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WCW U.S. Title (formerly NWA)
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Champ |
Date |
Won from |
Location |
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Ric Flair |
4-19-80 |
Jimmy Snuka |
Greensboro, NC |
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Roddy Piper |
1-27-81 |
Ric Flair |
Raleigh, NC |
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Wahoo McDaniel |
8-8-81 |
Roddy Piper |
Greensboro, NC |
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Sgt. Slaughter |
10-4-81 |
Rick Steamboat |
Charlotte |
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This was a tournament final to fill the vacant title. Wahoo McDaniel was stripped of the belt in September after being injured by Abdullah the Butcher. |
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Wahoo McDaniel |
5-21-82 |
Sgt. Slaughter |
Richmond, VA |
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Sgt. Slaughter |
6-7-82 |
Wahoo McDaniel |
Greenville, SC |
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Slaughter was awarded the title when an injured Wahoo McDaniel didn't show up for the match. |
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Wahoo McDaniel |
8-22-82 |
Sgt. Slaughter |
Charlotte |
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Greg Valentine |
11-4-82 |
Wahoo McDaniel |
Norfolk, VA |
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Roddy Piper |
4-16-83 |
Greg Valentine |
Greensboro, NC |
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Greg Valentine |
4-30-83 |
Roddy Piper |
Greensboro, NC |
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Valentine was awarded the title after Piper was forced to stop the match because of a bloody gash over his left ear. |
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Dick Slater |
12-14-83 |
Greg Valentine |
Shelby, NC |
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Rick Steamboat |
4-21-84 |
Dick Slater |
Greensboro, NC |
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Wahoo McDaniel |
6-24-84 |
Rick Steamboat |
Greensboro, NC |
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The title was held up after this match because Tully Blanchard interfered and hit Steamboat in the head with a chair. |
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Wahoo McDaniel |
10-7-84 |
Manny Fernandez |
Charlotte |
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This was a tournament final to fill the vacant title. |
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Magnum T.A. |
3-23-85 |
Wahoo McDaniel |
Charlotte |
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Tully Blanchard |
7-21-85 |
Magnum T.A. |
Charlotte, NC |
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Magnum T.A. |
Starrcade
11-28-85 |
Tully Blanchard |
Greensboro, NC |
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Nikita Koloff |
8-17-86 |
Magnum T.A. |
Charlotte |
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This was the end of a best-of-seven series. Magnum T.A. was stripped of the title three months earlier after attacking NWA President Bob Geigel, and the series was ordered to fill the vacancy. |
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Lex Luger |
7-11-87 |
Nikita Koloff |
Greensboro, NC |
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Dusty Rhodes |
Starrcade
11-26-87 |
Lex Luger |
Chicago |
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Barry Windham |
5-13-88 |
Nikita Koloff |
Houston |
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This was a tournament final. Dusty Rhodes had been stripped of the title for hitting NWA President Jim Crockett with a baseball bat. |
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Lex Luger |
Chi-Town Rumble
2-20-89 |
Barry Windham |
Chicago |
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Michael Hayes |
Music City Showdown, 5-7-89 |
Lex Luger |
Nashville |
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Lex Luger |
5-22-89 |
Michael Hayes |
Bluefield, WV |
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Stan Hansen |
Halloween Havoc
10-27-90 |
Lex Luger |
Chicago |
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Lex Luger |
Starrcade
12-16-90 |
Stan Hansen |
St. Louis |
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Sting |
8-25-91 |
Steve Austin |
Atlanta |
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This was a tournament final. Luger was stripped of the belt after winning the World Title July 14. |
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Rick Rude |
11-19-91 |
Sting |
Savannah, GA |
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Dustin Rhodes |
1-11-93 |
Rick Steamboat |
Atlanta |
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Rude was stripped of the belt in December 1992 for failing to defend because of injury. This match, which was supposed to determine a No. 1 contender, became a match for the vacant belt. |
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Dustin Rhodes |
8-30-93 |
Rick Rude |
Atlanta |
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The title was declared vacant in May after a match between Rude and Rhodes ended in a controversial double-pin. This was a rematch to fill the title. |
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Steve Austin |
Starrcade
12-27-93 |
Dustin Rhodes |
Charlotte |
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This was a best-of-three falls match. |
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Rick Steamboat |
8-24-94 |
Steve Austin |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
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Hacksaw Duggan |
Fall Brawl
9-18-94 |
Steve Austin |
Roanoke, VA |
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Austin was awarded the title earlier in the evening when Steamboat couldn't defend because of an injury. This match was then ste up, and Duggan won in 27 seconds. |
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Big Van Vader |
Starrcade
12-27-94 |
Hacksaw Duggan |
Nashville |
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Sting |
Great American Bash, 6-18-95 |
Meng |
Dayton, OH |
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This was a tournament final. Vader had been stripped of the title after several violent offenses. |
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Kensuke Sasaki |
11-13-95 |
Sting |
Tokyo |
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One Man Gang |
Starrcade
12-27-95 |
Kensuke Sasaki |
Nashville |
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Konnan |
1-29-96 |
One Man Gang |
Canton, OH |
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Ric Flair |
Bash at the Beach, 7-7-96 |
Konnan |
Daytona Beach, FL |
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Eddy Guerrero |
Starrcade
12-29-96 |
Diamond Dallas Page |
Nashville |
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This was a tournament final. Flair was stripped of the title due to a shoulder injury. Guerrero won after Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx of the nWo attacked Page. |
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Dean Malenko |
Uncensored
3-16-97 |
Eddy Guerrero |
Charleston, SC |
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Jeff Jarrett |
6-9-97 |
Dean Malenko |
Boston |
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Steve McMichael |
8-21-97 |
Jeff Jarrett |
Nashville |
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Curt Hennig |
9-15-97 |
Steve McMichael |
Charlotte |
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Diamond Dallas Page |
Starrcade
12-28-97 |
Curt Hennig |
Washington, D.C. |
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Raven |
Spring Stampede
4-19-98 |
Diamond Dallas Page |
Denver |
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Bill Goldberg |
4-20-98 |
Raven |
Colorado Springs, CO |
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Bret Hart |
7-20-98 |
Diamond Dallas Page |
Salt Lake City |
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Goldberg vacated the title after winning the world title. Hart and Page were named the top two contenders. |
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Lex Luger |
8-10-98 |
Bret Hart |
Rapid City, SD |
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Bret Hart |
8-13-98 |
Lex Luger |
Fargo, ND |
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Diamond Dallas Page |
10-26-98 |
Bret Hart |
Phoenix |
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Bret Hart |
11-30-98 |
Diamond Dallas Page |
Chattanooga, TN |
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Roddy Piper |
2-8-99 |
Bret Hart |
Buffalo, NY |
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Scott Hall |
SuperBrawl
2-21-99 |
Roddy Piper |
Oakland |
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Scott Steiner |
Spring Stampede
4-11-99 |
Booker T |
Tacoma, WA |
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This was a tournament final. Hall was stripped of the title by President Ric Flair. He was taking time off to attend to personal problems. |
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David Flair |
7-5-99 |
Buff Bagwell |
Atlanta |
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Scott Steiner was stripped of the title by president Ric Flair because of an injury. Flair awarded the title to his son, but Bagwell demanded a shot. David Flair beat Bagwell on Nitro to keep the title. |
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Chris Benoit |
8-9-99 |
David Flair |
Boise, ID |
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Sid Vicious |
Fall Brawl
9-12-99 |
Chris Benoit |
Winston-Salem, NC |
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Goldberg |
Halloween Havoc
10-24-99 |
Sid Vicious |
Las Vegas |
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Bret Hart |
10-25-99 |
Goldberg |
Phoenix, AZ |
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Scott Hall |
11-9-99 |
Bret Hart |
Indianapolis, IN
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Hall won a texas tornado ladder match that also included Goldberg and Sid. |
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Chris Benoit |
12-19-99 |
Scott Hall |
Starrcade |
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Hall forfeited the title due to injury. Benoit faced Jarrett in a ladder match for the belt. |
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Jeff Jarrett |
12-20-99 |
Chris Benoit |
Baltimore, MD |
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As part of Bischoff and Russo taking over the booking for WCW, this title was vacated on April 10, 2000, and a way to determine the new champ was chosen - an 8-man tourney. |
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Scott Steiner |
Spring Stampede
4-16-00 |
Sting |
Chicago, IL |
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Steiner was stripped of the belt on July 9, 2000 when he used an illegal move against Mike Awesome. |
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Lance Storm |
Nitro
7-18-00 |
Mike Awesome |
Auburn Hills, MI |
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An 8-man tournament was held to crown a new U.S. Champion - Storm defeated Buff and Shane Douglas to get to the finals. |
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Terry Funk |
House Show
9-22-00 |
Lance Storm |
Amarillo, TX |
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Lance Storm |
House Show
9-23-00 |
Terry Funk |
Lubbock, TX |
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General Rection |
Halloween Havoc
10-29-00 |
Lance Storm |
Las Vegas, NV. |
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Lance Storm |
Nitro
11-12-00 |
General Rection |
London, UK. |
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Gen. Rection |
Mayhem
11-26-00 |
Lance Storm |
Milwaukee, WI. |
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Shane Douglas |
Sin
1-14-00 |
Gen. Rection |
Indianapolis, IN. |
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Rick Steiner |
2-5-00 |
Shane Douglas |
Tupelo, MS. |
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Booker T |
Greed 3-18-01 |
Rick Steiner |
Jacksonville, FL. |
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