Intercontinental
Champions
- Pat Patterson--September
1, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He defeated Ted DiBiase in
a tournament.
- Ken Patera--April
21, 1980 in New York City, New York.
- Pedro Morales--December
8, 1980 in New York City, New York.
- Don "The Rock" Muraco--June
20, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Pedro Morales [2]--November
23, 1981 in New York City, New York.
- Don "The Rock" Muraco
[2]--January 23, 1983 in New York City, New York.
- Tito Santana--February
11, 1984 in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Greg "The Hammer"
Valentine--September 24, 1984 in London, Ontario.
- Tito Santana--April
6, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Randy "Macho Man" Savage--February
8, 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Ricky Steamboat--March
29, 1987 in Pontiac, Michigan. The match took place at
WrestleMania III.
- The Honky Tonk Man--June
2, 1987 in Buffalo, New York.
- Ravishing Rick Rude--April
2, 1989 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The match took place at
WrestleMania V.
- The Ultimate Warrior--August
28, 1989 in East Ruthersford, New Jersey. The match took place
at Summer Slam.
- TITLE VACANT--April
1, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario. When The Ultimate Warrior won the
Heavyweight Championship, his Intercontinental Championship
was taken away.
- Mr. Perfect--April
23, 1990 in Austin, Texas. He defeated Tito Santana in a
tournament.
- Texas Tornado Kerry Von
Erich--August 27, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The match took place at Summer Slam.
- Mr. Perfect--November
19, 1990 in Rochester, New York.
- Bret "The Hitman" Hart--August
26, 1991 in New York City, New York. The match took place at
Summer Slam.
- The Mountie--January
17, 1992 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Bret Hart had a 102
degree (F) temperature while he wreslted.
- Rowdy Roddy Piper--January
19, 1992 in Albany, New York. The match took place at the
Royal Rumble.
- Bret "The Hitman" Hart
[2]--April 5, 1992 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The match
took place at WrestleMania VIII.
- The British Bulldog
Davey Boy Smith--August 29, 1992 in London, England. The
match took place at Summer Slam.
- Shawn Michaels--October
27, 1992 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
- Marty Jannetty--May
17, 1993 in New York City, New York. The match took place on
Monday Night Raw.
- Shawn Michaels [2]--June
6, 1993 in Albany, New York.
- TITLE VACANT--September
20, 1993. President Jack Tunney said that Michaels failed to
fulfill contractual obligations. A twenty man battle royal was
held, and the last two men would wrestle the next week. Razor
Ramon and The Model Rick Martell were the last two in.
- Razor Ramon--September
27, 1993 in New Haven, Connecticut. Defeated Rick Martel on
Monday Night Raw.
- Diesel--April 13,
1994 in Rochester, New York. The match took place on WWF
Superstars.
- Razor Ramon [2]--August
29, 1994 in Chicago, Illinois. The match took place at Summer
Slam.
- Jeff Jarrett--January
22, 1995 in Tampa, Florida. The match was at The Royal Rumble.
- Razor Ramon [3]--May
19, 1995 in Montreal, Quebec.
- Jeff Jarrett [2]--May
21, 1995 in Trois Riviers, Quebec.
- Shawn Michaels [3]--July
23, 1995 in Nashville, Tennessee. The match was at In Your
House II.
- Dean Douglas--October
22, 1995 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The title was forfeited to
Douglas after Michaels received an injury.
- Razor Ramon [4]--October
22, 1995 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The match was at In Your House
IV.
- Goldust--January 26,
1996 in Fresno, California. The match took place at The Royal
Rumble.
- TITLE VACANT--April
1, 1996 in San Bernadino, California. The title was vacated
after the controversial ending of the Goldust/Savio Vega
match.
- Goldust [2]--April
8, 1996 in San Jose, California. The match was on Monday Night
Raw.
- Ahmed Johnson--June
23, 1996 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The match was at King of the
Ring.
- TITLE VACANT--August
1, 1996. Ahmed Johnson was injured by Faarooq.
- Wildman Marc Mero--September
23, 1996 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Marc Mero beat Faarooq in a
tournament on Monday Night Raw.
- Hunter Hearst-Helmsley--October
21, 1996 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The match was on Monday Night
Raw.
- Rocky Maivia--February
13, 1997 in Lowell, Massachusetts. The match took place on
Thursday Raw Thursday.
- Owen Hart--April 28,
1997 in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Stone Cold Steve Austin--August
3, 1997 in East Ruthersford, New Jersey. The match took place
at Summer Slam.
- Owen Hart [2]--October
5, 1997 in St. Louis, Missouri. Owen defeated Faarooq in a
tournament at In Your House: Badd Blood.
- Stone Cold Steve Austin--November
9, 1997 in Montreal, Quebec. The match took place at Survivor
Series.
- "The Rock" Rocky Maivia
[2]--December 8, 1997 in Portland, Maine. The Rock got
the title forfeited from Austin because he didn't wrestle.
This took place on Monday Night Raw.
- Triple H [2]--August
30, 1998 in New York City, New York. The match was a ladder
match at Summer Slam.
- Ken Shamrock--October
12, 1998 in Uniondale, New York. Shamrock won a tournament on
Raw is War by defeating X-Pack after Triple H forfeited the
title due to an injury.
- Val Venis--February
14, 1999 in Memphis, Tennessee. The match took place at St.
Valentine's Day Massacre with referee Billy Gunn.
- The Road Dogg--March
15, 1999 in San Jose, California.
- Goldust [3]--March
29, 1999 in East Ruthersford, New Jersey.
- The Godfather--April
12, 1999 in Detroit, Michigan. He took the place of the Big
Boss Man by offering him some of his women.
- Jeff Jarrett [3]--May
25, 1999 in Moline, Illinois. The match took place on Raw is
War.
- Jeff Jarrett lost the match against Test on
Heat on June 13, 1999, after Ken Shamrock attacked him while
the referee was knocked out. After Test pinned him, a second
referee and Debra talked to the first referee. After Debra had
a few words, he gave the belt back to Jeff Jarrett.
- Edge--July 24, 1999
in Toronto, Ontario. Jarrett was supposed to fight Ken
Shamrock but Edge took his place.
- Jeff Jarrett [4]--July
25, 1999 in Buffalo, New York. The match took place at Fully
Loaded.
- D'Lo Brown--August
2, 1999 in Columbus, Ohio. D'Lo is the current WWF European
Champion.
- Jeff Jarrett [5]--August
22, 1999 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The match was at Summer
Slam; Jarrett also won the European Championship.
- Chyna--October 17,
1999 in Cleveland, Ohio. The match was a Good Housekeeping
Match.
- Chris Jericho--December
12, 1999 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The match took place at
Armageddon.
- Chris Jericho and Chyna
became the co-holders of the title due to the ending of the
match at Smackdown! on January 3, 2000 in Miami, Florida.
- Chris Jericho defeated
Chyna at the Royal Rumble in New York City, New York on
January 23, 2000 in a three way match also against Hardcore
Holly.
- Kurt Angle--February
27, 2000 in Hartford, Connecticut. The match took place at No
Way Out. Angle is also the current WWF European Champion.
- Chris Benoit--April 2, 2000 in
Anaheim, California. This was a Two Falls Triple Threat
Match--first fall for Intercontinental Championship against
Chris Jerichao and Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 2000.
- Chris Jericho [2]--May
4, 2000 in Richmond, Virginia. The match took place on
Smackdown!
- Chris Benoit [2]--May
8, 2000 in Uniondale, New York. The match took place on RAW.
- Rikishi Phatu--June
22, 2000 in Memphis, Tennessee. The match took place on
Smackdown!
- Val Venis [2]--July
6, 2000 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The match took place on
Smackdown!
- Chyna [2]--August
27, 2000 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The match was Eddie
Guerrero and Chyna vs. champion Val Venis and Trish Stratus at
Summer Slam.
- Eddie Guerrero--September
4, 2000 in Lexington, Kentucky. The match was Eddy
Guerrero and Chyna vs. Kurt Angle on RAW.
- Billy Gunn--November
23, 2000 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The match took
place on Smackdown!
- Chris Benoit [3]--December
10, 2000 in Birmingham, Alabama. The match took place at
Armageddon.
- Chris Jericho [3]--January
21, 2001 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The match was a ladder
match that took place at the Royal Rumble.
- Triple H [3]--April
5, 2001 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The match took place on
Smackdown!
- Jeff Hardy--April
12, 2001 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The match took place
on Smackdown!
- Triple H [4]--April
16, 2001 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The match took place on RAW.
- Kane--May
20, 2001 in Sacramento, California. The match was a Chain
Match at Judgment Day.
- Albert--June
28, 2001 New York City, New York. The match took place on
Smackdown!
- Lance Storm--July
23, 2001 in Buffalo, New York. The match took place on RAW.
Storm is a member of ECW.
- Edge [2]--August
19, 2001 in San Jose, California. The match took place at
Summer Slam.
- Christian--September
23, 2001 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The match took place at
Unforgiven.
- Edge [3]--October
21, 2001 in St. Louis, Missouri. The match took place at No
Mercy.
- Test--November
5, 2001 in Uniondale, New York. The match took place on RAW;
Test is a member of WCW.
- Edge [4]--November
18, 2001 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The match took place
at Survivor Series as a unification match with the WCW US
Championship.
- William Regal--January
20, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia. The match took place at the
Royal Rumble.
- Rob Van Dam----March 17, 2002 in Toronto,
Ontario. The match took place at WrestleMania X-8
- Eddie Guerrero [2]--April
21, 2002 in Kansas City, Missouri. The match took place at
Backlash
- Rob Van Dam [2]--May 27,
2002 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This was a ladder Match on
RAW.
- On July 22, 2002 in Grand Rapids, Michigan,
Van Dam unified the Intercontinental Championship and the European
Championship.
- Chris Benoit [4]--July 29,
2002 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The match took place on
RAW.
- Rob Van Dam [2]--August
25, 2002 in
Uniondale, New York. The match took place at Summer Slam
- On August 26, 2002 in New York City, Van
Dam unified the Intercontinental Championship and the Hardcore
Championship
- Chris Jericho [4]--September
16, 2002 in Denver Colorado. This match was on Monday Night
Raw.
- Kane--September 30, 2002
in Houston, Texas. This match was on Raw
- Triple H--October 20, 2002 in Little
Rock, Arkansas. This match was at No Mercy and it unified the
WWE
Championship and
Intercontinental Championship
- Christian [2]--May 18, 2003 in
Charlotte, North Carolina. The match was a battle royal
of former Intercontinental Champions that took place at
Judgment Day for the vacant title.
- On June 30, 2003's RAW from Buffalo, New
York, Booker T defeated Christian with a pin where Booker T's
shoulders were also on the mat. As soon as the referee
counted three, RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff came out and
said that the match was a draw, with Christian retaining the
title.
- Booker T--July 7, 2003 in Montreal,
Quebec, Canada. The Match took place on RAW.
- Christian [3]--August 10, 2003 in
Des Moines, Iowa. This match was at a house show and won after
Booker T injured his back.
- Rob Van Dam [3]--September 29, 2003
in Chicago, Illinois. This was a ladder Match on RAW.
- Randy Orton--December 14, 2003 in
Orlando, Florida, The match was at Armageddon.
- Edge [5]--July 11, 2004 in Hartford,
Connecticut, the match was at Vengeance.
- Title Vacant--September 6, 2004 in
Wichita Falls, Texas. Edge to relinquish the
Intercontinental Championship, as he was unable to compete
within the contracted 30 days required by all champions in WWE
- Chris Jericho [5]--September 12,
2004 in Portland, Oregon. The match was a ladder match
against Christian to determine the new champ.
- Shelton Benjamin--October 19, 2004
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The match took place at Taboo
Tuesday. The fans choose a competitor for Jericho from
all the RAW wrestlers not scheduled in a match at the
pay-per-view; they chose Benjamin with 37% of the vote.
- Carlito Cool--June 20, 2005 in
Phoenix, Arizona. The match was on RAW.
- Ric Flair--September 18, 2005 in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Match was at Unforgiven.
- Shelton Benjamin [2]--February 20,
2006 in Trenton, New Jersey. The match was on RAW.
- Rob Van Dam [4]--April 30, 2006 in
Lexington, Kentucky. The match was at Backlash
- Shelton Benjamin [3]--May 15, 2006
in Lubbock, Texas. The match was on RAW.
- Johnny Nitro--June 25, 2006 in
Charlotte, North Carolina. The match was a triple threat at
Vengeance.
- Jeff Hardy--October 2, 2006 in
Topeka, Kansas. the match took place on RAW
- Johnny Nitro [2]--November 6, 2006
in Columbus, Ohio. The match was on RAW.
- Jeff Hardy [2]--November 13, 2006 in
Manchester England the match took place on RAW
- Umaga--February 19, 2007 in
Bakersfield, California. The match took place on RAW.
- Santino Marella--April 16, 2007 in
Milan, Italy. The match took place on RAW.
- Umaga [2]--July 2, 2007 in Dallas
Texas. The match took place on RAW.
- Jeff Hardy [2]--September 3, 2007 in
Columbus, Ohio. The match took place on RAW
- Chris Jericho [6]--March 10, 2008 in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The math took place on RAW.
- Kofi Kingston--June 29, 2008 in Dallas, Texas.
This match took place at Night of Champions
- Santino Marella [2]-August
17, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The match took place at
Summerslam.
- William Regal--November
10, 2008 in London, England. The match took place on RAW.
- CM Punk--January 25, 2009
in Chicago, Illinois. The match took place on RAW.
- JBL--March
9, 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida. The match was on RAW.
- Rey Mysterio--April 5,
2009 in Houston, Texas. This match was at WrestleMania XXV.
- Chris Jericho [7]--June 7,
2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The match was at Extreme
Rules.
- Rey Mysterio [2]--June 28,
2009 in Sacramento, California. This match was at The Bach.
- John Morrison [3]--September
4, 2009 in Cleveland, Ohio. This match was on Smackdown!
- Drew McIntyre--December
13, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas. This Match was at WWE TLC.
- TITLE VACANT--May 7, 2010 in North
Charleston, South Carolina. Due to Champion being fired.
- Kofi Kingston--May 11, 2010 in
Buffalo, New York. Won for way match to crown new champion.
- Drew McIntyre [2]--May
11, 2010 in Buffalo, New York. Given Back title per orders of
Mr. McMahon.
- Kofi Kingston [2]--May 23, 2010 in
Detroit, Michigan. Match was at Over The Limit.
- Dolph Ziggler--August 6, 2010 in
Laredo, Texas. The match was on Smackdown!
- Kofi Kingston [3]--January 7, 2011
in Tucson, Arizona. The match was on Smackdown!
- Wade Barrett--March 25, 2011 in
Columbus, Ohio. The match was on Smackdown!
- Ezekiel Jackson--June 19, 2011 in
Washington, D.C. The match took place at Capitol Punishment.
- Cody Rhodes--August 9, 2011 in
Sacramento, California. The match took place on SmacnDown!
- The Big Show--April 1, 2012 in
Miami, Florida. The match took place at WrestleMania XVIII.
- Cody Rhodes--April 29,
2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The match took place at Extreme
Rules
- Christian--May 20, 2012 in
Raleigh, North Carolina. The match took place at WWE Over The
Limit.
- The Miz--July 23, 2012 in
St. Louis, Missouri. The match took place on the 1000th
episode of RAW.
- Kofi Kingston [4]--October
17, 2012 in Memphis, Tennessee. The match took place on Main
Event.
- Wade Barrett--December 29, 2012 in
Washington, D.C.The match took place on RAW
- The Miz [2]--April 7, 2013
in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The match took place on the
WrestleMania XXIX pre show.
- Wade Barrett [2]--April 8,
2013 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The match took place on
RAW.
- Curtis Axel--June 16, 2013
in Rosemont, Illinois. The match was at Payback
- Big E Langstson--November
18, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. The match was on RAW
- Bad News Barrett [3]--May 4, 2014 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The
match took place at Extreme Rules
- TITLE VACANT--June 30,
2014 in Hartford, Connecticut. Due to Barrett's injury, he is
stripeed of the title on RAW
- The Miz [3]--July 20, 2014
in Tampa, Florida. He won a battle royal for the vacant title
at Battleground.
- Dolph Ziggler [2]--August
17, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The match took place at
Summer Slam.
- The Miz [4]--September 21,
2014 in Nashillve, Tennessee. The match took place at Night of
Champions.
- Dolph Ziggler [3]--September
22, 2014 in Memphis, Tennessee. The match took place on RAW.
- Luke Harper--November 17, 2014 in Roanoke, Virginia. The
match took place on RAW.
- Dolph Ziggler [4]--December
14, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio. The match was a ladder match at
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs...and Stairs!
- Bad News Barrett [4]--January 5,
2015 in Corpus Christi, Texas. This was a 2 out of 3 falls
match on RAW.
- Daniel Bryan--March 29, 2015 in San
Jose, California. This was a ladder match with Bad News
Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth, Dean Ambrose, Stardust and
Luke Harper at WrestleMania XXXI.
- TITLE VACANT--May 11, 2015
in Cincinnati, Ohio. Daniel Bryan vacated the title due to an
injury. The next champion will be crowned at Elimination
Chamber.
- Ryback--May 31, 2015 in Corpus Christ, Texas. The match
took place at Elimination chamber between him, Sheamus, Dolph
Ziggler, Mark Henry, R-Truth and King Barrett.
- Kevin Owens--September 20, 2015 in Houstin, Texas. The match
took place at Night of Champions.
- Dean Ambrose--December 13, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The
match took place at TLC.
- Kevin Owens [2]--February 15, 2016 in Anaheim, California. The
match was a fatal five-way match on RAW involving Ambrose,
Owens, Tyler Breeze, Stardust and Dolph Ziggler.
- Zack Ryder--April 3, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. The match was a
ladder match between, Owens, Ryder, Sami Zayn, Stardust, Dolph
Ziggler, Sin Cara and the Miz at WrestleMania.
- The Miz [5]--April 4, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. The match took
place on RAW.
- Dolph Ziggler [5]--October 9, 2016 in Sacramento, California. The
match took place at No Mercy, Ziggler put his career on the
line if he had lost.
- The Miz [6]--November 15, 2016 in Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania. The match took place on Smackdown Live 900th
episiode.
- Dean Ambrose [2]--January
3, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. The match took place on
Smackdown! Live
- The Miz [7]--June 4, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The match
took place at Extreme Rules with the stipulation that if
Ambrose was disqualified, he would lose the title.
- Roman Reigns--November 20, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. The match
took place on RAW.
- The Miz [8]--January 22, 2018 in New York City, New York.
The match took place on RAW - the 25th Anniversary of RAW.
- Seth Rollins--April 8, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The
match took place at WrestleMania XXXIV between The Miz, Seth
Rollins and Finn Balor.
- Dolph Ziggler [6]--June 18, 2018 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The
match took place on RAW.
- Seth Rollins--August 19, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. The
match took place at Summer Slam.
- Dean Ambrose [3]--December 16, 2018 in San Jose, California. The
match took place at TLC.
- Bobby Lashley--January 14, 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee. He
defeated Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins on RAW.
- Finn Balor--February 17, 2019 in Houston, Texas. He
defeated champion Lashley and Lio Rush in a handicapp match at
Elimination Chamber.
- Lashley [2]--March 11, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The
match took place on RAW.
- Finn Balor [2]----April 7,
2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Match took place at
WrestleMania.
- Shinsuke Nakamura--July 14, 2019 in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. The match took place at the pregame of Extreme
Rules.
- Braun Strowman--January
31, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The match was on Super
Smackdown
- Sami Zayn--March 8,
2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The match was a
3-on-1 match at Elimination Chamber with champion Strowman
against Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro.
- TITLE VACANT--May
12, 2020. Sami Zayn was stripped of his title after
stopping wrestling due to the Corona Virus outbreak.
- AJ Styles--June 12,
2020 in Orlando, Florida. The match took place on RAW at
the Performance Center and was the finals of a tournament to
find the new champion.
- Sami Zayn [2]--September
27, 2020 in Orlando, Florida at the WWE Thunderdome. The
match was a three way ladder match between Zayn, Styles and
Jeff Hardy at Clash of Champions.
- Big E--December 22,
2020 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The match took place on
Smackdown.
- Apollo Crews--April
11, 2021 in Tampa Bay, Florida. The match took place at
WrestleMania in a Nigerian Drum Fight.
- Shinsuke Nakamura--August
13, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The match took place on
Smackdown.
- Sami Zayn [3]--February
18, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The match took place
on Smackdown.
- Ricochet--March 4,
2022 in Miami, Florida. The match took place on
Smackdown.
- Gunther--June 10,
2022 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The match took place on
Smackdown.
- Sami Zayn [3]--April
6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The match took
place at WrestleMania.
- Bron Breakker--August
3, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. The match took place at
Summer Slam