We’re currently experiencing a streak of first-time WWE Intercontinental Champions, with the three most recent titleholders holding the gold for the first time.
Ethan Page currently holds the gold, which he won from Chad Gable on the November 2 Raw episode. Gable himself had been reigning as the champion for just under 100 days, having received his crowning moment at SummerSlam in August.
Prior to Gable, Penta held the Intercontinental Championship for 152 days after defeating two-time champ Dominik Mysterio for the gold on March 2.
There are plenty more stars who we could see continue this streak and win the Intercontinental Title for the first time.
Here are three potential first-time Intercontinental Champions to be crowned.
Rey Fenix
Rey Fenix is the most immediate threat to Ethan Page’s Intercontinental Championship reign, with the luchador confirmed as Page’s next title challenger.
Fenix defeated Big Cass and former champion Chad Gable to become #1 contender on the November 9 Raw episode, and is now set to be Page’s Intercontinental Championship opponent.
With Rey Fenix also holding the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship, the Lucha Brother has the opportunity to become a double champion, following in the footsteps of the likes of Dominik Mysterio, who previously held the IC Title and AAA Mega Championship simultaneously.
It will be interesting to see what happens in his upcoming clash of champions, in Ethan Page’s first televised Intercontinental Championship defense.
Je’Von Evans
Je’Von Evans currently holds the World Tag Team Championship alongside a former Intercontinental Title holder, with Evans and Penta dethroning Bron Breakker and Austin Theory at Crown Jewel.
Despite this, we could see Evans pursue other championships in WWE, given how close he is to breaking some historic records.
Evans has previously commented on the possibility of becoming the youngest ever WWE Intercontinental Champion, which he can achieve if he wins the gold within the next year.
Jeff Hardy currently holds the record after defeating Triple H for the gold in 2002 at the age of 23, meaning that Je’Von Evans has until December 9, 2027 to break this record.
Rusev
Rusev has been tied to Ethan Page’s Intercontinental Title pursuits since the latter star’s Raw arrival, with the duo defeating Je’Von Evans and then-champion Penta on May 4 to earn Page his first title shot following his main roster call-up.
With Page finally winning the gold, it’d be a full-circle moment to see Rusev challenge for, and potentially dethrone, his occasional tag-team partner.
Rusev returned to the ring on the October 17 non-televised house show in Honolulu, Hawaii, once again teaming with Page.
WWE has the opportunity to build up this team on TV, ahead of executing the perfect betrayal and title match between who at that point would be former friends.
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