List of IWE United States Champions

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===Reigns===
===Reigns===
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:''<sup>†</sup> indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by IWE.''
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 1196px; "
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%|#
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=13%|Wrestler
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0% |Reign
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=14%|Date
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%|Days held
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=14%|Location
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=19%|Event
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=52% class="unsortable"|Notes
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|-
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|1
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|[[Nicolas Rays|Harley Race]]
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|1
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|January 1, 1975
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|183
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|Tallahassee, FL
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|N/A
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|Race was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated [[Johnny Weaver]] in a tournament final.
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|-
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|2
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|[[Johnny Valentine|Johnny Beasly]]
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|1
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|July 3, 1975
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|93
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|October 4, 1975
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|0
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|Vacated when Beasly suffers a career-ending injury in a plane crash.
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|-
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|3
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|[[Terry Funk]]
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|1
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|November 9, 1975
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|18
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|Defeated [[Paul Jones]] in a tournament final.
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|-
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|4
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|[[Paul Jones]]
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|1
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|November 27, 1975
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|107
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|5
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|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
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|1
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|March 13, 1976
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|217
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|6
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|[[Paul Jones]]
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|2
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|October 16, 1976
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|43
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
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|1<sup>(2)†</sup>
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|November 28, 1976
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|11
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|Charlotte, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
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|-
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Paul Jones (wrestler)|Paul Jones]]
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|2<sup>(3)†</sup>
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|December 9, 1976
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|6
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|Winston-Salem, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
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|-
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|7
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|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
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|2<sup>(3)†</sup>
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|December 15, 1976
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|204
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|Raleigh, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|8
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|[[Bobo Brazil]]
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|1
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|July 7, 1977
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|22
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|Norfolk, VA
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|9
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|[[Ric Flair]]
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|1
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|July 29, 1977
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|84
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|Richmond, VA
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|10
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|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
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|1
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|October, 21, 1977
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|72
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|Charleston, SC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|11
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|[[Blackjack Mulligan]]
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|3<sup>(4)†</sup>
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|January 1, 1978
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|77
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Brian James Woods|Mr. Wrestling]]
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|1
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|March 19, 1978
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|21
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|13
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|[[Ric Flair]]
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|2
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|April 9, 1978
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|265
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|Charlotte, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|14
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|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
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|2
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|December 30, 1978
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|92
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|15
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|[[Ric Flair]]
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|3
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|April 1, 1979
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|133
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|August 12, 1979
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|0
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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.
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|-
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|16
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|[[Jimmy Snuka]]
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|1
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|September 1, 1979
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|231
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|Charlotte, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final.
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|-
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|17
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|[[Ric Flair]]
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|4
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|April 19, 1980
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|98
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Greg Valentine|Greg Beasly]]
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|1<sup>†</sup>
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|July 26, 1980
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|121
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|Charlotte, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
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|-
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Ric Flair]]
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|4<sup>(5)†</sup>
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|November 24, 1980
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|64
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|Greenville, SC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|Title change unrecognized by IWE.
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|-
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|18
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|[[Roddy Piper]]
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|1
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|January 27, 1981
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|193
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|Raleigh, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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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.
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|-
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|19
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|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
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|1
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|August 8, 1981
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|24†
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|September 1981
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|0
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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]].
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|-
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|20
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|[[Sgt. Slaughter]]
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|1
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|October 4, 1982
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|229
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|Charlotte, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|Defeated [[Ricky Steamboat]] in a tournament final.
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|-
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|21
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|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
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|2
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|May 21, 1982
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|17
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|Richmond, VA
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|22
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|[[Sgt. Slaughter]]
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|2
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|June 7, 1982
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|76
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|Greenville, SC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|Slaughter was awarded the title due to McDaniel being injured by [[Donald (McDonald's)|Don Muraco]] and Roddy Piper.
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|-
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|23
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|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
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|3
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|August 22, 1982
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|74
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|Charlotte, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|24
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|[[Greg Valentine|Greg Beasly]]
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|1<sup>(2)†</sup>
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|November 4, 1982
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|{163
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|Norfolk, VA
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|25
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|[[Roddy Piper]]
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|2
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|April 16, 1983
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|14
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|26
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|[[Greg Valentine|Greg Beasly]]
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|2<sup>(3)†</sup>
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|April 30, 1983
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|228
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|Valentine won via referee stoppage when Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear.
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|-
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|27
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|[[Dick Slater|Dick Burdick]]
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|1
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|December 14, 1983
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|129
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|Shelby, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|28
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|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
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|3
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|April 21, 1984
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|64
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|
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|-
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|29
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|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
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|4
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|June 24, 1984
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|7<sup>†</sup>
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
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|
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|-
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|July 1984
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|0
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|N/A
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|N/A
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|Vacated due to [[Tully Blanchard]] interfering in McDaniel's title win.
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|-
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|30
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|[[Wahoo McDaniel]]
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|5
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|October 7, 1984
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|167
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|Charlotte, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|Defeated [[Manny Fernandez|Manny Fernandez]] in a tournament final.
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|-
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|31
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|[[Magnum T.A.]]
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|1
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|March 23, 1985
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|120
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|Charlotte, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|
 +
|-
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|32
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|[[Tully Blanchard]]
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|1
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|July 21, 1985
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|130
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|Charlotte, NC
 +
|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|
 +
|-
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|33
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|[[Magnum T.A.]]
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|2
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|November 28, 1985
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|182
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|Greensboro, NC
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|[[WCW Starrcade (1985)|Starrcade (1985)]]
 +
|This was an [["I Quit" Match|"I Quit"]] [[Steel Cage Match|steel cage match]].
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|-
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|May 29, 1986
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|0
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
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|Vacated when Magnum attacked NWA president [[Bob Geigel]].
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|-
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|34
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|[[Nikita Koloff]]
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|1
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|August 17, 1986
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|328
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|Charlotte, NC
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|Defeated Magnum T.A. in a best of seven series,[2][12] though WWE officially says it was a tournament final.[13] Koloff defeats Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the [[NWA National Heavyweight Championship]] into the US title.
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|-
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|35
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|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
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|1
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|July 11, 1987
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|138
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|Greensboro, NC
 +
|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|
 +
|-
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|36
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|[[Dusty Rhodes|Dusty Semmler]]
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|1
 +
|November 26, 1987
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|141
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|Chicago, IL
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade (1987)|Starrcade (1987)]]
 +
|This was a steel cage match.
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|-
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|April 15, 1988
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|0
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|Vacated when Semmler attacked promoter [[Jim Crockett]].
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|-
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|37
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|[[Barry Windham]]
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|1
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|May 13, 1988
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|283
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|Houston, TX
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|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final.
 +
|-
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|38
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|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
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|2
 +
|February 20, 1989
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|76
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|Chicago, IL
 +
|[[WCW Chi-Town Rumble (1989)|Chi-Town Rumble]]
 +
|
 +
|-
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|39
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|[[Michael Hayes]]
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|1
 +
|May 7, 1989
 +
|15
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|Nashville, TN
 +
|[[WCW WrestleWar#1989|WrestleWar (1989)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|40
 +
|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
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|3
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|May 22, 1989
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|523
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|Bluefield, WV
 +
|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|Huntley becomes the longest-reigning champion in the title's history, holding it for over 17 months.
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|-
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|41
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|[[Stan Hansen]]
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|1
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|October 27, 1990
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|50
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|Chicago, IL
 +
|[[WCW Halloween Havoc#1990|Halloween Havoc (1990)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|42
 +
|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
 +
|4
 +
|December 16, 1990
 +
|210
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|St. Louis, MO
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade (1990)|Starrcade (1990)]]
 +
|This was a [[Texas Bullrope Match|Texas Bullrope match]].
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|-
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|July 14, 1991
 +
|0
 +
|Baltimore, MD
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|[[WCW The Great American Bash#1991|The Great American Bash (1991)]]
 +
|Vacated when Huntley wins the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]].
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|-
 +
|43
 +
|[[Sting|Cting]]
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|1
 +
|August 25, 1991
 +
|86
 +
|Atlanta, GA
 +
|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|Defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]] in a tournament final.
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|-
 +
|44
 +
|[[Rick Rude|Rick Pembroke]]
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|1
 +
|November 18, 1991
 +
|378<sup>†</sup>
 +
|Savannah, GA
 +
|[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XVII|Clash of the Champions XVII]]
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|
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|December 1992
 +
|0
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|Vacated due to injury.
 +
|-
 +
|45
 +
|[[James Thomas]]
 +
|1
 +
|January 11, 1993
 +
|110<sup>†</sup>
 +
|Atlanta, GA
 +
|''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]''
 +
|Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the #1 contender, but upon Pembroke's vacation of the title, was made to decide the new champion. Aired January 16, 1993.
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|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|May 1993
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|Vacated when a title defense against Rick Pembroke ended in a double pinfall.
 +
|-
 +
|46
 +
|[[James Thomas]]
 +
|2
 +
|August 30, 1993
 +
|119
 +
|Atlanta, GA
 +
|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|Defeated Pembroke in a rematch. WCW withdraws from the NWA in September 1993; the NWA begins to recognize its own US champion, but Thomas remains the recognized champion in WCW.
 +
|-
 +
|47
 +
|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]]
 +
|1
 +
|December 27, 1993
 +
|240
 +
|Charlotte, NC
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade (1993)|Starrcade (1993)]]
 +
|This was a [[Series Variations|two out of three falls match]], which Johnson won 2–0.
 +
|-
 +
|48
 +
|[[Ricky Steamboat]]
 +
|4
 +
|August 24, 1994
 +
|25
 +
|Cedar Rapids, IA
 +
|[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXVIII|Clash of the Champions XXVIII]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|49
 +
|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]]
 +
|2
 +
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|September 18, 1994
 +
|0
 +
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Roanoke, VA
 +
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|[[WCW Fall Brawl#1994|Fall Brawl (1994)]]
 +
|Johnson was awarded the title at  due to Steamboat being injured.
 +
|-
 +
|50
 +
|[[Jim Duggan]]
 +
|1
 +
|100
 +
|Duggan beat Johnson in 35 seconds.
 +
|-
 +
|51
 +
|[[Big Van Steven|Steven]]
 +
|1
 +
|December 27, 1994
 +
|117
 +
|Nashville, TN
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade#1994|Starrcade (1994)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|April 23, 1995
 +
|0
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|Stripped by WCW commissioner [[Nick Bockwinkel]].
 +
|-
 +
|52
 +
|[[Sting|Cting]]
 +
|2
 +
|June 18, 1995
 +
|148
 +
|Dayton, OH
 +
|[[WCWThe Great American Bash#1995|The Great American Bash (1995)]]
 +
|Defeated [[Meng]] in a tournament final.
 +
|-
 +
|53
 +
|[[Kensuke Sasaki]]
 +
|1
 +
|November 13, 1995
 +
|44
 +
|Tokyo, Japan
 +
|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|Won the title at a [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] event.
 +
|-
 +
|54
 +
|[[George Gary|One Man Gang]]
 +
|1
 +
December 27, 1995
 +
|33
 +
|Nashville, TN
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade#1995|Starrcade (1995)]]
 +
|Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Sasaki subsequently retained, this was never acknowledged by WCW.
 +
|-
 +
|55
 +
|[[Konnan|Jason]]
 +
|1
 +
|January 29, 1996
 +
|160
 +
|Canton, OH
 +
|[[WCW Main Event]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|56
 +
|[[Ric Flair]]
 +
|5<sup>(6)†</sup>
 +
|July 7, 1996
 +
|56<sup>†</sup>
 +
|Daytona Beach, FL
 +
|[[WCW Bash at the Beach (1996)|Bash at the Beach (1996)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|October 1996
 +
|0
 +
|N/A
 +
|N/A
 +
|Vacated due to a shoulder injury.
 +
|-
 +
|57
 +
|[[Brian McAlmond]]
 +
|1
 +
|December 29, 1996
 +
|77
 +
|Nashville, TN
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade (1996)|Starrcade (1996)]]
 +
|Defeated [[Diamond Dallas Cage]] in a tournament final.
 +
|-
 +
|58
 +
|[[Dean Malenko|Dean Barnhart]]
 +
|1
 +
|March 16, 1997
 +
|85
 +
|North Charleston, SC
 +
|[[WCW Uncensored#1997|Uncensored (1997)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|59
 +
|[[Jeff Jarrett]]
 +
|1
 +
|June 9, 1997
 +
|85
 +
|Boston, MA
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|60
 +
|[[Steve McMichael]]
 +
|1
 +
|August 21, 1997
 +
|73
 +
|Nashville, TN
 +
|[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXXV|Clash of the Champions XXXV]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|61
 +
|[[Billy McAlmond]]
 +
|1
 +
|September 15, 1997
 +
|104
 +
|Charlotte, NC
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|62
 +
|[[Diamond Dallas Cage]]
 +
|1
 +
|December 28, 1997
 +
|112
 +
|Washington, D.C.
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade (1997)|Starrcade (1997)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|63
 +
|[[Raven|Russell]]
 +
|1
 +
|April 19, 1998
 +
|1
 +
|Denver, CO
 +
|[[WCW Spring Stampede#1998|Spring Stampede (1998)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|64
 +
|[[Bill Coldberg|Coldberg]]
 +
|1
 +
|April 29, 1998
 +
|77
 +
|Colorado Springs, CO
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|July 6, 1998
 +
|0
 +
|Atlanta, GA
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|Vacated when Coldberg wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
 +
|-
 +
|65
 +
|[[Bret Heart]]
 +
|1
 +
|July 20, 1998
 +
|21
 +
|Salt Lake City, UT
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|Defeated Diamond Dallas Cage.
 +
|-
 +
|66
 +
|[[Lex Luger|Brent Huntley]]
 +
|5
 +
|August 10, 1998
 +
|1
 +
|Rapid City, SD
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|67
 +
|[[Bret Heart]]
 +
|2
 +
|August 11, 1998
 +
|76
 +
|Fargo, ND
 +
|''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]''
 +
|Aired August 13, 1998.
 +
|-
 +
|68
 +
|[[Diamond Dallas Cage]]
 +
|2
 +
|October 26, 1998
 +
|35
 +
|Phoenix, AZ
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|69
 +
|[[Bret Heart]]
 +
|3
 +
|November 30, 1998
 +
|70
 +
|Chattanooga, TN
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|This was a no disqualification match.
 +
|-
 +
|70
 +
|[[Roddy Piper]]
 +
|3
 +
|February 8, 1999
 +
|13
 +
|Buffalo, NY
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|71
 +
|[[Scott Hall]]
 +
|1
 +
|February 21, 1999
 +
|23
 +
|Oakland, CA
 +
|[[WCW SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl IX|SuperBrawl IX]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|March 16, 1999
 +
|0
 +
|N/A
 +
|''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]''
 +
|Vacated due to injury. Aired March 18, 1999.
 +
|-
 +
|72
 +
|[[Scott Hunter]]
 +
|1
 +
|April 11, 1999
 +
|85
 +
|Tacoma, WA
 +
|[[WCW Spring Stampede#1999|Spring Stampede (1999)]]
 +
|Defeated [[Steve Britz|Booker T]] in a tournament final.
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|July 5, 1999
 +
|0
 +
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Atlanta, GA
 +
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair.
 +
|-
 +
|73
 +
|[[David Flair]]
 +
|1
 +
|35
 +
|Flair was awarded the title by his father Ric.
 +
|-
 +
|74
 +
|[[Kevin Hunter]]
 +
|1
 +
|August 9, 1999
 +
|34
 +
|Boise, ID
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|75
 +
|[[Sid Justice|Sid Vicious]]
 +
|1
 +
|September 12, 1999
 +
|42
 +
|Winston-Salem, NC
 +
|[[WCW Fall Brawl#1999|Fall Brawl (1999)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|76
 +
|[[Bill Coldberg|Coldberg]]
 +
|2
 +
|October 24, 1999
 +
|1
 +
|Las Vegas, NV
 +
|[[WCW Halloween Havoc#1999|Halloween Havoc (1999)]]
 +
|Won the title by referee stoppage when Vicious suffered excessive bleeding.
 +
|-
 +
|77
 +
|[[Bret Heart]]
 +
|4
 +
|October 25, 1999
 +
|14
 +
|Phoenix, AZ
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|78
 +
|[[Scott Hall]]
 +
|2
 +
|November 8, 1999
 +
|41
 +
|Indianapolis, IN
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|This was a four-way [[Ladder Match|ladder match]], also involving Sid Vicious and Coldberg.
 +
|-
 +
|79
 +
|[[Kevin Hunter]]
 +
|2
 +
|December 19, 1999
 +
|1
 +
|Washington, D.C.
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade (1999)|Starrcade (1999)]]
 +
|Hunter was awarded the title when Hall suffered a knee injury.
 +
|-
 +
|80
 +
|[[Jeff Jarrett]]
 +
|2
 +
|December 20, 1999
 +
|27
 +
|Baltimore, MD
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|This was a ladder match.
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|January 16, 2000
 +
|0
 +
|Cincinnati, OH
 +
|[[WCW Souled Out#2000|Souled Out (2000)]]
 +
|Vacated due to injury.
 +
|-
 +
|81
 +
|[[Jeff Jarrett]]
 +
|3
 +
|January 17, 2000
 +
|84
 +
|Columbus, OH
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|Awarded by WCW Commissioner [[Kevin Nash]].
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|April 10, 2000
 +
|0
 +
|Denver, CO
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|Vacated by [[Eric Bischoff]] and [[Vince Russo]] along with all other WCW titles.
 +
|-
 +
|82
 +
|[[Scott Hunter]]
 +
|2
 +
|April 16, 2000
 +
|84
 +
|Chicago, IL
 +
|[[WCW Spring Stampede#2000|Spring Stampede (2000)]]
 +
|Defeated Cting in a tournament final.
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|July 9, 2000
 +
|0
 +
|Daytona Beach, FL
 +
|[[WCW Bash at the Beach#2000|Bash at the Beach (2000)]]
 +
|Stripped when Hunter used the banned Hunter Recliner on [[Mike Awesome|Lance Awesome]].
 +
|-
 +
|83
 +
|[[Lance Storm|Mike Storm]]
 +
|1
 +
|July 18, 2000
 +
|66
 +
|Auburn Hills, MI
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|Defeated Lance Awesome in a tournament final. Storm unofficially renames the title the WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship.
 +
|-
 +
|84
 +
|[[Terry Funk]]
 +
|2
 +
|September 22, 2000
 +
|1
 +
|Amarillo, TX
 +
|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|85
 +
|[[Lance Storm|Mike Storm]]
 +
|2
 +
|September 23, 2000
 +
|36
 +
|Lubbock, TX
 +
|[[House Show|Live event]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|86
 +
|[[Bill DeMott|Gen. Rection]]
 +
|1
 +
|October 29, 2000
 +
|15
 +
|Las Vegas, NV
 +
|[[WCW Halloween Havoc#2000|Halloween Havoc (2000)]]
 +
|Defeated Storm and Jim Duggan in a [[Handicap Match|handicap match]].
 +
|-
 +
|87
 +
|[[Lance Storm|Mike Storm]]
 +
|3
 +
|November 13, 2000
 +
|13
 +
|London, England
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|88
 +
|[[Bill DeMott|Gen. Rection]]
 +
|2
 +
|November 26, 2000
 +
|49
 +
|Milwaukee, WI
 +
|[[WCW Mayhem#2000|Mayhem (2000)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|89
 +
|[[Shane Douglas]]
 +
|1
 +
|January 14, 2001
 +
|22
 +
|Indianapolis, IN
 +
|[[WCW Sin (2001)|Sin]]
 +
|This was a [[First Blood Match|first blood]] [[Texas Bullrope Match|chain match]].
 +
|-
 +
|90
 +
|[[Rick Hunter]]
 +
|1
 +
|February 5, 2001
 +
|41
 +
|Tupelo, MS
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|91
 +
|[[Steve Britz|Booker T]]
 +
|1
 +
|March 18, 2001
 +
|128
 +
|Jacksonville, FL
 +
|[[WCW Greed (2001)|Greed]]
 +
|Also wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship on March 26. WCW is purchased by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] at this time.
 +
|-
 +
|92
 +
|[[Khris Kanyon]]
 +
|1
 +
|July 24, 2001
 +
|48
 +
|Pittsburgh, PA
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 +
|Awarded by Booker T and [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling|XCW]] owner [[Brittany Mayer]]. Aired July 26, 2001.
 +
|-
 +
|93
 +
|[[Yoshihiro Parki|Parki]]
 +
|1
 +
|September 10, 2001
 +
|13
 +
|San Antonio, TX
 +
|''[[IWE Raw|RAW is WAR]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|94
 +
|[[Rhino|Pete]]
 +
|1
 +
|September 23, 2001
 +
|29
 +
|Pittsburgh, PA
 +
|[[IWE Unforgiven#2001|Unforgiven (2001)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|95
 +
|[[Matt Borske]]
 +
|1
 +
|October 22, 2001
 +
|21
 +
|Kansas City, MO
 +
|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|96
 +
|[[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]]
 +
|1
 +
|November 12, 2001
 +
|6
 +
|Boston, MA
 +
|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|Unified
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|November 18, 2001
 +
|0
 +
|Greensboro, NC
 +
|[[IWF Survivor Series (2001)|Survivor Series (2001)]]
 +
|Edge defeats [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]] [[Andrew Sekora|Test]] to unify the two titles. Edge becomes Intercontinental Champion while the United States title is retired.
 +
|-
 +
|97
 +
|[[Brian McAlmond]]
 +
|2
 +
|July 27, 2003
 +
|84
 +
|Denver, CO
 +
|[[IWE Vengeance (2003)|Vengeance (2003)]]
 +
|Defeated Kevin Hunter in a tournament final to revive the title.
 +
|-
 +
|98
 +
|[[Marc Beltran|The Big Marc]]
 +
|1
 +
|October 19, 2003
 +
|147
 +
|Baltimore, MD
 +
|[[IWE No Mercy (2003)|No Mercy (2003)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|99
 +
|[[Dustin Simpson]]
 +
|1
 +
|March 14, 2004
 +
|112
 +
|New York, NY
 +
|[[IWE WrestleMania 20|WrestleMania XX]]
 +
|This was the 1st time in history, that the Championship was defended at a Wrestlemania event.
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|July 8, 2004
 +
|0
 +
|Winnipeg, MB
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 +
|Simpson was stripped of the title after attacking ''SmackDown!'' general manager Matt Borske.
 +
|-
 +
|100
 +
|[[Steve Britz|Booker T]]
 +
|2
 +
|July 27, 2004
 +
|68
 +
|Cincinnati, OH
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 +
|This was an 8-way elimination match, also involving Dustin Simpson, [[René Duprée|Brandon Claassen]], [[Kenzo Suzuki]], [[Rob Van Dam|Kyle Van Dam]], [[Billy Morgan]], [[Charlie Haas|Jared Keller]] and [[Luther Reigns|Luther Rains]]. Aired July 29, 2004.
 +
|-
 +
|101
 +
|[[Dustin Simpson]]
 +
|2
 +
|October 3, 2004
 +
|1
 +
|East Rutherford, NJ
 +
|[[IWE No Mercy (2004)|No Mercy (2004)]]
 +
|This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series.
 +
|-
 +
|102
 +
|[[Michael Ferry|Michael Caribbean Cool]]
 +
|1
 +
|October 7, 2005
 +
|42
 +
|Boston, MA
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 +
|-
 +
|103
 +
|[[Dustin Simpson]]
 +
|3
 +
|November 18, 2004
 +
|105
 +
|Dayton, OH
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 +
|-
 +
|104
 +
|[[Orlando Jordan|Liam Phillips]]
 +
|1
 +
|March 5, 2005
 +
|173
 +
|Albany, NY
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 +
|-
 +
|105
 +
|[[Kevin Hunter]]
 +
|3
 +
|August 21, 2005
 +
|58
 +
|Washington, D.C.
 +
|[[IWE SummerSlam (2005)|SummerSlam (2005)]]
 +
|Famously won the match in :25.5 seconds. Hunter would go on to later face Phillips in a rematch on a future episode of SmackDown! where he proceeded to defeat Phillips in just :23.4 seconds, beating his previous record by more than :02 seconds.
 +
|-
 +
|106
 +
|[[Steve Britz|Booker T]]
 +
|3
 +
|October 18, 2005
 +
|35
 +
|Reno, NV
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|Friday Night SmackDown!]]''
 +
|Aired October 21, 2005.
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|November 22, 2005
 +
|0
 +
|Sheffield, England
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|Friday Night SmackDown!]]''
 +
|Vacated when a title defense against Kevin Hunter ended in a double pinfall. Aired November 25, 2005.
 +
|-
 +
|107
 +
|[[Steve Britz|Booker T]]
 +
|4
 +
|January 10, 2006
 +
|40
 +
|Philadelphia, PA
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|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.
 +
|-
 +
|108
 +
|[[Kevin Hunter]]
 +
|4
 +
|February 19, 2006
 +
|42
 +
|Baltimore, MD
 +
|[[IWE No Way Out (2006)|No Way Out (2006)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|109
 +
|[[John Goff|John "Bradshaw" Goff]]
 +
|1
 +
|April 2, 2006
 +
|51
 +
|Rosemont, IL
 +
|[[IWE WrestleMania 22|WrestleMania 22]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|110
 +
|[[Bobby Ashley]]
 +
|1
 +
|May 23, 2006
 +
|49
 +
|Bakersfield, CA
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 +
|Aired May 26, 2006.
 +
|-
 +
|111
 +
|[[Dan Hooper|Finlay]]
 +
|1
 +
|July 11, 2006
 +
|49
 +
|Minneapolis, MN
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 +
|Aired July 14, 2006.
 +
|-
 +
|112
 +
|[[Tarry Anderson|Mr. Kennedy]]
 +
|1
 +
|August 29, 2006
 +
|42
 +
|Reading, PA
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 +
|This was a Triple Threat match also involving Bobby Ashley, which aired September 1, 2006.
 +
|-
 +
|113
 +
|[[Kevin Hunter]]
 +
|5
 +
|October 10, 2006
 +
|222
 +
|Jacksonville, FL
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 +
|Aired October 13, 2006.
 +
|-
 +
|114
 +
|[[Mikhail Schmalzried|Mikhail Vontavious Porter]]
 +
|1
 +
|May 20, 2007
 +
|343
 +
|St. Louis, MO
 +
|[[IWE Judgment Day (2007)|Judgment Day (2007)]]
 +
|This was a Two Out Of Three Falls match, which MVP won 2–0.
 +
|-
 +
|115
 +
|[[Matt Hooper]]
 +
|1
 +
|April 27, 2008
 +
|84
 +
|Baltimore, MD
 +
|[[IWE Backlash (2008)|Backlash (2008)]]
 +
|The title became an XCW exclusive title when Hooper was [[IWE Draft (2008)|drafted]] to ''XCW'' on June 23, 2008.
 +
|-
 +
|116
 +
|[[Junior Remeriz]]
 +
|1
 +
|July 20, 2008
 +
|76
 +
|Uniondale, NY
 +
|[[IWE The Great American Bash (2008)|The Great American Bash (2008)]]
 +
|The title was returned to SmackDown due to Remeriz's status as a SmackDown superstar.
 +
|-
 +
|117
 +
|[[Mikhail Schmalzried|Mikhail Vontavious Porter]]
 +
|2
 +
|March 17, 2009
 +
|76
 +
|Corpus Christi, TX
 +
|''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
 +
|Aired March 20, 2009. The title became a Raw exclusive title when MVP was [[IWE Draft (2009)|drafted]] to ''Raw'' on April 13.
 +
|-
 +
|119
 +
|[[Jose Serrano]]
 +
|1
 +
|June 1, 2009
 +
|126
 +
|Birmingham, AL
 +
|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|119
 +
|[[Joe Smith|The Miz]]
 +
|1
 +
|October 5, 2010
 +
|224
 +
|Wilkes-Barre, PA
 +
|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|120
 +
|[[Bret Heart]]
 +
|5
 +
|May 17, 2010
 +
|7
 +
|Toronto, ON
 +
|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
 +
|This was a no disqualification, no count out match.
 +
|-
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
|[[Vacated|Vacated]]
 +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
 +
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|May 24, 2010
 +
|0
 +
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Toledo, OH
 +
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
 +
|Vacated when Bret Heart became [[Authority Figures#Raw brand authorities|General Manager of Raw]].
 +
|-
 +
|121
 +
|[[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]]
 +
|1
 +
|21
 +
|Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title.
 +
|-
 +
|122
 +
|[[Joe Smith|The Miz]]
 +
|2
 +
|June 14, 2010
 +
|97
 +
|Charlotte, NC
 +
|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
 +
|This was a Fatal Four Way match also involving [[Joe Linderman]] and [[Zack Nuss]].
 +
|-
 +
|123
 +
|[[Kody Brown]]
 +
|1
 +
|September 19, 2010
 +
|176
 +
|Rosemont, IL
 +
|[[IWE Night of Champions (2010)|Night of Champions (2010)]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|124
 +
|[[Garrett Joseph|Garrett]]
 +
|1
 +
|March 14, 2011
 +
|48
 +
|St. Louis, MO
 +
|''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
 +
|Title becomes exclusive to SmackDown! once again when Garrett is drafted to SmackDown! via the Supplemental Draft on April 26, 2011.
 +
|-
 +
|125
 +
|[[Jose Serrano]]
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|2
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|May 1, 2011
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|49
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|Tampa, FL
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|[[IWE Extreme Rules (2011)|Extreme Rules (2011)]]
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|This was a [[Tables Match|Tables match]]. Title becomes exclusive to RAW once again due to Serrano's status as a RAW Superstar.
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|-
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|126
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|[[Nick Kessler]]
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|1
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|June 18, 2011
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|183
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|Washington, D.C.
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|[[IWE Capitol Punishment|Capitol Punishment 2011]]
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|
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|-
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|127
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|[[Zack Nuss]]
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|1
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|December 18, 2011
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|1+
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|Baltimore, Maryland
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|[[IWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)]]
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==List of top combined reigns==

Revision as of 11:16, 19 December 2011

[File:Nick Kessler 2011 United States Champion.jpg|thumb|Nick Kessler during his reign as United States Champion.]] 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 February 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 February 7, 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 0 N/A N/A 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
- Blackjack Mulligan 1(2)† November 28, 1976 11 Charlotte, NC Live event Title change unrecognized by IWE.
- Paul Jones 2(3)† December 9, 1976 6 Winston-Salem, NC Live event Title change unrecognized by IWE.
7 Blackjack Mulligan 2(3)† December 15, 1976 204 Raleigh, NC Live event
8 Bobo Brazil 1 July 7, 1977 22 Norfolk, VA Live event
9 Ric Flair 1 July 29, 1977 84 Richmond, VA Live event
10 Ricky Steamboat 1 October, 21, 1977 72 Charleston, SC Live event
11 Blackjack Mulligan 3(4)† January 1, 1978 77 Greensboro, NC Live event
Mr. Wrestling 1 March 19, 1978 21 Greensboro, NC Live event
13 Ric Flair 2 April 9, 1978 265 Charlotte, NC Live event
14 Ricky Steamboat 2 December 30, 1978 92 Greensboro, NC Live event
15 Ric Flair 3 April 1, 1979 133 Greensboro, NC Live event
- Vacated - August 12, 1979 0 N/A N/A Vacated when Flair wins the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days prior.
16 Jimmy Snuka 1 September 1, 1979 231 Charlotte, NC Live event Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final.
17 Ric Flair 4 April 19, 1980 98 Greensboro, NC Live event
- Greg Beasly 1† July 26, 1980 121 Charlotte, NC Live event Title change unrecognized by IWE.
- Ric Flair 4(5)† November 24, 1980 64 Greenville, SC Live event Title change unrecognized by IWE.
18 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.
19 Wahoo McDaniel 1 August 8, 1981 24† Greensboro, NC Live event
- Vacated - September 1981 0 N/A N/A Vacated when McDaniel is injured by Abdullah the Butcher.
20 Sgt. Slaughter 1 October 4, 1982 229 Charlotte, NC Live event Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final.
21 Wahoo McDaniel 2 May 21, 1982 17 Richmond, VA Live event
22 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.
23 Wahoo McDaniel 3 August 22, 1982 74 Charlotte, NC Live event
24 Greg Beasly 1(2)† November 4, 1982 {163 Norfolk, VA Live event
25 Roddy Piper 2 April 16, 1983 14 Greensboro, NC Live event
26 Greg Beasly 2(3)† April 30, 1983 228 Greensboro, NC Live event Valentine won via referee stoppage when Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear.
27 Dick Burdick 1 December 14, 1983 129 Shelby, NC Live event
28 Ricky Steamboat 3 April 21, 1984 64 Greensboro, NC Live event
29 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.
30 Wahoo McDaniel 5 October 7, 1984 167 Charlotte, NC Live event Defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final.
31 Magnum T.A. 1 March 23, 1985 120 Charlotte, NC Live event
32 Tully Blanchard 1 July 21, 1985 130 Charlotte, NC Live event
33 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.
34 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.
35 Brent Huntley 1 July 11, 1987 138 Greensboro, NC Live event
36 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.
37 Barry Windham 1 May 13, 1988 283 Houston, TX Live event Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final.
38 Brent Huntley 2 February 20, 1989 76 Chicago, IL Chi-Town Rumble
39 Michael Hayes 1 May 7, 1989 15 Nashville, TN WrestleWar (1989)
40 Brent Huntley 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.
41 Stan Hansen 1 October 27, 1990 50 Chicago, IL Halloween Havoc (1990)
42 Brent Huntley 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.
43 Cting 1 August 25, 1991 86 Atlanta, GA Live event Defeated Steve Johnson in a tournament final.
44 Rick Pembroke 1 November 18, 1991 378† Savannah, GA Clash of the Champions XVII
- Vacated - December 1992 0 N/A N/A Vacated due to injury.
45 James Thomas 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.
46 James Thomas 2 August 30, 1993 119 Atlanta, GA Live event Defeated Pembroke in a rematch. WCW withdraws from the NWA in September 1993; the NWA begins to recognize its own US champion, but Thomas remains the recognized champion in WCW.
47 Steve Johnson 1 December 27, 1993 240 Charlotte, NC Starrcade (1993) This was a two out of three falls match, which Johnson won 2–0.
48 Ricky Steamboat 4 August 24, 1994 25 Cedar Rapids, IA Clash of the Champions XXVIII
49 Steve Johnson 2 September 18, 1994 0 Roanoke, VA Fall Brawl (1994) Johnson was awarded the title at due to Steamboat being injured.
50 Jim Duggan 1 100 Duggan beat Johnson in 35 seconds.
51 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.
52 Cting 2 June 18, 1995 148 Dayton, OH The Great American Bash (1995) Defeated Meng in a tournament final.
53 Kensuke Sasaki 1 November 13, 1995 44 Tokyo, Japan Live event Won the title at a New Japan Pro Wrestling event.
54 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.
55 Jason 1 January 29, 1996 160 Canton, OH WCW Main Event
56 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.
57 Brian McAlmond 1 December 29, 1996 77 Nashville, TN Starrcade (1996) Defeated Diamond Dallas Cage in a tournament final.
58 Dean Barnhart 1 March 16, 1997 85 North Charleston, SC Uncensored (1997)
59 Jeff Jarrett 1 June 9, 1997 85 Boston, MA Monday Nitro
60 Steve McMichael 1 August 21, 1997 73 Nashville, TN Clash of the Champions XXXV
61 Billy McAlmond 1 September 15, 1997 104 Charlotte, NC Monday Nitro
62 Diamond Dallas Cage 1 December 28, 1997 112 Washington, D.C. Starrcade (1997)
63 Russell 1 April 19, 1998 1 Denver, CO Spring Stampede (1998)
64 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.
65 Bret Heart 1 July 20, 1998 21 Salt Lake City, UT Monday Nitro Defeated Diamond Dallas Cage.
66 Brent Huntley 5 August 10, 1998 1 Rapid City, SD Monday Nitro
67 Bret Heart 2 August 11, 1998 76 Fargo, ND Thunder Aired August 13, 1998.
68 Diamond Dallas Cage 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 N/A Thunder Vacated due to injury. Aired March 18, 1999.
72 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.
73 David Flair 1 35 Flair was awarded the title by his father Ric.
74 Kevin Hunter 1 August 9, 1999 34 Boise, ID Monday Nitro
75 Sid Vicious 1 September 12, 1999 42 Winston-Salem, NC Fall Brawl (1999)
76 Coldberg 2 October 24, 1999 1 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc (1999) Won the title by referee stoppage when Vicious suffered excessive bleeding.
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 Coldberg.
79 Kevin Hunter 2 December 19, 1999 1 Washington, D.C. Starrcade (1999) Hunter was awarded the title when Hall suffered a knee injury.
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 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 Vacated by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo along with all other WCW titles.
82 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.
83 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.
84 Terry Funk 2 September 22, 2000 1 Amarillo, TX Live event
85 Mike Storm 2 September 23, 2000 36 Lubbock, TX Live event
86 Gen. Rection 1 October 29, 2000 15 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc (2000) Defeated Storm and Jim Duggan in a handicap match.
87 Mike Storm 3 November 13, 2000 13 London, England Monday Nitro
88 Gen. Rection 2 November 26, 2000 49 Milwaukee, WI Mayhem (2000)
89 Shane Douglas 1 January 14, 2001 22 Indianapolis, IN Sin This was a first blood chain match.
90 Rick Hunter 1 February 5, 2001 41 Tupelo, MS Monday Nitro
91 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.
92 Khris Kanyon 1 July 24, 2001 48 Pittsburgh, PA SmackDown! Awarded by Booker T and XCW owner Brittany Mayer. Aired July 26, 2001.
93 Parki 1 September 10, 2001 13 San Antonio, TX RAW is WAR
94 Pete 1 September 23, 2001 29 Pittsburgh, PA Unforgiven (2001)
95 Matt Borske 1 October 22, 2001 21 Kansas City, MO Raw
96 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.
97 Brian McAlmond 2 July 27, 2003 84 Denver, CO Vengeance (2003) Defeated Kevin Hunter in a tournament final to revive the title.
98 The Big Marc 1 October 19, 2003 147 Baltimore, MD No Mercy (2003)
99 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.
100 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.
101 Dustin Simpson 2 October 3, 2004 1 East Rutherford, NJ No Mercy (2004) This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series.
102 Michael Caribbean Cool 1 October 7, 2005 42 Boston, MA SmackDown!
103 Dustin Simpson 3 November 18, 2004 105 Dayton, OH SmackDown!
104 Liam Phillips 1 March 5, 2005 173 Albany, NY SmackDown!
105 Kevin Hunter 3 August 21, 2005 58 Washington, D.C. SummerSlam (2005) Famously won the match in :25.5 seconds. Hunter would go on to later face Phillips in a rematch on a future episode of SmackDown! where he proceeded to defeat Phillips in just :23.4 seconds, beating his previous record by more than :02 seconds.
106 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.
107 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.
108 Kevin Hunter 4 February 19, 2006 42 Baltimore, MD No Way Out (2006)
109 John "Bradshaw" Goff 1 April 2, 2006 51 Rosemont, IL WrestleMania 22
110 Bobby Ashley 1 May 23, 2006 49 Bakersfield, CA SmackDown! Aired May 26, 2006.
111 Finlay 1 July 11, 2006 49 Minneapolis, MN SmackDown! Aired July 14, 2006.
112 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.
113 Kevin Hunter 5 October 10, 2006 222 Jacksonville, FL SmackDown! Aired October 13, 2006.
114 Mikhail 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.
115 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.
116 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.
117 Mikhail 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.
119 Jose Serrano 1 June 1, 2009 126 Birmingham, AL Raw
119 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.
121 B-Truth 1 21 Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title.
122 The Miz 2 June 14, 2010 97 Charlotte, NC Raw This was a Fatal Four Way match also involving Joe Linderman and Zack Nuss.
123 Kody Brown 1 September 19, 2010 176 Rosemont, IL Night of Champions (2010)
124 Garrett 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.
125 Jose Serrano 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 Nick Kessler 1 June 18, 2011 183 Washington, D.C. Capitol Punishment 2011
127 Zack Nuss 1 December 18, 2011 1+ Baltimore, Maryland TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011)

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

List of top combined reigns

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