There is no doubt that Kevin Owens is a top Superstar in WWE and has proven that fact on several occasions. He is also a two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion and could be winning it for the third time soon.
Owens recently spoke on WWE’s The Bump, where he revealed that he won’t mind not winning the IC title on Friday Night Smackdown as he doesn’t want to break a record he shares with Owen Hart.
“Well, it’s a bit conflicted. I would love to be Intercontinental Champion again; however, I know this is going to sound bad, but if I don’t win the title, I won’t be that heartbroken. There’s a good reason. As everybody knows, Owen Hart had a very positive influence on my career. What fans have pointed out to me in the past is that me and Owen Hart share a birthday, but also, we were both Intercontential Champions twice. If you add the total amount of days from our reigns, we both have the exact number of days as Intercontinental Champions.
I almost don’t want to break that streak, but I will allow it ’cause if I were to win it now, it’s a brand new title. When I was the [former] Intercontential Champion, it was the same title Owen Hart held – the actual design of the title. So, if it comes down on Friday, sure, I’ll win the Intercontinental title. Fine. Only because they’re twisting my arm.”
Owens will face Apollo Crews, Big E and Sami Zayn for the WWE Intercontinental Championship on this week’s Friday Night Smackdown. We wonder if Owens will be able to win the match.
h/t to Wrestling Inc for the transcription.
