List of WWE United States Champions
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The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling title. It was formerly the National Wrestling Alliance and then the World Championship Wrestling United States Championship but is now a World Wrestling Entertainment title exclusive to the SmackDown! brand. This is a list, by ring name, of people that have been NWA/WCW/WWE United States Champion.
| Wrestlers | Times | Date | Place / Type of Match / Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWA United States Heavyweight Title | |||
| Harley Race | 1 | January 1, 1975 | Tallahassee FL / Tournament Final |
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | July 3, 1975 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Belt was vacated on October 4, 1975 when Valentine's career was ended after a plane crash. | |||
| Terry Funk | 1 | November 9, 1975 | Greensboro NC / Tournament Final |
| Paul Jones | 1 | November 27, 1975 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Blackjack Mulligan | 1 | March 13, 1976 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Paul Jones | 2 | October 16, 1976 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Blackjack Mulligan | 2 | January 1, 1976 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Bobo Brazil | 1 | May 5, 1977 | Norfolk VA / One Fall |
| Ric Flair | 1 | September 1, 1977 | Norfolk VA / One Fall |
| Ricky Steamboat | 1 | October 1, 1977 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Blackjack Mulligan | 3 | February 1, 1978 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| "Mr. Wrestling" Tim Woods | 1 | March 1, 1978 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Ric Flair | 2 | May 1, 1978 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Ricky Steamboat | 2 | December 18, 1978 | Toronto ON / One Fall |
| Ric Flair | 3 | April 1, 1979 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Belt was vacated on August 12, 1979 after Flair won the NWA World Tag Team Championship. | |||
| Jimmy Snuka | 1 | September 1, 1979 | Charlotte NC / Tournament Final |
| Ric Flair | 4 | April 19, 1980 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Greg Valentine | 1 | July 26, 1980 | Charlotte NC / One Fall |
| Ric Flair | 5 | November 24, 1980 | Greenville NC / One Fall |
| Belt became the undisputed NWA US Championship in January 1981 after the NWA San Francisco office, the last other promotion to sanction its own NWA US title, closed | |||
| Roddy Piper | 1 | January 27, 1981 | Raleigh NC / One Fall |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | August 8, 1981 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Belt was vacated in September 1981 when McDaniel was injured by Abdullah the Butcher. | |||
| Sgt. Slaughter | 1 | October 4, 1981 | Charlotte NC / Tournament Final |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | May 21, 1982 | Richmond VA / One Fall |
| Sgt. Slaughter | 2 | June 7, 1982 | Greenville NC / One Fall |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 3 | August 22, 1982 | Charlotte NC / One Fall |
| Greg Valentine | 2 | November 4, 1982 | Norfolk VA / One Fall |
| Roddy Piper | 2 | April 16, 1983 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Greg Valentine | 3 | May 1, 1983 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Dick Slater | 1 | December 14, 1983 | Shelby NC / One Fall |
| Ricky Steamboat | 3 | April 21, 1984 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 4 | June 24, 1984 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Belt was vacated in July 1984 after a controversial title changed with Steamboat. | |||
| Wahoo McDaniel | 5 | October 7, 1984 | Charlotte NC / Tournament Final |
| Magnum T.A. | 1 | March 23, 1985 | Charlotte NC / One Fall |
| Tully Blanchard | 1 | July 21, 1985 | Charlotte NC / One Fall |
| Magnum T.A. | 2 | November 28, 1985 | Greensboro NC / Steel Cage / Starrcade |
| Belt was stripped from Magnum T.A. on May 29, 1986 after he attacked NWA President Bob Geigel. | |||
| Nikita Koloff | 1 | August 17, 1986 | Charlotte NC / Tournament Final |
| Lex Luger | 1 | July 11, 1987 | Greensboro NC / Steel Cage / Great American Bash |
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | November 26, 1987 | Chicago IL / Steel Cage |
| Belt was stripped from Dusty Rhodes on April 5, 1988 after he attacked Jim Crockett, Jr.. | |||
| Barry Windham | 1 | May 13, 1988 | Houston TX / Tournament Final |
| Lex Luger | 2 | February 20, 1989 | Chicago IL / One Fall / Chi-Town Rumble |
| Michael Hayes | 1 | May 7, 1989 | Nashville TN / One Fall / Wrestle War |
| Lex Luger | 3 | May 22, 1989 | Bluefield WV / One Fall |
| Stan Hansen | 1 | October 27, 1990 | Chicago IL / One Fall / Halloween Havoc |
| Lex Luger | 4 | December 16, 1990 | St. Louis MI / Bullrope |
| Title re-named WCW United States Heavyweight Championship in ealy 1991. | |||
| Belt was vacated on July 14, 1991 when Luger won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. | |||
| Sting | 1 | August 25, 1991 | Atlanta GA / Tournament Final |
| Rick Rude | 1 | November 19, 1991 | Savannah GA / One Fall / Clash of the Champions |
| Belt was vacated when Rude suffered an injury in December of 1992. | |||
| Dustin Rhodes | 1 | January 11, 1993 | Atlanta GA / Tournament Final / Saturday Night |
| Belt was held up in May of 1993 after a controversial match with Rick Rude. | |||
| Dustin Rhodes | 2 | August 30, 1993 | Atlanta GA / 2/3 Falls |
| Steve Austin | 1 | December 27, 1993 | Charlotte NC / 2/3 Falls / Starrcade |
| Ricky Steamboat | 4 | August 24, 1994 | Cedar Rapids OH / One Fall / Clash of the Champions |
| Steve Austin | 2 | September 18, 1994 | Roanoke VA / Awarded / Fall Brawl |
| Jim Duggan | 1 | September 18, 1994 | Roanoke VA / One Fall / Fall Brawl |
| Vader | 1 | December 27, 1994 | Nashville TN / One Fall / Starrcade |
| Belt was stripped from Vader by WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel on April 23, 1995. | |||
| Sting | 2 | June 18, 1995 | Dayton OH / Tournament Final / Great American Bash |
| Kensuke Sasaki | 1 | November 13, 1995 | Tokyo JP / One Fall |
| One Man Gang | 1 | December 28, 1995 | Nashville TN / One Fall |
| Konnan | 1 | January 28, 1996 | Canton OH / One Fall / Monday Nitro |
| Ric Flair | 6 | July 7, 1996 | Daytona FL / One Fall / Bash at the Beach |
| Belt was stripped from Flair when he couldn't defend the title for 30 days because of an injury. | |||
| Eddie Guerrero | 1 | December 29, 1996 | Nashville TN / Tournament Final / Starrcade |
| Dean Malenko | 1 | March 16, 1997 | Charleston SC / No DQ / Uncensored |
| Jeff Jarrett | 1 | June 9, 1997 | Boston MA / One Fall / Nitro |
| Steve McMichael | 1 | August 21, 1997 | Nashville TN / One Fall / Clash of the Champions |
| Curt Hennig | 1 | September 15, 1997 | Charlotte NC / One Fall / Nitro |
| Diamond Dallas Page | 1 | December 28, 1997 | Washington DC / One Fall / Starrcade |
| Raven | 1 | April 19, 1998 | Denver CO / One Fall / Spring Stampede |
| Goldberg | 1 | April 20, 1998 | Colorado Springs CO / One Fall / Nitro |
| Belt was vacated by Goldberg on July 6, 1998 after he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. | |||
| Bret Hart | 1 | July 20, 1998 | Salt Lake City UT / One Fall / Nitro |
| Lex Luger | 5 | August 10, 1998 | Rapid City SD / One Fall / Nitro |
| Bret Hart | 2 | August 13, 1998 | Fargo ND / One Fall / Thunder |
| Diamond Dallas Page | 2 | October 26, 1998 | Phoenix AZ / One Fall / Nitro |
| Bret Hart | 3 | November 30, 1998 | Chattanooga TN / No DQ / Nitro |
| Roddy Piper | 3 | February 8, 1999 | Buffalo NY / One Fall / Nitro |
| Scott Hall | 1 | February 21, 1999 | Oakland CA / One Fall / Superbrawl |
| Belt was vacated on March 18, 1999 when WCW President Ric Flair stripped Scott Hall of the title due to injury. | |||
| Scott Steiner | 1 | April 11, 1999 | Tacoma WA / Tournament Final / Spring Stampede |
| Belt was stripped from Steiner on July 5, 1999 by WCW President Ric Flair. | |||
| David Flair | 1 | July 5, 1999 | Atlanta GA / Awarded / Nitro |
| Chris Benoit | 1 | August 9, 1999 | Nampa ID / One Fall / Nitro |
| Sid Vicious | 1 | September 12, 1999 | Winston-Salem NC / One Fall / Fall Brawl |
| Goldberg | 2 | October 24, 1999 | Las Vegas NV / One Fall / Halloween Havoc |
| Bret Hart | 4 | October 25, 1999 | Phoenix AZ / Tournament Final / Nitro |
| Scott Hall | 2 | November 8, 1999 | Indianapolis IN / Four Way Ladder |
| Belt was vacated when Scott Hall suffered a knee injury. | |||
| Chris Benoit | 2 | December 19, 1999 | Washington DC / Ladder / Starrcade |
| Jeff Jarrett | 2 | December 20, 1999 | Baltimore MD / Ladder / Nitro |
| Belt was vacated on January 15, 2000 when Jeff Jarrett was unable to compete because of a concussion. | |||
| Jeff Jarrett | 3 | January 17, 2000 | Awarded the Belt / Nitro |
| Belt was vacated on April 10, 2000 when all titles were vacated by the new creative team of Vince Russo & Eric Bischoff. | |||
| Scott Steiner | 2 | April 16, 2000 | Chicago IL / Tournament Final / Spring Stampede |
| Belt was stripped from Steiner on July 9, 2000 by WCW Commissioner Ernest Miller. | |||
| Lance Storm | 1 | July 18, 2000 | Auburn Hills MI / Tournament Final |
| Terry Funk | 2 | September 22, 2000 | Amarillo TX / One Fall |
| Lance Storm | 2 | September 23, 2000 | Lubbock TX / One Fall |
| General Rection | 1 | October 29, 2000 | Las Vegas NV / Handicap |
| Lance Storm | 3 | November 10, 2000 | London ENG / One Fall |
| General Rection | 2 | November 26, 2000 | Milwaukee WI / One Fall / Mayhem |
| Shane Douglas | 1 | January 14, 2001 | Indianapolis IN / First Blood Chain / Sin |
| Rick Steiner | 1 | February 5, 2001 | Tupelo MS / One Fall / Nitro |
| Booker T | 1 | March 18, 2001 | Jacksonville FL / One Fall / Greed |
| WCW acquired by WWF in March 2001 | |||
| Chris Kanyon | 1 | July 26, 2001 | Pittsburgh PA / Awarded / SmackDown! |
| Yoshihiro Tajiri | 1 | September 10, 2001 | San Antonio TX / One Fall / RAW |
| Rhyno | 1 | September 23, 2001 | Pittsburgh PA / One Fall / Unforgiven |
| Kurt Angle | 1 | October 22, 2001 | Kansas City MO / One Fall / RAW |
| Edge | 1 | November 12, 2001 | Boston MA / One Fall / RAW |
| Belt was abandoned on November 18, 2001 after a Unification Match with the WWF Intercontinental Championship. | |||
| Reactivated as WWE United States Championship | |||
| Eddie Guerrero | 2 | July 27, 2003 | Denver CO / Tourn. Final / Vengeance |
| The Big Show | 1 | October 19, 2003 | Baltimore MD / One Fall / No Mercy |
| John Cena | 1 | March 14, 2004 | New York NY / One Fall / WrestleMania XX |
| Belt was stripped from John Cena on 6 July 2004 after Cena accidentally assaulted General Manager Kurt Angle in a match. | |||
| Booker T | 2 | July 29, 2004 | Cincinnati OH / 8-Man Elimination / SmackDown! |
| Booker T won an 8-Man Elimination that involved John Cena. | |||
| John Cena | 2 | October 3, 2004 | East Rutherford NJ / Best of 5 Series / No Mercy |
| Carlito Caribbean Cool | 1 | October 7, 2004 | Boston MA / One Fall / SmackDown! |
| John Cena | 3 | November 18, 2004 | Dayton OH / One Fall / SmackDown! |
| Orlando Jordan | 1 | March 3, 2005 | Albany NY / One Fall / SmackDown! |
| Chris Benoit | 3 | August 21, 2005 | Washington DC / One Fall / SummerSlam |
| Booker T | 3 | October 21, 2005 | Reno, NV / One Fall / SmackDown! |
| Belt was declared vacant on November 22, 2005 after Booker T and Chris Benoit simultaneously pinned each other during a championship match. | |||
| Booker T | 4 | January 13, 2006 | Philadelphia, PA / One Fall / SmackDown! |
| Won belt in a best of seven series. Due to injury, Randy Orton substituted for Booker T for the fifth, sixth and seventh match. | |||
| Chris Benoit | 4 | February 19, 2006 | Baltimore, MD / One Fall / No Way Out |
| John "Bradshaw" Layfield | 1 | April 2, 2006 | Chicago, IL / One Fall / WrestleMania 22 |
| Bobby Lashley | 1 | May 26, 2006 | Bakersfield, CA / One Fall / SmackDown! |
| Finlay | 1 | July 14, 2006 | Minneapolis, MN / One Fall / SmackDown! |
| Mr. Kennedy | 1 | September 1, 2006 | Reading, PA / Triple Threat / SmackDown! |
| Chris Benoit | 5 | October 13, 2006 | Jacksonville, FL / One Fall / SmackDown! |
