The moment a new Intercontinental champion is crowned, the wide community of internet fans asks themselves the same question: is this the guy? Is this the guy to make the title matter again? For years now, the IC title has been a shadow of its once proud self, an afterthought ever since its status as the not-quite-ready-for-primetime championship was co-opted by the now-defunct World Heavyweight Title. Recently, it has changed hands 8 times in 8 months, all but crushed Bad New Barrett's momentum, and been the subject of a truly farcical steal-the-belt angle, which was just a handful of YOINK sound effects away from a looney tunes cartoon. So often the fans sigh and dream back to the days of workhorse champions like Pat Patterson, Bret Hart, and Ricky Steamboat, but you don't even have to look that far back to remember when the title had prestige. Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit put on wars for this belt, Evolution-era Randy Orton made it feel special during his lengthy reign. This was the RVD title, the Shelton Benjamin, Jeff Hardy belt, heck even Umaga made the title look like a prize. Now, Daniel Bryan is champion and it's never too late to make this championship the workhorse title once again. Heck, Creative could do it in a single year. And here's just a few suggestions:
