WWE Intercontinental Championship
Name Years
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship September 15, 1979–April 5, 1992
WWF Intercontinental Championship April 5, 1992–May 6, 2002
WWE Intercontinental Championship May 6, 2002–present
ReignsAs of March 14, 2012
† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by WWE.
# Wrestler Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes
1 Pat Patterson 1 September 1, 1979 233 N/A N/A Patterson was awarded the title as a result of defeating Ted DiBiase to win the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship on June 19, 1979 in Allentown, PA, and winning a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2 Ken Patera 1 April 21, 1980 231 New York, NY Live event
3 Pedro Morales 1 December 8, 1980 194 New York, NY Live event
4 Don Muraco 1 June 20, 1981 156 Philadelphia, PA Live event
5 Pedro Morales 2 November 23, 1981 425 New York, NY Live event
6 Don Muraco 2 January 22, 1983 385 New York, NY Live event
7 Tito Santana 1 February 11, 1984 226 Boston, MA Live event
8 Greg Valentine 1 September 24, 1984 285 London, ON Maple Leaf Wrestling Aired October 13, 1984 on tape delay.
9 Tito Santana 2 July 6, 1985 217 Baltimore, MD Live event Won the title in a steel cage match.
10 Randy Savage 1 February 8, 1986 414 Boston, MA Live event
11 Ricky Steamboat 1 March 29, 1987 65 Pontiac, MI WrestleMania III
12 The Honky Tonk Man 12 June 2, 1987 454 Buffalo, NY WWF Superstars of Wrestling Aired June 13, 1987 on tape delay.
13 The Ultimate Warrior 1 August 29, 1988 216 New York, NY SummerSlam (1988)
14 Rick Rude 1 April 2, 1989 148 Atlantic City, NJ WrestleMania V
15 The Ultimate Warrior 2 August 28, 1989 216 East Rutherford, NJ SummerSlam (1989)
- Vacated - April 1, 1990 0 Toronto, ON WrestleMania VI The title was vacated when Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship.
16 Mr. Perfect 1 April 23, 1990 126 Austin, TX WWF Superstars Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final. Aired May 19, 1990 on tape delay.
17 The Texas Tornado 1 August 27, 1990 84 Philadelphia, PA SummerSlam (1990)
18 Mr. Perfect 2 November 19, 1990 280 Rochester, NY WWF Superstars Aired December 15, 1990 on tape delay.
19 Bret Hart 1 August 26, 1991 144 New York, NY SummerSlam (1991)
20 The Mountie 1 January 17, 1992 2 Springfield, MA Live event
21 Roddy Piper 1 January 19, 1992 77 Albany, NY Royal Rumble (1992)
22 Bret Hart 2 April 5, 1992 146 Indianapolis, IN WrestleMania VIII
23 The British Bulldog 1 August 29, 1992 59 London, England SummerSlam (1992)
24 Shawn Michaels 1 October 27, 1992 202 Terre Haute, IN Saturday Night's Main Event Aired on the November 14, 1992 edition on tape delay.
25 Marty Jannetty 1 May 17, 1993 20 New York, NY Raw
26 Shawn Michaels 2 June 6, 1993 113 Albany, NY Live event
- Vacated - September 27, 1993 0 N/A N/A Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days.
27 Razor Ramon 1 September 27, 1993 198 New Haven, CT Raw Ramon and Rick Martel were the final two participants in a battle royal, in which the last two would face off the next week for the vacant title; Ramon won the match which aired October 11, 1993 on tape delay. Shawn Michaels later returned, claiming to be the true champion as nobody defeated him for the title; Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a ladder match on March 20,
1994 at WrestleMania X to become undisputed champion.
28 Diesel 1 April 13, 1994 138 Rochester, NY WWF Superstars
29 Razor Ramon 2 August 29, 1994 146 Chicago, IL SummerSlam (1994)
30 Jeff Jarrett 1 January 22, 1995 94 Tampa, FL Royal Rumble (1995)
- Vacated - April 26, 1995 0 Moline, IL Live event Held up when Jarrett's title defense against Bob Holly ended controversially.
31 Jeff Jarrett 2 April 26, 1995 23 Moline, IL Live event Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch for the vacant title.
32 Razor Ramon 3 May 19, 1995 3 Montreal, QC Live event Won the title in a ladder match.
33 Jeff Jarrett 3 May 22, 1995 62 Trois-Rivières, QC Live event
34 Shawn Michaels 3 July 23,1995 91 Nashville, TN In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks
35 Dean Douglas 1 October 22, 1995 0 Winnipeg, MB In Your House 4: Great White North Douglas won the title by forfeit due to Michaels being legitimately attacked outside a nightclub in Syracuse, NY on October 14, 1995.
36 Razor Ramon 4 October 22, 1995 91 Winnipeg, MB In Your House 4: Great White North
37 Goldust 1 January 21, 1996 71 Fresno, CA Royal Rumble (1996)
- Vacated - April 1, 1996 0 San Bernardino, CA Raw Held up when a title defense against Savio Vega ends in a no contest. Aired April 15, 1996 on tape delay.
38 Goldust 2 April 1, 1996 83 San Bernardino, CA Raw Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch. Aired April 22, 1996 on tape delay.
39 Ahmed Johnson 1 June 23, 1996 50 Milwaukee, WI King of the Ring (1996)
- Vacated - August 12, 1996 0 Seattle, WA Raw Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting Faarooq after winning an 11-man battle royal.
40 Marc Mero 1 September 23, 1996 28 Hershey, PA Raw Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final.
41 Hunter Hearst Helmsley 1 October 21, 1996 115 Fort Wayne, IN Raw
42 Rocky Maivia 1 February 13, 1997 74 Lowell, MA Thursday Raw Thursday
43 Owen Hart 1 April 28, 1997 97 Omaha, NE Raw is War
44 Steve Austin 1 August 3, 1997 36 East Rutherford, NJ SummerSlam (1997)
- Vacated - September 8, 1997 0 N/A N/A Vacated due to a neck injury Austin suffered in winning the title.
45 Owen Hart 2 October 5, 1997 35 St. Louis, MO Badd Blood: In Your House Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final.
46 Steve Austin 2 November 9, 1997 29 Montreal, QC Survivor Series (1997)
47 The Rock (formerly Rocky Maivia) 2 December 8, 1997 265 Portland, ME Raw is War Austin handed the title to Rock.
48 Triple H (formerly Hunter Hearst Helmsley) 2 August 30, 1998 40 New York, NY SummerSlam (1998) Won the title in a ladder match.
- Vacated - October 9, 1998 0 N/A N/A Vacated due to injury.
49 Ken Shamrock 1 October 12, 1998 125 Uniondale, NY Raw is War Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final.
50 Val Venis 1 February 14, 1999 29 Memphis, TN In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre Billy Gunn was the special referee.
51 Road Dogg 1 March 15, 1999 14 San Jose, CA Raw is War
52 Goldust 3 March 29, 1999 14 East Rutherford, NJ Raw is War
53 The Godfather 1 April 12, 1999 43 Detroit, MI Raw is War
54 Jeff Jarrett 4 May 25, 1999 60 Moline, IL Raw is War Aired May 31, 1999 on tape delay.
55 Edge 1 July 24, 1999 1 Toronto, ON Live event
56 Jeff Jarrett 5 July 25, 1999 1 Buffalo, NY Fully Loaded (1999)
57 D'Lo Brown 1 July 26, 1999 27 Columbus, OH Raw is War Brown's WWF European Championship was also on the line.
58 Jeff Jarrett 6 August 22, 1999 56 Minneapolis, MN SummerSlam (1999) Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match.
59 Chyna 1 October 17, 1999 56 Cleveland, OH No Mercy (1999) This was a Good Housekeeping match.
60 Chris Jericho 1 December 12, 1999 22 Sunrise, FL Armageddon (1999)
60.5 Chris Jericho & Chyna 1 January 3, 2000 20 Miami, FL Raw is War On December 28, 1999
(aired December 30, 1999) on SmackDown!, a title match between Chyna and Jericho ended in a double pinfall; as a result they were recognized as co-champions. WWE doesn't recognize this period as an official reign as the title is considered vacant.
61 Chris Jericho 2 January 23, 2000 35 New York, NY Royal Rumble (2000) Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a triple threat match to become undisputed champion.
62 Kurt Angle 1 February 27, 2000 35 Hartford, CT No Way Out (2000) Became third man to win the title
while being the reigning European Champion.
63 Chris Benoit 1 April 2, 2000 30 Anaheim, CA WrestleMania 2000 Won first fall of a two fall Triple Threat Match between Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle where both of Angle's championships were at stake; pinned Jericho to win fall and claim championship.
64 Chris Jericho 3 May 2, 2000 6 Richmond, VA SmackDown! Aired May 4, 2000 on tape delay.
65 Chris Benoit 2 May 8, 2000 43 Uniondale, NY Raw is War
66 Rikishi 1 June 20, 2000 14 Memphis, TN SmackDown! Aired June 22, 2000 on tape delay.
67 Val Venis 2 July 4, 2000 54 Fort Lauderdale, FL SmackDown! Aired July 6, 2000 on tape delay.
68 Chyna 2 August 27, 2000 8 Raleigh, NC SummerSlam (2000) Won the title in an intergender tag team match that pitted Chyna and Eddie Guerrero against Venis and Trish Stratus, in which the winner of the fall would win the title; Chyna pinned Trish.
69 Eddie Guerrero 1 September 4, 2000 78 Lexington, KY Raw is War This was a triple threat match also involving Kurt Angle.
70 Billy Gunn 1 November 21, 2000 19 Sunrise, FL SmackDown! Aired November 23, 2000 on tape delay.
71 Chris Benoit 3 December 10, 2000 42 Birmingham, AL Armageddon (2000)
72 Chris Jericho 4 January 21, 2001 72 New Orleans, LA Royal Rumble (2001) This was a ladder match.
73 Triple H 3 April 3, 2001 7 Oklahoma City, OK SmackDown! Aired April 5, 2001 on tape delay.
74 Jeff Hardy 1 April 10, 2001 6 Philadelphia, PA SmackDown! Aired April 12, 2001 on tape delay.
75 Triple H 4 April 16, 2001 34 Knoxville, TN Raw is War
76 Kane 1 May 20, 2001 37 Sacramento, CA Judgment Day (2001) This was a chain match.
77 Albert 1 June 26, 2001 27 New York, NY SmackDown! This was a no-disqualification match. Aired June 28, 2001 on tape delay.
78 Lance Storm 1 July 23, 2001 27 Buffalo, NY Raw is War
79 Edge 2 August 19, 2001 35 San Jose, CA SummerSlam
80 Christian 1 September 23, 2001 28 Pittsburgh, PA Unforgiven
81 Edge 3 October 21, 2001 15 St. Louis, MO No Mercy (2001) This was a ladder match.
82 Test 1 November 5, 2001 13 Uniondale, NY Raw
83 Edge 4 November 18, 2001 63 Greensboro, NC Survivor Series (2001) This was a unification match to seal Edge's WCW United States Championship.
84 William Regal 1 January 20, 2002 56 Atlanta, GA Royal Rumble
85 Rob Van Dam 1 March 17, 2002 35 Toronto, ON WrestleMania X8
86 Eddie Guerrero 2 April 21, 2002 36 Kansas City, MO Backlash (2002) Title was renamed WWE Intercontinental Championship on May 6, 2002.
87 Rob Van Dam 2 May 27, 2002 63 Edmonton, AB Raw This was a ladder match.
88 Chris Benoit 4 July 29, 2002 27 Greensboro, NC Raw Title became exclusive to SmackDown! when Benoit defected to the SmackDown! brand on July 30 (aired August 1).
89 Rob Van Dam 3 August 25, 2002 22 Uniondale, NY SummerSlam (2002) The title was returned to Raw due to Van Dam's status as a Raw superstar.
90 Chris Jericho 5 September 16, 2002 14 Denver, CO Raw
91 Kane 2 September 30, 2002 20 Houston, TX Raw
92 Triple H 5 October 20, 2002 0 North Little Rock, AR No Mercy (2002) This was a unification match to unify the Intercontinental title into Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship.
- Unified - October 20, 2002 0 North Little Rock, AR No Mercy (2002) Unified with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship.
93 Christian 2 May 18, 2003 50 Charlotte, NC Judgment Day (2003) Won a battle royal involving Booker T,Val Venis,Chris Jericho, Goldust, Test, Lance Storm, Kane and Rob Van Dam to revive the title
94 Booker T 1 July 7, 2003 34 Montreal, QC Raw
95 Christian 3 August 10, 2003 50 Des Moines, IA Live event
96 Rob Van Dam 4 September 29, 2003 28 Rosemont, IL Raw This was a ladder match.
97 Chris Jericho 6 October 27, 2003 0 Fayetteville, NC Raw
98 Rob Van Dam 5 October 27, 2003 48 Fayetteville, NC Raw This was a steel cage match.
99 Randy Orton 1 December 14, 2003 210 Orlando, FL Armageddon Mick Foley was the guest referee.
100 Edge 5 July 11, 2004 57 Hartford, CT Vengeance
- Vacated - September 6, 2004 0 Wichita Falls, TX Raw Vacated due to injury.
101 Chris Jericho 7 September 12, 2004 37 Portland, OR Unforgiven (2004) Defeated Christian in a ladder match. With this victory, Jericho broke Jeff Jarrett's record for most Intercontinental Championships
102 Shelton Benjamin 1 October 19, 2004 244 Milwaukee, WI Taboo Tuesday (2004) Benjamin was voted into this match.
103 Carlito 1 June 20, 2005 90 Phoenix, AZ Raw
104 Ric Flair 1 September 18, 2005 155 Oklahoma City, OK Unforgiven
105 Shelton Benjamin 2 February 20, 2006 69 Trenton, NJ Raw
106 Rob Van Dam 6 April 30, 2006 15 Lexington, KY Backlash (2006) Van Dam's Money in the Bank contract also on the line.
107 Shelton Benjamin 3 May 15, 2006 41 Lubbock, TX Raw This was a 3-on-2 Handicap Texas Tornado match featuring Benjamin, Chris Masters and Triple H against WWE Champion John Cena and Rob Van Dam, in which anyone to beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam.
108 Johnny Nitro 1 June 25, 2006 99 Charlotte, NC Vengeance (2006) This was a triple threat match also involving Carlito.
109 Jeff Hardy 2 October 2, 2006 35 Topeka, KS Raw
110 Johnny Nitro 2 November 6, 2006 7 Columbus, OH Raw This was a no disqualification match.
111 Jeff Hardy 3 November 13, 2006 98 Manchester, England Raw
112 Umaga 1 February 19, 2007 56 Bakersfield, CA Raw
113 Santino Marella 1 April 16, 2007 77 Milan, Italy Raw This was a No Holds Barred match.
114 Umaga 2 July 2, 2007 62 Dallas, TX Raw
115 Jeff Hardy 4 September 2, 2007 190 Columbus, OH Raw Aired September 3, 2007 on tape delay.
116 Chris Jericho 8 March 10, 2008 111 Milwaukee, WI Raw With this victory, Jericho broke his own record for most Intercontinental Championships
117 Kofi Kingston 1 June 29, 2008 49 Dallas, TX Night of Champions
118 Santino Marella 2 August 17, 2008 85 Indianapolis, IN SummerSlam (2008) Won the title in an intergender tag team
match in which both the Intercontinental and Women's Championship were on the line. The title was won when partner Beth Phoenix pinned Mickie James.
119 William Regal 2 November 10, 2008 70 Manchester, England Raw
120 CM Punk 1 January 19, 2009 49 Rosemont, IL Raw
121 John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 March 9, 2009 27 Jacksonville, FL Raw
122 Rey Mysterio 1 April 5, 2009 63 Houston, TX WrestleMania XXV Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Mysterio was drafted to SmackDown on April 13, 2009.
123 Chris Jericho 9 June 7, 2009 21 New Orleans, LA Extreme Rules (2009) This was a No Holds Barred match. With this victory, Jericho broke for the second time his own record for most Intercontinental Championships
124 Rey Mysterio 2 June 28, 2009 65 Sacramento, CA The Bash This was a Mask vs. Title match.
125 John Morrison (formerly Johnny Nitro) 3 September 1, 2009 103 Cleveland, OH SmackDown! Aired September 4, 2009 on tape delay.
126 Drew McIntyre 1 December 13, 2009 161 San Antonio, TX TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)
127 Kofi Kingston 2 May 23, 2010 66 Detroit, MI Over the Limit (2010)
128 Dolph Ziggler 1 July 28, 2010 160 Laredo, TX SmackDown! Aired August 6, 2010 on tape delay.
129 Kofi Kingston 3 January 4, 2011 77 Tucson, AZ SmackDown! Aired January 7, 2011 on tape delay.
130 Wade Barrett 1 March 22, 2011 89 Columbus,OH SmackDown! Aired March 25, 2011 on tape delay.
131 Ezekiel Jackson 1 June 19, 2011 51 Washington, D.C. Capitol Punishment
132 Cody Rhodes 1 August 9, 2011 236 Sacramento, CA SmackDown! Aired August 12, 2011 on tape delay.
133 Big Show 1 April 1, 2012 28 Miami Gardens, FL WrestleMania XXVIII
134 Cody Rhodes 2 April 29, 2012 21 Rosemont, IL Extreme Rules (2012) This was a tables match.
135 Christian 4 May 20, 2012 64 Raleigh, NC Over the Limit (2012)
136 The Miz 1 July 23, 2012 85 St. Louis, MO Raw 1000
137 Kofi Kingston 4 October 16, 2012 75 Memphis, TN Main Event Aired on October 17, 2012 on tape delay.
138 Wade Barrett 2 December 29, 2012 99 Washington, D.C Raw Aired on December 31, 2012 on tape delay.
139 The Miz 2 April 7, 2013 1 East Rutherford, NJ WrestleMania 29 Match aired live on YouTube and WWE.com as part of the WrestleMania 29 pre-show.
140 Wade Barrett 3 April 8, 2013 69 East Rutherford, NJ Raw
141 Curtis Axel 1 June 16, 2013 82+ Rosemont, IL Payback This was a Triple Threat match that also included The Miz. Axel replaced Fandango, who was sidelined with a concussion.
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship September 15, 1979–April 5, 1992
WWF Intercontinental Championship April 5, 1992–May 6, 2002
WWE Intercontinental Championship May 6, 2002–present
ReignsAs of March 14, 2012
† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by WWE.
# Wrestler Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes
1 Pat Patterson 1 September 1, 1979 233 N/A N/A Patterson was awarded the title as a result of defeating Ted DiBiase to win the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship on June 19, 1979 in Allentown, PA, and winning a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2 Ken Patera 1 April 21, 1980 231 New York, NY Live event
3 Pedro Morales 1 December 8, 1980 194 New York, NY Live event
4 Don Muraco 1 June 20, 1981 156 Philadelphia, PA Live event
5 Pedro Morales 2 November 23, 1981 425 New York, NY Live event
6 Don Muraco 2 January 22, 1983 385 New York, NY Live event
7 Tito Santana 1 February 11, 1984 226 Boston, MA Live event
8 Greg Valentine 1 September 24, 1984 285 London, ON Maple Leaf Wrestling Aired October 13, 1984 on tape delay.
9 Tito Santana 2 July 6, 1985 217 Baltimore, MD Live event Won the title in a steel cage match.
10 Randy Savage 1 February 8, 1986 414 Boston, MA Live event
11 Ricky Steamboat 1 March 29, 1987 65 Pontiac, MI WrestleMania III
12 The Honky Tonk Man 12 June 2, 1987 454 Buffalo, NY WWF Superstars of Wrestling Aired June 13, 1987 on tape delay.
13 The Ultimate Warrior 1 August 29, 1988 216 New York, NY SummerSlam (1988)
14 Rick Rude 1 April 2, 1989 148 Atlantic City, NJ WrestleMania V
15 The Ultimate Warrior 2 August 28, 1989 216 East Rutherford, NJ SummerSlam (1989)
- Vacated - April 1, 1990 0 Toronto, ON WrestleMania VI The title was vacated when Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship.
16 Mr. Perfect 1 April 23, 1990 126 Austin, TX WWF Superstars Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final. Aired May 19, 1990 on tape delay.
17 The Texas Tornado 1 August 27, 1990 84 Philadelphia, PA SummerSlam (1990)
18 Mr. Perfect 2 November 19, 1990 280 Rochester, NY WWF Superstars Aired December 15, 1990 on tape delay.
19 Bret Hart 1 August 26, 1991 144 New York, NY SummerSlam (1991)
20 The Mountie 1 January 17, 1992 2 Springfield, MA Live event
21 Roddy Piper 1 January 19, 1992 77 Albany, NY Royal Rumble (1992)
22 Bret Hart 2 April 5, 1992 146 Indianapolis, IN WrestleMania VIII
23 The British Bulldog 1 August 29, 1992 59 London, England SummerSlam (1992)
24 Shawn Michaels 1 October 27, 1992 202 Terre Haute, IN Saturday Night's Main Event Aired on the November 14, 1992 edition on tape delay.
25 Marty Jannetty 1 May 17, 1993 20 New York, NY Raw
26 Shawn Michaels 2 June 6, 1993 113 Albany, NY Live event
- Vacated - September 27, 1993 0 N/A N/A Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days.
27 Razor Ramon 1 September 27, 1993 198 New Haven, CT Raw Ramon and Rick Martel were the final two participants in a battle royal, in which the last two would face off the next week for the vacant title; Ramon won the match which aired October 11, 1993 on tape delay. Shawn Michaels later returned, claiming to be the true champion as nobody defeated him for the title; Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a ladder match on March 20,
1994 at WrestleMania X to become undisputed champion.
28 Diesel 1 April 13, 1994 138 Rochester, NY WWF Superstars
29 Razor Ramon 2 August 29, 1994 146 Chicago, IL SummerSlam (1994)
30 Jeff Jarrett 1 January 22, 1995 94 Tampa, FL Royal Rumble (1995)
- Vacated - April 26, 1995 0 Moline, IL Live event Held up when Jarrett's title defense against Bob Holly ended controversially.
31 Jeff Jarrett 2 April 26, 1995 23 Moline, IL Live event Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch for the vacant title.
32 Razor Ramon 3 May 19, 1995 3 Montreal, QC Live event Won the title in a ladder match.
33 Jeff Jarrett 3 May 22, 1995 62 Trois-Rivières, QC Live event
34 Shawn Michaels 3 July 23,1995 91 Nashville, TN In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks
35 Dean Douglas 1 October 22, 1995 0 Winnipeg, MB In Your House 4: Great White North Douglas won the title by forfeit due to Michaels being legitimately attacked outside a nightclub in Syracuse, NY on October 14, 1995.
36 Razor Ramon 4 October 22, 1995 91 Winnipeg, MB In Your House 4: Great White North
37 Goldust 1 January 21, 1996 71 Fresno, CA Royal Rumble (1996)
- Vacated - April 1, 1996 0 San Bernardino, CA Raw Held up when a title defense against Savio Vega ends in a no contest. Aired April 15, 1996 on tape delay.
38 Goldust 2 April 1, 1996 83 San Bernardino, CA Raw Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch. Aired April 22, 1996 on tape delay.
39 Ahmed Johnson 1 June 23, 1996 50 Milwaukee, WI King of the Ring (1996)
- Vacated - August 12, 1996 0 Seattle, WA Raw Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting Faarooq after winning an 11-man battle royal.
40 Marc Mero 1 September 23, 1996 28 Hershey, PA Raw Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final.
41 Hunter Hearst Helmsley 1 October 21, 1996 115 Fort Wayne, IN Raw
42 Rocky Maivia 1 February 13, 1997 74 Lowell, MA Thursday Raw Thursday
43 Owen Hart 1 April 28, 1997 97 Omaha, NE Raw is War
44 Steve Austin 1 August 3, 1997 36 East Rutherford, NJ SummerSlam (1997)
- Vacated - September 8, 1997 0 N/A N/A Vacated due to a neck injury Austin suffered in winning the title.
45 Owen Hart 2 October 5, 1997 35 St. Louis, MO Badd Blood: In Your House Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final.
46 Steve Austin 2 November 9, 1997 29 Montreal, QC Survivor Series (1997)
47 The Rock (formerly Rocky Maivia) 2 December 8, 1997 265 Portland, ME Raw is War Austin handed the title to Rock.
48 Triple H (formerly Hunter Hearst Helmsley) 2 August 30, 1998 40 New York, NY SummerSlam (1998) Won the title in a ladder match.
- Vacated - October 9, 1998 0 N/A N/A Vacated due to injury.
49 Ken Shamrock 1 October 12, 1998 125 Uniondale, NY Raw is War Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final.
50 Val Venis 1 February 14, 1999 29 Memphis, TN In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre Billy Gunn was the special referee.
51 Road Dogg 1 March 15, 1999 14 San Jose, CA Raw is War
52 Goldust 3 March 29, 1999 14 East Rutherford, NJ Raw is War
53 The Godfather 1 April 12, 1999 43 Detroit, MI Raw is War
54 Jeff Jarrett 4 May 25, 1999 60 Moline, IL Raw is War Aired May 31, 1999 on tape delay.
55 Edge 1 July 24, 1999 1 Toronto, ON Live event
56 Jeff Jarrett 5 July 25, 1999 1 Buffalo, NY Fully Loaded (1999)
57 D'Lo Brown 1 July 26, 1999 27 Columbus, OH Raw is War Brown's WWF European Championship was also on the line.
58 Jeff Jarrett 6 August 22, 1999 56 Minneapolis, MN SummerSlam (1999) Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match.
59 Chyna 1 October 17, 1999 56 Cleveland, OH No Mercy (1999) This was a Good Housekeeping match.
60 Chris Jericho 1 December 12, 1999 22 Sunrise, FL Armageddon (1999)
60.5 Chris Jericho & Chyna 1 January 3, 2000 20 Miami, FL Raw is War On December 28, 1999
(aired December 30, 1999) on SmackDown!, a title match between Chyna and Jericho ended in a double pinfall; as a result they were recognized as co-champions. WWE doesn't recognize this period as an official reign as the title is considered vacant.
61 Chris Jericho 2 January 23, 2000 35 New York, NY Royal Rumble (2000) Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a triple threat match to become undisputed champion.
62 Kurt Angle 1 February 27, 2000 35 Hartford, CT No Way Out (2000) Became third man to win the title
while being the reigning European Champion.
63 Chris Benoit 1 April 2, 2000 30 Anaheim, CA WrestleMania 2000 Won first fall of a two fall Triple Threat Match between Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle where both of Angle's championships were at stake; pinned Jericho to win fall and claim championship.
64 Chris Jericho 3 May 2, 2000 6 Richmond, VA SmackDown! Aired May 4, 2000 on tape delay.
65 Chris Benoit 2 May 8, 2000 43 Uniondale, NY Raw is War
66 Rikishi 1 June 20, 2000 14 Memphis, TN SmackDown! Aired June 22, 2000 on tape delay.
67 Val Venis 2 July 4, 2000 54 Fort Lauderdale, FL SmackDown! Aired July 6, 2000 on tape delay.
68 Chyna 2 August 27, 2000 8 Raleigh, NC SummerSlam (2000) Won the title in an intergender tag team match that pitted Chyna and Eddie Guerrero against Venis and Trish Stratus, in which the winner of the fall would win the title; Chyna pinned Trish.
69 Eddie Guerrero 1 September 4, 2000 78 Lexington, KY Raw is War This was a triple threat match also involving Kurt Angle.
70 Billy Gunn 1 November 21, 2000 19 Sunrise, FL SmackDown! Aired November 23, 2000 on tape delay.
71 Chris Benoit 3 December 10, 2000 42 Birmingham, AL Armageddon (2000)
72 Chris Jericho 4 January 21, 2001 72 New Orleans, LA Royal Rumble (2001) This was a ladder match.
73 Triple H 3 April 3, 2001 7 Oklahoma City, OK SmackDown! Aired April 5, 2001 on tape delay.
74 Jeff Hardy 1 April 10, 2001 6 Philadelphia, PA SmackDown! Aired April 12, 2001 on tape delay.
75 Triple H 4 April 16, 2001 34 Knoxville, TN Raw is War
76 Kane 1 May 20, 2001 37 Sacramento, CA Judgment Day (2001) This was a chain match.
77 Albert 1 June 26, 2001 27 New York, NY SmackDown! This was a no-disqualification match. Aired June 28, 2001 on tape delay.
78 Lance Storm 1 July 23, 2001 27 Buffalo, NY Raw is War
79 Edge 2 August 19, 2001 35 San Jose, CA SummerSlam
80 Christian 1 September 23, 2001 28 Pittsburgh, PA Unforgiven
81 Edge 3 October 21, 2001 15 St. Louis, MO No Mercy (2001) This was a ladder match.
82 Test 1 November 5, 2001 13 Uniondale, NY Raw
83 Edge 4 November 18, 2001 63 Greensboro, NC Survivor Series (2001) This was a unification match to seal Edge's WCW United States Championship.
84 William Regal 1 January 20, 2002 56 Atlanta, GA Royal Rumble
85 Rob Van Dam 1 March 17, 2002 35 Toronto, ON WrestleMania X8
86 Eddie Guerrero 2 April 21, 2002 36 Kansas City, MO Backlash (2002) Title was renamed WWE Intercontinental Championship on May 6, 2002.
87 Rob Van Dam 2 May 27, 2002 63 Edmonton, AB Raw This was a ladder match.
88 Chris Benoit 4 July 29, 2002 27 Greensboro, NC Raw Title became exclusive to SmackDown! when Benoit defected to the SmackDown! brand on July 30 (aired August 1).
89 Rob Van Dam 3 August 25, 2002 22 Uniondale, NY SummerSlam (2002) The title was returned to Raw due to Van Dam's status as a Raw superstar.
90 Chris Jericho 5 September 16, 2002 14 Denver, CO Raw
91 Kane 2 September 30, 2002 20 Houston, TX Raw
92 Triple H 5 October 20, 2002 0 North Little Rock, AR No Mercy (2002) This was a unification match to unify the Intercontinental title into Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship.
- Unified - October 20, 2002 0 North Little Rock, AR No Mercy (2002) Unified with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship.
93 Christian 2 May 18, 2003 50 Charlotte, NC Judgment Day (2003) Won a battle royal involving Booker T,Val Venis,Chris Jericho, Goldust, Test, Lance Storm, Kane and Rob Van Dam to revive the title
94 Booker T 1 July 7, 2003 34 Montreal, QC Raw
95 Christian 3 August 10, 2003 50 Des Moines, IA Live event
96 Rob Van Dam 4 September 29, 2003 28 Rosemont, IL Raw This was a ladder match.
97 Chris Jericho 6 October 27, 2003 0 Fayetteville, NC Raw
98 Rob Van Dam 5 October 27, 2003 48 Fayetteville, NC Raw This was a steel cage match.
99 Randy Orton 1 December 14, 2003 210 Orlando, FL Armageddon Mick Foley was the guest referee.
100 Edge 5 July 11, 2004 57 Hartford, CT Vengeance
- Vacated - September 6, 2004 0 Wichita Falls, TX Raw Vacated due to injury.
101 Chris Jericho 7 September 12, 2004 37 Portland, OR Unforgiven (2004) Defeated Christian in a ladder match. With this victory, Jericho broke Jeff Jarrett's record for most Intercontinental Championships
102 Shelton Benjamin 1 October 19, 2004 244 Milwaukee, WI Taboo Tuesday (2004) Benjamin was voted into this match.
103 Carlito 1 June 20, 2005 90 Phoenix, AZ Raw
104 Ric Flair 1 September 18, 2005 155 Oklahoma City, OK Unforgiven
105 Shelton Benjamin 2 February 20, 2006 69 Trenton, NJ Raw
106 Rob Van Dam 6 April 30, 2006 15 Lexington, KY Backlash (2006) Van Dam's Money in the Bank contract also on the line.
107 Shelton Benjamin 3 May 15, 2006 41 Lubbock, TX Raw This was a 3-on-2 Handicap Texas Tornado match featuring Benjamin, Chris Masters and Triple H against WWE Champion John Cena and Rob Van Dam, in which anyone to beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam.
108 Johnny Nitro 1 June 25, 2006 99 Charlotte, NC Vengeance (2006) This was a triple threat match also involving Carlito.
109 Jeff Hardy 2 October 2, 2006 35 Topeka, KS Raw
110 Johnny Nitro 2 November 6, 2006 7 Columbus, OH Raw This was a no disqualification match.
111 Jeff Hardy 3 November 13, 2006 98 Manchester, England Raw
112 Umaga 1 February 19, 2007 56 Bakersfield, CA Raw
113 Santino Marella 1 April 16, 2007 77 Milan, Italy Raw This was a No Holds Barred match.
114 Umaga 2 July 2, 2007 62 Dallas, TX Raw
115 Jeff Hardy 4 September 2, 2007 190 Columbus, OH Raw Aired September 3, 2007 on tape delay.
116 Chris Jericho 8 March 10, 2008 111 Milwaukee, WI Raw With this victory, Jericho broke his own record for most Intercontinental Championships
117 Kofi Kingston 1 June 29, 2008 49 Dallas, TX Night of Champions
118 Santino Marella 2 August 17, 2008 85 Indianapolis, IN SummerSlam (2008) Won the title in an intergender tag team
match in which both the Intercontinental and Women's Championship were on the line. The title was won when partner Beth Phoenix pinned Mickie James.
119 William Regal 2 November 10, 2008 70 Manchester, England Raw
120 CM Punk 1 January 19, 2009 49 Rosemont, IL Raw
121 John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 March 9, 2009 27 Jacksonville, FL Raw
122 Rey Mysterio 1 April 5, 2009 63 Houston, TX WrestleMania XXV Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Mysterio was drafted to SmackDown on April 13, 2009.
123 Chris Jericho 9 June 7, 2009 21 New Orleans, LA Extreme Rules (2009) This was a No Holds Barred match. With this victory, Jericho broke for the second time his own record for most Intercontinental Championships
124 Rey Mysterio 2 June 28, 2009 65 Sacramento, CA The Bash This was a Mask vs. Title match.
125 John Morrison (formerly Johnny Nitro) 3 September 1, 2009 103 Cleveland, OH SmackDown! Aired September 4, 2009 on tape delay.
126 Drew McIntyre 1 December 13, 2009 161 San Antonio, TX TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)
127 Kofi Kingston 2 May 23, 2010 66 Detroit, MI Over the Limit (2010)
128 Dolph Ziggler 1 July 28, 2010 160 Laredo, TX SmackDown! Aired August 6, 2010 on tape delay.
129 Kofi Kingston 3 January 4, 2011 77 Tucson, AZ SmackDown! Aired January 7, 2011 on tape delay.
130 Wade Barrett 1 March 22, 2011 89 Columbus,OH SmackDown! Aired March 25, 2011 on tape delay.
131 Ezekiel Jackson 1 June 19, 2011 51 Washington, D.C. Capitol Punishment
132 Cody Rhodes 1 August 9, 2011 236 Sacramento, CA SmackDown! Aired August 12, 2011 on tape delay.
133 Big Show 1 April 1, 2012 28 Miami Gardens, FL WrestleMania XXVIII
134 Cody Rhodes 2 April 29, 2012 21 Rosemont, IL Extreme Rules (2012) This was a tables match.
135 Christian 4 May 20, 2012 64 Raleigh, NC Over the Limit (2012)
136 The Miz 1 July 23, 2012 85 St. Louis, MO Raw 1000
137 Kofi Kingston 4 October 16, 2012 75 Memphis, TN Main Event Aired on October 17, 2012 on tape delay.
138 Wade Barrett 2 December 29, 2012 99 Washington, D.C Raw Aired on December 31, 2012 on tape delay.
139 The Miz 2 April 7, 2013 1 East Rutherford, NJ WrestleMania 29 Match aired live on YouTube and WWE.com as part of the WrestleMania 29 pre-show.
140 Wade Barrett 3 April 8, 2013 69 East Rutherford, NJ Raw
141 Curtis Axel 1 June 16, 2013 82+ Rosemont, IL Payback This was a Triple Threat match that also included The Miz. Axel replaced Fandango, who was sidelined with a concussion.