List Of WWE United States Champions
Here is the list of WWE United States Champions.## The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested in the American promotion WWE on the Raw brand. It was originally known as the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship and began as a regional championship created and defended by Jim Crockett Jr.'s Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, a region of the National Wrestling Alliance.## Check out the full list below.## List of WWE United States Champions No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) 1 Harley Race January 1, 1975 House show Tallahassee, FL 1 183 183 Defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final to become the inaugural NWA United States Heavyweight Champion for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. 2 Johnny Valentine July 3, 1975 House show Greensboro, NC 1 93 93 — Vacated October 4, 1975 — — — — — Vacated when Johnny Valentine suffered a career-ending injury in a plane crash. 3 Terry Funk November 9, 1975 House show Greensboro, NC 1 18 19 Defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final for the vacant title. 4 Paul Jones November 27, 1975 House show Greensboro, NC 1 107 107 5 Blackjack Mulligan March 13, 1976 House show Greensboro, NC 1 217 218 6 Paul Jones October 16, 1976 House show Greensboro, NC 2 43 43 WWE recognizes Jones' reign as ending on November 28, 1976. †Blackjack Mulligan November 28, 1976 House show Charlotte, NC 2 11 — †Paul Jones December 9, 1976 House show Winston-Salem, NC 3 6 — 7 Blackjack Mulligan December 15, 1976 House show Raleigh, NC 2(3) 204 204 8 Bobo Brazil July 7, 1977 House show Norfolk, VA 1 22 22 9 Ric Flair July 29, 1977 House show Richmond, VA 1 84 84 10 Ricky Steamboat October 21, 1977 House show Charleston, SC 1 72 73 11 Blackjack Mulligan January 1, 1978 House show Greensboro, NC 3(4) 77 78 12 Mr. Wrestling March 19, 1978 House show Greensboro, NC 1 21 22 13 Ric Flair April 9, 1978 House show Charlotte, NC 2 253 253 14 Ricky Steamboat December 17, 1978 House show Toronto, ON, Canada 2 105 105 15 Ric Flair April 1, 1979 House show Greensboro, NC 3 133 134 — Vacated August 12, 1979 — — — — — Vacated when Ric Flair won the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days prior. 16 Jimmy Snuka September 1, 1979 House show Charlotte, NC 1 231 233 Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title.WWE recognizes Snuka's reign as ending on April 20, 1980. 17 Ric Flair April 19, 1980 House show Greensboro, NC 4 98 98 WWE recognizes Flair's reign as beginning on April 20, 1980, although in reality, he won the title on April 19, 1980. †Greg Valentine July 26, 1980 House show Charlotte, NC 1 121 — †Ric Flair November 24, 1980 House show Greenville, SC 5 64 — Although this reign is not recognized, a WWE.com article recognized Flair as a six-time champion. 18 Roddy Piper January 27, 1981 House show Raleigh, NC 1 193 194 The title became the undisputed NWA United States Heavyweight Championship in January 1981 after the NWA San Francisco office, the last other promotion to recognize its own United States Heavyweight Champion, closed. 19 Wahoo McDaniel August 8, 1981 House show Greensboro, NC 1 31 32 — Vacated September 8, 1981 — — — — — Vacated when Wahoo McDaniel was injured by Abdullah the Butcher. 20 Sgt. Slaughter October 4, 1981 House show Charlotte, NC 1 229 229 Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title. 21 Wahoo McDaniel May 21, 1982 House show Richmond, VA 2 17 18 22 Sgt. Slaughter June 7, 1982 House show Greenville, SC 2 76 76 Awarded the title due to Wahoo McDaniel being injured by Don Muraco and Roddy Piper before the match. 23 Wahoo McDaniel August 22, 1982 House show Charlotte, NC 3 74 75 24 Greg Valentine November 4, 1982 House show Norfolk, VA 1(2) 163 163 25 Roddy Piper April 16, 1983 House show Greensboro, NC 2 14 15 26 Greg Valentine April 30, 1983 House show Greensboro, NC 2(3) 228 229 Valentine won when Roddy Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear and the referee stopped the match. 27 Dick Slater December 14, 1983 House show Shelby, NC 1 129 129 28 Ricky Steamboat April 21, 1984 House show Greensboro, NC 3 64 64 29 Wahoo McDaniel June 24, 1984 House show Greensboro, NC 4 7 7 — Vacated July 1, 1984 — — — — — Wahoo McDaniel was stripped of the title due to Tully Blanchard interfering in McDaniel's title defense. 30 Wahoo McDaniel October 7, 1984 House show Charlotte, NC 5 167 168 Defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final for the vacant title. 31 Magnum T. A. March 23, 1985 Worldwide Wrestling Charlotte, NC 1 120 120 32 Tully Blanchard July 21, 1985 House show Charlotte, NC 1 130 130 33 Magnum T. A. November 28, 1985 Starrcade Greensboro, NC 2 182 154 This was an "I Quit" steel cage match.WWE recognizes Magnum T. A. as being stripped of the title on May 1, 1986. — Vacated May 29, 1986 — — — — — Magnum T. A. was stripped of the title for attacking NWA president Bob Geigel. 34 Nikita Koloff August 17, 1986 House show Charlotte, NC 1 328 328 Defeated Magnum T. A. in a best of seven series for the vacant title,Koloff defeated Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the NWA National Heavyweight Championship into the U.S. title. 35 Lex Luger July 11, 1987 Great American Bash Greensboro, NC 1 138 138 This was a steel cage match. 36 Dusty Rhodes November 26, 1987 Starrcade Chicago, IL 1 141 141 This was a steel cage match. — Vacated April 15, 1988 — — — — — Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title for attacking NWA President Jim Crockett. 37 Barry Windham May 13, 1988 House show Houston, TX 1 283 283 Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final for the vacant title. National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / World Championship Wrestling (WCW) 38 Lex Luger February 20, 1989 Chi-Town Rumble Chicago, IL 2 76 76 39 Michael Hayes May 7, 1989 WrestleWar Nashville, TN 1 15 15 40 Lex Luger May 22, 1989 House show Bluefield, WV 3 523 523 Aired on NWA World Wide Wrestling on June 10, 1989. 41 Stan Hansen October 27, 1990 Halloween Havoc Chicago, IL 1 50 50 42 Lex Luger December 16, 1990 Starrcade St. Louis, MO 4 210 210 This was a Texas Bullrope match.During Luger's reign in 1991, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) split from the NWA and the title was renamed as the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. World Championship Wrestling (WCW) — Vacated July 14, 1991 The Great American Bash Baltimore, MD — — — Vacated when Lex Luger won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. 43 Sting August 25, 1991 House show Atlanta, GA 1 86 86 Defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final for the vacant title. 44 Rick Rude November 19, 1991 Clash of the Champions XVII Savannah, GA 1 378 378 — Vacated December 1, 1992 — — — — — Vacated due to Rick Rude suffering an injury. 45 Dustin Rhodes January 11, 1993 Saturday Night Atlanta, GA 1 138 138 Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the No. 1 contender. But, upon Rick Rude's vacating the title, the match was instead made to decide the new champion.Aired on tape delay on January 16, 1993. — Vacated May 29, 1993 WCW Saturday Night — — — — The WCW Board of Directors announced the title had been held-up, several weeks after Rhodes' controversial title defense against Rick Rude that ended in Rude appearing to win via pinfall, and taking possession of the title belt, despite both wrestlers' shoulders being off the mat. 46 Dustin Rhodes August 30, 1993 Saturday Night Atlanta, GA 2 119 119 Defeated Rick Rude in a rematch for the vacant title.Aired on tape delay on September 11, 1993. 47 Steve Austin December 27, 1993 Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary Charlotte, NC 1 240 240 This was a two out of three falls match. 48 Ricky Steamboat August 24, 1994 Clash of the Champions XXVIII Cedar Rapids, IA 4 25 25 49 Steve Austin September 18, 1994 Fall Brawl 1994: War Games Roanoke, VA 2