WWE Intercontinental Championship
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The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a prestigious secondary professional wrestling title in WWE, often seen as a stepping stone to the world championship and a showcase for top in-ring performers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional wrestling championship
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secondary championship ⓘ |
| billedAs |
secondary singles title
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stepping stone to the world championship ⓘ workhorse championship ⓘ |
| brandHistory |
ECW (WWE brand)
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Raw NERFINISHED ⓘ SmackDown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedBy | WWE superstars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | World Wrestling Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedAt |
Clash of Champions / Night of Champions
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Royal Rumble NERFINISHED ⓘ SummerSlam NERFINISHED ⓘ Survivor Series NERFINISHED ⓘ WrestleMania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | men's singles ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Pat Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | WWE Board of Directors (in storyline) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMatchStipulationHistory |
No Disqualification matches
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fatal four-way matches ⓘ ladder matches ⓘ steel cage matches ⓘ triple threat matches ⓘ |
| introduced | 1979-09-01 ⓘ |
| matchType | typically defended in singles matches ⓘ |
| notableChampion |
Bret Hart
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Chris Jericho NERFINISHED ⓘ Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunther NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Perfect NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Savage NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricky Steamboat NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Van Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawn Michaels NERFINISHED ⓘ Stone Cold Steve Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ultimate Warrior NERFINISHED ⓘ Triple H NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originStorylineLocation | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originStorylineMethod | tournament victory by Pat Patterson ⓘ |
| perception | showcase for top in-ring performers ⓘ |
| promotion | WWE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reinstated | 2003-05-18 ⓘ |
| retired | 2002-10-20 ⓘ |
| sport | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| status | active title in WWE ⓘ |
| unificationHistory |
unified with WWE World Tag Team Championship (2002, short period)
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unified with WWF European Championship (2002) ⓘ unified with WWF Hardcore Championship (2002) ⓘ |
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WWF Intercontinental Championship
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Intercontinental Championship
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Intercontinental Championship
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WrestleMania 37
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Intercontinental Championship
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WWF Intercontinental Championship
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Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
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WWF Intercontinental Championship
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WWF Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years)
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WWE Intercontinental Championship
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WWE Intercontinental Championship
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WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years)
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WWE Intercontinental Championship
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WWF Intercontinental Championship
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Intercontinental Championship
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Intercontinental Championship (WWE)
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WWF Intercontinental Championship