Intercontinental Champions

Verified data · source: List of WWE Intercontinental Champions · auto-audited weekly.

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No.	Champion	Championship change Date	Event	Location	Reign statistics Reign	Days	Days recog.	Notes	Ref.
1	Pat Patterson	September 1, 1979	—	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1	233	232	Patterson became the first champion after defeating Ted DiBiase for th	[1][6][7]
2	Ken Patera	April 21, 1980	WWF on MSG Network	New York, NY	1	231	230		[8]
3	Pedro Morales	December 8, 1980	WWF	New York, NY	1	194	193		[9]
4	Don Muraco	June 20, 1981	WWF on PRISM Network	Philadelphia, PA	1	156	155		[10]
5	Pedro Morales	November 23, 1981	WWF on MSG Network	New York, NY	2	425	424		[11]
6	Don Muraco	January 22, 1983	WWF on MSG Network	New York, NY	2	385	384	During his reign, the WWF withdrew from the NWA.	[12]
7	Tito Santana	February 11, 1984	WWF	Boston, MA	1	226	225		[13]
8	Greg Valentine	September 24, 1984	Maple Leaf Wrestling	London, ON, Canada	1	285	284	Aired on tape delay on October 13, 1984.	[14]
9	Tito Santana	July 6, 1985	House show	Baltimore, MD	2	217	216	This was a steel cage match.	[15]
10	Randy Savage	February 8, 1986	WWF on NESN	Boston, MA	1	414	414		[16]
11	Ricky Steamboat	March 29, 1987	WrestleMania III	Pontiac, MI	1	65	64		[17]
12	The Honky Tonk Man	June 2, 1987	Superstars of Wrestling	Buffalo, NY	1	454	453	Aired on tape delay on June 13, 1987.[18]
13	Ultimate Warrior	August 29, 1988	SummerSlam	New York, NY	1	216	215		[19]
14	Rick Rude	April 2, 1989	WrestleMania V	Atlantic City, NJ	1	148	147		[20]
15	Ultimate Warrior	August 28, 1989	SummerSlam	East Rutherford, NJ	2	218	215		[21][22]
—	Vacated	April 3, 1990	Wrestling Challenge	Syracuse, NY	—	—	—	Warrior relinquished the title after winning the WWF Championship in o	[21][22]
16	Mr. Perfect	April 23, 1990	Superstars of Wrestling	Austin, TX	1	126	125	Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final for the vacant title.Aired	[23][24]
17	The Texas Tornado	August 27, 1990	SummerSlam	Philadelphia, PA	1	84	83		[25]
18	Mr. Perfect	November 19, 1990	Superstars of Wrestling	Rochester, NY	2	280	279	Aired on tape delay on December 15, 1990.	[23][26]
19	Bret Hart	August 26, 1991	SummerSlam	New York, NY	1	144	143		[27]
20	The Mountie	January 17, 1992	House show	Springfield, MA	1	2	1		[28]
21	Roddy Piper	January 19, 1992	Royal Rumble	Albany, NY	1	77	76		[29]
22	Bret Hart	April 5, 1992	WrestleMania VIII	Indianapolis, IN	2	146	145		[30]
23	The British Bulldog	August 29, 1992	SummerSlam	London, England	1	59	58		[31]
24	Shawn Michaels	October 27, 1992	Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI	Terre Haute, IN	1	202	201	Aired on tape delay on November 14, 1992.	[32][33]
25	Marty Jannetty	May 17, 1993	Raw	New York, NY	1	20	19		[34]
26	Shawn Michaels	June 6, 1993	House show	Albany, NY	2	113	112		[35]
—	Vacated	September 27, 1993	—	—	—	—	—	Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title for failing to defend it with	[37]
27	Razor Ramon	September 27, 1993	Raw	New Haven, CT	1	198	197	Ramon and Rick Martel were the final two participants in a battle roya	[37][38]
28	Diesel	April 13, 1994	Superstars	Rochester, NY	1	138	137	Aired on tape delay on April 30, 1994.	[39]
29	Razor Ramon	August 29, 1994	SummerSlam	Chicago, IL	2	146	145		[40]
30	Jeff Jarrett	January 22, 1995	Royal Rumble	Tampa, FL	1	94	93		[41]
—	Vacated	April 26, 1995	Action Zone	Moline, IL	—	—	—	Held up when match between Jeff Jarrett and Bob "Spark Plug" Holly end	[42]
31	Jeff Jarrett	April 26, 1995	Action Zone	Moline, IL	2	23	22	Defeated Bob Holly in a rematch for the vacant title.Aired on tape del	[42]
32	Razor Ramon	May 19, 1995	House show	Montreal QC, Canada	3	2	2	This was a ladder match.WWE recognizes Ramon's reign as ending on May	[43]
33	Jeff Jarrett	May 21, 1995	House show	Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada	3	63	61	WWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as beginning on May 22, 1995.	[44]
34	Shawn Michaels	July 23, 1995	In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks	Nashville, TN	3	91	90		[45]
35	Dean Douglas	October 22, 1995	In Your House 4: Great White North	Winnipeg, MB, Canada	1	<1	<1	Won the title by forfeit due to Shawn Michaels being attacked outside	[46]
36	Razor Ramon	October 22, 1995	In Your House 4: Great White North	Winnipeg, MB, Canada	4	91	90		[47]
37	Goldust	January 21, 1996	Royal Rumble	Fresno, CA	1	71	63	WWE recognizes Goldust's reign as ending on March 25, 1996.	[48]
—	Vacated	April 1, 1996[48]	Raw	San Bernardino, CA	—	—	—	Held up when a title defense against Savio Vega ended in a no contest.	[49][50]
38	Goldust	April 1, 1996	Raw	San Bernardino, CA	2	83	82	Defeated Savio Vega in a rematch for the vacant championship.Aired on	[49][50]
39	Ahmed Johnson	June 23, 1996	King of the Ring	Milwaukee, WI	1	50	57	WWE recognizes Johnson's reign as ending on August 19, 1996.	[51]
—	Vacated	August 12, 1996	Raw	Seattle, WA	—	—	—	Ahmed Johnson forfeited the championship after being attacked by the d	[51]
40	Marc Mero	September 23, 1996	Raw	Hershey, PA	1	28	27	Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final for the vacant championship.	[49][52]
41	Hunter Hearst Helmsley	October 21, 1996	Raw	Fort Wayne, IN	1	115	114		[53]
42	Rocky Maivia	February 13, 1997	Raw	Lowell, MA	1	74	73		[54]
43	Owen Hart	April 28, 1997	Raw	Omaha, NE	1	97	96		[55]
44	"Stone Cold" Steve Austin	August 3, 1997	SummerSlam	East Rutherford, NJ	1	36	63	WWE mistakenly lists Austin's reign as lasting 63 days, ending on Octo	[56]
—	Vacated	September 8, 1997	—	—	—	—	—	Vacated due to a neck injury that Stone Cold Steve Austin suffered in	[56][57]
45	Owen Hart	October 5, 1997	Badd Blood: In Your House	St. Louis, MO	2	35	34	Defeated Faarooq in a tournament final for the vacant championship.	[58][59]
46	"Stone Cold" Steve Austin	November 9, 1997	Survivor Series	Montreal, QC, Canada	2	29	28		[60]
47	The Rock	December 8, 1997	Raw	Portland, ME	2	265	264	Stone Cold Steve Austin handed the championship belt to The Rock, who	[61]
48	Triple H	August 30, 1998	SummerSlam	New York, NY	2	40	43	This was a ladder match.Triple H was formerly known as Hunter Hearst H	[62]
—	Vacated	October 9, 1998	—	—	—	—	—	Vacated due to a knee injury.	[62]
49	Ken Shamrock	October 12, 1998	Raw	Uniondale, NY	1	125	124	Defeated X-Pac in a tournament final for the vacant championship.	[63][64]
50	Val Venis	February 14, 1999	St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House	Memphis, TN	1	29	28	Billy Gunn was the guest referee.	[65][66]
51	Road Dogg	March 15, 1999	Raw	San Jose, CA	1	14	13		[67]
52	Goldust	March 29, 1999	Raw	East Rutherford, NJ	3	14	13		[68]
53	The Godfather	April 12, 1999	Raw	Detroit, MI	1	43	42		[69]
54	Jeff Jarrett	May 25, 1999	Raw	Moline, IL	4	60	53	WWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as beginning on May 31, 1999, when the	[70]
55	Edge	July 24, 1999	House show	Toronto, ON, Canada	1	1	<1		[71]
56	Jeff Jarrett	July 25, 1999	Fully Loaded	Buffalo, NY	5	2	<1	WWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as ending on July 26, 1999.	[72]
57	D'Lo Brown	July 27, 1999	Raw	Columbus, OH	1	26	26	This was a Winner Takes All match, where Brown also defended the Europ	[73]
58	Jeff Jarrett	August 22, 1999	SummerSlam	Minneapolis, MN	6	56	55	Jarrett also won the European Championship in the match to become the	[74]
59	Chyna	October 17, 1999	No Mercy	Cleveland, OH	1	56	55	This was a Good Housekeeping match.	[75][76]
60	Chris Jericho	December 12, 1999	Armageddon	Sunrise, FL	1	22	21		[77]
†	Chris Jericho and Chyna	January 3, 2000	Raw	Miami, FL	1	20	—	On December 28, 1999 (aired December 30, 1999) on SmackDown!, a title	[7][78]
61	Chris Jericho	January 23, 2000	Royal Rumble	New York, NY	2	35	34	Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a triple threat match to	[78]
62	Kurt Angle	February 27, 2000	No Way Out	Hartford, CT	1	35	34	Earlier that month, Angle had also won the European Championship. This	[79]
63	Chris Benoit	April 2, 2000	WrestleMania 2000	Anaheim, CA	1	30	49	This was a two-fall triple threat match, also involving Chris Jericho,	[80]
64	Chris Jericho	May 2, 2000	SmackDown!	Richmond, VA	3	6	4	WWE recognizes Jericho's reign as beginning on May 4, 2000, when the e	[81]
65	Chris Benoit	May 8, 2000	Raw	Uniondale, NY	2	43	42	Triple H was the special outside enforcer	[82]
66	Rikishi	June 20, 2000	SmackDown!	Memphis, TN	1	14	13	WWE recognizes Rikishi's reign as beginning on June 22, 2000 and endin	[83]
67	Val Venis	July 4, 2000	SmackDown!	Sunrise, FL	2	54	51	WWE recognizes Venis's reign as beginning on July 6, 2000, when the ep	[84]
68	Chyna	August 27, 2000	SummerSlam	Raleigh, NC	2	8	7	Won the title in a mixed tag team match that pitted Chyna and Eddie Gu	[85]
69	Eddie Guerrero	September 4, 2000	Raw	Lexington, KY	1	78	79	This was a triple threat match, also involving Kurt Angle.WWE recogniz	[86]
70	Billy Gunn	November 21, 2000	SmackDown!	Sunrise, FL	1	19	16	WWE recognizes Gunn's reign as beginning on November 23, 2000, when th	[87]
71	Chris Benoit	December 10, 2000	Armageddon	Birmingham, AL	3	42	41		[88]
72	Chris Jericho	January 21, 2001	Royal Rumble	New Orleans, LA	4	72	73	This was a ladder match.WWE recognizes Jericho's reign as ending on Ap	[89]
73	Triple H	April 3, 2001	SmackDown!	Oklahoma City, OK	3	7	6	WWE recognizes Triple H's reign as beginning on April 5, 2001 and endi	[90]
74	Jeff Hardy	April 10, 2001	SmackDown!	Philadelphia, PA	1	6	3	WWE recognizes Hardy's reign as beginning on April 12, 2001, when the	[91]
75	Triple H	April 16, 2001	Raw	Knoxville, TN	4	34	33		[92]
76	Kane	May 20, 2001	Judgment Day	Sacramento, CA	1	37	38	This was a chain match.WWE recognizes Kane's reign as ending on June 2	[93][94]
77	Albert	June 26, 2001	SmackDown!	New York, NY	1	27	24	This was a no disqualification match.WWE recognizes Albert's reign as	[95]
78	Lance Storm	July 23, 2001	Raw	Buffalo, NY	1	27	26		[96]
79	Edge	August 19, 2001	SummerSlam	San Jose, CA	2	35	34		[97]
80	Christian	September 23, 2001	Unforgiven	Pittsburgh, PA	1	28	27		[98]
81	Edge	October 21, 2001	No Mercy	St. Louis, MO	3	15	14	This was a ladder match.	[99]
82	Test	November 5, 2001	Raw	Uniondale, NY	1	13	12		[100]
83	Edge	November 18, 2001	Survivor Series	Greensboro, NC	4	63	62	This was a title unification match, where Edge also defended the WCW U	[101]
84	William Regal	January 20, 2002	Royal Rumble	Atlanta, GA	1	56	55		[102]
85	Rob Van Dam	March 17, 2002	WrestleMania X8	Toronto, ON, Canada	1	35	34	On March 25, the brand extension began, in which wrestlers and champio	[103]
86	Eddie Guerrero	April 21, 2002	Backlash	Kansas City, MO	2	36	35	On May 6, 2002, after the World Wrestling Federation was renamed "Worl	[104][105]
87	Rob Van Dam	May 27, 2002	Raw	Edmonton, AB, Canada	2	63	62	This was a ladder match.On July 22, 2002, Van Dam defeated Jeff Hardy	[106]
88	Chris Benoit	July 29, 2002	Raw	Greensboro, NC	4	27	27	The title became exclusive to SmackDown! when Benoit defected to Smack	[107][108]
89	Rob Van Dam	August 25, 2002	SummerSlam	Uniondale, NY	3	22	40	The title was returned to Raw due to Van Dam's status as a Raw wrestle	[108][109]
90	Chris Jericho	September 16, 2002	Raw	Denver, CO	5	14	13		[110]
91	Kane	September 30, 2002	Raw	Houston, TX	2	20	19		[111]
92	Triple H	October 20, 2002	No Mercy	North Little Rock, AR	5	<1	<1	This was a title unification match to unify the Intercontinental Champ	[112]
—	Unified	October 20, 2002	No Mercy	North Little Rock, AR	—	—	—	Unified with Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship; the Interconti	[112]
93	Christian	May 18, 2003	Judgment Day	Charlotte, NC	2	50	49	Raw Co-General Manager Stone Cold Steve Austin reactivated the title.	[113]
94	Booker T	July 7, 2003	Raw	Montreal, QC, Canada	1	34	33	That same month, the United States Championship was reactivated for th	[114]
95	Christian	August 10, 2003	House show	Des Moines, IA	3	50	49		[115]
96	Rob Van Dam	September 29, 2003	Raw	Rosemont, IL	4	28	27	This was a ladder match.	[116]
97	Chris Jericho	October 27, 2003	Raw	Fayetteville, NC	6	<1	<1		[117]
98	Rob Van Dam	October 27, 2003	Raw	Fayetteville, NC	5	48	47	This was a steel cage match.	[118]
99	Randy Orton	December 14, 2003	Armageddon	Orlando, FL	1	210	209	Mick Foley was the guest referee.	[119]
100	Edge	July 11, 2004	Vengeance	Hartford, CT	5	57	56		[120]
—	Vacated	September 6, 2004	Raw	Wichita Falls, TX	—	—	—	Vacated due to a groin injury.	[120]
101	Chris Jericho	September 12, 2004	Unforgiven	Portland, OR	7	37	36	Defeated Christian in a ladder match for the vacant title.	[121]
102	Shelton Benjamin	October 19, 2004	Taboo Tuesday	Milwaukee, WI	1	244	244	Due to the stipulation of the event, fans could vote for who would fac	[122]
103	Carlito	June 20, 2005	Raw	Phoenix, AZ	1	90	90	WWE incorrectly list Carlito's reign as ending on September 19, 2005.	[123]
104	Ric Flair	September 18, 2005	Unforgiven	Oklahoma City, OK	1	155	153	WWE incorrectly list Flair's reign as beginning on September 19, 2005,	[124]
105	Shelton Benjamin	February 20, 2006	Raw	Trenton, NJ	2	69	68		[125]
106	Rob Van Dam	April 30, 2006	Backlash	Lexington, KY	6	15	14	This was a Winner Takes All match, where Van Dam also defended his Mon	[126]
107	Shelton Benjamin	May 15, 2006	Raw	Lubbock, TX	3	41	40	This was a 3-on-2 handicap Texas tornado match, featuring Benjamin, Ch	[127]
108	Johnny Nitro	June 25, 2006	Vengeance	Charlotte, NC	1	99	98	This was a triple threat match, also involving Carlito.	[128]
109	Jeff Hardy	October 2, 2006	Raw	Topeka, KS	2	35	34		[129]
110	Johnny Nitro	November 6, 2006	Raw	Columbus, OH	2	7	6	This was a no disqualification match.	[130]
111	Jeff Hardy	November 13, 2006	Raw	Manchester, England	3	98	97		[131]
112	Umaga	February 19, 2007	Raw	Bakersfield, CA	1	56	55		[132]
113	Santino Marella	April 16, 2007	Raw	Milan, Italy	1	77	76	This was a No Holds Barred match. Santino was "picked out of the audie	[133]
114	Umaga	July 2, 2007	Raw	Dallas, TX	2	62	62	WWE recognizes Umaga's reign as ending on September 3, 2007, when the	[134]
115	Jeff Hardy	September 2, 2007	Raw	Columbus, OH	4	190	189	WWE recognizes Hardy's reign as beginning on September 3, 2007, when t	[135][136]
116	Chris Jericho	March 10, 2008	Raw	Milwaukee, WI	8	111	110		[137]
117	Kofi Kingston	June 29, 2008	Night of Champions	Dallas, TX	1	49	48		[138]
118	Santino Marella	August 17, 2008	SummerSlam	Indianapolis, IN	2	85	84	This was a Winners Take All mixed tag team match in which both Kofi Ki	[139]
119	William Regal	November 10, 2008	Raw	Manchester, England	2	70	69		[140]
120	CM Punk	January 19, 2009	Raw	Rosemont, IL	1	49	48	This was a no disqualification match.	[141]
121	John "Bradshaw" Layfield	March 9, 2009	Raw	Jacksonville, FL	1	27	26		[142]
122	Rey Mysterio	April 5, 2009	WrestleMania 25	Houston, TX	1	63	62	The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2009 WWE Draft.	[143]
123	Chris Jericho	June 7, 2009	Extreme Rules	New Orleans, LA	9	21	20	This was a No Holds Barred match.	[144]
124	Rey Mysterio	June 28, 2009	The Bash	Sacramento, CA	2	65	67	This was a mask vs. title match.WWE recognizes Mysterio's reign as end	[145]
125	John Morrison	September 1, 2009	SmackDown	Cleveland, OH	3	103	99	WWE recognizes Morrison's reign as beginning on September 4, 2009, whe	[146]
126	Drew McIntyre	December 13, 2009	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	San Antonio, TX	1	161	160	On May 7, 2010, SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long suspended McIn	[147]
127	Kofi Kingston	May 23, 2010	Over the Limit	Detroit, MI	2	66	74	WWE recognizes Kingston's reign as ending on August 6, 2010, when the	[148]
128	Dolph Ziggler	July 28, 2010	SmackDown	Laredo, TX	1	160	153	WWE recognizes Ziggler's reign as beginning on August 6, 2010, and end	[149]
129	Kofi Kingston	January 4, 2011	SmackDown	Tucson, AZ	3	77	76	WWE recognizes Kingston's reign as beginning on January 7, 2011 and en	[150]
130	Wade Barrett	March 22, 2011	SmackDown	Columbus, OH	1	89	85	WWE recognizes Barrett's reign as beginning on March 25, 2011, when th	[151]
131	Ezekiel Jackson	June 19, 2011	Capitol Punishment	Washington, D.C.	1	51	53	WWE recognizes Jackson's reign as ending on August 12, 2011, when the	[152]
132	Cody Rhodes	August 9, 2011	SmackDown	Sacramento, CA	1	236	233	WWE recognizes Rhodes's reign as beginning on August 12, 2011, when th	[153]
133	Big Show	April 1, 2012	WrestleMania XXVIII	Miami Gardens, FL	1	28	27		[154]
134	Cody Rhodes	April 29, 2012	Extreme Rules	Rosemont, IL	2	21	21	This was a tables match.	[155]
135	Christian	May 20, 2012	Over the Limit	Raleigh, NC	4	64	63		[156]
136	The Miz	July 23, 2012	Raw 1000	St. Louis, MO	1	85	84		[157]
137	Kofi Kingston	October 16, 2012	Main Event	Memphis, TN	4	74	74	Aired on tape delay on October 17, 2012.	[158]
138	Wade Barrett	December 29, 2012	Raw	Washington, D.C.	2	99	98	Aired on tape delay on December 31, 2012.	[159]
139	The Miz	April 7, 2013	WrestleMania 29Pre-Show	East Rutherford, NJ	2	1	1		[160]
140	Wade Barrett	April 8, 2013	Raw	East Rutherford, NJ	3	69	68		[161]
141	Curtis Axel	June 16, 2013	Payback	Rosemont, IL	1	155	155	This was a triple threat match, also involving The Miz.	[162]
142	Big E Langston	November 18, 2013	Raw	Nashville, TN	1	167	166	On February 12, 2014, Big E Langston's ring name was shortened to Big	[163]
143	Bad News Barrett	May 4, 2014	Extreme Rules	East Rutherford, NJ	4	57	57	Bad News Barrett was formerly known as Wade Barrett.	[164]
—	Vacated	June 30, 2014	Raw	Hartford, CT	—	—	—	Title vacated due to a shoulder injury.	[165]
144	The Miz	July 20, 2014	Battleground	Tampa, FL	3	28	27	This was a 19-man battle royal. Miz last eliminated Dolph Ziggler to w	[166]
145	Dolph Ziggler	August 17, 2014	SummerSlam	Los Angeles, CA	2	35	35		[167]
146	The Miz	September 21, 2014	Night of Champions	Nashville, TN	4	1	<1		[168]
147	Dolph Ziggler	September 22, 2014	Raw	Memphis, TN	3	56	56		[169]
148	Luke Harper	November 17, 2014	Raw	Roanoke, VA	1	27	26		[170]
149	Dolph Ziggler	December 14, 2014	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	Cleveland, OH	4	22	22	This was a ladder match.	[171]
150	Bad News Barrett	January 5, 2015	Raw	Corpus Christi, TX	5	83	82	Dolph Ziggler originally retained his title against Barrett, but Direc	[172]
151	Daniel Bryan	March 29, 2015	WrestleMania 31	Santa Clara, CA	1	43	43	This was a seven-way ladder match, also involving Dean Ambrose, Dolph	[173]
—	Vacated	May 11, 2015	Raw	Cincinnati, OH	—	—	—	Daniel Bryan was forced to relinquish the title due to a concussion-re	[174]
152	Ryback	May 31, 2015	Elimination Chamber	Corpus Christi, TX	1	112	111	This was an Elimination Chamber match for the vacant title, also invol	[175]
153	Kevin Owens	September 20, 2015	Night of Champions	Houston, TX	1	84	84		[176]
154	Dean Ambrose	December 13, 2015	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	Boston, MA	1	64	63		[177]
155	Kevin Owens	February 15, 2016	Raw	Anaheim, CA	2	48	47	This was a fatal five-way match, also involving Tyler Breeze, Stardust	[178]
156	Zack Ryder	April 3, 2016	WrestleMania 32	Arlington, TX	1	1	1	This was a seven-way ladder match, also involving Dolph Ziggler, Sami	[179]
157	The Miz	April 4, 2016	Raw	Dallas, TX	5	188	188	The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the Sma	[180]
158	Dolph Ziggler	October 9, 2016	No Mercy	Sacramento, CA	5	37	36	This was a title vs. career match.	[181]
159	The Miz	November 15, 2016	SmackDown	Wilkes-Barre, PA	6	49	48		[182]
160	Dean Ambrose	January 3, 2017	SmackDown	Jacksonville, FL	2	152	151	The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2017 WWE Sup	[183]
161	The Miz	June 4, 2017	Extreme Rules	Baltimore, MD	7	169	169	If Ambrose was disqualified, he would have lost the title.	[184]
162	Roman Reigns	November 20, 2017	Raw	Houston, TX	1	63	62		[185]
163	The Miz	January 22, 2018	Raw 25 Years	Brooklyn, NY	8	76	75		[186]
164	Seth Rollins	April 8, 2018	WrestleMania 34	New Orleans, LA	1	71	71	This was a triple threat match, also involving Finn Bálor.	[187]
165	Dolph Ziggler	June 18, 2018	Raw	Grand Rapids, MI	6	62	61		[188]
166	Seth Rollins	August 19, 2018	SummerSlam	Brooklyn, NY	2	119	119		[189]
167	Dean Ambrose	December 16, 2018	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	San Jose, CA	3	29	28		[190]
168	Bobby Lashley	January 14, 2019	Raw	Memphis, TN	1	34	33	This was a triple threat match, also involving Seth Rollins.	[191]
169	Finn Bálor	February 17, 2019	Elimination Chamber	Houston, TX	1	22	21	This was a 2-on-1 handicap match, featuring Lio Rush as Bobby Lashley'	[192]
170	Bobby Lashley	March 11, 2019	Raw	Pittsburgh, PA	2	27	27		[193]
171	Finn Bálor	April 7, 2019	WrestleMania 35	East Rutherford, NJ	2	98	97	The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2019 W	[194]
172	Shinsuke Nakamura	July 14, 2019	Extreme RulesKickoff	Philadelphia, PA	1	201	201		[195]
173	Braun Strowman	January 31, 2020	SmackDown	Tulsa, OK	1	37	36		[196]
174	Sami Zayn	March 8, 2020	Elimination Chamber	Philadelphia, PA	1	65	65	This was a 3-on-1 Handicap match, also involving Shinsuke Nakamura and	[197]
—	Vacated	May 12, 2020	Backstage	—	—	—	—	Sami Zayn was stripped of the title after electing to refrain from com	[198]
175	AJ Styles	June 8, 2020	SmackDown	Orlando, FL	1	74	71	Defeated Daniel Bryan in a tournament final for the vacant title.WWE r	[199][200]
176	Jeff Hardy	August 21, 2020	SmackDown	Orlando, FL	5	37	36	On August 28, 2020, Sami Zayn returned with his own title belt, claimi	[201]
177	Sami Zayn	September 27, 2020	Clash of Champions	Orlando, FL	2	86	89	This was a triple threat ladder match also involving AJ Styles in whic	[202]
178	Big E	December 22, 2020	SmackDown	St. Petersburg, FL	2	110	106	This was a lumberjack match. WWE recognizes Big E's reign as beginning	[203][204]
179	Apollo Crews	April 11, 2021	WrestleMania 37Night 2	Tampa, FL	1	124	123	This was a Nigerian Drum Fight.	[205]
180	King Nakamura	August 13, 2021	SmackDown	Tulsa, OK	2	182	189	Nakamura won the title under the name King Nakamura; name reverted bac	[206]
181	Sami Zayn	February 11, 2022	SmackDown	New Orleans, LA	3	21	13	WWE recognizes Zayn's reign as beginning on February 18, 2022, when th	[207]
182	Ricochet	March 4, 2022	SmackDown	Miami, FL	1	98	98		[208]
183	Gunther	June 10, 2022	SmackDown	Baton Rouge, LA	1	666	666	The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2023 WWE Dra	[209]
184	Sami Zayn	April 6, 2024	WrestleMania XLNight 1	Philadelphia, PA	4	119	118		[210]
185	Bron Breakker	August 3, 2024	SummerSlam	Cleveland, OH	1	51	51		[211]
186	Jey Uso	September 23, 2024	Raw	Ontario, CA	1	28	27		[212]
187	Bron Breakker	October 21, 2024	Raw	Philadelphia, PA	2	181	180		[213]
188	Dominik Mysterio	April 20, 2025	WrestleMania 41Night 2	Paradise, NV	1	204	204	This was a fatal four-way match, also involving Penta and Finn Bálor,	[214]
189	John Cena	November 10, 2025	Raw	Boston, MA	1	19	18		[215]
190	Dominik Mysterio	November 29, 2025	Survivor Series: WarGames	San Diego, CA	2	93	93		[216]
191	Penta	March 2, 2026	Raw	Indianapolis, IN	1	153	152		[217]
192	Chad Gable	August 2, 2026	SummerSlamNight 2	Minneapolis, MN	1	25+	25+		[5]