On this page, you find the full Title History for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight 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 USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship was a main title contested in United States Wrestling Association, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on December 13, 1988, and the inaugural champion was Jerry "The King" Lawler.
The WCWA World Heavyweight Championship and AWA World Heavyweight Championship were previously unified into this championship.
The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship was retired on November 2, 1997, with the final champion being Dutch Mantel.
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship: Title History
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign Deactivated
November 2, 1997USWA closed67 
Dutch Mantel 1
August 8, 1997 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show86days66 
Jerry "The King" Lawler 28
April 27, 1997 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show103days65 King Reginald
April 12, 1997 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show15days64 Jerry "The King" Lawler 27
March 22, 1997 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show21days63 
Tank 1
March 15, 1997 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show7days62 Jerry "The King" Lawler 26
November 16, 1996 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show119days61 The Colorado Kid
October 4, 1996 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show43days60 Jerry "The King" Lawler 25
September 2, 1996 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show32days59 
Sycho Sid 2
August 30, 1996 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show3days58 Jerry "The King" Lawler 24
July 24, 1996 West Helena, Arkansas | USWA show37days57 
Jeff Jarrett 3
April 20, 1996 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showJarrett won with the help of referee Frank Morrell95days56 Jerry "The King" Lawler 23
April 5, 1996 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showLawler won rematch15days
Vacant
March 8, 1996Vacated after a match against Bill Dundee28days55 Jerry "The King" Lawler 22
March 4, 1996 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showDefeated Mabel in tournament final4daysVacant
March 2, 1996Vacated after Jarrett suffered a back injury2days54 Jeff Jarrett 2
December 20, 1995 Tunica, Mississippi | USWA show73days53 
Ahmed Johnson 1
November 6, 1995 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show44days52 Jerry "The King" Lawler 21
May 1, 1995 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show189days51 
Razor Ramon 1
April 3, 1995 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show28days50 Bill Dundee
February 25, 1995 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show37days49 
Jerry "The King" Lawler 20
February 6, 1995 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show19days48 
Sid 1
July 16, 1994 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showWon by forfeit205days47 Jerry "The King" Lawler 19
March 25, 1994 Senatobia, Mississippi | USWA show113days46 
Eddie Gilbert 4
February 14, 1994 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show39days45 Jerry "The King" Lawler 18
February 7, 1994 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show7days44 Eddie Gilbert 3
January 31, 1994 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show7days43 Jerry "The King" Lawler 17
December 20, 1993 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show42days42 Jeff Jarrett 1
November 22, 1993 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showWon a battle royal28daysVacant
November 20, 1993The USWA and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) temporarily end co-promotion2days41 
"Macho Man" Randy Savage 1
October 11, 1993 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show40days40 Jerry "The King" Lawler 16
September 20, 1993 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showLawler pinned Tatanka in a six-man tag team elimination match and the title changed hands due to a pre-match stipulation.21days39 
Tatanka 1
September 13, 1993 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showTatanka worked for the WWF at the time, and was undefeated.7days38 Jerry "The King" Lawler 15
July 5, 1993 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show70days37 
Owen Hart 1
June 21, 1993 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show14days36 
Papa Shango 2
May 3, 1993 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showPreviously held the championship under the ring name "The Soultaker"49days35 Jerry "The King" Lawler 14
December 14, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show140days34 
Koko B. Ware 2
December 7, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show7days33 
Jerry "The King" Lawler 13
November 2, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show35days32 Todd Champion
October 17, 1992 Cleveland, Ohio | USWA showAnnounced as having won a match, storyline to cover for Butch Reed leaving USWA16days31 
Butch Reed 1
October 12, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show5days30 
Junkyard Dog 1
September 21, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show21days29 
Eddie Gilbert 2
July 20, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show63days28 
Richard Morton 1
July 13, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show7days27 Eddie Gilbert 1
June 15, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show28days26 Jerry "The King" Lawler 12
May 4, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showDefeated Eddie Gilbert on June 8, 1992 to win the GWF World Heavyweight Championship, supposedly unifying the two championships although Gilbert had been stripped of the championship previously42days25 
Kamala 4
March 16, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show49days24 Koko B. Ware 1
February 24, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show21days23 Kamala 3
February 10, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showWon rematch14daysVacant
February 2, 1992Championship vacated after match against Koko B Ware8days22 Kamala 2
December 9, 1991 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showWon rematch55daysVacant
December 7, 1991Championship vacated after a match against Kamala2days21 Jerry "The King" Lawler 11
December 2, 1991 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show5days20 Kamala 1
November 25, 1991 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show7days19 Jerry "The King" Lawler 10
September 2, 1991 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show84days18 
Kendo Nagasaki 1
August 26, 1991 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show7days17 Jerry "The King" Lawler 9
August 12, 1991 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show14days16 Awesome Kong
July 29, 1991 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show14days15 Jerry "The King" Lawler 8
March 11, 1991 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show140days14 
Terry Funk 1
November 5, 1990 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show126days13 Jerry "The King" Lawler 7
October 8, 1990 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showDefeated Austin Idol in tournament final28daysVacant
August 27, 1990Snowman no-shows title defense. (World Class Championship Wrestling ends business relationship with USWA in September 1990, ending the WCWA title's connection with the USWA Unified World Heavyweight title. Regardless, the USWA continues to recognize the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship)42days12 Snowman
June 18, 1990 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show70days11 Jerry "The King" Lawler 6
May 5, 1990 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show44days10 
Jimmy Valiant 2
April 28, 1990 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showThis title change was not recognised in the Texas/World Class branch of the USWA7days9 Jerry "The King" Lawler 5
March 12, 1990 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show47days8 Jimmy Valiant 1
February 26, 1990 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showThis title change was not recognised in the Texas/World Class branch of the USWA14days7 Jerry "The King" Lawler 4
January 8, 1990 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show49days6 King Cobra
December 30, 1989 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showThis title change was not recognised in the Texas/World Class branch of the USWA9days5 Jerry "The King" Lawler 3
November 6, 1989 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA show54days4 
The Soultaker 1
October 23, 1989 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showThis title change was not recognised in the Texas/World Class branch of the USWA14days3 Jerry "The King" Lawler 2
April 25, 1989 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showOn April 14 Lawler defeats Kerry Von Erich to win the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship again. Lawler claims to still be champion in AWA and wins the USWA Unified World Heavyweight title on April 25181days2 
The Master of Pain 1
April 1, 1989 Memphis, Tennessee | USWA showThe WCWA World Heavyweight Championship was held up in April 1989. Regardless, the USWA continues to recognize the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship. At this point, the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship was not unified with either the AWA or World Class World Heavyweight Championships; consequently, the influential Pro Wrestling Illustrated outright refused to recognise the Unified championship as a separate title in its own right.24days1 Jerry "The King" Lawler 1
December 13, 1988 Chicago, IllinoisLawler, the reigning AWA World Heavyweight Champion, defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship. This results in the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship being formed. In January 1989, he was stripped of the AWA title by the AWA, ending the AWA title's connection with the USWA Unified World Heavyweight title. Lawler continues to be recognized as the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion by the USWA. On January 10, 1989, Dutch Mantell appeared to defeat Lawler to win the title after guest referee Ricky Morton (who had been paid off by Mantell) helped Mantell win by knocking Lawler's feet off the ropes in Mantell's pinfall attempt. The CWA Championship Committee reversed the decision the following week, returning the title to Lawler109days
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship: Names & Belt Designs
- USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (AWA Belt)October 8, 1990November 2, 1997
- USWA Unified World Heavyweight ChampionshipDecember 13, 1988October 8, 1990
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship: Statistics
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
USWADecember 13, 1988 November 2, 1997
- Promotion
United States Wrestling Association
- TerritoryRegional
- DivisionPrimary
- GenderMale
- Date EstablishedDecember 13, 1988
- Date RetiredNovember 2, 1997
- Unified With
WCWA World Heavyweight Championship
AWA World Heavyweight Championship
- First Champion
Jerry "The King" Lawler - Final ChampionDutch Mantel
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry "The King" Lawler | 28 |
| 2 | Eddie Gilbert | 4 |
| 3 | Kamala | 4 |
| 4 | Jeff Jarrett | 3 |
| 5 | Sid | 2 |
| 6 | Papa Shango | 2 |
| 7 | Koko B. Ware | 2 |
| 8 | Jimmy Valiant | 2 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry "The King" Lawler | 1764 | |
| Sid | 208 | |
| Jeff Jarrett | 196 | |
| Eddie Gilbert | 137 | |
| Terry Funk | 126 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid | July 16, 1994 - February 6, 1995 | 205 | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler | May 1, 1995 - November 6, 1995 | 189 | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler | April 25, 1989 - October 23, 1989 | 181 | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler | December 14, 1992 - May 3, 1993 | 140 | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler | March 11, 1991 - July 29, 1991 | 140 |
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