The History of the Intercontinental Title
(Covering from 1979 until 2006)
Originally published in 2006
Written by Colm Kearns
Over the years the Intercontinental title has been held by some of the best performers in WWE history, it has been defended in some of the finest matches the world had ever seen and it has provided a constant stepping-stone toward main event status. The IC champion should be a talented midcard contender (and a possible future main eventer), he should be over with the fans and defend the title fairly regularly. Every time the champion steps into the ring to defend the IC title he is continuing the tradition that began in 1979 with Pat Patterson.