5 WWE Superstars you may have forgotten held the Intercontinental Championship

#4. Ezekiel Jackson held the Intercontinental Championship

June 19 2011 Ezekiel Jackson intercontinental champion pic.twitter.com/fvCZADYUyD

— Danny Bently (@DannyBentley60) June 19, 2021

Prior to his WWE Intercontinental Championship run, Jackson joined The Corre faction led by Wade Barrett on SmackDown. Jackson became frustrated with The Corre group and refused to celebrate with them following a singles victory over The Big Show. In retaliation, The Corre attacked Jackson backstage and ultimately kicked him out of the group.

At the time, The Corre leader, Wade Barrett, was carrying the Intercontinental Championship. Jackson feuded with Barrett over the title for a few months before eventually beating him fairly and squarely at the Capitol Punishment pay-per-view in 2011.

Ezekiel Jackson (The 1-Time @WWE Intercontinental Champion). #EzekielJackson #IntercontinentalChampion #WWE pic.twitter.com/loVgzWOQdJ

— Kedrick Burton (@KedrickBurton) June 5, 2016

Jackson told the V2 Wrestling Podcast about how his Intercontinental Championship win came about:

"I only found out on the day. That day was special to me as it was fathers day and I was thinking about my dad [who passed away). It was on the East coast and I saw my mum the night before. My mum saw me perform in the ring for the first night in New Jersey the night before. I was wearing the championship on fathers day and that was really exciting." Ezekiel Jackson said (h/t wrestlingnews.co)

This was Jackson's one and only reign as Intercontinental Champion. He was released from his WWE contract a few years later.