10 Superstars who elevated the prestige of the Intercontinental Championship

#7. 'Mr. Perfect' Curt Hennig

The Title retained

it's

past importance on Hennig's shoulder.

The Ultimate Warrior might have vacated the Intercontinental Title after winning the WWF Title in the main event of WrestleMania VI, but the man who succeeded him made sure that the title retained its prestige and importance on his shoulders. As one of the greatest in-ring technicians in the history of professional wrestling, Mr Perfect made sure that the Title never became an afterthought during his twin reign in the early 1990s.

Curt Hennig's heel persona was such a big hit back then that, despite holding the mid-card title, he was considered the biggest heel in the entire company. With Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan as his manager, Mr Perfect continued to defend his title against the likes of Brutus Beefcake and Tito Santana and did so in the perfect heelish ways - either by count out losses or by disqualifications.

Perfect, however, also put over two up-and-coming superstars by letting them end his two reigns on two consecutive Summerslam events. His loss to The Texas Tornado at Summerslam 1990 was indeed the high point of Kerry Von Erich's WWF career. After regaining the title from him and holding it for 280 days for the better part of 1991 against the likes of Big Boss Man and Greg Valentine, Perfect finally dropped the belt to Bret Hart at Summerslam 1991 to kick-start his singles career in WWF. Speaking of Hart......