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NWA/WCW/WWE United States Championship

Most Championships: 1. Ric Flair (6) 2(t). Wahoo McDaniel (5) 2(t). Lex Luger (5) 2(t). Chris Benoit (5) 2(t). Bret Hart (5)	Longest Single Reign (days): 1. Lex Luger (523) 2. Rick Rude (392) 3. Montel Vontavious Porter (343) 4. Nikita Koloff (328) 5. Barry Windham (283)	Longest Combined Reign (days): 1. Lex Luger (5 for 950) 2. Ric Flair (6 for 794) 3. Greg Valentine (3 for 512) 4. Blackjack Mulligan (4 for 460) 5. Montel Vontavious Porter (2 for 419)

No.	Name	Title	Date	Place	Event	Reign	Note
1	Harley Race	1	14-Jun-1975	Talahassee, FL		19	Note 1
2	Johnny Valentine	1	03-Jul-1975	Greensboro, NC		93
	[Vacant]		04-Oct-1975			36	Note 2
3	Terry Funk	1	09-Nov-1975	Greensboro, NC		18	Note 3
4	Paul Jones	1	27-Nov-1975	Greensboro, NC		107
5	Blackjack Mulligan	1	13-Mar-1976	Greensboro, NC		217
6	Paul Jones	2	16-Oct-1976	Greensboro, NC		43
7	Blackjack Mulligan	2	28-Nov-1976	Charlotte, NC		[9]
8	Paul Jones	3	[7-Dec-1976]	[Uncertain]		[8]	Note 4
9	Blackjack Mulligan	3	15-Dec-1976	Charlotte, NC		204	Note 5
10	Bobo Brazil	1	07-Jul-1977	Norfolk, VA		22
11	Ric Flair	1	29-Jul-1977	Richmond, VA		86
12	Ricky Steamboat	1	23-Oct-1977	Charleston, SC		[115]
13	Blackjack Mulligan	4	[15-Feb-1978]	Greensboro, NC		[30]	Note 6
14	Mr. Wrestling	1	[15-Mar-1978]	Greensboro, NC		[25]	Note 7
15	Ric Flair	2	09-Apr-1978	Charlotte, NC		253
16	Ricky Steamboat	2	18-Dec-1978	Toronto, ONT		104
17	Ric Flair	3	01-Apr-1979	Greensboro, NC		133
	[Vacant]		12-Aug-1979			20	Note 8
18	Jimmy Snuka	1	01-Sep-1979	Charlotte, NC		231	Note 9
19	Ric Flair	4	19-Apr-1980	Greensboro, NC		98
20	Greg Valentine	1	26-Jul-1980	Charlotte, NC		121
21	Ric Flair	5	24-Nov-1980	Greenville, SC		64
22	Roddy Piper	1	27-Jan-1981	Raleigh, NC		193
23	Wahoo McDaniel	1	08-Aug-1981	Greensboro, NC		[38]
	[Vacant]		[15-Sep-1981]			[19]	Note 10
24	Sgt. Slaughter	1	04-Oct-1981	Charlotte, NC		229	Note 11
25	Wahoo McDaniel	2	21-May-1982	Richmond, VA		17
26	Sgt. Slaughter	2	07-Jun-1982	Greenville, SC		76	Note 12
27	Wahoo McDaniel	3	22-Aug-1982	Charlotte, NC		74
28	Greg Valentine	2	04-Nov-1982	Norfolk, VA		163
29	Roddy Piper	2	16-Apr-1983	Greensboro, NC		14
30	Greg Valentine	3	30-Apr-1983	Greensboro, NC		228
31	Dick Slater	1	14-Dec-1983	Shelby, NC		129
32	Ricky Steamboat	3	21-Apr-1984	Greensboro, NC		64
33	Wahoo McDaniel	4	24-Jun-1984	Greensboro, NC		[21]
	[Vacant]		[15-Jul-1984]			[84]	Note 13
34	Wahoo McDaniel	5	07-Oct-1984	Charlotte, NC		167	Note 14
35	Magnum T.A.	1	23-Mar-1985	Charlotte, NC		120
36	Tully Blanchard	1	21-Jul-1985	Charlotte, NC		130
37	Magnum T.A.	2	28-Nov-1985	Charlotte, NC	STCD	182
	[Vacant]		29-May-1986			80	Note 15
38	Nikita Koloff	1	17-Aug-1986	Charlotte, NC		328	Note 16
39	Lex Luger	1	11-Jul-1987	Greensboro, NC		138
40	Dusty Rhodes	1	26-Nov-1987	Chicago, IL	STCD	141
	[Vacant]		15-Apr-1988			28	Note 17
41	Barry Windham	1	13-May-1988	Houston, TX		283	Note 18
42	Lex Luger	2	20-Feb-1989	Chicago, IL	CTR	76
43	Michael Hayes	1	07-May-1989	Nashville, TN	MCS	15
44	Lex Luger	3	22-May-1989	Bluefield, WV		523
45	Stan Hansen	1	27-Oct-1990	Chicago, IL	HHAV	50
46	Lex Luger	4	16-Dec-1990	St. Louis, MO	STCD	210
	[Vacant]		14-Jul-1991			42	Note 19
47	Sting	1	25-Aug-1991	Atlanta, GA		86	Note 20
48	Rick Rude	1	19-Nov-1991	Savannah, GA	COC	[392]
	[Vacant]		[15-Dec-1992]			[27]	Note 21
49	Dustin Rhodes	1	11-Jan-1993	Atlanta, GA		[124]	Note 22
	[Vacant]		[15-May-1993]			[107]	Note 23
50	Dustin Rhodes	2	30-Aug-1993	Atlanta, GA		119	Note 24
51	Steve Austin	1	27-Dec-1993	Charlotte, NC	STCD	240
52	Ricky Steamboat	4	24-Aug-1994	Cedar Rapids, IA	COC	25
53	Steve Austin	2	18-Sep-1994	Roanoke, VA	FB	<1	Note 25
54	Jim Duggan	1	18-Sep-1994	Roanoke, VA	FB	100
55	Vader	1	27-Dec-1994	Nashville, TN	STCD	117
	[Vacant]		23-Apr-1995			56	Note 26
56	Sting	2	18-Jun-1995	Dayton, OH	GAB	148	Note 27
57	Kensuke Sasaki	1	13-Nov-1995	Tokyo, Japan		44
58	One Man Gang	1	27-Dec-1995	Nashville, TN	STCD	33	Note 28
59	Konnan	1	29-Jan-1996	Canton, OH		160
60	Ric Flair	6	07-Jul-1996	Daytona Beach, FL	BATB	141
	[Vacant]		25-Nov-1996		NTRO	34	Note 29
61	Eddie Guerrero	1	29-Dec-1996	Nashville, TN	STCD	77	Note 30
62	Dean Malenko	1	16-Mar-1997	Charleston, SC	UNC	85
63	Jeff Jarrett	1	09-Jun-1997	Boston, MA	NTRO	73
64	Steve McMichael	1	21-Aug-1997	Nashville, TN	COC	25
65	Curt Hennig	1	15-Sep-1997	Charlotte, NC	NTRO	104
66	Diamond Dallas Page	1	28-Dec-1997	Washington, DC	STCD	112
67	Raven	1	19-Apr-1998	Denver, CO	SPST	1
68	Bill Goldberg	1	20-Apr-1998	Colorado Springs, CO	NTRO	77
	[Vacant]		06-Jul-1998	Atlanta, GA	NTRO	14	Note 31
69	Bret Hart	1	20-Jul-1998	Salt Lake City, UT	NTRO	21	Note 32
70	Lex Luger	5	10-Aug-1998	Rapid City, SD	NTRO	3
71	Bret Hart	2	13-Aug-1998	Fargo, ND	THUN	74
72	Diamond Dallas Page	2	26-Oct-1998	Phoenix, AZ	NTRO	35
73	Bret Hart	3	30-Nov-1998	Chattanooga, TN	NTRO	70
74	Roddy Piper	3	08-Feb-1999	Buffalo, NY	NTRO	13
75	Scott Hall	1	21-Feb-1999	Oakland, CA	SB9	25
	[Vacant]		18-Mar-1999	Lexington, KY	THUN	24	Note 33
76	Scott Steiner	1	11-Apr-1999	Tacoma, WA	SPST	85	Note 34
77	David Flair	1	05-Jul-1999	Atlanta, GA	NTRO	35	Note 35
78	Chris Benoit	1	09-Aug-1999	Nampa, ID	NTRO	34
79	Sid Vicious	1	12-Sep-1999	Winston-Salem, NC	FB	42
80	Bill Goldberg	2	24-Oct-1999	Las Vegas, NV	HHAV	1
81	Bret Hart	4	25-Oct-1999	Phoeniz, AZ	NTRO	7
	[Vacant]		01-Nov-1999	Minneapolis, MN	NTRO	7	Note 36
82	Scott Hall	2	08-Nov-1999	Indianapolis, IN	NTRO	41	Note 37
83	Chris Benoit	2	19-Dec-1999	Washington, DC	STCD	1	Note 38
84	Jeff Jarrett	2	20-Dec-1999	Baltimore, MD	NTRO	27
	[Vacant]		16-Jan-2000	Cincinnati, OH	SO	1	Note 39
85	Jeff Jarrett	3	17-Jan-2000	Columbus, OH	NTRO	84	Note 40
	[Vacant]		10-Apr-2000	Denver, CO	NTRO	6	Note 41
86	Scott Steiner	2	16-Apr-2000	Chicago, IL	SPST	84	Note 42
	[Vacant]		09-Jul-2000	Daytona Beach, FL	BATB	9	Note 43
87	Lance Storm	1	18-Jul-2000	Auburn Hills, MI	NTRO	66	Note 44
88	Terry Funk	2	22-Sep-2000	Amarillo, TX		1
89	Lance Storm	2	23-Sep-2000	Lubbock, TX		36
90	General Rection	1	29-Oct-2000	Las Vegas, NV	HHAV	12	Note 45
91	Lance Storm	3	10-Nov-2000	London, ENG	NTRO	16
92	General Rection	2	26-Nov-2000	Milwaukee, WI	MAY	49
93	Shane Douglas	1	14-Jan-2001	Indianapolis, IN	SIN	22	Note 46
94	Rick Steiner	1	05-Feb-2001	Tupelo, MS	NTRO	41
95	Booker T	1	18-Mar-2001	Jacksonville, FL	GRD	128
96	Kanyon	1	24-Jul-2001	Pittsburgh, PA	SMDN	48	Note 47
97	Tajiri	1	10-Sep-2001	San Antonio, TX	RIW	13
98	Rhyno	1	23-Sep-2001	Pittsburgh, PA	UF'01	29
99	Kurt Angle	1	22-Oct-2001	Kansas City, MO	RAW	21
100	Edge	1	12-Nov-2001	Boston, MA	RAW	6
	[Retired]		12-Nov-2001	Greensboro, NC	SUR'01	622	Note 48
101	Eddie Guerrero	2	27-Jul-2003	Denver, CO	VNG'03	84	Note 49
102	The Big Show	1	19-Oct-2003	Baltimore, MD	NM'03	147
103	John Cena	1	14-Mar-2004	New York, NY	WMXX	114
	[Vacant]		06-Jul-2004	Winnipeg, MAN	SMDN	21	Note 50
104	Booker T	2	27-Jul-2004	Cincinnati, OH	SMDN	68	Note 51
105	John Cena	2	03-Oct-2004	East Rutherford, NJ	NM'04	2	Note 52
106	Carlito Caribbean Cool	1	05-Oct-2004	Boston, MA	SMDN	42	Note 53
107	John Cena	3	16-Nov-2004	Dayton, OH	SMDN	105	Note 54
108	Orlando Jordan	1	01-Mar-2005	Albany, NY	SMDN	173	Note 55
109	Chris Benoit	3	21-Aug-2005	Washington, DC	SUM'05	58
110	Booker T	3	18-Oct-2005	Reno, NV	SMDN	35	Note 56
	[Vacant]		22-Nov-2005	Sheffield, ENG	SMDN	49	Note 57
111	Booker T	4	10-Jan-2006	Philadelphia, PA	SMDN	40	Note 58
112	Chris Benoit	4	19-Feb-2006	Baltimore, MD	NWO'06	42
113	John B. Layfield	1	02-Apr-2006	Rosemont, IL	WMXXII	51
114	Bobby Lashley	1	23-May-2006	Bakersfield, CA	SMDN	49	Note 59
115	Finlay	1	11-Jul-2006	Minneapolis, MN	SMDN	49	Note 60
116	Ken Kennedy	1	29-Aug-2006	Reading, PA	SMDN	42	Note 61
117	Chris Benoit	5	10-Oct-2006	Jacksonville, FL	SMDN	222	Note 62
118	Montel Vontavious Porter	1	20-May-2007	St. Louis, MO	JD'07	343
119	Matt Hardy	1	27-Apr-2008	Baltimore, MD	BKL'08	84	Note 63
120	Shelton Benjamin	1	20-Jul-2008	Uniondale, NY	GAB'08	240	Note 64
121	Montel Vontavious Porter	2	17-Mar-2009	Corpus Christi, TX	SMDN	76	Note 65
122	Kofi Kingston	1	01-Jun-2009	Birmingham, AL	RAW	126
123	Mike Mizanin	1	05-Oct-2009	Wilkes-Barre, PA	RAW	224
124	Bret Hart	5	17-May-2010	Toronto, ONT	RAW	7
125	R-Truth	1	24-May-2010	Toledo, OH	RAW	21	Note 66
126	Mike Mizanin	2	14-Jun-2010	Charlotte, NC	RAW	97	Note 67
127	Daniel Bryan	1	19-Sep-2010	Rosemont, IL	NOC'10	176
128	Sheamus	1	14-Mar-2011	St. Louis, MO	RAW	48
129	Kofi Kingston	2	01-May-2011	Tampa, FL	ER'11	Champ

Notes

1	Harley Race defeats Johnny Weaver in a ficticious national tournament to win the title.
2	The title is vacated when Valentine's career ends in a plane crash on 04-Oct-1975.
3	Defeats Paul Jones in the final of a 16-man tournament.
4	Location and date uncertain. 07-Dec assumed.
5	Petitioned the NWA and had the title returned.
6	Actual date uncertain. 15-Feb assumed.
7	Actual date uncertain. 15-Mar assumed.
8	Vacates the title after winning the NWA Tag Title on 12-Aug-1979.
9	Defeats Ricky Steamboat in the final of a 12-man tournament.
10	Title vacated sometime in Sep-1981 when McDaniel is injured by Abdullah the Butcher. 15-Sep-1981 assumed.
11	Defeats Ricky Steamboat in tournament final.
12	Awarded the title due to McDaniel being injured.
13	Title held up because of Tully Blanchard's interference in the title win. 15-Jul-1984 assumed.
14	Defeats Manny Fernandez in a tournament final.
15	Magnum is stripped of the title for attacking NWA President Bob Geigel.
16	Defeats Magnum T.A. in a best-of-seven series. Later, on 28-Sep-1986, would defeat Wahoo McDaniel to unify the NWA National Heavyweight Title.
17	Rhodes is suspended for attacking Jim Crockett, vacating the title.
18	Defeated Nikita Koloff in a 7-man tournament final.
19	Vacates after winning the WCW World Title.
20	Defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final.
21	Vacates due to injury. 15-Dec-1992 assumed.
22	Defeated Rick Steamboat in a tournament final.
23	Title held up in May of 1993, after a match with Rick Rude. The two have several rematches. 15-May-1993 assumed.
24	Defeated Rick Rude in a rematch.
25	Won the title via forfeit over the injured Steamboat.
26	Stripped by WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel.
27	Defeated Meng in a tournament final.
28	Awarded the title when Sasaki vacated it after a defending it against Gang.
29	Vacated due to injury.
30	Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final.
31	Vacates title after winning the World Title on 06-Jul.
32	Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final.
33	Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair.
34	Defeated Booker T in a tournament final.
35	Steiner was stripped of the title, and the title was given to David Flair by WCW President Ric Flair.
36	Vacated the title.
37	Defeated Bret Hart, Bill Goldberg, and Sid Vicious in a Texas Tornado Ladder match.
38	Hall was stripped due to an injury, and Benoit defeated Jeff Jarrett in a ladder match.
39	Stripped of title due to a concussion.
40	Given back the title by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash.
41	Declared vacant by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo.
42	Defeated Sting in a tounament final.
43	Stripped of the title.
44	Defeated Mike Awesome in an 8-man tournament final.
45	Defeated Lance Storm and Jim Duggan in a handicap match.
46	Wins First Blood rules, chain above ring match.
47	Booker T and the Alliance give the title to Kanyon. Match aired 26-Jul-2001.
48	On 17-Nov-2001, Edge defeated Test to win the WWF Intercontinental Title, unifying the two.
49	Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to revive the title for SmackDown.
50	John Cena was stripped by SmackDown GM Kurt Angle for violating his probation. Events aired 08-Jul-2004.
51	Booker T won an 8-man elimination match also involving John Cena, Rene Dupree, Charlie Haas, Luther Reigns, Rob Van Dam, Billy Gunn, and Kenzo Suzuki. Match aired 29-Jul-2004.
52	Defeated Booker T by winning a best-of-five series of matches, 3-2. Match #1 was at SummerSlam, #2 and #4 aired on SmackDown, #3 took place in Australia, and #5 took place at No Mercy.
53	Match aired 07-Oct-2004.
54	Match aired 18-Nov-2004.
55	Match aired 03-Mar-2005.
56	Match aired 21-Oct-2005.
57	Title vacated due to a simultaneous pin and two different referees each counting the fall. Match aired 25-Nov-2005.
58	Booker T became injured while leading a "Best-of-Seven" series, 3-1. Randy Orton was allowed to substitute for Booker in the series. Benoit won the next two matches on SmackDown to make it 3-3, but eventually lost to Randy Orton, giving the vacant title to Booker T. Match aired 13-Jan-2006.
59	Match aired 26-May-2006.
60	Match aired 14-Jul-2006.
61	Match aired 01-Sep-2006.
62	Match aired 13-Oct-2006.
63	On the 23-Jun-2008 episode of RAW, Matt Hardy and the title were drafted to ECW.
64	Shelton Benjamin took the title back to SmackDown with his victory.
65	Match aired 20-Mar-2009. Title switched brands when MVP was drafted to Raw on 13-Apr-2009.
66	Bret Hart vacated the title to become Raw GM and made a match between Miz and R-Truth to become the new champion.
67	Defeated R-Truth in a Fatal Four Way match that also included John Morrison and Zack Ryder.

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