WWE United States Championship

Unlike most other championships currently defended on Raw and SmackDown, the United States Championship did not start out as a recognized WWE title. Rather, the title first emerged in WCW.

Many of the ring’s greatest names have staked claim to the United States Championship during the title’s early years, including WWE Hall of Famers Sgt. Slaughter and Greg Valentine. Years later, the United States 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.

Entire list of champions

Champion	Won from	Location	Date
Ilja Dragunov	Sami Zayn	San Jose, CA, USA	Oct 17th, 2025
Sami Zayn	Solo Sikoa	Decines-Charpieu, France	Aug 29th, 2025
Solo Sikoa	N/A	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Jun 28th, 2025
Jacob Fatu	LA Knight	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Apr 19th, 2025
LA Knight	Shinsuke Nakamura	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Mar 7th, 2025
Shinsuke Nakamura	LA Knight	Vancouver, BC, USA	Nov 30th, 2024
LA Knight	Logan Paul	Cleveland, OH, USA	Aug 3rd, 2024
Logan Paul	Rey Mysterio	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Nov 4th, 2023
Rey Mysterio	Austin Theory	Calgary, AB, USA	Aug 11th, 2023
Austin Theory	Seth Rollins	Boston, MA, USA	Nov 26th, 2022
Seth Rollins	Bobby Lashley	Brooklyn, NY, USA	Oct 10th, 2022
Bobby Lashley	Austin Theory	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Jul 2nd, 2022
Austin Theory	Finn Balor	Buffalo, NY, USA	Apr 18th, 2022
Finn Balor	Damian Priest	Columbus, OH, USA	Feb 28th, 2022
Damian Priest	Sheamus	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Aug 21st, 2021
Sheamus	Matt Riddle	Tampa, FL, USA	Apr 11th, 2021
Matt Riddle	N/A	St. Petersburg, FL, USA	Feb 21st, 2021
Bobby Lashley	Apollo Crews	Orlando, FL, USA	Aug 30th, 2020
Apollo Crews	Andrade	Orlando, FL, USA	May 25th, 2020
Andrade	Rey Mysterio	Rosemont, IL, USA	Dec 26th, 2019
Rey Mysterio	AJ Styles	New York, NY, USA	Nov 25th, 2019
AJ Styles	Ricochet	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Jul 14th, 2019
Ricochet	Samoa Joe	Tacoma, WA, USA	Jun 23rd, 2019
Samoa Joe	N/A	Austin, TX, USA	Jun 3rd, 2019
Rey Mysterio	Samoa Joe	Hartford, CT, USA	May 19th, 2019
Samoa Joe	N/A	Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA	Mar 5th, 2019
R-Truth	Shinsuke Nakamura	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Jan 29th, 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura	Rusev	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Jan 27th, 2019
Rusev	Shinsuke Nakamura	Fresno, CA, USA	Dec 18th, 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura	Jeff Hardy	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	Jul 15th, 2018
Jeff Hardy	Jinder Mahal	Hartford, CT, USA	May 16th, 2018
Jinder Mahal	N/A	New Orleans, LA, USA	Apr 8th, 2018
Randy Orton	Bobby Roode	Columbus, OH, USA	Mar 11th, 2018
Bobby Roode	N/A	Loredo, TX, USA	Jan 16th, 2018
Dolph Ziggler	Baron Corbin	Boston, MA, USA	Dec 17th, 2017
Baron Corbin	AJ Styles	Detroit, MI, USA	Oct 8th, 2017
AJ Styles	Kevin Owens	Richmond, VA, USA	Jul 25th, 2017
Kevin Owens	AJ Styles	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Jul 23rd, 2017
AJ Styles	Kevin Owens	New York, NY, USA	Jul 7th, 2017
Kevin Owens	Chris Jericho	Fresno, CA, USA	May 2nd, 2017
Chris Jericho	Kevin Owens	San Jose, FL, USA	Apr 30th, 2017
Kevin Owens	Chris Jericho	Orlando, FL, USA	Apr 2nd, 2017
Chris Jericho	N/A	New Orleans, LA, USA	Jan 9th, 2017
Roman Reigns	Rusev	Indianapolis, IN, USA	Sep 25th, 2016
Rusev	Kalisto	Newark, NJ, USA	May 22nd, 2016
Kalisto	Alberto Del Rio	Orlando, FL, USA	Jan 24th, 2016
Alberto Del Rio	Kalisto	Lafayette, LA, USA	Jan 14th, 2016
Kalisto	Alberto Del Rio	New Orleans, LA, USA	Jan 11th, 2016
Alberto Del Rio	John Cena	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Oct 25th, 2015
John Cena	Seth Rollins	Houston, TX, USA	Sep 20th, 2015
Seth Rollins	John Cena	Brooklyn, NY, USA	Aug 23rd, 2015
John Cena	Rusev	Santa Clara, CA, USA	Mar 29th, 2015
Rusev	Sheamus	Buffalo, NY, USA	Nov 3rd, 2014
Sheamus	N/A	Albany, NY, USA	May 5th, 2014
Dean Ambrose	Kofi Kingston	St. Louis, MO, USA	May 19th, 2013
Kofi Kingston	Antonio Cesaro	Greenville, SC, USA	Apr 15th, 2013
Antonio Cesaro	Santino Marella	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Aug 19th, 2012
Santino Marella	Jack Swagger	Boston, MA, USA	Mar 5th, 2012
Jack Swagger	Zack Ryder	Anaheim, CA, USA	Jan 16th, 2012
Zack Ryder	Dolph Ziggler	Baltimore, MD, USA	Dec 18th, 2011
Dolph Ziggler	Kofi Kingston	Washington, D.C., USA	Jun 19th, 2011
Kofi Kingston	Sheamus	Tampa, FL, USA	May 1st, 2011
Sheamus	Daniel Bryan	St. Louis, MO, USA	Mar 14th, 2011
Daniel Bryan	The Miz	Rosemont, IL, USA	Nov 19th, 2010
The Miz	N/A	Charlotte, NC, USA	Jun 14th, 2010
R-Truth	N/A	Toledo, OH, USA	May 24th, 2010
Bret Hart	The Miz	Toronto, OT, USA	May 17th, 2010
The Miz	Kofi Kingston	Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA	Oct 5th, 2009
Kofi Kingston	Montel Vontavious Porter	Birmingham, AL, USA	Jun 1st, 2009
Montel Vontavious Porter	Shelton Benjamin	Corpus Christi, TX, USA	Mar 17th, 2009
Shelton Benjamin	Matt Hardy	Uniondale, NY, USA	Jul 20th, 2008
Matt Hardy	Montel Vontavious Porter	Baltimore, MD, USA	Apr 27th, 2008
Montel Vontavious Porter	Chris Benoit	St. Louis, MO, USA	May 20th, 2007
Chris Benoit	Mr. Kennedy	Jacksonville, FL, USA	Oct 13th, 2006
Mr. Kennedy	N/A	Reading, PA, USA	Sep 1st, 2006
Finlay	Bobby Lashley	Minneapolis, MN, USA	Jul 14th, 2006
Bobby Lashley	JBL	Bakersfield, CA, USA	May 26th, 2006
JBL	Chris Benoit	Rosemont, IL, USA	Apr 2nd, 2006
Chris Benoit	Booker T	Baltimore, MD, USA	Feb 19th, 2006
Booker T	N/A	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Jan 13th, 2006
Booker T	Chris Benoit	Reno, NV, USA	Nov 21st, 2005
Chris Benoit	Orlando Jordan	Washington, D.C., USA	Aug 21st, 2005
Orlando Jordan	John Cena	Albany, NY, USA	Mar 3rd, 2005
John Cena	Carlito	Dayton, OH, USA	Nov 18th, 2004
Carlito	John Cena	Boston, MA, USA	Oct 7th, 2004
John Cena	Booker T	East Rutherford, NJ, USA	Oct 3rd, 2004
Booker T	N/A	Cincinnati, OH, USA	Jul 29th, 2004
John Cena	Big Show	New York, NY, USA	Mar 14th, 2004
Big Show	Eddie Guerrero	Baltimore, MD, USA	Oct 19th, 2003
Eddie Guerrero	N/A	Denver, CO, USA	Jul 27th, 2003
Edge	Kurt Angle	Boston, MA, USA	Nov 12th, 2001
Kurt Angle	Rhyno	Kansas City, MO, USA	Oct 22nd, 2001
Rhyno	Tajiri	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	Sep 23rd, 2001
Tajiri	Chris Kanyon	San Antonio, TX, USA	Sep 10th, 2001
Chris Kanyon	N/A	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	Jul 26th, 2001
Booker T	Rick Steiner	Jacksonville, FL, USA	Mar 18th, 2001
Rick Steiner	Shane Douglas	Tupelo, MS, USA	Feb 5th, 2001
Shane Douglas	General Rection	Indianapolis, IN, USA	Jan 14th, 2001
General Rection	Lance Storm	Milwaukee, WI, USA	Nov 26th, 2000
Lance Storm	General Rection	London, England	Nov 13th, 2000
General Rection	N/A	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Oct 29th, 2000
Lance Storm	Terry Funk	Lubbock, TX, USA	Sep 23rd, 2000
Terry Funk	Lance Storm	Amarillo, TX, USA	Sep 22nd, 2000
Lance Storm	N/A	Auburn Hills, MI, USA	Jul 18th, 2000
Scott Steiner	N/A	Chicago, IL, USA	Apr 16th, 2000
Jeff Jarrett	N/A	Columbus, OH, USA	Jan 17th, 2000
Jeff Jarrett	Chris Benoit	Baltimore, MD, USA	Dec 20th, 1999
Chris Benoit	N/A	Washington, D.C., USA	Dec 19th, 1999
Scott Hall	N/A	Indianapolis, IN, USA	Nov 8th, 1999
Bret Hart	Goldberg	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Oct 25th, 1999
Goldberg	Sid Vicious	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Oct 24th, 1999
Sid Vicious	Chris Benoit	Winston-Salem, NC, USA	Sep 12th, 1999
Chris Benoit	David Flair	Boise, ID, USA	Aug 9th, 1999
David Flair	N/A	Boise, ID, USA	Jul 5th, 1999
Scott Steiner	N/A	Tacoma, WA, USA	Apr 11th, 1999
Scott Hall	Roddy Piper	Oakland, CA, USA	Feb 21st, 1999
Roddy Piper	Bret Hart	Buffalo, NY, USA	Feb 8th, 1999
Bret Hart	Diamond Dallas Page	Chattanooga, TN, USA	Nov 30th, 1998
Diamond Dallas Page	Bret Hart	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Oct 26th, 1998
Bret Hart	Lex Luger	Fargo, ND, USA	Aug 13th, 1998
Lex Luger	Bret Hart	Rapid City, SD, USA	Aug 10th, 1998
Bret Hart	N/A	Salt Lake City, UT, USA	Jul 20th, 1998
Goldberg	Raven	Colorado Springs, CO, USA	Apr 20th, 1998
Raven	N/A	Denver, CO, USA	Apr 19th, 1998
Diamond Dallas Page	Curt Hennig	Washington, D.C., USA	Dec 28th, 1997
Curt Hennig	Steve McMichael	Charlotte, NC, USA	Sep 15th, 1997
Steve McMichael	Jeff Jarrett	Nashville, TN, USA	Aug 21st, 1997
Jeff Jarett	N/A	Boston, MA, USA	Jun 9th, 1997
Dean Malenko	Eddie Guerrero	North Charleston, SC, USA	Mar 16th, 1997
Eddie Guerrero	N/A	Nashville, TN, USA	Dec 26th, 1996
Ric Flair	Konnan	Daytona Beach, FL, USA	Jul 7th, 1996
Konnan	One Man Gang	Canton, OH, USA	Jan 29th, 1996
One Man Gang	Kensuke Sasaki	Nashville, TN, USA	Dec 27th, 1995
Kensuke Sasaki	Sting	Tokyo, Japan	Nov 13th, 1995
Sting	N/A	Dayton, OH, USA	Jun 18th, 1995
Vader	Jim Duggan	Nashville, TN, USA	Dec 27th, 1994
Steve Autin	N/A	Roanoke, VA, USA	Sep 18th, 1994
Jim Duggan	Steve Austin	Roanoke, VA, USA	Sep 18th, 1994
Ricky Steamboat	Steve Austin	Cedar Rapids, IA, USA	Aug 24th, 1994
Steve Austin	Dustin Rhodes	Charlotte, NC, USA	Dec 27th, 1993
Dustin Rhodes	N/A	Atlanta, GA, USA	Aug 30th, 1993
Dustin Rhodes	N/A	Atlanta, GA, USA	Jan 11th, 1993
Rick Rude	Sting	Savannah, GA, USA	Nov 19th, 1991
Sting	N/A	Atlanta, GA, USA	Aug 25th, 1991
Lex Luger	Stan Hansen	St. Louis, MO, USA	Dec 16th, 1990
Lex Luger	Stan Hansen	St. Louis, MO, USA	Oct 27th, 1990
Lex Luger	Michael Hayes	Bluefield, WV, USA	May 22nd, 1989
Michael Hayes	Lex Luger	Nashville, TN, USA	May 7th, 1989
Lex Luger	Barry Windham	Chicago, IL, USA	Feb 20th, 1989
Barry Windham	N/A	Houston, TX, USA	May 13th, 1988
Dusty Rhodes	Lex Luger	Houston, TX, USA	Nov 26th, 1987
Lex Luger	Nikita Koloff	Greensboro, NC, USA	Jul 11th, 1987
Nikita Koloff	N/A	Charlotte, NC, USA	Aug 17th, 1986
Magnum T.A.	Tully Blanchard	Greensboro, NC, USA	Nov 28th, 1985
Tully Blanchard	Magnum T.A.	Charlotte, NC, USA	Jul 21st, 1985
Magnum T.A.	Wahoo McDaniel	Charlotte, NC, USA	Mar 23rd, 1985
Wahoo McDaniel	N/A	Charlotte, NC, USA	Oct 7th, 1984
Wahoo McDaniel	N/A	Greensboro, NC, USA	Jun 24th, 1984
Ricky Steamboat	N/A	Greensboro, NC, USA	Apr 21st, 1984
Dick Slater	N/A	Shelby, NC, USA	Dec 14th, 1983
Greg Valentine	N/A	Greensboro, NC, USA	Apr 30th, 1983
Roddy Piper	N/A	Greensboro, NC, USA	Apr 16th, 1983
Greg Valentine	N/A	Norfolk, VA, USA	Nov 4th, 1982
Wahoo McDaniel	N/A	Charlotte, NC, USA	Aug 22nd, 1982
Sgt. Slaugher	N/A	Greenville, SC, USA	Jun 7th, 1982
Wahoo McDaniel	N/A	Richmond, VA, USA	May 21st, 1982
Sgt. Slaugher	N/A	Charlotte, NC, USA	Oct 4th, 1981
Wahoo McDaniel	N/A	Greensboro, NC, USA	Aug 8th, 1981
Roddy Piper	N/A	Raleigh, NC, USA	Jan 27th, 1981
Ric Flair	Jimmy Snuka	Greenville, SC, USA	Apr 20th, 1980
Jimmy Snuka	N/A	Charlotte, NC, USA	Sep 1st, 1979
Ric Flair	Ricky Steamboat	Greensboro, NC, USA	Apr 1st, 1979
Ricky Steamboat	Ric Flair	Toronto, OT, USA	Dec 18th, 1978
Ric Flair	Mr. Wrestling	Charlotte, NC, USA	Apr 9th, 1978
Mr. Wrestling	Blackjack Mulligan	Greensboro, NC, USA	Mar 19th, 1978
Blackjack Mulligan	Ricky Steamboat	Greensboro, NC, USA	Jan 1st, 1978
Ricky Steamboat	Ric Flair	Charleston, SC, USA	Oct 21st, 1977
Ric Flair	Bobo Brazil	Richmond, VA, USA	Jul 29th, 1977
Bobo Brazil	Blackjack Mulligan	Norfolk, VA, USA	Jul 7th, 1977
Blackjack Mulligan	Paul Jones	Raleigh, NC, USA	Dec 15th, 1976
Paul Jones	Blackjack Mulligan	Winston-Salem, NC, USA	Oct 16th, 1976
Blackjack Mulligan	Paul Jones	Greensboro, NC, USA	Mar 13th, 1976
Paul Jones	Terry Funk	Greensboro, NC, USA	Nov 27th, 1975
Terry Funk	Paul Jones	Greensboro, NC, USA	Nov 9th, 1975
Johnny Valentine	Harley Race	Greensboro, NC, USA	Jul 3rd, 1975
Harley Race	Johnny Weaver	Tallahassee, FL, USA	Jan 1st, 1975