September, 1979: Pat Patterson is declared the first Intercontinental champion.
April 21, 1980: Ken Patera defeats Patterson in New York, NY.
December 8, 1980: Pedro Morales over Patera in New York, NY.
June 20, 1981: Don "The Magnificent" Muraco beats Morales in Philadelphia, PA.
November 23, 1981: Pedro Morales regains the title from Muraco in New York, NY.
January 22, 1983: Don "The Magnificent" Muraco regains the championship from Morales in New York, NY.
February 11, 1984: Tito Santana over Muraco in Boston, MA.
September 24, 1984: Greg "The Hammer" Valentine defeats Santana in London, Ontario, Canada.
July 6, 1985: Tito Santana over Valentine in Baltimore, MD.
February 8, 1986: "Macho Man" Randy Savage beats Santana Boston, MA.
March 29, 1987: Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat defeats Savage at Wrestlemania III, Pontiac, MI.
June 2, 1987: The Honky Tonk Man over Steamboat on WWF Superstars, Buffalo, NY.
August 29, 1988: The Ultimate Warrior beats The Honky Tonk Man at Summerslam, New York, NY.
April 2, 1989: "Ravishing" Rick Rude defeats the Warrior at Wrestlemania V, Atlantic City, NJ.
August 28, 1989: The Ultimate Warrior regains the title from Rude at Summerslam, East Rutherford, NJ.
April 1, 1990: The Ultimate Warrior wins the WWF title, thus forfeiting the Intercontinental championship. It is declared vacant.
April 23, 1990: "Mr. Perfect" Curt Henning wins the title in a tournament final over Tito Santana on WWF Superstars, Austin, TX.
August 27, 1990: "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich over Henning at Summerslam, Philadelphia, PA.
November 19, 1990: "Mr. Perfect" Curt Henning regains the title from Von Erich on WWF Superstars, Rochester, NY.
August 26, 1991: Bret "Hitman" Hart defeats Henning at Summerslam, New York, NY.
January 17, 1992: "The Mountie" Jacques Rougeau beats Hart in Springfield, MA.
January 19, 1992: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper over the Mountie at the Royal Rumble, Albany, NY.
April 5, 1992: Bret "Hitman" Hart defeats Piper at Wrestlemania VIII, Indianapolis, IN.
August 29, 1992: "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith beats Hart at Summerslam, London, England.
October 27, 1992: "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels over Smith on Saturday Night's Main Event, Terre Haute, IN.
May 17, 1993: Marty Jannetty defeats Michaels on Monday Night Raw, New York, NY.
June 6, 1993: "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels regains the title from Jannetty, Albany, NY.
September, 1993: Michaels supasses the 30-day limit without a title defense, he is stripped of the title, it is declared vacant.
September 27, 1993: Razor Ramon defeats Rick Martel (the last two men in a battle royal) for the title, New Haven, CT.
April 13, 1994: "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel beats Ramon on WWF Superstars, Rochester, NY.
August 29, 1994: "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon regains the title from Diesel at Summerslam, Chicago, IL.
January 22, 1995: "Double J" Jeff Jarrett over Ramon at the Royal Rumble, Tampa, FL.
April 29, 1995: Bob Holly wins a controversial match in Moline, IL; the title is held up barring a rematch.
May 6, 1995: "Double J" Jeff Jarrett wins the rematch over Holly, Moline, IL.
May 19, 1995: "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon defeats Jarrett in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
May 21, 1995: "Double J" Jeff Jarrett over Ramon in Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada.
July 23, 1995: "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels defeats Jarrett at In Your House, Nashville, TN.
October 22, 1995: Michaels forfeits the title due to injury, his scheduled opponent, Shane "Dean" Douglas, is declared champion.
October 22, 1995: "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon over Douglas the same night, In Your House, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
January 21, 1996: "Goldust" Dustin Runnels beats Ramon at the Royal Rumble, Fresno, CA.
April 15, 1996: Savio Vega over Goldust in a controversial match on WWF Monday Night Raw. The title is vacant barring a rematch.
April 22, 1996: "Goldust" Dustin Runnels wins the rematch and the title on WWF Monday Night Raw over Vega.
June 23, 1996: Ahmed Johnson defeats Goldust at the King of the Ring, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
August 16, 1996: Johnson suffers a series kidney injury: the title is declared vacant.
September 23, 1996: "Wildman" Marc Mero defeats "Faarooq" Ron Simmons in a tournament final on WWF Raw, Hershey, PA.
October 22, 1996: Hunter Hearst Helmsley beats Mero in a challenge match, Monday Night Raw.
February 11, 1997: Rocky Maivia over Helmsley (special Thursday Raw), Lowell, MA.
April 8, 1997: Owen Hart defeats Maivia on Monday Night Raw.
August 3, 1997: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin beats Hart at Summerslam, East Rutherford, NJ.
October 5, 1997: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is forced to forfeit the title due to injury, to the winner of the Intercontinental title tournament, to conclude this same night, In Your House: Badd Blood, St. Louis, Missouri.
October 5, 1997: Owen Hart over Faarooq in the finals of the Intercontinental tournament, In Your House: Badd Blood, St. Louis, Missouri.
November 9, 1997: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin over Hart at the Servivor Series, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
December 8, 1997: Rocky Maiviais presented the title following Steve Austin's forfeiture.
August 30, 1998: Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeats The Rock in a Ladder Match, Summerslam: Highway to Hell, New York, NY.
October 12, 1998: Helmsley is stripped of the title after being unable to defend it within the 30-day limit due to injury. A tournament is held on Raw is War, with Ken Shamrock defeating X-Pac in the finals to become the new champion, Uniondale, New York. |