 The first televised match was for the WWE Intercontinental Championship , in which Chris Jericho defended the title against Shelton Benjamin , who won the fans ' vote with 37 % . The match started off with Jericho performing an enzuigiri , an attack that strikes the back of the head . This was followed with Jericho on the top ropes , which was countered when Benjamin jumped on the ropes and performed a superplex on Jericho . Later in the match , Jericho performed variety of signature move attempts , such as grabbing Benjamin 's head and driving his face into the mat and springboarding the middle rope to perform a backflip , but Benjamin countered the attacks . The match came to an end when Benjamin performed a T @-@ Bone Suplex on Jericho and gaining the pinfall victory and becoming the new Intercontinental Champion . 
