chyna]] |1<sup>†</sup> |{{dts|2000|01|03}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=03|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=23|year2=2000}} |[[Miami|Miami, FL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|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 doesn't recognize this period as an official reign as the title is considered vacant. |<ref name="IC1"/><ref name="jericho2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322608 |title=Chris Jericho's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421221143/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322608 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !61 |[[Chris Jericho]] |2 |{{dts|2000|01|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=23|year1=2000|month2=02|day2=27|year2=2000}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[Royal Rumble (2000)|Royal Rumble]] |align=left|Jericho defeated Chyna and [[Hardcore Holly]] in a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] to become undisputed champion. |<ref name="jericho2"/> |- !62 |[[Kurt Angle]] |1 |{{dts|2000|02|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=27|year1=2000|month2=04|day2=02|year2=2000}} |[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |[[No Way Out (2000)|No Way Out]] |align=left|Angle was also European Champion during this time. |<ref name="angle1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322612 |title=Kurt Angle's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141959/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322612 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !63 |[[Chris Benoit]] |1 |{{dts|2000|04|2}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=02|year2=2000}} |[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim, CA]] |[[WrestleMania 2000]] |align=left|Won first fall of a two-fall [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] between [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Kurt Angle]] where both of Angle's championships were at stake; pinned Jericho to win fall and claim championship. |<ref name="benoit1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322616|archivedate=2007-01-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070122043831/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322616| title=Chris Benoit's first reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> |- !64 |[[Chris Jericho]] |3 |{{dts|2000|05|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=08|year2=2000}} |[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond, VA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on May 4, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="jericho3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322620 |title=Chris Jericho's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429224604/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322620 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !65 |[[Chris Benoit]] |2 |{{dts|2000|05|08}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=08|year1=2000|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2000}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="benoit2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322624|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070117220452/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322624|archivedate=2007-01-17| title=Chris Benoit's second reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> |- !66 |[[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]] |1 |{{dts|2000|06|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=2000|month2=07|day2=04|year2=2000}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on June 22, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="rikishi1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322628 |title=Rikishi's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408233614/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322628 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !67 |[[Val Venis]] |2 |{{dts|2000|07|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=08|day2=27|year2=2000}} |[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale, FL]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on July 6, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="venis2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322632 |title=Val Venis' second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327084940/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322632 |archivedate=2008-03-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !68 |[[Chyna]] |2 |{{dts|2000|08|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=27|year1=2000|month2=09|day2=04|year2=2000}} |[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]] |[[SummerSlam (2000)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|Won the title in a mixed tag team match that pitted Chyna and [[Eddie Guerrero]] against Venis and [[Trish Stratus]]; Chyna pinned Trish. |<ref name="chyna3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322636 |title=Chyna's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410203854/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322636 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !69 |[[Eddie Guerrero]] |1 |{{dts|2000|09|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=11|day2=21|year2=2000}} |[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] also involving [[Kurt Angle]]. |<ref name="guerrero1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322640 |title=Eddie Guerrero's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221163609/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322640 |archivedate=2008-02-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !70 |[[Billy Gunn]] |1 |{{dts|2000|11|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=21|year1=2000|month2=12|day2=10|year2=2000}} |[[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise, FL]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on November 23, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="gunn1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322644 |title=Billy Gunn's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423143601/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322644 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !71 |[[Chris Benoit]] |3 |{{dts|2000|12|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=10|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=21|year2=2001}} |[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]] |[[Armageddon (2000)|Armageddon]] | |<ref name="benoit3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322648|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070128091549/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322648|archivedate=2007-01-28| title=Chris Benoit's third reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> |- !72 |[[Chris Jericho]] |4 |{{dts|2001|01|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=03|year2=2001}} |[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] |[[Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="jericho4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322652 |title=Chris Jericho's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213317/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322652 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !73 |[[Triple H]] |3 |{{dts|2001|04|3}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=03|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=10|year2=2001}} |[[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, OK]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on April 5, 2001 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="hhh3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322656 |title=Triple H's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141324/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322656 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !74 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |1 |{{dts|2001|04|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=10|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=16|year2=2001}} |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on April 12, 2001 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="hardy1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322660 |title=Jeff Hardy's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141236/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322660 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !75 |[[Triple H]] |4 |{{dts|2001|04|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=16|year1=2001|month2=05|day2=20|year2=2001}} |[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville, TN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="hhh4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322664 |title=Triple H's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422084301/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322664 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !76 |[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |1 |{{dts|2001|05|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=20|year1=2001|month2=06|day2=26|year2=2001}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |[[Judgment Day (2001)|Judgment Day]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Texas Bullrope match|chain match]]. |<ref name="kane1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322668 |title=Kane's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419230223/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322668 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="judgmentdayofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/alltimeresults |title=Judgment Day official results|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE.com}}</ref> |- !77 |[[Matt Bloom|Albert]] |1 |{{dts|2001|06|26}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=26|year1=2001|month2=07|day2=23|year2=2001}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No disqualification match|no disqualification match]]. Aired June 28, 2001 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="albert1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322672 |title=Albert's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325223653/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322672 |archivedate=2009-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !78 |[[Lance Storm]] |1 |{{dts|2001|07|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=2001|month2=08|day2=19|year2=2001}} |[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="storm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322676 |title=Lance Storm's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419232557/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322676 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !79 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |2 |{{dts|2001|08|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=19|year1=2001|month2=09|day2=23|year2=2001}} |[[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]] |[[SummerSlam (2001)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="edge2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322680 |title=Edge's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421235117/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322680 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !80 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |1 |{{dts|2001|09|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=23|year1=2001|month2=10|day2=21|year2=2001}} |[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]] |[[Unforgiven (2001)|Unforgiven]] | |<ref name="christian1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322684 |title=Christian's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142053/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322684 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !81 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |3 |{{dts|2001|10|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=11|day2=05|year2=2001}} |[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |[[No Mercy (2001)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="edge3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322688 |title=Edge's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502050954/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322688 |archivedate=2007-05-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !82 |[[Test (wrestler)|Test]] |1 |{{dts|2001|11|5}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=05|year1=2001|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2001}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="test1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322692 |title=Test's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233557/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322692 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !83 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |4 |{{dts|2001|11|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=18|year1=2001|month2=01|day2=20|year2=2002}} |[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] |[[Survivor Series (2001)|Survivor Series]] |align=left|This match was also for Edge's [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Championship]]. The titles became unified upon Edge's victory. |<ref name="edge4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322696 |title=Edge's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213443/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322696 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !84 |[[William Regal]] |1 |{{dts|2002|01|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=20|year1=2002|month2=03|day2=17|year2=2002}} |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] |[[Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="regal1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322700 |title=William Regal's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141644/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322700 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !85 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |1 |{{dts|2002|03|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=17|year1=2002|month2=04|day2=21|year2=2002}} |[[Toronto|Toronto, ON]] |[[WrestleMania X8]] |align=left|On March 25, the championship became exclusive to [[WWE Raw|Raw]] when Van Dam was [[WWE brand extension|drafted]] to the Raw brand. |<ref name="rvd1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=Rob Van Dam's first reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !86 |[[Eddie Guerrero]] |2 |{{dts|2002|04|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=21|year1=2002|month2=05|day2=27|year2=2002}} |[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]] |[[Backlash (2002)|Backlash]] |align=left|Title was renamed the WWE Intercontinental Championship on May 13, 2002. |<ref name="Eddie WWE">{{cite web|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/intercon.html#note32|title=Eddie's reign WWE |accessdate=2007-08-04|work=CompleteWWE.com}}</ref><ref name="guerrero2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322708 |title=Eddie Guerrero's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427172456/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322708 |archivedate=2007-04-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !87 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |2 |{{dts|2002|05|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=27|year1=2002|month2=07|day2=29|year2=2002}} |[[Edmonton|Edmonton, AB]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="rvd2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322712 |title=Rob Van Dam's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421232701/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322712 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !88 |[[Chris Benoit]] |4 |{{dts|2002|07|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=29|year1=2002|month2=08|day2=25|year2=2002}} |[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Title became exclusive to [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] when Benoit defected to SmackDown on July 30 (aired August 1). |<ref name="benoit4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322716|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070203073320/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322716|archivedate=2007-02-03| title=Chris Benoit's fourth reign|accessdate=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> |- !89 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |3 |{{dts|2002|08|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=25|year1=2002|month2=09|day2=16|year2=2002}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (2002)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|The title was returned to [[WWE Raw|Raw]]. |<ref name="2003yearbook"/><ref name="rvd3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322720 |title=Rob Van Dam's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422143034/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322720 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !90 |[[Chris Jericho]] |5 |{{dts|2002|09|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=16|year1=2002|month2=09|day2=30|year2=2002}} |[[Denver|Denver, CO]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jericho5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322724 |title=Chris Jericho's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142259/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322724 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !91 |[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |2 |{{dts|2002|09|30}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=30|year1=2002|month2=10|day2=20|year2=2002}} |[[Houston|Houston, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="kane2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322728 |title=Kane's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419193842/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322728 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !92 |[[Triple H]] |5 |{{dts|2002|10|20}} |data-sort-value=0.2|<1 |[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] |[[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a unification match to unify the Intercontinental and the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight]] Championships. |<ref name="hhh5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322732 |title=Triple H's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233644/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322732 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |Unified |— |{{dts|2002|10|20}} |— |[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] |[[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] |align=left|Unified with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship. |<ref name="hhh5"/> |- !93 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |2 |{{dts|2003|05|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=18|year1=2003|month2=07|day2=07|year2=2003}} |[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |[[Judgment Day (2003)|Judgment Day]] |align=left|Won a [[Professional wrestling battle royal|battle royal]] involving [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]], [[Val Venis]], [[Chris Jericho]], [[Goldust]], [[Test (wrestler)|Test]], [[Lance Storm]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] and [[Rob Van Dam]] to revive the title. |<ref name="christian2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322736 |title=Christian's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419193821/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322736 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !94 |[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] |1 |{{dts|2003|07|07}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=07|year1=2003|month2=08|day2=10|year2=2003}} |[[Montreal|Montreal, QC]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="booker1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322740 |title=Booker T's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419060210/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322740 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !95 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |3 |{{dts|2003|08|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=10|year1=2003|month2=09|day2=29|year2=2003}} |[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines, IA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="christian3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322744 |title=Christian's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419061816/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322744 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !96 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |4 |{{dts|2003|09|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=29|year1=2003|month2=10|day2=27|year2=2003}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="rvd4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322748 |title=Rob Van Dam's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410194446/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322748 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !97 |[[Chris Jericho]] |6 |rowspan=2|{{dts|2003|10|27}} |data-sort-value=0.2|<1 |rowspan=2|[[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville, NC]] |rowspan=2|''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jericho6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322752 |title=Chris Jericho's sixth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429184030/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322752 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !98 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |5 |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=27|year1=2003|month2=12|day2=14|year2=2003}} |align=left|This was a [[Steel Cage match|steel cage match]]. |<ref name="rvd5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322756 |title=Rob Van Dam's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142210/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322756 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !99 |[[Randy Orton]] |1 |{{dts|2003|12|14}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=2003|month2=07|day2=11|year2=2004}} |[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] |[[Armageddon (2003)|Armageddon]] |align=left|[[Mick Foley]] was the [[Special guest referee|guest referee]]. |<ref name="orton1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322760 |title=Randy Orton's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329093738/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322760 |archivedate=2008-03-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !100 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |5 |{{dts|2004|07|11}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=11|year1=2004|month2=09|day2=6|year2=2004}} |[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |[[Vengeance (2004)|Vengeance]] | |<ref name="edge5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322764 |title=Edge's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420231343/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322764 |archivedate=2007-04-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|2004|09|06}} |— |[[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Vacated due to injury. |<ref name="edge5"/> |- !101 |[[Chris Jericho]] |7 |{{dts|2004|09|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=12|year1=2004|month2=10|day2=19|year2=2004}} |[[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]] |[[Unforgiven (2004)|Unforgiven]] |align=left|Defeated [[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] in a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="jericho7">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322768 |title=Chris Jericho's seventh reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421233740/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322768 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !102 |[[Shelton Benjamin]] |1 |{{dts|2004|10|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=19|year1=2004|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2005}} |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |[[Taboo Tuesday (2004)|Taboo Tuesday]] |align=left|Benjamin was voted into this match. |<ref name="benjamin1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322772 |title=Shelton Benjamin's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213645/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322772 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !103 |[[Carly Colón|Carlito]] |1 |{{dts|2005|06|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=2005|month2=09|day2=18|year2=2005}} |[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="carlito1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/636206 |title=Carlito's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213657/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/636206 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !104 |[[Ric Flair]] |1 |{{dts|2005|09|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=18|year1=2005|month2=02|day2=20|year2=2006}} |[[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, OK]] |[[Unforgiven (2005)|Unforgiven]] | |<ref name="flair1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/6362061 |title=Ric Flair's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217181511/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/6362061 |archivedate=2008-12-17 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !105 |[[Shelton Benjamin]] |2 |{{dts|2006|02|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=20|year1=2006|month2=04|day2=30|year2=2006}} |[[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton, NJ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="benjamin2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/63620611 |title=Shelton Benjamin's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421223217/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/63620611 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !106 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |6 |{{dts|2006|04|30}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=30|year1=2006|month2=05|day2=15|year2=2006}} |[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]] |[[Backlash (2006)|Backlash]] |align=left|Rob Van Dam's [[Money in the Bank ladder match|Money in the Bank]] contract was also on the line in this match. |<ref name="rvd6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2667630 |title=Rob Van Dam's sixth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420080445/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2667630 |archivedate=2007-04-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !107 |[[Shelton Benjamin]] |3 |{{dts|2006|05|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=15|year1=2006|month2=06|day2=25|year2=2006}} |[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a 3-on-2 handicap Texas tornado match featuring Benjamin, [[Chris Masters]] and [[Triple H]] against WWE Champion [[John Cena]] and Rob Van Dam, in which anyone who beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam. |<ref name="benjamin3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/26676301 |title=Shelton Benjamin's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419163123/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/26676301 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !108 |[[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro]] |1 |{{dts|2006|06|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=25|year1=2006|month2=10|day2=02|year2=2006}} |[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |[[Vengeance (2006)|Vengeance]] |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] also involving [[Carly Colón|Carlito]]. |<ref name="nitro1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2968410 |title=Johnny Nitro's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419174854/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2968410 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !109 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |2 |{{dts|2006|10|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=02|year1=2006|month2=11|day2=06|year2=2006}} |[[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka, KS]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="hardy2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/29684101 |title=Jeff Hardy's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410130835/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/29684101 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !110 |[[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro]] |2 |{{dts|2006|11|06}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=06|year1=2006|month2=11|day2=13|year2=2006}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No disqualification match|no disqualification match]]. |<ref name="nitro2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266 |title=Johnny Nitro's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410090224/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !111 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |3 |{{dts|2006|11|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=13|year1=2006|month2=02|day2=19|year2=2007}} |[[Manchester|Manchester, England]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="hardy3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661 |title=Jeff Hardy's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408143656/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !112 |[[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]] |1 |{{dts|2007|02|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=19|year1=2007|month2=04|day2=16|year2=2007}} |[[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="umaga1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611 |title=Umaga's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408105847/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !113 |[[Santino Marella]] |1 |{{dts|2007|04|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=16|year1=2007|month2=07|day2=02|year2=2007}} |[[Milan|Milan, Italy]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Holds Barred match|No Holds Barred match]], Santino was "picked out of the audience" by [[Vince McMahon]]. |<ref name="santino1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/4515822 |title=Santino Marella's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515051422/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/4515822 |archivedate=2007-05-15 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !114 |[[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]] |2 |{{dts|2007|07|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=09|day2=02|year2=2007}} |[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="umaga2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111 |title=Umaga's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118154018/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111 |archivedate=2007-11-18 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !115 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |4 |{{dts|2007|09|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=03|day2=10|year2=2008}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Aired on September 3, 2007 on tape delay. |<ref name="hardy4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111 |title=Jeff Hardy's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-09-03 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011012142/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111 |archivedate=2007-10-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !116 |[[Chris Jericho]] |8 |{{dts|2008|03|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=10|year1=2008|month2=06|day2=29|year2=2008}} |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jericho8">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611111 |title=Chris Jericho's eighth reign |accessdate=2008-03-11 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314210706/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611111 |archivedate=2008-03-14 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !117 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |1 |{{dts|2008|06|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=29|year1=2008|month2=08|day2=17|year2=2008}} |[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |[[Night of Champions (2008)|Night of Champions]] | |<ref name=kingston1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111111 |accessdate=2008-06-29 |title=Kofi Kingston's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703113300/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111111 |archivedate=2008-07-03 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !118 |[[Santino Marella]] |2 |{{dts|2008|08|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=2008|month2=11|day2=10|year2=2008}} |[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |[[SummerSlam (2008)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|Won the title in an intergender tag team match in which both the Intercontinental and [[WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)|Women's Championship]] were on the line. The title was won when partner [[Beth Phoenix]] pinned [[Mickie James]]. |<ref name=santino2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111111 |accessdate=2008-08-18 |title=Santino Marella's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821034228/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111111 |archivedate=2008-08-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !119 |[[William Regal]] |2 |{{dts|2008|11|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=10|year1=2008|month2=01|day2=19|year2=2009}} |[[Manchester|Manchester, England]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name=regal2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/8615732 |accessdate=2008-12-26 |title=William Regal's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217043600/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/8615732 |archivedate=2008-12-17 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !120 |[[CM Punk]] |1 |{{dts|2009|01|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=19|year1=2009|month2=03|day2=09|year2=2009}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No disqualification match|no disqualification match]]. |<ref name=punk1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998 |accessdate=2009-01-19 |title=CM Punk's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225015103/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998 |archivedate=2009-02-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !121 |[[John Layfield|John Bradshaw Layfield]] |1 |{{dts|2009|03|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=09|year1=2009|month2=04|day2=05|year2=2009}} |[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name=JBL1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9526204 |accessdate=2009-03-09 |title=JBL's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313035136/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9526204 |archivedate=2009-03-13 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !122 |[[Rey Mysterio]] |1 |{{dts|2009|4|5}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=05|year1=2009|month2=06|day2=07|year2=2009}} |[[Houston|Houston, TX]] |[[WrestleMania XXV]] |align=left|Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Mysterio was [[2009 WWE Draft|drafted]] to the SmackDown brand on April 13, 2009. |<ref name=Mysterio1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9787528 |accessdate=2009-04-15 |title=Mysterio's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409074816/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9787528 |archivedate=2009-04-09 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !123 |[[Chris Jericho]] |9 |{{dts|2009|06|07}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=07|year1=2009|month2=06|day2=28|year2=2009}} |[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] |[[Extreme Rules (2009)|Extreme Rules]] |align=left|This was a [[Hardcore wrestling|No Holds Barred match]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10437480 |accessdate=2009-06-07 |title=Chris Jericho's ninth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611184248/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10437480 |archivedate=2009-06-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !124 |[[Rey Mysterio]] |2 |{{dts|2009|06|28}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=28|year1=2009|month2=09|day2=01|year2=2009}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |[[WWE The Bash|The Bash]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de Apuestas|mask vs. title match]]. |<ref name=Mysterio2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10659470 |accessdate=2009-06-28 |title=Rey Mysterio's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702140737/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10659470 |archivedate=2009-07-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !125 |[[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] |3 |{{dts|2009|09|01}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=01|year1=2009|month2=12|day2=13|year2=2009}} |[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on September 4, 2009 on tape delay. John Morrison was formerly known as Johnny Nitro. |<ref name=Morrison3>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/11569874 |accessdate=2009-09-04 |title=John Morrison's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908075925/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/11569874 |archivedate=2009-09-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !126 |[[Drew McIntyre]] |1 |{{dts|2009|12|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=13|year1=2009|month2=05|day2=23|year2=2010}} |[[San Antonio|San Antonio, TX]] |[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] |align=left|On May 7, 2010, Theodore Long suspended McIntyre and vacated the title. The following week on ''SmackDown'', Kofi Kingston won a tournament to declare a new champion, but [[Vince McMahon|Mr. McMahon]] reverted Long's decision. The vacancy of the title and Kingston's championship win are not recognized by WWE, and WWE continued to recognize McIntyre as champion during that period. |<ref name=McIntyre1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/12940388 |accessdate=2009-12-14 |title=Drew McIntyre's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217080214/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/12940388 |archivedate=2009-12-17 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !127 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |2 |{{dts|2010|05|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=23|year1=2010|month2=07|day2=28|year2=2010}} |[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]] |[[Over the Limit (2010)|Over the Limit]] | |<ref name="Kingston2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/14533730 |accessdate=2010-09-20 |title=Kofi Kingston's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527032214/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/14533730 |archivedate=2010-05-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !128 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |1 |{{dts|2010|7|28}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=28|year1=2010|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2011}} |[[Laredo, Texas|Laredo, TX]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on August 6, 2010 on tape delay. |<ref name="Ziggler1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/15294126 |accessdate=2010-09-20 |title=Dolph Ziggler's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819051349/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/15294126 |archivedate=2010-08-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !129 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |3 |{{dts|2011|01|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2011|month2=03|day2=22|year2=2011}} |[[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, AZ]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on January 7, 2011 on tape delay. |<ref name="Kingston3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/16770470 |accessdate=2011-03-14 |title=Kofi Kingston's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228042239/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/16770470 |archivedate=2011-02-28 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !130 |[[Wade Barrett]] |1 |{{dts|2011|03|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=22|year1=2011|month2=06|day2=19|year2=2011}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on March 25, 2011 on tape delay. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_48672.shtml|title=WWE News: Smackdown spoilers 3/25 - Quick Smackdown results for Friday's show including a significant development|date=22 March 2011|last=Tucker|first=Benjamin|accessdate=23 March 2011|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> |- !131 |[[Ezekiel Jackson]] |1 |{{dts|2011|06|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=19|year1=2011|month2=08|day2=09|year2=2011}} |[[Washington, D.C.]] |[[WWE Capitol Punishment|Capitol Punishment]] | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25021591 |accessdate=2011-06-20 |title=Ezekiel Jackson's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623140408/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25021591 |archivedate=2011-06-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !132 |[[Cody Rhodes]] |1 |{{dts|2011|08|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=09|year1=2011|month2=04|day2=01|year2=2012}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on August 12, 2011 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25029858 |accessdate=2011-08-12 |title=Cody Rhodes's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009134711/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25029858 |archivedate=2011-10-09 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !133 |[[Big Show]] |1 |{{dts|2012|04|01}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=01|year1=2012|month2=04|day2=29|year2=2012}} |[[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens, FL]] |[[WrestleMania XXVIII]] | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-show |accessdate=2012-04-01 |title=Big Show's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729020647/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-show |archivedate=2012-07-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !134 |[[Cody Rhodes]] |2 |{{dts|2012|04|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=29|year1=2012|month2=05|day2=20|year2=2012}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |[[Extreme Rules (2012)|Extreme Rules]] |align=left|This was a [[Tables Match|tables match]]. |<ref name=ShowRhodes>{{cite web|title=Intercontinental Champion Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes|author=Michael Burdick|date=April 23, 2012|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/2012/big-show-cody-rhodes|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref> |- !135 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |4 |{{dts|2012|05|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=20|year1=2012|month2=07|day2=23|year2=2012}} |[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]] |[[Over the Limit (2012)|Over the Limit]] | |<ref>{{cite web|last=Giannini|first=Alex|title=Christian def. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wweoverthelimit/2012/christian-def-intercontinental-champion-cody-rhodes|work=WWE|accessdate=21 May 2012|date=20 May 2012}}</ref> |- !136 |[[The Miz]] |1 |{{dts|2012|07|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=2012|month2=10|day2=16|year2=2012}} |[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |''[[WWE Raw 1000|Raw 1000]]'' | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20120723-themiz |accessdate=2012-07-23 |title=The Miz's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727022552/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20120723-themiz |archivedate=2012-07-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !137 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |4 |{{dts|2012|10|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=16|year1=2012|month2=12|day2=29|year2=2012}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |''[[WWE Main Event|Main Event]]'' |align=left|Aired on October 17, 2012 on tape delay. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121017-kofi-kingston |accessdate=2013-01-09 |title=Kofi Kingston's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122092901/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121017-kofi-kingston |archivedate=2012-11-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !138 |[[Wade Barrett]] |2 |{{dts|2012|12|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=29|year1=2012|month2=04|day2=07|year2=2013}} |[[Washington, D.C.]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Aired on December 31, 2012 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121229-wade-barrett |accessdate=2013-01-09 |title=Wade Barrett's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106100427/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121229-wade-barrett |archivedate=2013-01-06 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !139 |[[The Miz]] |2 |{{dts|2013|04|07}} |{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=7|year1=2013|month2=4|day2=8|year2=2013}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |[[WrestleMania 29]] |align=left|Match aired live on [[YouTube]] and [[WWE|WWE.com]] as part of the WrestleMania 29 pre-show. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130407-the-miz |accessdate=2013-04-08 |title=The Miz's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410084940/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130407-the-miz |archivedate=2013-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !140 |[[Wade Barrett]] |3 |{{dts|2013|04|08}} |{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=8|year1=2013|month2=06|day2=16|year2=2013}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130408-wade-barrett |accessdate=2013-04-07 |title=Wade Barrett's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412062231/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130408-wade-barrett |archivedate=2013-04-12 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !141 |[[Curtis Axel]] |1 |{{dts|2013|06|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=16|year1=2013|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2013}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |[[Payback (2013)|Payback]] |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] also involving [[The Miz]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130616-curtis-axel |accessdate=2013-07-04 |title=Curtis Axel's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622000942/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130616-curtis-axel |archivedate=2013-06-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !142 |[[Big E Langston]] |1 |{{dts|2013|11|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=18|year1=2013|month2=05|day2=04|year2=2014}} |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|On February 12, 2014, Big E Langston's ring name was shortened to Big E. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-e-langston |accessdate=2013-11-18 |title=Big E Langston's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123132221/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-e-langston |archivedate=2013-11-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !143 |[[Wade Barrett|Bad News Barrett]] |4 |{{dts|2014|05|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=04|year1=2014|month2=06|day2=30|year2=2014}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |[[Extreme Rules (2014)|Extreme Rules]] |align=left|Bad News Barrett was formerly known as Wade Barrett. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140504-bad-news-barrett |accessdate=2014-05-29 |title=Bad News Barrett's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514072541/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140504-bad-news-barrett |archivedate=2014-05-14 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|2014|06|30}} |— |[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Title vacated due to a shoulder injury. |<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/49345-bad-news-barrett-update-intercontinental-title-vacated|title=Bad News Barrett update, Intercontinental title vacated|publisher=WrestleView|date=June 30, 2014|accessdate=August 3, 2014}}</ref> |- !144 |[[The Miz]] |3 |{{dts|2014|07|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=20|year1=2014|month2=08|day2=17|year2=2014}} |[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] |[[Battleground (2014)|Battleground]] |align=left|This was a 19-man [[Professional wrestling battle royal|battle royal]]. Miz last eliminated [[Dolph Ziggler]] to win the vacant title. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140720-the-miz |accessdate=2014-07-20 |title=The Miz's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222112116/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140720-the-miz |archivedate=2014-12-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !145 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |2 |{{dts|2014|08|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=21|year2=2014}} |[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]] |[[SummerSlam (2014)|SummerSlam]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140817-dolph-ziggler |accessdate=2014-08-17 |title=Dolph Ziggler's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090020/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140817-dolph-ziggler |archivedate=2014-08-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !146 |[[The Miz]] |4 |{{dts|2014|09|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=21|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=22|year2=2014}} |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |[[Night of Champions (2014)|Night of Champions]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/the-miz |accessdate=2014-09-21 |title=The Miz's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924042426/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/the-miz |archivedate=2014-09-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !147 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |3 |{{dts|2014|09|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=22|year1=2014|month2=11|day2=17|year2=2014}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/dolph-ziggler|accessdate=2014-09-22|title=Dolph Ziggler's third reign|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !148 |[[Luke Harper]] |1 |{{dts|2014|11|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=17|year1=2014|month2=12|day2=14|year2=2014}} |[[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, VA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_81845.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw results 11/17: 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|accessdate=2014-11-18|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> |- !149 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |4 |{{dts|2014|12|14}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=2014|month2=01|day2=05|year2=2015}} |[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2014)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20141214-dolph-ziggler |accessdate=2014-12-14 |title=Dolph Ziggler's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226021446/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20141214-dolph-ziggler |archivedate=2014-12-26 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !150 |[[Bad News Barrett]] |5 |{{dts|2015|1|5}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=05|year1=2015|month2=03|day2=29|year2=2015}} |[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Ziggler originally retained his title against Barrett, but Director of Operations Kane made the match a [[Two out of three falls match|two-out-of-three falls match]], which Barrett won. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150105-bad-news-barrett|title=Bad News Barrett's fifth reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2015-01-05}}</ref> |- !151 |[[Daniel Bryan]] |1 |{{dts|2015|03|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=29|year1=2015|month2=05|day2=11|year2=2015}} |[[Santa Clara, CA]] |[[WrestleMania 31]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]] also involving [[Dean Ambrose]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Luke Harper]], [[R-Truth]], and [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150329-daniel-bryan |title=Daniel Bryan's first reign |publisher=WWE |accessdate=2015-03-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402000014/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150329-daniel-bryan |archivedate=2015-04-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|2015|05|11}} |— |[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Title vacated due to injury. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2015-05-11/wwe-raw-results-27380560/page-9|title=Daniel Bryan relinquished the Intercontinental Championship|publisher=WWE|last=Benigno|first=Anthony|date=2015-05-11|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> |- !152 |[[Ryback]] |1 |{{dts|2015|05|31}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=31|year1=2015|month2=09|day2=20|year2=2015}} |[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi, TX]] |[[Elimination Chamber (2015)|Elimination Chamber]] |align=left|This was an [[Elimination Chamber|Elimination Chamber match]] also involving [[Sheamus]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Mark Henry]], [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]], and [[Wade Barrett|King Barrett]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150531-ryback |title=Ryback's first reign |publisher=WWE |accessdate=2015-05-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610110303/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150531-ryback |archivedate=2015-06-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !153 |[[Kevin Owens]] |1 |{{dts|2015|09|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=20|year1=2015|month2=12|day2=13|year2=2015}} |[[Houston|Houston, TX]] |[[Night of Champions (2015)|Night of Champions]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150920-kevin-owens|title=Kevin Owens' first reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> |- !154 |[[Dean Ambrose]] |1 |{{dts|2015|12|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=13|year1=2015|month2=02|day2=15|year2=2016}} |[[Boston|Boston, MA]] |[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2015)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20151213-dean-ambrose|title=Dean Ambrose's first reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2015-12-13}}</ref> |- !155 |[[Kevin Owens]] |2 |{{dts|2016|02|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=15|year1=2016|month2=04|day2=03|year2=2016}} |[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|fatal five-way match]] also involving [[Tyler Breeze]], [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]] and [[Dolph Ziggler]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20160215-kevin-owens|title=Kevin Owens' second reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2016-02-15}}</ref> |- !156 |[[Zack Ryder]] |1 |{{dts|2016|04|03}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=03|year1=2016|month2=04|day2=04|year2=2016}} |[[Arlington, Texas|Arlington, TX]] |[[WrestleMania 32]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]] also involving [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Sami Zayn]], [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]], [[Hunico|Sin Cara]], and [[The Miz]]. |<ref name="WrestleMania32">{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=4/3 WrestleMania 32 PPV Results – CALDWELL's Complete Live Report on Main PPV|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/04/03/wm32liveresults/|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=April 3, 2016}}</ref> |- !157 |[[The Miz]] |5 |{{dts|2016|04|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=04|year1=2016|month2=10|day2=09|year2=2016}} |[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the [[2016 WWE draft]]. |<ref name="Raw4042016">{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=4/4 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL's Complete Report on post-WM32 |url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/04/04/april4rawresults/|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=April 4, 2016}}</ref> |- !158 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |5 |{{dts|2016|10|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=09|year1=2016|month2=11|day2=15|year2=2016}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |[[No Mercy (2016)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de Apuestas|title vs. career match]]. |<ref>{{cite web|last1=Keller|first1=Wade|title=KELLER’S WWE NO MERCY PPV REPORT 10/9: Ongoing live coverage of Styles vs. Cena vs. Ambrose, Miz vs. Ziggler, Orton vs. Wyatt|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/10/09/kellers-wwe-no-mercy-ppv-report-109-ongoing-live-coverage-styles-vs-cena-vs-ambrose-miz-vs-ziggler-orton-vs-wyatt/|website=pwtorch.com|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref> |- !159 |[[The Miz]] |6 |{{dts|2016|11|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=15|year1=2016}}+ |[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre, PA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown 900 LIVE]]'' |align=left| |<ref name="Smackdown11152016">{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=WWE Smackdown Results – 11/15/16 (Live from Wilkes-Barre, 900th episode, The Undertaker and Edge return)|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-smackdown-results/69572-wwe-smackdown-results-111516-live-wilkes-barre-900th-episode-undertaker-edge-return/|work=WrestleView|accessdate=November 15, 2016}}</ref> |} == Combined reigns == {{multiple image |align = right |direction = vertical |width = 200 |image1 = Patterson IC belt.jpg |caption1 = Inaugural champion [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]] |image2 = Jericho 9th Intercontinental Championship.jpg |caption2 = Record nine-time champion [[Chris Jericho]] |image3 = Honky Tonk Man by Gage Skidmore.jpg |caption3 = [[The Honky Tonk Man]], whose 454-day reign is the longest in history }} As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|† |Indicates the current champion |} {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- !Rank !Wrestler !No. of<br>reigns !Combined days |- !1 |{{sortname|Pedro|Morales}} || 2 || 619 |- !2 |{{sortname|Don|Muraco}} || 2 || 541 |- !3 |{{sort|Honky, The Tonk Man|[[The Honky Tonk Man]]}} || 1 || 454 |- !4 |{{sortname|Tito|Santana}} || 2 || 443 |- !5 |{{sort|Razor Ramon|[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]]}} || 4 || 437 |- !6 |{{sort|Ultimate Warrior|[[The Ultimate Warrior]]}} || 2 || 432 |- !7 |{{sortname|Randy|Savage}} || 1 || 414 |- !rowspan=2|8 |{{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} || 3 || 406 |- |{{sort|Perfect|[[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]]}} || 2 || 406 |- !10 |{{sort|Barrett, Bad News|[[Wade Barrett|Wade Barrett/Bad News Barrett]]}} || 5 || 397 |- !11 |{{sortname|Shelton|Benjamin}} || 3 || 354 |- !12 |{{sort|Rock|[[Dwayne Johnson|Rocky Maivia/The Rock]]}} || 2 || 339 |- !13 |{{sortname|Jeff|Hardy}} || 4 || 329 |- !14 |{{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} || 9 || 318 |- !15 |{{sortname|Dolph|Ziggler}} || 5 || 310 |- !16 |style="background:#ffe6bd;"|{{sort|Miz|[[The Miz]]}} † || 6 || {{age in days|month1=01|day1=17|year1=2016}}+ |- !17 |{{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} || 6 || 298 |- !18 |{{sortname|Bret|Hart}} || 2 || 290 |- !19 |{{sortname|Greg|Valentine}} || 1 || 285 |- !20 |{{sortname|Kofi|Kingston}} || 4 || 266 |- !21 |{{sortname|Cody|Rhodes}} || 2 || 257 |- !22 |{{sortname|Pat|Patterson|Pat Patterson (wrestler)}} || 1 || 233 |- !23 |{{sortname|Ken|Patera}} || 1 || 231 |- !24 |{{sortname|Rob|Van Dam}} || 6 || 211 |- !25 |{{sortname|Randy|Orton}} || 1 || 210 |- !26 |{{sort|Morrison, John|[[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro/John Morrison]]}} || 3 || 209 |- !27 |{{sort|Triple H|[[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H]]}} || 5 || 196 |- !28 |{{sort|Christian|[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]]}} || 4 || 192 |- !29 |{{sort|Edge|[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]]}} || 5 || 171 |- !30 |{{sort|Goldust}} || 3 || 168 |- !31 |{{sort|Big E|[[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]]}} || 1 || 167 |- !32 |{{sortname|Santino|Marella}} || 2 || 162 |- !33 |{{sortname|Drew|McIntyre}} || 1 || 161 |- !rowspan=2|34 |{{sortname|Curtis|Axel}} || 1 || 155 |- |{{sortname|Ric|Flair}} || 1 || 155 |- !36 |{{sortname|Rick|Rude}} || 1 || 148 |- !37 |{{sortname|Chris|Benoit}} || 4 || 142 |- !38 |{{sort|Diesel|[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]}} || 1 || 138 |- !rowspan=2|39 |{{sortname|Kevin|Owens}} || 2 || 132 |- |{{sortname|Owen|Hart}} || 2 || 132 |- !41 |{{sortname|Rey|Mysterio}} || 2 || 128 |- !42 |{{sortname|William|Regal}} || 2 || 126 |- !43 |{{sortname|Ken|Shamrock}} || 1 || 125 |- !44 |{{sort|Umaga|[[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]]}} || 2 || 118 |- !45 |{{sortname|Eddie|Guerrero}} || 2 || 114 |- !46 |{{sort|Ryback}} || 1 || 112 |- !47 |{{sort|Carlito|[[Carly Colón|Carlito]]}} || 1 || 90 |- !48 |{{sort|Tornado, The Texas|[[Kerry Von Erich|The Texas Tornado]]}} || 1 || 84 |- !49 |{{sortname|Val|Venis}} || 2 || 83 |- !50 |{{sortname|Roddy|Piper}} || 1 || 77 |- !rowspan=2|51 |{{sort|Austin, Stone Cold Steve|[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]]}} || 2 || 65 |- |{{sortname|Ricky|Steamboat}} || 1 || 65 |- !rowspan=2|53 |{{sort|Chyna}} || 2 || 64 |- |{{sortname|Dean|Ambrose}} || 1 || 64 |- !55 |{{sort|British Bulldog, The|[[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]]}} || 1 || 59 |- !56 |{{sort|Kane|[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]]}} || 2 || 57 |- !57 |{{sortname|Ezekiel|Jackson}} || 1 || 51 |- !58 |{{sortname|Ahmed|Johnson}} || 1 || 50 |- !59 |{{sort|CM Punk}} || 1 || 49 |- !rowspan=2|60 |{{sortname|Daniel|Bryan}} || 1 || 43 |- |{{sort|Godfather|[[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]]}} || 1 || 43 |- !62 |{{sortname|Kurt|Angle}} || 1 || 35 |- !63 |{{sort|Booker T|[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]]}} || 1 || 34 |- !rowspan=2|64 |{{sort|Big Show}} || 1 || 28 |- |{{sortname|Marc|Mero}} || 1 || 28 |- !rowspan=4|66 |{{sort|Albert|[[Matt Bloom|Albert]]}} || 1 || 27 |- |{{sort|Layfield, John Bradshaw|[[John Layfield|John Bradshaw Layfield]]}} || 1 || 27 |- |{{sortname|Lance|Storm}} || 1 || 27 |- |{{sortname|Luke|Harper}} || 1 || 27 |- !70 |{{sortname|D'Lo|Brown}} || 1 || 26 |- !71 |{{sortname|Marty|Jannetty}} || 1 || 20 |- !72 |{{sortname|Billy|Gunn}} || 1 || 19 |- !rowspan=2|73 |{{sort|Rikishi|[[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]]}} || 1 || 14 |- |{{sort|Road Dogg}} || 1 || 14 |- !75 |{{sort|Test|[[Test (wrestler)|Test]]}} || 1 || 13 |- !76 |{{sort|Mountie|[[Jacques Rougeau|The Mountie]]}} || 1 || 2 |- !77 |{{sortname|Zack|Ryder}} || 1 || 1 |- !78 |{{sortname|Dean|Douglas|Shane Douglas}} || 1 || <1 |} == See also == {{Portal|Professional wrestling}} * [[List of WWE World Champions]] * [[WWE Universal Championship|List of WWE Universal Champions]] * [[List of WWE United States Champions]] * [[List of WWE Raw Tag Team Champions]] * [[WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship|List of WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions]] * [[WWE Raw Women's Championship|List of WWE Raw Women's Champions]] * [[WWE SmackDown Women's Championship|List of WWE Smackdown Women's Champions]] * [[List of current champions in WWE]] == 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]] [[Category:Professional wrestling champion lists|WWE Intercontinental Championship]]'
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'@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ [[File:The Miz as IC in April 2016.jpg|thumb|Six-time and current champion [[The Miz]]]] -The [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] is a [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship|championship]] contested in and owned by the American [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]] on the [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]]. The title was introduced into WWE in 1979, which was known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the time. [[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]]).<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]] |accessdate=2014-05-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529172230/http://www.wwe.com/classics/intercontinental-title-tournament-finally-uncovered-26102625/page-4 |archivedate=2014-05-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="patterson1"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Patterson|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/patterson_pat.html|work=Slam! Wrestling|publisher=[[Canoe.ca|Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref> -The Intercontinental Championship has been called the second most important championship in the company, after the [[WWE World 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|accessdate=2009-06-12| date=2008-11-25}}</ref> and has been active in WWE for the second longest amount of time. In 2002, the [[WWE#Name dispute|WWF was renamed]] to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and the championship was renamed as the WWE Intercontinental Championship.<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]] |accessdate=2008-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/http://corporate.wwe.com:80/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp |archivedate=2009-01-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> As a result of the [[2016 WWE draft]], it is exclusively contested on the SmackDown brand. -Overall, there have been 78 different Intercontinental Champions. [[Chris Jericho]] holds the record for the most reigns with nine, [[The Honky Tonk Man]] holds the longest reign at 454 days. Only three more wrestlers – [[Pedro Morales]], [[Don Muraco]] and [[Randy Savage]] – have held the championship for a continuous reign of more than a year. The current champion is [[The Miz]], in his sixth reign, after defeating [[Dolph Ziggler]] on November 15 on the 900th episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''. +YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!! WELL DONE MIZ!!!!!!!!!!! == Title history == '
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[ 0 => 'The [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]] is a [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship|championship]] contested in and owned by the American [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]] on the [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]]. The title was introduced into WWE in 1979, which was known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the time. [[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]]).<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]] |accessdate=2014-05-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529172230/http://www.wwe.com/classics/intercontinental-title-tournament-finally-uncovered-26102625/page-4 |archivedate=2014-05-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="patterson1"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Patterson|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/patterson_pat.html|work=Slam! Wrestling|publisher=[[Canoe.ca|Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref>', 1 => 'The Intercontinental Championship has been called the second most important championship in the company, after the [[WWE World 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|accessdate=2009-06-12| date=2008-11-25}}</ref> and has been active in WWE for the second longest amount of time. In 2002, the [[WWE#Name dispute|WWF was renamed]] to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and the championship was renamed as the WWE Intercontinental Championship.<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]] |accessdate=2008-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/http://corporate.wwe.com:80/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp |archivedate=2009-01-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> As a result of the [[2016 WWE draft]], it is exclusively contested on the SmackDown brand.', 2 => 'Overall, there have been 78 different Intercontinental Champions. [[Chris Jericho]] holds the record for the most reigns with nine, [[The Honky Tonk Man]] holds the longest reign at 454 days. Only three more wrestlers – [[Pedro Morales]], [[Don Muraco]] and [[Randy Savage]] – have held the championship for a continuous reign of more than a year. The current champion is [[The Miz]], in his sixth reign, after defeating [[Dolph Ziggler]] on November 15 on the 900th episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''.' ]
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'[[File:The Miz as IC in April 2016.jpg|thumb|Six-time and current champion [[The Miz]]]] YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!! WELL DONE MIZ!!!!!!!!!!! == Title history == === Names === {| class="wikitable" |- !Name<ref name="Truetitlehistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwf/ic.html|title=WWE Intercontinental Title| publisher=Wrestling-titles.com|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref> !Years<ref name="Truetitlehistory"/> |- |WWF Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Championship |September 1, 1979 – May 10, 2002 |- |'''WWE Intercontinental Championship''' |May 10, 2002 – October 20, 2002; May 18, 2003 – 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}}. {|class="wikitable" |- !Reign |The reign number for the specific champion listed |- !Location |The city in which the title was won |- !Event |The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won |- !† |Indicates the reign is not recognized by WWE |- !+ |Indicates the current reign is changing daily |} {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;" !style="width:0;" data-sort- type="number"|No. !width=14%|Wrestler !width=0|Reign !width=16%|Date !style="width:0;" data-sort- type="number"|Days held !width=14%|Location !width=17%|Event !style="width:51%;" class="unsortable"|Notes !style="width:0;" class="unsortable"|Ref. |- !1 |[[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]] |1 |{{dts|1979|09|01}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=01|year1=1979|month2=04|day2=21|year2=1980}} |[[Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] |— |align=left|Patterson become 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]]. |<ref name="wwe.com"/><ref name="patterson1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322358 |title=Pat Patterson's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011020905/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322358 |archivedate=2007-10-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="IC1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=WWE Intercontinental Championship history|accessdate= 2008-12-26|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !2 |[[Ken Patera]] |1 |{{dts|1980|04|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=21|year1=1980|month2=12|day2=08|year2=1980}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="patera1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322364 |title=Ken Patera's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429001252/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322364 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !3 |[[Pedro Morales]] |1 |{{dts|1980|12|08}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=08|year1=1980|month2=06|day2=20|year2=1981}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[House show]] |align=left| |<ref name="morales1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322372 |title=Pedro Morales' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020115058/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322372 |archivedate=2007-10-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !4 |[[Don Muraco]] |1 |{{dts|1981|06|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=1981|month2=11|day2=23|year2=1981}} |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="muraco1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322378 |title=Don Muraco's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423092216/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322378 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !5 |[[Pedro Morales]] |2 |{{dts|1981|11|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=23|year1=1981|month2=01|day2=22|year2=1983}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="morales2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322384 |title=Pedro Morales' second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903155702/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322384 |archivedate=2007-09-03 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !6 |[[Don Muraco]] |2 |{{dts|1983|01|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=22|year1=1983|month2=02|day2=11|year2=1984}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="muraco2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322388 |title=Don Muraco's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423103828/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322388 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !7 |[[Tito Santana]] |1 |{{dts|1984|02|11}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=11|year1=1984|month2=09|day2=24|year2=1984}} |[[Boston|Boston, MA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="santana1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322392 |title=Tito Santana's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094533/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322392 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !8 |[[Greg Valentine]] |1 |{{dts|1984|09|24}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=24|year1=1984|month2=07|day2=06|year2=1985}} |[[London, Ontario|London, ON]] |''[[Maple Leaf Wrestling]]'' |align=left|Aired on October 13, 1984 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="valentine1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322396 |title=Greg Valentine's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723223700/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322396 |archivedate=2008-07-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !9 |[[Tito Santana]] |2 |{{dts|1985|07|06}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=06|year1=1985|month2=02|day2=08|year2=1986}} |[[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]] |[[House show]] |align=left|This was a [[Steel Cage match|steel cage match]]. |<ref name="santana2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322400 |title=Tito Santana's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706202107/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322400 |archivedate=2008-07-06 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !10 |[[Randy Savage]] |1 |{{dts|1986|02|08}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=08|year1=1986|month2=03|day2=29|year2=1987}} |[[Boston|Boston, MA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="savage1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322404 |title=Randy Savage's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327034004/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322404 |archivedate=2008-03-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !11 |[[Ricky Steamboat]] |1 |{{dts|1987|03|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=29|year1=1987|month2=06|day2=02|year2=1987}} |[[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac, MI]] |[[WrestleMania III]] | |<ref name="steamboat1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322408|title=Ricky Steamboat's first reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142136/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322408|archivedate=2007-04-23|df=}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !12 |[[The Honky Tonk Man]] |1 |{{dts|1987|06|2}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=02|year1=1987|month2=08|day2=29|year2=1988}} |[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' |align=left|Aired on June 13, 1987 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]].<br>By mid-1988, the title was renamed the WWF Intercontinental Championship. |<ref name="superstars">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfsup.htm|title=''WWF Superstars'' results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Information Archive|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013181848/http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfsup.htm|archivedate=2007-10-13|df=}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="htm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322412|title=The Honky Tonk Man's first reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142233/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322412|archivedate=2007-04-23|df=}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !13 |[[The Ultimate Warrior]] |1 |{{dts|1988|08|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=29|year1=1988|month2=04|day2=02|year2=1989}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (1988)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="warrior1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322416 |title=The Ultimate Warrior's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429084849/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322416 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !14 |[[Rick Rude]] |1 |{{dts|1989|04|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=02|year1=1989|month2=08|day2=28|year2=1989}} |[[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City, NJ]] |[[WrestleMania V]] | |<ref name="rude1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322420 |title=Rick Rude's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705175752/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322420 |archivedate=2008-07-05 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !15 |[[The Ultimate Warrior]] |2 |{{dts|1989|08|28}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=27|year1=1989|month2=04|day2=01|year2=1990}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |[[SummerSlam (1989)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="warrior2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322424|title=The Ultimate Warrior's second reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709032612/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322424|archivedate=2008-07-09|df=}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1990|04|01}} |— |[[Toronto|Toronto, ON]] |[[WrestleMania VI]] |align=left|The title was vacated when Warrior defeated [[Hulk Hogan]] for the [[WWE World Championship|WWF Championship]]. |<ref name="warrior2"/> |- !16 |[[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]] |1 |{{dts|1990|04|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=23|year1=1990|month2=08|day2=27|year2=1990}} |[[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] |''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' |align=left|Defeated [[Tito Santana]] in a tournament final. Aired on May 19, 1990 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="superstars"/><ref name="perfect1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322428 |title=Mr. Perfect's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429135728/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322428 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !17 |[[Kerry Von Erich|The Texas Tornado]] |1 |{{dts|1990|08|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=27|year1=1990|month2=11|day2=19|year2= 1990}} |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |[[SummerSlam (1990)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="tornado1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322432 |title=Texas Tornado's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423101323/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322432 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !18 |[[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]] |2 |{{dts|1990|11|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=19|year1=1990|month2=08|day2=26|year2=1991}} |[[Rochester, New York|Rochester, NY]] |''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' |align=left|Aired on December 15, 1990 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="superstars"/><ref name="perfect2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322436 |title=Mr. Perfect's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141813/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322436 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !19 |[[Bret Hart]] |1 |{{dts|1991|08|26}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=26|year1=1991|month2=01|day2=17|year2=1992}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (1991)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="bret1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322440 |title=Bret Hart's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423141755/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322440 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !20 |[[Jacques Rougeau|The Mountie]] |1 |{{dts|1992|01|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=17|year1=1992|month2=01|day2=19|year2=1992}} |[[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield, MA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="mountie1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322444 |title=The Mountie's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142017/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322444 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !21 |[[Roddy Piper]] |1 |{{dts|1992|01|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=19|year1=1992|month2=04|day2=05|year2=1992}} |[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] |[[Royal Rumble (1992)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="piper1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322448 |title=Intercontinental Championship - Roddy Piper |accessdate=2013-02-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213004332/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322448 |archivedate=2013-02-13 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !22 |[[Bret Hart]] |2 |{{dts|1992|04|05}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=05|year1=1992|month2=08|day2=29|year2=1992}} |[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |[[WrestleMania VIII]] | |<ref name="bret2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322452 |title=Intercontinental Championship - Bret Hart |accessdate=2013-02-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213045730/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/322452 |archivedate=2013-02-13 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !23 |[[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]] |1 |{{dts|1992|08|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=29|year1=1992|month2=10|day2=27|year2=1992}} |[[London|London, England]] |[[SummerSlam (1992)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="bulldog1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |title=The British Bulldog's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524214828/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322456 |archivedate=2007-05-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !24 |[[Shawn Michaels]] |1 |{{dts|1992|10|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=27|year1=1992|month2=05|day2=17|year2=1993}} |[[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute, IN]] |''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' |align=left|Aired on the [[Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI|November 14, 1992 edition]] on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="snmeresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/snme.html|title=Saturday Night's Main Event results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments}}</ref><ref name="michaels1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322460 |title=Shawn Michaels' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515052538/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322460 |archivedate=2007-05-15 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !25 |[[Marty Jannetty]] |1 |{{dts|1993|05|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=17|year1=1993|month2=06|day2=06|year2=1993}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jannetty1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322464 |title=Marty Jannetty's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410203756/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322464 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !26 |[[Shawn Michaels]] |2 |{{dts|1993|06|06}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=06|year1=1993|month2=09|day2=27|year2=1993}} |[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="michaels2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322468 |title=Shawn Michaels' second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410200151/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322468 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1993|09|27}} |— |— |— |align=left|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>{{Harv|Michaels|Feigenbaum|2005|p=182}}; DVD ''Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story''.</ref> |<ref name="ramon1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322472 |title=Razor Ramon's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230091947/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322472 |archivedate=2007-12-30 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !27 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |1 |{{dts|1993|09|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=27|year1=1993|month2=04|day2=13|year2=1994}} |[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Ramon and [[Rick Martel]] were the final two participants in a [[Professional wrestling battle royal|battle royal]], in which the last two would face off the next week for the vacant title; Ramon won the match which aired October 11, 1993 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. However, Michaels returned in November 1993, claiming to be the legitimate champion as nobody defeated him for the title (though not recognized as such by WWF). Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a [[ladder match]] on March 20, 1994 at [[WrestleMania X]] to become undisputed champion. |<ref name="ramon1"/><ref name="raw93">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1993.htm |title=''WWF Monday Night RAW'' results, 1993 |accessdate=2007-04-16 |work=Wrestling Information Archive |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625102706/http://www.100megsfree4.com:80/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1993.htm |archivedate=2007-06-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !28 |[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] |1 |{{dts|1994|04|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=13|year1=1994|month2=08|day2=29|year2=1994}} |[[Rochester, New York|Rochester, NY]] |''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars]]'' |align=left|Aired on April 30, 1994 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="diesel1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322476 |title=Diesel's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724125406/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322476 |archivedate=2008-07-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !29 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |2 |{{dts|1994|08|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=29|year1=1994|month2=01|day2=22|year2=1995}} |[[Chicago|Chicago, IL]] |[[SummerSlam (1994)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="ramon2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322480 |title=Razor Ramon's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423103313/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322480 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !30 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |1 |{{dts|1995|01|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=22|year1=1995|month2=04|day2=26|year2=1995}} |[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] |[[Royal Rumble (1995)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="jarrett1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322484 |title=Jeff Jarrett's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427090604/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322484 |archivedate=2007-04-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1995|04|26}} |— |[[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |''[[WWF Action Zone|Action Zone]]'' |align=left|Held up when match between Jarrett and [[Hardcore Holly|Bob "Spark Plug" Holly]] ended in controversy. |<ref name="jarrett2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322488 |title=Jeff Jarrett's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429181653/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322488 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !31 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |2 |{{dts|1995|04|26}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=26|year1=1995|month2=05|day2=19|year2=1995}} |[[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |''[[WWF Action Zone|Action Zone]]'' |align=left|Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch for the vacant title. Aired on April 30, 1995 on tape delay. |<ref name="jarrett2"/> |- !32 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |3 |{{dts|1995|05|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=19|year1=1995|month2=05|day2=21|year2=1995}} |[[Montreal|Montreal, QC]] |[[House show]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="ramon3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322492 |title=Razor Ramon's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724205533/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322492 |archivedate=2008-07-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !33 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |3 |{{dts|1995|05|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=21|year1=1995|month2=07|day2=23|year2=1995}} |[[Trois-Rivières|Trois-Rivières, QC]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="jarrett3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322496 |title=Jeff Jarrett's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011142526/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322496 |archivedate=2008-10-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !34 |[[Shawn Michaels]] |3 |{{dts|1995|07|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=1995|month2=10|day2=22|year2=1995}} |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |[[In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks]] | |<ref name="michaels3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322500 |title=Shawn Michaels' third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233606/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322500 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !35 |[[Shane Douglas|Dean Douglas]] |1 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|1995|10|22}} |data-sort-value=0.2|<1 |rowspan="2"|[[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, MB]] |rowspan="2"|[[In Your House 4|In Your House 4: Great White North]] |align=left|Won the title by forfeit due to Michaels being attacked outside a nightclub in [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]] on October 14, 1995. |<ref name="douglas1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322504 |title=Dean Douglas' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421125940/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322504 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !36 |[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]] |4 |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=22|year1=1995|month2=01|day2=21|year2=1996}} | |<ref name="ramon4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322508 |title=Razor Ramon's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429224630/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322508 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !37 |[[Goldust]] |1 |{{dts|1996|01|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=21|year1=1996|month2=04|day2=01|year2=1996}} |[[Fresno, California|Fresno, CA]] |[[Royal Rumble (1996)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="goldust1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322512 |title=Goldust's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429221420/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322512 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1996|04|01}}<ref name="goldust1"/> |— |[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Held up when a title defense against [[Savio Vega]] ended in a no contest. Aired April 15, 1996 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="raw96">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1996.htm |title=''WWF Monday Night RAW'' results, 1996 |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402013150/http://www.100megsfree4.com:80/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1996.htm |archivedate=2007-04-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="goldust2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322516 |title=Goldust's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094349/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322516 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !38 |[[Goldust]] |2 |{{dts|1996|04|01}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=01|year1=1996|month2=06|day2=23|year2=1996}} |[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch. Aired April 22, 1996 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="raw96"/><ref name="goldust2"/> |- !39 |[[Ahmed Johnson]] |1 |{{dts|1996|06|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=23|year1=1996|month2=08|day2=12|year2=1996}} |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |[[King of the Ring (1996)|King of the Ring]] | |<ref name="ahmed1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322520 |title=Ahmed Johnson's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429175515/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322520 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1996|08|12}} |— |[[Seattle|Seattle, WA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] after winning an [[battle royal|11-man battle royal]]. |<ref name="ahmed1"/> |- !40 |[[Marc Mero]] |1 |{{dts|1996|09|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=23|year1=1996|month2=10|day2=21|year2=1996}} |[[Hershey, Pennsylvania|Hershey, PA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Defeated [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] in a tournament final. |<ref name="raw96"/><ref name="mero1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322524 |title=Marc Mero's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142339/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322524 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !41 |[[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley]] |1 |{{dts|1996|10|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=21|year1=1996|month2=02|day2=13|year2= 1997}} |[[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne, IN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="hhh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322528 |title=Triple H's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423094214/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322528 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !42 |[[Dwayne Johnson|Rocky Maivia]] |1 |{{dts|1997|02|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=13|year1=1997|month2=04|day2=28|year2=1997}} |[[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell, MA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="rock1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |title=The Rock's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410102450/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !43 |[[Owen Hart]] |1 |{{dts|1997|04|28}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=28|year1=1997|month2=08|day2=03|year2=1997}} |[[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="owen1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322536 |title=Owen Hart's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142115/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322536 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !44 |[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] |1 |{{dts|1997|08|03}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=03|year1=1997|month2=09|day2=08|year2=1997}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |[[SummerSlam (1997)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="austin1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322540 |title=Steve Austin's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408140905/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322540 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1997|09|08}} |— |— |— |align=left|Vacated due to a neck injury Austin suffered in winning the title. |<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|accessdate= 2007-08-04|publisher=CompleteWWE.com}}</ref> |- !45 |[[Owen Hart]] |2 |{{dts|1997|10|05}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=05|year1=1997|month2=11|day2=9|year2=1997}} |[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |[[Badd Blood: In Your House]] |align=left|Defeated [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] in a tournament final. |<ref name="owen2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322544 |title=Owen Hart's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408142506/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322544 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="badbloodresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/badd.html|title=Bad Blood results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments}}</ref> |- !46 |[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] |2 |{{dts|1997|11|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=09|year1=1997|month2=12|day2=08|year2=1997}} |[[Montreal|Montreal, QC]] |[[Survivor Series (1997)|Survivor Series]] | |<ref name="austin2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322548 |title=Steve Austin's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502225937/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322548 |archivedate=2007-05-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !47 |[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] |2 |{{dts|1997|12|8}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=08|year1=1997|month2=08|day2=30|year2=1998}} |[[Portland, Maine|Portland, ME]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Austin handed the championship belt to Rock. The Rock was formerly known as Rocky Maivia. |<ref name="rock2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322552 |title=The Rock's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428234605/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322552 |archivedate=2007-04-28 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !48 |[[Triple H]] |2 |{{dts|1998|08|30}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=30|year1=1998| month2=10|day2=09|year2=1998}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (1998)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. Triple H was formerly known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley. |<ref name="hhh2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322556 |title=Triple H's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329140338/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322556 |archivedate=2007-03-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|1998|10|09}} |— |— |— |align=left|Vacated due to injury. |<ref name="hhh2"/> |- !49 |[[Ken Shamrock]] |1 |{{dts|1998|10|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=12|year1=1998|month2=02|day2=14|year2=1999}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Defeated [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]] in a tournament final. |<ref name="shamrock1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322560 |title=Ken Shamrock's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427040848/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322560 |archivedate=2007-04-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="raw98">{{cite web|url=http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1998.htm |title=''WWF Raw is War'' results, 1998 |accessdate=2007-04-16 |work=Wrestling Information Archive |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402012113/http://www.100megsfree4.com:80/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/raw1998.htm |archivedate=2007-04-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !50 |[[Val Venis]] |1 |{{dts|1999|02|14}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=14|year1=1999|month2=03|day2=15|year2=1999}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |[[St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House|In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre]] |align=left|[[Billy Gunn]] was the [[Special guest referee|guest referee]]. |<ref name="venis1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322564 |title=Val Venis' first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327084925/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322564 |archivedate=2008-03-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="misc99">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/miscppvs1990s.html|title=Miscellaneous 1990s PPV results|accessdate=2007-04-16|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments}}</ref> |- !51 |[[Road Dogg]] |1 |{{dts|1999|03|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=15|year1=1999|month2=03|day2=29|year2=1999}} |[[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="roaddogg1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322568 |title=Road Dogg's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430190135/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322568 |archivedate=2007-04-30 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !52 |[[Goldust]] |3 |{{dts|1999|03|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=29|year1=1999|month2=04|day2=12|year2=1999}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="goldust3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322572 |title=Goldust's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429223431/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322572 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !53 |[[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]] |1 |{{dts|1999|04|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=12|year1=1999|month2=05|day2=25|year2=1999}} |[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="godfather1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322576 |title=The Godfather's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409131435/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322576 |archivedate=2007-04-09 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !54 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |4 |{{dts|1999|05|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=25|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=24|year2=1999}} |[[Moline, Illinois|Moline, IL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Aired May 31, 1999 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. Just over a week earlier, Jarrett's tag team partner, the [[Owen Hart|Blue Blazer]], was meant to win the title at [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]], but [[Owen Hart#Death|he died]] after [[Over the Edge (1999)#Owen Hart accident|an entrance accident]]. The title was instead later dropped to his friend and partner, Jarrett, in Owen Hart's memory.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} |<ref name="jarrett4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322580 |title=Jeff Jarrett's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429223617/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322580 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !55 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |1 |{{dts|1999|07|24}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=24|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=25|year2=1999}} |[[Toronto|Toronto, ON]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="edge1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322584 |title=Edge's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062515/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322584 |archivedate=2011-06-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !56 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |5 |{{dts|1999|07|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=25|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=27|year2=1999}} |[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |[[Fully Loaded (1999)|Fully Loaded]] | |<ref name="jarrett5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322588 |title=Jeff Jarrett's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428064601/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322588 |archivedate=2007-04-28 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !57 |[[D'Lo Brown]] |1 |{{dts|1999|07|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=27|year1=1999|month2=08|day2=22|year2=1999}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|Brown's [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]] was also on the line. Aired August 2, 1999 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="brown1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322592 |title=D'Lo Brown's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233316/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322592 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !58 |[[Jeff Jarrett]] |6 |{{dts|1999|08|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=22|year1=1999|month2=10|day2=17|year2=1999}} |[[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] |[[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match. |<ref name="jarrett6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322596 |title=Jeff Jarrett's sixth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410175842/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322596 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !59 |[[Chyna]] |1 |{{dts|1999|10|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=17|year1=1999|month2=12|day2=12|year2=1999}} |[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |[[No Mercy (1999)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional Wrestling Death match|Good Housekeeping match]]. |<ref name="chyna1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322600 |title=Chyna's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408145514/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322600 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="nomercyofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/history/alltimeresults|title= No Mercy official results| accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !60 |[[Chris Jericho]] |1 |{{dts|1999|12|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=12|year1=1999|month2=01|day2=3|year2=2000}} |[[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise, FL]] |[[Armageddon (1999)|Armageddon]] | |<ref name="jericho1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322604 |title=Chris Jericho's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420081841/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322604 |archivedate=2007-04-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Chris Jericho]] and [[Chyna]] |1<sup>†</sup> |{{dts|2000|01|03}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=03|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=23|year2=2000}} |[[Miami|Miami, FL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|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 doesn't recognize this period as an official reign as the title is considered vacant. |<ref name="IC1"/><ref name="jericho2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322608 |title=Chris Jericho's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421221143/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322608 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !61 |[[Chris Jericho]] |2 |{{dts|2000|01|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=23|year1=2000|month2=02|day2=27|year2=2000}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |[[Royal Rumble (2000)|Royal Rumble]] |align=left|Jericho defeated Chyna and [[Hardcore Holly]] in a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] to become undisputed champion. |<ref name="jericho2"/> |- !62 |[[Kurt Angle]] |1 |{{dts|2000|02|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=27|year1=2000|month2=04|day2=02|year2=2000}} |[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |[[No Way Out (2000)|No Way Out]] |align=left|Angle was also European Champion during this time. |<ref name="angle1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322612 |title=Kurt Angle's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141959/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322612 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !63 |[[Chris Benoit]] |1 |{{dts|2000|04|2}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=02|year2=2000}} |[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim, CA]] |[[WrestleMania 2000]] |align=left|Won first fall of a two-fall [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] between [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Kurt Angle]] where both of Angle's championships were at stake; pinned Jericho to win fall and claim championship. |<ref name="benoit1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322616|archivedate=2007-01-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070122043831/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322616| title=Chris Benoit's first reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> |- !64 |[[Chris Jericho]] |3 |{{dts|2000|05|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=05|day2=08|year2=2000}} |[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond, VA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on May 4, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="jericho3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322620 |title=Chris Jericho's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429224604/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322620 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !65 |[[Chris Benoit]] |2 |{{dts|2000|05|08}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=08|year1=2000|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2000}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="benoit2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322624|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070117220452/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322624|archivedate=2007-01-17| title=Chris Benoit's second reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> |- !66 |[[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]] |1 |{{dts|2000|06|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=2000|month2=07|day2=04|year2=2000}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on June 22, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="rikishi1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322628 |title=Rikishi's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408233614/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322628 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !67 |[[Val Venis]] |2 |{{dts|2000|07|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=08|day2=27|year2=2000}} |[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale, FL]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on July 6, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="venis2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322632 |title=Val Venis' second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327084940/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322632 |archivedate=2008-03-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !68 |[[Chyna]] |2 |{{dts|2000|08|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=27|year1=2000|month2=09|day2=04|year2=2000}} |[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]] |[[SummerSlam (2000)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|Won the title in a mixed tag team match that pitted Chyna and [[Eddie Guerrero]] against Venis and [[Trish Stratus]]; Chyna pinned Trish. |<ref name="chyna3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322636 |title=Chyna's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410203854/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322636 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !69 |[[Eddie Guerrero]] |1 |{{dts|2000|09|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=04|year1=2000|month2=11|day2=21|year2=2000}} |[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] also involving [[Kurt Angle]]. |<ref name="guerrero1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322640 |title=Eddie Guerrero's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221163609/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322640 |archivedate=2008-02-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !70 |[[Billy Gunn]] |1 |{{dts|2000|11|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=21|year1=2000|month2=12|day2=10|year2=2000}} |[[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise, FL]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on November 23, 2000 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="gunn1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322644 |title=Billy Gunn's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423143601/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322644 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !71 |[[Chris Benoit]] |3 |{{dts|2000|12|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=10|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=21|year2=2001}} |[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]] |[[Armageddon (2000)|Armageddon]] | |<ref name="benoit3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322648|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070128091549/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322648|archivedate=2007-01-28| title=Chris Benoit's third reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> |- !72 |[[Chris Jericho]] |4 |{{dts|2001|01|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=03|year2=2001}} |[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] |[[Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="jericho4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322652 |title=Chris Jericho's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213317/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322652 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !73 |[[Triple H]] |3 |{{dts|2001|04|3}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=03|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=10|year2=2001}} |[[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, OK]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on April 5, 2001 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="hhh3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322656 |title=Triple H's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141324/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322656 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !74 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |1 |{{dts|2001|04|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=10|year1=2001|month2=04|day2=16|year2=2001}} |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|Aired on April 12, 2001 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="hardy1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322660 |title=Jeff Hardy's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141236/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322660 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !75 |[[Triple H]] |4 |{{dts|2001|04|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=16|year1=2001|month2=05|day2=20|year2=2001}} |[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville, TN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="hhh4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322664 |title=Triple H's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422084301/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322664 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !76 |[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |1 |{{dts|2001|05|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=20|year1=2001|month2=06|day2=26|year2=2001}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |[[Judgment Day (2001)|Judgment Day]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Texas Bullrope match|chain match]]. |<ref name="kane1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322668 |title=Kane's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419230223/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322668 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref><ref name="judgmentdayofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/alltimeresults |title=Judgment Day official results|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE.com}}</ref> |- !77 |[[Matt Bloom|Albert]] |1 |{{dts|2001|06|26}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=26|year1=2001|month2=07|day2=23|year2=2001}} |[[New York City|New York, NY]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No disqualification match|no disqualification match]]. Aired June 28, 2001 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref name="albert1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322672 |title=Albert's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325223653/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322672 |archivedate=2009-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !78 |[[Lance Storm]] |1 |{{dts|2001|07|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=2001|month2=08|day2=19|year2=2001}} |[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]'' | |<ref name="storm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322676 |title=Lance Storm's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419232557/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322676 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !79 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |2 |{{dts|2001|08|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=19|year1=2001|month2=09|day2=23|year2=2001}} |[[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]] |[[SummerSlam (2001)|SummerSlam]] | |<ref name="edge2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322680 |title=Edge's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421235117/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322680 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !80 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |1 |{{dts|2001|09|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=23|year1=2001|month2=10|day2=21|year2=2001}} |[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]] |[[Unforgiven (2001)|Unforgiven]] | |<ref name="christian1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322684 |title=Christian's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423142053/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322684 |archivedate=2007-04-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !81 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |3 |{{dts|2001|10|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=21|year1=2001|month2=11|day2=05|year2=2001}} |[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |[[No Mercy (2001)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="edge3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322688 |title=Edge's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502050954/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322688 |archivedate=2007-05-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !82 |[[Test (wrestler)|Test]] |1 |{{dts|2001|11|5}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=05|year1=2001|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2001}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="test1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322692 |title=Test's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233557/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322692 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !83 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |4 |{{dts|2001|11|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=18|year1=2001|month2=01|day2=20|year2=2002}} |[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] |[[Survivor Series (2001)|Survivor Series]] |align=left|This match was also for Edge's [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Championship]]. The titles became unified upon Edge's victory. |<ref name="edge4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322696 |title=Edge's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213443/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322696 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !84 |[[William Regal]] |1 |{{dts|2002|01|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=20|year1=2002|month2=03|day2=17|year2=2002}} |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] |[[Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble]] | |<ref name="regal1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322700 |title=William Regal's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422141644/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322700 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !85 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |1 |{{dts|2002|03|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=17|year1=2002|month2=04|day2=21|year2=2002}} |[[Toronto|Toronto, ON]] |[[WrestleMania X8]] |align=left|On March 25, the championship became exclusive to [[WWE Raw|Raw]] when Van Dam was [[WWE brand extension|drafted]] to the Raw brand. |<ref name="rvd1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=Rob Van Dam's first reign|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !86 |[[Eddie Guerrero]] |2 |{{dts|2002|04|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=21|year1=2002|month2=05|day2=27|year2=2002}} |[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]] |[[Backlash (2002)|Backlash]] |align=left|Title was renamed the WWE Intercontinental Championship on May 13, 2002. |<ref name="Eddie WWE">{{cite web|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/intercon.html#note32|title=Eddie's reign WWE |accessdate=2007-08-04|work=CompleteWWE.com}}</ref><ref name="guerrero2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322708 |title=Eddie Guerrero's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427172456/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322708 |archivedate=2007-04-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !87 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |2 |{{dts|2002|05|27}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=27|year1=2002|month2=07|day2=29|year2=2002}} |[[Edmonton|Edmonton, AB]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="rvd2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322712 |title=Rob Van Dam's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421232701/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322712 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !88 |[[Chris Benoit]] |4 |{{dts|2002|07|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=29|year1=2002|month2=08|day2=25|year2=2002}} |[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Title became exclusive to [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] when Benoit defected to SmackDown on July 30 (aired August 1). |<ref name="benoit4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322716|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070203073320/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322716|archivedate=2007-02-03| title=Chris Benoit's fourth reign|accessdate=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> |- !89 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |3 |{{dts|2002|08|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=25|year1=2002|month2=09|day2=16|year2=2002}} |[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, NY]] |[[SummerSlam (2002)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|The title was returned to [[WWE Raw|Raw]]. |<ref name="2003yearbook"/><ref name="rvd3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322720 |title=Rob Van Dam's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422143034/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322720 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !90 |[[Chris Jericho]] |5 |{{dts|2002|09|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=16|year1=2002|month2=09|day2=30|year2=2002}} |[[Denver|Denver, CO]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jericho5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322724 |title=Chris Jericho's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142259/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322724 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !91 |[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |2 |{{dts|2002|09|30}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=30|year1=2002|month2=10|day2=20|year2=2002}} |[[Houston|Houston, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="kane2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322728 |title=Kane's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419193842/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322728 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !92 |[[Triple H]] |5 |{{dts|2002|10|20}} |data-sort-value=0.2|<1 |[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] |[[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a unification match to unify the Intercontinental and the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight]] Championships. |<ref name="hhh5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322732 |title=Triple H's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419233644/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322732 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |Unified |— |{{dts|2002|10|20}} |— |[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock, AR]] |[[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] |align=left|Unified with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship. |<ref name="hhh5"/> |- !93 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |2 |{{dts|2003|05|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=18|year1=2003|month2=07|day2=07|year2=2003}} |[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |[[Judgment Day (2003)|Judgment Day]] |align=left|Won a [[Professional wrestling battle royal|battle royal]] involving [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]], [[Val Venis]], [[Chris Jericho]], [[Goldust]], [[Test (wrestler)|Test]], [[Lance Storm]], [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] and [[Rob Van Dam]] to revive the title. |<ref name="christian2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322736 |title=Christian's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419193821/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322736 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !94 |[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] |1 |{{dts|2003|07|07}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=07|year1=2003|month2=08|day2=10|year2=2003}} |[[Montreal|Montreal, QC]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="booker1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322740 |title=Booker T's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419060210/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322740 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !95 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |3 |{{dts|2003|08|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=10|year1=2003|month2=09|day2=29|year2=2003}} |[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines, IA]] |[[House show]] | |<ref name="christian3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322744 |title=Christian's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419061816/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322744 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !96 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |4 |{{dts|2003|09|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=29|year1=2003|month2=10|day2=27|year2=2003}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="rvd4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322748 |title=Rob Van Dam's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410194446/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322748 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !97 |[[Chris Jericho]] |6 |rowspan=2|{{dts|2003|10|27}} |data-sort-value=0.2|<1 |rowspan=2|[[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville, NC]] |rowspan=2|''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jericho6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322752 |title=Chris Jericho's sixth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429184030/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322752 |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !98 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |5 |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=27|year1=2003|month2=12|day2=14|year2=2003}} |align=left|This was a [[Steel Cage match|steel cage match]]. |<ref name="rvd5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322756 |title=Rob Van Dam's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422142210/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322756 |archivedate=2007-04-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !99 |[[Randy Orton]] |1 |{{dts|2003|12|14}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=2003|month2=07|day2=11|year2=2004}} |[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] |[[Armageddon (2003)|Armageddon]] |align=left|[[Mick Foley]] was the [[Special guest referee|guest referee]]. |<ref name="orton1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322760 |title=Randy Orton's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329093738/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322760 |archivedate=2008-03-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !100 |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |5 |{{dts|2004|07|11}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=11|year1=2004|month2=09|day2=6|year2=2004}} |[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |[[Vengeance (2004)|Vengeance]] | |<ref name="edge5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322764 |title=Edge's fifth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420231343/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322764 |archivedate=2007-04-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|2004|09|06}} |— |[[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Vacated due to injury. |<ref name="edge5"/> |- !101 |[[Chris Jericho]] |7 |{{dts|2004|09|12}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=12|year1=2004|month2=10|day2=19|year2=2004}} |[[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]] |[[Unforgiven (2004)|Unforgiven]] |align=left|Defeated [[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] in a [[ladder match]]. |<ref name="jericho7">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322768 |title=Chris Jericho's seventh reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421233740/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322768 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !102 |[[Shelton Benjamin]] |1 |{{dts|2004|10|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=19|year1=2004|month2=06|day2=20|year2=2005}} |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |[[Taboo Tuesday (2004)|Taboo Tuesday]] |align=left|Benjamin was voted into this match. |<ref name="benjamin1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322772 |title=Shelton Benjamin's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213645/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322772 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !103 |[[Carly Colón|Carlito]] |1 |{{dts|2005|06|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=20|year1=2005|month2=09|day2=18|year2=2005}} |[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="carlito1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/636206 |title=Carlito's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325213657/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/636206 |archivedate=2007-03-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !104 |[[Ric Flair]] |1 |{{dts|2005|09|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=18|year1=2005|month2=02|day2=20|year2=2006}} |[[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, OK]] |[[Unforgiven (2005)|Unforgiven]] | |<ref name="flair1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/6362061 |title=Ric Flair's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217181511/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/6362061 |archivedate=2008-12-17 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !105 |[[Shelton Benjamin]] |2 |{{dts|2006|02|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=20|year1=2006|month2=04|day2=30|year2=2006}} |[[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton, NJ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="benjamin2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/63620611 |title=Shelton Benjamin's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421223217/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/63620611 |archivedate=2007-04-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !106 |[[Rob Van Dam]] |6 |{{dts|2006|04|30}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=30|year1=2006|month2=05|day2=15|year2=2006}} |[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]] |[[Backlash (2006)|Backlash]] |align=left|Rob Van Dam's [[Money in the Bank ladder match|Money in the Bank]] contract was also on the line in this match. |<ref name="rvd6">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2667630 |title=Rob Van Dam's sixth reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420080445/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2667630 |archivedate=2007-04-20 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !107 |[[Shelton Benjamin]] |3 |{{dts|2006|05|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=15|year1=2006|month2=06|day2=25|year2=2006}} |[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a 3-on-2 handicap Texas tornado match featuring Benjamin, [[Chris Masters]] and [[Triple H]] against WWE Champion [[John Cena]] and Rob Van Dam, in which anyone who beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam. |<ref name="benjamin3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/26676301 |title=Shelton Benjamin's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419163123/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/26676301 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !108 |[[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro]] |1 |{{dts|2006|06|25}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=25|year1=2006|month2=10|day2=02|year2=2006}} |[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |[[Vengeance (2006)|Vengeance]] |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] also involving [[Carly Colón|Carlito]]. |<ref name="nitro1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2968410 |title=Johnny Nitro's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419174854/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/2968410 |archivedate=2007-04-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !109 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |2 |{{dts|2006|10|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=02|year1=2006|month2=11|day2=06|year2=2006}} |[[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka, KS]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="hardy2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/29684101 |title=Jeff Hardy's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410130835/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/29684101 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !110 |[[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro]] |2 |{{dts|2006|11|06}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=06|year1=2006|month2=11|day2=13|year2=2006}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No disqualification match|no disqualification match]]. |<ref name="nitro2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266 |title=Johnny Nitro's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410090224/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266 |archivedate=2007-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !111 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |3 |{{dts|2006|11|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=13|year1=2006|month2=02|day2=19|year2=2007}} |[[Manchester|Manchester, England]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="hardy3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661 |title=Jeff Hardy's third reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408143656/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !112 |[[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]] |1 |{{dts|2007|02|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=19|year1=2007|month2=04|day2=16|year2=2007}} |[[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="umaga1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611 |title=Umaga's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408105847/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611 |archivedate=2007-04-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !113 |[[Santino Marella]] |1 |{{dts|2007|04|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=16|year1=2007|month2=07|day2=02|year2=2007}} |[[Milan|Milan, Italy]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Holds Barred match|No Holds Barred match]], Santino was "picked out of the audience" by [[Vince McMahon]]. |<ref name="santino1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/4515822 |title=Santino Marella's first reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515051422/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/4515822 |archivedate=2007-05-15 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !114 |[[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]] |2 |{{dts|2007|07|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=09|day2=02|year2=2007}} |[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="umaga2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111 |title=Umaga's second reign |accessdate=2007-04-16 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118154018/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111 |archivedate=2007-11-18 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !115 |[[Jeff Hardy]] |4 |{{dts|2007|09|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=03|day2=10|year2=2008}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Aired on September 3, 2007 on tape delay. |<ref name="hardy4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111 |title=Jeff Hardy's fourth reign |accessdate=2007-09-03 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011012142/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111 |archivedate=2007-10-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !116 |[[Chris Jericho]] |8 |{{dts|2008|03|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=10|year1=2008|month2=06|day2=29|year2=2008}} |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name="jericho8">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611111 |title=Chris Jericho's eighth reign |accessdate=2008-03-11 |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314210706/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/364426611111 |archivedate=2008-03-14 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !117 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |1 |{{dts|2008|06|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=29|year1=2008|month2=08|day2=17|year2=2008}} |[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |[[Night of Champions (2008)|Night of Champions]] | |<ref name=kingston1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111111 |accessdate=2008-06-29 |title=Kofi Kingston's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703113300/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/3644266111111 |archivedate=2008-07-03 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !118 |[[Santino Marella]] |2 |{{dts|2008|08|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=2008|month2=11|day2=10|year2=2008}} |[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |[[SummerSlam (2008)|SummerSlam]] |align=left|Won the title in an intergender tag team match in which both the Intercontinental and [[WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)|Women's Championship]] were on the line. The title was won when partner [[Beth Phoenix]] pinned [[Mickie James]]. |<ref name=santino2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111111 |accessdate=2008-08-18 |title=Santino Marella's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821034228/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/36442661111111 |archivedate=2008-08-21 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !119 |[[William Regal]] |2 |{{dts|2008|11|10}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=10|year1=2008|month2=01|day2=19|year2=2009}} |[[Manchester|Manchester, England]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name=regal2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/8615732 |accessdate=2008-12-26 |title=William Regal's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217043600/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/8615732 |archivedate=2008-12-17 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !120 |[[CM Punk]] |1 |{{dts|2009|01|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=19|year1=2009|month2=03|day2=09|year2=2009}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No disqualification match|no disqualification match]]. |<ref name=punk1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998 |accessdate=2009-01-19 |title=CM Punk's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225015103/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998 |archivedate=2009-02-25 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !121 |[[John Layfield|John Bradshaw Layfield]] |1 |{{dts|2009|03|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=09|year1=2009|month2=04|day2=05|year2=2009}} |[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref name=JBL1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9526204 |accessdate=2009-03-09 |title=JBL's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313035136/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9526204 |archivedate=2009-03-13 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !122 |[[Rey Mysterio]] |1 |{{dts|2009|4|5}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=05|year1=2009|month2=06|day2=07|year2=2009}} |[[Houston|Houston, TX]] |[[WrestleMania XXV]] |align=left|Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Mysterio was [[2009 WWE Draft|drafted]] to the SmackDown brand on April 13, 2009. |<ref name=Mysterio1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9787528 |accessdate=2009-04-15 |title=Mysterio's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409074816/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/9787528 |archivedate=2009-04-09 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !123 |[[Chris Jericho]] |9 |{{dts|2009|06|07}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=07|year1=2009|month2=06|day2=28|year2=2009}} |[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] |[[Extreme Rules (2009)|Extreme Rules]] |align=left|This was a [[Hardcore wrestling|No Holds Barred match]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10437480 |accessdate=2009-06-07 |title=Chris Jericho's ninth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611184248/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10437480 |archivedate=2009-06-11 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !124 |[[Rey Mysterio]] |2 |{{dts|2009|06|28}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=28|year1=2009|month2=09|day2=01|year2=2009}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |[[WWE The Bash|The Bash]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de Apuestas|mask vs. title match]]. |<ref name=Mysterio2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10659470 |accessdate=2009-06-28 |title=Rey Mysterio's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702140737/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/10659470 |archivedate=2009-07-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !125 |[[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] |3 |{{dts|2009|09|01}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=01|year1=2009|month2=12|day2=13|year2=2009}} |[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on September 4, 2009 on tape delay. John Morrison was formerly known as Johnny Nitro. |<ref name=Morrison3>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/11569874 |accessdate=2009-09-04 |title=John Morrison's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908075925/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/11569874 |archivedate=2009-09-08 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !126 |[[Drew McIntyre]] |1 |{{dts|2009|12|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=13|year1=2009|month2=05|day2=23|year2=2010}} |[[San Antonio|San Antonio, TX]] |[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] |align=left|On May 7, 2010, Theodore Long suspended McIntyre and vacated the title. The following week on ''SmackDown'', Kofi Kingston won a tournament to declare a new champion, but [[Vince McMahon|Mr. McMahon]] reverted Long's decision. The vacancy of the title and Kingston's championship win are not recognized by WWE, and WWE continued to recognize McIntyre as champion during that period. |<ref name=McIntyre1>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/12940388 |accessdate=2009-12-14 |title=Drew McIntyre's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217080214/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/12940388 |archivedate=2009-12-17 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !127 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |2 |{{dts|2010|05|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=23|year1=2010|month2=07|day2=28|year2=2010}} |[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]] |[[Over the Limit (2010)|Over the Limit]] | |<ref name="Kingston2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/14533730 |accessdate=2010-09-20 |title=Kofi Kingston's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527032214/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/14533730 |archivedate=2010-05-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !128 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |1 |{{dts|2010|7|28}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=28|year1=2010|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2011}} |[[Laredo, Texas|Laredo, TX]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on August 6, 2010 on tape delay. |<ref name="Ziggler1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/15294126 |accessdate=2010-09-20 |title=Dolph Ziggler's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819051349/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/15294126 |archivedate=2010-08-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !129 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |3 |{{dts|2011|01|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2011|month2=03|day2=22|year2=2011}} |[[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, AZ]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on January 7, 2011 on tape delay. |<ref name="Kingston3">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/16770470 |accessdate=2011-03-14 |title=Kofi Kingston's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228042239/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/16770470 |archivedate=2011-02-28 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !130 |[[Wade Barrett]] |1 |{{dts|2011|03|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=22|year1=2011|month2=06|day2=19|year2=2011}} |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on March 25, 2011 on tape delay. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_48672.shtml|title=WWE News: Smackdown spoilers 3/25 - Quick Smackdown results for Friday's show including a significant development|date=22 March 2011|last=Tucker|first=Benjamin|accessdate=23 March 2011|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> |- !131 |[[Ezekiel Jackson]] |1 |{{dts|2011|06|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=19|year1=2011|month2=08|day2=09|year2=2011}} |[[Washington, D.C.]] |[[WWE Capitol Punishment|Capitol Punishment]] | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25021591 |accessdate=2011-06-20 |title=Ezekiel Jackson's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623140408/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25021591 |archivedate=2011-06-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !132 |[[Cody Rhodes]] |1 |{{dts|2011|08|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=09|year1=2011|month2=04|day2=01|year2=2012}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |align=left|Aired on August 12, 2011 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25029858 |accessdate=2011-08-12 |title=Cody Rhodes's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009134711/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/25029858 |archivedate=2011-10-09 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !133 |[[Big Show]] |1 |{{dts|2012|04|01}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=01|year1=2012|month2=04|day2=29|year2=2012}} |[[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens, FL]] |[[WrestleMania XXVIII]] | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-show |accessdate=2012-04-01 |title=Big Show's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729020647/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-show |archivedate=2012-07-29 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !134 |[[Cody Rhodes]] |2 |{{dts|2012|04|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=29|year1=2012|month2=05|day2=20|year2=2012}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |[[Extreme Rules (2012)|Extreme Rules]] |align=left|This was a [[Tables Match|tables match]]. |<ref name=ShowRhodes>{{cite web|title=Intercontinental Champion Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes|author=Michael Burdick|date=April 23, 2012|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/2012/big-show-cody-rhodes|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref> |- !135 |[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] |4 |{{dts|2012|05|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=20|year1=2012|month2=07|day2=23|year2=2012}} |[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]] |[[Over the Limit (2012)|Over the Limit]] | |<ref>{{cite web|last=Giannini|first=Alex|title=Christian def. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wweoverthelimit/2012/christian-def-intercontinental-champion-cody-rhodes|work=WWE|accessdate=21 May 2012|date=20 May 2012}}</ref> |- !136 |[[The Miz]] |1 |{{dts|2012|07|23}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=23|year1=2012|month2=10|day2=16|year2=2012}} |[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] |''[[WWE Raw 1000|Raw 1000]]'' | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20120723-themiz |accessdate=2012-07-23 |title=The Miz's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727022552/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20120723-themiz |archivedate=2012-07-27 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !137 |[[Kofi Kingston]] |4 |{{dts|2012|10|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=16|year1=2012|month2=12|day2=29|year2=2012}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |''[[WWE Main Event|Main Event]]'' |align=left|Aired on October 17, 2012 on tape delay. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121017-kofi-kingston |accessdate=2013-01-09 |title=Kofi Kingston's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122092901/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121017-kofi-kingston |archivedate=2012-11-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !138 |[[Wade Barrett]] |2 |{{dts|2012|12|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=29|year1=2012|month2=04|day2=07|year2=2013}} |[[Washington, D.C.]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Aired on December 31, 2012 on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121229-wade-barrett |accessdate=2013-01-09 |title=Wade Barrett's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106100427/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20121229-wade-barrett |archivedate=2013-01-06 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !139 |[[The Miz]] |2 |{{dts|2013|04|07}} |{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=7|year1=2013|month2=4|day2=8|year2=2013}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |[[WrestleMania 29]] |align=left|Match aired live on [[YouTube]] and [[WWE|WWE.com]] as part of the WrestleMania 29 pre-show. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130407-the-miz |accessdate=2013-04-08 |title=The Miz's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410084940/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130407-the-miz |archivedate=2013-04-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !140 |[[Wade Barrett]] |3 |{{dts|2013|04|08}} |{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=8|year1=2013|month2=06|day2=16|year2=2013}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130408-wade-barrett |accessdate=2013-04-07 |title=Wade Barrett's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412062231/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130408-wade-barrett |archivedate=2013-04-12 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !141 |[[Curtis Axel]] |1 |{{dts|2013|06|16}} |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=16|year1=2013|month2=11|day2=18|year2=2013}} |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]] |[[Payback (2013)|Payback]] |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|triple threat match]] also involving [[The Miz]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130616-curtis-axel |accessdate=2013-07-04 |title=Curtis Axel's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622000942/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20130616-curtis-axel |archivedate=2013-06-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !142 |[[Big E Langston]] |1 |{{dts|2013|11|18}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=18|year1=2013|month2=05|day2=04|year2=2014}} |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|On February 12, 2014, Big E Langston's ring name was shortened to Big E. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-e-langston |accessdate=2013-11-18 |title=Big E Langston's first reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123132221/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/big-e-langston |archivedate=2013-11-23 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !143 |[[Wade Barrett|Bad News Barrett]] |4 |{{dts|2014|05|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=04|year1=2014|month2=06|day2=30|year2=2014}} |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford, NJ]] |[[Extreme Rules (2014)|Extreme Rules]] |align=left|Bad News Barrett was formerly known as Wade Barrett. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140504-bad-news-barrett |accessdate=2014-05-29 |title=Bad News Barrett's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514072541/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140504-bad-news-barrett |archivedate=2014-05-14 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|2014|06|30}} |— |[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Title vacated due to a shoulder injury. |<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/49345-bad-news-barrett-update-intercontinental-title-vacated|title=Bad News Barrett update, Intercontinental title vacated|publisher=WrestleView|date=June 30, 2014|accessdate=August 3, 2014}}</ref> |- !144 |[[The Miz]] |3 |{{dts|2014|07|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=20|year1=2014|month2=08|day2=17|year2=2014}} |[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] |[[Battleground (2014)|Battleground]] |align=left|This was a 19-man [[Professional wrestling battle royal|battle royal]]. Miz last eliminated [[Dolph Ziggler]] to win the vacant title. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140720-the-miz |accessdate=2014-07-20 |title=The Miz's third reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222112116/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140720-the-miz |archivedate=2014-12-22 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !145 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |2 |{{dts|2014|08|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=21|year2=2014}} |[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]] |[[SummerSlam (2014)|SummerSlam]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140817-dolph-ziggler |accessdate=2014-08-17 |title=Dolph Ziggler's second reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090020/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20140817-dolph-ziggler |archivedate=2014-08-19 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !146 |[[The Miz]] |4 |{{dts|2014|09|21}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=21|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=22|year2=2014}} |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |[[Night of Champions (2014)|Night of Champions]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/the-miz |accessdate=2014-09-21 |title=The Miz's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924042426/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/the-miz |archivedate=2014-09-24 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !147 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |3 |{{dts|2014|09|22}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=22|year1=2014|month2=11|day2=17|year2=2014}} |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/dolph-ziggler|accessdate=2014-09-22|title=Dolph Ziggler's third reign|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- !148 |[[Luke Harper]] |1 |{{dts|2014|11|17}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=17|year1=2014|month2=12|day2=14|year2=2014}} |[[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, VA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_81845.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw results 11/17: 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|accessdate=2014-11-18|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> |- !149 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |4 |{{dts|2014|12|14}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=2014|month2=01|day2=05|year2=2015}} |[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]] |[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2014)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20141214-dolph-ziggler |accessdate=2014-12-14 |title=Dolph Ziggler's fourth reign |publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226021446/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20141214-dolph-ziggler |archivedate=2014-12-26 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !150 |[[Bad News Barrett]] |5 |{{dts|2015|1|5}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=05|year1=2015|month2=03|day2=29|year2=2015}} |[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Ziggler originally retained his title against Barrett, but Director of Operations Kane made the match a [[Two out of three falls match|two-out-of-three falls match]], which Barrett won. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150105-bad-news-barrett|title=Bad News Barrett's fifth reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2015-01-05}}</ref> |- !151 |[[Daniel Bryan]] |1 |{{dts|2015|03|29}} |{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=29|year1=2015|month2=05|day2=11|year2=2015}} |[[Santa Clara, CA]] |[[WrestleMania 31]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]] also involving [[Dean Ambrose]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Luke Harper]], [[R-Truth]], and [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150329-daniel-bryan |title=Daniel Bryan's first reign |publisher=WWE |accessdate=2015-03-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402000014/http://www.wwe.com:80/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150329-daniel-bryan |archivedate=2015-04-02 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" |— |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |— |{{dts|2015|05|11}} |— |[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, OH]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|Title vacated due to injury. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2015-05-11/wwe-raw-results-27380560/page-9|title=Daniel Bryan relinquished the Intercontinental Championship|publisher=WWE|last=Benigno|first=Anthony|date=2015-05-11|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> |- !152 |[[Ryback]] |1 |{{dts|2015|05|31}} |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=31|year1=2015|month2=09|day2=20|year2=2015}} |[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi, TX]] |[[Elimination Chamber (2015)|Elimination Chamber]] |align=left|This was an [[Elimination Chamber|Elimination Chamber match]] also involving [[Sheamus]], [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Mark Henry]], [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]], and [[Wade Barrett|King Barrett]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150531-ryback |title=Ryback's first reign |publisher=WWE |accessdate=2015-05-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610110303/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150531-ryback |archivedate=2015-06-10 |df= }}{{dead link|date=November 2016}}</ref> |- !153 |[[Kevin Owens]] |1 |{{dts|2015|09|20}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=20|year1=2015|month2=12|day2=13|year2=2015}} |[[Houston|Houston, TX]] |[[Night of Champions (2015)|Night of Champions]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20150920-kevin-owens|title=Kevin Owens' first reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> |- !154 |[[Dean Ambrose]] |1 |{{dts|2015|12|13}} |{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=13|year1=2015|month2=02|day2=15|year2=2016}} |[[Boston|Boston, MA]] |[[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2015)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] |align=left| |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20151213-dean-ambrose|title=Dean Ambrose's first reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2015-12-13}}</ref> |- !155 |[[Kevin Owens]] |2 |{{dts|2016|02|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=15|year1=2016|month2=04|day2=03|year2=2016}} |[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim, CA]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|This was a [[3-Way Dance|fatal five-way match]] also involving [[Tyler Breeze]], [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]] and [[Dolph Ziggler]]. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/20160215-kevin-owens|title=Kevin Owens' second reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2016-02-15}}</ref> |- !156 |[[Zack Ryder]] |1 |{{dts|2016|04|03}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=03|year1=2016|month2=04|day2=04|year2=2016}} |[[Arlington, Texas|Arlington, TX]] |[[WrestleMania 32]] |align=left|This was a [[ladder match]] also involving [[Dolph Ziggler]], [[Sami Zayn]], [[Cody Rhodes|Stardust]], [[Hunico|Sin Cara]], and [[The Miz]]. |<ref name="WrestleMania32">{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=4/3 WrestleMania 32 PPV Results – CALDWELL's Complete Live Report on Main PPV|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/04/03/wm32liveresults/|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=April 3, 2016}}</ref> |- !157 |[[The Miz]] |5 |{{dts|2016|04|04}} |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=04|year1=2016|month2=10|day2=09|year2=2016}} |[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |align=left|The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the [[2016 WWE draft]]. |<ref name="Raw4042016">{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=4/4 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL's Complete Report on post-WM32 |url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/04/04/april4rawresults/|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=April 4, 2016}}</ref> |- !158 |[[Dolph Ziggler]] |5 |{{dts|2016|10|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=09|year1=2016|month2=11|day2=15|year2=2016}} |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |[[No Mercy (2016)|No Mercy]] |align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de Apuestas|title vs. career match]]. |<ref>{{cite web|last1=Keller|first1=Wade|title=KELLER’S WWE NO MERCY PPV REPORT 10/9: Ongoing live coverage of Styles vs. Cena vs. Ambrose, Miz vs. Ziggler, Orton vs. Wyatt|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/10/09/kellers-wwe-no-mercy-ppv-report-109-ongoing-live-coverage-styles-vs-cena-vs-ambrose-miz-vs-ziggler-orton-vs-wyatt/|website=pwtorch.com|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref> |- !159 |[[The Miz]] |6 |{{dts|2016|11|15}} |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=15|year1=2016}}+ |[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre, PA]] |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown 900 LIVE]]'' |align=left| |<ref name="Smackdown11152016">{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=WWE Smackdown Results – 11/15/16 (Live from Wilkes-Barre, 900th episode, The Undertaker and Edge return)|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-smackdown-results/69572-wwe-smackdown-results-111516-live-wilkes-barre-900th-episode-undertaker-edge-return/|work=WrestleView|accessdate=November 15, 2016}}</ref> |} == Combined reigns == {{multiple image |align = right |direction = vertical |width = 200 |image1 = Patterson IC belt.jpg |caption1 = Inaugural champion [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]] |image2 = Jericho 9th Intercontinental Championship.jpg |caption2 = Record nine-time champion [[Chris Jericho]] |image3 = Honky Tonk Man by Gage Skidmore.jpg |caption3 = [[The Honky Tonk Man]], whose 454-day reign is the longest in history }} As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|† |Indicates the current champion |} {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- !Rank !Wrestler !No. of<br>reigns !Combined days |- !1 |{{sortname|Pedro|Morales}} || 2 || 619 |- !2 |{{sortname|Don|Muraco}} || 2 || 541 |- !3 |{{sort|Honky, The Tonk Man|[[The Honky Tonk Man]]}} || 1 || 454 |- !4 |{{sortname|Tito|Santana}} || 2 || 443 |- !5 |{{sort|Razor Ramon|[[Scott Hall|Razor Ramon]]}} || 4 || 437 |- !6 |{{sort|Ultimate Warrior|[[The Ultimate Warrior]]}} || 2 || 432 |- !7 |{{sortname|Randy|Savage}} || 1 || 414 |- !rowspan=2|8 |{{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} || 3 || 406 |- |{{sort|Perfect|[[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]]}} || 2 || 406 |- !10 |{{sort|Barrett, Bad News|[[Wade Barrett|Wade Barrett/Bad News Barrett]]}} || 5 || 397 |- !11 |{{sortname|Shelton|Benjamin}} || 3 || 354 |- !12 |{{sort|Rock|[[Dwayne Johnson|Rocky Maivia/The Rock]]}} || 2 || 339 |- !13 |{{sortname|Jeff|Hardy}} || 4 || 329 |- !14 |{{sortname|Chris|Jericho}} || 9 || 318 |- !15 |{{sortname|Dolph|Ziggler}} || 5 || 310 |- !16 |style="background:#ffe6bd;"|{{sort|Miz|[[The Miz]]}} † || 6 || {{age in days|month1=01|day1=17|year1=2016}}+ |- !17 |{{sortname|Jeff|Jarrett}} || 6 || 298 |- !18 |{{sortname|Bret|Hart}} || 2 || 290 |- !19 |{{sortname|Greg|Valentine}} || 1 || 285 |- !20 |{{sortname|Kofi|Kingston}} || 4 || 266 |- !21 |{{sortname|Cody|Rhodes}} || 2 || 257 |- !22 |{{sortname|Pat|Patterson|Pat Patterson (wrestler)}} || 1 || 233 |- !23 |{{sortname|Ken|Patera}} || 1 || 231 |- !24 |{{sortname|Rob|Van Dam}} || 6 || 211 |- !25 |{{sortname|Randy|Orton}} || 1 || 210 |- !26 |{{sort|Morrison, John|[[John Morrison (wrestler)|Johnny Nitro/John Morrison]]}} || 3 || 209 |- !27 |{{sort|Triple H|[[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H]]}} || 5 || 196 |- !28 |{{sort|Christian|[[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]]}} || 4 || 192 |- !29 |{{sort|Edge|[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]]}} || 5 || 171 |- !30 |{{sort|Goldust}} || 3 || 168 |- !31 |{{sort|Big E|[[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]]}} || 1 || 167 |- !32 |{{sortname|Santino|Marella}} || 2 || 162 |- !33 |{{sortname|Drew|McIntyre}} || 1 || 161 |- !rowspan=2|34 |{{sortname|Curtis|Axel}} || 1 || 155 |- |{{sortname|Ric|Flair}} || 1 || 155 |- !36 |{{sortname|Rick|Rude}} || 1 || 148 |- !37 |{{sortname|Chris|Benoit}} || 4 || 142 |- !38 |{{sort|Diesel|[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]}} || 1 || 138 |- !rowspan=2|39 |{{sortname|Kevin|Owens}} || 2 || 132 |- |{{sortname|Owen|Hart}} || 2 || 132 |- !41 |{{sortname|Rey|Mysterio}} || 2 || 128 |- !42 |{{sortname|William|Regal}} || 2 || 126 |- !43 |{{sortname|Ken|Shamrock}} || 1 || 125 |- !44 |{{sort|Umaga|[[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]]}} || 2 || 118 |- !45 |{{sortname|Eddie|Guerrero}} || 2 || 114 |- !46 |{{sort|Ryback}} || 1 || 112 |- !47 |{{sort|Carlito|[[Carly Colón|Carlito]]}} || 1 || 90 |- !48 |{{sort|Tornado, The Texas|[[Kerry Von Erich|The Texas Tornado]]}} || 1 || 84 |- !49 |{{sortname|Val|Venis}} || 2 || 83 |- !50 |{{sortname|Roddy|Piper}} || 1 || 77 |- !rowspan=2|51 |{{sort|Austin, Stone Cold Steve|[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]]}} || 2 || 65 |- |{{sortname|Ricky|Steamboat}} || 1 || 65 |- !rowspan=2|53 |{{sort|Chyna}} || 2 || 64 |- |{{sortname|Dean|Ambrose}} || 1 || 64 |- !55 |{{sort|British Bulldog, The|[[Davey Boy Smith|The British Bulldog]]}} || 1 || 59 |- !56 |{{sort|Kane|[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]]}} || 2 || 57 |- !57 |{{sortname|Ezekiel|Jackson}} || 1 || 51 |- !58 |{{sortname|Ahmed|Johnson}} || 1 || 50 |- !59 |{{sort|CM Punk}} || 1 || 49 |- !rowspan=2|60 |{{sortname|Daniel|Bryan}} || 1 || 43 |- |{{sort|Godfather|[[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]]}} || 1 || 43 |- !62 |{{sortname|Kurt|Angle}} || 1 || 35 |- !63 |{{sort|Booker T|[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]]}} || 1 || 34 |- !rowspan=2|64 |{{sort|Big Show}} || 1 || 28 |- |{{sortname|Marc|Mero}} || 1 || 28 |- !rowspan=4|66 |{{sort|Albert|[[Matt Bloom|Albert]]}} || 1 || 27 |- |{{sort|Layfield, John Bradshaw|[[John Layfield|John Bradshaw Layfield]]}} || 1 || 27 |- |{{sortname|Lance|Storm}} || 1 || 27 |- |{{sortname|Luke|Harper}} || 1 || 27 |- !70 |{{sortname|D'Lo|Brown}} || 1 || 26 |- !71 |{{sortname|Marty|Jannetty}} || 1 || 20 |- !72 |{{sortname|Billy|Gunn}} || 1 || 19 |- !rowspan=2|73 |{{sort|Rikishi|[[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]]}} || 1 || 14 |- |{{sort|Road Dogg}} || 1 || 14 |- !75 |{{sort|Test|[[Test (wrestler)|Test]]}} || 1 || 13 |- !76 |{{sort|Mountie|[[Jacques Rougeau|The Mountie]]}} || 1 || 2 |- !77 |{{sortname|Zack|Ryder}} || 1 || 1 |- !78 |{{sortname|Dean|Douglas|Shane Douglas}} || 1 || <1 |} == See also == {{Portal|Professional wrestling}} * [[List of WWE World Champions]] * [[WWE Universal Championship|List of WWE Universal Champions]] * [[List of WWE United States Champions]] * [[List of WWE Raw Tag Team Champions]] * [[WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship|List of WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions]] * [[WWE Raw Women's Championship|List of WWE Raw Women's Champions]] * [[WWE SmackDown Women's Championship|List of WWE Smackdown Women's Champions]] * [[List of current champions in WWE]] == 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]] [[Category:Professional wrestling champion lists|WWE Intercontinental Championship]]'
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