Wrestling Information Archive - WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title History

Name	Date	Location	Notes
Pat Patterson	September 1979	Rio De Janeiro, Brazil	1
Ken Patera	April 21, 1980	New York City, New York
Pedro Morales	December 8, 1980	New York City, New York
Don Muraco	June 20, 1981	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pedro Morales (2)	November 23, 1981	New York City, New York
Don Muraco (2)	January 22, 1983	New York City, New York
Tito Santana	February 11, 1984	Boston, Massachusetts
Greg Valentine	September 24, 1984	London, Ontario, Canada
Tito Santana (2)	July 7, 1985	Baltimore, Maryland
Randy Savage	February 8, 1986	Boston, Massachusetts
Ricky Steamboat	March 29, 1987	Pontiac, Michigan
Honky Tonk Man	June 2, 1987	Buffalo, New York
Ultimate Warrior	August 29, 1988	New York City, New York
Rick Rude	April 2, 1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Ultimate Warrior (2)	August 28, 1989	East Rutherford, New Jersey	3
Curt Hennig	April 23, 1990	Austin, Texas	4
Kerry Von Erich	August 27, 1990	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Curt Hennig (2)	November 19, 1990	Rochester, New York
Bret Hart	August 26, 1991	New York City, New York
The Mountie	January 17, 1992	Springfield, Massachusetts
Roddy Piper	January 19, 1992	Albany, New York
Bret Hart (2)	April 5, 1992	Indianapolis, Indiana
Davey Boy Smith	August 29, 1992	London, England, United Kingdom
Shawn Michaels	October 27, 1992	Terre Haute, Indiana
Marty Jannetty	May 17, 1993	New York City, New York
Shawn Michaels (2)	June 6, 1993	Albany, New York	5
Razor Ramon	September 27, 1993	New Haven, Connecticut	6
Diesel	April 13, 1994	Rochester, New York
Razor Ramon (2)	August 29, 1994	Chicago, Illinois
Jeff Jarrett	January 22, 1995	Tampa, Florida	7
Jeff Jarrett (2)	April 26, 1995	Moline, Illinois	8
Razor Ramon (3)	May 19, 1995	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jeff Jarrett (3)	May 21, 1995	Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
Shawn Michaels (3)	July 23, 1995	Nashville, Tennessee
Dean Douglas	October 22, 1995	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	9
Razor Ramon (4)	October 22, 1995	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Goldust	January 21, 1996	Fresno, California	10
Goldust (2)	April 1, 1996	San Bernardino, California	11
Ahmed Johnson	June 23, 1996	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	12
Marc Mero	September 23, 1996	Hershey, Pennsylvania	13
Hunter Hearst Helmsley	October 21, 1996	Fort Wayne, Indiana
Rocky Maivia	February 13, 1997	Lowell, Massachusetts
Owen Hart	April 28, 1997	Omaha, Nebraska
Steve Austin	August 3, 1997	East Rutherford, New Jersey	14
Owen Hart (2)	October 5, 1997	Saint Louis, Missouri	15
Steve Austin (2)	November 9, 1997	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Rocky Maivia (2)	December 8, 1997	Portland, Maine	16
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (2)	August 30, 1998	New York City, New York	17
Ken Shamrock	October 12, 1998	Uniondale, New York	18
Val Venis	February 14, 1999	Memphis, Tennessee
Jesse James	March 15, 1999	San Jose, California
Goldust (3)	March 29, 1999	East Rutherford, New Jersey
The Godfather	April 12, 1999	Detroit, Michigan
Jeff Jarrett (4)	May 25, 1999	Moline, Illinois
Edge	July 24, 1999	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jeff Jarrett (5)	July 25, 1999	Buffalo, New York
D-Lo Brown	July 27, 1999	Columbus, Ohio
Jeff Jarrett (6)	August 22, 1999	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chyna	October 17, 1999	Cleveland, Ohio	19
Chris Jericho	December 12, 1999	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	20
Chris Jericho and Chyna (2)	January 3, 2000	Miami, Florida	21
Chris Jericho (3)	January 23, 2000	New York City, New York	22
Kurt Angle	February 27, 2000	Hartford, Connecticut
Chris Benoit	April 2, 2000	Anaheim, California	23
Chris Jericho (4)	May 2, 2000	Richmond, Virginia
Chris Benoit (2)	May 8, 2000	Uniondale, New York
Rikishi Phatu	June 20, 2000	Memphis, Tennessee
Val Venis (2)	July 4, 2000	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Chyna (3)	August 27, 2000	Raleigh, North Carolina	24
Eddie Guerrero	September 4, 2000	Lexington, Kentucky	25
Billy Gunn	November 21, 2000	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Chris Benoit (3)	December 10, 2000	Birmingham, Alabama
Chris Jericho (5)	January 21, 2001	New Orleans, Louisiana	26
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (3)	April 3, 2001	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jeff Hardy	April 10, 2001	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (4)	April 16, 2001	Knoxville, Tennessee
Kane	May 20, 2001	Sacramento, California	27
Albert	June 26, 2001	New York City, New York
Lance Storm	July 23, 2001	Buffalo, New York
Edge (2)	August 19, 2001	San Jose, California
Christian	September 23, 2001	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Edge (3)	October 21, 2001	Saint Louis, Missouri	28
Test	November 5, 2001	Uniondale, New York
Edge (4)	November 18, 2001	Greensboro, North Carolina	29
William Regal	January 20, 2002	Atlanta, Georgia
Rob Van Dam	March 17, 2002	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eddie Guerrero (2)	April 21, 2002	Kansas City, Missouri
Rob Van Dam (2)	May 27, 2002	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	30
Chris Benoit (4)	July 29, 2002	Greensboro, North Carolina
Rob Van Dam (3)	August 25, 2002	Uniondale, New York	31
Chris Jericho (6)	September 16, 2002	Denver, Colorado
Kane (2)	September 30, 2002	Houston, Texas
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (5)	October 20, 2002	Little Rock, Arkansas	32
Christian (2)	May 18, 2003	Charlotte, North Carolina	33
Booker T.	July 7, 2003	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Christian (3)	August 10, 2003	Des Moines, Iowa
Rob Van Dam (4)	September 29, 2003	Rosemont, Illinois	34
Chris Jericho (7)	October 27, 2003	Fayetteville, North Carolina
Rob Van Dam (5)	October 27, 2003	Fayetteville, North Carolina	35
Randy Orton	December 14,2003	Orlando, Florida
Edge (5)	July 11, 2004	Hartford, Connecticut	36
Chris Jericho (8)	September 12, 2004	Portland, Oregon	37
Shelton Benjamin	October 19, 2004	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	38
Carlito Caribbean Cool	June 20, 2005	Phoenix, Arizona
Ric Flair	September 18, 2005	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Shelton Benjamin (2)	February 20, 2006	Trenton. New Jersey
Rob Van Dam (6)	April 30, 2006	Lexington, Kentucky
Shelton Benjamin (3)	May 15, 2006	Lubbock, Texas	39
Johnny Nitro	June 25, 2006	Charlotte, North Carolina	40
Jeff Hardy (2)	October 2, 2006	Topeka, Kansas
Johnny Nitro (2)	November 6, 2006	Columbus, Ohio
Jeff Hardy (3)	November 13, 2006	Manchester, England
Umaga	February 19, 2007	Bakersfield, California
Santino Marella	April 16, 2007	Milan, Italy
Umaga (2)	July 2, 2007	Dallas, Texas
Jeff Hardy (4)	September 2, 2007	Columbus, Ohio
Chris Jericho (9)	March 10, 2008	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1. Pat Patterson wins a fictious tournament to win the title. From Gregory Danko: "Pat Patterson's most famous title known to many today was being the very first holder of the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The storyline claims that Pat won a tournament in Rio de Janiero for it, but the real story is slightly different. Pat had defeated Ted DiBiase (who was a popular good guy in those days!) for the WWWF North American Title. However, Vince McMahon Sr. found out that another promotion had a belt of the same name, so he came up with a new title and awarded it to Pat. An estimated date for the title creation is August 1, 1979."

2. Tito Santana continues to defend the title for two weeks before the title changed aired on television.

3. Ultimate Warrior vacated the title on April 1, 1990 when the Warrior won the World title.

5. Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title on September of 1993 when he briefly left the WWF.

6. Razor Ramon defeated Rick Martel for the title. Ramon and Martel were the two finalists in a battle royal for the belt.

7. The title was held-up after a match against Bob Holly on April 26, 1995 in Moline, Illinois.

9. Dean Douglas was awarded the title by forfeit after Shawn Michaels as injured by a group of people at a club in Syracuse, New York on October 14, 1995.

10. The title was held-up after a match against Savio Vega on April 1, 1996 in San Bernadino, California.

12. The title was decalred vacant on August 12, 1996 because of a kidney injury.

14. The title was vacated on September 8, 1997 in Cincinatti, Ohio when WWF Commissioner, Sgt. Slaughter, suspended Steve Austin and ordered a tournament to be held for the vacated title.

16. Steve Austin forfiet the title and gave it to Rocky Maivia so he can concentrate on the World title.

17. Hunter Hearst Helmsley was forced to vacate the title in October of 1998 due to a knee injury.

18. Ken Shamrock defeated X-Pac in a one-night tournament final to win the title.

20. The title was held-up after a match against Chyna on December 28, 1999 in Richmond, Virginia with disputed pinfalls by two referees.

21. Both wrestlers were awarded the title with a speculation that if one loses the title, both wrestlers will lose the title.

22. Chris Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a Three-Way match to win the title.

23. Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho in a Three-Way match to win the title.

24. Chyna wins the title when he pinned Trish Stratus in a mixed tag team match. The match was
Eddie Guerrero and Chyna vs. Val Venis and Trish Stratus.

25. Eddie Guerrero defeated Chyna and Kurt Angle in a Three-Way match to win the title.

30. This was a ladder match against Eddie Guerrero. Rob Van Dam defeated European Champion, Jeff Hardy, to unify both titles in a ladder match on July 22, 2002 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

31. Rob Van Dam defeated Hardcore Champion, Tommy Dreamer, to unify both titles on August 26, 2002 in New York City, New York.

32. Title unified with the WWE RAW version of the World Heavyweight Title when Triple H pinned Kane on October 20, 2002 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

33. "RAW Co-General Manager" Steve Austin reactivated the title on May 11, 2003 and announced a battle royal for the belt on May 18, 2003.

36. Title stripped by Eric Bischoff on September 6, 2004 in Wichita Falls, Texas when Edge sustained an injury at a house show last weekend.

38. Shelton Benjamin was picked to wrestle Jericho in WWE's "Taboo Tuesday" interactive PPV.

39. Shelton Benjamin defeated Rob Van Dam, Chris Masters, Triple H and World Champion, John Cena, in a Texas Tornado match to win the Intercontinental Title.

40. Johnny Nitro defeated Shelton Benjamin and Carlito Caribbean Cool in a Three-Way Match to win the title.

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