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WWE United States Title History Was also owned by NWA and WCW


NWA United States Title

#

Date

Champion Defeated / Event Places
1

14-Jun-1975

Harley Race (1)

Won A Tournament 

Talahassee, FL

2 03-Jul-1975 Johnny Valentine (1) Harley Race Greensboro, NC

**

04-Oct-1975

The title is vacated when Valentine's career ends in a plane crash
3

09-Nov-1975

Terry Funk (1) Won a 16-man tournament Greensboro, NC
4 27-Nov-1975 Paul Jones (1) Terry Funk Greensboro, NC
5 13-Mar-1976 Blackjack Mulligan (1) Paul Jones Greensboro, NC
6 16-Oct-1976 Paul Jones (1) Blackjack Mulligan Greensboro, NC
7 28-Nov-1976 Blackjack Mulligan (2) Paul Jones Charlotte, NC
8 04-Feb-1977 Bobo Brazil (1) Blackjack Mulligan Norfolk, VA
9 29-Jul-1977 Ric Flair (1) Bobo Brazil Richmond, VA
10 11-Nov-1977 Ricky Steamboat (1) Ric Flair Richmond, VA
11 14-Jan-1978 Blackjack Mulligan (3) Ricky Steamboat Greensboro, NC
12 12-Mar-1978 Mr. Wrestling (Tim Woods) )1) Blackjack Mulligan Greensboro, NC
13 09-Apr-1978 Ric Flair (2) Mr. Wrestling (Tim Woods) Charlotte, NC
14 18-Dec-1978 Ricky Steamboat (2) Ric Flair Toronto, ONT
15 01-Apr-1979 Ric Flair (3) Ricky Steamboat Greensboro, NC

**

12-Aug-1979 Vacates the title after winning the NWA Tag Title
16 01-Sep-1979 Jimmy Snuka (1) Won a 12-man tournament Charlotte, NC
17 19-Apr-1980 Ric Flair (4) Jimmy Snuka Greensboro, NC
18 26-Jul-1980 Greg Valentine (1) Ric Flair Charlotte, NC
19 24-Nov-1980 Ric Flair (5) Greg Valentine Greenville, SC
20 27-Jan-1981 Roddy Piper (1) Ric Flair Raleigh, NC
21 08-Aug-1981 Wahoo McDaniel (1) Roddy Piper Greensboro, NC
** Sep-1981 Title vacated when McDaniel is injured
22 04-Oct-1981 Sgt. Slaughter (1) Won a tournament Charlotte, NC
23 21-May-1982 Wahoo McDaniel (2) Sgt. Slaughter Richmond, VA
24 07-Jun-1982 Sgt. Slaughter (2) Awarded the title due to McDaniel being injured Greenville, SC
25 22-Aug-1982 Wahoo McDaniel (3) Sgt. Slaughter Charlotte, NC
26 04-Nov-1982 Greg Valentine (2) Wahoo McDaniel Norfolk, VA
27 16-Apr-1983 Roddy Piper (2) Greg Valentine Greensboro, NC
28 30-Apr-1983 Greg Valentine (3) Roddy Piper Greensboro, NC
29 14-Dec-1983 Dick Slater (1) Greg Valentine Shelby, NC
30 21-Apr-1984 Ricky Steamboat (3) Dick Slater Greensboro, NC
31 24-Jun-1984 Wahoo McDaniel (4) Ricky Steamboat Greensboro, NC
** 15-Jul-1984 Title held up because of Tully Blanchard's interference in the title win
32 07-Oct-1984 Wahoo McDaniel (5) Won a tournament Charlotte, NC
33 23-Mar-1985 Magnum T.A. (1) Wahoo McDaniel Charlotte, NC
34 21-Jul-1985 Tully Blanchard (1) Magnum T.A. Charlotte, NC
35 28-Nov-1985 Magnum T.A. (2) Tully Blanchard                                                    Starrcade Charlotte, NC
** 29-May-1986 Magnum is stripped of the title for attacking NWA President Bob Geigel.
36 17-Aug-1986 Nikita Koloff (1) Magnum T.A Charlotte, NC
37 11-Jul-1987 Lex Luger (1) Nikita Koloff Greensboro, NC
38 26-Nov-1987 Dusty Rhodes (1) Lex Luger                                                                Starrcade Chicago, IL
** 15-Apr-1988 Rhodes is suspended for attacking Jim Crockett, vacating the title.
39 13-May-1988 Barry Windham (1) Won a tournament Houston, TX
40 20-Feb-1989 Lex Luger (2) Barry Windham                                                           Chi-Town Rumble Chicago, IL
41 07-May-1989 Michael Hayes (1) Lex Luger                                                                  Music City Showdown Nashville, TN
42 22-May-1989 Lex Luger (3) Michael Hayes Bluefield, WV
43 27-Oct-1990 Stan Hansen (1) Lex Luger                                                          Halloween Havoc Chicago, IL
44 16-Dec-1990 Lex Luger (4) Stan Hansen                                                       Starrcade St. Louis, MO

 

WCW United States Title

#

Date

Champion Defeated / Event Places
** 14-Jul-1991 With NWA no longer operating as an organization, the title exclusively referred to as WCW US Heavyweight Title 
from January 1991
45 25-Aug-1991 Sting (1) Won a tournament Atlanta, GA
46 19-Nov-1991 Rick Rude (1) Sting                                                                              Clash of Champions Savannah, GA
** 15-Dec-1992 Vacates due to injury.
47 11-Jan-1993

Dustin Rhodes (1)

Won a tournament Atlanta, GA
** 15-May-1993 Title held up after a match with Rick Rude. The two have several rematches
48 30-Aug-1993

Dustin Rhodes (2)

  Atlanta, GA
49 27-Dec-1993 Steve Austin (1)

Dustin Rhodes                                                               Starrcade

Charlotte, NC
50 24-Aug-1994 Ricky Steamboat (1) Steve Austin                                                                  Clash of Champions Cedar Rapids, IA
51 18-Sep-1994 Steve Austin (2) Ricky Steamboat                                                              Fall Brawl Roanoke, VA
52 18-Sep-1994 Jim Duggan  (1) Steve Austin                                                                          Fall Brawl Roanoke, VA
53 27-Dec-1994

Vader (1)

Jim Duggan                                                                       Fall Brawl Nashville, TN
** 23-Apr-1995 Stripped by WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel.
54 18-Jun-1995 Sting (2) Won a tournament                                                         Great American Bash Dayton, OH
55 13-Nov-1995 Kensuke Sasaki (1) Sting                                                                                       New Japan Tokyo, Japan
56 27-Dec-1995 One Man Gang (1) Kensuke Sasaki                                                         Starrcade Nashville, TN
57 29-Jan-1996 Konnan (1) One Man Gang                                                                Nitro Canton, OH
58 07-Jul-1996 Ric Flair (1) Konnan                                                                           Bash at the Beach Daytona Beach, FL
** 25-Nov-1996 Vacated due to injury.                                                                                                     Nitro
59 29-Dec-1996 Eddie Guerrero (1) Won a tournament                                                  Starrcade Nashville, TN
60 16-Mar-1997 Dean Malenko (1) Eddie Guerrero                                                        Uncensored Charleston, SC
61 09-Jun-1997 Jeff Jarrett (1) Dean Malenko                                                                  Nitro Boston, MA
62 21-Aug-1997 Steve McMichael (1) Jeff Jarrett                                                                     Clash of Champions Nashville, TN
63 15-Sep-1997 Curt Hennig (1) Steve McMichael                                                            Nitro Charlotte, NC
64 28-Dec-1997 Diamond Dallas Page (1) Curt Hennig                                                                  Starrcade Washington, DC
65 19-Apr-1998 Raven (1) Diamond Dallas Page                                                    Spring Stampede Denver, CO
66 20-Apr-1998 Bill Goldberg (1) Raven                                                                             Nitro Colorado Springs, CO
** 06-Jul-1998 Vacates title after winning the World Title                                                                      Nitro

Atlanta, GA

67 20-Jul-1998 Bret Hart (1) Won a tournament                                                          Nitro Salt Lake City, UT
68 10-Aug-1998 Lex Luger (1) Bret Hart                                                                           Nitro Rapid City, SD
69 13-Aug-1998 Bret Hart (2) Lex Luger                                                                 Thunder Fargo, ND
70 26-Oct-1998 Diamond Dallas Page (2) Bret Hart                                                                         Nitro Phoenix, AZ
71 30-Nov-1998 Bret Hart (3) Diamond Dallas Page                                                     Nitro Chattanooga, TN
72 08-Feb-1999 Roddy Piper (1) Bret Hart                                                                         Nitro Buffalo, NY
73 21-Feb-1999 Scott Hall (1) Roddy Piper                                                         SuperBrawl Oakland, CA
** 18-Mar-1999 Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair                                                                        Thunder

Lexington, KY

74 11-Apr-1999 Scott Steiner (1) Won a tournament                                                           Spring Stampede Tacoma, WA
75 05-Jul-1999 David Flair (1) Given by WCW President Ric Flair                                 Nitro Atlanta, GA
76 09-Aug-1999 Chris Benoit (1) David Flair                                                                      Nitro Nampa, ID
77 12-Sep-1999 Sid Vicious (1) Chris Benoit                                                                      Fall Brawl Winston-Salem, NC
78 24-Oct-1999 Bill Goldberg (2) Sid Vicious                                                               Halloween Havoc Las Vegas, NV
79 25-Oct-1999 Bret Hart (4) Bill Goldberg                                                                   Nitro Phoeniz, AZ
** 01-Nov-1999 Vacated the title.                                                                                                             Nitro

Minneapolis, MN

80 08-Nov-1999 Scott Hall (2) Bret Hart, Bill Goldberg, and Sid Vicious                        Nitro Indianapolis, IN
81 19-Dec-1999 Chris Benoit (2) Scott Hall                                                                 Starrcade Washington, DC
82 20-Dec-1999 Jeff Jarrett (2) Chris Benoit                                                                        Nitro Baltimore, MD
** 16-Jan-2000 Stripped of title due to a concussion                                                                           Souled Out

Cincinnati, OH

83 17-Jan-2000

Jeff Jarrett (3)

Given back the title by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash      Nitro Columbus, OH
** 10-Apr-2000 Declared vacant by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo

Denver, CO

84 16-Apr-2000

Scott Steiner (2)

Won a tournament                                                       Spring Stampede Chicago, IL
** 09-Jul-2000 Stripped of the title                                                                                                         Bash at the Beach

Daytona Beach, FL

85 18-Jul-2000 Lance Storm (1) Won a tournament                                                           Nitro Auburn Hills, MI
86 22-Sep-2000 Terry Funk  (1) Lance Storm                                                                  WCW Live Amarillo, TX
87 23-Sep-2000 Lance Storm (1) Terry Funk                                                                     WCW Live Lubbock, TX
88 29-Oct-2000 General Reaction (1) Lance Storm and Jim Duggan                               Halloween Havoc Las Vegas, NV
89 10-Nov-2000 Lance Storm (2) General Reaction                                                            Nitro London, UK
90 26-Nov-2000 General Reaction (2) Lance Storm                                                              Mayhem Milwaukee, WI
91 14-Jan-2001 Shane Douglas (1) General Reaction                                                              Sin Indianapolis, IN
92 05-Feb-2001 Rick Steiner (1) Shane Douglas                                                               Nitro Tupelo, MS
93 18-Mar-2001 Booker T (1) Rick Steiner                                                                  Greed Jacksonville, FL

 

WWE/WCW & ECW ALLIANCE United States Title

 

#

Date

Champion Defeated / Event Places
94 24-Jul-2001 Kanyon (1) Booker T and the Alliance give the title        Smackdown! Pittsburgh, PA
95 10-Sep-2001 Tajiri (1) Kanyon                                                                         Raw is War San Antonio, TX
96 23-Sep-2001 Rhyno (1) Tajiri                                                                  Unforgiven Pittsburgh, PA
97 22-Oct-2001 Kurt Angle (1) Rhyno                                                                         Raw Kansas City, MO
98 12-Nov-2001 Edge (1) Kurt Angle                                                                  Raw Boston, MA
** 17-Nov-2001 Edge defeated Test to win the WWE Intercontinental Title, unifying the two titles.                                                          Survivor Series

Boston, MA

 

WWE United States Title

 

#

Date

Champion Defeated / Event Places
99 26-Jul-2003 Eddie Guerrero (1) Won a tournament                                           Vengeance Denver, CO
100 19-Oct-2003 The Big Show (1) Eddie Guerrero                                                            No Mercy Baltimore, MA 
101 14-Mar-2004

John Cena (1)

The Big Show                                              Wrestlemania 20 New York City, New York