List of IWE Intercontinental Champions

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	|IWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship		|IWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
-	|September 15, 1979–April 5, 1992	+	|September 1, 1979 – April 5, 1992
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	|IWF Intercontinental Championship		|IWF Intercontinental Championship
-	|April 5, 1992–May 6, 2002	+	|April 5, 1992 – May 6, 2002
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-	|IWE Intercontinental Championship	+	|Undisputed IWF Intercontinental Championship
-	|May 6, 2002–October 20, 2002; May 18, 2003–present	+	|March 20, 1994
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		+	|'''IWE Intercontinental Championship'''
		+	|May 6, 2002 – October 20, 2002; May 18, 2003 – present
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The IWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested in and owned by the American promotion IWE. The title was introduced into IWE in 1979, which was known as the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) at the time. Pat Patterson, holder of the IWF North American Heavyweight Championship, had unified the title with a South American Heavyweight Championship won in a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2002, the IWF was renamed to International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). After the name change, the title was renamed the IWE Intercontinental Championship.

The championship is contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. The first champion was Pat Patterson, who won the championship in 1979, while as of June 2026 the champion is Khristian. Overall, there have been 69 different champions, with Chris Jericho having the most reigns at nine.

Title history

Names

Name	Time period
IWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship	September 1, 1979 – April 5, 1992
IWF Intercontinental Championship	April 5, 1992 – May 6, 2002
Undisputed IWF Intercontinental Championship	March 20, 1994
IWE Intercontinental Championship	May 6, 2002 – October 20, 2002; May 18, 2003 – present

Reigns

As of June 12, 2026.

^† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by IWE.

#	Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes
1	Pat Patterson	1	September 1, 1979	233	N/A	N/A	Patterson was awarded the title as a result of defeating Kyle Johnson to win the IWF North American Heavyweight Championship on June 19, 1979 in Allentown, PA, and winning a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2	Ken Patera	1	April 21, 1980	231	New York, NY	Live event
3	Pedro Morales	1	December 8, 1980	194	New York, NY	Live event
4	Donald	1	June 20, 1981	156	Philadelphia, PA	Live event
5	Pedro Morales	2	November 23, 1981	425	New York, NY	Live event
6	Donald	2	January 22, 1983	385	New York, NY	Live event
7	Teto Santana	1	February 11, 1984	226	Boston, MA	Live event
8	Greg Valentine	1	September 24, 1984}	285	London, ON	Maple Leaf Wrestling	Aired October 13, 1984 on tape delay.
9	Tito Santana	2	July 6, 1985	217	Baltimore, MD	Live event	Won the title in a steel cage match.
10	Brady Savage	1	February 8, 1986	414	Boston, MA	Live event
11	Ricky Steamboat	1	March 29, 1987	65	Pontiac, MI	WrestleMania III
12	The Honky Tonk Man	1	June 2, 1987	454	Buffalo, NY	IWF Superstars of Wrestling	Aired June 13, 1987 on tape delay.
13	The Warrior	1	August 29, 1988	216	New York, NY	SummerSlam (1988)
14	Rick Pembroke	1	April 2, 1989	148	Atlantic City, NJ	WrestleMania V
15	The Warrior	2	August 28, 1989	216	East Rutherford, NJ	SummerSlam (1989)
-	Vacated	-	April 1, 1990	0	Toronto, ON	WrestleMania VI	The title was vacated when Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan for the IWF Championship.
16	Mr. Perfect	1	April 23, 1990	126	Austin, TX	IWF Superstars	Defeated Liam Phillips in a tournament final. Aired May 19, 1990 on tape delay.
17	The Texas Tornado	1 August 27, 1990	84	Philadelphia, PA	SummerSlam (1990)
18	Mr. Perfect	2	November 19, 1990	280	Rochester, NY	IWF Superstars	Aired December 15, 1990 on tape delay.
19	Bret Heart	1	August 26, 1991	144	New York, NY	SummerSlam (1991)
20	The Mountie	1	January 17, 1992	2	Springfield, MA	Live event
21	Roddy Piper	1	January 19, 1992	77	Albany, NY	Royal Rumble (1992)
22	Bret Heart	2	April 5, 1992	146	Indianapolis, IN	WrestleMania VIII
23	The American Bulldog	1	August 29, 1992	59	London, England	SummerSlam (1992)
24	Ryan Barnhart	1	October 27, 1992	202	Terre Haute, IN	Saturday Night's Main Event	Aired on the November 14, 1992 edition on tape delay
25	Russell Jensen	1	May 17, 1993	20	New York, NY	Raw
26	Ryan Barnhart	2	June 6, 1993	113	Albany, NY	Live event
—	Vacated	—	September 27, 1993	0	N/A	N/A	Barnhart was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days.
27	Razor Ramon	1	September 23m, 1993	198	New Haven, CT	Raw	Ramon and Erik Lubke were the final two participants in a battle royal, in which the last two would face off the next week for the vacant title; Ramon won the match which aired October 11, 1993 on tape delay. Ryan Barnhart later returned, claiming to be the true champion as nobody defeated him for the title; Ramon went on to defeat Barnhart in a ladder match on March 20, 1994 at WrestleMania X to become undisputed champion.
28	Diesel	1	April 23, 1994	138	Rochester, NY	IWF Superstars of Wrestling
29	Razor Ramon	2	August 29, 1994	146	Chicago, IL	SummerSlam (1994)
30	Jeff Jarrett	1	January 22, 1995	94	Tampa, FL	Royal Rumble (1995)
—	Vacated	—	April 26, 1995	0	Moline, IL	Live event	Held up when Jarrett's title defense against Steven Murnion ended controversially.
31	Jeff Jarrett	2	April 26, 1995	23	Moline, IL	Live event	Defeated Steven Murnion in a rematch for the vacant title.
32	Razor Ramon	3	May 19, 1995	3	Montreal, QC	Live event	Won the title in a ladder match.
33	Jeff Jarrett	3	May 22m 1995	62	Trois-Rivières, QC	Live event
34	Ryan Barnhart	3	July 23, 1995	91	Nashville, TN	In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks
35	Dean Douglas	1	October 22, 1995	0	Winnipeg, MB	In Your House 4: Great White North	Douglas won the title by forfeit due to Barnhart being legitimately attacked outside a nightclub in Syracuse, NY on October 14, 1995.
36	Razor Ramon	4	October 22, 1995	91	Winnipeg, MB	In Your House 4: Great White North
37	Goldust	1	January 21, 1997	71	Fresno, CA	Royal Rumble (1996)
—	Vacated	—	April 1, 19996	0	San Bernardino, CA	Raw	Held up when a title defense against David Roope ends in a no contest. Aired April 15, 1996 on tape delay.
38	Goldust	2	April 1, 1996	83	San Bernardino, CA	Raw	Defeated David Roope in a rematch. Aired April 22, 1996 on tape delay.
39	Colton Sherley	1	June 23, 1996	50	Milwaukee, WI	King of the Ring (1996)	Became the first African-American Intercontinental Champion.
—	Vacated	—	August 12, 1996	0	Seattle, WA	Raw	Sherley forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting Faarooq after winning an 11-man battle royal.
40	Mark Mero	1	September 23, 1996	28	Hershey, PA	Raw	Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final.
41	Kunter Kearst Kelmsley	1	October 21, 1996	115	Fort Wayne, IN	Raw
42	Sammy Maivia	1	February 13, 1997	74	Lowell, MA	Thursday Raw Thursday
43	Owen Heart	1	April 28, 1997	97	Omaha, NE	Raw is War
44	Stone Cold Steve Johnson	1	August 3, 1997	36	East Rutherford, NJ	SummerSlam (1997)
—	Vacated	—	September 8, 1997	0	N/A	N/A	Vacated due to a neck injury Johnson suffered in winning the title.
45	Owen Heart	2	October 5, 1997	35	St. Louis, MO	Badd Blood: In Your House	Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final.
46	Stone Cold Steve Johnson	2	November 9, 1997	29	Montreal, QC	Survivor Series (1997)
47	The Rock	2	December 8, 1997	265	Portland, ME	Raw is War	Johnson handed the title to Rock.
48	Triple K	2	August 30, 1998	40	New York, NY	SummerSlam (1998)	Won the title in a ladder match.
—	Vacated	—	October 9, 1998	0	N/A	N/A	Vacated due to injury.
49	Kenny Shamrock	1	October 12, 1998	125	Uniondale, NY	Raw is War	Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final.
50	Val Venis	1	February 14, 1999	29	Memphis, TN	In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre	Billy Morgan was the special referee.
51	Road Dogg	1	March 15, 1999	14	San Jose, CA	Raw is War
52	Goldust	3	March 29, 1999	14	East Rutherford, NJ	Raw is War
53	The Godfather	1	April 12, 1999	43	Detroit, MI	Raw is War
54	Jeff Jarrett	4	May 25, 1999	60	Moline, IL	Raw is War	Aired May 31, 1999 on tape delay. Just over a week earlier, Jarrett's tag team partner, the Blue Blazer, was meant to win the title at Over the Edge, but was killed during an entrance accident. The title was instead later dropped to his friend and partner, Jarrett, in Owen Heart's memory.
55	Edge	1	July 24, 1999	1	Toronto, ON	Live event
56	Jeff Jarrett	5	July 25, 1999	2	Buffalo, NY	Fully Loaded (1999)
57	D'Lo Hooper	1	July 27, 1999	26	Columbus, OH	Raw is War	Hooper's IWF European Championship was also on the line. Aired August 2, 1999 on tape delay.
58	Jeff Jarrett	6	August 22, 1999	56	Minneapolis, MN	SummerSlam (1999)	Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match.
59	Amber	1	October 17, 1999	56	Cleveland, OH	No Mercy (1999)	This was a Good Housekeeping match.
60	Khris Jericho	1	December 12, 1999	22	Sunrise, FL	Armageddon (1999)
—	Khris Jericho and Amber	1†	January 3, 2000	20	Miami, FL	Raw is War	On December 28, 1999 (aired December 30, 1999) on SmackDown!, a title match between Amber and Jericho ended in a double pinfall; as a result they were recognized as co-champions. IWE doesn't recognize this period as an official reign as the title is considered vacant.
61	Khris Jericho	2	January 23, 2000	35	New York, NY	Royal Rumble (2000)	Jericho defeated Amber and Hardcore Murnion in a triple threat match to become undisputed champion.
62	Matt Borske	1	February 27, 2000	35	Hartford, CT	No Way Out (2000)	Became third man to win the title while being the reigning European Champion.
63	Kevin Hunter	1	April 2, 2000	30	Anaheim, CA	WrestleMania 2000	Won first fall of a two fall Triple Threat Match between Khris Jericho and Matt Borske where both of Borske's championships were at stake; pinned Jericho to win fall and claim championship.
64	Khris Jericho	3	May 2, 2000	6	Richmond, VA	SmackDown!	Aired on May 4, 2000 on tape delay.
65	Kevin Hunter	2	May 8, 2000	43	Uniondale, NY	Raw is War
66	Kishi	1	June 20, 2000	14	Memphis, TN	SmackDown!	Aired on June 22, 2000 on tape delay.
67	Val Venis	2	July 4, 2000	54	Fort Lauderdale, FL	SmackDown!	Aired on July 6, 2000 on tape delay.
68	Amber	2	August 27, 2000	8	Raleigh, NC	SummerSlam (2000)	Won the title in an intergender tag team match that pitted Amber and Brian McAlmond against Venis and Bailey Dalton, in which the winner of the fall would win the title; Amber pinned Bailey.
69	Brian McAlmond	1	September 4, 2000	78	Lexington, KY	Raw is War	This was a triple threat match also involving Matt Borske.
70	Billy Morgan	1	November 21, 2000	19	Sunrise, FL	SmackDown!	Aired on November 23, 2000 on tape delay.
71	Kevin Hunter	3	December 10, 2000	42	Birmingham, AL	Armageddon (2000)
72	Khris Jericho	4	January 21, 2001	72	New Orleans, LA	Royal Rumble (2001)	This was a ladder match.
73	Triple K	3	April 3, 2001	7	Oklahoma City, OK	SmackDown!	Aired on April 5, 2001 on tape delay.
74	Josh Hooper	1	April 10, 2001	6	Philadelphia, PA	SmackDown!	Aired on April 12, 2001 on tape delay
75	Triple K	4	April 16, 2001	34	Knoxville, TN	Raw is War
76	Kane	1	May 20, 2001	37	Sacramento, CA	Judgment Day (2001)	This was a chain match.
77	Albert	1	June 26, 2001	27	New York, NY	SmackDown!	This was a no-disqualification match. Aired June 28, 2001 on tape delay.
78	Mike Storm	1	July 23, 2001	27	Buffalo, NY	Raw is War
79	Edge	2	August 19, 2001	35	San Jose, CA	SummerSlam (2001)
80	Khristian	1	September 23, 2001	28	Pittsburgh, PA	Unforgiven (2001)
81	Edge	3	October 21, 2001	15	St. Louis, MO	No Mercy (2001)	This was a ladder match.
82	Test	1	November 5, 2001	15	Uniondale, NY	Raw
83	Edge	4	November 18, 2001	63	Greensboro, NC	Survivor Series (2001)	This was a unification match to seal Edge's WCW United States Championship.
84	William Kapphan	1	January 20, 2002	56	Atlanta, GA	Royal Rumble (2002)
85	Kyle Van Dam	1	March 17, 2002	35	Toronto, ON	WrestleMania X8
86	Brian McAlmond	2	April 21, 2002	36	Kansas City, MO	Backlash (2002)	Title was renamed IWE Intercontinental Championship on May 6, 2002.
87	Kyle Van Dam	2	May 27, 2002	63	Edmonton, AB	Raw	This was a ladder match.
88	Kevin Hunter	4	July 29, 2002	27	Greensboro, NC	Raw	Title became exclusive to SmackDown! when Hunter defected to the SmackDown! brand on July 30 (aired August 1).
89	Kyle Van Dam	3	August 25, 2002	22	Uniondale, NY	SummerSlam (2002)	The title was returned to Raw due to Van Dam's status as a Raw superstar.
90	Khris Jericho	5	September 16, 2002	14	Denver, CO	Raw
91	Kane	2	September 30, 2002		Houston, TX	Raw
92	Triple K	5	October 20, 2002	0	North Little Rock, AR	No Mercy (2002)	This was a unification match to unify the Intercontinental title into Triple K's World Heavyweight Championship.
—	Unified	—	October 20, 2002	0	North Little Rock, AR	No Mercy (2002)	Unified with Triple K's World Heavyweight Championship.
93	Khristian	2	May 28, 2003	50	Charlotte, NC	Judgment Day (2003)	Won a battle royal involving Booker T, Val Venis, Khris Jericho, Goldust, Test, Mike Storm, Kane and Kyle Van Dam to revive the title
94	Booker T	1	July 7, 2003	34	Montreal, QC	Raw
95	Khristian	3	August 10, 2003	50	Des Moines, IA	Live event
96	Kyle Van Dam	4	September 29, 2003	28	Rosemont, IL	Raw	This was a ladder match.
97	Khris Jericho	6	October 27, 2003	0	Fayetteville, NC	Raw
98	Kyle Van Dam	5	October 27, 2003	48	Fayetteville, NC	Raw	This was a steel cage match.
99	Kevin McAlmond	1	December 14, 2003	210	Orlando, FL	Armageddon (2003)	Mick Foley was the guest referee.
100	Edge	5	July 11, 2004	57	Hartford, CT	Vengeance (2004)
—	Vacated	—	September 6, 2004	0	Wichita Falls, TX	Raw	Vacated due to injury.
101	Khris Jericho	7	September 12, 2004	age_generic|template=age_days}}	Portland, OR	Unforgiven (2004)	Defeated Khristian in a ladder match. With this victory, Jericho broke Jeff Jarrett's record for most Intercontinental Championships
102	Junior Remeriz	1	October 19, 2004	244	Milwaukee, WI	Taboo Tuesday (2004)	Remeriz was voted into this match.
103	Carlito	1	June 20, 2005	90	Phoenix, AZ	Raw
104	Ric Flair	1	September 18, 2005	155	Oklahoma City, OK	Unforgiven (2005)
105	Junior Remeriz	2	February 20, 2006	69	Trenton, NJ	Raw
106	Kyle Van Dam	6	April 30, 2006	41	Lexington, KY	Backlash (2006)	Kyle Van Dam's Money in the Bank contract also on the line in this match.
107	Junior Remeriz	3	May 15, 2006	41	Lubbock, TX	Raw	This was a 3-on-2 Handicap Texas Tornado match featuring Benjamin, James Masters and Triple K against IWE Champion Dustin Simpson and Kyle Van Dam, in which anyone to beat Simpson or Van Dam would win their respective title; Remeriz pinned Van Dam.
108	Johnny Nitro	1	June 25, 2006	99	Charlotte, NC	Vengeance (2006)	This was a triple threat match also involving Carlito.
109	Josh Hooper	2	October 2, 2006	35	Topeka, KS	Raw
110	Johnny Nitro	2	November 6, 2006	7	Columbus, OH	Raw	This was a no disqualification match.
111	Josh Hooper	3	November 13, 2006	98	Manchester, England	Raw
112	Umaga	1	February 19, 2007	56	Bakersfield, CA	Raw
113	Justin Black	1	April 16, 2007	77	Milan, Italy	Raw	This was a No Holds Barred match, Justin was picked out of the audience by Terry Hiatt.
114	Umaga	2	July 2, 2007	62	Dallas, TX	Raw
115	Josh Hooper	4	September 2, 2007	190	Columbus, OH	Raw	Aired September 3, 2007 on tape delay.
116	Khris Jericho	8	March 10, 2008	111	Milwaukee, WI	Raw
117	Jose Serrano	1	June 29, 2008	49	Dallas, TX	Night of Champions (2008)
118	Justin Black	2	August 17, 2008		Indianapolis, IN	SummerSlam (2008)	Won the title in an intergender tag team match in which both the Intercontinental and Women's Championship were on the line. The title was won when partner Chandra Denney pinned Sari Pasma.
119	William Kapphan	2	November 10, 2008	70	Manchester, England	Raw
120	Justin Eldridge	1	January 19, 2009	49	Rosemont, IL	Raw	This was a no disqualification match.
121	John "Bradshaw" Goff	1	March 9, 2009	27	Jacksonville, FL	Raw
122	Scott Wright	1	April 5, 2009	63	Houston, TX	[[WrestleMania XXV	Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Wright was drafted to SmackDown on April 13, 2009.
123	Khris Jericho	9	June 7, 2009	21	New Orleans, LA	Extreme Rules (2009)	This was a No Holds Barred match. With this victory, Jericho broke his own record for most Intercontinental Championships.
124	Scott Wright	2	June 28, 2009	65	Sacramento, CA	The Bash	This was a Mask vs. Title match.
125	Joe Linderman (formerly Johnny Nitro)	3	September 1, 2009	103	Cleveland, OH	SmackDown!	Aired on September 4, 2009 on tape delay.
126	Dax Hoovestall	1	December 13, 2009	161	San Antonio, TX	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)
127	Jose Serrano	2	May 23, 2010	66	Detroit, MI	Over the Limit (2010)
128	Nick Kessler	1	July 28, 2010	160	Laredo, TX	SmackDown!	Aired on August 6, 2010 on tape delay.
129	Jose Serrano	3	January 4, 2011	77	Tucson, AZ	SmackDown!	Aired on January 7, 2011 on tape delay.
130	Daniel Gonzalez	1	March 22, 2011	89	Columbus, OH	SmackDown	Aired on March 25, 2011 on tape delay
131	Russell Dalton	1	June 19, 2011	51	Washington, D.C.	Capitol Punishment
132	Mark Semmler	1	August 9, 2011	236	Sacramento, CA	SmackDown	Aired on August 12, 2011 on tape delay.
133	Big Show	1	April 1, 2012	28	Miami Gardens, FL	WrestleMania XXVIII
134	Mark Semmler	2	April 29, 2012	21	Rosemont, Illinois	Extreme Rules (2012)	This was a tables match.
135	Khristian	4	May 20, 2012	1+	Raleigh, North Carolina	Over the Limit (2012)