Intercontinental Title History

Updated: 1/27/98


Numbers appearing in (parenthesis) are number of times a wrestler has held the Intercontinental Title.

#
Wrestler
Date
Location
1
Pat Patterson 1
9/79
Rio Di Janiero, Brazil
2
Ken Patera
4/21/80
New York, New York
3
Pedro Morales
12/8/80
New York, New York
4
Magnificent Muraco
6/20/81
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5
Pedro Morales (2)
11/23/81
New York, New York
6
Magnificent Muraco
1/23/83
New York, New York
7
Tito Santana
2/11/84
Boston, Massachusetts
8
Greg Valentine
9/24/84
London, Ontario, Canada
9
Tito Santana (2)
7/6/85
Baltimore, Maryland
10
Randy Savage 2
2/8/86
Boston, Massachusetts
11
Rick Steamboat
3/29/87
Pontiac, Michigan
12
Honky Tonk Man
6/2/87
Buffalo, New York
13
Ultimate Warrior
8/29/88
New York, New York
14
Rick Rude
4/2/89
Atlantic City, New Jersy
15
Ultimate Warrior (2) 3
8/28/89
East Rutherford, New Jersy
16
Mr. Perfect 4
4/23/90
Austin, Texas
17
Texas Tornado
8/27/90
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18
Mr. Perfect
11/19/90
Rochester, New York
19
Bret Hart
8/26/91
New York, New York
20
The Mountie
1/17/92
Springfield, Massachusetts
21
Roddy Piper
1/19/92
Albany, New York
22
Bret Hart (2)
4/5/92
Indianapolis, Indiana
23
British Bulldog
8/29/92
London, England
24
Shawn Michaels
10/27/92
Terre Haute, Indiana
25
Marty Jannetty
5/17/93
New York, New York
26
Shawn Michaels (2) 5
6/6/93
Albany, New York
27
Razor Ramon 6
9/27/93
New Haven, Connecticut
28
Diesel
4/13/94
Rochester, New York
29
Razor Ramon (2)
8/29/94
Chicago, Illinois
30
Jeff Jarrett
1/22/95
Tampa, Florida
31
Razor Ramon (3)
5/19/95
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
32
Jeff Jarrett (2)
5/21/95
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
33
Shawn Michaels (3)
7/23/95
Nashville, Tennessee
34
Dean Douglas
10/22/95
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
35
Razor Ramon (4)
10/22/95
Winnipeg, Canada
36
Goldust
1/16/96
Fresno, California
37
Goldust (2) 7
4/1/96
San Jose, California
38
Ahmed Johnson 8
6/23/96
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
39
Marc Mero 9
9/23/96
Hershey, Pennsylvania
40
Hunter Hearst Helmsly
10/21/96
Fort Wayne, Indiana
41
Rocky Maivia
2/13/97
Lowell, Massachusetts
42
Owen Hart
4/28/97
Omaha, Nebraska
43
Steve Austin 10
8/3/97
East Rutherford, New Jersy
44
Owen Hart (2) 11
10/5/97
St. Louis, Missouri
45
Steve Austin (2)
11/9/97
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
46
Rocky Maivia (2) 12
12/8/97
Portland, Maine
47
Hunter Hearst Helmsly (2)
8/30/98
New York, New York
47
Ken Shamrock 13
10/12/98
Uniondale, New York
Notes
1. Patterson wins a fictitious tournament; returns to the US and World Wrestling Federation television with the Intercontinental title.

2. Santana continues to defend the belt for two weeks after losing it, until the title change was aired on television.

3. The Warrior vacates the title on 4/1/90 after winning the World Heavyweight Championship.

4. Perfect defeats Tito Santana in the finals of an 8-man tournament to capture the title.

5. Michaels is stripped of the title in taking a leave of absence.

6. Ramon defeats Rick Martel for the vacant title.

7. Goldust's title is held up after a match versus Savio Vega on 4/1/96. He wins the rematch to reclaim the belt.

8. Ahmed is stripped of the title due to inability to defend it (thanks to an injury caused by Faarooq Asad).

9. Mero defeats Faarooq in the finals of a tournament on Raw to win the vacant title.

10. Commissioner Slaughter forces Austin to forfeit the belt due to a neck injury suffered days before at SummerSlam.

11. Owen defeats Faarooq in the finals of a tournament to crown the new IC champion.

12. Austin forfeits the title, which is given to Maivia.

13. Vince McMahon strips an injured Hunter Hearst Helmsly of the title, ordering a one-night tournament to take place on Raw. Shamrock defeats Steve Blackman and Val Venis in the opening rounds, then X-Pac in the finals to capture the title.

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