World Championship Wrestling
WCW United States Championship
WON BY
Sting
DATE
August 25, 1991
LOCATION
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
*Lex Luger had been the reigning NWA - National Wrestling Alliance United States Champion, but vacated it on July 14, 1991, when he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. During the vacancy, the title was renamed the WCW United States Championship, and Sting then defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final to become the first official champion in WCW
Rick Rude
November 19, 1991
Savannah, Georgia, USA
*Stripped of the title on December 1, 1992, due to being injured
Dustin Rhodes
January 11, 1993
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
*Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final to win the vacant title
**The title was held up on May 29, 1993, following a controversial title defense between Dustin Rhodes and Rick Rude
Dustin Rhodes (2)
August 30, 1993
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
*Defeated Rick Rude in a rematch to win the vacant title
Steve Austin
Ricky Steamboat
Steve Austin (2)
Jim Duggan
Vader
December 27, 1993
August 27, 1994
September 18, 1994
September 18, 1994
December 27, 1994
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
*Stripped of the title on March 25, 1995, for hospitalizing Dave Sullivan
Sting (2)
June 18, 1995
Dayton, Ohio, USA
*Defeated Meng in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Kensuke Sasaki
The One Man Gang
Konnan
Ric Flair
November 13, 1995
December 27, 1995
January 29, 1996
July 7, 1996
Tokyo, Japan
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Canton, Ohio, USA
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
*Vacated the title on November 25, 1996, due to being injured
Eddie Guerrero
December 29, 1996
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
*Defeated Dallas Page in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Dean Malenko
Jeff Jarrett
Steve McMichael
Curt Hennig
Dallas Page
Raven
Bill Goldberg
March 16, 1997
June 9, 1997
August 21, 1997
September 15, 1997
December 28, 1997
April 19, 1998
April 20, 1998
North Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
*Vacated the title on July 6, 1998, after he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Bret Hart
July 20, 1998
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
*Defeated Dallas Page to win the vacant title
Lex Luger
Bret Hart (2)
Dallas Page (2)
Bret Hart (3)
Roddy Piper
Scott Hall
August 10, 1998
August 13, 1998
October 26, 1998
November 30, 1998
February 8, 1999
February 21, 1999
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA
Oakland, California, USA
*Stripped of the title on March 18, 1999, due to being injured
Scott Steiner
April 11, 1999
Tacoma, Washington, USA
*Defeated Booker T in a tournament final to win the vacant title
**Stripped of the title on July 5, 1999, by new WCW President Ric Flair
David Flair
July 5, 1999
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
*Awarded the vacant title by his father and WCW President Ric Flair
Chris Benoit
Sid Vicious
Bill Goldberg (2)
Bret Hart (4)
Scott Hall (2)
Chris Benoit (2)
Jeff Jarrett (2)
August 9, 1999
September 12, 1999
October 24, 1999
October 25, 1999
November 8, 1999
December 19, 1999
December 20, 1999
Boise, Idaho, USA
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
*Vacated the title on January 16, 2000, due to being injured
Jeff Jarrett (3)
January 17, 2000
Columbus, Ohio, USA
*Awarded the vacant championship back by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash
**Stripped of the title on April 10, 2000, when WCW Executives Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their titles
Scott Steiner (2)
April 16, 2000
Chicago, Illinois, USA
*Defeated Sting in a tournament final to win the vacant title
**Stripped of the title on July 9, 2000, for utilizing an illegal submission maneuver
Lance Storm
July 18, 2000
Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
*Defeated Mike Awesome in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Terry Funk
Lance Storm (2)
General Rection
Lance Storm (3)
General Rection (2)
Shane Douglas
Rick Steiner
Booker T
September 22, 2000
September 23, 2000
October 29, 2000
November 10, 2000
November 26, 2000
January 14, 2001
February 5, 2001
March 18, 2001
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Lubbock, Texas, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
London, England
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
*WCW was purchased by the WWF - World Wrestling Federation in late-March 2001. WCW's last show was held on March 26, and after that point, this championship continued in the WWF as a part of the ECW / WCW invasion
Chris Kanyon
Yoshihiro Tajiri
Rhyno
Kurt Angle
Edge
July 24, 2001
September 10, 2001
September 23, 2001
October 22, 2001
November 12, 2001
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
*On November 18, 2001, WCW United States Champion Edge defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Test in a unification match. WCW was officially put out of business later that evening, and Edge continued as the WWF Intercontinental Champion while this title was deactivated