WWE United States Championship

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, and the inaugural champion was Harley Race.

Unlike most other championships currently defended on Raw and SmackDown, the United States Championship did not start out as a WWE recognized championship. Rather, the title first emerged in WCW.

Many of the ring's greatest names have staked claim to the U.S. Title during the title's early years, including WWE Hall of Famers Sgt. Slaughter and Greg Valentine. Years later, the U.S. Championship regained the glory it held in years past when competitors like Eddie Guerrero, Booker T and John Cena fought over it in many memorable battles.

The current champion is Logan Paul, who won the title at WWE Crown Jewel 2023 on November 4, 2023, and has been reigning for 265 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, 2001
- 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

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
World Wrestling Entertainment: SmackDown
183		Logan Paul 1 November 4, 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia \| WWE Crown Jewel 2023 265+ days	265+ days
182		Rey Mysterio 3 August 11, 2023 Calgary, Alberta, Canada \| SmackDown 85 days	85 days
181		Austin Theory 2 November 26, 2022 Boston, MA \| WWE Survivor Series: WarGames (2022) 258 days The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2023 WWE Draft.	258 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: Raw
180		Seth "Freakin" Rollins 2 October 10, 2022 Brooklyn, NY \| Raw 47 days	47 days
179		Bobby Lashley 3 July 2, 2022 Paradise, NV \| WWE Money in the Bank 2022 100 days	100 days
178		Theory 1 April 18, 2022 Buffalo, NY \| Raw 75 days	75 days
177		Finn Bálor 1 February 28, 2022 Columbus, OH \| Raw 49 days	49 days
176		Damian Priest 1 August 21, 2021 Paradise, NV \| WWE SummerSlam 2021 191 days	191 days
175		Sheamus 3 April 11, 2021 Tampa, FL \| WWE WrestleMania 37 132 days	132 days
174		Riddle 1 February 21, 2021 St. Petersburg, FL \| WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 49 days	49 days
173		Bobby Lashley 2 August 30, 2020 Orlando, FL \| WWE Payback 2020 175 days	175 days
172		Apollo Crews 1 May 25, 2020 Orlando, FL \| Raw 97 days	97 days
171		Andrade 1 December 26, 2019 New York, NY \| WWE Live 151 days	151 days
170		Rey Mysterio 2 November 25, 2019 Rosemont, IL \| Raw 31 days	31 days
169		AJ Styles 3 July 14, 2019 Philadelphia, PA \| WWE Extreme Rules 2019 134 days	134 days
168		Ricochet 1 June 23, 2019 Tacoma, WA \| WWE Stomping Grounds 21 days	21 days
167		Samoa Joe 2 June 3, 2019 Austin, TX \| Raw 20 days 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
166		Rey Mysterio 1 May 19, 2019 Hartford, CT \| WWE Money in the Bank 2019 15 days	15 days
165		Samoa Joe 1 March 5, 2019 Wilkes-Barre, PA \| SmackDown Live 75 days The title became exclusive to Raw following the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up.	75 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: SmackDown
164		R-Truth 2 January 29, 2019 Phoenix, AZ \| SmackDown Live 35 days	35 days
163		Shinsuke Nakamura 2 January 27, 2019 Phoenix, AZ \| WWE Royal Rumble 2019 2 days	2 days
162		Rusev 3 December 25, 2018 Fresno, CA \| SmackDown Live 33 days	33 days
161		Shinsuke Nakamura 1 July 15, 2018 Pittsburgh, PA \| WWE Extreme Rules 2018 163 days	163 days
160		Jeff Hardy 1 April 16, 2018 Hartford, CT \| Raw 90 days The title was transferred back to SmackDown on the second night of the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up.	90 days
159		Jinder Mahal 1 April 8, 2018 New Orleans, LA \| WWE WrestleMania 34 8 days The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the first night of 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up.	8 days
158		Randy Orton 1 March 11, 2018 Columbus, OH \| WWE Fastlane 2018 28 days	28 days
157		Bobby Roode 1 January 16, 2018 Laredo, TX \| SmackDown Live 54 days Defeated Jinder Mahal in a tournament final to win the vacant title.	54 days
		Vacant December 26, 2017 Rosemont, IL \| SmackDown Live 21 days 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
156		Dolph Ziggler 2 December 17, 2017 Boston, MA \| WWE Clash of Champions 2017 9 days	9 days
155		Baron Corbin 1 October 8, 2017 Detroit, MI \| WWE Hell in a Cell 2017 70 days	70 days
154		AJ Styles 2 July 25, 2017 Richmond, VA \| SmackDown Live 75 days	75 days
153		Kevin Owens 3 July 23, 2017 Philadelphia, PA \| WWE Battleground 2017 2 days	2 days
152		AJ Styles 1 July 7, 2017 New York, NY \| WWE Live 16 days	16 days
151		Kevin Owens 2 May 2, 2017 Fresno, CA \| SmackDown Live 66 days	66 days
150		Chris Jericho 2 April 30, 2017 San Jose, CA \| WWE Payback 2017 2 days Since Jericho (a Raw superstar) won, he was transferred to the SmackDown brand.	2 days
149		Kevin Owens 1 April 2, 2017 Orlando, FL \| WWE WrestleMania 33 28 days The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up.	28 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: Raw
148		Chris Jericho 1 January 9, 2017 New Orleans, LA \| Raw 83 days	83 days
147		Roman Reigns 1 September 25, 2016 Indianapolis, IN \| WWE Clash of Champions 2016 106 days	106 days
146		Rusev 2 May 22, 2016 Newark, NJ \| WWE Extreme Rules 2016 126 days The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to Raw following the 2016 WWE Draft.	126 days
World Wrestling Entertainment
145		Kalisto 2 January 24, 2016 Orlando, FL \| WWE Royal Rumble 2016 119 days	119 days
144		Alberto Del Rio 2 January 14, 2016 Lafayette, LA \| SmackDown 10 days	10 days
143		Kalisto 1 January 11, 2016 New Orleans, LA \| Raw 3 days	3 days
142		Alberto Del Rio 1 October 25, 2015 Los Angeles, CA \| WWE Hell in a Cell 2015 78 days	78 days
141		John Cena 5 September 20, 2015 Houston, TX \| WWE Night of Champions 2015 35 days	35 days
140		Seth Rollins 1 August 23, 2015 Brooklyn, NY \| WWE SummerSlam 2015 28 days	28 days
139		John Cena 4 March 29, 2015 Santa Clara, CA \| WWE WrestleMania 31 147 days	147 days
138		Rusev 1 November 3, 2014 Buffalo, NY \| Raw Backstage Pass 146 days	146 days
137		Sheamus 2 May 5, 2014 Albany, NY \| Raw 182 days	182 days
136		Dean Ambrose 1 May 19, 2013 St. Louis, MO \| WWE Extreme Rules 2013 351 days	351 days
135		Kofi Kingston 3 April 15, 2013 Greenville, SC \| Raw 34 days	34 days
134		Antonio Cesaro 1 August 19, 2012 Los Angeles, CA \| WWE SummerSlam 2012 239 days	239 days
133		Santino Marella 1 March 5, 2012 Boston, MA \| Raw 167 days	167 days
132		Jack Swagger 1 January 16, 2012 Anaheim, CA \| Raw 49 days	49 days
131		Zack Ryder 1 December 18, 2011 Baltimore, MD \| WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2011 29 days	29 days
130		Dolph Ziggler 1 June 19, 2011 Washington, D.C. \| WWE Capitol Punishment 182 days On August 29, 2011, the brand extension ended, allowing the United States Title to be defended on both Raw and SmackDown.	182 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: Raw
129		Kofi Kingston 2 May 1, 2011 Tampa, FL \| WWE Extreme Rules 2011 49 days This was a tables match. The title became exclusive to Raw due to Kingston's status as a Raw wrestler.	49 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: SmackDown
128		Sheamus 1 March 14, 2011 St. Louis, MO \| Raw 48 days The title became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2011 WWE Draft.	48 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: Raw
127		Daniel Bryan 1 September 19, 2010 Rosemont, IL \| WWE Night of Champions 2010 176 days	176 days
126		The Miz 2 June 14, 2010 Charlotte, NC \| Raw 97 days	97 days
125		R-Truth 1 May 24, 2010 Toledo, OH \| Raw 21 days Defeated The Mizto win the vacant title.	21 days
		Vacant May 24, 2010 Toledo, OH \| Raw 0 days Vacated when Bret Hart became the Raw GM.	0 days
124		Bret Hart 5 May 17, 2010 Toronto, Ontario, Canada \| Raw 7 days	7 days
123		The Miz 1 October 5, 2009 Wilkes-Barre, PA \| Raw 224 days	224 days
122		Kofi Kingston 1 June 1, 2009 Birmingham, AL \| Raw 126 days	126 days
121		Montel Vontavious Porter 2 March 17, 2009 Corpus Christi, TX \| SmackDown 76 days The title became exclusive to Raw following the 2009 WWE Draft.	76 days
World Wrestling Entertainment: SmackDown
120		Shelton Benjamin 1 July 20, 2008 Uniondale, NY \| WWE The Great American Bash 2008 240 days The title returned to SmackDown due to Benjamin's status as a SmackDown wrestler.	240 days
119		Matt Hardy 1 April 27, 2008 Baltimore, MD \| WWE Backlash 2008 84 days The title became exclusive to ECW following the 2008 WWE Draft.	84 days
118		Montel Vontavious Porter 1 May 20, 2007 St. Louis, MO \| WWE Judgment Day 2007 343 days	343 days
117		Chris Benoit 5 October 13, 2006 Jacksonville, FL \| SmackDown! 219 days	219 days
116		Mr. Kennedy 1 September 1, 2006 Reading, PA \| SmackDown! 42 days	42 days
115		Finlay 1 July 14, 2006 Minneapolis, MN \| SmackDown! 49 days	49 days
114		Bobby Lashley 1 May 26, 2006 Bakersfield, CA \| SmackDown! 49 days	49 days
113		JBL 1 April 2, 2006 Rosemont, IL \| WWE WrestleMania 22 54 days	54 days
112		Chris Benoit 4 February 19, 2006 Baltimore, MD \| WWE No Way Out 2006 42 days	42 days
111		Booker T 4 January 13, 2006 Philadelphia, PA \| SmackDown! 37 days 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! 49 days Vacated when Booker T's title defense against Chris Benoit ended in a double pinfall.	49 days
110		Booker T 3 October 21, 2005 Reno, NV \| SmackDown! 35 days 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
109		Chris Benoit 3 August 21, 2005 Washington, D.C. \| WWE SummerSlam 2005 61 days	61 days
108		Orlando Jordan 1 March 3, 2005 Albany, NY \| SmackDown! 171 days	171 days
107		John Cena 3 November 18, 2004 Dayton, OH \| SmackDown! 105 days	105 days
106		Carlito Caribbean Cool 1 October 7, 2004 Boston, MA \| SmackDown! 42 days	42 days
105		John Cena 2 October 3, 2004 East Rutherford, NJ \| WWE No Mercy 2004 4 days	4 days
104		Booker T 2 July 29, 2004 Cincinnati, OH \| SmackDown! 66 days 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! 21 days John Cena was stripped of the title after attacking SmackDown! GM Kurt Angle.	21 days
103		John Cena 1 March 14, 2004 New York, NY \| WWE WrestleMania XX 116 days	116 days
102		Big Show 1 October 19, 2003 Baltimore, MD \| WWE No Mercy 2003 147 days	147 days
101		Eddie Guerrero 2 July 27, 2003 Denver, CO \| WWE Vengeance 2003 84 days 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
World Wrestling Entertainment
	Unified November 18, 2001 Greensboro, NC \| WWF Survivor Series 2001 616 days Edge unified the title into the WWF Intercontinental Championship, so the United States title was deactivated.
100		Edge 1 November 12, 2001 Boston, MA \| Raw Is War 6 days	6 days
99		Kurt Angle 1 October 22, 2001 Kansas City, MO \| Raw Is War 21 days	21 days
98		Rhyno 1 September 23, 2001 Pittsburgh, PA \| WWF Unforgiven 2001 29 days	29 days
97		Tajiri 1 September 10, 2001 San Antonio, TX \| Raw Is War 13 days	13 days
96		Chris Kanyon 1 July 24, 2001 Pittsburgh, PA \| SmackDown! 48 days 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
95		Booker T 1 March 18, 2001 Jacksonville, FL \| WCW Greed 2001 128 days 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
World Championship Wrestling
94		Rick Steiner 1 February 5, 2001 Tupelo, MS \| WCW Nitro 41 days	41 days
93		Shane Douglas 1 January 14, 2001 Indianapolis, IN \| WCW Sin 2001 22 days	22 days
92		General Rection 2 November 26, 2000 Milwaukee, WI \| WCW Mayhem 2000 49 days	49 days
91		Lance Storm 3 November 10, 2000 London, England \| WCW Nitro 16 days	16 days
90		General Rection 1 October 29, 2000 Paradise, NV \| WCW Halloween Havoc 2000 12 days	12 days
89		Lance Storm 2 September 23, 2000 Lubbock, TX \| House Show 36 days	36 days
88		Terry Funk 2 September 22, 2000 Amarillo, TX \| House Show 1 day	1 day
87		Lance Storm 1 July 18, 2000 Auburn Hills, MI \| WCW Nitro 66 days 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 9 days Scott Steiner was stripped of the title when he used the banned Steiner Recliner submission hold on Mike Awesome.	9 days
86		Scott Steiner 2 April 16, 2000 Chicago, IL \| WCW Spring Stampede 2000 84 days Defeated Sting in a tournament final for the vacant title.	84 days
		Vacant April 10, 2000 Denver, CO \| WCW Nitro 6 days All WCW titles were declared vacant by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff after WCW was rebooted.	6 days
85		Jeff Jarrett 3 January 17, 2000 Columbus, OH \| WCW Nitro 84 days Awarded by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash.	84 days
		Vacant January 16, 2000 Cincinnati, OH \| WCW Souled Out 2000 1 day Vacated due to Jeff Jarrett suffering an injury.	1 day
84		Jeff Jarrett 2 December 20, 1999 Baltimore, MD \| WCW Nitro 27 days	27 days
83		Chris Benoit 2 December 19, 1999 Washington, D.C. \| WCW Starrcade 1999 1 day Awarded the title when Scott Hall suffered a knee injury during the match.	1 day
82		Scott Hall 2 November 8, 1999 Indianapolis, IN \| WCW Nitro 41 days	41 days
81		Bret Hart 4 October 25, 1999 Phoenix, AZ \| WCW Nitro 14 days	14 days
80		Goldberg 2 October 24, 1999 Paradise, NV \| WCW Halloween Havoc 1999 1 day	1 day
79		Sid Vicious 1 September 12, 1999 Winston-Salem, NC \| WCW Fall Brawl 1999 42 days	42 days
78		Chris Benoit 1 August 9, 1999 Boise, ID \| WCW Nitro 34 days	34 days
77		David Flair 1 July 5, 1999 Atlanta, GA \| WCW Nitro 35 days Awarded the title by his father and WCW President Ric Flair.	35 days
		Vacant July 5, 1999 Atlanta, GA \| WCW Nitro 0 days Scott Steiner was stripped of the title by WCW President Ric Flair.	0 days
76		Scott Steiner 1 April 11, 1999 Tacoma, WA \| WCW Spring Stampede 1999 85 days Defeated Booker T in a tournament final for the vacant title.	85 days
		Vacant March 18, 1999 Lexington, KY \| WCW Thunder 24 days Scott Hall / Razor Ramon was stripped of the title by WCW President Ric Flair.	24 days
75		Scott Hall 1 February 21, 1999 Oakland, CA \| WCW/nWo SuperBrawl IX 25 days	25 days
74		Roddy Piper 3 February 8, 1999 Buffalo, NY \| WCW Nitro 13 days	13 days
73		Bret Hart 3 November 30, 1998 Chattanooga, TN \| WCW Nitro 70 days	70 days
72		Diamond Dallas Page 2 October 26, 1998 Phoenix, AZ \| WCW Nitro 35 days	35 days
71		Bret Hart 2 August 13, 1998 Fargo, ND \| WCW Thunder 74 days	74 days
70		Lex Luger 5 August 10, 1998 Rapid City, SD \| WCW Nitro 3 days	3 days
69		Bret Hart 1 July 20, 1998 Salt Lake City, UT \| WCW Nitro 21 days Defeated Diamond Dallas Page for the vacant title.	21 days
		Vacant July 6, 1998 Atlanta, GA \| WCW Nitro 14 days Vacated when Goldberg won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.	14 days
68		Goldberg 1 April 20, 1998 Colorado Springs, CO \| WCW Nitro 77 days	77 days
67		Raven 1 April 19, 1998 Denver, CO \| WCW/nWo Spring Stampede 1998 1 day	1 day
66		Diamond Dallas Page 1 December 28, 1997 Washington, D.C. \| WCW Starrcade 1997 112 days	112 days
65		Curt Hennig 1 September 15, 1997 Charlotte, NC \| WCW Nitro 104 days	104 days
64		Steve McMichael 1 August 21, 1997 Nashville, TN \| WCW Clash of the Champions XXXV 25 days	25 days
63		Jeff Jarrett 1 June 9, 1997 Boston, MA \| WCW Nitro 73 days	73 days
62		Dean Malenko 1 March 16, 1997 North Charleston, SC \| WCW Uncensored 1997 85 days	85 days
61		Eddie Guerrero 1 December 29, 1996 Nashville, TN \| WCW Starrcade 1996 77 days Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final for the vacant title.	77 days
		Vacant November 25, 1996 34 days Vacated due to Ric Flair suffering a shoulder injury.	34 days
60		Ric Flair 6 July 7, 1996 Daytona Beach, FL \| WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 141 days	141 days
59		Konnan 1 January 29, 1996 Canton, OH \| WCW Main Event 160 days	160 days
58		One Man Gang 1 December 27, 1995 Nashville, TN \| WCW Starrcade 1995: World Cup of Wrestling 33 days 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
57		Kensuke Sasaki 1 November 13, 1995 Tokyo, Japan \| NJPW WCW World In Japan 44 days	44 days
56		Sting 2 June 18, 1995 Dayton, OH \| WCW The Great American Bash 1995 148 days Defeated Meng in a tournament final for the vacant title.	148 days
		Vacant March 25, 1995 Atlanta, GA \| WCW Saturday Night 85 days Vader was stripped of the title by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel for hospitalizing Dave Sullivan one week prior.	85 days
55		Vader 1 December 27, 1994 Nashville, TN \| WCW Starrcade 1994: Triple Threat 88 days	88 days
54		Jim Duggan 1 September 18, 1994 Roanoke, VA \| WCW Fall Brawl 1994 100 days	100 days
53		Steve Austin 2 September 18, 1994 Roanoke, VA \| WCW Fall Brawl 1994 0 days Awarded the title due to Ricky Steamboat being injured.	0 days
52		Ricky Steamboat 4 August 24, 1994 Cedar Rapids, IA \| WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII 25 days	25 days
51		Steve Austin 1 December 27, 1993 Charlotte, NC \| WCW Starrcade 1993: 10th Anniversary 240 days	240 days
50		Dustin Rhodes 2 September 11, 1993 Atlanta, GA \| WCW Saturday Night 107 days Defeated Rick Rude in a rematch for the vacant title.	107 days
		Vacant May 29, 1993 \| WCW Saturday Night 105 days 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
49		Dustin Rhodes 1 January 16, 1993 Atlanta, GA \| WCW Saturday Night 133 days 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 46 days Vacated due to Rick Rude suffering an injury.	46 days
48		Rick Rude 1 November 19, 1991 Savannah, GA \| WCW Clash of the Champions XVII 378 days	378 days
47		Sting 1 August 25, 1991 Atlanta, GA \| House Show 86 days 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 42 days Vacated when Lex Luger won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.	42 days
46		Lex Luger 4 December 16, 1990 St. Louis, MO \| WCW Starrcade 1990: Collision Course 210 days 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
45		Stan Hansen 1 October 27, 1990 Chicago, IL \| WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 50 days	50 days
44		Lex Luger 3 May 22, 1989 Bluefield, WV \| House Show 523 days	523 days
43		Michael Hayes 1 May 7, 1989 Nashville, TN \| WCW WrestleWar 1989 15 days	15 days
42		Lex Luger 2 February 20, 1989 Chicago, IL \| WCW Chi-Town Rumble 1989 76 days	76 days
National Wrestling Alliance
41		Barry Windham 1 May 13, 1988 Houston, TX \| House Show 283 days Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final for the vacant title.	283 days
		Vacant April 9, 1988 34 days Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title and suspended for 120 days for attacking NWA President Jim Crockett.	34 days
40		Dusty Rhodes 1 November 26, 1987 Chicago, IL \| House Show 135 days	135 days
39		Lex Luger 1 July 11, 1987 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 138 days	138 days
38		Nikita Koloff 1 August 17, 1986 Charlotte, NC \| House Show 328 days 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 80 days Magnum T.A. was stripped of the title for attacking NWA president Bob Geigel.	80 days
37		Magnum T.A. 2 November 28, 1985 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 182 days	182 days
36		Tully Blanchard 1 July 21, 1985 Charlotte, NC \| House Show 130 days	130 days
35		Magnum T.A. 1 March 23, 1985 Charlotte, NC \| House Show 120 days	120 days
34		Wahoo McDaniel 5 October 7, 1984 Charlotte, NC \| House Show 167 days Defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final for the vacant title.	167 days
		Vacant July 1, 1984 98 days Wahoo McDaniel was stripped of the title due to Tully Blanchard interfering in McDaniel's title defense.	98 days
33		Wahoo McDaniel 4 June 24, 1984 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 7 days	7 days
32		Ricky Steamboat 3 April 21, 1984 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 64 days	64 days
31		Dick Slater 1 December 14, 1983 Shelby, NC \| House Show 129 days	129 days
30		Greg Valentine 3 April 30, 1983 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 228 days	228 days
29		Roddy Piper 2 April 16, 1983 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 14 days	14 days
28		Greg Valentine 2 November 4, 1982 Norfolk, VA \| House Show 163 days	163 days
27		Wahoo McDaniel 3 August 22, 1982 Charlotte, NC \| House Show 74 days	74 days
26		Sgt. Slaughter 2 June 7, 1982 Greenville, SC \| House Show 76 days Slaughter was awarded the title due to Wahoo McDaniel being injured by Don Muraco and Roddy Piper before the match.	76 days
25		Wahoo McDaniel 2 May 21, 1982 Richmond, VA \| House Show 17 days	17 days
24		Sgt. Slaughter 1 October 4, 1981 Charlotte, NC \| House Show 229 days Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title.	229 days
		Vacant September 8, 1981 26 days The title was vacated when Wahoo McDaniel was injured by Abdullah the Butcher.	26 days
23		Wahoo McDaniel 1 August 8, 1981 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 31 days	31 days
22		Roddy Piper 1 January 27, 1981 Raleigh, NC \| House Show 193 days 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
21		Ric Flair 5 November 24, 1980 Greenville, SC \| House Show 64 days For unknown reasons, this reign is not recognized by WWE.com	64 days
20		Greg Valentine 1 July 26, 1980 Charlotte, NC \| House Show 121 days For unknown reasons, this reign is not recognized by WWE.com	121 days
19		Ric Flair 4 April 19, 1980 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 98 days	98 days
18		Jimmy Snuka 1 September 1, 1979 Charlotte, NC \| House Show 231 days Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title.	231 days
		Vacant August 12, 1979 20 days The title was vacated when Ric Flair won the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days prior.	20 days
17		Ric Flair 3 April 1, 1979 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 133 days	133 days
16		Ricky Steamboat 2 December 17, 1978 Toronto, Ontario, Canada \| House Show 105 days	105 days
15		Ric Flair 2 April 9, 1978 Charlotte, NC \| House Show 252 days	252 days
14		Mr. Wrestling 1 March 19, 1978 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 21 days	21 days
13		Blackjack Mulligan 4 January 1, 1978 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 77 days	77 days
12		Ricky Steamboat 1 October 31, 1977 Charleston, SC \| House Show 62 days	62 days
11		Ric Flair 1 July 29, 1977 Richmond, VA \| House Show 94 days	94 days
10		Bobo Brazil 1 July 7, 1977 Norfolk, VA \| House Show 22 days	22 days
9		Blackjack Mulligan 3 December 15, 1976 Charlotte, NC \| House Show 204 days	204 days
8		Paul Jones 3 December 9, 1976 Winston-Salem, NC \| House Show 6 days For unknown reasons, this reign is not recognized by WWE.com	6 days
7		Blackjack Mulligan 2 November 28, 1976 Charlotte, NC \| House Show 11 days For unknown reasons, this reign is not recognized by WWE.com	11 days
6		Paul Jones 2 October 16, 1976 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 43 days	43 days
5		Blackjack Mulligan 1 March 13, 1976 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 217 days	217 days
4		Paul Jones 1 November 27, 1975 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 107 days	107 days
3		Terry Funk 1 November 9, 1975 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 18 days Defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final for the vacant title.	18 days
		Vacant October 4, 1975 36 days 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	93 days
1		Harley Race 1 January 1, 1975 Tallahassee, FL \| House Show 183 days 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: Statistics

Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance
Gender Male
Title Type Secondary Title
Brand SmackDown
Date Established January 1, 1975
Notes Unlike most other championships currently defended on Raw and SmackDown, the United States Championship did not start out as a WWE recognized championship. Rather, the title first emerged in WCW.

Many of the ring's greatest names have staked claim to the U.S. Title during the title's early years, including WWE Hall of Famers Sgt. Slaughter and Greg Valentine. Years later, the U.S. Championship regained the glory it held in years past when competitors like Eddie Guerrero, Booker T and John Cena fought over it in many memorable battles.

First ChampionHarley Race
Current ChampionLogan Paul

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	Ric Flair	6
	Lex Luger	5
	John Cena	5
	Chris Benoit	5
	Wahoo McDaniel	5

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Lex Luger	950
	Ric Flair	782
	Greg Valentine	512
	Blackjack Mulligan	509
	Montel Vontavious Porter	419

Longest Reigns

Wrestler	Reign	Days
Lex Luger	May 22, 1989 - October 27, 1990	523
Rick Rude	November 19, 1991 - December 1, 1992	378
Dean Ambrose	May 19, 2013 - May 5, 2014	351
Montel Vontavious Porter	May 20, 2007 - April 27, 2008	343
Nikita Koloff	August 17, 1986 - July 11, 1987	328

WWE United States Championship

WWE United States Championship: Title History

Promotions / Brands

WWE United States Championship: Title Reigns

Logan Paul 1

Rey Mysterio 3

Austin Theory 2

Seth "Freakin" Rollins 2

Bobby Lashley 3

Theory 1

Finn Bálor 1

Damian Priest 1

Sheamus 3

Riddle 1

Bobby Lashley 2

Apollo Crews 1

Andrade 1

Rey Mysterio 2

AJ Styles 3

Ricochet 1

Samoa Joe 2

Rey Mysterio 1

Samoa Joe 1

R-Truth 2

Shinsuke Nakamura 2

Rusev 3

Shinsuke Nakamura 1

Jeff Hardy 1

Jinder Mahal 1

Randy Orton 1

Bobby Roode 1

Vacant

Dolph Ziggler 2

Baron Corbin 1

AJ Styles 2

Kevin Owens 3

AJ Styles 1

Kevin Owens 2

Chris Jericho 2

Kevin Owens 1

Chris Jericho 1

Roman Reigns 1

Rusev 2

Kalisto 2

Alberto Del Rio 2

Kalisto 1

Alberto Del Rio 1

John Cena 5

Seth Rollins 1

John Cena 4

Rusev 1

Sheamus 2

Dean Ambrose 1

Kofi Kingston 3

Antonio Cesaro 1

Santino Marella 1

Jack Swagger 1

Zack Ryder 1

Dolph Ziggler 1

Kofi Kingston 2

Sheamus 1

Daniel Bryan 1

The Miz 2

R-Truth 1

Vacant

Bret Hart 5

The Miz 1

Kofi Kingston 1

Montel Vontavious Porter 2

Shelton Benjamin 1

Matt Hardy 1

Montel Vontavious Porter 1

Chris Benoit 5

Mr. Kennedy 1

Finlay 1

Bobby Lashley 1

JBL 1

Chris Benoit 4

Booker T 4

Vacant