| Pat Patterson | 09/01/79 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: Pat Patterson win the title in a fictional championship tournament.. |
| Ken Patera | 04/21/80 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Pedro Morales | 12/08/80 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Don Muraco | 11/23/81 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Pedro Morales | 11/23/82 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Don Muraco | 01/22/83 | New York City, NY | House Show |
| Tito Santana | 02/11/84 | Boston, MA | House Show |
| Greg Valentine | 09/24/84 | London, England | Maple Leaf Wrestling |
| Tito Santana | 07/06/85 | Baltimore, MD | House Show |
| Randy Savage | 02/08/86 | Boston, MA | House Show |
| Ricky Steamboat | 03/29/87 | Pontiac, MI | Wrestlemania III |
| The Honky Tonk Man | 06/02/87 | Buffalo, NY | Superstars |
| The Ultimate Warrior | 08/29/88 | New York City, NY | Summerslam 88 |
| Rick Rude | 04/02/89 | Atlantic City, NJ | Wrestlemania V |
| The Ultimate Warrior | 08/28/89 | East Rutherford, NJ | SummerSlam 89 |
| Mr Perfect | 05/19/90 | Austin, TX | WWF Superstars |
| The Texas Tornado | 08/27/90 | Philadelphia, PA | SummerSlam 90 |
| Mr Perfect | 12/15/90 | Rochester, NY | WWF Superstars |
| Bret Hart | 08/26/91 | New York City, NY | SummerSlam 91 |
| The Mountie | 01/17/92 | Springfield, MA | House Show |
| Roddy Piper | 01/19/92 | Albany, NY | Royal Rumble |
| Bret Hart | 04/05/92 | Indianapolis, IN | WrestleMania VIII |
| Davey Boy Smith | 08/29/92 | London, England | SummerSlam 92 |
| Shawn Michaels | 10/27/92 | Terre Haute, IN | Saturday Night's Main Event |
| Marty Jannetty | 05/17/93 | New York City, NY | RAW |
| Shawn Michaels | 06/06/93 | Albany, NY | House Show |
| * * * NOTES: Shawn Michaels was stripped of the championship for failing to defend it within 30 days.. |
| Razor Ramon | 09/27/93 | New Haven, CT | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Razor Ramon won a RAW battle royal. |
| Diesel | 04/30/94 | Rochester, NY | WWF Superstars |
| Razor Ramon | 08/29/94 | Chicago, IL | SummerSlam 94 |
| Jeff Jarrett | 01/22/95 | Tampa, FL | Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: The championship was later held up when Jarrett's title defense against Bob Holly ended in controversy. |
| Jeff Jarrett | 04/26/95 | Moline, AL | House Show |
| Razor Ramon | 05/19/95 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | House Show |
| Jeff Jarrett | 05/21/95 | Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada | House Show |
| Shawn Michaels | 07/23/95 | Nashville, TN | In Your House 2 |
| * * * NOTES: Dean Douglas was awarded the title by forfeit due to Michaels being attacked outside a nightclub in Syracuse, NY on October 14, 1995. |
| Dean Douglas | 10/22/95 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | In Your House 4 |
| Razor Ramon | 10/22/95 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | In Your House 4 |
| Goldust | 01/21/96 | Fresno, CA | Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: The title was held up when a title defense against Savio Vega ended in a no contest. The match aired April 15, 1996 on tape delay. |
| Goldust | 04/22/96 | San Bernadino, CA | RAW |
| Ahmed Johnson | 06/23/96 | Milwaukee, WI | King of the Ring |
| * * * NOTES: Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by Faarooq after winning an 11-man battle royal. |
| Marc Mero | 09/23/96 | Hershey, PA | RAW |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 10/21/96 | Fort Wayne, IN | RAW |
| The Rock | 02/13/97 | Lowell, MA | RAW |
| Owen Hart | 04/28/97 | Omaha, NE | RAW |
| Steve Austin | 08/03/97 | East Rutherford, NJ | SummerSlam 97 |
| Owen Hart | 10/05/97 | St Louis, MO | RAW |
| Steve Austin | 11/09/97 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Survivor Series |
| The Rock | 12/08/97 | Portland, OR | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Steve Austin handed the title to Rock. |
| Triple H | 08/30/98 | New York City, NY | SummerSlam 98 |
| * * * NOTES: Vacated the title on October 9, 1998. |
| Ken Shamrock | 10/12/98 | Uniondale, NY | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final. |
| Val Venis | 02/14/99 | Memphis, TN | In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre |
| Road Dogg | 03/15/99 | San Jose, CA | RAW |
| Goldust | 03/29/99 | East Rutherford, NJ | RAW |
| The Godfather | 04/12/99 | Detroit, MI | RAW |
| Jeff Jarrett | 05/25/99 | Moline, IL | RAW |
| Edge | 07/24/99 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | House Show |
| Jeff Jarrett | 07/25/99 | Buffalo, NY | Fully Loaded |
| D-Lo Brown | 07/27/99 | Columbus, OH | RAW |
| Jeff Jarrett | 08/22/99 | Minneapolis, MN | SummerSlam 99 |
| Chyna | 10/17/99 | Cleveland, OH | No Mercy |
| Chris Jericho | 12/12/99 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Armeggedon |
| * * * NOTES: On December 30, 1999, a title match between Chyna and Jericho ended in a double pinfall; as a result they were recognized as co-champions. WWE doesn't recognize this period as an official reign as the title is considered vacant. |
| Chris Jericho & Chyna | 01/03/00 | Miami, FL | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Chris Jericho and Chyna became co-champions. |
| Chris Jericho | 01/23/00 | New York City, NY | Royal Rumble |
| Kurt Angle | 02/27/00 | Hartford, CT | No Way Out |
| Chris Benoit | 04/02/00 | Anaheim, CA | Wrestlemania 2000 |
| Chris Jericho | 05/02/00 | Richmond, VA | SmackDown |
| Chris Benoit | 05/08/00 | Uniondale, NY | RAW |
| Rikishi Phatu | 06/21/00 | Memphis, TN | SmackDown |
| Val Venis | 07/05/00 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | SmackDown |
| Chyna | 08/27/00 | Raleigh, NC | SummerSlam 2000 |
| Eddy Guerrero | 09/04/00 | Lexington, KY | RAW |
| Billy Gunn | 11/21/00 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | SmackDown |
| Chris Benoit | 12/10/00 | Birmingham, AL | Armaggedon |
| Chris Jericho | 01/21/01 | New Orleans, LA | Royal Rumble |
| Triple H | 04/05/01 | Oklahoma City, OK | SmackDown |
| Jeff Hardy | 04/12/01 | Philadelphia, PA | Smackdown |
| Triple H | 04/16/01 | Knoxville, TN | RAW |
| Kane | 05/20/01 | Sacramento, CA | Judgement Day |
| * * * NOTES: This was a chain match. |
| Albert | 06/28/01 | New York, NY | Smackdown |
| Lance Storm | 07/23/01 | Buffalo, NY | RAW |
| Edge | 08/30/01 | San Jose, CA | SummerSlam |
| Christian | 09/23/01 | Pittsburgh, PA | Unforgiven |
| Edge | 10/21/01 | Pittsburgh, PA | No Mercy |
| Test | 11/05/01 | Long Island, NY | RAW |
| Edge | 11/18/01 | Greensboro, NC | Survivor Series |
| * * * NOTES: Edge unified the WWE Intercontinental and WCW US championships. |
| William Regal | 01/20/02 | Greensboro, NC | Royal Rumble |
| Rob Van Dam | 03/17/02 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | WrestleMania 18 |
| * * * NOTES: The WWE Intercontinental title became property of RAW. |
| Eddie Guerrero | 04/21/02 | Kansas City, MO | Backlash |
| Rob Van Dam | 05/27/02 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Ladder Match. |
| Chris Benoit | 07/29/02 | Greensboro, SC | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Chris Benoit defected to SmackDown! with the Intercontinental title. |
| Rob Van Dam | 08/25/02 | New York, NY | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: Rob Van Dam brings the Intercontinental title back to RAW. |
| Chris Jericho | 09/16/02 | Denver, CO | RAW |
| Kane | 09/30/02 | Houston, TX | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: The Intercontinental title was "retired" on October 20th, 2002. |
| Christian | 05/18/03 | Charlotte, NC | Judgment Day |
| * * * NOTES: Christian won a Battle Royal for the vacant title. |
| Booker T | 07/07/03 | Montral, Ontario, Canada | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: No-DQ/No Countout Match. |
| Christian | 08/10/03 | Des Moines, IA | Live Event |
| Rob Van Dam | 09/29/03 | Chicago, IL | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Ladder Match. |
| Chris Jericho | 10/27/03 | Fayetteville, NC | RAW |
| Rob Van Dam | 10/27/03 | Fayetteville, NC | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Steel Cage Match. |
| Randy Orton | 12/14/03 | Orlando, FL | Armageddon |
| Edge | 07/12/04 | Hartford, CT | Vengeance |
| * * * NOTES: Edge was stripped due to injury. |
| Chris Jericho | 09/12/04 | Portland, OR | Unforgiven |
| * * * NOTES: Chris Jericho won a Ladder Match. |
| Shelton Benjamin | 10/19/04 | Milwaukee, WI | Taboo Tuesday |
| Carlito Cool | 06/20/05 | Phoenix, AZ | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Carlito wins the title in his first match on RAW. |
| Ric Flair | 09/18/05 | Oklahoma City, OK | Unforgiven |
| Shelton Benjamin | 02/20/06 | Trenton, NJ | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Shelton Benjamin cheated!. |
| Rob Van Dam | 04/30/06 | Lexington, KY | Backlash |
| Shelton Benjamin | 05/15/06 | Lubbock, TX | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Special Handicap Match. |
| Johnny Nitro | 06/25/06 | Charlotte, NC | Vengeance |
| * * * NOTES: Triple Threat Match. |
| Jeff Hardy | 10/02/06 | Topeka, KS | RAW |
| Johnny Nitro | 11/06/06 | Columbus, OH | RAW |
| Jeff Hardy | 11/13/06 | Manchester, England | RAW |
| Umaga | 02/19/07 | Bakersfield, CA | RAW |
| Santino Marella | 04/16/07 | Milan, Italy | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Portrayed as a "FAN". |
| Umaga | 07/02/07 | Dallas, TX | RAW |
| Jeff Hardy | 09/03/07 | Columbus, OH | RAW |
| Chris Jericho | 03/10/08 | Milwaukee, WI | RAW |
| Kofi Kingston | 06/29/08 | Dallas, TX | Night of Champions |
| Santino Marella | 08/17/08 | Indianapolis, IN | SummerSlam |
| * * * NOTES: Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix beat Kofi Kingston and Mickie James in a "Winner Take All" match to win the WWE Intercontinental title and WWE Women's title. |
| William Regal | 11/10/08 | Manchester, England | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: William Regal won the title in less than a minute in front of his fellow countrymen!. |
| C.M. Punk | 01/25/09 | Chicago, IL | Royal Rumble |
| * * * NOTES: C.M. Punk defeated William Regal in a No-DQ Match!. |
| John Bradshaw Layfield | 03/09/09 | Jacksonville, FL | RAW |
| Rey Mysterio | 04/05/09 | Houston, TX | WrestleMania 25 |
| * * * NOTES: Rey Mysterio defeated JBL in 21-seconds and caused JBL to QUIT the company. |
| Chris Jericho | 06/07/09 | New Orleans, LA | Extreme Rules |
| * * * NOTES: This was a No Holds Barred match where Jericho threw Mysterio off his game by unmasking him during the match. |
| Rey Mysterio | 06/28/09 | Sacramento, CA | The Bash |
| * * * NOTES: Rey Mysterio defeated Chris Jericho to win the WWE Intercontinental title and retain his prized mask. |
| * * * NOTES: Rey Mysterio was forced to drop the title after a violation of the WWE wellness (drug) policy. |
| John Morrison | 09/04/09 | Cleveland, OH | SmackDown |
| Drew McIntyre | 12/13/09 | San Antonio, TX | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs |
| * * * NOTES: Drew McIntyre was stripped by SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long on May 7th after McIntyre assaulted Matt Hardy and refused to obey Long's demands to stop. Long first suspended Drew, then stripped him of the title, and then ultimately fired him! |
| Kofi Kingston | 05/14/10 | Buffalo, NY | SmackDown |
| * * * NOTES: Kofi Kingston defeated Christian in the finals of a 4-man tournament to win the vacant WWE Intercontinental title! However, Drew McIntyre showed up with a letter from Vince McMahon overruling Theodore Long's decisions from last week. Kingston's title victory was voided and the title returned to McIntyre! |
| Drew McIntyre | 05/14/10 | Buffalo, NY | SmackDown |
| * * * NOTES: Drew McIntyre was reinstated as WWE Intercontinental champion by order of Vince McMahon. |
| Kofi Kingston | 05/23/10 | Detroit, MI | Over the Limit |
| Dolph Ziggler | 08/06/10 | Laredo, TX | SmackDown |
| Kofi Kingston | 01/07/11 | Tucsan, AZ | SmackDown |
| Wade Barrett | 03/25/11 | Columbus, OH | SmackDown |
| Ezekiel Jackson | 06/19/11 | Washington DC | Capitol Punishment |
| Cody Rhodes | 08/12/11 | Sacramento, CA | SmackDown |
| The Big Show | 04/01/12 | Miami, FL | WrestleMania 28 |
| Cody Rhodes | 04/29/12 | Chicago, IL | Extreme Rules |
| Christian | 05/20/12 | Raleigh, NC | Over The Limit |
| The Miz | 07/23/12 | St. Louis, MO | RAW 1000 |
| Kofi Kingston | 10/17/12 | Memphis, TN | Main Event |
| Wade Barrett | 12/31/12 | Washington, DC | RAW |
| The Miz | 04/07/13 | East Rutherford, NJ | Wrestlemania 29 |
| Wade Barrett | 04/08/13 | East Rutherford, NJ | RAW |
| Curtis Axel | 06/16/13 | Chicago, IL | Payback |
| Big E Langston | 11/18/13 | Nashville, TN | RAW |
| Wade Barrett | 05/04/14 | East Rutherford, NJ | Extreme Rules |
| The Miz | 07/20/14 | Tampa, FL | Battleground |
* * * NOTES: The Miz won a 19-man over-the-top-rope Battle Royale to win the vacant WWE Intercontinental championship. Participants included: 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, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, and WWE United States champion Sheamus. Wade Barrett was forced to vacate the title due to an injury.
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| Dolph Ziggler | 08/17/14 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| The Miz | 09/21/14 | Nashville, TN | Night of Champions |
| Dolph Ziggler | 09/22/14 | Memphis, TN | RAW |
| Luke Harper | 11/17/14 | Roanoke, VA | RAW |
| Dolph Ziggler | 12/14/14 | Cleveland, OH | TLC...and Stairs |
| Wade Barrett | 01/05/15 | Corpus Christi, TX | RAW |
| Daniel Bryan | 03/29/15 | Santa Clara, CA | WrestleMania 31 |
| * * * NOTES: Daniel Bryan defeated WWE Intercontinental champion Bad News Barrett, Dolph Ziggler, Dean Ambrose, Stardust, Luke Harper, and R-Truth in a ladder match to win the title. |
| Title vacant | 05/11/15 | Cincinnati, OH | RAW |
* * * NOTES: Daniel Bryan vacated the title due to injury.
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| Ryback | 05/31/15 | Corpus Christi, TX | Elimination Chamber |
| * * * NOTES: Ryback defeated King Barrett, Sheamus, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler, and Mark Henry in an Elimination Chamber match to win the vacant WWE Intercontinental title. |
| Kevin Owens | 09/20/15 | Houston, TX | Night of Champions |
| Dean Ambrose | 12/13/15 | Boston, MA | TLC |
| Kevin Owens | 02/15/16 | Anaheim, CA | RAW |
| * * * NOTES: Kevin Owens defeated WWE Intercontinental champion Dean Ambrose, Stardust, Tyler Breeze, and Dolph Ziggler in a fatal 5-way match to win the title. |
| Zack Ryder | 04/03/16 | Dallas, TX | WrestleMania 32 |
| * * * NOTES: Zack Ryder defeated Dolph Ziggler, the Miz, Stardust, Sami Zayn, Sin Cara, and WWE Intercontinental champion Kevin Owens in a ladder match to win the title. |
| The Miz | 04/04/16 | Dallas, TX | RAW |
| Dolph Ziggler | 10/09/16 | Sacramento, CA | No Mercy |
| The Miz | 11/15/16 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | SmackDown |
| Dean Ambrose | 01/03/17 | Jacksonville, FL | SmackDown |
| The Miz | 06/04/17 | Baltimore, MD | Extreme Rules |
| Roman Reigns | 11/20/17 | Houston, TX | Monday Night RAW |
| The Miz | 01/22/18 | New York City, NY | Monday Night RAW |
| Seth Rollins | 04/08/18 | New Orleans, LA | WrestleMania 34 |
| Dolph Ziggler | 06/18/18 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Monday Night RAW |
| Seth Rollins | 08/19/18 | Brooklyn. NY | SummerSlam 2018 |
| Dean Ambrose | 12/16/18 | San Jose, CA | TLC |
| Bobby Lashley | 01/14/19 | Memphis, TN | Monday Night RAW |
| Finn Balor | 02/17/19 | Houston, TX | Elimination Chamber 2019 |
| Bobby Lashley" | 03/11/19 | Pittsburg, PA | Monday Night RAW |
| Finn Balor | 04/07/19 | East Rutherford, NJ | WrestleMania 35 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 07/14/19 | Pittsburgh, PA | Extreme Rules |
| Braun Strowman | 01/31/2020 | Tulsa, Ok | Friday Night SmackDown |
| Sami Zayn | 03/08/2020 | Philadelphia, PA | Elimination Chamber |
| AJ Styles | 06/12/2020 | Orlando, FLA | Friday Night SmackDown |
| Jeff Hardy | 08/21/2020 | Orlando, FLA | Friday Night SmackDown |
| Sami Zayn | 09/27/20 | Orlando, FLA | Clash of Champions |
| Big E | 12/25/2020 | Orlando, FLA | SmackDown |
| Apollo Crews | 04/11/2021 | Tampa, FLA | WrestleMania 37 Night 2 |
| King Nakamura | 08/13/21 | Tulsa, OKL | SmackDown |
| Sami Zayn | 02/18/22 | New Orleans, LA | Friday Night SmackDown |
| Ricochet | 03/04/22 | Miami, FLA | Friday Night SmackDown |
| Gunther | 06/10/22 (666 Days) | Baton Rouge, LA | Friday Night SmackDown |
| Sami Zayn | 04/06/24 | Philadelpha, PA | WrestleMania 40 - Night 1 |
| Bron Breakker | 08/03/24 | Cleveland, OH | SummerSlam |
| Jey Uso | 09/03/24 | Ontario, CALI | WWE Monday Night RAW |
| Bron Breakker | 10/21/24 | Philadelphia, PA | WWE Monday Night RAW |
