Ranking The Last 10 WWE Intercontinental Champions From Worst To Best

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins IC Title
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Take a bigger bow, Seth Rollins.

In 2018, Rollins was the babyface of all babyfaces in WWE. He was what the company had hoped Roman Reigns would be years before him; Seth had a connection to internet 'smarks' and some casuals alike, and he could work with all shapes and sizes inside the ring. There was no better all-rounder in the company when he was Intercontinental Champion.

His two reigns took in WrestleMania 34, SummerSlam and more. The aforementioned feud with Dolph Ziggler was an incendiary reminder of Ziggler's brilliance with the right opponent, and Seth even worked his tail off to reinvent old pal Dean Ambrose as a heel. Oh yes, 2018 was one hell of a 12-month period for 2020's 'Monday Night Messiah'.

The ridiculously high bar he set with each of his matches against Dolph, Ambrose, Kevin Owens, Elias, Baron Corbin and more should never be forgotten. It's just a shame WWE couldn't follow up Intercontinental genius with Universal acclaim.

What memories do you have of the WWE Intercontinental Title reigns here? For more, check out WWE Vs. AEW: Which Promotion Does It Better? and 10 Wrestling Debuts That Changed Everything!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.