IWE Intercontinental Championship
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==History== | ==History== | ||
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| + | Following the [[WWE Brand Extension|brand extension]] on March 25, 2002, all titles in WWE became exclusive to either the ''Raw'' brand or ''SmackDown!'' brand. The following is a list of dates indicating the transitions of the Intercontinental Championship between the ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown'' brands. The brand extension was temporarily discontinued from August 29, 2011 to July 17, 2016 and it is currently unknown whether the title will become exclusive to ''Raw'' or ''Smackdown'' once the brand extension takes effect. | ||
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| + | !style="background:#ddd;" colspan="2"|Colors | ||
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| + | |Championship moved to the ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' brand. | ||
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| + | |Championship moved to the ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' brand. | ||
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| + | !style="background:#ddd;" rowspan=1|Date of transition | ||
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| + | |style="background:#fbb;"|March 25, 2002 | ||
| + | |[[Kyle Szatkowski|Rob Van Dam]] was drafted to ''Raw'' following the brand extension, making the Intercontinental Championship exclusive to ''Raw''. | ||
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| + | |style="background:#bbf;"|July 30, 2002 | ||
| + | |[[Kevin Hunter|Chris Benoit]] defects to ''SmackDown!'' as Intercontinental Champion. | ||
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| + | |style="background:#fbb;"|August 25, 2002 | ||
| + | |[[Rob Van Dam]] regains the championship, returning it back to ''Raw''. | ||
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| + | |style="background:#bbf;"|[[IWE Draft (2009)|April 13, 2009]] | ||
| + | |Following the [[IWE Draft (2009)|2009 draft]], the Intercontinental Champion at the time, [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]], is drafted to ''SmackDown'' and brings the title to the brand. The title remains with ''SmackDown'' until the temporary discontinuation of the brands on August 29, 2011. | ||
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| + | |style="background:#bbf;"|July 19, 2016 | ||
| + | | Intercontinental Champion [[Mike Rinhart|The Miz]] was drafted to Smackdown during the [[IWE Draft (2016)|2016 WWE draft]] | ||
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===Reigns=== | ===Reigns=== | ||
Revision as of 02:57, 21 July 2016
| IWE Intercontinental Championship | |
| Details | |
| Current champion(s) | The Miz |
| Date won | April 4, 2016 |
| Date established | September 1, 1979 |
| Promotion | IWE |
| Brand | SmackDown |
| Other name(s) | |
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| Statistics | |
The IWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Although generally contested on the undercard at IWE shows, matches for the title have, on occasion, headlined pay-per-view events.
Contents |
History
Brand designation history
Following the brand extension on March 25, 2002, all titles in WWE became exclusive to either the Raw brand or SmackDown! brand. The following is a list of dates indicating the transitions of the Intercontinental Championship between the Raw and SmackDown brands. The brand extension was temporarily discontinued from August 29, 2011 to July 17, 2016 and it is currently unknown whether the title will become exclusive to Raw or Smackdown once the brand extension takes effect.
| Colors | |
|---|---|
| Championship moved to the Raw brand. | |
| Championship moved to the SmackDown! brand. | |
| Date of transition | Notes |
|---|---|
| March 25, 2002 | Rob Van Dam was drafted to Raw following the brand extension, making the Intercontinental Championship exclusive to Raw. |
| July 30, 2002 | Chris Benoit defects to SmackDown! as Intercontinental Champion. |
| August 25, 2002 | Rob Van Dam regains the championship, returning it back to Raw. |
| April 13, 2009 | Following the 2009 draft, the Intercontinental Champion at the time, Rey Mysterio, is drafted to SmackDown and brings the title to the brand. The title remains with SmackDown until the temporary discontinuation of the brands on August 29, 2011. |
| July 19, 2016 | Intercontinental Champion The Miz was drafted to Smackdown during the 2016 WWE draft |
Reigns
- Main Article: List of IWE Intercontinental Champions
