List of IWE Intercontinental Champions

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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, was awarded the title (with the kayfabe explanation that he won a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

The Intercontinental Championship has been called the second most important championship in the company, after the IWE World Heavyweight Championship, and has been active in IWE for the second longest amount of time. In 2002, the IWF was renamed to International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). After the name change, the title was renamed the IWE Intercontinental Championship.

Overall, there have been 79 different Intercontinental Champions. Chris Jericho holds the record for the most reigns with nine, The Honky Tonk Man holds the longest reign at 454 days. Only three other wrestlers – Pedro Morales, Don Muraco, Brady Savage – have held the championship for a continuous reign of more than a year. The current champion is.

Contents 1 Title history 1.1 Names 1.2 Reigns 2 Combined reigns 3 References 4 External links

Title history

Names

Name	Years
IWF Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Championship	September 1, 1979 – May 6, 2002
IWE Intercontinental Championship	May 6, 2002 – present

Reigns

As of November 7, 2024.

Key

No.	The overall championship reign
Reign	The reign number for the specific champion listed
Days	The number of the days that the champion held the title for
Days recog.	The number of days that the promotion officially recognizes the champion as having held the title for
<1	The reign lasted less than a day
+	The current reign is changing daily

No.	Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes
National Wrestling Alliance: International Wrestling Federation (IWF)
1	Pat Patterson	1	September 1, 1979	233	N/A	N/A	Patterson was awarded the title as a result of defeating Kyle Dibiase 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	Don Muraco	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
International Wrestling Federation (IWF)
7	Tito Santana	1	February 11, 1984	226	Boston, MA	IWF
8	Greg Valentine	1	September 24, 1984	285	London, ON, Canada	Maple Leaf Wrestling	Aired on tape delay on October 13, 1984.
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	IWF on NESN
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	Shawn Michaels	1	October 27, 1992	202	Terre Haute, IN	Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI	Aired on tape delay on November 14, 1992
25	Marty Jannetty	1	May 17, 1993	20	New York, NY	Raw
26	Shawn Michaels	2	June 6, 1993	113	Albany, NY	Live event
—	Vacated	Vacated	—	September 27, 1993	—	—	Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend it within 30 days. In reality, Michaels was suspended for testing positive for steroids.
27	Razor Ramon	1	September 23, 1993	198	New Haven, CT	Raw	Ramon and Rick Martel were the final two participants in a battle royalRamon then defeated Martel for the vacant title; The match aired on tape delay on October 11, 1993. However, Shawn Michaels returned in November 1993, claiming to be the legitimate champion as nobody defeated him. Ramon went on to defeat Michaels in a Ladder match on March 20, 1994 at WrestleMania X.
28	Diesel	1	April 23, 1994	138	Rochester, NY	Superstars	Aired on tape delay on April 30, 1994.
29	Razor Ramon	2	August 29, 1994	146	Chicago, IL	SummerSlam
30	Jeff Jarrett	1	January 22, 1995	94	Tampa, FL	Royal Rumble
—	Vacated	—	April 26, 1995	—	Moline, IL	Action Zone	Held up when match between Jeff Jarrett and Bob "Spark Plug" Holly ended in controversy. Aired on tape delay on April 30, 1995.
31	Jeff Jarrett	2	April 26, 1995	23	Moline, IL	Live event	Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch for the vacant title. Aired on tape delay on May 7, 1995.
32	Razor Ramon	3	May 19, 1995	3	Montreal, QC	Live event	This was a ladder match. IWE recognizes Ramon's reign as ending on May 22, 1995.
33	Jeff Jarrett	3	May 22, 1995	62	Trois-Rivières, QC	Live event	IWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as lasting 62 days, beginning on May 22, 1995.
34	Shawn Michaels	3	July 23, 1995	91	Nashville, TN	In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks
35	Dean Douglas	1	October 22, 1995	<1	Winnipeg, MB	In Your House 4: Great White North	Won the title by forfeit due to Shawn Michaels being 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	IWE recognizes Goldust's reign as ending on March 25, 1996.
—	Vacated	—	April 1, 19996	0	San Bernardino, CA	Raw	Held up when a title defense against Savio Vega ends in a no contest. Aired April 15, 1996 on tape delay.
38	Goldust	2	April 1, 1996	83	San Bernardino, CA	Raw	Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch. Aired April 22, 1996 on tape delay.
39	Ahmed Johnson	1	June 23, 1996	50	Milwaukee, WI	King of the Ring	IWE recognizes Johnson's reign as ending on August 19, 1996.
—	Vacated	—	August 12, 1996	—	Seattle, WA	Raw	Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting Faarooq after winning an 11-man battle royal.
40	Marc Mero	1	September 23, 1996	28	Hershey, PA	Raw	Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final for the vacant championship.
41	Kunter Kearst Kelmsley	1	October 21, 1996	115	Fort Wayne, IN	Raw
42	Rocky Maivia	1	February 13, 1997	74	Lowell, MA	Raw
43	Owen Heart	1	April 28, 1997	97	Omaha, NE	Raw
44	Stone Cold Steve Austin	1	August 3, 1997	36	East Rutherford, NJ	SummerSlam
—	Vacated	—	September 8, 1997	—	—	—	Vacated due to a neck injury that Stone Cold Steve Austin suffered in winning the title.
45	Owen Heart	2	October 5, 1997	35	St. Louis, MO	Badd Blood: In Your House	Defeated in a tournament final for the vacant title.
46	Stone Cold Steve Austin	2	November 9, 1997	29	Montreal, QC, Canada	Survivor Series
47	The Rock	2	December 8, 1997	265	Portland, ME	Raw	Stone Cold Steve Austin handed the championship belt to The Rock, who was formerly known as Rocky Maivia.
48	Triple K	2	August 30, 1998	40	New York, NY	SummerSlam	This was a ladder match. Triple K was formerly known as Kunter Kearst Kelmsley. IWE mistakenly lists Triple K's reign as lasting 44 days, ending on October 12, 1998.
—	Vacated	—	October 9, 1998	—	—	—	Vacated due to injury.
49	Ken Shamrock	1	October 12, 1998	125	Uniondale, NY	Raw	Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final for the vacant title.
50	Val Venis	1	February 14, 1999	29	Memphis, TN	In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre	Billy Gunn was the guest referee.
51	Road Dogg	1	March 15, 1999	14	San Jose, CA	Raw
52	Goldust	3	March 29, 1999	14	East Rutherford, NJ	Raw
53	The Godfather	1	April 12, 1999	43	Detroit, MI	Raw
54	Jeff Jarrett	4	May 25, 1999	60	Moline, IL	Raw is War	IWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as beginning on May 31, 1999, when the episode aired on tape delay.
55	Edge	1	July 24, 1999	1	Toronto, ON, Canada	House show
56	Jeff Jarrett	5	July 25, 1999	2	Buffalo, NY	Fully Loaded	IWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as lasting 1 day, ending on July 26, 1999.
57	D'Lo Brown	1	July 27, 1999	26	Columbus, OH	Raw is War	This was a Winner Takes All match, where Brown also defended the European Championship. Brown became the first Eurocontinental Champion. Aired on tape delay on August 2, 1999. IWE recognizes Brown's reign as beginning on July 26, 1999.
58	Jeff Jarrett	6	August 22, 1999	56	Minneapolis, MN	SummerSlam	Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match to become the second Eurocontinental Champion.
59	Chyna	1	October 17, 1999	56	Cleveland, OH	No Mercy	This was a Good Housekeeping match.
60	Chris Jericho	1	December 12, 1999	22	Sunrise, FL	Armageddon
†	Chris Jericho and Chyna	1†	January 3, 2000	20	Miami, FL	Raw Is War	On December 28, 1999 (aired December 30, 1999) on SmackDown!, a title match between Chyna and Jericho ended in a double pinfall; as a result they were recognized as co-champions. IWE does not recognize this period as an official reign but as a vacancy.
61	Chris Jericho	2	January 23, 2000	35	New York, NY	Royal Rumble	Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a triple threat match to become undisputed champion.
62	Kurt Angle	1	February 27, 2000	35	Hartford, CT	No Way Out	Earlier that month, Angle had also won the European Championship. This win made Angle the third and final Eurocontinental Champion.
63	Chris Benoit	1	April 2, 2000	30	Anaheim, CA	WrestleMania 2000	This was a two-fall triple threat match, also involving Chris Jericho, in which Kurt Angle defended both championships. The person to get the first fall won the Intercontinental Championship and the person to score the second fall won the European Championship; Benoit scored the first fall to win the Intercontinental Championship. IWE recognizes Benoit's reign as ending on May 4, 2000, when the following episode aired on tape delay. They incorrectly list his reign as ending on May 22, 2000, and lasting 50 days.
64	Chris Jericho	3	May 2, 2000	6	Richmond, VA	SmackDown!	IWE recognizes Jericho's reign as beginning on May 4, 2000, when the episode aired on tape delay.
65	Chris Benoit	2	May 8, 2000	43	Uniondale, NY	Raw
66	Rikishi	1	June 20, 2000	14	Memphis, TN	SmackDown!	IWE recognizes Rikishi's reign as beginning on June 22, 2000 and ending on July 6, 2000, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
67	Val Venis	2	July 4, 2000	54	Sunrise, FL	SmackDown!	IWE recognizes Venis's reign as beginning on July 6, 2000, when the episode aired on tape delay.
68	Chyna	2	August 27, 2000	8	Raleigh, NC	SummerSlam	Won the title in a mixed tag team match that pitted Chyna and Eddie Guerrero against Val Venis and Trish Stratus; Chyna pinned Trish to win Venis' title
69	Eddie Guerrero	1	September 4, 2000	78	Lexington, KY	Raw	This was a triple threat match, also involving Kurt Angle. IWE recognizes Guerrero's reign as ending on November 23, 2000, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
70	Bully Gunn	1	November 21, 2000	19	Sunrise, FL	SmackDown!	IWE recognizes Gunn's reign as beginning on November 23, 2000, when the episode aired on tape delay.
71	Chris Benoit	3	December 10, 2000	42	Birmingham, AL	Armageddon
72	Chris Jericho	4	January 21, 2001	72	New Orleans, LA	Royal Rumble	This was a ladder match. IWE recognizes Jericho's reign as lasting 74 days, ending on April 5, 2001, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
73	Triple K	3	April 3, 2001	7	Oklahoma City, OK	SmackDown!	IWE recognizes Triple K's reign as beginning on April 5, 2001 and ending on April 12, 2001, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.
74	Josh Hooper	1	April 10, 2001	6	Philadelphia, PA	SmackDown!	IWE recognizes Hooper's reign as beginning on April 12, 2001, when the episode aired 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	This was a chain match. IWE recognizes Kane's reign as ending on June 28, 2001, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
77	Albert	1	June 26, 2001	27	New York, NY	SmackDown!	This was a no disqualification match. IWE recognizes Albert's reign as beginning on June 28, 2001, when the episode aired on tape delay.
78	Lance 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.
Revived version (2003 – present)
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	37	Portland, OR	Unforgiven (2004)	Defeated Khristian in a ladder match.
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
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	64	Raleigh, North Carolina	Over the Limit (2012)
136	The Miz	1	July 23, 2012	85	St. Louis, MO	Raw 1000
137	Kofi Kingston	4	October 16, 2012	74	Memphis, TN	Main Event	Aired on October 17, 2012 on tape delay.
138	Wade Barrett	2	December 29, 2012	99	Washington, D.C.	Raw	Aired on December 31, 2012 on tape delay.
139	The Miz	2	April 7 2013	1	East Rutherford, NJ	WrestleMania 29	Match aired live on YouTube and IWE.com as part of the WrestleMania 29 pre-show.
140	Wade Barrett	3	April 8, 2013	69	East Rutherford, NJ	Raw
141	Curtis Axel	1	June 16, 2013	155	Rosemont, IL	Payback	This was a Triple Threat match that also included The Miz.
142	Big E Langston	1	November 18, 2013	167	Nashville, TN	Raw	On February 12, 2014, Big E Langston's ring name was shortened to Big E.
143	Bad News Barrett	4	May 4, 2014	57	East Rutherford, NJ	Extreme Rules
—	Vacated	—	June 30, 2014	—	Hartford, CT	Raw	Title vacated due to a shoulder injury.
144	The Miz	3	July 20, 2014	28	Tampa, FL	Battleground	This was a 19-man battle royal. Miz last eliminated Dolph Ziggler to win the vacant title.
145	Dolph Ziggler	2	August 17, 2014	35	Los Angeles, CA	SummerSlam
146	The Miz	4	September 21, 2014	1	Nashville, TN	Night of Champions
147	Dolph Ziggler	3	September 22, 2014	56	Memphis, TN	Raw
148	Luke Harper	1	November 17, 2014	27	Roanoke, VA	Raw
149	Dolph Ziggler	4	December 14, 2014	22	Cleveland, OH	TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs	This was a ladder match.
150	Bad News Barrett	5	January 5, 2015	83	Corpus Christi, TX	Raw	This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match.
151	Kody Brown	1	March 29, 2015	43	Santa Clara, CA	WrestleMania 31	This was a ladder match also featuring B-Truth, Dean Ambrose, Luke Harper, Dolph Ziggler and Stardust.
—	Vacated	—	May 11, 2015	—	Cincinnati, OH	Raw	Title vacated due to injury.
152	Ryback	1	May 31, 2015	112	Corpus Christi, TX	Elimination Chamber	This was an Elimination Chamber match also involving Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry, B-Truth, King Barrett. Ryback pinned Sheamus to win the title.
153	Kevin Owens	1	September 20, 2015	84	Houston, TX	Night of Champions
154	Dean Ambrose	1	December 13, 2015	64	Boston, MA	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
155	Kevin Owens	2	February 15, 2016	48	Anaheim, CA	Raw	This was a fatal five-way match also involving Tyler Breeze, Stardust and Dolph Ziggler. Owens pinned Breeze to win the title.
156	Zack Ryder	1	April 3, 2016	1	Arlington, TX	WrestleMania 32	This was a ladder match also involving Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, Stardust, Sin Cara and The Miz
157	The Miz	5	April 4, 2016	188	Dallas, TX	Raw	The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2016 IWE draft.
158	Dolph Ziggler	5	October 9, 2016	37	Sacramento, CA	No Mercy	This was a title vs. career match.
159	The Miz	6	November 15, 2016	49	Wilkes-Barre, PA	SmackDown 900 Live
160	Dean Ambrose	2	January 3, 2017	152	Jacksonville, FL	SmackDown Live
161	The Miz	7	June 4, 2017	169	Baltimore, MD	Extreme Rules	If Ambrose was disqualified, he would have forfeited the title.
162	Roman Reigns	1	November 20, 2017	63	Houston, TX	Raw
163	The Miz	8	January 22, 2018	76	Brooklyn, NY	IWE Raw 25 Years
164	Seth Rollins	1	April 8, 2018	71	New Orleans, LA	WrestleMania 34	This was a triple threat match also featuring Finn Bálor.
165	Dolph Ziggler	6	June 18, 2018	62	Grand Rapids, MI	Raw
166	Seth Rollins	2	August 19, 2018	119	Brooklyn, NY	SummerSlam
167	Dean Ambrose	3	December 16, 2018	29	San Jose, CA	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
168	Bobby Lashley	1	January 14, 2019	34	Memphis, TN	Raw	This was a triple threat match, also involving Seth Rollins.
169	Finn Bálor	1	February 17, 2019	22	Houston, TX	Elimination Chamber	This was a 2-on-1 handicap match, featuring Lio Rush as Lashley's partner. Bálor pinned Rush to win the title.
170	Bobby Lashley	2	March 11, 2019	27	Pittsburgh, PA	Raw
171	Finn Bálor	2	April 7, 2019	98	East Rutherford, NJ	WrestleMania 35	The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2019 IWE Superstar Shake-up.
IWE: SmackDown
172	Shinsuke Nakamura	1	July 14, 2019	201	Philadelphia, PA	Extreme Rules Kickoff
173	Braun Strowman	1	January 31, 2020	37	Tulsa, OK	SmackDown
174	Sami Zayn	1	March 8, 2020	65	Philadelphia, PA	Elimination Chamber	This was a 3-on-1 Handicap match, also involving Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro as Zayn's partners. Zayn won the title due to being the one who got the pin.
—	Vacated	—	May 12, 2020	—	—	Backstage	Zayn was stripped of the title after electing to refrain from competing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
175	KJ Styles	1	May 29, 2020	74	Orlando, FL	SmackDown	Defeated Daniel Bryan in a tournament final for the vacant title. IWE recognizes this reign as beginning on June 12, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay.
176	Josh Hooper	5	August 21, 2020	37	Orlando, FL	SmackDown
177	Sami Zayn	2	September 27, 2020	86	Orlando, FL	Clash of Champions	This was a triple threat ladder match also involving KJ Styles.
178	Big E	2	December 22, 2020	110	St. Petersburg, FL	SmackDown	This was a lumberjack match. IWE recognizes Big E's reign as beginning on December 25, 2020, when the episode aired on tape delay.
179	Apollo Crews	1	April 11, 2021	124	Tampa, FL	WrestleMania 37 Night 2	This was a Nigerian Drum Fight.
180	Shinsuke Nakamura	2	August 13, 2021	182	Tulsa, OK	SmackDown	Won the title under the name King Nakamura. Reverted back to Shinsuke Nakamura on October 8, 2021. IWE ends Nakamura's run at 189.
181	Sami Zayn	3	February 11, 2022	21	New Orleans, LA	SmackDown
182	Ricochet	1	March 4, 2022	98	Miami, FL	SmackDown
183	Gunther	1	June 10, 2022	666	Baton Rouge, LA	SmackDown
IWE: Raw
184	Sami Zayn	4	April 6, 2024	119	Philadelphia, PA	WrestleMania XL Night 1
185	Bron Breakker	1	August 3, 2024	51	Cleveland, OH	SummerSlam
186	Jey Uso	1	September 23, 2024	28	Ontario, California	Raw
185	Bron Breakker	2	October 21, 2024	2+	Philadelphia, PA	Raw

Combined reigns

As of November 7, 2024.

†	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Wrestlers	No. of reigns	Combined days	Combined days recognized by IWE
1	Gunther	1	666
	Tito Santana	2	443	441
	Razor Ramon	4	437	434
	Shawn Michaels	3	406	403
	Josh Hooper	5	366	359
17	The Rock	2[c]	339	337
	Chris Jericho	9	318	311
	Jeff Jarrett	6	298	290
	Greg Valentine	1	285	284
	Triple K	5[f]	196	200
	Edge	5	171	167
	Goldust	3	168	161
	Chris Benoit	4	142	159
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	Owen Heart	2	132	130
	Ken Shamrock	1	125
	Eddie Guerrero	2	114	116
	Val Venis	2	83	81
	Stone Cold Steve Austin	2	65	93
	Chyna	2	64
	Ahmed Johnson	1	50	58
	Kurt Angle	1	35
	Marc Mero	1	28
	Albert	1	27	25
	Lance Storm	1	27
	D'Lo Brown	1	26	27
	Marty Jannetty	1	20
	Rikishi	1	14
	Road Dogg	1	14
	Dean Douglas	1	<1

References

External links

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