NWA/WCW/WWE United States Heavyweight Title


Champion(Title Reigns): Date Became Champion (Unusual Circumstances)

Johnny Valentine: July 3rd, 1975 (career ended in plane crash October '75; title vacated)

Terry Funk: November 11th, 1975 (in tournament final over Paul Jones)

Paul Jones: November 1975

Blackjack Mulligan: March 1976

Paul Jones(2nd): 1976

Blackjack Mulligan(2nd): January 1977

Bobo Brazil: 1977

Ric Flair: October 1977

Ricky Steamboat: January 1978

Blackjack Mulligan(3rd): 1978

Tim Woods: March 1978

Ric Flair(2nd): August 1978

Ricky Steamboat(2nd): December 18th, 1978

Ric Flair(3rd): May 1979

Superfly Jimmy Snuka: August 1st, 1979

Ric Flair(4th): April 19th, 1980

Roddy Piper: January 27th, 1981

Wahoo McDaniel: August 8th, 1981

Sgt. Slaughter: October 1981 (beat Ricky Steamboat in final after McDaniel refused to defend)

Wahoo McDaniel(2nd): May 21st, 1982

Sgt. Slaughter(2nd): June 7th, 1982 (won by forfeit when McDaniel didn't show)

Wahoo McDaniel(3rd): August 22nd, 1982

Greg Valentine: November 4th, 1982

Roddy Piper(2nd): April 16th, 1983

Greg Valentine(2nd): April 30th, 1983

Dick Slater: December 14th, 1983

Rick Steamboat(3rd): April 21st, 1984

Wahoo McDaniel(4th): June 24th, 1984

Magnum T.A.: March 23rd, 1985

Tully Blanchard: July 21st, 1985

Magnum T.A.(2nd): November 28th, 1985

Nikita Koloff: August 17th, 1986

Lex Luger: July 11th, 1987

Dusty Rhodes: November 26th, 1987

Barry Windham: May 13th, 1988 (won over Nikita Koloff in final after Rhodes was stripped of title due to attacking promoter Jim Corbett)

Lex Luger(2nd): February 20th, 1989

Michael Hayes: May 7th, 1989

Lex Luger(3rd): May 22nd, 1989

Stan Hansen: October 27th, 1990

Lex Luger(4th): December 16th, 1990

Sting: August 25th, 1991 (won over Steve Austin, after Lex Luger won World Title)

Rick Rude: November 19th, 1991

Dustin Rhodes: August 30th, 1993

Steve Austin: December 27th, 1993

Rick Steamboat(4th): August 24th, 1994

Steve Austin(2nd): September 18th, 1994 (Steamboat injured, Austin awarded belt)

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan: September 18th, 1994 (defeated Austin in first title defense)

Big Van Vader: December 27th, 1994

Sting(2nd): July 18th, 1995 (won over Meng, after Vader was stripped of his title)

Kensuke Sasaki: November 13th, 1995

One Man Gang: December 27th, 1995

Konnan: January 29th, 1996

Ric Flair(6th): July 7th, 1996

Eddie Guerrero: December 29th, 1996

Dean Malenko: March 16th, 1997

Jeff Jarrett: July 9th, 1997

Steve "Mongo" McMichael: August 21st, 1997

Curt Hennig: September 15th, 1997

Diamond Dallas Page: December 28th, 1997

Raven: April 19th, 1998

Bill Goldberg: April 20th, 1998

Bret "Hitman" Hart: July 20th, 1998 (defeated Diamond Dallas Page after Goldberg won World Title)

Lex Luger(5th): August 10th, 1998

Bret "Hitman" Hart(2nd): August 13th, 1998

Diamond Dallas Page(2nd): October 26th, 1998

Bret "Hitman" Hart(3rd): November 30th, 1998

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper(3rd): February 8th, 1999

Scott Hall: February 21st, 1999

Scott Steiner: April 11th, 1999 (Hall injured; Steiner defeated Booker T in tournament final)

David Flair: July 5th, 1999 (Awarded by President Ric Flair, when Steiner was injured)

Chris Benoit: August 9th, 1999

Sid Vicious: September 12th, 1999

Bill Goldberg(2nd): October 24th, 1999

Bret "Hitman" Hart(4th): October 25th, 1999

Scott Hall(2nd): November 8th, 1999 (Hart vacated; Hall won Texas Tornado match over Bill Goldberg, Bret Hart, and Sid Vicious)

Chris Benoit(2nd): December 19th, 1999 (Hall stripped; Benoit defeated Jeff Jarrett in ladder match)

Jeff Jarrett(2nd): December 20th, 1999

Jeff Jarrett(3rd): January 17th, 2000 (Jarrett stripped of belt due to concussion; awarded back to him by "Commissioner" Kevin Nash the next day)

Scott Steiner(2nd): April 16th, 2000 (belt stripped by Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo; Steiner defeated Sting in tournament final)

Lance Storm: July 18th, 2000 (Steiner stripped on July 9th; Storm defeated Mike Awesome in tournament final; renamed belt Canadian Heavyweight Title)

Terry Funk(2nd): September 22nd, 2000

Lance Storm(2nd): September 23rd, 2000

General Rection: October 29th, 2000 (won handicap match over Lance Storm & Jim Duggan)

Lance Storm (3rd): November 10th, 2000

General Rection(2nd): November 26th, 2000

Shane Douglas: January 14th, 2001

Rick Steiner: February 5th, 2001

Booker T: March 18th, 2001

Kanyon: July 24th, 2001 (awarded by Booker T)

Tajiri: September 10th, 2001

Rhyno: September 23rd, 2001

"The Olympic Hero" Kurt Angle: October 22nd, 2001

Edge: November 12th, 2001 (Belt unified on 11/18/01, when Edge defeated the WWF Intercontinental Champion, Test)

Eddie Guerrero: July 27th, 2003 (Belt restored by GM Stephanie McMahon; Guerrero beat Chris Benoit in tournament finals to win belt)

The Big Show: October 19th, 2003

John Cena: March 14th, 2004

Booker T(2nd): July 27th, 2004 (GM Kurt Angle stripped John Cena of the title due to Cena accidentally hitting Angle; Booker T won an 8-Man Elimination Match for the belt over Cena, Rob Van Dam, Rene Dupree, Billy Gunn, Luther Reigns, and Kenzo Suzuki.)

John Cena(2nd): October 3rd, 2004 (Cena won a Best-of-Five Match Series over Booker T)

Carlito Caribbean Cool: October 5th, 2004

John Cena(3rd): November 16th, 2004 (replaced belt with "spinner" version of the US Title)

Orlando Jordan: March 1st, 2005 (first act as champion is to destroy Cena's "spinner" belt and replace it with the previous version of the US Title)

Chris Benoit(3rd): August 21st, 2005

Booker T(3rd): October 18th, 2005 (belt vacated 11/22/2005 after match between Booker T and Chris Benoit ends in double pin; Teddy Long declared a "Best of 7" Series for the belt)

Booker T(4th): January 10th, 2005 (Booker T was injured during the series, and had Randy Orton sub for him the last 3 matches; Orton defeated Chris Benoit in the 7th match)

Chris Benoit(4th): February 19th, 2006

John Bradshaw Layfield: April 2nd, 2006

Bobby Lashley: May 23rd, 2006

Finlay: July 11th, 2006

Ken Kennedy:
August 29th, 2006 (Kennedy won a "Triple Threat" Match over Finlay and Bobby Lashley)

Chris Benoit(5th): October 10th, 2006

Montevl Vontavious Porter(MVP): May 20th, 2007

Matt Hardy: April 27th, 2008