10 Best WWE Intercontinental Champions Of The 90s
1. Shawn Michaels
Throughout the 90s, fans were treated to some of the greatest in-ring workers in WWE history, not the least of which was the greatest Intercontinental Champion of the time period, Shawn Michaels.
Almost immediately after embarking on his solo career, Michaels would become a perennial contender for the Intercontinental title. It seemed the title was made for Shawn, having held it on three separate occasions and putting on performances people would never forget over the next decade.
His televised title matches with Bret Hart, Marty Jannetty, Razor Ramon, and Jeff Jarrett were all Match Of The Year candidates, none of which earned less than 4.5 stars according to the respected Wrestling Observer rating system.
Despite three separate IC title reigns, Michaels was only defeated in the ring for the title once; he was stripped and/or forfeited the gold on the other two occasions.
Like others before him, the success of Shawn's Intercontinental reigns elevated Shawn to the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XII.
The Heartbreak Kid's post-mid-card career would be that of the greatest of all time, but Michaels' reputation as a great in-ring worker really took flight during his years representing the WWE as Intercontinental Champion.