Q 01/05

Who was named the first Intercontinental Champion in 1979 after a tournament that never took place?

A) Ken Patera

B) Pat Patterson

C) Bruno Sammartino

D) Ted DiBiase

Answer · why

B) Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson was simply awarded the new belt, with an invented tournament as the cover story. WWE also credits him as the creator of the Royal Rumble...

Q 02/05

Who became the only woman to hold the Intercontinental Championship by beating Jeff Jarrett in 1999?

A) Sable

B) Ivory

C) Chyna

D) Jacqueline

Answer · why

C) Chyna

Chyna won it in a Good Housekeeping match at No Mercy, which turned out to be her opponent's final WWF match. She went on to hold the title a second t...

Q 03/05

Which Fozzy frontman won the Intercontinental Championship a record nine times between 1999 and 2009?

A) Chris Jericho

B) Jeff Jarrett

C) Razor Ramon

D) Shawn Michaels

Answer · why

A) Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho broke his own record with that ninth win, yet his nine reigns add up to less than a year as champion.

Q 04/05

What type of Intercontinental title match did Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels make famous at WrestleMania X?

A) Steel cage

B) Iron Man

C) Casket

D) Ladder

Answer · why

D) Ladder

Ladder matches reached the mainstream that night: both men's belts hung above the ring, and the bout earned a five-star rating from critic Dave Meltze...

Q 05/05

Which champion forfeited the Intercontinental title in 1997, then tossed the belt into a river?

A) Shawn Michaels

B) The Undertaker

C) Steve Austin

D) Mick Foley

Answer · why

C) Steve Austin

Steve Austin, in his 'Stone Cold' prime, handed the title to his challenger in an act of defiance and dumped the old belt in the Piscataqua River, so ...

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