| Champion | Defeated | Title Reign | City | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Patterson | Ted DiBiase | --- | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 09/??/79 | 1 |
| Ken Patera | Pat Patterson | 231 days | New York, NY | 04/21/80 | |
| Pedro Morales | Ken Patera | 194 days | New York, NY | 12/08/80 | |
| Magnificent Muraco | Pedro Morales | 156 days | Philadelphia, PA | 06/20/81 | |
| Pedro Morales (2) | Magnificent Muraco | 405 days | New York, NY | 11/23/81 | |
| Magnificent Muraco (2) | Pedro Morales | 405 days | New York, NY | 01/22/83 | |
| Tito Santana | Magnificent Muraco | 226 days | Boston, MA | 02/11/84 | |
| Greg Valentine | Tito Santana | 285 days | London, Ontario | 09/24/84 | |
| Tito Santana (2) | Greg Valentine | 217 days | Baltimore, MD | 07/06/85 | |
| Randy Savage | Tito Santana | 414 days | Boston, MA | 02/08/86 | |
| Rick Steamboat | Randy Savage | 65 days | Pontiac, MI | 03/29/87 | |
| Honky Tonk Man | Rick Steamboat | 454 days | Buffalo, NY | 06/02/87 | |
| Ultimate Warrior | Honky Tonk Man | 216 days | New York, NY | 08/29/88 | |
| Rick Rude | Ultimate Warrior | 148 days | Atlantic City, NJ | 04/02/89 | |
| Ultimate Warrior (2) | Rick Rude | 216 days | East Rutherford, NJ | 08/28/89 | |
| Mr. Perfect | Tito Santana | 126 days | Austin, TX | 04/23/90 | 2 |
| Texas Tornado | Mr. Perfect | 84 days | Philadelphia, PA | 08/27/90 | |
| Mr. Perfect (2) | Texas Tornado | 280 days | Rochester, NY | 11/19/90 | |
| Bret Hart | Mr. Perfect | 144 days | New York, NY | 08/26/91 | |
| The Mountie | Bret Hart | 2 days | Springfield, MA | 01/17/92 | |
| Rowdy Roddy Piper | The Mountie | 77 days | Albany, NY | 01/19/92 | |
| Bret Hart (2) | Rowdy Roddy Piper | 146 days | Indianapolis, IN | 04/05/92 | |
| British Bulldog | Bret Hart | 59 days | London, England | 08/29/92 | |
| Shawn Michaels | British Bulldog | 202 days | Terre Haute, IN | 10/27/92 | |
| Marty Jannetty | Shawn Michaels | 20 days | New York, NY | 05/17/93 | |
| Shawn Michaels (2) | Marty Jannetty | 101 days | Albany, NY | 06/06/93 | |
| Razor Ramon | Rick Martel | 198 days | New Haven, CT | 09/27/93 | 3 |
| Diesel | Razor Ramon | 138 days | Rochester, NY | 04/13/94 | |
| Razor Ramon (2) | Diesel | 146 days | Chicago, IL | 08/29/94 | |
| Jeff Jarrett | Razor Ramon | 117 days | Tampa, FL | 01/22/95 | |
| Jeff Jarrett (2) | Bob Holly | --- | Moline, IN | 04/26/95 | 4 |
| Razor Ramon (3) | Jeff Jarrett | 3 days | Montreal, Quebec | 05/19/95 | |
| Jeff Jarrett (3) | Razor Ramon | 63 days | Trois-Rivieres, Quebec | 05/22/95 | |
| Shawn Michaels (3) | Jeff Jarrett | 91 days | Nashville, TN | 07/23/95 | |
| Razor Ramon (4) | Dean Douglas | 91 days | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 10/22/95 | 5 |
| Goldust | Razor Ramon | 85 days | Fresno, CA | 01/21/96 | |
| Goldust (2) | Savio Vega | 62 days | San Bernardino, CA | 04/01/96 | 6 |
| Ahmed Johnson | Goldust | 50 days | Milwaukee, WI | 06/23/96 | |
| Marc Mero | Faarooq | 28 days | Hershey, PA | 09/23/96 | 7 |
| Hunter Hearst-Helmsley | Marc Mero | 115 days | Fort Wayne, IN | 10/21/96 | |
| Rocky Maivia | Hunter Hearst-Helmsley | 74 days | Lowell, MA | 02/13/97 | |
| Owen Hart | Rocky Maivia | 97 days | Omaha, NE | 04/28/97 | |
| Steve Austin | Owen Hart | 63 days | East Rutherford, NJ | 08/03/97 | |
| Owen Hart (2) | Faarooq | 35 days | Saint Louis, MO | 10/05/97 | 8 |
| Steve Austin (2) | Owen Hart | 30 days | Montreal, Quebec | 11/09/97 | |
| Rocky Maivia (2) | Steve Austin | 265 days | Portland, ME | 12/08/97 | 9 |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley(2) | The Rock | 43 days | New York, NY | 8/30/98 | 10 |
| Ken Shamrock | X-Pac | 125 days | Uniondale, NY | 10/12/98 | 11 |
| Val Venis | Ken Shamrock | 29 days | Memphis, TN | 2/14/99 | |
| Road Dogg | Val Venis | 14 days | San Jose, CA | 3/15/99 | |
| Goldust(3) | Road Dogg | 14 days | East Rutherford, NJ | 3/29/99 | |
| Godfather | Goldust | 43 days | Detroit, Michigan | 4/12/99 | |
| Jeff Jarrett(4) | Godfather | 60 days | Moline, IL | 5/25/99 | |
| Edge | Jeff Jarrett | 1 day | Toronto, ONT | 7/24/99 | |
| Jeff Jarrett(5) | Edge | 2 days | Buffalo, NY | 7/25/99 | |
| D'Lo Brown | Jeff Jarrett | 26 days | Columbus, OH | 7/27/99 | |
| Jeff Jarrett(6) | D'Lo Brown | 56 days | Minneapolis, MN | 8/22/99 | |
| Chyna | Jeff Jarrett | 56 days | Cleveland, OH | 10/17/99 | 12 |
| Chris Jericho | Chyna | 16 days | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 12/12/99 | |
| Chris Jericho (2) | Chyna/Hardcore Holly | 71 days | New York, NY | 1/23/00 | 14 |
| Kurt Angle | Chris Jericho | 35 days | Hartford, CT | 2/27/00 | |
| Chris Benoit | Angle/Jericho | 79 days | Anaheim, CA | 4/2/00 | 15 |
| Rikishi | Chris Benoit | 14 days | Memphis, TN | 6/20/00 | |
| Val Venis (2) | Rikishi | ~ 1 month | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 7/4/00 | Chyna | Val Venis/Trish Stratus | ~ 10 days | Summerslam 2000 | 16 | Eddie Guererro | Chyna/Kurt Angle | Current Champ | Lexington, KY | 9/4/00 | 17 |
1: This was a tournament final to become the first champion.
2: This was a tournament final. The Ultimate Warrior was stripped of the title by Jack Tunney shortly after winning the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania VI.
3: Shawn Michaels was stripped of the title for not meeting certain contractual obligations. Razor Ramon & Rick Martel were the last 2 men in a 20-man Battle Royal on Monday Night Raw, and they fought this match to crown a new champion the next week on Raw.
4: The title was vacated early in the evening due to controversy over a Jeff Jarrett/Bob Holly match. The winner of this match was awarded the title.
5: Shawn Michaels was forced to forfeit the title to Dean Douglas at the In Your House pay-per-view due to injuries suffered a week earlier.
6: The title was held up earlier in the evening due to controversy over a Goldust/Savio Vega match. The winner of this match was declared new champion.
7: This was a tournament final match for the vacant title. Ahmed Johnson was stripped of the title after suffering a kidney injury.
8: This was a tournament final for the vacant title. Steve Austin was stripped of the title due to a spinal injury.
9: Steve Austin forfeited the title to Rocky Maivia who was proclaimed the new champion by WWF owner Vince McMahon.
10. HHH defeated The Rock in a ladder match at Summerslam 1998.
11. HHH was stripped of the belt by owner Vince McMahon due to injury and an eight-man tournament was set up on RAW to crown the new champ. Ken Shamrock defeated X-Pac in the finals to capture the title.
12. Chyna defeats Jeff Jarrett in a "Housekeeping Rules" Match to become the first ever female I-C champion. Jeff Jarrett, wrestling as a free agent, leaves for WCW.
13. In a match on 12/28 at the Smackdown tapings. two referees each count out Chris Jericho and Chyna, and thus declare no clear winner. Stephanie McMahon announces the following Monday (1/3) that they both will be champs, the first time ever any individual belt in the WWF has had co-holders.
14. Chris Jericho defeats Chyna and Hardcore Holly in a triple threat match at Royal Rumble 2000 to become the undisputed Intercontinental champion.
15. In an unprecedented triple threat two falls match for both the IC and Euro belts featuring reigning champion Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho, Benoit pins Jericho in the first fall to become the new IC champ.
16. Match with Chyna/Eddy Guerrero vs. Val/Trish with stipulation that the person who gets the pinfall becomes the champion.
17. Wins Triple Threat Match
