List of WWE Intercontinental Champions of the Past

Professional wrestling’s Intercontinental Championship is a title fought and controlled by the American company WWE on the SmackDown brand. Professional wrestling’s Intercontinental Championship is a title fought and controlled by the American company WWE on the SmackDown brand. In 1979, the World Wrestling Federation adopted the title. The WWF North American Heavyweight Championship was given to Pat Patterson, who currently holds it. Let’s see some of the international champions.

Shelton Benjamin

“The Gold Standard” held the IC Title for a total of 354 days on three separate occasions. He was a terrific Intercontinental Champion because he was a wrestler with a tonne of promise and extraordinary skill. Sadly, for Benjamin, his IC Title victories were the pinnacle of his WWE career. He was fired from WWE in 2010 after a successful tenure as the American Champion.

The Rock

The Rock is one of those wrestlers whose Intercontinental Championship reigns have been overshadowed by his success as the WWE Champion and his position as the company’s top star internationally. Nevertheless, The Rock was a fantastic IC Champion, successfully defending his crown twice for a total of 339 days.

Chris Jericho

Over the course of his remarkable WWE career, Jericho has won the IC Title an astounding nine times. In reality, the Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Roll has accomplished very little. Although Jericho’s victory against The Rock and Stone-Cold Steve Austin on the same night to win the first-ever Undisputed WWE Championship may be his most notable achievement, his exploits as the Intercontinental Champion should not be disregarded. They also shouldn’t be. Y2J has defeated some of the finest in the business along the road, and Jericho’s IC Title battles have been among the most exciting and memorable in WWE history.

The Honky Tonk Man

Of all single-reign champions, The Honky Tonk Man has the distinction of having the longest Intercontinental Championship run. Only two and a half months had passed since Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat’s memorable victory against Randy Savage at WrestleMania III when The Honky Tonk Man unexpectedly defeated Steamboat to win the championship.

Following that, he retained the championship for the next 454 days until ultimately losing at Summer Slam ’88 against The Ultimate Warrior. Some people believe that aspect alone justifies The Honky Tonk Man’s inclusion in the Top 3 of all-time great Intercontinental Champions.

Pedro Morales

Pedro Morales was the wrestler who held the Intercontinental Championship for the longest. Morales held the championship for an incredible 619 days throughout his two tenures as champion. In actuality, Pedro’s second reign as IC Champ lasted 14 months, surpassing The Honky Tonk Man’s record. Morales was an exceptional scientific wrestler, as we used to refer to some of the faces in the very early 1980s who had a high level of technical proficiency. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Puerto Rican population was well-represented at numerous events at Madison Square Garden, and he was very well-liked among them.

There have been 88 distinct Intercontinental Champions in all. With nine reigns, Chris Jericho holds the record for the most. The Honky Tonk Man has been in power for the most time, at 454 days. Only three other wrestlers Pedro Morales, Don Muraco, and Randy Savage have successfully retained the title for an extended period of time. Currently in his first reign, Gunther is the champion. On June 10, 2022, on SmackDown in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he beat the reigning title Ricochet. Therefore, One of the most prestigious championships in the entire WWE has always been the Intercontinental Championship.

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