List of all United States Champions in WWE history

100+ stars have made this championship a REAL GOLD

The WWE United States Championship is a prestigious secondary professional wrestling championship, which is currently an asset of WWE. The Championship was first introduced in 1975 at the NWA Mid-Atlantic regional promotion as the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship.

The Championship then became an asset of WCW from 1991 to 2001 and went under the name WCW United States Championship. The title was not seen after WCW shut down in 2001 and later then re-introduced by WWE in 2003.

WWE United States Championship Legacy

The WWE United States Championship has witnessed a total of 103 different champions. Ric Flair holds the record for the most number of United States Championship reigns with six. Under the WWE banner, John Cena holds the most number of reigns with five.

Lex Luger has the longest US title reign with 523 days. Dean Ambrose holds the longest title reign under the WWE banner with 351 days reign. Only two members have held the title for more than a year.

Current WWE United States Champion

Shinsuke Nakamura is the current United States Champion, who won the title at Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 from LA Knight. He is on his third US title reign and has held the title for more than 2+ days. The title is currently contested in the SmackDown brand.

List of all United States Champions

Champion	Date	Days	Event
Harley Race	January 1, 1975	183	House show
Johnny Valentine	July 3, 1975	93	House show
Vacated	October 4, 1975	–	–
Terry Funk	November 9, 1975	19	House show
Paul Jones	November 27, 1975	107	House show
Blackjack Mulligan	March 13, 1976	218	House show
Paul Jones	October 16, 1976	43	House show
Blackjack Mulligan	November 28, 1976	—	House show
Paul Jones	December 9, 1976	—	House show
Blackjack Mulligan	December 15, 1976	204	House show
Bobo Brazil	July 7, 1977	22	House show
Ric Flair	July 29, 1977	84	House show
Ricky Steamboat	October 21, 1977	73	House show
Blackjack Mulligan	January 1, 1978	78	House show
Mr. Wrestling	March 19, 1978	22	House show
Ric Flair	April 9, 1978	253	House show
Ricky Steamboat	December 17, 1978	105	House show
Ric Flair	April 1, 1979	134	House show
Vacated	August 12, 1979	–	–
Jimmy Snuka	September 1, 1979	233	House show
Ric Flair	April 19, 1980	98	House show
Greg Valentine	July 26, 1980	—	House show
Ric Flair	November 24, 1980	—	House show
Roddy Piper	January 27, 1981	194	House show
Wahoo McDaniel	August 8, 1981	32	House show
Vacated	September 8, 1981	–	–
Sgt. Slaughter	October 4, 1981	229	House show
Wahoo McDaniel	May 21, 1982	18	House show
Sgt. Slaughter	June 7, 1982	76	House show
Wahoo McDaniel	August 22, 1982	75	House show
Greg Valentine	November 4, 1982	163	House show
Roddy Piper	April 16, 1983	15	House show
Greg Valentine	May 1, 1983	229	House show
Dick Slater	December 14, 1983	129	House show
Ricky Steamboat	April 21, 1984	64	House show
Wahoo McDaniel	June 24, 1984	7	House show
Vacated	July 1, 1984	–	–
Wahoo McDaniel	October 7, 1984	168	House show
Magnum T. A.	March 23, 1985	120	Worldwide Wrestling
Tully Blanchard	July 21, 1985	130	House show
Magnum T. A.	November 28, 1985	154	Starrcade
Vacated	May 29, 1986	—	—
Nikita Koloff	August 17, 1986	328	House show
Lex Luger	July 11, 1987	138	Great American Bash
Dusty Rhodes	November 26, 1987	141	Starrcade
Vacated	April 9, 1988	—	—
Barry Windham	May 13, 1988	283	House show
Lex Luger	February 20, 1989	76	Chi-Town Rumble
Michael Hayes	May 7, 1989	15	WrestleWar
Lex Luger	May 22, 1989	523	House show
Stan Hansen	October 27, 1990	50	Halloween Havoc
Lex Luger	December 16, 1990	210	Starrcade
Vacated	July 14, 1991	–	The Great American Bash
Sting	August 25, 1991	86	House show
Rick Rude	November 19, 1991	378	Clash of the Champions XVII
Vacated	December 1, 1992	–	–
Dustin Rhodes	January 11, 1993	138	Saturday Night
Vacated	May 29, 1993	–	WCW Saturday Night
Dustin Rhodes	August 30, 1993	119	Saturday Night
Steve Austin	December 27, 1993	240	Starrcade ’93: 10th Anniversary
Ricky Steamboat	August 24, 1994	25	Clash of the Champions XXVIII
Steve Austin	September 18, 1994	<1	Fall Brawl 1994: War Games
Jim Duggan	September 18, 1994	100	Fall Brawl 1994: War Games
Vader	December 27, 1994	88	Starrcade
Vacated	March 25, 1995	—	Saturday Night
Sting	June 18, 1995	148	The Great American Bash
Kensuke Sasaki	November 13, 1995	44	WCW World in Japan
One Man Gang	December 27, 1995	33	Starrcade: World Cup of Wrestling
Konnan	January 29, 1996	160	Main Event
Ric Flair	July 7, 1996	141	Bash at the Beach
Vacated	November 25, 1996	–	–
Eddie Guerrero	December 29, 1996	77	Starrcade
Dean Malenko	March 16, 1997	85	Uncensored
Jeff Jarrett	June 9, 1997	73	Nitro
Steve McMichael	August 21, 1997	25	Clash of the Champions XXXV
Curt Hennig	September 15, 1997	104	Nitro
Diamond Dallas Page	December 28, 1997	112	Starrcade
Raven	April 19, 1998	1	Spring Stampede
Goldberg	April 20, 1998	90	Nitro
Vacated	July 6, 1998	—	Nitro
Bret Hart	July 20, 1998	21	Nitro
Lex Luger	August 10, 1998	3	Nitro
Bret Hart	August 13, 1998	74	Thunder
Diamond Dallas Page	October 26, 1998	35	Nitro
Bret Hart	November 30, 1998	70	Nitro
Roddy Piper	February 8, 1999	13	Nitro
Scott Hall	February 21, 1999	25	SuperBrawl IX
Vacated	March 18, 1999	–	Thunder
Scott Steiner	April 11, 1999	85	Spring Stampede
Vacated	July 5, 1999	–	Nitro
David Flair	July 5, 1999	35	Nitro
Chris Benoit	August 9, 1999	34	Nitro
Sid Vicious	September 12, 1999	42	Fall Brawl
Goldberg	October 24, 1999	<1	Halloween Havoc
Bret Hart	October 25, 1999	14	Nitro
Scott Hall	November 8, 1999	41	Nitro
Chris Benoit	December 19, 1999	1	Starrcade
Jeff Jarrett	December 20, 1999	27	Nitro
Vacated	January 16, 2000	—	Souled Out
Jeff Jarrett	January 17, 2000	84	Nitro
Vacated	April 10, 2000	—	Nitro
Scott Steiner	April 16, 2000	84	Spring Stampede
Vacated	July 9, 2000	—	Bash at the Beach
Lance Storm	July 18, 2000	66	Nitro
Terry Funk	September 22, 2000	1	House show
Lance Storm	September 23, 2000	36	House show
Gen. Rection	October 29, 2000	15	Halloween Havoc
Lance Storm	November 10, 2000	13	Nitro
Gen. Rection	November 26, 2000	49	Mayhem
Shane Douglas	January 14, 2001	22	Sin
Rick Steiner	February 5, 2001	41	Nitro
Booker T	March 18, 2001	128	Greed
Chris Kanyon	July 24, 2001	46	SmackDown!
Tajiri	September 10, 2001	13	Raw
Rhyno	September 23, 2001	29	Unforgiven
Kurt Angle	October 22, 2001	21	Raw
Edge	November 12, 2001	6	Raw
Unified	November 18, 2001	–	Survivor Series
Eddie Guerrero	July 27, 2003	84	Vengeance
Big Show	October 19, 2003	147	No Mercy
John Cena	March 14, 2004	114	WrestleMania XX
Vacated	July 6, 2004	—	SmackDown!
Booker T	July 27, 2004	66	SmackDown!
John Cena	October 3, 2004	4	No Mercy
Carlito Caribbean Cool	October 5, 2004	42	SmackDown!
John Cena	November 16, 2004	105	SmackDown!
Orlando Jordan	March 1, 2005	171	SmackDown!
Chris Benoit	August 21, 2005	61	SummerSlam
Booker T	October 18, 2005	35	SmackDown!
Vacated	November 22, 2005	—	SmackDown!
Booker T	January 10, 2006	37	SmackDown!
Chris Benoit	February 19, 2006	42	No Way Out
John “Bradshaw” Layfield	April 2, 2006	54	WrestleMania 22
Bobby Lashley	May 23, 2006	48	SmackDown!
Finlay	July 11, 2006	48	SmackDown!
Mr. Kennedy	August 29, 2006	42	SmackDown!
Chris Benoit	October 10, 2006	219	SmackDown!
Montel Vontavious Porter	May 20, 2007	343	Judgment Day
Matt Hardy	April 27, 2008	84	Backlash
Shelton Benjamin	July 20, 2008	243	The Great American Bash
Montel Vontavious Porter	March 17, 2009	73	SmackDown
Kofi Kingston	June 1, 2009	126	Raw
The Miz	October 5, 2009	224	Raw
Bret Hart	May 17, 2010	7	Raw
Vacated	May 24, 2010	—	Raw
R-Truth	May 24, 2010	20	Raw
The Miz	June 14, 2010	97	Raw
Daniel Bryan	September 19, 2010	177	Night of Champions
Sheamus	March 14, 2011	47	Raw
Kofi Kingston	May 1, 2011	49	Extreme Rules
Dolph Ziggler	June 19, 2011	182	Capitol Punishment
Zack Ryder	December 18, 2011	29	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
Jack Swagger	January 16, 2012	50	Raw
Santino Marella	March 5, 2012	167	Raw
Antonio Cesaro	August 19, 2012	240	SummerSlamPre-Show
Kofi Kingston	April 15, 2013	34	Raw
Dean Ambrose	May 19, 2013	351	Extreme Rules
Sheamus	May 5, 2014	182	Raw
Rusev	November 3, 2014	145	Raw Backstage Pass
John Cena	March 29, 2015	147	WrestleMania 31
Seth Rollins	August 23, 2015	28	SummerSlam
John Cena	September 20, 2015	35	Night of Champions
Alberto Del Rio	October 25, 2015	79	Hell in a Cell
Kalisto	January 11, 2016	3	Raw
Alberto Del Rio	January 12, 2016	10	SmackDown
Kalisto	January 24, 2016	119	Royal Rumble
Rusev	May 22, 2016	126	Extreme Rules
Roman Reigns	September 25, 2016	107	Clash of Champions
Chris Jericho	January 9, 2017	83	Raw
Kevin Owens	April 2, 2017	28	WrestleMania 33
Chris Jericho	April 30, 2017	2	Payback
Kevin Owens	May 2, 2017	66	SmackDown
AJ Styles	July 7, 2017	16	WWE Live
Kevin Owens	July 23, 2017	2	Battleground
AJ Styles	July 25, 2017	75	SmackDown
Baron Corbin	October 8, 2017	70	Hell in a Cell
Dolph Ziggler	December 17, 2017	9	Clash of Champions
Vacated	December 26, 2017	—	SmackDown
Bobby Roode	January 16, 2018	54	SmackDown
Randy Orton	March 11, 2018	28	Fastlane
Jinder Mahal	April 8, 2018	8	WrestleMania 34
Jeff Hardy	April 16, 2018	90	Raw
Shinsuke Nakamura	July 15, 2018	163	Extreme Rules
Rusev	December 18, 2018	32	SmackDown
Shinsuke Nakamura	January 27, 2019	2	Royal Rumble, Kickoff
R-Truth	January 29, 2019	35	SmackDown
Samoa Joe	March 5, 2019	74	SmackDown
Rey Mysterio	May 19, 2019	15	Money in the Bank
Samoa Joe	June 3, 2019	19	Raw
Ricochet	June 23, 2019	21	Stomping Grounds
AJ Styles	July 14, 2019	134	Extreme Rules
Rey Mysterio	November 25, 2019	30	Raw
Andrade	December 26, 2019	150	WWE Live
Apollo Crews	May 25, 2020	96	Raw
Bobby Lashley	August 30, 2020	175	Payback
Riddle	February 21, 2021	49	Elimination Chamber
Sheamus	April 11, 2021	131	WrestleMania 37, Night 2
Damian Priest	August 21, 2021	191	SummerSlam
Finn Bálor	February 28, 2022	48	Raw
Theory	April 18, 2022	75	Raw
Bobby Lashley	July 2, 2022	100	Money in the Bank
Seth “Freakin” Rollins	October 10, 2022	47	Raw
Austin Theory	November 26, 2022	257	Survivor Series: WarGames
Rey Mysterio	August 11, 2023	84	SmackDown
Logan Paul	November 4, 2023	273	Crown Jewel
LA Knight	August 3, 2024	119	SummerSlam
Shinsuke Nakamura	November 30, 2024	2*	Survivor Series: WarGames

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