List of WWE United States Champions

Current champion Roman Reigns

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 by and defended in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, run by Jim Crockett, Jr. Harley Race became the inaugural champion on the title's introduction on January 1, 1975. Turner Broadcasting bought the company in November 1988 and renamed it World Championship Wrestling (WCW) after its primary television program.

In March 2001, the then-WWF bought selected assets of WCW.^[1] This resulted in the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship becoming a championship for the WWF, who referred to it as the WCW United States Championship. At Survivor Series in November 2001, the WCW United States and WWF Intercontental Championships were unified, resulting in the United States Championship being retired. In July 2003, the title was reactivated as the WWE United States Championship. As a result of the 2016 WWE draft, it is exclusively contested on the Raw brand.

The championship is contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. As of December 5, 2016, the current champion is Roman Reigns who is in his first reign. On September 25, 2016, he defeated previous champion Rusev at Clash of Champions to win the title.

Overall, there have been 83 different champions. Ric Flair holds the record for having the most reigns at six,^[2] while John Cena holds the record for most reigns under the WWE banner at five. Lex Luger holds the record for longest reign, with his third reign lasting a total of 523 days, while Dean Ambrose holds the longest reign under the WWE banner, at 351 days (overall the third longest in the title's history).^[3] Only two men, Lex Luger and Rick Rude, have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more.

Title history

Names

Name[4][5]	Years[4][5]
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)	January 1, 1975 – January 27, 1981
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (undisputed version)	January 27, 1981 – 1991
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship	1991–2001
WCW United States Championship	2001
WWE United States Championship	2003 – present

Reigns

As of December 5, 2016.

Reign	The reign number for the specific champion listed
Location	The city in which the title was won
Event	The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
+	Indicates the current reign is changing daily

No.	Wrestler	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes	Ref.
1	Harley Race	1	January 1, 1975	183	Tallahassee, FL	House show	Defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final.[4]	[6]
2	Johnny Valentine	1	July 3, 1975	93	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
—	Vacated	—	October 4, 1975	—	—	—	Vacated when Valentine suffered a career-ending injury in a plane crash.	[4]
3	Terry Funk	1	November 9, 1975	18	Greensboro, NC	House show	Defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final.	[4]
4	Paul Jones	1	November 27, 1975	107	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
5	Blackjack Mulligan	1	March 13, 1976	217	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
6	Paul Jones	2	October 16, 1976	43	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
7	Blackjack Mulligan	2	November 28, 1976	11	Charlotte, NC	House show	Not listed in the title lineage at WWE.com.	[4]
8	Paul Jones	3	December 9, 1976	6	Winston-Salem, NC	House show	Not listed in the title lineage at WWE.com.	[4]
9	Blackjack Mulligan	3	December 15, 1976	204	Raleigh, NC	House show		[6]
10	Bobo Brazil	1	July 7, 1977	22	Norfolk, VA	House show		[6]
11	Ric Flair	1	July 29, 1977	84	Richmond, VA	House show		[6]
12	Ricky Steamboat	1	October 21, 1977	72	Charleston, SC	House show		[6]
13	Blackjack Mulligan	4	January 1, 1978	77	Greensboro, NC	House show		[4][6]
14	Mr. Wrestling	1	March 19, 1978	21	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
15	Ric Flair	2	April 9, 1978	265	Charlotte, NC	House show		[6]
16	Ricky Steamboat	2	December 30, 1978	92	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
17	Ric Flair	3	April 1, 1979	133	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
—	Vacated	—	August 12, 1979	—	—	—	Vacated when Flair won the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days prior.	[4]
18	Jimmy Snuka	1	September 1, 1979	231	Charlotte, NC	House show	Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final.	[4]
19	Ric Flair	4	April 19, 1980	98	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
20	Greg Valentine	1	July 26, 1980	121	Charlotte, NC	House show	Not listed in the title lineage at WWE.com.	[4]
21	Ric Flair	5	November 24, 1980	64	Greenville, SC	House show	Not listed in the title lineage at WWE.com, but Flair is recognized by WWE as a six-time champion.	[6]
22	Roddy Piper	1	January 27, 1981	193	Raleigh, NC	House show	The title becomes 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, closes.	[6]
23	Wahoo McDaniel	1	August 8, 1981	24	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
—	Vacated	—	September 1, 1981	—	—	—	Vacated when McDaniel was injured by Abdullah the Butcher.	[7]
24	Sgt. Slaughter	1	October 4, 1981	229	Charlotte, NC	House show	Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final.	[7]
25	Wahoo McDaniel	2	May 21, 1982	17	Richmond, VA	House show		[6]
26	Sgt. Slaughter	2	June 7, 1982	76	Greenville, SC	House show	Slaughter was awarded the title due to McDaniel being injured by Don Muraco and Roddy Piper.	[8]
27	Wahoo McDaniel	3	August 22, 1982	74	Charlotte, NC	House show		[6]
28	Greg Valentine	2	November 4, 1982	163	Norfolk, VA	House show		[6]
29	Roddy Piper	2	April 16, 1983	14	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
30	Greg Valentine	3	April 30, 1983	228	Greensboro, NC	House show	Valentine won when Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear and the referee stopped the match.[9]	[6]
31	Dick Slater	1	December 14, 1983	129	Shelby, NC	House show		[6]
32	Ricky Steamboat	3	April 21, 1984	64	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
33	Wahoo McDaniel	4	June 24, 1984	7	Greensboro, NC	House show		[6]
—	Vacated	—	July 1, 1984	—	—	—	Vacated due to Tully Blanchard interfering in McDaniel's title win.	[4]
34	Wahoo McDaniel	5	October 7, 1984	167	Charlotte, NC	House show	Defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final.	[4]
35	Magnum T.A.	1	March 23, 1985	120	Charlotte, NC	House show		[10]
36	Tully Blanchard	1	July 21, 1985	130	Charlotte, NC	House show		[11]
37	Magnum T.A.	2	November 28, 1985	182	Greensboro, NC	Starrcade	This was an "I Quit" steel cage match.[12]	[13]
—	Vacated	—	May 29, 1986	—	—	—	Vacated when Magnum attacked NWA president Bob Geigel.	[13]
38	Nikita Koloff	1	August 17, 1986	328	Charlotte, NC	House show	Defeated Magnum T.A. in a best of seven series,[4][14] though WWE officially says it was a tournament final.[15] Koloff defeated Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the NWA National Heavyweight Championship into the U.S. title.[16]	[15]
39	Lex Luger	1	July 11, 1987	138	Greensboro, NC	House show	This was a steel cage match.[17]	[18]
40	Dusty Rhodes	1	November 26, 1987	141	Chicago, IL	Starrcade	This was a steel cage match.[19]	[20]
—	Vacated	—	April 15, 1988	—	—	—	Vacated when Rhodes attacked NWA President Jim Crockett.	[4]
41	Barry Windham	1	May 13, 1988	283	Houston, TX	House show	Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final.	[21]
42	Lex Luger	2	February 20, 1989	76	Chicago, IL	Chi-Town Rumble		[22]
43	Michael Hayes	1	May 7, 1989	15	Nashville, TN	WrestleWar		[23]
44	Lex Luger	3	May 22, 1989	523	Bluefield, WV	House show
45	Stan Hansen	1	October 27, 1990	50	Chicago, IL	Halloween Havoc		[24]
46	Lex Luger	4	December 16, 1990	210	St. Louis, MO	Starrcade	This was a Texas Bullrope match. During this reign, the title was renamed as the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.	[25]
—	Vacated	—	July 14, 1991	—	Baltimore, MD	The Great American Bash	Vacated when Luger won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.	[25]
47	Sting	1	August 25, 1991	86	Atlanta, GA	House show	Defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final.	[26]
48	Rick Rude	1	November 19, 1991	419	Savannah, GA	Clash of the Champions XVII		[27]
—	Vacated	—	January 11, 1993	—	—	—	Rude was stripped of title due to injury. Aired on January 16, 1993.	[27]
49	Dustin Rhodes	1	January 11, 1993	138	Atlanta, GA	Saturday Night	Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the No. 1 contender, but upon Rude's vacation of the title, it was instead made to decide the new champion. Aired January 16, 1993.	[28]
—	Vacated	—	May 29, 1993	—	—	WorldWide	Vacated two weeks following a title defense against Rick Rude which ended in a double pinfall, which aired on May 15, 1993.	[28]
50	Dustin Rhodes	2	August 30, 1993	119	Atlanta, GA	Saturday Night	Defeated Rude in a rematch. Aired September 11, 1993.	[29]
51	Steve Austin	1	December 27, 1993	240	Charlotte, NC	Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary	This was a two out of three falls match.[30]	[31]
52	Ricky Steamboat	4	August 24, 1994	25	Cedar Rapids, IA	Clash of the Champions XXVIII		[32]
53	Steve Austin	2	September 18, 1994	<1	Roanoke, VA	Fall Brawl 1994: War Games	Austin was awarded the title due to Steamboat being injured.	[33]
54	Jim Duggan	1		100				[34]
55	Vader	1	December 27, 1994	88	Nashville, TN	Starrcade		[35]
—	Vacated	—	March 25, 1995	—	Atlanta, GA	Saturday Night	Stripped by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel for hospitalizing Dave Sullivan one week prior.	[4]
56	Sting	2	June 18, 1995	148	Dayton, OH	The Great American Bash	Defeated Meng in a tournament final.	[36]
57	Kensuke Sasaki	1	November 13, 1995	44	Tokyo, Japan	WCW World in Japan	Won the title at a New Japan Pro Wrestling event.	[37]
58	One Man Gang	1	December 27, 1995	33	Nashville, TN	Starrcade: World Cup of Wrestling	Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Sasaki subsequently retained the title, it was never acknowledged by WCW.	[38]
59	Konnan	1	January 29, 1996	160	Canton, OH	Main Event		[39]
60	Ric Flair	6	July 7, 1996	141	Daytona Beach, FL	Bash at the Beach		[40]
—	Vacated	—	November 25, 1996	—	—	—	Title declared vacant due to shoulder injury.	[40]
61	Eddie Guerrero	1	December 29, 1996	77	Nashville, TN	Starrcade	Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final.	[41]
62	Dean Malenko	1	March 16, 1997	85	North Charleston, SC	Uncensored		[42]
63	Jeff Jarrett	1	June 9, 1997	73	Boston, MA	Monday Nitro		[42]
64	Steve McMichael	1	August 21, 1997	25	Nashville, TN	Clash of the Champions XXXV		[43]
65	Curt Hennig	1	September 15, 1997	104	Charlotte, NC	Monday Nitro		[44]
66	Diamond Dallas Page	1	December 28, 1997	112	Washington, D.C.	Starrcade		[45]
67	Raven	1	April 19, 1998	1	Denver, CO	Spring Stampede	This was a "Raven's Rules" match.	[46]
68	Goldberg	1	April 20, 1998	77	Colorado Springs, CO	Monday Nitro	This was a "Raven's Rules" match.	[47]
—	Vacated	—	July 6, 1998	—	Atlanta, GA	Monday Nitro	Vacated when Goldberg won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.	[4]
69	Bret Hart	1	July 20, 1998	21	Salt Lake City, UT	Monday Nitro	Defeated Diamond Dallas Page.	[48]
70	Lex Luger	5	August 10, 1998	1	Rapid City, SD	Monday Nitro		[49]
71	Bret Hart	2	August 11, 1998	76	Fargo, ND	Thunder	Aired August 13, 1998.	[50]
72	Diamond Dallas Page	2	October 26, 1998	35	Phoenix, AZ	Monday Nitro		[51]
73	Bret Hart	3	November 30, 1998	70	Chattanooga, TN	Monday Nitro	This was a no disqualification match.	[52]
74	Roddy Piper	3	February 8, 1999	13	Buffalo, NY	Monday Nitro		[53]
75	Scott Hall	1	February 21, 1999	25	Oakland, CA	SuperBrawl IX		[54]
—	Vacated	—	March 18, 1999	—	Lexington, KY	Thunder	Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair.	[54]
76	Scott Steiner	1	April 11, 1999	85	Tacoma, WA	Spring Stampede	Defeated Booker T in a tournament final.	[55]
—	Vacated	—	July 5, 1999	—	Atlanta, GA	Monday Nitro	Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair.	[55]
77	David Flair	1	July 5, 1999	35	Atlanta, GA	Monday Nitro	Flair was awarded the title by his father Ric.	[56]
78	Chris Benoit	1	August 9, 1999	34	Boise, ID	Monday Nitro		[56]
79	Sid Vicious	1	September 12, 1999	42	Winston-Salem, NC	Fall Brawl		[57]
80	Goldberg	2	October 24, 1999	1	Las Vegas, NV	Halloween Havoc	Won the title when Vicious suffered excessive bleeding and the referee stopped the match.	[57][58]
81	Bret Hart	4	October 25, 1999	14	Phoenix, AZ	Monday Nitro		[59]
82	Scott Hall	2	November 8, 1999	41	Indianapolis, IN	Monday Nitro	This was a four-way ladder match, also involving Sid Vicious and Goldberg.	[60]
83	Chris Benoit	2	December 19, 1999	1	Washington, D.C.	Starrcade	Benoit was awarded the title when Hall suffered a knee injury.	[60]
84	Jeff Jarrett	2	December 20, 1999	27	Baltimore, MD	Monday Nitro	This was a ladder match.	[61]
—	Vacated	—	January 16, 2000	—	Cincinnati, OH	Souled Out	Vacated due to injury.	[61]
85	Jeff Jarrett	3	January 17, 2000	84	Columbus, OH	Monday Nitro	Awarded by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash.	[62]
—	Vacated	—	April 10, 2000	—	Denver, CO	Monday Nitro	Vacated by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo as WCW was being "rebooted".	[63]
86	Scott Steiner	2	April 16, 2000	84	Chicago, IL	Spring Stampede	Defeated Sting in a tournament final.[64]	[63]
—	Vacated	—	July 9, 2000	—	Daytona Beach, FL	Bash at the Beach	Stripped when Steiner used the banned Steiner Recliner on Mike Awesome.[65]	[63]
87	Lance Storm	1	July 18, 2000	66	Auburn Hills, MI	Monday Nitro	Defeated Mike Awesome in a tournament final. Storm unofficially renamed the title the WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship.	[66]
88	Terry Funk	2	September 22, 2000	1	Amarillo, TX	House show	Title change recognized by WWE, but not by WCW.	[67]
89	Lance Storm	2	September 23, 2000	36	Lubbock, TX	House show	Title change recognized by WWE, but not by WCW.	[68]
90	Gen. Rection	1	October 29, 2000	15	Las Vegas, NV	Halloween Havoc	Defeated Storm and Jim Duggan in a handicap match.	[69]
91	Lance Storm	3	November 13, 2000	13	London, England	Monday Nitro		[70]
92	Gen. Rection	2	November 26, 2000	49	Milwaukee, WI	Mayhem		[71]
93	Shane Douglas	1	January 14, 2001	22	Indianapolis, IN	Sin	This was a First Blood Chain match.	[72]
94	Rick Steiner	1	February 5, 2001	41	Tupelo, MS	Monday Nitro		[73]
95	Booker T	1	March 18, 2001	128	Jacksonville, FL	Greed	Selected assets of WCW are purchased by the World Wrestling Federation at this time.	[74]
96	Chris Kanyon	1	July 24, 2001	48	Pittsburgh, PA	SmackDown!	Awarded by Booker T and ECW owner Stephanie McMahon. Aired on July 26, 2001.	[75]
97	Tajiri	1	September 10, 2001	13	San Antonio, TX	Raw Is War		[76]
98	Rhyno	1	September 23, 2001	29	Pittsburgh, PA	Unforgiven		[77]
99	Kurt Angle	1	October 22, 2001	21	Kansas City, MO	Raw		[78]
100	Edge	1	November 12, 2001	6	Boston, MA	Raw		[79]
—	Unified	—	November 18, 2001	—	Greensboro, NC	Survivor Series	Edge defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Test to unify the two titles. Edge became the Intercontinental Champion while the United States title was retired.	[79]
101	Eddie Guerrero	2	July 27, 2003	84	Denver, CO	Vengeance	Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to revive the title.	[80]
102	Big Show	1	October 19, 2003	147	Baltimore, MD	No Mercy		[81]
103	John Cena	1	March 14, 2004	114	New York, NY	WrestleMania XX		[82]
—	Vacated	—	July 6, 2004	—	Winnipeg, MB	SmackDown!	Cena was stripped of the title after attacking SmackDown! General Manager Kurt Angle. Aired on July 8, 2004.	[83]
104	Booker T	2	July 27, 2004	68	Cincinnati, OH	SmackDown	This was an eight-way elimination match, also involving John Cena, René Duprée, Kenzo Suzuki, Rob Van Dam, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas and Luther Reigns. Aired on July 29, 2004.	[83]
105	John Cena	2	October 3, 2004	2	East Rutherford, NJ	No Mercy	This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series.	[84]
106	Carlito Caribbean Cool	1	October 5, 2004	42	Boston, MA	SmackDown!	Aired on October 7, 2004.	[85][86]
107	John Cena	3	November 16, 2004	105	Dayton, OH	SmackDown!	Aired on November 18, 2004.	[87]
108	Orlando Jordan	1	March 1, 2005	173	Albany, NY	SmackDown!	Aired on March 3, 2005.	[88]
109	Chris Benoit	3	August 21, 2005	58	Washington, D.C.	SummerSlam		[89]
110	Booker T	3	October 18, 2005	35	Reno, NV	SmackDown!	Aired on October 21, 2005.	[90]
—	Vacated	—	November 22, 2005	—	Sheffield, England	SmackDown!	Vacated when a title defense against Chris Benoit ended in a double pinfall.[5] Aired on November 25, 2005.	[90]
111	Booker T	4	January 10, 2006	40	Philadelphia, PA	SmackDown!	Booker faced Chris Benoit in a Best of Seven series, winning the first three matches; Randy Orton substituted for Booker after that due to injury, losing the next three matches, but winning the final. Aired on January 13, 2006.	[91]
112	Chris Benoit	4	February 19, 2006	42	Baltimore, MD	No Way Out		[92]
113	John Bradshaw Layfield	1	April 2, 2006	51	Rosemont, IL	WrestleMania 22		[93]
114	Bobby Lashley	1	May 23, 2006	49	Bakersfield, CA	SmackDown!	Aired on May 26, 2006.	[94]
115	Finlay	1	July 11, 2006	49	Minneapolis, MN	SmackDown!	Aired on July 14, 2006.	[95]
116	Mr. Kennedy	1	August 29, 2006	42	Reading, PA	SmackDown!	This was a triple threat match also involving Bobby Lashley. Aired on September 1, 2006.	[96][97]
117	Chris Benoit	5	October 10, 2006	222	Jacksonville, FL	SmackDown!	Aired on October 13, 2006.	[98][99]
118	Montel Vontavious Porter	1	May 20, 2007	343	St. Louis, MO	Judgment Day	This was a two out of three falls match.	[100][101]
119	Matt Hardy	1	April 27, 2008	84	Baltimore, MD	Backlash	The title became an ECW exclusive title when Hardy was drafted to ECW on June 23, 2008.	[102][103]
120	Shelton Benjamin	1	July 20, 2008	240	Uniondale, NY	The Great American Bash	The title was returned to SmackDown due to Benjamin's status as a SmackDown Superstar.	[104][105]
121	Montel Vontavious Porter	2	March 17, 2009	76	Corpus Christi, TX	SmackDown	Aired on March 20, 2009. The title became a Raw exclusive title when Porter was drafted to Raw on April 13.	[106][107]
122	Kofi Kingston	1	June 1, 2009	126	Birmingham, AL	Raw		[108][109]
123	The Miz	1	October 5, 2009	224	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Raw		[110][111]
124	Bret Hart	5	May 17, 2010	7	Toronto, ON	Raw	This was a no disqualification, no countout match.	[112][113]
—	Vacated	—	May 24, 2010	—	Toledo, OH	Raw	Vacated when Bret Hart became the Raw General Manager.	[112][114]
125	R-Truth	1	May 24, 2010	21	Toledo, OH	Raw	Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title.	[114][115]
126	The Miz	2	June 14, 2010	97	Charlotte, NC	Raw	This was a fatal four-way match also involving John Morrison and Zack Ryder.	[116][117]
127	Daniel Bryan	1	September 19, 2010	176	Rosemont, IL	Night of Champions		[118]
128	Sheamus	1	March 14, 2011	48	St. Louis, MO	Raw	If Sheamus lost, he would have quit the WWE. Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Sheamus was drafted to SmackDown on April 26, 2011.	[119]
129	Kofi Kingston	2	May 1, 2011	49	Tampa, FL	Extreme Rules	This was a tables match. The title became exclusive to Raw due to Kingston's status as a Raw Superstar.	[120]
130	Dolph Ziggler	1	June 19, 2011	182	Washington, D.C.	Capitol Punishment		[121]
131	Zack Ryder	1	December 18, 2011	29	Baltimore, MD	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs		[122]
132	Jack Swagger	1	January 16, 2012	49	Anaheim, CA	Raw		[123]
133	Santino Marella	1	March 5, 2012	167	Boston, MA	Raw		[124]
134	Antonio Cesaro	1	August 19, 2012	239	Los Angeles, CA	SummerSlam	Match aired live on YouTube and WWE.com as part of the SummerSlam pre-show.	[125]
135	Kofi Kingston	3	April 15, 2013	34	Greenville, SC	Raw		[126]
136	Dean Ambrose	1	May 19, 2013	351	St. Louis, MO	Extreme Rules		[3][127]
137	Sheamus	2	May 5, 2014	182	Albany, NY	Raw	This was a 20-man battle royal. Sheamus lastly eliminated Ambrose to win the match and the title.	[128]
138	Rusev	1	November 3, 2014	146	Buffalo, NY	Raw Backstage Pass		[129]
139	John Cena	4	March 29, 2015	147	Santa Clara, CA	WrestleMania 31		[130]
140	Seth Rollins	1	August 23, 2015	28	Brooklyn, NY	SummerSlam	This match was also for Rollins' WWE World Heavyweight Championship.	[131]
141	John Cena	5	September 20, 2015	35	Houston, TX	Night of Champions		[132]
142	Alberto Del Rio	1	October 25, 2015	78	Los Angeles, CA	Hell in a Cell	This was an open challenge.	[133]
143	Kalisto	1	January 11, 2016	1	New Orleans, LA	Raw		[134]
144	Alberto Del Rio	2	January 12, 2016	12	Lafayette, LA	SmackDown	Aired on January 14, 2016.	[135]
145	Kalisto	2	January 24, 2016	119	Orlando, FL	Royal Rumble		[136]
146	Rusev	2	May 22, 2016	126	Newark, NJ	Extreme Rules	The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2016 WWE draft.	[137]
147	Roman Reigns	1	September 25, 2016	71+	Indianapolis, IN	Clash of Champions		[138]

Combined reigns

Inaugural champion and WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race

Record six-time champion Ric Flair

Lex Luger is the longest reigning champion in history, with a record of 523 days

Dean Ambrose is the longest reigning champion under the WWE banner, with a record of 351 days

As of December 5, 2016.

†	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined days
1	Luger, LexLex Luger	5	948
2	Flair, RicRic Flair	6	785
3	Valentine, GregGreg Valentine	3	512
4	Mulligan, BlackjackBlackjack Mulligan	4	509
5	Porter, Montel VontaviousMontel Vontavious Porter	2	419
	Rude, RickRick Rude	1	419
7	Cena, JohnJohn Cena	5	403
8	Benoit, ChrisChris Benoit	5	357
9	Ambrose, DeanDean Ambrose	1	351
10	Koloff, NikitaNikita Koloff	1	328
11	The Miz	2	321
12	Sgt. Slaughter	2	305
13	Magnum T.A.	2	302
14	McDaniel, WahooWahoo McDaniel	5	289
15	Windham, BarryBarry Windham	1	283
16	Rusev	2	272
17	Booker T	4	271
18	Rhodes, DustinDustin Rhodes	2	257
19	Steamboat, RickyRicky Steamboat	4	253
20	Austin, SteveSteve Austin	2	240
	Benjamin, SheltonShelton Benjamin	1	240
22	Cesaro, AntonioAntonio Cesaro	1	239
23	Sting	2	234
24	Snuka, JimmyJimmy Snuka	1	231
25	Sheamus	2	230
26	Piper, RoddyRoddy Piper	3	220
27	Kingston, KofiKofi Kingston	3	209
28	Hart, BretBret Hart	5	188
29	Jarrett, JeffJeff Jarrett	3	184
30	Race, HarleyHarley Race	1	183
31	Ziggler, DolphDolph Ziggler	1	182
32	Bryan, DanielDaniel Bryan	1	176
33	Jordan, OrlandoOrlando Jordan	1	173
34	Steiner, ScottScott Steiner	2	169
35	Marella, SantinoSantino Marella	1	167
36	Guerrero, EddieEddie Guerrero	2	161
37	Konnan	1	160
38	Jones, PaulPaul Jones	3	156
39	Page, Diamond DallasDiamond Dallas Page	2	147
	Big Show	1	147
41	Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes	1	141
42	Blanchard, TullyTully Blanchard	1	130
43	Slater, DickDick Slater	1	129
44	Kalisto	2	120
45	Storm, LanceLance Storm	3	115
46	Hennig, CurtCurt Hennig	1	104
47	Duggan, JimJim Duggan	1	100
48	Valentine, JohnnyJohnny Valentine	1	93
49	Del Rio, AlbertoAlberto Del Rio	2	90
50	Vader, Big VanBig Van Vader	1	88
51	Malenko, DeanDean Malenko	1	85
52	Hardy, MattMatt Hardy	1	84
53	Goldberg	2	78
54	Reigns, RomanRoman Reigns †	1	71+
55	Hall, ScottScott Hall	2	66
56	Gen. Rection	2	64
57	Layfield, John BradshawJohn Bradshaw Layfield	1	51
58	Hansen, StanStan Hansen	1	50
59	Lashley, BobbyBobby Lashley	1	49
	Finlay	1	49
	Swagger, JackJack Swagger	1	49
62	Chris Kanyon	1	48
63	Sasaki, KensukeKensuke Sasaki	1	44
64	Carlito Caribbean Cool	1	42
	Kennedy, Mr.Mr. Kennedy	1	42
	Sid Vicious	1	42
67	Steiner, RickRick Steiner	1	41
68	Flair, DavidDavid Flair	1	35
69	One Man Gang	1	33
70	Rhyno	1	29
	Ryder, ZackZack Ryder	1	29
72	Rollins, SethSeth Rollins	1	28
73	McMichael, SteveSteve McMichael	1	25
74	Bobo Brazil	1	22
	Douglas, ShaneShane Douglas	1	22
76	Angle, KurtKurt Angle	1	21
	Wrestling, Mr.Mr. Wrestling	1	21
	R-Truth	1	21
79	Funk, TerryTerry Funk	2	19
80	Hayes, MichaelMichael Hayes	1	15
81	Tajiri	1	13
82	Edge	1	6
83	Raven	1	1

See also

• WWE United States Championship

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External links

• Official WWE United States Championship Title History
• NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship Title History at Wrestling-Titles.com (1975–2001)
• WWE United States Championship Title History at Wrestling-Titles.com (2001 – present)