On this page, you find the full Title History for the WWE United States Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The WWE United States Championship is a secondary title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown brand, by men wrestlers. The championship was first established on January 1, 1975.
The current champion is Logan Paul, who won the title at WWE Crown Jewel 2023 on November 4, 2023, and has been reigning for 195 days.
WWE United States Championship: Title History
- Promotions / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown May 8, 2023 Present Promotion WWEBrand Raw April 22, 2019 May 7, 2023 Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown April 17, 2018 April 21, 2019 Promotion WWEBrand Raw April 16, 2018 April 16, 2018 Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown April 11, 2017 April 15, 2018 Promotion WWEBrand Raw July 19, 2016 April 10, 2017 Promotion WWE August 29, 2011 July 18, 2016 Promotion WWEBrand Raw May 1, 2011 August 28, 2011 Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown April 26, 2011 April 30, 2011 Promotion WWEBrand Raw April 13, 2009 April 25, 2011 Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown July 27, 2003 April 12, 2009 Promotion WWF March 27, 2001 November 18, 2001 Promotion WCW February 20, 1989 March 26, 2001 Promotion NWA January 1, 1975 January 13, 1991
- Championship Names & Belt Designs
- WWE United States Championship July 6, 2020
- WWE United States Championship August 15, 2014 July 5, 2020
- WWE United States Championship March 10, 2005 August 14, 2014
- WWE United States Championship (Spinner - John Cena) December 12, 2004 March 9, 2005
- WWE United States Championship July 27, 2003 December 11, 2004
- WCW United States Championship March 27, 2001 November 18, 2011
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship September 23, 2000 March 26, 2001
- WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Lance Storm) July 24, 2000 September 22, 2000
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship June 18, 1995 July 23, 2000
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship January 14, 1991 June 17, 1995
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship October 27, 1990 January 13, 1991
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship July 21, 1985 October 26, 1990
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship January 1, 1983 July 20, 1985
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship October 4, 1981 December 31, 1982
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Undisputed) January 27, 1981 October 3, 1981
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic) January 1, 1975 January 26, 1981
WWE United States Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign 179 Logan Paul 1
- November 4, 2023
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- | WWE Crown Jewel 2023
195+- days
178 Rey Mysterio 3
- August 11, 2023
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- | SmackDown
85- days
177 Austin Theory 2
- November 26, 2022
- Boston, MA
- | WWE Survivor Series: WarGames (2022)
The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2023 WWE Draft.258- days
176 Seth "Freakin" Rollins 2
- October 10, 2022
- Brooklyn, NY
- | Raw
47- days
175 Bobby Lashley 3
- July 2, 2022
- Paradise, NV
- | WWE Money in the Bank 2022
100- days
174 Theory 1
- April 18, 2022
- Buffalo, NY
- | Raw
75- days
173 Finn Bálor 1
- February 28, 2022
- Columbus, OH
- | Raw
49- days
172 Damian Priest 1
- August 21, 2021
- Paradise, NV
- | WWE SummerSlam 2021
191- days
171 Sheamus 3
- April 11, 2021
- Tampa, FL
- | WWE WrestleMania 37
132- days
170 Riddle 1
- February 21, 2021
- St. Petersburg, FL
- | WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
49- days
169 Bobby Lashley 2
- August 30, 2020
- Orlando, FL
- | WWE Payback 2020
175- days
168 Apollo Crews 1
- May 25, 2020
- Orlando, FL
- | Raw
97- days
167 Andrade 1
- December 26, 2019
- New York, NY | WWE Live
151- days
166 Rey Mysterio 2
- November 25, 2019
- Rosemont, IL
- | Raw
31- days
165 AJ Styles 3
- July 14, 2019
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WWE Extreme Rules 2019
134- days
164 Ricochet 1
- June 23, 2019
- Tacoma, WA
- | WWE Stomping Grounds
21- days
163 Samoa Joe 2
- June 3, 2019
- Austin, TX
- | Raw
Rey Mysterio voluntarily relinquished the title back to Joe due to his shoulder injury and the controversial way in which he won the title at Money in the Bank (Joe's left shoulder was not down when the referee counted the pin).20- days
162 Rey Mysterio 1
- May 19, 2019
- Hartford, CT
- | WWE Money in the Bank 2019
15- days
161 Samoa Joe 1
- March 5, 2019
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
- | SmackDown Live
The title became exclusive to Raw following the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up.75- days
160 R-Truth 2
- January 29, 2019
- Phoenix, AZ
- | SmackDown Live
35- days
159 Shinsuke Nakamura 2
- January 27, 2019
- Phoenix, AZ
- | WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2- days
158 Rusev 3
- December 25, 2018
- Fresno, CA
- | SmackDown Live
33- days
157 Shinsuke Nakamura 1
- July 15, 2018
- Pittsburgh, PA
- | WWE Extreme Rules 2018
163- days
156 Jeff Hardy 1
- April 16, 2018
- Hartford, CT
- | Raw
The title was transferred back to SmackDown on the second night of the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up.90- days
155 Jinder Mahal 1
- April 8, 2018
- New Orleans, LA
- | WWE WrestleMania 34
The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the first night of 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up.8- days
154 Randy Orton 1
- March 11, 2018
- Columbus, OH
- | WWE Fastlane 2018
28- days
153 Bobby Roode 1
- January 16, 2018
- Laredo, TX
- | SmackDown Live
Defeated Jinder Mahal in a tournament final to win the vacant title.54- days
Vacant
- December 26, 2017
- Rosemont, IL
- | SmackDown Live
SmackDown GM Daniel Bryan ruled that Dolph Ziggler vacated the title after he left the belt in the ring on the previous episode of SmackDown.21- days
152 Dolph Ziggler 2
- December 17, 2017
- Boston, MA
- | WWE Clash of Champions 2017
9- days
151 Baron Corbin 1
- October 8, 2017
- Detroit, MI
- | WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
70- days
150 AJ Styles 2
- July 25, 2017
- Richmond, VA
- | SmackDown Live
75- days
149 Kevin Owens 3
- July 23, 2017
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WWE Battleground 2017
2- days
148 AJ Styles 1
- July 7, 2017
- New York, NY | WWE Live
16- days
147 Kevin Owens 2
- May 2, 2017
- Fresno, CA
- | SmackDown Live
66- days
146 Chris Jericho 2
- April 30, 2017
- San Jose, CA
- | WWE Payback 2017
Since Jericho (a Raw superstar) won, he was transferred to the SmackDown brand.2- days
145 Kevin Owens 1
- April 2, 2017
- Orlando, FL
- | WWE WrestleMania 33
The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up.28- days
144 Chris Jericho 1
- January 9, 2017
- New Orleans, LA
- | Raw
83- days
143 Roman Reigns 1
- September 25, 2016
- Indianapolis, IN
- | WWE Clash of Champions 2016
106- days
142 Rusev 2
- May 22, 2016
- Newark, NJ
- | WWE Extreme Rules 2016
The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to Raw following the 2016 WWE Draft.126- days
141 Kalisto 2
- January 24, 2016
- Orlando, FL
- | WWE Royal Rumble 2016
119- days
140 Alberto Del Rio 2
- January 14, 2016
- Lafayette, LA
- | SmackDown
10- days
139 Kalisto 1
- January 11, 2016
- New Orleans, LA
- | Raw
3- days
138 Alberto Del Rio 1
- October 25, 2015
- Los Angeles, CA
- | WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
78- days
137 John Cena 5
- September 20, 2015
- Houston, TX
- | WWE Night of Champions 2015
35- days
136 Seth Rollins 1
- August 23, 2015
- Brooklyn, NY
- | WWE SummerSlam 2015
28- days
135 John Cena 4
- March 29, 2015
- Santa Clara, CA
- | WWE WrestleMania 31
147- days
134 Rusev 1
- November 3, 2014
- Buffalo, NY | Raw Backstage Pass
146- days
133 Sheamus 2
- May 5, 2014
- Albany, NY
- | Raw
182- days
132 Dean Ambrose 1
- May 19, 2013
- St. Louis, MO
- | WWE Extreme Rules 2013
351- days
131 Kofi Kingston 3
- April 15, 2013
- Greenville, SC
- | Raw
34- days
130 Antonio Cesaro 1
- August 19, 2012
- Los Angeles, CA
- | WWE SummerSlam 2012
239- days
129 Santino Marella 1
- March 5, 2012
- Boston, MA
- | Raw
167- days
128 Jack Swagger 1
- January 16, 2012
- Anaheim, CA
- | Raw
49- days
127 Zack Ryder 1
- December 18, 2011
- Baltimore, MD
- | WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2011
29- days
126 Dolph Ziggler 1
- June 19, 2011
- Washington, D.C.
- | WWE Capitol Punishment
On August 29, 2011, the brand extension ended, allowing the United States Title to be defended on both Raw and SmackDown.182- days
125 Kofi Kingston 2
- May 1, 2011
- Tampa, FL
- | WWE Extreme Rules 2011
This was a tables match. The title became exclusive to Raw due to Kingston's status as a Raw wrestler.49- days
124 Sheamus 1
- March 14, 2011
- St. Louis, MO
- | Raw
The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2011 WWE Draft.48- days
123 Daniel Bryan 1
- September 19, 2010
- Rosemont, IL
- | WWE Night of Champions 2010
176- days
122 The Miz 2
- June 14, 2010
- Charlotte, NC
- | Raw
97- days
121 R-Truth 1
- May 24, 2010
- Toledo, OH
- | Raw
Defeated The Mizto win the vacant title.21- days
Vacant
- May 24, 2010
- Toledo, OH
- | Raw
Vacated when Bret Hart became the Raw GM.0- days
120 Bret Hart 5
- May 17, 2010
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- | Raw
7- days
119 The Miz 1
- October 5, 2009
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
- | Raw
224- days
118 Kofi Kingston 1
- June 1, 2009
- Birmingham, AL
- | Raw
126- days
117 Montel Vontavious Porter 2
- March 17, 2009
- Corpus Christi, TX
- | SmackDown
The title became exclusive to Raw following the 2009 WWE Draft.76- days
116 Shelton Benjamin 1
- July 20, 2008
- Uniondale, NY
- | WWE The Great American Bash 2008
The title returned to SmackDown due to Benjamin's status as a SmackDown wrestler.240- days
115 Matt Hardy 1
- April 27, 2008
- Baltimore, MD
- | WWE Backlash 2008
The title became exclusive to ECW following the 2008 WWE Draft.84- days
114 Montel Vontavious Porter 1
- May 20, 2007
- St. Louis, MO
- | WWE Judgment Day 2007
343- days
113 Chris Benoit 5
- October 13, 2006
- Jacksonville, FL
- | SmackDown!
219- days
112 Mr. Kennedy 1
- September 1, 2006
- Reading, PA
- | SmackDown!
42- days
111 Finlay 1
- July 14, 2006
- Minneapolis, MN
- | SmackDown!
49- days
110 Bobby Lashley 1
- May 26, 2006
- Bakersfield, CA
- | SmackDown!
49- days
109 JBL 1
- April 2, 2006
- Rosemont, IL
- | WWE WrestleMania 22
54- days
108 Chris Benoit 4
- February 19, 2006
- Baltimore, MD
- | WWE No Way Out 2006
42- days
107 Booker T 4
- January 13, 2006
- Philadelphia, PA
- | SmackDown!
Defeated Chris Benoit in a Best of Seven series for the vacant title, winning the first three matches (Randy Orton substituted for Booker T for the last 4 matches of the series).37- days
Vacant
- November 25, 2005
- Sheffield, England
- | SmackDown!
Vacated when Booker T's title defense against Chris Benoit ended in a double pinfall.49- days
106 Booker T 3
- October 21, 2005
- Reno, NV
- | SmackDown!
WWE recognizes Booker T's reign as beginning on October 21, 2005 and ending on November 25, 2005, both episodes of which aired on tape delay.35- days
105 Chris Benoit 3
- August 21, 2005
- Washington, D.C.
- | WWE SummerSlam 2005
61- days
104 Orlando Jordan 1
- March 3, 2005
- Albany, NY
- | SmackDown!
171- days
103 John Cena 3
- November 18, 2004
- Dayton, OH
- | SmackDown!
105- days
102 Carlito Caribbean Cool 1
- October 7, 2004
- Boston, MA
- | SmackDown!
42- days
101 John Cena 2
- October 3, 2004
- East Rutherford, NJ
- | WWE No Mercy 2004
4- days
100 Booker T 2
- July 29, 2004
- Cincinnati, OH
- | SmackDown!
Defeated John Cena, René Duprée, Kenzo Suzuki, Rob Van Dam, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas and Luther Reigns in a 8-way elimination match for the vacant title.66- days
Vacant
- July 8, 2004
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- | SmackDown!
John Cena was stripped of the title after attacking SmackDown! GM Kurt Angle.21- days
99 John Cena 1
- March 14, 2004
- New York, NY
- | WWE WrestleMania XX
116- days
98 Big Show 1
- October 19, 2003
- Baltimore, MD
- | WWE No Mercy 2003
147- days
97 Eddie Guerrero 2
- July 27, 2003
- Denver, CO
- | WWE Vengeance 2003
The title was a reactivated version of the previous WCW United States Title (unified with the WWF Intercontinental Title in 2001), as an exclusive title of SmackDown. Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final for the revived title.84- days
Unified
- November 18, 2001
- Greensboro, NC
- | WWF Survivor Series 2001
Edge unified the title into the WWF Intercontinental Championship, so the United States title was deactivated.96 Edge 1
- November 12, 2001
- Boston, MA
- | Raw Is War
6- days
95 Kurt Angle 1
- October 22, 2001
- Kansas City, MO
- | Raw Is War
21- days
94 Rhyno 1
- September 23, 2001
- Pittsburgh, PA
- | WWF Unforgiven 2001
29- days
93 Tajiri 1
- September 10, 2001
- San Antonio, TX
- | Raw Is War
13- days
92 Chris Kanyon 1
- July 24, 2001
- Pittsburgh, PA
- | SmackDown!
Given the title by Booker T as he was also the WCW Champion. WWE recognizes Kanyon's reign as beginning on July 26, 2001, when the episode aired on tape delay.48- days
91 Booker T 1
- March 18, 2001
- Jacksonville, FL
- | WCW Greed 2001
WCW was purchased by WWF on March 23, 2001. The title was then defended on WWF programming, where it was referred to as WCW United States Championship.128- days
90 Rick Steiner 1
- February 5, 2001
- Tupelo, MS
- | WCW Nitro
41- days
89 Shane Douglas 1
- January 14, 2001
- Indianapolis, IN
- | WCW Sin 2001
22- days
88 General Rection 2
- November 26, 2000
- Milwaukee, WI
- | WCW Mayhem 2000
49- days
87 Lance Storm 3
- November 10, 2000
- London, England
- | WCW Nitro
16- days
86 General Rection 1
- October 29, 2000
- Paradise, NV
- | WCW Halloween Havoc 2000
12- days
85 Lance Storm 2
- September 23, 2000
- Lubbock, TX | House Show
36- days
84 Terry Funk 2
- September 22, 2000
- Amarillo, TX | House Show
1- day
83 Lance Storm 1
- July 18, 2000
- Auburn Hills, MI
- | WCW Nitro
Defeated Mike Awesome in a tournament final for the vacant title. Storm unofficially renamed the title the WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship.66- days
Vacant
- July 9, 2000
- Daytona Beach, FL
- | WCW Bash at the Beach 2000
Scott Steiner was stripped of the title when he used the banned Steiner Recliner submission hold on Mike Awesome.9- days
82 Scott Steiner 2
- April 16, 2000
- Chicago, IL
- | WCW Spring Stampede 2000
Defeated Sting in a tournament final for the vacant title.84- days
Vacant
- April 10, 2000
- Denver, CO
- | WCW Nitro
All WCW titles were declared vacant by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff after WCW was rebooted.6- days
81 Jeff Jarrett 3
- January 17, 2000
- Columbus, OH
- | WCW Nitro
Awarded by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash.84- days
Vacant
- January 16, 2000
- Cincinnati, OH
- | WCW Souled Out 2000
Vacated due to Jeff Jarrett suffering an injury.1- day
80 Jeff Jarrett 2
- December 20, 1999
- Baltimore, MD
- | WCW Nitro
27- days
79 Chris Benoit 2
- December 19, 1999
- Washington, D.C.
- | WCW Starrcade 1999
Awarded the title when Scott Hall suffered a knee injury during the match.1- day
78 Scott Hall 2
- November 8, 1999
- Indianapolis, IN
- | WCW Nitro
41- days
77 Bret Hart 4
- October 25, 1999
- Phoenix, AZ
- | WCW Nitro
14- days
76 Goldberg 2
- October 24, 1999
- Paradise, NV
- | WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
1- day
75 Sid Vicious 1
- September 12, 1999
- Winston-Salem, NC
- | WCW Fall Brawl 1999
42- days
74 Chris Benoit 1
- August 9, 1999
- Boise, ID
- | WCW Nitro
34- days
73 David Flair 1
- July 5, 1999
- Atlanta, GA
- | WCW Nitro
Awarded the title by his father and WCW President Ric Flair.35- days
Vacant
- July 5, 1999
- Atlanta, GA
- | WCW Nitro
Scott Steiner was stripped of the title by WCW President Ric Flair.0- days
72 Scott Steiner 1
- April 11, 1999
- Tacoma, WA
- | WCW Spring Stampede 1999
Defeated Booker T in a tournament final for the vacant title.85- days
Vacant
- March 18, 1999
- Lexington, KY
- | WCW Thunder
Scott Hall / Razor Ramon was stripped of the title by WCW President Ric Flair.24- days
71 Scott Hall 1
- February 21, 1999
- Oakland, CA
- | WCW/nWo SuperBrawl IX
25- days
70 Roddy Piper 3
- February 8, 1999
- Buffalo, NY
- | WCW Nitro
13- days
69 Bret Hart 3
- November 30, 1998
- Chattanooga, TN
- | WCW Nitro
70- days
68 Diamond Dallas Page 2
- October 26, 1998
- Phoenix, AZ
- | WCW Nitro
35- days
67 Bret Hart 2
- August 13, 1998
- Fargo, ND
- | WCW Thunder
74- days
66 Lex Luger 5
- August 10, 1998
- Rapid City, SD
- | WCW Nitro
3- days
65 Bret Hart 1
- July 20, 1998
- Salt Lake City, UT
- | WCW Nitro
Defeated Diamond Dallas Page for the vacant title.21- days
Vacant
- July 6, 1998
- Atlanta, GA
- | WCW Nitro
Vacated when Goldberg won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.14- days
64 Goldberg 1
- April 20, 1998
- Colorado Springs, CO
- | WCW Nitro
77- days
63 Raven 1
- April 19, 1998
- Denver, CO
- | WCW/nWo Spring Stampede 1998
1- day
62 Diamond Dallas Page 1
- December 28, 1997
- Washington, D.C.
- | WCW Starrcade 1997
112- days
61 Curt Hennig 1
- September 15, 1997
- Charlotte, NC
- | WCW Nitro
104- days
60 Steve McMichael 1
- August 21, 1997
- Nashville, TN
- | WCW Clash of the Champions XXXV
25- days
59 Jeff Jarrett 1
- June 9, 1997
- Boston, MA
- | WCW Nitro
73- days
58 Dean Malenko 1
- March 16, 1997
- North Charleston, SC
- | WCW Uncensored 1997
85- days
57 Eddie Guerrero 1
- December 29, 1996
- Nashville, TN
- | WCW Starrcade 1996
Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final for the vacant title.77- days
Vacant
- November 25, 1996
Vacated due to Ric Flair suffering a shoulder injury.34- days
56 Ric Flair 5
- July 7, 1996
- Daytona Beach, FL
- | WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
141- days
55 Konnan 1
- January 29, 1996
- Canton, OH | WCW Main Event
160- days
54 One Man Gang 1
- December 27, 1995
- Nashville, TN
- | WCW Starrcade 1995: World Cup of Wrestling
Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Kensuke Sasaki subsequently retained the title, it was never acknowledged.33- days
53 Kensuke Sasaki 1
- November 13, 1995
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW WCW World In Japan
44- days
52 Sting 2
- June 18, 1995
- Dayton, OH
- | WCW The Great American Bash 1995
Defeated Meng in a tournament final for the vacant title.148- days
Vacant
- March 25, 1995
- Atlanta, GA
- | WCW Saturday Night
Vader was stripped of the title by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel for hospitalizing Dave Sullivan one week prior.85- days
51 Vader 1
- December 27, 1994
- Nashville, TN
- | WCW Starrcade 1994: Triple Threat
88- days
50 Jim Duggan 1
- September 18, 1994
- Roanoke, VA
- | WCW Fall Brawl 1994
100- days
49 Steve Austin 2
- September 18, 1994
- Roanoke, VA
- | WCW Fall Brawl 1994
Awarded the title due to Ricky Steamboat being injured.0- days
48 Ricky Steamboat 4
- August 24, 1994
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- | WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
25- days
47 Steve Austin 1
- December 27, 1993
- Charlotte, NC
- | WCW Starrcade 1993: 10th Anniversary
240- days
46 Dustin Rhodes 2
- September 11, 1993
- Atlanta, GA
- | WCW Saturday Night
Defeated Rick Rude in a rematch for the vacant title.107- days
Vacant
- May 29, 1993
- | WCW Saturday Night
The WCW Board of Directors announced the title had been held-up, several weeks after Rhodes' controversial title defense against Rick Rude that ended in Rude appearing to win via pinfall, and taking possession of the title belt, despite both wrestlers' shoulders being off the mat. During this vacancy, in September 1, 1993, WCW conclusively left NWA.105- days
45 Dustin Rhodes 1
- January 16, 1993
- Atlanta, GA
- | WCW Saturday Night
Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the No. 1 contender; but, upon Rick Rude's vacating the title, the match was instead made to decide the new champion.133- days
Vacant
- December 1, 1992
Vacated due to Rick Rude suffering an injury.46- days
44 Rick Rude 1
- November 19, 1991
- Savannah, GA
- | WCW Clash of the Champions XVII
378- days
43 Sting 1
- August 25, 1991
- Atlanta, GA | House Show
Defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final for the vacant title.86- days
Vacant
- July 14, 1991
- Baltimore, MD
- | WCW The Great American Bash 1991
Vacated when Lex Luger won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.42- days
42 Lex Luger 4
- December 16, 1990
- St. Louis, MO
- | WCW Starrcade 1990: Collision Course
Luger won the title defeating the previous champion Stan Hansen, and during his reign in 1991 WCW split from the NWA and the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship became the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.210- days
41 Stan Hansen 1
- October 27, 1989
- Chicago, IL
- | WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
415- days
40 Lex Luger 3
- May 22, 1989
- Bluefield, WV | House Show
158- days
39 Michael Hayes 1
- May 7, 1989
- Nashville, TN
- | WCW WrestleWar 1989
15- days
38 Lex Luger 2
- February 20, 1989
- Chicago, IL
- | WCW Chi-Town Rumble 1989
76- days
37 Barry Windham 1
- May 13, 1988
- Houston, TX | House Show
Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final for the vacant title.283- days
Vacant
- April 9, 1988
Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title and suspended for 120 days for attacking NWA President Jim Crockett.34- days
36 Dusty Rhodes 1
- November 26, 1987
- Chicago, IL | House Show
135- days
35 Lex Luger 1
- July 11, 1987
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
138- days
34 Nikita Koloff 1
- August 17, 1986
- Charlotte, NC | House Show
Defeated Magnum T.A. in a best of seven series for the vacant title, Koloff defeated Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the NWA National Heavyweight Championship into the US title.328- days
Vacant
- May 29, 1986
Magnum T.A. was stripped of the title for attacking NWA president Bob Geigel.80- days
33 Magnum T.A. 2
- November 28, 1985
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
182- days
32 Tully Blanchard 1
- July 21, 1985
- Charlotte, NC | House Show
130- days
31 Magnum T.A. 1
- March 23, 1985
- Charlotte, NC | House Show
120- days
30 Wahoo McDaniel 5
- October 7, 1984
- Charlotte, NC | House Show
Defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final for the vacant title.167- days
Vacant
- July 1, 1984
Wahoo McDaniel was stripped of the title due to Tully Blanchard interfering in McDaniel's title defense.98- days
29 Wahoo McDaniel 4
- June 24, 1984
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
7- days
28 Ricky Steamboat 3
- April 21, 1984
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
64- days
27 Dick Slater 1
- December 14, 1983
- Shelby, NC | House Show
129- days
26 Greg Valentine 2
- April 30, 1983
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
228- days
25 Roddy Piper 2
- April 16, 1983
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
14- days
24 Greg Valentine 1
- November 4, 1982
- Norfolk, VA | House Show
163- days
23 Wahoo McDaniel 3
- August 22, 1982
- Charlotte, NC | House Show
74- days
22 Sgt. Slaughter 2
- June 7, 1982
- Greenville, SC | House Show
Slaughter was awarded the title due to Wahoo McDaniel being injured by Don Muraco and Roddy Piper before the match.76- days
21 Wahoo McDaniel 2
- May 21, 1982
- Richmond, VA | House Show
17- days
20 Sgt. Slaughter 1
- October 4, 1981
- Charlotte, NC | House Show
Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title.229- days
Vacant
- September 8, 1981
The title was vacated when Wahoo McDaniel was injured by Abdullah the Butcher.26- days
19 Wahoo McDaniel 1
- August 8, 1981
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
31- days
18 Roddy Piper 1
- January 27, 1981
- Raleigh, NC | House Show
The title became the undisputed NWA United States Heavyweight Championship in January 1981 after the NWA San Francisco office, the last other promotion to recognize its own United States Heavyweight Champion, closed.193- days
17 Ric Flair 4
- April 19, 1980
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
283- days
16 Jimmy Snuka 1
- September 1, 1979
- Charlotte, NC | House Show
Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title.231- days
Vacant
- August 12, 1979
The title was vacated when Ric Flair won the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days prior.20- days
15 Ric Flair 3
- April 1, 1979
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
133- days
14 Ricky Steamboat 2
- December 17, 1978
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada | House Show
105- days
13 Ric Flair 2
- April 9, 1978
- Charlotte, NC | House Show
252- days
12 Mr. Wrestling 1
- March 19, 1978
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
21- days
11 Blackjack Mulligan 3
- January 1, 1978
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
77- days
10 Ricky Steamboat 1
- October 31, 1977
- Charleston, SC | House Show
62- days
9 Ric Flair 1
- July 29, 1977
- Richmond, VA | House Show
94- days
8 Bobo Brazil 1
- July 7, 1977
- Norfolk, VA | House Show
22- days
7 Blackjack Mulligan 2
- November 28, 1976
- Charlotte, NC | House Show
221- days
6 Paul Jones 2
- October 16, 1976
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
43- days
5 Blackjack Mulligan 1
- March 13, 1976
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
217- days
4 Paul Jones 1
- November 27, 1975
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
107- days
3 Terry Funk 1
- November 9, 1975
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
Defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final for the vacant title.18- days
Vacant
- October 4, 1975
The title was vacated when Johnny Valentine suffered a career-ending injury in a plane crash.36- days
2 Johnny Valentine 1
- July 3, 1975
- Greensboro, NC | House Show
93- days
1 Harley Race 1
- January 1, 1975
- Tallahassee, FL | House Show
Defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final to become the inaugural NWA United States Heavyweight Champion for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling.183- days
WWE United States Championship: Info
- Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Championship WrestlingNational Wrestling Alliance
- Gender Male
- Title Type 2 - Secondary Title
- Brand SmackDown
- Date Established January 1, 1975