6 Best Intercontinental Champions in WWE history

#1 WWE Hall Of Famer Bret "The Hitman" Hart

If Macho Man Randy Savage set the standard for WWE Intercontinental Champions, Bret "The Hitman" Hart pushed the bar up with his runs.

Bret is one of the all-time greats and widely considered the greatest technical wrestler to ever grace the squared circle. He made a name for himself in the Hart Foundation tag team with Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart before going into the singles competition.

Hart defeated Mr. Perfect in a classic at SummerSlam 1991 that felt like a passing of a torch from one great technician to another. Holding the IC Title, Bret Hart won the 1991 King of the Ring tournament, further elevating his place in the WWE.

He then went into a rivalry with the Mountie over the gold. The Mountie defeated Hart on the January 17th, 1992 house show ahead of the Royal Rumble.

Rowdy Roddy Piper beat The Mountie two days later at Royal Rumble 1992, which set the stage for a showdown between Piper and Hart. The two men faced off at WrestleMania VIII.

Piper and The Hitman put on a physically intense, bloody battle that stole the show on the Grandest Stage Of Them All. Bret defeated Roddy with an excellent reversal of Piper's sleeper.

The run proved to be just as good or even better than Bret's first reign as WWE Intercontinental Champion. Bret Hart put on the first ladder match in WWE history against Shawn Michaels in July 1992.

This was a ground-breaking encounter that would set the tone for what Michaels and Razor Ramon would achieve at WrestleMania two years later.

From there, Bret Hart started a rivalry against his brother-in-law The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith. The two men locked horns at SummerSlam 1992 in London's Wembley Stadium. This marked the first time that the WWE Intercontinental Championship was on the line in the main event of a major pay-per-view for the promotion.

Bret Hart and The British Bulldog put on a phenomenal wrestling clinic that further elevated the title and both men. Bulldog defeated Hart in front of a capacity crowd in a memorable moment.

The bout proved that Bret could be a headliner and would lead to his WWE Championship win just two months later. That's why Bret "The Hitman" Hart is the best Intercontinental Champion in WWE history.