10 Forgotten WWE Intercontinental Champions

5. Marty Jannetty

Poor Marty Jannetty. His name forever used as shorthand for 'the less successful member of a tag team', due to the incredible career of his Rockers partner Shawn Michaels. 

The thing is, Marty could have been a genuine star in his own right. He had the talent and he had his fans, but it never quite happened. 

The closest he got was his one and only Intercontinental Title reign, which began when he vanquished the Heartbreak Kid on the May 17, 1993 episode of Raw. 

It was a great ending to the show, as WWE's flagship was starting to find its footing, but it was a move designed to create interest and generate a rating, rather than as part of any long-term plans for Jannetty. 

Marty himself has said in the past that he thinks his big moment was less about rewarding him and more about punishing Michaels. 

Jannetty was released after the pair had a stinker at that year's Royal Rumble, but Curt 'Mr. Perfect' Hennig supposedly convinced Vince McMahon that the poor quality was actually down to HBK and not because Marty was under the influence of anything, as was the commonly-held belief. 

Either way, Jannetty held onto the IC Title for 20 days, before losing it back to Michaels at a house show thanks to interference from a debuting Diesel. 

Party Marty never had the pleasure of defending the title on television.