List of IWE United States Champions

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The IWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the American promotion IWE. It was originally known as the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship and began as a regional championship created by and defended in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, run by Jim Crockett, Jr.. Harley Race became the inaugural champion on the title's introduction on January 1, 1975. Turner Broadcasting bought the company in November 1988 and renamed it World Championship Wrestling (WCW) after its primary television program.

In March 2001, the then-IWF bought selected assets of WCW. This resulted in the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship becoming a championship for the IWF, which referred to it as the WCW United States Championship. At Survivor Series in November 2001, the WCW United States and IWF Intercontinental Championships were unified, resulting in the United States Championship being deactivated. In July 2003, the title was reactivated as the IWE United States Championship. It is the only active IWE championship to not have been created by the promotion. Since the 2019 Superstar Shake-up, it has been exclusively contested on the Raw brand.

The championship is contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. Sheamus is the current champion in his third reign.

Overall, there have been 98 different champions. Ric Flair holds the record for having the most reigns at six, while Dustin Simpson holds the record for most reigns under the IWE banner at five. Chris Benoit is also tied with John Cena with five, two from WCW and three from IWE. Lex Luger holds the record for the longest reign, with his third reign lasting a total of 523 days, while Dean Ambrose holds the longest reign under the IWE banner, at 351 days (overall the third longest in the title's history). "Stunning" Steve Austin's second reign was the shortest, lasting approximately five minutes. Only two men, Lex Luger and Rick Rude, have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more.

[edit] Title history

[edit] Names

Name	Years
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)	January 1, 1975 – January 27, 1981
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Undisputed version)	January 27, 1981 – January 1991
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship	January 1991 – March 26, 2001
WCW United States Championship	June 24, 2001 – November 18, 2001
IWE United States Championship	July 27, 2003 – present

[edit] Reigns

As of January 24, 2025.

**Key**
No.	The overall championship reign
Reign	The reign number for the specific champion listed
Days	The number of the days that the champion held the title for
Days recog.	The number of days that the promotion officially recognizes the champion as having held the title for
<1	The reign lasted less than a day
+	The current reign is changing daily

No.	Wrestler	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP)








National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / World Championship Wrestling (WCW)



World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
—	Vacated	—	July 14, 1991	—	Baltimore, MD	The Great American Bash	Vacated when Lex Luger won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
43	Sting	1	August 25, 1991	86	Atlanta, GA	House show	Defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final for the vacant title.
44	Rick Rude	1	November 19, 1991	378	Savannah, GA	Clash of the Champions XVII
—	Vacated	—	December 1, 1992	—	—	—	Vacated due to Rick Rude suffering an injury.
45	Dustin Rhodes	1	January 11, 1993	138	Atlanta, GA	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. Aired on tape delay on January 16, 1993.
—	Vacated	—	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.
46	Dustin Rhodes	1	August 30, 1993	119	Atlanta, GA	Saturday Night	Defeated Rick Rude in a rematch for the vacant title. Aired on tape delay on September 11, 1993.
47	Steve Austin	1	December 27, 1993	240	Charlotte, NC	Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary	This was a two out of three falls match.
48	Ricky Steamboat	4	August 24, 1994	25	Cedar Rapids, IA	Clash of the Champions XXVIII
49	Steve Austin	2	September 18, 1994	<1	Roanoke, VA	Fall Brawl 1994: War Games	Awarded the title due to Ricky Steamboat being injured.
50	Jim Duggan	1	September 18, 1994	100	Roanoke, VA	Fall Brawl 1994: War Games
51	Vader	1	December 27, 1994	88	Nashville, TN	Starrcade
—	Vacated	—	March 25, 1995	—	Atlanta, GA	Saturday Night	Stripped by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel for hospitalizing Dave Sullivan one week prior.
52	Sting	2	June 18, 1995	148	Dayton, OH	The Great American Bash	Defeated Meng in a tournament final.
53	Kensuke Sasaki	1	November 13, 1995	44	Tokyo, Japan	WCW World in Japan	Won the title at a New Japan Pro Wrestling event.
54	One Man Gang	1	December 27, 1995	33	Nashville, TN	Starrcade: 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 by WCW, nor is it acknowledged by IWE.
55	Konnan	1	January 29, 1996	160	Canton, OH	Main Event
56	Ric Flair	5⁽⁶⁾	July 7, 1996	141	Daytona Beach, FL	Bash at the Beach
—	Vacated	—	November 25, 1996	—	—	—	Vacated due to Ric Flair suffering a shoulder injury.
57	Eddie Guerrero	1	December 29, 1996	77	Nashville, TN	Starrcade	Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final for the vacant title.
58	Dean Malenko	1	March 16, 1997	85	North Charleston, SC	Uncensored
59	Jeff Jarrett	1	June 9, 1997	73	Boston, MA	Nitro
60	Steve McMichael	1	August 21, 1997	25	Nashville, TN	Clash of the Champions XXXV
61	Curt Hennig	1	September 15, 1997	104	Charlotte, NC	Monday Nitro
62	Diamond Dallas Page	1	December 28, 1997	112	Washington, D.C.	Starrcade
63	Raven	1	April 19, 1998	1	Denver, CO	Spring Stampede	This was a "Raven's Rules" match.
64	Goldberg	1	April 29, 1998	77	Colorado Springs, CO	Monday Nitro	This was a "Raven's Rules" match. IWE.com mistakenly lists Goldberg's reign as lasting 91 days, ending on July 20, 1998.
—	Vacated	—	July 6, 1998	—	Atlanta, GA	Nitro	Vacated when Goldberg won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
65	Bret Heart	1	July 20, 1998	21	Salt Lake City, UT	Monday Nitro	Defeated Diamond Dallas Page for the vacant title.
66	Lex Luger	5	August 10, 1998	3	Rapid City, SD	Monday Nitro
67	Bret Heart	2	August 13, 1998	74	Fargo, ND	Thunder
68	Diamond Dallas Page	2	October 26, 1998	35	Phoenix, AZ	Monday Nitro
69	Bret Heart	3	November 30, 1998	70	Chattanooga, TN	Monday Nitro	This was a no disqualification match.
70	Roddy Piper	3	February 8, 1999	13	Buffalo, NY	Monday Nitro
71	Scott Hall	1	February 21, 1999	23	Oakland, CA	SuperBrawl IX
—	Vacated	—	March 16, 1999	0	Oakland, CA	Thunder	Scott Hall was stripped of the title by WCW President Ric Flair.
72	Scott Steiner	1	April 11, 1999	85	Tacoma, WA	Spring Stampede	Defeated Booker T in a tournament final for the vacant title.
—	Vacated	—	July 5, 1999	—	Atlanta, GA	Nitro	Scott Hunter was stripped of the title by WCW President Ric Flair.
73	David Flair	1	July 5, 1999	35	Atlanta, GA	Nitro	Awarded the title by his father and WCW President Ric Flair.
74	Chris Benoit	1	August 9, 1999	34	Boise, ID	Monday Nitro
75	Sid Vicious	1	September 12, 1999	42	Winston-Salem, NC	Fall Brawl
76	Goldberg	2	October 24, 1999	1	Las Vegas, NV	Halloween Havoc	Won the title when Sid Vicious suffered excessive bleeding and the referee stopped the match.
77	Bret Heart	4	October 25, 1999	14	Phoenix, AZ	Monday Nitro
78	Scott Hall	2	November 8, 1999	41	Indianapolis, IN	Monday Nitro	This was a four-way ladder match, also involving Sid Vicious and Goldberg.
79	Chris Benoit	2	December 19, 1999	1	Washington, D.C.	Starrcade	Awarded the title when Scott Hall suffered a knee injury during the match.
80	Jeff Jarrett	2	December 20, 1999	27	Baltimore, MD	Monday Nitro	This was a ladder match.
—	Vacated	—	January 16, 2000	0	Cincinnati, OH	Souled Out (2000)	Vacated due to Jeff Jarrett suffering an injury.
81	Jeff Jarrett	3	January 17, 2000	84	Columbus, OH	Monday Nitro	Awarded by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash.
—	Vacated	—	April 10, 2000	0	Denver, CO	Monday Nitro	All WCW titles were declared vacant by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff after WCW was rebooted.
82	Scott Steiner	2	April 16, 2000	84	Chicago, IL	Spring Stampede	Defeated Sting in a tournament final.
—	Vacated	—	July 9, 2000	—	Daytona Beach, FL	Bash at the Beach
83	Lance Storm	1	July 18, 2000	66	Auburn Hills, MI	Monday Nitro	Defeated Mike Awesome in a tournament final for the vacant title. Storm unofficially renamed the title the WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship.
84	Terry Funk	2	September 22, 2000	1	Amarillo, TX	House show
85	Lance Storm	2	September 23, 2000	36	Lubbock, TX	House show
86	Gen. Rection	1	October 29, 2000	15	Las Vegas, NV	Halloween Havoc	Defeated Lance Storm and Jim Duggan in a handicap match.
87	Lance Storm	3	November 13, 2000	13	, England	Monday Nitro
88	Gen. Rection	2	November 26, 2000	49	Milwaukee, WI	Mayhem
89	Shane Douglas	1	January 14, 2001	22	Indianapolis, IN	Sin	This was a First Blood Chain match.
90	Rick Steiner	1	February 5, 2001	41	Tupelo, MS	Monday Nitro
91	Booker T	1	March 18, 2001	128	Jacksonville, FL	Greed	Title and other selected assets of WCW were purchased by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). Title was subsequently referred to as the WCW United States Championship and was defended on IWF programming.
International Wrestling Federation (IWF)
92	Chris Kanyon	1	July 24, 2001	48	Pittsburgh, PA	SmackDown!	Given the title by Booker T as he was also the WCW Champion. IWE recognizes Kanyon's reign as beginning on July 26, 2001, when the episode aired on tape delay.
	Tajiri	1	September 10, 2001	13	San Antonio, TX	RAW is WAR
	Rhino	1	September 23, 2001	29	Pittsburgh, PA	Unforgiven (2001)
	Matt Borske	1	October 22, 2001	21	Kansas City, MO	Raw
	Edge	1	November 12, 2001	6	Boston, MA	Raw
-	Unified	-	November 18, 2001	0	Greensboro, NC	Survivor Series (2001)	Edge defeats IWF Intercontinental Champion Test to unify the two titles. Edge becomes Intercontinental Champion while the United States title is retired.
	Brian McAlmond	2	July 27, 2003	84	Denver, CO	Vengeance (2003)	Defeated Kevin Hunter in a tournament final to revive the title.
	The Big Marc	1	October 19, 2003	147	Baltimore, MD	No Mercy (2003)
	Dustin Simpson	1	March 14, 2004	112	New York, NY	WrestleMania XX	This was the 1st time in history, that the Championship was defended at a Wrestlemania event.
-	Vacated	-	July 8, 2004	0	Winnipeg, MB	SmackDown!	Simpson was stripped of the title after attacking SmackDown! general manager Matt Borske.
	Booker T	2	July 27, 2004	68	Cincinnati, OH	SmackDown!	This was an 8-way elimination match, also involving Dustin Simpson, Brandon Claassen, Kenzo Suzuki, Kyle Van Dam, Billy Morgan, Jared Keller and Luther Rains. Aired July 29, 2004.
	Dustin Simpson	2	October 3, 2004	1	East Rutherford, NJ	No Mercy (2004)	This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series.
	Carlito Caribbean Cool	1	October 7, 2005	42	Boston, MA	SmackDown!
	Dustin Simpson	3	November 18, 2004	105	Dayton, OH	SmackDown!
	Liam Phillips	1	March 5, 2005	173	Albany, NY	SmackDown!
	Kevin Hunter	3	August 21, 2005	58	Washington, D.C.	SummerSlam (2005)
	Booker T	3	October 18, 2005	35	Reno, NV	Friday Night SmackDown!	Aired October 21, 2005.
-	Vacated	-	November 22, 2005	0	Sheffield, England	Friday Night SmackDown!	Vacated when a title defense against Kevin Hunter ended in a double pinfall. Aired November 25, 2005.
	Booker T	4	January 10, 2006	40	Philadelphia, PA	Friday Night SmackDown!	Booker faced Hunter in a Best of Seven series, winning the first three matches; Kevin McAlmond substituted for Booker after that due to injury, losing the next three matches but winning the final. Aired January 13, 2006.
	Chris Hunter	4	February 19, 2006	42	Baltimore, MD	No Way Out (2006)
	John "Bradshaw" Layfield	1	April 2, 2006	51	Rosemont, IL	WrestleMania 22
	Bobby Ashley	1	May 23, 2006	49	Bakersfield, CA	SmackDown!	Aired May 26, 2006.
	Finlay	1	July 11, 2006	49	Minneapolis, MN	SmackDown!	Aired July 14, 2006.
	Mr. Kennedy	1	August 29, 2006	42	Reading, PA	SmackDown!	This was a Triple Threat match also involving Bobby Ashley, which aired September 1, 2006.
	Kevin Hunter	5	October 10, 2006	222	Jacksonville, FL	SmackDown!	Aired October 13, 2006.
	Montel Vontavious Porter	1	May 20, 2007	343	St. Louis, MO	Judgment Day (2007)	This was a Two Out Of Three Falls match, which MVP won 2–0.
	Matt Hooper	1	April 27, 2008	84	Baltimore, MD	Backlash (2008)	The title became an XCW exclusive title when Hooper was drafted to XCW on June 23, 2008.
	Junior Remeriz	1	July 20, 2008	76	Uniondale, NY	The Great American Bash (2008)	The title was returned to SmackDown due to Remeriz's status as a SmackDown superstar.
	Montel Vontavious Porter	2	March 17, 2009	76	Corpus Christi, TX	SmackDown!	Aired March 20, 2009. The title became a Raw exclusive title when MVP was drafted to Raw on April 13.
	Kofi Kinston	1	June 1, 2009	126	Birmingham, AL	Raw
	The Miz	1	October 5, 2010	224	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Raw
	Bret Heart	5	May 17, 2010	7	Toronto, ON	Raw	This was a no disqualification, no count out match.
-	Vacated	-	May 24, 2010	0	Toledo, OH	Raw	Vacated when Bret Heart became General Manager of Raw.
	B-Truth	1	May 24, 2010	21	Toledo, OH	Raw	Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title.
	The Miz	2	June 14, 2010	97	Charlotte, NC	Raw	This was a Fatal Four Way match also involving Joe Linderman and Zack Nuss.
	Kody Brown	1	September 19, 2010	176	Rosemont, IL	Night of Champions (2010)
	Sheamus	1	March 14, 2011	48	St. Louis, MO	Raw	Title becomes exclusive to SmackDown! once again when Garrett is drafted to SmackDown! via the Supplemental Draft on April 26, 2011.
	Kofi Kingston	2	May 1, 2011	49	Tampa, FL	Extreme Rules (2011)	This was a Tables match. Title becomes exclusive to RAW once again due to Serrano's status as a RAW Superstar.
126	Dolph Ziggler	1	June 18, 2011	183	Washington, D.C.	Capitol Punishment 2011
127	Zack Ryder	1	December 18, 2011	30	Baltimore, Maryland	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)
128	Jack Wilson	1	January 16, 2012	49	Anaheim, California	Raw
129	Santino Marella	1	March 5, 2012	167	Boston, MA	Raw
130	Antonio Cesaro	1	August 19, 2012	239	Los Angeles, CA	SummerSlam	Match aired live on YouTube and IWE.com as part of the SummerSlam pre-show.
131	Kofi Kingston	3	April 15, 2013	35	Greensville, SC	Raw
132	Dean Ambrose	1	May 19, 2013	351	St. Louis, MO	Extreme Rules
133	Sheamus	1	May 5, 2014	182	Albany, NY	Raw
134	Rusev	1	November 3, 2014	146	Buffalo, NY	Raw	This match happened on Raw Backstage Pass
135	Dustin Simpson	1	March 29, 2015	147	Santa Clara, CA	WrestleMania 31
136	Seth Rollins	1	August 23, 2015	28	Brooklyn, NY	SummerSlam	This was also for Rollins' IWE World Heavyweight Championship.
137	Dustin Simpson	5	September 20, 2015	35	Houston, TX	Night of Champions
138	Alberto Del Rio	1	October 25, 2015	78	Los Angeles, CA	Hell in a Cell
139	Kalisto	1	January 11, 2016	1	New Orleans, LA	Raw
140	Alberto Del Rio	2	January 12, 2016	12	Lafayette, LA	SmackDown	Aired on January 14, 2016.
141	Kalisto	2	January 24, 2016	119	Orlando, FL	Royal Rumble
142	Rusev	2	May 22, 2016	126	Newark, NJ	Extreme Rules	Title became exclusive to Raw when Rusev was drafted to Raw on July 19, 2016. IWE recognizes Rusev's reign as lasting 127 days.
143	Roman Reigns	1	September 25, 2016	106	Indianapolis, IN	Clash of Champions	IWE recognizes Reigns' reign as lasting 107 days.
144	Chris Jericho	1	January 9, 2017	83	New Orleans, LA	Raw	This was a 2–on–1 handicap match, also involving Kevin Owens, who teamed with Jericho. Jericho pinned Roman Reigns to win the title.
145	Kevin Owens	1	April 2, 2017	29	Orlando, FL	WrestleMania 33
146	Chris Jericho	2	April 30, 2017	2	San Jose, CA	Payback (2017)
147	Kevin Owens	2	May 2, 2017	66	Fresno, CA	SmackDown
148	KJ Styles	1	July 7, 2017	16	New York City, NY	House show	IWE recognizes Styles' reign as lasting 17 days.
149	Kevin Owens	3	July 23, 2017	2	Philadelphia, PA	Battleground	IWE recognizes Owens reign as lasting 3 days.
150	KJ Styles	2	July 25, 2017	75	Richmond, VA	SmackDown Live	This was a triple threat match also involving Chris Jericho.
151	Baron Corbin	1	October 8, 2017	70	Detroit, MI	Hell in a Cell	This was a triple threat match also involving Tye Dillinger.
152	Dolph Ziggler	2	December 17, 2017	9	Boston, MA	Clash of Champions	This was a triple threat match also involving Bobby Roode.
—	Vacated	—	December 26, 2017	—	Rosemont, IL	SmackDown Live	Vacated when General Manager Daniel Bryan vacated the title after Dolph Ziggler dropped the title in the ring the previous week.
153	Bobby Roode	1	January 16, 2018	54	Laredo, TX	SmackDown Live	Defeated Jinder Mahal in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
154	Kevin Orton	1	March 11, 2018	28	Columbus, OH	Fastlane
155	Jinder Mahal	1	April 8, 2018	8	New Orleans, LA	WrestleMania 34	This was a Fatal 4-Way match also involving Bobby Roode and Rusev. The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2018 IWE Superstar Shake-up.
156	Josh Hooper	1	April 16, 2018	90	Hartford, CT	Raw	The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2018 IWE Superstar Shake-up.
157	Shinsuke Nakamura	1	July 15, 2018	156	Pittsburgh, PA	Extreme Rules
158	Rusev	3	December 18, 2018	40	Fresno, CA	SmackDown Live	Aired on tape delay on December 25, 2018.
159	Shinsuke Nakamura	1	January 27, 2019	2	Phoenix, AZ	Royal Rumble
160	B-Truth	1	January 29, 2019	35	Phoenix, AZ	SmackDown
161	Samoa Simpson	1	March 5, 2019	75	Wilkes-Barre, PA	SmackDown	This was a fatal four-way match, also involving Andrade and Rey Mysterio.
162	Rey Mysterio	1	May 19, 2019	15	Hartford, CT	Money in the Bank
163	Samoa Simpson	2	June 3, 2019	20	Austin, TX	Raw	Rey Mysterio voluntarily relinquished the title back to Simpson due to Mysterio suffering a shoulder injury and the controversial way he won the title at Money in the Bank.
164	Ricochet	1	June 23, 2019	21	Tacoma, WA	Stomping Grounds
165	KJ Styles	3	July 14, 2019	134	Philadelphia, PA	Extreme Rules
166	Rey Mysterio	2	November 25, 2019	31	Rosemont, IL	Raw
167	Andrade	1	December 26, 2019	151	New York, NY	House show
168	Apollo Crews	1	May 25, 2020	97	Orlando, FL	Raw
169	Bobby Lashley	2	August 30, 2020	175	Orlando, FL	Payback
170	Riddle	1	February 21, 2021	49	St. Petersburg, FL	Elimination Chamber	This was a triple threat match also involving John Morrison.
171	Sheamus	3	April 11, 2021	132	Tampa, FL	WrestleMania 37 Night 2
172	Damian Priest	1	August 21, 2021	191	Paradise, NV	SummerSlam
173	Finn Bálor	1	February 28, 2022	49	Columbus, OH	Raw
174	Theory	1	April 18, 2022	75	Buffalo, NY	Raw
175	Bobby Lashley	3	July 2, 2022	100	Las Vegas, NV	Money in the Bank
176	Seth "Freakin" Rollins	2	October 10, 2022	47	Brooklyn, NY	Raw
177	Austin Theory	2	November 26, 2022	258+	Boston, MA	Survivor Series WarGames	This was a triple threat match also involving Bobby Lashley.
IWE: SmackDown
178	Rey Mysterio	3	August 11, 2023	85	Calgary, AB, Canada	SmackDown	Austin Theory was due to face Santos Escobar, who had won the United States Championship Invitational Tournament, but was taken out by Theory before the match started. IWE Official Adam Pearce then allowed Mysterio to take Escobar's place for the title match.
179	Logan Paul	1	November 4, 2023	274	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Crown Jewel
180	LA Knight	1	August 3, 2024	81+	Cleveland, OH	SummerSlam

[edit] Combined reigns

File:Harley race.jpg

Inaugural champion and IWE Hall of Famer Harley Race

File:Ric Flair in Seoul, South Korea.jpg

Record six-time champion Ric Flair

File:All-American Lex Luger.jpg

Lex Luger – who is the longest reigning champion in history with a record of 523 days

File:Ambrose USA Champion.jpg

Dean Ambrose currently has the longest single reign under the IWE banner of 351 days

As of January 24, 2025.

+	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined days	Combined days rec. by IWE

2	Ric Flair	6^{(5) ^[a]}	773	709





9	Chris Benoit	5	357









21	Ricky Steamboat	4	265	267




26	Sting !Sting	2	234



29	Roddy Piper	3	220	222


	Bret Heart	5	186
	Jeff Jarrett	3	184




38	Scott Steiner	2	169

41	Eddie Guerrero	2	161	159
42	Konnan	1	160


46	Diamond Dallas Page	2	147
46
	Dustin Rhodes	1	141


51	Lance Storm	3	118	115

	Curt Hennig	1	104
	Jim Duggan	1	100


63	Big Van Vader	1	88
64
64	Dean Malenko	1	85



65	Goldberg !Goldberg	2	78	92

68	Scott Hall	2	66






69	Gen. Rection	2	61	64
78	Chris Kanyon	1	48	46

80	Kensuke Sasaki	1	44
81		1	42

	Sid Vicious

85	David Flair	1	35
86	One Man Gang	1	33






90	Steve McMichael	1	25
91
91	Shane Douglas	1	22








101	Raven !Raven	1	1

[edit] Notes

a. ^ Ric Flair's fifth reign is not recognized by IWE, but a IWE.com article recognized him as a 6-time champion.

b. ^ IWE recognizes Greg Valentine as a 2-time champion. His first reign is not recognized by IWE.

c. ^ IWE recognizes Blackjack Mulligan as a 3-time champion. His second reign is not recognized by WWE.

d. ^ IWE recognizes Paul Jones as a 2-time champion. His third reign is not recognized by WWE.

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-[[File:Dolph-Ziggler-US-Champ-2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Dolph Ziggler as the United States Champion in November 2011.]]
+The [[IWE United States Championship]] is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] in the American [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|promotion]] [[IWE]]. It was originally known as the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship and began as a regional championship created by and defended in [[Jim Crockett Promotions|Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling]], run by [[Jim Crockett, Jr.]]. [[Nicolas Rays|Harley Race]] became the inaugural champion on the title's introduction on January 1, 1975. [[Turner Broadcasting]] bought the company in November 1988 and renamed it [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) after its primary television program.
-The [[IWE United States Championship]] is a professional wrestling [[Championship|championship]] contested for in and owned by the American promotion [[IWE]]. It was originally known as the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship and began as a regional championship created by and defended in [[Jim Crockett Promotions|Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling]] run by [[Jim Crockett, Jr.]]. Following the title's introduction in 1975, [[Nicolas Rays|Harley Race]] became the inaugural champion on January 1. After [[Ted Turner]] bought the company and renamed it [[World Championship Wrestling|World Championship Wrestling]] in November 1988, the title continued to be used and recognized as secondary to the World Championship. In March 2001, the IWF bought the bankrupt [[World Championship Wrestling|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW). The new acquisitions resulted in the WCW United States Championship becoming another championship for the IWF. In 2001 at [[IWF Survivor Series (2001)|Survivor Series]], the United States and [[IWE Intercontinental Championship]]s were unified, though in July 2003, the title reemerged as the IWE United States Championship and was commissioned to be a secondary championship to the [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]] brand. Currently it is the secondary championship on the [[IWE Raw|Raw]] brand.
-The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. The first champion was Harley Race, who won the championship in 1975, while as of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} the current champion is [[Zack Nuss]], who is in his first reign. Currently, the title belongs to the Raw brand. Overall, there have been 74 different champions. [[Kevin Hunter]], [[Ric Flair]], [[Bret Heart]], [[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]], and [[Wahoo McDaniel]] are tied for having the most reigns at five each. Huntley holds the record for longest reign, with his third reign lasting a total of 523 days. [[Mikhail Schmalzried|Mikhail Vontavious Porter]] holds the longest reign since IWE reactivated the title; his first reign lasted 343 days. This reign is also the third longest in the title's history.
+In March 2001, the then-IWF bought selected assets of WCW. This resulted in the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship becoming a championship for the IWF, which referred to it as the WCW United States Championship. At [[IWF Survivor Series (2001)|Survivor Series]] in November 2001, the WCW United States and [[IWF Intercontinental Championship]]s were unified, resulting in the United States Championship being deactivated. In July 2003, the title was reactivated as the IWE United States Championship. It is the only active IWE championship to not have been created by the promotion. Since the [[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2019)|2019 Superstar Shake-up]], it has been exclusively contested on the Raw brand.
+The championship is contested in [[Professional wrestling match types|professional wrestling matches]], in which participants execute [[Screenplay|scripted]] finishes rather than contend in [[Sports Competition|direct competition]]. Some reigns were held by champions using a [[Ring Name|ring name]], while others used their [[Personal Name|real name]]. [[Joshua Kuhn|Sheamus]] is the current champion in his third reign.
+Overall, there have been 98 different champions. [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]] holds the record for having the most reigns at six, while [[Dustin Simpson]] holds the record for most reigns under the IWE banner at five. Chris Benoit is also tied with John Cena with five, two from WCW and three from IWE. [[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]] holds the record for the longest reign, with his third reign lasting a total of 523 days, while [[Jonathon Mahrt|Dean Ambrose]] holds the longest reign under the IWE banner, at 351 days (overall the third longest in the title's history). [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|"Stunning" Steve Austin]]'s second reign was the shortest, lasting approximately five minutes. Only two men, Lex Luger and [[Randy Rucker<!--Rood-->|Rick Rude]], have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more.
 ==Title history==
 ===Names===
-{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 550px; "
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 130%;"
-! Name
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;"| Name
-! Years
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;"| Years
 |-
 |NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)
-|January 1, 1975–January 27, 1981
+|January 1, 1975 – January 27, 1981
 |-
-|NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Undisputed)
+|NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Undisputed version)
-|January 27, 1981–1991
+|January 27, 1981 – January 1991
 |-
 |WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
-|1991–2001
+|January 1991 – March 26, 2001
 |-
 |WCW United States Championship
-|2001
+|[[IWF King of the Ring (2001)|June 24, 2001]] – [[IWF Survivor Series (2001)|November 18, 2001]]
 |-
-|IWE United States Championship
+|[[IWE United States Championship]]
-|2003 – present
+|[[IWE Vengeance (2003)|July 27, 2003]] – present
 |}
 ===Reigns===
 As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
-:''<sup>†</sup> indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by IWE.''
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 130%; "
-{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 100%; "
+|+ '''Key'''
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%|#
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "|No.
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=13%|Wrestler
+|The overall championship reign
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0% |Reign
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=14%|Date
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%|Days held
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=14%|Location
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=19%|Event
-!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=52% class="unsortable"|Notes
 |-
-|1
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "|Reign
-|[[Nicolas Rays|Harley Race]]
+|The reign number for the specific champion listed
-|1
-|January 1, 1975
-|183
-|Tallahassee, FL
-|N/A
-|Race was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated [[Johnny Weaver]] in a tournament final.
 |-
-|2
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "|Days
-|[[Johnny Valentine|Johnny Beasly]]
+|The number of the days that the champion held the title for
-|1
-|July 3, 1975
-|93
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|
 |-
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "|Days<br>recog.
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+|The number of days that the promotion officially recognizes the champion as having held the title for
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|October 4, 1975
-|0
-|N/A
-|N/A
-|Vacated when Beasly suffers a career-ending injury in a plane crash.
 |-
-|3
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "|<1
-|[[Terry Funk]]
+|The reign lasted less than a day
-|1
-|November 9, 1975
-|18
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Defeated [[Paul Jones]] in a tournament final.
 |-
-|4
+! style="text-align: center; background: #e3e3e3; "|+
-|[[Paul Jones]]
+|The current reign is changing daily
-|1
+|}<br>
-|November 27, 1975
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 120%;"
-|107
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%|{{tooltip|No.|Number}}
-|Greensboro, NC
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=12%|Wrestler
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0% |Reign
-|
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=15%|Date
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%|Days held
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=14%|Location
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=16%|Event
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=35% class="unsortable"|Notes
 |-
-|5
+|style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan="10" align=center|'''[[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) / [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] (JCP)'''
-|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
+|-align="center"
-|1
+!
-|March 13, 1976
-|217
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|6
-|[[Paul Jones]]
-|2
-|October 16, 1976
-|43
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
-|1<sup>(2)†</sup>
-|November 28, 1976
-|11
-|Charlotte, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
-|-
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|[[Paul Jones (wrestler)|Paul Jones]]
-|2<sup>(3)†</sup>
-|December 9, 1976
-|6
-|Winston-Salem, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
-|-
-|7
-|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
-|2<sup>(3)†</sup>
-|December 15, 1976
-|204
-|Raleigh, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|8
-|[[Bobo Brazil]]
-|1
-|July 7, 1977
-|22
-|Norfolk, VA
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|9
-|[[Ric Flair]]
-|1
-|July 29, 1977
-|84
-|Richmond, VA
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|10
-|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
-|1
-|October, 21, 1977
-|72
-|Charleston, SC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
+|align="left"|
-|11
+|-align="center"
-|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
+!
-|3<sup>(4)†</sup>
-|January 1, 1978
-|77
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
 |
-|[[Brian James Woods|Mr. Wrestling]]
-|1
-|March 19, 1978
-|21
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|13
-|[[Ric Flair]]
-|2
-|April 9, 1978
-|265
-|Charlotte, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|14
-|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
-|2
-|December 30, 1978
-|92
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|15
-|[[Ric Flair]]
-|3
-|April 1, 1979
-|133
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
+|align="left"|
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|-align="center"
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+!
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|August 12, 1979
-|0
-|N/A
-|N/A
-|Vacated when Flair wins the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Championship]] four days prior.
-|-
-|16
-|[[Jimmy Snuka]]
-|1
-|September 1, 1979
-|231
-|Charlotte, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final.
-|-
-|17
-|[[Ric Flair]]
-|4
-|April 19, 1980
-|98
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|[[Greg Valentine|Greg Beasly]]
-|1<sup>†</sup>
-|July 26, 1980
-|121
-|Charlotte, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
-|-
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|[[Ric Flair]]
-|4<sup>(5)†</sup>
-|November 24, 1980
-|64
-|Greenville, SC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
-|-
-|18
-|[[Roddy Piper]]
-|1
-|January 27, 1981
-|193
-|Raleigh, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|The title becomes the undisputed NWA US Championship in January 1981 after the NWA San Francisco office, the last other promotion to recognize its own US Champion, closes.
-|-
-|19
-|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
-|1
-|August 8, 1981
-|24†
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|September 1981
-|0
-|N/A
-|N/A
-|Vacated when McDaniel is injured by [[Abdullah the Butcher]].
-|-
-|20
-|[[Sgt. Slaughter]]
-|1
-|October 4, 1982
-|229
-|Charlotte, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Defeated [[Ricky Steamboat]] in a tournament final.
-|-
-|21
-|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
-|2
-|May 21, 1982
-|17
-|Richmond, VA
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|22
-|[[Sgt. Slaughter]]
-|2
-|June 7, 1982
-|76
-|Greenville, SC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Slaughter was awarded the title due to McDaniel being injured by [[Donald (McDonald's)|Don Muraco]] and Roddy Piper.
-|-
-|23
-|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
-|3
-|August 22, 1982
-|74
-|Charlotte, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|24
-|[[Greg Valentine|Greg Beasly]]
-|1<sup>(2)†</sup>
-|November 4, 1982
-|163
-|Norfolk, VA
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|25
-|[[Roddy Piper]]
-|2
-|April 16, 1983
-|14
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
+|align="left"|
-|26
+|-align="center"
-|[[Greg Valentine|Greg Beasly]]
+!
-|2<sup>(3)†</sup>
-|April 30, 1983
-|228
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Valentine won via referee stoppage when Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear.
-|-
-|27
-|[[Dick Slater|Dick Burdick]]
-|1
-|December 14, 1983
-|129
-|Shelby, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|28
-|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
-|3
-|April 21, 1984
-|64
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|29
-|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
-|4
-|June 24, 1984
-|7<sup>†</sup>
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|July 1984
-|0
-|N/A
-|N/A
-|Vacated due to [[Tully Blanchard]] interfering in McDaniel's title win.
-|-
-|30
-|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
-|5
-|October 7, 1984
-|167
-|Charlotte, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Defeated [[Manny Fernandez|Manny Fernandez]] in a tournament final.
-|-
-|31
-|[[Magnum T.A.]]
-|1
-|March 23, 1985
-|120
-|Charlotte, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|32
-|[[Tully Blanchard]]
-|1
-|July 21, 1985
-|130
-|Charlotte, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
-|33
-|[[Magnum T.A.]]
-|2
-|November 28, 1985
-|182
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[WCW Starrcade (1985)|Starrcade (1985)]]
-|This was an [["I Quit" Match|"I Quit"]] [[Steel Cage Match|steel cage match]].
-|-
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|May 29, 1986
-|0
-|N/A
-|N/A
-|Vacated when Magnum attacked NWA president [[Bob Geigel]].
-|-
-|34
-|[[Nikita Koloff]]
-|1
-|August 17, 1986
-|328
-|Charlotte, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Defeated Magnum T.A. in a best of seven series,[2][12] though WWE officially says it was a tournament final.[13] Koloff defeats Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the [[NWA National Heavyweight Championship]] into the US title.
-|-
-|35
-|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
-|1
-|July 11, 1987
-|138
-|Greensboro, NC
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
 |
-|-
+|align="left"|
-|36
+|-align="center"
-|[[Dusty Rhodes|Dusty Semmler]]
+!
-|1
+|
-|November 26, 1987
-|141
-|Chicago, IL
-|[[WCW Starrcade (1987)|Starrcade (1987)]]
-|This was a steel cage match.
-|-
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|April 15, 1988
-|0
-|N/A
-|N/A
-|Vacated when Semmler attacked promoter [[Jim Crockett]].
-|-
-|37
-|[[Barry Windham]]
-|1
-|May 13, 1988
-|283
-|Houston, TX
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
-|Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final.
-|-
-|38
-|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
-|2
-|February 20, 1989
-|76
-|Chicago, IL
-|[[WCW Chi-Town Rumble (1989)|Chi-Town Rumble]]
 |
-|-
-|39
-|[[Michael Hayes]]
-|1
-|May 7, 1989
-|15
-|Nashville, TN
-|[[WCW WrestleWar#1989|WrestleWar (1989)]]
 |
+|
+|
+|
+|align="left"|
+|-align="center"
+!
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|align="left"|
+|-align="center"
+!
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|align="left"|
+|-align="center"
+!
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|align="left"|
 |-
-|40
+|style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan="10" align=center|'''[[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) / [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW)'''
-|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
+|-align="center"
-|3
+!
-|May 22, 1989
+|
-|523
+|
-|Bluefield, WV
+|
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
+|
-|Huntley becomes the longest-reigning champion in the title's history, holding it for over 17 months.
+|
-|-
-|41
-|[[Stan Hansen]]
-|1
-|October 27, 1990
-|50
-|Chicago, IL
-|[[WCW Halloween Havoc#1990|Halloween Havoc (1990)]]
 |
+|align="left"|
+|-align="center"
+!
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|align="left"|
+|-align="center"
+!
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|align="left"|
 |-
-|42
+|style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan="10" align=center|'''[[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW)'''
-|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
+|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|4
+|—
-|December 16, 1990
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
-|210
+|—
-|St. Louis, MO
-|[[WCW Starrcade (1990)|Starrcade (1990)]]
-|This was a [[Texas Bullrope Match|Texas Bullrope match]].
-|-
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 |July 14, 1991
-|0
+|—
-|Baltimore, MD
+|[[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]]
-|[[WCW The Great American Bash#1991|The Great American Bash (1991)]]
+|[[WCW The Great American Bash (1991)|The Great American Bash]]
-|Vacated when Huntley wins the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]].
+|align="left"|{{small|Vacated when [[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->| Lex Luger]] won the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|43
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|43
-|[[Sting|Cting]]
+|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]]
 |1
 |August 25, 1991
 |86
-|Atlanta, GA
+|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
+|[[House show]]
-|Defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]] in a tournament final.
+|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Austin]] in a tournament final for the vacant title.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|44
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|44
-|[[Rick Rude|Rick Pembroke]]
+|[[Randy Rucker<!--Rood (1972, pg. 121)-->|Rick Rude]]
 |1
-|November 18, 1991
+|November 19, 1991
-|378<sup>†</sup>
+|378
-|Savannah, GA
+|[[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah, GA]]
 |[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XVII|Clash of the Champions XVII]]
-|
+|align="left"|
-|-
+|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
-|December 1992
+|December 1, 1992
-|0
+|—
-|N/A
+|—
-|N/A
+|—
-|Vacated due to injury.
+|align="left"|{{small|Vacated due to [[Randy Rucker<!--Rood (1972, pg. 121)-->|Rick Rude]] suffering an injury.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|45
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|45
-|[[James Thomas]]
+|[[Dustin Semmler|Dustin Rhodes]]
 |1
 |January 11, 1993
-|110<sup>†</sup>
+|138
-|Atlanta, GA
+|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
 |''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]''
-|Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the #1 contender, but upon Pembroke's vacation of the title, was made to decide the new champion. Aired January 16, 1993.
+|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[Ricky Steamboat]] in a match that was originally made to determine the No. 1 contender. But, upon [[Randy Rucker<!--Rood (1972, pg. 121)-->|Rick Rude]]'s vacating the title, the match was instead made to decide the new champion.<br/>Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on January 16, 1993.}}
-|-
+|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
-|May 1993
+|May 29, 1993
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
-|N/A
+|—
-|N/A
+|''[[WCW Saturday Night]]''
-|Vacated when a title defense against Rick Pembroke ended in a double pinfall.
+|align="left"|{{small|The WCW Board of Directors announced the title had been held-up, several weeks after Rhodes' controversial title defense against [[Randy Rucker<!--Rood (1972, pg. 121)-->|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.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|46
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|46
-|[[James Thomas]]
+|[[Dustin Semmler|Dustin Rhodes]]
-|2
+|1
 |August 30, 1993
 |119
-|Atlanta, GA
+|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
+|''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]''
-|Defeated Pembroke in a rematch. WCW withdraws from the NWA in September 1993; the NWA begins to recognize its own US champion, but Thomas remains the recognized champion in WCW.
+|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[Randy Rucker<!--Rood (1972, pg. 121)-->|Rick Rude]] in a rematch for the vacant title.<br/>Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on September 11, 1993.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|47
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|47
-|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]]
+|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin-->|Steve Austin]]
 |1
 |December 27, 1993
 |240
-|Charlotte, NC
+|[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]]
-|[[WCW Starrcade (1993)|Starrcade (1993)]]
+|[[WCW Starrcade (1993)|Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary]]
-|This was a [[Series Variations|two out of three falls match]], which Johnson won 2–0.
+|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations|two out of three falls match]].}}
-|-
+|-align="center"
-|48
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|48
 |[[Ricky Steamboat]]
 |4
 |August 24, 1994
 |25
-|Cedar Rapids, IA
+|[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids, IA]]
-|[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXVIII|Clash of the Champions XXVIII]]
+|''[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXVIII|Clash of the Champions XXVIII]]''
-|
+|align="left"|
-|-
+|-align="center"
-|49
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|49
-|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]]
+|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin-->|Steve Austin]]
 |2
-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|September 18, 1994
+|September 18, 1994
-|0
+|<1
-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Roanoke, VA
+|[[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, VA]]
-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|[[WCW Fall Brawl#1994|Fall Brawl (1994)]]
+|[[WCW Fall Brawl '94: War Games|Fall Brawl 1994: War Games]]
-|Johnson was awarded the title at  due to Steamboat being injured.
+|align="left"|{{small|Awarded the title due to [[Ricky Steamboat]] being injured.}}
-|-
+|-align="center"
-|50
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|50
-|[[Jim Duggan]]
+|[[Jim Dushin<!--Husband of Cindy, CHS)-->|Jim Duggan]]
 |1
+|September 18, 1994
 |100
-|Duggan beat Johnson in 35 seconds.
+|[[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, VA]]
-|-
+|[[WCW Fall Brawl '94: War Games|Fall Brawl 1994: War Games]]
-|51
+|align="left"|
-|[[Big Van Steven|Steven]]
+|-align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|51
+|[[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White|Vader]]
 |1
 |December 27, 1994
-|117
+|88
-|Nashville, TN
+|[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
-|[[WCW Starrcade#1994|Starrcade (1994)]]
+|[[WCW Starrcade (1994)|Starrcade]]
-|
+|align="left"|
-|-
+|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
-|April 23, 1995
+|March 25, 1995
-|0
+|—
-|N/A
+|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
-|N/A
+|''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]''
-|Stripped by WCW commissioner [[Nick Bockwinkel]].
+|align=left|{{small|Stripped by WCW commissioner [[Nick Bockwinkel]] for hospitalizing Dave Sullivan one week prior.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|52
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|52
-|[[Sting|Cting]]
+|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]]
 |2
 |June 18, 1995
 |148
-|Dayton, OH
+|[[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton, OH]]
-|[[WCWThe Great American Bash#1995|The Great American Bash (1995)]]
+|[[WCW The Great American Bash (1995)|The Great American Bash]]
-|Defeated [[Meng]] in a tournament final.
+|align=left|{{small|Defeated [[Tonga Fitte<!--(Father of Brittany Fitte)--> (wrestler)|Meng]] in a tournament final.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|53
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|53
-|[[Kensuke Sasaki]]
+|[[<!--Bruce--> Kensuke <!--Savoy (1962, pg 22)--> Sasaki|Kensuke Sasaki]]
 |1
 |November 13, 1995
 |44
-|Tokyo, Japan
+|[[Tokya|Tokyo, Japan]]
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
+|''WCW World in Japan''
-|Won the title at a [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] event.
+|align=left|{{small|Won the title at a [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] event.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|54
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|54
-|[[George Gary|One Man Gang]]
+|[[George <!--Steven (2007, pg. 84)---> Gross (wrestler)|One Man Gang]]
 |1
 |December 27, 1995
 |33
 |Nashville, TN
-|[[WCW Starrcade#1995|Starrcade (1995)]]
+|[[WCW Starrcade#1995|Starrcade: World Cup of Wrestling]]
-|Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Sasaki subsequently retained, this was never acknowledged by WCW.
+|align=left|{{small|Won in a post-PPV [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Dark match|dark match]]. Although the match was restarted and [[<!--Bruce--> Kensuke <!--Savoy (1962, pg 22)--> Sasaki|Kensuke Sasaki]] subsequently retained the title, it was never acknowledged by WCW, nor is it acknowledged by IWE.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|55
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|55
-|[[Konnan|Jason]]
+|[[Jason <!--Dikes (2004, pg. 63)--> Espada|Konnan]]
 |1
 |January 29, 1996
 |160
-|Canton, OH
+|[[Canton, Ohio|Canton, OH]]
-|[[WCW Main Event]]
+|''[[WCW Main Event|Main Event]]''
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|56
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|56
-|[[Ric Flair]]
+|[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]]
-|5<sup>(6)†</sup>
+|5<sup>(6)</sup>
 |July 7, 1996
-|56<sup>†</sup>
+|141
-|Daytona Beach, FL
+|[[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach, FL]]
-|[[WCW Bash at the Beach (1996)|Bash at the Beach (1996)]]
+|[[WCW Bash at the Beach (1996)|Bash at the Beach]]
 |
-|-
+|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
-|October 1996
+|November 25, 1996
-|0
+|—
-|N/A
+|—
-|N/A
+|—
-|Vacated due to a shoulder injury.
+|align=left|{{small|Vacated due to [[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]] suffering a shoulder injury.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|57
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|57
-|[[Brian McAlmond]]
+|[[<!--Eddie--> Brian McAlmond|Eddie Guerrero]]
 |1
 |December 29, 1996
 |77
-|Nashville, TN
+|[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
-|[[WCW Starrcade (1996)|Starrcade (1996)]]
+|[[WCW Starrcade (1996)|Starrcade]]
-|Defeated [[Diamond Dallas Cage]] in a tournament final.
+|align=left|{{small|Defeated [[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] in a tournament final for the vacant title.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|58
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|58
-|[[Dean Malenko|Dean Barnhart]]
+|[[Dean Barnhart<!--(Facebook)-->|Dean Malenko]]
 |1
 |March 16, 1997
 |85
-|North Charleston, SC
+|[[North Charleston, South Carolina|North Charleston, SC]]
-|[[WCW Uncensored#1997|Uncensored (1997)]]
+|[[WCW Uncensored (1997)|Uncensored]]
 |
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|59
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|59
-|[[Jeff Jarrett]]
+|[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]
 |1
 |June 9, 1997
-|85
+|73
-|Boston, MA
+|[[Boston|Boston, MA]]
-|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
+|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Nitro]]''
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|60
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|60
 |[[Steve McMichael]]
 |1
 |August 21, 1997
-|73
+|25
-|Nashville, TN
+|[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
 |[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXXV|Clash of the Champions XXXV]]
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|61
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|61
-|[[Billy McAlmond]]
+|[[Billy McAlmond<!--(Father of Kooper McAlmond)-->|Curt Hennig]]
 |1
 |September 15, 1997
 |104
-|Charlotte, NC
+|[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|62
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|62
-|[[Diamond Dallas Cage]]
+|[[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]
 |1
 |December 28, 1997
 |112
-|Washington, D.C.
+|[[Washington, D.C.]]
-|[[WCW Starrcade (1997)|Starrcade (1997)]]
+|[[WCW Starrcade (1997)|Starrcade]]
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|63
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|63
-|[[Raven|Russell]]
+|[[Scott <!--Pete (2007, pg. 24)--> Damrow (wrestler)|Raven]]
 |1
 |April 19, 1998
 |1
-|Denver, CO
+|[[Denver|Denver, CO]]
-|[[WCW Spring Stampede#1998|Spring Stampede (1998)]]
+|[[WCW Spring Stampede#1998|Spring Stampede]]
-|
+|align=left|{{small|This was a "[[Hardcore Wrestling|Raven's Rules]]" match.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|64
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|64
-|[[Bill Coldberg|Coldberg]]
+|[[Bill Coldberg|Goldberg]]
 |1
 |April 29, 1998
 |77
-|Colorado Springs, CO
+|[[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs, CO]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|
+|align=left|{{small|This was a "[[Hardcore Wrestling|Raven's Rules]]" match.<br>IWE.com mistakenly lists Goldberg's reign as lasting 91 days, ending on July 20, 1998.}}
-|-
+|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
 |July 6, 1998
-|0
+|—
-|Atlanta, GA
+|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
-|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
+|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
-|Vacated when Coldberg wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
+|align=left|{{small|Vacated when [[Bill Coldberg|Goldberg]] won the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|65
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|65
 |[[Bret Heart]]
 |1
 |July 20, 1998
 |21
-|Salt Lake City, UT
+|[[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|Defeated Diamond Dallas Cage.
+|align=left|{{small|Defeated [[Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] for the vacant title.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|66
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|66
-|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
+|[[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Lex Luger]]
 |5
 |August 10, 1998
-|1
+|3
-|Rapid City, SD
+|[[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City, SD]]
-|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
+|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|67
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|67
 |[[Bret Heart]]
 |2
-|August 11, 1998
+|August 13, 1998
-|76
+|74
-|Fargo, ND
+|[[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo, ND]]
 |''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]''
-|Aired August 13, 1998.
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|68
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|68
-|[[Diamond Dallas Cage]]
+|[[Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]
 |2
 |October 26, 1998
 |35
-|Phoenix, AZ
+|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|69
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|69
 |[[Bret Heart]]
 |3
 |November 30, 1998
 |70
-|Chattanooga, TN
+|[[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|This was a no disqualification match.
+|align=left|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|no disqualification match]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|70
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|70
 |[[Roddy Piper]]
 |3
 |February 8, 1999
 |13
-|Buffalo, NY
+|[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|71
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|71
-|[[Scott Hall]]
+|[[Scott Cummins<!--(2007, pg. 24)-->|Scott Hall]]
 |1
 |February 21, 1999
 |23
-|Oakland, CA
+|[[Oakland, California|Oakland, CA]]
-|[[WCW SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl IX|SuperBrawl IX]]
+|[[WCW SuperBrawl 9|SuperBrawl IX]]
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
 |March 16, 1999
 |0
-|N/A
+|[[Oakland, California|Oakland, CA]]
 |''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]''
-|Vacated due to injury. Aired March 18, 1999.
+|align=left|{{small|[[Scott Cummins|Scott Hall]] was stripped of the title by WCW President [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|72
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|72
-|[[Scott Hunter]]
+|[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]]
 |1
 |April 11, 1999
 |85
-|Tacoma, WA
+|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma, WA]]
-|[[WCW Spring Stampede#1999|Spring Stampede (1999)]]
+|[[WCW Spring Stampede (1999)|Spring Stampede]]
-|Defeated [[Steve Britz|Booker T]] in a tournament final.
+|align=left|{{small|Defeated [[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]] in a tournament final for the vacant title.}}
-|-
+|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|July 5, 1999
+|July 5, 1999
-|0
+|—
-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Atlanta, GA
+|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
+|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]
-|Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair.
+|align=left|{{small|[[Scott Hunter]] was stripped of the title by WCW President [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|73
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|73
-|[[David Flair]]
+|[[David Meyer|David Flair]]
 |1
+|July 5, 1999
 |35
-|Flair was awarded the title by his father Ric.
+|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
-|-
+|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]
-|74
+|align=left|{{small|Awarded the title by his father and WCW President [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]].}}
-|[[Kevin Hunter]]
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|74
+|[[Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]]
 |1
 |August 9, 1999
 |34
-|Boise, ID
+|[[Boise, Idaho|Boise, ID]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|75
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|75
-|[[Sid Justice|Sid Vicious]]
+|[[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]]
 |1
 |September 12, 1999
 |42
-|Winston-Salem, NC
+|[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem, NC]]
-|[[WCW Fall Brawl#1999|Fall Brawl (1999)]]
+|[[WCW Fall Brawl#1999|Fall Brawl]]
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|76
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|76
-|[[Bill Coldberg|Coldberg]]
+|[[Bill Coldberg|Goldberg]]
 |2
 |October 24, 1999
 |1
-|Las Vegas, NV
+|[[Paradise, Nevada|Las Vegas, NV]]
-|[[WCW Halloween Havoc#1999|Halloween Havoc (1999)]]
+|[[WCW Halloween Havoc (1999)|Halloween Havoc]]
-|Won the title by referee stoppage when Vicious suffered excessive bleeding.
+|align=left|{{small|Won the title when [[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]] suffered excessive bleeding and the referee stopped the match.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|77
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|77
 |[[Bret Heart]]
 |4
 |October 25, 1999
 |14
-|Phoenix, AZ
+|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]]
-|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
+|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|78
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|78
-|[[Scott Hall]]
+|[[Scott Cummins<!--(2007, pg. 24)-->|Scott Hall]]
 |2
 |November 8, 1999
@@ Line 895: / Line 560: @@
 |Indianapolis, IN
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|This was a four-way [[Ladder Match|ladder match]], also involving Sid Vicious and Coldberg.
+|align=left|{{small|This was a four-way [[Ladder Match|ladder match]], also involving [[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]] and [[Bill Coldberg|Goldberg]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|79
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|79
-|[[Kevin Hunter]]
+|[[Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]]
 |2
 |December 19, 1999
 |1
-|Washington, D.C.
+|[[Washington, D.C.]]
-|[[WCW Starrcade (1999)|Starrcade (1999)]]
+|[[WCW Starrcade (1999)|Starrcade]]
-|Hunter was awarded the title when Hall suffered a knee injury.
+|align=left|{{small|Awarded the title when [[Scott Cummins<!--(2007, pg. 24)-->|Scott Hall]] suffered a knee injury during the match.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|80
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|80
-|[[Jeff Jarrett]]
+|[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]
 |2
 |December 20, 1999
 |27
-|Baltimore, MD
+|[[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|This was a ladder match.
+|align=left|{{small|This was a [[Ladder Match|ladder match]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
 |January 16, 2000
 |0
-|Cincinnati, OH
+|[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, OH]]
 |[[WCW Souled Out#2000|Souled Out (2000)]]
-|Vacated due to injury.
+|align=left|{{small|Vacated due to [[Benjamin Moss|Jeff Jarrett]] suffering an injury.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|81
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|81
 |[[Jeff Jarrett]]
 |3
 |January 17, 2000
 |84
-|Columbus, OH
+|[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|Awarded by WCW Commissioner [[Kevin Nash]].
+|align=left|{{small|Awarded by WCW Commissioner [[Kevin Nash]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
 |April 10, 2000
 |0
-|Denver, CO
+|[[Denver|Denver, CO]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|Vacated by [[Eric Bischoff]] and [[Vince Russo]] along with all other WCW titles.
+|align=left|{{small|All WCW titles were declared vacant by [[Vince Russo]] and [[Eric Bischoff]] after WCW was [[Reboot (Fiction)|rebooted]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|82
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|82
-|[[Scott Hunter]]
+|[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]]
 |2
 |April 16, 2000
 |84
-|Chicago, IL
+|[[Chicago|Chicago, IL]]
-|[[WCW Spring Stampede#2000|Spring Stampede (2000)]]
+|[[WCW Spring Stampede#2000|Spring Stampede]]
-|Defeated Cting in a tournament final.
+|align=left|{{small|Defeated [[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] in a tournament final.}}
-|-
+|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
-|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]]
-|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
+|—
 |July 9, 2000
-|0
+|—
-|Daytona Beach, FL
+|[[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach, FL]]
-|[[WCW Bash at the Beach#2000|Bash at the Beach (2000)]]
+|[[WCW Bash at the Beach (2000)|Bash at the Beach]]
-|Stripped when Hunter used the banned Hunter Recliner on [[Mike Awesome|Lance Awesome]].
+|align=left|{{small||[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]] was stripped of the title when he used the banned ''Steiner Recliner'' submission hold on [[Strider Michael Lee Anderson<!---Alfonso (1999, pg. 196)-->|Mike Awesome]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|83
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|83
-|[[Lance Storm|Mike Storm]]
+|[[Lance Daniel Everett<!--(1972, pg. 155)-->|Lance Storm]]
 |1
 |July 18, 2000
 |66
-|Auburn Hills, MI
+|[[Auburn Hills, Michigan|Auburn Hills, MI]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|Defeated Lance Awesome in a tournament final. Storm unofficially renames the title the WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship.
+|align=left|{{small|Defeated [[Strider Michael Lee Anderson<!---Alfonso (1999 pg. 196)-->|Mike Awesome]] in a tournament final for the vacant title. Storm unofficially renamed the title the WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship.}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|84
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|84
-|[[Terry Funk]]
+|[[Terry <!--Ray--> Fuller|Terry Funk]]
 |2
 |September 22, 2000
 |1
-|Amarillo, TX
+|[[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo, TX]]
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
+|[[House Show|House show]]
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|85
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|85
-|[[Lance Storm|Mike Storm]]
+|[[Lance Daniel Everett<!--(1972, pg. 155)-->|Lance Storm]]
 |2
 |September 23, 2000
 |36
-|Lubbock, TX
+|[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]]
-|[[House Show|Live event]]
+|[[House Show|House show]]
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|86
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|86
-|[[Bill DeMott|Gen. Rection]]
+|[[Bill <!--Taylor-> DeFord<!--(2000 pg. 85)-->|Gen. Rection]]
 |1
 |October 29, 2000
 |15
-|Las Vegas, NV
+|[[Paradise, Nevada|Las Vegas, NV]]
-|[[WCW Halloween Havoc#2000|Halloween Havoc (2000)]]
+|[[WCW Halloween Havoc (2000)|Halloween Havoc]]
-|Defeated Storm and Jim Duggan in a [[Handicap Match|handicap match]].
+|align=left|{{small|Defeated [[Lance Daniel Everett<!--(1972, pg. 155)-->|Lance Storm]] and [[Jim Dushin<!--Husband of Cindy, CHS)-->|Jim Duggan]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Handicap match|handicap match]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|87
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|87
-|[[Lance Storm|Mike Storm]]
+|[[Lance Daniel Everett<!--(1972, pg. 155)-->|Lance Storm]]
 |3
 |November 13, 2000
 |13
-|London, England
+|[[London|, England]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|88
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|88
 |[[Bill DeMott|Gen. Rection]]
 |2
 |November 26, 2000
 |49
-|Milwaukee, WI
+|[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]]
-|[[WCW Mayhem#2000|Mayhem (2000)]]
+|[[WCW Mayhem (2000)|Mayhem]]
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|89
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|89
-|[[Shane Douglas]]
+|[[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->|Shane Douglas]]
 |1
 |January 14, 2001
 |22
-|Indianapolis, IN
+|[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]
 |[[WCW Sin (2001)|Sin]]
-|This was a [[First Blood Match|first blood]] [[Texas Bullrope Match|chain match]].
+|align=left|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#First Blood match|First Blood]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Texas Bullrope match|Chain match]].}}
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|90
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|90
-|[[Rick Hunter]]
+|[[Rick Hunter|Rick Steiner]]
 |1
 |February 5, 2001
 |41
-|Tupelo, MS
+|[[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo, MS]]
 |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
-|
+|align=left|
-|-
+|- align="center"
-|91
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|91
-|[[Steve Britz|Booker T]]
+|[[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]]
 |1
 |March 18, 2001
 |128
-|Jacksonville, FL
+|[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
-|[[WCW Greed (2001)|Greed]]
+|[[WCW Greed|Greed]]
-|Also wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship on March 26. WCW is purchased by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] at this time.
+|align=left|{{small|Title and other selected assets of WCW were purchased by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]  (IWF). Title was subsequently referred to as the WCW United States Championship and was defended on IWF programming.}}
 |-
-|92
+|style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan="10" align=center|'''[[International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF)'''
-|[[Khris Kanyon]]
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|92
+|[[Chris Raymond Kraemer<!--(1969, pg. 120)-->|Chris Kanyon]]
 |1
 |July 24, 2001
 |48
-|Pittsburgh, PA
+|[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]]
 |''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
-|Awarded by Booker T and [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling|XCW]] owner [[Brittany Mayer]]. Aired July 26, 2001.
+|align=left|{{small|Given the title by [[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]] as he was also the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW Champion]].<br/>IWE recognizes Kanyon's reign as beginning on July 26, 2001, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast Delay|tape delay]].}}
 |-
-|93
+|
-|[[Yoshihiro Parki|Parki]]
+|[[Yoshihiro Park|Tajiri]]
 |1
 |September 10, 2001
@@ Line 1,059: / Line 726: @@
 |
 |-
-|94
+|
-|[[Rhino|Pete]]
+|[[Peter Gerin|Rhino]]
 |1
 |September 23, 2001
@@ Line 1,068: / Line 735: @@
 |
 |-
-|95
+|
 |[[Matt Borske]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,077: / Line 744: @@
 |
 |-
-|96
+|
 |[[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,095: / Line 762: @@
 |Edge defeats [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]] [[Andrew Sekora|Test]] to unify the two titles. Edge becomes Intercontinental Champion while the United States title is retired.
 |-
-|97
+|
 |[[Brian McAlmond]]
 |2
@@ Line 1,104: / Line 771: @@
 |Defeated Kevin Hunter in a tournament final to revive the title.
 |-
-|98
+|
 |[[Marc Beltran|The Big Marc]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,113: / Line 780: @@
 |
 |-
-|99
+|
 |[[Dustin Simpson]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,131: / Line 798: @@
 |Simpson was stripped of the title after attacking ''SmackDown!'' general manager Matt Borske.
 |-
-|100
+|
 |[[Steve Britz|Booker T]]
 |2
@@ Line 1,140: / Line 807: @@
 |This was an 8-way elimination match, also involving Dustin Simpson, [[René Duprée|Brandon Claassen]], [[Kenzo Suzuki]], [[Rob Van Dam|Kyle Van Dam]], [[Billy Morgan]], [[Charlie Haas|Jared Keller]] and [[Luther Reigns|Luther Rains]]. Aired July 29, 2004.
 |-
-|101
+|
 |[[Dustin Simpson]]
 |2
@@ Line 1,149: / Line 816: @@
 |This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series.
 |-
-|102
+|
 |[[Michael Ferry|Carlito Caribbean Cool]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,157: / Line 824: @@
 |''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 |-
-|103
+|
 |[[Dustin Simpson]]
 |3
@@ Line 1,165: / Line 832: @@
 |''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 |-
-|104
+|
 |[[Orlando Jordan|Liam Phillips]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,173: / Line 840: @@
 |''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 |-
-|105
+|
 |[[Kevin Hunter]]
 |3
@@ Line 1,180: / Line 847: @@
 |Washington, D.C.
 |[[IWE SummerSlam (2005)|SummerSlam (2005)]]
-|Famously won the match in :25.5 seconds. Hunter would go on to later face Phillips in a rematch on a future episode of SmackDown! where he proceeded to defeat Phillips in just :23.4 seconds, beating his previous record by more than :02 seconds.
+|
 |-
-|106
+|
-|[[Steve Britz|Booker T]]
+|[[Narley Layne (wrestler)|Booker T]]
 |3
 |October 18, 2005
@@ Line 1,200: / Line 867: @@
 |Vacated when a title defense against Kevin Hunter ended in a double pinfall. Aired November 25, 2005.
 |-
-|107
+|
 |[[Steve Britz|Booker T]]
 |4
@@ Line 1,209: / Line 876: @@
 |Booker faced Hunter in a Best of Seven series, winning the first three matches; [[Kevin McAlmond]] substituted for Booker after that due to injury, losing the next three matches but winning the final. Aired January 13, 2006.
 |-
-|108
+|
-|[[Kevin Hunter]]
+|[[Chris Hunter]]
 |4
 |February 19, 2006
@@ Line 1,218: / Line 885: @@
 |
 |-
-|109
+|
-|[[John Goff|John "Bradshaw" Goff]]
+|[[John Goff|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]]
 |1
 |April 2, 2006
@@ Line 1,227: / Line 894: @@
 |
 |-
-|110
+|
 |[[Bobby Ashley]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,236: / Line 903: @@
 |Aired May 26, 2006.
 |-
-|111
+|
 |[[Dan Hooper|Finlay]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,245: / Line 912: @@
 |Aired July 14, 2006.
 |-
-|112
+|
 |[[Tarry Anderson|Mr. Kennedy]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,254: / Line 921: @@
 |This was a Triple Threat match also involving Bobby Ashley, which aired September 1, 2006.
 |-
-|113
+|
 |[[Kevin Hunter]]
 |5
@@ Line 1,263: / Line 930: @@
 |Aired October 13, 2006.
 |-
-|114
+|
-|[[Mikhail Schmalzried|Mikhail Vontavious Porter]]
+|[[Kalvin Burke, Jr.|Montel Vontavious Porter]]
 |1
 |May 20, 2007
@@ Line 1,272: / Line 939: @@
 |This was a Two Out Of Three Falls match, which MVP won 2–0.
 |-
-|115
+|
 |[[Matt Hooper]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,281: / Line 948: @@
 |The title became an XCW exclusive title when Hooper was [[IWE Draft (2008)|drafted]] to ''XCW'' on June 23, 2008.
 |-
-|116
+|
 |[[Junior Remeriz]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,290: / Line 957: @@
 |The title was returned to SmackDown due to Remeriz's status as a SmackDown superstar.
 |-
-|117
+|
 |[[Kalvin Burke, Jr.|Montel Vontavious Porter]]
 |2
@@ Line 1,299: / Line 966: @@
 |Aired March 20, 2009. The title became a Raw exclusive title when MVP was [[IWE Draft (2009)|drafted]] to ''Raw'' on April 13.
 |-
-|119
+!
 |[[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kinston]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,308: / Line 975: @@
 |
 |-
-|119
+!
 |[[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,317: / Line 984: @@
 |
 |-
-|120
+|
 |[[Bret Heart]]
 |5
@@ Line 1,335: / Line 1,002: @@
 |Vacated when Bret Heart became [[Authority Figures#Raw brand authorities|General Manager of Raw]].
 |-
-|121
+|
 |[[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,341: / Line 1,008: @@
 |Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title.
 |-
-|122
+|
 |[[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]]
 |2
@@ Line 1,350: / Line 1,017: @@
 |This was a Fatal Four Way match also involving [[Joe Linderman]] and [[Zack Nuss]].
 |-
-|123
+|
 |[[Kody Brown]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,359: / Line 1,026: @@
 |
 |-
-|124
+|
 |[[Kevin Farrelly|Sheamus]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,368: / Line 1,035: @@
 |Title becomes exclusive to SmackDown! once again when Garrett is drafted to SmackDown! via the Supplemental Draft on April 26, 2011.
 |-
-|125
+|
 |[[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kingston]]
 |2
@@ Line 1,376: / Line 1,043: @@
 |[[IWE Extreme Rules (2011)|Extreme Rules (2011)]]
 |This was a [[Tables Match|Tables match]]. Title becomes exclusive to RAW once again due to Serrano's status as a RAW Superstar.
-|-
+|-align="center"
-|126
+!126
 |[[Nick Kessler|Dolph Ziggler]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,385: / Line 1,052: @@
 |[[IWE Capitol Punishment|Capitol Punishment 2011]]
 |
-|-
+|-align="center"
-|127
+!127
 |[[Zack Nuss|Zack Ryder]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,394: / Line 1,061: @@
 |[[IWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)]]
 |
-|-
+|-align="center"
-|128
+!128
 |[[Charlie Wilson|Jack Wilson]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,403: / Line 1,070: @@
 |''Raw''
 |
-|-
+|-align="center"
-|129
+!129
 |[[Justin Black|Santino Marella]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,412: / Line 1,079: @@
 |''Raw''
 |
-|-
+|-align="center"
-|130
+!130
 |[[Eric Malstrom|Antonio Cesaro]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,421: / Line 1,088: @@
 |[[IWE SummerSlam (2012)|SummerSlam]]
 |Match aired live on [[YouTube]] and [[International Wrestling Entertainment|IWE.com]] as part of the SummerSlam pre-show.
-|-
+|-align="center"
-|131
+!131
 |[[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kingston]]
 |3
@@ Line 1,430: / Line 1,097: @@
 |''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
 |
-|-
+|-align="center"
-|132
+!132
 |[[Jarek Watts|Dean Ambrose]]
 |1
@@ Line 1,439: / Line 1,106: @@
 |[[IWE Extreme Rules (2013)|Extreme Rules]]
 |
-|-
+|-align="center"
-|133
+!133
 |[[Kevin Farrelly|Sheamus]]
 |1
 |May 5, 2014
-|1+
+|182
 |[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]]
 |''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
 |
+|-align="center"
+!134
+|[[Marcus Barnyashev|Rusev]]
+|1
+|November 3, 2014
+|146
+|[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]]
+|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
+|align="left"|This match happened on [[IWE Network|Raw Backstage Pass]]
+|-align="center"
+!135
+|[[Dustin Simpson]]
+|1
+|March 29, 2015
+|147
+|[[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara, CA]]
+|[[IWE WrestleMania 31|WrestleMania 31]]
+|align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+!136
+|[[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]]
+|1
+|August 23, 2015
+|28
+|[[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, NY]]
+|[[IWE SummerSlam (2015)|SummerSlam]]
+|align="left"|This was also for Rollins' [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship]].
+|- align="center"
+!137
+|[[Dustin Simpson]]
+|5
+|September 20, 2015
+|35
+|[[Houston|Houston, TX]]
+|[[IWE Night of Champions (2015)|Night of Champions]]
+|align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+!138
+|[[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]]
+|1
+|October 25, 2015
+|78
+|[[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, CA]]
+|[[IWE Hell in a Cell (2015)|Hell in a Cell]]
+|align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+!139
+|[[Joseph Rodriguez (wrestler)|Kalisto]]
+|1
+|January 11, 2016
+|1
+|[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
+|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
+|align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+!140
+|[[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]]
+|2
+|January 12, 2016
+|12
+|[[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette, LA]]
+|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
+|align="left"|Aired on January 14, 2016.
+|- align="center"
+!141
+|[[Joseph Rodriguez (wrestler)|Kalisto]]
+|2
+|January 24, 2016
+|119
+|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]]
+|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2015)|Royal Rumble]]
+|align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+!142
+|[[Marcus Barnyashev|Rusev]]
+|2
+|May 22, 2016
+|126
+|[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark, NJ]]
+|[[IWE Extreme Rules (2016)|Extreme Rules]]
+|align="left"|Title became exclusive to Raw when Rusev was drafted to Raw on July 19, 2016.<br>IWE recognizes Rusev's reign as lasting 127 days.
+|- align="center"
+!143
+|[[Kevin Anoa'i|Roman Reigns]]
+|1
+|September 25, 2016
+|106
+|[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]
+|[[IWE Clash of Champions (2016)|Clash of Champions]]
+|align="left"|IWE recognizes Reigns' reign as lasting 107 days.
+|-align="center"
+!144
+|[[Kris McGowan|Chris Jericho]]
+|1
+|January 9, 2017
+|83
+|[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
+|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
+|align=left|This was a 2–on–1 [[Professional wrestling match types#Handicap match|handicap match]], also involving [[Russell Steen|Kevin Owens]], who teamed with Jericho. Jericho pinned [[Kevin Anoa'i|Roman Reigns]] to win the title.
+|-align="center"
+!145
+|[[Russell Steen|Kevin Owens]]
+|1
+|April 2, 2017
+|29
+|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]]
+|[[IWE WrestleMania 33|WrestleMania 33]]
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!146
+|[[Kris McGowan|Chris Jericho]]
+|2
+|April 30, 2017
+|2
+|[[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]]
+|[[IWE Payback (2017)|Payback (2017)]]
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!147
+|[[Russell Steen|Kevin Owens]]
+|2
+|May 2, 2017
+|66
+|[[Fresno, California|Fresno, CA]]
+|[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!148
+|[[K.J. Styles|KJ Styles]]
+|1
+|July 7, 2017
+|16
+|[[New York City|New York City, NY]]
+|[[House Show|House show]]
+|align=left|IWE recognizes Styles' reign as lasting 17 days.
+|- align="center"
+!149
+|[[Russell Steen|Kevin Owens]]
+|3
+|July 23, 2017
+|2
+|[[Philadelphia |Philadelphia, PA]]
+|[[IWE Battleground (2017)|Battleground]]
+|align=left|IWE recognizes Owens reign as lasting 3 days.
+|- align="center"
+!150
+|[[K.J. Styles|KJ Styles]]
+|2
+|July 25, 2017
+|75
+|[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond, VA]]
+|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown Live]]''
+|align=left|This was a triple threat match also involving [[Kris McGowan|Chris Jericho]].
+|- align="center"
+!151
+|[[Greg Romine|Baron Corbin]]
+|1
+|October 8, 2017
+|70
+|[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]]
+|[[IWE Hell in a Cell (2017)|Hell in a Cell]]
+|align=left|This was a triple threat match also involving [[Tyler Sparing|Tye Dillinger]].
+|- align="center"
+!152
+|[[Nick Kessler|Dolph Ziggler]]
+|2
+|December 17, 2017
+|9
+|[[Boston|Boston, MA]]
+|[[IWE Clash of Champions (2017)|Clash of Champions]]
+|align=left|This was a triple threat match also involving [[Robert Renaud|Bobby Roode]].
+|- style="background:#e3e3e3;" align="center"
+|—
+|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
+|—
+|December 26, 2017
+|—
+|[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]]
+|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown Live]]''
+|align=left|Vacated when General Manager [[Kody Brown|Daniel Bryan]] vacated the title after [[Nick Kessler|Dolph Ziggler]] dropped the title in the ring the previous week.
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|153
+|[[Robert Renaud|Bobby Roode]]
+|1
+|January 16, 2018
+|54
+|[[Laredo, Texas|Laredo, TX]]
+|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown Live]]''
+|align=left|Defeated [[Jacob Miller|Jinder Mahal]] in [[IWE Tournaments#United States Championship Tournament (2017–2018)|a tournament]] final to win the vacant title.
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|154
+|[[Kevin Orton]]
+|1
+|March 11, 2018
+|28
+|[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]
+|[[IWE Fastlane (2018)|Fastlane]]
+|align=left|
+|-align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|155
+|[[Jacob Miller|Jinder Mahal]]
+|1
+|April 8, 2018
+|8
+|[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
+|[[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania 34]]
+|align=left|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Fatal 4-Way match]] also involving [[Robert Renaud|Bobby Roode]] and [[Marcus Barnyashev (wrestler)|Rusev]].<br>The title became exclusive to the [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] brand following the [[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2018)|2018 IWE Superstar Shake-up]].
+|-align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|156
+|[[Josh Hooper]]
+|1
+|April 16, 2018
+|90
+|[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]]
+|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
+|align=left|The title became exclusive to the [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] brand following the [[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2018)|2018 IWE Superstar Shake-up]].
+|-align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|157
+|[[Shinsuke McKinnon|Shinsuke Nakamura]]
+|1
+|July 15, 2018
+|156<!--
+|163-->
+|[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]]
+|[[IWE Extreme Rules (2018)|Extreme Rules]]
+|align=left|
+|-align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|158
+|[[Marcus Barnyashev (wrestler)|Rusev]]
+|3
+|December 18, 2018
+|40<!--
+|33-->
+|[[Fresno, California|Fresno, CA]]
+|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown Live]]''
+|align=left|{{small|Aired on tape delay on December 25, 2018.}}
+|-align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|159
+|[[Shinsuke McKinnon|Shinsuke Nakamura]]
+|1
+|January 27, 2019
+|2<!--
+|2-->
+|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]]
+|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2019)|Royal Rumble]]
+|align=left|
+|-align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|160
+|[[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]]
+|1
+|January 29, 2019
+|35<!--
+|35-->
+|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]]
+|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
+|align=left|
+|-align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|161
+|[[Samoa Simpson]]
+|1
+|March 5, 2019
+|75<!--
+|75-->
+|[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre, PA]]
+|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
+|align=left|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|fatal four-way match]], also involving [[Manuel Jesse Gutierrez (wrestler)|Andrade]] and [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]].}}
+|-align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|162
+|[[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]]
+|1
+|May 19, 2019
+|15<!--
+|15-->
+|[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]]
+|[[IWE Money in the Bank (2019)|Money in the Bank]]
+|align=left|
+|-align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|163
+|[[Samoa Simpson]]
+|2
+|June 3, 2019
+|20<!--
+|20-->
+|[[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]
+|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
+|align=left|{{small|[[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]] voluntarily relinquished the title back to Simpson due to Mysterio suffering a shoulder injury and the controversial way he won the title at [[IWE Money in the Bank (2019)|Money in the Bank]].}}
+|-align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|164
+|[[Ricochet<!--Stewart Osorio-Jaschke--> (wrestler)|Ricochet]]
+|1
+|June 23, 2019
+|21<!--
+|21-->
+|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma, WA]]
+|[[IWE Stomping Grounds|Stomping Grounds]]
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|165
+|[[K.J. Styles|KJ Styles]]
+|3
+|July 14, 2019
+|134<!--
+|134-->
+|[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, PA]]
+|[[IWE Extreme Rules (2019)|Extreme Rules]]
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|166
+|[[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]]
+|2
+|November 25, 2019
+|31<!--
+|30-->
+|[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, IL]]
+|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|167
+|[[Manuel Jesse Gutierrez (wrestler)|Andrade]]
+|1
+|December 26, 2019
+|151<!--
+|150-->
+|[[New York City|New York, NY]]
+|[[House Show|House show]]
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|168
+|[[Uhaa Mahana|Apollo Crews]]
+|1
+|May 25, 2020
+|97<!--
+|97-->
+|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]]
+|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|169
+|[[Jules Washington-Ladd|Bobby Lashley]]
+|2
+|August 30, 2020
+|175<!--
+|175-->
+|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]]
+|[[IWE Payback (2020)|Payback]]
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|170
+|[[Matt Christopher Crawford<!--(2006, pg. 23)-->|Riddle]]
+|1
+|February 21, 2021
+|49<!--
+|49-->
+|[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg, FL]]
+|[[IWE Elimination Chamber (2021)|Elimination Chamber]]
+|align=left|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]] also involving [[Joe Linderman|John Morrison]].}}
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|171
+|[[Joshua Kuhn<!--(2007, pg. 31)-->|Sheamus]]
+|3
+|April 11, 2021
+|132<!--
+|132-->
+|[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
+|[[IWE WrestleMania 37|WrestleMania 37]]<br>{{small|Night 2}}
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|172
+|[[Dustin Maichelle<!--or Michaels (1999, pg. 88)-->|Damian Priest]]
+|1
+|August 21, 2021
+|191<!--
+|191-->
+|[[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise, NV]]
+|[[IWE SummerSlam (2021)|SummerSlam]]
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|173
+|[[Kevin Devitt<!--(2006, pg. 56)-->|Finn Bálor]]
+|1
+|February 28, 2022
+|49<!--
+|48-->
+|[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]
+|[[IWE Raw|Raw]]
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|174
+|[[Adam Strizich-White<!--Pg. 70 (2008)-->|Theory]]
+|1
+|April 18, 2022
+|75<!--
+|75-->
+|[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]]
+|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|175
+|[[Jules Washington-Ladd<!--(2001, pg. 64)-->|Bobby Lashley]]
+|3
+|July 2, 2022
+|100<!--
+|100-->
+|[[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, NV]]
+|[[IWE Money in the Bank (2022)|Money in the Bank]]
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|176
+|[[Chris<!--Gomez (2007, pg. 55)--> Lopez|Seth "Freakin" Rollins]]
+|2
+|October 10, 2022
+|47<!--
+|47-->
+|[[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, NY]]
+|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|177
+|[[Adam Strizich-White<!--Pg. 70 (2008)-->|Austin Theory]]
+|2
+|November 26, 2022
+|258+<!--
+|258+-->
+|[[Boston|Boston, MA]]
+|[[IWE Survivor Series (2022)|Survivor Series WarGames]]
+|align=left|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]] also involving [[Jules Washington-Ladd<!--(2001, pg. 64)-->|Bobby Lashley]].}}
+|-
+|style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan="10" align=center|'''[[IWE]]: [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]'''
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|178
+|[[Scott Wright, Jr.<!--(McDonald's)-->|Rey Mysterio]]
+|3
+|August 11, 2023
+|85<!--
+|84-->
+|[[Calgary|Calgary, AB, Canada]]
+|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
+|align=left|{{small|Austin Theory was due to face [[Jorge <!--Luis--> Junior Rameriz<!--Bolly (2006, pg.38)-->|Santos Escobar]], who had won the United States Championship [[List of IWE tournaments#United States Championship Invitational (2023)|Invitational Tournament]], but was taken out by Theory before the match started. IWE Official [[Rob Pearce|Adam Pearce]] then allowed Mysterio to take Escobar's place for the title match.}}
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|179
+|[[Logan Paul]]
+|1
+|November 4, 2023
+|274<!--
+|274-->
+|[[Riyadh|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia]]
+|[[IWE Crown Jewel (2023)|Crown Jewel]]
+|align=left|
+|- align="center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|180
+|[[Scott Ricker<!--(2000, pg. 65)-->|LA Knight]]
+|1
+|August 3, 2024
+|81+<!--
+|81+-->
+|[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]]
+|[[IWE SummerSlam (2024)|SummerSlam]]
+|align=left|
 |}
-<small><sup>†</sup>There are no records of the day the reign ended, only the month so the first day of the month is counted. </small>
-==List of top combined reigns==
+== Combined reigns ==
+[[File:Harley race.jpg|right|thumb|185px|Inaugural champion and [[IWE Hall of Fame]]r [[Nicolas Rays|Harley Race]]]]
+[[File:Ric Flair in Seoul, South Korea.jpg|right|thumb|185px|Record six-time champion [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]]]]
+[[File:All-American Lex Luger.jpg|right|thumb|185px|[[Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]] – who is the longest reigning champion in history with a record of 523 days]]
+[[File:Ambrose USA Champion.jpg|right|thumb|185px|[[Jonathon Mahrt|Dean Ambrose]] currently has the longest single reign under the IWE banner of 351 days]]
+As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 130%;"
+|-
+!style="background-color: #ffe6bd" width=50px|+
+|Indicates the current champion
+|}<br>
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 130%;"
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Rank
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Wrestler
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|No. of<br>reigns
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Combined days
+!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Combined days<br>rec. by IWE
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|2
+|[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]]
+| 6<sup>(5) {{small|<sup>[a]</sup>}}
+| 773
+| 709
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|9
+|[[Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]]
+|5
+| colspan=2|357
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|21
+|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
+|4
+|265
+|267
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|26
+|{{sort|Sting|[[Kevin Borden (wrestler)|Sting]]}}
+| 2
+| colspan=2|234
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|29
+|[[Roddy Piper]]
+|3
+|220
+|222
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|[[Bret Heart]]
+|5
+| colspan=2|186
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]
+| 3
+| colspan=2|184
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|38
+|[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]]
+|2
+| colspan=2|169
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|41
+|[[<!--Eddie--> Brian McAlmond|Eddie Guerrero]]
+|2
+|161
+|159
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|42
+|[[Jason <!--Dikes (2004, pg. 63)--> Espada|Konnan]]
+| 1
+| colspan=2|160
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3" rowspan=2|46
+|[[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]
+| 2
+| colspan=2|147
+|-
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|[[Dustin Semmler|Dustin Rhodes]]
+|1
+| colspan=2|141
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|51
+|[[Lance Daniel Everett<!--(1972, pg. 155)-->|Lance Storm]]
+|3
+|118
+|115
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|[[Billy McAlmond<!--(Father of Kooper McAlmond)-->|Curt Hennig]]
+| 1
+| colspan=2|104
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|[[Jim Dushin<!--Husband of Cindy, CHS)-->|Jim Duggan]]
+|1
+| colspan=2|100
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|63
+|[[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White|Big Van Vader]]
+|1
+| colspan=2|88
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3" rowspan=2|64
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+|[[Dean Barnhart<!--(Facebook)-->|Dean Malenko]]
+| 1
+| colspan=2|85
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|65
+|{{sort|Goldberg|[[Bill Coldberg|Goldberg]]}}
+| 2
+| 78
+| 92
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|68
+|[[Scott Cummins|Scott Hall]]
+|2
+| colspan=2|66
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|69
+|[[Bill <!--Taylor--> DeFord<!--(2000, pg. 85)-->|Gen. Rection]]
+|2
+|61
+|64
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|78
+|[[Chris Raymond Kraemer<!--(1969, pg. 120)-->|Chris Kanyon]]
+|1
+|48
+|46
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|80
+|[[<!--Bruce--> Kensuke <!--Savoy (1962, pg 22)--> Sasaki|Kensuke Sasaki]]
+| 1
+| colspan=2|44
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3" rowspan=3|81
+|
+|rowspan=3|1
+| colspan=2 rowspan=3|42
+|-
+|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+|[[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]]
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|85
+|[[David Meyer|David Flair]]
+|1
+| colspan=2|35
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|86
+|[[George <!--Steven (2007, pg. 84)---> Gross (wrestler)|One Man Gang]]
+| 1
+| colspan=2|33
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|90
+|[[Steve McMichael]]
+| 1
+| colspan=2|25
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3" rowspan=2|91
+|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+|[[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->|Shane Douglas]]
+|1
+| colspan=2|22
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|-
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
+|
+|
+| colspan=2|
+|- style="text-align: center"
+!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|101
+|{{sort|Raven|[[Scott <!--Pete--> Damrow (wrestler)|Raven]]}}
+| 1
+| colspan=2|1
+|}
+==Notes==
+:a. {{note|FlairFifthReign}} [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]]'s fifth reign is not recognized by IWE, but a IWE.com article recognized him as a 6-time champion.
+:b. {{note|ValentineTwoTime}} IWE recognizes [[John <!--Anthony--> Risken<!--, Jr.-->|Greg Valentine]] as a 2-time champion. His first reign is not recognized by IWE.
+:c. {{note|MulliganThreeTime}} IWE recognizes [[Robert <!--Tracy--> Logan|Blackjack Mulligan]] as a 3-time champion. His second reign is not recognized by WWE.
+:d. {{note|JonesTwoTime}} IWE recognizes [[Paul Jones (wrestler)|Paul Jones]] as a 2-time champion. His third reign is not recognized by WWE.
+==References==
+==External links==