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World Wrestling Federation
Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
(September 1, 1979 — 1988)
World Wrestling Federation
Intercontinental Championship
(1988 — May 6, 2002)
World Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Championship
(May 6, 2002 — Present)
Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
(September 1, 1979 — 1988)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Pat Patterson | Sep 1, 1979 | -- | -- | 233 days |
Awarded by the W.W.F. after they changed their name from the World Wide Wrestling Federation and phased out their North American Title. The title was won by Patterson in a fictiuous tournament apparentley held in Rio de Janeiro. This is the same way the W.W.W.F. first awarded their World Title Championship in 1963.
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Ken Patera | Apr 21, 1980 | on MSGN | New York, USA | 231 days |
Pedro Morales | Dec 8, 1980 | Live Event | New York, USA | 194 days |
Don Muraco | Jun 20, 1981 | W.W.F. on PRISM… | Philadelphia, USA | 156 days |
Pedro Morales [2] | Nov 23, 1981 | on MSGN | New York, USA | 425 days |
Don Muraco [2] | Jan 22, 1983 | on MSGN | New York, USA | 385 days |
Tito Santana | Feb 11, 1984 | W.W.F. on NESN | Boston, USA | 245 days |
Greg Valentine | Oct 13, 1984 | Maple Leaf Wres… | London, Canada | 266 days |
Tito Santana [2] | Jul 6, 1985 | Live Event | Baltimore, USA | 217 days |
Randy Savage | Feb 8, 1986 | W.W.F. on NESN | Boston, USA | 414 days |
Ricky Steamboat | Mar 29, 1987 | WrestleMania | Pontiac, USA | 65 days |
Honky Tonk Man | Jun 2, 1987 | Superstars Of W… | Buffalo, USA |
Intercontinental Championship
(1988 — May 6, 2002)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Ultimate Warrior | Aug 29, 1988 | SummerSlam | New York, USA | 216 days |
Rick Rude | Apr 2, 1989 | WrestleMania | Atlantic City, USA | 148 days |
Ultimate Warrior [2] | Aug 28, 1989 | SummerSlam | East Rutherford, USA | 217 days |
** Vacated ** | Apr 1, 1990 | WrestleMania | Toronto, Canada | |
The Ultimate Warrior vacated the Intercontinental Championship after winning the Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania VI.
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Mr. Perfect | May 19, 1990 | Superstars Of W… | Austin, USA | 100 days |
Mr. Perfect won an 8 man tournament held for the Intercontinental Championship by beating Tito Santana in the fnal round. Also in the tournament were "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Rick "The Model" Martel, Dino Bravo, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and One Man Gang.
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The Texas Tornado | Aug 27, 1990 | SummerSlam | Philadelphia, USA | 110 days |
Mr. Perfect [2] | Dec 15, 1990 | Superstars Of W… | Rochester, USA | 254 days |
Bret Hart | Aug 26, 1991 | SummerSlam | New York, USA | 144 days |
The Mountie | Jan 17, 1992 | Live Event | Springfield, USA | 2 days |
Roddy Piper | Jan 19, 1992 | Royal Rumble | Albany, USA | 77 days |
Bret Hart [2] | Apr 5, 1992 | WrestleMania | Indianapolis, USA | 148 days |
The British Bulldog | Aug 31, 1992 | SummerSlam | London, England | 75 days |
Shawn Michaels | Nov 14, 1992 | Saturday Night&… | Terre Haute, USA | 184 days |
Marty Jannetty | May 17, 1993 | Raw is War | New York, USA | 20 days |
Shawn Michaels [2] | Jun 6, 1993 | Live Event | Albany, USA | 113 days |
** Vacated ** | Sep 27, 1993 | Raw is War | New Haven, USA | |
W.W.F. President Jack Tunney suspends Shawn Michaels and strips him of the Intercontinental championship for refusing to defend the title. Tunney says there will be a 20-man royal rumble next week to determine the top two contenders for the title, who will then fight for the championship the week after.
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Razor Ramon | Oct 11, 1993 | Raw is War | New Haven, USA | 184 days |
Razor Ramon and Rick Martel were the two survivor participants in a 20-man royal rumble held the previous week. The rumble also included I.R.S., 1-2-3 Kid, M.V.P., Mr. Perfect, Diesel, Adam Bomb, Bam Bam Bigelow, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Pierre Rogeau, Jacques Rogeau, Giant Gonzalez, Marty Jannetty, Bastion Booger, Owen Hart, Tatanka, Mabel, Bob Backlund and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka. Razor Ramon beat Rick "The Model" Martel to win the Intercontinental title.
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Diesel | Apr 13, 1994 | Superstars | Rochester, USA | 138 days |
Razor Ramon [2] | Aug 29, 1994 | SummerSlam | Chicago, USA | 146 days |
Jeff Jarrett | Jan 22, 1995 | Royal Rumble | Tampa, USA | 98 days |
** Held-Up ** | Apr 30, 1995 | Action Zone | Moline, USA | |
Held up when match between Jeff Jarrett and Bob "Spark Plug" Holly ended in controversy
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Jeff Jarrett [2] | May 7, 1995 | Action Zone | Moline, USA | 12 days |
Razor Ramon [3] | May 19, 1995 | Live Event | Montreal, Canada | 3 days |
Jeff Jarrett [3] | May 22, 1995 | Raw is War | Binghamton, USA | 62 days |
Shawn Michaels [3] | Jul 23, 1995 | In Your House | Nashville, USA | 91 days |
Dean Douglas | Oct 22, 1995 | In Your House | Winnipeg, Canada | 0 days |
Shawn Michaels was forced to forfeit the title to Dean Douglas due to injury.
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Razor Ramon [4] | Oct 22, 1995 | In Your House | Winnipeg, Canada | 91 days |
Goldust | Jan 21, 1996 | Royal Rumble | Fresno, USA | 85 days |
** Vacated ** | Apr 15, 1996 | Raw is War | San Bernardino, USA | |
The title was held-up by W.W.F. President Gorilla Monsoon after a match between Goldust & Savio Vega in which two referees disputed the result.
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Goldust [2] | Apr 22, 1996 | Raw is War | San Bernardino, USA | 62 days |
The title was held up the week before as a result of a controversial match between Goldust and Vega.
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Ahmed Johnson | Jun 23, 1996 | King Of The Ring | Milwaukee, USA | 92 days |
** Vacated Due To Injury ** | Aug 12, 1996 | Raw is War | Seattle, USA | |
Vacated due to injury.
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Marc Mero | Sep 23, 1996 | Raw is War | Hershey, USA | 28 days |
Marc Mero won the title by beating Faarooq in the final round of an 8 man tournament. The tournament also included Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Psycho Sid, Hunter Hearst Hemsley and Savio Vega.
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Hunter Hearst Helmsley | Oct 21, 1996 | Raw is War | Fort Wayne, USA | 115 days |
Rocky Maivia | Feb 13, 1997 | Thursday Raw Th… | Lowell, USA | 74 days |
Owen Hart | Apr 28, 1997 | Raw is War | Omaha, USA | 97 days |
Steve Austin | Aug 3, 1997 | SummerSlam | East Rutherford, USA | 36 days |
** Vacated Due To Injury ** | Sep 8, 1997 | Raw is War | Cincinnati, USA | |
Steve Austin was forced to forfeit the title due to injury. A tournament was held to determine a new champion.
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Owen Hart [2] | Oct 5, 1997 | In Your House | St. Louis, USA | 35 days |
Owen Hart pinned Faarooq in the final round of a 8-man tournament which also included Dude Love, Brian Pillman, Goldust, Ken Shamrock, Rocky Maivia and Ahmed Johnson.
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Steve Austin [2] | Nov 9, 1997 | Survivor Series | Montreal, Canada | 29 days |
Rocky Maivia [2] | Dec 8, 1997 | Raw is War | Portland, USA | 265 days |
Steve Austin was forced to forfeit the title by W.W.F. Chairman Vince McMahon. McMahon then awarded the title to Rocky Maivia.
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Hunter Hearst Helmsley [2] | Aug 30, 1998 | SummerSlam | New York, USA | 43 days |
** Vacated Due To Injury ** | Oct 12, 1998 | Raw is War | Uniondale, USA | |
Hunter Hearst Helmsley was forced to forfeit the title due to injury. A tournament was held to determine a new champion.
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Ken Shamrock | Oct 12, 1998 | Raw is War | Uniondale, USA | 125 days |
Ken Shamrock pinned X-pac in the final round of an 8-man tournament which also included Steve Blackman, Val Venis, Marc Mero, Mankind, Mark Henry and Jeff Jarrett.
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Val Venis | Feb 14, 1999 | In Your House | Memphis, USA | 29 days |
Charlie Haas | Mar 15, 1999 | Raw is War | San Jose, USA | 14 days |
Goldust [3] | Mar 29, 1999 | Raw is War | East Rutherford, USA | 14 days |
The Godfather | Apr 12, 1999 | Raw is War | Detroit, USA | 49 days |
Jeff Jarrett [4] | May 31, 1999 | Raw is War | Moline, USA | 54 days |
Edge | Jul 24, 1999 | Live Event | Toronto, Canada | 1 day |
Jeff Jarrett [5] | Jul 25, 1999 | Fully Loaded | Buffalo, USA | 1 day |
D-Lo Brown | Jul 26, 1999 | Raw is War | Cleveland, USA | 27 days |
Jeff Jarrett [6] | Aug 22, 1999 | SummerSlam | Minneapolis, USA | 56 days |
Chyna | Oct 17, 1999 | No Mercy | Cleveland, USA | 56 days |
Chris Jericho | Dec 12, 1999 | Armageddon | Sunrise, USA | 18 days |
During a match between Chris Jericho and Chyna, two separate referees counted a pin by both participants at the same time and declared each one the new champion. The title was held up until a undisputed winner would be determined.
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Chris Jericho [2] & Chyna [2] | Jan 3, 2000 | Raw is War | Miami, USA | 20 days |
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley decided that both Chris Jericho and Chyna would be co-holders of the Intercontinental Championship. Only one of them would defend the title at a time and if either of them lost, they both would lose the championship.
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Chris Jericho [3] | Jan 23, 2000 | Royal Rumble | New York, USA | 35 days |
Chris Jericho won a triple threat match against Chyna and Hardcore Holly to be recognized as the sole holder of the Intercontinental Championship.
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Kurt Angle | Feb 27, 2000 | No Way Out | Hartford, USA | 35 days |
Chris Benoit | Apr 2, 2000 | WrestleMania | Anaheim, USA | 32 days |
Chris Benoit pinned Chris Jericho in a triple threat match that also include the champion, Kurt Angle.
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Chris Jericho [4] | May 4, 2000 | Smackdown | Richmond, USA | 4 days |
Chris Benoit [2] | May 8, 2000 | Raw is War | Uniondale, USA | 45 days |
Chavo Guerrero Jr. | Jun 22, 2000 | Smackdown | Memphis, USA | 14 days |
Val Venis [2] | Jul 6, 2000 | Smackdown | Sunrise, USA | 52 days |
Chyna [3] | Aug 27, 2000 | SummerSlam | Raleigh, USA | 8 days |
Chyna pinned Trish Stratus in a intergender tag team match for the Intercontinental championship.
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Eddie Guerrero | Sep 4, 2000 | Raw is War | Lexington, USA | 80 days |
Eddie Guererro pinned Chyna in a Triple Threat Match that also involved Kurt Angle.
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Billy | Nov 23, 2000 | Smackdown | Sunrise, USA | 17 days |
Chris Benoit [3] | Dec 10, 2000 | Armageddon | Birmingham, USA | 42 days |
Chris Jericho [5] | Jan 21, 2001 | Royal Rumble | New Orleans, USA | 74 days |
Triple H [3] | Apr 5, 2001 | Smackdown | Oklahoma City, USA | 7 days |
Jeff Hardy | Apr 12, 2001 | Smackdown | Philadelphia, USA | 4 days |
Triple H [4] | Apr 16, 2001 | Raw is War | Knoxville, USA | 34 days |
Kane | May 20, 2001 | Judgment Day | Sacramento, USA | 39 days |
Albert | Jun 28, 2001 | Smackdown | New York, USA | 25 days |
Lance Storm | Jul 23, 2001 | Raw is War | Buffalo, USA | 27 days |
Edge [2] | Aug 19, 2001 | SummerSlam | San Jose, USA | 35 days |
Christian | Sep 23, 2001 | Unforgiven | Pittsburgh, USA | 28 days |
Edge [3] | Oct 21, 2001 | No Mercy | St. Louis, USA | 15 days |
Test | Nov 5, 2001 | Monday Night Raw | Uniondale, USA | 13 days |
Edge [4] | Nov 18, 2001 | Survivor Series | Greensboro, USA | 63 days |
Going into this match for the Intercontinental Championship, Edge held the W.C.W. U.S. Title. He defeated Test to unify the titles and become undisputed Intercontinental Champion.
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William Regal | Jan 20, 2002 | Royal Rumble | Atlanta, USA | 56 days |
Rob Van Dam | Mar 17, 2002 | WrestleMania | Toronto, Canada | 35 days |
Eddie Guerrero [2] | Apr 21, 2002 | Backlash | Kansas City, USA | 36 days |
Intercontinental Championship
(May 6, 2002 — Present)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Rob Van Dam [2] | May 27, 2002 | Monday Night Raw | Edmonton, Canada | 56 days |
On July 22, 2002, the Intercontinental and European championships were unified in a match between Rob Van Dam and European Champion Jeff Hardy. Rob Van Dam won the match to be the new Intercontinental Champion.
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Chris Benoit [4] | Jul 29, 2002 | Monday Night Raw | Greensboro, USA | 27 days |
Rob Van Dam [3] | Aug 25, 2002 | SummerSlam | Uniondale, USA | 22 days |
Chris Jericho [6] | Sep 16, 2002 | Monday Night Raw | Denver, USA | 14 days |
Kane [2] | Sep 30, 2002 | Monday Night Raw | Houston, USA | 20 days |
Triple H [5] | Oct 20, 2002 | No Mercy | North Little Rock, USA | 0 days |
** Deactivated ** | Oct 20, 2002 | No Mercy | North Little Rock, USA | |
On October 20, 2002 at No Mercy in Little Rock, Arkansas, the Intercontinental Championship was unified with the Heavyweight championship in a match between Triple H and Kane in which Triple H was declared the winner.
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Christian [2] | May 18, 2003 | Judgment Day | Charlotte, USA | 50 days |
On May 5, 2003, Stone Cold Steve Austin, the new Co-General Manager of Raw, announced that the Intercontinental Title would be reinstated. The winner would be determined in a Battle Royal at Judgment Day. Christian won the battle royal which also included Booker T, Kane, Rob Van Dam, Chris Jericho, Test, Lance Storm, Val Venis And Goldust.
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Booker T | Jul 7, 2003 | Monday Night Raw | Montreal, Canada | 34 days |
Christian [3] | Aug 10, 2003 | Live Event | Des Moines, USA | 50 days |
Rob Van Dam [4] | Sep 29, 2003 | Monday Night Raw | Rosemont, USA | 28 days |
Chris Jericho [7] | Oct 27, 2003 | Monday Night Raw | Fayetteville, USA | 0 days |
Rob Van Dam [5] | Oct 27, 2003 | Monday Night Raw | Fayetteville, USA | 48 days |
Randy Orton | Dec 14, 2003 | Armageddon | Orlando, USA | 210 days |
Edge [5] | Jul 11, 2004 | Vengeance | Hartford, USA | 57 days |
** Vacated Due To Injury ** | Sep 6, 2004 | Monday Night Raw | Wichita Falls, USA | |
Edge vacates the title due to injury.
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Chris Jericho [8] | Sep 12, 2004 | Unforgiven | Portland, USA | 37 days |
Chris Jericho defeated Christian in a Ladder Match for the vacated Intercontinental Championship.
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Shelton Benjamin | Oct 19, 2004 | Taboo Tuesday | Milwaukee, USA | 245 days |
Carlito Cool | Jun 20, 2005 | Monday Night Raw | Phoenix, USA | 91 days |
Ric Flair | Sep 18, 2005 | Unforgiven | Oklahoma City, USA | 155 days |
Shelton Benjamin [2] | Feb 20, 2006 | Monday Night Raw | Trenton, USA | 69 days |
Rob Van Dam [6] | Apr 30, 2006 | Backlash | Lexington, USA | 15 days |
Shelton Benjamin [3] | May 15, 2006 | Monday Night Raw | Lubbock, USA | 41 days |
Shelton Benjamin pinned Rob Van dam in a Texas Tornado, 3-on-2 Tag Team match which had Van Dam & Cena taking on Benjamin, Chris Masters and Triple H in a match where if either champion was pinned, they would lose their title.
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Johnny Nitro | Jun 25, 2006 | Vengeance | Charlotte, USA | 99 days |
Johnny Nitro pinned Shelton Benjamin in a triple threat match that also involved Carlito.
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Jeff Hardy [2] | Oct 2, 2006 | Monday Night Raw | Topeka, USA | 35 days |
Johnny Nitro [2] | Nov 6, 2006 | Monday Night Raw | Columbus, USA | 7 days |
Jeff Hardy [3] | Nov 13, 2006 | Monday Night Raw | Manchester, England | 98 days |
Umaga | Feb 19, 2007 | Monday Night Raw | Bakersfield, USA | 56 days |
Santino Marella | Apr 16, 2007 | Monday Night Raw | Assago, Italy | 77 days |
Umaga [2] | Jul 2, 2007 | Monday Night Raw | Dallas, USA | 63 days |
Jeff Hardy [4] | Sep 3, 2007 | Monday Night Raw | Columbus, USA | 189 days |
Chris Jericho [9] | Mar 10, 2008 | Monday Night Raw | Milwaukee, USA | 111 days |
Kofi Kingston | Jun 29, 2008 | Night Of Champions | Dallas, USA | 49 days |
Santino Marella [2] | Aug 17, 2008 | SummerSlam | Indianapolis, USA | 85 days |
Marella won the title in a winnner-take-all intergender tag team match for the Intercontinental and Women's championships, in which the winning team would win both titles. Beth Pheonix pinned Mickie James to win the match.
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William Regal [2] | Nov 10, 2008 | Monday Night Raw | Manchester, England | 70 days |
C.M. Punk | Jan 19, 2009 | Monday Night Raw | Rosemont, USA | 49 days |
J.B.L. | Mar 9, 2009 | Monday Night Raw | Jacksonville, USA | 27 days |
Rey Mysterio | Apr 5, 2009 | WrestleMania | Houston, USA | 63 days |
Chris Jericho [10] | Jun 7, 2009 | Extreme Rules | New Orleans, USA | 21 days |
Rey Mysterio [2] | Jun 28, 2009 | The Bash | Sacramento, USA | 68 days |
John Morrison [3] | Sep 4, 2009 | Smackdown | Cleveland, USA | 100 days |
Drew McIntyre | Dec 13, 2009 | TLC: Tables,… | San Antonio, USA | 161 days |
Kofi Kingston [2] | May 23, 2010 | Over The Limit | Detroit, USA | 75 days |
Dolph Ziggler | Aug 6, 2010 | Smackdown | Laredo, USA | 154 days |
Kofi Kingston [3] | Jan 7, 2011 | Smackdown | Tucson, USA | 77 days |
Wade Barrett | Mar 25, 2011 | Smackdown | Columbus, USA | 86 days |
Ezekiel Jackson | Jun 19, 2011 | Capitol Punishment | Washington, USA | 54 days |
Cody Rhodes | Aug 12, 2011 | Smackdown | Sacramento, USA | 233 days |
Big Show | Apr 1, 2012 | WrestleMania | Miami Gardens, USA | 28 days |
Cody [2] | Apr 29, 2012 | Extreme Rules | Rosemont, USA | 21 days |
Christian [4] | May 20, 2012 | Over The Limit | Raleigh, USA | 64 days |
Christian won a 20-man battle royal to earn the right to face either the Intercontinental or United States Champion.
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The Miz | Jul 23, 2012 | Monday Night Raw | St. Louis, USA | 86 days |
Kofi Kingston [4] | Oct 17, 2012 | Main Event | Memphis, USA | 73 days |
Wade Barrett [2] | Dec 29, 2012 | Monday Night Raw | Washington, USA | 99 days |
The Miz [2] | Apr 7, 2013 | WrestleMania | East Rutherford, USA | 1 day |
Wade Barrett [3] | Apr 8, 2013 | Monday Night Raw | East Rutherford, USA | 69 days |
Curtis Axel | Jun 16, 2013 | Payback | Rosemont, USA | 155 days |
Axel pinned Wade Barrett in a triple threat match for the championship that also included The Miz.
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Big E. Langston | Nov 18, 2013 | Monday Night Raw | Nashville, USA | 167 days |
Bad News Barrett [4] | May 4, 2014 | Extreme Rules | East Rutherford, USA | 57 days |
** Vacated Due To Injury ** | Jun 30, 2014 | Monday Night Raw | Hartford, USA | |
Title vacated due to injury
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The Miz [3] | Jul 20, 2014 | Battleground | Tampa, USA | 28 days |
The Miz last eliminated Dolph Ziggler in a battle royal for the vacated title. Also in the match were Big E., Alberto Del Rio, Cesaro, R-Truth, Ryback, Curtis Axel, Zack Ryder, Titus O'Neil, Damien Sandow, Heath Slater, Diego, Sin Cara, Xavier Woods, The Great Khali, Kofi Kingston, Bo Dallas and Sheamus.
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Dolph Ziggler [2] | Aug 17, 2014 | SummerSlam | Los Angeles, USA | 35 days |
The Miz [4] | Sep 21, 2014 | Night Of Champions | Nashville, USA | 1 day |
Dolph Ziggler [3] | Sep 22, 2014 | Monday Night Raw | Memphis, USA | 56 days |
Luke Harper | Nov 17, 2014 | Monday Night Raw | Roanoke, USA | 27 days |
Dolph Ziggler [4] | Dec 14, 2014 | TLC: Tables,… | Cleveland, USA | 22 days |
Bad News Barrett [5] | Jan 5, 2015 | Monday Night Raw | Corpus Christi, USA | 83 days |
Daniel Bryan | Mar 29, 2015 | WrestleMania | Santa Clara, USA | 43 days |
Bryan won the title in a ladder match that also included the champion Bad News Barrett, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, R-Truth and Stardust.
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** Vacated Due To Injury ** | May 11, 2015 | Monday Night Raw | Cincinnati, USA | |
Bryan relinquishes the title due to injury.
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Ryback | May 31, 2015 | Elimination Cha… | Corpus Christi, USA | 112 days |
Ryback pinned Sheamus in a 6-man Elimination Chamber match that also included Dolph Ziggler, King Barrett, Mark Henry and R-Truth.
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Kevin Owens | Sep 20, 2015 | Night Of Champions | Houston, USA | 84 days |
Dean Ambrose | Dec 13, 2015 | TLC: Tables,… | Boston, USA | 64 days |
Kevin Owens [2] | Feb 15, 2016 | Monday Night Raw | Anaheim, USA | 48 days |
Owens pinned Tyler Breeze in a Fatal 5-Way match that also included the champion Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler and Stardust.
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Zack Ryder | Apr 3, 2016 | WrestleMania | Arlington, USA | 1 day |
Ryder won the title in a ladder match that also included the champion, Kevin Owens, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, Sin Cara, Stardust, and The Miz.
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The Miz [5] | Apr 4, 2016 | Monday Night Raw | Dallas, USA | 188 days |
Dolph Ziggler [5] | Oct 9, 2016 | No Mercy | Sacramento, USA | 37 days |
The Miz [6] | Nov 15, 2016 | Smackdown Live | Wilkes‐Barre, USA | 49 days |
Dean Ambrose [2] | Jan 3, 2017 | Smackdown Live | Jacksonville, USA | 152 days |
The Miz [7] | Jun 4, 2017 | Extreme Rules | Baltimore, USA | 169 days |
Roman Reigns | Nov 20, 2017 | Monday Night Raw | Houston, USA | 63 days |
The Miz [8] | Jan 22, 2018 | Monday Night Raw | Brooklyn, USA | 76 days |
Seth Rollins | Apr 8, 2018 | WrestleMania | New Orleans, USA | 71 days |
Rollins pinned The Miz in a triple threat match that also included Finn Balor
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Dolph Ziggler [6] | Jun 18, 2018 | Monday Night Raw | Grand Rapids, USA | 62 days |
Seth Rollins [2] | Aug 19, 2018 | SummerSlam | Brooklyn, USA | 119 days |
Dean Ambrose [3] | Dec 16, 2018 | TLC: Tables,… | San Jose, USA | 29 days |
Bobby Lashley | Jan 14, 2019 | Monday Night Raw | Memphis, USA | 34 days |
Finn Bálor | Feb 17, 2019 | Elimination Cha… | Houston, USA | 22 days |
Balor pinned Lio Rush in a 2-on-1 handicap match that also included Bobby Lashley
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Bobby Lashley [2] | Mar 11, 2019 | Monday Night Raw | Pittsburgh, USA | 27 days |
Finn Bálor [2] | Apr 7, 2019 | WrestleMania | East Rutherford, USA | 98 days |
Shinsuke Nakamura | Jul 14, 2019 | Extreme Rules | Philadelphia, USA | 201 days |
Braun Strowman | Jan 31, 2020 | Friday Night Sm… | Tulsa, USA | 37 days |
Sami Zayn | Mar 8, 2020 | Elimination Cha… | Philadelphia, USA | 73 days |
Zayn pinned Strowman in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match that also included Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakanura
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** Vacated ** | May 20, 2020 | -- | -- | |
The title is vacated due to Zayn being unable to travel and properly defend the championship.
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A.J. Styles | Jun 12, 2020 | Friday Night Sm… | Orlando, USA | 70 days |
Styles defeated Daniel Bryan in the finals of an 8-person tournament. Other participants in the tournament included: Drew Gulak, Elias, Jeff Hardy, King Corbin, Sheamus, and Shinsuke Nakamura.
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Jeff Hardy [5] | Aug 21, 2020 | Friday Night Sm… | Orlando, USA | 37 days |
Sami Zayn [2] | Sep 27, 2020 | Clash Of Champions | Orlando, USA | 89 days |
Zayn defeated Hardy and A.J. Styles in a ladder match for the title.
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Big E [2] | Dec 25, 2020 | Friday Night Sm… | St. Petersburg, USA | 107 days |
Apollo Crews | Apr 11, 2021 | WrestleMania | Tampa, USA | 124 days |
King Nakamura [2] | Aug 13, 2021 | Friday Night Sm… | Tulsa, USA | 189 days |
Sami Zayn [3] | Feb 18, 2022 | Friday Night Sm… | New Orleans, USA | 14 days |
Ricochet | Mar 4, 2022 | Friday Night Sm… | Miami, USA | 98 days |
GUNTHER | Jun 10, 2022 | Friday Night Sm… | Baton Rouge, USA | 666 days |
Sami Zayn [4] | Apr 6, 2024 | WrestleMania | Philadelphia, USA | 119 days |
Bron Breakker | Aug 3, 2024 | SummerSlam | Cleveland, USA | 51 days |
Jey Uso | Sep 23, 2024 | Monday Night Raw | Ontario, USA | 28 days |
Bron Breakker [2] | Oct 21, 2024 | Monday Night Raw | Philadelphia, USA | 65 days |