WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the WWWF United States 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 WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship was a secondary title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment and National Wrestling Alliance, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on April 20, 1960, and the inaugural champion was "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers.

The WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship was retired on March 1, 1976, with the final champion being Bobo Brazil.

A similar championship, the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship, has been later introduced, which does not share the lineage with this title.

WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship: Title History

For the Title History of the newer version of this championship, see the page for the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship.

WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
World Wrestling Entertainment
	Deactivated March 1, 1976 WWWF abandoned the title.
14		Bobo Brazil 7 February 19, 1971 Harrisburg, PA \| House Show Brazil was awarded the vacant title by the WWWF.	1837 days
		Vacant February 8, 1971 Pedro Morales vacated the WWWF United States Heavyweight Title after winning the WWWF Title.	11 days
13		Pedro Morales 1 January 7, 1971 Los Angeles, CA \| House Show Defeated Freddie Blassie in a tournament final for the vacant title	32 days
		Vacant December 29, 1970 The title vacated because Brazil was injuried.	9 days
12		Bobo Brazil 6 February 10, 1969 Washington D.C. \| House Show	687 days
11		The Sheik 2 January 20, 1969 Boston, MA \| House Show	21 days
10		Bobo Brazil 5 November 24, 1968 House Show The location of the match was not captured in any known documentation	57 days
9		The Sheik 1 September 22, 1967 Detroit, MI \| House Show	429 days
8		Bobo Brazil 4 August 24, 1967 Trenton, NJ \| House Show	29 days
7		"Blond Bomber" Ray Stevens 1 June 18, 1967 House Show The location of the match was not captured in any known documentation	67 days
6		Bobo Brazil 3 October 22, 1963 Quakertown, PA \| House Show	1335 days
5		Johnny Barend 2 September 11, 1963 Landover, MD \| House Show	41 days
4		Bobo Brazil 2 July 9, 1963 Philadelphia, PA \| House Show	64 days
3		Johnny Barend 1 June 8, 1963 Philadelphia, PA \| House Show	31 days
2		Bobo Brazil 1 April 6, 1963 California \| House Show The title was renamed to WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship and Bobo Brazil is recognized as the first champion.	63 days
National Wrestling Alliance
		Vacant June 30, 1961 Buddy Rogers vacated the championship after defeating Pat O'Connor for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.	645 days
1		"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers 1 April 20, 1960 Rogers was recognized as the inaugural holder of the Northeast version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship.	436 days

WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship: Names & Belt Designs

- WWWF United States Heavyweight ChampionshipApril 6, 1963March 1, 1976
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Northeast version)April 20, 1960June 30, 1961

WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship: Statistics

Promotions History
Promotion from to
PromotionWWWF April 6, 1963 March 1, 1976
PromotionNWA April 20, 1960 June 30, 1961

Promotion	from	to
PromotionWWWF	April 6, 1963	March 1, 1976
PromotionNWA	April 20, 1960	June 30, 1961

Promotion World Wide Wrestling Federation National Wrestling Alliance
TerritoryWorld Tier 1
DivisionSecondary
GenderMale
Date EstablishedApril 20, 1960
Date RetiredMarch 1, 1976
Followed By WWF North American Heavyweight Championship

First Champion"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
Final ChampionBobo Brazil

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	Bobo Brazil	7
	The Sheik	2
	Johnny Barend	2
	"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers	1
	"Blond Bomber" Ray Stevens	1

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Bobo Brazil	4072
	The Sheik	450
	"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers	436
	Johnny Barend	72
	"Blond Bomber" Ray Stevens	67

Longest Reigns

Wrestler	Reign	Days
Bobo Brazil	February 19, 1971 - March 1, 1976	1837
Bobo Brazil	October 22, 1963 - June 18, 1967	1335
Bobo Brazil	February 10, 1969 - December 29, 1970	687
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers	April 20, 1960 - June 30, 1961	436
The Sheik	September 22, 1967 - November 24, 1968	429