10 Most Unlikely WWE Intercontinental Champions Ever

10. The Honky Tonk Man

When wrestling fans talk about how the Intercontinental Championship used to be held by the very best in-ring performers the industry had to offer, they often forget that the longest-reigning titleholder in the belt's history was never going to be awarded any five-star awards by Dave Meltzer and the Wrestling Observer. In fact, The Honky Tonk Man never really had many great or memorable matches at all, certainly not for the actual wrestling portion of the bouts. In fairness, that wasn't necessarily what Honky was all about, he was simply an accomplished heel who would always survive by the skin of his teeth, and fans hated him for it. Capturing the Intercontinental Title from Ricky Steamboat in June, 1987, Honky Tonk would hold the belt right up until August, 1988, where he'd be vanquished in quick order by The Ultimate Warrior at Summerslam. When analysing his performance as champ, few can say Honky was anything less than effective, but considering guys like Randy Savage, Steamboat and Pedro Morales had held the belt previously, he was the first unlikely holder of the title.