10 Best WWE Intercontinental Champions Of The 90s
Who best personified the so-called 'Workhorse Title' during the post-Rock 'n' Wrestling decade?
The Workhorse Title. Ever hear of that term to describe the Intercontinental Championship?
Longtime fans of the genre of sports-entertainment likely have as it used to be a moniker given to the secondary championship of WWE. The nickname, as well as the title, was usually bestowed upon the company's best in-ring workers.
Back when WWE only showcased two major singles championships, the Intercontinental strap was regarded as one of the most prestigious titles in the world.
While the decade of the 80s brought us some fantastic Intercontinental Champions like Randy Savage, Rick Rude and Ricky Steamboat, it was the 1990s that really cemented the title as the crowned jewel that would come to symbolise great workrate.
While Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, and Macho Man were filling up the A-town arenas, the Intercontinental Champion was headlining the B-towns, usually in far better matches from an in-ring perspective.
And in a decade that saw the first decline of Hulkamania, the birth of the New Generation, and an eventual shift in Attitude, WWE presented some of the greatest Intercontinental Champions in it's 50+ year history.
Here are ten of the best.
10. Goldust
When Goldust burst upon the WWE scene in late 1995, fans were unsure what to make of the androgynous character.
Sporting a platinum blonde wig, and a long golden robe that covered an even longer tight gold bodysuit, it wasn't long until the Hollywood obsessor set his sights on a piece of gold that was to be worn around the waist.
The former Dustin Rhodes won his very first Intercontinental Championship by defeating Razor Ramon at the 1996 Royal Rumble in Fresno.
While Goldust's early career was a lightning rod of controversy thanks to his sexually ambiguous antics, his presentation really took off during his first reign as the Intercontinental titleholder.
Though not for the title, his Hollywood Backlot Brawl against Roddy Piper at WrestleMania XII was a WrestleMania moment and one of the more physical contests seen in WWE at that time.
Goldust was a staple of WWE programming throughout the mid-to-late 90s and his multiple reigns as Intercontinental Champion only added to the prestige of the title.