WWE Intercontinental Title
WWE Intercontinental Title
List of WWE Intercontinental Champions
Pat Patterson 1 September 1979 Awarded the belt.
Ken Patera 21 April 1980 New York NY / One Fall
Pedro Morales 8 December 1980 New York NY / One Fall
Don "Magnificent" Muraco 20 June 1981 Philadelphia PA / One Fall
Pedro Morales 23 November 1981 New York NY / Texas Death
Don "Magnificent" Muraco 22 January 1983 New York NY / One Fall
Tito Santana 11 February 1984 Boston MA / One Fall
Greg "the Hammer" Valentine 24 September 1984 London ON / One Fall
Tito Santana 6 July 1985 Baltimore MD / Steel Cage
"The Macho Man" Randy Savage 8 February 1986 Boston MA / One Fall
Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat 29 March 1987 Pontiac MI / One Fall / Wrestlemania
The Honky Tonk Man 2 June 1987 Buffalo NY / One Fall / Superstars Of Wresling.
The Ultimate Warrior 29 August 1988 New York NY / One Fall / Summerslam
"Ravishing" Rick Rude 2 April 1989 Atlantic City NJ / One Fall / Wrestlemania
The Ultimate Warrior 28 August 1989 East Rutherford NJ / One Fall / Summerslam
The Ultimate Warrior vacated the belt when he won the WWF Championship.
Mr. Perfect 23 April 1990 Austin TX / Tourn. Final / Superstars Of W.
The Texas Tornado 27 August 1990 Philadelphia PA / One Fall / Summerslam
Mr. Perfect 19 November 1990 Rochester NY / One Fall / Superstars Of Wrestling.
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 26 August 1991 New York NY / One Fall / Summerslam
The Mountie 17 January 1992 Springfield MA / One Fall
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper 19 January 1992 Albany NY / One Fall / Royal Rumble
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 5 April 1992 Indianapolis IN / One Fall / Wrestlemania
The British Bulldog 29 August 1992 London EN / One Fall / Summerslam
"H.B.K." Shawn Michaels 27 October 1992 Terre Haute IN / One Fall / Main Event
Marty Jannetty 17 May 1993 New York NY / One Fall / Raw
"H.B.K." Shawn Michaels 6 June 1993 Albany NY / One Fall
Shawn Michaels was stripped of the belt when he briefly left the WWF. "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon 27 September 1993 New Haven CT / Battle Royal / Raw
"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel 13 April 1994 Rochester NY / One Fall / Superstars Of Wrestling.
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon 29 August 1994 Chicago IL / One Fall / Summerslam
"Double J" Jeff Jarrett 22 January 1995 Tampa FL / One Fall / Royal Rumble
The belt was held up after a match between Jeff Jarrett & Bob Holly.
"Double J" Jeff Jarrett 26 April 1995 Moline AL / One Fall / Action Zone
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon 19 May 1995 Montreal QU / Ladder Match
"Double J" Jeff Jarrett 21 May 1995 Trois-Rivieres QU / One Fall
"H.B.K." Shawn Michaels 23 July 1995 Nashville TN / One Fall / I.Y.H. #3
Dean Douglas 22 October 1995 Winnipeg MAN / One Fall / I.Y.H. # 4
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon 4 22 October 1995 Winnipeg MAN / One Fall / I.Y.H. # 4
Goldust 21 January 1996 Fresno CA / One Fall / Royal Rumble
The belt was held up after a match between Savio Vega and Goldust.
Goldust 1 April 1996 San Bernadino CA / One Fall / Raw Is War
Ahmed Johnson 23 June 1996 Milwaukee WI / One Fall / King Of The Ring
Ahmed Johnson was forced to vacate the belt on 12 August 1996 due to an injury.
"The Wildman" Marc Mero 23 September 1996 Hershey PA / Tournament Final / Raw
Hunter Hearst Helmsley 21 October 1996 Fort Wayne IN / One Fall / Raw Is War
Rocky Maivia 13 February 1997 Lowell MA / One Fall / Raw Is War
Owen Hart 28 April 1997 Omaha NB / One Fall / Raw Is War
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin 3 August 1997 East Rutherford NJ / One Fall / Summerslam
Owen Hart 5 October 1997 St. Louis MO / Tourn. Final / I.Y.H.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin 9 November 1997 Montreal QU / One Fall / Survivor Series
The Rock 8 December 1997 Portland ME / One Fall / Raw Is War
Hunter Hearst Helmsley 30 August 1998 New York NY / Ladder / Summerslam
Hunter Hearst Helmsley vacated the belt because he sustained a knee injury
Ken Shamrock 12 October 1998 Uniondale NY / Tournament Final / Raw
Val Venis 13 February 1999 Memphis TN / One Fall / St. Valen. Mass.
"The Road Dogg" Jesse James 15 March 1999 San Jose CA / One Fall / Raw Is War
Goldust 29 March 1999 New York NY / One Fall / Raw Is War
The Godfather 12 April 1999 Detroit MI / One Fall / Raw Is War
Jeff Jarrett 25 May 1999 Moline IL / One Fall / Raw Is War
Edge 24 July 1999 Toronto ON / One Fall / House Show
Jeff Jarrett 25 July 1999 Buffalo NY / One Fall / Fully Loaded
D'Lo Brown 27 July 1999 Columbus OH / Title Vs Title / Raw Is War
Jeff Jarrett 22 August 1999 Minneapolis MN / Unific. / Summerslam
Chyna 17 October 1999 Cleveland OH / Good Houseke. / No Mercy
Chris Jericho 12 December 1999 Fort Lauderdale FL / One Fall / Armageddon
Belt was held up after a controversial match between Chyna and Chris Jericho.
Chris Jericho and Chyna (both) 3 January 1999 Miami FL / Double Champs / Raw
Chris Jericho 23 January 2000 New York NY / Triple Th. / Royal Rumble
Kurt Angle 27 February 2000 Hartford CT / One Fall / No Way Out
Chris Benoit 2 April 2000 Anaheim CA / Triple Th. / Wrestlemania
Chris Jericho 2 May 2000 Richmond VA / One Fall / Smackdown
Chris Benoit 8 May 2000 Uniondale NY / One Fall / Raw Is War
Rikishi 21 June 2000 Memphis TN / One Fall / Smackdown
Val Venis 5 July 2000 Fort Lauderdale FL / One Fall / Smackdown
Chyna 27 August 2000 Raleigh NC / Mixed Tag-T. / Summerslam
Eddie Guerrero 5 September 2000 Lexington KT / Triple Threat / Raw Is War
"The One" Billy Gunn 21 November 2000 Fort Lauderdale FL / One Fall / Smackdown
Chris Benoit 10 December 2000 Birmingham AL / One Fall / Armageddon
Chris Jericho 21 January 2001 New Orleans LA / Ladder / Royal Rumble
Triple H 3 April 2001 Oklahoma City OK / One Fall / Smackdown
Jeff Hardy 10 April 2001 Philadelphia PA / One Fall / Smackdown
Triple H 11 April 2001 Knoxville TN / One Fall / Raw Is War
Kane 20 May 2001 Sacramento CA / Chain / Judgment Day
Albert 26 June 2001 New York NY / One Fall / Smackdown
Lance Storm 23 July 2001 Buffalo NY / One Fall / Raw Is War
Edge 19 August 2001 San Jose CA / One Fall / Summerslam
Christian 23 September 2001 Pittsburgh PA / One Fall / Unforgiven
Edge 21 October 2001 St. Louis MO / Ladder / No Mercy
Test 5 November 2001 Uniondale NY / One Fall / Raw
Edge 18 November 2001 Greensboro NC / Unific. / Survivor Series
William Regal 20 January 2002 Atlanta GE / One Fall / Royal Rumble
Rob Van Dam 17 February 2002 Toronto ON / One Fall / Wrestlemania
Eddie Guerrero 21 April 2002 Kansas City MO / One Fall / Backlash
Rob Van Dam 27 May 2002 Edmonton ALB / Ladder / Raw
Chris Benoit 29 July 2002 Greensboro NC / One Fall / Smackdown
Rob Van Dam 25 August 2002 Uniondale NY / One Fall / Summerslam
Chris Jericho 16 September 2002 Denver CO / One Fall / Raw
Kane 30 September 2002 Houston TX / One Fall / Raw
Triple H 20 October 2002 Little Rock AR / Unification / No Mercy
Belt was abandoned when it was merged with the WWE World's Championship on October 20, 2002.
Christian 18 May 2003 Charlotte NC / Battle Royal / Judgment Day
Booker T 7 July 2003 Montreal QU / One Fall / Raw
Christian 10 August 2003 Des Moines IA / One Fall / House Show
Rob Van Dam 29 September 2003 Chicago IL / Ladder / Raw
Chris Jericho 27 October 2003 Fayetteville NC / One Fall / Raw
Rob Van Dam 27 October 2003 Fayetteville NC / Steel Cage / Raw
Randy Orton 14 December 2003 Orlando FL / One Fall / Armageddon
Edge 11 July 2004 Hartford CT / One Fall / Vengeance
Belt was stripped from Edge on September 6 by Eric Bischoff after Edge suffered a torn groin
Chris Jericho 12 September 2004 Portland OR / Ladder Match / Unforgiven
Shelton Benjamin 19 October 2004 Milwaukee WI / One Fall / Taboo Tuesday
Carlito "Carribean" Cool 20 June 2005 Phoenix AZ / One Fall / RAW
Ric Flair 18 September 2005 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / One Fall / WWE Unforgiven
Shelton Benjamin 20 February 2006 Trenton NJ / One Fall / RAW
Rob Van Dam 30 April 2006 Lexington KY / One Fall / Backlash
Shelton Benjamin 15 May 2006 Lubbock TX / Two-on-Three Texas Tornado / RAW
Johnny Nitro 25 June 2006 Charlotte NC / Triple Threat / Vengeance