5 Wrestlers You Didn't Know Were Intercontinental Champions

#3 Billy Gunn

"The One" Billy Gunn's comeback was briefly successful

Much like his fellow New Age Outlaw, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn had a fleeting relationship with the Intercontinental Championship.

Gunn had competed for the belt at Royal Rumble 1999 wherein he came up short to Champion Ken Shamrock who in storyline badly damaged the challenger's ankle.

Gunn earned a measure of revenge when he acted as the special referee in Shamrock's title defence versus Val Venis at the following pay per view, St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

Oddly, Gunn was then made Hardcore Champion instead; doubly strange as he was due to receive a big singles push as he began an ill-fated journey towards the top of the card.

Gunn would win the 1999 King of the Ring tournament, last defeating former buddy X-Pac in the final and faced The Rock in a much-hyped match at Summerslam.

The Summerslam match only served to highlight that Gunn was not cut out for a top card spot and he soon returned to the tag team ranks.

After injury sidelined him in February 2000, he did not return until Autumn of that year at which point WWE tried again to promote him as a top guy. Part of that effort saw him defeat Eddie Guerrero to win the IC strap.

However, WWE soon got cold feet as they booked him to drop the title just 17 days later to perennial IC Champion, Chris Benoit.

No surprise then that his reign is largely forgotten.