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List of WWE United States Champions
- Notice: Please do not post title changes until the championship match has aired on TV.
The following is a list of competitors that have held the WWE United States Championship.
| Wrestler: | Reign: | Date: | Place / Type Of Match / Event: |
| Harley Race | 1 | 01/01/1975 | Tallahasse FL / Tournament Final |
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | 07/03/1975 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Belt was vacated on 10/04/1975 when Valentine's career was ended after a plane crash. | |||
| Terry Funk | 1 | 11/09/1975 | Greensboro NC / Tournament Final |
| Paul Jones | 1 | 11/30/1975 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Blackjack Mulligan | 1 | 03/13/1976 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Paul Jones | 2 | 10/16/1976 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Blackjack Mulligan | 2 | 01/01/1976 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Bobo Brazil | 1 | 05/05/1977 | Norfolk VI / One Fall |
| Ric Flair | 1 | 09/01/1977 | Norfolk VI / One Fall |
| Ricky Steamboat | 1 | 10/01/1977 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Blackjack Mulligan | 3 | 02/01/1978 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| "Mr. Wrestling" Tim Woods | 1 | 03/01/1978 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Ric Flair | 2 | 05/01/1978 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Ricky Steamboat | 2 | 12/18/1978 | Toronto ON / One Fall |
| Ric Flair | 3 | 04/01/1979 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Belt was vacated on 08/12/1979 after Flair won the NWA Championship. | |||
| "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka | 1 | 09/01/1979 | Charlotte NC / Tournament Final |
| Ric Flair | 4 | 04/19/1980 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine | 1 | 07/26/1980 | Charlotte NC / One Fall |
| Ric Flair | 5 | 11/24/1980 | Greenville NC / One Fall |
| "Rowdy" Roddy Piper | 1 | 01/27/1981 | Raleigh NC / One Fall |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | 08/08/1981 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Belt was vacated in 09/1981 when McDaniel was injured by Abdullah the Butcher. | |||
| Sergeant Slaughter | 1 | 10/04/1981 | Charlotte NC / Tournament Final |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | 05/21/1982 | Richmond VI / One Fall |
| Sergeant Slaughter | 2 | 06/07/1982 | Greenville NC / One Fall |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 3 | 08/22/1982 | Charlotte NC / One Fall |
| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine | 2 | 10/04/1982 | Norfolk VI / One Fall |
| "Rowdy" Roddy Piper | 2 | 04/16/1983 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine | 3 | 05/01/1983 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Dick Slater | 1 | 12/14/1983 | Shelby NC / One Fall |
| Ricky Steamboat | 3 | 04/21/1984 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 4 | 06/24/1984 | Greensboro NC / One Fall |
| Belt was vacated in 07/1984 after a controversial title changed with Steamboat. | |||
| Wahoo McDaniel | 5 | 10/07/1984 | Charlotte NC / Tournament Final |
| Magnum T.A. | 1 | 03/23/1985 | Charlotte NC / One Fall |
| Tully Blanchard | 1 | 07/21/1985 | Charlotte NC / One Fall |
| Magnum T.A. | 2 | 11/28/1985 | Greensboro NC / Steel Cage / Starrcade |
| Belt was stripped from Magnum T.A. on 05/29/1986 after he attacked NWA President Bob Geigel. | |||
| Nikita Koloff | 1 | 08/17/1986 | Charlotte NC / Tournament Final |
| Lex Luger | 1 | 07/11/1987 | Greensboro NC / Steel Cage / Great American Bash |
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | 11/26/1987 | Chicago IL / Steel Cage |
| Belt was stripped from Dusty Rhodes on 04/05/1988 after he attacked Jim Crockett. | |||
| Barry Windham | 1 | 05/13/1988 | Houston Texas / Tournament Final |
| Lex Luger | 2 | 02/20/1989 | Chicago IL / One Fall / Chi-Town Rumble |
| Michael P.S. Hayes | 1 | 05/07/1989 | Nashville TN / One Fall / Music City Showdown |
| Lex Luger | 3 | 05/22/1989 | Bluefield WV / One Fall |
| Stan Hansen | 1 | 10/27/1990 | Chicago IL / One Fall / Halloween Havoc |
| Lex Luger | 4 | 12/16/1990 | St. Louis MI / Bullrope |
| WCW separated from the NWA on 01/01/1991 and he became the first WCW United States Champion. | |||
| Lex Luger | 5 | 01/01/1991 | Awarded The Belt, was reigning NWA titleholder |
| Belt was vacated on 07/14/1991 when Luger won the WCW Championship. | |||
| Sting | 1 | 08/25/1991 | Atlanta GA / Tournament Final |
| Rick Rude | 1 | 11/19/1991 | Savannah GA / One Fall / Clash Of The Champions |
| Belt was vacated when Rude suffered an injury in December of 1992. | |||
| "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes | 1 | 01/11/1993 | Atlanta GA / Tournament Final / Saturday Night |
| Belt was held up in May of 1993 after a controversial match with Rick Rude. | |||
| "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes | 2 | 08/30/1993 | Atlanta GA / 2/3 Falls |
| "Stunning" Steve Austin | 1 | 12/27/1993 | Charlotte NC / 2/3 Falls / Starrcade |
| Ricky Steamboat | 4 | 08/24/1994 | Cedar Rapids OH / One Fall / Clash Of The Champions |
| "Stunning" Steve Austin | 2 | 09/18/1994 | Roanoke VA / Awarded / Fall Brawl |
| "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | 1 | 09/18/1994 | Roanoke VA / One Fall / Fall Brawl |
| Vader | 1 | 12/27/1994 | Nashville TN / One Fall / Starrcade |
| Belt was stripped from Vader by WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle. | |||
| Sting | 2 | 06/18/1995 | Dayton OH / T. Final / Great American Bash |
| Kensuke Sasaki | 1 | 11/13/1995 | Tokyo JP / One Fall |
| The One Man Gang | 1 | 12/27/1995 | Nashville TN / One Fall |
| Konnan | 1 | 01/28/1996 | Canton OH / One Fall / Nitro |
| Ric Flair | 6 | 07/07/1996 | Daytona FL / One Fall / Bash At The Beach |
| Belt was stripped from Flair when he didn't defend the title for 30 days because of an injury. | |||
| Eddie Guerrero | 1 | 12/29/1996 | Nashville TN / Tournament Final / Starrcade |
| Dean Malenko | 1 | 03/16/1997 | Charleston SC / No DQ / Uncensored |
| Jeff Jarrett | 1 | 06/09/1997 | Boston MA / One Fall / Nitro |
| Steve "Mongo" McMichael | 1 | 08/21/1997 | Nashville TN / One Fall / Clash Of The Champions |
| Curt Hennig | 1 | 09/15/1997 | Charlotte NC / One Fall / Nitro |
| Diamond Dallas Page | 1 | 12/28/1997 | Washington DC / One Fall / Starrcade |
| Raven | 1 | 04/19/1998 | Denver CO / One Fall / Spring Stampede |
| Goldberg | 1 | 04/20/1998 | Colorado Springs CO / One Fall / Nitro |
| Belt was vacated by Goldberg on 07/06/1998 after he won the WCW Championship. | |||
| Bret Hart | 1 | 07/20/1998 | Salt Lake City UH / One Fall / Nitro |
| Lex Luger | 6 | 08/10/1998 | Rapid City SD / One Fall / Nitro |
| Bret Hart | 2 | 08/13/1998 | Fargo ND / One Fall / Thunder |
| Diamond Dallas Page | 2 | 10/26/1998 | Phoenix AZ / One Fall / Nitro |
| Bret Hart | 3 | 11/30/1998 | Chattanooga TN / No DQ / Nitro |
| "Rowdy" Roddy Piper | 3 | 02/08/1999 | Buffalo NY / One Fall / Nitro |
| Scott Hall | 1 | 02/21/1999 | Oakland CA / One Fall / Superbrawl |
| Belt was vacated when WCW President Ric Flair stripped Scott Hall of the title. | |||
| Scott Steiner | 1 | 04/11/1999 | Tacoma WA / Tournament Final / Spring Stampede |
| Belt was stripped from Steiner when WCW President said he was to busy to be a champion. | |||
| David Flair | 1 | 07/05/1999 | Atlanta GA / Awarded / Nitro |
| Chris Benoit | 1 | 08/09/1999 | Nampa ID / One Fall / Nitro |
| Sid Vicious | 1 | 09/12/1999 | Winston-Salem NC / One Fall / Fall Brawl |
| Goldberg | 2 | 10/24/1999 | Las Vegas NV / One Fall / Halloween Havoc |
| Bret Hart | 4 | 10/25/1999 | Phoenix AZ / Tournament Final / Nitro |
| Scott Hall | 2 | 11/08/1999 | Indianapolis IN / Four Way Ladder |
| Belt was vacated when Scott Hall suffered a knee injury. | |||
| Chris Benoit | 2 | 12/19/1999 | Washington DC / Ladder / Starrcade |
| Jeff Jarrett | 2 | 12/20/1999 | Baltimore MD / Ladder / Nitro |
| Belt was vacated when Jeff Jarrett was unable to compete because of a concussion. | |||
| Jeff Jarrett | 3 | 01/17/2000 | Awarded the Belt / Nitro |
| Belt was vacated when all titles were given to the new creative team of Vince Russo & Eric Bischoff. | |||
| Scott Steiner | 2 | 04/16/2000 | Chicago IL / Tourament Final / Spring Stampede |
| Belt was stripped from Steiner by WCW Commissioner Ernest Miller. | |||
| Lance Storm | 1 | 07/18/2000 | Auburn Hills MI / Tournament Final |
| Terry Funk | 2 | 09/22/2000 | Amarillo TX / One Fall |
| Lance Storm | 2 | 09/23/2000 | Lubbock TX / One Fall |
| General Rection | 1 | 10/29/2000 | Las Vegas NV / Handicap |
| Lance Storm | 3 | 11/10/2000 | London ENG / One Fall |
| General Rection | 2 | 11/26/2000 | Milwaukee WI / One Fall / Mayhem |
| Shane Douglas | 1 | 01/14/2001 | Indianapolis IN / First Blood Chain / Sin |
| Rick Steiner | 1 | 02/05/2001 | Tupelo MS / One Fall / Nitro |
| Booker T | 1 | 03/18/2001 | Jacksonville FL / One Fall / Nitro |
| Chris Kanyon | 1 | 07/24/2001 | Pittsburgh PA / Awarded / Smackdown |
| Yoshihiro Tajiri | 1 | 09/10/2001 | San Antonio TX / One Fall / Raw |
| Rhyno | 1 | 09/23/2001 | Pittsburgh PA / One Fall / Unforgiven |
| Kurt Angle | 1 | 10/22/2001 | Kansas City MO / One Fall / Raw |
| Edge | 1 | 11/12/2001 | Boston MA / One Fall / Survivor Series |
| Belt was abandoned after a Unification Match with the WWE Intercontinental Championship. | |||
| Eddie Guerrero | 2 | 07/27/2003 | Denver CO / Tourn. Final / Vengeance |
| The Big Show | 1 | 10/19/2003 | Baltimore MD / One Fall / No Mercy |
| John Cena | 1 | 03/14/2004 | New York NY / One Fall / Wrestlemania |
| Belt was stripped from John Cena on 07/06/2004 after Cena accidentally assaulted General Manager Kurt Angle in a match. | |||
| Booker T | 2 | 07/27/2004 | Cincinnati OH / 8-Man Elimination / Smackdown |
| John Cena | 2 | 10/03/2004 | East Rutherford NJ / Best of 5 Series / No Mercy |
| Carlito Caribbean Cool | 1 | 10/07/2004 | Boston MA / One Fall / SmackDown! |
| John Cena | 3 | 11/18/2004 | Dayton OH / One Fall / SmackDown! |
| Orlando Jordan | 1 | 03/03/2005 | Albany NY / One Fall / SmackDown! |
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