WWE Intercontinental Championship

Name                                                                               Years
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship          September 15, 1979–April 5, 1992 
WWF Intercontinental Championship                               April 5, 1992–May 6, 2002 
WWE Intercontinental Championship                               May 6, 2002–present 

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Wrestler

Pat Patterson
Ken Patera
Pedro Morales
Don Muraco
Pedro Morales
Don Muraco
Tito Santana
Greg Valentine
Tito Santana
Randy Savage
Ricky Steamboat
The Honky Tonk Man
The Ultimate Warrior
Rick Rude
The Ultimate Warrior
Vacated
Mr. Perfect
The Texas Tornado
Mr. Perfect
Bret Hart
The Mountie
Roddy Piper
Bret Hart
The British Bulldog
Shawn Michaels
Marty Jannetty
Shawn Michaels
Vacated
Razor Ramon
Diesel
Razor Ramon
Jeff Jarrett
Vacated
Jeff Jarrett
Razor Ramon
Jeff Jarrett
Shawn Michaels
Dean Douglas
Razor Ramon
Goldust
Vacated
Goldust
Ahmed Johnson
Vacated
Marc Mero
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Rocky Maivia
Owen Hart
Steve Austin
Vacated
Owen Hart
Steve Austin
The Rock
Triple H
Vacated
Ken Shamrock
Val Venis
Road Dogg
Goldust
The Godfather
Jeff Jarrett
Edge
Jeff Jarrett
D'Lo Brown
Jeff Jarrett
Chyna
Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho & Chyna
Chris Jericho
Kurt Angle
Chris Benoit
Chris Jericho
Chris Benoit
Rikishi
Val Venis
Chyna
Eddie Guerrero
Billy Gunn
Chris Benoit
Chris Jericho
Triple H
Jeff Hardy
Triple H
Kane
Albert
Lance Storm
Edge
Christian
Edge
Test
Edge
William Regal
Rob Van Dam
Eddie Guerrero
Rob Van Dam
Chris Benoit
Rob Van Dam
Chris Jericho
Kane
Triple H
Unified
Christian
Booker T
Christian
Rob Van Dam
Chris Jericho
Rob Van Dam
Randy Orton
Edge
Vacated
Chris Jericho
Shelton Benjamin
Carlito
Ric Flair
Shelton Benjamin
Rob Van Dam
Shelton Benjamin
Johnny Nitro
Jeff Hardy
Johnny Nitro
Jeff Hardy
Umaga
Santino Marella
Umaga
Jeff Hardy
Chris Jericho
Kofi Kingston
Santino Marella
William Regal
CM Punk
John Bradsaw Layfield
Rey Mysterio
Chris Jericho
Rey Mysterio
John Morrison
Drew McIntyre
Kofi Kingston
Dolph Ziggler
Kofi Kingston
Wade Barrett
Ezekiel Jackson
Cody Rhodes
Big Show
Cody Rhodes
Christian
The Miz
Kofi Kingston
Wade Barrett
The Miz
Wade Barrett
Curtis Axel
Big E Langston
Bad News Barrett
Vacated
The Miz
Dolph Ziggler
The Miz
Dolph Ziggler
Luke Harper
Dolph Ziggler
Bad News Barrett
Daniel Bryan
Vacated
Ryback
Kevin Owens
​Dean Ambrose
Kevin Owens
Zack Ryder
The Miz
Dolph Ziggler
The Miz
Dean Ambrose
The Miz
Roman Reigns

Reign

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Date

Sept. 1, 1979
April 21, 1980
Dec. 8, 1980
June 20, 1981
Nov. 23 1981
Jan. 22, 1983
Feb. 11, 1984
Sept.  24, 1984
July 6, 1985
Feb. 8, 1986
March 29, 1987
June 2, 1987
August 29, 1988
April 2, 1989
August 28, 1989
April 1, 1990
April 23, 1990
August 27, 1990
Nov. 19 1990
August 26, 1991
Jan. 17, 1992
Jan. 19, 1992
April 5, 1992
August 29, 1992
Oct. 27, 1992
May 17, 1993
June 6, 1993
Sept. 27, 1993
Sept. 27, 1993
April 13, 1994
August 29, 1994
Jan. 22, 1995
April 26, 1995
April 26, 1995
May 19, 1995
May 22, 1995
July 23,1995
Oct. 22, 1995
Oct. 22, 1995
Jan. 21, 1996
April 1, 1996
April 1, 1996
June 23, 1996
August 12, 1996
Sept. 23, 1996
Oct. 21, 1996
Feb. 13, 1997
April 28, 1997
August 3, 1997
Sept. 8, 1997
October 5, 1997
Nov. 9, 1997
Dec. 8, 1997
August 30, 1998
October 9, 1998
Oct. 12, 1998
Feb. 14, 1999
March 15, 1999
March 29, 1999
April 12, 1999
May 25, 1999
July 24, 1999
July 25, 1999
July 26, 1999
August 22, 1999
Oct. 17, 1999
Dec. 12 1999
Jan. 3, 2000
Jan. 23, 2000
Feb. 27, 2000
April 2, 2000
May 2, 2000
May 8, 2000
June 20, 2000
July 4, 2000
August 27, 2000
Sept. 4, 2000
Nov. 21 2000
Dec. 10 2000
Jan. 21, 2001
April 3, 2001
April 10, 2001
April 16, 2001
May 20, 2001
June 26, 2001
July 23, 2001
August 19, 2001
Sept. 23, 2001
Oct. 21, 2001
Nov. 5, 2001
Nov. 18 2001
Jan. 20, 2002
March 17, 2002
April 21, 2002
May 27, 2002
July  29, 2002
August 25, 2002
Sept. 16, 2002
Sept. 30, 2002
Oct. 20, 2002
Oct. 20, 2002
May 18, 2003
July 7, 2003
August 10, 2003
Sept. 29, 2003
Oct. 27, 2003
Oct. 27, 2003
Dec. 14 2003
July 11, 2004
Sept. 6, 2004
Sept.12, 2004
Oct. 19, 2004
June 20, 2005
Sept. 18, 2005
Feb. 20, 2006
April 30, 2006
May 15, 2006
June 25, 2006
October 2, 2006
Nov. 6, 2006
Nov. 13 2006
Feb. 19, 2007
April 16, 2007
July 2, 2007
Sept. 2, 2007
March 10, 2008
June 29, 2008
August 17, 2008
Nov. 10 2008
Jan. 19, 2009
March 9, 2009
April 5, 2009
June 7, 2009
June 28, 2009
Sept. 1, 2009
Dec. 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
Oct. 16, 2012
Dec. 29 2012
April 7, 2013
April 8, 2013
June 16, 2013
Nov. 18 2013
May 4, 2014
June 30, 2014
July 20, 2014
August 17, 2014
Sept. 21, 2014
Sept. 22, 2014
Nov. 17, 2014
Dec. 14, 2014
January 5, 2015
March 29, 2015
May 11, 2015
May 31, 2015
Sept. 20, 2015
Dec. 13, 2015
Feb 15, 2016
April 3, 2016
April 4, 2016
October 9, 2016
Nov 15, 2016
January 3, 2017
June 4, 2017
Nov 20, 2017

Days
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Location

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New York, NY
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
New York, NY
Boston, MA
London, ON
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Pontiac, MI
Buffalo, NY
New York, NY
Atlantic City, NJ
E Rutherford, NJ
Toronto, ON
Austin, TX
Philadelphia, PA
Rochester, NY
New York, NY
Springfield, MA
Albany, NY
Indianapolis, IN
London, England
Terre Haute, IN
New York, NY
Albany, NY
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New Haven, CT
Rochester, NY
Chicago, IL
Tampa, FL
Moline, IL
Moline, IL
Montreal, QC
Trois-Rivières, QC
Nashville, TN
Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg, MB
Fresno, CA
S. Bernardino, CA
S. Bernardino, CA
Milwaukee, WI
Seattle, WA
Hershey, PA
Fort Wayne, IN
Lowell, MA
Omaha, NE
E.Rutherford, NJ
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St. Louis, MO
Montreal, QC
Portland, ME
New York, NY
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Uniondale, NY
Memphis, TN
San Jose, CA
E.Rutherford, NJ
Detroit, MI
Moline, IL
Toronto, ON
Buffalo, NY
Columbus, OH
Minneapolis, MN
Cleveland, OH
Sunrise, FL
Miami, FL
New York, NY
Hartford, CT
Anaheim, CA
Richmond, VA
Uniondale, NY
Memphis, TN
F. Lauderdale, FL
Raleigh, NC
Lexington, KY
Sunrise, FL
Birmingham, AL
New Orleans, LA
Oklahoma C., OK
Philadelphia, PA
Knoxville, TN
Sacramento, CA
New York, NY
Buffalo, NY
San Jose, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
St. Louis, MO
Uniondale, NY
Greensboro, NC
Atlanta, GA
Toronto, ON
Kansas City, MO
Edmonton, AB
Greensboro, NC
Uniondale, NY
Denver, CO
Houston, TX
N.Little Rock, AR
N.Little Rock, AR
Charlotte, NC
Montreal, QC
Des Moines, IA
Rosemont, IL
Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville, NC
Orlando, FL
Hartford, CT
Wichita Falls, TX
Portland, OR
Milwaukee, WI
Phoenix, AZ
Oklahoma C., OK
Trenton, NJ
Lexington, KY
Lubbock, TX
Charlotte, NC
Topeka, KS
Columbus, OH
Manchester, Eng.
Bakersfield, CA
Milan, Italy
Dallas, TX
Columbus, OH
Milwaukee, WI
Dallas, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Manchester, Eng. 
Rosemont, IL
Jacksonville, FL
Houston, TX
New Orleans, LA
Sacramento, CA
Cleveland, OH
San Antonio, TX
Detroit, MI
Laredo, TX
Tucson, AZ
Columbus,OH
Washington, D.C.
Sacramento, CA
Miami G., FL
Rosemont, IL
Raleigh, NC
St. Louis, MO
Memphis, TN
Washington, D.C
E.Rutherford, NJ
E.Rutherford, NJ
Rosemont, IL
Nashville, TN
E.Rutherford, NJ
Hartford, CT
Tampa, FL
Los Angeles, CA
Nashville, TN
Memphis, TN
Roanoke, VA
Cleveland, OH
Corpus Christi, TX
Santa Clara, CA
Cincinnati, OH
Corpus Christi, TX
Houston, TX
Boston, MA
Anaheim, CA
Arlington, TX
Dallas, TX
Sacramento, CA
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Jacksonville, FL
Baltimore, MD
​Houston TX

Event

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Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Maple Leaf Wrestling
Live event
Live event
WrestleMania III
WWF Superstars of W. SummerSlam 
WrestleMania V
SummerSlam
WrestleMania VI
WWF Superstars
SummerSlam
WWF Superstars
SummerSlam
Live event
Royal Rumble
WrestleMania VIII
SummerSlam
Sat. Night's M. E.
Raw
Live event
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Raw
WWF Superstars
SummerSlam
Royal Rumble
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
IYH 2:T Lumberjacks
IYH 4: Great White N
IYH 4: Great White N
Royal Rumble
Raw
Raw
King of the Ring
Raw
Raw
Raw
Thursday Raw
Raw is War
SummerSlam
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Badd Blood: IYH
Survivor Series
Raw is War
SummerSlam
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Raw is War
St. V. Day Massacre
Raw is  War
Raw  is War
Raw is  War
Raw is  War
Live event
Fully Loaded
Raw is War
SummerSlam
No Mercy
Armageddon
Raw is War
Royal Rumble
No Way Out
WrestleMania 2000
SmackDown
Raw is War
SmackDown
SmackDown
SummerSlam
Raw is War
SmackDown
Armageddon
Royal Rumble
SmackDown
SmackDown
Raw is War
Judgment Day
SmackDown
Raw is War
SummerSlam
Unforgiven
No Mercy
Raw
Survivor Series
Royal Rumble
WrestleMania X8
Backlash
Raw
Raw
SummerSlam
Raw
Raw
No Mercy
No Mercy
Judgment Day
Raw
Live event
Raw
Raw
Raw
Armageddon
Vengeance
Raw
Unforgiven
Taboo Tuesday
Raw
Unforgiven
Raw
Backlash
Raw
Vengeance
Raw
Raw
Raw
Raw
Raw
Raw
Raw
Raw
Night of Champions
SummerSlam
Raw
Raw
Raw
WrestleMania XXV
Extreme Rules
The Bash
SmackDown
TLC
Over the Limit
SmackDown
SmackDown
SmackDown
Capitol Punishment
SmackDown
WrestleMania XXVIII
Extreme Rules
Over the Limit
Raw 1000
Main Event
Raw
WrestleMania 29
Raw
Payback
RAW Country
Extreme Rules
Raw
Battleground
SummerSlam
Night of Champions
Raw
Raw
TLC
Raw
WrestleMania 31
Raw
Elimination Chamber
Night of Champions
​TLC
Raw
WrestleMania 32
Raw
No Mercy
SmackDown Live
SmackDown Live
Extreme Rules
​Raw

Eng. = England
S. Bernardino, CA = San Bernardino, CA
F. Lauderdale, FL = Fort Lauderdale, FL
Oklahoma C., OK = Oklahoma City, OK
Miami G., FL = Miami Gardens, FL
WWF Superstars of W . = WWF Superstars of  Wrestling /  Wrestling IYH = In Your House  / 
Sat. Night's M. E = Saturday Night's Main Event / St. V. Day Massacre  = St. Valentine's Day Massacre
IYH 4: Great White N = IYH 4: Great White North
IYH 2:T Lumberjacks = IYH 2: The Lumberjacks
TLC = Tables, Ladders and Chairs

Notes

1    Patterson was awarded the title as a result of defeating Ted DiBiase to win the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship on June 19, 1979 in Allentown, PA, and winning a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
8    Aired October 13, 1984 on tape delay. 
9    Won the title in a steel cage match. 
12   Aired June 13, 1987 on tape delay. 
-    The title was vacated when Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship. 
16   Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final. Aired May 19, 1990 on tape delay. 
18   Aired December 15, 1990 on tape delay. 
24   Aired on the November 14, 1992 edition on tape delay.  
-    Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days.
27   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 later returned, claiming to be the true champion as nobody defeated him for the title; Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a ladder match on March 20,1994 at WrestleMania X to become undisputed champion.
-    Held up when Jarrett's title defense against Bob Holly ended controversially. 
31   Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch for the vacant title.  
32   Won the title in a ladder match.  
35   Douglas won the title by forfeit due to Michaels being legitimately attacked outside a nightclub in Syracuse, NY on October 14, 1995.
-    Held up when a title defense against Savio Vega ends in a no contest. Aired April 15, 1996 on tape delay. 
38   Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch. Aired April 22, 1996 on tape delay.  
-    Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting Faarooq after winning an 11-man battle royal.
40   Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final.  
42   Thursday
-    Vacated due to a neck injury Austin suffered in winning the title.  
45   Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final. 
47   Austin handed the title to Rock.
48   Won the title in a ladder match.  
-    Vacated due to injury.
49   Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final. 
50   Billy Gunn was the special referee. 
54   Aired May 31, 1999 on tape delay. 
57   Brown's WWF European Championship was also on the line. 
58   Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match. 
59   This was a Good  Housekeeping match. 
60.5  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. 
61   Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a triple threat match to become undisputed champion. 
62   Became third man to win the title while being the reigning European Champion. 
63   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. 
64   Aired May 4, 2000 on tape delay.
66   Aired June 22, 2000 on tape delay. 
67   Aired July 6, 2000 on tape delay. 
68   Won the title in an intergender 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. 
69   This was a triple threat match also involving Kurt Angle. 
70   Aired November 23, 2000 on tape delay. 
72   This was a ladder match.
73   Aired April 5, 2001 on tape delay.
76   This was a chain match.
77   This was a no-disqualification match. Aired June 28, 2001 on tape delay. 
81   This was a ladder match.
83   This was a unification match to seal Edge's WCW United States Championship. 
86   Title was renamed WWE Intercontinental Championship on May 6, 2002. 
87   This was a ladder match. 
88   Title became exclusive to SmackDown! when Benoit defected to the SmackDown! brand on July 30 (aired August 1). 
89   The title was returned to Raw due to Van Dam's status as a Raw superstar. 
92   This was a unification match to unify the Intercontinental title into Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship. 
-    Unified with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship. 
93   Won a battle royal involving Booker T,Val Venis,Chris Jericho, Goldust, Test, Lance Storm, Kane and Rob Van Dam to revive the title 
98   This was a steel cage match.
99   Mick Foley was the guest referee. 
-    Vacated due to injury.
101  Defeated Christian in a ladder match. With this victory, Jericho broke Jeff Jarrett's record for most Intercontinental Championships 
102  Benjamin was voted into this match. 
106  Van Dam's Money in the Bank contract also on the line. 
107  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 to beat Cena or Van Dam would win their respective title; Benjamin pinned Van Dam. 
108  This was a triple threat match also involving Carlito. 
110  This was a no disqualification match. 
113  This was a No Holds Barred match.
115  Aired September 3, 2007 on tape delay.
116  With this victory, Jericho broke his own record for most Intercontinental Championships
118  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. 
122  Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Mysterio was drafted to SmackDown on April 13, 2009. 
123  This was a No Holds Barred match. With this victory, Jericho broke for the second time his own record for most Intercontinental Championships 
124  This was a Mask vs. Title match.  
125  Aired September 4, 2009 on tape delay. 
128  Aired August 6, 2010 on tape delay. 
129  Aired January 7, 2011 on tape delay. 
130  Aired March 25, 2011 on tape delay. 
132  Aired August 12, 2011 on tape delay.
134  This was a tables match.
137  Aired on October 17, 2012 on tape delay.
138  Aired on December 31, 2012 on tape delay.
139  Match aired live on YouTube and WWE.com as part of the WrestleMania 29 pre-show. 
141  This was a Triple Threat match that also included The Miz. Axel replaced Fandango, who was sidelined with a concussion.
— Title vacated due to a shoulder injury.
144 This was a 19-man battle royal. The Miz lastly eliminated Dolph Ziggler to win the vacant title.
149 Tables, Ladders, Chairs ... and Stairs This was a ladder match.
150 Dolph Ziggler won the match at first, than Kane came out and turned it into a 2-out-of-3 falls match.
151 This was a ladder match also featuring Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, R-Truth and Stardust.
-      TV Vacatde
152 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..
155 This was a fatal five-way match, also involving Tyler Breeze, Stardust, and Dolph Ziggler.
156 This was a seven-way ladder match, also involving Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, Stardust, Sin Cara, and The Miz.
WWE recognizes Ryder's reign as lasting 2 days.
157 The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2016 WWE draft.
158 This was a title vs. career match.
160 The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up.
161 If Ambrose was disqualified, he would have lost the title.