Belt History
The World Wide Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Title
(1979-1984)
The World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Title
(1984-1986)
The World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Title
(1986-1988)
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
(1988 - 1998)
(The) Ultimate Warrior's Yellow strap variant
(1991)
Light Blue strap variant
(Used by Shawn Michaels)
White strap variant
(Used by Shawn Michaels, Jeff Jarrett Marc Mero, & Triple H)
Gold strap variant
(Used by Goldust)
The World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Title
(1998)
The World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Title
(1998-2002)
WWE Intercontinental Championship
(2002 - 2011)
Cody Rhodes Intercontinental Title
(2011)
WWE Intercontinental Title
(2011 - 2014)
WWE Intercontinental Title
(2014 - 2019)
Early Champions
Ken Patera2nd Champion
(April 21, 1980 -
December 8, 1980) Don Muraco4th Champion
(June 20, 1981 -
November 23, 1981) Tito Santana7th Champion
(February 11, 1984 -
September 24, 1984) WWF Classic Intercontinental Champions
Rick Rude14th Champion
(April 2, 1989 -
August 28, 1989) Mr. Perfect16th Champion
(April 23, 1990 -
August 27, 1990) The Mountie20th Champion
(January 17, 1992 -
January 19, 1992) Roddy Piper21st Champion
(January 19, 1992 -
April 5, 1992) Bret Hart22nd Champion
(April 5, 1992 -
August 29, 1992) Diesel28th Champion
(April 13, 1994 -
August 29, 1994) Jeff Jarrett30th Champion
(January 22, 1995 -
April 26, 1995) Goldust37th Champion
(January 21, 1996 -
March 25, 1996) Goldust38th Champion
(April 1, 1996 -
June 23, 1996) Marc Mero40th Champion
(September 23, 1996 -
October 21, 1996) Rocky Maivia42nd Champion
(February 13, 1997 -
April 28, 1997) Owen Hart43rd Champion
(April 28, 1997 -
August 3, 1997) Steve Austin44th Champion
(August 3, 1997 -
September 8, 1997) Owen Hart45th Champion
(October 5, 1997 -
November 9, 1997) Steve Austin46th Champion
(November 9, 1997 -
December 8, 1997) WWF Intercontinental Champions
Triple H48th Champion
(August 30, 1998 -
October 9, 1998) Val Venis50th Champion
(February 14, 1999 -
March 15, 1999) Road Dogg51st Champion
(March 15, 1999 -
March 29, 1999) Goldust52nd Champion
(March 29, 1999 -
April 12, 1999) Edge55th Champion
(July 24, 1999 -
July 25, 1999) D'Lo Brown57th Champion
(July 26, 1999 -
August 22, 1999) Jeff Jarrett58th Champion
(August 22, 1999 -
October 17, 1999) Chyna59th Champion
(October 17, 1999 -
December 12, 1999) Kurt Angle62nd Champion
(February 27, 2000 -
April 2, 2000) Rikishi66th Champion
(June 20, 2000 -
July 4, 2000) Val Venis67th Champion
(July 4, 2000 -
August 27, 2000) Chyna68th Champion
(August 27, 2000 -
September 4, 2000) Billy Gunn70th Champion
(November 21, 2000 -
December 10, 2000) Triple H73rd Champion
(April 3, 2001 -
April 10, 2001) Jeff Hardy74th Champion
(April 10, 2001 -
April 16, 2001) Triple H75th Champion
(April 16, 2001 -
May 20, 2001) Kane76th Champion
(May 20, 2001 -
June 26, 2001) Albert77th Champion
(June 26, 2001 -
July 23, 2001) Lance Storm78th Champion
(July 23, 2001-
August 19, 2001) Edge79th Champion
(August 19, 2001 -
September 23, 2001) Christian80th Champion
(September 23, 2001 -
October 21, 2001) Edge81st Champion
(October 21, 2001 -
November 5, 2001) Test82nd Champion
(November 5, 2001 -
November 18, 2001) Edge83rd Champion
(November 18, 2001 -
January 20, 2002) Rob Van Dam85th Champion
(March 17, 2002 -
April 21, 2002) WWE Intercontinental Champions (2002 - 2011)
Rob Van Dam89th Champion
(August 25, 2002 -
September 16, 2002) Chris Jericho90th Champion
(September 16, 2002 -
September 30, 2002) Kane91st Champion
(September 30, 2002 -
Octboer 20, 2002) Booker T94th Champion
(July 7, 2003 -
August 10, 2003) Christian95th Champion
(August 10, 2003 -
September 29, 2003) Rob Van Dam96th Champion
(September 29, 2003 -
October 27, 2003) Rob Van Dam98th Champion
(October 27, 2003 -
December 14, 2003) Edge100th Champion
(July 11, 2004 -
September 6, 2004) Chris Jericho101st Champion
(September 12, 2004 -
October 19, 2004) Carlito103rd Champion
(June 20, 2005 -
September 18, 2005) Rob Van Dam106th Champion
(April 30, 2006 -
May 15, 2006) Jeff Hardy109th Champion
(October 2, 2006 -
November 6, 2006) Johnny Nitro110th Champion
(November 6, 2006 -
November 13, 2006) Umaga112th Champion
(February 19, 2007 -
April 16, 2007) Umaga114th Champion
(July 2, 2007 -
September 2, 2007) CM Punk120th Champion
(January 19, 2009 -
March 9, 2009) Rey Mysterio124th Champion
(June 28, 2009 -
September 1, 2009) John Morrison125th Champion
(September 1, 2009 -
December 13, 2009) Cody Rhodes132nd Champion
(August 9, 2011 -
April 1, 2012) WWE Intercontinental Champions
Cody Rhodes134th Champion
(April 29, 2012 -
May 20, 2012) Christian135th Champion
(May 20, 2012 -
July 23, 2012) The Miz 136th Champion
(July 23, 2012 - October 16, 2012) Kofi Kingston 137th Champion
(October 16, 2012 - December 29, 2012) Wade Barrett138th Champion
(December 29, 2012 - April 7, 2013) The Miz139th Champion
(April 7, 2013 - April 8, 2013) Curtis Axel141st Champion
(June 16, 2013 - November 18, 2013) The Miz144th Champion
(July 20, 2014 -
August 17, 2014) The Miz146th Champion
(September 21, 2014 -
September 22, 2014) Dolph Ziggler147th Champion
(September 22, 2014 -
November 17, 2014) Luke Harper148th Champion
(November 17, 2014 -
December 14, 2014) Ryback152nd Champion
(May 31, 2015 -
September 20, 2015) Kevin Owens153rd Champion
(September 20, 2015 -
December 13, 2015) Dean Ambrose154th Champion
(December 13, 2015 -
February 15, 2016) Kevin Owens155th Champion
(February 15, 2016 -
April 3, 2016) Zack Ryder156th Champion
(April 3, 2016 -
April 4, 2016) The Miz157th Champion
(April 4, 2016 -
October 9, 2016) The Miz159th Champion
(November 15, 2016 -
January 3, 2017) The Miz161st Champion
(June 4, 2017 -
November 20, 2017) Roman Reigns162nd Champion
(November 20, 2017 -
January 22, 2018) The Miz163rd Champion
(January 22, 2018 -
April 8, 2018) Seth Rollins166th Champion
(August 19, 2018 -
December 16, 2018) Dean Ambrose167th Champion
(December 16, 2018 -
January 14, 2019) Bobby Lashley168th Champion
(January 14, 2019 -
February 17, 2019) Finn Bálor169th Champion
(February 17, 2019 -
March 11, 2019) Finn Bálor171st Champion
(April 7, 2019 -
July 14, 2019) Sami Zayn174th Champion
(March 8, 2020 -
May 12, 2020) A.J. Styles175th Champion
(June 12, 2020 -
August 21, 2020) Jeff Hardy176th Champion
(August 21, 2020 -
September 27, 2020) Sami Zayn177th Champion
(September 27, 2020 -
December 22, 2020) Big E178th Champion
(December 22, 2020 -
April 11, 2021) Sami Zayn181st Champion
(February 11, 2022 -
March 4, 2022) Ricochet182nd Champion
(March 4, 2022 -
June 10, 2022) Gunther183rd Champion
(June 10, 2022 -
April 6, 2024) Sami Zayn184th Champion
(April 6, 2024 -
August 3, 2024) Jey Uso186th Champion
(September 23, 2024 -
present) 
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