10 Forgotten WWE Intercontinental Champions
Perhaps we should call them 'Test runs'?
4. The Mountie
The very definition of a 'transitional champion', the alter-ego of Jacques Rougeau won the Intercontinental Title just so he could lose it back two days later.
The Mountie upset Bret Hart to bag the IC belt at a house show on January 17, 1992.
In the storyline, The Hitman was suffering from the flu though, in reality, he was in the middle of negotiating his contract.
That was on Friday. Come Sunday, The Mountie was dropping the title to Roddy Piper at the Royal Rumble in a short match.
He did receive his contractual rematch on the February 8 episode of Saturday Night's Main Event, but failed in his pursuit after he attempted to shock Hot Rod with his cattle prod, only for it to have no effect because Piper was wearing a rubber vest underneath his t-shirt.
The Mountie was a fun character, but it belonged nearer to the bottom of the card than the top of it. Rougeau is only spared being the shortest-reigning champion ever thanks to Zack Ryder's one-day dalliance with the title, and Dean Douglas holding it for a cup of coffee due to the Kliq.
Written by Lewis Howse
Features journalist for Cultaholic.com and script writer for the Cultaholic YouTube Channel.