10 Least Convincing Intercontinental Champions In WWE History

Traditionally, the Intercontinental Title is WWE's secondary belt. Established in 1979, the title was first held by Pat Patterson. A phony tournament was said to be held in Rio De Janeiro, but in reality didn't happen. This was done to try and give the belt - and thus Patterson - more credibility, rather than simply announcing that he had been awarded the new strap. Over the years, WWE management have had a love/hate relationship with the Intercontinental Title. When the company introduced the World Heavyweight Championship in 2002, the belt suddenly became less important to the promotion. In truth, the Intercontinental Title had been suffering a few years before that, and it would sadly be merged with the World Title at No Mercy that year. It wouldn't be long until the famous title would return. In 2003, WWE brought the belt back, and it's been a fixture ever since. The history of the Intercontinental Title has been crammed with worthy champions, not to mention Hall Of Fame-worthy stars. However, the belt has also had more than a fair share of title-holding duds. That's what this article explores, those performers who simply couldn't do the beloved championship justice. Latterly, WWE have installed Kevin Owens as the new Intercontinental Champion. There are hopes he can reinvigorate the failing title, which would make a change from the guys featured on this list.