NWA United States Championship

Harley Race

01.01.1975 - 07.03.1975

- defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final to become the first National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) United States Champion

 

Johnny Valentine

07.03.1975 - 10.04.1975

 

VACANT

10.04.1975 - 11.09.1975

- Johnny Valentine vacated the title after suffering a career-ending back injury in an airplane crash

 

Terry Funk

11.09.1975 - 11.27.1975

- defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Paul Jones

11.27.1975 - 03.13.1976

 

Blackjack Mulligan

03.13.1976 - 10.16.1976

 

Paul Jones (2)

10.16.1976 - 12.15.1976

 

Blackjack Mulligan (2)

12.15.1976 - 07.07.1977

 

Bobo Brazil

07.07.1977 - 07.29.1977

 

Ric Flair

07.29.1977 - 10.21.1977

 

Ricky Steamboat

10.21.1977 - 01.01.1978

 

Blackjack Mulligan (3)

01.01.1978 - 03.19.1978

 

Mr. Wrestling

03.19.1978 - 04.09.1978

 

Ric Flair (2)

04.09.1978 - 12.17.1978

 

Ricky Steamboat (2)

12.17.1978 - 04.01.1979

 

Ric Flair (3)

04.01.1979 - 08.12.1979

 

VACANT

08.12.1979 - 09.01.1979

- Ric Flair vacated the title after winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Greg Valentine

 

Jimmy Snuka

09.01.1979 - 04.19.1980

- defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Ric Flair (4)

04.19.1980 - 01.27.1981

 

Roddy Piper

01.27.1981 - 08.08.1981

 

Wahoo McDaniel

08.08.1981 - 09.08.1981

 

VACANT

09.08.1981 - 10.04.1981

- Wahoo McDaniel vacated the title due to being injured

 

Sergeant Slaughter

10.04.1981 - 05.21.1982

- defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Wahoo McDaniel (2)

05.21.1982 - 06.07.1982

 

Sergeant Slaughter (2)

06.07.1982 - 08.22.1982

 

Wahoo McDaniel (3)

08.22.1982 - 11.04.1982

 

Greg Valentine

11.04.1982 - 04.16.1983

 

Roddy Piper (2)

04.16.1983 - 05.01.1983

 

Greg Valentine (2)

05.01.1983 - 12.14.1983

 

Dick Slater

12.14.1983 - 04.21.1984

 

Ricky Steamboat (3)

04.21.1984 - 06.24.1984

 

Wahoo McDaniel (4)

06.24.1984 - 07.01.1984

 

VACANT

07.01.1984 - 10.07.1984

- Wahoo McDaniel was stripped of the title due to Tully Blanchard interfering in his title defenses

 

Wahoo McDaniel (5)

10.07.1984 - 03.23.1985

- defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Magnum TA

03.23.1985 - 07.21.1985

 

Tully Blanchard

07.21.1985 - 11.28.1985

 

Magnum TA (2)

11.28.1985 - 05.29.1986

 

VACANT

05.29.1986 - 08.17.1986

- Magnum TA was stripped of the title for attacking NWA President Bob Geigel

 

Nikita Koloff

08.17.1986 - 07.11.1987

- defeated Magnum TA in a best-of-seven series to win the vacant title

 

Lex Luger

07.11.1987 - 11.26.1987

 

Dusty Rhodes

11.26.1987 - 04.09.1988

 

VACANT

04.09.1988 - 05.13.1988

- Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title for attacking NWA President Jim Crockett

 

Barry Windham

05.13.1988 - 02.20.1989

- defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Lex Luger (2)

02.20.1989 - 05.07.1989

 

Michael Hayes

05.07.1989 - 05.22.1989

 

Lex Luger (3)

05.22.1989 - 10.27.1990

 

Stan Hansen

10.27.1990 - 12.16.1990

 

Lex Luger (4)

12.16.1990 - 07.14.1991

 

VACANT

07.14.1991 - 08.25.1991

- Lex Luger vacated the title after he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship

 

WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP

 

Sting

08.25.1991 - 11.19.1991

- defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Rick Rude

11.19.1991 - 12.01.1992

 

VACANT

12.01.1992 - 01.11.1993

- Rick Rude was stripped of the title due to being injured

 

Dustin Rhodes

01.11.1993 - 05.29.1993

- defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

VACANT

05.29.1993 - 08.30.1993

- the title was held up after a controversial match between Dustin Rhodes and Rick Rude

 

Dustin Rhodes (2)

08.30.1993 - 12.27.1993

- defeated Rick Rude to win the vacant title

 

Steve Austin

12.27.1993 - 08.24.1994

 

Ricky Steamboat (4)

08.24.1994 - 09.18.1994

 

Steve Austin (2)

09.18.1994 - 09.18.1994

 

Jim Duggan

09.18.1994 - 12.27.1994

 

Vader

12.27.1994 - 03.25.1995

 

VACANT

03.25.1995 - 06.18.1995

- Vader was stripped of the title due to hospitalizing Dave Sullivan

 

Sting (2)

06.18.1995 - 11.13.1995

- defeated Meng in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Kensuke Sasaki

11.13.1995 - 12.27.1995

 

The One Man Gang

12.27.1995 - 01.29.1996

 

Konnan

01.29.1996 - 07.07.1996

 

Ric Flair (5)

07.07.1996 - 11.25.1996

 

VACANT

11.25.1996 - 12.29.1996

- Ric Flair vacated the title due to being injured

 

Eddie Guerrero

12.29.1996 - 03.16.1997

- defeated Dallas Page in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Dean Malenko

03.16.1997 - 06.09.1997

 

Jeff Jarrett

06.09.1997 - 08.21.1997

 

Steve McMichael

08.21.1997 - 09.15.1997

 

Curt Hennig

09.15.1997 - 12.28.1997

 

Dallas Page

12.28.1997 - 04.19.1998

 

Raven

04.19.1998 - 04.20.1998

 

Bill Goldberg

04.20.1998 - 07.06.1998

 

VACANT

07.06.1998 - 07.20.1998

- Bill Goldberg vacated the title after he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship

 

Bret Hart

07.20.1998 - 08.10.1998

- defeated Dallas Page to win the vacant title

 

Lex Luger (5)

08.10.1998 - 08.13.1998

 

Bret Hart (2)

08.13.1998 - 10.26.1998

 

Dallas Page (2)

10.26.1998 - 11.30.1998

 

Bret Hart (3)

11.30.1998 - 02.08.1999

 

Roddy Piper (3)

02.08.1999 - 02.21.1999

 

Scott Hall

02.21.1999 - 03.18.1999

 

VACANT

03.18.1999 - 04.11.1999

- Scott Hall was stripped of the title due to being injured

 

Scott Steiner

04.11.1999 - 07.05.1999

- defeated Booker T in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

VACANT

07.05.1999 - 07.05.1999

- Scott Steiner was stripped of the title by WCW President Ric Flair

 

David Flair

07.05.1999 - 08.09.1999

- awarded the vacant title by his father, WCW President Ric Flair

 

Chris Benoit

08.09.1999 - 09.12.1999

 

Sid Vicious

09.12.1999 - 10.24.1999

 

Bill Goldberg (2)

10.24.1999 - 10.25.1999

 

Bret Hart (4)

10.25.1999 - 11.08.1999

 

Scott Hall (2)

11.08.1999 - 12.19.1999

 

Chris Benoit (2)

12.19.1999 - 12.20.1999

 

Jeff Jarrett (2)

12.20.1999 - 01.16.2000

 

VACANT

01.16.2000 - 01.17.2000

- Jeff Jarrett was stripped of the title due to being injured

 

Jeff Jarrett (3)

01.17.2000 - 04.10.2000

- awarded the vacant title by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash

 

VACANT

04.10.2000 - 04.16.2000

- Jeff Jarrett was stripped of the title by WCW Executives Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo when they relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their titles

 

Scott Steiner (2)

04.16.2000 - 07.09.2000

- defeated Sting in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

VACANT

07.09.2000 - 07.18.2000

- Scott Steiner was stripped of the title for using an illegal submission maneuver

 

Lance Storm

07.18.2000 - 09.22.2000

- defeated Mike Awesome in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Terry Funk (2)

09.22.2000 - 09.23.2000

 

Lance Storm (2)

09.23.2000 - 10.29.2000

 

General Rection

10.29.2000 - 11.10.2000

 

Lance Storm (3)

11.10.2000 - 11.26.2000

 

General Rection (2)

11.26.2000 - 01.14.2001

 

Shane Douglas

01.14.2001 - 02.05.2001

 

Rick Steiner

02.05.2001 - 03.18.2001

 

Booker T

03.18.2001 - 07.24.2001

 

Chris Kanyon

07.24.2001 - 09.10.2001

 

Yoshihiro Tajiri

09.10.2001 - 09.23.2001

 

Rhyno

09.23.2001 - 10.22.2001

 

Kurt Angle

10.22.2001 - 11.12.2001

 

Edge

11.12.2001 - 11.18.2001

 

DEACTIVATED

11.18.2001