10 Greatest WWE Intercontinental Champions Of All Time
4. Chris Jericho
Working through both Attitude and PG eras, Y2J has collected more Intercontinental Championships than anyone on the planet. Those nine reigns might place him at the top of one list, but he is a baffling sixteenth in cumulative days with the title. Where short runs are usually detrimental to a star and a belt, Jericho made the ragtag strap-swapping feel exciting, with rabid desperation to regain his championship and extend his legacy.
Jericho had some stellar feuds and legendary matches while either holding or chasing the Intercontinental title. Clashes with Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, and a terrifically entertaining angle with Chyna have all been etched in the IC belt's legacy. Y2J also flipped between world and secondary contention, meaning every time he dropped the title the rub was immense for his conqueror.
There aren't many total packages in the wrestling business who can go toe to toe with The Ayatollah Of Rock 'n' Rolla. In the ten years that Jericho claimed his nine Intercontinental triumphs, he went from charismatic goofball to world champion to suit-wearing sycophant, and peppered throughout were matches filled with blood, sweat, and tears, all for a 'lesser' championship.