Intercontinental Championship Articles - Page 2

Mustafa Ali has been a member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in 2016, when he signed with the company after a 12-year run on the indies. Since arriving in The Fed, the former Prince has wrestled 342 matches, losing 185 of them, and has held a championship belt exactly zero times […]

With his spot on the Night of Champions card officially secured, Mustafa Ali was ready to discuss his forthcoming feud with GUNTHER has just how excited he was to take a shot at the Intercontinental Championship in Saudi Arabia with Byron Saxton on the go-home edition of RAW. … unfortunately, that conversation didn’t happen. No, […]

After making his return to the main roster following an extended run in developmental, Apollo Crews got in a few fantastic eliminations in the battle royal to decide on the next challenger for Gunther’s Intercontinental Championship, before ultimately watching Mustafa Ali secure the honor instead. Discussing his efforts with Byron Saxton for a WWE Digital […]

Gunther has been the Intercontinental Champion for over 330 days now, cementing himself as one of the greatest champions in the title’s history. For years, WWE has treated the Intercontinental Championship as just another title being passed around like a toy. The fans stopped caring about the title because it had lost most of its […]

When Ricochet and Braun Strowman started tag teaming together on SmackDown, it was unusual. Sure, WWE has thrown tag teams together in the past, and, weirdly enough, Ricochet and Strowman even sort of look similar with their long beards/no hair combos, but stylistically, the former is one of the most physically gifted high flyers in […]

After spending the better part of a week hyping himself and the rest of the WWE Universe up for his Intercontinental Championship match against Gunther, Xavier Woods found himself on the losing side of the bout when the referee hit the 1-2-3 and raised “The Ring General’s” hand after his 10th-straight successful title defense. Asked […]

After securing his most important singles win of the year so far in a SmackDown dub over “The Megastar” LA Knight, Xavier Woods was riding high, so much so that he decided to poke the bear, in this case, Imperium, with his trombone to effectively lay down the challenge for Gunther’s Intercontinental Championship. While didn’t […]

Drew McIntyre hasn’t been a champion in WWE since February of 2021, or, as most of his fans would put it, is too darn long. He’s challenged for titles, mind you, the most prolific of which came at Clash at the Castle on his home Isle of Wales, but for as long as Roman Reigns […]

As the Intercontinental Championship match between GUNTHER and Madcap Moss trucked along, the Montreal crowd got antsy. Mind you, they seemed to appreciate the match just fine, but as the arrival of hometown hero Sami Zayn neared, some took it upon themselves to play off the penultimate segment with cheers of “Ole!” Discussing the match […]

Ricochet is one of the most talkative wrestlers on the WWE roster. Never one to turn down an interview request, the high-flying former Prince Puma seemingly hangs out after SmackDown each week, looking for someone like Megan Morant or Cathy Kelley to ask him questions and is surprisingly forthcoming about pretty much anything, from his […]

Ricochet is having himself a moment in the WWE Universe. Though he doesn’t technically become a free agent until 2024, at least according to Sportskeeda, Ricochet is being booked like Paul “Triple H” Levesque is about to lose him to Tony Khan and AEW, elevating the former house show standout to the mid-card championship for […]

Though GUNTHER hasn’t technically defended his Intercontinental Championship in over a month on WWE television, with his last broadcasted bout coming against Rey Mysterio on the final SmackDown before Halloween, the leader of Imperium won’t have to wait too long to defend his strap, as he’ll be wrestling none other than Ricochet in the not-too-distant […]

Though he may be the least prolific champion on the main roster right now in terms of WWE accolades, what with the other belts being held by two-thirds of The Shield and the longest-tenured Tag Team Champions in the promotion’s history, the “Ring General” is anything but an unworthy Title holder – an anti-Austin Theory, […]

Solo Sikoa is a company man. Though he may be the “enforcer” of The Bloodline and the toughest dude in the faction, save maybe Roman Reigns, he would never challenge the rule of his cousin like his older brother Jey did at the beginning of the “Head of the Table” storyline. Now granted, maybe one […]

Speaking with Meghan Morant after securing a huge win over Rey Mysterio on WWE SmackDown for the SmackDown LowDown, GUNTHER was asked if that was the toughest match of his current title reign and detailed how he was able to overcome the former two-time WWE Heavyweight Champion and retain his IC Title against an opponent […]

Rey Mysterio just can’t catch a break. He and his son Dominik moved to RAW after becoming the first father-son pairing in WWE history to win the SmackDown tag team championships, only to have the younger Mysterio catch the eye of Fin Balor and Judgement Day. After fighting off the team at every turn, both […]

When Drew McIntyre pulled out a win over Sheamus in WWE’s first-ever Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match ahead of SummerSlam, fans had to know that one way or another, WWE was going to get “The Celtic Warrior” on Clash at the Castle. Sure, he isn’t the same performer he once was, when he won the […]

“Go away heat” is a funny thing in the WWE Universe. If a wrestler is undeservedly pushed, does a terrible job in the ring, or somehow embarrasses his or herself on WWE Programming, many a fan will not forget and ensure that their reputation is forever stained by their poor performance. While there have been […]

Gunther and Ricochet are like WWE‘s answer to oil and vinegar; they don’t mix but goodness, when they are together they can certainly elevate an evening. That’s right, after snatching away the Intercontinental Title away from Ricochet in a very good SmackDown television match, Gunther and his accomplice, Ludwig, once again marched down to the […]

When Walter changed his name to Gunther on an episode of NXT 2.0 back in January, it left many a fan confused about his future in WWE. Fast forward to June of 2022, and Gunther is the new WWE Intercontinental Championship, having dethroned Ricochet after a 99-day run. In hindsight, that decision worked out pretty […]