The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created by WWE and is the second major singles title on the WWE Raw brand. It was first-introduced by then-named World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on September, 1st 1979.
| Champion | Date | Event |
| Pat Patterson | September 1, 1979 | — |
| Ken Patera | April 21, 1980 | House show |
| Pedro Morales | December 8, 1980 | House show |
| Don Muraco | June 20, 1981 | House show |
| Pedro Morales | November 23, 1981 | House show |
| Don Muraco | January 22, 1983 | House show |
| Tito Santana | February 11, 1984 | House show |
| Greg Valentine | September 24, 1984 | Maple Leaf Wrestling |
| Tito Santana | July 6, 1985 | House show |
| Randy Savage | February 8, 1986 | House show |
| Ricky Steamboat | March 29, 1987 | WrestleMania III |
| The Honky Tonk Man | June 2, 1987 | Superstars of Wrestling |
| The Ultimate Warrior | August 29, 1988 | SummerSlam |
| Rick Rude | April 2, 1989 | WrestleMania V |
| The Ultimate Warrior | August 28, 1989 | SummerSlam |
| Mr. Perfect | April 23, 1990 | Superstars of Wrestling |
| The Texas Tornado | August 27, 1990 | SummerSlam |
| Mr. Perfect | November 19, 1990 | Superstars of Wrestling |
| Bret Hart | August 26, 1991 | SummerSlam |
| The Mountie | January 17, 1992 | House show |
| Roddy Piper | January 19, 1992 | Royal Rumble |
| Bret Hart | April 5, 1992 | WrestleMania VIII |
| The British Bulldog | August 29, 1992 | SummerSlam |
| Shawn Michaels | October 27, 1992 | Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI |
| Marty Jannetty | May 17, 1993 | Raw |
| Shawn Michaels | June 6, 1993 | House show |
| Razor Ramon | September 27, 1993 | Raw |
| Diesel | April 13, 1994 | Superstars |
| Razor Ramon | August 29, 1994 | SummerSlam |
| Jeff Jarrett | January 22, 1995 | Royal Rumble |
| Jeff Jarrett | April 26, 1995 | Action Zone |
| Razor Ramon | May 19, 1995 | House show |
| Jeff Jarrett | May 21, 1995 | House show |
| Shawn Michaels | July 23, 1995 | In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks |
| Dean Douglas | October 22, 1995 | In Your House 4: Great White North |
| Razor Ramon | October 22, 1995 | In Your House 4: Great White North |
| Goldust | January 21, 1996 | Royal Rumble |
| Goldust | April 1, 1996 | Raw |
| Ahmed Johnson | June 23, 1996 | King of the Ring |
| Marc Mero | September 23, 1996 | Raw |
| Hunter Hearst Helmsley | October 21, 1996 | Raw |
| Rocky Maivia | February 13, 1997 | Raw |
| Owen Hart | April 28, 1997 | Raw |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | August 3, 1997 | SummerSlam |
| Owen Hart | October 5, 1997 | Badd Blood: In Your House |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | November 9, 1997 | Survivor Series |
| The Rock | December 8, 1997 | Raw |
| Triple H | August 30, 1998 | SummerSlam |
| Ken Shamrock | October 12, 1998 | Raw |
| Val Venis | February 14, 1999 | In Your House: St. Valentine's Day Massacre |
| Road Dogg | March 15, 1999 | Raw |
| Goldust | March 29, 1999 | Raw |
| The Godfather | April 12, 1999 | Raw |
| Jeff Jarrett | May 25, 1999 | Raw |
| Edge | July 24, 1999 | House show |
| Jeff Jarrett | July 25, 1999 | Fully Loaded |
| D'Lo Brown | July 27, 1999 | Raw |
| Jeff Jarrett | August 22, 1999 | SummerSlam |
| Chyna | October 17, 1999 | No Mercy |
| Chris Jericho | December 12, 1999 | Armageddon |
| Chris Jericho and Chyna | January 3, 2000 | Raw |
| Chris Jericho | January 23, 2000 | Royal Rumble |
| Kurt Angle | February 27, 2000 | No Way Out |
| Chris Benoit | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 |
| Chris Jericho | May 2, 2000 | SmackDown! |
| Chris Benoit | May 8, 2000 | Raw |
| Rikishi | June 20, 2000 | SmackDown! |
| Val Venis | July 4, 2000 | SmackDown! |
| Chyna | August 27, 2000 | SummerSlam |
| Eddie Guerrero | September 4, 2000 | Raw |
| Billy Gunn | November 21, 2000 | SmackDown! |
| Chris Benoit | December 10, 2000 | Armageddon |
| Chris Jericho | January 21, 2001 | Royal Rumble |
| Triple H | April 3, 2001 | SmackDown! |
| Jeff Hardy | April 10, 2001 | SmackDown! |
| Triple H | April 16, 2001 | Raw |
| Kane | May 20, 2001 | Judgment Day |
| Albert | June 26, 2001 | SmackDown! |
| Lance Storm | July 23, 2001 | Raw |
| Edge | August 19, 2001 | SummerSlam |
| Christian | September 23, 2001 | Unforgiven |
| Edge | October 21, 2001 | No Mercy |
| Test | November 5, 2001 | Raw |
| Edge | November 18, 2001 | Survivor Series |
| William Regal | January 20, 2002 | Royal Rumble |
| Rob Van Dam | March 17, 2002 | WrestleMania X8 |
| Eddie Guerrero | April 21, 2002 | Backlash |
| Rob Van Dam | May 27, 2002 | Raw |
| Chris Benoit | July 29, 2002 | Raw |
| Rob Van Dam | August 25, 2002 | SummerSlam |
| Chris Jericho | September 16, 2002 | Raw |
| Kane | September 30, 2002 | Raw |
| Triple H | October 20, 2002 | No Mercy |
| Christian | May 18, 2003 | Judgment Day |
| Booker T | July 7, 2003 | Raw |
| Christian | August 10, 2003 | House show |
| Rob Van Dam | September 29, 2003 | Raw |
| Chris Jericho | October 27, 2003 | Raw |
| Rob Van Dam | October 27, 2003 | Raw |
| Randy Orton | December 14, 2003 | Armageddon |
| Edge | July 11, 2004 | Vengeance |
| Chris Jericho | September 12, 2004 | Unforgiven |
| Shelton Benjamin | October 19, 2004 | Taboo Tuesday |
| Carlito | June 20, 2005 | Raw |
| Ric Flair | September 18, 2005 | Unforgiven |
| Shelton Benjamin | February 20, 2006 | Raw |
| Rob Van Dam | April 30, 2006 | Backlash |
| Shelton Benjamin | May 15, 2006 | Raw |
| Johnny Nitro | June 25, 2006 | Vengeance |
| Jeff Hardy | October 2, 2006 | Raw |
| Johnny Nitro | November 6, 2006 | Raw |
| Jeff Hardy | November 13, 2006 | Raw |
| Umaga | February 19, 2007 | Raw |
| Santino Marella | April 16, 2007 | Raw |
| Umaga | July 2, 2007 | Raw |
| Jeff Hardy | September 1, 2007 | Raw |
| Chris Jericho | March 10, 2008 | Raw |
| Kofi Kingston | June 29, 2008 | Night of Champions |
| Santino Marella | August 17, 2008 | SummerSlam |
| William Regal | November 10, 2008 | Raw |
| CM Punk | January 19, 2009 | Raw |
| John "Bradshaw" Layfield | March 9, 2009 | Raw |
| Rey Mysterio | April 5, 2009 | WrestleMania XXV |
| Chris Jericho | June 7, 2009 | Extreme Rules |
| Rey Mysterio | June 28, 2009 | The Bash |
| John Morrison | September 1, 2009 | SmackDown |
| Drew McIntyre | December 13, 2009 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
| Kofi Kingston | May 23, 2010 | Over the Limit |
| Dolph Ziggler | July 28, 2010 | SmackDown |
| Kofi Kingston | January 4, 2011 | SmackDown |
| Wade Barrett | March 22, 2011 | SmackDown |
| Ezekiel Jackson | June 19, 2011 | Capitol Punishment |
| Cody Rhodes | August 9, 2011 | SmackDown |
| Big Show | April 1, 2012 | WrestleMania XXVIII |
| Cody Rhodes | April 29, 2012 | Extreme Rules |
| Christian | May 20, 2012 | Over the Limit |
| The Miz | July 23, 2012 | Raw 1000 |
| Kofi Kingston | October 16, 2012 | Main Event |
| Wade Barrett | December 29, 2012 | Raw |
| The Miz | April 7, 2013 | WrestleMania 29 Pre-Show |
| Wade Barrett | April 8, 2013 | Raw |
| Curtis Axel | June 16, 2013 | Payback |
| Big E Langston | November 18, 2013 | Raw |
| Bad News Barrett | May 4, 2014 | Extreme Rules |
| The Miz | July 20, 2014 | Battleground |
| Dolph Ziggler | August 17, 2014 | SummerSlam |
| The Miz | September 21, 2014 | Night of Champions |
| Dolph Ziggler | September 22, 2014 | Raw |
| Luke Harper | November 17, 2014 | Raw |
| Dolph Ziggler | December 14, 2014 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
| Bad News Barrett | January 5, 2015 | Raw |
| Daniel Bryan | March 29, 2015 | WrestleMania 31 |
| Ryback | May 31, 2015 | Elimination Chamber |
| Kevin Owens | September 20, 2015 | Night of Champions |
| Dean Ambrose | December 13, 2015 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
| Kevin Owens | February 15, 2016 | Raw |
| Zack Ryder | April 3, 2016 | WrestleMania 32 |
| The Miz | April 4, 2016 | Raw |
| Dolph Ziggler | October 9, 2016 | No Mercy |
| The Miz | November 15, 2016 | SmackDown |
| Dean Ambrose | January 3, 2017 | SmackDown |
| The Miz | June 4, 2017 | Extreme Rules |
| Roman Reigns | November 20, 2017 | Raw |
| The Miz | January 22, 2018 | Raw 25 Years |
| Seth Rollins | April 8, 2018 | WrestleMania 34 |
| Dolph Ziggler | June 18, 2018 | Raw |
| Seth Rollins | August 19, 2018 | SummerSlam |
| Dean Ambrose | December 16, 2018 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
| Bobby Lashley | January 14, 2019 | Raw |
| Finn Bálor | February 17, 2019 | Elimination Chamber |
| Bobby Lashley | March 11, 2019 | Raw |
| Finn Bálor | April 7, 2019 | WrestleMania 35 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | July 14, 2019 | Extreme Rules Kickoff |
| Braun Strowman | January 31, 2020 | Super SmackDown |
| Sami Zayn | March 8, 2020 | Elimination Chamber |
Current Champion: Sami Zayn
