TITLE HISTORY FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
WINNER----------------------- LOOSER----------------------------DATE
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Owen Hart (2) |
Faarooq |
Oct. 5, 1997 (11) |
Steve Austin (2) |
Owen Hart |
Nov. 9, 1997 |
Rocky Maivia (2) |
Steve Austin |
Dec. 8, 1997 (12) |
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (2) |
Rocky Maivia |
August 30, 1998 |
Ken Shamrock |
X-Pac |
October 12, 1998 (13) |
(1) Patterson won the
Intercontinental Title Tournament, to become the first WWF
Intercontinental Champion.
(2) The Ultimate Warrior later had to vacate the Title because he
captured the WWF World Title and could not defend both
championships. A tournament would be held to fill the vacancy.
(3) Mr. Perfect defeated tito Santana in the finals of the
tournament, to become the Intercontinental Champion.
(4) Shawn Michaels later got stripped of the title due "to
failure to meet certain contractual obligations."
(5) Razor Ramon defeated Rick Martel to become the new
Intercontinental Champion.
(6) Due to a controversial title match between Bob Holly and Jeff
Jarrett earlier in the card, the title was held up, and this
match filled the vacancy.
(7) Shwn Michaels forfeited the title to Dean Douglas (his
schedueled opponent that night) because he was injured and could
not defend his title. Razor Ramon was to take his place in the
title match.
(8) Due to a controversial title match between Goldust and Savio
Vega the week before, the title was held up, and this match
filled the vacancy.
(9) Ahmed Johnson would later forfeit his title when he was
injured at the hands of Faarooq, and could not defend it. A
tournament was schedueled to fill the vacancy.
(10) Marc Mero won the Intercontinental Title Tournament, to
become the new WWF Intercontinental Champion.
(11) After Austin was unable to defend his title due to injury, a
tournament was called to determine a new title holder. Owen Hart
defeated Faarooq in the finals.
(12) Austin was forced to forfeit his title to Maivia because he
refused to wrestle.
(13) Due to injury, Triple H could not defend his title within
the required 30 day time period and was forced to forfeit the
title. Thus, a tournament was held for the title with Ken
Shamrock ultimately winning over X-Pac.
