WWE Intercontinental Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a secondary title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw brand, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on September 1, 1979, and the inaugural champion was Pat Patterson.

This is a newer version of the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship, with its own distinct lineage.

Since its inception in September 1979, the Intercontinental Championship has been held by WWE's greatest Superstars, including WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson, The Rock, Ultimate Warrior, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Bret "Hit Man" Hart, Shawn Michaels and Triple H.

The WWF European Championship and WWF Hardcore Championship were previously unified into this championship.

The current champion is Bron Breakker, who won the title on the episode of Raw on October 21, 2024, and has been reigning for 7 days.

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Title History

Promotions History

Promotion	from	to
Promotion WWEBrand Raw	May 8, 2023	Present
Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown	April 16, 2019	May 7, 2023
Promotion WWEBrand Raw	April 10, 2017	April 15, 2019
Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown	July 19, 2016	April 9, 2017
Promotion WWE	August 29, 2011	July 18, 2016
Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown	April 13, 2009	August 28, 2011
Promotion WWEBrand Raw	May 5, 2003	April 12, 2009
Promotion WWEBrand Raw	August 25, 2002	October 20, 2002
Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown	July 30, 2002	August 24, 2002
Promotion WWEBrand Raw	March 25, 2002	July 29, 2002
Promotion WWF	September 1, 1979	March 24, 2002

Defended With
- WWF European Championship - WWF Euro-Continental Championship ( February 27, 2000 - April 1, 2000)
- WWF European Championship - WWF Euro-Continental Championship ( July 26, 1999 - August 23, 1999)

Championship Names & Belt Designs

- WWE Intercontinental Championship September 30, 2024
- WWE Intercontinental Championship November 22, 2019 September 29, 2024
- WWE Intercontinental Championship August 15, 2014 November 21, 2019
- WWE Intercontinental Championship October 2, 2011 August 14, 2014
- WWE Intercontinental Championship May 6, 2002 October 1, 2011
- WWF Intercontinental Championship October 18, 1999 May 5, 2002
- WWF Intercontinental Championship December 16, 1997 October 17, 1999
- WWF Intercontinental Championship May 19, 1990 December 15, 1997
- WWF Intercontinental Championship February 23, 1990 May 18, 1990
- WWF Intercontinental Championship February 5, 1988 February 22, 1990
- WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship July 6, 1985 February 4, 1988
- WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship February 11, 1984 July 5, 1985
- WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship September 1, 1979 February 10, 1984

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
World Wrestling Entertainment: Raw
187		Bron Breakker 2 October 21, 2024 Philadelphia, PA \| Raw 2024 7+ days	7+ days
186		Jey Uso 1 September 23, 2024 Ontario, CA \| Raw 2024 28 days	28 days
185		Bron Breakker 1 August 3, 2024 Cleveland, OH \| WWE SummerSlam 2024 51 days	51 days
184		Sami Zayn 4 April 6, 2024 Philadelphia, PA \| WWE WrestleMania XL 119 days	119 days
183		Gunther 1 June 10, 2022 Baton Rouge, LA \| SmackDown 2022 666 days The title became exclusive to Raw following the 2023 WWE Draft.	666 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: SmackDown
182		Ricochet 1 March 4, 2022 Miami, FL \| SmackDown 2022 98 days	98 days
181		Sami Zayn 3 February 18, 2022 New Orleans, LA \| SmackDown 2022 14 days	14 days
180		Shinsuke Nakamura 2 August 13, 2021 Tulsa, OK \| SmackDown 2021 189 days	189 days
179		Apollo Crews 1 April 11, 2021 Tampa, FL \| WWE WrestleMania 37 124 days	124 days
178		Big E 2 December 25, 2020 St. Petersburg, FL \| SmackDown 2020 107 days	107 days
177		Sami Zayn 2 September 27, 2020 Orlando, FL \| WWE Clash of Champions 2020 89 days	89 days
176		Jeff Hardy 5 August 21, 2020 Orlando, FL \| SmackDown 2020 37 days	37 days
175		AJ Styles 1 June 8, 2020 Orlando, FL \| SmackDown 2020 74 days Defeated Daniel Bryan in a tournament final for the vacant title. WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on June 12, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay. WWE incorrectly lists Styles' reign as lasting 71 days, ending on August 22, 2020.	74 days
		Vacant May 12, 2020 27 days Sami Zayn was stripped of the title after electing to refrain from competing during the COVID-19 pandemic.	27 days
174		Sami Zayn 1 March 8, 2020 Philadelphia, PA \| WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 65 days	65 days
173		Braun Strowman 1 January 31, 2020 Tulsa, OK \| SmackDown 2020 37 days	37 days
172		Shinsuke Nakamura 1 July 14, 2019 Philadelphia, PA \| WWE Extreme Rules 2019 201 days	201 days
171		Finn Bálor 2 April 7, 2019 East Rutherford, NJ \| WWE WrestleMania 35 98 days The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up.	98 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: Raw
170		Bobby Lashley 2 March 11, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA \| Raw 2019 27 days	27 days
169		Finn Bálor 1 February 17, 2019 Houston, TX \| WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 22 days	22 days
168		Bobby Lashley 1 January 14, 2019 Memphis, TN \| Raw 2019 34 days	34 days
167		Dean Ambrose 3 December 16, 2018 San Jose, CA \| WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018 29 days	29 days
166		Seth Rollins 2 August 19, 2018 Brooklyn, NY \| WWE SummerSlam 2018 119 days	119 days
165		Dolph Ziggler 6 June 18, 2018 Grand Rapids, MI \| Raw 2018 62 days	62 days
164		Seth Rollins 1 April 8, 2018 New Orleans, LA \| WWE WrestleMania 34 71 days	71 days
163		The Miz 8 January 22, 2018 Brooklyn, NY \| Raw 2018 76 days	76 days
162		Roman Reigns 1 November 20, 2017 Houston, TX \| Raw 2017 63 days	63 days
161		The Miz 7 June 4, 2017 Baltimore, MD \| WWE Extreme Rules 2017 169 days	169 days
160		Dean Ambrose 2 January 3, 2017 Jacksonville, FL \| SmackDown Live 2017 152 days The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up.	152 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: SmackDown
159		The Miz 6 November 15, 2016 Wilkes-Barre, PA \| SmackDown 2016 49 days	49 days
158		Dolph Ziggler 5 October 9, 2016 Sacramento, CA \| WWE No Mercy 2016 37 days	37 days
157		The Miz 5 April 4, 2016 Dallas, TX \| Raw 2016 188 days The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2016 WWE Draft.	188 days
World Wrestling Entertainment
156		Zack Ryder 1 April 3, 2016 Arlington, TX \| WWE WrestleMania 32 1 day	1 day
155		Kevin Owens 2 February 15, 2016 Anaheim, CA \| Raw 2016 48 days	48 days
154		Dean Ambrose 1 December 13, 2015 Boston, MA \| WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015 64 days	64 days
153		Kevin Owens 1 September 20, 2015 Houston, TX \| WWE Night of Champions 2015 84 days	84 days
152		Ryback 1 May 31, 2015 Corpus Christi, TX \| WWE Elimination Chamber 2015 112 days Defeated Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry, R-Truth and King Barrett in an Elimination Chamber match for the vacant title.	112 days
		Vacant May 11, 2015 Cincinnati, OH \| Raw 2015 20 days The title vacated due Bryan suffering an injury.	20 days
151		Daniel Bryan 1 March 29, 2015 Santa Clara, CA \| WWE WrestleMania 31 43 days	43 days
150		Bad News Barrett 5 January 5, 2015 Corpus Christi, TX \| Raw 2015 83 days	83 days
149		Dolph Ziggler 4 December 14, 2014 Cleveland, OH \| WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014 22 days	22 days
148		Luke Harper 1 November 17, 2014 Roanoke, VA \| Raw 2014 27 days	27 days
147		Dolph Ziggler 3 September 22, 2014 Memphis, TN \| Raw 2014 56 days	56 days
146		The Miz 4 September 21, 2014 Nashville, TN \| WWE Night of Champions 2014 1 day	1 day
145		Dolph Ziggler 2 August 17, 2014 Los Angeles, CA \| WWE SummerSlam 2014 35 days	35 days
144		The Miz 3 July 20, 2014 Tampa, FL \| WWE Battleground 2014 28 days Won a 19-man battle royal for the vacant title.	28 days
		Vacant June 30, 2014 Hartford, CT \| Raw 2014 20 days The title vacated due to Barrett suffering a shoulder injury.	20 days
143		Bad News Barrett 4 May 4, 2014 East Rutherford, NJ \| WWE Extreme Rules 2014 57 days	57 days
142		Big E Langston 1 November 18, 2013 Nashville, TN \| Raw 2013 167 days	167 days
141		Curtis Axel 1 June 16, 2013 Rosemont, IL \| WWE Payback 2013 155 days	155 days
140		Wade Barrett 3 April 8, 2013 East Rutherford, NJ \| Raw 2013 69 days	69 days
139		The Miz 2 April 7, 2013 East Rutherford, NJ \| WWE WrestleMania 29 1 day	1 day
138		Wade Barrett 2 December 31, 2012 Washington, D.C. \| Raw 2012 97 days	97 days
137		Kofi Kingston 4 October 17, 2012 Memphis, TN \| Main Event 2012 75 days	75 days
136		The Miz 1 July 23, 2012 St. Louis, MO \| WWE RAW 1000 86 days	86 days
135		Christian 4 May 20, 2012 Raleigh, NC \| WWE Over the Limit 2012 64 days	64 days
134		Cody Rhodes 2 April 29, 2012 Rosemont, IL \| WWE Extreme Rules 2012 21 days	21 days
133		Big Show 1 April 1, 2012 Miami Gardens, FL \| WWE WrestleMania 28 28 days	28 days
132		Cody Rhodes 1 August 12, 2011 Sacramento, CA \| SmackDown 2011 233 days On August 29, 2011, the brand extension ended, allowing the Intercontinental Champion to appear on both Raw and SmackDown.	233 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: SmackDown
131		Ezekiel Jackson 1 June 19, 2011 Washington, D.C. \| WWE Capitol Punishment 54 days	54 days
130		Wade Barrett 1 March 25, 2011 Columbus, OH \| SmackDown 2011 86 days	86 days
129		Kofi Kingston 3 January 7, 2011 Tucson, AZ \| SmackDown 2011 77 days	77 days
128		Dolph Ziggler 1 August 6, 2010 Laredo, TX \| SmackDown 2010 154 days	154 days
127		Kofi Kingston 2 May 23, 2010 Detroit, MI \| WWE Over the Limit 2010 75 days	75 days
126		Drew McIntyre 1 December 13, 2009 San Antonio, TX \| WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2009 161 days On May 7, 2010, SmackDown GM Theodore Long suspended McIntyre and vacated the title, and the following week on SmackDown, Kofi Kingston won a tournament to declare a new champion, but Vince McMahon reverted Long's decision, nullifying Kingston's win and continuing McIntyre's.	161 days
125		John Morrison 3 September 4, 2009 Cleveland, OH \| SmackDown 2009 100 days	100 days
124		Rey Mysterio 2 June 28, 2009 Sacramento, CA \| WWE The Bash (2009) 68 days	68 days
123		Chris Jericho 9 June 7, 2009 New Orleans, LA \| WWE Extreme Rules 2009 21 days	21 days
122		Rey Mysterio 1 April 5, 2009 Houston, TX \| WWE WrestleMania XXV 63 days The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2009 WWE Draft.	63 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: Raw
121		John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 March 9, 2009 Jacksonville, FL \| Raw 2009 27 days	27 days
120		CM Punk 1 January 19, 2009 Rosemont, IL \| Raw 2009 49 days	49 days
119		William Regal 2 November 10, 2008 Manchester, England \| Raw 2008 70 days	70 days
118		Santino Marella 2 August 17, 2008 Indianapolis, IN \| WWE SummerSlam 2008 85 days	85 days
117		Kofi Kingston 1 June 29, 2008 Dallas, TX \| WWE Night of Champions 2008 49 days	49 days
116		Chris Jericho 8 March 10, 2008 Milwaukee, WI \| Raw 2008 111 days	111 days
115		Jeff Hardy 4 September 3, 2007 Columbus, OH \| Raw 2007 189 days	189 days
114		Umaga 2 July 2, 2007 Dallas, TX \| Raw 2007 63 days	63 days
113		Santino Marella 1 April 16, 2007 Milan, Italy \| Raw 2007 77 days Santino was "picked out of the audience" by Vince McMahon.	77 days
112		Umaga 1 February 19, 2007 Bakersfield, CA \| Raw 2007 56 days	56 days
111		Jeff Hardy 3 November 13, 2006 Manchester, England \| Raw 2006 98 days	98 days
110		Johnny Nitro 2 November 6, 2006 Columbus, OH \| Raw 2006 7 days	7 days
109		Jeff Hardy 2 October 2, 2006 Topeka, KS \| Raw 2006 35 days	35 days
108		Johnny Nitro 1 June 25, 2006 Charlotte, NC \| WWE Vengeance 2006 99 days	99 days
107		Shelton Benjamin 3 May 15, 2006 Lubbock, TX \| Raw 2006 41 days This was a 3-on-2 handicap Texas tornado match, featuring Benjamin, Chris Masters & Triple H vs. WWE Champion John Cena & Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam, where if someone pinned Cena or Van Dam, they would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam.	41 days
106		Rob Van Dam 6 April 30, 2006 Lexington, KY \| WWE Backlash 2006 15 days	15 days
105		Shelton Benjamin 2 February 20, 2006 Trenton, NJ \| Raw 2006 69 days	69 days
104		Ric Flair 1 September 18, 2005 Oklahoma City, OK \| WWE Unforgiven 2005 155 days	155 days
103		Carlito 1 June 20, 2005 Phoenix, AZ \| Raw 2005 90 days	90 days
102		Shelton Benjamin 1 October 19, 2004 Milwaukee, WI \| WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004 244 days	244 days
101		Chris Jericho 7 September 12, 2004 Portland, OR \| WWE Unforgiven 2004 37 days Defeated Christian in a ladder match for the vacant title.	37 days
		Vacant September 6, 2004 Wichita Falls, TX \| Raw 2004 6 days Vacated due to injury.	6 days
100		Edge 5 July 11, 2004 Hartford, CT \| WWE Vengeance 2004 57 days	57 days
99		Randy Orton 1 December 14, 2003 Orlando, FL \| WWE Armageddon 2003 210 days	210 days
98		Rob Van Dam 5 October 27, 2003 Fayetteville, NC \| Raw 2003 48 days	48 days
97		Chris Jericho 6 October 27, 2003 Fayetteville, NC \| Raw 2003 0 days	0 days
96		Rob Van Dam 4 September 29, 2003 Rosemont, IL \| Raw 2003 28 days	28 days
95		Christian 3 August 10, 2003 Des Moines, IA \| House Show 50 days	50 days
94		Booker T 1 July 7, 2003 Montréal, Québec, Canada \| Raw 2003 34 days	34 days
93		Christian 2 May 18, 2003 Charlotte, NC \| WWE Judgment Day 2003 50 days Raw Co-General Manager Steve Austin reactivated the title, and Christian won a battle royal for the revived title.	50 days
	Unified October 20, 2002 North Little Rock, AR \| WWE No Mercy 2002 210 days Being unified with World Heavyweight Championship, the Intercontinental Championship was deactivated.
92		Triple H 5 October 20, 2002 North Little Rock, AR \| WWE No Mercy 2002 0 days This was a title unification match to unify the Intercontinental Championship with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship.	0 days
91		Kane 2 September 30, 2002 Houston, TX \| Raw 2002 20 days	20 days
90		Chris Jericho 5 September 16, 2002 Denver, CO \| Raw 2002 14 days	14 days
89		Rob Van Dam 3 August 25, 2002 Uniondale, NY \| WWE SummerSlam 2002 22 days The title returned to Raw due to Van Dam's status as a Raw wrestler. Van Dam then defeated Tommy Dreamer to unify the Hardcore Championship into the Intercontinental Championship, deactivating the Hardcore title.	22 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: SmackDown
88		Chris Benoit 4 July 29, 2002 Greensboro, NC \| Raw 2002 27 days The title became exclusive to SmackDown! when Benoit defected to SmackDown!	27 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: Raw
87		Rob Van Dam 2 May 27, 2002 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada \| Raw 2002 63 days	63 days
86		Eddie Guerrero 2 April 21, 2002 Kansas City, MO \| WWF Backlash 2002 36 days On May 6, 2002, the title was renamed to WWE Intercontinental Championship.	36 days
85		Rob Van Dam 1 March 17, 2002 Toronto, Ontario, Canada \| WWF WrestleMania X8 35 days On March 25, the brand extension began and the title became exclusive to Raw.	35 days
World Wrestling Entertainment
84		William Regal 1 January 20, 2002 Atlanta, GA \| WWF Royal Rumble 2002 56 days	56 days
83		Edge 4 November 18, 2001 Greensboro, NC \| WWF Survivor Series 2001 63 days This was a title unification match, where Edge also defended the WCW United States Championship, who was deactivated continuing the Intercontinental Championship.	63 days
82		Test 1 November 5, 2001 Uniondale, NY \| Raw Is War 2001 13 days	13 days
81		Edge 3 October 21, 2001 St. Louis, MO \| WWF No Mercy 2001 15 days	15 days
80		Christian 1 September 23, 2001 Pittsburgh, PA \| WWF Unforgiven 2001 28 days	28 days
79		Edge 2 August 19, 2001 San Jose, CA \| WWF SummerSlam 2001 35 days	35 days
78		Lance Storm 1 July 23, 2001 Buffalo, NY \| Raw Is War 2001 27 days	27 days
77		Albert 1 June 26, 2001 New York, NY \| SmackDown! 2001 27 days	27 days
76		Kane 1 May 20, 2001 Sacramento, CA \| WWF Judgment Day 2001 37 days	37 days
75		Triple H 4 April 16, 2001 Knoxville, TN \| Raw Is War 2001 34 days	34 days
74		Jeff Hardy 1 April 12, 2001 Philadelphia, PA \| SmackDown! 2001 4 days	4 days
73		Triple H 3 April 5, 2001 Oklahoma City, OK \| SmackDown! 2001 7 days	7 days
72		Chris Jericho 4 January 21, 2001 New Orleans, LA \| WWF Royal Rumble 2001 74 days	74 days
71		Chris Benoit 3 December 10, 2000 Birmingham, AL \| WWF Armageddon 2000 42 days	42 days
70		Billy Gunn 1 November 23, 2000 Sunrise, FL \| SmackDown! 2000 17 days	17 days
69		Eddie Guerrero 1 September 4, 2000 Lexington, KY \| Raw Is War 2000 80 days	80 days
68		Chyna 2 August 27, 2000 Raleigh, NC \| WWF SummerSlam 2000 8 days	8 days
67		Val Venis 2 July 6, 2000 Sunrise, FL \| SmackDown! 2000 52 days	52 days
66		Rikishi 1 June 22, 2000 Memphis, TN \| SmackDown! 2000 14 days	14 days
65		Chris Benoit 2 May 8, 2000 Uniondale, NY \| Raw Is War 2000 45 days	45 days
64		Chris Jericho 3 May 4, 2000 Richmond, VA \| SmackDown! 2000 4 days	4 days
63		Chris Benoit 1 April 2, 2000 Anaheim, CA \| WWF WrestleMania 2000 32 days	32 days
62		Kurt Angle 1 February 27, 2000 Hartford, CT \| WWF No Way Out 2000 35 days Earlier that month, Angle had also won the European Championship; this win made Angle the third and final Eurocontinental Champion.	35 days
61		Chris Jericho 2 January 23, 2000 New York, NY \| WWF Royal Rumble 2000 35 days Defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a triple threat match to become undisputed champion.	35 days
		Vacant January 3, 2000 Miami, FL \| Raw Is War 2000 20 days On December 30, 1999 on SmackDown!, a title match between Chris Jericho and Chyna ended in a double pinfall and they were recognized as co-champions, but WWE does not recognize this period as an official reign but as a vacancy.	20 days
60		Chris Jericho 1 December 12, 1999 Sunrise, FL \| WWF Armageddon 1999 22 days	22 days
59		Chyna 1 October 17, 1999 Cleveland, OH \| WWF No Mercy 1999 56 days	56 days
58		Jeff Jarrett 6 August 22, 1999 Minneapolis, MN \| WWF SummerSlam 1999 56 days Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match to become the second Eurocontinental Champion.	56 days
57		D'Lo Brown 1 July 26, 1999 Columbus, OH \| Raw Is War 1999 27 days This was a Winner Takes All match, where Brown also defended the European Championship, becaming the first Eurocontinental Champion.	27 days
56		Jeff Jarrett 5 July 25, 1999 Buffalo, NY \| WWF Fully Loaded 1999 1 day WWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as ending on July 26, 1999.	1 day
55		Edge 1 July 24, 1999 Toronto, Ontario, Canada \| House Show 1 day	1 day
54		Jeff Jarrett 4 May 31, 1999 Moline, IL \| Raw Is War 1999 54 days	54 days
53		The Godfather 1 April 12, 1999 Detroit, MI \| Raw Is War 1999 49 days	49 days
52		Goldust 3 March 29, 1999 East Rutherford, NJ \| Raw Is War 1999 14 days	14 days
51		Road Dogg 1 March 15, 1999 San Jose, CA \| Raw Is War 1999 14 days	14 days
50		Val Venis 1 February 14, 1999 Memphis, TN \| WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House 29 days	29 days
49		Ken Shamrock 1 October 12, 1998 Uniondale, NY \| Raw Is War 1998 125 days Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final for the vacant title.	125 days
		Vacant October 9, 1998 3 days Vacated due to injury.	3 days
48		Triple H 2 August 30, 1998 New York, NY \| WWF SummerSlam 1998 40 days	40 days
47		The Rock 2 December 8, 1997 Portland, ME \| Raw Is War 1997 265 days Steve Austin handed the title belt to The Rock.	265 days
46		Stone Cold Steve Austin 2 November 9, 1997 Montréal, Québec, Canada \| WWF Survivor Series 1997 29 days	29 days
45		Owen Hart 2 October 5, 1997 St. Louis, MO \| WWF Badd Blood: In Your House 35 days Defeated Ron Simmons / Faarooq in a tournament final for the vacant title.	35 days
		Vacant September 8, 1997 27 days The title was vacated due to Steve Austin suffering a neck injury.	27 days
44		Stone Cold Steve Austin 1 August 3, 1997 East Rutherford, NJ \| WWF SummerSlam: Hart & Soul (1997) 36 days	36 days
43		Owen Hart 1 April 28, 1997 Omaha, NE \| Raw Is War 1997 97 days	97 days
42		Rocky Maivia 1 February 13, 1997 Lowell, MA \| Raw Is War 1997 74 days	74 days
41		Hunter Hearst Helmsley 1 October 21, 1996 Fort Wayne, IN \| Raw 1996 115 days	115 days
40		"Wildman" Marc Mero 1 September 23, 1996 Hershey, PA \| Raw 1996 28 days Defeated Ron Simmons / Faarooq in a tournament final for the vacant title.	28 days
		Vacant August 19, 1996 Seattle, WA \| Raw 1996 35 days Ahmed Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting Ron Simmons / Faarooq.	35 days
39		Ahmed Johnson 1 June 23, 1996 Milwaukee, WI \| WWF King of the Ring 1996 57 days	57 days
38		Goldust 2 April 1, 1996 San Bernardino, CA \| Raw 1996 83 days Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch for the vacant title. Aired on tape delay on April 22, 1996.	83 days
		Vacant March 25, 1996 \| Raw 1996 7 days Vacated when a title defense against Savio Vega ended in a no contest. Aired on tape delay on April 15, 1996.	7 days
37		Goldust 1 January 21, 1996 Fresno, CA \| WWF Royal Rumble 1996 64 days	64 days
36		Razor Ramon 4 October 22, 1995 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada \| WWF In Your House 4: Great White North 91 days	91 days
35		Dean Douglas 1 October 22, 1995 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada \| WWF In Your House 4: Great White North 0 days Won the title by forfeit.	0 days
34		Shawn Michaels 3 July 23, 1995 Nashville, TN \| WWF In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks 91 days	91 days
33		Jeff Jarrett 3 May 22, 1995 Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada \| House Show 62 days	62 days
32		Razor Ramon 3 May 19, 1995 Montréal, Québec, Canada \| House Show 3 days	3 days
31		Jeff Jarrett 2 April 26, 1995 Moline, IL \| Action Zone 23 days Defeated Hardcore Holly in a rematch for the vacant title. Aired on tape delay on May 7, 1995.	23 days
		Vacant April 26, 1995 Moline, IL \| Action Zone 0 days Vacated after the controversial ending of the Jeff Jarrett vs. Hardcore Holly match.	0 days
30		Jeff Jarrett 1 January 22, 1995 Tampa, FL \| WWF Royal Rumble 1995 94 days	94 days
29		Razor Ramon 2 August 29, 1994 Chicago, IL \| WWF SummerSlam 1994 146 days	146 days
28		Diesel 1 April 13, 1994 Rochester, NY \| Superstars 138 days	138 days
27		Razor Ramon 1 September 27, 1993 New Haven, CT \| Raw 1993 198 days Won a battle royal for the vacant title.	198 days
		Vacant September 27, 1993 0 days Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days (in reality, Michaels was suspended for testing positive for steroids).	0 days
26		Shawn Michaels 2 June 6, 1993 Albany, NY \| House Show 113 days	113 days
25		Marty Jannetty 1 May 17, 1993 New York, NY \| Raw 1993 20 days	20 days
24		Shawn Michaels 1 October 27, 1992 Terre Haute, IN \| WWF Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI 202 days Aired on tape delay on November 14, 1992	202 days
23		The British Bulldog 1 August 29, 1992 London, England \| WWF SummerSlam 1992 59 days	59 days
22		Bret "The Hitman" Hart 2 April 5, 1992 Indianapolis, IN \| WWF WrestleMania VIII 146 days	146 days
21		"Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1 January 19, 1992 Albany, NY \| WWF Royal Rumble 1992 77 days	77 days
20		The Mountie 1 January 17, 1992 Springfield, MA \| House Show 2 days	2 days
19		Bret "The Hitman" Hart 1 August 26, 1991 New York, NY \| WWF SummerSlam 1991 144 days	144 days
18		Mr. Perfect 2 November 19, 1990 Rochester, NY \| Superstars of Wrestling 280 days	280 days
17		The Texas Tornado 1 August 27, 1990 Philadelphia, PA \| WWF SummerSlam 1990 84 days	84 days
16		Mr. Perfect 1 April 23, 1990 Austin, TX \| Superstars of Wrestling 126 days Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final for the vacant title. Aired on tape delay on May 19, 1990.	126 days
		Vacant April 1, 1990 Syracuse, NY \| Wrestling Challenge 22 days Warrior relinquished the title after winning the WWF Championship in order to focus on defending the latter.	22 days
15		The Ultimate Warrior 2 August 28, 1989 East Rutherford, NJ \| WWF SummerSlam 1989 216 days	216 days
14		"Ravishing" Rick Rude 1 April 2, 1989 Atlantic City, NJ \| WWF WrestleMania V 148 days	148 days
13		The Ultimate Warrior 1 August 29, 1988 New York, NY \| WWF SummerSlam 1988 216 days	216 days
12		Honky Tonk Man 1 June 2, 1987 Buffalo, NY \| Superstars of Wrestling 454 days	454 days
11		Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 1 March 29, 1987 Pontiac, MI \| WWF WrestleMania III 65 days	65 days
10		"Macho Man" Randy Savage 1 February 8, 1986 Boston, MA \| WWF on NESN 414 days	414 days
9		Tito Santana 2 July 6, 1985 Baltimore, MD \| House Show 217 days	217 days
8		Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 1 September 24, 1984 London, Ontario, Canada \| Maple Leaf Wrestling 285 days	285 days
7		Tito Santana 1 February 11, 1984 Boston, MA \| WWF 226 days	226 days
6		Don Muraco 2 January 22, 1983 New York, NY \| WWF on MSG Network 385 days	385 days
5		Pedro Morales 2 November 23, 1981 New York, NY \| WWF on MSG Network 425 days	425 days
4		Don Muraco 1 June 20, 1981 Philadelphia, PA \| WWF on PRISM Network 156 days	156 days
3		Pedro Morales 1 December 8, 1980 New York, NY \| WWF 194 days	194 days
2		Ken Patera 1 April 21, 1980 New York, NY \| WWF on MSG Network 231 days	231 days
1		Pat Patterson 1 September 1, 1979 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 233 days Patterson became the first champion defeating Ted DiBiase to win the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship and defeating Johnny Rodz in a tournament final to unify the North American Heavyweight Championship with the South American Heavyweight Championship to create the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship.	233 days

For the Title History of the previous version of this championship, see the page for the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship.

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Statistics

Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment
Gender Male
Title Type Secondary Title
Brand Raw
Date Established September 1, 1979
Preceded By WWF North American Heavyweight Championship
Unified With WWF European Championship WWF Hardcore Championship

First ChampionPat Patterson
Current ChampionBron Breakker

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	Chris Jericho	9
	The Miz	8
	Dolph Ziggler	6
	Jeff Jarrett	6
	Rob Van Dam	6

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Gunther	666
	Pedro Morales	619
	The Miz	598
	Don Muraco	541
	Honky Tonk Man	454

Longest Reigns

Wrestler	Reign	Days
Gunther	June 10, 2022 - April 6, 2024	666
Honky Tonk Man	June 2, 1987 - August 29, 1988	454
Pedro Morales	November 23, 1981 - January 22, 1983	425
"Macho Man" Randy Savage	February 8, 1986 - March 29, 1987	414
Don Muraco	January 22, 1983 - February 11, 1984	385

WWE Intercontinental Championship

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Title History

Promotions History

Defended With

Championship Names & Belt Designs

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Title Reigns

Bron Breakker 2

Jey Uso 1

Bron Breakker 1

Sami Zayn 4

Gunther 1

Ricochet 1

Sami Zayn 3

Shinsuke Nakamura 2

Apollo Crews 1

Big E 2

Sami Zayn 2

Jeff Hardy 5

AJ Styles 1

Vacant

Sami Zayn 1

Braun Strowman 1

Shinsuke Nakamura 1

Finn Bálor 2

Bobby Lashley 2

Finn Bálor 1

Bobby Lashley 1

Dean Ambrose 3

Seth Rollins 2

Dolph Ziggler 6

Seth Rollins 1

The Miz 8

Roman Reigns 1

The Miz 7

Dean Ambrose 2

The Miz 6

Dolph Ziggler 5

The Miz 5

Zack Ryder 1

Kevin Owens 2

Dean Ambrose 1

Kevin Owens 1

Ryback 1

Vacant

Daniel Bryan 1

Bad News Barrett 5

Dolph Ziggler 4

Luke Harper 1

Dolph Ziggler 3

The Miz 4

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