WWF INTERCONTINENTAL HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY - September 1979 -- Present - Wrestling - http://maxpages.com/wwfisthefuture/Intercontinent

1.Pat Patterson {Pierre Clemont}
09/79-Awarded
00:00:00
The WWWF North American Title was replaced by the WWF Intercontinental Title. Pat Patterson was champion at the time of the change and was thus the first Intercontinental Champion.

2.Ken Patera
04/21/80-New York, New York, United States (Madison Square Garden)
managed by The Grand Wizard {Ernie Roth}

Ken Patera held the following title in conjunction with the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title:

The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Missouri Heavyweight Title won on April 25, 1980 from Kevin Von Erich {Kevin Adkisson} in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Lost the title on November 21, 1980 to Ted Dibiase {Theodore Marvin Dibiase} in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
3.Pedro Morales
12/08/80-New York, New York, United States

4.Don "the Magificent" Muraco
06/20/81-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
managed by The Grand Wizard (2)

5.Pedro Morales (2)
11/23/81-New York, New York, United States

6.Don "the Magificent" Muraco (2)
01/22/83-New York, New York, United States
managed by Lou Albano

7.Tito Santana {Merced Solis}
02/11/84-Boston, Massachusetts, UnitedStates (Boston Gardens)

8.Greg "The Hammer" Valentine {John Wisniski Jr.}
09/24/84-London, Ontario, CANADA
managed by Lou Albano (2) & "The Mouth of The South" Jimmy Hart

9.Tito Santana (2)
07/06/85-Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine in a steel cage match to win the title.

10."The Macho Man" Randy Savage {Randy Poffo}
02/08/86-Boston, Massachusetts, United States
managed by Miss Elizabeth {Elizabeth Hewlett}

11.Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat {Richard Blood}
03/29/87-Pontiac, Michigan, United States (The Silverdome)-WrestlemaniaIII
00:14:35
Ricky Steamboat was seconded by George "The Animal" Steele in this match.
The referee was Dave Hebner

12.The Honky Tonk Man {Roy Wayne Ferris}
06/02/87-Buffalo, New York, United States - Superstars of Wrestling
managed by "The Mouth of The South" Jimmy Hart (2)

13.The Ultimate Warrior {Bryan James Hellwig}
08/29/88-New York, New York, United States (Madison Square Garden)-Summerslam
00:00:31
The Ultiimate Warrior was a last minute substitute for an injured Brutus Beefcake {Ed Leslie}.

14."Ravishing" Rick Rude {Richard E. Rood}
04/02/89-Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (Trump Plaza)-Wrestlemania V
00:09:36
managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan {Raymond Louis Heenan}
Member of The Heenan Family

15.The Ultimate Warrior (2)
08/28/89-East Rutherford, New Jersey,United States-Summerslam
00:16:02
The Ultimate Warrior won the WWF World Heavyweight Title and was forced to vacate the Intercontinental Heavyweight Title on 04/01/90.

16.Mr. Perfect {Curt Hennig}
04/23/90-Austin, Texas, United States - Superstars of Wrestling
managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (2)
Member of The Heenan Family (2)Mr. Perfect defeated Tito Santana in the finals of an eight man tournament to crown a new champion.

17.The Texas Tornado {Kerry Gene Adkisson}
08/27/90-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-Summerslam
00:05:15

18.Mr. Perfect (2)
11/19/90-Rochester, New York, United States- Superstars of Wrestling
managed by Bobby Heenan (3) until early August of 1991 & Coach {John Tolos} from early August of 1991 until 08/26/91.

19.Bret "The Hitman" Hart
08/26/91-New York, New York, United States (Madison Square Garden)-Summerslam
00:18:04

20.The Mountie {Jacques Rougeau Jr.}
01/17/92-Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
managed by Jimmy Hart (3)

21."Rowdy" Roddy Piper {Rod George Toombs}
01/19/92-Albany, New York, United States-The Royal Rumble
00:05:22

22.Bret "The Hitman" Hart (2)
04/05/92-Indianpolis, Indiana, United States-Wrestlemania VIII
00:13:50

23."The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith {David Smith}
08/29/92-London, ENGLAND (Wembley Stadium)-Summerslam
00:25:40

24."The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels {Michael S.Hickenbottom}
10/27/92-Terre Haute, Indiana, United States-Saturday Night's Main Event
00:10:10

25.Marty Jannetty
05/17/93-New York, New York, United States-Monday Night Raw
00:10:58

26."The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (2)
06/06/93-Albany, New York, United States
Accompanied by his bodyguard, Diesel {Kevin Nash}
Shawn Michaels briefly left the WWF and was stripped of his title during September of 1993.

27."The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon {Scott Hall}
09/27/93-New Haven, Connecticut, United States-Monday Night Raw
00:12:29
Razor Ramon defeated Rick Martel {Richard Vignault} after they werethe last two men left in a battle royal that went 00:19:24 made to fill the vacancy.

28."Big Daddy Cool" Diesel
04/13/94-Rochester, New York, United States - Superstars of Wrestling

Diesel held the following title in conjunction with the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title:

The WWF World Tag Team Title with Shawn Michaels on 08/28/94 from Samu/Fatu-The Headshrinkers in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
29."The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon (2)
08/29/94-Chicago, Illinois, United States (The United Center)-Summerslam
00:13:55
Ramon was seconded by Walter Payton in this match.

30. "Double J" Jeff Jarrett {Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett}
01/22/95-Tampa, Florida, United States (The Sun Dome)-The RoyalRUmble
00:18:06

The title was held up on April 26, 1995 after a controversial match involving Jeff Jarrett and Bob Holly {Robert Howard} in Moline, Ind.

31."Double J" Jeff Jarrett (2)
04/26/95-Moline, Indiana, United States-The Action Zone-
00:12:33
Jarrett defeated Holly in the rematch later in the evening to fill the vacant title
managed by The Roadie (2)

32."The Bad Guy Razor Ramon (3)
05/19/95-Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
Ramon defeated Jarrett in a ladder match to win the title.

33."Double J" Jeff Jarrett (3)
05/21/95-Trois-Rivieres, Quebec,CANADA
managed by The Roadie (3)

34."The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (3)
07/23/95-Nashville, Tennessee, United States (Nashville Municipal Audtorium)-In Your House II
00:20:01

Michaels held the following title in conjunction with the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title:

The WWF World Tag Team Title with Diesel on 09/24/95 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States.
35.Dean Douglas {Troy Martin}
10/22/95-Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA-In Your House IV
00:00:00
Dean Douglas won the title via forfeit when Michaels was unable to defend the title in a scheduled match due to injuries sustained outside of the ring.

36."The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon (4)
10/22/95-Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA-In Your House IV
00:11:01

37.Goldust {Dustin Runnels}
01/21/96-Fresno, California, United States-The Royal Rumble
00:14:17
managed by Marlena {Terry Boatwright-Runnels}
The title was held up due to a controversial match involving Goldust and Savio Vega {Juan Rivera} on April 01, 1996 in San Bernadino, California.

38.Goldust (2)
04/01/96-San Bernadino, California, United States - Monday Night RAW
managed by Marlena (2)
Goldust defeated Vega in a rematch for the held up title.

39.Ahmed Johnson {Tony Norris}
06/23/96-Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States-The King of The Ring
00:15:34
Ahmed Johnson was forced to vacate the title on August 12, 1996 due to an injury.

40."The Wildman" Marc Mero
09/23/96-Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States-Monday Night Raw
00:12:30
managed by Sable {Rena Mero} Mark Mero defeated Farooq Asad {Ron Simmons} in the finals of an eight man tournament to crown a new champion. Pat Patterson was the special guest referee for this match.

41.Hunter Hearst Helmsley {Jean-Paul Levesque}
10/21/96-Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States-Monday Night Raw
managed by Mr. Perfect
Mr. Perfect left the WWF during November of 1996.

42.Rocky Miavia {Dwayne Johnson}
02/13/97-Lowell, Massachusetts,United States-Thursday Raw Thursday

43.Owen Hart
04/28/97-Omaha, Nebraska, United States-Monday NightRaw
00:08:26

Owen Hart held the following title in conjunction with the WWFIntercontinental Heavyweight Title:

The WWF World Tag Team Title with Davey Boy Smith on 09/22/96 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.Member of The Hart Foundation
44."Stonecold" Steve Austin {Steve Williams}
08/03/97-East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States-Summerslam
00:16:16

Steve Austin held the following title in conjunction with the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title:

The WWF World Tag Team Title with Dude Love {Michael Foley}on 07/14/97 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Austin/Dude Love were forced to forfeit their titles on 09/07/97 because of Austin's neck injury. the WWF ordered an eight man tournament to crown the new champion.
Steve Austin officially had to forfeit the title on 10/05/97 and was ordered to present the title to the winner of the tournament.
45.Owen Hart (2)
10/05/97-St. Louis, Missouri, United States (The Kiel Center)- In Your House XVII
00:07:28
Hart defeated Farooq {Ron Simmons} in the final of an eight man tournament to crown a new champion.
Member of The Hart Foundation (2)

46."Stonecold" Steve Austin (2)
11/09/97-Montreal, Quebec,CANADA (Molson Center)-Survivor Series
00:04:03

47."The Rock" Rocky Maivia (2)--12/08/97-Portland, Maine, United States-Raw Is War
Awarded
Rocky Maivia was awarded the title when Austin refused to wrestle him.
Vince McMahon stripped Austin of his title and awarded it to Maivia via forfeit.
Member of The Nation of Domination

48.Hunter Hearst Helmsley (2)--8/30/98-New York, New York, USA (Madison Square Garden)
00:26:05
SummerSlam
Defeated Rocky Maivia in a Ladder Match
Member of DX

TITLE VACANT
10/98
Helmsley is forced to vacate the title due to knee surgery.
A one night 8-man tournament scheduled for the following Monday on RAW in Uniondale, NY at the Nassau Coliseum.

49.Ken Shamrock
10/12/98-Uniondale, NY (Nassau Coliseum)
Monday Night RAW
Defeats X-Pac (Sean Waltman) in the finals of an eight man tournament to fill the vacant title.

50.Val Venis
02/14/99-Memphis Tennesee (The Pyramid) St. Valentine's Day Massacre PPV
00:15:52
Billy Gunn was the special referee and helped Venis win with a fast count

51.Road Dogg (Brian James)
03/15/99-San Jose, CA (Monday Night RAW)
0:03:02

52.Goldust (3)
03/29/99-New York, NY Monday Night RAW (Continental Airlines Arena)
0:04:09

53.The Godfather (Charles Wright)
04/12/99-Detroit, Michigan (Monday Night RAW)
0:03:55
The Godfather gave the Big Bossman 5 "hoes" to take his place in the title match.

54.Jeff Jarrett [4]
05/25/99-Moline, IL (Monday Night RAW - May 31st program)
0:03:41

55.Edge (Adam Copeland)
07/24/99-Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Edge substituted for Ken Shamrock (who had transportation problems) as the challenger and won what some speculate may have been a shoot match.

56.Jeff Jarrett (5)
07/25/99-Buffalo, New York (Marines Midland Arena)-Fully Loaded PPV
13:23
Jarrett wins the rematch the next night

57.D-Lo Brown
07/27/99-Columbus, OH (Monday Night RAW - 08/02 program)
06:11
Beat Jeff Jarret in "Title vs. Title" match.

D-Lo Brown held the following titles in conjunction with the WWF Intercontinental Title

The World Wrestling Federation European Heavyweight Title won on July 25, 1999 from Mideon (Dennis Knight)
58.Jeff Jarrett (6)
08/22/99-Minneapolis, Minnesotta
SummerSlam PPV
07:28
Jeff Jarrett defeats D-Lo Brown in a two title match to become both the Intercontinental and the European Champion

59.Chyna
10/17/99-Cleveland, OH (Gund Arena)
No Mercy PPV
Chyna is the first woman to hold a major singles title in the WWF other than the Womens' Title

60.Chris Jericho
12/12/99
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (Armageddon PPV)

Title Held Up
12/28/99-Richmond, VA
WWF SmackDown (12/30 program)
Title held up after a match against Chyna ended in a disputed pinfall by both competitors because of the presence of two referees

61.Chyna/Chris Jericho
01/03/99-Miami, Florida (American Airlines Arena)
Monday Night RAW
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley declared that both Chyna and Jericho would share the title. Each would be allowed to defend it and if either of them lost it, they both lost it.

62.Chris Jericho [2]
01/23/2000-New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)
Royal Rumble PPV
Defeats Chyna and Hardcore Holly in Triple Threat match to secure sole ownership of the title

63.Kurt Angle
02/27/2000-Hartford, CT (No Way Out PPV)
Kurt Angle also held the following title in conjunction with the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title

The WWF European Title won from Val Venis on February 8, 2000 in Austin, TX.
64. Chris Benoit
04/02/2000-Anaheim, CA (The Pond)
WrestleMania 2000
Pinned Chris Jericho in a Three Way Dance.

65.Chris Jericho [3]
05/02/2000-Richmond, VA
WWF Smackdown (05/04 program)

66.Chris Benoit [2]
05/08/2000-Uniondale, NY (Nassau Coliseum)
Monday Night RAW
Jericho was forced to defend his title three times during RAW, against Kurt Angle, the Big Show and finally Benoit who won the title after special referee HHH interefered.

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