Gunther's Intercontinental Title Reign Now The Longest This Century

Yes, Roman Reigns has been Universal Champion for a long time, and WWE Champion for almost an entire year alongside it. He and The Usos aren't the only champions in WWE monopolizing a championship, though. Gunther has been Intercontinental Champion for a very long time too. So long, in fact, that he has just broken

Yes, Roman Reigns has been Universal Champion for a long time, and WWE Champion for almost an entire year alongside it. He and The Usos aren't the only champions in WWE monopolizing a championship, though. Gunther has been Intercontinental Champion for a very long time too. So long, in fact, that he has just broken yet another record.

Longest Reign Of The 21st Century

Highlighted by WWE on Instagram, the dominant Austrian has had a hold on the title for 245 days. That number is impressive all by itself, regardless of the title, promotion, and when compared to other reigns. However, when you do compare what Gunther is doing right now to others who have held the coveted championship, it makes his ongoing run even more impressive.

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Also highlighted by the post below is 245 days being the longest Intercontinental Title reign of the 21st century, so for more than two decades. It's actually even slightly more impressive than that as you need to go all the way back to the end of 1997 to find an IC reign that ran longer than the one Gunther is currently on. That was The Rock's second and final run with the belt which ended after 264 days.

When Will It End?

With no more defenses in sight, and it seeming more and more likely Gunther will hold onto the IC Title until at least WrestleMania, the Imperium leader will almost definitely surpass The Rock's second run with the title by the time he's done. As for the Superstar he has pipped to be the longest-reining IC Champion of the 21st century, that was Shelton Benjamin.

Benjamin was IC Champion for 244 days. Since he is currently under contract with WWE, it would be pretty fitting for Benjamin to get a shot at Gunther sometime soon, especially since the older star's record getting beaten was highlighted by WWE. While that sadly seems unlikely, Gunther holding an open challenge on SmackDown tonight and Benjamin answering it would make for a pretty special moment, and almost definitely result in an incredible match.

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