10 Shortest WWE Intercontinental Title Reigns Of All Time

10. Chris Jericho - 6 Days

The year 2000 was simultaneously great and awful for the Intercontinental Championship. On the one hand, men like Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, and Eddie Guerrero all held the title, but on the other, it traded hands more often than ever before.

The shortest reign of that year belonged to Chris Jericho, who upset newfound rival Benoit for the title on the episode of Smackdown that was taped on May 2 (but aired on May 4). Though Benoit managed to successfully retain the title in a match at Backlash, Y2J had "The Rabid Wolverine's" number on TV.

Unfortunately, the fact that Jericho was a main enemy of the McMahon-Helmsley Regime meant that the fix was in. On the May 8, 2000 episode of Raw, he was forced to defend the title three times. He managed to retain it over Kurt Angle and The Big Show, but in Raw's main event, he took on Benoit in a rematch... with Triple H as special guest referee. Benoit locked in the Crippler Crossface, and though Jericho didn't tap out, HHH called for the bell and a new champ was crowned.