In April 2014, the WWE held a Intercontinental Championship to determine the #1 contenders to face Big E for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Extreme Rules 2014. Bad News Barrett defeated Rob Van Dam in the final.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| Raw | Rob Van Dam | Pin | |||||||||||
| 4/14 | Alberto Del Rio | 10:35 | |||||||||||
| Raw | Rob Van Dam | Countout | |||||||||||
| 4/21 | Cesaro | 13:13 | |||||||||||
| Raw | Cesaro | Pin | |||||||||||
| 4/14 | Mark Henry | 4:10 | |||||||||||
| Raw | Rob Van Dam | Pin | |||||||||||
| 4/28 | Bad News Barrett | 11:18 | |||||||||||
| RAW | Sheamus | Pin | |||||||||||
| 4/14 | Jack Swagger | 6:55 | |||||||||||
| Raw | Sheamus | Pin | |||||||||||
| 4/21 | Bad News Barrett | 10:33 | |||||||||||
| RAW | Bad News Barrett | Pin | |||||||||||
| 4/14 | Dolph Ziggler | 12:15 | |||||||||||