WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years)

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The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a long-standing secondary title in professional wrestling, known for showcasing many of WWE’s most skilled in-ring performers across different eras and brands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf professional wrestling championship
secondary championship
beltDesignChangeReason brand split era redesign
late 2010s redesign
modern white-strapped design introduction
rebranding from WWF to WWE
billedAs secondary singles championship
workhorse title
broadcastOn Fox
Peacock
USA Network
WWE Network
canBeDefendedInMatchType fatal four-way match
ladder match
no disqualification match
steel cage match
triple threat match
two-out-of-three falls match
contestedInBrand WWE
surface form: WWE ECW

WWE NXT
WWE Raw
WWE SmackDown (in certain years)
surface form: WWE SmackDown
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdForBrand World Wrestling Federation
surface form: WWF
debutDate 1979-09-01
defendedAtEvent Backlash
Clash of Champions
Extreme Rules
Night of Champions
No Mercy
Royal Rumble
SummerSlam
Survivor Series
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
WrestleMania
division men's division
firstChampion Pat Patterson
formerName WWE Intercontinental Championship
surface form: WWF Intercontinental Championship

WWE Intercontinental Championship
surface form: WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
governingBody WWE
surface form: WWE Board of Directors
hasHadMultipleBeltDesigns true
hierarchicalPosition below WWE world championship level
introducedBy World Wrestling Federation
notableChampion Bret Hart
Chris Jericho
Edge
Gunther
Kurt Angle
Macho Man Randy Savage
surface form: Randy Savage

Razor Ramon
Rey Mysterio
Ricky Steamboat
Rob Van Dam
Shawn Michaels
The Rock
The Ultimate Warrior
Triple H
oftenUsedTo elevate mid-card wrestlers to main-event status
promotion WWE
rules contested under standard WWE match rules unless stipulated otherwise
significance showcases many of WWE’s most skilled in-ring performers
sport professional wrestling
styleOfWrestlingShowcased hard-hitting wrestling
high-flying wrestling
technical wrestling
typicalMatchType singles match
weightClass no fixed weight class

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WWE SmackDown (in certain years) hasChampionship WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years)
subject surface form: WWE SmackDown
WrestleMania 29 titleContested WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years)
this entity surface form: Intercontinental Championship