List of WWE Intercontinental Champions
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested in and owned by the American promotion WWE. The title was introduced into WWE in 1979, which was known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the time. Pat Patterson, holder of the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship, was awarded the title (with the explanation that he won a fictional tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).[1][2][3]
The WWE considers the Intercontinental Championship to be the second most important championship in the company, after the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.[4] In 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). After the name change, the title was renamed the WWE Intercontinental Championship.[5]
Overall there have been 77 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 four men in history have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more. They are Pedro Morales, Don Muraco, Randy Savage, and The Honky Tonk Man.
Title history
Names
Name[6] | Years[6] |
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WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship | September 1, 1979 – April 5, 1992 |
WWF Intercontinental Championship | April 5, 1992 – May 10, 2002 |
WWE Intercontinental Championship | May 10, 2002 – October 20, 2002; May 18, 2003 – present |
Reigns
As of February 15, 2016.
Reign | The reign number for the specific champion listed |
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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 |
No. | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
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1 | Pat Patterson | 1 | September 1, 1979 | 233 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | — | 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, PA, and defeating Johnny Rodz in a fictional tournament final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. | [1][2][7] |
2 | Ken Patera | 1 | April 21, 1980 | 231 | New York, NY | House show | [8] | |
3 | Pedro Morales | 1 | December 8, 1980 | 194 | New York, NY | House show | [9] | |
4 | Don Muraco | 1 | June 20, 1981 | 156 | Philadelphia, PA | House show | [10] | |
5 | Pedro Morales | 2 | November 23, 1981 | 425 | New York, NY | House show | [11] | |
6 | Don Muraco | 2 | January 22, 1983 | 385 | New York, NY | House show | [12] | |
7 | Tito Santana | 1 | February 11, 1984 | 226 | Boston, MA | House show | [13] | |
8 | Greg Valentine | 1 | September 24, 1984 | 285 | London, ON | Maple Leaf Wrestling | Aired on October 13, 1984 on tape delay. | [14] |
9 | Tito Santana | 2 | July 6, 1985 | 217 | Baltimore, MD | House show | This was a steel cage match. | [15] |
10 | Randy Savage | 1 | February 8, 1986 | 414 | Boston, MA | House show | [16] | |
11 | Ricky Steamboat | 1 | March 29, 1987 | 65 | Pontiac, MI | WrestleMania III | [17] | |
12 | The Honky Tonk Man | 1 | June 2, 1987 | 454 | Buffalo, NY | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | Aired on June 13, 1987 on tape delay. Currently the longest reign in history. | [18][19] |
13 | The Ultimate Warrior | 1 | August 29, 1988 | 216 | New York, NY | SummerSlam | [20] | |
14 | Rick Rude | 1 | April 2, 1989 | 148 | Atlantic City, NJ | WrestleMania V | [21] | |
15 | The Ultimate Warrior | 2 | August 28, 1989 | 216 | East Rutherford, NJ | SummerSlam | [22] | |
— | Vacated | — | April 1, 1990 | — | Toronto, ON | WrestleMania VI | The title was vacated when Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship. | [22] |
16 | Mr. Perfect | 1 | April 23, 1990 | 126 | Austin, TX | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final. Aired on May 19, 1990 on tape delay. | [18][23] |
17 | The Texas Tornado | 1 | August 27, 1990 | 84 | Philadelphia, PA | SummerSlam | [24] | |
18 | Mr. Perfect | 2 | November 19, 1990 | 280 | Rochester, NY | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | Aired on December 15, 1990 on tape delay. | [18][25] |
19 | Bret Hart | 1 | August 26, 1991 | 144 | New York, NY | SummerSlam | [26] | |
20 | The Mountie | 1 | January 17, 1992 | 2 | Springfield, MA | House show | [27] | |
21 | Roddy Piper | 1 | January 19, 1992 | 77 | Albany, NY | Royal Rumble | [28] | |
22 | Bret Hart | 2 | April 5, 1992 | 146 | Indianapolis, IN | WrestleMania VIII | [29] | |
23 | The British Bulldog | 1 | August 29, 1992 | 59 | London, England | SummerSlam | [30] | |
24 | Shawn Michaels | 1 | October 27, 1992 | 202 | Terre Haute, IN | Saturday Night's Main Event | Aired on the November 14, 1992 edition on tape delay. | [31][32] |
25 | Marty Jannetty | 1 | May 17, 1993 | 20 | New York, NY | Raw | [33] | |
26 | Shawn Michaels | 2 | June 6, 1993 | 113 | Albany, NY | House show | [34] | |
— | Vacated | — | September 27, 1993 | — | — | — | Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days. | [35] |
27 | Razor Ramon | 1 | September 27, 1993 | 198 | New Haven, CT | Raw | Ramon and Rick Martel were the final two participants in a 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 tape delay. Shawn 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. |
[35][36] |
28 | Diesel | 1 | April 13, 1994 | 138 | Rochester, NY | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | Aired on April 30, 1994 on tape delay. | [37] |
29 | Razor Ramon | 2 | August 29, 1994 | 146 | Chicago, IL | SummerSlam | [38] | |
30 | Jeff Jarrett | 1 | January 22, 1995 | 94 | Tampa, FL | Royal Rumble | [39] | |
– | Bob Holly | † | April 26, 1995 | <1 | Moline, IL | WWF Action Zone | Defeated Jarrett to win the title. Later that night, it was judged that Jarrett's foot had been on the rope during the pinfall, and Holly was stripped of the Intercontinental Championship. This reign is no longer recognized by WWE. | [40] |
– | Vacated | — | April 26, 1995 | — | Moline, IL | WWF Action Zone | Held up when match between Jarrett and Holly ended controversially. | [41] |
31 | Jeff Jarrett | 2 | April 26, 1995 | 23 | Moline, IL | WWF Action Zone | Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch for the vacant title. | [41] |
32 | Razor Ramon | 3 | May 19, 1995 | 2 | Montreal, QC | House show | This was a ladder match. | [42] |
33 | Jeff Jarrett | 3 | May 21, 1995 | 63 | Trois-Rivières, QC | House show | [43] | |
34 | Shawn Michaels | 3 | July 23, 1995 | 91 | Nashville, TN | In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks | [44] | |
35 | Dean Douglas | 1 | October 22, 1995 | <1 | Winnipeg, MB | In Your House 4: Great White North | Douglas won the title by forfeit due to Michaels being attacked outside a nightclub in Syracuse, NY on October 14, 1995. | [45] |
36 | Razor Ramon | 4 | 91 | [46] | ||||
37 | Goldust | 1 | January 21, 1996 | 71 | Fresno, CA | Royal Rumble | [47] | |
— | Vacated | — | April 1, 1996[47] | — | San Bernardino, CA | Raw | Held up when a title defense against Savio Vega ended in a no contest. Aired April 15, 1996 on tape delay. | [48][49] |
38 | Goldust | 2 | April 1, 1996 | 83 | San Bernardino, CA | Raw | Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch. Aired April 22, 1996 on tape delay. | [48][49] |
39 | Ahmed Johnson | 1 | June 23, 1996 | 50 | Milwaukee, WI | King of the Ring | [50] | |
— | Vacated | — | August 12, 1996 | — | Seattle, WA | Raw | Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting Faarooq after winning an 11-man battle royal. | [50] |
40 | Marc Mero | 1 | September 23, 1996 | 28 | Hershey, PA | Raw | Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final. | [48][51] |
41 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 1 | October 21, 1996 | 115 | Fort Wayne, IN | Raw | [52] | |
42 | Rocky Maivia | 1 | February 13, 1997 | 74 | Lowell, MA | Raw | [53] | |
43 | Owen Hart | 1 | April 28, 1997 | 97 | Omaha, NE | Raw is War | [54] | |
44 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 1 | August 3, 1997 | 36 | East Rutherford, NJ | SummerSlam | [55] | |
— | Vacated | — | September 8, 1997 | — | — | — | Vacated due to a neck injury Austin suffered in winning the title. | [55][56] |
45 | Owen Hart | 2 | October 5, 1997 | 35 | St. Louis, MO | Bad Blood: In Your House | Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final. | [57][58] |
46 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 2 | November 9, 1997 | 29 | Montreal, QC | Survivor Series | [59] | |
47 | The Rock | 2 | December 8, 1997 | 265 | Portland, ME | Raw is War | Austin handed the title to Rock. The Rock was formerly known as Rocky Maivia. | [60] |
48 | Triple H | 2 | August 30, 1998 | 40 | New York, NY | SummerSlam | This was a Ladder match. Triple H was formerly known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley | [61] |
— | Vacated | — | October 9, 1998 | — | — | — | Vacated due to injury. | [61] |
49 | Ken Shamrock | 1 | October 12, 1998 | 125 | Uniondale, NY | Raw is War | Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final. | [62][63] |
50 | Val Venis | 1 | February 14, 1999 | 29 | Memphis, TN | In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Billy Gunn was the guest referee. | [64][65] |
51 | Road Dogg | 1 | March 15, 1999 | 14 | San Jose, CA | Raw is War | [66] | |
52 | Goldust | 3 | March 29, 1999 | 14 | East Rutherford, NJ | Raw is War | [67] | |
53 | The Godfather | 1 | April 12, 1999 | 43 | Detroit, MI | Raw is War | [68] | |
54 | Jeff Jarrett | 4 | May 25, 1999 | 60 | Moline, IL | Raw is War | Aired May 31, 1999 on tape delay. Just over a week earlier, Jarrett's tag team partner, the Blue Blazer, was meant to win the title at Over the Edge, but he died after an entrance accident. The title was instead later dropped to his friend and partner, Jarrett, in Owen Hart's memory. | [69] |
55 | Edge | 1 | July 24, 1999 | 1 | Toronto, ON | House show | [70] | |
56 | Jeff Jarrett | 5 | July 25, 1999 | 2 | Buffalo, NY | Fully Loaded | [71] | |
57 | D'Lo Brown | 1 | July 27, 1999 | 26 | Columbus, OH | Raw is War | Brown's WWF European Championship was also on the line. Aired August 2, 1999 on tape delay. | [72] |
58 | Jeff Jarrett | 6 | August 22, 1999 | 56 | Minneapolis, MN | SummerSlam | Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match. | [73] |
59 | Chyna | 1 | October 17, 1999 | 56 | Cleveland, OH | No Mercy | This was a Good Housekeeping match. | [74][75] |
60 | Chris Jericho | 1 | December 12, 1999 | 22 | Sunrise, FL | Armageddon | [76] | |
— | Chris Jericho and Chyna | 1† | January 3, 2000 | 20 | Miami, FL | Raw is War | 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. | [7][77] |
61 | Chris Jericho | 2 | January 23, 2000 | 35 | New York, NY | Royal Rumble | Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a triple threat match to become undisputed champion. | [77] |
62 | Kurt Angle | 1 | February 27, 2000 | 35 | Hartford, CT | No Way Out | Angle was also European Champion during this time. | [78] |
63 | Chris Benoit | 1 | April 2, 2000 | 30 | Anaheim, CA | WrestleMania 2000 | Won first fall of a two fall 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. | [79] |
64 | Chris Jericho | 3 | May 2, 2000 | 6 | Richmond, VA | SmackDown | Aired on May 4, 2000 on tape delay. | [80] |
65 | Chris Benoit | 2 | May 8, 2000 | 43 | Uniondale, NY | Raw is War | [81] | |
66 | Rikishi | 1 | June 20, 2000 | 14 | Memphis, TN | SmackDown | Aired on June 22, 2000 on tape delay. | [82] |
67 | Val Venis | 2 | July 4, 2000 | 54 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | SmackDown | Aired on July 6, 2000 on tape delay. | [83] |
68 | Chyna | 2 | August 27, 2000 | 8 | Raleigh, NC | SummerSlam | Won the title in a mixed tag team match that pitted Chyna and Eddie Guerrero against Venis and Trish Stratus, in which the winner of the fall would win the title; Chyna pinned Trish. | [84] |
69 | Eddie Guerrero | 1 | September 4, 2000 | 78 | Lexington, KY | Raw is War | This was a triple threat match also involving Kurt Angle. | [85] |
70 | Billy Gunn | 1 | November 21, 2000 | 19 | Sunrise, FL | SmackDown | Aired on November 23, 2000 on tape delay. | [86] |
71 | Chris Benoit | 3 | December 10, 2000 | 42 | Birmingham, AL | Armageddon | [87] | |
72 | Chris Jericho | 4 | January 21, 2001 | 72 | New Orleans, LA | Royal Rumble | This was a ladder match. | [88] |
73 | Triple H | 3 | April 3, 2001 | 7 | Oklahoma City, OK | SmackDown | Aired on April 5, 2001 on tape delay. | [89] |
74 | Jeff Hardy | 1 | April 10, 2001 | 6 | Philadelphia, PA | SmackDown | Aired on April 12, 2001 on tape delay. | [90] |
75 | Triple H | 4 | April 16, 2001 | 34 | Knoxville, TN | Raw is War | [91] | |
76 | Kane | 1 | May 20, 2001 | 37 | Sacramento, CA | Judgment Day | This was a chain match. | [92][93] |
77 | Albert | 1 | June 26, 2001 | 27 | New York, NY | SmackDown | This was a no-disqualification match. Aired June 28, 2001 on tape delay. | [94] |
78 | Lance Storm | 1 | July 23, 2001 | 27 | Buffalo, NY | Raw is War | [95] | |
79 | Edge | 2 | August 19, 2001 | 35 | San Jose, CA | SummerSlam | [96] | |
80 | Christian | 1 | September 23, 2001 | 28 | Pittsburgh, PA | Unforgiven | [97] | |
81 | Edge | 3 | October 21, 2001 | 15 | St. Louis, MO | No Mercy | This was a ladder match. | [98] |
82 | Test | 1 | November 5, 2001 | 13 | Uniondale, NY | Raw | [99] | |
83 | Edge | 4 | November 18, 2001 | 63 | Greensboro, NC | Survivor Series | This match was also for Edge's WCW United States Championship. The titles became unified upon Edge's victory. | [100] |
84 | William Regal | 1 | January 20, 2002 | 56 | Atlanta, GA | Royal Rumble | [101] | |
85 | Rob Van Dam | 1 | March 17, 2002 | 35 | Toronto, ON | WrestleMania X8 | On March 25, the championship became exclusive to Raw when Van Dam was drafted to the Raw brand. | [102] |
86 | Eddie Guerrero | 2 | April 21, 2002 | 36 | Kansas City, MO | Backlash | Title was renamed the WWE Intercontinental Championship on May 13, 2002. | [103][104] |
87 | Rob Van Dam | 2 | May 27, 2002 | 63 | Edmonton, AB | Raw | This was a ladder match. | [105] |
88 | Chris Benoit | 4 | July 29, 2002 | 27 | Greensboro, NC | Raw | Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Benoit defected to the SmackDown brand on July 30 (aired August 1). | [106][107] |
89 | Rob Van Dam | 3 | August 25, 2002 | 22 | Uniondale, NY | SummerSlam | The title was returned to the Raw brand due to Van Dam's status as a Raw superstar. | [107][108] |
90 | Chris Jericho | 5 | September 16, 2002 | 14 | Denver, CO | Raw | [109] | |
91 | Kane | 2 | September 30, 2002 | 20 | Houston, TX | Raw | [110] | |
92 | Triple H | 5 | October 20, 2002 | <1 | North Little Rock, AR | No Mercy | This was a unification match to unify the Intercontinental Championship into the World Heavyweight Championship. | [111] |
— | Unified | — | October 20, 2002 | — | North Little Rock, AR | No Mercy | Unified with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship. | [111] |
93 | Christian | 2 | May 18, 2003 | 50 | Charlotte, NC | Judgment Day | Won a battle royal involving Booker T, Val Venis, Chris Jericho, Goldust, Test, Lance Storm, Kane and Rob Van Dam to revive the title. | [112] |
94 | Booker T | 1 | July 7, 2003 | 34 | Montreal, QC | Raw | [113] | |
95 | Christian | 3 | August 10, 2003 | 50 | Des Moines, IA | House show | [114] | |
96 | Rob Van Dam | 4 | September 29, 2003 | 28 | Rosemont, IL | Raw | This was a ladder match. | [115] |
97 | Chris Jericho | 6 | October 27, 2003 | <1 | Fayetteville, NC | Raw | [116] | |
98 | Rob Van Dam | 5 | 48 | This was a steel cage match. | [117] | |||
99 | Randy Orton | 1 | December 14, 2003 | 210 | Orlando, FL | Armageddon | Mick Foley was the guest referee. | [118] |
100 | Edge | 5 | July 11, 2004 | 57 | Hartford, CT | Vengeance | [119] | |
— | Vacated | — | September 6, 2004 | — | Wichita Falls, TX | Raw | Vacated due to injury. | [119] |
101 | Chris Jericho | 7 | September 12, 2004 | 37 | Portland, OR | Unforgiven | Defeated Christian in a ladder match. | [120] |
102 | Shelton Benjamin | 1 | October 19, 2004 | 244 | Milwaukee, WI | Taboo Tuesday | Benjamin was voted into this match. | [121] |
103 | Carlito | 1 | June 20, 2005 | 90 | Phoenix, AZ | Raw | [122] | |
104 | Ric Flair | 1 | September 18, 2005 | 155 | Oklahoma City, OK | Unforgiven | [123] | |
105 | Shelton Benjamin | 2 | February 20, 2006 | 69 | Trenton, NJ | Raw | [124] | |
106 | Rob Van Dam | 6 | April 30, 2006 | 15 | Lexington, KY | Backlash | Rob Van Dam's Money in the Bank contract was also on the line in this match. | [125] |
107 | Shelton Benjamin | 3 | May 15, 2006 | 41 | Lubbock, TX | Raw | 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. | [126] |
108 | Johnny Nitro | 1 | June 25, 2006 | 99 | Charlotte, NC | Vengeance | This was a triple threat match also involving Carlito. | [127] |
109 | Jeff Hardy | 2 | October 2, 2006 | 35 | Topeka, KS | Raw | [128] | |
110 | Johnny Nitro | 2 | November 6, 2006 | 7 | Columbus, OH | Raw | This was a no-disqualification match. | [129] |
111 | Jeff Hardy | 3 | November 13, 2006 | 98 | Manchester, England | Raw | [130] | |
112 | Umaga | 1 | February 19, 2007 | 56 | Bakersfield, CA | Raw | [131] | |
113 | Santino Marella | 1 | April 16, 2007 | 77 | Milan, Italy | Raw | This was a No Holds Barred match, Santino was "picked out of the audience" by Vince McMahon. | [132] |
114 | Umaga | 2 | July 2, 2007 | 62 | Dallas, TX | Raw | [133] | |
115 | Jeff Hardy | 4 | September 2, 2007 | 190 | Columbus, OH | Raw | Aired on September 3, 2007 on tape delay. | [134] |
116 | Chris Jericho | 8 | March 10, 2008 | 111 | Milwaukee, WI | Raw | [135] | |
117 | Kofi Kingston | 1 | June 29, 2008 | 49 | Dallas, TX | Night of Champions | [136] | |
118 | Santino Marella | 2 | August 17, 2008 | 85 | Indianapolis, IN | SummerSlam | Won the title in an intergender tag team match in which both the Intercontinental and Women's Championship were on the line. The title was won when partner Beth Phoenix pinned Mickie James. | [137] |
119 | William Regal | 2 | November 10, 2008 | 70 | Manchester, England | Raw | [138] | |
120 | CM Punk | 1 | January 19, 2009 | 49 | Rosemont, IL | Raw | This was a no-disqualification match. | [139] |
121 | John "Bradshaw" Layfield | 1 | March 9, 2009 | 27 | Jacksonville, FL | Raw | [140] | |
122 | Rey Mysterio | 1 | April 5, 2009 | 63 | Houston, TX | WrestleMania XXV | Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Mysterio was drafted to the SmackDown brand on April 13, 2009. | [141] |
123 | Chris Jericho | 9 | June 7, 2009 | 21 | New Orleans, LA | Extreme Rules | This was a No Holds Barred match. | [142] |
124 | Rey Mysterio | 2 | June 28, 2009 | 65 | Sacramento, CA | The Bash | This was a Mask vs. Title match. | [143] |
125 | John Morrison | 3 | September 1, 2009 | 103 | Cleveland, OH | SmackDown | Aired on September 4, 2009 on tape delay. John Morrison was formerly known as Johnny Nitro. | [144] |
126 | Drew McIntyre | 1 | December 13, 2009 | 161 | San Antonio, TX | TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs | On May 7, 2010 Theodore Long suspended McIntyre and vacated the title. Next week, Kofi Kingston won a tournament to declare a new champion, but Mr. McMahon reverted Long's decision. The vacancy of the title and Kofi Kingston's championship win are not recognized by WWE, and WWE continued to recognize McIntyre as champion during that period. | [145] |
127 | Kofi Kingston | 2 | May 23, 2010 | 66 | Detroit, MI | Over the Limit | [146] | |
128 | Dolph Ziggler | 1 | July 28, 2010 | 160 | Laredo, TX | SmackDown | Aired on August 6, 2010 on tape delay. | [147] |
129 | Kofi Kingston | 3 | January 4, 2011 | 77 | Tucson, AZ | SmackDown | Aired on January 7, 2011 on tape delay. | [148] |
130 | Wade Barrett | 1 | March 22, 2011 | 89 | Columbus, OH | SmackDown | Aired on March 25, 2011 on tape delay. | [149] |
131 | Ezekiel Jackson | 1 | June 19, 2011 | 51 | Washington, D.C. | Capitol Punishment | [150] | |
132 | Cody Rhodes | 1 | August 9, 2011 | 236 | Sacramento, CA | SmackDown | Aired on August 12, 2011 on tape delay. | [151] |
133 | Big Show | 1 | April 1, 2012 | 28 | Miami Gardens, FL | WrestleMania XXVIII | [152] | |
134 | Cody Rhodes | 2 | April 29, 2012 | 21 | Rosemont, IL | Extreme Rules | This was a tables match. | [153] |
135 | Christian | 4 | May 20, 2012 | 64 | Raleigh, NC | Over the Limit | [154] | |
136 | The Miz | 1 | July 23, 2012 | 85 | St. Louis, MO | Raw 1000 | [155] | |
137 | Kofi Kingston | 4 | October 16, 2012 | 74 | Memphis, TN | Main Event | Aired on October 17, 2012 on tape delay. | [156] |
138 | Wade Barrett | 2 | December 29, 2012 | 99 | Washington, D.C. | Raw | Aired on December 31, 2012 on tape delay. | [157] |
139 | The Miz | 2 | April 7, 2013 | 1 | East Rutherford, NJ | WrestleMania 29 | Match aired live on YouTube and WWE.com as part of the WrestleMania 29 pre-show. | [158] |
140 | Wade Barrett | 3 | April 8, 2013 | 69 | East Rutherford, NJ | Raw | [159] | |
141 | Curtis Axel | 1 | June 16, 2013 | 155 | Rosemont, IL | Payback | This was a Triple Threat match that also included The Miz. | [160] |
142 | Big E Langston | 1 | November 18, 2013 | 167 | Nashville, TN | Raw | On February 12, 2014, Big E Langston's ring name was shortened to Big E. | [161] |
143 | Bad News Barrett | 4 | May 4, 2014 | 57 | East Rutherford, NJ | Extreme Rules | Bad News Barrett was formerly known as Wade Barrett. | [162] |
— | Vacated | — | June 30, 2014 | — | Hartford, CT | Raw | Title vacated due to a shoulder injury. | [163] |
144 | The Miz | 3 | July 20, 2014 | 28 | Tampa, FL | Battleground | This was a 19-man battle royal. Miz last eliminated Dolph Ziggler to win the vacant title. | [164] |
145 | Dolph Ziggler | 2 | August 17, 2014 | 35 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam | [165] | |
146 | The Miz | 4 | September 21, 2014 | 1 | Nashville, TN | Night of Champions | [166] | |
147 | Dolph Ziggler | 3 | September 22, 2014 | 56 | Memphis, TN | Raw | [167] | |
148 | Luke Harper | 1 | November 17, 2014 | 27 | Roanoke, VA | Raw | [168] | |
149 | Dolph Ziggler | 4 | December 14, 2014 | 22 | Cleveland, OH | TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs | This was a ladder match. | [169] |
150 | Bad News Barrett | 5 | January 5, 2015 | 83 | Corpus Christi, TX | Raw | This was originally a one-fall match, but after Ziggler pinned Barrett, Director of Operations Kane announced that the match would be a 2-out-of-3 falls match. | [170] |
151 | Daniel Bryan | 1 | March 29, 2015 | 43 | Santa Clara, CA | WrestleMania 31 | This was a ladder match also featuring Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, R-Truth, and Stardust. | [171] |
— | Vacated | — | May 11, 2015 | — | Cincinnati, OH | Raw | Title vacated due to injury. | [172] |
152 | Ryback | 1 | May 31, 2015 | 112 | Corpus Christi, TX | Elimination Chamber | This was an Elimination Chamber match also involving Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry, R-Truth, and King Barrett. Ryback pinned Sheamus to win the vacant title. | [173] |
153 | Kevin Owens | 1 | September 20, 2015 | 84 | Houston, TX | Night of Champions | [174] | |
154 | Dean Ambrose | 1 | December 13, 2015 | 64+ | Boston, MA | TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs | [175] |
Combined reigns
As of February 15, 2016.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Morales, PedroPedro Morales | 2 | 619 |
2 | Muraco, DonDon Muraco | 2 | 541 |
3 | The Honky Tonk Man | 1 | 454 |
4 | Santana, TitoTito Santana | 2 | 443 |
5 | Razor Ramon | 4 | 437 |
6 | The Ultimate Warrior | 2 | 432 |
7 | Savage, RandyRandy Savage | 1 | 414 |
8 | Michaels, ShawnShawn Michaels | 3 | 406 |
Mr. Perfect | 2 | 406 | |
10 | Bad News Barrett/Wade Barrett | 5 | 397 |
11 | Benjamin, SheltonShelton Benjamin | 3 | 354 |
12 | The Rock/Rocky Maivia | 2 | 339 |
13 | Hardy, JeffJeff Hardy | 4 | 329 |
14 | Jericho, ChrisChris Jericho | 9 | 318 |
15 | Jarrett, JeffJeff Jarrett | 6 | 298 |
16 | Hart, BretBret Hart | 2 | 290 |
17 | Valentine, GregGreg Valentine | 1 | 285 |
18 | Ziggler, DolphDolph Ziggler | 4 | 273 |
19 | Kingston, KofiKofi Kingston | 4 | 266 |
20 | Rhodes, CodyCody Rhodes | 2 | 257 |
21 | Patterson, PatPat Patterson | 1 | 233 |
22 | Patera, KenKen Patera | 1 | 231 |
23 | Van Dam, RobRob Van Dam | 6 | 211 |
24 | Orton, RandyRandy Orton | 1 | 210 |
25 | John Morrison/Johnny Nitro | 3 | 209 |
26 | Triple H/Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 5 | 196 |
27 | Christian | 4 | 192 |
28 | Edge | 5 | 171 |
29 | Goldust | 3 | 168 |
30 | Big E Langston/Big E | 1 | 167 |
31 | Marella, SantinoSantino Marella | 2 | 162 |
32 | McIntyre, DrewDrew McIntyre | 1 | 161 |
33 | Axel, CurtisCurtis Axel | 1 | 155 |
Flair, RicRic Flair | 1 | 155 | |
35 | Rude, RickRick Rude | 1 | 148 |
36 | Benoit, ChrisChris Benoit | 4 | 142 |
37 | Diesel | 1 | 138 |
38 | Hart, OwenOwen Hart | 2 | 132 |
39 | Mysterio, ReyRey Mysterio | 2 | 128 |
40 | Regal, WilliamWilliam Regal | 2 | 126 |
41 | Shamrock, KenKen Shamrock | 1 | 125 |
42 | Umaga | 2 | 118 |
43 | The Miz | 4 | 115 |
44 | Guerrero, EddieEddie Guerrero | 2 | 114 |
45 | Ryback | 1 | 112 |
46 | Carlito | 1 | 90 |
47 | Owens, KevinKevin Owens | 1 | 84 |
The Texas Tornado | 1 | 84 | |
49 | Venis, ValVal Venis | 2 | 83 |
50 | Piper, RoddyRoddy Piper | 1 | 77 |
51 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 2 | 65 |
Steamboat, RickyRicky Steamboat | 1 | 65 | |
53 | Ambrose, DeanDean Ambrose † | 1 | 64+ |
54 | Chyna | 2 | 64 |
55 | The British Bulldog | 1 | 59 |
56 | Kane | 2 | 57 |
57 | Jackson, EzekielEzekiel Jackson | 1 | 51 |
58 | Johnson, AhmedAhmed Johnson | 1 | 50 |
59 | CM Punk | 1 | 49 |
60 | Bryan, DanielDaniel Bryan | 1 | 43 |
The Godfather | 1 | 43 | |
62 | Angle, KurtKurt Angle | 1 | 35 |
63 | Booker T | 1 | 34 |
64 | Big Show | 1 | 28 |
Mero, MarcMarc Mero | 1 | 28 | |
66 | Albert | 1 | 27 |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield | 1 | 27 | |
Storm, LanceLance Storm | 1 | 27 | |
Harper, LukeLuke Harper | 1 | 27 | |
70 | Brown, D'LoD'Lo Brown | 1 | 26 |
71 | Jannetty, MartyMarty Jannetty | 1 | 20 |
72 | Gunn, BillyBilly Gunn | 1 | 19 |
73 | Rikishi | 1 | 14 |
Road Dogg | 1 | 14 | |
75 | Test | 1 | 13 |
76 | The Mountie | 1 | 2 |
77 | Douglas, DeanDean Douglas | 1 | <1 |
See also
- List of WWE World Heavyweight Champions
- List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE)
- List of WWE United States Champions
- List of WWE Tag Team Champions
- List of WWE Divas Champions
- NXT Championship
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External links
- Official WWE Intercontinental Championship Title History
- Wrestling-Titles.com: Intercontinental Championship
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