Reviewing EVERY WWE Intercontinental Champion...In 3 Words or Less | 3-Count

[@juza23]

Zack Ryder - Wrestlers Voted Him. It was apparently made clear to the people in that ladder match, that Miz was going to win on the Raw the night after, so they could choose who got the win and decided Zack deserved a moment. Which I think is really nice from the others in the match.

[@dokuganryu1565]

How much of a moment is it when you lose it the next night, though?

[@juza23]

@@dokuganryu1565 considering he got into the match by telling Road Dogg he’s never heard his music at WrestleMania. The fact he was in the match was enough of a moment for him, never mind winning.

[@bryanhathaway1004]

@@dokuganryu1565maybe in the immediate aftermath it didn’t do much but it did give him a nice moment for people to look back on. In terms of what wrestling fans remember, no one cares who wins on the night after mania, most people will only talk about mania itself after a few years.

[@govardhanposina17]

​@@dokuganryu1565 Mania moment is a mania moment

[@zakirabbastalukdar2888]

​@@govardhanposina17 But Bro what's the value of that mania moment if you loose next night And I got it why wrestlers would have voted for Zack Ryder because WWE didn't want to loose Kevin or Sami to Miz so Zack Ryder became the victim of all this

[@Ragan31687]

Randy Savage held it for over a year. It was Ricky Steamboat who had it for 65 days only.

[@beesly01]

Yup, Vince got PO'd because he wanted to be there for the birth of his kid.

[@kn5w]

21:41 Surprised nobody went with "Honk-A-Meter" for the three words. It was a dumb gimmick, but I low-key loved it whenever Santino said "The Honky-Tonka-Man was champion for 64 weeks."

[@brainofwombat]

Put up the Honk-A-Meter!

[@l228spn]

Honka-perfect-mountie meter

[@winsol]

He should have gotten way, way closer to it just for that gimmick alone. Was a great feature and they only let him keep it for about 9 weeks.

[@JasonFanelli]

That peg bit, fantastic

[@thomashowarth4176]

How many takes to do it with a straight face?

[@varenoftatooine2393]

That was a great moment of obliviousness

[@CanaleImprobabile]

2:55 that IS the best thing Cody has done! Also in one of his promos he called Big Show "reverse undertaker" which still pops me today

[@TheJaviferrol]

Undashing Cody was a menace; and then he turned serious after the dropped the mask and started weating the White outfit

[@Surv1vor1993]

Seth’s “Monday Night Rollins” run in 2018 was his best run

[@NuMetalfan1996]

@Surv1over1993. NOPE, his 2015 WWE title run, is Seth Rollins’s best work in WWE.

[@coltenschroeder3046]

@@NuMetalfan1996 What makes you say that? To me both the stories and his work was much better in the 2018 IC title run.

[@yashraman5808]

I was just playing a quiz on sporcle about naming every intercontinental champion in reverse chronological order about an hour ago and now I got the notification of this video. What a coincidence.

[@gwiffin5111]

I feel like Oli needs to lose his citizenship for forgetting the bulldog win lol

[@khaitranngoc4176]

Oli sold his British Citizenship to become a permanent AEW mark. (I mean not really, but ...)

[@greendeli7874]

17:24 I don’t want to be pedantic, but Savage actually held the belt for over 400 days

[@rms.ziggler7344]

Yeah I don’t know what they were smoking

[@JimmySands-pd7xt]

Stop being pedantic

[@edgecrusher018]

They had a number of facts wrong, but they had a bunch of stuff I didn’t know, so I give them a pass. But they completely mucked up what happened at elimination chamber IC match.

[@garyrutkowski7351]

Savage had it for 414 days. It was Ricky Steamboat that had it for 65 days.

[@parker887]

Brian Zane from Wrestling With Wregret even asked Bruce Prichard why they swapped Billy Gunn and Road Dogg going into Wrestlemania and Bruce literally had no idea why they did it

[@-SaintValentine]

The Randy Savage disrespect of this channel is getting out of control. First, The cream of the crop promo isn't even mentioned in the 10 best promo's, but Eddie Kingston and Scott steiner are. Secondly, no mention of Savage in the top 10 best WWE champions, not even a honorable mention. Thirdly, They can't even remember his title reigns right. Savage held the IC title for 454 days and it is truly the run that made the IC title, the workhorse title. Ricky Steamboat held the belt for 65 days, not Savage. Put some respect on the Macho Man's name!

[@spacehunternebulanm7003]

get hired by them so there can be a "math > cream" / "cream > math" feud

[@StaticDOS]

Not to mention they said Razor gave away the title on a radio show, it was Jerry Springer ffs

[@chrisbucci5769]

Savage definitely had the belt way longer than 65 days. He won it in February of 1986 and lost it March 29, 1987.

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

He mixed it up with Steamboat

[@zoeblair6045]

Absolutely love watching you guys ! Making my Sunday night better. Love TLC and 3 Count especially! Bring more Sullivan!

[@TheMTwinny]

Razor Ramon actually gave the belt to the kid on an tv episode of Jerry Springer and not a radio show. R.I.P. Scott Hall and Springer!

[@JoeyHuman]

These videos are the best. Luke talking about Albert's push getting killed by Invasion is the kind of detail you can't find anywhere. People have no memory that they were trying to push the awful X-Factor group

[@Sige_Himself]

One thing I'll always love is how you guys throw a snip of back story after every champion 👌

[@thedispatcher01]

413 days. Defeated Tito Santana in the Boston Garden, Danny Davis officiating. Feuded with George "the Animal" Steele for like forever. Elizabeth was even kidnapped and they even had a "winner gets Elizabeth" match. In the words of Jesse the Body, Savage was "a champion's champion, took on all comers, ducked no one." Finally lost the title in the greatest match of all time to a true baby face hero, Ricky Steamboat. The following year, Savage eclipses Hogan to become the face of the franchise, albeit briefly. The real greatest IC champion of all time, until Gunther. It would be tempting to describe Macho as the first "workhorse champion", but I would argue Tito Santana, Greg Valentine, Don Muraco, Pedro Morales, these guys all the worked their asses off on a punishing schedule of house shows, defending the titles almost nightly in high calibre matches that were usually the highlight of the undercard.

[@DUARTE99]

Savage had the IC belt for over 400 days, not 65. Steamboat held it for 65.

[@jaimevillegas2418]

5 in the morning on the west coast. Cheers to all the lovely people who make WrestleTalk happen!! Thank you!

[@BigMhatty]

You short the man’s title reign by an entire year, nobody even mentions cream of the crop in top ten promos let alone number 1 where it belongs. Seriously, what kind of Macho Man hate is going on at this channel?

[@cubbykevin]

The razor Ramon thing I thought was on the Jerry Springer show, not a radio show

[@JohnReedy07163]

Matt Hardy was the Drew IC title tournament winner - I remember everyone I knew thought they were going to have Hardy vs McIntyre in a ladder match for the belt. It was right before Matt started doing his KZbin run before going to TNA as a heel with Jeff

[@apocrypha5363]

9:00 for a second, my dumb brain thought he meant that The Fink had more reigns than Eddie did... 😂

[@AJTRIP20]

I had to check to make sure because CM Punk becoming the fastest triple crown winner didn't makes sense when I knew Diesel did it in the same year. It is true. CM Punk became a triple crown winner in 209 days. Diesel in 220 days. Diesel did it in the same year while CM Punk did it over two years. Kurt Angle is also close with 229 days and also did the triple crown in the same year. Fun stuff to look up.

[@TheJaviferrol]

Its pretty brutal how much they hot potatoed the thing as soon as the Attitude Era started

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

Pop a rating

[@youngdolo8]

17:25 Randy Savage held the Intercontinental Championship for 400+ days, didn't he? Is it Steamboat Luke's thinking of here?

[@michaeljensen3548]

You are correct

[@z3n_z]

17:49 That genuinely feels like something Tempest would do 😂

[@leeandnath]

The Jeff hardy intercontinental runs were the best for me, especially the feuds with Umaga they were great times for the belt imo

[@TheGoat_211]

Yeah also his feud with John Morrison

[@warrenwallsjr.2564]

I love how Luke didn't get the peg joke which made it even funnier🤣🤣🤣

[@CanaleImprobabile]

He played along!

[@Dragonatrix]

I don't know how you listen to what he's saying and watch his hand motions there and think he's not aware of what he's doing lmao

[@mlong1984]

Luke's Val Venus impersonation sounds like vegeta

[@tallgoose85]

Luke, the IC belt was only deactivated for 7 months. That’s hardly a break between “eras”.

[@jamsandwichjesse8831]

Haven’t even watched the full video and I already know the disrespect to miz will be crazy

[@switchblade6993]

He had way too many reigns, and the majority of them were wholly unremarkable

[@GregJungg]

This was extremely insightful. Learned a bunch of facts and trivia. Thanks for the research guys!

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

The fact oli had just heard the Goldust Story is brilliant I remember hearing that going well thats one way to learn a new word 😅

[@stevenshewfelt888]

the peg part of this video got me dying from laughter

[@dantorkel7561]

Randy Savage held the belt from 2/86 - 3/87. Over 400 days. And he had an incredible all timer run that led to him being instantly transitioned to the babyface top babyface with Hogan. He gets so forgotten about in these videos and lists. He was better than Hart and Perfect and maybe even Gunther

[@austinwilliams7919]

Woah.. 15 minutes ago, last time I was this early to a WT video, Veer was heading to Raw

[@Ragan31687]

You mean coming to RAW 😂

[@xerofetus]

TKO as an entity is not spiteful enough to slight Y2J. How Vince never gave The Miz that extra title run, out of spite, like Randy Orton being the youngest champion, is beyond all of us.

[@brentsmith9134]

These three are always great together, seriously amazing chemistry 😂🔥👑

[@beesly01]

Luke: Pegged from the start. Oli: OH MY!!!

[@RandoChrisYT]

Rusev was the one replaced by Mark Henry so combine that with his Chamber door, no wonder we got "MARK, STAY THERE!!"

[@VictorC595]

I’ve always loved the IC belt and when I got back into WWE was in 2008 when I started playing the video games a bit at a friends house. My favorite WWE game from that time of my life has too be WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2010 the Road to Wrestlemania where you beat Santino for the IC belt in your debut and then argue with Vince the next week! It was so awesome back in the day!

[@rickynorthrup3450]

Excuse me CM Punk was already a triple crown champion as he had the ECW title, World heavyweight championship, and tag titles.

[@zakirabbastalukdar2888]

If you ask a kid in 2000s if you want to buy a WWE championship or white Strap IC championship kid will say IC championship because it was so beautiful That Balck strap one doesn't look nice in my eyes I miss White Intercontinental championship 😢😢 It was little bit important than WWE championship in 2016-18 IMO

[@CaitiffFTW]

A reminder that the Pipebomb was a 10-minute segment that changed absolutely nothing and only defined anything for people who want to claim that it mattered. Steiner Math defined a wrestler, a style of promos, and an entire promotion, and did this within 2 and a half minutes. And, might I remind you that Steiner Math is still referenced to this day, in a different company. Who's bringing up the Pipebomb in 2024? Nobody, because the Pipebomb is a relic of the past. Steiner Math is eternal. By EVERY metric possible, Steiner Math kicks the entire hell out of the Pipebomb. Thank you, for attending my TEDTalk.

[@demarcoadkins]

This one was a great video! The Intercontinental championship is and still is one of my favorite championships in WWE is to relive the great history of that title was just awesome, Gunther my not have that championship anymore but he holds the record for that championship, and Chris Jericho is still the record holder being a nine time Intercontinental champion.

[@oliverthomas-couch]

I remember being in 6th Form when I saw Braun lost to Sami and my girlfriend at the time said i was more excited Sami won than Sami was

[@zakirabbastalukdar2888]

Do it for ECW and 24/7 championship as well😅😅

[@dawsonbuhr3733]

3 words or less is the best show wrestletalk has ever

[@mikeevans1912]

I feel like Luke wasn't getting the pegging jokes, lol.

[@bradconklin86]

“Bobby, show them your favorite pose!” - Lio Rush

[@ChitownsDRose]

Luke pulling out a spot on Val Venus impression made this already funny video hilarioue

[@billybeeeeeeeeee]

DO THE HARDCORE AND 24/7 TITLES IN ONE MASSIVE VIDEO lol

[@thesterlingstudies]

The Nigerian Drum Fight...that had no drums...still sad about that. 🥺

[@2jackdolan]

25:05 Jeans Bulldog! NewLegacy would love that 😂

[@donniedarko8023]

Really can't remember Booker having the IC title

[@stjimmy1642]

This is the best show on wrestletalk

[@TheThird1977]

So many nothing champs, but nice to be reminded there were a lot of good runs too. Umaga's feud with Jeff Hardy over the IC title was pretty damn epic.

[@rasbunny]

27:32 "that's a rhea ripley thing, isn't it?" had me SCREAMING laughing.

[@mrdfk9410]

Tbf, Bulldog also had a brilliant but often forgotten title match vs Owen Hart for European Title in Germany, if I remember right

[@Edward66703]

Do every Speed Champion next lol

[@ironic4910]

Has there been multiple already?

[@Edward66703]

Nah, only one. I just think it'd be funny🤣🤣🤣

[@youngdolo8]

11:29 That really hurt, Oli. My German isn't even that good, but ouch.

[@tylerflemming7059]

THE HHH PEGGED JOKE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joshjohnson6891]

They supposedly took the belt off Ricky Steamboat cuz he wanted to be there for his family when his son was born. They originally wanted Butch Reed to take it off him and have him be a transitional champ for Jake Roberts, but Jake kept failing drug tests. Hogan petitioned hard to Vince to let Honky Tonk Man have the belt, thus the birth of the Honky Tonk Man reign. They wanted Ricky to have a nice good reign with the belt, but he wanted to be there for his family and once that happened he didnt seem to get another reign or meaningful feuds when he came back so he left WWE til he returned as The Dragon.

[@BoogalooBartholomew]

I heard a slightly different version. YKM was venting to Hulk, not knowing who was going to take it off Steamboat. Honky happened to pop in or walk by. Hogan says what about that guy so Vince went with Honky Tonk Man

[@augustdavis4725]

I’ve been waiting for this video for a while, but you guys made me realize how disappointing the IC title was until Gunther! And the amount of sarcasm you guys have on some of the wrestlers, it messes with my brain.

[@jaketomtishen8607]

How did Luke still not catch on to the peg joke 💀 27:29

[@billybeeeeeeeeee]

Albert - Worst Day Ever. My first wrestling show ever attended was the night that sonfoabitch beat (my at the time favorite wrestler) Kane for my favorite title (IC) with help from someone in my least favorite wrestling company (DDP representing WCW).

[@subman23]

2:22 damn right that's a shake👍🤣🤣

[@cody1390]

20:40 umm..i thought - as adam put it.."we only see the world title for raw every couple months because of the Universal Title holiday vacation sponsored by Jimmy Johns"(brock Lesnar defending it about one every 2.5 months lol)

[@mjstory1976]

Even though Jericho has the record for most IC Titles. He isn't even in the top as far as top 10 IC Champions

[@MrGanjie]

I didn't know Scott Hall gave away the real belt to a sick kid....that's some rockstars shit right there. R.I.P To the gold hearted Bad Guy

[@henrygiles8803]

Whats with using the photoshopped pictures lol. Bryan, Jericho and Orton are all shopped instead of the actual photos

[@mohawkbandito902]

The invasion was already starting before Albert won the title though.

[@Iansanity1995]

I don't like the notion that the belt meant nothing until Gunther. The Miz's work with that belt is some of the best championship work in the companies history. The program with him and Dolph was next level and while Gunther is the best of all time, Miz put himself in my top 3 with Gunther and Jericho

[@antsygorilla2835]

the miz hate from luke is still so strong. he really can't give miz his flowers. yes it wasn't a legendary run, but when a time where the ic title was non sense miz made people acknowledge it again prior to gunther.

[@NuMetalfan1996]

@antsygorilla2835. Because Miz fucking sucks, he is the poster child of WWE’s worst ever era. Miz was also apart of the IC titles worst ever era. Miz is the second worst WWE champion of the modern era, only Jinder beating him to the worst. How Miz got as far as he did no one fucking knows. Gunther even said in an interview that when he sees Miz, all he sees is the time he (Gunther) most hated WWE, Gunther said that Miz is the poster child of when he most hated WWE.

[@zacharysolano6375]

Honestly I’m seriously shocked they haven’t had the miz break Jericho’s record yet. Cause right now Jericho has 9 title reigns and the miz currently has 8, personally I think the miz is underrated and deserves to be the one who breaks Jericho’s record.

[@christopherdunstan1519]

Are they saying boo urns?

[@paulc1553]

Gunther #1.

[@jacobgresham6973]

14:03 That’s 4 words Luke

[@AbsAli02]

Curtis Axels theme is amazing

[@JohnMayernich]

Should have gone in order starting with Patterson. This was confusing.

[@98nh3609]

I mean in fairness, I trust Jeff Jarrett's take on the "hold up for money/money owed" over Vinny Mac

[@thechosenones4375]

If Goldust kissing Angle was unwanted (assault) then it is still not okay 😂

[@christopherwiessner555]

I actually really liked the Corre, ya know before it played out

[@DexterDixon21]

Thank you, my son is in 5th grade and might have to repeat but 5th and obviously he won't listen to me when I say what you said. I almost had to repeat after summer school, I remember the left back kids and I was sooo glad that wasn't me. I hope a combination of stuff gets to him.

[@WyvernOverlord1]

My three words for the Miz were "One more reign!" Because he is just one away from tying the record of Jericho.

[@kidd_gaskin98]

RVD: Last Euro-Hardcore Champion?

[@markt1639]

11:29 Why is Ollie calling for Gunther to be killed? Imagine „Die“ spoken out like „the“ and switch „t“ with a „d“ Die Nummer Eins, der beste IC-Champion Gunther (with long „u“ and not 🔫ther, his only weapon is his skill in the ring)

[@camoveteran2219]

Haha, Rock got pegged.

[@mikeyreu5285]

Ummm... D'lo Brown was 1st Euro-continental Champion

[@krakenlacken502]

Randy savage held it for over a year......

[@GuyrillaBraun]

Lio Rush and Bobby Lashley was an amazing team-up

[@spacehunternebulanm7003]

we still have time for don muraco to come in and beat miz. come on don. please. we need you.

[@l228spn]

24:50 Bret, I'm Fooked.

[@ItsRoyalTM]

The seriousness you guys kept while spamming Pegging jokes is Professionalism gold . The Usos wouldve broke #LoveWrestleTalk

[@luispinedajr.8227]

Luke, add it to the list of why Matt Cardona probably won't sign with WWE anytime soon...

[@sashogenchev9700]

Gunther is best

[@decidukye4563]

Yes 3 count! We need more tri-monthly. (Poor jinder)

[@patrickmcgavin2245]

This intercontinental championship looks like trash. There's only two guys that the title looked good on, Shinsuke and Gunther. WWE needs to bring back the better I.C championship, or... create a new better looking championship.

[@kapage74]

All hail the Shane Douglas chuckle, WT Extra ftw