| Champion | Reign | Date Won | Location | Defeated | Defenses | Weeks Held | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Ambrose | 1 | 26 January Year I | Pittsburgh, PA | Curtis Axel | 4 | 34 Weeks | Royal Rumble |
| Rob Van Dam | 1 | 22 September Year I | Chicago, IL | Dean Ambrose | 5 | 2 Weeks | RAW #10 |
| Big Show | 1 | 6 October Year I | Chicago, IL | Rob Van Dam, John Cena & The Miz | 2 | 2 Weeks | RAW #13 |
| John Cena | 1 | 17 October Year I | Houston, TX | Big Show | 2 | 8 Days | Smackdown #14 |
| Greg Santos | 1 | 25 October Year I | Orlando, FL | John Cena | 1 | 5 Weeks | SNME #6 |
| Due to injury, Greg Santos was forced to relinquish the Intercontinental Title | |||||||
| Vacant | |||||||
| Ryback | 1 | 29 March Year II | Santa Clara, CA | Won Battle Royal | 1 | 4 Weeks | Wrestlemania |
| CM Punk | 1 | 26 April Year II | Seattle, WA | Ryback | 1 | 6 Weeks | Backlash |
| Ryback | 2 | 12 June Year II | Cleveland, OH | CM Punk | 1 | 2 Weeks | Smackdown #27 |
| On SNME #8, The Intercontinental Title was unified with the United States Title, won by John Cena, retiring the US Title | |||||||
| Vacant | |||||||
| Alex Santos | 1 | 7 July Year II | Awarded | 1 | 1 Week | ||
| Adam Rose | 1 | 24 July Year II | Pittsburgh, PA | Alex Santos | 1 Week | Smackdown #32 | |
| Universe Mode was rebooted starting with Backlash Adam Rose's title reign was ended but it will still be recognized. | |||||||
| Shawn Michaels | 1 | 29 March Year II (Reboot) | Santa Clara, CA | Won Ladder Match | 2 | 8 Weeks | Wrestlemania |
| Kevin Owens | 1 | 25 May Year II (Reboot) | Nashville, TN | Shawn Michaels | 1 | 25 Weeks | RAW #36 |
| John Cena | 2 | 17 November Year II | Washington, DC | Kevin Owens | 4 | 6 Weeks | WWE Live Alternative Tour Day 2 |
| Vacant | |||||||
| The Miz | 1 | 27 March Year III | Dallas, TX | Dolph Ziggler | 1 | 4 Weeks | WrestleMania |
| Kevin Owens | 2 | 24 April Year III | Tampa, FL | The Miz | 2 | 8 Weeks | Payback |
| Finn Balor | 1 | 31 July Year III | Boston, MA | Kevin Owens | 2 | 4 Weeks | Battleground |
| Vacant | |||||||
| The Miz | 2 | 2 April Year IV | Orlando, FL | Dean Ambrose | 1 | 12 Weeks | WrestleMania 33 |
| Jeff Hardy | 1 | 25 June Year IV | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Won Gauntlet (Ft. The Miz, Rusev, Elias, AJ Styles & Samoa Joe) | 1 | 4 Weeks | King of the Ring |
| Drew McIntyre | 1 | 23 July Year IV | London, England | Jeff Hardy | 1 | 5 Weeks+ | Judgment Day |
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