List of IWE United States Champions

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|[[Nicolas Rays|Harley Race]]
|[[Nicolas Rays|Harley Race]]
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|N/A
|Race was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated [[Johnny Weaver]] in a tournament final.
|Race was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated [[Johnny Weaver]] in a tournament final.
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|[[Johnny Valentine|Johnny Beasly]]
|[[Johnny Valentine|Johnny Beasly]]
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|1
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
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|October 4, 1975
|October 4, 1975
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|Vacated when Beasly suffers a career-ending injury in a plane crash.
|Vacated when Beasly suffers a career-ending injury in a plane crash.
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|3
|3
|[[Terry Funk]]
|[[Terry Funk]]
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
|[[House Show|Live event]]
|Defeated [[Paul Jones]] in a tournament final.
|Defeated [[Paul Jones]] in a tournament final.
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|4
|4
|[[Paul Jones]]
|[[Paul Jones]]
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|5
|5
|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|6
|[[Paul Jones]]
|[[Paul Jones]]
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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!7
|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
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|1<sup>(2)†</sup>
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|2
|November 28, 1976
|November 28, 1976
|11
|11
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
|[[House Show|Live event]]
|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
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!8
|[[Paul Jones (wrestler)|Paul Jones]]
|[[Paul Jones (wrestler)|Paul Jones]]
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|2<sup>(3)†</sup>
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|3
|December 9, 1976
|December 9, 1976
|6
|6
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
|[[House Show|Live event]]
|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
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|7
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!9
|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
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|2<sup>(3)†</sup>
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|3
|December 15, 1976
|December 15, 1976
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|[[Bobo Brazil]]
|[[Bobo Brazil]]
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|[[Ric Flair]]
|[[Ric Flair]]
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|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
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!13
|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
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|3<sup>(4)†</sup>
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|4
|January 1, 1978
|January 1, 1978
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|77
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|[[Brian James Woods|Mr. Wrestling]]
|[[Brian James Woods|Mr. Wrestling]]
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|[[Ric Flair]]
|[[Ric Flair]]
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|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
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|[[Ric Flair]]
|[[Ric Flair]]
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|[[House show|Live event]]
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|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
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|August 12, 1979
|August 12, 1979
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|Vacated when Flair wins the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Championship]] four days prior.
|Vacated when Flair wins the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Championship]] four days prior.
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|[[Jimmy Snuka]]
|[[Jimmy Snuka]]
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|Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final.
|Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final.
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|[[Ric Flair]]
|[[Ric Flair]]
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|[[Greg Valentine|Greg Beasly]]
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|[[Gregory Petrusha|Greg Valentine]]
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|1<sup>†</sup>
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|July 26, 1980
|July 26, 1980
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|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
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|[[Ric Flair]]
|[[Ric Flair]]
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|4<sup>(5)†</sup>
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|5
|November 24, 1980
|November 24, 1980
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|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
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|[[Roddy Piper]]
|[[Roddy Piper]]
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|The title becomes the undisputed NWA US Championship in January 1981 after the NWA San Francisco office, the last other promotion to recognize its own US Champion, closes.
|The title becomes the undisputed NWA US Championship in January 1981 after the NWA San Francisco office, the last other promotion to recognize its own US Champion, closes.
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|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
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|1
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
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|September 1981
|September 1981
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|Vacated when McDaniel is injured by [[Abdullah the Butcher]].
|Vacated when McDaniel is injured by [[Abdullah the Butcher]].
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|[[Sgt. Slaughter]]
|[[Sgt. Slaughter]]
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|Defeated [[Ricky Steamboat]] in a tournament final.
|Defeated [[Ricky Steamboat]] in a tournament final.
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|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
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|[[Sgt. Slaughter]]
|[[Sgt. Slaughter]]
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|Slaughter was awarded the title due to McDaniel being injured by [[Donald (McDonald's)|Don Muraco]] and Roddy Piper.
|Slaughter was awarded the title due to McDaniel being injured by [[Donald (McDonald's)|Don Muraco]] and Roddy Piper.
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|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
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|[[Greg Valentine|Greg Beasly]]
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|November 4, 1982
|November 4, 1982
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|[[Roddy Piper]]
|[[Roddy Piper]]
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|[[Greg Valentine|Greg Beasly]]
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|April 30, 1983
|April 30, 1983
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|Valentine won via referee stoppage when Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear.
|Valentine won via referee stoppage when Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear.
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|[[Dick Slater|Dick Burdick]]
|[[Dick Slater|Dick Burdick]]
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|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
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|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
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|Vacated due to [[Tully Blanchard]] interfering in McDaniel's title win.
|Vacated due to [[Tully Blanchard]] interfering in McDaniel's title win.
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|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
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|Defeated [[Manny Fernandez|Manny Fernandez]] in a tournament final.
|Defeated [[Manny Fernandez|Manny Fernandez]] in a tournament final.
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|[[Magnum T.A.]]
|[[Magnum T.A.]]
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|[[Tully Blanchard]]
|[[Tully Blanchard]]
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|[[Magnum T.A.]]
|[[Magnum T.A.]]
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|Vacated when Magnum attacked NWA president [[Bob Geigel]].
|Vacated when Magnum attacked NWA president [[Bob Geigel]].
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|[[Nikita Koloff]]
|[[Nikita Koloff]]
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|Defeated Magnum T.A. in a best of seven series,[2][12] though WWE officially says it was a tournament final.[13] Koloff defeats Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the [[NWA National Heavyweight Championship]] into the US title.
|Defeated Magnum T.A. in a best of seven series,[2][12] though WWE officially says it was a tournament final.[13] Koloff defeats Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the [[NWA National Heavyweight Championship]] into the US title.
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|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
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|[[Dusty Semmler (wrestler)|Dusty Semmler]]
|[[Dusty Semmler (wrestler)|Dusty Semmler]]
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|Vacated when Semmler attacked promoter [[Jim Crockett]].
|Vacated when Semmler attacked promoter [[Jim Crockett]].
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|[[Barry Windham]]
|[[Barry Windham]]
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|Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final.
|Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final.
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|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
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|[[Michael Hayes]]
|[[Michael Hayes]]
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|[[Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]]
|[[Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]]
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|Huntley becomes the longest-reigning champion in the title's history, holding it for over 17 months.
|Huntley becomes the longest-reigning champion in the title's history, holding it for over 17 months.
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|[[Stan Hansen]]
|[[Stan Hansen]]
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|[[Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]]
|[[Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]]
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|Vacated when Huntley wins the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]].
|Vacated when Huntley wins the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]].
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|[[Sting|Cting]]
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|[[Kevin Borden|Sting]]
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|1
|August 25, 1991
|August 25, 1991
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|Vacated due to injury.
|Vacated due to injury.
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|[[Stan Hanson]]
|[[Stan Hanson]]
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|Vacated when a title defense against Rick Pembroke ended in a double pinfall.
|Vacated when a title defense against Rick Pembroke ended in a double pinfall.
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|[[Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]]
|[[Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]]
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|This was a Texas Bullrope match.
|This was a Texas Bullrope match.
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|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]]
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|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Austin]]
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|December 27, 1993
|December 27, 1993
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|This was a [[Series Variations|two out of three falls match]], which Johnson won 2–0.
|This was a [[Series Variations|two out of three falls match]], which Johnson won 2–0.
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|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
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|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Austin]]
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|Johnson was awarded the title at  due to Steamboat being injured.
|Johnson was awarded the title at  due to Steamboat being injured.
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|[[Jim Duggan]]
|[[Jim Duggan]]
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|Duggan beat Johnson in 35 seconds.
|Duggan beat Johnson in 35 seconds.
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|[[Big Van Steven|Steven]]
|[[Big Van Steven|Steven]]
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|Stripped by WCW commissioner [[Nick Bockwinkel]].
|Stripped by WCW commissioner [[Nick Bockwinkel]].
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|[[Sting|Cting]]
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|[[Kevin Borden|Sting]]
|2
|2
|June 18, 1995
|June 18, 1995
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|Defeated [[Meng]] in a tournament final.
|Defeated [[Meng]] in a tournament final.
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|[[Kensuke Sasaki]]
|[[Kensuke Sasaki]]
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|Won the title at a [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] event.
|Won the title at a [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] event.
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|[[George Gary|One Man Gang]]
|[[George Gary|One Man Gang]]
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|Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Sasaki subsequently retained, this was never acknowledged by WCW.
|Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Sasaki subsequently retained, this was never acknowledged by WCW.
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|[[Konnan|Jason]]
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|January 29, 1996
|January 29, 1996
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|[[Ric Flair]]
|[[Ric Flair]]
|5<sup>(6)†</sup>
|5<sup>(6)†</sup>
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|Vacated due to a shoulder injury.
|Vacated due to a shoulder injury.
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|[[Brian McAlmond]]
|[[Brian McAlmond]]
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|Defeated [[Diamond Dallas Cage]] in a tournament final.
|Defeated [[Diamond Dallas Cage]] in a tournament final.
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|[[Dean Malenko|Dean Barnhart]]
|[[Dean Malenko|Dean Barnhart]]
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|[[Jeff Jarrett]]
|[[Jeff Jarrett]]
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|[[Steve McMichael]]
|[[Steve McMichael]]
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|[[Billy McAlmond]]
|[[Billy McAlmond]]
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|December 28, 1997
|December 28, 1997
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|[[Raven|Russell]]
|[[Raven|Russell]]
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|[[Bill Coldberg|Coldberg]]
|[[Bill Coldberg|Coldberg]]
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|Vacated when Coldberg wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
|Vacated when Coldberg wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
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|[[Bret Heart]]
|[[Bret Heart]]
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|Defeated Diamond Dallas Cage.
|Defeated Diamond Dallas Cage.
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|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
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|August 10, 1998
|August 10, 1998
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|[[Bret Heart]]
|[[Bret Heart]]
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|Aired August 13, 1998.
|Aired August 13, 1998.
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|October 26, 1998
|October 26, 1998
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|[[Bret Heart]]
|[[Bret Heart]]
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|This was a no disqualification match.
|This was a no disqualification match.
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|[[Roddy Piper]]
|[[Roddy Piper]]
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|[[Scott Hall]]
|[[Scott Hall]]
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|Vacated due to injury. Aired March 18, 1999.
|Vacated due to injury. Aired March 18, 1999.
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|[[Scott Hunter]]
|[[Scott Hunter]]
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|Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair.
|Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair.
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|[[David Flair]]
|[[David Flair]]
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|Flair was awarded the title by his father Ric.
|Flair was awarded the title by his father Ric.
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|[[Kevin Hunter]]
|[[Kevin Hunter]]
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|[[Sid Justice|Sid Vicious]]
|[[Sid Justice|Sid Vicious]]
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|[[Bill Coldberg|Coldberg]]
|[[Bill Coldberg|Coldberg]]
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|Won the title by referee stoppage when Vicious suffered excessive bleeding.
|Won the title by referee stoppage when Vicious suffered excessive bleeding.
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|[[Bret Heart]]
|[[Bret Heart]]
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|[[Scott Hall]]
|[[Scott Hall]]
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|This was a four-way [[Ladder Match|ladder match]], also involving Sid Vicious and Coldberg.
|This was a four-way [[Ladder Match|ladder match]], also involving Sid Vicious and Coldberg.
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|[[Kevin Hunter]]
|[[Kevin Hunter]]
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|Vacated by [[Eric Bischoff]] and [[Vince Russo]] along with all other WCW titles.
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|Stripped when Hunter used the banned Hunter Recliner on [[Mike Awesome|Lance Awesome]].
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|This was a [[First Blood Match|first blood]] [[Texas Bullrope Match|chain match]].
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|Also wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship on March 26. WCW is purchased by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] at this time.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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|Aired October 13, 2006.
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|The title became an XCW exclusive title when Hooper was [[IWE Draft (2008)|drafted]] to ''XCW'' on June 23, 2008.
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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.
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|Vacated when Bret Heart became [[Authority Figures#Raw brand authorities|General Manager of Raw]].
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File:Dolph-Ziggler-US-Champ-2011.jpg
Dolph Ziggler as the United States Champion in November 2011.

The IWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in and owned by the American promotion IWE. It was originally known as the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship and began as a regional championship created by and defended in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling run by Jim Crockett, Jr.. Following the title's introduction in 1975, Harley Race became the inaugural champion on January 1. After Ted Turner bought the company and renamed it World Championship Wrestling in November 1988, the title continued to be used and recognized as secondary to the World Championship. In March 2001, the IWF bought the bankrupt World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The new acquisitions resulted in the WCW United States Championship becoming another championship for the IWF. In 2001 at Survivor Series, the United States and IWE Intercontinental Championships were unified, though in July 2003, the title reemerged as the IWE United States Championship and was commissioned to be a secondary championship to the SmackDown! brand. Currently it is the secondary championship on the Raw brand.

The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. The first champion was Harley Race, who won the championship in 1975, while as of January 2025 the current champion is Zack Nuss, who is in his first reign. Currently, the title belongs to the Raw brand. Overall, there have been 74 different champions. Kevin Hunter, Ric Flair, Bret Heart, Brent Huntley, and Wahoo McDaniel are tied for having the most reigns at five each. Huntley holds the record for longest reign, with his third reign lasting a total of 523 days. Mikhail Vontavious Porter holds the longest reign since IWE reactivated the title; his first reign lasted 343 days. This reign is also the third longest in the title's history.

Contents

Title history

Names

Name Years
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) January 1, 1975–January 27, 1981
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Undisputed) January 27, 1981–1991
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 1991–2001
WCW United States Championship 2001
IWE United States Championship 2003 – present

Reigns

As of January 24, 2025.

† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by IWE.
# Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes
1 Harley Race 1 January 1, 1975 183 Tallahassee, FL N/A Race was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final.
2 Johnny Beasly 1 July 3, 1975 93 Greensboro, NC Live event
— Vacated — October 4, 1975 — — — Vacated when Beasly suffers a career-ending injury in a plane crash.
3 Terry Funk 1 November 9, 1975 18 Greensboro, NC Live event Defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final.
4 Paul Jones 1 November 27, 1975 107 Greensboro, NC Live event
5 Blackjack Mulligan 1 March 13, 1976 217 Greensboro, NC Live event
6 Paul Jones 2 October 16, 1976 43 Greensboro, NC Live event
7 Blackjack Mulligan 2 November 28, 1976 11 Charlotte, NC Live event Title change unrecognized by IWE.
8 Paul Jones 3 December 9, 1976 6 Winston-Salem, NC Live event Title change unrecognized by IWE.
9 Blackjack Mulligan 3 December 15, 1976 204 Raleigh, NC Live event
10 Bobo Brazil 1 July 7, 1977 22 Norfolk, VA Live event
11 Ric Flair 1 July 29, 1977 84 Richmond, VA Live event
12 Ricky Steamboat 1 October, 21, 1977 72 Charleston, SC Live event
13 Blackjack Mulligan 4 January 1, 1978 77 Greensboro, NC Live event
14 Mr. Wrestling 1 March 19, 1978 21 Greensboro, NC Live event
15 Ric Flair 2 April 9, 1978 265 Charlotte, NC Live event
16 Ricky Steamboat 2 December 30, 1978 92 Greensboro, NC Live event
17 Ric Flair 3 April 1, 1979 133 Greensboro, NC Live event
— Vacated — August 12, 1979 — — — Vacated when Flair wins the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days prior.
18 Jimmy Snuka 1 September 1, 1979 231 Charlotte, NC Live event Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final.
19 Ric Flair 4 April 19, 1980 98 Greensboro, NC Live event
20 Greg Valentine 1 July 26, 1980 121 Charlotte, NC Live event Title change unrecognized by IWE.
21 Ric Flair 5 November 24, 1980 64 Greenville, SC Live event Title change unrecognized by IWE.
22 Roddy Piper 1 January 27, 1981 193 Raleigh, NC Live event The title becomes the undisputed NWA US Championship in January 1981 after the NWA San Francisco office, the last other promotion to recognize its own US Champion, closes.
23 Wahoo McDaniel 1 August 8, 1981 24† Greensboro, NC Live event
— Vacated — September 1981 — — — Vacated when McDaniel is injured by Abdullah the Butcher.
24 Sgt. Slaughter 1 October 4, 1982 229 Charlotte, NC Live event Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final.
25 Wahoo McDaniel 2 May 21, 1982 17 Richmond, VA Live event
26 Sgt. Slaughter 2 June 7, 1982 76 Greenville, SC Live event Slaughter was awarded the title due to McDaniel being injured by Don Muraco and Roddy Piper.
27 Wahoo McDaniel 3 August 22, 1982 74 Charlotte, NC Live event
28 Greg Valentine 2 November 4, 1982 163 Norfolk, VA Live event
29 Roddy Piper 2 April 16, 1983 14 Greensboro, NC Live event
30 Greg Valentine 3 April 30, 1983 228 Greensboro, NC Live event Valentine won via referee stoppage when Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear.
31 Dick Burdick 1 December 14, 1983 129 Shelby, NC Live event
32 Ricky Steamboat 3 April 21, 1984 64 Greensboro, NC Live event
33 Wahoo McDaniel 4 June 24, 1984 7† Greensboro, NC Live event
- Vacated - July 1984 0 N/A N/A Vacated due to Tully Blanchard interfering in McDaniel's title win.
Wahoo McDaniel 5 October 7, 1984 167 Charlotte, NC Live event Defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final.
Magnum T.A. 1 March 23, 1985 120 Charlotte, NC Live event
Tully Blanchard 1 July 21, 1985 130 Charlotte, NC Live event
Magnum T.A. 2 November 28, 1985 182 Greensboro, NC Starrcade (1985) This was an "I Quit" steel cage match.
- Vacated - May 29, 1986 0 N/A N/A Vacated when Magnum attacked NWA president Bob Geigel.
Nikita Koloff 1 August 17, 1986 328 Charlotte, NC Live event Defeated Magnum T.A. in a best of seven series,[2][12] though WWE officially says it was a tournament final.[13] Koloff defeats Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the NWA National Heavyweight Championship into the US title.
Brent Huntley 1 July 11, 1987 138 Greensboro, NC Live event
Dusty Semmler 1 November 26, 1987 141 Chicago, IL Starrcade (1987) This was a steel cage match.
- Vacated - April 15, 1988 0 N/A N/A Vacated when Semmler attacked promoter Jim Crockett.
Barry Windham 1 May 13, 1988 283 Houston, TX Live event Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final.
Brent Huntley 2 February 20, 1989 76 Chicago, IL Chi-Town Rumble
Michael Hayes 1 May 7, 1989 15 Nashville, TN WrestleWar (1989)
Lex Luger 3 May 22, 1989 523 Bluefield, WV Live event Huntley becomes the longest-reigning champion in the title's history, holding it for over 17 months.
Stan Hansen 1 October 27, 1990 50 Chicago, IL Halloween Havoc (1990)
Lex Luger 4 December 16, 1990 210 St. Louis, MO Starrcade (1990) This was a Texas Bullrope match.
- Vacated - July 14, 1991 0 Baltimore, MD The Great American Bash (1991) Vacated when Huntley wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Sting 1 August 25, 1991 86 Atlanta, GA Live event Defeated Steve Johnson in a tournament final.
44 Rick Rude 1 November 18, 1991 378† Savannah, GA Clash of the Champions XVII
- Vacated - December 1992 0 N/A N/A Vacated due to injury.
Stan Hanson 1 January 11, 1993 110† Atlanta, GA Saturday Night Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the #1 contender, but upon Pembroke's vacation of the title, was made to decide the new champion. Aired January 16, 1993.
- Vacated - May 1993 - N/A N/A Vacated when a title defense against Rick Pembroke ended in a double pinfall.
Lex Luger 2 August 30, 1993 119 Atlanta, GA Live event This was a Texas Bullrope match.
Steve Austin 1 December 27, 1993 240 Charlotte, NC Starrcade (1993) This was a two out of three falls match, which Johnson won 2–0.
Ricky Steamboat 4 August 24, 1994 25 Cedar Rapids, IA Clash of the Champions XXVIII
Steve Austin 2 September 18, 1994 0 Roanoke, VA Fall Brawl (1994) Johnson was awarded the title at due to Steamboat being injured.
Jim Duggan 1 100 Duggan beat Johnson in 35 seconds.
Steven 1 December 27, 1994 117 Nashville, TN Starrcade (1994)
- Vacated - April 23, 1995 0 N/A N/A Stripped by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel.
Sting 2 June 18, 1995 148 Dayton, OH The Great American Bash (1995) Defeated Meng in a tournament final.
Kensuke Sasaki 1 November 13, 1995 44 Tokyo, Japan Live event Won the title at a New Japan Pro Wrestling event.
One Man Gang 1 December 27, 1995 33 Nashville, TN Starrcade (1995) Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Sasaki subsequently retained, this was never acknowledged by WCW.
Konnan 1 January 29, 1996 160 Canton, OH WCW Main Event
Ric Flair 5(6)† July 7, 1996 56† Daytona Beach, FL Bash at the Beach (1996)
- Vacated - October 1996 0 N/A N/A Vacated due to a shoulder injury.
Brian McAlmond 1 December 29, 1996 77 Nashville, TN Starrcade (1996) Defeated Diamond Dallas Cage in a tournament final.
Dean Barnhart 1 March 16, 1997 85 North Charleston, SC Uncensored (1997)
Jeff Jarrett 1 June 9, 1997 85 Boston, MA Monday Nitro
Steve McMichael 1 August 21, 1997 73 Nashville, TN Clash of the Champions XXXV
Billy McAlmond 1 September 15, 1997 104 Charlotte, NC Monday Nitro
Diamond Dallas Page 1 December 28, 1997 112 Washington, D.C. Starrcade (1997)
Russell 1 April 19, 1998 1 Denver, CO Spring Stampede (1998)
Coldberg 1 April 29, 1998 77 Colorado Springs, CO Monday Nitro
- Vacated - July 6, 1998 0 Atlanta, GA Monday Nitro Vacated when Coldberg wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Bret Heart 1 July 20, 1998 21 Salt Lake City, UT Monday Nitro Defeated Diamond Dallas Cage.
Lex Luger 5 August 10, 1998 1 Rapid City, SD Monday Nitro
Bret Heart 2 August 11, 1998 76 Fargo, ND Thunder Aired August 13, 1998.
Diamond Dallas Page 2 October 26, 1998 35 Phoenix, AZ Monday Nitro
Bret Heart 3 November 30, 1998 70 Chattanooga, TN Monday Nitro This was a no disqualification match.
Roddy Piper 3 February 8, 1999 13 Buffalo, NY Monday Nitro
Scott Hall 1 February 21, 1999 23 Oakland, CA SuperBrawl IX
- Vacated - March 16, 1999 0 N/A Thunder Vacated due to injury. Aired March 18, 1999.
7 Scott Hunter 1 April 11, 1999 85 Tacoma, WA Spring Stampede (1999) Defeated Booker T in a tournament final.
- Vacated - July 5, 1999 0 Atlanta, GA Monday Nitro Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair.
David Flair 1 35 Flair was awarded the title by his father Ric.
Kevin Hunter 1 August 9, 1999 34 Boise, ID Monday Nitro
Sid Vicious 1 September 12, 1999 42 Winston-Salem, NC Fall Brawl (1999)
Coldberg 2 October 24, 1999 1 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc (1999) Won the title by referee stoppage when Vicious suffered excessive bleeding.
Bret Heart 4 October 25, 1999 14 Phoenix, AZ Monday Nitro
Scott Hall 2 November 8, 1999 41 Indianapolis, IN Monday Nitro This was a four-way ladder match, also involving Sid Vicious and Coldberg.
Kevin Hunter 2 December 19, 1999 1 Washington, D.C. Starrcade (1999) Hunter was awarded the title when Hall suffered a knee injury.
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 injury.
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 Vacated by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo along with all other WCW titles.
Scott Hunter 2 April 16, 2000 84 Chicago, IL Spring Stampede (2000) Defeated Cting in a tournament final.
- Vacated - July 9, 2000 0 Daytona Beach, FL Bash at the Beach (2000) Stripped when Hunter used the banned Hunter Recliner on Lance Awesome.
Mike Storm 1 July 18, 2000 66 Auburn Hills, MI Monday Nitro Defeated Lance Awesome in a tournament final. Storm unofficially renames the title the WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship.
Terry Funk 2 September 22, 2000 1 Amarillo, TX Live event
Mike Storm 2 September 23, 2000 36 Lubbock, TX Live event
Gen. Rection 1 October 29, 2000 15 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc (2000) Defeated Storm and Jim Duggan in a handicap match.
Mike Storm 3 November 13, 2000 13 London, England Monday Nitro
Gen. Rection 2 November 26, 2000 49 Milwaukee, WI Mayhem (2000)
Shane Douglas 1 January 14, 2001 22 Indianapolis, IN Sin This was a first blood chain match.
Rick Hunter 1 February 5, 2001 41 Tupelo, MS Monday Nitro
Booker T 1 March 18, 2001 128 Jacksonville, FL Greed Also wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship on March 26. WCW is purchased by the International Wrestling Federation at this time.
Khris Kanyon 1 July 24, 2001 48 Pittsburgh, PA SmackDown! Awarded by Booker T and XCW owner Brittany Mayer. Aired July 26, 2001.
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.
Kevin 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
120 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.
130 Dolph Ziggler 1 June 18, 2011 183 Washington, D.C. Capitol Punishment 2011
131 Zack Ryder 1 December 18, 2011 30 Baltimore, Maryland TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)
132 Jack Wilson 1 January 16, 2012 49 Anaheim, California Raw
133 Santino Marella 1 March 5, 2012 167 Boston, MA Raw
134 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.
135 Kofi Kingston 3 April 15, 2013 35 Greensville, SC Raw
136 Dean Ambrose 1 May 19, 2013 351 St. Louis, MO Extreme Rules
137 Sheamus 1 May 5, 2014 182 Albany, NY Raw
138 Rusev 1 November 3, 2014 41+ Buffalo, NY Raw This match happened on Raw Backstage Pass

†There are no records of the day the reign ended, only the month so the first day of the month is counted.

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