10 Longest combined reigns of WWE Intercontinental Champions

#4 The Honky Tonk Man (454 days)

He's cool, he's cocky, he's bad

You can’t talk about all-time great Intercontinental Champions without mentioning The Honky Tonk Man, who held the title for a record 454 days from June 1987 to August 1988.

After defeating Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat to capture the title, Honky, along with his manager Jimmy Hart, would use every cheap trick in the book to hold on to the championship and see if a number of challengers, including Brutus Beefcake and Randy Savage.

As referenced earlier in this article, The Honky Tonk Man’s luck would finally run out at the inaugural SummerSlam in 1998, when Ultimate Warrior would defeat him in under a minute.

Honky has certainly left his mark in the WWE history books and his solitary Intercontinental Championship reign of 454 days is unlikely to ever be surpassed.