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List of WWE Intercontinental Champions

This is the title history of the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The title was introduced in 1979 when Pat Patterson was awarded the championship he won a fictional tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In total, there have been 75 distinct championship holders as of January 2018. fi day3at al abtal bejdarfel The wrestler with the most reigns as Intercontinental champion is Chris Jericho with 9. The longest reigning champion is The Honky Tonk Man, holding the championship for one year, two months and 27 days, from June 13, 1987 to August 29, 1988. The current Intercontinental champion is AJ Styles.

Title History

No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Pat Patterson 1 September 1, 1979 233 — — Patterson become the first champion as a result of defeating Ted DiBiase to win the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship on June 19, 1979 in Allentown, PA, and defeating Johnny Rodz in a fictional tournament final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1][2]
2 Ken Patera 1 April 21, 1980 231 New York, NY House show [3]
3 Pedro Morales 1 December 8, 1980 194 New York, NY House show Became the first Triple Crown Champion as a result of this win. [4]
4 Don Muraco 1 June 20, 1981 156 Philadelphia, PA House show [5]
5 Pedro Morales 2 November 23, 1981 425 New York, NY House show [6]
6 Don Muraco 2 January 22, 1983 385 New York, NY House show [7]
7 Tito Santana 1 February 11, 1984 226 Boston, MA House show [8]
8 Greg Valentine 1 September 24, 1984 285 London, ON Maple Leaf Wrestling Aired on October 13, 1984 on tape delay. [9]
9 Tito Santana 2 July 6, 1985 217 Baltimore, MD House show This was a steel cage match. [10]
10 Randy Savage 1 February 8, 1986 414 Boston, MA House show [11]
11 Ricky Steamboat 1 March 29, 1987 65 Pontiac, MI WrestleMania III [12]
12 The Honky Tonk Man 1 June 2, 1987 454 Buffalo, NY WWF Superstars of Wrestling Aired on June 13, 1987 on tape delay. Currently the longest reign in history. [13][14]
13 The Ultimate Warrior 1 August 29, 1988 216 New York, NY SummerSlam [15]
14 Rick Rude 1 April 2, 1989 148 Atlantic City, NJ WrestleMania V [16]
15 The Ultimate Warrior 2 August 28, 1989 216 East Rutherford, NJ SummerSlam [17]
— Vacated — April 1, 1990 — Toronto, ON WrestleMania VI The title was vacated when Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship. [17]
16 Mr. Perfect 1 April 23, 1990 126 Austin, TX WWF Superstars of Wrestling Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final. Aired on May 19, 1990 on tape delay. [13][18]
17 Texas Tornado 1 August 27, 1990 84 Philadelphia, PA SummerSlam [19]
18 Mr. Perfect 2 November 19, 1990 280 Rochester, NY WWF Superstars of Wrestling Aired on December 15, 1990 on tape delay. [13][20]
19 Bret Hart 1 August 26, 1991 144 New York, NY SummerSlam [21]
20 The Mountie 1 January 17, 1992 2 Springfield, MA House show [22]
21 Roddy Piper 1 January 19, 1992 77 Albany, NY Royal Rumble [23]
22 Bret Hart 2 April 5, 1992 146 Indianapolis, IN WrestleMania VIII [24]
23 The British Bulldog 1 August 29, 1992 59 London, England SummerSlam [25]
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. [26][27]
25 Marty Jannetty 1 May 17, 1993 20 New York, NY Raw [28]
26 Shawn Michaels 2 June 6, 1993 113 Albany, NY House show [29]
— Vacated — September 27, 1993 — — — Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days. [30]
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 returned in November 1993, claiming to be the legitimate champion as nobody defeated him for the title (though not recognized as such by WWF). Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a ladder match on March 20, 1994 at WrestleMania X to become undisputed champion.

[30][31]
28 Diesel 1 April 13, 1994 138 Rochester, NY WWF Superstars of Wrestling Aired on April 30, 1994 on tape delay. [32]
29 Razor Ramon 2 August 29, 1994 146 Chicago, IL SummerSlam [33]
30 Jeff Jarrett 1 January 22, 1995 94 Tampa, FL Royal Rumble [34]
– Bob Holly † April 26, 1995 <1 Moline, IL WWF Action Zone Defeated Jarrett to win the title. Later that night, it was judged that Jarrett's foot had been on the rope during the pinfall, and Holly was stripped of the Intercontinental Championship. This reign is no longer recognized by WWE. [35]
– Vacated — April 26, 1995 — Moline, IL WWF Action Zone Held up when match between Jarrett and Holly ended controversially. [36]
31 Jeff Jarrett 2 April 26, 1995 23 Moline, IL WWF Action Zone Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch for the vacant title. [36]
32 Razor Ramon 3 May 19, 1995 2 Montreal, QC House show This was a ladder match. [37]
33 Jeff Jarrett 3 May 21, 1995 63 Trois-Rivières, QC House show [38]
34 Shawn Michaels 3 July 23, 1995 91 Nashville, TN In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks [39]
35 Dean Douglas 1 October 22, 1995 <1 Winnipeg, MB In Your House 4: Great White North Douglas won the title by forfeit due to Michaels being attacked outside a nightclub in Syracuse, NY on October 14, 1995. [40]
36 Razor Ramon 4 91 [41]
37 Goldust 1 January 21, 1996 71 Fresno, CA Royal Rumble [42]
— Vacated — April 1, 1996[42] — 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. [43][44]
38 Goldust 2 April 1, 1996 83 San Bernardino, CA Raw Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch. Aired April 22, 1996 on tape delay. [43][44]
39 Ahmed Johnson 1 June 23, 1996 50 Milwaukee, WI King of the Ring [45]
— Vacated — August 12, 1996 — Seattle, WA Raw Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting Faarooq after winning an 11-man battle royal. [45]
40 Marc Mero 1 September 23, 1996 28 Hershey, PA Raw Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final. [43][46]
41 Hunter Hearst Helmsley 1 October 21, 1996 115 Fort Wayne, IN Raw [47]
42 Rocky Maivia 1 February 13, 1997 74 Lowell, MA Raw [48]
43 Owen Hart 1 April 28, 1997 97 Omaha, NE Raw is War [49]
44 Steve Austin 1 August 3, 1997 36 East Rutherford, NJ SummerSlam [50]
— Vacated — September 8, 1997 — — — Vacated due to a neck injury Austin suffered in winning the title. [50][51]
45 Owen Hart 2 October 5, 1997 35 St. Louis, MO Bad Blood: In Your House Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final. [52][53]
46 Steve Austin 2 November 9, 1997 29 Montreal, QC Survivor Series [54]
47 The Rock 2 December 8, 1997 265 Portland, ME Raw is War Austin handed the title to Rock. [55]
48 Triple H 2 August 30, 1998 40 New York, NY SummerSlam This was a Ladder match. [56]
— Vacated — October 9, 1998 — — — Vacated due to injury. [56]
49 Ken Shamrock 1 October 12, 1998 125 Uniondale, NY Raw is War Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final. [57][58]
50 Val Venis 1 February 14, 1999 29 Memphis, TN In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre Billy Gunn was the guest referee. [59][60]
51 Road Dogg 1 March 15, 1999 14 San Jose, CA Raw is War [61]
52 Goldust 3 March 29, 1999 14 East Rutherford, NJ Raw is War [62]
53 The Godfather 1 April 12, 1999 43 Detroit, MI Raw is War [63]
54 Jeff Jarrett 4 May 25, 1999 60 Moline, IL Raw is War Aired May 31, 1999 on tape delay. Just over a week earlier, Jarrett's tag team partner, the Blue Blazer, was meant to win the title at Over the Edge, but he died after an entrance accident. The title was instead later dropped to his friend and partner, Jarrett, in Owen Hart's memory.[source?] [64]
55 Edge 1 July 24, 1999 1 Toronto, ON House show [65]
56 Jeff Jarrett 5 July 25, 1999 2 Buffalo, NY Fully Loaded [66]
57 D'Lo Brown 1 July 27, 1999 26 Columbus, OH Raw is War Brown's WWF European Championship was also on the line. Aired August 2, 1999 on tape delay. [67]
58 Jeff Jarrett 6 August 22, 1999 56 Minneapolis, MN SummerSlam Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match. [68]
59 Chyna 1 October 17, 1999 56 Cleveland, OH No Mercy This was a Good Housekeeping match. [69][70]
60 Chris Jericho 1 December 12, 1999 22 Sunrise, FL Armageddon [71]
— Chris Jericho and 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. [2][72]
61 Chris Jericho 2 January 23, 2000 35 New York, NY Royal Rumble Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a triple threat match to become undisputed champion. [72]
62 Kurt Angle 1 February 27, 2000 35 Hartford, CT No Way Out Angle was also European Champion during this time. [73]
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. [74]
64 Chris Jericho 3 May 2, 2000 6 Richmond, VA SmackDown Aired on May 4, 2000 on tape delay. [75]
65 Chris Benoit 2 May 8, 2000 43 Uniondale, NY Raw is War [76]
66 Rikishi 1 June 20, 2000 14 Memphis, TN SmackDown Aired on June 22, 2000 on tape delay. [77]
67 Val Venis 2 July 4, 2000 54 Fort Lauderdale, FL SmackDown Aired on July 6, 2000 on tape delay. [78]
68 Chyna 2 August 27, 2000 8 Raleigh, NC SummerSlam Won the title in a mixed 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. [79]
69 Eddie Guerrero 1 September 4, 2000 78 Lexington, KY Raw is War This was a triple threat match also involving Kurt Angle. [80]
70 Billy Gunn 1 November 21, 2000 19 Sunrise, FL SmackDown Aired on November 23, 2000 on tape delay. [81]
71 Chris Benoit 3 December 10, 2000 42 Birmingham, AL Armageddon [82]
72 Chris Jericho 4 January 21, 2001 72 New Orleans, LA Royal Rumble This was a ladder match. [83]
73 Triple H 3 April 3, 2001 7 Oklahoma City, OK SmackDown Aired on April 5, 2001 on tape delay. [84]
74 Jeff Hardy 1 April 10, 2001 6 Philadelphia, PA SmackDown Aired on April 12, 2001 on tape delay. [85]
75 Triple H 4 April 16, 2001 34 Knoxville, TN Raw is War [86]
76 Kane 1 May 20, 2001 37 Sacramento, CA Judgment Day This was a chain match. [87][88]
77 Albert 1 June 26, 2001 27 New York, NY SmackDown This was a no-disqualification match. Aired June 28, 2001 on tape delay. [89]
78 Lance Storm 1 July 23, 2001 27 Buffalo, NY Raw is War [90]
79 Edge 2 August 19, 2001 35 San Jose, CA SummerSlam [91]
80 Christian 1 September 23, 2001 28 Pittsburgh, PA Unforgiven [92]
81 Edge 3 October 21, 2001 15 St. Louis, MO No Mercy This was a ladder match. [93]
82 Test 1 November 5, 2001 13 Uniondale, NY Raw [94]
83 Edge 4 November 18, 2001 63 Greensboro, NC Survivor Series This match was also for Edge's WCW United States Championship. The titles became unified upon Edge's victory. [95]
84 William Regal 1 January 20, 2002 56 Atlanta, GA Royal Rumble [96]
85 Rob Van Dam 1 March 17, 2002 35 Toronto, ON WrestleMania X8 On March 25, the championship became exclusive to Raw when Van Dam was drafted to the Raw brand. [97]
86 Eddie Guerrero 2 April 21, 2002 36 Kansas City, MO Backlash Title was renamed the WWE Intercontinental Championship on May 6, 2002. [98][99]
87 Rob Van Dam 2 May 27, 2002 63 Edmonton, AB Raw This was a ladder match. [100]
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). [101][102]
89 Rob Van Dam 3 August 25, 2002 22 Uniondale, NY SummerSlam The title was returned to the Raw brand due to Van Dam's status as a Raw superstar. [102][103]
90 Chris Jericho 5 September 16, 2002 14 Denver, CO Raw [104]
91 Kane 2 September 30, 2002 20 Houston, TX Raw [105]
92 Triple H 5 October 20, 2002 <1 North Little Rock, AR No Mercy This was a unification match to unify the Intercontinental Championship into the World Heavyweight Championship. [106]
— Unified — October 20, 2002 — North Little Rock, AR No Mercy Unified with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship. [106]
93 Christian 2 May 18, 2003 50 Charlotte, NC Judgment Day Won a battle royal involving Booker T, Val Venis, Chris Jericho, Goldust, Test, Lance Storm, Kane and Rob Van Dam to revive the title. [107]
94 Booker T 1 July 7, 2003 34 Montreal, QC Raw [108]
95 Christian 3 August 10, 2003 50 Des Moines, IA House show [109]
96 Rob Van Dam 4 September 29, 2003 28 Rosemont, IL Raw This was a ladder match. [110]
97 Chris Jericho 6 October 27, 2003 <1 Fayetteville, NC Raw [111]
98 Rob Van Dam 5 48 This was a steel cage match. [112]
99 Randy Orton 1 December 14, 2003 210 Orlando, FL Armageddon Mick Foley was the guest referee. [113]
100 Edge 5 July 11, 2004 57 Hartford, CT Vengeance [114]
— Vacated — September 6, 2004 — Wichita Falls, TX Raw Vacated due to injury. [114]
101 Chris Jericho 7 September 12, 2004 37 Portland, OR Unforgiven Defeated Christian in a ladder match. [115]
102 Shelton Benjamin 1 October 19, 2004 244 Milwaukee, WI Taboo Tuesday Benjamin was voted into this match. [116]
103 Carlito 1 June 20, 2005 90 Phoenix, AZ Raw [117]
104 Ric Flair 1 September 18, 2005 155 Oklahoma City, OK Unforgiven [118]
105 Shelton Benjamin 2 February 20, 2006 69 Trenton, NJ Raw [119]
106 Rob Van Dam 6 April 30, 2006 15 Lexington, KY Backlash Rob Van Dam's Money in the Bank contract was also on the line in this match. [120]
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 who beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam. [121]
108 Johnny Nitro 1 June 25, 2006 99 Charlotte, NC Vengeance This was a triple threat match also involving Carlito. [122]
109 Jeff Hardy 2 October 2, 2006 35 Topeka, KS Raw [123]
110 Johnny Nitro 2 November 6, 2006 7 Columbus, OH Raw This was a no-disqualification match. [124]
111 Jeff Hardy 3 November 13, 2006 98 Manchester, England Raw [125]
112 Umaga 1 February 19, 2007 56 Bakersfield, CA Raw [126]
113 Santino Marella 1 April 16, 2007 77 Milan, Italy Raw This was a No Holds Barred match, Santino was "picked out of the audience" by Vince McMahon. [127]
114 Umaga 2 July 2, 2007 62 Dallas, TX Raw [128]
115 Jeff Hardy 4 September 2, 2007 190 Columbus, OH Raw Aired on September 3, 2007 on tape delay. [129]
116 Chris Jericho 8 March 10, 2008 111 Milwaukee, WI Raw [130]
117 Kofi Kingston 1 June 29, 2008 49 Dallas, TX Night of Champions [131]
118 Santino Marella 2 August 17, 2008 85 Indianapolis, IN SummerSlam 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. [132]
119 William Regal 2 November 10, 2008 70 Manchester, England Raw [133]
120 CM Punk 1 January 19, 2009 49 Rosemont, IL Raw This was a no-disqualification match. [134]
121 John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 March 9, 2009 27 Jacksonville, FL Raw [135]
122 Rey Mysterio 1 April 5, 2009 63 Houston, TX WrestleMania XXV Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Mysterio was drafted to the SmackDown brand on April 13, 2009. [136]
123 Chris Jericho 9 June 7, 2009 21 New Orleans, LA Extreme Rules This was a No Holds Barred match. [137]
124 Rey Mysterio 2 June 28, 2009 68 Sacramento, CA The Bash This was a Mask vs. Title match. [138]
125 John Morrison 3 September 4, 2009 100 Cleveland, OH SmackDown Aired on September 4, 2009 on tape delay. [139]
126 Drew McIntyre 1 December 13, 2009 161 San Antonio, TX TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs On May 7, 2010 Theodore Long suspended McIntyre and vacated the title. Next week, Kofi Kingston won a tournament to declare a new champion, but Mr. McMahon reverted Long's decision. The vacancy of the title and Kofi Kingston's championship win are not recognized by WWE, and WWE continued to recognize McIntyre as champion during that period. [140]
127 Kofi Kingston 2 May 23, 2010 66 Detroit, MI Over the Limit [141]
128 Dolph Ziggler 1 July 28, 2010 160 Laredo, TX SmackDown Aired on August 6, 2010 on tape delay. [142]
129 Kofi Kingston 3 January 4, 2011 77 Tucson, AZ SmackDown Aired on January 7, 2011 on tape delay. [143]
130 Wade Barrett 1 March 22, 2011 89 Columbus, OH SmackDown Aired on March 25, 2011 on tape delay. [144]
131 Ezekiel Jackson 1 June 19, 2011 51 Washington, D.C. Capitol Punishment [145]
132 Cody Rhodes 1 August 9, 2011 236 Sacramento, CA SmackDown Aired on August 12, 2011 on tape delay. [146]
133 Big Show 1 April 1, 2012 28 Miami Gardens, FL WrestleMania XXVIII [147]
134 Cody Rhodes 2 April 29, 2012 21 Rosemont, IL Extreme Rules This was a tables match. [148]
135 Christian 4 May 20, 2012 64 Raleigh, NC Over the Limit [149]
136 The Miz 1 July 23, 2012 85 St. Louis, MO Raw 1000 [150]
137 Kofi Kingston 4 October 16, 2012 74 Memphis, TN Main Event Aired on October 17, 2012 on tape delay. [151]
138 Wade Barrett 2 December 29, 2012 99 Washington, D.C. Raw Aired on December 31, 2012 on tape delay. [152]
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. [153]
140 Wade Barrett 3 April 8, 2013 69 East Rutherford, NJ Raw [154]
141 Curtis Axel 1 June 16, 2013 155 Rosemont, IL Payback This was a Triple Threat match that also included The Miz. [155]
142 Big E Langston 1 November 18, 2013 167 Nashville, TN Raw On February 12, 2014, Big E Langston's ring name was shortened to Big E. [156]
143 Bad News Barrett 4 May 4, 2014 57 East Rutherford, NJ Extreme Rules [157]
— Vacated — June 30, 2014 — Hartford, CT Raw Title vacated due to a shoulder injury. [158]
144 The Miz 3 July 20, 2014 28 Tampa, FL Battleground This was a 19-man battle royal. Miz last eliminated Dolph Ziggler to win the vacant title. [159]
145 Dolph Ziggler 2 August 17, 2014 35 Los Angeles, CA SummerSlam [160]
146 The Miz 4 September 21, 2014 1 Nashville, TN Night of Champions [161]
147 Dolph Ziggler 3 September 22, 2014 56 Memphis, TN Raw [162]
148 Luke Harper 1 November 17, 2014 27 Roanoke, VA Raw [163]
149 Dolph Ziggler 4 December 14, 2014 22 Cleveland, OH TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs This was a ladder match. [164]
150 Bad News Barrett 5 January 5, 2015 83 Corpus Christi, TX Raw This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. [165]
151 Daniel Bryan 1 March 29, 2015 43 Santa Clara, CA WrestleMania 31 This was a ladder match also featuring Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, R-Truth, and Stardust. [166]
— Vacated — May 11, 2015 — Cincinnati, OH Raw Title vacated due to injury. [167]
152 Ryback 1 May 31, 2015 112 Corpus Christi, TX Elimination Chamber This was an Elimination Chamber match also involving Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry, R-Truth, and King Barrett. Ryback pinned Sheamus to win the title. [168]
153 Kevin Owens 1 September 20 2015 85 Houston, TX Night of Champions [169]
154 Dean Ambrose 1 December 13 2015 64 Boston, MA TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs [169]
155 Kevin Owens 2 February 15 2016 48 Anaheim, CA Raw This was a Fatal Five-Way match also involving Tyler Breeze, Dolph Ziggler and Stardust. [169]
156 Zack Ryder 1 April 3 2016 2 Arlington, TX WrestleMania 32 This was a ladder match also featuring The Miz, Stardust, Dolph Ziggler, Sin Cara and Sami Zayn. [169]
157 The Miz 5 April 4 2016 188 Dallas, TX Raw [169]
158 Dolph Ziggler 5 October 9 2016 37 Sacramento, CA No Mercy Dolph's career was on the line. [169]
159 The Miz 6 November 16 2016 49 Wilkes-Barre, PA SmackDown Live This was the 900th episode of SmackDown. [169]
160 Dean Ambrose 2 January 3 2017 152 Jacksonville, FL SmackDown Live [169]
161 The Miz 7 June 4 2017 169 Baltimore, MA Extreme Rules [169]
162 Roman Reigns 1 November 20, 2017 63 Houston, TX Raw
163 The Miz 8 January 22, 2018 83 Brooklyn, NY Raw
164 Seth Rollins 1 April 8, 2018 72 New Orleans, LA Wrestlemania XXXIV Triple Threat Match also involving Finn Balor.
165 Dolph Ziggler 6 June 18, 2018 61 Grand Rapids, MI Raw
166 Seth Rollins 2 August 19, 2018 119 Brooklyn, NY Summerslam
167 Dean Ambrose 3 December 16, 2018 29 San Jose, CA TLC
168 Bobby Lashley 1 January 14, 2019 34 Memphis, TN Raw Triple Threat Match also Involving Seth Rollins
169 Finn Bálor 1 February 17, 2019 22 Houston, TX Elimination Chamber This is was a 2 on 1 Match with Lio Rush also involved. Bálor pinned Rush to win the title
170 Bobby Lashley 2 March 11, 2019 27 Pittsburgh, PA Raw
171 Finn Bálor 2 April 7, 2019 98 East Rutherford, NJ WrestleMania 35
172 Shinsuke Nakamura 1 July 14, 2019 201 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Extreme Rules
173 Braun Strowman 1 January 31, 2020 37 Tulsa, Oklahoma Smackdown
174 Sami Zayn 1 March 8, 2020 66 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Elimination Chamber

List of combined reigns

 
Chris Jericho, a record nine-time Intercontinental Champion

As of May 17, 2021.

† Indicates the current champion
<1 Indicates the reign was less than 1 day
Rank Champion No. of reigns Combined days
2 Pedro Morales 2 619
1 The Miz 8 664
3 Don Muraco 2 541
4 The Honky Tonk Man 1 454
5 Tito Santana 2 443
6 Razor Ramon 4 437
7 The Ultimate Warrior 2 432
8 Randy Savage 1 414
9 Mr. Perfect 2 406
Shawn Michaels 3 406
10 Wade Barrett/Bad News Barrett 5 397
11 Shelton Benjamin 3 354
12 Rocky Maivia/The Rock 2 339
13 Jeff Hardy 4 329
14 Chris Jericho 9 318
15 Jeff Jarrett 6 298
16 Bret Hart 2 290
17 Greg Valentine 1 285
18 Dolph Ziggler 6 273†
19 Kofi Kingston 4 266
20 Cody Rhodes 2 257
21 Pat Patterson 1 233
22 Ken Patera 1 231
23 Rob Van Dam 6 211
24 Randy Orton 1 210
25 Johnny Nitro/John Morrison 3 209
26 Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H 5 196
27 Christian 4 192
28 Edge 5 171
29 Goldust 3 168
30 Big E Langston/Big E 1 167
31 Santino Marella 2 162
32 Drew McIntyre 1 161
33 Ric Flair 1 155
Curtis Axel 1 155
34 Rick Rude 1 148
35 Chris Benoit 4 142
36 Diesel 1 138
37 Owen Hart 2 132
38 Rey Mysterio 2 128
39 William Regal 2 126
40 Ken Shamrock 1 125
41 Umaga 2 118
42 Eddie Guerrero 2 114
43 Carlito 1 90
44 Texas Tornado 1 84
45 Val Venis 2 83
46 Roddy Piper 1 77
47 Seth Rollins 1 72
48 Stone Cold Steve Austin 2 65
Ricky Steamboat 1 65
49 Chyna 2 64
50 Roman Reigns 1 63
51 British Bulldog 1 59
52 Kane 2 57
53 Ezekiel Jackson 1 51
54 Ahmed Johnson 1 50
55 CM Punk 1 49
56 The Godfather 1 43
Daniel Bryan 1 43
57 Kurt Angle 1 35
58 Booker T 1 34
59 Big Show 1 28
Marc Mero 1 28
60 John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 27
Albert 1 27
Lance Storm 1 27
Luke Harper 1 27
61 D'Lo Brown 1 26
62 Bobby Lashley 1 22+
63 Marty Jannetty 1 20
64 Billy Gunn 1 19
65 Road Dogg 1 14
Rikishi 1 14
66 Test 1 13
67 The Mountie 1 2
68 Dean Douglas 1 <1

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