What does the Intercontinental Championship represent?
Table of Contents
- 1 What does the Intercontinental Championship represent?
- 2 Who is the longest Intercontinental Champion?
- 3 Who held the Intercontinental title the longest in 2020?
- 4 Has Undertaker ever won the Intercontinental title?
- 5 Who was the Intercontinental Champion before Big E?
- 6 Who was the first black Intercontinental Champion?
What does the Intercontinental Championship represent?
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, currently defended on the SmackDown brand division.
Who is the longest Intercontinental Champion?
#1 The Honky Tonk Man held the Intercontinental Championship for 454 days. The award for the longest reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion of all-time goes to WWE Hall of Famer, The Honky Tonk Man. The Honky Tonk Man won the Intercontinental Championship in 1987, on an episode of Superstars of Wrestling.
Which WWE title is the most important?
The WWE and World Heavyweight Championships are the two most prestigious titles in all of pro wrestling. They’ve been held by dozens upon dozens of Hall of Famers and future Hall of Famers, and they have traditionally been the most coveted championships in the WWE.
Who held the Intercontinental title the longest in 2020?
Chris Jericho holds the record for the most reigns with nine. The Honky Tonk Man holds the longest reign at 454 days.
Has Undertaker ever won the Intercontinental title?
The Undertaker is a seven-time world champion, having held the WWE Championship four times and World Heavyweight Championship three times. However, in his career, The Undertaker has never won The United States Championship and The Intercontinental Championship.
Has John Cena won the IC title?
Cena has never won intercontinental championship in his career. I’ve been a hardcore professional wrestling fan since 1999 and I can guarantee that it never happened.
Who was the Intercontinental Champion before Big E?
WWE Intercontinental championship history
| Wrestler | Date won | Reign No. |
|---|---|---|
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 8/13/21 | 2 |
| Apollo Crews | 4/11/21 | 1 |
| Big E | 12/22/20 | 2 |
| Sami Zayn | 9/27/20 | 2 |
Who was the first black Intercontinental Champion?
Pat Patterson
The Intercontinental Championship was first awarded to Pat Patterson in September of 1979, and the world had to wait 17 years until it saw the first black Intercontinental champion when Ahmed Johnson defeated Goldust at King of the Ring in 1996.
Who is the Intercontinental champion right now?
Shinsuke Nakamura
The Intercontinental Championship is held by two-time champion Shinsuke Nakamura, who defeated Apollo Crews on the August 13, 2021 episode of SmackDown.