the honky tonk man was the longest reigning wwe intercontinental champion.
who is the longest reigning wwe intercontinental champion?
the honky tonk man
the main feud from the raw brand was over the world heavyweight championship. on the october 6, 2008 episode of "raw", general manager mike adamle announced that world heavyweight champion chris jericho would defend his title against batista in a standard wrestling match, also known as a singles match, in which a guest referee would be voted for by wwe fans; the candidates for the position were randy orton, shawn michaels, and stone cold steve austin. earlier that night, it was also announced that santino marella would defend his wwe intercontinental championship against a former intercontinental champion voted for by the wwe fans; the candidates were roddy piper, goldust, or the honky tonk man.
cyber sunday (2008)
on the october 12 episode of "raw", the reigning wwe united states champion, the miz, announced that he will face the wwe intercontinental champion john morrison at bragging rights. in 2007, the two formed a tag team and gained success in the tag team division, winning the wwe tag team and world tag team championships as well as the 2008 slammy award for tag team of the year. in an untelevised match at wrestlemania xxv, the team lost their unification match against the colóns (carlito and primo) that would form the unified wwe tag team championship. a week later, the miz found himself drafted to the raw brand in the 2009 wwe draft due to botched interference from morrison. miz subsequently attacked morrison after the match, ending the partnership. morrison was later himself drafted to the smackdown brand. both wrestlers found singles success with morrison winning his third intercontinental championship from rey mysterio in september, while the miz defeated kofi kingston to become the new united states champion on the october 5 episode of "raw".
bragging rights (2009)