| Intercontinental Championship | |||||||||||
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 The Intercontinental Championship's current design | |||||||||||
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| Current champion(s) |
Bryan Keith | ||||||||||
| Date won | June 3rd, 2024 (aired June 3rd, 2024) | ||||||||||
| Promotion | WWE | ||||||||||
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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. Bryan Keith is the current champion, and is in his first reign. Overall, there have been 114 Intercontinental Championship reigns with eleven vacancies.
List of Champions[]
As of December 11, 2022.
| # | Wrestler Name | Reign | Date | Days held | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlito | 1 | July 31, 2005 | 21 | Bad Blood |
Carlito defeated Chris Jericho to become the inaugural champion. |
| 2 | Brock Lesnar | 1 | August 21, 2005 | 73 | SummerSlam | |
| 3 | Edge | 1 | November 1, 2005 | 117 | Taboo Tuesday | |
| 4 | Matt Cross | 1 | February 27, 2006 | 40 | RAW | |
| 5 | Sean O'Haire | 1 | April 9, 2006 | 28 | WrestleMania 22 | |
| 6 | Matt Cross | 2 | May 7, 2006 | 42 | Backlash | |
| — | Vacated | — | June 19, 2006 | — | RAW |
The title was vacated following Cross' release from the company |
| 7 | Christian Cage | 1 | July 3, 2006 | 7 | RAW |
Christian won the vacant title in a Gauntlet match on RAW |
| 8 | Thomas Brewington | 1 | July 10, 2006 | 67 | RAW | |
| 9 | Sylvan | 1 | September 17, 2006 | 50 | Unforgiven | |
| 10 | Chris Jericho | 1 | November 11, 2006 | 89 | Taboo Tuesday | |
| 11 | Edge | 2 | February 6, 2007 | 28 | Royal Rumble |
Chris Jericho had vacated the title prior to the match PPV and Edge faced Rob Conway for the vacant championship |
| 12 | Rob Conway | 1 | March 4, 2007 | 21 | RAW | |
| 13 | Edge | 3 | March 25, 2007 | 35 | Bad Blood | |
| — | Vacated | — | April 30, 2007 | — | RAW | |
| 14 | Jeff Hardy | 1 | May 7, 2007 | 96 | RAW |
Hardy defeated both Gregory Helms and Chris Sabin for the vacant title |
| — | Vacated | — | September 3, 2007 | — | SummerSlamiversary | |
| 15 | Chris Sabin | 1 | September 30, 2007 | 51 | Unforgiven |
Sabin defeated Alex Shelley to win the vacant title |
| 16 | Alex Shelley | 1 | November 21, 2007 | 110 | Taboo Tuesday | |
| 17 | Jeff Hardy | 2 | March 31, 2008 | 29 | WrestleMania | |
| 18 | Alex Shelley | 2 | April 30, 2008 | 25 | Bad Blood |
Shelley vacated the championship on an episode of SmackDown |
| 19 | Pete Gas | 1 | June 22, 2008 | 62 | Insurrextion |
Gas defeated Kenny Dykstra for the vacant championship |
| — | Vacated | — | August 24, 2008 | — | SummerSlamiversary | |
| 20 | CM Punk | 1 | September 1, 2008 | 22 | RAW |
CM Punk defeated Chase Stevens to win the vacant championship |
| 21 | Buschski | 1 | September 22, 2008 | 123 | Unforgiven | |
| 22 | Rob Van Dam | 1 | January 25, 2009 | 21 | New Years Revolution | |
| 23 | Buschski | 2 | February 16, 2009 | 14 | Royal Rumble | |
| 24 | Buschski & Rob Van Dam | 3 (Buschski) 2 (Van Dam) | March 9, 2009 | 33 | WrestleMania |
There was a controversial finish between Buschski and Van Dam so they were named Co-Champions. This began Buschski's third reign as Intercontinental Champion while Van Dam began his second reign. |
| 25 | Shiima Xion | 1 | April 12, 2009 | 28 | WrestleMania |
Shiima defeated both Rob Van Dam and Buschski in a triple threat match to become the sole Intercontinental Champion |
| 26 | CM Punk | 2 | May 10, 2009 | 40 | Backlash | |
| 27 | Kevin Nash | 1 | June 30, 2009 | 102 | Insurrextion | |
| 28 | Zack Ryder | 1 | October 12, 2009 | 40 | RAW | |
| 29 | Tyler Chandler | 1 | November 22, 2009 | 154 | Survivor Series | |
| 30 | Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin | 3 (Alex Shelley) 2 (Chris Sabin) | April 25, 2010 | 42 | RAW |
Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin both pinned reigning champion Tyler Chandler thus making them co-champions |
| 31 | Drew McIntyre | 1 | June 7, 2010 | 7 | RAW |
Drew McIntyre beat Chris Sabin who had gone on to become the sole holder of the title after Alex Shelley was released |
| 32 | The Miz | 1 | June 14, 2010 | 55 | RAW |
The Miz won a battle royal on RAW to be crowned the new champion |
| 33 | Chris Sabin | 3 | August 9, 2010 | 32 | RAW | |
| 34 | Brendan Moretti | 1 | September 26, 2010 | 62 | Night of Champions |
Christian and Tyler Chandler were also involved in the match including then champion Chris Sabin |
| 35 | Dolph Ziggler | 1 | November 28, 2010 | 42 | Survivor Series |
Chris Sabin was also involved in the match including then champion Brendan Moretti |
| 36 | The Miz | 2 | January 9, 2011 | 57 | New Years Revolution | |
| 37 | Ted DiBiase | 1 | March 6, 2011 | 48 | No Way Out | |
| 38 | Alberto Del Rio | 1 | April 24, 2011 | 36 | WrestleMania 27 | |
| 39 | Travis Kooper | 1 | May 31, 2011 | 24 | RAW | |
| 40 | Billy Cassidy | 1 | June 26, 2011 | 252 | Over The Limit |
On November 28, 2011 Cassidy would become the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion in WWE history. |
| 41 | Paul Burchill | 1 | March 4, 2012 | 49 | Cyber Sunday | |
| 42 | Billy Cassidy | 2 | April 22, 2012 | 15 | Wrestlemania 28 |
Cassidy would be stripped of the championship by Shane McMahon on the May 7, 2012 episode of RAW after failing a drug test. |
| — | Vacated | — | May 7, 2012 | — | RAW | |
| 43 | Paul Burchill | 2 | June 25, 2012 | 7 | Invasion |
Burchill would vacate the championship after being released from the company. |
| — | Vacated | — | July 2, 2012 | — | RAW | |
| 44 | Jeff Hardy | 3 | July 22, 2012 | 98 | Unforgiven |
Hardy would join Edge, Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Buschski for most reigns as champion with three. |
| 45 | Tyler Chandler | 2 | October 28, 2012 | 50 | Halloween Havoc | |
| 46 | Jeff Hardy | 4 | December 17, 2012 | 34 | Monday Night RAW | |
| 47 | Edge | 4 | January 20, 2013 | 63 | New Years Revolution | |
| 48 | Matt Hardy | 1 | March 24, 2013 | 28 | Cyber Sunday | |
| 49 | Dolph Ziggler | 2 | April 21, 2013 | 29 | Wrestlemania XXIX | |
| 50 | James Storm | 1 | May 20, 2013 | 41 | Monday Night RAW | |
| 51 | Daniel Bryan | 1 | June 30, 2013 | 28 | Invasion | |
| 52 | Shawn Michaels | 1 | July 28, 2013 | 28 | Unforgiven | |
| 53 | Briley Pierce | 1 | August 25, 2013 | 36 | SummerSlam | |
| 54 | Nick Mitchell | 1 | September 30, 2013 | 27 | Raw | |
| 55 | John Morrison | 1 | October 27, 2013 | 28 | Halloween Havoc | Morrison defeats Jeff Hardy in an impromptu Ladder Match after Mitchell unable to compete. |
| 56 | Jeff Hardy | 5 | November 24, 2013 | 22 | Survivor Series | |
| 57 | John Morrison | 2 | December 16, 2013 | 28 | Raw | |
| 58 | Jeff Hardy | 6 | January 12, 2014 | 29 | New Year's Revolution | |
| 59 | Chris Sabin | 4 | February 10, 2014 | 181 | Raw | |
| 60 | Seth Rollins | 1 | August 10, 2014 | 42 | SummerSlam | |
| 61 | Dolph Ziggler | 3 | September 21, 2014 | 8 | Night of Champions | This was a Championship Scramble match also featuring Jake Anderson, Eugene, Jeff Hardy, and Nick Mitchell. |
| — | Vacated | — | September 29, 2014 | — | Raw | The championship was vacated due to Dolph Ziggler sustaining a concussion at Night of Champions. |
| 62 | Jake Anderson | 1 | October 6, 2014 | 97 | Raw | |
| 63 | Enzo Amore | 1 | January 11, 2015 | 41 | New Year's Revolution | |
| 64 | Sami Zayn | 1 | February 22, 2015 | 84 | Royal Rumble | |
| 65 | Shane Helms | 1 | May 17, 2015 | 56 | Extreme Rules | |
| 66 | Roman Reigns | 1 | July 12, 2015 | 155 | Unforgiven | |
| 67 | Colt Cabana | 1 | December 14, 2015 | 91 | RAW | |
| 68 | Kenny Omega | 1 | March 14, 2016 | 13 | RAW | |
| 69 | Matt Sydal | 1 | March 27, 2016 | 49 | WrestleMania 32 | |
| 70 | Magnus | 1 | May 15, 2016 | 22 | Extreme Rules | |
| 70 | Big Show | 1 | June 6, 2016 | 83 | Raw | |
| 71 | Enzo Amore | 2 | August 28, 2016 | 56 | SummerSlam (2016) | Big Show forfeited the title to Amore |
| 72 | Noam Dar | 2 | October 23rd, 2016 | 57 | Halloween Havoc | |
| 73 | Jeff Hardy | 7 | December 19, 2016 | 20 | Raw | |
| 74 | Edge | 5 | January 8, 2017 | 77 | New Year's Revolution | |
| 75 | Pastor William Eaver | 1 | March 26. 2017 | 63 | WrestleMania XXXIII | |
| 76 | Kenny Omega | 2 | May 28, 2017 | 49 | Extreme Rules | |
| 77 | The Miz | 3 | July 16, 2017 | 98 | Unforgiven | |
| 78 | Dean Ambrose | 1 | October 22, 2017 | 57 | Halloween Havoc | |
| 79 | Dolph Ziggler | 4 | December 18, 2017 | 21 | Raw | |
| 80 | Enzo Amore | 3 | January 7, 2018 | 161 | Royal Rumble | |
| 81 | Shane Helms | 1 | June 18, 2018 | 69 | Raw | |
| 82 | Chris Jericho | 2 | August 26, 2018 | 15 | SummerSlam | |
| 83 | Shane Strickland | 1 | September 10, 2018 | 41 | Raw | |
| 84 | Finn Balor | 1 | October 21, 2018 | 266 | Halloween Havoc | Balor vacated the championship at Unforgiven on July 14th, 2019. |
| - | Vacant | - | July 14, 2019 | - | Raw | |
| 85 | Dolph Ziggler | 5 | August 26, 2019 | 22 | SummerSlam | |
| 86 | CM Punk | 3 | September 16, 2019 | 7 | Raw | Punk vacated the championship on the September 23, 2019 episode of Raw. |
| - | Vacant | - | September 23, 2019 | - | Raw | |
| 87 | The Miz | 4 | October 20, 2019 | 21 | Halloween Havoc | |
| 88 | Big E | 1 | November 24, 2019 | 21 | Survivor Series | |
| 89 | Jimmy Havoc | 1 | December 18, 2019 | 159 | Cyber Sunday | |
| 90 | Johnny Gargano | 1 | May 25, 2020 | 1 | RAW | |
| — | Vacated | — | May 26, 2020 | — | SmackDown | Johnny Gargano relinquished the championship when drafted to SmackDown |
| 91 | The Rock | 1 | June 28, 2020 | 63 | Unforgiven (2020) | The Rock defeated MJF and Fandango in a Triple Threat match to win the vacant title. |
| 92 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | 1 | August 30, 2020 | 15 | SummerSlam (2020) | |
| 93 | Adam Cole | 1 | September 14, 2020 | 76 | Raw | |
| 94 | Dolph Ziggler | 6 | December 14, 2020 | 27 | Raw | |
| 95 | Seth Rollins | 2 | January 10, 2021 | 98 | Royal Rumble (2021) | |
| 96 | Ricky Starks | 1 | April 18, 2021 | 113 | WrestleMania 37 | |
| — | Vacated | — | August 9, 2021 | — | RAW | |
| 97 | The Miz | 5 | August 22, 2021 | 29 | SummerSlam (2021) | Defeated Tommaso Ciampa |
| 98 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | 2 | September 20, 2021 | 27 | RAW | |
| 99 | The Rock | 2 | October 17, 2021 | 42 | Halloween Havoc (2021) | |
| 100 | Lio Rush | 1 | November 28, 2021 | 22 | Survivor Series (2021) | |
| 101 | Eddie Kingston | 1 | December 20, 2021 | 20 | RAW | |
| 102 | The Rock | 3 | January 9, 2022 | 162 | Royal Rumble (2022) | |
| 103 | Nick Jackson | 1 | June 20, 2022 | 27 | RAW | |
| 104 | Danhausen | 1 | July 17, 2022 | 64 | The Great American Bash (2022) | |
| 105 | Logan Paul | 1 | September 19, 2022 | 34 | Raw | |
| 106 | Johnny Gargano | 2 | October 23, 2022 | 28 | Halloween Havoc (2022) | |
| 107 | Randy Orton | 1 | November 20, 2022 | 49 | Survivor Series (2022) | |
| 108 | John Morrison | 3 | January 8, 2023 | 49 | Royal Rumble (2023) | |
| 109 | Adam Page | 1 | February 26, 2023 | 99 | No Way Out (2023) | |
| 110 | Bray Wyatt | 1 | June 5, 2023 | 80 | Monday Night Raw | |
| — | Vacated | — | August 24, 2023 | — | RAW | |
| 111 | Will Ospreay | 1 | October 15, 2023 | 133 | Halloween Havoc | |
| 112 | Tyler Bate | 1 | February 25, 2024 | 91 | No Way Out | |
| 113 | Seth Rollins | 3 | May 26, 2024 | 8 | Bad Blood | |
| 114 | Bryan Keith | 1 | June 3, 2024 | 137+ | Raw |
List of combined reigns[]
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| <1 | Indicates the reign was less than 1 day |
As of May 17th, 2024
| Rank | Wrestler | # of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jeff Hardy | 7 | 337 |
| 2. | Edge | 5 | 320 |
| 3. | Chris Sabin | 4 | 306 |
| 4. | Billy Cassidy | 2 | 267 |
| 4. | The Rock | 3 | 267 |
| 5. | Finn Balor | 1 | 266 |
| 6. | Enzo Amore | 3 | 258 |
| 7. | Tyler Chandler | 2 | 204 |
| 8. | Alex Shelley | 3 | 177 |
| 9. | Buschski | 3 | 170 |
| 10. | The Miz | 5 | 162 |
| 11. | Jimmy Havoc | 1 | 159 |
| 12. | Roman Reigns | 1 | 155 |
| 13. | Dolph Ziggler | 6 | 149 |
| 14. | Seth Rollins | 2 | 140 |
| 15. | Will Ospreay | 1 | 133 |
| 16. | Ricky Starks | 1 | 113 |
| 17. | John Morrison | 3 | 106 |
| 18. | Chris Jericho | 2 | 104 |
| 19. | Kevin Nash | 1 | 102 |
| 20. | Adam Page | 1 | 99 |
| 21. | Jake Anderson | 1 | 97 |
| 22. | Colt Cabana | 1 | 91 |
| 23. | Sami Zayn | 1 | 84 |
| 24. | Big Show | 2 | 83 |
| 25. | Tyler Bate † | 1 | 82+ |
| 25. | Matt Cross | 2 | 82 |
| 26. | Adam Cole | 1 | 76 |
| 27. | Brock Lesnar | 1 | 73 |
| 28. | CM Punk | 3 | 69 |
| 29. | Thomas Brewington | 1 | 67 |
| 30. | Danhausen | 1 | 64 |
| 31. | Brendan Moretti | 1 | 62 |
| 32. | Pete Gas | 1 | 62 |
| 33. | Paul Burchill | 2 | 56 |
| 34. | Shane Helms | 1 | 56 |
| 35. | Rob Van Dam | 2 | 54 |
| 36. | Sylvan | 1 | 50 |
| 37. | Matt Sydal | 1 | 49 |
| 37. | Randy Orton | 1 | 49 |
| 38. | Ted DiBiase | 1 | 48 |
| 39. | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | 2 | 42 |
| 40. | James Storm | 1 | 41 |
| 41. | Zack Ryder | 1 | 40 |
| 42. | Alberto Del Rio | 1 | 36 |
| 42. | Briley Pierce | 1 | 36 |
| 43. | Logan Paul | 1 | 34 |
| 44. | Johnny Gargano | 2 | 29 |
| 45. | Sean O'Haire | 1 | 28 |
| 45. | Matt Hardy | 1 | 28 |
| 45. | Daniel Bryan | 1 | 28 |
| 45. | Shawn Michaels | 1 | 28 |
| 46. | Nick Mitchell | 1 | 27 |
| 46. | Nick Jackson | 1 | 27 |
| 47. | Travis Kooper | 1 | 24 |
| 48. | Magnus | 1 | 22 |
| 48. | Lio Rush | 1 | 22 |
| 49. | Carlito | 1 | 21 |
| 49. | Rob Conway | 1 | 21 |
| 50. | Eddie Kingston | 1 | 20 |
| 51. | Kenny Omega | 1 | 13 |
| 52. | Christian Cage | 1 | 7 |
| 52. | Drew McIntyre | 1 | 7 |
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