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#2 RVD's first WWE Intercontinental Championship win
After the Invasion storyline arc, Rob Van Dam would turn face and lose his WWE Hardcore Championship to The Undertaker at Vengeance. His popularity among fans demanded Van Dam be remunerated. Soon after, he entered a rivalry with ring general William Regal over the latter's Intercontinental Championship.
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Van Dam would have to face new challenges in the form of a triple threat match against the Big Show and Lance Storm to earn his right to become the No. 1 contender. RVD won, which earned him an opportunity to face Wiliam Regal at WrestleMania X8.
Regal would march into the match to defend his title against crowd favorite Rob Van Dam. The former would play out his heel antics and try to use a brass knuckle several times for the "Power of the Punch" on his opponent.
Van Dam would outsmart Regal every time to avoid being punched with the brass and finally manage to kick them out of Regal's reach. Rob would capitalize and finish the contest with his signature "Five Star Frog Splash" to win the match. That victory would earn Van Dam his first-ever Intercontinental Championship in WWE.
