| Champions |
Date |
Circumstances |
| Pat Patterson |
September 1979 |
Patterson won a ficticious tournament to become the first WWWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion. |
| Ken Patera |
April 21st, 1980 |
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| Pedro Morales |
December 8th, 1980 |
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| Don Muraco |
July 20th, 1981 |
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| Pedro Morales(2nd) |
November 23rd, 1981 |
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| Don Muraco(2nd) |
January 22nd, 1983 |
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| Tito Santana |
February 11th, 1984 |
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| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine |
September 24th, 1984 |
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| Tito Santana(2nd) |
July 6th, 1985 |
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| "Macho Man" Randy Savage |
February 8th, 1986 |
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| Ricky Steamboat |
March 29th, 1987 |
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| The Honky Tonk Man |
June 2nd, 1987 |
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| The Ultimate Warrior |
August 29th, 1988 |
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| "Ravishing" Rick Rude |
April 2nd, 1989 |
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| The Ultimate Warrior(2nd) |
August 28th, 1989 |
Warrior won the WWF World Heavyweight Title on 4/01/1990, and subsequently vacated the IC Title. |
| Mr. Perfect |
April 23rd, 1990 |
Mr. Perfect defeated Tito Santana in the tournament finals to win the vacated belt. |
| The Texas Tornado |
August 27th, 1990 |
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| Mr. Perfect(2nd) |
November 19th, 1990 |
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| Bret Hart |
August 26th, 1991 |
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| The Mountie |
January 17th, 1992 |
The Mountie won the title from Bret Hart at a house show, with Hart said to be sick with the flu. |
| "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |
January 19th, 1992 |
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| Bret "Hitman" Hart(2nd) |
April 5th, 1992 |
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| "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith |
August 29th, 1992 |
|
| Shawn Michaels |
October 27th, 1992 |
|
| Marty Jannetty |
May 17th, 1993 |
|
| Shawn Michaels(2nd) |
June 6th, 1993 |
Michaels was stripped of the title 9/27/1993, for failing to defend it within the 30-day period. |
| Razor Ramon |
September 27th, 1993 |
Razor Ramon and Rick Martel were the final two survivors of a battle royal. Ramon beat Martel to win the vacated title. Michaels later returned and said he was still the champion, wearing his own belt. Ramon beat Michaels at Wrestlemania X in a "Ladder" Match to stay the undisputed champion. |
| Diesel |
April 13th, 1994 |
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| Razor Ramon(2nd) |
August 29th, 1994 |
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| Jeff Jarrett |
January 22nd, 1995 |
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| Bob Holly |
April 26th, 1995 |
Holly defeated Jeff Jarrett in a controversial fashion at a live house show event. |
| Jeff Jarrett(2nd) |
April 26th, 1995 |
Jarrett won the championship back from Bob Holly in an immediate rematch at the house show. |
| Razor Ramon(3rd) |
May 19th, 1995 |
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| Jeff Jarrett(3rd) |
May 21st, 1995 |
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| Shawn Michaels(3rd) |
July 23rd, 1995 |
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| Dean Douglas |
October 22nd, 1995 |
Douglas won the championship via forfeit, when Michaels, having been attacked outside a nightclub, was unable to compete. |
| Razor Ramon(4th) |
October 22nd, 1995 |
|
| Goldust(Dustin Rhodes) |
January 21st, 1996 |
The title was held up 4/01/1996, after a match between Goldust and Savio Vega ended in a no-contest. The match was taped and aired on TV 4/15/1996) |
| Goldust(2nd) |
April 1st, 1996 |
Goldust won his rematch with Savio Vega. The match was taped and aired on TV 4/22/1996. |
| Ahmed Johnson |
June 23rd, 1996 |
Johnson was forced to vacate the title 8/12/1996, after being attacked by Faarooq. |
| "Marvelous" Marc Mero |
September 23rd, 1996 |
Mero won the vacated championship by defeating Faarooq in the tournament finals. |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
October 21st, 1996 |
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| Rocky Maivia |
February 13th, 1997 |
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| Owen Hart |
April 28th, 1997 |
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| Steve Austin |
August 3rd, 1997 |
Austin injured his neck while winning the championship. The title was vacated 9/1997. |
| Owen Hart(2nd) |
October 5th, 1997 |
Hart regained the vacated championship by defeating Faarooq in the tournament finals. |
| Steve Austin(2nd) |
November 9th, 1997 |
|
The Rock(2nd)
(Formerly Rocky Maivia) |
December 8th, 1997 |
Austin forfeited the title, opting to hand the championship over to the Rock. |
Triple H(2nd)
(Formerly Hunter Hearst Helmsley) |
August 30th, 1998 |
Triple H injured his knee and was forced to vacate the championship on 10/09/1998. |
| Ken Shamrock |
October 12th, 1998 |
Shamrock won the vacated championship by defeating X-Pac in the tournament finals. |
| Val Venis |
February 14th, 1999 |
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| "The Roaddogg" Jesse James |
March 15th, 1999 |
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| Goldust(3rd) |
March 29th, 1999 |
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| The Godfather |
April 12th, 1999 |
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| Jeff Jarrett(4th) |
May 25th, 1999 |
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| Edge |
July 24th, 1999 |
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| Jeff Jarrett(5th) |
July 25th, 1999 |
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| D-Lo Brown |
July 27th, 1999 |
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| Jeff Jarrett(6th) |
August 22nd, 1999 |
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| Chyna |
October 17th, 1999 |
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| Chris Jericho |
December 12th, 1999 |
|
| Chris Jericho(2nd)/Chyna(2nd) |
January 3rd, 2000 |
A match between Jericho and Chyna ended in a double pinfall on 12/28/1999. Jericho & Chyna were later declared co-champions. The WWE does not recognize this reign. |
| "Lionheart" Chris Jericho(2nd) |
January 23rd, 2000 |
Jericho gained sole possession of the championship by defeating Chyna & Hardcore Holly in a "Triple Threat" Match. |
| Kurt Angle |
February 27th, 2000 |
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| Chris Benoit |
April 2nd, 2000 |
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| Chris Jericho(3rd) |
May 2nd, 2000 |
|
| Chris Benoit(2nd) |
May 8th, 2000 |
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| Rikishi Phatu |
June 20th, 2000 |
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| Val Venis(2nd) |
July 4th, 2000 |
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| Chyna(3rd) |
August 27th, 2000 |
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| Eddie Guerrero |
September 4th, 2000 |
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| Billy Gunn |
November 21st, 2000 |
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| Chris Benoit(3rd) |
December 10th, 2000 |
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| Chris Jericho(4th) |
January 21st, 2001 |
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| Triple H(3rd) |
April 3rd, 2001 |
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| Jeff Hardy |
April 10th, 2001 |
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| Triple H(4th) |
April 16th, 2001 |
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| Kane |
May 20th, 2001 |
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| Prince Albert |
June 26th, 2001 |
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| Lance Storm |
July 23rd, 2001 |
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| Edge(2nd) |
August 19th, 2001 |
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| Christian |
September 23rd, 2001 |
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| Edge(3rd) |
October 21st, 2001 |
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| Test |
November 5th, 2001 |
|
| Edge(4th) |
November 18th, 2001 |
Edge defeated Test to unify the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title and the WCW United States Heavyweight Title. |
| William Regal |
January 20th, 2002 |
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| Rob Van Dam |
March 17th, 2002 |
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| Eddie Guerrero(2nd) |
April 21st, 2002 |
Title changed from WWF Intercontinental Title to WWE Intercontinental Title, due to change to World Wrestling Entertainment. |
| Rob Van Dam(2nd) |
May 27th, 2002 |
Van Dam unified the WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title with the WWE European Heavyweight Title on 7/22/2002. |
| Chris Benoit(4th) |
July 29th, 2002 |
Benoit went exclusively to Smackdown on 6/30/2002, taking the championship with him. |
| Rob Van Dam(3rd) |
August 25th, 2002 |
Van Dam unified the WWE Intercontinental Title with the WWE Hardcore Title on 8/26/2002. |
| Chris Jericho(5th) |
September 16th, 2002 |
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| Kane(2nd) |
September 30th, 2002 |
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| Triple H(5th) |
October 20th, 2002 |
Triple H defeated Kane to unify the WWE Intercontinental Title and the World Title. IC Title temporarily retired. |
| Christian(2nd) |
May 18th, 2003 |
The WWE Intercontinental Title was restored by Raw co-owner Steve Austin. Christian won a battle royal at Judgment Day '03 to become the new champion. |
| Booker T |
July 7th, 2003 |
|
| Christian(3rd) |
August 10th, 2003 |
Christian defeated Booker T at a live house show event to win the championship. |
| Rob Van Dam(4th) |
September 29th, 2003 |
|
| Chris Jericho(6th) |
October 27th, 2003 |
|
| Rob Van Dam(5th) |
October 27th, 2003 |
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| Randy Orton |
December 14th, 2003 |
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| Edge(5th) |
July 11th, 2004 |
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| Chris Jericho(7th) |
September 12th, 2004 |
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| Shelton Benjamin |
October 19th, 2004 |
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| Carlito Carribean Cool |
June 20th, 2005 |
|
| Ric Flair |
September 18th, 2005 |
|
| Shelton Benjamin(2nd) |
February 20th, 2006 |
|
| Rob Van Dam(6th) |
April 30th, 2006 |
|
| Shelton Benjamin(3rd) |
May 15th, 2006 |
Benjamin got the pin on Van Dam in a "Handicap Texas Tornado Two Titles" Match between Benjamin, Chris Masters, & Triple H taking on Van Dam & the WWE Champion, John Cena. |
| Johnny Nitro |
June 25th, 2006 |
Nitro became champion by winning a "Triple Threat" Match over Shelton Benjamin and Carlito. |
| Jeff Hardy(2nd) |
October 2nd, 2006 |
|
| Johnny Nitro(2nd) |
November 6th, 2006 |
|
| Jeff Hardy(3rd) |
November 13th, 2006 |
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| Umaga |
February 19th, 2007 |
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| Santino Marella |
April 16th, 2007 |
|
| Umaga(2nd) |
July 2nd, 2007 |
|
| Jeff Hardy(4th) |
September 2nd, 2007 |
|
| Chris Jericho(8th) |
March 10th, 2008 |
|
| Kofi Kingston |
June 29th, 2008 |
|
| Santino Marella(2nd) |
August 17th, 2008 |
Marella & Beth Phoenix won a "Winner Takes All" Match over Kingston & Mickie James. |
| William Regal(2nd) |
November 10th, 2008 |
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| CM Punk |
January 19th, 2009 |
|
| John Bradshaw Layfield |
March 9th, 2009 |
|
| Rey Mysterio |
April 5th, 2009 |
The championship exclusively went to Smackdown when Mysterio was drafted there 4/13/2009. |
| Chris Jericho(9th) |
June 7th, 2009 |
|
| Rey Mysterio(2nd) |
June 28th, 2009 |
|
| John Morrison(3rd) |
September 1st, 2009 |
|
| Drew McIntyre |
December 13th, 2009 |
McIntyre was stripped by Teddy Long on 5/04/2010 for attacking Matt Hardy. Kofi Kingston beat Christian in the tournament final for the championship on 5/11/2010, but Vince McMahon then reinstated McIntyre as the champion instead. |
| Kofi Kingston(2nd) |
May 23rd, 2010 |
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| Dolph Ziggler |
July 28th, 2010 |
|
| Kofi Kingston(3rd) |
January 4th, 2011 |
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| Wade Barrett |
March 22nd, 2011 |
|
| Ezekiel Jackson |
June 19th, 2011 |
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| Cody Rhodes |
August 9th, 2011 |
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| The Big Show |
April 1st, 2012 |
|
| Cody Rhodes(2nd) |
April 29th, 2012 |
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| Christian(4th) |
May 21st, 2012 |
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| The Miz |
July 23rd, 2012 |
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| Kofi Kingston(4th) |
October 16th, 2012 |
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| Wade Barrett(2nd) |
December 29th, 2012 |
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| The Miz(2nd) |
April 7th, 2013 |
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| Wade Barrett(3rd) |
April 8th, 2013 |
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