Intercontinental Championship
Details
Current champion(s)
Apollo Crews
Date Won
February 23, 2022 (Episode 373 - Smackdown)
League
WEDF
Brand
Smackdown
Introduced
August 2008
Retired
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Most reigns
Jeff Hardy (3 reigns)
First Champion
Umaga
Last Champion
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Longest Reign
Evan Bourne (1,053 days)
Shortest Reign
Umaga (1 Day)
Heaviest Champion
Umaga (350 lbs)
Lightest Champion
Evan Bourne (173 lbs)
Other Name(s)
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Past design(s)
Exclusive to the Smackdown brand, The Intercontinental Championship is considered the Championship that can make or break your career. The current Intercontinental Champion, Apollo Crews is in his first reign after defeating John Morrison in his WEDF debut match on Episode 373 - Smackdown.
Champion
Reign
Date
Days held
Event
Notes
Umaga
1
August 4, 2008
1
WEDF Raw
Inaugural Champion.
Jeff Hardy
1
August 5, 2008
39
WEDF Raw
This was a Ladder match also including Umaga, Mr. Kennedy, and Kurt Angle.
Umaga
2
September 13, 2008
110
WEDF RAW - Episode 5
Jeff Hardy
2
January 1, 2009
90
WEDF Lashing Back
This was a Steel Cage match.
Chris Jericho
1
April 1, 2009
49
WEDF Fate of Champions
Danny Jackpot
1
May 20, 2009
325
WEDF United
Rob Van Dam
1
April 14, 2010
48
WEDF RAW - Episode 56
This was a No Disqualification match.
Kofi Kingston
1
June 1, 2010
60
WEDF RAW - Episode 61
The Miz
1
July 31, 2010
31
WEDF Royal Reckoning
The Suspect
1
August 29, 2010
6
WEDF Raw
Rob Van Dam
2
September 4, 2010
42
WEDF United - Episode 74
Jeff Hardy
3
October 16, 2010
38
WEDF Rasslemania
This was an Extreme Rules match.
Dolph Ziggler
1
November 24, 2010
126
WEDF Smackdown -Episode 85
This was a Triple Threat match also including Rob Van Dam and Jeff Hardy.
Bobby Lashley
1
March 30, 2011
142
WEDF Summerfest
Oshujax
1
August 18, 2011
560
WEDF Royal Rumble 2
Cody Rhodes
1
February 28, 2013
511
WEDF Summerfest 2
Smokey
1
July 24, 2014
101
WEDF Armageddon
This was a Falls Count Anywhere match.
Duke Ammons
1
November 2, 2014
129
WEDF Royal Rumble 3
Vacated
—
March 10, 2015
—
WEDF Episode 315 - Smackdown
Title declared vacant due to Duke Ammons' retirement.
Evan Bourne
1
May 28, 2015
1,053
WEDF No Way Out 2
R-Truth
1
April 15, 2018
224
WEDF Last Resort 4
Zack Ryder
1
November 25, 2018
644
WEDF Night of Champions: Extreme Rules 2
This was a Triple Threat match also including R-Truth and Evan Bourne
John Morrison
1
August 31, 2020
542
WEDF Rebellion 2
Apollo Crews
1
February 23, 2022
786+
WEDF Episode 373 - Smackdown
This was Crews' debut match in WEDF.
List of combined reigns [ ] As of April 19, 2024
Rank
Wrestler
# of Reigns
Combined Days
1.
Evan Bourne
1
1,053
2.
Zack Ryder
1
644
3.
Oshujax
1
560
4.
John Morrison
1
542
5.
Cody Rhodes
1
511
6.
Danny Jackpot
1
325
7.
R-Truth
1
224
8.
Jeff Hardy
3
167
9.
Bobby Lashley
1
142
10.
Duke Ammons
1
129
11.
Dolph Ziggler
1
126
12.
Umaga
2
111
13.
Smokey
1
101
14.
Rob Van Dam
2
90
15.
Kofi Kingston
1
60
16.
Chris Jericho
1
49
17.
The Miz
1
31
18.
The Suspect
1
6
19.
Apollo Crews
1
786+
