IWA Intercontinental Championship

IWA Intercontinental Championship
The IWA Intercontinental Championship (right) being held by former champion Chris Angel.
Details
PromotionInternational Wrestling Association & International Wrestling Entertainment
Date establishedFebruary 23, 2002
Current championJohn Hawking
Date wonNovember 18, 2023
Other names
  • IWA Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Championship (Febrery 23, 2002 - June 16, 2012, September 7, 2019 -present)
  • IWE Intercontinental Championship (January 22, 2022 - November 19, 2022 (Unification)) (During the IWE takeover storyline vs IWA, 2 champions of each division were disputed, it continued with the same lineage)
  • IWA Undisputed Intercontinental Championship (also used in addition as referenced in IWA's website since the November 19, 2022 IWA/IWE title Unification)
Statistics
First championSuper Crazy
Most reignsChicano (6 reigns)
Longest reignManny Ferno (623 days)
Shortest reignHuracan Castillo (<1 day)

The IWA Intercontinental Championship is a secondary professional wrestling title defended in Puerto Rico. It was originally defended in the original International Wrestling Association, later being reintroduced in the World Wrestling League (WWL). The title was used since 2002, when Super Crazy became the first champion, defeating Eddie Guerrero at the very first Ring of Honor event, The Era of Honor Begins, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The championship was modified in 2009, changing the original black belt to another colored red.

In 2021, Fernando Tonos and Manny Ferno created the group La Alianza IWE with the intention of completing a hostile takeover on behalf of International Wrestling Entertainment. Members of the stable won all of the IWA-PR titles. In response, general manager Chicky Starr and Savio Vega introduced parallel titles for each division in March 2022. While the storyline continued, there was a pair of belts contested independently of each other, with the original being referenced to as the "IWE Intercontinental Championship".