World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE Intercontinental Championship
WON BY
Pat Patterson
DATE
September 1, 1979
LOCATION
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*Defeated Johnny Rodz in a tournament final to become the first WWF - World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Champion
Ken Patera
Pedro Morales
Don Muraco
Pedro Morales (2)
Don Muraco (2)
Tito Santana
Greg Valentine
Tito Santana (2)
Randy Savage
Ricky Steamboat
The Honky Tonk Man
The Ultimate Warrior
Rick Rude
The Ultimate Warrior (2)
April 21, 1980
December 8, 1980
June 20, 1981
November 23, 1981
January 22, 1983
February 11, 1984
September 24, 1984
July 6, 1985
February 8, 1986
March 29, 1987
June 2, 1987
August 29, 1988
April 2, 1989
August 28, 1989
New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
London, Ontario, Canada
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
*Vacated the title on April 3, 1990, after he won the WWF World Championship two days prior
Mr. Perfect
April 23, 1990
Austin, Texas, USA
*Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Kerry Von Erich
Mr. Perfect (2)
Bret Hart
The Mountie
Roddy Piper
Bret Hart (2)
Davey Boy Smith
Shawn Michaels
Marty Jannetty
Shawn Michaels (2)
August 27, 1990
November 19, 1990
August 26, 1991
January 17, 1992
January 19, 1992
April 5, 1992
August 29, 1992
October 27, 1992
May 17, 1993
June 6, 1993
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Rochester, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Albany, New York, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
London, England
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Albany, New York, USA
*Stripped of the title for failing to defend it within the 30-day limit
Razor Ramon
September 27, 1993
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
*Defeated Rick Martel to win the vacant title
Diesel
Razor Ramon (2)
Jeff Jarrett
April 13, 1994
August 29, 1994
January 22, 1995
Rochester, New York, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Tampa, Florida, USA
*The title was held up after a controversial title defense between Jeff Jarrett and Bob Holly on April 26, 1995
Jeff Jarrett (2)
April 26, 1995
Moline, Illinois, USA
*Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch to win the vacant title
Razor Ramon (3)
Jeff Jarrett (3)
Shawn Michaels (3)
Dean Douglas
Razor Ramon (4)
Goldust
May 19, 1995
May 21, 1995
July 23, 1995
October 22, 1995
October 22, 1995
January 21, 1996
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Fresno, California, USA
*The title was held up after a controversial title defense between Goldust and Savio Vega on April 1, 1996
Goldust (2)
April 1, 1996
San Bernardino, California, USA
*Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch to win the vacant title
Ahmed Johnson
June 23, 1996
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
*Vacated the title on August 12, 1996, due to being injured
Marc Mero
September 23, 1996
Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
*Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Rocky Maivia
Owen Hart
Steve Austin
October 21, 1996
February 13, 1997
April 28, 1997
August 3, 1997
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
*Vacated the title on September 8, 1997, due to being injured
Owen Hart (2)
October 5, 1997
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
*Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Steve Austin (2)
The Rock (2)
Triple H (2)
November 9, 1997
December 8, 1997
August 30, 1998
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Portland, Maine, USA
New York City, New York, USA
*Vacated the title on October 9, 1998, due to being injured
Ken Shamrock
October 12, 1998
Uniondale, New York, USA
*Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Val Venis
Jesse James
Goldust (3)
The Godfather
Jeff Jarrett (4)
Edge
Jeff Jarrett (5)
D'Lo Brown
Jeff Jarrett (6)
Chyna
Chris Jericho
February 14, 1999
March 15, 1999
March 29, 1999
April 12, 1999
May 25, 1999
July 24, 1999
July 25, 1999
July 27, 1999
August 22, 1999
October 17, 1999
December 12, 1999
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
San Jose, California, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Moline, Illinois, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Buffalo, New York, USA
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Sunrise, Florida, USA
*The title was held up on December 28, 1999, after a controversial title defense between Chris Jericho and Chyna
Chris Jericho (2) / Chyna (2)
January 3, 2000
Miami, Florida, USA
*Both Jericho and Chyna were awarded the vacant title as co-champions with the stipulation being that if one of them lost a match, they would both lose the title
**On January 23, 2000, Chris Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a triple threat match to become the undisputed champion
Kurt Angle
Chris Benoit
Chris Jericho (3)
Chris Benoit (2)
Rikishi
Val Venis (2)
Chyna (3)
Eddie Guerrero
Billy Gunn
Chris Benoit (3)
Chris Jericho (4)
Triple H (3)
Jeff Hardy
Triple H (4)
Kane
Albert
Lance Storm
Edge (2)
Christian
Edge (3)
Test
Edge (4)
William Regal
Rob Van Dam
Eddie Guerrero (2)
February 27, 2000
April 2, 2000
May 2, 2000
May 8, 2000
June 20, 2000
July 4, 2000
August 27, 2000
September 4, 2000
November 21, 2000
December 10, 2000
January 21, 2001
April 3, 2001
April 10, 2001
April 16, 2001
May 20, 2001
June 26, 2001
July 23, 2001
August 19, 2001
September 23, 2001
October 21, 2001
November 5, 2001
November 18, 2001
January 20, 2002
March 17, 2002
April 21, 2002
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Anaheim, California, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Uniondale, New York, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Sunrise, Florida, USA
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Sunrise, Florida, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Sacramento, California, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA
San Jose, California, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Uniondale, New York, USA
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
*In May 2002, the WWF was renamed WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment, and this became the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Rob Van Dam (2)
Chris Benoit (4)
Rob Van Dam (3)
Chris Jericho (5)
Kane (2)
Triple H (5)
May 27, 2002
July 29, 2002
August 25, 2002
September 16, 2002
September 30, 2002
October 20, 2002
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Uniondale, New York, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
*This was a unification match. World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Kane, and this title was then deactivated
Christian (2)
May 18, 2003
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
*Last eliminated Booker T in a battle royal to win the reactivated championship
Booker T
Christian (3)
Rob Van Dam (4)
Chris Jericho (6)
Rob Van Dam (5)
Randy Orton
Edge (5)
July 7, 2003
August 10, 2003
September 29, 2003
October 27, 2003
October 27, 2003
December 14, 2003
July 11, 2004
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
*Vacated the title on September 6, 2004, due to being injured
Chris Jericho (7)
September 12, 2004
Portland, Maine, USA
*Defeated Christian in a ladder match to win the vacant title
Shelton Benjamin
Carlito Colon
Ric Flair
Shelton Benjamin (2)
Rob Van Dam (6)
Shelton Benjamin (3)
Johnny Nitro
Jeff Hardy (2)
Johnny Nitro (2)
Jeff Hardy (3)
Umaga
Santino Marella
Umaga (2)
Jeff Hardy (4)
Chris Jericho (8)
Kofi Kingston
Santino Marella (2)
William Regal (2)
CM Punk
John Bradshaw Layfield
Rey Mysterio
Chris Jericho (9)
Rey Mysterio (2)
John Morrison (3)
Drew McIntyre
Kofi Kingston (2)
Dolph Ziggler
Kofi Kingston (3)
Wade Barrett
Ezekiel Jackson
Cody Rhodes
The Big Show
Cody Rhodes (2)
Christian (4)
The Miz
Kofi Kingston (4)
Wade Barrett (2)
The Miz (2)
Wade Barrett (3)
Curtis Axel
Big E Langston
Wade Barrett (4)
October 19, 2004
June 20, 2005
September 18, 2005
February 20, 2006
April 30, 2006
May 15, 2006
June 25, 2006
October 2, 2006
November 6, 2006
November 13, 2006
February 19, 2007
April 16, 2007
July 2, 2007
September 2, 2007
March 10, 2008
June 29, 2008
August 17, 2008
November 10, 2008
January 19, 2009
March 9, 2009
April 5, 2009
June 7, 2009
June 28, 2009
September 1, 2009
December 13, 2009
May 23, 2010
July 28, 2010
January 4, 2011
March 22, 2011
June 19, 2011
August 9, 2011
April 1, 2012
April 29, 2012
May 20, 2012
July 23, 2012
October 16, 2012
December 29, 2012
April 7, 2013
April 8, 2013
June 16, 2013
November 18, 2013
May 4, 2014
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Lubbock, Texas, USA
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Topeka, Kansas, USA
Columbus. Ohio, USA
Manchester, England
Bakersfield, California, USA
Milan, Italy
Dallas, Texas, USA
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Manchester, England
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Sacramento, California, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Laredo, Texas, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Sacramento, California, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
*Vacated the title on June 30, 2014, due to being injured
The Miz (3)
July 20, 2014
Tampa, Florida, USA
*Last eliminated Dolph Ziggler in a 19-man battle royal to win the vacant title
Dolph Ziggler (2)
The Miz (4)
Dolph Ziggler (3)
Luke Harper
Dolph Ziggler (4)
Wade Barrett (5)
Daniel Bryan
August 17, 2014
September 21, 2014
September 22, 2014
November 17, 2014
December 14, 2014
January 5, 2015
March 29, 2015
Los Angeles, California, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
*Vacated the title on May 11, 2015, due to being injured
Ryback
May 31, 2015
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
*Defeated Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry, R-Truth, Sheamus, and Wade Barrett in an Elimination Chamber match to win the vacant title
Kevin Owens
Dean Ambrose
Kevin Owens (2)
Zack Ryder
The Miz (5)
Dolph Ziggler (5)
The Miz (6)
Dean Ambrose (2)
The Miz (7)
Roman Reigns
The Miz (8)
Seth Rollins
Dolph Ziggler (6)
Seth Rollins (2)
Dean Ambrose (3)
Bobby Lashley
Finn Balor
Bobby Lashley (2)
Finn Balor (2)
Shinsuke Nakamura
Braun Strowman
Sami Zayn
September 20, 2015
December 13, 2015
February 15, 2016
April 3, 2016
April 4, 2016
October 9, 2016
November 15, 2016
January 3, 2017
June 4, 2017
November 20, 2017
January 22, 2018
April 2, 2018
June 18, 2018
August 19, 2018
December 16, 2018
January 14, 2019
February 17, 2019
March 11, 2019
April 7, 2019
July 14, 2019
January 31, 2020
March 8, 2020
Houston, Texas, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Anaheim, California, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
Sacramento, California, USA
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
San Jose, California, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
*Stripped of the title on May 12, 2020, after electing to refrain from competing during the early months of the Covid-19 global pandemic
AJ Styles
June 8, 2020
Orlando, Florida, USA
*Defeated Daniel Bryan in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Jeff Hardy (5)
Sami Zayn (2)
Big E (2)
Apollo Crews
King Nakamura (2)
Sami Zayn (3)
Ricochet
Gunther
Sami Zayn (4)
Bron Breakker
Jey Uso
Bron Breakker (2)
Dominik Mysterio
John Cena
Dominik Mysterio (2)
Penta
August 21, 2020
September 27, 2020
December 22, 2020
April 11, 2021
August 13, 2021
February 11, 2022
March 4, 2022
June 10, 2022
April 6, 2024
August 3, 2024
September 23, 2024
October 21, 2024
April 20, 2025
November 10, 2025
November 29, 2025
March 2, 2026
Orlando, Florida, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Tampa, Florida, USA
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Ontario, California, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
San Diego, California, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA