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List Of All WWE Intercontinental Champions
Here is the full list of all Intercontinental champions in WWE history. The title has been called the second most important championship in the company, after the WWE Championship. ## As of writing there have been 87 different Intercontinental Champions. Chris Jericho holds the record for the most reigns with nine. The Honky Tonk Man holds the longest reign at 454 days. ## Only three other wrestlers, Pedro Morales, Don Muraco, and Randy Savage, have held the championship for a continuous reign of more than a year. ## Ricochet is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated the previous champion Sami Zayn on SmackDown in Miami, Florida on March 4, 2022. ## WWE Intercontinental Champions No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref. Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. National Wrestling Alliance: World Wrestling Federation (WWF) 1 Pat Patterson September 1, 1979 — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1 233 232 Patterson became the first champion as a result of defeating Ted DiBiase to win the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship on June 19, 1979 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and defeating Johnny Rodz in a fictional tournament final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to unify the North American Heavyweight Championship with the fictional South American Heavyweight Championship to create the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. First mention of the Intercontinental title took place on the August 22, 1979 Championship Wrestling program, which aired August 25, 1979 in an interview after Patterson defeated Johnny Rivera. 2 Ken Patera April 21, 1980 WWF on MSG Network New York, NY 1 231 230 3 Pedro Morales December 8, 1980 WWF New York, NY 1 194 193 4 Don Muraco June 20, 1981 WWF on PRISM Network Philadelphia, PA 1 156 155 5 Pedro Morales November 23, 1981 WWF on MSG Network New York, NY 2 425 424 6 Don Muraco January 22, 1983 WWF on MSG Network New York, NY 2 385 384 During his reign, the WWF withdrew from the NWA. World Wrestling Federation (WWF) 7 Tito Santana February 11, 1984 WWF Boston, MA 1 226 226 8 Greg Valentine September 24, 1984 Maple Leaf Wrestling London, ON, Canada 1 285 285 Aired on tape delay on October 13, 1984. 9 Tito Santana July 6, 1985 House show Baltimore, MD 2 217 217 This was a steel cage match. 10 Randy Savage February 8, 1986 WWF on NESN Boston, MA 1 414 414 11 Ricky Steamboat March 29, 1987 WrestleMania III Pontiac, MI 1 65 65 12 The Honky Tonk Man June 2, 1987 Superstars of Wrestling Buffalo, NY 1 454 454 Aired on tape delay on June 13, 1987. 13 The Ultimate Warrior August 29, 1988 SummerSlam New York, NY 1 216 216 14 Rick Rude April 2, 1989 WrestleMania V Atlantic City, NJ 1 148 148 15 The Ultimate Warrior August 28, 1989 SummerSlam East Rutherford, NJ 2 218 216 — Vacated April 3, 1990 Wrestling Challenge Syracuse, NY — — — Warrior relinquished the title after winning the WWF Championship in order to focus on defending the latter. WWE recognizes the title as being vacated on April 1, 1990 at WrestleMania VI. 16 Mr. Perfect April 23, 1990 Superstars of Wrestling Austin, TX 1 126 126 Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final for the vacant title.Aired on tape delay on May 19, 1990. 17 The Texas Tornado August 27, 1990 SummerSlam Philadelphia, PA 1 84 84 18 Mr. Perfect November 19, 1990 Superstars of Wrestling Rochester, NY 2 280 280 Aired on tape delay on December 15, 1990. 19 Bret Hart August 26, 1991 SummerSlam New York, NY 1 144 144 20 The Mountie January 17, 1992 House show Springfield, MA 1 2 2 21 Roddy Piper January 19, 1992 Royal Rumble Albany, NY 1 77 77 22 Bret Hart April 5, 1992 WrestleMania VIII Indianapolis, IN 2 146 146 23 The British Bulldog August 29, 1992 SummerSlam London, England 1 59 59 24 Shawn Michaels October 27, 1992 Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI Terre Haute, IN 1 202 202 Aired on tape delay on November 14, 1992 25 Marty Jannetty May 17, 1993 Raw New York, NY 1 20 20 26 Shawn Michaels June 6, 1993 House show Albany, NY 2 113 113 — Vacated September 27, 1993 — — — — — Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days. In reality, Michaels was suspended for testing positive for steroids. 27 Razor Ramon September 27, 1993 Raw New Haven, CT 1 198 198 Ramon and Rick Martel were the final two participants in a battle royal. Ramon then defeated Martel for the vacant title; The match aired on tape delay on October 11, 1993. However, Shawn Michaels returned in November 1993, claiming to be the legitimate champion as nobody defeated him. Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a ladder match on March 20, 1994 at WrestleMania X. 28 Diesel April 13, 1994 Superstars Rochester, NY 1 138 138 Aired on tape delay on April 30, 1994. 29 Razor Ramon August 29, 1994 SummerSlam Chicago, IL 2 146 146 30 Jeff Jarrett January 22, 1995 Royal Rumble Tampa, FL 1 94 94 — Vacated April 26, 1995 Action Zone Moline, IL — — — Held up when match between Jeff Jarrett and Bob "Spark Plug" Holly ended in controversy.Aired on tape delay on April 30, 1995. 31 Jeff Jarrett April 26, 1995 Action Zone Moline, IL 2 23 23 Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch for the vacant title.Aired on tape delay on May 7, 1995. 32 Razor Ramon May 19, 1995 House show Montreal QC, Canada 3 2 3 This was a ladder match.WWE recognizes Ramon's reign as ending on May 22, 1995. 33 Jeff Jarrett May 21, 1995 House show Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada 3 63 62 WWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as beginning on May 22, 1995. 34 Shawn Michaels July 23, 1995 In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks Nashville, TN 3 91 91 35 Dean Douglas October 22, 1995 In Your House 4: Great White North Winnipeg, MB, Canada 1
