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- | + | 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]] | + | |
- | The championship is | + | 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. |
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | 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== | ==Title history== | ||
===Names=== | ===Names=== | ||
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|NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) | |NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) | ||
- | |January 1, | + | |January 1, 1975 – January 27, 1981 |
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- | |NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Undisputed) | + | |NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Undisputed version) |
- | |January 27, | + | |January 27, 1981 – January 1991 |
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|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | |WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | ||
- | | | + | |January 1991 – March 26, 2001 |
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|WCW United States Championship | |WCW United States Championship | ||
- | |2001 | + | |[[IWF King of the Ring (2001)|June 24, 2001]] – [[IWF Survivor Series (2001)|November 18, 2001]] |
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- | |IWE United States Championship | + | |[[IWE United States Championship]] |
- | |2003 – present | + | |[[IWE Vengeance (2003)|July 27, 2003]] – present |
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===Reigns=== | ===Reigns=== | ||
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- | {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: | + | |+ '''Key''' |
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- | | | + | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0% |Reign |
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+ | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%|Days held | ||
+ | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=14%|Location | ||
+ | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=16%|Event | ||
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|July 14, 1991 | |July 14, 1991 | ||
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- | |Baltimore, MD | + | |[[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]] |
- | |[[WCW The Great American Bash | + | |[[WCW The Great American Bash (1991)|The Great American Bash]] |
- | |Vacated when Huntley | + | |align="left"|{{small|Vacated when [[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->| Lex Luger]] won the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]].}} |
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- | |43 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|43 |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] |
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|August 25, 1991 | |August 25, 1991 | ||
|86 | |86 | ||
- | |Atlanta, GA | + | |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] |
- | |[[House | + | |[[House show]] |
- | |Defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve | + | |align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Austin]] in a tournament final for the vacant title.}} |
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- | |[[ | + | |[[Randy Rucker<!--Rood (1972, pg. 121)-->|Rick Rude]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
- | |November | + | |November 19, 1991 |
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- | |Savannah, GA | + | |[[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah, GA]] |
|[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XVII|Clash of the Champions XVII]] | |[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XVII|Clash of the Champions XVII]] | ||
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- | |- | + | |- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3" |
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- | |[[ | + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |
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- | |December 1992 | + | |December 1, 1992 |
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- | |Vacated due to injury. | + | |align="left"|{{small|Vacated due to [[Randy Rucker<!--Rood (1972, pg. 121)-->|Rick Rude]] suffering an injury.}} |
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- | |[[ | + | |[[Dustin Semmler|Dustin Rhodes]] |
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|January 11, 1993 | |January 11, 1993 | ||
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- | |Atlanta, GA | + | |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] |
|''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]'' | |''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]'' | ||
- | |Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the | + | |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.}} |
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- | |[[ | + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |
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- | |May 1993 | + | |May 29, 1993 |
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- | | | + | |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.}} |
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|August 30, 1993 | |August 30, 1993 | ||
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- | |Atlanta, GA | + | |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] |
- | |[[ | + | |''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]'' |
- | | | + | |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.}} |
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- | |[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve | + | |[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin-->|Steve Austin]] |
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|December 27, 1993 | |December 27, 1993 | ||
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- | |Charlotte, NC | + | |[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |
- | |[[WCW Starrcade (1993)|Starrcade | + | |[[WCW Starrcade (1993)|Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary]] |
- | |This was a [[Series | + | |align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations|two out of three falls match]].}} |
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|[[Ricky Steamboat]] | |[[Ricky Steamboat]] | ||
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|August 24, 1994 | |August 24, 1994 | ||
|25 | |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]]'' |
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- | |[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve | + | |[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin-->|Steve Austin]] |
|2 | |2 | ||
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- | | | + | |align="left"|{{small|Awarded the title due to [[Ricky Steamboat]] being injured.}} |
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- | |[[Jim Duggan]] | + | |[[Jim Dushin<!--Husband of Cindy, CHS)-->|Jim Duggan]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
+ | |September 18, 1994 | ||
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- | | | + | |[[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, VA]] |
- | |- | + | |[[WCW Fall Brawl '94: War Games|Fall Brawl 1994: War Games]] |
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+ | |[[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White|Vader]] | ||
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|December 27, 1994 | |December 27, 1994 | ||
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- | |Nashville, TN | + | |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |
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- | |[[ | + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] |
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- | | | + | |''[[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 |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] |
|2 | |2 | ||
|June 18, 1995 | |June 18, 1995 | ||
|148 | |148 | ||
- | |Dayton, OH | + | |[[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton, OH]] |
- | |[[ | + | |[[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 | |1 | ||
|November 13, 1995 | |November 13, 1995 | ||
|44 | |44 | ||
- | + | |[[Tokya|Tokyo, Japan]] | |
- | |[[ | + | |''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 | + | |[[George <!--Steven (2007, pg. 84)---> Gross (wrestler)|One Man Gang]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|December 27, 1995 | |December 27, 1995 | ||
|33 | |33 | ||
|Nashville, TN | |Nashville, TN | ||
- | |[[WCW Starrcade#1995|Starrcade | + | |[[WCW Starrcade#1995|Starrcade: World Cup of Wrestling]] |
- | |Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Sasaki subsequently retained, | + | |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 |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Jason <!--Dikes (2004, pg. 63)--> Espada|Konnan]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|January 29, 1996 | |January 29, 1996 | ||
|160 | |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) | + | |5<sup>(6)</sup> |
|July 7, 1996 | |July 7, 1996 | ||
- | | | + | |141 |
- | |Daytona Beach, FL | + | |[[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach, FL]] |
- | |[[WCW Bash at the Beach (1996)|Bash at the Beach | + | |[[WCW Bash at the Beach (1996)|Bash at the Beach]] |
| | | | ||
- | |- | + | |- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3" |
- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|— |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]] |
- | | | + | |— |
- | | | + | |November 25, 1996 |
- | | | + | |— |
- | | | + | |— |
- | | | + | |— |
- | |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 | |1 | ||
|December 29, 1996 | |December 29, 1996 | ||
|77 | |77 | ||
- | |Nashville, TN | + | |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |
- | |[[WCW Starrcade (1996)|Starrcade | + | |[[WCW Starrcade (1996)|Starrcade]] |
- | |Defeated [[ | + | |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 | + | |[[Dean Barnhart<!--(Facebook)-->|Dean Malenko]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|March 16, 1997 | |March 16, 1997 | ||
|85 | |85 | ||
- | |North Charleston, SC | + | |[[North Charleston, South Carolina|North Charleston, SC]] |
- | |[[WCW | + | |[[WCW Uncensored (1997)|Uncensored]] |
| | | | ||
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |59 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|59 |
- | |[[Jeff Jarrett]] | + | |[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|June 9, 1997 | |June 9, 1997 | ||
- | | | + | |73 |
- | |Boston, MA | + | |[[Boston|Boston, MA]] |
- | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro| | + | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Nitro]]'' |
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |60 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|60 |
|[[Steve McMichael]] | |[[Steve McMichael]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|August 21, 1997 | |August 21, 1997 | ||
- | | | + | |25 |
- | |Nashville, TN | + | |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]] |
|[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXXV|Clash of the Champions XXXV]] | |[[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 | |1 | ||
|September 15, 1997 | |September 15, 1997 | ||
|104 | |104 | ||
- | |Charlotte, NC | + | |[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | ||
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |62 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|62 |
- | |[[ | + | |[[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|December 28, 1997 | |December 28, 1997 | ||
|112 | |112 | ||
- | |Washington, D.C. | + | |[[Washington, D.C.]] |
- | |[[WCW Starrcade (1997)|Starrcade | + | |[[WCW Starrcade (1997)|Starrcade]] |
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |63 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|63 |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Scott <!--Pete (2007, pg. 24)--> Damrow (wrestler)|Raven]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|April 19, 1998 | |April 19, 1998 | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
- | |Denver, CO | + | |[[Denver|Denver, CO]] |
- | |[[WCW Spring Stampede#1998|Spring Stampede | + | |[[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| | + | |[[Bill Coldberg|Goldberg]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|April 29, 1998 | |April 29, 1998 | ||
|77 | |77 | ||
- | |Colorado Springs, CO | + | |[[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs, CO]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[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" |
- | |< | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|— |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]] |
- | | | + | |— |
|July 6, 1998 | |July 6, 1998 | ||
- | | | + | |— |
- | |Atlanta, GA | + | |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] |
- | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro| | + | |''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]'' |
- | |Vacated when Coldberg | + | |align=left|{{small|Vacated when [[Bill Coldberg|Goldberg]] won the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]].}} |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |65 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|65 |
|[[Bret Heart]] | |[[Bret Heart]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|July 20, 1998 | |July 20, 1998 | ||
|21 | |21 | ||
- | |Salt Lake City, UT | + | |[[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | ||
- | |Defeated | + | |align=left|{{small|Defeated [[Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] for the vacant title.}} |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |66 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|66 |
- | |[[ | + | |[[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Lex Luger]] |
|5 | |5 | ||
|August 10, 1998 | |August 10, 1998 | ||
- | | | + | |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]] | |[[Bret Heart]] | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
- | |August | + | |August 13, 1998 |
- | | | + | |74 |
- | |Fargo, ND | + | |[[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo, ND]] |
|''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]'' | |''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]'' | ||
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |68 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|68 |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] |
|2 | |2 | ||
|October 26, 1998 | |October 26, 1998 | ||
|35 | |35 | ||
- | |Phoenix, AZ | + | |[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | ||
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |69 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|69 |
|[[Bret Heart]] | |[[Bret Heart]] | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|November 30, 1998 | |November 30, 1998 | ||
|70 | |70 | ||
- | |Chattanooga, TN | + | |[[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[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]] | |[[Roddy Piper]] | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|February 8, 1999 | |February 8, 1999 | ||
|13 | |13 | ||
- | |Buffalo, NY | + | |[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | ||
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |71 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|71 |
- | |[[Scott Hall]] | + | |[[Scott Cummins<!--(2007, pg. 24)-->|Scott Hall]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|February 21, 1999 | |February 21, 1999 | ||
|23 | |23 | ||
- | |Oakland, CA | + | |[[Oakland, California|Oakland, CA]] |
- | |[[WCW SuperBrawl | + | |[[WCW SuperBrawl 9|SuperBrawl IX]] |
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3" |
- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|— |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]] |
- | | | + | |— |
|March 16, 1999 | |March 16, 1999 | ||
|0 | |0 | ||
- | | | + | |[[Oakland, California|Oakland, CA]] |
|''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]'' | |''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]'' | ||
- | | | + | |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 | |1 | ||
|April 11, 1999 | |April 11, 1999 | ||
|85 | |85 | ||
- | |Tacoma, WA | + | |[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma, WA]] |
- | |[[WCW Spring Stampede | + | |[[WCW Spring Stampede (1999)|Spring Stampede]] |
- | |Defeated [[ | + | |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" |
- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|— |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]] |
- | | | + | |— |
- | + | |July 5, 1999 | |
- | | | + | |— |
- | | | + | |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] |
- | + | |''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]] | |
- | | | + | |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 | |1 | ||
+ | |July 5, 1999 | ||
|35 | |35 | ||
- | | | + | |[[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]].}} |
- | |[[ | + | |- align="center" |
+ | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|74 | ||
+ | |[[Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|August 9, 1999 | |August 9, 1999 | ||
|34 | |34 | ||
- | |Boise, ID | + | |[[Boise, Idaho|Boise, ID]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | ||
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |75 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|75 |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|September 12, 1999 | |September 12, 1999 | ||
|42 | |42 | ||
- | |Winston-Salem, NC | + | |[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem, NC]] |
- | |[[WCW Fall Brawl#1999|Fall Brawl | + | |[[WCW Fall Brawl#1999|Fall Brawl]] |
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |76 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|76 |
- | |[[Bill Coldberg| | + | |[[Bill Coldberg|Goldberg]] |
|2 | |2 | ||
|October 24, 1999 | |October 24, 1999 | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
- | |Las Vegas, NV | + | |[[Paradise, Nevada|Las Vegas, NV]] |
- | |[[WCW Halloween Havoc | + | |[[WCW Halloween Havoc (1999)|Halloween Havoc]] |
- | |Won the title | + | |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]] | |[[Bret Heart]] | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|October 25, 1999 | |October 25, 1999 | ||
|14 | |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 | |2 | ||
|November 8, 1999 | |November 8, 1999 | ||
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|Indianapolis, IN | |Indianapolis, IN | ||
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[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 |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]] |
|2 | |2 | ||
|December 19, 1999 | |December 19, 1999 | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
- | |Washington, D.C. | + | |[[Washington, D.C.]] |
- | |[[WCW Starrcade (1999)|Starrcade | + | |[[WCW Starrcade (1999)|Starrcade]] |
- | | | + | |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 | |2 | ||
|December 20, 1999 | |December 20, 1999 | ||
|27 | |27 | ||
- | |Baltimore, MD | + | |[[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[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" |
- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|— |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]] |
- | | | + | |— |
|January 16, 2000 | |January 16, 2000 | ||
|0 | |0 | ||
- | |Cincinnati, OH | + | |[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, OH]] |
|[[WCW Souled Out#2000|Souled Out (2000)]] | |[[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]] | |[[Jeff Jarrett]] | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|January 17, 2000 | |January 17, 2000 | ||
|84 | |84 | ||
- | |Columbus, OH | + | |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[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" |
- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|— |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]] |
- | | | + | |— |
|April 10, 2000 | |April 10, 2000 | ||
|0 | |0 | ||
- | |Denver, CO | + | |[[Denver|Denver, CO]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | ||
- | | | + | |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 | |2 | ||
|April 16, 2000 | |April 16, 2000 | ||
|84 | |84 | ||
- | |Chicago, IL | + | |[[Chicago|Chicago, IL]] |
- | |[[WCW Spring Stampede#2000|Spring Stampede | + | |[[WCW Spring Stampede#2000|Spring Stampede]] |
- | |Defeated | + | |align=left|{{small|Defeated [[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] in a tournament final.}} |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3" |
- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|— |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]] |
- | | | + | |— |
|July 9, 2000 | |July 9, 2000 | ||
- | | | + | |— |
- | |Daytona Beach, FL | + | |[[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach, FL]] |
- | |[[WCW Bash at the Beach | + | |[[WCW Bash at the Beach (2000)|Bash at the Beach]] |
- | | | + | |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 | + | |[[Lance Daniel Everett<!--(1972, pg. 155)-->|Lance Storm]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|July 18, 2000 | |July 18, 2000 | ||
|66 | |66 | ||
- | |Auburn Hills, MI | + | |[[Auburn Hills, Michigan|Auburn Hills, MI]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | ||
- | |Defeated | + | |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 | |2 | ||
|September 22, 2000 | |September 22, 2000 | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
- | |Amarillo, TX | + | |[[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo, TX]] |
- | |[[House Show| | + | |[[House Show|House show]] |
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |85 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|85 |
- | |[[Lance | + | |[[Lance Daniel Everett<!--(1972, pg. 155)-->|Lance Storm]] |
|2 | |2 | ||
|September 23, 2000 | |September 23, 2000 | ||
|36 | |36 | ||
- | |Lubbock, TX | + | |[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]] |
- | |[[House Show| | + | |[[House Show|House show]] |
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |86 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|86 |
- | |[[Bill | + | |[[Bill <!--Taylor-> DeFord<!--(2000 pg. 85)-->|Gen. Rection]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|October 29, 2000 | |October 29, 2000 | ||
|15 | |15 | ||
- | |Las Vegas, NV | + | |[[Paradise, Nevada|Las Vegas, NV]] |
- | |[[WCW Halloween Havoc | + | |[[WCW Halloween Havoc (2000)|Halloween Havoc]] |
- | |Defeated Storm and Jim Duggan in a [[Handicap | + | |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 | + | |[[Lance Daniel Everett<!--(1972, pg. 155)-->|Lance Storm]] |
|3 | |3 | ||
|November 13, 2000 | |November 13, 2000 | ||
|13 | |13 | ||
- | |London, England | + | |[[London|, England]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | ||
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |88 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|88 |
|[[Bill DeMott|Gen. Rection]] | |[[Bill DeMott|Gen. Rection]] | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
|November 26, 2000 | |November 26, 2000 | ||
|49 | |49 | ||
- | |Milwaukee, WI | + | |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] |
- | |[[WCW | + | |[[WCW Mayhem (2000)|Mayhem]] |
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |89 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|89 |
- | |[[Shane Douglas]] | + | |[[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->|Shane Douglas]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|January 14, 2001 | |January 14, 2001 | ||
|22 | |22 | ||
- | |Indianapolis, IN | + | |[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] |
|[[WCW Sin (2001)|Sin]] | |[[WCW Sin (2001)|Sin]] | ||
- | |This was a [[First Blood | + | |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 | |1 | ||
|February 5, 2001 | |February 5, 2001 | ||
|41 | |41 | ||
- | |Tupelo, MS | + | |[[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo, MS]] |
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' | ||
- | | | + | |align=left| |
- | |- | + | |- align="center" |
- | |91 | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|91 |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|March 18, 2001 | |March 18, 2001 | ||
|128 | |128 | ||
- | |Jacksonville, FL | + | |[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]] |
- | |[[WCW Greed | + | |[[WCW Greed|Greed]] |
- | | | + | |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)''' |
- | |[[ | + | |- align="center" |
+ | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|92 | ||
+ | |[[Chris Raymond Kraemer<!--(1969, pg. 120)-->|Chris Kanyon]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|July 24, 2001 | |July 24, 2001 | ||
|48 | |48 | ||
- | |Pittsburgh, PA | + | |[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]] |
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' | |''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' | ||
- | | | + | |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]].}} |
|- | |- | ||
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- | |[[Yoshihiro | + | |[[Yoshihiro Park|Tajiri]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|September 10, 2001 | |September 10, 2001 | ||
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- | |[[ | + | |[[Peter Gerin|Rhino]] |
|1 | |1 | ||
|September 23, 2001 | |September 23, 2001 | ||
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|[[Matt Borske]] | |[[Matt Borske]] | ||
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|[[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]] | |[[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]] | ||
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|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. | |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. | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Brian McAlmond]] | |[[Brian McAlmond]] | ||
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|Defeated Kevin Hunter in a tournament final to revive the title. | |Defeated Kevin Hunter in a tournament final to revive the title. | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Marc Beltran|The Big Marc]] | |[[Marc Beltran|The Big Marc]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
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|[[Dustin Simpson]] | |[[Dustin Simpson]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|Simpson was stripped of the title after attacking ''SmackDown!'' general manager Matt Borske. | |Simpson was stripped of the title after attacking ''SmackDown!'' general manager Matt Borske. | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Steve Britz|Booker T]] | |[[Steve Britz|Booker T]] | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
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|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. | |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. | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Dustin Simpson]] | |[[Dustin Simpson]] | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
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|This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series. | |This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series. | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Michael Ferry|Carlito Caribbean Cool]] | |[[Michael Ferry|Carlito Caribbean Cool]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' | |''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Dustin Simpson]] | |[[Dustin Simpson]] | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
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|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' | |''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Orlando Jordan|Liam Phillips]] | |[[Orlando Jordan|Liam Phillips]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' | |''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Kevin Hunter]] | |[[Kevin Hunter]] | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
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|Washington, D.C. | |Washington, D.C. | ||
|[[IWE SummerSlam (2005)|SummerSlam (2005)]] | |[[IWE SummerSlam (2005)|SummerSlam (2005)]] | ||
- | | | + | | |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
- | |[[ | + | |[[Narley Layne (wrestler)|Booker T]] |
|3 | |3 | ||
|October 18, 2005 | |October 18, 2005 | ||
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|Vacated when a title defense against Kevin Hunter ended in a double pinfall. Aired November 25, 2005. | |Vacated when a title defense against Kevin Hunter ended in a double pinfall. Aired November 25, 2005. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Steve Britz|Booker T]] | |[[Steve Britz|Booker T]] | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
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|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. | |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 | |4 | ||
|February 19, 2006 | |February 19, 2006 | ||
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| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|[[John Goff|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] | |[[John Goff|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
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|[[Bobby Ashley]] | |[[Bobby Ashley]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|Aired May 26, 2006. | |Aired May 26, 2006. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Dan Hooper|Finlay]] | |[[Dan Hooper|Finlay]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|Aired July 14, 2006. | |Aired July 14, 2006. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Tarry Anderson|Mr. Kennedy]] | |[[Tarry Anderson|Mr. Kennedy]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|This was a Triple Threat match also involving Bobby Ashley, which aired September 1, 2006. | |This was a Triple Threat match also involving Bobby Ashley, which aired September 1, 2006. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Kevin Hunter]] | |[[Kevin Hunter]] | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
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|Aired October 13, 2006. | |Aired October 13, 2006. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Kalvin Burke, Jr.|Montel Vontavious Porter]] | |[[Kalvin Burke, Jr.|Montel Vontavious Porter]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|This was a Two Out Of Three Falls match, which MVP won 2–0. | |This was a Two Out Of Three Falls match, which MVP won 2–0. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Matt Hooper]] | |[[Matt Hooper]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|The title became an XCW exclusive title when Hooper was [[IWE Draft (2008)|drafted]] to ''XCW'' on June 23, 2008. | |The title became an XCW exclusive title when Hooper was [[IWE Draft (2008)|drafted]] to ''XCW'' on June 23, 2008. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Junior Remeriz]] | |[[Junior Remeriz]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|The title was returned to SmackDown due to Remeriz's status as a SmackDown superstar. | |The title was returned to SmackDown due to Remeriz's status as a SmackDown superstar. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Kalvin Burke, Jr.|Montel Vontavious Porter]] | |[[Kalvin Burke, Jr.|Montel Vontavious Porter]] | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
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|Aired March 20, 2009. The title became a Raw exclusive title when MVP was [[IWE Draft (2009)|drafted]] to ''Raw'' on April 13. | |Aired March 20, 2009. The title became a Raw exclusive title when MVP was [[IWE Draft (2009)|drafted]] to ''Raw'' on April 13. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | + | ! | |
|[[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kinston]] | |[[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kinston]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | + | ! | |
|[[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]] | |[[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Bret Heart]] | |[[Bret Heart]] | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
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|Vacated when Bret Heart became [[Authority Figures#Raw brand authorities|General Manager of Raw]]. | |Vacated when Bret Heart became [[Authority Figures#Raw brand authorities|General Manager of Raw]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]] | |[[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title. | |Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]] | |[[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]] | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
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|This was a Fatal Four Way match also involving [[Joe Linderman]] and [[Zack Nuss]]. | |This was a Fatal Four Way match also involving [[Joe Linderman]] and [[Zack Nuss]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Kody Brown]] | |[[Kody Brown]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
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|[[Kevin Farrelly|Sheamus]] | |[[Kevin Farrelly|Sheamus]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|Title becomes exclusive to SmackDown! once again when Garrett is drafted to SmackDown! via the Supplemental Draft on April 26, 2011. | |Title becomes exclusive to SmackDown! once again when Garrett is drafted to SmackDown! via the Supplemental Draft on April 26, 2011. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | |
|[[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kingston]] | |[[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kingston]] | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
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|[[IWE Extreme Rules (2011)|Extreme Rules (2011)]] | |[[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. | |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 | |
|[[Nick Kessler|Dolph Ziggler]] | |[[Nick Kessler|Dolph Ziggler]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|[[IWE Capitol Punishment|Capitol Punishment 2011]] | |[[IWE Capitol Punishment|Capitol Punishment 2011]] | ||
| | | | ||
- | |- | + | |-align="center" |
- | + | !127 | |
|[[Zack Nuss|Zack Ryder]] | |[[Zack Nuss|Zack Ryder]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|[[IWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)]] | |[[IWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)]] | ||
| | | | ||
- | |- | + | |-align="center" |
- | + | !128 | |
|[[Charlie Wilson|Jack Wilson]] | |[[Charlie Wilson|Jack Wilson]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|''Raw'' | |''Raw'' | ||
| | | | ||
- | |- | + | |-align="center" |
- | + | !129 | |
|[[Justin Black|Santino Marella]] | |[[Justin Black|Santino Marella]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|''Raw'' | |''Raw'' | ||
| | | | ||
- | |- | + | |-align="center" |
- | + | !130 | |
|[[Eric Malstrom|Antonio Cesaro]] | |[[Eric Malstrom|Antonio Cesaro]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|[[IWE SummerSlam (2012)|SummerSlam]] | |[[IWE SummerSlam (2012)|SummerSlam]] | ||
|Match aired live on [[YouTube]] and [[International Wrestling Entertainment|IWE.com]] as part of the SummerSlam pre-show. | |Match aired live on [[YouTube]] and [[International Wrestling Entertainment|IWE.com]] as part of the SummerSlam pre-show. | ||
- | |- | + | |-align="center" |
- | + | !131 | |
|[[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kingston]] | |[[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kingston]] | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
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|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' | ||
| | | | ||
- | |- | + | |-align="center" |
- | + | !132 | |
|[[Jarek Watts|Dean Ambrose]] | |[[Jarek Watts|Dean Ambrose]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|[[IWE Extreme Rules (2013)|Extreme Rules]] | |[[IWE Extreme Rules (2013)|Extreme Rules]] | ||
| | | | ||
- | |- | + | |-align="center" |
- | + | !133 | |
|[[Kevin Farrelly|Sheamus]] | |[[Kevin Farrelly|Sheamus]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
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|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' | ||
| | | | ||
- | |- | + | |-align="center" |
- | + | !134 | |
|[[Marcus Barnyashev|Rusev]] | |[[Marcus Barnyashev|Rusev]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|November 3, 2014 | |November 3, 2014 | ||
- | | | + | |146 |
|[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] | |[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]] | ||
|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' | |''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' | ||
- | |This match happened on [[IWE Network|Raw Backstage Pass]] | + | |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| | ||
|} | |} | ||
- | |||
- | == | + | == 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" | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|69 | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|78 | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|80 | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|86 | ||
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+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==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== |
Current revision as of 13:06, 18 January 2025
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.
Contents |
[edit] Title history
[edit] Names
Name | Years |
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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.
No. | The overall championship reign |
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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 | ||
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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 | 21 | 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. | ||
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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
As of January 24, 2025.
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days rec. by IWE | |
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2 | Ric Flair | 6(5) [a] | 773 | 709 | |
9 | Chris Benoit | 5 | 357 | ||
21 | Ricky Steamboat | 4 | 265 | 267 | |
26 | 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 | ||
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 | |||||
Dean Malenko | 1 | 85 | |||
65 | 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 | |||||
Shane Douglas | 1 | 22 | |||
101 | 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.
[edit] References
==External links==