GCW Intercontinental Title
The GCW Intercontinental Title is the secondary singles title in Global Championship Wrestling. The title was introduced on April 24, 1975 in a 4-man tournament.
1 Title History
1.1 Names
Name | Years |
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GCW Intercontinental Title | 1975-current |
1.2 Reigns
# | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days Held | Location | Event | Notes |
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1 | Dory Funk Jr. | 1 | April 24, 1975 | 247 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | This was the finals of a 4-man tournament. Funk defeated Billy Robinson in the finals. |
2 | Bobby Duncum | 1 | December 27, 1975 | 205 | New York, NY | Live event | - |
3 | Terry Funk | 1 | July 19, 1976 | 403 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | - |
4 | Pat Patterson | 1 | August 26, 1977 | 54 | New York, NY | Live event | - |
5 | Stan Hansen | 1 | October 19, 1977 | 238 | New York, NY | Live event | - |
6 | Pedro Morales | 1 | June 14, 1978 | 86 | San Juan, PR | Live event | - |
7 | Stan Hansen | 2 | September 8, 1978 | 505 | New York, NY | Live event | Texas Bullrope match. |
8 | Chavo Guerrero | 1 | January 26, 1980 | 6 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | - |
- | Vacated | - | February 1, 1980 | - | N/A | N/A | Chavo Guerrero was forced to vacate the title due to injuries sustained at the hands of Stan Hansen on 1/26/80. |
9 | Roddy Piper | 1 | April 2, 1980 | 129 | New York, NY | Live event | Defeated Larry Zbyszko in the finals of an 8-man tournament. |
10 | Don Muraco | 1 | August 9, 1980 | 385 | Chicago, IL | Rumble at Wrigley | - |
11 | Stan Hansen | 3 | August 28, 1981 | 270 | Toronto, ON, CA | Live event | Steel cage match. |
12 | Ricky Steamboat | 1 | May 25, 1982 | 22 | Pittsburgh, PA | Live event | - |
13 | Larry Zbyszko | 1 | June 16, 1982 | 194 | New York, NY | Live event | - |
14 | Ricky Steamboat | 2 | December 27, 1982 | 94 | New York, NY | Live event | - |
- | Vacated | - | March 31, 1983 | - | N/A | N/A | Ricky Steamboat was forced to vacate the title due to injuries sustained at the hands of Bob Backlund on 3/3/83. |
15 | Nick Bockwinkel | 1 | April 5, 1983 | 382 | New York, NY | Live event | Won a 23-man battle royal to win the title. |
16 | Rick Martel | 1 | April 21, 1984 | 1 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | - |
- | Vacated | - | April 22, 1984 | - | N/A | N/A | Rick Martel suffers a broken neck on 4/21/84 and is stripped of the title. |
17 | Ricky Steamboat | 3 | June 5, 1984 | 200 | Landover, MD | Live event | Defeated Nick Bockwinkel for the vacant title. |
18 | Jimmy Snuka | 1 | December 22, 1984 | 85 | New York, NY | Live event | Steel cage match. |
19 | Tony Atlas | 1 | March 17, 1985 | 230 | Minneapolis, MN | Live event | - |
20 | Ted DiBiase | 1 | November 2, 1985 | 266 | Hershey, PA | Saturday Night Slam Masters | - |
21 | Barry Windham | 1 | July 26, 1986 | 42 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | - |
- | Vacated | - | September 6, 1986 | - | N/A | N/A | Barry Windham was stripped of the title after suffering a knee injury during the 8/5/86 taping of GCW Superstars against Koko B. Ware. |
22 | Kerry Von Erich | 1 | September 16, 1986 | - | Baltimore, MD | GCW Superstars | This was the finals of an 8-man tournament. Von Erich defeated Lex Luger in the finals. Aired on September 27. |
2 List of top combined reigns
(does not include current reign)
Rank | Wrestler | # of Reigns | Combined Days |
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1 | Stan Hansen | 3 | 1013 |
2 | Terry Funk | 1 | 403 |
3 | Don Muraco | 1 | 385 |
4 | Nick Bockwinkel | 1 | 382 |
5 | Ricky Steamboat | 3 | 316 |
6 | Ted DiBiase | 1 | 266 |
7 | Dory Funk Jr. | 1 | 247 |
8 | Tony Atlas | 1 | 230 |
9 | Bobby Duncum | 1 | 205 |
10 | Larry Zbyszko | 1 | 194 |
11 | Roddy Piper | 1 | 129 |
12 | Pedro Morales | 1 | 86 |
13 | Jimmy Snuka | 1 | 85 |
14 | Pat Patterson | 1 | 54 |
15 | Barry Windham | 1 | 42 |
16 | Chavo Guerrero | 1 | 6 |
17 | Rick Martel | 1 | 1 |