WWE Intercontinental Championship

The WWE Intercontinental Championship is the second-tier championship title in the WWE E-Fed federation on Monday Night RAW; the first brand of the company. This title was introduced by in 2005.

WWE Intercontinental title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which wrestlers are involved in rivalries that are played out on WWE programming. These narratives create feuds between various wrestlers, which cast them as heels and faces.

History
The Intercontinental Championship was introduced in 2005 with Carlito becoming the inaugural champion on July 31, 2005 at Bad Blood by defeating Chris Jericho.

Reigns
The inaugural champion was Carlito, who won the title by defeating Chris Jericho on July 31, 2005. Currently, Jeff Hardy holds the record for the most reigns as champion with seven reigns. Finn Balor, is the longest reigning champion in history with his reign lasting 266 days. Seth Rollins is the current champion, and is in his second reign. Overall, there have been 95 Intercontinental Championship reigns with ten vacancies.

List of Champions
As of December 15, 2020.

List of combined reigns
As of December 26, 2021