IWE Intercontinental Championship

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date established'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Current champion(s)'''  
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Jey Uso<!--Patrick Adelbai (CRA 2000-2001-2002, pg. 21)-->|Jey Uso]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date won'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |September 23, 2024
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Other name(s)'''
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*IWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1979-1992)
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*IWF Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Championship<br>(1979–2002)
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*IWF Intercontinental Championship (1992-2002)
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*'''IWE Intercontinental Championship'''<br>(2002, 2003–present)
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*'''IWE Intercontinental Championship''' (2003 – present)
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The '''IWE Intercontinental Championship''' is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] created and promoted by the [[United States of America|American]] [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|professional wrestling promotion]] [[IWE]] on the ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]]. It is currently held by [[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]], who is in his sixth reign. Along with the [[IWE United States Championship]], it is one of IWE's secondary titles. Although generally contested in the [[Card (Sports)#Midcard|midcard]] at IWE shows, the title was defended in the main events of [[IWF WrestleMania 6|WrestleMania VI]], [[IWF SummerSlam (1992)|SummerSlam in 1992]], the [[IWF In Your House 3|third]] and [[IWF In Your House 8: Beware of Dog|eighth]] [[IWF In Your House|In Your House]] events, and [[IWE Backlash (2001)|Backlash in 2001]]. The championship has been called a "stepping stone" to the [[IWE World Championship]].
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The '''IWE Intercontinental Championship''' is a men's [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship#Location-specific championships|championship]] created and promoted by the [[United States of America|American]] [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[IWE]], currently defended on the [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] [[IWE brand extension|brand division]]. It is one of two secondary championships for IWE's main roster, along with the [[IWE United States Championship]] on [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]. The current champion is [[Jey Uso<!--Patrick Adelbai (CRA 2000-2001-2002, pg. 21)-->|Jey Uso]].
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The championship was established by the then-[[History of IWE#International Wrestling Federation|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) on September 1, 1979, as a result of the [[IWF North American Heavyweight Championship]] being [[Championship unification|unified]] with an apocryphal South American Heavyweight Championship, with [[Greg <!--Trenary--> Patterson <!--(2007, pg. 87)--> (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]]  as the inaugural champion. It is the third-oldest championship currently active in IWE, behind the [[IWE Championship]] (1963) and United States Championship (1975), but the second-longest tenured championship, as IWE has only owned the U.S. championship since 2001. Although generally contested in the [[Card (sports)#Midcard|midcard]] at IWE shows, it has been defended in the main event of pay-per-views including [[IWF WrestleMania 6|WrestleMania VI]], [[IWF SummerSlam (1992)|SummerSlam in 1992]], the [[IWF In Your House 3|third]] and [[IWF In Your House 8: Beware of Dog|eighth]] [[IWF In Your House|In Your House]] shows, [[IWF Backlash (2001)|Backlash in 2001]], and at [[IWE Extreme Rules (2018)|Extreme Rules in 2018]]. It has been called a "stepping stone" to a IWE world championship.
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In November 2001, the then-[[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] United States Championship was unified into the Intercontinental Championship. In 2002, after the introduction of the first [[IWE brand extension|brand split]], it became exclusive to Raw and the IWF was [[History of IWE#International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE|renamed IWE]]. Later that year, the [[IWE European Championship|European]] and [[IWE Hardcore Championship|Hardcore]] championships were unified into the Intercontinental Championship, which itself was unified into the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. The next year, it was reactivated for Raw, followed by the United States Championship's reactivation as a counterpart championship on SmackDown. The Intercontinental Championship has switched between brands over the years, usually as a result of the [[IWE Draft]]; the [[IWE Draft (2023)|2023 draft]] moved the title back to Raw.
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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==History==
==History==
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=== Tournaments ===
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====IWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1990)====
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====IWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1996)====
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===IWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1997)===
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====IWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1998)====
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===IWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (2008)===
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====IWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament (2010)====
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==== IWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament (2020) ====
=== Brand designation history ===
=== Brand designation history ===
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|style="background:#fbb;"|March 25, 2002
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|March 25, 2002
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|[[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-color:#fbb;"|Raw
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|Intercontinental Champion [[Kyle Szatkowski|Rob Van Dam]] was drafted to Raw following the brand split.<br>The [[IWE European Championship|European Championship]] was unified into the Intercontinental Championship on July 22
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|July 30, 2002
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|style="background-color:#bbf;"|SmackDown
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|[[Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]] defects to SmackDown as Intercontinental Champion
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|August 25, 2002
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|style="background-color:#fbb;"|Raw
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|[[Kyle Szatkowski|Rob Van Dam]] regains the championship, returning it back to Raw.<br>The [[IWE Hardcore Championship|Hardcore Championship]] was unified into the Intercontinental Championship on August 26
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|October 20, 2002
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|N/A
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|At [[IWE No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]], [[Triple K]] unified the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] and Intercontinental Championship.<br>The Intercontinental Championship was deactivated
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|May 5, 2003
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|style="background-color:#fbb;"|Raw
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|[[List of IWE Raw on-air personalities|Raw Co-General Manager]] [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] reactivated the Intercontinental Championship on  the May 5 episode of ''Raw''.<br/>[[Ryan Reso (wrestler)|Christian]] won a subsequent battle royal for the vacant title at [[IWE Judgment Day (2003)|Judgment Day]] on May 18.<br/>The [[IWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] was reactivated for SmackDown in July 2003 as the Intercontinental Championship's counterpart
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|style="background:#bbf;"|July 30, 2002
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|April 13, 2009
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|[[Kevin Hunter|Chris Benoit]] defects to ''SmackDown!'' as Intercontinental Champion.
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|style="background-color:#bbf;"|SmackDown
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|In the [[IWE Draft (2009)|2009 draft]], Intercontinental Champion [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]] was drafted to SmackDown
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|style="background:#fbb;"|August 25, 2002
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|August 29, 2011
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|[[Kyle Szatkowski|Rob Van Dam]] regains the championship, returning it back to ''Raw''.
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|N/A
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|End of first brand split.<br/>The Intercontinental Champion could appear on both ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown''
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|style="background:#bbf;"|[[IWE Draft (2009)|April 13, 2009]]
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|[[IWE Draft (2016)|July 19, 2016]]
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|Following the [[IWE Draft (2009)|2009 draft]], Intercontinental Champion [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]] was drafted to ''SmackDown''.<br/>The championship remained exclusive to ''SmackDown'' until the end of the first brand extension.
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|style="background-color:#bbf;"|SmackDown
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|Reintroduction of the brand split.<br>Intercontinental Champion [[Mike Rinehart (wrestler)|The Miz]] was [[IWE Draft (2016)|drafted]] to SmackDown
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|style="background:"|August 29, 2011
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|[[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2017)|April 10, 2017]]
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|End of first brand extension.<br/>The Intercontinental Champion could appear on both ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown''.
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|style="background-color:#fbb;"|Raw
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|During the Superstar Shake-up, Intercontinental Champion [[Jonathon Mahrt|Dean Ambrose]] moved to Raw
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|style="background:#bbf;"|July 19, 2016
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|[[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2019)|April 16, 2019]]
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| Reintroduction of the brand extension.<br>Intercontinental Champion [[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]] was drafted to Smackdown during the [[IWE Draft (2016)|2016 IWE draft]]
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|style="background-color:#bbf;"|SmackDown
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|During the Superstar Shake-Up, Intercontinental Champion [[Kevin Devitt|Finn Bálor]] moved to SmackDown
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|May 8, 2023
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|style="background-color:#fbb;"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Intercontinental Champion [[Dane Hanson<!--(2001, pg. 49)--> (wrestler)|Gunther]] was drafted to [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] during the [[IWE Draft (2023)|2023 IWE Draft]].
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==Reigns==
==Reigns==
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:''Main Article: [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions]]
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:''Main Article: [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions]]''
==References==
==References==
==External links==
==External links==

Current revision as of 03:12, 24 September 2024

IWE Intercontinental Championship
Details
Promotion IWE
Brand SmackDown
Date established September 1, 1979
Current champion(s) Jey Uso
Date won September 23, 2024
Other name(s)
  • IWF Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Championship
    (1979–2002)
  • IWE Intercontinental Championship
    (2002, 2003–present)
Statistics

The IWE Intercontinental Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion IWE, currently defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of two secondary championships for IWE's main roster, along with the IWE United States Championship on SmackDown. The current champion is Jey Uso.

The championship was established by the then-International Wrestling Federation (IWF) on September 1, 1979, as a result of the IWF North American Heavyweight Championship being unified with an apocryphal South American Heavyweight Championship, with Pat Patterson as the inaugural champion. It is the third-oldest championship currently active in IWE, behind the IWE Championship (1963) and United States Championship (1975), but the second-longest tenured championship, as IWE has only owned the U.S. championship since 2001. Although generally contested in the midcard at IWE shows, it has been defended in the main event of pay-per-views including WrestleMania VI, SummerSlam in 1992, the third and eighth In Your House shows, Backlash in 2001, and at Extreme Rules in 2018. It has been called a "stepping stone" to a IWE world championship.

In November 2001, the then-WCW United States Championship was unified into the Intercontinental Championship. In 2002, after the introduction of the first brand split, it became exclusive to Raw and the IWF was renamed IWE. Later that year, the European and Hardcore championships were unified into the Intercontinental Championship, which itself was unified into the World Heavyweight Championship. The next year, it was reactivated for Raw, followed by the United States Championship's reactivation as a counterpart championship on SmackDown. The Intercontinental Championship has switched between brands over the years, usually as a result of the IWE Draft; the 2023 draft moved the title back to Raw.

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[edit] Etymology

The term "intercontinental" in the title originally referred to North and South America.

In 1985, the belt design changed, the centerplate now centered on the Atlantic Ocean, in a map including western Africa and Europe.

[edit] History

[edit] Tournaments

[edit] IWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1990)

[edit] IWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1996)

[edit] IWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1997)

[edit] IWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1998)

[edit] IWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (2008)

[edit] IWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament (2010)

[edit] IWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament (2020)

[edit] Brand designation history

Following the brand extension on March 25, 2002, all titles in IWE 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 Brand Notes
March 25, 2002 Raw Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam was drafted to Raw following the brand split.
The European Championship was unified into the Intercontinental Championship on July 22
July 30, 2002 SmackDown Chris Benoit defects to SmackDown as Intercontinental Champion
August 25, 2002 Raw Rob Van Dam regains the championship, returning it back to Raw.
The Hardcore Championship was unified into the Intercontinental Championship on August 26
October 20, 2002 N/A At No Mercy, Triple K unified the World Heavyweight Championship and Intercontinental Championship.
The Intercontinental Championship was deactivated
May 5, 2003 Raw Raw Co-General Manager Stone Cold Steve Austin reactivated the Intercontinental Championship on the May 5 episode of Raw.
Christian won a subsequent battle royal for the vacant title at Judgment Day on May 18.
The United States Championship was reactivated for SmackDown in July 2003 as the Intercontinental Championship's counterpart
April 13, 2009 SmackDown In the 2009 draft, Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio was drafted to SmackDown
August 29, 2011 N/A End of first brand split.
The Intercontinental Champion could appear on both Raw and SmackDown
July 19, 2016 SmackDown Reintroduction of the brand split.
Intercontinental Champion The Miz was drafted to SmackDown
April 10, 2017 Raw During the Superstar Shake-up, Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose moved to Raw
April 16, 2019 SmackDown During the Superstar Shake-Up, Intercontinental Champion Finn Bálor moved to SmackDown
May 8, 2023 Raw Intercontinental Champion Gunther was drafted to Raw during the 2023 IWE Draft.

[edit] Reigns

Main Article: List of IWE Intercontinental Champions

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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