20 Longest WWE Intercontinental Title Reigns

20. Jeff Hardy - 190 Days

The official twentieth longest Intercontinental Title run in the WWF/WWE's history belongs to the Charismatic Enigma, Jeff Hardy.

The Team Xtreme daredevil racked up an impressive 190-day run with the IC belt during his singles career, having defeated the monstrous Umaga for the belt on a September 2007 episode of Monday Night Raw after sneaking an opportunistic pinfall on the Samoan Bulldozer.

What was so important about Jeff's longest IC Title reign is that it seemed like the moment that the WWE brass were finally giving the youngest Hardy brother a strong run towards the top of the card. Sure, there had been that ladder match with The Undertaker, but this seemed like Jeff was being geared for a solid rise to being a true main eventer.

Ultimately, Jeff Hardy would end up with a 60-day suspension for a second violation of WWE's drug policy, leading to him dropping the belt to Chris Jericho and seeing plans shelved for Hardy to win that year's Money in the Bank briefcase at Wrestlemania.

Jeff would eventually get his career back on track for a while, going on to win the WWE Championship and become a two-time World Heavyweight Champion.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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Posted On: 21st May 2015

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