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.
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[edit] Title history
[edit] Names
Name | Years |
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IWF Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Championship | September 1, 1979 – May 6, 2002 |
IWE Intercontinental Championship | May 6, 2002 – present |
[edit] Reigns
As of September 6, 2024.
No. | The overall championship reign |
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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 | |
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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 | Thursday Raw Thursday | ||
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 | ||
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184 | Sami Zayn | 4 | April 6, 2024 | 119 | Philadelphia, PA | WrestleMania XL Night 1 | ||
185 | Bron Breakker | 1 | August 3, 2024 | 1+ | Cleveland, OH | SummerSlam |
[edit] Combined reigns
As of September 6, 2024.
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Rank | Wrestlers | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days recognized by IWE |
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1 | Gunther | 1 | 666 | |
Tito Santana | 2 | 443 | 441 | |
Razor Ramon | 4 | 437 | 434 | |
Shawn Michaels | 3 | 406 | 403 | |
Josh Hooper | 5 | 366 | 359 | |
Rocky Maivia/The Rock | 2 | 339 | ||
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 | |
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 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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