WWE Intercontinental Championship
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Title holder | Jeff Hardy | ||||||||||||||||
since | August 21, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
owner | WWE | ||||||||||||||||
broadcast | SmackDown | ||||||||||||||||
Introduced | September 1, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
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The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a secondary wrestling title of the US promotion WWE , which is awarded exclusively to male individual wrestlers of the SmackDown rooster. The title was introduced on September 1, 1979 after Pat Patterson combined the North American Heavyweight and South American Heavyweight Championships . Today it is the third oldest active title in the WWE and is equivalent to the United States Championship . The current title holder in his fifth reign is Jeff Hardy . As is common in wrestling, the award is based on a previously determined storyline .
history
The title emerged in 1979 as the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship from the North American Championship of the then WWF . The first title holder was Pat Patterson . The storyline stated that Patterson had combined his title with a South American Championship after defeating the last North American Champion, Ted DiBiase ; Patterson won this in a (actually fictional) tournament in Rio de Janeiro.
Many future World Champions initially held this title, which allowed them to gain their first experience as champions. Wrestlers like Randy Savage , Bret Hart , Shawn Michaels , Chris Jericho , The Rock and Triple H only became Intercontinental Champions before becoming WWE Champions . Originally, the Intercontinental Champion was always seen as the top challenger to the world heavyweight title, with matches between the two titleholders always being the exception. In 1999, Chyna was the first woman to win the title. With the exception of two subsequent reigns of Chyna, this was an exception so far. Chyna was also part of another unique event in the history of the Intercontinental Championship : After a controversial decision in a title match, she briefly had to share the title with Chris Jericho.
For many years, the Intercontinental Championship was the second most important title in the league and only lost its importance after the takeover of WCW and the division of the two roster in 2002. Since there were now a lot of titles in the WWE at that time, the Intercontinental Championship was part of several title associations. The then title holder Rob Van Dam first defeated European Champion Jeff Hardy and Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer , so that these two titles went up in the Intercontinental Championship . In October 2002 Kane lost the Intercontinental Title to Triple H , who then united him with his World Heavyweight Championship .
Since the traditional title was very popular among the fans, the abolition was received very negatively. In May 2003, the renamed WWE league reintroduced the title and had the first champion in a Battle Royal between 20 former titleholders. Christian won the match by eliminating Booker T and thus entered his second reign.
Since then, the Intercontinental Championship has been one of the two midcard titles with no weight limit in the WWE, alongside the United States Championship . The Intercontinental Championship was initially the second highest title on Raw , from 2009 on SmackDown . After the temporary end of the roster split, the title was defended in both shows from 2011. Since 2016, the title has been defended exclusively at a show.
In October 2011, the then champion Cody Rhodes reintroduced the classic Intercontinental Champion seal with a white ribbon and updated decorations (among other things, the WWF logo was replaced by the current WWE logo) at the major event Hell In A Cell . Since then, this belt, which was previously awarded in the WWF from 1986 to 1998, has been used as the current title belt.
Sami Zayn revealed a new design in the November 22, 2019 issue of SmackDown . The redesigned title belt has a black belt and two removable side panels.
List of title holders
# | Title holder | No. | Days | date | place | event | annotation |
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1 | Pat Patterson | 1 | 219 | 15th September 1979 | N / A | N / A | Patterson was awarded the title after defeating Ted DiBiase in a title match for the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship on June 19, 1979, and was claimed to have combined the title with a South American Championship in a tournament final in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . |
2 | Ken Patera | 1 | 231 | April 21, 1980 | New York , NY | Houseshow | |
3 | Pedro Morales | 1 | 194 | December 8, 1980 | New York , NY | Houseshow | |
4th | Don Muraco | 1 | 156 | June 20, 1981 | Philadelphia , PA | Houseshow | |
5 | Pedro Morales | 2 | 425 | November 23, 1981 | New York , NY | Houseshow | |
6th | Don Muraco | 2 | 385 | January 22, 1983 | New York , NY | Houseshow | |
7th | Tito Santana | 1 | 226 | February 11, 1984 | Boston , MA | Houseshow | |
8th | Greg Valentine | 1 | 285 | September 24, 1984 | London , ON | Maple Leaf Wrestling | Aired October 13, 1984. |
9 | Tito Santana | 2 | 217 | July 6, 1985 | Baltimore , MD | Houseshow | Won the title in a steel cage match . |
10 | Randy Savage | 1 | 414 | February 8, 1986 | Boston , MA | Houseshow | |
11 | Ricky Steamboat | 1 | 65 | March 29, 1987 | Pontiac , MI | WrestleMania III | |
12 | The Honky Tonk Man | 1 | 454 | June 2nd 1987 | Buffalo , NY | WWF Superstars of Wrestling | Aired on June 13, 1987. Longest title reign in history. |
13 | The Ultimate Warrior | 1 | 216 | August 29, 1988 | New York , NY | SummerSlam | |
14th | Rick Rude | 1 | 148 | April 2, 1989 | Atlantic City , NJ | WrestleMania V | |
15th | The Ultimate Warrior | 2 | 216 | August 28, 1989 | East Rutherford , NJ | SummerSlam | |
- | Title vacant | - | 22nd | April 1, 1990 | Toronto , ON | WrestleMania VI | The title was declared vacant after Warrior won the WWF Championship against Hulk Hogan . |
16 | Mr. Perfect | 1 | 126 | April 23, 1990 | Austin , TX | WWF superstars | Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final for the vacant title. Aired May 19, 1990. |
17th | The Texas Tornado | 1 | 84 | August 27, 1990 | Philadelphia , PA | SummerSlam | |
18th | Mr. Perfect | 2 | 280 | November 19, 1990 | Rochester , NY | WWF superstars | Aired December 15, 1990. |
19th | Bret Hart | 1 | 144 | August 26, 1991 | New York , NY | SummerSlam | |
20th | The Mountie | 1 | 2 | 17th January 1992 | Springfield , MA | Houseshow | |
21st | Roddy Piper | 1 | 77 | January 19, 1992 | Albany , NY | Royal Rumble | |
22nd | Bret Hart | 2 | 146 | April 5, 1992 | Indianapolis , IN | WrestleMania VIII | |
23 | The British Bulldog | 1 | 59 | August 29, 1992 | London , UK | SummerSlam | |
24 | Shawn Michaels | 1 | 202 | October 27, 1992 | Terre Haute , IN | Saturday Night's main event | Aired November 8, 1992. |
25th | Marty Jannetty | 1 | 20th | May 17, 1993 | New York , NY | Raw | |
26th | Shawn Michaels | 2 | 113 | June 6, 1993 | Albany , NY | Houseshow | |
- | Title vacant | - | 0 | September 27, 1993 | N / A | N / A | Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title after failing to defend it for 30 days. |
27 | Razor Ramon | 1 | 198 | September 27, 1993 | New Haven , CT | Raw | Razor Ramon and Rick Martel were the last two participants in a Battle Royal in which the finalists would compete against each other for the vacant title. Razor Ramon won the match, which aired on October 11, 1993. Shawn Michaels later returned claiming he was the champion because no one beat him in a title match. Razor Ramon finally defeated Shawn Michaels in a ladder match on March 20, 1994 at WrestleMania X to become champion. |
28 | diesel | 1 | 138 | April 13, 1994 | Rochester , NY | WWF superstars | |
29 | Razor Ramon | 2 | 146 | August 29, 1994 | Chicago , IL | SummerSlam | |
30th | Jeff Jarrett | 1 | 94 | January 22, 1995 | Tampa , FL | Royal Rumble | |
- | Title vacant | - | 0 | April 26, 1995 | Moline , IL | Houseshow | Title was declared vacant after a controversial title defense against Bob Holly . |
31 | Jeff Jarrett | 2 | 23 | April 26, 1995 | Moline , IL | Houseshow | Beat Bob Holly in a rematch. |
32 | Razor Ramon | 3 | 3 | May 19, 1995 | Montreal , CAN | Houseshow | Razor Ramon won the title in a ladder match . |
33 | Jeff Jarrett | 3 | 62 | May 22, 1995 | Trois-Rivières , CAN | Houseshow | |
34 | Shawn Michaels | 3 | 91 | July 23, 1995 | Nashville , TN | In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks | |
35 | Shane Douglas | 1 | 0 | October 22, 1995 | Winnipeg , CAN | In Your House 4: Great White North | Dean Douglas won the title by giving up. Shawn Michaels was attacked outside of a nightclub in Syracuse on October 14, 1995 and was unable to defend the title as a result. |
36 | Razor Ramon | 4th | 91 | October 22, 1995 | Winnipeg , CAN | In Your House 4: Great White North | |
37 | Goldust | 1 | 64 | January 21, 1996 | Fresno , CA | Royal Rumble | |
- | Title vacant | - | 7th | March 25, 1996 | N / A | Raw | Vacant after a title defense against Savio Vega ended without result. Aired April 15, 1996. |
38 | Goldust | 2 | 83 | April 1, 1996 | San Bernardino , CA | Raw | Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch. Aired April 22, 1996. |
39 | Ahmed Johnson | 1 | 50 | June 23, 1996 | Milwaukee , WI | King of the Ring | |
- | Title vacant | - | 42 | August 12, 1996 | N / A | N / A | Title declared vacant due to Johnson's injury. |
40 | Marc Mero | 1 | 28 | September 23, 1996 | Hershey , PA | Raw | Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final for the vacant title. |
41 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 1 | 115 | October 21, 1996 | Fort Wayne , IN | Raw | |
42 | Rocky Maivia | 1 | 74 | February 13, 1997 | Lowell , MA | Raw | |
43 | Owen Hart | 1 | 97 | April 28, 1997 | Omaha , NE | Raw is war | |
44 | Steve Austin | 1 | 36 | August 3, 1997 | East Rutherford , NJ | SummerSlam | |
- | Title vacant | - | 27 | September 8, 1997 | N / A | N / A | The title was declared vacant after Steve Austin suffered a neck injury while winning the title. |
45 | Owen Hart | 2 | 35 | October 5, 1997 | St. Louis , MO | Bad Blood: In Your House | Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final for the vacant title. |
46 | Steve Austin | 2 | 29 | November 9, 1997 | Montreal , CAN | Survivor Series | |
47 | The Rock | 2 | 265 | December 8, 1997 | Portland , ME | Raw is war | Steve Austin handed the title over to The Rock . |
48 | Triple H | 2 | 40 | August 30, 1998 | New York , NY | SummerSlam | This was a ladder match . |
- | Title vacant | - | 3 | October 9, 1998 | N / A | N / A | Declared vacant due to Triple H injury . |
49 | Ken Shamrock | 1 | 125 | October 12, 1998 | Uniondale , NY | Raw is war | Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final for the vacant title. |
50 | Val Venis | 1 | 29 | February 14, 1999 | Memphis , TN | St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | Billy Gunn was the special guest referee. |
51 | Road Dogg | 1 | 14th | March 15, 1999 | San Jose , CA | Raw is war | |
52 | Goldust | 3 | 14th | March 29, 1999 | East Rutherford , NJ | Raw is war | |
53 | The Godfather | 1 | 49 | April 12, 1999 | Detroit , MI | Raw is war | |
54 | Jeff Jarrett | 4th | 54 | May 31, 1999 | Moline , IL | Raw is war | |
55 | Edge | 1 | 11 | July 14, 1999 | Toronto , ON | Houseshow | |
56 | Jeff Jarrett | 5 | 1 | July 25, 1999 | Buffalo , NY | Fully Loaded | |
57 | D'Lo Brown | 1 | 27 | July 26, 1999 | Dayton , OH | Raw is war | Brown's WWF European Championship was also at stake. |
58 | Jeff Jarrett | 6th | 56 | August 22, 1999 | Minneapolis , MN | SummerSlam | Jeff Jarrett also won the WWF European Championship in that match. |
59 | Chyna | 1 | 56 | October 17, 1999 | Cleveland , OH | No Mercy | This was a good housekeeping match . |
60 | Chris Jericho | 1 | 22nd | December 12, 1999 | Sunrise , FL | Armageddon | |
- | Title vacant | - | 20th | January 3, 2000 | Miami , FL | Raw is war | The title was awarded to Chris Jericho and Chyna after a title match on December 28th (aired December 30th) failed to determine a clear winner. WWE does not officially recognize this period as a reign. |
61 | Chris Jericho | 2 | 35 | January 23, 2000 | New York , NY | Royal Rumble | Chris Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a Triple Threat Match to become sole champion. |
62 | Kurt Angle | 1 | 35 | February 27, 2000 | Hartford , CT | No way out | Was the third wrestler to win the title while serving in the reigning WWF European Championship . |
63 | Chris Benoit | 1 | 30th | April 2, 2000 | Anaheim , CA | WrestleMania 2000 | This was a triple threat match in which Chris Jericho was also involved. |
64 | Chris Jericho | 3 | 6th | May 2, 2000 | Richmond , VA | SmackDown | Aired May 4, 2000. |
65 | Chris Benoit | 2 | 43 | May 8, 2000 | Uniondale , NY | Raw is war | |
66 | Rikishi | 1 | 14th | June 20, 2000 | Memphis , TN | SmackDown | Aired June 22, 2000. |
67 | Val Venis | 2 | 54 | 4th July 2000 | Fort Lauderdale , FL | SmackDown | Aired July 6, 2000. |
68 | Chyna | 2 | 8th | August 27, 2000 | Raleigh, NC | SummerSlam | Won the title in an intergender tag team match between Chyna and Eddie Guerrero against Val Venis and Trish Stratus , in which the title is awarded to whoever makes the decisive pin. Chyna pinned Trish Stratus to win the title. |
69 | Eddie Guerrero | 1 | 78 | September 4, 2000 | Knoxville , TN | Raw is war | This was a triple threat match in which Kurt Angle was also involved. |
70 | Billy Gunn | 1 | 19th | November 21, 2000 | Sunrise , FL | SmackDown | Aired November 23, 2000. |
71 | Chris Benoit | 3 | 42 | December 10, 2000 | Birmingham , AL | Armageddon | |
72 | Chris Jericho | 4th | 72 | January 21, 2001 | New Orleans , LA | Royal Rumble | This was a ladder match . |
73 | Triple H | 3 | 7th | April 3, 2001 | Oklahoma City , OK | SmackDown | Aired April 5, 2001. |
74 | Jeff Hardy | 1 | 6th | April 10, 2001 | Philadelphia , PA | SmackDown | Aired April 12, 2001. |
75 | Triple H | 4th | 34 | April 16, 2001 | Knoxville , TN | Raw is war | |
76 | Kane | 1 | 37 | May 20, 2001 | Sacramento , CA | Judgment Day | This was a chain match . |
77 | Albert | 1 | 27 | June 26, 2001 | New York , NY | SmackDown | This was a No Disqualification Match and aired on June 28, 2001. |
78 | Lance Storm | 1 | 27 | July 23, 2001 | Buffalo , NY | Raw is war | |
79 | Edge | 2 | 35 | August 19, 2001 | San Jose , CA | SummerSlam | |
80 | Christian | 1 | 28 | September 23, 2001 | Pittsburgh , PA | Unforgiven | |
81 | Edge | 3 | 15th | October 21, 2001 | St. Louis , MO | No Mercy | This was a ladder match . |
82 | test | 1 | 13 | November 5, 2001 | Uniondale , NY | Raw | |
83 | Edge | 4th | 63 | November 18, 2001 | Greensboro , NC | Survivor Series | This was a union title match to secure Edge's WCW United States Championship . |
84 | William Regal | 1 | 56 | January 20, 2002 | Atlanta , GA | Royal Rumble | |
85 | Rob Van Dam | 1 | 35 | March 17, 2002 | Toronto , ON | WrestleMania X8 | |
86 | Eddie Guerrero | 2 | 36 | April 21, 2002 | Kansas City , MO | Backlash | |
87 | Rob Van Dam | 2 | 63 | May 27, 2002 | Edmonton , Canada | Raw | This was a ladder match . |
88 | Chris Benoit | 4th | 27 | July 29, 2002 | Greensboro , NC | Raw | The title moved to SmackDown after Chris Benoit broke away. |
89 | Rob Van Dam | 3 | 22nd | August 25, 2002 | Uniondale , NY | SummerSlam | The title switched back to Raw because Rob Van Dam was a RAW superstar. |
90 | Chris Jericho | 5 | 14th | September 16, 2002 | Denver , CO | Raw | |
91 | Kane | 2 | 20th | September 30, 2002 | Houston , TX | Raw | |
92 | Triple H | 5 | 0 | October 20, 2002 | Little Rock , AR | No Mercy | |
- | Title united | - | - | October 20, 2002 | Little Rock , AR | No Mercy | Triple H combined the title with the World Heavyweight Championship . |
93 | Christian | 2 | 50 | May 18, 2003 | Charlotte , NC | Judgment Day | Won a nine man Battle Royal for the reactivated title. |
94 | Booker T | 1 | 34 | July 7, 2003 | Montreal , CAN | Raw | |
95 | Christian | 3 | 50 | August 10, 2003 | Des Moines , IA | Houseshow | |
96 | Rob Van Dam | 4th | 28 | September 29, 2003 | Chicago , IL | Raw | This was a ladder match . |
97 | Chris Jericho | 6th | 0 | October 27, 2003 | Fayetteville , NC | Raw | |
98 | Rob Van Dam | 5 | 48 | October 27, 2003 | Fayetteville , NC | Raw | This was a steel cage match . |
99 | Randy Orton | 1 | 210 | December 14, 2003 | Orlando , FL | Armageddon | Mick Foley was the special referee. |
100 | Edge | 5 | 57 | July 11, 2004 | Hartford , CT | Vengeance | |
- | Title vacant | - | 6th | September 6, 2004 | N / A | N / A | The title was declared vacant as Edge was unable to defend it due to an injury. |
101 | Chris Jericho | 7th | 37 | September 12, 2004 | Portland , OR | Unforgiven | Won a ladder match for the vacant title in which Christian was also involved. |
102 | Shelton Benjamin | 1 | 244 | October 19, 2004 | Milwaukee , WI | Taboo Tuesday | |
103 | Carlito | 1 | 90 | June 20, 2005 | Phoenix , AZ | Raw | |
104 | Ric flair | 1 | 155 | September 18, 2005 | Oklahoma City , OK | Unforgiven | |
105 | Shelton Benjamin | 2 | 69 | February 20, 2006 | Trenton , NJ | Raw | |
106 | Rob Van Dam | 6th | 15th | April 30, 2006 | Lexington, KY | Backlash | This was a title vs. Contract-Match, which also houses the Money in the Bank case of Rob Van Dam was at stake. |
107 | Shelton Benjamin | 3 | 41 | May 15, 2006 | Lubbock , TX | Raw | This was a 3 on 2 Handicap Tornado Tag Team Match in which Chris Masters , Shelton Benjamin and Triple H competed against John Cena and Rob Van Dam . Shelton Benjamin won the title after pinning Rob Van Dam . |
108 | Johnny Nitro | 1 | 99 | June 25, 2006 | Charlotte , NC | Vengeance | This was a triple threat match that Carlito was also involved in. |
109 | Jeff Hardy | 2 | 35 | October 2, 2006 | Topeka , KS | Raw | |
110 | Johnny Nitro | 2 | 7th | November 6, 2006 | Columbus , OH | Raw | This was a no disqualification match . |
111 | Jeff Hardy | 3 | 98 | November 13, 2006 | Manchester , UK | Raw | |
112 | Umaga | 1 | 56 | February 19, 2007 | Bakersfield , CA | Raw | |
113 | Santino Marella | 1 | 77 | April 16, 2007 | Milan , ITA | Raw | This was a no holds barred match . |
114 | Umaga | 2 | 62 | July 2, 2007 | Dallas , TX | Raw | |
115 | Jeff Hardy | 4th | 190 | September 2, 2007 | Columbus , OH | Raw | Aired September 3, 2007. |
116 | Chris Jericho | 8th | 111 | March 10, 2008 | Milwaukee , WI | Raw | |
117 | Kofi Kingston | 1 | 49 | June 29, 2008 | Dallas , TX | Night of Champions | |
118 | Santino Marella | 2 | 85 | August 17, 2008 | Indianapolis , IN | SummerSlam | This was an intergender tag team match in which both the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the WWE Women's Championship were at stake. Santino Marella won the title after partner Beth Phoenix pin the women's champion Mickie James . |
119 | William Regal | 2 | 70 | November 10, 2008 | Manchester , England | Raw | |
120 | CM punk | 1 | 49 | January 19, 2009 | Chicago , IL | Raw | This was a no disqualification match . |
121 | JBL | 1 | 27 | March 9, 2009 | Jacksonville , FL | Raw | |
122 | Rey Mysterio | 1 | 63 | April 5, 2009 | Houston , TX | WrestleMania XXV | The title moved to SmackDown on April 13, 2009 through the WWE Draft . |
123 | Chris Jericho | 9 | 21st | June 7, 2009 | New Orleans , LA | Extreme rules | This was a no holds barred match . |
124 | Rey Mysterio | 2 | 65 | June 28, 2009 | Sacramento , CA | The bash | This was a title vs. Mask match . In case of defeat, Rey Mysterio would have had to take off his mask. |
125 | John Morrison | 3 | 103 | September 1, 2009 | Cleveland , OH | SmackDown | Aired September 4, 2009. |
126 | Drew McIntyre | 1 | 161 | December 13, 2009 | San Antonio , TX | Tables, Ladders & Chairs | General Manager Theodore Long took the title from Drew McIntyre after brutally assaulting Matt Hardy several times (aired May 7, 2010). At the direction of Vince McMahon , the title was returned to Drew McIntyre (Aired May 14, 2010). |
127 | Kofi Kingston | 2 | 66 | May 23, 2010 | Detroit , MI | Over the limit | |
128 | Dolph Ziggler | 1 | 161 | July 28, 2010 | Laredo , TX | SmackDown | Aired on August 6, 2010. |
129 | Kofi Kingston | 3 | 77 | January 4, 2011 | Tucson , AZ | SmackDown | Aired January 7, 2011. |
130 | Wade Barrett | 1 | 89 | March 22, 2011 | Columbus , OH | SmackDown | Aired March 25, 2011. |
131 | Ezekiel Jackson | 1 | 51 | June 19, 2011 | Washington, DC | Capitol Punishment | |
132 | Cody Rhodes | 1 | 236 | August 9, 2011 | Sacramento , CA | SmackDown | Aired on August 12, 2011. |
133 | Big show | 1 | 28 | April 1, 2012 | Miami , FL | WrestleMania XXVIII | |
134 | Cody Rhodes | 2 | 21st | April 29, 2012 | Chicago , IL | Extreme rules | This was a tables match . |
135 | Christian | 4th | 64 | May 20, 2012 | Raleigh , NC | Over the limit | |
136 | The Miz | 1 | 85 | July 23, 2012 | St. Louis , MO | Raw 1000 | |
137 | Kofi Kingston | 4th | 74 | October 16, 2012 | Memphis , TN | Main Event | Aired October 17, 2012. |
138 | Wade Barrett | 2 | 99 | December 29, 2012 | Washington, DC | Raw | Aired December 31, 2012. |
139 | The Miz | 2 | 1 | April 7, 2013 | East Rutherford , NJ | WrestleMania XXIX | |
140 | Wade Barrett | 3 | 69 | April 8, 2013 | East Rutherford , NJ | Raw | |
141 | Curtis Axel | 1 | 154 | June 16, 2013 | Chicago , IL | Payback | This was a triple threat match that The Miz was also involved in. |
142 | Big E | 1 | 167 | 18th November 2013 | Nashville , TN | Raw Country | |
143 | Bad News Barrett | 4th | 57 | May 4, 2014 | East Rutherford , NJ | Extreme rules | |
- | Title vacant | - | 20th | June 30, 2014 | Hartford , CT | Raw | The title has been declared vacant after Bad News Barrett was unable to defend it due to an injury. |
144 | The Miz | 3 | 28 | 20th July 2014 | Tampa , FL | Battleground | Won a 19 man Battle Royal for the vacant title. |
145 | Dolph Ziggler | 2 | 35 | 17th August 2014 | Los Angeles , CA | SummerSlam | |
146 | The Miz | 4th | 1 | September 21, 2014 | Nashville , TN | Night of Champions | |
147 | Dolph Ziggler | 3 | 56 | 22nd September 2014 | Memphis , TN | Raw | |
148 | Luke Harper | 1 | 27 | 17th November 2014 | Roanoke , VA | Raw | |
149 | Dolph Ziggler | 4th | 22nd | December 14, 2014 | Cleveland , OH | Tables, Ladders & Chairs | |
150 | Bad News Barrett | 5 | 83 | 5th January 2015 | Corpus Christi , TX | Raw | |
151 | Daniel Bryan | 1 | 43 | March 29, 2015 | Santa Clara , CA | Wrestlemania Dec. | This was a 7 Way Ladder Match that also included Dean Ambrose , Dolph Ziggler , Luke Harper , R-Truth and Stardust . |
- | Title vacant | - | 20th | May 11, 2015 | Cincinnati , OH | Raw | The title was declared vacant as Daniel Bryan was unable to defend it due to an injury. |
152 | Ryback | 1 | 112 | May 31, 2015 | Corpus Christi , TX | Elimination Chamber | Won an Elimination Chamber Match for the vacant title that also included Dolph Ziggler , King Barrett , Mark Henry , R-Truth and Sheamus . |
153 | Kevin Owens | 1 | 84 | 20th September 2015 | Houston , TX | Night of Champions | |
154 | Dean Ambrose | 1 | 64 | December 13, 2015 | Boston , MA | Tables, Ladders & Chairs | |
155 | Kevin Owens | 2 | 48 | 15th February 2016 | Anaheim , CA | Raw | This was a Fatal Five Way Match that also included Dolph Ziggler , Stardust, and Tyler Breeze . |
156 | Zack Ryder | 1 | 1 | 3rd April 2016 | Arlington , TX | WrestleMania 32 | This was a 7 Way Ladder Match that also included Dolph Ziggler , Sami Zayn , Sin Cara , Stardust and The Miz . |
157 | The Miz | 5 | 188 | April 4, 2016 | Dallas , TX | Raw | The title became part of SmackDown through the WWE Draft on July 19, 2016 . |
158 | Dolph Ziggler | 5 | 37 | October 9, 2016 | Sacramento , CA | No Mercy | This was a title vs. Career Match. In the event of a defeat, Dolph Ziggler should have ended his career. |
159 | The Miz | 6th | 49 | 15th November 2016 | Wilkes-Barre , PA | SmackDown | |
160 | Dean Ambrose | 2 | 152 | January 3, 2017 | Jacksonville , FL | SmackDown | Due to the superstar shake-up on April 11, 2017, the title switched to Raw . |
161 | The Miz | 7th | 169 | 4th June 2017 | Baltimore , MD | Extreme rules | The title would also have been changed by disqualification. |
162 | Roman Reigns | 1 | 63 | 20th November 2017 | Houston , TX | Raw | |
163 | The Miz | 8th | 76 | 22nd January 2018 | Brooklyn , NY | Raw 25th Anniversary | |
164 | Seth Rollins | 1 | 71 | April 8, 2018 | New Orleans , LA | WrestleMania 34 | This was a triple threat match in which Finn Bálor was also involved. |
165 | Dolph Ziggler | 6th | 62 | June 18, 2018 | Grand Rapids , MI | Raw | |
166 | Seth Rollins | 2 | 119 | 19th August 2018 | Brooklyn , NY | SummerSlam | |
167 | Dean Ambrose | 3 | 29 | December 16, 2018 | San Jose , CA | Tables, Ladders & Chairs | |
168 | Bobby Lashley | 1 | 34 | January 14, 2019 | Memphis , TN | Raw | This was a triple threat match that also included Seth Rollins . |
169 | Finn Bálor | 1 | 22nd | 17th February 2019 | Houston , TX | Elimination Chamber | This was a 2 on 1 handicap match that also included Lio Rush. |
170 | Bobby Lashley | 2 | 27 | March 11, 2019 | Pittsburgh , PA | Raw | |
171 | Finn Bálor | 2 | 98 | April 7, 2019 | East Rutherford , NJ | WrestleMania 35 | Bálor performed with his Demon Gimmick. As part of the Superstar Shake-Up 2019, Bálor drafted SmackDown , so the title also switched to the show. |
172 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 1 | 201 | 14th July 2019 | Philadelphia , PA | Extreme rules | |
173 | Braun Strowman | 1 | 37 | January 31, 2020 | Tulsa , OK | SmackDown | |
174 | Sami Zayn | 1 | 65 | March 8, 2020 | Philadelphia , PA | WWE Elimination Chamber | This was a 3 on 1 handicap match that also included Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro . |
- | Title vacant | - | 31 | May 12, 2020 | N / A | WWE backstage | The title was declared vacant after Zayn no longer wanted to defend it. |
175 | AJ styles | 1 | 70 | June 12, 2020 | Orlando , Florida | SmackDown | Defeated Daniel Bryan in a tournament final for the vacant title. |
176 | Jeff Hardy | 5 | 1+ | August 21, 2020 | Orlando , Florida | SmackDown |
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Web links
- WWE Intercontinental Championship history on wwe.com