5 lesser known facts about the Intercontinental Championship

Seth
Seth Rollins is the reigning Intercontinental champion

#2. First major men's title to be held by a woman in WWE

Chy
Chyna became the new IC champion at No Mercy 1999.

Chyna was nicknamed as the Ninth Wonder of the World for a reason. In a male-dominated era of wrestling, she was booked as an unstoppable female force.

Due to Jeff Jarrett signing a contract with WWE's rival World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he dropped his Intercontinental championship to Chyna at No Mercy 1999 in a "good housekeeping" match.

Corey Graves deleted his Tweet! More details HERE.

Chyna later dropped this title to Chris Jericho. She later recaptured the title after pinning Trish Stratus in an intergender match for Val Venis' Intercontinental Championship.

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Edited by Gabby Duran
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