5 WWE Superstars won same title nearly a decade apart

#5: Five-Time WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy

On September 3, 2007, Jeff Hardy clashed with Umaga for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The Samoan Bulldozer had interrupted Hardy's match against Mr. Kennedy the week before, and he delivered a beating to the Charismatic Enigma.

Umaga dominated most of the subsequent title match, but Hardy persevered. He managed to trip The Samoan Bulldozer off the top rope to get a quick pin. Hardy dropped the title to Chris Jericho a few months later in March. It took Hardy nearly 13 years to win the title again.

Hardy left WWE in 2009, and he did not return until 2017. He eventually won the Intercontinental Championship again last August. He successfully challenged AJ Styles in a match for the title on the August 21 episode of WWE SmackDown.

.@JEFFHARDYBRAND and @AJStylesOrg refuse to leave the #WWEThunderDome without the #ICTitle. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/hYXPa3ECmm
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At the end of the dynamic contest, Hardy escaped a Styles Clash by hitting his opponent with his knee brace. Hardy then delivered a Twist of Fate and his signature Swanton Bomb to pin the champion. With the win, Hardy earned his fifth title run. The next month, he lost the title to Sami Zayn at WWE Clash of Champions.

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5 WWE Superstars who have won the same title nearly a decade apart

#5: Five-Time WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy