CHAMPION |
REIGNS |
DATE |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
DAYS HELD |
SUCCESSFUL DEFENSES |
Pat Patterson |
1 |
September 1, 1979 |
-- |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
233 |
1 |
Ken Patera |
1 |
April 21, 1980 |
House Show |
New York City, NY |
231 |
2 |
Pedro Morales |
1 |
December 8, 1980 |
House Show |
New York City, NY |
194 |
6 |
Don Muraco |
1 |
June 20, 1981 |
House Show |
Philadelphia, PA |
156 |
3 |
Pedro Morales |
2 |
November 23, 1981 |
House Show |
New York City, NY |
425 |
13 |
Don Muraco |
2 |
January 22, 1983 |
House Show |
New York City, NY |
385 |
-- |
Tito Santana |
1 |
February 11, 1984 |
House Show |
Boston, MA |
226 |
-- |
Greg Valentine |
1 |
September 24, 1984 |
Maple Leaf Wrestling |
London, ON |
285 |
7 |
Tito Santana |
2 |
July 6, 1985 |
House Show |
Baltimore, MD |
217 |
3 |
Randy Savage |
1 |
February 8, 1986 |
House Show |
Boston, MA |
414 |
16 |
Ricky Steamboat |
1 |
March 29, 1987 |
WrestleMania III |
Pontiac, MI |
65 |
2 |
The Honky Tonk Man |
1 |
June 2, 1987 |
Superstars of Wrestling |
Boston, MA |
454 |
15 |
The Ultimate Warrior |
1 |
August 29, 1988 |
SummerSlam |
New York City, NY |
216 |
11 |
Rick Rude |
1 |
April 2, 1989 |
WrestleMania V |
Atlantic City, NJ |
148 |
7 |
The Ultimate Warrior |
2 |
August 28, 1989 |
SummerSlam |
East Rutherford, NJ |
216 |
8 |
Mr. Perfect |
1 |
April 23, 1990 |
Superstars of Wrestling |
Austin, TX |
126 |
5 |
The Texas Tornado |
1 |
August 27, 1990 |
SummerSlam |
Philadelphia, PA |
84 |
2 |
Mr. Perfect |
2 |
November 19, 1990 |
Superstars of Wrestling |
Rochester, NY |
280 |
1 |
Bret Hart |
1 |
August 26, 1991 |
SummerSlam |
New York City, NY |
144 |
2 |
The Mountie |
1 |
January 17, 1992 |
House Show |
Springfield, MA |
2 |
-- |
Roddy Piper |
1 |
January 19, 1992 |
Royal Rumble |
Albany, NY |
77 |
2 |
Bret Hart |
2 |
April 5, 1992 |
WrestleMania VIII |
Indianapolis, IN |
146 |
1 |
The British Bulldog |
1 |
August 29, 1992 |
SummerSlam |
London, England |
59 |
1 |
Shawn Michaels |
1 |
October 27, 1992 |
Saturday Night Main Event |
Terre Haute, IN |
202 |
6 |
Marty Jannetty |
1 |
May 17, 1993 |
RAW |
New York City, NY |
20 |
1 |
Shawn Michaels |
2 |
June 6, 1993 |
House Show |
Albany, NY |
113 |
5 |
Razor Ramon |
1 |
September 27, 1993 |
RAW |
New Haven, CT |
198 |
3 |
Diesel |
1 |
April 13, 1994 |
Superstars |
Rochester, NY |
138 |
1 |
Razor Ramon |
2 |
August 29, 1994 |
Superstars |
Chicago, IL |
194 |
3 |
Jeff Jarrett |
1 |
January 22, 1995 |
Royal Rumble |
Tampa, FL |
94 |
1 |
Jeff Jarrett |
2 |
April 26, 1995 |
Action Zone |
Moline, IL |
23 |
1 |
Razor Ramon |
3 |
May 19, 1995 |
House Show |
Montreal, QC |
2 |
-- |
Jeff Jarrett |
3 |
May 21, 1995 |
House Show |
Trois-Rivières, QC |
63 |
1 |
Shawn Michaels |
3 |
July 23, 1995 |
In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks |
Nashville, TN |
91 |
3 |
Dean Douglas |
1 |
October 22, 1995 |
In Your House 4: Great White North |
Winnipeg, MB |
<1 |
-- |
Razor Ramon |
4 |
October 22, 1995 |
In Your House 4: Great White North |
Winnipeg, MB |
91 |
3 |
Goldust |
1 |
January 21, 1996 |
Royal Rumble |
Fresno, CA |
71 |
4 |
Goldust |
2 |
April 1, 1996 |
RAW |
San Bernardino, CA |
83 |
4 |
Ahmed Johnson |
1 |
June 23, 1996 |
King of the Ring |
Milwaukee, WI |
50 |
1 |
Marc Mero |
1 |
September 23, 1996 |
RAW |
Hershey, PA |
28 |
1 |
Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
1 |
October 21, 1996 |
RAW |
Fort Wayne, IN |
115 |
8 |
Rocky Maivia |
1 |
February 13, 1997 |
RAW |
Lowell, MA |
74 |
7 |
Owen Hart |
1 |
April 28, 1997 |
RAW is War |
Omaha, NE |
97 |
4 |
Stone Cold Steve Austin |
1 |
August 3, 1997 |
SummerSlam |
East Rutherford, NJ |
36 |
-- |
Owen Hart |
2 |
October 5, 1997 |
Badd Blood: In Your House |
St. Louis, MO |
35 |
-- |
Stone Cold Steve Austin |
2 |
November 9, 1997 |
Survivor Series |
Montreal, QC |
29 |
1 |
The Rock |
2 |
December 8, 1997 |
RAW is War |
Portland, ME |
265 |
6 |
Triple H |
2 |
August 30, 1998 |
SummerSlam |
New York City, NY |
40 |
-- |
Ken Shamrock |
1 |
October 12, 1998 |
RAW is War |
Uniondale, NY |
125 |
3 |
Val Venis |
1 |
February 14, 1999 |
In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre |
Memphis, TN |
29 |
2 |
Road Dogg |
1 |
March 15, 1999 |
RAW is War |
San Jose, CA |
14 |
2 |
Goldust |
3 |
March 29, 1999 |
RAW is War |
East Rutherford, NJ |
14 |
1 |
The Godfather |
1 |
April 12, 1999 |
RAW is War |
Detroit, MI |
43 |
5 |
Jeff Jarrett |
4 |
May 25, 1999 |
RAW is War |
Moline, IL |
60 |
9 |
Edge |
1 |
July 24, 1999 |
House show |
Toronto, ON |
1 |
-- |
Jeff Jarrett |
5 |
July 25, 1999 |
Fully Loaded |
Buffalo, NY |
2 |
-- |
D'Lo Brown |
1 |
July 27, 1999 |
RAW is War |
Columbus, OH |
26 |
2 |
Jeff Jarrett |
6 |
August 22, 1999 |
SummerSlam |
Minneapolis, MN |
56 |
3 |
Chyna |
1 |
October 17, 1999 |
No Mercy |
Cleveland, OH |
56 |
1 |
Chris Jericho |
1 |
December 12, 1999 |
Armageddon |
Sunrise, FL |
22 |
5 |
Chris Jericho |
2 |
January 23, 2000 |
Royal Rumble |
New York City, NY |
35 |
6 |
Kurt Angle |
1 |
February 27, 2000 |
No Way Out |
Hartford, CT |
35 |
4 |
Chris Benoit |
1 |
April 2, 2000 |
WrestleMania 2000 |
Anaheim, CA |
30 |
8 |
Chris Jericho |
3 |
May 2, 2000 |
SmackDown! |
Richmond, VA |
6 |
2 |
Chris Benoit |
2 |
May 8, 2000 |
RAW is War |
Uniondale, NY |
43 |
11 |
Rikishi |
1 |
June 20, 2000 |
SmackDown! |
Memphis, TN |
14 |
2 |
Val Venis |
2 |
July 4, 2000 |
SmackDown! |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
54 |
5 |
Chyna |
2 |
August 27, 2000 |
SummerSlam |
Raleigh, NC |
8 |
1 |
Eddie Guerrero |
1 |
September 4, 2000 |
RAW |
Lexington, KY |
78 |
9 |
Billy Gunn |
1 |
November 21, 2000 |
SmackDown! |
Sunrise, FL |
19 |
2 |
Chris Benoit |
3 |
December 10, 2000 |
Armageddon |
Birmingham, AL |
42 |
5 |
Chris Jericho |
4 |
January 21, 2001 |
Royal Rumble |
New Orleans, LA |
72 |
10 |
Triple H |
3 |
April 3, 2001 |
SmackDown! |
Oklahoma City, OK |
7 |
-- |
Jeff Hardy |
1 |
April 10, 2001 |
SmackDown! |
Philadelphia, PA |
6 |
-- |
Triple H |
4 |
April 16, 2001 |
RAW |
Knoxville, TN |
34 |
2 |
Kane |
1 |
May 20, 2001 |
Judgement Day |
Sacramento, CA |
37 |
6 |
Albert |
1 |
June 26, 2001 |
SmackDown! |
New York City, NY |
27 |
4 |
Lance Storm |
1 |
July 23, 2001 |
RAW |
Buffalo, NY |
27 |
3 |
Edge |
2 |
August 19, 2001 |
SummerSlam |
San Jose, CA |
35 |
2 |
Christian |
1 |
September 23, 2001 |
Unforgiven |
Pittsburgh, PA |
28 |
2 |
Edge |
3 |
October 21, 2001 |
No Mercy |
St. Louis, MO |
15 |
3 |
Test |
1 |
November 5, 2001 |
RAW |
Uniondale, NY |
13 |
1 |
Edge |
4 |
November 18, 2001 |
Survivor Series |
Greensboro, NC |
63 |
7 |
William Regal |
1 |
January 20, 2002 |
Royal Rumble |
Atlanta, GA |
56 |
4 |
Rob Van Dam |
1 |
March 17, 2002 |
WrestleMania X8 |
Toronto, ON |
35 |
5 |
Eddie Guerrero |
2 |
April 21, 2002 |
Backlash |
Kansas City, MO |
36 |
5 |
Rob Van Dam |
2 |
May 27, 2002 |
RAW |
Edmonton, AB |
63 |
3 |
Chris Benoit |
4 |
July 29, 2002 |
RAW |
Greensboro, NC |
27 |
-- |
Rob Van Dam |
3 |
August 25, 2002 |
SummerSlam |
Uniondale, NY |
22 |
1 |
Chris Jericho |
5 |
September 16, 2002 |
RAW |
Denver, CO |
14 |
2 |
Kane |
2 |
September 30, 2002 |
RAW |
Houston, TX |
20 |
-- |
Triple H |
5 |
October 20, 2002 |
No Mercy |
North Little Rock, AR |
<1 |
-- |
Christian |
2 |
May 18, 2003 |
Judgement Day |
Charlotte, NC |
50 |
3 |
Booker T |
1 |
July 7, 2003 |
RAW |
Montreal, QC |
34 |
2 |
Christian |
3 |
August 10, 2003 |
House Show |
Des Moines, IA |
50 |
7 |
Rob Van Dam |
4 |
September 29, 2003 |
RAW |
Rosemont, IL |
28 |
1 |
Chris Jericho |
6 |
October 27, 2003 |
RAW |
Fayetteville, NC |
<1 |
-- |
Rob Van Dam |
5 |
October 27, 2003 |
RAW |
Fayetteville, NC |
48 |
2 |
Randy Orton |
1 |
December 14, 2003 |
Armageddon |
Orlando, FL |
210 |
8 |
Edge |
5 |
July 11, 2004 |
Vengeance |
Hartford, CT |
57 |
3 |
Chris Jericho |
7 |
September 12, 2004 |
Unforgiven |
Portland, OR |
37 |
1 |
Shelton Benjamin |
1 |
October 19, 2004 |
Taboo Tuesday |
Milwaukee, WI |
244 |
14 |
Carlito |
1 |
June 20, 2005 |
RAW |
Phoenix, AZ |
90 |
3 |
Ric Flair |
1 |
September 18, 2005 |
Unforgiven |
Oklahoma City, OK |
155 |
5 |
Shelton Benjamin |
2 |
February 20, 2006 |
RAW |
Trenton, NJ |
69 |
2 |
Rob Van Dam |
6 |
April 30, 2006 |
Backlash |
Lexington, KY |
15 |
1 |
Shelton Benjamin |
3 |
May 15, 2006 |
RAW |
Lubbock, TX |
41 |
2 |
Johnny Nitro |
1 |
June 25, 2006 |
Vengeance |
Charlotte, NC |
99 |
7 |
Jeff Hardy |
2 |
October 2, 2006 |
RAW |
Topeka, KS |
35 |
2 |
Johnny Nitro |
2 |
November 6, 2006 |
RAW |
Columbus, OH |
7 |
1 |
Jeff Hardy |
3 |
November 13, 2006 |
RAW |
Manchester, England |
98 |
3 |
Umaga |
1 |
February 19, 2007 |
RAW |
Bakersfield, CA |
56 |
1 |
Santino Marella |
1 |
April 16, 2007 |
RAW |
Milan, Italy |
77 |
3 |
Umaga |
2 |
July 2, 2007 |
RAW |
Dallas, TX |
61 |
3 |
Jeff Hardy |
4 |
September 1, 2007 |
RAW |
Columbus, OH |
191 |
4 |
Chris Jericho |
8 |
March 10, 2008 |
RAW |
Milwaukee, WI |
111 |
3 |
Kofi Kingston |
1 |
June 29, 2008 |
Night of Champions |
Dallas, TX |
49 |
3 |
Santino Marella |
1 |
August 17, 2008 |
SummerSlam |
Indianapolis, IN |
85 |
3 |
William Regal |
2 |
November 10, 2008 |
RAW |
Manchester, England |
70 |
2 |
CM Punk |
1 |
January 19, 2009 |
RAW |
Rosemont, IL |
49 |
1 |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
1 |
March 9, 2009 |
RAW |
Jacksonville, FL |
27 |
-- |
Rey Mysterio |
1 |
April 5, 2009 |
WrestleMania XXV |
Houston, TX |
63 |
1 |
Chris Jericho |
9 |
June 7, 2009 |
Extreme Rules |
New Orleans, LA |
21 |
1 |
Rey Mysterio |
2 |
June 28, 2009 |
The Bash |
Sacramento, CA |
65 |
3 |
John Morrison |
3 |
September 1, 2009 |
SmackDown |
Cleveland, OH |
103 |
5 |
Drew McIntyre |
1 |
December 13, 2009 |
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
San Antonio, TX |
161 |
4 |
Kofi Kingston |
2 |
May 23, 2010 |
Over the Limit |
Detroit, MI |
66 |
2 |
Dolph Ziggler |
1 |
July 28, 2010 |
SmackDown |
Laredo, TX |
160 |
11 |
Kofi Kingston |
3 |
January 4, 2011 |
SmackDown |
Tucson, AZ |
77 |
1 |
Wade Barrett |
1 |
March 22, 2011 |
SmackDown |
Columbus, OH |
89 |
1 |
Ezekiel Jackson |
1 |
June 19, 2011 |
Capitol Punishment |
Washington D.C. |
51 |
-- |
Cody Rhodes |
1 |
August 9, 2011 |
SmackDown |
Sacramento, CA |
236 |
4 |
Big Show |
1 |
April 1, 2012 |
WrestleMania XXVIII |
Miami Gardens, FL |
28 |
-- |
Cody Rhodes |
2 |
April 29, 2012 |
Extreme Rules |
Rosemont, IL |
21 |
-- |
Christian |
4 |
May 20, 2012 |
Over the Limit |
Raleigh, NC |
64 |
1 |
The Miz |
1 |
July 23, 2012 |
RAW 1000 |
St. Louis, MO |
85 |
2 |
Kofi Kingston |
4 |
October 16, 2012 |
Main Event |
Memphis, TN |
74 |
2 |
Wade Barrett |
2 |
December 29, 2012 |
RAW |
Washington D.C. |
99 |
-- |
The Miz |
2 |
April 7, 2013 |
WrestleMania 29 |
East Rutherford, NJ |
1 |
-- |
Wade Barrett |
3 |
April 8, 2013 |
RAW |
East Rutherford, NJ |
69 |
1 |
Curtis Axel |
1 |
June 16, 2013 |
Payback |
Rosemont, IL |
155 |
3 |
Big E Langston |
1 |
November 18, 2013 |
RAW |
Nashville, TN |
167 |
5 |
Bad News Barrett |
4 |
May 4, 2014 |
Extreme Rules |
East Rutherford, NJ |
57 |
5 |
The Miz |
3 |
July 20, 2014 |
Battleground |
Tampa, FL |
28 |
5 |
Dolph Ziggler |
2 |
August 17, 2014 |
SummerSlam |
Los Angeles, CA |
35 |
9 |
The Miz |
4 |
September 21, 2014 |
Night of Champions |
Nashville, TN |
1 |
-- |
Dolph Ziggler |
3 |
September 22, 2014 |
RAW |
Memphis, TN |
56 |
5 |
Luke Harper |
1 |
November 17, 2014 |
RAW |
Roanoke, VA |
27 |
3 |
Dolph Ziggler |
4 |
December 14, 2014 |
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
Cleveland, OH |
22 |
-- |
Bad News Barrett |
5 |
January 5, 2015 |
RAW |
Corpus Christi, TX |
83 |
1 |
Daniel Bryan |
1 |
March 29, 2015 |
WrestleMania 31 |
Santa Clara, CA |
43 |
1 |
Ryback |
1 |
May 31, 2015 |
Elimination Chamber |
Corpus Christi, TX |
112 |
1 |
Kevin Owens |
1 |
September 20, 2015 |
Night of Champions |
Houston, TX |
84 |
1 |
Dean Ambrose |
1 |
December 13, 2015 |
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
Boston, MA |
64 |
3 |
Kevin Owens |
2 |
February 15, 2016 |
RAW |
Anaheim, CA |
48 |
1 |
Zack Ryder |
1 |
April 3, 2016 |
WrestleMania 32 |
Arlington, TX |
1 |
-- |
The Miz |
5 |
April 4, 2016 |
RAW |
Dallas, TX |
188 |
8 |
Dolph Ziggler |
5 |
October 9, 2016 |
No Mercy |
Sacramento, CA |
37 |
1 |
The Miz |
6 |
November 15, 2016 |
SmackDown 900 |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
49 |
5 |
Dean Ambrose |
2 |
January 3, 2017 |
SmackDown Live |
Jacksonville, FL |
152 |
6 |
The Miz |
7 |
June 4, 2017 |
Extreme Rules |
Baltimore, MD |
169 |
5 |
Roman Reigns |
1 |
November 20, 2017 |
RAW |
Houston, TX |
63 |
4 |
The Miz |
8 |
January 22, 2018 |
RAW 25 |
Brooklyn, NY |
76 |
1 |
Seth Rollins |
1 |
April 8, 2018 |
WrestleMania 34 |
New Orleans, LA |
71 |
7 |
Dolph Ziggler |
6 |
June 18, 2018 |
RAW |
Grand Rapids, MI |
63 |
1 |
Seth Rollins |
2 |
August 19, 2018 |
SummerSlam |
Brooklyn, NY |
119 |
4 |
Dean Ambrose |
3 |
December 16, 2018 |
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
San Jose, CA |
28 |
3 |
Bobby Lashley |
1 |
January 14, 2019 |
RAW |
Memphis, TN |
34 |
-- |
Finn Balor |
1 |
February 17, 2019 |
Elimination Chamber |
Houston, TX |
21 |
1 |
Bobby Lashley |
2 |
March 11, 2019 |
RAW |
Pittsburgh, PA |
27 |
-- |
Finn Balor |
2 |
April 7, 2019 |
WrestleMania 35 |
East Rutherford, NJ |
97 |
3 |
Shinsuke Nakamura |
1 |
July 14, 2019 |
Extreme Rules |
Philadelphia, PA |
201 |
4 |
Braun Strowman |
1 |
January 31, 2020 |
Friday Night SmackDown |
Tulsa, OK |
36 |
-- |
Sami Zayn |
1 |
March 8, 2020 |
Elimination Chamber |
Philadelphia, PA |
65 |
1 |
AJ Styles |
1 |
June 12, 2020 |
Friday Night SmackDown |
Orlando, FL |
71 |
3 |
Jeff Hardy |
5 |
August 21, 2020 |
Friday Night SmackDown |
Orlando, FL |
36 |
2 |
Sami Zayn |
2 |
September 27, 2020 |
Clash of Champions |
Orlando, FL |
89 |
2 |
Big E |
2 |
December 25, 2020 |
Friday Night SmackDown |
St. Petersburg, FL |
107 |
7 |
Apollo Crews |
1 |
April 11, 2021 |
WrestleMania 37 |
Tampa, FL |
124 |
4 |
Shinsuke Nakamura |
2 |
August 13, 2021 |
Friday Night SmackDown |
Tulsa, OK |
189 |
1 |
Sami Zayn |
3 |
February 18, 2022 |
Friday Night SmackDown |
New Orleans, LA |
13 |
-- |
Ricochet |
1 |
March 4, 2022 |
Friday Night SmackDown |
Miami, FL |
98 |
4 |
GUNTHER |
1 |
JUNE 10, 2022 |
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN |
BATON ROUGE, LA |
-- |
12 |
TITLE MATCHES OF Gunther.
- Friday Night SmackDown (06/10/2022): Gunther (with Ludwig Kaiser) defeated Ricochet (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (06/24/2022): Gunther (c) (with Ludwig Kaiser) defeated Ricochet (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (08/12/2022): Gunther (c) (with Ludwig Kaiser) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- WWE Clash at the Castle (09/03/2022): Gunther (c) defeated Sheamus (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (10/07/2022): Gunther (c) defeated Sheamus (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (11/04/2022): Gunther (c) (with Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) defeated Rey Mysterio (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (12/16/2022): Gunther (c) (with Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) defeated Ricochet (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (01/13/2023): Gunther (c) defeated Braun Strowman (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (02/17/2023): Gunther (c) (with IMPERIUM) defeated Madcap Moss (with Emma) (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- WrestleMania 39 (04/02/2023): Gunther (c) defeated Drew McIntyre & Sheamus (Triple Threat match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (04/21/2023): Gunther (c) defeated Xavier Woods by technical submission (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- WWE Night of Champions (05/27/2023): Gunther (c) defeated Mustafa Ali (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
- Money in the Bank (07/01/2023): Gunther (c) defeated Riddle by submission (Singles match for the Intercontinental Championship)
Title History
- Promotion: World Wrestling Entertainment
- Brand: Friday Night SmackDown
- Date established: September 1, 1979
- First champion: Pat Patterson
- Most reign: Chris Jericho (9 reigns)
- Longest reign: The Honky Tonk Man (454 days)
- Shortest reign: Dean Douglas (11 minutes)
- Most Defenses: "Macho Man" Randy Savage (16 defenses)
- Oldest winner: Ric Flair (56 years 205 days)
- Youngest winner: Jeff Hardy (23 years 224 days)
- Heaviest champions: Big Show (441 lbs.)
- Lightest champion: Rey Mysterio (175 lbs.)