The 5 Greatest Intercontinental Champions of all time

#1 Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho - Record 9-time Intercontinental Champion

No one has won more Intercontinental Championships than Chris Jericho.

The title is synonymous with him and likewise, he is synonymous with it.

The first of Jericho's title victories came way back in December 1999 when he ended the reign of the first and only female IC Champion in history, Chyna after he forced her to submit to the Walls of Jericho.

The most memorable IC title feud of Jericho's early Federation career came against Chris Benoit.

The pair traded the belt throughout the year 2000 in increasingly inventive and entertaining matches before a line was finally drawn in their feud when Y2J defeated Benoit in a Ladder Match at the 2001 Royal Rumble to win his fourth IC belt.

After a brief period as a headliner and World Champion, Jericho returned to the mid-card and won his fifth title in September 2002. His reign lasted a fortnight before he was defeated by Kane.

On October 28, 2003, Jericho won and lost the IC Championship from and to Rob Van Dam on a memorable episode of Raw.

Jericho's final IC Championship reign occurred in 2009, when he defeated Rey Mysterio in an incredible No Holds Barred Match at Extreme Rules. He dropped the title in an even more thrilling Mask vs Hair match at The Bash on June 28.

Although Jericho has not held the WWE Intercontinental Championship for nearly a decade, he is currently the New Japan Pro Wrestling Intercontinental Champion after defeating Tetsuya Naito.