Unlike most other championships currently defended on Raw and SmackDown, the United States Championship did not start out as a recognized WWE Championship. Rather, the title first emerged in WCW.
Many of the ring's greatest names have staked claim to the U.S. Title during the title's early years, including WWE Hall of Famers Sgt. Slaughter and Greg Valentine. Years later, the U.S. Championship regained the glory it held in years past when competitors like Eddie Guerrero, Booker T and John Cena fought over it in many memorable battles.
| Champion | Defeated | Location | Date | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley Race | Johnny Weaver | Tallahasse, Fla. | 01-01-75 | |
| Johnny Valentine | Harley Race | Greensboro, N.C. | 07-03-75 | |
| Terry Funk | Paul Jones | Greensboro, N.C. | 11-09-75 | |
| Paul Jones | Terry Funk | Greensboro, N.C. | 11-27-75 | |
| Blackjack Mulligan | Paul Jones | Greensboro, N.C. | 03-13-76 | |
| Paul Jones | Blackjack Mulligan | Greensboro, N.C. | 10-16-76 | |
| Blackjack Mulligan | Paul Jones | Raleigh, N.C. | 12-15-76 | |
| Bobo Brazil | Blackjack Mulligan | Norfolk, Va. | 07-07-77 | |
| Ric Flair | Bobo Brazil | Richmond, Va. | 07-29-77 | |
| Ricky Steamboat | Ric Flair | Charleston, S.C. | 10-21-77 | |
| Blackjack Mulligan | Ricky Steamboat | Greensboro, N.C. | 01-01-78 | |
| Mr. Wrestling | Blackjack Mulligan | Greensboro, N.C. | 03-19-78 | |
| Ric Flair | Mr. Wrestling | Charlotte, N.C. | 04-09-78 | |
| Ricky Steamboat | Ric Flair | Toronto | 12-18-78 | |
| Ric Flair | Ricky Steamboat | Greensboro, N.C. | 04-01-79 | |
| Jimmy Snuka | Ricky Steamboat | Charlotte, N.C. | 09-01-79 | |
| Ric Flair | Jimmy Snuka | Greensboro, N.C. | 04-19-80 | |
| Roddy Piper | Ric Flair | Raleigh, N.C. | 01-27-81 | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Roddy Piper | Greensboro, N.C. | 08-08-81 | |
| Sgt. Slaughter | Ricky Steamboat | Charlotte, N.C. | 10-04-81 | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Sgt. Slaughter | Richmond, Va. | 05-21-82 | |
| Sgt. Slaughter | n/a | Greenville, S.C. | 06-07-82 | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Sgt. Slaughter | Charlotte, N.C. | 08-22-82 | |
| Greg Valentine | Wahoo McDaniel | Norfolk, Va. | 11-04-82 | |
| Roddy Piper | Greg Valentine | Greensboro, N.C. | 04-16-83 | |
| Greg Valentine | Roddy Piper | Greensboro, N.C. | 04-30-83 | |
| Dick Slater | Greg Valentine | Shelby, N.C. | 12-14-83 | |
| Ricky Steamboat | Dick Slater | Greensboro, NC | 04-21-84 | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Ricky Steamboat | Greensboro, N.C. | 06-24-84 | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Manny Fernandez | Charlotte, N.C. | 10-07-84 | |
| Magnum T.A. | Wahoo McDaniel | Charlotte, N.C. | 03-23-85 | |
| Tully Blanchard | Magnum T.A. | Charlotte, N.C. | 07-21-85 | |
| Magnum T.A. | Tully Blanchard | Greensboro, N.C. | 11-28-85 | |
| Nikita Koloff | Magnum T.A. | Charlotte, N.C. | 08-17-86 | |
| Lex Luger | Nikita Koloff | Greensboro, N.C. | 07-11-87 | |
| Dusty Rhodes | Lex Luger | Chicago | 11-26-87 | |
| Barry Windham | Nikita Koloff | Houston, Texas | 05-13-88 | |
| Lex Luger | Barry Windham | Chicago | 02-20-89 | |
| Michael Hayes | Lex Luger | Nashville, Tenn. | 05-07-89 | |
| Lex Luger | Michael Hayes | Bluefield, W.Va | 05-22-89 | |
| Stan Hansen | Lex Luger | Chicago | 10-27-90 | |
| Lex Luger | Stan Hansen | St. Louis | 12-16-90 | |
| Sting | Steve Austin | Atlanta | 08-25-91 | Watch» |
| Rick Rude | Sting | Savannah, Ga. | 11-19-91 | Watch» |
| Dustin Rhodes | Ricky Steamboat | Atlanta | 01-11-93 | |
| Dustin Rhodes | Rick Rude | Atlanta | 08-30-93 | |
| Steve Austin | Dustin Rhodes | Charlotte, N.C. | 12-27-93 | Watch» |
| Ricky Steamboat | Steve Austin | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 08-24-94 | |
| Steve Austin | n/a | Roanoke, Va. | 09-18-94 | |
| Jim Duggan | Steve Austin | Roanoke, Va. | 09-18-94 | |
| Vader | Jim Duggan | Nashville, Tenn. | 12-27-94 | |
| Sting | Meng | Dayton, Ohio | 06-18-95 | |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sting | Tokyo, Japan | 11-13-95 | |
| One Man Gang | Kensuke Sasaki | Nashville, Tenn. | 12-27-95 | |
| Konnan | One Man Gang | Canton, Ohio | 01-29-96 | |
| Ric Flair | Konnan | Daytona Beach, Fla. | 07-07-96 | |
| Eddie Guerrero | Diamond Dallas Page | Nashville, Tenn. | 12-29-96 | |
| Dean Malenko | Eddie Guerrero | Charleston, S.C. | 03-16-97 | |
| Jeff Jarrett | Dean Malenko | Boston | 06-09-97 | |
| Steve McMichael | Jeff Jarrett | Nashville, Tenn. | 08-21-97 | |
| Curt Hennig | Steve McMichael | Charlotte, N.C. | 09-15-97 | |
| Diamond Dallas Page | Curt Hennig | Washington, D.C. | 12-28-97 | |
| Raven | Diamond Dallas Page | Denver | 04-19-98 | |
| Goldberg | Raven | Colorado Springs, Colo. | 04-20-98 | Watch» |
| Bret Hart | Diamond Dallas Page | Salt Lake City | 07-20-98 | |
| Lex Luger | Bret Hart | Rapid City, S.D. | 08-10-98 | |
| Bret Hart | Lex Luger | Fargo, N.D. | 08-13-98 | |
| Diamond Dallas Page | Bret Hart | Phoenix | 10-26-98 | Watch» |
| Bret Hart | Diamond Dallas Page | Chattanooga, Tenn. | 11-30-98 | |
| Roddy Piper | Bret Hart | Buffalo, N.Y. | 02-08-99 | |
| Scott Hall | Roddy Piper | Oakland, Calif. | 02-21-99 | |
| Scott Steiner | Booker T | Tacoma, Wash. | 04-11-99 | |
| David Flair | n/a | Atlanta | 07-05-99 | |
| Chris Benoit | David Flair | Boise, Idaho | 08-09-99 | |
| Sid Vicious | Chris Benoit | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 09-12-99 | |
| Goldberg | Sid Vicious | Las Vegas | 10-24-99 | |
| Bret Hart | Goldberg | Phoenix | 10-25-99 | |
| Scott Hall | Bret Hart, Goldberg, Sid Vicious | Indianapolis | 11-08-99 | |
| Chris Benoit | n/a | Washington, D.C. | 12-19-99 | |
| Jeff Jarrett | Chris Benoit | Baltimore | 12-20-99 | |
| Jeff Jarrett | n/a | Columbus, Ohio | 01-17-00 | |
| Scott Steiner | Sting | Chicago | 04-16-00 | |
| Lance Storm | Mike Awesome | Auburn Hills, Mich. | 07-18-00 | Watch» |
| Terry Funk | Lance Storm | Amarillo, Texas | 09-22-00 | |
| Lance Storm | Terry Funk | Lubbock, Texas | 09-23-00 | |
| Gen. Rection | Lance Storm & Jim Duggan | Las Vegas | 10-29-00 | |
| Lance Storm | Gen. Rection | London, England | 11-13-00 | |
| Gen. Rection | Lance Storm | Milwaukee | 11-26-00 | |
| Shane Douglas | Gen. Rection | Indianapolis | 01-14-01 | |
| Rick Steiner | Shane Douglas | Tupelo, Miss. | 02-05-01 | Watch» |
| Booker T | Rick Steiner | Jacksonville, Fla. | 03-18-01 | |
| Chris Kanyon | Booker T | Pittsburgh | 07-26-01 | |
| Tajiri | Chris Kanyon | San Antonio | 09-10-01 | |
| Rhyno | Tajiri | Pittsburgh | 09-23-01 | |
| Kurt Angle | Rhyno | Kansas City, Mo. | 10-22-01 | |
| Edge | Kurt Angle | Boston | 11-12-01 | |
| Eddie Guerrero | Chris Benoit | Denver | 07-27-03 | |
| Big Show | Eddie Guerrero | Baltimore | 10-19-03 | Watch» |
| John Cena | Big Show | New York | 03-14-04 | Watch» |
| Booker T | Rob Van Dam | Cincinnati | 07-29-04 | |
| John Cena | Booker T | East Rutherford, N.J. | 10-03-04 | Watch» |
| Carlito | John Cena | Boston | 10-07-04 | Watch» |
| John Cena | Carlito | Dayton, Ohio | 11-18-04 | |
| Orlando Jordan | John Cena | Albany, N.Y. | 03-03-05 | |
| Chris Benoit | Orlando Jordan | Washington, D.C. | 08-21-05 | |
| Booker T | Chris Benoit | Reno, Nev. | 10-21-05 | |
| Booker T | Chris Benoit | Philadelphia | 01-13-06 | |
| Chris Benoit | Booker T | Baltimore | 02-19-06 | |
| JBL | Chris Benoit | Chicago | 04-02-06 | |
| Bobby Lashley | JBL | Bakersfield, Calif. | 05-26-06 | |
| Finlay | Bobby Lashley | Minneapolis | 07-14-06 | Watch» |
| Mr. Kennedy | Finlay & Bobby Lashley | Reading, Pa. | 09-01-06 | |
| Chris Benoit | Mr. Kennedy | Jacksonville, Fla. | 10-13-06 | |
| Montel Vontavious Porter | Chris Benoit | St. Louis | 05-20-07 | |
| Matt Hardy | Montel Vontavious Porter | Baltimore | 04-27-08 | |
| Shelton Benjamin | Matt Hardy | Long Island, N.Y. | 07-20-08 | Watch» |
| Montel Vontavious Porter | Shelton Benjamin | Corpus Christi, Texas | 03-20-09 | Watch» |
| Kofi Kingston | Montel Vontavious Porter | Birmingham, Ala. | 06-01-09 | Watch» |
| The Miz | Kofi Kingston | Wilkes-Barre, Pa. | 10-05-09 | Watch» |
| Bret Hart | The Miz | Toronto | 05-17-10 | Watch» |
| R-Truth | The Miz | Toledo, Ohio | 05-24-10 | Watch» |
| The Miz | R-Truth | Charlotte, N.C. | 06-14-10 | Watch» |
| Daniel Bryan | The Miz | Chicago | 09-19-10 | Watch» |
| Sheamus | Daniel Bryan | St. Louis | 03-14-11 | Watch» |
| Kofi Kingston | Sheamus | Tampa, Fla. | 05-01-11 | Watch» |
| Dolph Ziggler | Kofi Kingston | Washington, D.C. | 06-19-11 | |
| Zack Ryder | Dolph Ziggler | Baltimore | 12-18-11 | Watch» |
| Jack Swagger | Zack Ryder | Anaheim, Calif. | 01-16-12 | Watch» |
| Santino Marella | Jack Swagger | Boston | 03-05-12 | Watch» |
| Antonio Cesaro | Santino Marella | Los Angeles | 08-19-12 | Watch» |
| Kofi Kingston | Antonio Cesaro | Greenville, S.C. | 04-15-13 | Watch» |
| Dean Ambrose | Kofi Kingston | St. Louis | 05-19-13 | |
| Sheamus | Dean Ambrose | Albany, N.Y. | 05-05-14 | Watch» |
| Rusev | Sheamus | Buffalo, N.Y. | 11-03-14 | |
| John Cena | Rusev | Santa Clara, Calif. | 03-29-15 | |
| Seth Rollins | John Cena | Brooklyn, N.Y. | 08-23-15 | Watch» |
| John Cena | Seth Rollins | Houston | 09-20-15 | |
| Alberto Del Rio | John Cena | Los Angles | 10-25-15 |
